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Trade and other payables
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Trade and other payables.  
Trade and other payables

14 Trade and other payables

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2025

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2024

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$ million

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$ million

Current

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Trade and other payables

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1,160

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1,082

Derivatives1

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11

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18

Acquisition consideration

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6

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28

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1,177

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1,128

Non-current

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Acquisition consideration

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101

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77

Derivatives1

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6

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16

Other payables

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83

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2

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190

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95

1Refer to note 16.6 for details of derivatives.

Other payables primarily comprises deferred compensation obligations. These relate to employee compensation earned but payable in future periods.

The acquisition consideration includes $107m (2024: $84m) contingent upon future events.

The acquisition consideration due after more than one year is expected to be payable as follows: ($13m in 2029 and $88m in 2030 (2024: $5m in 2026, $13m in 2028, $59m in 2029).