| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| (in £ millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pretax income before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees | 3,076 | 7,827 | 6,611 | 7,402 | 7,743 | |||||||||||||||
| Add: fixed charges | 883 | 842 | 895 | 498 | 394 | |||||||||||||||
| Add: distributed income of income from equity investees | 18 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| Less: preference security dividend | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Less: minority interest in pre-tax income | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Total earnings | 3,965 | 8,682 | 7,512 | 7,909 | 8,151 | |||||||||||||||
Fixed charges: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 831 | 783 | 843 | 453 | 352 | |||||||||||||||
| Interest within rental expense (1/3 of rentals) | 52 | 59 | 52 | 45 | 42 | |||||||||||||||
| Preference security dividend | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Total fixed charges | 883 | 842 | 895 | 498 | 394 | |||||||||||||||
| Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | 4.5 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 15.9 | 20.7 | |||||||||||||||
