Joint ventures £m	Associated undertakings £m	Other investments £m	Total £m
(a) Group
At 1 October 1998	13.6	14.1	9.4	37.1
Disposals and conversion to a subsidiary	(5.3)	-	(5.5)	(10.8)
Purchase of investments	67.5	12.2	12.9	92.6
Loans	31.0	(3.5)	-	27.5
Reserve movements	(0.4)	(2.0)	-	(2.4)
Dividends received	(0.3)	(3.9)	-	(4.2)
Share of operating loss	(74.2)	(0.7)	-	(74.9)
Share of interest	(0.3)	0.1	-	(0.2)
Share of tax	-	(2.7)	-	(2.7)
Exchange differences and other	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.8
At 30 September 1999	31.7	13.8	17.3	62.8

Other investments include listed investments with a market value of £11.6m (book value £12.3m) at 30 September 1999 (1998 - market value £5.5m, book value £5.8m). Included within other investments is an investment in 2,380,522 Carlton Ordinary Shares held within the ESOP. The shares are held to cover potential future vesting under employee share plans. At 30 September 1999 loans to joint ventures and associated undertakings were £41.8m (1998 - £14.3m). The Group's share of the undistributed post acquisition net retained deficits of its joint ventures and associated undertakings at 30 September 1999 was £71.2m (1998 - £3.2m share of retained reserves).

	Subsidiary undertakings		Joint ventures and Associated undertakings
	Equity £m	Loans £m	Equity £m	Loans £m	Other Investments £m	Total £m
(b) Company
Cost at 1 October 1998	3,038.3	941.5	74.3	3.5	-	4,057.6
Disposals and repayments	(87.0)	(175.7)	-	(0.8)	-	(263.5)
Additions	191.4	269.3	63.3	34.9	10.0	568.9
At 30 September 1999	3,142.7	1,035.1	137.6	37.6	10.0	4,363.0
Provisions at 1 October 1998	374.7	-	16.1	-	-	390.8
Provided in the year	210.8	-	0.8	-	-	211.6
At 30 September 1999	585.5	-	16.9	-	-	602.4
Net book value at 30 September 1999	2,557.2	1,035.1	120.7	37.6	10.0	3,760.6
Net book value at 30 September 1998	2,663.6	941.5	58.2	3.5	-	3,666.8

A list of Company's principal operating companies is given in note 36.