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9. Employee information

(a) Analysis of employee costs

  Year ended
31 March
2009
£m		 Year ended
31 March
2008
£m
Salaries (including bonuses) 871 675
Social security costs 58 47
Share-based payments 8 6
Defined contribution pension costs 7 6
  944 734

(b) Number of employees

Analysis by geographic location

  Average
year ended
31 March
2009		 Average
year ended
31 March
2008		 As at
31 March
2009		 As at
31 March
2008
Americas 1,705 1,495 1,741 1,593
EMEA 1,764 1,488 1,835 1,607
Asia Pacific 763 690 758 722
  4,232 3,673 4,334 3,922
Analysis by activity        
Voice division 3,559 3,110 3,659 3,246
Electronic division 641 530 645 640
Information division 32 33 30 36
  4,232 3,673 4,334 3,922

((c) Key management remuneration

  Year ended
31 March
2009
£m		 Year ended
31 March
2008
£m
Aggregate emoluments 29 33
Aggregate gains made on the exercise of share options 9 7
Pension costs – –
  38 40

Key management consists of the members of the Global Executive Management Group, including executive directors. The executive directors’ remuneration is separately disclosed in the remuneration report. The aggregate remuneration includes amounts paid as variable bonuses. For the year ended 31 March 2009 this amounted to 79% (2008 – 82%) of the aggregate remuneration.

Retirement benefits are accruing to five (2008 – five) members of the Global Executive Management Group under defined contribution schemes.

The Company has no employees.

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