FFIINANNANCCIALIAL S STTAATTEEMMEENNTTSS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTINUED S 6 STAFF COSTS AND DIRECTORS’ EMOLUMENTS TR (a) Staff costs (including Directors) A 2023 2022 TE £m £m G I C Wages and salaries 188.0 139.4 R E Social security costs 19.4 16.4 P 1 O Expenses related to post-employment Defined Benefit plan – 16.0 R Contributions to Defined Contribution plans 20.9 17.6 T 228.3 189.4 G 1. The year ended 31 December 2022 includes Defined Benefit plan closure costs of £12.5m as separately described in note 5 alongside the total in-year service costs of £3.5m separately O disclosed in note 26. VE R The average monthly number of employees during the year were: NAN 2023 2022 C By activity Number Number E Production 1,238 1,123 Selling and distribution 342 276 F I Administration 1,160 1,138 NAN 2,740 2,537 C IAL S (b) Directors’ emoluments and transactions T 2023 2022 A £m £m T E M Directors’ emoluments 4.4 3.1 E N Company contributions to pension schemes 0.1 0.1 T Share related awards – 0.8 S Compensation for loss of office – 0.7 F 4.5 4.7 U R T H E All Directors benefited from qualifying third-party indemnity provisions. Further information relating to Directors’ remuneration is set out in the Directors’ R Remuneration Report on pages 108-122. INF (c) Compensation of key management personnel (including Executive Directors) OR 2023 2022 M £m £m A T I Short-term employee benefits 11.0 5.6 ON Post-employment benefits 0.5 0.4 Compensation for loss of office – 0.7 Share related awards 0.2 0.8 11.7 7.5 7 FINANCE INCOME 2023 2022 £m £m Bank deposit and other interest income 13.5 3.0 Foreign exchange gain on borrowings not designated as part of a hedging relationship 60.8 – Finance income before adjusting items 74.3 3.0 Adjusting finance income items: Foreign exchange gain on financial instrument utilised during refinance transactions – 4.1 Gain on financial instruments recognised at fair value through Income Statement (note 23) – 8.4 Total adjusting finance income – 12.5 Total finance income 74.3 15.5 ASTON MARTIN LAGONDA ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2023 160