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3 Net finance costs

Note 2009
(52 weeks)
£m
2008
(53 weeks)
£m
Finance income
– interest receivable on short-term deposits 0.7 0.9
Finance costs
– interest payable on bank borrowings (4.5) (3.9)
– other interest payable (8.1) (7.8)
– preference dividend (3.5) (5.6)
– premium on redemption of preference shares 15 (0.9) (1.3)
– gain on purchase of preference shares 15 3.7 0.9
Total finance costs (13.3) (17.7)
Net finance costs (12.6) (16.8)