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## 28. Retirement Benefit Obligations  | continued 

## Analysis of amounts recognised in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 

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Employer contributions payable in the 2013 financial year (expressed using year-end exchange rates for 2012) are estimated at €126 million. The difference between the actual employer contributions paid of €166 million in 2012 and the expectation of €98 million included in the 2011 Annual Report is largely attributable to accelerated funding requirements in certain of the Group’s schemes which could not have been anticipated at the time of preparation of the year-end 2011 financial statements. Employer contributions are reflected in the reconciliation of scheme assets as paid. 

