Annual Report • Mar 5, 2012
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Registered Office: Lugar do Espido, Via Norte, Maia Registered at the Commercial Registry of Maia Registry and Tax Identification Number 506 035 034 Share Capital: 700 000 000 euros Publicy Traded Company
Annual Report
Separate and Consolidated Financial Statements
2011
28 February 2012
| MANAGEMENT REPORT 5 | ||
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| 1. | MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN 5 | |
| 2. | MESSAGE FROM THE JOINT CO-CEOS: RUI CORREIA AND JOÃO PAULO PINTO 5 |
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| 3. | BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORT 6 | |
| 3.1. | Sector Review in 2011 6 | |
| 3.2. | Sonae Indústria Business Review 7 | |
| 3.2.1. 3.2.2. |
Iberia 7 Central Europe (Germany, France and the UK) 8 |
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| 3.2.3. | Rest of the World (Canada and South Africa) 9 | |
| 3.3. | Financial Review of FY 2011 10 | |
| 3.4. | Review of the Individual Accounts of the Holding Company 13 | |
| 3.5. | Activity carried out by the Non-Executive Board Members 14 | |
| 3.6. | Risk Management 14 | |
| 3.6.1. | Credit Risk Management Policy 14 | |
| 3.6.2. | Market Risks 15 | |
| 3.6.3. | Liquidity Risk 15 | |
| 3.6.4. | Legal Risks 16 | |
| 3.6.5. | Operational Risks 16 | |
| 3.7. | Social and Environmental Report 17 | |
| 3.7.1. | Social report 21 | |
| 3.7.2. | Environmental report 24 | |
| 3.8. | Treasury Shares 28 | |
| 3.9. | Proposal for Appropriation of Results 28 | |
| 3.10. | Outlook 28 | |
| 3.11. | Dividend Policy 28 | |
| 3.12. | Acknowledgements 28 | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT 30 | ||
| 0. | COMPLIANCE WITH CMVM RECOMMENDATIONS 31 | |
| 1. | SHAREHOLDERS' GENERAL MEETING 39 | |
| 1.1. | Board of the Shareholders' General Meeting: composition and duration of the mandate 39 |
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| 1.2. | Remuneration of the Chairman of the Board of the Shareholders' General Meeting 39 |
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| 1.3. | Voting Rights and Shareholder´s Representations at General Meeting 39 | |
| 2. | CORPORATE GOVERNING AND AUDITING BODIES 41 | |
| 2.1. | Corporate Governing Bodies 42 | |
| 2.1.1 | Board of Directors 42 | |
| 2.1.2 | Executive Committee 43 | |
| 2.1.3 | Statutory Audit Board 45 | |
| 2.1.4 | Statutory External Auditor 45 | |
| 2.1.5 | Company Secretary 45 |
| 2.2. | Internal Control, Internal Audit and Risk Management 45 | |
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| 2.2.1 | Internal Control 45 | |
| 2.2.2 | Internal Audit 46 | |
| 2.2.3 | Risk Management 47 | |
| 2.3. | Functioning Regulations of the Governing Bodies 52 | |
| 2.4. | Identification of the main economic, financial and legal risks to which the | |
| company is exposed in its activity 53 | ||
| 2.5. | Powers of the Board of Directors 53 | |
| 2.6. | Policy of functions rotation of the Board of Directors and appointment and | |
| replacement of members of the management and auditing bodies 54 | ||
| 2.7. | Board of Directors, Board Committees, Statutory Audit Board and Ethics | |
| Committee Meetings attendance 54 | ||
| 2.8. | Independence of the members of the Board of Directors 55 | |
| 2.9. | Professional qualification of the members of the Board of Directors, professional | |
| activities in the last 5 years and shares held, date of first appointment and date | ||
| of term 56 | ||
| 2.10. | Other positions held by Sonae Indústria Directors as of 31st December 2011 58 | |
| 2.11. | Identification, Independence, mandate, qualifications and professional activities | |
| of the Statutory Audit Board members and evaluation of the Statutory External | ||
| Auditor 61 | ||
| 2.11.1. | Identification, Independence and mandate of Statutory Audit Board members . 61 | |
| 2.11.2. | Professional qualification of Statutory Audit Board members, professional | |
| activities in the last 5 years and shares held 62 | ||
| 2.11.3. | Other positions held by Sonae Indústria Statutory Audit Board members as of | |
| 31st December 2011 62 | ||
| 2.11.4. | Election and Evaluation of the Statutory External Auditor 63 | |
| 2.12. | Remuneration and Other Compensation of Board of Directors and Statutory | |
| Audit Board Members 63 | ||
| 2.13. | Policy of Communication Irregularities 69 | |
| 2.14. | Committees with special competences 71 | |
| 2.14.1. | Board Audit and Finance Committee ("BAFC") 72 | |
| 2.14.2. | Social Responsibility, Environment and Ethics Committee ("SREEC") 72 | |
| 2.14.3. | Board Nomination and Remuneration Committee ("BNRC") 73 | |
| 2.14.4. | Corporate Governance Officer 73 | |
| 3. | INFORMATION 74 | |
| 3.1. | Capital Structure 74 | |
| 3.2. | Qualified Shareholding under Article 20 of the Portuguese Securities Code 74 | |
| 3.3. | Identification of the shareholders that detain special rights 74 | |
| 3.4. | Possible restrictions on share-transfer i.e. consent clauses for their disposal or | |
| restrictions on share-ownership 74 | ||
| 3.5. | Shareholder agreements which the company may be aware of and which may | |
| restrict the transfer of securities or voting rights 74 | ||
| 3.6. | Rules applicable to the amendment of the Articles of Association 74 | |
| 3.7. | Control mechanisms for a possible employee-shareholder system in as much as | |
| the voting rights are not directly exercised by them 75 | ||
| 3.8. | Share Price performance in 2011 75 | |
| 3.9. | Dividend policy 76 | |
| 3.10. | Transactions with Related Parties 77 | |
| 3.11. | Investor Relations 77 | |
| 3.12. | Remuneration of the Statutory External Auditors 78 |
Appendix required by Article 447 of Portuguese Company Law Appendix required by Article 448 of Portuguese Company Law Qualified Shareholdings
Statement issued according and for the purposes of paragraph c) of Article 245 CMVM code
Statements of Financial Position Income Statements Statements of Comprehensive Income Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Funds Statements of Cash Flows Notes to the Financial Statements
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position Consolidated Income Statements Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income Consolidated Statements of changes in Shareholders' Funds Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Statutory External Auditor Report
Statutory Audit Board Report
"The world, and particularly Europe, has been facing a financial crisis very different from all previous crises and with repercussions that we have never imagined or experienced before. The euro is being tested, as well as the concept of an integrated European economy that was established to achieve objectives, which are now being brought into question. The sovereign debt crisis and the instability of the euro imposes a new order and, in that sense, not only governments are being forced to rethink the welfare state, but also companies will have to move towards a new global era, which will be more demanding and with new challenges.
Sonae Indústria also passed a milestone in 2011. In a very difficult market, caused by the combined international financial and housing crises, and, having achieved a sustainable improvement in its operational performance, there is now an opportunity to start a new cycle with significantly better performance.
In 2011, we approved 4 strategic directions that we believe will lead us there:
Work is already in progress and, as from the Shareholders' Annual General Meeting, we will further report on the initiatives that we will be implementing."
"Although we faced another tough year in 2011, with a very weak macroeconomic environment, particularly in terms of residential construction, we are pleased to report on another year of improvement, having reached the best Recurrent EBITDA since 2007, and having already achieved several months of positive Net Results. This is the 9th consecutive quarter of a strong positive trend in the last 12 months of Recurrent EBITDA. During 2011, we delivered 108 million Euros Recurrent EBITDA, representing 8% of our Turnover of 1.364 million Euros. This improvement of 2.4pp in our Recurrent EBITDA margin, compared to 2010, was based on significant operational efficiency gains, achieved at almost all of our plants, across the 7 countries where we operate.
Volumes sold in 2011 remained at the same level as in 2010, but turnover increased by 6%, due to some recovery in market prices, reflecting a better balance between supply and demand and due to us selling a better mix of products.
Variable costs were 8% higher than in 2010, particularly chemicals and wood. On the other hand, fixed costs fell by 2%.
Working Capital management continues to be one of our priorities and we delivered a 2 million Euros reduction compared to the end of 2010. Despite the increase in the values per unit of the raw materials and products, our average inventory period improved by 4 days.
In terms of investments, we implemented an important project in Canada to increase our recycled wood processing capacity, to allow us to diversify our sourcing to be able to use more sustainable and cost effective materials. We also started the expansion of our MDF production capacity in South Africa, to target the substitution of existing imports to this local market. Additionally, we started the reconstruction of the wood preparation area of our Knowsley plant in the UK, which was destroyed by a fire in June 2011.
During 2011, we successfully refinanced our maturing debt, despite the particularly tough bank market. We raised 50 million Euros at Sonae Indústria SGPS and 81 million CAD at Tafisa Canada, allowing us to diversify our funding sources and adapt our debt repayment profile to our expected cash flow generation. During 2012, we will continue to pursue the refinancing strategy that we have been successfully implementing, by refinancing part of the loans maturing directly with our traditional relationship banks and by raising new debt at those of our subsidiaries that have stronger balance sheets. We will also continue to work hard to finalize the sales of our non-core real estate and technical assets.
Moving on to 2012, we are confident that we will further improve our Recurrent EBITDA, supported by the consolidation of the improvements we achieved in 2011 and by the implementation of new initiatives aligned with our ongoing strategy focused on people development, operational excellence, customer orientation and better utilization of our industrial base. If there is no unexpected deterioration in the macroeconomic environment during 2012, we expect to return to profit and move to a Net Debt to Recurrent EBITDA ratio close to 5 (having already achieved an improvement from 10.1 in 2010 to 6.6 in 2011), allowing us to continue improving our credit risk profile, diversifying our funding sources and refinancing the maturing debt.
| (euro m illions) | % chg | ||||
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| 2008 | 2009* | 2010 | 2011 | 2011/ 2010 |
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| C onsolidated Turnover | 1.769 | 1.283 | 1.293 | 1.364 | 6% |
| E B ITD A | 139 | 104 | 53 | 76 | 45% |
| R ecurrent E B ITD A | 100 | 46 | 71 | 108 | 51% |
| R ecurrent E B ITD A Margin % | 5,7% | 3,6% | 5,5% | 7,9% | |
| N et P rofit/(Loss) attributable to S hareholders | (108) | (59) | (74) | (58) | 22% |
| N et Debt | 890 | 757 | 718 | 715 |
We would like to thank our customers, employees, suppliers, banks and shareholders for their continued support and trust."
* In August 2009 we sold our Brazilian operations
Markets conditions of the wood-based panels sector slightly improved for the 2nd consecutive year from extremely challenging times during 2008 and 2009, resulting in overall capacity utilization increases. Nevertheless, industry was negatively affected by the sovereign debt crises which led to a less favourable macroeconomic framework and the consequent negative impact in the construction and furniture sectors.
According to the latest information issued by Euroconstruct, the sovereign debt crises prompted most Euroconstruct members to revise their forecasts downwards after the Helsinki conference (June 2011). One of the main consequences was the reduction in consumers and business confidence, which has also reduced construction output forecasts. The 2011 estimate is almost unchanged (at -0.6% by volume, from -0.4%) but for 2012 and 2013, it is now projected at no more than 1.1% in 2012 and 1.7% in 2013.
Moreover, EU27 furniture exports decreased 4.5% YoY in volume terms (despite having increased around 0.3% in value) in the first 11 months of 2011, according to Eurostat information.
According to estimates made by the European Panel Federation, particleboard production in the EPF countries increased by 1% YoY to 31 million m3 , with home sales recovering 4% and exports growing 6%. MDF production slightly decreased (0.6% YoY) to around 15 million m3 with flat home sales (+0.1% YoY). OSB production was flat YoY at almost 5 million m3 .
Despite a recent small decrease in the consumers' intention to build or renovate houses and apartments, the construction activity and the housing starts are supposed to having slightly recovered during 2011. As such, EPLF (European Producers of Laminate Flooring) preliminary figures indicate a moderately optimistic forecast for 2011.
Consumption of both MDF and PB in North America, especially in the United States, continued to be affected by a still depressed housing market and a furniture industry under pressure from imports. North America PB consumption should have increased by 1.5% in 2011 YoY but from very low levels. MDF domestic demand grew by an estimated 8% in 2011 YoY.
According to the local statistics office, residential building permits posted an increase of 7% YoY (Jan – Nov.), and furniture production during 2011 recovered 2.3% YoY (according to Innomis).
Iberia continued to experience tough market conditions due to the macroeconomic situation and the consequent announcement of austerity measures in both countries, which are causing a very depressed economic environment with impacts already felt on demand. The number of new housing permits granted in Portugal is 20%1 below last year on top of a reduction in 2010, compared with 2009 of already 9%2 . The same is experienced in Spain with a reduction of 13%3 on top of another reduction felt in 2010 of 17%4 .
1 Source:Instituto Nacional de Estatística, February 2012 (for the period Jan. - Nov.) 2
Source:Instituto Nacional de Estatística, February 2012 (comparing 2010 with 2009) 3
Source:Ministerio de Fomento, February 2012 (for the period Jan. - Nov) 4
Source:Ministerio de Fomento, February 2012 (comparing 2010 with 2009)
Volumes sold from Iberia in 4Q11, compared to 3Q11 declined by 3% but turnover moved slightly up reaching 92 million Euros. Recurrent EBITDA recovered from 5.3% to 7.5%, mainly due to the adoption of a previously referred different fixed cost allocation methodology, between the quarters. Under the same cost allocation basis used last year, recurrent EBITDA from 3Q11 to 4Q11 would have decreased by 1.5pp, from 8.1% to 6.6% (instead of having increased from 5.3% to 7.5%). The main cause for a traditional lower Recurrent EBITDA this quarter, is the higher variable costs per unit produced in this time of the year, particularly wood and energy and this particular quarter a tremendous increase on the cost of chemicals. Also the lower activity that characterizes the month of December impacts in the results of the last quarter.
Comparing FY11 with FY10, volumes sold from Iberia increased by 1% and turnover by 5%. Recurrent EBITDA margin remained flat at 7.5%, meaning that the turnover increase and the fixed costs reduction were absorbed by higher chemical, energy and wood costs.
In Central Europe, activity has been recovering, resulting in higher turnover in this region. Additionally, Recurrent EBITDA margin continued illustrating operational efficiency gains.
* includes intercompany group sales
In Germany, new house construction permits were 20%5 up (YoY), indicating that the market recovered when compared with last year, but at a slower pace in 2H11. During 4Q11, compared to 3Q11, volumes sold and turnover slightly declined which led to a decline of 1pp in recurrent EBITDA margin. Comparing FY11 with FY10, volumes sold increased by 4% and turnover by 14%. This combined with higher operational efficiency, led to a 3pp recovery in recurrent EBITDA margin.
In France, demand from the construction and furniture segments remains weak, but there are some positive trends, as housing permits increased by 16%6 YoY. Comparing 3Q11 to 4Q11, volumes sold declined by 6% and turnover decreased by 4%. Raw material costs jumped by 6% not only due to 6% wood cost increases but also driven by the 14% higher energy costs. These combined effects led to 8pp decline in recurrent EBITDA margin. Comparing FY11 with FY10, volumes sold increased by 10%, and turnover moved 19%, which led to an increase of 14pp recurrent EBITDA margin.
In the UK, new housing orders decreased by 2%7 YoY. However, in June 2011 there was a fire at our UK plant, which has interrupted normal production activity since then until the start-up at the end of January 2012. Supply of boards from June to December was provided to UK customers from other European plants, which prevents comparisons with the previous year.
In Central Europe, quarter on quarter, despite being affected by winter conditions, turnover only decreased 1% to 182 million Euros, and recurrent EBITDA declined 1.5pp from 7.1% to 5.6%. When comparing FY11 with FY10, volumes sold increased 1% and turnover moved 10% up, which combined with operational efficiency gains led to an increase of recurrent EBITDA margin by 5pp reaching 5.4%.
Our performance in Canada and South Africa reflects a combination of mixed market trends and some specific impacts which make direct comparisons difficult.
* includes intercompany group sales
In North America, US housing starts increased by 4%8 while Canadian housing starts declined by 4%9 , which shows some recovery market signs in the US. Our volumes
5 Source: German Federal Statistical Office, February 2012 (for the period Jan. - Nov.) 6
Source: Service économie statistiques et prospective (Ministère de l'Écologie, de l'Energie, du
Développement durable et de l'Aménagement du territoire), February 2012 (for the period Jan. - Nov.) 7
Source: Office for National Statistics UK, February 2012 (for the period Jan. – Sept)
8 Source: RISI, February 2012 (for the period Jan. - Dec.)
9 Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, February 2012 (for the period Jan. - Sept.)
sold in 4Q11, contradicted the usually negative seasonal movement, increasing by 2%, including a higher percentage of value added products sold, and turnover (in local currency) was 23% above, when comparing to 3Q11. However, these effects were not enough to overcome the 6% higher production costs, which led to a recurrent EBITDA margin decline of 3pp. Comparing FY11 with FY10, volumes sold declined by 4% but turnover (in local currency) recovered by 2%. Our market share in 2011 increased further, despite having assisted to lower shipments10 of the industry from Canada. Nevertheless, recurrent EBITDA margin declined by 2.8pp, due to higher variable costs, particularly chemicals which are 21% above, when compared to the previous year.
In South Africa, residential building permits posted an increase of 7%11. Our volumes sold and turnover during 4Q11 in local currency due to the holiday season decreased by 2% and 4%, respectively when compared to 3Q11, which led to a 2pp recurrent EBITDA margin decline. Comparing FY11 with FY10, volumes sold increased by 8% and turnover (in local currency) moved 6% up. However, recurrent EBITDA margin move 2pp down due to the 6% higher production costs (particularly energy, chemicals and wood which were 62%, 11%, and 6% above, when compared to previous year).
For the Rest of the World, compared to 3Q11, 4Q11 turnover was 7% higher, reaching 68 million Euros but recurrent EBITDA margin decreased by 3pp to 14%. This reduction of Recurrent EBITDA is a consequence of higher costs. Compared to FY10, turnover in FY11, slightly increased and recurrent EBITDA margin moved 2pp down to 15% of turnover, due to the higher variable costs, particularly chemicals (which were 21% higher in Canada e 11% higher in South Africa).
FY11 consolidated turnover totaled 1,364 million Euros, 6% higher than FY10. Recurrent EBITDA reached 108 million Euros which resulted in a recurrent EBITDA margin recovery of 2.4pp, achieving 7.9% of Turnover. This margin improvement is mainly driven by a stronger market and operational efficiency gains in Germany and France.
10 Source: CPA: Composite Panel Association
11 Source: Statistics South Africa, February 2012 (for the period Jan. - Nov.)
Total EBITDA12 in 2011 reached 76 million Euros, which includes around 25 million Euros from a fine imposed by the German Competition Authorities to Glunz AG in Germany. This fine would be paid in six annual instalments: the first part of 2 million Euros was already paid in 2011, the second of also 2 million Euros will be paid in 2012, and the remaining of higher amounts, followed by a seventh instalment represents the payment of interest.
| (euro millions) | ||||
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| $2009*$ | 2010 | 2011 | 2011/ 2010 |
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| Consolidated Turnover | 1.217 | 1.293 | 1.364 | 6% |
| Other Operational Income | 75 | 66 | 67 | 2% |
| EBITDA | 7 | 53 | 76 | 45% |
| Recurrent EBITDA | 33 | 71 | 108 | 51% |
| Recurrent EBITDA Margin % | 2,7% | 5,5% | 7,9% | |
| Depreciation and amortisation | (116) | (95) | (84) | 12% |
| Provisions and Impairment Losses | (29) | (19) | (18) | 5% |
| Operational Profit | (93) | (26) | (8) | 70% |
| Net Financial Charges | (50) | (47) | (50) | $(7\%)$ |
| o.w. Net Interest Charges | (29) | (24) | (30) | (26%) |
| o.w. Net Financial Discounts | (13) | (13) | (13) | $(0\%)$ |
| Profit before taxes (EBT) | (143) | (73) | (58) | 20% |
| Taxes | (4) | (2) | (0) | 87% |
| o.w. Current Tax | (1) | (2) | (3) | $(12\%)$ |
| Net Profit/(Loss) attributable to Shareholders | (146) | (74) | (58) | 22% |
| *Restated on a like-for-like basis, by excluding Brazil |
FY11 consolidated net losses attributable to Sonae Indústria shareholders were 58 million Euros, an improvement of 16 million Euros compared with FY10. Without the costs of the fine, consolidated Net Losses would be 33 million Euros.
Net interest charges for FY11 are 6 million Euros above FY10, due to the higher interest rate.
| (euro millions) | 4Q11/ | 4Q11/ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Q10 | 3Q11 | 4Q11 | 4Q10 | 3Q11 | |
| Consolidated Turnover | 320 | 326 | 331 | 3% | 2% |
| Other Operational Income | 13 | 18 | 29 | 125% | 66% |
| EBITDA | 10 | 26 | (1) | $(114\%)$ | $(105\%)$ |
| Recurrent EBITDA | 14 | 29 | 26 | 85% | $(8\%)$ |
| Recurrent EBITDA Margin % | 4,5% | 8,8% | 8,0% | ||
| Depreciation and amortisation | (21) | (22) | (19) | 9% | 12% |
| Provisions and Impairment Losses | (9) | (1) | 18 | ||
| Operational Profit | (13) | 5 | 4 | 133% | $(14\%)$ |
| Net Financial Charges | (12) | (12) | (13) | (13%) | (7%) |
| o.w. Net Interest Charges | (6) | (8) | (9) | $(34\%)$ | $(8\%)$ |
| o.w. Net Financial Discounts | (3) | (3) | (4) | $(9\%)$ | $(13\%)$ |
| Profit before taxes (EBT) | (25) | (7) | (9) | 64% | $(22\%)$ |
| Taxes | 1 | (1) | 5 | ||
| o.w. Current Tax | (1) | (0) | (1) | $(102\%)$ | (163%) |
| Net Profit/(Loss) attributable to Shareholders | (23) | (9) | (4) | 82% | 52% |
12 EBITDA = EBIT + D&A + (Provisions and impairment losses - Impairment Losses - Reversal of Impairment Losses + Reversal of Impairment Losses in customers +Reversal of Impairment Losses in other debtors - Gain on Provisions)
Consolidated turnover in 4Q11 totalled 331 million Euros, representing a 2% recovery from 3Q11. However, seasonal raw material cost increases (not compensated by prices adjustments), combined with stock reduction measures implemented, led to a 0.8pp decline in recurrent EBITDA margin, achieving 26 million Euros (8% of Turnover). Total EBITDA in 4Q11 amounted to a negative 1 million Euros, which includes around 25 million Euros from the fine, which was already booked in the provisions since 2Q11.
| (euro millions) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1Q11 | 1H 11 | 9M11 | 2011 | ||
| Non Current Assets | 1.135 | 1.103 | 1.081 | 1.049 | 1.064 | |
| Tangible Assets | 984 | 953 | 935 | 905 | 915 | |
| Goodwill | 94 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | |
| Deferred Tax | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 38 | |
| Other Non Current Assets | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
| Current Assets | 351 | 383 | 398 | 398 | 368 | |
| Inventories | 129 | 138 | 147 | 145 | 137 | |
| Trade Debtors | 159 | 202 | 202 | 191 | 158 | |
| Cash & Investments | 27 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 24 | |
| Other Current Assets | 35 | 33 | 34 | 52 | 48 | |
| Total Assets | 1.486 | 1.486 | 1.478 | 1.447 | 1.432 | |
| Shareholders' Funds | 298 | 269 | 244 | 231 | 236 | |
| Minority Interests | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shareholders' Funds + Minority Interests | 299 | 270 | 244 | 232 | 236 | |
| Interest Bearing Debt | 745 | 740 | 742 | 734 | 739 | |
| Short term | 175 | 140 | 116 | 106 | 157 | |
| L-M term | 570 | 599 | 626 | 628 | 581 | |
| Trade Creditors | 152 | 185 | 174 | 168 | 161 | |
| Other Liabilities | 290 | 291 | 318 | 313 | 296 | |
| Total Liabilities | 1.187 | 1.216 | 1.234 | 1.215 | 1.196 | |
| Total Liabilities, Shareholders' Funds and | ||||||
| Minority Interests | 1.486 | 1.486 | 1.478 | 1.447 | 1.432 | |
| Net Debt | 718 | 729 | 728 | 724 | 715 |
In 4Q11, consolidated Net Results Attributable to Sonae Indústria Shareholders amounted negative 4 million Euros, an improvement of 19 million Euros compared to 4Q10.
Additions to Fixed Assets in 2011 were 35 million Euros, of which 26 million Euros are mostly related to investments in maintenance, Health & Safety and Environmental improvements. Around 3 million Euros were already invested in a project in Canada to increase the capacity of recycled wood utilization in our most recent production line and 6 million Euros are related to the reconstruction of the UK plant, which were paid under the insurance program.
During 4Q11, Working Capital13 reduced by 34 million Euros, which enabled us to further reduce our Net Debt by 9 million Euros. Despite 8% higher raw material costs during FY11, compared to FY10, we were able to improve the working capital by 2 million Euros. This effect combined with a restriction of investments brought a Net Debt reduction of 3 million Euros.
The Net Debt to Recurrent EBITDA ratio for the last 12 months is 6.6x, which is down from 10.1x, one year ago. Net debt was reduced by 42 million Euros since the end of 2009 and by 3 million Euros over the last year. Recurrent EBITDA is 62 million Euros above when compared to 2009 and 36 million Euros higher than in 2010. This is the 9th consecutive quarter of a strong positive trend in the last 12 months of Recurrent EBITDA.
Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA, as the holding company of the Sonae Indústria Group, defines the strategic guidelines for the Group and actively manages shareholdings and
13 Working Capital = Inventories + Trade Debtors – Trade Creditors
monitors the business activity of its subsidiaries. Amongst its main activities it is responsible for the functioning of global finance, allocating funds and managing the treasury requirements of its subsidiaries.
All Non-Executive Board Members of Sonae Indústria are part of the Board Committees (for a full description of composition and main tasks of each committee please see the Corporate Governance Report), In this context these Board Members analyze matters that are within the competence of its Committee, giving guidance to the company about them and make proposals to the Board of Directors. Beyond that participation in Board committees, Non-Executive Board Members are actively participating in meetings of the Board of Directors, where they discuss and question the materials in question. According to the professional experience Non-Executive Board Members have, they also participate, in the analysis of industrial optimisation projects, restructuring and expansion projects and the development of relevant international networking with eventual partners and authorities in present and potential geographical areas of investment.
Sonae Indústria Credit Risk derives mainly from its account receivables items related to its operating activity.
The main objective of Sonae Indústria Credit Risk Management is to guarantee the effective collection of its operating receivables according to the negotiated payment terms.
In order to mitigate Credit Risk related with potential Customers defaulting on payment of outstanding receivables, Group companies exposed to this type of risk have:
Established a Committee for analysis and monitor the Credit Risk;
Implemented proactive credit management procedures and processes supported by IT systems;
Coverage mechanisms (credit insurance, letters of credit, etc.).
To promote broader horizontal experiences' exchange, Sonae Industria created the "Customer's Credit Risk Management Forum". The objective is to share experiences, competences and information that will foster the definition of guidelines and implementation of sustainable key actions.
In addition to its operating activities, Group companies have financial assets, related mainly to its activities involving Financial Institutions such as cash deposits, financial investments and derivatives with positive market value. As a result, Credit Risk arises from the potential counterparty default from these Financial Institutions.
Preferably, Group companies engage in financial operations with Investment Grade Financial Institutions. On the other hand, exposure related with this type of financial assets is generally speaking, diversified and short lived in nature.
Due to the significant proportion of floating rate debt on Sonae Indústria's consolidated Statements of Financial Position and the consequent cash flows related to interest payments, the company is exposed to interest rate risk.
As a general rule, Sonae Indústria does not hedge its exposure to floating interest rates. This approach is based on the principle of the existence of a positive correlation between the interest rate levels and the "operating cash flow before net interest charges", which creates a natural hedge on the "operating cash flow after net interest charges" for Sonae Indústria.
As an exception to its general rule, Sonae Indústria may engage in interest rates derivatives.
As a geographically diversified Group with subsidiaries spread throughout three different continents, Sonae Indústria is exposed to foreign exchange risk. Consolidated Statements of Financial Position and Profit and Loss are exposed to foreign exchange translation risk and Sonae Indústria subsidiaries are exposed to foreign exchange risk of both translation and transaction type.
As a Group rule, whenever possible and economically viable, subsidiaries aim to offset assets and liabilities denominated in the same foreign currency.
Also as a rule, in situations where relevant exchange risk arises from trade in a currency other than that of the subsidiary, exchange risk should be mitigated through the use of short term forward exchange agreements performed by the subsidiary exposed to that risk. Sonae Indústria subsidiaries do not engage in forward exchange rate agreements for trading, speculative or profit making purposes.
As a policy, translation risk in connection with the conversion of the Equity investments in foreign non-Euro subsidiaries is not hedged as these are considered long-term investments. Also, it is assumed that hedging will not add value in the long term. Gains and losses related to the translation at different exchange rates of Equity investments in foreign non-Euro subsidiaries are accounted under the Accumulated other comprehensive income.
Liquidity risk management in Sonae Indústria aims to ensure that the company can timely obtain the financing required to properly carry on its business activities, implement its strategy and meet its payment obligations when due, while avoiding the need for having to obtain funding under unfavourable terms.
For this purpose, Liquidity management at the Group comprises:
a) consistent financial planning and cash flow forecasting at country and consolidated levels with different time horizons (weekly, monthly, annual and business plan);
b) diversification of financing sources;
c) diversification of debt maturities issued in order to avoid excessive concentration of debt repayments at short periods of time;
d) an arrangement for (committed and uncommitted) credit facilities, commercial paper programs and other facilities (such as a Securitization of Receivables program) with relationship banks. This helps to ensure the right balance between satisfactory liquidity and adequate commitment fees.
Also, with a view to mitigating Liquidity Risk, it is Sonae Indústria's policy to preclude from its loan agreements any clauses related with the compliance of financial ratios that could result in the early repayment of its loans. This policy takes into account the cyclicality of the wood based panels business which directly impacts the variability of observed financial ratios at the different stages of the business cycle.
Sonae Industria and its subsidiaries are required, and actively promote, respect for applicable laws in countries and regions where operate. Changes in these legal environments can result in changes or restrictions to the present conditions of exploitation, and can lead to increased costs.
Between March 2009 and September 2011 Glunz AG, GHP GmbH and other German manufacturers of wood-based panels were subject to an investigation procedure by the German Competition Authority for alleged breach of competition law. A leading German law firm was hired to assist Glunz AG and GHP GmbH.
In July 2011, Glunz AG, agreed with the German Competition Authority (Bundeskartellamt) upon the terms of an agreement (settlement) which would put an end to the ongoing investigation, pursuant to which Glunz AG agreed to pay a fine of an amount to be determined but which would not exceed 27.7 million euros. It was also agreed that the fine imposed would be paid in six annual instalments (the first two being of 2 million euros each, and the remaining of increasing amounts) followed by a seventh instalment representing the payment of interest.
In September 2011 the German Competition Authority issued a final decision imposing a fine of 27.7 million euros on Glunz, to be paid under the above-referred conditions. This decision was later on reviewed at Glunz's request and the final amount of the fine – issued in December – was reduced to around 25 million Euros, to be paid in similar conditions.
Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA is and intends to continue being justly recognised for the way it abides by the rules and values of competition based on merit, the force of free markets and unrestricted respect for the consumer. In order to achieve that goal, measures are in place to reinforce the promotion and dissemination of the existing compliance initiatives within the Group. Such measures include training for employees in order to ensure that all parts of our organisation, across all geographies have a deeper and more complete awareness of and a more rigorous respect for their legal obligations.
The production of wood-based panels is an industrial activity with a significant operational risk arising from fire and explosion. Consequently, the operational risk management is active in the implementation of standards and the choice of systems that are capable of reducing industrial unit risks.
For a detailed description of this risk, please see the Corporate Governance Report.
We are one of the largest wood-based panel producers in the world with 27 sites spread across 7 countries on 3 continents. In 2011, our business encompassed 4,71214 employees worldwide and a turnover of 1,364 million Euros. Our products are sold in 92 countries and we have a production capacity of over 7 million m3 of wood-based panels a year.
| PB | PARTICLEBOARD | COMPONENTS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MDF | MEDIUM DENSITY FIBREBOARD | RESINS | |
| OSB | ORIENTED STRAND BOARD | HPL | HIGH PRESSURE LAMINATE |
| MF | MELAMINE FACED BOARD | CPL | CONTINUOUS PRESSURE LAMINATE |
| HB | HARDBOARD | DΡ | DIRECT PRINTING |
| FLOORING | IMP | IMPREGNATION |
Since our foundation in 1959, we have undergone a long-term solid expansion process through a combination of organic growth and acquisitions. Throughout the 1990s, a number of acquisitions and significant investments in Greenfield projects were made in Brazil, Canada, South Africa, Spain and in the UK. In 1998, we expanded into Germany and France when we bought the German Group, Glunz. In 2006, we bought the assets of the German Group Hornitex as well as a particleboard plant in France (Darbo). By 2007, our raw board production capacity had grown to more than 10 million m3 compared to just 2 million m3 in 1997.
In 2008 and 2009, we were forced to step back, close assets that were unsustainable, divest if better owners existed for specific assets and move ahead in a more efficient and leaner way than before. In 2008, we stopped two lines: one particleboard line in the Valladolid plant (Spain) and one MDF line in the Meppen plant (Germany). In March 2009, we closed our particleboard plants in Coleraine (UK) and in George (South Africa). Additionally, in June we closed two plants in France, St. Dizier and Châtellerault. In 4Q09 we closed the Kaisersesch plant and in early 2010 we closed
14 Internals FTE (Full Time Equivalents) excluding trainees
the Duisburg plant (which stopped production at the beginning of 2009). Over the course of 2009, we also decided to sell our Brazilian operations, which was in line with our strategy of strengthening our balance sheet and which was facilitated by a consolidation process previously underway in this market. In April 2010, we also sold the Lure plant to Swedspan, a subsidiary of the INGKA Group (which also owns IKEA's Group).
Capacity Evolution since 1992
The decision-making process for the several site closures bore in mind the widest perspective possible for the cost benefit analysis done on a case by case basis. This included the social and environmental impacts associated with each operation, both present and future.
This restructuring process resulted in a total reduction in our production capacity of 2,600,000 m3 (including the 640,000 m3 reduction that resulted from the sale of Tafisa Brasil) and the sale of the Lure plant (in 2010). At the date of this report, we had a total capacity production of almost 7,455,000 m3 .
Sonae Indústria has a majority shareholder – EFANOR - with 51% of its capital and is listed in the NYSE Euronext Lisbon.
Sonae Indústria was a subsidiary of Sonae until 2005 when a spin-off from the Sonae took place and we focused exclusively on our core competency: the production of wood-based panels. Our business is oriented towards improving operational performance and we pride ourselves on our strong and efficient workforce. Through sound corporate governance rules, efficient risk management and genuine concerns for the environment and the safety of our people, our aim is to be recognised as a sustainable world leader in the wood-based panels industry.
Our values represent the foundation stone on which we build our business and they serve to guide our behaviour: Ambition, Innovation, Authenticity and Responsibility.
Over the last quarters, we have been dedicating special attention to the 4 strategic directions that we want to pursue in the long term in order to significantly improve performance, namely:
A structured program was launched to develop the best practices and knowledge transfer, enhanced by a lean manufacturing approach
Wood-based panels are valuable alternatives to solid wood with some clear advantages, namely in raw materials use efficiency. Another particular advantage is their dimensional flexibility which (in contrast to solid wood) allows for the production of tailor-made sizes which can be adapted to the requirements of client applications. Hence, today we see wood-based panels replacing solid wood in an increasing number of applications.
Our base products are particleboard (PB) which is very versatile and suitable for all general uses in the furniture and construction industries; medium density fibreboard (MDF), an excellent substitute for solid wood and ideal for furniture, flooring and the building industry; and oriented strands board (OSB) which is highly resistant and suitable for structural and non-structural applications in the construction industry.
More than 50% of our production is transformed into value-added products such as laminate flooring and melamine faced boards. These, are in turn used in a great variety of applications such as furniture, flooring, shelving, doors, packaging, interior decoration as well as kitchen and gardening utensils.
In times where extreme climate events like floods and droughts signal that climate change is much more than a theoretical scientific discussion, societies in general – and businesses in particular – are increasingly looking how to fight these new climate scenarios and realities.
Wood-based products have an important role to play in this reality. Sonae Indústria believes using more wood is a strong contribution to fight climate change, as it reduces CO2 sources, and assures CO2 sinks and storage of carbon.
The reduction of CO2 sources is a result of wood being a material that stores energy, and it can replace other materials in several applications that require more energy – and emissions – in their production.
Wood use can also increase CO2 sinks and storage of carbon, as the forest itself is a unique player in carbon sequestration from the atmosphere – as the forests grow they absorb more CO2, and forest products keep the carbon stored during their service life.
Using wood products encourages further forest growth, and an effective market for wood products provides a financial incentive to invest in active forest management.
Additionally, when wood products are reused or recycled, carbon storage is extended during another service life, avoiding CO2 emissions to the atmosphere.
"The combined effect of carbon storage and substitution means that a cubic metre of wood stores 0.9 tonne CO2 and substitutes 1.1 tonne – a total of 2.0 tonnes CO2."
Dr Arno Frühwald, Hamburg University
"12-30 tonnes of carbon can be stored in the fabric and content of an average timber house."
Dr Arno Frühwald, Hamburg University
At Sonae Indústria, we strive to support our employees' personal and professional development so that they fulfil their own career goals.
At the end of 2011, Sonae Indústria in total employed 4,712 people in 8 different countries.
At Sonae Indústria most of our employees are between 45 and 54 years old and in total we employ around 16% woman.
Over the last years, productivity has been strongly increasing, particularly driven by the restructuring process that we went through.
Absenteeism has been decreasing over the last years.
2011 was the fifth year in which systematic and consistent measurement of health and safety performance indicators were carried out throughout Sonae Indústria companies. These indicators (consolidated country-wide and globally) are shown in the Figures below.
LWC Rate per country
In 2011 there was a Lost Workday Case (LWC) rate performance improvement with decrease of 19% when compared to 2010. Since 2008 there was a decrease of 31% despite the less good performance in 2010.
Severity Rate per country
Despite the significant decrease of the number of accidents (LWC rate), the severity rate increased 24% in 2011 comparing with previous year, mainly due to back pain cases with long time out of work. A specific program to deal with back injuries cause has been launched. Globally since 2008 there is a decrease of 5% of severity rate at the group.
Lost Workday Cases: Any occupational injury or illness that prevents the employee from reporting to work on any subsequent scheduled shift. Fatal injuries and illnesses are LWCs regardless of the time between injury and decease in length of the illness.
LWC Rate = (Number of LWC x 200,000) / Number of hours worked calculated on a 200,000 employee-hour base (100 full-time employees working 50 weeks, 40 hours per week).
Wood consumption per cubic meter produced (dry ton/m3)
Specific wood consumption improved compared to full year 2010 figures, in a trend that was registered throughout 2011. All operations contributed to this progress, with France having the best improvements.
Within the overall wood supply mix for all Sonae Indústria operations the contribution of recycled wood remained stable when compared to 2010 figures.
The relative contribution of roundwood increased during 2011. The operation in Eiweiler (joint-venture with Tarket), as well as the French operations, were the main contributors to this trend.
Water Consumption (m3 /m3 ) - Municipal, surface and underground water Specific water consumption improved when compared to full year 2010, achieving the best performance in the last 5 years. Most significant contributions to this trend were from France (mainly Le Creusot), and Germany (mainly Horn and Beeskow).
Specific waste generation consistently improved when compared to 2010 and previous years. France (mainly Linxe & Le Creusot), and Canada were the best performers contributing to this improvement. Only the UK was an exception, with a significant increase in this indicator, affected by the interruption of the activity.
We, at Sonae Indústria are constantly developing and improving our quality, environmental and health & safety management systems.
During 2011, new certifications for environmental management (ISO 14001) were achieved for the high-pressure laminates operation in Maia, Portugal, and particleboard production at Solsona, Spain. Additionally, and following the efforts Sonae Indústria put in further developing its chain-of-custody for forest-based raw materials, several operations achieved its PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) and FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certifications: Auxerre, Le Creusot and Ussel, in France; Horn and Nettgau, in Germany; Cuellar, in Spain; and Alcanede, Castelo de Paiva and Vilela, in Portugal.
The Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS 18001) specifications gives requirements for an occupational Health and Safety management system, that supports our commitment with internal Health and Safety standards. Striving for absolute control of Health and Safety risks and performance improvement, in line with top management commitment, three sites obtained new certifications in OHSAS 18001: Linares, Valladolid and Cuellar, in Spain.
For a complete overview of current certifications, please refer to figure below.
| Quality | Environment | Forest products chain- of-custody |
Health & Safety |
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| ISO 9001 | ISO 14001 | PEFC | FSC | OHSAS 18001 |
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| International Organization for Standardization |
PEFC | FSC | |||
| Maia | Ø | $\bigcirc$ NEW! | |||
| Mangualde | $\bigcirc$ | $\odot$ | $\odot$ | $\odot$ | $\odot$ |
| Oliveira do Hospital | $\bigotimes$ | $\odot$ | $\odot$ | $\odot$ | $\odot$ |
| Sines | $\odot$ | ||||
| Alcanede | $\bigcirc \mathcal{O} \bigcirc \mathcal{O} \bigcirc$ | ONEW! | |||
| Vilela | ONEW! | ||||
| Castelo de Paiva | ONEW! | ||||
| Betanzos | $\odot$ | $\bullet$ | |||
| Linares | $\bigotimes$ | $\odot$ | $\bullet$ | $\odot$ | $\bigcirc_{\mathsf{NEW}!}$ |
| Solsona | $\bigcirc$ NEW! | $\bullet$ | $\bullet$ | ||
| Valladolid | $\bigcirc$ NEW! | $\odot$ | $\odot$ | ONEW! | |
| Cuellar* | $\otimes \otimes \otimes \otimes$ | $\odot$ | $\bullet$ | ONEW! | $\bigcirc_{\mathsf{NEW}!}$ |
| Pontecaldelas | $\odot$ | $\bullet$ | $\odot$ | ||
| Auxerre | $\bigcirc$ | $\bullet$ | ONEW! | ||
| Le Creusot | $\bigcirc$ | $\bullet$ | ONEW! | ||
| Linxe | $\bullet$ | ||||
| Ussel | $\circledcirc$ | $\odot$ | ONEW! | ||
| Meppen | $\otimes$ | $\bm{\odot}$ | $\odot$ | $\bm{\odot}$ | $\bm{\odot}$ |
| Eiweiler | $\bigcirc$ | $\bm{\odot}$ | $\color{blue}\bullet$ | $\bm{\odot}$ | |
| Nettgau | D | $\odot$ | $\bullet$ | ONEW! | $\odot$ |
| Hörn | Ø | $\odot$ | $\bullet$ | ONEW! | $\odot$ |
| Beeskow | $\bigcirc$ | $\odot$ | $\odot$ | $\odot$ | $\odot$ |
| Kaisersesch | Ø | $\odot$ | $\bullet$ | $\bm{\odot}$ | |
| Knowsley | $\bigcirc$ | $\odot$ | $\bullet$ | $\odot$ | $\odot$ |
| Coleraine | Ø | $\odot$ | |||
| Panbult | $\circledcirc$ | $\odot$ | $\odot$ | ||
| White River | $\bigcirc$ | $\odot$ | $\odot$ | ||
| Lac-Mégantic | $\circledcirc$ | $\odot$ | $\bullet$ | ||
| 28 plants $($ of 28 $)$ |
19 plants $($ of 28 $)$ |
22 plants (of 28) |
17 plants (of 28) |
15 plants (of 28) |
The Company did not acquire or sell any own shares during the year. As at 31st December, the Company did not hold any own shares.
Sonae Indústria SGPS SA, as the holding company of the Group, on an individual accounts basis, generated Net Profits of 175.705,95 Euros for 2011 and on a consolidated basis generated a negative Net Result of 57,800,172 Euros.
The Board of Directors will propose at the Shareholders Annual General Meeting to transfer the Net Profits of 175.705,95 Euros to retained earnings.
For 2012, we expect our EBITDA margins to further improve, based on higher operational efficiencies, and a stronger customer focus supported by a more integrated and reliable offer and a better balance between supply and demand in most markets, where we operate. These combined effects are expected to allow us to be able to generate higher contribution margins.
Working Capital management will remain as a top priority and we will continue to be very selective in our investments in order to achieve further deleveraging during 2012.
The Board set the goal to distribute 50% of the company's profits.
Each year, the ratio of effective payment to be proposed by the Board will take into account the degree of soundness of capital structure of society, as well as the existing investment plan.
We would like to thank all our employees for their continued dedication amidst the backdrop of a very challenging market environment. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank our shareholders, customers, suppliers and local communities for their unwavering trust.
28th February 2012
Board of Directors
Belmiro de Azevedo
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_________________________ Álvaro Cuervo García
_________________________ Paulo Azevedo
Albrecht Ehlers
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Rui Correia
_________________________ João Paulo Pinto
Christophe Chambonnet
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Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA (Sonae Indústria) is subject to the Corporate Governance Code published by CMVM (the Portuguese Securities Market Commission) in January 2010, which is posted at www.cmvm.pt.
From all the recommendations in the Corporate Governance Code, Sonae Industria only fails to adopt 2 recommendations for the reasons explained below. Sonae Industria is aware of the importance of good corporate governance for business and for its shareholders and constantly seeks to adopt best practices in all areas in which operates. Therefore, in addition to fulfilling legal requirements and recommendations of the referred Code, Sonae Indústria has its own code of conduct, which can be found on the company website www.sonaeindustria.com.
During 2011, the Board of Directors decided to include some changes in the Code of Conduct, which aim to reinforce the principle, already included in that Code, that all directors and employees of the Group have to guide their conduct by the strict compliance of the applicable laws.
| RECOMMENDATION | Degree of Compliance |
Corporate Governance Report |
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| I. | SHAREHOLDER'S GENERAL MEETING | ||
| I.1. | BOARD OF THE SHAREHOLDER'S GENERAL MEETING | ||
| I.1.1. | The Chairman of the Board of the Shareholders' General Meeting shall be given adequate human and logistical resources, taking the financial position of the company into consideration. |
Comply | 1.1. |
| I.1.2. | The remuneration of the Chairman of the Board of the Shareholders' General Meeting shall be disclosed in the annual corporate governance report. |
Comply | 1.2. |
| I.2. | PARTICIPATION AT THE MEETING | ||
| I.2.1. | The requirement of the Board of the Shareholders' General Meeting to receive statements for share deposit or blocking for participation before the General Meeting shall not exceed 5 working days. |
Comply | 1.3. |
| I.2.2. | Should the General Meeting be suspended, the Company shall not require share blocking during the interim period until the meeting is resumed, and shall then prepare itself in advance as required for the first session. |
Comply | 1.3. |
| I.3. | VOTING AND EXERCISING VOTING RIGHTS | ||
| I.3.1 | Companies should not impose any statutory restriction on postal voting and whenever adopted or admissible, on electronic voting. |
Comply | 1.3. |
| I.3.2 | The statutory advance deadline for receiving voting | Comply | 1.3. |
| I.3.3 | ballots by post shall not exceed 3 working days. Companies shall ensure the level of voting rights and the shareholder's participation is proportional, ideally through the statutory provision that obliges the one share-one vote principal. The companies that: i) hold shares that do not confer voting right; ii) establish non casting of voting rights above a certain number, when issued solely by a shareholder or by shareholders related to former, do not comply with the proportionality principle. |
Comply | 1.3. |
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| I.4. | RESOLUTION-FIXING QUORUM | ||
| Companies shall not set a resolution-fixing quorum that outnumbers that which is prescribed by law. |
Comply | 1.3. | |
| I.5. | MINUTES AND INFORMATION ON RESOLUTIONS PASSED | ||
| Extracts from the minutes of the general meetings or documents with corresponding content must be made available to shareholders on the company's website within a five day period after the General Meeting has been held, irrespective of the fact that such information may not be classified as material information. The information disclosed shall cover the resolutions passed, the represented capital and the voting results. Said information shall be kept on file on the company's website for no less than a 3 year period. |
Comply | 1.3. | |
| I.6. | MEASURES RELATING TO CHANGES IN CONTROL | ||
| I.6.1 | Measures aimed at preventing successful takeover bids, shall respect both the company's and the shareholders' interests. The company's articles of association that by complying with said principal, provide for the restriction of the number of votes that may be held or exercised by a sole shareholder, either individually or in concert with other shareholders, shall also foresee for a resolution by the General Assembly (5 year intervals), on whether that statutory provision is to be amended or prevails – without super quorum requirements as to the one legally in force – and that in said resolution, all votes issued be counted, without applying said restriction. |
Comply | 1.3. |
| I.6.2 | In cases such as change of control or changes to the composition of the Board of Directors, defensive measures shall not be adopted that instigate an immediate and serious asset erosion in the company, and further disturb the free transmission of shares and voluntary performance assessment by the shareholders of the members of the Board of Directors. |
Comply | 1.3. |
| II. | MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT BOARDS | ||
| II.1 | GENERAL POINTS | ||
| II.1.1 | STRUCTURE AND DUTIES | ||
| II.1.1.1 | The Board of Directors shall assess the adopted model in its Annual Report on Corporate Governance and pin-point possible hold-ups to its functioning and shall propose measures that it deems fit for surpassing such obstacles. |
Comply | 2.1. |
| II.1.1.2 | Companies shall set up internal control and risk | Comply | 2.2.2. |
| management systems in order to safeguard the company's worth and which will identify and manage the risk. Said systems shall include at least the following components: i) setting of the company's strategic objectives as regards risk assumption; ii) identifying the main risks associated to the company's activity and any events that might generate risks; iii) analyse and determine the extent of the impact and the likelihood that each of said potential risks will occur; iv) risk management aimed at aligning those actual incurred risks with the company's strategic options for risk assumption;. v) control mechanisms for executing measures for adopted risk management and its effectiveness; vi) adoption of internal mechanisms for information and communication on several components of the system and of risk-warning ; vii) periodic assessment of the implemented system and the adoption of the amendments that are deemed |
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| II.1.1.3 | necessary The Board of Directors shall ensure the establishment and functioning of the internal control and risk management systems. The Supervisory Board shall be responsible for assessing the functioning of said systems and proposing the relevant adjustment to the company's needs. |
Comply | 2.2.4. |
| II.1.1.4 | The companies shall: i) identify the main economic, financial and legal risk that the company is exposed to during the exercise of its activity; ii) describe the performance and efficiency of the risk management system, in its Annual Report on Corporate Governance. |
Comply | 2.4. |
| II.1.1.5 | The Board of Directors and Supervisory Board shall establish internal regulations, which shall be disclosed on the Company's website. |
Comply | 2.3. |
| II.1.2. | INCOMPATIBILITY AND INDEPENDENCE | ||
| II.1.2.1 II.1.2.2 |
The Board of Directors shall include a sufficient number of non-executive members to ensure that there is the capacity to effectively supervise, audit and assess the activity of the executive members. Non-executive members shall include an adequate |
Comply | 2.1.1. and 2.1.2. |
| number of independent members, taking into account the size of the Company and its shareholder structure, but this shall never be less than one quarter of the total number of Board members. |
Comply | 2.8. | |
| II.1.2.3 | The independency assessment of its non-executive members carried out by the Board of Directors shall take into account the legal and regulatory rules in force concerning the independency requirements and the incompatibility framework applicable to members of other corporate boards, which ensure orderly and sequential coherence in applying independency criteria to all the company. An independent executive member shall not be considered as such, if in another corporate board and by force of applicable rules, may not be an independent executive member. |
Comply | 2.8. |
| II.1.3. | ELIGIBILITY AND APPOINTMENT | ||
| II.1.3.1 | Depending on the governance model adopted, the Chairman of the Statutory Audit Board, or of the Board Audit Committee or of the Financial Matters Committee shall be independent and possess the necessary skills |
Comply | 2.11. |
| II.1.3.2 | to perform their duties. The selection process of candidates for non-executive members shall be conjured so as prevent interference by executive members. |
Comply | 2.8. |
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| II.1.4. | POLICY ON THE REPORTING OF IRREGULARITIES | ||
| II.1.4.1 | The Company shall adopt a policy of reporting irregularities that allegedly occurred, which includes the following information: i) the means through which such irregularities may be reported internally, including the persons that are entitled to receive the reports; ii) how the report is to be handled, including confidential treatment, should this be requested by the reporter. General guidelines from this policy should be disclosed |
Comply | 2.13. |
| II.1.4.2 II.1.5. |
in the Corporate Governance Report REMUNERATION |
Comply | 2.13. |
| II.1.5.1. II.1.5.2 |
The remuneration of the Members of the Board of Directors shall be structured so that the formers' interests are capable of being aligned with the long term interests of the company. Furthermore, the remuneration shall be based on performance assessment and shall discourage taking on extreme risk. Thus, remunerations shall be structured as follows: i) The remuneration of the Board of Directors carrying out executive duties shall include a variable element which is determined by a performance assessment carried out by the company's competent bodies according to pre-established quantifiable criteria. Said criteria shall take into consideration the company's real growth and the actual growth generated for the shareholders, its long-term sustainability and the risks taken on, as well as compliance with the rules applicable to the company's activity; ii) The variable component of the remuneration shall be reasonable overall as regard the fixed component of the remuneration and maximum limits shall be set for all components. iii) A significant part of the variable remuneration shall be deferred for a period not less than three years and its payment shall depend of the company's steady positive performance during said period; iv) Members of the Board of Directors shall not enter into contracts with the company or third parties that will have the effect of mitigating the risk inherent in the variability of the remuneration established by the company; v) The Executive Directors shall hold, up to twice the value of the total annual remuneration, the company shares that were allotted by virtue of the variable remuneration schemes, with the exception of those shares that are required to be sold for the payment of taxes on the gains of said shares; vi) When the variable remuneration includes stock options, the period for exercising same shall be deferred for a period of not less than three years; vii) The appropriate legal instruments shall be established so that in the event of a Director's dismissal without due cause, the envisaged compensation shall not be paid out if the dismissal or termination by agreement is due to the Director's inadequate performance. A statement on the remuneration policy of the Board |
Comply | 2.12. |
| of Directors and Supervisory Board referred to in | Comply | 2.12. |
Article 2 of Law No. 28/2009 of 19 June, shall contain, in addition to the content therein stated, adequate information on: i) which groups of companies the remuneration policy and practices of which were taken as a baseline for setting the remuneration; ii) the payments for the dismissal or termination by agreement of the Directors' duties II.1.5.3 The remuneration policy statement referred to in Article 2 of Law No. 28/2009 shall also include the directors, within the meaning of Article 248-B/3 of the Securities Code, whose remunerations contain an important variable component. The statement shall be detailed and the policy presented shall particularly take the long-term performance of the company, compliance with the rules applicable to its business and restraint in taking risks into account. Comply 2.12. II.1.5.4 A proposal shall be submitted at the General Meeting on the approval of plans for the allotment of shares and/or options for share purchase or further yet on the variations in share prices, to members of the Board of Directors and Supervisory Board and other managers within the context of Article 248-B/3 of the Securities Code. The proposal shall mention all the necessary information for its correct assessment. The proposal shall contain the regulation plan or in its absence, the plan's conditions. The main characteristics of the retirement benefit plans established for members of the Board of Directors and Supervisory Board and other managers within the context of Article 248-B/3 of the Securities Code, shall also be approved at the General Meeting. Comply 2.12. II.1.5.6 At least one of the Remuneration Committee's representatives shall be present at the General Meeting for Shareholders. Non comply Neither of the Shareholders' Remuneration Committee members was able to attend the 2011 Annual General Meeting. II.2. BOARD OF DIRECTORS II.2.1 Within the limits established by law for each management and supervisory structure, and unless the Company is of a reduced size, the Board of Directors shall delegate the day-to-day running and the delegated duties shall be identified in the Corporate Governance Report. Comply 2.1.2. II.2.2 The Board of Directors shall ensure that the Company acts in accordance with its objectives, and should not delegate its own responsibilities, including: i) definition of the Company's strategy and general policies; ii) definition of the corporate structure of the Group; iii) decisions that are considered to be strategic due to the amounts, risks and special circumstances involved. Comply 2.1.2. II.2.3 Should the Chairman of the Board of Directors have an executive role, the Board of Directors shall set up efficient mechanisms to co-ordinate the work of the non-executive members, to ensure that they may take decisions in an independent and informed manner, and shall also explain these mechanisms to the shareholders in the Corporate Governance Report. Not Applicable
| II.2.4 | The Annual Management Report shall include a description of the activity carried out by the non executive Board Members and shall, in particular, report any restraints that they encountered. |
Comply | 2.8. |
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| II.2.5 | The company shall explain its policy of portfolio rotation on the Board of Directors, including the person responsible for the financial portfolio, and report on same in the Annual Corporate Governance Report. |
Comply | 2.6. |
| II.3. | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO), EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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| II.3.1 | When Directors, who carry out executive duties are requested by other Board Members to supply information, they shall provide answers in a timely manner with information that adequately responds to the request made. |
Comply | 2.7. |
| II.3.2 | The Chairman of the Executive Committee shall send the notices convening meetings and minutes of the respective meetings to the Chairman of the Board of the Directors and, when applicable, to the Chairman of the Statutory Audit Board or the Audit Committee. |
Comply | 2.7. |
| II.3.3 | The Chairman of the Executive Board of Directors shall send the notices convening meetings and minutes of the respective meetings to the Chairman of the General and Supervisory Board and to the Chairman of the Financial Matters Committee. |
Not Applicable | |
| II.4. | GENERAL AND SUPERVISORY BOARD, FINANCIAL MATTERS COMMITTEE, AUDIT COMMITTEE AND STATUTORY BOARD |
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| II.4.1 | Besides carrying out its supervisory duties, the General and Supervisory Board shall advise, follow-up and carry out an on-going assessment on the management of the company by the Executive Board of Directors. Besides other subject matters, the General and Supervisory Board shall decide on: i) the definition of the strategy and general policies of the company; ii) the corporate structure of the group; and iii) decisions taken that are considered to be strategic due to the amounts, risk and particular characteristics involved. |
Not Applicable | |
| II.4.2 | The annual reports on the activity of the General and Supervisory Board, the Financial Matters Committee, the Audit Committee and the Statutory Audit Board shall be disclosed on the Company's website together with the financial statements. |
Comply | 2.1.3. |
| II.4.3 | The annual reports on the activity of the General and Supervisory Board, the Financial Matters Committee, the Audit Committee and the Statutory Audit Board shall include a description of the supervisory and verification work completed and shall, in particular, report any restraints that they encountered. |
Comply | 2.1.3. |
| II.4.4 | The General and Supervisory Board, the Auditing Committee and the Statutory Audit Board (depending on the applicable model) shall represent the company for all purposes at the external auditor, and shall propose the services supplier, the respective remuneration, ensure that adequate conditions for the supply of these services are in place within the company, as well as being the liaison officer between the company and the first recipient of the reports. |
Comply | 2.11.4. |
| II.4.5 | According to the applicable model, the General and | Comply | 2.11.4. |
| II.4.6 | Audit Board shall assess the external auditor on an annual basis and advise the General Meeting that he/she be discharged whenever justifiable grounds are present. The internal audit services and those that ensure compliance with the rules applicable to the company (compliance services) shall functionally report to the Audit Committee, the General and Supervisory Board or in the case of companies adopting the Latin model, an independent director or Statutory Audit Board, regardless of the hierarchical relationship that these services have with the executive management of the company. |
Comply | 2.2.4. |
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| II.5. | SPECIAL COMMITTEES | ||
| II.5.1 | Unless the Company is of a reduced size, and depending on the governance model adopted the Board of Directors and the General and Supervisory Committee, shall set up the necessary Committees in order to: i) ensure that a competent and independent assessment of the performance of the Executive Directors is carried out, as well as of its own overall performance and including the performance of all existing Committees; ii) consider the governance system adopted and assess its efficiency and propose to the respective bodies, measures to be implemented to achieve improvements. iii) in due time identify potential candidates with the high profile required for the performance of director's duties |
Comply | 2.14. and 2.1. |
| II.5.2 | Members of the Remuneration Committee or alike shall be independent from the Members of the Board of Directors and include at least one member with knowledge and experience in matters of remuneration policy. |
Non Comply | One of the members of the Remuneration Committee is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors and is indirectly the majority shareholder of the company. |
| II.5.3 | Any natural or legal person which provides or has provided, over the past three years, services to any structure subject to the Board of Directors, to the Board of Directors of the company or that has to do with the current consultant to the company shall not be recruited to assist the Remuneration Committee. This recommendation also applies to any natural or legal person who has an employment contract or provides services. |
Comply | 2.12. |
| II.5.4 | All Committees shall draw up minutes of the meetings they hold. |
Comply | 2.14. |
| III. | INFORMATION AND AUDITING | ||
| III.1. | GENERAL DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS | ||
| III.1.1 | Companies shall ensure that permanent contact is maintained with the market, upholding the principle of equal treatment for all shareholders and avoiding any asymmetry in the access to information by investors. |
Comply | 3.11. |
| III.1.2 | To achieve this, the Company shall set up an Investor Relations Office. The following information disclosed on the Company's Internet website, shall be available in English: a) The |
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| III.1.3 | Company's name, its public company status, the registered office and the remaining information set out in Article 171 of Portuguese Company Law; b) Articles of Association; c) Identification of the members of the Statutory Governing Bodies and of the Representative for Relations with the Market; d) Investor Relations Office – its functions and contact details; e) Financial Statements; f) Half-Yearly Calendar of Company Events; g) Proposals presented to Shareholders' General Meetings; h) Notices convening Shareholders' General Meetings. Companies shall advocate the rotation of auditors after |
Comply | 3.11. |
| two or three terms in accordance with four or three year mandates, respectively. Their continuance beyond this period must be based on a specific opinion of the Supervisory Board to formally consider the conditions of auditor independence and the benefits |
Comply | 3.12. | |
| III.1.4 | and costs of replacement. The external auditor must, within its powers, verify the implementation of remuneration policies and systems, the efficiency and functioning of internal control mechanisms and report any shortcomings to the |
Comply | 2.2.4. |
| III.1.5 | company's Supervisory Board. The company shall not recruit the external auditor for services other than audit services, nor any entities with which same takes part or incorporates the same network. Where recruiting such services is called for, said services should not be greater than 30% of the total value of services rendered to the company. The hiring of these services must be approved by the |
Comply | 3.12 |
| Supervisory Board and must be expounded in the Annual Corporate Governance Report. |
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| IV. | CONFLICTS OF INTEREST | ||
| IV.1 | SHAREHOLDER RELATIONSHIP | ||
| IV.1.1 | Where deals are concluded between the company and shareholders with qualifying holdings, or entities with which same are linked in accordance with Article 20 of the Securities Code, such deals shall be carried out in normal market conditions. |
Comply | 3.10. |
| IV.1.2 | Where deals of significant importance are undertaken with holders of qualifying holdings, or entities with which same are linked in accordance with Article 20 of the Securities Code, such deals shall be subject to a preliminary opinion from the Supervisory Board. The procedures and criteria required to define the relevant level of significance of these deals and other conditions shall be established by the Supervisory Board. |
Comply | 3.10 |
The Board of the Shareholders' General Meeting was elected at the Shareholders' Annual General Meeting of Sonae Indústria held on 28th April 2009, for the mandate 2009-2011 and is composed of:
João Augusto Esmeriz Vieira de Castro - Chairman
António Agostinho Cardoso da Conceição Guedes - Secretary
The company provides human resources and logistical support to the Members of the Board of the Shareholders' General Meeting which is appropriate for their requirements through the corporate legal department. This department actively collaborates in the preparation of general meetings, ensuring the publication of the respective notices, receiving and controlling all communications from shareholders and intermediaries and works closely to ensure the logistical aspects of the meeting.
The remuneration of members of the Board of the Shareholders' General Meeting consists of a fixed fee, determined considering the company situation and market practices.
The remuneration of the Chairman of the Board of the Shareholders' General Meeting in 2011 amounted to 5,000 Euros.
Under the terms of Sonae Indústria's Articles of Association, the Shareholders' General Meeting is composed only of shareholders with voting rights who provide evidence of their ownership, according to the terms established by law.
The Article 23º-C of the Securities Code, added by Decree-Law No. 49/2010 of May 19th, establishes that, who is entitled to participate, discuss and vote in the Shareholders' General Meeting, are shareholders who at the record date, which corresponds to 0 hours of the 5th trading day prior to the date of the meeting, hold at least one vote, according to law and the statutes.
At the Annual General Meeting held in 2011, the new legal rules were already applied and it was decided on that General Meeting to change the Articles of Association to adapt to them.
In relation to share blocking in the event of suspension of the general meeting, it is to apply what is stated in the law.
Under the terms of Sonae Indústria's Articles of Association, shareholders may be represented at Shareholders' General Meetings under the terms established by the law and by the respective notice of the meeting.
To each share corresponds one vote.
Under Sonae Indústria's Articles of Association, Shareholders' General Meetings can convene at the first session, as long as shareholders representing over fifty percent of the Company's share capital are present or represented.
All decisions at Shareholders' General Meetings are taken by simple majority except in those situations in which a higher percentage is required by law.
The Company's Articles of Association stipulate that, while the Company is regarded as a listed and "publicly traded company", shareholders are allowed to vote by post in relation to all items on the agenda of the Shareholders' General Meeting, following the rules for the exercise of voting by post. The Company's Articles of Association establish that votes can only be considered when sent to the headquarters of the Company by registered post with notification of receipt addressed to the Chairman of the Shareholders' General Meeting. These votes should be received at least three days before the date of the General Meeting and are subject to the normal rules regarding evidence of share ownership. Postal votes are considered negative votes in relation to any proposals presented after the date on which they were issued. A standard form for postal voting is available at Sonae Indústria's corporate website www.sonaeindustria.com and its head offices.
Sonae Indústria Articles of Association stipulate that the postal voting may be exercised by electronic means if this medium is made available to shareholders and is included in the notice of the meeting. This possibility results from the amendment made in the Articles of Association during the last General Meeting, and therefore has not yet been used.
The preliminary information for the General Meeting and the proposals submitted by the Board of Directors are available at the time of disclosure of the notice of meeting.
Following the Annual General Meeting held on 31st March 2011, Sonae Indústria disclosed to the market the content of the proposals presented and deliberations taken at such Shareholders' General Meeting. Moreover, Sonae Indústria posted in its website on the same date information regarding represented capital, voting results for each proposal, as well as the content of the proposals presented at such General Meeting. This information will be maintained on the company's website for no less than a 3 year period, so that shareholders can have access to them.
At the Shareholders' General Meetings held on the 31st March 2011, none of the Shareholders' Remuneration Committee members were present due to agenda constrains.
As stated in the Company's Articles of Association, the Shareholders' General Meeting is responsible for fixing the remuneration of the members of the governing bodies or electing a committee for this purpose. The Sonae Indústria Shareholders' Annual General Meeting in 2009 elected the Shareholders' Remuneration Committee for the current mandate, and the Annual General Meeting held in March 2011 decided to increase to three the number of members of the Shareholders' Remuneration Committee, appointing Belmiro Mendes de Azevedo to fulfill the vacancy (the Shareholders' Remuneration Committee is described in section 2.12. of this report).
The Shareholders' Remuneration Committee submitted to the shareholders a proposal on the remuneration policy for members of the governing bodies and other managers as well as a regulation of the grating plan of Sonae Indústria's shares under the Medium Term Variable Bonus which was approved by the Annual General Meeting
Regarding the performance of members of the Board of Directors, in all Annual General Meetings is included, in the terms of the law, a point on the agenda regarding the general assessment of the administration and supervision of the company where, if they so wish, shareholders can discuss the performance of the members of the administration.
The remuneration policy and a shares granting plan approved at the 2011 Annual General Meeting provides that the Medium Term Variable Bonus of executive directors of the company and of executive directors of other subsidiaries or employees who are eligible, is paid by delivery of own shares at no cost to those directors and employees, setting out how such an allocation is made, keeping the company always the choice of delivering, in its place, the cash value.
Sonae Indústria, as well as companies directly or indirectly dependent, did not approve any regulation of option of own shares to Board Members or staff.
Sonae Indústria has no system of retirement benefits.
The Company has not adopted any measures that would hinder the success of a public tender offer for the purchase of the Company's shares nor the company's Articles of Association limits the number of votes that may be held or exercised by a sole shareholder.
On December 31st, 2011 there were financings in the amount of about 26 million Euros, regarding which the respective creditors are able to consider the debt as matured in case of shareholder control changes.
The Company has not entered into any kind of relevant agreement that would be subject to change or termination in the event of transfer of control of the company. Furthermore, it does not envisage defensive measures that instigate immediate serious asset erosion in the company in the event of transmission of the Company´s control or change in the composition of the Board of Directors.
No agreements exist relating to compensation or payments made to directors or employees because of contract termination due to a change in company control.
The Sonae Indústria's Articles of Association define a corporate governance model of the company known as the "Reinforced Latin Model", which implies that the company has a Board of Directors, Statutory Audit Board and Statutory External Auditor.
The Corporate Governance Officer examines annually the advantages and possible disadvantages of adopting this model and reports his conclusions to the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors believes that the model favours the interests of the company and its shareholders, being effective and having not faced any constraints to its operation.
Based on the Articles of Association, the Board of Directors may be composed of an even or odd number of members, ranging from a minimum of three to maximum of thirteen, elected at a Shareholders' General Meeting.
Sonae Indústria's Board of Directors was on the 31st December 2011 composed of 7 members, given that the administrator Per Knuts resigned as a director in March 2011 and at the Annual General Meeting held in the same month, it was decided to reduce the number of members of the Board of Directors to eight members and that the former Chief Executive Officer Carlos Bianchi de Aguiar, resigned as director in July 2011 and was not replaced.
Moreover, in August 2011 the director Thomas Nysten died, and the Board of Directors proceeded to replace it, co-opting a new director.
From the current 7 directors, 5 of them were elected at the 2009 Shareholder's Annual General Meeting for the mandate 2009-2011; João Paulo dos Santos Pinto, was elected until the end of the current term, at the 2010 Annual General Meeting and Albrecht Olof Lothar Ehlers was co-opted by the Board of Directors on September 8, 2011, to replace the director Thomas Nysten who died in August of that year.
The Board of Directors of Sonae Indústria is composed of:
The Chairman of the Board of Directors, who is elected by the Board, has a casting vote.
As stipulated by the Company's Articles of Association, the Board of Directors meets once a quarter and additionally whenever the Chairman or two of its members call a meeting. All decisions taken are recorded in the respective minutes. According to the Articles of Association, when a Board member misses two meetings, in a row or every two, this will be considered a definitive absence, if the justification has not been accepted by the Board of Directors.
Six Board meetings were held in 2011. The Board of Directors can only deliberate if the majority of its members are present or represented, and decisions are taken by a majority of the votes of the Board members present or represented and of those who vote by post.
According to Corporate Governance best practices, the Board of Directors undertakes periodically a formal self-assessment with the help of an external consultant. The last assessment was in 2008. The assessment was designed to evaluate the way of functioning of Board and the respective Committees, to evaluate Corporate Governance at Board level and to propose measures for further improvements. The measures identified in 2008's assessment have already been implemented. Through this process each director has the opportunity to assess his / her colleagues, express his / her views on a number of items related to their performance, having each director the opportunity to comment the analysis performed by his/her colleagues. This entire process is conducted with the assistance of an external consultant.
To improve the operational efficiency of the Board of Directors and meet best practice in Corporate Governance, the Board of Directors appointed 3 Board Committees with specialized competences and a Corporate Governance Officer. The Ethics Committee which existed previously was extinguished at the end of 2011, and integrated as a subcommission of the Social Responsibility and Environmental Committee, which is then called Social Responsibility, Environmental and Ethics Committee. These committees are described under the chapter 2.14 of this report.
The Executive Committee is appointed by the Board of Directors and is composed of 3 members.
The Board of Directors has delegated powers to the Executive Committee to manage day-to-day operations of the Company except:
f) deciding to change the Company's headquarters or to approve any share capital increases;
g) deciding on mergers, de-mergers and modifications to the corporate structure of the Company;
h) approving the Company's Business Plan and Annual Budget;
i) deciding key features of personnel policies including stock incentive plans and variable remuneration plans applicable to Executives and Senior Managers (Management Levels G4 and above), in areas that do not require resolutions from the Shareholders' Remuneration Committee or deliberations at Shareholders' General Meetings, together with decisions on individual compensation for Executives of Management Levels G3 and above, which competence is delegated to the Board Nomination and Remuneration Committee and, when these Executives are Officers of the Company, also require decisions from the Shareholders' Remuneration Committee or deliberations at Shareholders' General Meetings;
j) defining or changing major accounting policies of any company included in the consolidation perimeter of Sonae Indústria Group;
k) approving quarterly and half-yearly reports and accounts;
l) selling, acquiring directly or by long-term lease or transacting in any other way, investments classified as tangible fixed assets where the individual transaction value is in excess of 5,000,000 Euros;
m) purchasing or subscribing new shares in the share capital of any subsidiary company where the accumulated amount exceeds 20,000,000 Euros in any financial year;
n) investing in any other company or in other financial assets when the accumulated value is in excess of 10,000,000 Euros in any financial year;
o) making any other financial investment which exceeds the accumulated amount of 10,000,000 Euros in any financial year, unless in the ordinary course of business, namely in short term investments of available cash
p) disposing of assets or other divestments, if such a transaction has a significant effect on the operating results of the Company (defined as equal or greater than 5%) or affects the jobs of more than 100 employees;
q) defining Sonae Indústria and Sonae Indústria Group strategy and general policies;
r) defining the corporate structure of Sonae Indústria Group.
In 2010 the Executive Committee adopted a new matrix organization model, with the creation of two new functions, CMSO - Chief Marketing and Sales Officer and CITO - Chief Industrial and Technology Officer.
Following the resignation of Chief Executive Officer in July 2011, the Board of Directors decided to implement an interim management model with two CEOs, who were jointly responsible for the leadership and management of the company, Rui Correia was appointed as Chairman and João Paulo Pinto as Vice-Chairman, being the areas that report to the Executive Committee divided as follows:
The Executive Committee normally meets at least once every month, excluding August and additionally whenever the Chairman of the Executive Committee or the Vice-Chairman calls a meeting in writing, at least 3 days before the appointed date. Meetings can only take place if at least two of the members are present (either physically or by videoconference). The Chairman of the Executive Committee presides the meeting.
Decisions made by the Executive Committee are taken with the favourable votes of the Chairman and the Vice- Chairman of the Executive Committee. In the absence of quorum, the Executive Committee must submit the matter under consideration to the Board of Directors for deliberation.
The Statutory Audit Board may be composed of an even or odd number of members, with a minimum of three and a maximum of five with one or two substitutes appointed, depending on the number of members being either three or more, respectively.
The Statutory Audit Board was elected at the 2009 Shareholders' Annual General Meeting for the current mandate (2009-2011) and has the following composition:
The Statutory Audit Board report is available on the company website together with other accountability documents. This report includes a description of the Statutory Audit Board's activity, which did not mention any constraints identified.
The Statutory External Auditor is PriceWaterHouseCoopers & Associados, SROC, Lda. represented by Hermínio António Paulos Afonso.
The Company secretary and his/her substitute are appointed by the Board of Directors and have a 3-year mandate aligned with the mandate of the other corporate governing bodies, having been designated in 2009 for the new mandate (2009-2011). The Company secretary shall perform those duties established by law.
The Company secretary and her substitute are:
Permanent: Júlia Maria Moreira da Silva Santos Substitute: Patrícia Isabel Chemega dos Santos
Sonae Indústria is based on integrity and ethical values that emanate from the top down with the example then being set by management.
The different governing bodies have been born from a management philosophy and operating style based on a strong organizational structure with adequate assignment of authority and responsibilities. Sound Human Resource policies and procedures and the existence of the Code of Conduct are enshrined in such structure.
Sonae Indústria faces a variety of risks from external and internal sources which must be assessed and we have instilled in our company a culture of prevention and early detection. As you will see subsequently, an Enterprise-Wide Risk Management Framework was developed and is continually updated.
Policies and procedures have been developed that help ensure management directives are carried out. Sonae Indústria has a dedicated team in Business Process & Organization which through working with local operations and central departments, acts as a Centre of Excellence in accomplishing key objectives such as: prioritising, developing and implementing processes (including control activities); maintaining a Process Library (knowledge and documentation); establishing process best practices; and, evaluating process performance. Sonae Indústria has a huge range of activities in place as diverse as approvals, authorizations, verifications, reconciliations, reviews of operating performance, security of assets and segregation of duties.
Pertinent information is identified, captured and communicated within a form and timeframe which enables people to fulfill their responsibilities. Sonae Indústria has a Planning and Management Control department which supported by robust information systems, produces reports containing operational, financial and compliance-related information. The Accounting & Consolidation department is responsible for the preparation of the consolidated financial information based on reporting packages from the Administrative and Financial responsibles of each country. The centralised accounting back-office (Shared Service Center) performs the accounting of all subsidiaries, with the exception of the Canadian, thus helping to guarantee alignment of policies and procedures and strengthening controls.
Internal control systems are monitored. Ongoing monitoring activities exist, namely regular management and supervisory activities. Separate evaluations are conducted by the internal audit department, whose scope and frequency depend primarily on an assessment of the risks and effectiveness of ongoing monitoring procedures.
There are procedures for periodic reporting to management and supervisory bodies of major internal control deficiencies and breaches of procedures and policies set by Sonae Industria.
Sonae Indústria has a reasonable level of confidence in the internal control framework which is currently in place. Communication of the Vision, Values and Principles throughout the organization reinforces the importance in terms of ethical behaviour. The existence of the Code of Conduct, of the Whistleblower tool and the Éthics Subcommittee, enhance the control culture of the organisation.
Internal Audit is an independent and objective activity, which aims helping Sonae Industria to achieve their goals by participating in the process of value creation. Uses a systematic and structured approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, internal control procedures and corporate governance.
Internal Audit operates in accordance with International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing, established by the Institute of Internal Auditors, including its Code of Ethics.
In fulfilling its responsibilities, Internal Audit has access to any persons, records, information systems and assets deemed necessary.
Internal Audit reports functionally to the Board Audit and Finance Committee (BAFC) and to the Statutory Audit Board.
The planning of the activity of Internal Audit is essentially developed based on a prior assessment of the systematic business risks of Sonae Indústria. The annual plan of Internal Audit activity is approved in advance by the Executive Committee and submitted to the Board Audit and Finance Committee (BAFC) and to the Statutory Audit Board.
Descriptive reports of the activity of Internal Audit are periodically prepared and sent to the Executive Committee, the Board Audit and Finance Committee (BAFC) and to the Statutory Audit Board of Sonae Industria, which includes the summary of significant internal control deficiencies and shortcomings in procedures and policies set by Company.
The reporting system implemented ensures regular feedback, a proper review of the activities and the possibility to adjust the plan of activities to emerging needs.
Board Audit and Finance Committee (BAFC) and to the Statutory Audit Board are responsible for overseeing the effectiveness of the internal audit function. Accordingly, Internal Audit has developed a quality assurance and quality promotion, which includes ongoing analysis and regular and periodic evaluations of the quality conducted internally and externally.
Risk Management is a key concern within the Sonae Indústria culture and is present in all management processes, forming part of the delegated responsibility of managers and employees at all levels within the Sonae Indústria Group.
Risk Management comprises the process of identifying potential risks, analysing their possible impact on the organisation's strategic goals and seeking ways to minimise the probability of their materialisation, in order to determine the best procedures to manage exposure to them.
A global approach is in place to assure a suitable and balanced coverage of the operational risk through its transfer to our reinsurance panel. Sonae Indústria developed various Global programs to place the risk in the insurance local market, aiming to cover:
Sonae Indústria adopts global policies as a support to its processes of risk management and is committed to improving its assets protection and prevention levels to reinforce the partnership with the insurance market.
The production of wood-based panels is an industrial activity with a significant operational risk arising from fire and explosion. Consequently, the operational risk management is active in the implementation of standards and the choice of systems that are capable of reducing industrial unit risks.
Recognising this importance and the transversal nature of the function, Risk Management is integrated in the department responsible for the consolidation of best Industrial, Environmental, Energy, Maintenance and Health & Safety practices (Corporate Department IndBest).
The Risk Management department is separated in two functions - Operational Risk Management and Insurance Management - in order to focus on developing and implementing measures to mitigate risks in industrial operations, and in developing skills to be more efficient and effective in using insurance policies underwritten by the Group. The Risk Management Department consists of a central team of 2 full time members, one of which is responsible for Operational Risk Management and the other for Insurance Management. A formally coordinated network of Country Risk Officers exists in each of the countries where Sonae Indústria operates and at each of the sites there is a dedicated Plant Risk Officer.
The organisation of the IndBest ("Industrial Best Practices") corporate department can be analysed in the chart below:
The Risk Management function is also related to the Corporate Planning and Management Control Department which is composed of 7 people, organised into three teams to better address the challenges and changes the businesses faces. These are the Corporate Reporting Team, which is also responsible for business analysis, the Investment Analysis and big projects Team and the Strategic Planning and Special Projects Team.
At Sonae Indústria, Risk Management is based on a uniform and integrated methodology, denominated Enterprise-Wide Risk Management ("EWRM").
In 2006, the systematisation process was consolidated, fully integrated and aligned with strategic business goals, aimed at prioritising relevant business risks and identifying procedures to mitigate their impact. The process covered the whole organisation, encompassing all countries and corporate functions.
The Risk model, which was built in 2004 and revised in 2006, aggregates the business risks into three categories (Business Division Risk, Business Process Risks and Risk Information for Decision Making) and contains the quantification of the relevance (impact on EBITDA and operating efficiency) as well as probability (frequency of the event or scenario occurring) of the critical risks for Sonae Indústria.
The Risk Model has been undergoing continuous updates and in 2008 a new risk was introduced, entitled "Community Concern". This risk evaluates the influence – negative or positive - that Sonae Indústria could exert in the local community where its activities are developed.
In 2009 and in the context of the management of the Risk "Community Concern", Sonae Indústria formally launched an environmental communication forum for the White River community in South Africa. This forum was set up under the project to expand production capacity in this industrial unit, which was completed in 2009. Community concerns focused mainly on issues related to dust and noise emissions, derived from the older parts of the industrial process. Consequently, an extensive investment plan to mitigate the problems observed will be implemented.
The management of financial risks, incorporated into the business process risks is carried out and monitored within the ambit of the finance function.
In March 2011 the process was revised and re-launched with a bottom up approach. This new exercise was planned in two major phases:
The consolidated exercise will be the basis for the Global Sonae Indústria Risk Map to be defined by the Executive Committee.
Given the risk associated with industrial activity at Sonae Indústria and being a world leader in the wood-based panels sector, it would be unacceptable to fail to recover from a catastrophic event on a "world class" scale. Thus, protection of core assets as well as loss prevention are constant concerns for our Group and these were defined as priorities for 2011.
In line with the Special Risks identified at the Corporate Standards of Operational Risk (CORS), a detailed action plan was launched in 2011 to mitigate the risk associated with thermal oil system.
The Risk Forum quarterly online meeting with all Risk Officers and Country Leads of Sonae Indústria was mainly dedicated to the follow up on the implementation of this new plan.
This project was developed to ensure standardisation of processes and procedures across all geographies in an effort to improve operational risk management by leaving little or no room for uncertainty.
The CORS were developed with reference to international standards such as NFPA15 and/or FM16 data sheets, considering the best practices of the wood industry and good fire protection engineering practices existing at Sonae Indústria.
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All procedures were developed by a team with the Corporate Risk Management, Global Insurance Broker, Fronting Insurance Company and external consulting entity recognised by the entire insurance panel who guaranteed validation of the output.
Internal departments were also involved as active partners in the entire process to guarantee a wide scope of the project and to avoid transversal implications.
The Corporate Operational Risk Standards (CORS) are divided into three areas:
Management Programs and Procedures:
Best Industry Practices in Loss Prevention involving the Human Element;
Management of Programs (maintenance, equipment inspections, training, contractors, housekeeping).
Fire Protection Systems:
Reference to international recognised standards, mainly NFPA;
In 2011, 2 new standards were created to mitigate specific risks according to the necessary process of improving and updating. All changes were previously subject to approval by Risk Engineers of the Leading Insurance Company and External Risk Consultant.
Since 2009, the CORS have become the processes and procedures by which the audit risks are oriented to check the exposure of each plant. This permitted greater transparency and harmonisation in the audit process.
To achieve this harmonisation we had to work with the External Risk Consultant company and, in the 2011 scheduled surveys, revaluated the existing ratings to align the evaluation method across the Group. This had an immediate effect on the overall QIN (Quality Index Number) that reduced 0.1 by December 2011.
Apart from this, the format of the external audits remains unchanged – inspections to all sites every two years. Subsequently, a report is issued with a set of recommendations for each of the plants visited. Since 2000, the overall QIN of Sonae Indústria has improved from 5.8 in 2000 to 7.1 in 2009 (on a scale from 0 to10).
During 2011 10 external audit programs were performed and the overall QIN of Sonae Indústria resulted in 7.0 (on a scale from 0 to 10).
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QIN Sonae Indústria
An internal visit is made to each plant every 18 months to review the status of the previous internal and external recommendations as well as compliance with Corporate Operational Risk Standards.
The reporting created in 2010 only allowed a qualitative evaluation and therefore it was not effective enough to enable comparisons between sites.
In 2011, and based on this model, a development was made to create a tool to effectively measure and rate the plants according to the risk profile.
Simulations were made in some industrial sites to validate the new format before final development of this informatics platform.
A Quarterly Control self-assessment procedure using a Self Inspection Form has been carried out by each plant since 2000.
With the implementation of CORS, a new software application including the necessary updates was launched in the first quarter of 2009.
In order to enable a quantitative evaluation of the gap between guidelines and the real situation on each plant we engaged the development of a new Self Inspection Form.
This process was developed based in the new Internal Risk template. The aim is to have the same form for the Self Inspection Form and Internal Risk Inspections clearly distributed by the same themes.
With this changes we will effectively merge two standalone activities and create a common tool that standardizes the cycle of the Risk Management activity, simplifies the work done in the plants and allows a more transparent, understandable and useful process.
Each individual plant plan (which is updated annually) defines a set of measures to be taken towards achieving full compliance with the Corporate Operational Risk Standards by 2013. The main objectives encompass:
Improving Sonae Indústria's Installations Risk Standard with a view to increasing employee and asset safety, and avoiding eventual periods of business interruption;
The 2004-2013 Risk Plan forms an integral part of the Industrial Master Plan of Sonae Indústria, which consists of the investment planning of each plant for the next 5 years.
Sonae Indústria's global insurance premium is charged to each plant with 50% being allocated according to insurance market prices and 50% being based on the plant's measured risk quality allocated (QIN). The former is calculated in line with "stand alone" local market insurance premium levels and the latter according to the QIN of each plant.
It is the responsibility of the Board of Directors to create the necessary structures and services to ensure that the internal control and risk management system works properly. For this purpose, specific departments were created, some years ago, composed by specialized teams - Internal Audit and Risk Management. The main function of the Internal Audit department is to monitor compliance with procedures and policies defined and to report to the Board of Directors on any irregularities found. The Risk Management department must analyse the potential risks of the business and implement the standards as well as the systems that can reduce those risks.
The person responsible for the Internal Audit department reports functionally to and meets the Statutory Audit Board at least twice a year as well as the Board Audit and Finance Committee, whose chairman is an Independent Director. Both Governing Bodies can request information or clarifications whenever they wish.
Additionally, it is the Board Audit and Finance Committee particular duty to manage the risk, internally control the business processes and businesses as well as analyse the results of the Internal and External Audit.
The competences of the Statutory Audit Boards include reviewing the effectiveness of the risk management system as well as that of the internal control and audit systems. The Statutory Audit Board has access to all the information whenever it deems necessary and can liaise with the heads of the respective departments.
The Statutory External Auditor reviews the implementation of policies and remuneration systems as well at the effectiveness and operation of the internal control mechanisms. In the event of finding any defect or irregularity, this will be reported to the Statutory Audit Board.
The Board of Directors, Executive Committee and Statutory Audit Board have functioning regulations which can be found at the site www.sonaeindustria.com.
No rules have been set for any incompatibilities or cumulative number of positions, being applicable the law provisions.
The main financial risk that Sonae Indústria is exposed to is credit risk over its customers, which is the risk of a customer either paying late or failing to pay the acquired products due to lack of liquidity. To mitigate this risk, Sonae Indústria has credit management procedures and credit approval processes in place together with insurance policies whenever necessary.
The economical risks that Sonae Indústria is exposed to include, Interest Rate Risk, Foreign Exchange Risk and Liquidity Risk.
Interest Rate Risk depends on the proportion of floating rate debt on Sonae Indústria's consolidated Statements of Financial Position and the consequent cash flows related to interest payments. As a general rule, Sonae Indústria does not hedge its exposure to floating interest rates through financial derivatives. This approach is based on the principle of the existence of a positive correlation between the interest rate levels and the "operating cash flow before net interest charges" which creates a natural hedge on the "operating cash flow after net interest charges" for Sonae Indústria.
Foreign Exchange Risk derives from being a diversified Group with subsidiaries spread throughout three different continents. Consolidated Statements of Financial Position and Profit and Loss are exposed to foreign exchange translation risk and Sonae Indústria subsidiaries are exposed to foreign exchange risk from both translation and transaction type. Whenever possible and economically viable, Group subsidiaries aim to offset assets and liabilities denominated in the same foreign currency.
Liquidity Risk aims mainly to ensure that the company can obtain the financing required to properly carry on its business activities on time, implement its strategy and meet its payment obligations when due, while avoiding the need for having to obtain funding under unfavourable terms. For this purpose, liquidity management at Sonae Indústria mainly comprises consistent financial planning, diversification of financing sources and diversification of debt maturities issued.
Regarding Legal Risks, the main risk of the Group's business relates to legislative changes that may occur at the level of the activity (environmental law and labour, among others) that can encumber the activity to such an extent that its profitability may be affected.
The Board of Directors is empowered to ensure the management of the Company in accordance with the scope established in the Company's Articles of Association and under the law. Currently, the Board of Directors may deliberate on increases in the Company's share capital of up to one thousand and two hundred million Euros, on one or more occasions, in accordance with the law.
The policy established by Sonae Industria in relation to the rotation of functions of the Board of Directors is not to define any policy in that area considering that there is no benefit to the company and to its shareholders, in rotating portfolios of the Board of Directors when the nominated members for each portfolio are competent and successful in its function.
Members of the Board of Directors are elected by the Shareholders' General Meeting. Groups of shareholders representing between 10% and 20% of the Company's share capital, may submit a stand-alone proposal to nominate a Director in advance of the Shareholders' General Meeting. Such shareholder cannot support more than one list of Directors and each list must identify at least two eligible persons to fill each position on the Board. If lists are submitted by more than one group of shareholders, the voting will be based on all of these lists.
In the event of death, resignation or temporary or permanent inability of any of the Directors, the Board of Directors is responsible for his or her replacement. If the Director in question was nominated by minority shareholders, a new separate election must be held.
Members of the Statutory Audit Board are also elected by the Shareholders' General Meeting. Statutory Audit Board permanent members who are temporarily unable to exercise functions or whose functions have ceased are replaced by substitute members, who will subsequently continue functions until the first Shareholders Annual General Meeting. This meeting will then proceed to fulfil the respective vacancies.
In the absence of the alternate positions, vacancies are filled through a new election.
The Statutory External Auditor is elected by the Shareholders' General Meeting following a proposal from the Statutory Audit Board.
In the absence of the elected Statutory External Auditor, it is the responsibility of the Board of Shareholders' General Meeting to appoint his substitute, subject to ratification by the following Shareholders' General Meeting. In the absence of designation within 30 days, the company governing bodies shall notify the Association of External Auditors who is entitled to appoint the external auditor.
Over the course of 2011, the number of meetings and attendance recorded for the Board of Directors, Board Committees, Statutory Audit Board and Ethics Committee (this Committee was extinguished during the Board of Directors meeting held in December 2011, being after that a sub-commission of the Social Responsibility and Environment Committee which was named Social Responsibility, Environment and Ethics Committee; as this change only occurred at the end of the year, the information below refers to the previous structure) were as follows:
| Meetings and Attendance | Number of Meetings |
Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| Board of Directors | 6 | 91% |
| Executive Committee | 22 | 100% |
| Board Audit and Finance Committee | 5 | 83% |
| Social Responsibility and Environment Committee | 2 | 75% |
| Board Nomination and Remuneration Committee | 4 | 93% |
| Statutory Audit Board | 6 | 100% |
| Ethics Committee | 1 | 100% |
All governing bodies and Committees have minutes from their meetings.
With the objective of maintaining the Board of Directors and the Statutory Audit Board permanently informed on decisions taken by the Executive Committee, minutes arising from the Executive Committee meetings are available to all Board of Directors and Statutory Audit Board Members. At the end of each year the Executive Committee prepares the calendar of meetings for the following year, and informing about it the Board of Directors and the Statutory Audit Board.
Members of the Executive Committee provide all information required by other members of the governing bodies both on time and in sufficient detail.
The Board of Directors of Sonae Indústria is composed of seven (7) members, three (3) Executive and four (4) Non-Executives.
Of the Non-Executive Directors, 2 (two) are Independent as they are not associated with any interests group within the company, they do not hold nor do they act on behalf of shareholders with qualified shareholdings of 2% or more of the company's share capital. Moreover, they have not been re-elected for more than two mandates, in accordance with rules in paragraph 5 of article 414 of the Companies Law.
All Independent Members comply with the applicable rules of incompatibility determined in paragraph 1 of art. 414-A of the Companies Law, since it is understood that in regard to Albrecht Olof Lothar Ehlers, who despite being a member of the Supervisory Board of Glunz, AG, subsidiary of Sonae Indústria, the rule set forth in paragraph c) of that provision is not violated. In fact, on the one hand, such provision was developed for Supervisory Board members having to be interpreted when applied to members of the Board of Directors and, on the other hand, the Supervisory Board of Glunz, is in its essence an auditing board and not a management one.
The Independent Directors exercise an important influence over the decision-making process and development of company strategy and policy.
The Board of Directors evaluates the independence of the Non-Executive Board Members, applying the legal rules established for other governing bodies.
Usually, the members of the Board, executive and non-executives, are appointed by the Shareholders' General Meeting under a proposal from a shareholder. Therefore, there is no interference in this process by the Executive members. In the event of absence of any director, the Board of Directors may in the terms of the law, make a cooption. This is the sole responsibility of the Board of Directors, since this is a matter not delegated to the Executive Committee. It is the responsibility of the Board Nomination and Remuneration Committee (which does not have any Executive Board Member) to submit a proposal for this co-option.
The Board of Directors includes in its management Report a description of the activities undertaken by the non-executive Board Members.
Belmiro de Azevedo (Chairman): obtained a degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Oporto, a PMD from Harvard Business School, participated in the Financial Management Programme from Stanford University and has occupied a diverse number of positions in the Efanor/Sonae Group from an early stage. Mr Belmiro de Azevedo is today Chairman of the Board of Sonae, SGPS, SA, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Sonae Capital, SGPS S.A., and member of the European Union Hong Kong Business Cooperation Committee, of the International Advisory Board of Allianz AG and of the Harvard Business School International Advisory Board. He has been awarded on a number of occasions, some of the most prominent being the "Encomienda de Numero de la Ordem del Mérito Civil" from His Majesty D.Juan Carlos, King of Spain, the "Ordem of the Cruzeiro do Sul" from the President of the Brazilian Federal Republic, the "Grã Cruz da Ordem do Infante D. Henrique" from the President of the Portuguese Republic, nomination as "Honorary Fellow" of the London Business School and member of the "Order of Outstanding Contributors to Sustainable Development" from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.
Álvaro Cuervo Garcia (Independent): holds a post graduate degree in Statistics and Psychology and a PhD in Economics from the University of Madrid (Spain). Mr Cuervo is a professor of Business Economics and was Head of the Business department at the Complutense University in Madrid, Head of Business Economics at Valladolid and Oviedo University (Spain) and CIDE (Mexico) and visiting professor at New York University and California Berkeley University (USA). Is a member of the Spanish government's consultative committee for privatizations and Chairman of the Economic and Business Scientific Association (Spain). He holds a number of other directorship roles.
Paulo Azevedo: holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Lausanne Polytechnic School (Switzerland) and a post-graduate degree in Business studies from the Oporto Institute of Business Studies. Having been CEO of Optimus – Telecomunicações S.A. between 1998 and 2000. Today Mr. Paulo de Azevedo is chairman of the executive committee of Sonae SGPS, SA and holds a number of managerial and directorship roles in the Efanor/Sonae Group. Paulo Azevedo is Belmiro de Azevedo's son.
Albrecht Ehlers (Independent): lawyer; law degree from the University of Münster (Germany). From 1987 to 2000 held various positions in the legal and human resources departments of Glunz AG, having been appointed in 1995 to join the Executive Board (Vorstand) of that company, with responsibilities in several areas including human resources and legal department. Between 2000 and 2004 he was senior vice president of Hochtief AG (Germany) with particular responsibility in the areas of human resources and corporate services. From 2004 until 2009 he joined the Executive Board (Vorstand) of that company. Since the year 2010 he holds functions of chancellor at the Technical University of Dortmund (Germany).
Rui Correia (Chairman of the Executive Committee and CFO): holds a degree in Economics from the University of Oporto and a post graduate degree in Business Management from the Oporto Institute of Business Studies. Having exercised functions in the Efanor/Sonae Group since 1994, he was head of the Finance Department of Sonae SGPS from 2000 and since 2001, he has also held a number of managerial and directorship roles in the Efanor/Sonae Group. He was appointed as Sonae Indústria CFO in 2005 and President of the Executive Committee in 2011.
João Paulo Pinto (Vice- Chairman of the Executive Committee and CITO): holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Oporto and a Masters in Internal Combustion Engines (Ècole Nationale du Petrole et dês Moteurs), Paris, and MBA - University of Oporto. At Sonae / Efanor Group since 1995, where he held several positions in marketing and sales, and in 2009 assumed the role of COO of Sonae Industria for the Iberian Peninsula. In 2010 he joined the Board of Directors of Sonae Industria, as executive member and the role of CITO "Chief Industrial and Technology Officer". In 2011 was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee.
Christophe Chambonnet (CM&SO): obtained a degree in engineering from ISAB (France), a MS in Applied Economics and an MBA from the University of Purdue, USA. Between 1998 and 2000 he has occupied a number of managerial and directorship roles in the Marketing area, namely in companies based in USA, Canada, France and Belgium. Between 2000 and 2005 he was a Board member of Tafisa Canada, a subsidiary of Sonae Indústria. Between April 2005 and June 2006, he was vice president of Tembec Avebene SAS, a French company. As from July 2006, he was appointed COO of Isoroy SAS. At the end of 2007 he joined the Board of Directors of Sonae Industria, in May 2010 left the post of General Director of Isoroy, assuming exclusively the duties of Executive Board Member of Sonae Indústria with the function of CM & SO - Chief Marketing and Sales Officer.
| Number of Shares | Number of Shares | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmiro Mendes de Azevedo | (1) Efanor Investimentos, SGPS, SA | ||
| Efanor Investimentos, SGPS, SA (1) | 49.999.997 | Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA | 44.780.000 |
| (1 share is held by the spouse) | Pareuro, BV (2) | 2.000.000 | |
| Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA (held by the spouse) |
1.010 | ||
| Duarte Paulo Teixeira de Azevedo | (2) Pareuro, BV | ||
| Efanor Investimentos, SGPS, SA (1) | 1 | Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA | 27.118.645 |
| Migracom, SGPS, SA (3) | 1.969.996 | ||
| Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA | 223 | (3) Migracom, SGPS, SA | |
| (held by the menor descendent) | Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA | 90.000 | |
| Imparfin, SPS, SA (4) | 150.000 | ||
| Rui Manuel Gonçalves Correia | |||
| Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA | 12.500 | (4) Imparfin, SGPS, SA | |
| Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA | 278.324 | ||
| Joâo Paulo dos Santos Pinto | |||
| Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA | 407 | ||
During the past five years, Belmiro de Azevedo, Rui Correia, Christophe Chambonnet, Paulo Azevedo, and João Paulo Pinto have also been Directors at other Efanor Group companies.
Within the same period, the following Directors also held directorships at the following companies outside the Efanor Group:
BA Vidrio, S.A.
Executive Director of the Board (Vorstand) from Hochtief AG
Belmiro de Azevedo, Paulo Azevedo and Alvaro Cuervo were appointed with effect from 15th December 2005, registration date for the merger of the "old" Sonae Indústria – SGPS, SA, into Sonae 3P – Panels, Pulp and Paper, SA and the renaming of the latter to Sonae Indústria SGPS, SA. Rui Correia was appointed to the Board of Directors of Sonae 3P on 22nd July 2002, Christophe Chambonnet was co-opted by the Board of Directors in the meeting dated 20th December 2007 having been ratified at the Shareholders' Annual General Meeting held in 2008. João Paulo Pinto was appointed at the 2010 Annual General Meeting and Albrecht Ehlers was co-opted in September 2011.
The current mandate of the Board of Director ended in 31st December 2011, remaining in functions under the law until a new designation, which will occur at the Annual General Meeting to be held in 2012.
Members of the Board of Directors are currently also members of the Board of Directors and auditing bodies of other companies, listed here.
Sonae – SGPS, S.A.
Ecociclo Energia e Ambiente, S.A.
Tafisa Canada Inc.
Albrecht Ehlers:Glunz AG (Supervisory Board Chairman – "Aufsichtsrat")
Erich-Brost-Institut für Journalismus in Europa GmbH
The Statutory Audit Board is composed by:
All members of the Statutory Audit Board comply with the rules of incompatibilities referred to in paragraph 1 of art. 414-A and the criteria of independence set out in paragraph 5 of art. 414, both of the Companies Law.
To ensure at all times the independence of members of the Statutory Audit Board prior to their appointment, such members issued statements attesting not to incur in any of the incompatibilities provided in Article 414º-A of the Companies Law. Additionally, they stated that they are not in any situation that affects their independence in accordance with paragraph 5 of Article 414º of the same law and committed themselves to immediately notify the company of anything that may lead to their loss of independence or to any incompatibility during their mandate. Furthermore, they were also requested to complete questionnaires designed in the same terms as those used by CMVM.
The current members of the Statutory Audit Board were elected at the Shareholders' Annual General Meeting held in April 2009 for the mandate 2009 – 2011.
Degree in Finance, SCEF (Portugal), Accountant, ICL (Portugal). Currently he is a specialist consultant in the areas of internal audit and internal control and is Chairman of the Statutory Audit Board of OCP Portugal Produtos Farmacêuticos SA, Sonae Industria, SGPS, SA and Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA. Prior to this he was a partner at Coopers & Lybrand and Bernardes, Sismeiro & Associados and from 1998 to 2008 at PricewaterwhouseCoopers - auditors and Statutory External Auditor and responsible for the Audit and official review in various activity sectors. He was also responsible for managing the office of those companies at Porto and Director of Audit Division in the period of 1998 – 2002 as well as member of the management board at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
ARMANDO LUÍS VIEIRA DE MAGALHÃES (Statutory Audit Board Member): Bachelor of Accounting (former-ICP and current ESCAP), Degree in Economics (University of Porto), Executive-MBA European Management (IESF / IFG). Mr. Magalhães performed various functions in a credit institution (1964-1989) and since 1989 has practiced as an external auditor, first on a stand-alone basis but subsequently as partner of Santos Carvalho & Associados, SROC and currently of Armando Magalhães, Carlos Silva & Associados, SROC, Lda..
Management Degree (ISEG, Technical University of Lisbon), MBA in Finance-IEDE Madrid, MBA in Management and Information Systems (Catholic University), Official External Auditor. Mr. Morgado held various roles as auditor in Coopers & Lybrand (1980-1989), responsible for Management Control and Internal Audit of the Coelima Group (1989-1991) before becoming a partner of Deloitte (1991-2004). From 2004 he has been an Official Statutory Auditor and Partner of Econotopia-Consultoria e Gestão, SA.
Degree in Economics (University of Porto). Mr. Quinta has held various functions in both the administrative and financial departments of different companies (1982-1986) and since 1986 has provided services within the external audit of the Official Statutory Auditors Association. Through this activity in 1990 he was included in the List of Official External Auditors, a function which he works on exclusivity, initially on a stand-alone basis but subsequently as partner of Óscar Quinta, Canedo da Mota & Pires Fernandes, SROC.
Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA (Chairman of the Statutory Audit Board)
Sonaecom - SGPS, S.A. (Statutory Audit Board) Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA (Statutory Audit Board)
Sonae, SGPS, SA (Statutory Audit Board)
Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA (Statutory Audit Board) Sonae Sierra, SGPS, SA (Statutory Audit Board)
Sonaecom - SGPS, S.A. (Statutory Audit Board) Sonae Investimentos, SGPS, SA (Statutory Audit Board)
OCP Portugal Produtos Farmacêuticos SA (Chairman of the Statutory Audit Board) Segafredo Zanetti (Portugal) SA (Chairman of the Board of the Shareholders' General Meeting)
Futebol Clube do Porto - Futebol S.A.D (Statutory Audit Board) PortoComercial - Sociedade de Comercialização, Licenciamento e Sponsorização, SA (Statutory Audit Board)
BA GLASS I – Serviços de Gestão e Investimentos, SA. (Statutory Audit Board) Caetano-Baviera – Comércio de Automóveis, SA (Statutory Audit Board) Óscar Quinta, Canedo da Mota & Pires Fernandes, SROC (Board of Directors)
None of the Statutory Audit Board Member holds Sonae Indústria shares.
The Statutory Audit Board proposed the election of the Statutory External Auditor at the Shareholders' General Meeting held in 2009, who is also the external auditor of the company. The proposed remuneration policy approved at the 2011 Shareholders' General Meeting states that the Statutory External Auditor of the company should be paid according to the normal levels of fees for similar services by reference to market information, as negotiated annually under the supervision of the Statutory Audit Board and of the Board Audit and Finance Committee.
The Statutory Audit Board meets the Statutory External Auditor whenever it deems fit and monitors their activities and conclusions from their work through the final audit reports. This allows them to evaluate the work of the external auditor. The Statutory Audit Board may if there is just cause, propose to the Shareholders' General Meeting the dismissal of the Statutory External Auditor since he is elected under the proposal of the Statutory Audit Board.
Sonae Indústria's Shareholders' Remuneration Committee is appointed by the Shareholders' General Meeting for a three-year term and was elected at the Shareholders' General Meeting held in April 2009 for the mandate 2009-2011. At the Annual General Meeting held in 2011 the number of members of the Shareholders' Remuneration Committee was extended to 3. Currently this committee is composed by Belmiro Mendes de Azevedo, Efanor Investimentos - SGPS, SA, represented by José Manuel Neves Adelino and Imparfin - SGPS, SA, represented by José Fernando Oliveira de Almeida Côrte-Real.
The participation of Belmiro de Azevedo at the Shareholders' Remuneration Committee, who is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company, corresponds to the representation of shareholder interests in the Shareholders' Remuneration Committee, as he intervenes in that capacity. Belmiro de Azevedo does not participate in the discussion nor is in the moment of this meeting in which his own payment is discussed and therefore ensuring the necessary impartiality and transparency.
The representative of the Imparfin José Corte Real, works for the Efanor Group on Human Resources' area; his extensive knowledge and vast experience in Human Resources, namely in regard to remuneration policy contribute very positively to the work of the Shareholders' Remuneration Committee.
No company was hired to assist the Shareholders' Remuneration Committee nor the Board Nomination and Remuneration Committee. For the benchmark salary level of Board of Directors members, these Committees use multi-company studies prepared by international consultants present in Portugal which are available in the market.
At the Shareholders' Annual General Meeting held in 2011, a remuneration policy and a shares granting plan proposed by the Shareholders' Remuneration Committee was approved.
The remuneration and compensation policy of the Statutory Governing Bodies of Sonae Industria and other "Senior Management", complies with European guidelines, national legislation and the recommendations of the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM) and is based upon the understanding that initiative, competence and commitment are the essential foundations for delivering good performance and that pay should be aligned with the medium and long term interests of the company with a view to its sustainability.
In determining the remuneration policy comparisons are made with, on one hand, market studies prepared in Portugal and in other European markets, including those prepared by the specialised consultants Mercer and Hay Group and, on the other hand, remuneration practice at the companies that compose the PSI-20 of the Portuguese Stock Index.
The remuneration packages awarded to executive directors are established by reference to market research on "Top Executives" in Portugal and Europe, taking as reference the median position in the market for fixed remuneration and the third quartile for the total remuneration in comparable circumstances.
The fixed remuneration and target variable remuneration are decided by the Shareholders' Remuneration Committee based on proposals submitted by the Board Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
Fixed remuneration is aligned with the market benchmarks which are based on the equivalent practice at comparable companies.
The variable component of remuneration, awarded to executive directors, is subject to maximum percentage limits and is determined by performance criteria pre-established and measurable performance indicators - agreed with each executive director for each financial year.
The variable component of remuneration is measured by assessing the performance of a set of performance indicators, both business being mainly of an economic and financial nature "Key Performance Indicators of Business Activity" (Business KPIs) and individual, which may be either quantified and unquantified performance indicators "Personal Key Performance Indicators" (KPIs Individuals). The detail of the performance indicators and their specific weight in determining the actual remuneration awarded ensure the alignment of executive directors with the strategic objectives defined and compliance with the laws applicable to the company's activities.
For the calculation of the variable component of remuneration, an assessment of the individual performance is made by the Shareholders' Remuneration Committee, in coordination with the Board Nomination and Remuneration Committee. This assessment takes place upon the disclosure of the results of the company.
Thus, for each fiscal year, the business, performance and individual contributions to the collective success are assessed, which shall influence the award of fixed and variable component of the remuneration plan of each executive director.
In each year, the payment of up to fifty per cent, inclusive, of the value of the variable remuneration awarded to an executive director, as a result of the evaluation of the individual and the company's performance, is deferred for a period of three years. This variable deferred remuneration is composed by shares, being applicable the Plan of Granting Shares under the terms of the respective regulation. The company reserves the right to deliver, instead of shares, the corresponding value in cash.
The Remuneration Policy of the company maintains the principle of not granting compensation to directors, or members of other Statutory Governing Bodies, related with the termination of the mandate, whether such termination occurs at the end of respective term, or there is an early termination by whatsoever reason or basis, without prejudice of the company's obligation to comply with the applicable law.
The remuneration and compensation policy does not include any benefits, namely retirement benefits, to the members of management or supervisory boards and other "Senior Management".
To ensure the effectiveness and transparency of the objectives of the remuneration and compensation policy, the executive directors:
have not, and will not, enter into agreements with the company or third parties that will have the effect of mitigating the risk inherent in the variability of the remuneration established by the company;
must not sell, during their mandate, company's shares that they may have accessed through the award of the variable remuneration, up to two times the value of the total annual remuneration, except of those shares that are required to be sold for the payment of taxes on the gains of said shares.
In what respects to the Board of Directors of Sonae Indúsria, the approved policy states that:
The remuneration Policy of the Executive Board Members includes:
(iii) a Medium Term Variable Bonus attributable in April of the following year, as a deferred remuneration under the Plan of Granting Shares and respective regulation, which vests on the third anniversary of the attribution date.
(i) Individual compensation packages shall be defined in function of the level of responsibility of each ED and shall be reviewed annually. To each ED is attributed a classification named internally as Functional Group ("Grupo Funcional"). ED's are classified under the Functional Groups of "Senior Executive" (G2) and "Executive" (G3). Such classification are structured according to Hay's international model for the classification of corporate functions, thereby facilitating market comparisons, as well as helping to promote internal equity.
(ii) Short Term Variable Bonus shall be aimed at rewarding the achievement of certain predefined annual objectives, which are linked to both "Key Performance Indicators of Business Activity" (Business KPIs) and "Personal Key Performance Indicators" (Personal KPI's). The target bonus to be attributed shall be based on a percentage of the fixed component of the compensation package, which shall range between 40% and 60%, depending on the ED's classification. Business KPIs, which include economic and financial indicators, shall represent 70% of the Bonus and are objective indicators. The remaining 30% shall derive from Personal KPIs, with include both quantified and unquantified performance indicators. Actual amounts paid shall be based on the real performance (business and individual performances) and can represent anything from 0% to 140% of the target amount attributed;
(iii) The Medium Term Variable Bonus shall be aimed at enhancing the loyalty of EDs, aligning their interests with shareholders, and increasing their awareness of the importance of their performance on the overall success of the organisation. The amounts of the Medium Term Variable Bonus are established annually and can represent up to 100% of ED's Short Term Variable Bonus. This amount in euro currency shall be divided by the average of the closing quoted share prices of the last thirty trading sessions prior to the Shareholders' General Meeting or alternatively the previous to the 30th of April, if the Shareholders' General Meeting takes place after this date, to determine the number of shares each ED is entitled to. The amount converted into shares shall be adjusted by any share capital change occurred or dividends distributed (Total Shareholder Return) during the deferral period of 3 years. On the vesting date, the shares shall be delivered free of cost, although the company retains an option to pay an equivalent value in cash.
The MTVB is one of the components of Sonae Indústria remuneration policy. This component differs from others, as it has a restricted and discretionary character, being subject to the eligibility rules set out in the respective regulation.
The MTVB allows the beneficiaries to share with shareholders the value that is created as a result of their direct influence on the strategic direction and operating performance of the underlying businesses, measured according to the annual evaluation of their performance.
The MTVB is a way of aligning the interests of the executive directors with the objectives of the organization, reinforcing their commitment and strengthening the perception of the importance of their performance to the success of Sonae Indústria, reflected in the stock exchange capitalisation of the shares.
The value of the MTVB for each beneficiary corresponds to the entire medium term variable remuneration awarded to the executive directors under the Remuneration and Compensation Policy approved by the Shareholders' General Meeting.
Executive directors are eligible to participate in the Sonae Indústria MTVB. According to the remuneration policy approved by the Board of Directors, other employees may also be eligible for the award of the MTVB, in the terms set forth in the above referred policy.
| Eligible Members | Target value for the Medium Term Variable Bonus (% of the Short Term Variable Bonus awarded) |
|---|---|
| Sonae Indústria Executive Directors |
up to 100% |
| Business Executive Directors | up to 50% |
| Employees | terms to be defined by the Board of Directors |
The MTVB is awarded annually for three years periods. From the beginning of the third consecutive plan there will be, at every moment, three overlapping three-year plans.
The medium term variable remuneration is valued at the date of its award at the closing share price at the stock exchange in Portugal. For this effect it will be used the average of the closing share price of the thirty trading sessions prior to the Shareholders' General Meeting or alternatively prior to 30th of April, if the Shareholders' General Meeting should be held after that date.
It is granted to the beneficiaries the right to acquire a number of shares determined by the ratio between the value of the short term variable bonus awarded and the share price at the awarding date determined under the terms of the preceding paragraph. This right may be exercised three years after its award.
The executive directors covered by this plan, acquire the shares without paying any price. The remaining employees to whom such right has been granted, acquire the shares pursuant to the conditions set forth by the Board of Directors.
In case, after being awarded the previously mentioned right but before its exercise, there is a distribution of dividends, a change in the nominal value of the shares, a change in the share capital of the company or any other change in the capital structure of the company with economic impact on the rights awarded, the number of shares, whose right of acquisition has been awarded, will be adjusted to an equivalent number taking into account the effect of those changes.
At the exercise of the right to purchase shares awarded under the MTVB, the company reserves the right to deliver, instead of shares, the cash equivalent value of such shares on the date of the relevant exercise.
The right to purchase the shares awarded under the MTVB becomes due three years upon their award.
The right to purchase the shares at the end of the Plan is lost if, before the end of the three years period following its award, there is a termination of the relationship between the beneficiary and the company, or any company that forms part of the Efanor Group, subject to the terms of the paragraphs below.
In the case of permanent disability or death of the beneficiary, his open MTVB will be valued at market value at that date, and the resulting amount will be paid to the beneficiary or to his heirs.
If a beneficiary retires, his rights under the MTVB will remain in force until settlement at the exercise date.
The remuneration of the Non-Executive Members (NEDs) shall be based on market comparables and be structured as follows: (1) a Fixed Remuneration (of which approximately 15% depends on the attendance to the meetings of the Board of Directors or any Board Committees) is payable; (2) an annual responsibility allowance. No other variable remuneration or other compensation is payable to NEDs. The Fixed Remuneration is increased by up to 5% for NEDs serving as chairmanship of any Board Committee.
| Total Fixed Annual Remuneration |
Total Short Term Variable Bonus |
Total Medium Term Variable Bonus |
Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2011 | 2010 (a) | 2011 (b) | 2010 (c) | 2011 (d) | 2010 | 2011 | |
| Belmiro de Azevedo (Chairman) | 182.800 | 181.300 | 182.800 | 181.300 | ||||
| Paulo Azevedo | 28.100 | 27.540 | 28.100 | 27.540 | ||||
| Álvaro Cuervo | 28.900 | 28.667 | 28.900 | 28.667 | ||||
| Per Knuts (e) | 34.660 | 5.858 | 34.660 | 5.858 | ||||
| Thomas Nysten (f) | 38.900 | 21.867 | 38.900 | 21.867 | ||||
| Albrecht Ehlers (g) | 23.256 | 23.256 | ||||||
| Carlos Bianchi Aguiar (h) (Ex CEO) | 242.000 | 138.667 | 120.260 | 362.260 | 138.667 | |||
| Rui Correia (Joint CEO) | 215.000 | 232.100 | 109.532 | 86.250 | 53.350 | 86.250 | 377.882 | 404.600 |
| Christophe Chambonnet | 212.200 | 212.200 | 166.000 | 147.000 | 50.000 | 52.500 | 428.200 | 411.700 |
| João Paulo Pinto (i) (Joint CEO) | 142.500 | 212.100 | 72.700 | 75.000 | 72.700 | 75.000 | 287.900 | 362.100 |
| Total of Board of Directors | 1.125.060 | 1.083.555 | 468.492 | 308.250 | 176.050 | 213.750 | 1.769.602 | 1.605.555 |
(a) relative to 2010, value approved and paid in 2011
(b) relative to 2011, based on target values, but this award is subject to real KPI achievement and to subsequent approval by the Shareholder's Remuneration Committee
(c) relative to 2010, approved in 2011, deferred and linked to share price performance during a 3 year vesting period until 2014
(d) relative to 2011, based on target values, but this award is subject to real KPI achievement and to subsequent approval by the Shareholder's Remuneration Committee. The amount initially awarded is deferred and linked to share price performance during a 3 year vesting period until 2015
(e) relative to 2months in 2011
(f) relative to 7months in 2011
(g) relative to 4months at Sonae Indústria and 12 months at Glunz in 2011
(h) relative to approximately 7months in 2011
(i) relative to 8 months in 2010
The evaluation of the Executive Board Members is jointly carried out by the Shareholders' Remuneration Committee in connection with the Board Remuneration and Nomination Committee (BNRC), as described in 2.14.3..
The pre-determined criteria for evaluation the Board Members are: objective criteria related to the success degree of implementation of initiatives and actions agreed to implement in that year, and subjective criteria are related to the contribution in terms of experience and knowledge to the discussions at the Board, the quality of preparation of meetings and the contribution to discussions at the Board and Board Committees as well as the commitment to the success of the company, among others.
No payments were made for the dismissal or removal from directors.
The company does not have plans for the allotment of options for share purchases.
Regarding the Statutory Audit Board, the remuneration policy adopted provides that the remuneration consists of a fixed fee, determined taking into account the situation of the company as well as market practices and includes an annual liability allowance. The annual remuneration of the Chairman of the Statutory Audit Board in 2011 was 10,100 Euros and that of the remaining 2 members, 8,100 Euros each.
The remuneration policy approved by the Shareholders' General Meeting provides that the remuneration policy applicable to persons who are considered "dirigentes" within the meaning of paragraph 3 of Article 248-B of the Securities Code, is equivalent to that adopted for the remuneration of other directors of the same function level and responsibilities without attributing any additional benefit compared to what is attributed for its functional group.
During 2008 and with the formalisation of the Code of Conduct of Sonae Indústria, the procedure for reporting irregularities was defined. This is available on the company website www.sonaeindustria.com.
Employees and service providers may, on a confidential basis, report concerns about any behaviour or decision that in their opinion, does not respect the ethics or Code of Conduct.
Any possible case of irregularity should be sent via e-mail or post to one of the following addresses:
E-mail: [email protected] Post: Sonae Industria SGPS, S.A. Corporate Governance Officer Lugar do Espido, Via Norte Apartado 1096 4470-177 Maia Codex Portugal
A meeting to clarify the alleged irregularity can then be arranged with the Corporate Governance Officer, when required
Each irregularity report will be received by the Corporate Governance Officer, who is responsible for initiating and supervising the investigation into all reports. Once the research is concluded and if the irregularity reported corresponds to wrongful conduct, the Ethics Subcommittee of the Social Responsibility, Environment and Ethics Committee, shall notify the situation to the superior of the employee or the Service Provider's Company in order to apply corrective actions and / or initiate disciplinary proceedings.
As the Company wishes to encourage good faith reporting of any alleged irregularity while avoiding damage to the reputation of innocent persons initially indicated as allegedly suspected of wrongful misconduct, anonymous reports are not accepted.
The investigation will be conducted in a confidential manner and the Company ensures that there will be no discriminatory or retaliatory action against any employee or service provider who reports an alleged irregularity in good faith. If any employee or service provider believes that he or she has been retaliated against for reporting or participating in an investigation, he/she should immediately report such perceived retaliation to the Corporate Governance Officer.
The company provides a means by which to report irregularities on its internet.
The company maintains a record of all complaints and cases investigated as well as their findings which will be available for consultation by the statutory bodies and external auditor.
The Code of Conduct of Sonae Indústria contains a set of standards based on our shared values that govern the activities of Sonae Indústria. It applies to everyone employed by the Group, including members of the statutory bodies of Group companies, managing directors, senior executives, employees and people whose status is equivalent to that of employees, such as temporary staff and service providers. The Code sets out guidance on those matters of business ethics to be complied with by all Employees and service providers when carrying out their professional duties. During 2011, the Board of Directors decided including some changes in the Code of Conduct, which aim to reinforce the principle, already included in that Code, which means that all directors and employees of the Group have to guide their conduct by the strict compliance of the applicable laws.
Sonae Indústria adheres to and actively promotes the highest ethical standards of professional conduct at all levels of the Group. Commitment to standards of conduct must emanate from the top. Therefore, Sonae Indústria's top managers are expected to set an example for the rest of the organisation through their actions, by actively leading the adoption and by monitoring the enforcement of these standards.
It is particularly important that a commitment to these standards of conduct is accepted by all Employees and service providers at all Group companies, wherever they operate. Country operations are also required to adopt appropriate principles and actions to deal with specific ethical issues that may arise in their own countries.
The code of conduct of Sonae Indústria was defined in such a way that clearly explains the conduct to be followed with all stakeholders, as well as to connect it with the company's values. The code of conduct is structured in the following way:
The complete code of conduct can be found at the company site www.sonaeindustria.com.
To improve the operational efficiency of the Board of Directors and meet best practice in Corporate Governance, the Board of Directors appointed 3 Board Committees with special competencies, and a Corporate Governance Officer. The Social Responsibility, Environment and Ethics Committee includes a sub-commission of Ethics.
The BAFC is composed of the following Non-Executive Directors:
The BAFC normally meets at least 5 times yearly and is responsible for:
Over the course of 2011, the BAFC held 5 meetings with the respective minutes having been drafted.
Responsibilities attributed to BAFC as a specialised committee of the Board of Directors, are developed in terms of company management and do not override the functions of the Statutory Audit Board, as a supervisory Board. The BAFC is a Committee within the Board of Directors and according to its empowerment is responsible for an in-depth analysis of the financial statements, risk management processes and the performance of the key financial ratios. Among other areas, it issues recommendations for final deliberation at the Board of Directors, thereby improving its operational functioning.
The SREEC is composed of the following Non-executive Members:
This Committee is responsible for:
This Committee has an Ethics sub-committee composed by an independent nonexecutive member of the Board of Directors, by the Corporate Governance Officer and by the Internal Auditor, which have the function to advise the SREEC. The Ethics subcommittee prepares at least one annual report to the Board of Directors, and when appropriate also the auditing bodies of the related country, issues related with the corporate governance or business ethics.
The current members of the Ethics sub-committee are: Albrecht Ehlers (Chairman) David Bain (Corporate Governance Officer) Rogério Ribeiro (Internal Auditor)
SREEC met twice during 2011 and recorder in the minutes their deliberations. The Ethics Committee met once.
The BNRC is composed of the following Non-Executive Members:
Committee meetings are normally held at least twice a year. The BNRC's main functions are to review and submit proposals and recommendations on behalf of the Board of Directors to the Shareholders' Remuneration Committee in relation to the remuneration and other compensations of Board members. Additionally, it analyses and approves proposals and recommendations on behalf of the Board of Directors in relation to the remuneration and other compensations for other senior executives of the Sonae Indústria Group, depending on the activity performed by them. BNRC is also responsible for finding potential candidates with a profile to be a Board Member both for the company itself and for its affiliated companies.
The BNRC liaises with the Sonae Indústria Shareholders' Remuneration Committee since this is the only means through which to guarantee that the Shareholders' Remuneration Committee has the necessary knowledge on the performance of every director throughout the year. This is particularly important in the case of the Executive Directors, given that the Shareholders' Remuneration Committee does not closely shadow the performance of every Director and therefore does not have the necessary knowledge that enables them to perform their functions in the best way. The BNRC may also be assisted by external entities provided absolute confidentiality is ensured in relation to the information obtained arising from that cooperation.
Over the course of 2011, the BNRC met on four occasions with the respective minutes having been drafted.
The Corporate Governance Officer ("BCGO") is David Graham Shenton Bain, who reports to the Board of Directors of Sonae Indústria as a whole, through the Chairman.
Principal duties of the BCGO encompass:
supporting and challenging the Board of Directors to achieve the highest standards in corporate governance;
supporting the Board of Directors in ensuring that the concept of stakeholders and the need to protect minority interests are in the Board of Director's mind when important business decisions are being taken
The BCGO also acts as the secretary of the BAFC and BNRC and member of the Ethics Sub-committee.
Sonae Indústria's share capital amounts to 700 million Euros and is represented by 140 million ordinary nominal shares with a nominal value of 5 Euros per share. All shares are listed on NYSE Euronext Lisbon. No limitations or restrictions are in place regarding the transfer of control or sale of shares.
| Shareholder | Number of shares | % Share Capital | % Voting Rights |
|---|---|---|---|
| Efanor Investimentos, SGPS, S.A | |||
| Directly | 44.780.000 | 31,9857% | 31,9857% |
| By Pareuro, BV (controlled by Efanor) | 27.118.645 | 19,3705% | 19,3705% |
| By Maria Margarida CarvalhaisTeixeira de Azevedo (Director of Efanor) | 1.010 | 0,0007% | 0,0007% |
| By Nuno Miguel Teixeira de Azevedo (Director of Efanor and held by descendent) | 711 | 0,0005% | 0,0005% |
| By Duarte Paulo Teixeira de Azevedo (Director of Efanor and held by descendent) | 223 | 0,0002% | 0,0002% |
| By Migracom, SGPS, SA (company controlled by Efanor's Director, Paulo Azevedo) | 90.000 | 0,0643% | 0,0643% |
| By Linhacom, SGPS, SA (company controlled by Efanor's Director, Cláudia Azevedo) | 23.186 | 0,0166% | 0,0166% |
| 72.013.775 | 51,4384% | 51,4384% |
There are no shareholders with special rights.
There are no restrictions to the transfer of company shares.
The company is unaware of the existence of a shareholders' agreement which may restrict the transfer of securities or voting rights.
The rules applicable to amendments of the Articles of Association are established by law. It is the task of the Shareholders' General Meeting to decide on the amendment of the Articles of Association. However, the Board of Directors can decide to change the registered office within the national territory, as well as deliberate on increases in the Company's share capital by new cash entries up to one thousand and two hundred million Euros, on one or more occasions.
Control mechanisms for a possible employee-shareholder system, in as much as the voting rights are not directly exercised by them, are not planned.
The share price performance of Sonae Indústria is particularly affected by crises and the recovery in economic activity, as the company operates in a highly cyclical sector, dependent on the construction and furniture industries. Additionally, the company share price was also affected by the crisis of the sovereign debt, which resulted in a higher risk aversion to invest in Portugal, and the consequent escape of investors, particularly foreign investors went away from the Portuguese capital market which resulted in a lower liquidity.
2008 was marked by a global drop in equity markets resulting from the deepening crisis of confidence prevailing within capital markets due to problems related to subprime mortgages. During that year Sonae Indústria's share price declined from 6.65€ at the end of 2007 to 1.53€ at the end of 2008. In 2009, there was a slight recovery in stock markets, including the Sonae Indústria shares which recovered 69% from 1.53€ to 2.58€. During 2010, Sonae Industria shares devalued 26%, from 2.58€ at the end of 2009 to 1.91€ in the end of 2010.
During 2011, share price declined 67%, from 1.91€ at the end of 2010 to 0.635€ at the end of 2011. The maximum of the year was reached on 21 January 2011 (1.927€) and the minimum on December 15, 2011 (0.5€).
| Stock Market Indicators | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share Capital | 700.000.000 | 700.000.000 | 700.000.000 | 700.000 |
| Total number of shares | 140.000.000 | 140.000.000 | 140.000.000 | 140.000.000 |
| Net Results | ‐108.447.796 | ‐58.782.190 | ‐74.434.786 | ‐57.800.173 |
| Nets Results per share | ‐0,77 | ‐0,42 | ‐0,53 | ‐0,41 |
| Dividends per share* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maximum Value | 6,65 | 2,82 | 2,75 | 1,93 |
| Minimum Value | 1,51 | 1,20 | 1,68 | 0,50 |
| Average Value | 3,32 | 2,16 | 2,23 | 1,23 |
| Share Price (31/12) | 1,53 | 2,58 | 1,91 | 0,64 |
| Market Capitalization (31/12) | 213.500.000 | 360.500.000 | 267.400.000 | 88.900.000 |
| Average daily transactions** | 908.119 | 513.226 | 317.104 | 161.940 |
* distributed in the following year
**Average number ofsharestraded per day
In terms of liquidity, the share had an average turnover of 161,940 shares daily and the highest value of 695,876 shares was reached on 23rd March 2011.
| MAIN EVENTS IN 2011 |
|---|
| 24/02/2011: FY10 consolidated results announced |
| 04/04/2011: Information on new commercial paper program |
| 11/05/2011: 1Q11 consolidated results announced |
| 31/05/2011: Signature of an agreement related with the construction of a forest biomass power plant |
| 13/06/2011: Information on a fire occurred at the Knowsley plant in the UK |
| 14/07/2011: Information on a loan obtained by the subsidiary Tafisa Canada Inc. |
| 22/07/2011: Information on a settlement of the subsidiary Glunz AG with the German Competition Authority |
| 28/07/2011: Resignation of the Chairman of the Executive Committee and the consequent reorganization of the Executive Committee |
| 28/07/2011: 1H11 consolidated results announced |
| 07/11/2011: 9M11 consolidated results announced |
The Board set the goal to distribute 50% of the company's profits. Each year, the ratio of actual payment to be proposed by the Board of Directors will take into account the degree of soundness of capital structure of society, as well as the existing investment plan.
Sonae Indústria did not carry out any transactions with members of the Board of Directors nor with the Statutory Audit Board members.
All transactions with holding or other related companies represent normal operational activity and were made under "open market" conditions and at prices that comply with transfer pricing regulations.
Any transaction with shareholders or entities with whom they are in any relationship, under Article 20 of the Securities Code (reference shareholders), greater than 10 million Euros, should be subject to prior opinion of the Statutory Audit Board. The request for an opinion must be accompanied by all the elements required to allow a comparative analysis with the market and how potential conflicts of interest will be managed.
Transactions that have been contracted with reference shareholders shall be a result of a competitive process and when lower than 10 million Euros will be exempt from the prior opinion of the Statutory Audit Board but will need to be reported to the Statutory Audit Board under the procedures mentioned below.
The Sonae Indústria CFO is responsible for reporting to the Statutory Audit Board:
Sonae Indústria has its own Investor Relations' Department, responsible for managing the relationship between the Company and shareholders, investors, analysts and market authorities including the CMVM (the Portuguese Securities Exchange Regulator).
Each quarter, the Investor Relations' Department is responsible for coordinating the preparation of an earnings announcement to be issued to the market and provides statements whenever necessary to disclose or clarify any relevant fact or event that could affect the share price. The Investor Relations' Department is available at all times to respond to any general questions posed by the market. The Company is available to meet with investors, either in roadshows or in one-to-one meetings upon request, or by participating at conferences.
Sonae Indústria's Investor Relations Department may be contacted by email at [email protected] or by telephone: + 351 22 010 0638. The Investor Relations manager is Patrícia Vieira Pinto.
In addition, Sonae Indústria has an institutional website (www.sonaeindustria.com) that posts all earnings announcements, statements, reports and accounts together with any other public documents, press releases or general news items on a wide range of themes relating to the Company and Group.
Sonae Indústria's legal representative relations with equity market ("Representante para as Relações com o Mercado de capitais") is Rui Correia, who can be contacted via the Investor Relations Department or alternatively, directly by email: [email protected].
The Company's website contains wide-ranging information in English, including the company's name, the quality of publicly traded company, headquarters and other elements mentioned in Article 171 of the Companies Code. Further information relates to the Articles of Association, the identity of the governing bodies and representative relations with the equity market, Investor Relations Department, their duties and ways of access as well as documents of accountability. A corporate events calendar is also provided together with proposals for discussion and vote at the Shareholders' General Meeting and notice to convene the same meeting.
In 2011, the statutory external auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers invoiced Sonae Indústria and its affiliated companies a total amount of 443 807 Euros, being 93.64% related to the legal certification of the accounts, 6.05% related to other reliability services and 0.31% related to tax advisory services.
The tax advisory services referred to above, in the amount of 1 361 Euros, where requested by Tafibra Suisse and respect to checking of tax returns and consulting on a capital reduction process. Besides its diminished value, the Statutory Audit Board approved these services.
PriceWaterhouseCoopers is the Statutory External Auditor of the company since the Shareholders' Annual General Meeting of 2006 and is in its second three year term. As such, Sonae Indústria has not taken any decision as yet regarding its rotation.
| Acquisitions | Sales | Balance at | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | amount | € average value | amount | € average value | 31.12.2011 amount |
|
| Belmiro Mendes de Azevedo Efanor Investimentos, SGPS, SA (1) |
49,999,997 | |||||
| ( 1 share is held by the spouse) Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA ( held by the spouse ) |
1,010 | |||||
| Duarte Paulo Teixeira de Azevedo Efanor Investimentos, SGPS, SA (1) Migracom, SGPS, SA (2) Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA |
1 1,969,996 223 |
|||||
| (held by the menor descendent ) | ||||||
| Rui Manuel Gonçalves Correia Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA |
12,500 | |||||
| João Paulo dos Santos Pinto Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA |
407 | |||||
| Agostinho Conceição Guedes Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA |
2,520 | |||||
| Acquisitions | Sales | Balance at 31.12.2011 |
||||
| Date | amount | € average value | amount | € average value | amount | |
| (1) Efanor Investimentos, SGPS, SA Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA , , Pareuro, BV (3) |
44,780,000 , , 2,000,000 |
|||||
| (2) Migracom, SGPS, SA Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA Imparfim, SGPS, SA (4) |
90,000 150,000 |
|||||
| (3) Pareuro, BV Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA |
27,118,645 | |||||
| (4) Imparfin, SGPS, SA Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA |
278,324 |
| Number of shares at 31.12.2011 | |
|---|---|
| Efanor Investimentos, SGPS, SA | |
| Sonae Indústria,SGPS, SA | 44,780,000 |
| Pareuro, BV | 2,000,000 |
| Pareuro, BV | |
| Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA | 27,118,645 |
Complying with Article 8 No.1 b) of the the CMVM Regulation no. 05/2008
| Shareholder | No. of shares | % Share Capital | % Voting rights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efanor Investimentos, SGPS, SA | ||||
| Directly | 44,780,000 | 31.9857% | 31.9857% | |
| By Pareuro, BV ( controlled by Efanor) | 27,118,645 | 19.3705% | 19.3705% | |
| By Maria Margarida CarvalhaisTeixeira de Azevedo (Director of Efanor) | 1,010 | 0.0007% | 0.0007% | |
| By Nuno Miguel Teixeira de Azevedo (Director of Efanor and held by descendent) | 711 | 0.0005% | 0.0005% | |
| By Duarte Paulo Teixeira de Azevedo (Director of Efanor and held by descendent) | 223 | 0.0002% | 0.0002% | |
| By Migracom, SGPS,SA (Company controlled by Efanor´s Director, Paulo Azevedo) | 90,000 | 0.0643% | 0.0643% | |
| By Linhacom, SGPS,SA (Company controlled by Efanor´s Director, Cláudia Azevedo) | 23,186 | 0.0166% | 0.0166% | |
| Total allocation | 72,013,775 | 51.4384% | 51.4384% |
In terms of the order in sub-paragraph c), no. 1, Article 245 of the Portuguese Securities Code, the Board members of Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA hereby declare, to the best of our knowledge, that the:
Belmiro Mendes de Azevedo
Álvaro Cuervo Garcia
Duarte Paulo Teixeira de Azevedo
Albrecht Olof Luther Ehlers
Rui Manuel Gonçalves Correia
João Paulo dos Santos Pinto
Christophe Chambonnet
(Values in EUR)
| ASSETS | Notes | 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NON CURRENT ASSETS: | |||
| Tangible assets | 3 | 3.738 | 5.268 |
| Intangible assets | 4 | 44 | 228 |
| Investment properties | 0 | - | |
| Goodwill arising on consolidation Investment in jointly controlled companies |
0 | - | |
| Investment in associates | 18,6 | 0 921.463.036 |
- 926.283.898 |
| Available-for-sale investments | 5,6 | 117.922 | 117.922 |
| Deferred tax assets | 7 | 9.120.837 | 10.607.168 |
| Other non current assets | 5,8 | 574.993.958 | 583.020.801 |
| Total Non Current Assets | 1.505.699.535 | 1.520.035.284 | |
| CURRENT ASSETS | |||
| Inventories | 0 | - | |
| Trade debtors | 5,9 | 248.036 | 324.034 |
| Other debtors | 5,9 | 3.453.506 | 2.044.068 |
| Taxes and other contributions receivable | 9 | 531.308 | 887.897 |
| Other current assets | 5,10 | 75.324 | 124.562 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 5,11 | 5.887.410 | 5.620.080 |
| Total Current Assets | 10.195.585 | 9.000.643 | |
| Non current assets held for sale Total Assets |
0 1.515.895.120 |
- 1.529.035.927 |
|
| SHAREHOLDER'S FUNDS AND LIABILITIES | |||
| SHAREHOLDER'S FUNDS: | |||
| Share Capital | 700.000.000 | 700.000.000 | |
| Legal reserve | 3.131.757 | 3.131.757 | |
| Other reserves and retained earnings | 264.698.654 | 264.522.948 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | (0) | (0) | |
| Total Shareholder's Funds | 967.830.411 | 967.654.705 | |
| NON CURRENT LIABILITIES | |||
| Bank loans - long term - net of current portion | 5,13 | 89.143.872 | 86.818.182 |
| Debentures - long term - net of current portion | 5,13 | 287.993.050 | 301.063.535 |
| Finance lease creditors - long term - net of current portion | - | - | |
| Derivatives | - | - | |
| Other loans | - | - | |
| Responsabilities for post-retirement benefits | 14 | - | 269.678 |
| Obligations arising from share based payments | - | - | |
| Other non current creditors | - | - | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | - | - | |
| Provisions | - | - | |
| Total Non Current Liabilities | 377.136.922 | 388.151.395 | |
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | |||
| Current portion of long term bank loans | 5,13 | 69.469.697 | 89.261.364 |
| Bank loans - short term | - | - | |
| Current portion of long term debentures | 5,13 | 15.000.000 | - |
| Current portion of long term finance lease creditors | - | - | |
| Finance lease creditors | - | - | |
| Other loans | 258.174 | - | |
| Trade Creditors | 5,15 | 81.155.379 | 1.006.270 |
| Other creditors | 5,16 | 914.492 | 79.297.062 |
| Taxes and other contributions payable | 16 | 4.130.045 | 674.000 |
| Other current liabilities | 5,17 | - | 2.991.132 |
| Obligations arising from share based payments | - | - | |
| Responsabilities for post-retirement benefits | - | - | |
| Provisions | - | - | |
| Total Current Liabilities | 170.927.788 | 173.229.828 | |
| Liabilities related to non current assets held for sale | |||
| - | - | ||
| Total Shareholder's Funds and Liabilities | 1.515.895.120 | 1.529.035.927 |
| (Values in EUR) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | |
| Operating Income: | |||
| 0 | 0 | ||
| Sales Services rendered |
22 | - 438.023 |
- 2.804.016 |
| Change in fair value of investment properties | - | - | |
| Other Operating Income | 23 | 345.857 | 201.683 |
| Total operating income | 783.880 | 3.005.699 | |
| Operating Costs: | - | - | |
| Cost of sales | - | - | |
| Changes in stock and work in progress | - | - | |
| External supplies and services | (1.328.578) | (2.836.661) | |
| Staff costs | (931.708) | (2.822.637) | |
| Amortisation and Depreciation | 3 , 4 | (1.714) | (3.097) |
| Provisions and impairment losses | 18 | - | - |
| Other operating costs | 23 | (227.110) | (327.392) |
| Total operating costs | (2.489.110) | (5.989.786) | |
| Operating profit/(loss) | (1.705.230) | (2.984.087) | |
| Financial profi/(loss) | 24 | 1.120.880 | 2.039.193 |
| Profit/(loss) on associates | - | - | |
| Profit/(loss) on other investments | 25 | 869.278 | 1.031.539 |
| Profit/(Loss) before tax | 284.928 | 86.645 | |
| Corporate income tax - current tax | 26 | 1.377.109 | 1.083.379 |
| Corporate income tax - deferred tax | 26 | (1.486.331) | (2.713.457) |
| Net Profit/(loss) on continuing operations | 175.706 | (1.543.432) | |
| Profit/(loss) on discontinued operations | |||
| Profit/(loss) for the period | 175.706 | (1.543.432) | |
| Profit (loss) per Share | |||
| Excluding Descontinued operations | |||
| Basic | 0,00 | -0,01 | |
| Diluted | 0,00 | -0,01 |
FOR THE PERIODS ENDED AT 31 DECEMBER 2011 AND 2010
(Values in EUR)
| NOTES | 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Profit/(loss) for the period | 175 706 | - 1 543 432 | |
| Other comprehensive income for the period | |||
| Change in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets | |||
| Change in fair value of cash flow hedge derivatives | - | 1 413 512 | |
| Gains on property revaluation | |||
| Actuarial gains / (losses) on benefit pension plans | |||
| Share of other comprehensive income of associates | |||
| Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income | |||
| Other comprehensive income for the period, net of tax | - | 1 413 512 | |
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE PERIOD | 175 706 | - 129 920 |
| Acc ula ted um |
oth er c om pre |
hen siv e in com |
e | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sha apit al re c |
al res Leg erv e |
Oth er Res and erv es Ret ain ed ning ear s |
Ava ilab le-f or sale fin ial anc ets ass |
Cas h flo w hed ge der ivat ives |
Pro ty per alu atio rev n |
Act ial uar gai ns / (los ) on ses ben efit sion pen pla ns |
Sha f re o oth er hen si com pre inco of ve me ocia tes ass |
Inco tax me rela ted to oth er hen sive com pre inco me |
Sub tota l |
Tot al sha reh old er's fun ds |
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| NOT ES |
||||||||||||
| Bal t 1 Jan y 2 011 anc e a s a uar |
700 00 0 0 00 |
3 1 31 757 |
26 4 5 22 948 |
967 65 4 7 05 |
||||||||
| App riat ion of p ious ar's t pr ofit / (lo ss) rop rev ye ne |
||||||||||||
| Tot al c hen sive inc om pre om e |
||||||||||||
| Ne ofit / Lo ss f he iod t pr or t per |
27 | 17 5 7 06 |
17 5 7 06 |
|||||||||
| O the reh ive inco r co mp ens me |
||||||||||||
| To tal |
17 5 7 06 |
17 5 7 06 |
||||||||||
| Oth ers |
||||||||||||
| Bal t 31 De ber 20 11 anc e a s a cem |
12 | 700 00 0 0 00 |
3 1 31 757 |
264 69 8 6 54 |
967 83 0 4 11 |
|||||||
| Bal t 1 Jan y 2 010 anc e a s a uar |
700 00 0 0 00 |
2 737 18 1 |
26 6 4 60 956 |
-1 413 51 2 |
-1 4 13 512 |
96 84 625 7 7 |
||||||
| App riat ion of p ious ar's t pr ofit / (lo ss) rop rev ye ne |
394 57 6 |
- 3 94 576 |
||||||||||
| Tot al c hen sive inc om pre om e |
||||||||||||
| Ne t pr ofit / Lo ss f or t he iod per |
27 | - 1 543 43 2 |
- 1 543 43 2 |
|||||||||
| O the reh ive inco r co mp ens me |
1 4 13 512 |
1 4 13 512 |
1 413 51 2 |
|||||||||
| To tal |
- 1 543 43 2 |
- 1 29 920 |
||||||||||
| Oth ers |
||||||||||||
| Bal t 31 De ber 20 10 anc e a s a cem |
12 | 700 00 0 0 00 |
3 1 31 757 |
264 52 2 9 48 |
-1 4 13 512 |
967 65 4 7 05 |
(Values in EUR)
| OPERATING ACTIVITIES | NOTES | 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash receipts from trade debtors | 514.021 | 2.547.565 | |||
| Cash paid to trade creditors | 2.002.128 | 2.597.176 | |||
| Cash paid to employees | 1.257.813 | 2.974.946 | |||
| Operational Cash Flow | -2.745.920 | -3.024.557 | |||
| Corporate income tax paid / received | -2.060.069 | -1.884.435 | |||
| Other cash receipts and payments relating to operating activities | 267.196 | 262.806 | |||
| Net cash flow from operating activities [1] | -418.655 | -877.316 | |||
| INVESTMENTS ACTIVITIES: | |||||
| Cash receipts arising from: | |||||
| Financial investments | 5.974.736 | ||||
| Tangible assets | |||||
| Intangible assets | |||||
| Interest assets and similar income | |||||
| Dividends | 869.278 | 6.844.014 | 1.031.539 | 1.031.539 | |
| Cash payments owing to: | |||||
| Financial investments | 1.088.754 | ||||
| Tangible assets | |||||
| Intangible assets | 1.088.754 | ||||
| Increase / decrease in granted loans | -50.064.883 | ||||
| Net cash flow from investing activities [2] | 5.755.260 | 51.096.422 | |||
| FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES | |||||
| Cash receipts arising from: | |||||
| Interest and similar charges | 19.505.177 | 24.360.478 | |||
| Loans granted | 274.663.600 | ||||
| Loans obtained | 3.836.333.000 | 4.130.501.777 | 5.940.000.000 | 5.964.360.478 | |
| Cash payments owing from: Interest and similar costs |
21.239.959 | 17.053.858 | |||
| Dividends | 48 | ||||
| Loans granted | 264.069.681 | ||||
| Loans obtained | 3.850.261.364 | 6.002.386.364 | |||
| Others | 4.135.571.052 | 2.130.637 | 6.021.570.859 | ||
| Increase / decrease in loans | -893.000 | ||||
| Net cash flow from financing activities [3] | -5.069.275 | -58.103.381 | |||
| Net increase / decrease in cash and cash equivalents | 267.330 | -7.884.274 | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents - opening balance | 11 | 5.620.080 | 13.504.355 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents - close balance | 11 | 5.887.410 | 5.620.080 | ||
| Net increase / decrease in cash and cash equivalents | 267.330 | -7.884.274 |
(Amounts expressed in Euros)
SONAE INDÚSTRIA, SGPS, S.A. is based at Lugar do Espido, Via Norte, Apartado 1096, 4470-177 Maia, Portugal.
The main accounting policies adopted in preparing the accompanying financial statements are as follows:
These financial statements were prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the International Accounting Standards (IAS) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and with Interpretations issued by the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) or by the former Standing Interpretations Committee (SIC), applicable to the period beginning on 1 January 2011 and endorsed by the European Union.
In the year ended 31 December 2011 the following standards and interpretations became effective:
IAS 32 – Financial Instruments: Presentations (amendment) IFRS 1 (Amendment), 'First time adoption of IFRS' IAS 24 (Amendment),'Related party disclosure', 2010 annual improvements, generally effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2011. The 2010 annual improvements affects: IFRS 1, IFRS 3, IFRS 7, IAS 1, IAS 27, IAS 34 and IFRIC 13. IFRIC 14 (Amendment) 'IAS 19 – The limit on a defined benefit asset, minimum funding requirements and their interaction'. IFRIC 19, 'Extinguishing financial liabilities with equity instruments.
At 31 December 2011 the following standards and interpretations had been issued but not applied as they only become effective on later periods
IFRS 1 (amendment), 'First time adoption of IFRS' (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 July 2011). IFRS 7 (amendment), 'Financial instruments: Disclosures' (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 July 2011) IAS 12 (amendment), 'Income taxes' (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2012). IAS 1 (amendment), 'Presentation of financial statements' (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 July 2012). IFRS 9 (new), 'Financial instruments classification and measurement' (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013) IFRS 10 (new), ´Consolidated financial statements (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013). IFRS 11 (new), 'Joint arrangements' (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013) IFRS 12 (new), 'Disclosure of interest in other entities' (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013) IFRS 13 (new), 'Fair value measurement and disclosure' (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013) IAS 27 (revised 2011), 'Separate financial statements' (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013). IAS 28 (revised 2011),'Investments in associates and joint ventures' (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013) IAS 19 (amendment), 'Employee benefits' (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013). IFRIC 20 (new),'Stripping costs in the production phase of a surface mine (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013).
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared from the books and accounting records of the company on a going concern basis, except for financial instruments that they are recorded at their fair value .
Assets and liabilities of each Group company are measured at their fair value at the date of acquisition adjusted for acquisition related expenses. Financial investments in Group and Associated Companies are tested for imparity when appropriate. If an impairment loss exists, it is recorded as a cost.
Revenues from financial investments (dividends received) are recorded on the Profit and Loss statement of the period in which distribution is decided and announced.
Tangible assets acquired up to 1 January 2004 (transition date to IFRS) are recorded at their deemed cost, which corresponds to their acquisition cost or revaluated acquisition cost, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Portugal at that date, net of depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.
Tangible assets acquired after that date, are recorded at acquisition cost, net of depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.
Depreciation is calculated on a straight line basis, as from the date the asset is first used, over the expected useful life for each class of assets.
Depreciation rates used correspond to the following expected useful lives of the underlying assets:
| Years | |
|---|---|
| Buildings | 20-40 |
| Machinery and equipment | 15 < x < 25 |
| Other Machinery | 5 < x < 20 |
| Tools and utensils | 15 < x < 20 |
| Office equipment | 4 |
| Other tangible Assets | 5 |
Maintenance and repair costs related to tangible assets are recorded directly as expenses in the year they are incurred.
Tangible assets in progress represent fixed assets still under construction/development and are stated at acquisition cost net of impairment losses. These assets are depreciated from the date they are completed or start being used.
Gains or losses arising from the sale or write-off of tangible assets are determined as the difference between the sale price and the accounting net value at the sale/write-off date and are registered as Other Operational Income/ Other Operational Losses.
Intangible assets are stated at acquisition cost, net of depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Intangible assets are only recognized if it is likely that they will generate future economic benefits, if they are controlled by the company and if their cost can be reliably measured.
Development expenses are recognized as an intangible asset if the company demonstrates technical feasibility and intention to complete the asset, ability to sell or use it and the probability that the asset will generate future economic benefits. Development expenses which do not fulfil these conditions are recorded as an expense in the period in which they are incurred.
Internal costs associated with maintenance and software development are recorded as an expense in the period in which they are incurred. Only costs directly attributable to projects for which the generation of future economic benefits is probable are capitalized as intangible assets.
Amortization is calculated on a straight line basis, as from the date the asset is first used, over the expected useful life which is normally 5 years.
When accounting for leases in which the company is the lessee, the lease contracts are classified as (i) a finance lease if the risks and rewards incidental to ownership lie with the lessee and (ii) as an operating lease if the risks and rewards incidental to ownership do not lie with the lessee.
A lease is classified as a financial or an operating lease dependent on the substance of the transaction rather than the form of the contract.
Lease payments within operating lease contracts are recognized as expenses on a straight line basis over the lease term.
Assets are assessed for impairment at the end of each year, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.
Whenever the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount, an impairment loss is recorded on the income statement under Provisions and impairment losses.
The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset's fair value net of costs incurred on sale and its value in use. Fair value less sale related costs is the amount obtainable from the sale of an asset in an arm's length transaction less the costs of disposal. Value in use is the present value of estimated future cash flows expected to arise from the continuing use of an asset and from its disposal at the end of its useful life. Recoverable amounts are estimated for individual assets or, if this is not possible, for the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
Reversal of impairment losses recognized in prior years is only recorded when it is concluded that the impairment losses recognized for the asset no longer exist or have decreased. This analysis is performed whenever there is an indication that the impairment loss previously recognized has been reversed. The reversal is recorded on the income statement as Other Operational income. However, the increased carrying amount of an asset due to a reversal of an impairment loss is recognized to the extent it does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined (net of depreciation) had no impairment loss been recognized for that asset in prior years.
Borrowing costs are normally recognized as an expense in the period in which they are incurred. Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of tangible and intangible assets are capitalized as part of the cost of the qualifying asset. Borrowing costs are capitalized from the time of preparation of the activities to construct or develop the asset up to the time the production or construction is complete or when asset development is interrupted. Any income earned on funds temporarily invested pending their expenditure on the qualifying asset, is deducted from the borrowing costs that qualify for capitalization Borrowing costs are recognized as an expense in the period in which they are incurred.
Provisions are recognized when, and only when, the company has an obligation (legal or constructive) resulting from a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate can be made of that obligation. Provisions are reviewed and adjusted at the balance sheet date to reflect the best estimate as of that date.
Investments are classified into the following categories:
Investments measured at fair value through profit or loss includes the investments held for trading by de company to be sold within a short period of time. They are classified as current assets in the balance sheet.
Available-for-sale investments are stated as non current assets except if they are intended to be sold within the next 12 months as from the balance sheet date.
All purchases and sales of investments are recognized on the trade date, independently of the settlement date.
Investments are initially measured at cost, which is the fair value of the consideration paid for them, including transaction costs.
Available-for-sale investments and investments measured at fair value through profit or loss are subsequently carried at fair value, without any deduction for transaction costs which may be incurred on sale, by reference to their quoted market price at the balance sheet date. Investments in equity instruments that do not have a quoted market price and whose fair value cannot be reliably measured are stated at cost, less impairment losses.
Changes in the fair value of investments measured at fair value through profit or loss are included in the income statement for the period.
Gains or losses arising from a change in fair value of available-for-sale investments are recognized directly in equity, under Fair value reserve, included in Reserves and retained earnings until the investment is sold or otherwise disposed of, or until it is determined to be
impaired, at which time the cumulative gain or loss previously recognized in equity is transferred to net profit or loss for the period.
Receivables are stated at net realizable value corresponding to their nominal value less impairment losses (recorded under the caption Impairment losses in accounts receivable).The impairment losses are recognized in "Impairment loss in costumers"
The impairment losses are recorded when the company know that never go to receive the trade receivables.
The amount of the impairment is the difference between the assets carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows. Discounted at the financial assets original effective interest rate,
The receivables are recorded as currents assets, except when its maturity is greater than twelve months from the balance sheet date, situation when they are classified as non-current assets.
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified and accounted for based on their contractual substance, independently from the legal form they assume.
Loans are recorded as liabilities at their nominal value, net of up-front fees and commissions related to the issuance of those instruments. Financial expenses are calculated based on the
effective interest rate and are recorded in the income statement on an accruals basis, in accordance with the accounting policy defined in Note 2.13. The portion of the effective interest charge relating to up-front fees and commissions, if not paid in the period, is added to the book value of the loan.
Accounts payable are stated at their nominal value.
The company uses derivatives in the management of its financial risks, only to hedge such risks. Derivatives are not used by the company for trading purposes.
Derivatives classified as cash flow hedge instruments (Swaps) are used by the company mainly to hedge interest risks on loans obtained. Conditions established for these cash flow hedge instruments are identical to those of the corresponding loans in terms of base rates, calculation rules, rate setting dates and repayment schedules of the loans and for these reasons they qualify as perfect hedges. Inefficiencies that may arise are recorded on the Profit and Loss statement.
The company's criteria for classifying a derivative instrument as a cash flow hedge instrument include:
Cash flow hedge instruments used by the company are initially accounted for at cost and subsequently adjusted to their corresponding fair value. Changes in fair value of these cash flow hedge instruments are recorded in equity under the caption Hedging reserves, included in Reserves and retained earnings on the balance sheet, and then recognized in the income statement over the same period in which the hedged instrument affects income statement.
The fair value of these financial instruments is calculated with resource to derivative valuation software and was based on the present value, at balance sheet date, of future cash flows of both the fixed and variable legs of the derivative instrument.
Hedge accounting of derivative instruments is discontinued when the instrument matures or is sold. Whenever a derivative instrument can no longer be qualified as a hedging instrument, the fair value differences recorded in equity under the caption Hedging reserve are transferred to profit or loss of the period or to the carrying amount of the asset that resulted from the hedged forecast transaction. Subsequent changes in fair value are recorded in the income statement.
These derivative instruments over which no hedge accounting was applied are initially stated at cost, if any, and then adjusted to their fair value. Changes in fair value, calculated with resource to specific software, are accounted for as financial items on the profit and loss statement.
When embedded derivatives exist, they are accounted for as separate derivatives when the risks and the characteristics are not closely related to economic risks and characteristics of the
host contract, and this is not stated at fair value. Gains and losses are taken through the profit and loss statement.
Additionally, the company also negotiates, in specific situations, interest derivatives in order to hedge fair values. In these cases, derivatives are stated at fair value through profit or loss. When the hedged instrument is not measured at fair value (i.e. loans which are recorded at amortized cost) the book value is adjusted by the amount which is effectively hedged through profit or loss.
Derivative instruments are stated on the Statement of Financial Position under Other non current assets, Other current assets, Other non current liabilities and Other current liabilities.
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, cash at banks, term deposits and other treasury applications which mature in less than three months and for which the risk of change in value is insignificant.
In the statement of cash flows, cash and equivalents also include bank overdrafts, which are included in the balance sheet item Borrowings.
As referred in Note 14, the company has an insurance policy for employees hired prior to 31/12/94, according to which they shall be entitled to receive a pension in the amount of 20% of their salary at that date.
It is a Defined Benefits Plan in the form of an insurance policy.
Contingent liabilities are not recorded in the financial statements. Instead they are disclosed in the notes to the financial statements, unless the probability of a cash outflow is remote, in which case, no disclosure is made.
Contingent assets are not recorded in the financial statements but disclosed when future economic benefits are probable.
Income tax for the year is determined based on the taxable income of the Company, considering the interim period profit and using the estimated effective average annual income tax rate.
The Special Group Tax Regime includes the following companies: Euroresinas–Indústrias Quimicas,S.A., Sonae Indústria de Revestimentos,S.A., Ecociclo– Energia e Ambiente,S.A., Maiequipa–Gestão Florestal,S.A., Movelpartes–componentes para a Industria de Mobiliário, S.A.,Sonae Industria- Management Services SA, Agloma–sociedade Industrial de Madeira Aglomerada, S.A, Agloma Investimentos SGPS SA, Siaf Energia SA , Sonae Industria PCDM SA, Somit Imobiliaria SA and Imoplamac –Gestão Imoveis SA.
Deferred taxes are calculated using the balance sheet liability method, reflecting the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are calculated and annually reviewed using the tax rates in place or announced and thereby expected to apply at the time the temporary differences are expected to reverse.
Deferred tax assets are recognised only when it is probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available against which the deferred tax assets can be used, or when taxable temporary differences are recognised and expected to reverse in the same period. At each balance sheet date a review is made of the deferred tax assets recognised, which are reduced whenever their future use is no longer likely.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded in the income statement, except if they relate to items directly recorded in equity. In these cases the corresponding deferred tax is recorded in equity.
Revenue from services rendered is recognised in the income statement taking into consideration the stage of completion of the transaction at the balance sheet date.
Dividends are recognised as income in the year they are attributed to shareholders.
Income and expenses are recorded in the year to which they relate, independently of the date of the corresponding payment or receipt. Income and expenses for which their real amount is not known are estimated.
Other current assets and Other Current Liabilities include income and expenses of the reporting year which will only be invoiced in the future. Those captions also include receipts and payments that have
already occurred but will only correspond to income or expenses of future years, when they are to be recognised in the income statement.
Capital gains and losses that result from the sale or write-off of tangible and intangible assets and of investments are presented on the profit and loss statement as the difference between the sale price and the net book value at date of sale or write-off, under the caption Other Operating Profits and Losses.
Exchange gains and losses arising from differences between historical exchange rates and those prevailing at the date of collection, payment or the date of the balance sheet, are recorded as income or expenses of the period, except for those related to non-monetary assets or liabilities, for which adjustments to fair value are directly recorded under equity.
Events after the balance sheet date that provide additional information about conditions that existed at the balance sheet date (adjusting events), are reflected in the financial statements. Events after the balance sheet date that are non-adjusting events are disclosed in the notes when material.
As a result of the relevant portion of floating rate debt on Sonae Industria Balance Sheet and the consequent cash flows related to interest payments, the company is exposed to interest rate risk, and it is particularly exposed to the risk of variation of Euro interest rates, as most of its floating rate debt is denominated in Euro.
As a general rule, Sonae Industria, SGPS does not hedge its exposure to floating interest rates.
As an exception to its general rule, Sonae Industria may engage into interest rates derivatives. If this is the case, the following is observed:
Derivatives are not used for trading, profit making, or speculative purposes;
The Company only engage in derivative transactions with Investment Grade Financial Institutions;
Derivatives match exact periods, settlement dates and base interest rate of the underlying exposures;
Maximum financial charges on the aggregate of the derivative and the underlying exposures are always known and limited on the inception of the hedging period;
Quotes from at least two Financial Institutions are considered before closing any interest rate hedging deal.
As at 31st December 2010, Sonae Indústria did not hold material investments classified as "available-for-sale".
Liquidity risk management in Sonae Industria aims to ensure that the company is able to timely obtain the financing required to properly carry on its business activities, implement its strategy, and meet its payment obligations when due, while avoiding the need of having to obtain funding under unfavorable terms.
For this purpose, Liquidity management at the Group comprises:
consistent financial planning and cash flow forecasting at country and consolidated levels with different time horizons (weekly, monthly, annual and business plan);
diversification of financing sources; diversification of the maturities of the debt issued in order to avoid excessive concentration of debt repayments in short periods of time;
During the periods ended 31 December 2011 and 2010, movements in tangible assets, accumulated depreciation and impairment losses were as follows:
| TANGIBLE ASSETS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.11 | ||||||||||
| Land and buildings |
M achinery and equipment |
Transport equipment |
Office equipment |
Tools and utensils |
Reusable containers |
Other Tangible assets |
Tangible assts in progress |
Advances on account of tangible assets |
Total | |
| Gro ss asset: | ||||||||||
| Opening balance | - 38.099 |
- | 131.827 | - | - | - | - | - | 169.926 | |
| Disposals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Closing Balance | - 38.099 |
- | 131.827 | - | - | - | - | - | 169.926 | |
| Accumulat ed amort izat ions,d epreciat io ns and | ||||||||||
| impairment lo sses | ||||||||||
| Opening balance | - 37.335 |
127.323 | 164.658 | |||||||
| Depreciations for the period | - 381 |
1.149 | 1.530 | |||||||
| Disposals | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Closing Balance | - 37.716 |
128.472 | 166.188 | |||||||
| C arrying amo unt | - 383 |
3.355 | 3.738 | |||||||
| Land and buildings |
M achinery and equipment |
Transport equipment |
Office equipment |
Tools and utensils |
31.12.10 Reusable containers |
Other Tangible assets |
Tangible assts in progress |
Advances on account of |
Total | |
| Gro ss asset: | tangible assets | |||||||||
| Opening balance | - 38.099 |
- | 131.827 | - | - | - | - | - | 169.926 | |
| Disposals | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Others | - - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Closing Balance | - 38.099 |
131.827 | - | - | - | - | 169.926 | |||
| Accumulat ed amort izat ions,d epreciat io ns and | ||||||||||
| impairment lo sses | ||||||||||
| Opening balance | - 35.575 |
126.170 | - | - | - | - | - | 161.745 | ||
| Depreciations for the period | - 1.760 |
1.153 | - | - | - | 2.913 | ||||
| Disposals | - | - | - | |||||||
| Closing Balance | - 37.335 |
- | 127.323 | - | - | - | - | - | 164.658 |
During the periods ended 31 December 2011 and 2010, movements in intangible assets, accumulated depreciation and impairment losses were as follows:
| 31.12.11 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development costs | Development costs |
Software | Software | Premiums paid for property occupation rights |
Intangible assets in progress |
Intangible assets in progress |
Total | |||
| GI | NGI | Total | GI | NGI | Total | GI NGI |
Total | GI + NGI | ||
| Gro ss asset: | ||||||||||
| Opening balance | - | - 550 |
550 | - | - | - - |
550 | |||
| Acquisitions | - | - | - | - - |
- | - | - | |||
| Transfers | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Others | - | - - |
- | - | - | - - |
||||
| Closing Balance | - | - | - | - 550 |
550 | - | - | - - |
550 | |
| A ccumulated amo rtizatio ns,depreciatio ns and | ||||||||||
| impairment lo sses | ||||||||||
| Opening balance | - | - 322 |
322 | - | - | - - |
322 | |||
| Depreciations for the period | - | - 184 |
184 | - | - | 184 | ||||
| Others | - | - - |
- | - | - | - - |
||||
| Closing Balance | - | - | - | - 506 |
506 | - | - | - - |
506 | |
| C arrying amo unt | - | - | - | - 44 |
44 | - | - | - - |
44 | |
| 31.12.10 | ||||||||||
| Development costs | Development costs |
Software | Software | Premiums paid for property occupation rights |
Intangible assets in progress |
Intangible assets in progress |
Total | |||
| GI | NGI | Total | GI | NGI | Total | GI NGI |
Total | GI + NGI | ||
| Gro ss asset: | ||||||||||
| Opening balance | - | - | - | - 550 |
550 | - | - | 550 | ||
| Acquisitions | - - |
- | ||||||||
| Transfers | - - |
- | ||||||||
| Others | - | - | - | - - |
- | - | - | - | ||
| Closing Balance | - | - | - | - 550 |
550 | - | - | - - |
550 | |
| A ccumulated amo rtizatio ns,depreciatio ns and | ||||||||||
| impairment lo sses | ||||||||||
| Opening balance | - | - | - | - 138 |
138 | - | - | - - |
138 | |
| Depreciations for the period | - | - | - | - 184 |
184 | - | - | 184 | ||
| Others | - | - | - | |||||||
| Closing Balance | - | - | - | - 322 |
322 | - | - | - - |
322 | |
| C arrying amo unt | - | - 228 |
228 | - | - | - - |
228 |
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
In the Statement of Financial position at 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010, the following financial Instruments are included:
| FINANCIAL INVESTM ENTS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets at | Assets | |||||||
| Loans | fair value | out of scope | ||||||
| and | through | Hedge | Available-for-sale | of | ||||
| notas | receivables | profit or loss | derivatives | assets | Sub-total | IFRS 7 | Total | |
| 31.12.11 | ||||||||
| Non current assets | ||||||||
| Available for sale investments | 6 | 117 922 | 117 922 | 117 922 | ||||
| Other non current assets | 8 | 574.993.958 | 574.993.958 | 574.993.958 | ||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Customers | 9 | 248.036 | 248.036 | 248.036 | ||||
| Other current debtors Other current assets |
9 10 |
3.453.506 | 3.453.506 | 75.324 | 3.453.506 75.324 |
|||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 11 | 5.887.410 | 5.887.410 | 5.887.410 | ||||
| T o tal | 584.582.910 | 117.922 | 584.700.832 | 75.324 | 584.776.156 | |||
| 31.12.10 | ||||||||
| Non current assets | ||||||||
| Available for sale investments | 6 | 117 922 | 117 922 | 117 922 | ||||
| Other non current assets | 8 | 583.020.801 | 583.020.801 | 583.020.801 | ||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Customers | 9 | 324.034 | 324.034 | 324.034 | ||||
| Other current debtors | 9 | 2.044.013 | 2.044.013 | 55 | 2.044.068 | |||
| Other current assets | 10 | 124.562 | 124.562 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 11 | 5.620.080 | 5.620.080 | 5.620.080 | ||||
| T o tal | 591.008.928 | 117.922 | 591.126.850 | 124.617 | 591.251.467 | |||
| Liabilities at fair value through |
Hedge | Other financial |
Liabilities out of scope of |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.11 | profit or loss | derivatives | Liabilities | Sub-total | IFRS 7 | Total | |
| Non current liabilities | |||||||
| Bank loans - net of short term portion | 13 | 89.143.872 | 89.143.872 | 89.143.872 | |||
| Debentures - net of short term portion | 13 | 287.993.050 | 287.993.050 | 287.993.050 | |||
| Current assets | |||||||
| Bank loans | 13 | 69.469.697 | 69.469.697 | 69.469.697 | |||
| Debentures | 13 | 15.000.000 | 15.000.000 | 15.000.000 | |||
| Trade creditors | 15 | 258.174 | 258.174 | 258.174 | |||
| Other current liabilities | 17 | 81.155.353 | 81.155.353 | 4.130.072 | 85.285.425 | ||
| T o tal | 543 020 146 | 543 020 146 | 4 130 072 | 547 150 218 | |||
| 31.12.10 | |||||||
| Non current liabilities | |||||||
| Bank loans - net of short term portion | 13 | 86.818.182 | 86.818.182 | 86.818.182 | |||
| Debentures - net of short term portion | 13 | 301.063.535 | 301.063.535 | 301.063.535 | |||
| Current assets | |||||||
| Bank loans | 13 | 89.261.364 | 89.261.364 | 89.261.364 | |||
| Trade creditors | 15 | 1.006.270 | 1.006.270 | 1.006.270 | |||
| Other current liabilities | 17 | 79.293.776 | 79.293.776 | 2.994.417 | 82.288.193 | ||
| T o tal | 557 443 127 | 557 443 127 | 2 994 417 | 560 437 544 |
At 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010, details of investments were as follows:
| 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non current | Current | Non current | Current | |
| Investment in group companies | ||||
| Opening balance at 1 January | 948.826.873 | 948.826.873 | ||
| Aquisitions over the period | 1.088.754 | |||
| Disposals over the period | 159.615 | |||
| Other | 5.750.000 | |||
| Closing balance for the period | 944.006.012 | 948.826.873 | ||
| Accumulated impairment losses | (22.542.975) | (22.542.975) | ||
| 921.463.037 | 926.283.898 | |||
| Investments held for sale | ||||
| Fair value at 1 January | 117.922 | 117.922 | ||
| Aquisitions over the period | - | - | ||
| Disposals over the period | - | - | ||
| Increase/(decrease) in fair value | - | - | ||
| Other | - | - | ||
| Fair value at the end of the period | 117.922 | 117.922 | ||
| Derivative instruments - current | ||||
| Fair value at 1 January | ||||
| Aquisitions over the period | - | - | ||
| Disposals over the period | - | - | ||
| Increase/(decrease) in fair value Other |
||||
| Fair value at the end of the period | - | - | ||
| 921.580.958 | - | 926.401.819 | - |
The main changes is related to,
Increase in Capital share and coverage of losses of Ecociclo amounting 1.088.754 euros Reduction in Capital share of Movelpartes amounting 4.000.000 euros and Sonae Industria Management Services amounting 1.750.000, euros
Company SonaeGest sold in 23 May 2011 amounting 159.615
Available-for-sale investment consists of financial undertakings which do not fulfill the criteria to be stated as subsidiaries or as associates.
At 31 December 2011, Sonae Industria, SGPS had the following holdings in Group and Associated Companies:
| Company | % | Acquisition | Accumulated | Shareho lder´s | Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share | Value | impairment lo sses | Funds | Pro fit | |
| Euroresinas - Industrias Quimicas, S.A. | 100,00% | 15.838.525 | - | 16.502.437 | 920.792 b) |
| M aiequipa - Gestão Florestal,S.A. | 100,00% | 3.438.885 | 2.232.476 | 831.120 | 9.848 a), b) |
| M ovelpartes - Componentes para Industria do M obiliário,S.A. | 100,00% | 4.180.114 | - | 2.882.224 | -655.935 b) |
| Sonae Industria de Revestimentos,S.A. | 100,00% | 21.729.193 | - | 11.950.391 | 923.610 b),c) |
| Imoplamac - Gestão de Imóveis,S.A. | 100,00% | 6.000.000 | - | 6.297.963 | 564.687 b) |
| Sonae Industria-M anagement services | 100,00% | 250.000 | - | 2.015.621 | 174.173 b) |
| Taiber | 0,02% | 25.142 | - | -11.916.527 | -17.057.868 b) |
| Tafisa - Tableros de Fibras,S.A. | 98,78% | 861.581.325 | - | 130.032.195 | 532.125 b),c) |
| Ecociclo - Gestão Ambiental,S.A. | 100,00% | 1.720.021 | - | 451.576 | -1.232.080 b) |
| Sonae Industria - Produção e Comercialização de Derivados de M adeira,S.A. | 0,02% | 3.497.787 | - | 82.704.830 | 2.410.516 b) |
| Siaf Energia, S.A. | 0,20% | 5.000 | - | 8.100.743 | 1.050.653 b) |
| Somit Imobiliaria | 0,02% | 10 | - | 3.042.605 | 246.133 b) |
| Agloma - Soc.Ind.M adeira Aglomerada,S.A. | 100,00% | 20.738.810 | 20.310.499 | 169.906 | -9.041 a), b) |
| Agloma Investimentos,S.A. | 6,54% | 5.000.000 | - | 86.567.011 | 2.449.778 b) |
| Sonae RE, Societé Anonyme | 0,04% | 1.200 | - | 3.000.000 | 0 |
| 944.006.011 | 22.542.975 |
An eight-year period was used for projecting cash flows on the grounds of the extension and intensity of the economic cycles affecting the Group's activity.
Projected cash flows are based on the Group's business plan and are updated annually so as to include changes in the economic outlook of each market where the Group is conducting business.
The Board of Directors believes that a reasonably possible change on the basic assumptions used to determine the recoverable amount would not cause the Goodwill to be impaired.
| Tableros de Fibras | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iberian Peninsula | Germany | France | |||||
| Discount rate (pre-tax) | 12,10% | 9,78% | 10,38% | 13,71% | |||
| Grow th rate on Perpetuity | 1,00% | 1,00% | 1,00% | 1,00% | |||
| Period | 8 anos | 8 anos | 8 anos | 8 anos | |||
| Test Conclusions | Sem imparidade | Sem imparidade Sem imparidade | Sem imparidade |
No impairment losses were recognized as a result of the tests carried out on the carrying amount of Goodwill as at 31 December 2011
Details of deferred tax asset at 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010 were as follows:
| DEFERRED TAXES - BALANCES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | |||
| Assets | Liabilities | Assets | Liabilities | |
| Impairment of assets | 5.077.625 | - | 5.077.625 | - |
| Net losses carry-forw ard | 2.769.634 | - | 5.529.543 | - |
| Others | 1.273.578 | - | - | - |
| 9.120.837 | - | 10.607.168 | - |
| 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | Liabilities | Assets | Liabilities | ||
| Opening Balance | 10.607.168 | - | 13.320.625 | - | |
| Recognition in Profit or Loss: | |||||
| Impairment of assets | - | - | - | - | |
| Net losses carry-forw ard | (2.759.909) | - | (2.713.457) | - | |
| Others | 1.273.578 | - | |||
| Sub-total | (1.486.331) | - | (2.713.457) | - | |
| Closing Balance | 9.120.837 | 10.607.168 | - | ||
Details of Other Non Current Assets at 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010 were as follows:
| 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Loans Granted To Group Companies (Nota 2.2 e 21) | 574 993 958 | 583 020 801 |
| Other Loans Granted | 0 | 0 |
| Tax Recoverable | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non- Current Assets | 0 | 0 |
| 574 993 958 | 583 020 801 | |
| Accumulated Imparment Losses (Nota 18) | ||
| 574 993 958 | 583 020 801 | |
Loans granted to Group companies have a medium and long term maturity and they yield interest at an average rate of 4, 2970%.
At 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010, details of Current Trade Debtors were as follows:
At 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010, detail of trade debtors maturities were as follows:
| 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Not due | 237.158 | 296.007 |
| Due and not impaired < 30 days |
5.087 | 24.227 |
| 30 - 90 days | ||
| > 90 days | 5.791 | 3.800 |
| 10.878 | 28.027 | |
| 248.036 | 324.034 |
At 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010, details of Other Current Trade Debtors and State and other public entities were as follows:
| 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 |
|---|---|
| - | |
| 1 052 958 | 2 036 831 |
| 3 167 636 | 2 036 831 |
| 285.870 | 7.237 |
| 3.453.506 | 2.044.068 |
| 2 114 678 |
At 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010, detail of Others Debtors maturities were as follows:
| AGEING OF TRADE CREDITORS (ASSET BALANCES) |
AGEING OF OTHER DEBTORS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | ||
| Not due | - | - | - | - | |
| Due and not impaired | 345 | ||||
| < 30 days | 275.975 | 82 | 9.550 | - | |
| 30 - 90 days | - | - | - | - | |
| > 90 days | - | - | 7.155 | ||
| 275.975 | 82 | 9.895 | 7.155 |
Details of Other Current Assets at 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010 were the following:
| 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Accrued Revenue Deferred Costs |
23 398 51 926 |
20 007 104 555 |
| 75 324 | 124 562 |
Accrued Revenue relates mainly to the interest receivable - Application Cash Reserve
At 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010 detail of Cash and cash equivalents was the following:
| 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash at Hand | 667 | 2 478 |
| Deposits | 76 095 | 30 894 |
| Treasury Apllications | 5 810 648 | 5 586 707 |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents - Balance Sheet | 5 887 410 | 5 620 080 |
| Bank Overdrafts | - | - |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents - Cash Flow s Statement | 5 887 410 | 5 620 080 |
Cash & equivalents comprise cash at hand, deposits, treasury applications and term deposits with less than three months maturity, and for which the risk of value change is insignificant.
The item Treasury applications is composed by a Cash Reserve of 5.810.648 euro related to the Group Securitization program.
On December 31, 2011 Sonae Industria's Share capital was fully underwritten and paid, is represented by 140.000.000 common shares, not entitled to fixed income, with a face value of 5 Euros per share
The following entity had more than 20% of the subscribed capital on 31 December 2011:
| Entity | % |
|---|---|
| Efanor Investimentos, SGPS, S. A. | 31,9 |
Shareholder's Funds Detail:
| 2011 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Share Capital | 700.000.000 | 700.000.000 |
| Legal Reserve | 3.131.757 | 3.131.757 |
| Free Reserve | 20.145.630 | 20.145.630 |
| Other Reserves | 245.920.750 | 245.920.750 |
| Retained Earnings | -1.543.432 | - |
| Total comprehensive Income | 175.706 | -1.543.432 |
| 967.830.411 | 967.654.705 |
Legal Reserve: Commercial legislation establishes that at least 5% of annual net profit has to be intended to strengthen the legal reserve until it represents at least 20% of the capital. This reserve is not distributable to not be in the event of the liquidation of the company, but can be used to absorb losses, after exhausted the other reserves, or incorporated into the capital.
Other Reserves : Includes reserves of the merger of previous years which, in terms of Portuguese legislation are not distributable
At 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010 Sonae Industria SGPS, S.A had the following outstanding loans:
| 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amortised cost | Nominal Value | Amortised cost | Nominal Value | ||||||
| NOTES | Current | Non Current | Current | Non Current | Current | Non Current | Current | Non Current | |
| Bank Loans | a) | 14 469 697 | 17 227 559 | 14 469 697 | 17 348 485 | 16 761 364 | 31 818 182 | 16 761 364 | 31 818 182 |
| Debentures | b) | 15 000 000 | 287 993 050 | 15 000 000 | 290 000 000 | - | 301 063 535 | - | 305 000 000 |
| Other Loans | c) | 55 000 000 | 71 916 313 | 55 000 000 | 73 000 000 | 72 500 000 | 55 000 000 | 72 500 000 | 55 000 000 |
| Bank Overdrafts | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Gross Debt | 84 469 697 | 377 136 921 | 84 469 697 | 380 348 485 | 89 261 364 | 387 881 716 | 89 261 364 | 391 818 182 | |
| Investments | |||||||||
| Cash & Cash Equivalents - Balance Sheet | 5 887 410 | - | 5 887 410 | - | 5 620 080 | - | 5 620 080 | - | |
| Net Debt | 78 582 287 | 377 136 921 | 78 582 287 | 380 348 485 | 83 641 284 | 387 881 716 | 83 641 284 | 391 818 182 | |
| Total Net Debt | 455 719 208 | 458 930 772 | 471 523 000 | 475 459 466 |
The average interest rates of each class of debt stated in the previous table were as follows:
| 2011 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bank Loans | 5,102% | 3,356% |
| Debentures | 3,346% | 2,497% |
| Other Loans | 4,287% | 1,999% |
The loans have the following repayment schedule:
| 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | - | 89 261 364 |
| 2012 | 84 469 697 | 64 469 697 |
| 2013 | 164 969 697 | 111 969 697 |
| 2014 | 136 969 697 | 136 969 697 |
| 2015 | 33 409 091 | 33 409 091 |
| 2016 | 30 000 000 | 30 000 000 |
| 2017 | 15 000 000 | 15 000 000 |
| 464 818 182 | 481 079 546 | |
At December 31, 2011 the contracted loans are summarized as follows:
a) Bank Loans
On 19 February 2009 Sonae Industria contracted a loan with a financial institution in the total amount of 20.000.000 Euros, Interests is calculated at market rate. The loan will be paid between 2009 and 2015. At 31 December 2011, outstanding principal amounted to 11.818.182 Euros
On 27 October 2009 Sonae Industria contracted a loan with a financial institution in the total amount of 20.000.000 Euros, Interests is calculated at market rate. The loan will be paid between 2011 and 2012. At 31 December 2011, outstanding principal amounted to 10.000.000 Euros
On 05 August 2010 Sonae Industria contracted a loan with a financial institution in the total amount of 10.000.000 Euros, Interests is calculated at market rate. The loan will be paid between 2012 and 2015.
Sonae Industria 2005/2013 bonds, issued on 31 March 2005, with a principal amount of 55.000.000 Euros, and a bullet repayment 8 years after issue date. Interest is paid semi-annually in arrears on 31 March and 30 September;
Sonae Indústria 2006/2014 bonds, issued on 28 March 2006, with a principal amount of 50 000.000 Euros and a bullet repayment 8 years after issue date. Interest is paid semi-annually in arrears on 28 March and 28 September
Sonae Industria 2006/2014 bonds, issued on 2 August 2006, with a principal amount of 50.000.000 Euros and a bullet repayment 8 years after issue date, Interest is paid semi- annually in arrears on 2 February and 2 August
Sonae Industria 2010/2017 bonds, issued on 5 May 2010, with a principal amount of 150 000.000 euros and a 7-year period. Payment will be done through reduction of nominal value, in 10 equal and successive semi-annual instalments, beginning on the 5th coupon, payment date, November 2012. Interest is paid semi-annually on 5 May and 5 November.
.
On 25 January 2006, Sonae Industria signed and subsequently added a Commercial Paper agreement of up to 160.000.000 Euros, with several financial institutions. The programme matures on 27 January 2016. At 31 December 2011, the balance was keep at 55.000.000 Euros. Interest is calculated at the EURIBOR rate that matches the maturity of the issue.
On 30 September 2009 Sonae Indústria SGPS, S. A. contracted a commercial paper programme with a maximum nominal amount of 40.000.000 Euros. The programme will mature between 2011 and 2013. At 31 December 2011, the balance was keep at 30.000.000 Euros
On 28 September 2010, Sonae Industria signed contracted a Commercial Paper programme with a maximum nominal amount of 2.500.000 Euros. The programme will mature in 2012. At 31 December 2011 there was no commercial paper issued.
On 31 May 2011 Sonae Indústria SGPS, S. A. contracted a commercial paper programme with a maximum nominal amount of 50.000.000 Euros. The programme will mature on March 2013. At 31 December 2011, the balance was keep at 43.000.000 Euros
At 31 December 2011 Sonae Industria SGPS had not employees with the benefit of Insurance contract . The provision made in previous years was cancelled with the exit of respective beneficiary
At 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010 all amounts recorded under this item resulted from normal operations. Trade creditors maturities were as follows:
| 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To be paid | |||||
| < 90 days | 254.863 | 1.006.270 | |||
| 90 - 180 days | 3.311 | - | |||
| > 180 days | - | - | |||
| 258.174 | 1.006.270 |
M ATURITY OF TRADE CREDITORS
At 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010 details of this item were as follows:
| 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | |
|---|---|---|
| State & Other Public Entities | ||
| Income Tax | 856 738 | 631 955 |
| Tax retention | 21 719 | 37 761 |
| Value Added Tax | 29 646 | - |
| Social Security Contributions | 6 389 | 4 284 |
| Others | - | - |
| Liabilities out of scope of IFRS7 | 914 492 | 674 000 |
| Other Creditors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Loans From Group Companies (Nota21) | 81 135 000 | 78 802 000 |
| Financial Instrumets | 81.135.000 | 78.802.000 |
| Others Creditors | 20.379 | 495.062 |
| 81.155.379 | 79.297.062 |
At 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010 this item had the following detail:
| 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Accrued Costs | ||
| Holidays | 568 633 | 610 774 |
| Insurance | 4 122 | - |
| Interests | 3 409 823 | 2 308 370 |
| External Supllies & Services | 147 468 | 71 989 |
| Liabilities out of scope of IFRS7 | 4 130 045 | 2 991 133 |
Changes in provisions and accumulated impairment losses during the period ended December, 31 2011 were the following:
| Description | Opening Balance Increases | Utilisation | Reductions | Closing Balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A ccumulated Imparment Losses on Investments (Nota 6) | 22 542 975 | 22 542 975 | ||
| 22 542 975 | 22 542 975 |
Impairment losses are offset against the corresponding asset.
In 2011, charges for operational lease payments in the amount of 47.901 Euros were recorded on the profit and loss statement.
In addition, at the balance sheet date, the company had irrevocable operational lease contracts with the following payment maturities:
| 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vencíveis em 2011 | 47.901 | 136.086 |
| Vencíveis em 2012 | 15.590 | 74.768 |
| Vencíveis em 2013 | 14.217 | 57.330 |
| Vencíveis em 2014 | 14.217 | 16.219 |
| Vencíveis em 2015 | 14.217 | - |
| Vencíveis em 2016 | 11.847 | - |
| 117.989 | 284.403 |
The liquidity risk described on note 2.17., b), related to gross debt referred to on note 13, can be analysed as follows:
| Liquidity Risk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maturity of Gross Debt |
Interests | Total | ||
| 2012 | 84.469.697 | 15.250.385 | 99.720.082 | |
| 2013 | 164.969.697 | 13.315.236 | 178.284.933 | |
| 2014 | 136.969.697 | 7.016.893 | 143.986.590 | |
| 2015 | 33.409.091 | 3.196.385 | 36.605.476 | |
| 2016 | 30.000.000 | 1723.652 | 31723.652 | |
| 2017 | 15.000.000 | 341336 | 15.341336 | |
| >2017 | ||||
| 464.818.182 | 40.843.887 | 505.662.069 |
The calculation of interest in the previous table was based on interest rates at 31 December 2011 applicable to each item of debt. Gross debt maturing in 2011 includes scheduled repayment of debt along with the repayment of debt as at end 2011 maturing within less than one year (although some credit limits might be rolled over).
The analysis of interest rate risk, described on note 2.17., b), i), consisted in calculating the way net profit before tax would have been impacted if there would have been a change of +0.75 or -0.75 percentage points in actual interest rates of the corresponding period.
.
| 2011 | 2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Notional" | Effect in Profit and Loss (Euros) |
"Notional" | Effect in Profit and Loss (Euros) |
|||
| 0,75% | $-0.75%$ | 0,75% | $-0.75%$ | |||
| Gross Debt | ||||||
| Group | $-81.135.000$ | $-684.868$ | 684.868 | -79.261364 | $-595.536$ | 595.536 |
| External | $-464.818.182$ | $-2.965.499$ | 2.965.499 | -477.143.081 | $-3.555.507$ | 3.555.507 |
| $-545.953.182$ | $-3.650.367$ | 3.650.367 | $-556.404.445$ | $-4.151043$ | 4.151.043 | |
| Financial Instruments | ||||||
| Derivates | 401458 | $-401458$ | ||||
| ٠ | 401458 | $-401458$ | ||||
| Loans to group companies |
553.538.061 | 4.517.609 | $-4.517.609$ | 564.131979 | 4.679.307 | $-4.679.307$ |
| Treasury Aplications | 5.810.648 | 42.866 | $-42.866$ | 5.586.707 | 84.474 | $-84.474$ |
| 559.348.709 | 4.560.475 | $-4.560.475$ | 569.718.686 | 4.763.781 | -4.763.781 | |
| 910.108 | $-910.108$ | 1.014.196 | $-1.014.196$ |
Balances and transactions with related parties may be summarized as follows:
| Transactions | Sales & Services Rendered |
Purchases & Acquired Services |
Interest Income | Interest Expenses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | |
| 438.025 | 2.774.918 | 360.124 | 1.255.403 | 24.123.106 | 19.279.701 | 2.765.809 | 954.622 | |
| - Agloma | - | - | - | - | 87 | - | 34 | 1.062 |
| - Agloma Investimentos | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.380.309 | 823.891 |
| - Ecociclo | - | 9.000 | - | - | 28.263 | 25.739 | 203 | 156 |
| - Euroresinas | 7.928 | 81.472 | - | - | 366.412 | 336.559 | - | - |
| - Glunz | 141.879 | 671.509 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - Implamac | - | - | - | - | 257.578 | 153.177 | - | - |
| - SInd-pcdm | 49.958 | 395.025 | 27.812 | 182.599 | 1.846.569 | 2.563.653 | - | - |
| - Isoroy | 52.496 | 442.000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - Maiequipa | - | - | - | - | 42.939 | 34.608 | - | - |
| - Movelpartes | 5.075 | 12.489 | - | 14.809 | 83.049 | 24.697 | ||
| - Somit Imobiliária | - | - | - | - | 124.567 | 40.284 | 1.410 | 525 |
| - Siaf Energia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 94.425 | 22.194 |
| - Sonae Industria Revestimentos | 7.415 | 20.204 | 1.219 | 9.263 | - | - | 157.329 | 47.192 |
| - Sonaecenter | - | - | 148.425 | 236.041 | - | - | - | - |
| - Sonae ,sgps | - | - | 50.000 | 53.327 | - | - | - | - |
| - Sonae Uk | 22.140 | 160.927 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - Sind - Management services | 3.054 | 4.491 | 55.697 | 583.173 | 793 | - | 33.308 | 19.990 |
| - Tafisa Canadá | 42.739 | 296.552 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - Tafisa Tableros Fibra | 60.681 | 388.544 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - Sonae Novobord | 33.711 | 292.705 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - Taiber | - | - | - | - | 21.455.898 | 16.125.681 | - | - |
| - Novis | - | - | 10.761 | 15.694 | - | - | - | - |
| - Impaper | 8.997 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - Equador | - | - | 66.210 | 160.497 | - | - | - | - |
| - Efanor ,Sgps | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.742 | 14.915 |
| - GHP | 1.952 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balance | Accounts Receivable Accounts Payable |
Loans | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obtained | Granted | |||||||
| 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | |
| 242.247 | 315.939 | 24.986 | 649.135 | 81.135.000 | 78.802.000 | 553.538.060 | 583.020.801 | |
| - Agloma | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.000 | - |
| - Agloma Investimentos | - | - | - | - | 81.135.000 | 78.802.000 | - | - |
| - Ecociclo | 470 | 1.377 | - | - | - | - | 520.000 | 205.941 |
| - Euroresinas | 5.366 | 11.165 | - | - | - | - | 4.471.900 | 7.564.670 |
| - Glunz | 66.490 | 67.404 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - Implamac | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.387.520 | 5.770.484 |
| - SInd-pcdm | 34.317 | 49.139 | 1.239 | 13.778 | - | - | 6.698.366 | 72.081.538 |
| - Isoroy | 27.986 | 45.417 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - Maiequipa | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.015.000 | 1.123.894 |
| - Movelpartes | 5.756 | 1.716 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - Somit Imobiliária | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.425.000 | 1.587.000 |
| - Siaf Energia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - Sonae Industria Revestimentos | 7.817 | 2.785 | 53 | 1.607 | - | - | - | - |
| - Sonae ,sgps | - | - | - | 64.526 | - | - | - | - |
| - Sonae Uk | 10.947 | 17.187 | - | 1.306 | - | - | - | - |
| - Sind - Management services | 3.756 | 992 | 5.439 | 540.895 | - | - | - | - |
| - Tafisa Canadá | 19.569 | 52.373 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - Tafisa Tableros Fibra | 37.872 | 37.815 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - Sonae Novobord | 16.176 | 28.569 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - Taiber | - | - | - | - | - | - | 530.012.274 | 494.687.274 |
| - Novis | - | - | 1.775 | 2.666 | - | - | - | - |
| - Equador | - | - | 16.480 | 24.357 | - | - | - | - |
| - GHP | 163 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - Impaper | 5 562 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Remuneration of the Board of Directors of the Company is detailed as follows:
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Fixed salaries | 875.078 | 890.060 |
| Total Bonus | 302.492 | 538.000 |
| 1.177.570 | 1.428.060 |
Fees Paid to the Audit company PricewatherhouseCoopers is detailed as follows:
Total Fees related to audit and legal certification of the accounts 14.903 Euros
The remuneration policy of the members of the board of directors and supervisory board, as well as the annual amount earned by their members in an individual are presented in the report of government in society .
Details of Services Rendered are presented below:
| Services Rendered | 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate Fees | 230.301 | - |
| Corporate Project | 207.722 | - |
| Internal Cmmunication | - | 205.407 |
| Legal | - | 156.660 |
| Health & security | - | 45.533 |
| Administration | - | 1.905.763 |
| Engineering | - | 197.285 |
| Others | - | 293.368 |
| T OT A L | 4 3 8 .0 2 3 | 2 .8 0 4 .0 16 |
| Other Operation Gains | 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 |
|---|---|---|
| Gains on disposal of non current investments | 65.121 | - |
| Supplementary Revenue | 280.438 | - |
| Others | 299 | 201.683 |
| 345.858 | 201.683 | |
| 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | |
| Other Operation Losses | ||
| Taxes | 137.982 | 237.757 |
| Donations | - | 12.040 |
| Others | 89.128 | 77.595 |
| 227.110 | 327.392 |
| 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Expenses: | ||
| Interest Expenses | 22 590 566 | 14 898 062 |
| Exchange Losses | - | 1 484 |
| Others | 475 748 | 2 435 216 |
| Financial Results | 1 120 880 | 2 039 193 |
| 24 187 194 | 19 373 955 | |
| Financial Revenues | ||
| Interest Income | 24 187 194 | 19 339 216 |
| Exchange Gains | - | 328 |
| Others | - | 34.411 |
| 24.187.194 | 19.373.955 |
The company received dividends of 869.278 Euros from the following companies:
| 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Agloma - Soc.Ind.Madeira Aglomerada,S.A. | - | 199.613 |
| Imoplamac - Gestão de Imóveis,S.A. | 793.625 | 599.883 |
| Siaf Energia,S.A. | - | 4.945 |
| Somit Imobiliaria SA | 554 | 1.018 |
| Sonaegest | 75.099 | 226.080 |
| 869.278 | 1.031.539 |
The income and deferred taxation recorded at 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010 were:
| 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Income taxation | 1.031.732 | 1.562.495 |
| Deferred taxation | (1.486.331) | (2.713.457) |
| (454.599) | (1.150.962) | |
| Current Tax -Prior Year adjustment | 345.378 | (479.115) |
| (109.222) | (1.630.077) |
The Income taxation referring to the tax in Sonae Industria SGPS SA and local taxes items and Income taxation in the Special Group Tax Regime
Was recognized a deferred tax related to Tax benefits (Sifide) amounting 1.273.578 euros and Reversed deferred tax related to tax losses amounting 2.759.909 euros
Reconciliation of Earnings before taxes with taxes for the year may be detailed as follows:
| 2011 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Net income/(loss) before tax | 284.927 | 86.645 |
| Current Taxes | 69.669 | 20.099 |
| Dividends | -217.392 | -257.930 |
| Current tax at special rate | -64.989 | 117.957 |
| Current tax From Special Group Tax regime | 1.096.721 | 2.036.831 |
| Deferred tax | -2.759.909 | -2.713.457 |
| Deferred tax - Tax Benefits | 1.273.578 | 0 |
| Others | 147.723 | -354.463 |
| -454.599 | -1.150.963 |
Earnings per share, excluding the effect of discontinued operations, were calculated as follows:
| 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Net Profit | ||
| Net Profit Considered for Basic EPS Calculation (Periodic Net Profit) |
175 706 | - 1 543 432 |
| Net Profit Considered for Diluted EPS Calculation | 175 706 | - 1 543 432 |
| Number of Shares | ||
| Weighted Average Number of Shares for Basic EPS Calculation | 140 000 000 | 140 000 000 |
| Weighted Average Number of Shares for Diluted EPS Calculation 140 000 000 | 140 000 000 | |
| Net Profit Per Share | 0,00 | -0,01 |
During 2011, no effect from discontinued operations was recorded.
In October 2010 Sonae Indústria, SGPS, S. A. received a notice of assessment from tax authorities according to which the loss resulting from the dissolution of its subsidiary Socelpac, SGPS, S.A. in 2006, amounting to 74 million Euro, should be considered at 50% for tax calculation purposes. The company filed a lawsuit challenging this interpretation. According to the information available on this date, the Board of Directors considers that the probability of a negative outcome is low, thus no adjustment was done to current tax and deferred tax asset recognized in these financial statements.
These financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issuance on 28 February 2012.
(Amounts expressed in Euros)
| ASSETS | Notes | 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NON CURRENT ASSETS: | |||
| Tangible assets | 11 | 915 418 700 | 983 531 105 |
| Goodwill | 14 | 92 620 183 | 93 999 204 |
| Intangible assets | 12 | 8 576 779 | 10 119 422 |
| Investment properties | 13 | 1 357 473 | 1 401 731 |
| Associated undertakings and non consolidated undertakings | 10 | 2 360 890 | 2 683 341 |
| Investment available for sale | 10 | 1 069 440 | 1 031 189 |
| Deferred tax asset | 15 | 37 874 949 | 40 182 950 |
| Other non current assets | 16 | 3 606 230 | 919 720 |
| Total non current assets | 1 062 884 644 | 1 133 868 662 | |
| CURRENT ASSETS: | |||
| Inventories | 18 | 137 414 763 | 129 459 556 |
| Trade debtors | 19 | 158 400 706 | 159 041 460 |
| Other current debtors | 20 | 13 132 676 | 14 049 685 |
| State and other public entities | 22 | 13 628 325 | 9 504 284 |
| Other current assets | 21 | 21 664 946 | 11 663 953 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 23 | 23 570 163 | 26 915 003 |
| Total current assets | 367 811 580 | 350 633 941 | |
| Non-current assets held for sale | 17 | 911 164 | 1 092 209 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 1 431 607 388 | 1 485 594 812 | |
| SHAREHOLDERS`FUNDS, NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS AND LIABILITIES | |||
| SHAREHOLDERS`FUNDS: | |||
| Share capital | 24 | 700 000 000 | 700 000 000 |
| Legal reserve | 24 | 3 131 757 | 3 131 757 |
| Other reserves and accumulated earnings | 24 | - 460 542 177 | - 402 853 822 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 24 | - 7 045 530 | - 2 609 633 |
| Total | 235 544 050 | 297 668 302 | |
| Non-controlling interests | 25 | 332 511 | 1 105 065 |
| TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS`FUNDS | 235 876 561 | 298 773 367 | |
| LIABILITIES: | |||
| NON CURRENT LIABILITIES: | |||
| Long term bank loans - net of short-term portion | 26 | 155 127 941 | 132 402 184 |
| Non convertible debentures | 26 | 287 993 050 | 301 063 535 |
| Long term Finance Lease Creditors - net of short-term portion | 26 | 39 494 029 | 43 539 714 |
| Other loans | 26 | 98 597 712 | 93 307 071 |
| Post-retirement liabilities | 30 | 24 960 203 | 25 583 340 |
| Other non current liabilities | 29 | 77 332 116 | 62 358 212 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 15 | 64 258 210 | 70 589 486 |
| Provisions | 34 | 14 327 908 | 9 257 411 |
| Total non current liabilities | 762 091 169 | 738 100 953 | |
| CURRENT LIABILITIES: | |||
| Short term portion of long term bank loans | 26 | 111 796 391 | 144 443 713 |
| Short term bank loans | 26 | 24 554 807 | 25 583 321 |
| Short term portion of long term non convertible debentures | 26 | 15 000 000 | |
| Short term portion of Finance Lease Creditors | 26 | 4 593 444 | 4 468 308 |
| Other loans | 26 | 1 477 788 | 79 615 |
| Trade creditors | 31 | 161 475 903 | 152 135 488 |
| Taxes and Other Contributions Payable | 32 | 13 211 850 | 12 983 549 |
| Other current liabilities | 33 | 101 325 866 | 102 650 824 |
| Provisions | 34 | 203 609 | 6 375 674 |
| Total current liabilities | 433 639 658 | 448 720 492 | |
| TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | 1 431 607 388 | 1 485 594 812 | |
The notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements
| Notes | 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income | |||
| Sales | 43 | 1 360 915 603 | 1 287 002 692 |
| Services rendered | 43 | 3 393 767 | 5 554 084 |
| Other operating income | 37 | 67 301 302 | 65 983 460 |
| Total operating income | 1 431 610 672 | 1 358 540 236 | |
| Operating expenses | |||
| Cost of sales | 713 162 702 | 643 759 219 | |
| (Increase) / decrease in production | - 3 194 610 | 1 357 597 | |
| External supplies and services | 361 533 390 | 367 660 351 | |
| Staff expenses | 30 | 223 449 642 | 242 669 402 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 11, 12, 13, 43 | 83 931 199 | 95 349 205 |
| Provisions and impairment losses | 11, 12, 13, 34, 43 | 17 900 177 | 18 765 069 |
| Other operating expenses | 38 | 42 644 771 | 14 878 919 |
| Total operating expenses | 1 439 427 271 | 1 384 439 762 | |
| Operational profit / (loss) | - 7 816 599 | - 25 899 526 | |
| Financial income | 40 | 31 899 353 | 51 593 962 |
| Financial costs | 40 | 82 273 537 | 98 653 963 |
| Gains and losses in associated companies | - 20 728 | - 101 683 | |
| Gains and losses in investments | 5 271 | 57 810 | |
| Current profit / (loss) | - 58 206 240 | - 73 003 400 | |
| Taxation | 15, 41 | 307 730 | 2 414 926 |
| Consolidated net profit / (loss) afer taxation | - 58 513 970 | - 75 418 326 | |
| Profit / (loss) after taxation from descontinued operations | - | - | |
| Consolidated net profit / (loss) for the period | - 58 513 970 | - 75 418 326 | |
| Attributable to: | |||
| Equity Holders of Sonae Industria | 42 | - 57 800 173 | - 74 434 785 |
| Minority Interests | - 713 797 | - 983 541 | |
| Profit/(Loss) per share Excluding discontinued operations: |
|||
| Basic | - 0.4129 | - 0.5317 | |
| Diluted | - 0.4129 | - 0.5317 | |
| From discontinued operations: | |||
| Basic | - | - | |
| Diluted | - | - | |
The notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements
(Amounts expressed in Euros)
| Notes 31.12.2011 42 - 58 513 970 - 4 512 518 10 17 298 Actuarial gains / (losses) on defined benefit plans Share of other comprehensive income of associates - 4 495 220 - 63 009 190 - 62 236 070 - 773 120 |
31.12.2010 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reclassified amounts |
||||
| Net profit / (loss) for the period (a) | - 75 418 326 | - 1 124 475 | ||
| Other comprehensive income | ||||
| Change in currency translation reserve | 18 898 677 | - 289 038 | ||
| Change in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets | 90 487 | |||
| Change in fair value of cash flow hedge derivatives | 1 413 513 | 1 413 513 | ||
| Gains on property revaluation | ||||
| Income tax related to components of other comprehensive income | ||||
| Other comprehensive income for the period, net of tax (b) | 20 402 677 | 1 124 475 | ||
| Total comprehensive income for the period (a) + (b) | - 55 015 649 | |||
| Total comprehensive income attributable to: | ||||
| Equity holders of Sonae Industria | - 54 266 766 | |||
| Non-controlling interests | - 748 883 | |||
| - 63 009 190 63 009 190 |
- 55 015 649 55 015 649 |
The notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements
| Acc ula ted oth hen siv e in um er c om pre com e |
|||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not es |
Sha api tal re c |
al res Leg erv e |
Oth er R ese rve s and ula ted ac cum ear nin gs |
Cur cy tran ren slat ion |
Ava ilab le-fo r- sale l ass fina ncia ets |
Cas h flo w hed ges |
Sub tota l |
Tot al ` sha reh old ers fun ds attr ibu tab le t o the uity eq hol der f s o |
Non tro llin con g inte ts res |
Tot al sha reh old ' ers fun ds |
|
| Bal 1 J 20 10 s at anc e a anu ary App riat ion of n rofit / (l ) of viou et p rop oss pre s ye ar |
24 | 700 00 0 0 00 |
2 7 37 181 39 4 5 76 |
- 32 6 9 76 317 - 39 4 5 76 |
-21 36 5 2 40 |
-1 4 13 5 13 |
-22 77 8 7 53 |
352 98 2 1 11 |
1 7 03 556 |
35 4 6 85 667 |
|
| Tot al c hen sive inc om pre om e Net fit/( loss ) fo r th erio d pro e p Oth hen sive inc er c om pre om e Tot al |
-74 43 4 7 85 -74 43 4 7 85 |
18 6 65 120 18 6 65 120 |
90 48 7 90 48 7 |
1 4 13 5 13 1 4 13 5 13 |
20 169 12 0 20 169 12 0 |
- 74 43 4 7 85 20 169 12 0 -54 26 5 6 65 |
- 9 83 541 23 3 5 57 - 74 9 9 84 |
41 8 3 26 - 75 20 402 67 7 -55 01 5 6 49 |
|||
| Oth ers |
-1 0 48 144 |
- 1 048 14 4 |
15 1 49 4 |
- 8 96 650 |
|||||||
| Bal s at 31 De ber 20 10 anc e a cem |
700 00 0 0 00 |
3 1 31 757 |
-40 2 8 53 822 |
-2 7 00 120 |
90 48 7 |
-2 6 09 633 |
297 66 8 3 02 |
1 1 05 065 |
29 8 7 73 367 |
| Acc ula ted oth hen siv e in um er c om pre com e |
|||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not es |
Sha api tal re c |
al res Leg erv e |
Oth er R ese rve s and ula ted ac cum ear nin gs |
Cur cy tran ren slat ion |
Ava ilab le-fo r- sale l ass fina ncia ets |
Cas h flo w hed ges |
Sub l tota |
Tot al sha reh old ` ers fun ds ibu tab le t attr o uity the eq hol der f s o |
Non llin tro con g inte ts res |
Tot al sha reh old ' ers fun ds |
|
| Bal 1 J 20 11 s at anc e a anu ary |
24 | 70 0 0 00 000 |
3 1 31 757 |
- 40 2 8 53 822 |
- 2 700 12 0 |
90 48 7 |
-2 6 09 633 |
29 7 6 68 302 |
1 1 05 065 |
29 8 7 73 367 |
|
| Tot al c hen sive inc om pre om e |
|||||||||||
| Net fit/( loss ) fo r th erio d pro e p |
-57 80 0 1 73 |
- 57 80 0 1 73 |
- 71 3 7 97 |
- 58 51 3 9 70 |
|||||||
| Oth hen sive inc er c om pre om e |
-4 4 51 885 |
15 98 8 |
-4 4 35 897 |
- 4 435 89 7 |
- 5 9 32 3 |
- 4 495 22 0 |
|||||
| Tot al |
80 0 1 73 -57 |
-4 4 51 885 |
15 98 8 |
-4 4 35 897 |
- 62 23 6 0 70 |
73 120 - 7 |
- 63 00 9 1 90 |
||||
| Oth ers |
111 81 8 |
111 81 8 |
56 6 |
11 2 3 84 |
|||||||
| Bal s at 31 De ber 20 11 anc e a cem |
700 00 0 0 00 |
3 1 31 757 |
-46 0 5 42 177 |
-7 1 52 005 |
10 6 4 75 |
-7 0 45 530 |
235 54 4 0 50 |
33 2 5 11 |
23 5 8 76 561 |
The notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements
(Amounts expressed in Euros)
| Receipts from trade debtors 1 337 944 246 1 248 642 478 Payments to trade creditors 1 066 382 260 260 991 377 681 Payments to staff staff 223 626 922 922 246 486 040 Net cash flow from operations operations 47 935 064 064 10 778 757 Payment / (receipt) of corporate income tax tax 3 298 484 - 1 100 968 Other receipts / payments relating to operating activities 3 6 960 525 525 27 723 141 Net cash flow from operating activities (1) (1) 51 597 105 39 602 866 1 9 10 INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES C Cash receipts arising from: h it ii f 205 069 069 69 403 526 I tnvesments t 15 670 994 994 13 344 483 Tangible and intangible assets 3 306 564 564 1 300 533 Investment subventions subventions 80 370 283 890 283 890 Dividends 81 714 Others 16 344 711 84 332 432 Cash Payments arising from: 18 460 Investments 34 490 158 20 251 110 Tangible and intangible assets 34 508 618 20 251 110 - 18 163 907 907 64 081 322 Net cash used in investment activities (2) FINANCING ACTIVITIES C Cash receipts arising from: h it ii f 774 376 376 199 015 I t Interest and similar charges t d i il h 32 945 Loans granted granted 4 067 734 794 6 114 871 368 Loans obtained 26 2 491 590 Others 4 071 000 760 6 115 103 328 Cash Payments arising from: 36 009 555 31 138 309 Interest and similar charges Loans granted 18 133 4 065 873 735 6 163 431 270 Loans obtained 26 20 048 Dividends 4 539 226 226 4 301 988 Fi Finance leases - repayment of principal l t f i i l Others 223 463 463 23 688 237 4 106 666 027 6 222 577 937 - 35 665 267 - 107 474 609 Net cash used in financing activities (3) - 2 232 069 069 - 3 790 421 421 Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (4) = (1) + (2) + (3) 87 295 - 470 334 334 Effect of foreign exchange rate rate Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 23 3 334 720 720 6 654 807 1 015 356 356 3 334 720 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 23 |
OPERATING ACTIVITIES | Notes | 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements
(Amounts expressed in euros)
SONAE INDÚSTRIA, SGPS, SA, whose head-office is at Lugar do Espido, Via Norte, Apartado 1096, 4470-909 Maia, Portugal, is the parent company of a group of companies as detailed in notes 5 to 7 ("Group"). The Group's operations and business segments are described in Note 43.
The shares of the company are listed on NYSE Euronext Lisbon.
The main accounting policies adopted in preparing the accompanying consolidated financial statements are as follows:
These consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the International Accounting Standards (IAS) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and with Interpretations issued by the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) or by the former Standing Interpretations Committee (SIC), applicable to the period beginning on 1 January 2011 and endorsed by the European Union.
In the year ended 31 December 2011 the following standards and interpretations became effective:
IAS 32 (Amendment), 'Financial instruments: Presentation – classification of rights issue'. This amendment addresses the accounting for rights issues that are denominated in a
currency other than the functional currency of the issuer. If such rights are issued pro rata to an Entity's existing shareholders for a fixed amount of any currency, it is considered a transaction with shareholders and classified as equity. Otherwise, it should be accounted for as derivative liabilities.
Main changes to the group's accounting policies resulting from the application of the aforementioned changes to standards relate to disclosing the nature of fair value calculation of financial instruments, recognized on the financial statements or disclosed in the notes.
At 31 December 2011 the following standards and interpretations had been issued but not applied as they only become effective on later periods:
only if the entity is holding it to collect contractual cash flows and the cash flows represent principal and interest. Otherwise it is at fair value through profit and loss.
by European Union. IAS 28 was revised after the issuance of IFRS 11 and prescribes the accounting for investments in associates and sets out the requirements for the application of equity method.
The aforementioned changes, namely IAS 19 and IFRS 11, will affect the Group's financial statements the period they start being applied in a way that may be assessed with resource to the information disclosed in note 6 – Joint Ventures (assets, liabilities, income and expenses that are presently recognized under the proportionate consolidation method) and note 30 – Post retirement liabilities (actuarial gains and losses presently not recognized in accordance with the corridor method).
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared from the books and accounting records of the companies included in the consolidation (Note 5) on a going concern basis and under the historical cost convention, except for financial instruments, which are stated at fair value (Note 2.12).
The consolidation methods adopted by the Group are as follows:
Investments in companies in which the Group owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the voting rights at Shareholders' General Meetings and is able to establish financial and operational policies so as to benefit from its activities (definition of control normally used by the Group), are included in the consolidated financial statements using the full consolidation method. Equity and comprehensible income attributable to minority shareholders are shown separately, under the caption Non Controlling Interests, in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position and in the Consolidated Income Statement, respectively. Companies included in the consolidated financial statements are listed on Note 5.
Comprehensive income and the remaining items of net shareholders' funds are attributed to the holders of non-controlling interests, according to their interest, even if this caption turns negative.
Assets and liabilities of each Group company are measured at their fair value at the date of acquisition. Any excess of the acquisition cost plus the non-controlling holders' share in the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities, or alternatively, plus the fair value of non-controlling holders' investment in the acquired subsidiary, over the Group's interest in the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired is recognized as goodwill (Note 2.2.d and 14). If the difference between the acquisition cost plus the non-controlling holders' share in the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities, or alternatively, plus the fair value of non-controlling holders' investment in the acquired subsidiary, and the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired is negative, this difference is recognized as income in profit or loss for the period of acquisition, after reassessment of the estimated fair value. Non-controlling interests include their proportion of the fair value of net identifiable assets and liabilities, or alternatively, the fair value of their investment in the subsidiary acquired.
The results of Group companies acquired or disposed of during the period are included in the consolidated income statement from the effective date of acquisition or up to the effective date of disposal, as appropriate.
Adjustments to the financial statements of Group companies are performed, whenever necessary, in order to adapt accounting policies to those used by the Group. All intragroup transactions, balances, income and expenses and distributed dividends are eliminated on consolidation.
Financial investments in joint ventures (companies that the Group holds together with third parties and in which joint control is established in a shareholders' agreement) are accounted for through the proportionate consolidation method, as from the date the joint control is acquired or established. Under this method, the assets, liabilities, profits and losses of these companies are incorporated proportionately to the control attributable and line by line, in the Group's financial statements in appendix.
The excess value resulting from the difference between the acquisition cost and the fair value of the assets and liabilities of the joint-venture at the time of acquisition is recorded as goodwill (Note 2.2.d). If the difference between the acquisition cost and the fair value of the assets at the time of acquisition is negative, it is recognized as income in the period.
Transactions, balances and dividends between the companies are eliminated proportionately to the control attributable to the Group.
Joint-venture companies are detailed in note 6.
c) Investments in associated companies
Investments in associated companies (companies where the Group exercises significant influence but does not establish financial and operational policies – usually corresponding to holdings between 20% and 50% in a company's share capital) are accounted for in accordance with the equity method.
Under the equity method, investments are recorded at cost, adjusted by the amount corresponding to the Group's share of changes in equity (including net profit) of associated companies and are offset against losses or profits in the period and against dividends received.
Any excess of the acquisition cost over the Group's share in the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired is recognized as goodwill (Note 2.2.d). Any excess of the Group's share in the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired over cost is recognized as income in the profit or loss for the period of acquisition, in results related to associated companies.
An assessment of investments in associated companies is performed when there is an indication that the asset might be impaired. Any impairment loss is disclosed in the
income statement. Impairment losses recorded in prior years that are no longer justifiable are reversed.
When the Group's share of losses exceeds the carrying amount of the investment, the investment is reported at nil value and recognition of losses is discontinued, unless the Group is committed beyond the value of its investment.
The Group's share in unrealized gains arising from transactions with associated companies is eliminated. Unrealized losses are eliminated, but only to the extent that there is no evidence of impairment of the asset transferred.
Investments in associated companies are disclosed in Note 6.
The excess of the acquisition cost plus the non-controlling holders' share in the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities, or alternatively, plus the fair value of non-controlling holders' investment in the acquired subsidiary, over the Group's interest in the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired is recognized as goodwill (Note 14).
The excess value resulting from the difference between the acquisition cost and the fair value of the assets and liabilities of the joint-venture or associate company at the time of acquisition is recorded as goodwill (Note 14).
Goodwill arising on the consolidation of subsidiaries located in foreign countries is accounted for on the functional currency of these subsidiaries and is then translated into the Group's reporting currency (Euro) at the exchange rate of balance sheet date. Exchange rate differences arising from this translation are disclosed in Other Accumulated Comprehensive Income.
Goodwill is not amortized, but it is subject to impairment tests on an annual basis. Impairment losses identified in the period are disclosed in the income statement under Provisions and Impairment Losses, and cannot be reversed.
If the difference between the acquisition cost plus the non-controlling holders' share in the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities, or alternatively, plus the fair value of noncontrolling holders' investment in the acquired subsidiary, and the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired over cost is negative, this difference is recognized as income in profit or loss for the period of acquisition, after reassessment of the estimated fair value.
Any excess of the Group's share in the fair value of identifiable assets and liabilities in jointly controlled and associated companies over cost, is recognized as income in the profit or loss for the period, at the date of acquisition, after reassessment of the fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities acquired.
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies in the individual financial statements of foreign companies are translated to Euro using exchange rates at the balance sheet date. Profit and loss and cash flows are converted to Euro using the average exchange rate for the period. Exchange rate differences originated after 1 January 2004 are recorded as equity under Translation Reserves in Other Accumulated Comprehensive Income. Exchange rate differences that originated prior to 1 January 2004 (date of transition to IFRS) were written-off through Other Reserves and Accumulated Earnings.
Goodwill and fair value adjustments arising from the acquisition of foreign companies are recorded as assets and liabilities of those companies and translated to Euro using exchange rates at the balance sheet date.
Whenever a foreign company is sold, accumulated exchange rate differences are recorded in the Income Statement as a gain or loss on the disposal.
Exchange rates used on translation of foreign group, jointly controlled and associated companies are listed below:
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Closing rate |
Average rate |
Closing rate |
Average rate |
|
| Great Britain Pound | 0.8353 | 0.8676 | 0.8607 | 0.8571 |
| South African Rand | 10.4833 | 10.0523 | 8.8629 | 9.6759 |
| Canadian Dollar | 1.3215 | 1.3753 | 1.3322 | 1.3625 |
| American Dollar | 1.2939 | 1.3910 | 1.3362 | 1.3230 |
| Swiss Franc | 1.2156 | 1.2306 | 1.2504 | 1.3774 |
| Polish Zloty | 4.4579 | 4.1056 | 3.9750 | 3.9931 |
Source: Bloomberg
Tangible assets acquired up to 1 January 2004 (transition date to IFRS) are recorded at acquisition cost, or revaluated acquisition cost, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Portugal until that date, net of depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.
Tangible assets acquired after that date are recorded at acquisition cost, net of depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.
The Group separately recognizes and depreciates the components of Property Plant and Equipment whose useful lives are significantly different from the related main assets' ones and the components that can only be used in connection with a specific asset. These components are depreciated separately on the basis of their useful lives.
Repair and maintenance expenses are recognized in profit or loss in the period they occur. Depreciation is calculated on a straight line basis, as from the date the asset is first used, over the expected useful life for each class of assets.
Depreciation rates used correspond to the following estimated useful lives of underlying assets:
| Years | |
|---|---|
| Buildings | 20 - 40 |
| Plant & Machinery | 2-25 |
| Vehicles | 5 |
| Tools | 4 |
| Fixtures and Fittings | 4-10 |
| Other Tangible Assets | 5 |
In the period the estimated useful lives of Tools was changed from 4 to 5 years. This change affects 2011 and later periods and is not relevant.
Tangible assets in progress represent fixed assets still under construction/development and are stated at acquisition cost net of impairment losses. These assets are depreciated from the date they are completed or start being used.
Residual values, useful lives and the depreciation method are assessed annually.
Intangible assets are stated at acquisition cost, net of depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Intangible assets are only recognized if it is probable that future economic benefits will flow from them, if they are controlled by the Group and if their cost can be reliably measured.
Expenditure on research associated with new technical know-how is recognized as an expense recorded in the Income Statement when it is incurred (note 39).
Expenditure on development is recognized as an intangible asset if the Group demonstrates the technical feasibility and its intention to complete the asset, its ability to sell or use it and the probability that the asset will generate future economic benefits. Expenditure on development, which does not fulfil these conditions, is recorded as an expense in the period in which it is incurred.
Internal costs associated with maintenance and development of software are recorded as an expense in the period in which they are incurred. Only costs directly attributable to projects for which the generation of future economic benefits is probable are capitalized as intangible assets.
Amortisation is calculated on a straight line basis as from the date the asset is first used, over the expected useful life, which ranges from 3 to 6 years.
Lease contracts are classified as (i) a finance lease if the risks and rewards incidental to ownership lie with the lessee and (ii) as an operating lease if the risks and rewards incidental to ownership do not lie with the lessee.
Whether a lease is classified as finance or operating lease depends on the substance of the transaction rather than the form of the contract.
Tangible assets acquired through finance lease contracts are recorded as assets and corresponding obligations as liabilities in the balance sheet. Lease payments are apportioned between the finance charge and the reduction of the outstanding liability. Both the finance charge and the depreciation expense for depreciable assets are taken to the income statement in the period in which they are incurred.
Lease payments under operating lease contracts are recognized as an expense on a straight line basis over the lease term.
Investment properties are recorded at acquisition cost net of depreciation and of accumulated impairment losses. These are registered as a result of land and buildings used in discontinued operations and that the Group had established lease contracts with third parties.
Useful lives and the depreciation method are the ones set out in note 2.3. for tangible assets.
Government grants are recorded at fair value when there is reasonable assurance that they will be received and that the Group will comply with the conditions attaching to them.
Grants received as compensation for expenses, namely grants for personnel training, are recognized as income in the same period as the relevant expense.
Grants related to depreciable assets are disclosed as Other non-current liabilities and are recognized as income on a straight line basis over the expected useful lives of those assets.
Assets are assessed for impairment at each balance sheet date whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.
Whenever the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount, an impairment loss is recognized in the income statement under Provisions and impairment losses.
The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset's fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. Fair value less costs to sell is the amount obtainable from the sale of an asset in an arm's length transaction less the costs of disposal. Value in use is the present value of estimated future cash flows expected to arise from the continuing use of an asset and from its disposal at the end of its useful life. Recoverable amounts are estimated for individual assets or, if this is not possible, for the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
Reversal of impairment losses recognized in prior years is only recorded when it is concluded that the impairment losses recognized for the asset no longer exist or have decreased. This analysis is performed whenever there is an indication that the impairment loss previously recognized has been reversed. The reversal is recorded in the income statement as Other Operational income. However, the increased carrying amount of an asset due to a reversal of an impairment loss is recognized to the extent it does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined (net of depreciation) had no impairment loss been recognized for that asset in prior years.
Borrowing costs are normally recognized as an expense in the period in which they are incurred.
Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of tangible and intangible assets are capitalized as part of the cost of the qualifying asset. Borrowing costs are capitalized from the time of preparation of the activities to construct or develop the asset up to the time the production or construction is complete or when asset development is interrupted. Any income earned on funds temporarily invested pending their expenditure on the qualifying asset, is deducted from the borrowing costs that qualify for capitalisation.
Consumer goods and raw materials are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost is determined on a weighted average basis.
Finished goods and work in progress are stated at the lower of the weighted average production cost or net realisable value. Production cost includes cost of raw materials, labour costs and overheads (including depreciation of production equipment based on normal levels of activity).
Net realisable value is the estimated selling price less estimated costs of completion and estimated costs necessary to make the sale.
Differences between cost and net realisable value, if negative, are shown as operating expenses under Cost of sales or Changes in stocks of finished goods and work in progress, depending on whether they refer to consumer goods and raw materials or finished goods and work in progress, respectively.
Provisions are recognized when, and only when, the Group has an obligation (legal or constructive) resulting from a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate can be made of that obligation. Provisions are reviewed and adjusted at the balance sheet date to reflect the best estimate as of that date.
Restructuring provisions are recorded by the Group whenever a formal and detailed restructuring plan exists and that plan has been communicated to the parties involved.
Increase and utilization of provisions are recognized on specific accounts of profit or loss, respectively included under Provisions and Impairment losses and Other Operating Revenues on the Consolidated Income Statement.
Investments are classified into the following categories:
Investments measured at fair value through profit or loss include the investments held for trading acquired by the Group to be sold within a short period of time. They are classified as current assets on the consolidated balance sheet.
The Group classifies as available-for-sale the investments which cannot be regarded as investments measured at fair value through profit or loss or as held-to-maturity investments.
Available-for-sale investments are stated as non current assets except if they are intended to be sold within the next 12 months as from the balance sheet date.
Held-to-maturity investments are classified as non-current assets unless they mature within 12 months of the balance sheet date. Investments classified as held to maturity have defined maturities and the Group has the intention and ability to hold them until the maturity date.
All purchases and sales of investments are recognized on the trade date, independently of the settlement date.
Investments are initially measured at cost, which is the fair value of the consideration paid for them, including transaction costs.
Available-for-sale investments and investments measured at fair value through profit or loss are subsequently carried at fair value, without any deduction for transaction costs which may be incurred on sale, by reference to their quoted market price at the balance sheet date. Investments in equity instruments that do not have a quoted market price and whose fair value cannot be reliably measured, are stated at cost, less impairment losses.
Changes in the fair value of investments measured at fair value through profit or loss are included in the consolidated income statement for the period.
Gains or losses arising from a change in fair value of available-for-sale investments are recognized directly in equity, under Fair value reserve, included in Reserves and retained earnings until the investment is sold or otherwise disposed of, or until it is determined to be impaired, at which time the cumulative gain or loss previously recognized in equity is transferred to net profit or loss for the period.
Receivables are stated at net realisable value, corresponding to their nominal value less impairment losses, recorded under the caption Impairment losses in accounts receivable, and thereby reflect their net realisable value.
Impairment losses are recognized following objective evidence that part or the whole amount receivable will not be paid as long as the loss can be reliably estimated. For that, each group company takes into consideration market information showing that the customer is insolvent along with historical data of overdue and not paid amounts receivable.
Recognized impairment losses correspond to the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows, discounted at the original effective interest rate, which is nil whenever payment is expected to occur within less than twelve months.
Accounts receivable are stated in the consolidated balance sheet as current assets unless they mature after twelve months as from the balance sheet date, in which case they will be stated as non-current assets.
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified and accounted for based on their contractual substance, independently from the legal form they assume.
Loans are recorded as liabilities at their nominal value, net of up-front fees and commissions related to the issuance of those instruments. Financial expenses are calculated based on the effective interest rate and are recorded in the income statement on an accruals basis, in accordance with the accounting policy defined in Note 2.9. The portion of the effective interest charge relating to up-front fees and commissions, if not paid in the period, is added to the book value of the loan.
Accounts payable are stated at their nominal value as no interest is paid and financial discount is deemed to be not relevant.
The Group uses derivatives in the management of its financial risks, only to hedge such risks. Derivatives are not used by the Group for trading purposes.
Derivatives classified as cash flow hedge instruments (Swaps) are used by the Group mainly to hedge interest risks on loans obtained. Conditions established for these cash flow hedge instruments are identical to those of the corresponding loans in terms of base rates, calculation rules, rate setting dates and repayment schedules of the loans and for these reasons they qualify as perfect hedges. Inefficiencies that may arise are recorded on the Profit and Loss statement.
The Group's criteria for classifying a derivative instrument as a cash flow hedge instrument include:
Cash flow hedge instruments used by the Group are initially accounted for at cost and subsequently adjusted to their corresponding fair value. Changes in fair value of these cash flow hedge instruments are recorded in equity under the caption Hedging reserves, included in Other Accumulated Comprehensive Income on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, and then reclassified to financial results on the Consolidated Income Statement over the same period in which the hedged instrument affects Income Statement.
The fair value of these financial instruments is calculated with resource to derivative valuation software as described in note 27.
Hedge accounting of derivative instruments is discontinued when the instrument matures or is sold. Whenever a derivative instrument can no longer be qualified as a hedging instrument, the fair value differences recorded in equity under the caption Hedging reserve, which is included in Other Accumulated Comprehensive Income, are transferred to profit or loss of the period or to the carrying amount of the asset that resulted from the hedged forecast transaction. Subsequent changes in fair value are recorded in the Consolidated Income Statement.
In some cases derivative instruments were negotiated to hedge cash flows mainly related to exchange rate hedges (forwards) of loans and trade transactions which do not consist in perfect hedging relations therefore not qualifying for hedge accounting. Notwithstanding, they significantly mitigate the effect on loans and accounts receivable denominated in foreign currencies of changes in exchange rates which the Group intends to hedge.
These derivative instruments over which no hedge accounting was applied are initially stated at cost, if any, and then adjusted to their fair value. Changes in fair value, calculated with resource to specific software, are accounted for as financial items on the Consolidated Income Statement.
When embedded derivatives exist, they are accounted for as separate derivatives when the risks and the characteristics are not closely related to economic risks and characteristics of the host contract, and this is not stated at fair value. Gains and losses are taken through the Consolidated Income Statement.
Additionally, the Group also negotiates, in specific situations, interest derivatives in order to hedge fair values. In these cases, derivatives are stated at fair value through profit or loss. When the hedged instrument is not measured at fair value (i.e. loans which are recorded at amortized cost) the book value is adjusted by the amount which is effectively hedged through profit or loss.
Derivative instruments are stated on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position under Other non current assets, Other current assets, Other non current liabilities and Other current liabilities.
Equity instruments are those that represent a residual interest on the Group's net assets and are recorded at the amount received, net of costs incurred with their issuance.
Own shares are recorded at acquisition cost as a reduction to equity. Gains or losses arising from sales of own shares are recorded in Other Reserves, under Other Reserves and Accumulated Earnings.
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, cash at banks, term deposits and other treasury applications which mature in less than three months and are subject to insignificant risk of change in value.
In the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, cash and cash equivalents also include bank overdrafts, which are included in Bank Loans on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.
As referred to in note 30, some of the Group companies are committed to provide benefits to their employees when they get retired. These commitments are considered as defined benefit plans, and autonomous pension funds have been established to this effect:
In order to estimate its obligations, the Group obtains, annually, actuarial valuations according to the "Projected Unit Credit Method". When unrecognized cumulative actuarial gains and losses exceed the greater of 10% of the present value of the defined benefit obligation and 10% of the fair value of plan assets, these are recorded as income or expense on a straight line basis over the average remaining service period of the participants.
Past service costs are recorded immediately when benefits are being paid. Otherwise, these are recorded on a straight line basis over the average remaining service period until they vest (generally, the date of retirement if they still work for the Group).
Obligations recorded at the closing balance sheet date reflect the present value of obligations for defined benefits adjusted for actuarial gains or losses and/or past service costs not recorded, net of the fair value of net assets of the pension fund.
Contingent liabilities are not recorded in the consolidated financial statements. Instead they are disclosed in the notes to the financial statements, unless the probability of a cash outflow is remote, in which case, no disclosure is made.
Contingent assets are not recorded in the consolidated financial statements but disclosed when future economic benefits are probable.
Income tax for the period is calculated based on the taxable income of companies included on consolidation and considers deferred taxation.
Current income tax is determined based on the taxable income of companies included on consolidation and includes deferred taxation, in accordance with the tax rules in force in the respective country of incorporation, considering the period profit and using the estimated effective average annual income tax rate.
Deferred taxes are calculated using the balance sheet liability method, reflecting the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are calculated and annually remeasured using the tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted and therefore are expected to apply in the periods when the temporary differences are expected to reverse.
Deferred tax assets are recognized only when it is probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available against which the deferred tax assets can be used, or when taxable temporary differences are recognized and expected to reverse in the same period. At each balance sheet date a review is made of the deferred tax assets recognized, which are reduced whenever their future use is no longer probable
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded in the Consolidated Income Statement, except if they relate to items directly recorded in equity. In these cases the corresponding deferred tax is recorded in equity.
Revenue from the sale of goods is recognized in the Consolidated Income Statement when the risks and benefits have been transferred to the buyer and the amount of the revenue can be measured reasonably. Sales are recognized net of sales taxes and discounts and other expenses arising from the sale, and are measured as the fair value of the amount received or receivable.
Revenue from services rendered is recognized in the Consolidated Income Statement taking into consideration the stage of completion of the transaction at the balance sheet date.
Dividends are recognized as income in the year they are attributed to the shareholders.
Income and expenses are recorded in the year to which they relate, independently of the date of the corresponding payment or receipt. Income and expenses for which their real amount is not known are estimated.
Other current assets and Other current liabilities include income and expenses of the reporting year which will only be invoiced in the future. Those captions also include receipts and payments that have already occurred but will only correspond to income or expenses of future years, when they will be recognized in the Consolidated Income Statement.
Capital gains and losses that result from the sale or write-off of tangible and intangible assets and of investments are presented on the Consolidated Income Statement as the difference between the sale price and the net book value at date of sale or write-off, under the caption Other Operating Profits and Losses.
Transactions in currencies other than the Euro, are translated to Euro using the exchange rate as at the transaction date.
At each balance sheet date, all monetary assets and liabilities expressed in foreign currencies are translated to the functional currency of each foreign company at the exchange rates as at that date. All non-monetary assets and liabilities recorded at fair value and stated in foreign currencies are converted to the functional currency of each company, using the exchange rate at the date the fair value was determined.
Exchange gains and losses arising from differences between historical exchange rates and those prevailing at the date of collection, payment or the date of the balance sheet, are recorded as income or expenses of the period, except for those related to non-monetary assets or liabilities, for which adjustments to fair value are directly recorded under equity.
When the Group wants to reduce currency exposure, it negotiates hedging currency derivatives (Note 2.12.f).
The Company and its subsidiaries each year grant their employees that belong to a functional group classified as Executive or above a compensation which is related to the value added in the period for the shareholders. This compensation will be paid after a threeyear period if the employee is still in the Group.
This liability is stated on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position under Other noncurrent liabilities and Other current liabilities and is stated on the Consolidated Income Statement under Personnel costs. If the employee ceases functions during the period over which payment of previously recognized liabilities is deferred, liabilities will be derecognized from the balance sheet against Personnel costs on the profit and loss statement.
Events after the balance sheet date that provide additional information about conditions that existed at the balance sheet date (adjusting events), are reflected in the consolidated financial statements. Events after the balance sheet date that are non-adjusting events are disclosed in the notes when material.
At the reporting date reportable segments are assessed on the basis of the internal reporting system of financial information (note 43).
The most significant estimations included in these consolidated financial statements refer to:
These estimations were based on the best available information at the date these consolidated financial statements were prepared and were based on the knowledge and experience of present and past events. Notwithstanding, some situations may occur in future periods which were not included in present estimations as they were not foreseeable. Changes to estimations after these financial statements date will be prospectively corrected through profit or loss in accordance with IAS 8.
Main estimations and assumptions relating to future events included in these consolidated financial statements are described in the correspondent notes.
The Group has industrial facilities located in several European countries, which are within the scope of the European Emission Trading Scheme.
The scheme consists of an allowance granted by the State where the facility is located, which is recognized in Other Intangible Assets and Deferred Gains, at the market value of the date it was granted. Deferred gains are transferred to Other Operating Revenues on a straight line basis over the period.
At 31 December 2011 an estimation of emissions produced in the period is recognized in Cost Accruals and Other Operating Costs. In case the amount recorded is lower than market value, an impairment loss is accounted for.
On the following period, when emissions produced are definitely calculated, the amount previously recorded in Other Intangible Assets is written off against Cost Accruals for the rights delivered back to the State. When allowances are excessive and the remainder is sold, a gain or loss corresponding to the difference between cost and market value is recorded in Other Operating Revenues or Other Operating Costs.
a) Credit Risk Management Policy
Sonae Indústria Credit Risk derives mainly from its account receivables items related with its operating activity.
The main objective of Sonae Indústria Credit Risk Management is to guarantee the effective collection of its operating receivables according to the negotiated payment terms.
In order to mitigate Credit Risk related with potential Customers default on payment of outstanding receivables, Group companies exposed to this type of risk:
Have in place proactive, active and reactive credit management processes and procedures, backed by advanced information systems;
Have local commissions to analyse and follow up credit risk;
Have teams exclusively dedicated to credit risk and collection of payments from customers;
Establish and review credit limits for their Customers, monitoring effective exposure to their Customers;
Have protection tools in place, such as insurance policies, where viable;
ii) Other financial assets, other than receivables
In addition to its operating activities, Group companies have financial assets, related mainly with its activities involving Financial Institutions, such as cash deposits, financial investments and derivatives with positive market value. As a result, Credit Risk arises from the potential counterparty default from these Financial Institutions.
As a rule, Group companies preferably engage in financial operations with Investment Grade Financial Institutions. On the other hand, generally speaking, exposure related with this type of financial assets is widely spread and short lived.
b) Market Risk Management Policy
i) Interest Rate Risk
As a result of the relevant portion of floating rate debt on Sonae Indústria consolidated Balance Sheet and the consequent cash flows related to interest payments, the company is exposed to interest rate risk, and it is particularly exposed to the risk of variation of Euro interest rates, as most of its floating rate debt is denominated in Euro.
As a general rule, Sonae Indústria does not hedge its exposure to floating interest rates.
This approach is based on the principle of the existence of a positive correlation between the interest rate levels and the "operating cash flow before net interest charges", which creates a natural hedge on the "operating cash flow after net interest charges" for Sonae Indústria. The rationale behind this principle is as follows:
Sonae Indústria is mainly exposed to the Euro area on its operating activity and, as referred before, it is also mainly exposed to the Euro currency in what concerns to its floating rate debt.
Sonae Indústria operating activity is cyclical in the sense it is tied to business cycles of the overall economy and particularly of the construction sector (and also of the furniture sector on its own). This is mostly due to the nature of our products, and to the fact that they are commodity-like and durable goods, performing better when there are good economic conditions.
Under regular economic circumstances, when there is a strong level of economic activity and demand, inflation tends to increase. Since nominal interest rates are a function of inflation and also because the European Central Bank (ECB) has as its main mission keeping price stability, it normally acts in order to relieve inflationary tensions by increasing interest rates. Opposite effects occur when there is a weak level of activity and demand, with low pressure on prices.
When activity and demand are strong in the Euro Area, Sonae Indústria tends to have superior economic performance and operating cash flow generation. On the other hand, when economic conditions are strong, ECB tends to increase interest rates in order to refrain demand and avoid price increases, which is reflected on higher net interest charges for Sonae Indústria, creating a natural hedge on "operating cash flow after net interest charges". The same principle (with opposite signs) applies on economic downturn situations.
It is our understanding that, apart from the Euro interest rate, the same rationale applies to other interest rates to which Sonae Indústria is exposed such as the Pound Sterling and the Canadian Dollar, or to the South African Rand and Brazilian Real (while acknowledging that in emerging markets, interest rate behaviour is influenced by other effects not directly related with domestic economic conditions).
As an exception to its general rule, Sonae Indústria may engage into interest rates derivatives. If this is the case, the following is observed:
Derivatives are not used for trading, profit making, or speculative purposes;
Group companies preferably engage in derivative transactions with Investment Grade Financial Institutions;
Derivatives match exact periods, settlement dates and base interest rate of the underlying exposures;
Maximum financial charges on the aggregate of the derivative and the underlying exposures are always known and limited on the inception of the hedging period;
Quotes from at least two Financial Institutions are considered before closing any interest rate hedging deal.
ii) Foreign Exchange Risk
As a geographically diversified Group with subsidiaries located in three different continents, Sonae Indústria is exposed to foreign exchange risk. Consolidated Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss are is exposed to foreign exchange translation risk and Sonae Indústria subsidiaries' are exposed to foreign exchange risk of both translation and transaction type.
Foreign exchange risk relates to the possibility of registering gains or losses resulting from the change in exchange rates.
Transaction risk arises when there is exchange risk related to a cash flow in other than a subsidiary local currency. Sonae Indústria subsidiaries cash flows are largely denominated in the subsidiary local currency. This is valid independently of the nature of the cash flows, i.e.: operating or financial, and provides a degree of natural currency hedging, reducing the Group's transaction risk. In line this rationale, as a principle, Sonae Indústria's subsidiaries financial debt is denominated in their local currency.
As a Group rule, whenever possible and economically viable, subsidiaries aim to offset assets and liabilities denominated in the same foreign currency.
Also as a rule, in situations where relevant exchange risk arises from trade in other than the subsidiary local currency, exchange risk should be mitigated through the use of short term forward exchange agreements performed by the subsidiary exposed to that risk. Sonae Indústria subsidiaries do not engage in forward exchange rate agreements with trading, speculative or profit making purposes.
Translation risk arises from the fact that for each accounting period, the Financial Statements of the subsidiaries denominated in other than Euro local currencies, must be translated or converted into Euro in order to prepare the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Group. As exchange rates vary between periodical financial statements and the referred subsidiaries assets' do not match their liabilities, volatility in the consolidated accounts arises as a result of conversion at different exchange rates.
As a policy, translation risk in connection with the conversion of the Equity investments on foreign non Euro subsidiaries is not hedged as these are considered long-term investments and it is assumed that hedging will not add value in the long
term. Gains and losses related to the translation at different exchange rates of Equity investments in foreign non Euro subsidiaries are accounted under the Conversion Reserve, included in Other Reserves and Accumulated Earnings, on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Some Sonae Indústria subsidiaries concede or receive intercompany funding on currencies other than their local currency. Whenever this happens, intercompany funding is always denominated in the currency of the other Group counterparty. It is Sonae Indústria policy to hedge systematically the outstanding amount of this intercompany funding in order to reduce volatility on subsidiaries (and consolidated) financial statements. This volatility arises from the fact that, there is no offset of the Exchange Rate gain or loss registered in the profit and loss of the Group counterparty with the intercompany asset or liability denominated in other than its local currency (gain or loss registered as a result of the change in value of its foreign currency intercompany asset or liability), on the side of the other Group counterparty (and as a result, on the Consolidated accounts).
These intercompany loans hedges are done through forward exchange rate agreements, performed by the subsidiary exposed to the exchange rate risk and rolled over consistently on a semi-annual basis. Quotes from at least two Financial Institutions are considered before closing any of these foreign exchange hedging deals. These foreign exchange rate derivatives are also not used for trading, profit making, or speculative purposes.
Interest rate risk and exchange rate risk are analysed in note 28.
iii) Other Price Risks
At 31 December 2011, Sonae Indústria did not hold material investments classified as "available-for-sale".
c) Liquidity Risk Management Policy
Group Liquidity risk management aims to ensure that the Group is able to timely obtain the financing required to properly carry on its business activities, implement its strategy, and meet its payment obligations when due, while avoiding the need of having to obtain funding under unfavourable terms.
For this purpose, Liquidity management at the Group comprises:
Consistent financial planning and cash flow forecasting at country and consolidated levels with different time horizons (weekly, monthly, annual and business plan);
Diversification of financing sources;
Diversification of the maturities of the debt issued in order to avoid excessive concentration of debt repayments in short periods of time;
Arrangement of committed (and uncommitted) credit facilities, commercial paper programs, and other facilities (such as a Securitization of Receivables program) with relationship banks, ensuring the right balance between satisfactory liquidity and adequate commitment fees.
Still aiming to mitigate the liquidity risk, it is Sonae Indústria's policy to avoid whenever possible in its financing contacts clauses related to fault in financial ratios that might lead to early repayment of funds. This policy takes into consideration the cyclical nature of the wood based panel industry, which directly impacts financial ratios across the economic cycle.
Liquidity risk is analysed in note 26.
3.1. On June 10, 2011 a fire broke out at the subsidiary Sonae Industria (UK), Limited, damaging and disabling buildings and equipments used for storage of treated recycled wood and for preparation of wood particle. As a consequence, the company was forced to stop its particleboard production. This constraint has been overcome by imports from other group subsidiaries, which enabled the company to proceed with the remaining industrial processes available in this industrial facility along with its commercial activity.
Damage caused by the fire including disabled assets and operating constraints are covered by an insurance policy for property damage and business interruption, according to which the company will receive compensation for the amounts paid for the acquisition or repair of assets that prove necessary for regaining its operational capacity and for the operating losses incurred as a consequence of existing operating restraints for a maximum period of 18 months or, if earlier, until the moment they are fixed, deducted from an overall amount of EUR 1 000 000.
These consolidated financial statements include:
An impairment Loss recognized under Tangible Assets, on the Consolidated Statement of Financial position, for the amount of EUR 11 969 976 (GBP 9 998 560), and under Provisions and Impairment Losses, on the Consolidated Income Statement, for the
amount of EUR 11 523 940 (GBP 9 998 560), as well as the corresponding estimated compensation recognized under Other Current Assets, on the Consolidated Statement of Financial position, for an amount of EUR 11 969 976 (GBP 9 998 560), and under Provisions and Impairment Losses, on the Consolidated Income Statement, for an amount of EUR 11 523 940 (GBP 9 998 560).
A loss on tangible fixed assets written off recognized under Other Operating Expenses, on the Consolidated Income Statement, for EUR 443 003 (GBP 384 364), as well as the corresponding estimated insurance compensation, which was recognized under Other Current Assets, on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, for EUR 460 149 (GBP 384 364) and under Other Operating Expenses, on the Consolidated Income Statement, for EUR 443 003 (GBP 384 364).
An estimated compensation corresponding to the operating losses incurred over the period ended 30 December 2011, recognized for EUR 24 709 355 (GBP 20 639 805) under the caption Other Current Assets, on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, and for EUR 23 788 614 (GBP 20 639 805) under the caption Other Operating Income, on the Consolidated Income Statement. This estimation was calculated by the company taking into consideration the terms of the insurance policy, including lost gross operating margin and the increase in costs that were necessary for keeping the company's operating activity and it is subject to adjustment resulting from analysis carried out by the insurance companies.
The amounts recognized on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position differ from those recognized on the Consolidated Income Statement because exchange rates used for translation into EUR were different.
Other receipts/payments relating to operating activities and Cash receipts arising from tangible and intangible assets, on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, include EUR 12 373 062 and EUR 11 872 075 respectively, paid by the insurance company.
In November 2011 the technical conditions for progressively resuming production at Sonae Industria (Uk), Ltd. were restored.
3.2. In March 2009, the subsidiaries Glunz AG and GHP Gmbh, along with other woodbased board producers in Germany, were subject to inspections carried out by the German Competition Authority (Bundeskartellamt). In March 2010 these group companies received a notice in relation alleged violation of competition laws.
The aforementioned subsidiaries have agreed with the German Competition Authority upon the terms of an agreement (settlement) which will put an end to an ongoing investigation into the wood-based boards market. This settlement included the assumption by Glunz AG of an obligation to pay a fine amounting to 27.7 million Euros, to be settled in six progressive annual instalments plus a seventh instalment consisting of interest. At 30 June 2011 a provision was recognized under Provisions and Impairment Losses, on the Consolidated Income Statement, for 27.7 million Euros.
In September 2011 the German Competition Authority adopted the final decision relating to this investigation process. Glunz AG contested this decision aiming to renegotiate the payment conditions of the fine. As a consequence, the fine was reduced to approximately EUR 25 400 000 and was recognized under Other Operating Expenses – Others. Simultaneously the provision was utilized (note 34).
During the period ended 31 December 2011 the Group started to recognize exchange differences related to trade debtors and trade creditors under Other Operating Income and Other Operating Expenses on the Consolidated Income Statement. These exchange differences were previously recognized under Finance Income and Finance. The amounts reclassified are materially irrelevant (note 40).
Group companies included in the consolidated financial statements, their head offices and percentage of capital held by the Group as at 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010 are as follows:
| COMPANY | HEAD OFFICE | PERCENTAGE OF CAPITAL HELD | TERMS FOR INCLUSION |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | ||||||
| Direct | Total | Direct | Total | ||||
| Agepan Eiweiler Management, GmbH | Eiweiler (Germany) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| 1) | Agepan Flooring Products, SARL | Luxemburg | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) |
| Agloma Investimentos, SGPS, S. A. | Maia (Portugal) | 100.00% | 98.90% | 100.00% | 98.90% | a) | |
| Agloma - Sociedade Industrial de Madeira Aglomerada, S.A. | Oliveira do Hospital (Portugal) | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | a) | |
| Aserraderos de Cuellar, S.A. | Madrid (Spain) | 100.00% | 98.90% | 100.00% | 98.90% | a) | |
| BHW Beeskow Holzwerkstoffe GmbH | Meppen (Germany) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| 2) | Cia. de Industrias y Negocios, S.A. | Madrid (Spain) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) |
| Darbo, SAS | Linxe (France) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| Ecociclo, Energia e Ambiente, S. A. | Maia (Portugal) | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | a) | |
| Euroresinas - Indústrias Quimicas, S.A. | Maia (Portugal) | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | a) | |
| GHP Glunz Holzwerkstoffproduktions GmbH | Meppen (Germany) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| Glunz AG | Meppen (Germany) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| Glunz Service GmbH | Meppen (Germany) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| Glunz UK Holdings, Ltd. | Knowsley (United Kingdom) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| Glunz UkA GmbH | Meppen (Germany) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| Impaper Europe GmbH | Meppen (Germany) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) |
| Imoplamac – Gestão de Imóveis, S. A. | Maia (Portugal) | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | a) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isoroy, SAS | Rungis (France) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| Maiequipa - Gestão Florestal, S.A. | Maia (Portugal) | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | a) | |
| Megantic B.V. | Amsterdam (The Netherlands) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| Movelpartes – Comp. para a Indústria do Mobiliário, S.A. | Paredes (Portugal) | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | a) | |
| OSB Deustchland | Germany | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| Poliface North America | Baltimore (USA) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| Racionalización y Manufacturas Florestales, S.A. | Madrid (Spain) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| SCS Beheer, BV | The Netherlands | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| Sociedade de Iniciativa e Aproveit. Florestais – Energias, S.A. | Mangualde (Portugal) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| Somit – Imobiliária, S.A. | Mangualde (Portugal) | 100.00% | 98.79% | 100.00% | 98.79% | a) | |
| Sonae Indústria – Management services, S. A. | Maia (Portugal) | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | a) | |
| Sonae Indústria – Prod. e Comerc. Derivados Madeira, S. A. | Mangualde (Portugal) | 100.00% | 98.82% | 100.00% | 98.82% | a) | |
| Sonae Indústria – Soc. Gestora de Participações Sociais, S.A. | Maia (Portugal) | PARENT | PARENT | PARENT | PARENT | PARENT | |
| Sonae Indústria de Revestimentos, S.A. | Maia (Portugal) | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | a) | |
| Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd | Woodmead (South Africa) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| Sonae Tafibra International, B. V. | Woerden (The Netherlands) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| Sonae Industria (UK), Limited | Knowsley (United Kingdom) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| Spanboard Products Ltd | Belfast (United Kingdom) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| Tableros de Fibras, S.A. | Madrid (Spain) | 98.42% | 98.78% | 98.42% | 98.78% | a) | |
| Tableros Tradema, S.L. | Madrid (Spain) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| Tafiber. Tableros de Fibras Ibéricas, S.L. | Madrid (Spain) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| Tafibra Polska Sp. z o. o. i. L | Poznan (Poland) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| Tafibra South Africa, Limited | Woodmead (South Africa) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| Tafisa Canadá Societé Inc | Lac Mégantic (Canada) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| 3) | Tafisa Canadá Societé en Commandite | Lac Mégantic (Canada) | 99.99% | 98.78% | 99.99% | 98.78% | a) |
| 4) | Tafisa Développement | Rungis (França) | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | ||
| Tafisa France S.A.S. | Rungis (France) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| 4) | Tafisa Investissement | Rungis (França) | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | ||
| 4) | Tafisa Participation | Rungis (França) | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | ||
| Tafisa U.K, Ltd. | Knowsley (United Kingdom) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| Taiber, Tableros Aglomerados Ibéricos, S.L. | Madrid (Spain) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| Tafibra Suisse, SA | Tavannes (Switzerland) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| Tecnologias del Medio Ambiente, S.A. | Barcelona (Spain) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) | |
| Tool, GmbH | Meppen (Germany) | 100.00% | 98.78% | 100.00% | 98.78% | a) |
a) Majority of voting rights.
1) Company dissolved 6 September 2011 ;
2) Company dissolved 23 May 2011;
3) Company merged in Tafisa Canada Inc.;
4) Company incorporated 6 December 2011;
These group companies are consolidated using the full consolidation method as described in Note 2.2.a).
The joint ventures, their head offices, percentage of share capital held and balance sheet on 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010 are as follows:
| COMPANY | HEAD OFFICE | PERCENTAGE OF CAPITAL HELD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |||||||
| Direct | Total | Direct | Total | |||||
| Laminate Park GmbH & Co. KG | Eiweiler (Germany) | 50.00% | 49.39% | 50.00% | 49.39% | |||
| 1) | Tarkett Agepan Laminate Flooring SCS | Luxembourg | 50.00% | 49.39% | 50.00% | 49.39% | ||
| Tecmasa. Reciclados de Andalucia, S. L. | Alcalá de Guadaira (Spain) | 50.00% | 49.39% | 50.00% | 49.39% | |||
1) Company dissolved 28 February 2011.
Joint venture companies have been consolidated using the proportionate consolidation method, as explained in note 2.2.b).
Assets, liabilities, revenues and costs included proportionately in the consolidation, after elimination of intragroup balances and flows, are as follows:
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 |
|---|---|
| 29 931 271 | 32 949 835 |
| 10 112 044 | 9 198 631 |
| 3 453 457 | 3 391 457 |
| 9 413 379 | 7 184 024 |
| 34 811 416 | 30 487 009 |
| 43 750 983 | 40 706 147 |
Associated companies, their head offices and the percentage of share capital held as at 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010 are as follows:
| COMPANY | HEAD OFFICE | PERCENTAGE OF CAPITAL HELD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |||||
| Direct | Total | Direct | Total | |||
| Serradora Boix | Barcelona (Spain) | 31.25% | 30.87% | 31.25% | 30.87% | |
| 1) | Sonaegest | Maia (Portugal) | 20.00% | 20.00% | 20.00% | 20.00% |
1) Company sold 23 May 2011.
Associated companies are recognized in the consolidated financial statements using the equity method, as referred in Note 2.2.c).
The aggregated assets, liabilities, operating revenues and net profit or loss of the associated companies accounted for through the equity method in these consolidated financial statements, are as follows:
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Assets | 19 104 437 | 21 142 208 |
| Liabilities | 11 233 493 | 11 657 529 |
| Operating revenues | 21 407 152 | 21 151 131 |
| Net Profit or loss | - 146 982 | - 182 293 |
The changes to the consolidation perimeter during the period that were set out in notes 5, 6 and 7, did not produce significant effects on the consolidated financial statements.
In the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position at 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010, the following financial instruments are included:
| Loans and |
Assets at fair value through |
Hedge | Available-for-sale | Assets out of scope of |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| receivables | profit or loss | derivatives | assets | Sub-total | IFRS 7 | Total | |
| 31.12.2011 | |||||||
| Non current assets | |||||||
| Available for sale investments Other non current assets |
3 601 640 | 1 069 440 | 1 069 440 3 601 640 |
4 590 | 1 069 440 3 606 230 |
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| Current assets | |||||||
| Customers | 158 400 706 | 158 400 706 | 158 400 706 | ||||
| Other current debtors | 10 944 764 | 10 944 764 | 2 187 912 | 13 132 676 | |||
| Other current assets | 2 050 956 | 2 050 956 | 19 613 990 | 21 664 946 | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 23 570 163 | 23 570 163 | 23 570 163 | ||||
| Total | 196 517 273 | 2 050 956 | 1 069 440 | 199 637 669 | 21 806 492 | 221 444 161 | |
| 31.12.2010 | |||||||
| Non current assets | |||||||
| Available for sale investments Other non current assets |
915 139 | 1 031 189 | 1 031 189 915 139 |
4 581 | 1 031 189 919 720 |
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| Current assets | |||||||
| Customers | 159 041 460 | 159 041 460 | 159 041 460 | ||||
| Other current debtors Other current assets |
13 617 058 | 3 909 976 | 13 617 058 3 909 976 |
432 627 7 753 977 |
14 049 685 11 663 953 |
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| Cash and cash equivalents | 26 915 003 | 26 915 003 | 26 915 003 | ||||
| Total | 200 488 660 | 3 909 976 | 1 031 189 | 205 429 825 | 8 191 185 | 213 621 010 | |
| Liabilities at | Liabilities | ||||||
| fair value | Liabilities | out of scope | |||||
| through | Hedge | at amortized | of | ||||
| profit or loss | derivatives | cost | Sub-total | IFRS 7 | Total | ||
| 31.12.2011 | |||||||
| Non current liabilities | |||||||
| Bank loans - net of short term portion | 155 127 941 | 155 127 941 | 155 127 941 | ||||
| Debentures - net of short term portion | 287 993 050 | 287 993 050 | 287 993 050 | ||||
| Finance lease creditors - net of short term portion | 39 494 029 | 39 494 029 | 39 494 029 | ||||
| Other loans | 98 597 712 | 98 597 712 | 98 597 712 | ||||
| Other non current liabilities | 21 677 155 | 21 677 155 | 55 654 961 | 77 332 116 | |||
| Current liabilities | |||||||
| Bank loans | 136 351 198 | 136 351 198 | 136 351 198 | ||||
| Debentures | 15 000 000 | 15 000 000 | 15 000 000 | ||||
| Finance lease creditors | 4 593 444 | 4 593 444 | 4 593 444 | ||||
| Other loans Trade creditors |
1 477 788 161 475 903 |
1 477 788 161 475 903 |
1 477 788 161 475 903 |
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| Other current liabilities | 2 843 821 | 13 258 834 | 16 102 655 | 85 223 211 | 101 325 866 | ||
| Total | 2 843 821 | 935 047 053 | 801 539 677 | 140 878 172 | 942 417 849 | ||
| 31.12.2010 | |||||||
| Non current liabilities | |||||||
| Bank loans - net of short term portion | 132 402 184 | 132 402 184 | 132 402 184 | ||||
| Debentures - net of short term portion | 301 063 535 | 301 063 535 | 301 063 535 | ||||
| Finance lease creditors - net of short term portion | 43 539 714 | 43 539 714 | 43 539 714 | ||||
| Other loans | 93 307 071 | 93 307 071 | 93 307 071 | ||||
| Other non current liabilities | 499 491 | 499 491 | 61 858 721 | 62 358 212 | |||
| Current liabilities | |||||||
| Bank loans | 160 027 034 | 160 027 034 | 160 027 034 | ||||
| Finance lease creditors | 4 468 308 | 4 468 308 | 4 468 308 | ||||
| Other loans | 79 615 | 79 615 | 79 615 | ||||
| Trade creditors | 152 135 488 | 152 135 488 | 152 135 488 | ||||
| Other current liabilities | 4 755 438 | 7 390 875 | 12 146 313 | 90 504 512 | 102 650 824 |
Assets and liabilities out of the scope of IFRS 7 consist essentially of accounts receivable from and payable to the State and the Group's employees and items of accruals and deferrals.
At 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010 details of Investments are as follows:
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Non current | Current | Non current | |
| Investment in group companies excluded from consolidation | ||||
| Opening balance | 37 054 870 | 37 054 870 | ||
| Acquisition | ||||
| Disposal | ||||
| Liquidation | ||||
| Effect of equity method application | ||||
| Currency translation effect | ||||
| Closing balance | 37 054 870 | 37 054 870 | ||
| Accumulated impairment losses (Note 34) | 36 990 037 | 36 990 037 | ||
| Net investment in group companies excluded from consolidation | 64 833 | 64 833 | ||
| Investment in associated companies | ||||
| Opening balance | 2 618 508 | 2 946 263 | ||
| Increase in share capital | ||||
| Disposal | ||||
| Effect of equity method application | - 255 841 | - 327 755 | ||
| Changes in consolidation perimeter Transfer |
- 66 610 | |||
| Currency translation effect | ||||
| Closing balance | 2 296 057 | 2 618 508 | ||
| Accumulated impairment losses (Note 34) | ||||
| Net investment in associated companies | 2 296 057 | 2 618 508 | ||
| Associated undertakings and non consolidated undertakings | 2 360 890 | 2 683 341 | ||
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Non current | Current | Non current | |
| Available-for-sale investment | ||||
| Opening balance | 1 047 150 | 316 663 | ||
| Acquisition | 20 953 | |||
| Disposal | ||||
| Change in fair value | 17 298 | 90 487 | ||
| Transfer | 640 000 | |||
| Currency translation effect | ||||
| Closing balance | 1 085 401 | 1 047 150 | ||
| Accumulated impairment losses (Note 34) | 15 961 | 15 961 | ||
| Net available-for-sale investment | 1 069 440 | 1 031 189 |
Available-for-sale investment consists of financial undertakings which do not fulfil the criteria to be stated as subsidiaries or as associates. They are recognized at cost as no relevant difference to their fair value is estimated. In addition, it includes an application in an investment fund which is recognized for its market fair value (level 1 fair value).
During 2011 and 20010, movements in tangible assets, accumulated depreciation and impairment losses were as follows:
| 31.12.2011 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land and Buildings |
Plant and Machinery | Vehicles | Tools | Fixtures and Fittings |
Other Tangible Fixed Assets |
Fixed Assets under construction |
Total tangible assets | ||
| Gross cost: | |||||||||
| Opening balance | 474 349 093 | 1 827 309 102 | 15 877 803 | 17 628 038 | 44 487 709 | 15 607 852 | 18 015 841 | 2 413 275 438 | |
| Changes in consolidation perimeter | |||||||||
| Capital expenditure | 94 515 | 1 762 307 | 548 183 | 542 | 35 626 660 | 38 032 207 | |||
| Disposals | 11 380 691 | 69 244 945 | 346 862 | 354 962 | 4 394 432 | 979 914 | 733 409 | 87 435 215 | |
| Revaluation | |||||||||
| Transfers and reclassifications | 2 463 044 | 17 755 279 | 325 652 | 302 975 | 72 145 | 114 810 | - 21 619 730 | - 585 825 | |
| Exchange rate effect | - 2 739 615 | - 11 943 761 | - 21 725 | - 135 437 | - 282 581 | 9 598 | 336 546 | - 14 776 975 | |
| Closing balance | 462 786 346 | 1 765 637 982 | 16 383 051 | 17 441 156 | 39 882 841 | 14 752 346 | 31 625 908 | 2 348 509 630 | |
| Accumulated depreciation and impairment losses | |||||||||
| Opening balance | 155 838 628 | 1 193 052 860 | 13 454 739 | 14 494 066 | 39 356 773 | 13 547 266 | 1 429 744 332 | ||
| Changes in consolidation perimeter | |||||||||
| Depreciations for the period | 11 852 937 | 64 032 018 | 1 109 547 | 925 664 | 2 033 760 | 717 644 | 80 671 570 | ||
| Impairment losses for the period | 6 919 421 | 5 958 554 | 2 614 | 12 880 589 | |||||
| Disposals | 10 722 572 | 68 521 710 | 334 828 | 354 913 | 4 392 599 | 967 547 | 85 294 169 | ||
| Reversion of impairment losses for the period | 181 464 | 181 464 | |||||||
| Revaluation | |||||||||
| Transfers and reclassifications | 3 800 | 2 020 | - 122 | 4 039 | - 186 | 9 551 | |||
| Exchange rate effect | - 158 662 | - 4 208 944 | - 34 439 | - 102 909 | - 238 701 | 4 176 | - 4 739 479 | ||
| Closing balance | 163 733 552 | 1 190 133 334 | 14 194 897 | 14 961 908 | 36 765 886 | 13 301 353 | 1 433 090 930 | ||
| Carrying amount | 299 052 794 | 575 504 648 | 2 188 154 | 2 479 248 | 3 116 955 | 1 450 993 | 31 625 908 | 915 418 700 | |
| 31.12.2010 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land and Buildings |
Plant and Machinery |
Vehicles | Tools | Fixtures and Fittings |
Other Tangible Fixed Assets |
Fixed Assets under construction |
Total tangible assets |
|
| Gross cost: | ||||||||
| Opening balance | 484 371 308 | 1 883 274 945 | 15 486 750 | 18 331 484 | 44 788 162 | 15 912 097 | 21 989 441 | 2 484 154 187 |
| Changes in consolidation perimeter | - 25 542 804 | - 84 775 360 | - 72 890 | - 895 080 | - 498 000 | - 468 027 | - 1 326 199 | - 113 578 360 |
| Capital expenditure | 243 530 | 871 025 | 894 419 | 43 584 | 20 033 | 21 433 530 | 23 506 121 | |
| Disposals | 201 658 | 40 776 915 | 721 203 | 175 142 | 1 603 444 | 100 271 | 1 458 783 | 45 037 416 |
| Transfers and reclassifications | 1 843 042 | 19 106 588 | 125 903 | 123 517 | 725 708 | 256 427 | - 22 913 814 | - 732 629 |
| Exchange rate effect | 13 635 675 | 49 608 819 | 164 824 | 199 675 | 1 055 250 | 7 626 | 291 666 | 64 963 535 |
| Closing balance | 474 349 093 | 1 827 309 102 | 15 877 803 | 17 628 038 | 44 487 709 | 15 607 852 | 18 015 841 | 2 413 275 438 |
| Accumulated depreciation and impairment losses | ||||||||
| Opening balance | 146 210 883 | 1 176 605 248 | 12 986 944 | 14 070 970 | 37 718 424 | 13 194 306 | 1 400 786 775 | |
| Changes in consolidation perimeter | - 4 596 070 | - 44 607 982 | - 62 033 | - 840 985 | - 449 614 | - 307 205 | - 50 863 889 | |
| Depreciations for the period | 14 519 019 | 71 764 503 | 1 034 763 | 1 286 718 | 2 819 669 | 757 912 | 92 182 584 | |
| Impairment losses for the period | 5 207 081 | 5 207 081 | ||||||
| Disposals | 64 299 | 38 369 722 | 616 715 | 175 142 | 1 588 306 | 99 534 | 40 913 718 | |
| Reversion of impairment losses for the period | 255 271 | 255 271 | ||||||
| Transfers and reclassifications | - 2 289 734 | 1 474 833 | - 227 | - 23 383 | - 838 511 | |||
| Exchange rate effect | 2 058 829 | 21 234 170 | 111 781 | 152 732 | 879 983 | 1 787 | 24 439 282 | |
| Closing balance | 155 838 628 | 1 193 052 860 | 13 454 740 | 14 494 066 | 39 356 773 | 13 547 266 | 1 429 744 333 | |
| Carrying amount | 318 510 465 | 634 256 242 | 2 423 063 | 3 133 972 | 5 130 936 | 2 060 586 | 18 015 841 | 983 531 105 |
In September 2011 an impairment loss was recognized in relation to the accident occurred at the subsidiary Sonae Industria (UK), Ltd (note 3). At the end of the period, damaged items that were stated as Tangible Fixed Assets for a gross amount of EUR 22 940 716 and accumulated depreciation of EUR 10 973 773 were written off.
During 2011 and 2010 no interest paid or any other financial charges were capitalized, in accordance with conditions defined in note 2.9.
At 31 December 2011 mortgaged Land and buildings amounted to EUR 187 626 161 (EUR 88 576 298 at 31 December 2010) as a guarantee for bank loans amounting to approximately EUR 66 000 000. On the same date, there were no significant commitments for the acquisition of tangible assets.
At 31 December 2011 and 20010 details of assets bought through financial leases were as follows:
| 31.12.2011 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening balance | Changes to consolidation perimeter |
Increase | Other changes | Closing balance |
Closing balance | |||
| Gross cost: | ||||||||
| Land and Buildings | 36 937 140 | 65 969 | 37 003 109 | 36 937 140 | ||||
| Plant and Machinery | 44 798 579 | 44 798 579 | 44 798 579 | |||||
| Vehicles | 4 208 729 | 440 173 | 191 865 | 4 840 767 | 4 208 729 | |||
| Tools | ||||||||
| Fixtures and Fittings | 354 301 | 2 870 | 357 171 | 354 301 | ||||
| Other tangible assets | ||||||||
| Fixed Assets under construction | 164 800 | - 164 800 | ||||||
| Closing balance | 86 298 750 | 604 973 | 95 904 | 86 999 626 | 86 298 750 | |||
| Accumulated depreciation and impairment losses: | ||||||||
| Land and Buildings | 9 642 386 | 647 780 | 8 946 | 10 299 112 | 9 642 386 | |||
| Plant and Machinery | 15 494 844 | 2 988 147 | 18 482 992 | 15 494 844 | ||||
| Vehicles | 2 842 217 | 471 822 | 12 524 | 3 326 563 | 2 842 217 | |||
| Tools | ||||||||
| Fixtures and Fittings | 53 416 | 80 056 | 3 646 | 137 118 | 53 416 | |||
| Other tangible assets | ||||||||
| Closing balance | 28 032 863 | 4 187 805 | 25 116 | 32 245 785 | 28 032 863 | |||
| Carrying amount | 58 265 887 | - 3 582 832 | 70 788 | 54 753 841 | 58 265 887 |
Minimum payments of finance lease are stated in note 26.4.
During 2011 and 2010 movements in intangible assets, accumulated depreciation and impairment losses were as follows:
| 31.12.2011 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development Costs |
Patents, Royalties And Other Rights |
Software | Other Intangible Assets | Assets Under Development | Total intangible assets | ||||||
| Non internally generated |
Non internally generated |
Internally generated |
Non internally generated |
Internally generated |
Non internally generated |
Internally generated |
Non internally generated |
Internally generated |
Non internally generated |
Total | |
| Gross cost: | |||||||||||
| Opening balance | 52 682 | 3 064 048 | 16 696 115 | 1 827 347 | 63 454 | 1 873 409 | 156 144 | 16 759 569 | 6 973 630 | 23 733 199 | |
| Changes in consolidation perimeter | |||||||||||
| Capital expenditure | 2 111 813 | 119 118 | 1 105 986 | 119 118 | 3 217 799 | 3 336 917 | |||||
| Disposals | 1 432 378 | 1 432 378 | 1 432 378 | ||||||||
| Transfers and reclassifications | 131 730 | - 154 | 600 305 | 196 829 | - 704 619 | - 63 946 | - 325 037 | 536 359 | - 701 251 | - 164 892 | |
| Exchange rate effect | - 1 005 | - 1 983 | - 262 714 | - 262 714 | - 2 988 | - 265 702 | |||||
| Closing balance | 183 407 | 3 061 911 | 17 033 706 | 2 024 176 | 63 454 | 1 848 225 | 55 172 | 937 093 | 17 152 332 | 8 054 812 | 25 207 144 |
| Accumulated amortisation and impairment losses |
|||||||||||
| Opening balance | 23 452 | 2 858 439 | 8 869 064 | 982 489 | 63 454 | 816 879 | 8 932 518 | 4 681 259 | 13 613 777 | ||
| Changes in consolidation perimeter | |||||||||||
| Depreciations for the period | 36 338 | 35 645 | 2 838 409 | 304 980 | 2 838 409 | 376 963 | 3 215 372 | ||||
| Impairment losses for the period | |||||||||||
| Disposals | |||||||||||
| Reversion of impairment losses for the perio | |||||||||||
| Transfers and reclassifications | - 141 | - 141 | - 141 | ||||||||
| Exchange rate effect | - 1 005 | 153 | - 197 791 | - 197 791 | - 852 | - 198 643 | |||||
| Closing balance | 58 785 | 2 894 237 | 11 509 682 | 1 287 469 | 63 454 | 816 738 | 11 573 136 | 5 057 229 | 16 630 365 | ||
| Carrying amount | 124 622 | 167 674 | 5 524 024 | 736 707 | 1 031 487 | 55 172 | 937 093 | 5 579 196 | 2 997 583 | 8 576 779 |
| 31.12.2010 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development Costs |
Patents, Royalties And Other Rights |
Software | Other Intangible Assets | Assets Under Development |
Total intangible assets | ||||||
| Non internally generated |
Non internally generated |
Internally generated |
Non internally generated |
Internally generated |
Non internally generated |
Internally generated |
Non internally generated |
Internally generated |
Non internally generated |
Total | |
| Gross cost: | |||||||||||
| Opening balance Changes in consolidation perimeter |
43 749 | 2 896 547 | - 1 313 | 15 033 515 2 156 347 | 1 649 067 | 27 106 | 948 971 | - 1 313 | 15 060 621 7 694 681 | 22 755 302 - 1 313 |
|
| Capital expenditure | 4 785 | 1 821 921 | 468 745 | 4 785 2 290 666 | 2 295 451 | ||||||
| Disposals | 1 019 853 | 1 019 853 | 1 019 853 | ||||||||
| Transfers and reclassifications | 7 834 | 165 536 | 1 285 979 - 329 000 | 63 454 | - 577 726 | - 27 106 - 1 261 572 | 1 322 327 - 1 994 928 | - 672 601 | |||
| Exchange rate effect Closing balance |
1 099 52 682 |
1 965 3 064 048 |
373 149 | 16 696 115 1 827 347 | 63 454 | 1 873 409 | 156 144 | 373 149 | 3 064 16 759 569 6 973 630 |
376 213 23 733 199 |
|
| Accumulated amortisation and impairment losses | |||||||||||
| Opening balance | 18 530 | 2 836 537 | 5 974 710 | 646 583 | 832 685 | 5 974 710 4 334 335 | 10 309 045 | ||||
| Changes in consolidation perimeter Depreciations for the period Impairment losses for the period |
6 542 | 21 164 | - 252 2 702 812 |
383 330 | 1 435 | - 252 2 702 812 |
412 471 | - 252 3 115 283 |
|||
| Disposals | 6 073 | 6 073 | 6 073 | ||||||||
| Reversion of impairment losses for the period | 11 421 | 7 566 | 11 421 | 7 566 | 18 987 | ||||||
| Transfers and reclassifications | - 2 719 | - 13 310 | - 47 424 | 74 875 | - 3 602 | 61 565 | - 53 745 | 7 820 | |||
| Exchange rate effect | 1 099 | 738 | 205 104 | 205 104 | 1 837 | 206 941 | |||||
| Closing balance | 23 452 | 2 858 439 | 8 869 064 | 982 489 | 63 454 | 816 879 | 8 932 518 4 681 259 | 13 613 777 | |||
| Carrying amount | 29 230 | 205 609 | 7 827 051 | 844 858 | 1 056 530 | 156 144 | 7 827 051 2 292 371 | 10 119 422 |
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Under constrution | Total | Cost | Under Total constrution |
|||
| Gross cost: | |||||||
| Opening balance | 1 667 281 | 1 667 281 | 7 465 412 | 7 465 412 | |||
| Changes to consolidation perimeter | |||||||
| Increase | |||||||
| Disposals | 5 798 131 | 5 798 131 | |||||
| Transfers | |||||||
| Exchange rate effect Closing balance |
1 667 281 | 1 667 281 | 1 667 281 | 1 667 281 | |||
| Accumulated depreciations and impairment losses: | |||||||
| Opening balance | 265 550 | 265 550 | 799 679 | 799 679 | |||
| Changes to consolidation perimeter | |||||||
| Charge for the period | 44 258 | 44 258 | 52 291 | 52 291 | |||
| Disposals | 586 420 | 586 420 | |||||
| Transfers | |||||||
| Exchange rate effect | |||||||
| Closing balance | 309 808 | 309 808 | 265 550 | 265 550 | |||
| Carrying amount | 1 357 473 | 1 357 473 | 1 401 731 | 1 401 731 | |||
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | ||||||
| Rents from investment properties | 316 870 | 257 295 | |||||
| Direct operating costs | 273 453 | 335 595 | |||||
The estimated fair value of assets classified as investment properties amounted to EUR 1 500 000 at 31 December 2011, on the basis of market information.
During 2011 and 20010 movements in goodwill arising on consolidation, accumulated depreciation and impairment losses were as follows:
| Goodwill | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | ||||
| Gross value: | |||||
| Opening balance | 93 999 204 | 92 175 949 | |||
| Changes in consolidation perimeter | |||||
| Increases | |||||
| Decreases | 189 649 | 1 621 | |||
| Currency translation | -1 189 372 | 1 824 876 | |||
| Closing balance | 92 620 183 | 93 999 204 | |||
Impairment tests carried out at 31 December 2011 consisted in determining the recoverable amount using the discounted cash flow method. Operating cash flows were projected over an eight-year period, thereafter extrapolated using perpetuity and discounted to 31 December 2011. Weighted Average Cost of Capital, before tax, calculated through CAPM (Capital Asset Pricing Model) methodology for each reportable segment, was used as discount rates. These rates include specific market features and include different risk factors as well as risk-free interest rates of ten-year bonds of each segment.
An eight-year period was used for projecting cash flows on the grounds of the extension and intensity of the economic cycles affecting the Group's activity.
Projected cash flows are based on the Group's business plan and are updated annually so as to include changes in the economic outlook of each market where the Group is conducting business.
Goodwill was allocated to the cash generating units, which correspond to the reportable segments.
The Board of Directors believes that a reasonably possible change on the basic assumptions used to determine the recoverable amount would not cause the Goodwill to be impaired.
| Iberian Peninsula | Germany | France | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwill | 73 116 273 | 3 522 555 | 6 027 749 | 9 953 606 |
| Discount rate (pre‐tax) | 12.01% | 9.78% | 10.38% | 16.60% |
| Growth Rate on Perpetuity | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% |
| Period | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years |
| Test Conclusions | No impairment | No impairment | No impairment | No impairment |
| Iberian Peninsula Germany |
France | South Africa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwill | 73 205 660 | 3 522 555 | 6 027 749 | 11 243 240 |
| Discount rate (pre‐tax) | 11.40% | 9.05% | 9.38% | 16.56% |
| Growth Rate on Perpetuity | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% |
| Period | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years |
| Test Conclusions | No impairment | No impairment | No impairment | No impairment |
No impairment losses were recognized as a result of the tests carried out on the carrying amount of Goodwill as at 31 December 2011.
At 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010 deferred tax assets and liabilities were detailed according to underlying temporary differences as follows:
| Deferred Tax Assets | Deferred Tax Liabilities | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | ||
| Derecognized Deferred Costs | 102 650 | 102 651 | |||
| Harmonisation Adjustments | 59 344 073 | 69 416 213 | |||
| Provisions not Allowed for Tax Purposes | 2 028 176 | 3 468 740 | |||
| Impairment of Assets | 1 908 207 | 1 917 159 | |||
| Tax Losses Carried Forward | 30 774 820 | 30 718 893 | |||
| Derecognized Tangible Fixed Assets | 53 518 | 55 941 | |||
| Revaluation of Tangible Fixed Assets | 949 780 | 974 305 | |||
| Other Deferred Taxes | 3 007 578 | 3 919 566 | 3 964 357 | 198 968 | |
| 37 874 949 | 40 182 950 | 64 258 210 | 70 589 486 |
| Deferred tax assets | Deferred tax liabilities | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Opening balance | 40 182 949 | 33 229 430 | 70 589 486 | 57 367 250 |
| Impact on results: | ||||
| Resulting from changes in temporary differences | ||||
| Harmonisation adjusments | - 3 478 018 | - 5 004 251 | ||
| Changes in provisions not allowed for tax purposes | - 818 732 | 1 205 426 | ||
| Impairment of Assets | - 8 952 | - 1 005 | ||
| Derecognized tangible assets | - 2 422 | - 71 204 | ||
| Derecognized deferred costs | - 14 100 | |||
| Revaluation of tangible assets | - 24 525 | - 30 657 | ||
| Tax losses carried forward | 605 892 | - 7 909 330 | ||
| Others | - 906 423 | 1 621 000 | 102 641 | - 28 588 |
| - 1 130 637 | - 5 169 214 | - 3 399 902 | - 5 063 496 | |
| Resulting from change in tax rate | ||||
| Subtotal | - 1 130 637 | - 5 169 214 | - 3 399 902 | - 5 063 496 |
| Impact on reserves: | ||||
| Items of Other Comprehensive Income | ||||
| Currency translation effect | - 1 177 363 | 1 545 733 | - 2 931 374 | 7 708 732 |
| Impact of changes in the consolidation perimeter | ||||
| Previously offset deferred tax | 10 577 000 | 10 577 000 | ||
| Closing balance | 37 874 949 | 40 182 950 | 64 258 210 | 70 589 486 |
In accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards / International Accounting Standards, on a yearly basis the Group performs an evaluation of the deferred tax asset relating to tax losses carried forward that was accounted for in previous years based on projected cash flows for a five-year period.
According to the estimation of taxable profit for the fiscal year 2011 and according to the tax return for the fiscal year 2010, tax losses carried forward and the corresponding deferred tax asset are detailed as follows:
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limit date to be used | Tax loss carried forward | Deferred tax asset | Tax loss carried forward | Deferred tax asset | ||
| 2012 | 11 076 538 | 2 769 635 | 22 118 172 | 5 529 543 | ||
| 2014 | 6 100 000 | 1 525 000 | 9 053 785 | 1 525 000 | ||
| 2017 | 5 740 083 | 1 722 025 | 5 740 083 | 1 722 025 | ||
| 2018 | 710 820 | 213 246 | 710 820 | 213 246 | ||
| 23 627 441 | 6 229 906 | 37 622 860 | 8 989 814 | |||
| Without time limit | 85 953 341 | 24 544 914 | 68 999 143 | 21 729 079 | ||
| Total | 109 580 782 | 30 774 820 | 106 622 003 | 30 718 893 |
Furthermore, at 31 December 2011 and 31 December 20010, tax losses for which no deferred tax assets were recognized are detailed as follows:
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limit date to be used | Tax loss carried forward | Tax credit | Tax loss carried forward | Tax credit |
| 2011 | 296 | 74 | ||
| 2014 | 17 277 579 | 4 931 170 | 12 235 492 | 3 670 648 |
| 2015 | 80 830 | 22 047 | 36 775 | 11 033 |
| 2016 | 90 224 538 | 27 065 332 | 90 183 965 | 27 055 189 |
| 2017 | 64 910 262 | 19 462 664 | 58 961 872 | 17 688 562 |
| 2018 | 101 757 410 | 30 521 331 | 100 928 741 | 30 278 623 |
| 2019 | 8 141 353 | 2 438 230 | 8 057 841 | 2 417 352 |
| 2020 | 1 202 915 | 354 875 | 1 082 928 | 324 878 |
| 2021 | 19 542 033 | 5 856 318 | 19 416 189 | 5 824 857 |
| 2022 | 746 825 | 224 047 | 746 825 | 224 047 |
| 2023 | 47 719 111 | 14 315 733 | 47 733 485 | 14 315 733 |
| 2024 | 1 573 065 | 471 920 | 1 573 065 | 471 920 |
| 2025 | 23 959 338 | 7 187 802 | 529 824 | 158 947 |
| 2026 | 5 913 612 | 1 774 084 | ||
| 383 048 871 | 114 625 553 | 341 487 298 | 102 441 863 | |
| Without time limit | 1 176 108 196 | 361 334 785 | 1 056 505 841 | 333 391 824 |
| Total | 1 559 157 067 | 475 960 338 | 1 397 993 139 | 435 833 687 |
Deferred tax assets are offset against deferred tax liabilities in situations where the company generating the related temporary differences is legally entitled to offset the recognized amounts and intends to settle on a net basis or else to realise the assets and settle the liability simultaneously.
At 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010 details of Other non-current assets on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position were as follows:
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Value | Impairment | Net Value | Gross Value | Impairment | Net Value | |
| Loans granted to related parties | 10 931 182 | 10 931 182 | 10 931 182 | 10 931 182 | ||
| Trade accounts receivable and other debtors | 3 601 649 | 3 601 649 | 915 139 | 915 139 | ||
| Financial Instruments | 14 532 831 | 10 931 182 | 3 601 649 | 11 846 321 | 10 931 182 | 915 139 |
| State and other public entities | ||||||
| Others | 4 581 | 4 581 | 4 581 | 4 581 | ||
| Assets out of scope of IFRS 7 | 4 581 | 4 581 | 4 581 | 4 581 | ||
| Total | 14 537 412 | 10 931 182 | 3 606 230 | 11 850 902 | 10 931 182 | 919 720 |
| AGEING OF NON CURRENT TRADE DEBTORS AND OTHER DEBTORS |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | ||
| Not due | 3 601 649 | 827 583 | |
| Due and not impaired | |||
| < 6 months | 1 428 | ||
| 6 - 12 months | |||
| > 1 year | 86 128 | ||
| 87 556 | |||
| Due and impaired | |||
| < 6 months | |||
| 6 - 12 months | |||
| > 1 year | |||
| Total | 3 601 649 | 915 139 |
At 31 December 2011 some of the tangible assets of George industrial unit in South Africa, which had closed down in 2009, were classified as non-current assets held for sale on the basis of the existing intention to sell these assets and of the existing expectation to conclude a sale transaction during 2012.
These assets were recognized at the lower of its carrying amount and fair value less estimated costs to sell.
At 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010, details of Inventories on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position were as follows:
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Merchandise | 8 023 419 | 5 603 702 |
| Finished and intermediate products | 51 023 041 | 48 828 043 |
| Products and working in progress | 1 468 644 | 1 616 056 |
| Raw Materials and Consumables | 84 736 313 | 84 819 616 |
| 145 251 417 | 140 867 417 | |
| Accumulated impairment losses on inventories (Note 34) | 7 836 654 | 11 407 861 |
| 137 414 763 | 129 459 556 |
At 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010, details of Trade Debtors on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position were as follows:
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Value | Impairment | Net Value | Gross Value | Impairment | Net Value | |
| Trade Debtors | 182 312 171 | 23 911 465 | 158 400 706 | 179 674 204 | 20 632 744 | 159 041 460 |
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |||||
| Not due Due and not impaired |
126 072 481 | 124 008 643 | ||||
| 0 - 30 days | 21 032 391 | 19 407 105 | ||||
| 30 - 90 days | 8 190 759 | 8 067 156 | ||||
| + 90 days | 3 046 062 | 2 980 841 | ||||
| 32 269 212 | 30 455 102 | |||||
| Due and impaired | ||||||
| 0 - 90 days | 208 170 | 4 661 667 | ||||
| 90 - 180 days | 5 856 403 | 2 232 352 | ||||
| 180 - 360 days | 3 275 899 | 2 438 691 | ||||
| + 360 days | 14 630 007 | 15 877 749 | ||||
| 23 970 479 | 25 210 459 | |||||
| Total | 182 312 171 | 179 674 204 |
At 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010, details of Other current debtors on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position were as follows:
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Value | Impairment | Net Value | Gross Value | Impairment | Net Value | |
| Other debtors | 10 964 392 | 19 628 | 10 944 764 | 12 738 812 | 19 628 | 12 719 184 |
| Advances to trade creditors | 876 700 | 876 700 | ||||
| Goup companies | 21 174 | 21 174 | ||||
| Financial Instruments | 10 964 392 | 19 628 | 10 944 764 | 13 636 686 | 19 628 | 13 617 058 |
| Outros Devedores | 2 187 912 | 2 187 912 | 432 627 | 432 627 | ||
| Assets out of scope of IFRS 7 | 2 187 912 | 2 187 912 | 432 627 | 432 627 | ||
| Total | 13 152 304 | 19 628 | 13 132 676 | 14 069 313 | 19 628 | 14 049 685 |
| AGEING OF OTHER DEBTORS | AGEING OF ADVANCES TO TRADE CREDITORS |
AGEING OF GROUP COMPANIES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |
| Not due | 7 414 | 4 750 | 138 603 | 17 993 | ||
| Due and not impaired | ||||||
| 0 - 30 days | 10 920 070 | 12 621 491 | 5 055 786 | 687 830 | 2 181 | |
| 30 - 90 days | 3 789 | 12 111 | 3 789 | 47 202 | ||
| + 90 days | 2 875 | 105 210 | 832 | 3 065 | 1 000 | |
| 10 926 734 | 12 738 812 | 5 060 407 | 738 097 | 3 181 | ||
| Due and impaired | ||||||
| 0 - 90 days | ||||||
| 90 - 180 days | 23 226 | 23 226 | ||||
| 180 - 360 days | ||||||
| + 360 days | 7 018 | 7 018 | ||||
| 30 244 | 30 244 | |||||
| Total | 10 964 392 | 12 738 812 | 5 095 401 | 876 700 | 21 174 |
Other debtors include amounts receivable from Trade creditors for EUR 5 868 744.
At 31 December 2011 and 31 December 20010, details of Other current assets on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position were as follows:
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Value | Impairment | Net Value | Gross Value | Impairment | Net Value | |
| Derivatives instruments | 2 050 956 | 2 050 956 | 3 909 977 | 3 909 977 | ||
| Financial Instruments | 2 050 956 | 2 050 956 | 3 909 977 | 3 909 977 | ||
| Accrued income | 14 587 610 | 14 587 610 | 2 867 985 | 2 867 985 | ||
| Deferred expenses | 5 026 380 | 5 026 380 | 4 879 655 | 4 879 655 | ||
| Others | 6 336 | 6 336 | ||||
| Assets out of scope of IFRS 7 | 19 613 990 | 19 613 990 | 7 753 976 | 7 753 976 | ||
| Total | 21 664 946 | 21 664 946 | 11 663 953 | 11 663 953 |
At the closing date of these consolidated financial statements, all cash flow hedge derivatives had matured. Figures included in the previous table relate to derivative financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss (note 27).
Accrued income includes GBP 11.8 million of estimated but pending receipt insurance compensation that was recognized by Sonae Industria (UK), Ltd. as detailed in note 3.
At 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010, details of State and Other Public Entities on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position were as follows:
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| State and other public entities: | ||
| Income Tax | 2 944 387 | 3 202 983 |
| Value Added Tax | 4 674 463 | 3 569 122 |
| Social Security Contribution | 58 248 | 65 927 |
| Others | 5 951 227 | 2 666 252 |
| 13 628 325 | 9 504 284 |
At 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010, the detail of Cash and Cash Equivalents was as follows:
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash at Hand Bank Deposits and Other Treasury Applications |
67 342 23 502 821 |
67 601 26 847 403 |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents on the Balance Sheet | 23 570 163 | 26 915 003 |
| Bank Overdrafts (note 26) Cash and Cash Equivalents on the Statement of Cash |
22 554 807 | 23 580 283 |
| Flows | 1 015 356 | 3 334 720 |
Bank overdrafts include credit balances on current accounts and are included in Bank loans under current liabilities on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (note 26.1).
At 31 December 2011 the item Bank Deposits and Other Treasury Applications included EUR 5 810 648 (EUR 5 586 707 at 31 December 2010) related to the securitization facility described in note 26.3. This amount changes continuously according to the amount of securitized credits.
At 31 December 2011 and 20010 Sonae Indústria's Share Capital was fully underwritten and paid and was comprised of 140 000 000 common shares, not entitled to fixed income, with a face value of 5 euros per share. At this date, neither the company nor any of its affiliates held any shares in the company.
The caption Legal reserve includes the parent company's reserve set up in accordance with articles 295 and 296 of the Company Law.
This caption includes:
Reserves set up by the parent company and the Group's share of reserves set up by subsidiaries included in consolidation in accordance with statutory rules or by proposition of the respective Board of Directors, approved in the General Shareholders' Meeting.
The parent company's net profits or losses of previous years and the subsidiaries' share thereon whose application was not carried out;
The parent company's net profit or loss of the current period and the subsidiaries' share thereon;
Consolidation adjustments to any of the aforementioned components.
This caption includes:
Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA is included in the consolidation perimeter of its ultimate parent company, Efanor Investimentos, SGPS, SA.
Changes to this item during 2011 and 2010 were as follows:
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening balance | 1 105 065 | 1 703 556 |
| Lost of control in subsidiaries | - 43 924 | |
| Change resulting from currency translation | 233 557 | |
| Net profit/(loss) for the period attributed to non-controling interests | - 713 797 | - 983 541 |
| Other comprehensive income | - 59 323 | |
| Others | 566 | 195 417 |
| Closing balance | 332 511 | 1 105 065 |
As at 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010 Sonae Indústria had the following outstanding loans:
| Amortised cost | Nominal value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Non current | Current | Non current | Fair value adjustment |
|
| Bank loans (note 26.1) | 136 351 198 | 155 127 941 | 136 465 283 | 156 731 858 | 214 506 |
| Debentures (note 26.2) | 15 000 000 | 287 993 050 | 15 000 000 | 290 000 000 | |
| Obligations under finance leases (note 26.4) | 4 593 444 | 39 494 029 | 4 593 444 | 39 494 029 | -1 217 718 |
| Other loans (note 26.3) | 1 477 788 | 98 597 712 | 1 477 788 | 98 597 712 | |
| Gross debt | 157 422 430 | 581 212 732 | 157 536 515 | 584 823 599 | -1 003 212 |
| Cash and cash equivalent in balance sheet | 23 570 163 | 23 570 163 | |||
| Net debt | 133 852 267 | 581 212 732 | 133 966 352 | 584 823 599 | - 1 003 212 |
| Total net debt | 715 064 999 | 718 789 951 |
| 31.12.2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amortised cost | Nominal value | Fair value | |||
| Current | Non current | Current | Non current | adjustment | |
| Bank loans (note 26.1) Debentures (note 26.2) |
170 027 034 | 132 402 184 301 063 535 |
170 027 034 | 132 402 184 305 000 000 |
868 866 |
| Obligations under finance leases (note 26.4) Other loans (note 26.3) |
4 468 308 79 615 |
43 539 714 93 307 071 |
4 468 308 79 615 |
43 539 714 93 307 071 |
-1 928 758 |
| Gross debt | 174 574 957 | 570 312 504 | 174 574 957 | 574 248 969 | -1 059 892 |
| Investment Cash and cash equivalent in balance sheet |
26 915 003 | 26 915 003 | |||
| Net debt | 147 659 954 | 570 312 504 | 147 659 954 | 574 248 969 | - 1 059 892 |
| Total net debt | 717 972 458 | 721 908 923 |
The average interest rates of each class of debt stated in the previous table were as follows:
| 2011 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bank loans | 4.6434% | 3.0790% |
| Debentures | 3.3460% | 2.4970% |
| Finance leases | 9.9516% | 9.9540% |
| Others | 2.8744% | 3.0250% |
Bank overdrafts were not taken into consideration for the calculation of these average interest rates as the amounts were irrelevant.
The column "Fair value adjustment" includes the adjustments which would have to be made if the corresponding items were stated at fair value.
The aforementioned loans do not include loans from related parties.
The corresponding maturity schedule is detailed in note 28.
Bank loans (nominal value) presented in the table in note 26. include "Long Term Bank Loans – net of the Short Term portion". "Short Term portion of Long Term Bank Loans". and "Short Term Bank Loans" on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position and their composition as at 31 December 2011 is detailed in the following table:
31.12.2011
| Non current | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company | Short term portion |
Short term | Bank overdrafts | Total | |
| Sonae Indústria-SGPS,SA | 90 348 485 | 69 469 697 | 159 818 182 | ||
| Tafisa Canada Inc. | 47 421 108 | 4 790 458 | 52 211 566 | ||
| Tafisa-Tableros de Fibras, SA | 16 500 000 | 2 000 000 | 3 664 759 | 22 164 759 | |
| Glunz AG | 16 826 600 | 2 313 410 | 19 140 010 | ||
| Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd | 18 581 495 | 4 224 346 | 1 081 552 | 23 887 393 | |
| Sonae Ind., Prod. e Com.Deriv.Madeira,SA | 4 926 631 | 4 926 631 | |||
| Taiber,Tableros Aglomerados Ibéricos,SL | 2 917 422 | 2 917 422 | |||
| Tableros Tradema,S.L. | 24 584 | 24 584 | |||
| Isoroy SAS | 2 009 573 | 2 009 573 | |||
| Sonae Industria (UK), Ltd. | 1 533 414 | 1 533 414 | |||
| Others | 380 770 | 99 375 | 4 083 462 | 4 563 607 | |
| 156 731 858 | 111 910 476 | 2 000 000 | 22 554 807 | 293 197 141 |
| 31.12.2010 Bank loans |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company | Non current | Current | ||||||
| Short term portion | Short term | Bank overdrafts | Total | |||||
| Sonae Indústria-SGPS,SA | 86 818 182 | 89 261 364 | 176 079 546 | |||||
| Tafisa-Tableros de Fibras, SA | 33 000 000 | 2 000 000 | 5 182 695 | 40 182 695 | ||||
| Glunz AG | 16 826 600 | 16 231 600 | 3 220 164 | 36 278 364 | ||||
| Sonae Novobord (Pty) Ltd | 26 975 396 | 4 996 677 | 1 889 | 31 973 962 | ||||
| Sonae Ind., Prod. e Com.Deriv.Madeira,SA | 4 994 313 | 4 994 313 | ||||||
| Taiber,Tableros Aglomerados Ibéricos,SL | 3 429 847 | 3 429 847 | ||||||
| Tableros Tradema,S.L. | 1 229 847 | 492 446 | 160 413 | 1 882 706 | ||||
| Isoroy SAS | 986 149 | 986 149 | ||||||
| Sonae Industria (UK), Ltd. | 315 257 | 315 257 | ||||||
| Others | 552 159 | 461 626 | 3 038 | 5 289 556 | 6 306 379 | |||
| 132 402 184 | 144 443 713 | 2 003 038 | 23 580 283 | 302 429 218 |
Non-current bank loans and the related short term portion are detailed as follows:
a) During 2002 and 2003, Glunz AG contracted a loan with the European Investment Bank for 119 000 000 Euros (made up by two components). The loan pays interest semi-annually, indexed to a fixed rate of 3.64%, and will be redeemed in 16 consecutive and variable semiannual instalments, the first of which was made in June 2005. At 31 December 2011, outstanding principal was EUR 16 826 000.
b) During the first half of 2005 a loan contracted in 2001 by Sonae SGPS SA with the European Investment Bank of EUR 50 000 000 was transferred to Sonae Indústria SGPS, SA. The loan pays interest quarterly, at market rates, and will be redeemed in 16 consecutive semi-annual instalments. At 31 December 2011 the principal outstanding was totally repaid;
c) In January 2006 Sonae Indústria SGPS. S. A. contracted commercial paper with several financial institutions, subsequently amended on 19 March 2008 and on 30 September 2010. This programme has a maximum nominal amount of EUR 160 000 000 and will mature on 27 January 2016. At 31 December 2010 commercial paper issued amounted to EUR 55 000 000;
d) In September 2009 Sonae Indústria, SGPS, S. A. contracted a new commercial paper programme which had a maximum nominal amount of EUR 40 000 000, presently reduced to EUR 30 000 000, and will mature in 2013. At 31 December 2011 commercial paper had been issued for EUR 30 000 000;
e) In February 2009 Sonae Indústria, SGPS, S. A. contracted a loan with a Portuguese financial institution for EUR 20 000 000. This loan pays interest at market rate and will be
redeemed from 2009 to 2015. At 31 December 2011 outstanding principal amounted to EUR 11 818 182.
f) In October 2009 Sonae Indústria, SGPS, S. A. contracted a loan with a Portuguese financial institution for EUR 20 000 000. This loan pays interest at market rate and will be redeemed in 2011 and 2012. At 31 December 2011 outstanding principal amounted to EUR 10 000 000.
g) During the first half of 2007 Sonae Novobord together with Sonae Indústria, SGPS, S. A. contracted a loan with the European Investment Bank, denominated in ZAR, for a maximum amount of ZAR 247 170 000 . The loan pays interest at a market rate and will be redeemed in 14 consecutive and equal semi-annual instalments, the first of which will be made in September 2010. At 31 December 2011 outstanding principal was ZAR 194 205 000 (EUR 18 525 215).
h) During first half 2007 Sonae Novobord together with Sonae Indústria, SGPS, S. A. contracted a loan with International Finance Corporation (IFC) of 71 800 000 ZAR. The loan pays interest at a market rate and will be redeemed in 16 consecutive and equal semiannual instalments, the first of which will be made in June 2009. At 31 December 2011 outstanding principal was ZAR 44 875 000 (EUR 4 280 626).
i) In July 2010 Tableros de Fibras, S. A. celebrated a contract to issue commercial paper. The programme has maximum nominal value of EUR 33 000 000 and matures in 2012. At 31 December 2011 maximum nominal value amounted to EUR 16 500 000 and there was commercial paper issued for the same amount.
j) On 5 August 2010 Sonae Indústria, SGPS, S. A. contracted a loan with a Portuguese financial institution for EUR 10 000 000. This loan pays interest at variable rate and will be redeemed from 2012 to 2015. At 31 December 2011 outstanding principal amounted to EUR 10 000 000.
k) On September 2010 Sonae Indústria, SGPS, S. A. celebrated a contract with a Portuguese financial institution to issue commercial paper. The programme has a maximum nominal value of EUR 2 500 000 and matures in 2012. At 31 December 2011 there was no commercial paper issued;
l) On 31 March Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA contracted a commercial paper programme for maximum nominal amount of EUR 50 000 000 that will mature in 2013. At 31 December 2011 commercial paper issued amounted to EUR 43 000 000;
m) On 14 July 2011 Tafisa Canada Inc. contracted a loan for CAD 81 000 000 with a syndicate of financial institutions from North America. The loan will mature within five years and is divided into two parts: the first one, amounting to CAD 66 000 000, will be redeemed over that period; the second one, with a maximum amount of CAD 15 000 000, will be redeemed when the loan matures. At 31 December 2011 the first part amounted to CAD 63 525 000 (EUR 48 070 638) and the second part was not utilized. This loan includes two financial ratios related with fixed charges coverage and with the structure of Tafisa Canada Inc's balance sheet;
n) On 19 July 2011 Tafisa Canada Inc. contracted a loan for CAD 5 000 000 with a Canadian financial institution. This loan will mature with five years. At 31 December 2011 the outstanding principal amounted to CAD 4 524 706 (EUR 3 423 936). This loan includes a financial ratio related with the structure of Tafisa Canada Inc's balance sheet.
a) Sonae Indústria 2005/2013 bonds, issued on 31 March 2005, with a principal amount of 55 000 000 euros, and a bullet repayment 8 years after issue date. Interest is paid semiannually in arrears on 31 March and 30 September;
b) Sonae Indústria 2006/2014 bonds, issued on 28 March 2006, with a principal amount of 50 000 000 euros and a bullet repayment 8 years after issue date. Interest is paid semi annually in arrears on 28 March and 28 September;
c) Sonae Indústria 2006/2014 bonds, issued on 2 August 2006, with a principal amount of 50 000 000 euros and a bullet repayment 8 years after issue date. Interest is paid semi annually in arrears on 2 February and 2 August;
d) On 5 May 2010 Sonae Indústria, SGPS, S. A. acquired and repaid in anticipation "Sonae Indústria – 2006/2013". "Sonae Indústria – 2008/2012" and "Sonae Indústria – 2008/2012" debentures for a total amount of EUR 150 000 000. On the same date, Sonae Indústria. SGPS, S. A. issued new debentures through private subscription with a principal amount of EUR 150 000 000 and a 7-year period. Payment will be done through reduction of nominal value, in 10 equal and successive semi-annual instalments, beginning on the 5th coupon payment date. Interest is paid semi-annually on 5 May and 5 November.
The aforementioned debenture loans pay interest at variable rate composed of 6 month Euribor plus a spread.
Other loans, as detailed in the table in note 26, are included in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, in "Other Loans" in Current Liabilities and Non-Current Liabilities, and had the following composition on 31 December 2011:
| 31.12.2011 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company | Non current | Current | |||||
| Securitization | Others | Others | |||||
| Glunz AG | 18 774 096 | 78 950 | |||||
| Sonae Ind., Prod. e Com.Deriv.Madeira,SA | 26 738 052 | 4 940 699 | 905 958 | ||||
| Isoroy SAS | 10 847 868 | ||||||
| Tableros Tradema,S.L. | 9 815 928 | 705 742 | 492 880 | ||||
| Sonae Tafibra International, BV | 18 020 406 | ||||||
| Sonae Industria (UK), Ltd. | 7 492 116 | ||||||
| Spanboard Products,Ltd | 1 246 078 | ||||||
| Others | 16 727 | ||||||
| 92 934 544 | 5 663 168 | 1 477 788 |
| 31.12.2010 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company | Non current | Current | |||||
| Securitization | Others | Others | |||||
| Glunz AG | 22 107 542 | 78 310 | |||||
| Sonae Ind., Prod. e Com.Deriv.Madeira,SA | 19 201 076 | 3 366 670 | |||||
| Isoroy SAS | 14 974 188 | ||||||
| Tableros Tradema,S.L. | 14 367 998 | 5 040 | |||||
| Sonae Tafibra International, BV | 10 319 607 | ||||||
| Sonae Industria (UK), Ltd. | 7 500 833 | ||||||
| Spanboard Products,Ltd | 1 464 117 | 1 305 | |||||
| Others | |||||||
| 89 935 361 | 3 371 710 | 79 615 |
During 2004. Sonae Indústra SGPS SA together with its subsidiaries Soane Indústria – Produção e Comercialização de Madeira. S.A (then Sonae Tafibra – Gestão Comercial S.A). Tableros Tradema S.L (then Tafibra, Tableros Aglomerados e de Fibras, A.I.E), Isoroy S.A.S (then Isoroy Diffusion S.N.C.), Glunz AG, Sonae Tafibra International, B.V. (then Sonae Tafibra Benelux, B. V.), Sonae Industria (UK), Limited (then Sonae (UK), Limited) and
Spanboard Products Limited, signed a Securitization facility of up to EUR 120 000 000 with ABN Amro Bank, NV and TAPCO – Tulip Asset Purchase Company BV. Presently, this facility matures in May 2014 and its maximum amount is EUR 125 00 000. At 31 December 2011 principal outstanding was EUR 92 934 576 (EUR 89 935 361 at 31 December 2010).
Trade debtors securitized for the amount of EUR 105 336 217 (EUR 109 913 691 at 31 December 2010) were kept on the consolidated balance sheet as the criteria set out in IAS 39 for their derecognition were not fully met, namely the whole risks related to the securitized assets were not completely transferred.
This securitization programme has a cash reserve application, which amounted to EUR 5 810 648 at 31 December 2011 (note 23).
Details of finance leases creditors at 31 December 2011 and at 31 December 2010 are as follows:
| Present value | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| of minimum lease payments | |||
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | ||
| 8 778 843 | 4 468 308 | ||
| 4 749 517 | |||
| 5 038 125 | |||
| 5 435 702 | |||
| 5 752 037 | |||
| 22 564 333 | |||
| 48 008 022 | |||
| 4 468 308 | |||
| 43 539 714 | |||
| 31.12.2011 8 931 275 8 853 521 8 827 116 8 784 481 8 015 240 19 856 057 63 267 690 |
Minimum lease payments 31.12.2010 8 724 379 8 646 697 8 646 626 8 522 361 22 355 254 65 674 160 |
4 884 746 5 189 144 5 577 102 5 991 181 5 718 227 16 727 073 44 087 473 4 593 444 39 494 029 |
Assets recognized under finance lease contracts are stated on note 11.
The amounts stated under cash receipts arising from loans obtained and cash payment arising from loans obtained, on financing activities of the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows include the rollover of commercial paper programmes detailed in note 26.1.
The fair value of derivative instruments is stated as follows:
| Other current assets (note 21) | Other current liabilities (note 33) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | ||
| Derivatives at fair value through profit or loss: Exchange rate forwards Interest rate swaps (fair value hedge) Derivatives at fair value through reserves: Interest rate swaps (cash flow hedge) |
2 050 956 2 050 956 |
3 909 977 3 909 977 |
2 843 821 2 843 821 |
4 755 438 4 755 438 |
|
| 2 050 956 | 3 909 977 | 2 843 821 | 4 755 438 |
They consist of exchange rate derivatives (forwards) over which no hedge accounting was applied.
The fair value of exchange rate forwards was determined using derivative valuation software and external appraisals when software do not allow some derivatives to be valued, and consisted in updating the receivable/payable amount at maturity date to the balance sheet date (level 2 fair value). Receivable/payable amount, which was used for valuing, corresponds to the amount denominated in foreign currency multiplied by the difference between the contracted exchange rate and the market exchange rate at the maturity date that was determined at valuation date (forward exchange rate determined between valuation and maturity date. using market information).
Gains and losses resulting from changes in fair value are stated under the item Adjustments to fair value of financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss (note 40), which corresponds to a net gain of EUR 2 443 557 (a net loss of EUR 17 376 474 at 31 December 2010).
Derivative instruments recognized at fair value through profit or loss held by the Group at 31 December 2011 fully mature in 2012.
In 2011 and 2010 no derivative financial instruments at fair value through reserves were contracted.
Liquidity risk described on note 2.24., c). related to gross debt referred to in note 26, can be analysed as follows:
| 31.12.2011 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maturity of gross debt (note 26) |
Interest | Total | |||||||
| 2012 | 157 536 515 | 24 433 548 | 181 970 064 | ||||||
| 2013 | 184 297 080 | 20 509 978 | 204 807 058 | ||||||
| 2014 | 248 680 702 | 13 143 853 | 261 824 555 | ||||||
| 2015 | 52 249 502 | 7 643 257 | 59 892 759 | ||||||
| 2016 | 66 169 469 | 4 978 661 | 71 148 129 | ||||||
| 2017 | 21 637 066 | 2 195 685 | 23 832 751 | ||||||
| After 2017 | 11 789 780 | 1 319 753 | 13 109 533 | ||||||
| 742 360 114 | 74 224 735 | 816 584 849 |
| 31.12.2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maturity of gross debt (note 26) |
Interest | Total | ||
| 2011 | 174 574 957 | 20 491 727 | 195 066 684 | |
| 2012 | 186 014 092 | 18 323 026 | 204 337 118 | |
| 2013 | 123 261 480 | 13 883 049 | 137 144 528 | |
| 2014 | 148 596 031 | 9 824 382 | 158 420 413 | |
| 2015 | 44 502 677 | 6 162 283 | 50 664 960 | |
| 2016 | 41 249 382 | 2 598 140 | 43 847 522 | |
| After 2016 | 26 688 843 | 3 465 545 | 30 154 388 | |
| 744 887 461 | 74 748 151 | 819 635 612 |
The calculation of interest in the previous table was based on interest rates at 31 December 2011 and 2010 applicable to each item of debt. Gross debt maturing in 2012 includes scheduled repayment of debt along with the repayment of debt as at end 2011 maturing within less than one.
The analysis of interest rate risk described on note 2.24., b), i), consisted in calculating the way net profit before tax would have been impacted if there would have been a change of +0.75 or -0.75 percentage points in actual interest rates of the corresponding period:
| Sensitivity Analysis | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
| "Notional" | Effect in Profit and Loss (Euros) |
"Notional" (Euros) |
Effect in Profit and Loss (Euros) |
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| (Euros) | 0.75% | -0.75% | 0.75% | -0.75% | ||||
| Gross Debt | ||||||||
| EUR | -628 978 526 | -3 863 658 | 3 863 658 | -680 368 764 | -4 352 780 | 4 352 780 | ||
| GBP | -8 738 352 | - 70 556 | 70 556 | -8 964 930 | - 68 998 | 68 998 | ||
| CAD | -51 448 513 | - 158 306 | 158 306 | |||||
| ZAR | -22 805 841 | - 139 107 | 139 107 | -31 973 484 | - 185 235 | 185 235 | ||
| -711 971 232 | -4 231 627 | 4 231 627 | -721 307 178 | -4 607 014 | 4 607 014 | |||
| Financial Derivatives | ||||||||
| EUR | 401 458 | - 401 458 | ||||||
| ZAR | ||||||||
| 401 458 | - 401 458 | |||||||
| Bank deposits and other treasury applications | ||||||||
| EUR | 9 018 675 | 47 301 | - 47 301 | 18 285 291 | 98 489 | - 98 489 | ||
| 9 018 675 | 47 301 | - 47 301 | 18 285 291 | 98 489 | - 98 489 | |||
| -4 184 326 | 4 184 326 | -4 107 066 | 4 107 066 |
Gross debt in the table above excludes bank overdrafts and borrowings which are not subject to change in interest rate. Bank deposits and other treasury applications in the table above exclude demand deposits.
Considering Euribor 6 months as a reference indicator for interest rates of Euro, a change of 0.75 percentage points corresponds to 4.4 times the standard deviation of that variable in 2011 (6.3 times in 2010).
With respect to exchange rate risk, described in note 2.24., b), ii), the following calculations were performed:
a) Sensitivity analysis of amounts denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of each company included in the consolidation. by considering a change of +1% and -1% in actual 2011 and 2010 exchange rates.
| Amount denominated in foreign currency |
Eur equivalent | Sensitivity analysis | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | -1% | 1% | -1% | 1% | |||
| CAD | 67 851 268 | 50 931 876 | - 509 319 | 509 319 | ||||||
| GBP | 36 671 494 | 25 544 402 | 43 902 012 | 29 676 976 | - 439 020 | 439 020 | - 296 770 | 296 770 | ||
| ZAR | 123 340 052 | 204 909 477 | 11 765 408 | 23 119 936 | - 117 654 | 117 654 | - 231 199 | 231 199 |
ii) The remaining financial assets and liabilities do not include any amounts denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the respective subsidiary which may represent any relevant exchange rate risks.
b) Sensitivity analysis of existing derivatives to hedge the exchange rate risk set out in the previous point:
| Amount denominated in Eur equivalent foreign currency |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
| -1% | 1% | -1% | 1% | |||||
| 63 573 596 | 47 720 884 | 477 209 | - 477 209 | |||||
| 40 142 922 | 23 437 650 | 48 057 902 | 27 229 393 | 480 579 | - 480 579 | 272 294 | - 272 294 | |
| 147 328 637 | 241 350 132 | 14 053 679 | 27 231 535 | 140 537 | - 140 537 | 272 315 | - 272 315 | |
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | Sensitivity analysis |
Credit risk described in note 2.24, a) is mostly reflected through the amount stated in Trade Debtors (note 19). No relevant differences between the amounts recognized and the corresponding fair value were identified.
At 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010 details of Other non-current liabilities were as follows:
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Borrowings from related parties | 72 604 | |
| Other creditors | 21 677 155 | 426 888 |
| Financial instruments | 21 677 155 | 499 492 |
| Other creditors | 55 654 961 | 61 858 720 |
| Liabilities out of scope of IFRS 7 | 55 654 961 | 61 858 720 |
| Total | 77 332 116 | 62 358 212 |
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | After 2016 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 499 492 | 2 175 232 | 7 629 101 | 5 076 433 | 4 816 350 | 1 480 547 | 21 677 155 |
| 499 492 | 2 175 232 | 7 629 101 | 5 076 433 | 4 816 350 | 1 480 547 | 21 677 155 |
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | After 2014 | Total |
| 72 604 | 72 604 | |||||
| 426 888 | 426 888 | |||||
| 499 492 | 499 492 | |||||
Other creditors include EUR 54 830 716 (EUR 60 530 700 at 31 December 2010) relating to deferred income-investment subventions. Furthermore, it includes EUR 21 177 663 related to the fine by the German Competition Authority (note 3).
Various Group companies assumed the liability of giving their employees cash contributions to pension plans for old age. Incapacity, early retirement, survival and post retirement medical care. These contributions are determined as a percentage that increases as a result of the number of years that the employee has worked at the company, and which is applied to a salary table that is negotiated on a yearly basis and correspond to defined benefits plans.
Current liabilities associated with past years of service are evaluated every year through actuarial studies and based on the "Projected Unit Credit" methodology. Actuarial assumptions employed on the last study prepared at 31 December 2011 and 2010 were:
| Germany | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glunz AG | GHP GmbH | Tool GmbH | Impaper | ||||||
| 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | ||
| Richttafeln | Richttafeln | Richttafeln | Richttafeln | Richttafeln | Richttafeln | Richttafeln | Richttafeln | ||
| Mortality table | 2005 G | 2005 G | 2005 G | 2005 G | 2005 G | 2005 G | 2005 G | 2005 G | |
| Salary growth rate | 2,0% | 2,0% | 0,0% | 0,0% | 2,0% | 2,0% | 2,0% | 2,0% | |
| Return on fund | 4,1% | 4,1% | 4,1% | 4,1% | 4,1% | 4,1% | 4,1% | 4,1% | |
| Actuarial tecnical rate | 4,25% | 5,4% | 4,25% | 5,4% | 4,25% | 5,4% | 4,25% | 5,4% | |
| Pension growth rate | 1,75% | 1,75% | 1,75% | 1,75% | 1,75% | 1,75% | 1,75% | 1,75% |
| South Africa | France | Portugal | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | 31.12.11 | 31.12.10 | ||
| INSEE 2004- INSEE 2004- |
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| Mortality table | PA(90) | PA(90) | 2006 | 2006 | TV 88/90 | TV 88/90 | |
| Salary growth rate | 7,1% | 7,1% | 2,0% | 2,0% | 3,0% | 3,0% | |
| Return on fund | 8,8% | 8,8% | - | - | 2,7% | 2,7% | |
| Actuarial tecnical rate | 8,8% | 8,8% | 4,5% | 4,5% | 5,0% | 5,0% | |
| Pension growth rate | 4,6% | 4,6% | - | - | 0,0% | 0,0% | |
| Medical cost trend rate | 1,2% | 1,2% |
In previous periods, pension funds and provisions for pension liabilities were created by various companies within the Group in the following countries:
The employees of Sonae Novobord (PTY) have the following benefit scheme:
Defined contribution plan composed of a number of assets that are managed by a third party. The Company is obliged to deliver the defined contributions. The amount of EUR 531 164 was included in the item Staff expenses, on the Consolidated Income Statement, during the period. At 31 December 2011, no contributions were outstanding or unpaid.
Defined Benefit plan with a fund managed by a third party and calculated in accordance with International Accounting Standard 19 and based on actuarial studies performed by an independent party.
Post-Retirement Health Benefit scheme under which the Company will provide for 50% of eligible health expenses incurred after the employee's retirement.
In an actuarial study carried out on 31 December 2011, the defined benefit liability amounted to EUR 2 169 264.
Glunz AG has a defined benefit plan and it has constituted a fund. The plan is calculated according to International Accounting Standard 19, and based on actuarial studies carried out by an independent party.
GHP GmbH has a defined benefit plan and it has constituted a fund. The plan is calculated according to International Accounting Standard 19.
Tool GmbH has a defined benefit plan and it has constituted a fund. The plan is calculated according to International Accounting Standard 19.
Impaper Europe GmbH & Co. KG has a defined benefit plan and it has constituted a fund. The plan is calculated according to International Accounting Standard 19.
In accordance with the actuarial studies carried out at 31 December 2011, these companies' defined benefit liabilities amounted to EUR 18 775 307.
Upon retirement of their employees, Isoroy SAS and Darbo SAS are obliged to pay a sum defined under the terms of the sector's collective labour agreement. An actuarial study calculated the liabilities of the two companies on 31 December 2011 to be EUR 1 211 924.
Various Group companies have a defined benefit plan and funds managed by third parties, calculated in accordance with International Accounting Standard 19 and based on actuarial studies carried out by independent parties. Employees of eight companies hired until 31 December 1994 are covered by this plan under which they will receive as from retirement, a life-long monthly payment equivalent to 20% of their salary at their retirement date. The liability for services provided as at 31 December 2011, based on an actuarial study on the same date, was calculated to be EUR 2 803 708.
The main changes, during the periods ending 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010, to the present value of the defined benefit obligations are presented below:
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plan without fund |
Plan with fund |
Total | Plan without fund |
Plan with fund |
Total | |
| Opening balance of defined benefit obligations' present value | 1 958 432 32 091 370 34 049 802 | 1 995 720 27 850 085 29 845 805 | ||||
| Interest cost | 152 673 | 1 453 132 | 1 605 805 | 123 750 | 1 708 614 | 1 832 364 |
| Current service cost | 101 117 | 493 665 | 594 782 | 63 016 | 552 669 | 615 685 |
| Actuarial (Gains)/Losses | 141 162 | -1 691 582 | -1 550 420 | 110 168 | 2 687 377 | 2 797 545 |
| Recognised past service cost | 112 492 | - 639 946 | - 527 454 | |||
| Paid pensions | 36 152 | 1 803 077 | 1 839 229 | 196 373 | 1 875 738 | 2 072 111 |
| Curtailments | 265 724 | 265 724 | ||||
| Exchange rate effect | - 144 566 | - 773 400 | - 917 966 | 127 875 | 1 168 361 | 1 296 236 |
| Changes in consolidation perimeter | ||||||
| Closing balance of defined benefit obligations' present value | 2 285 158 29 130 162 31 415 320 | 1 958 432 32 091 370 34 049 802 |
During 2011 and 2010 the fair value of the plan assets changed as follows:
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening balance of plan assets | 6 305 715 | 5 379 542 |
| Contribution to plan assets | 642 376 | 220 921 |
| Expected return on plan assets | 361 239 | 376 097 |
| Paid pensions | 480 782 | 534 402 |
| Actuarial gains/(losses) | - 13 356 | 222 602 |
| Exchange rate effect | - 604 655 | 640 955 |
| Closing balance of plan assets | 6 210 537 | 6 305 715 |
At 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010, the amount of liabilities for defined benefits recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position is detailed as follows:
| 31.12.2011 31.12.2010 |
|
|---|---|
| Present value of defined benefit obligations | 31 415 320 34 049 802 |
| Actuarial Losses/(Gains) not recognised | 244 580 2 161 240 |
| Fair value of plan assets | 6 210 537 6 305 715 |
| Excess of provision | 493 |
| Defined benefit liability | 24 960 203 25 583 340 |
The effect of these liabilities on Staff Expenses, on the Consolidated Income Statements for 2011 and 2010, is detailed as follows:
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Interest cost | 1 605 805 | 1 832 364 |
| Current service cost | 594 782 | 615 686 |
| Employee contributions | - 43 473 | - 44 647 |
| (Increase) / Decrease in fair value of plan assets | - 361 239 | - 376 097 |
| Recognized actuarial (Gains)/Losses | 180 844 | 37 815 |
| 1 976 719 | 2 065 121 |
The sensitivity of the Health Benefit scheme's obligations can be analysed as follows:
| 2011 | 2010 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - 1 pp | Valuation base | - 1 pp | Valuation base |
+ 1 pp | |||
| 0,2% | 1,2% | 2,2% | 0.20% | 1,2% | 2.20% | ||
| Current service cost (projection for following year) | 22 703 | 18 887 | 15 644 | 12 298 | 10 042 | 8 237 | |
| Interest cost (projection for following year) | 105 501 | 91 861 | 80 032 | 82 479 | 72 098 | 63 523 | |
| Defined benefit obligation (current year) | 1 226 334 | 1 073 233 | 940 641 | 949 916 | 832 911 | 735 652 |
At 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010, Trade creditors stated on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position showed the following maturities:
| MATURITY OF TRADE CREDITORS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | ||||
| To be paid | |||||
| < 90 days | 159 732 862 | 151 766 034 | |||
| 90 - 180 days | 1 562 143 | 230 229 | |||
| > 180 days | 180 898 | 139 225 | |||
| 161 475 903 | 152 135 488 |
At 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010 State and other public entities had the following composition:
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| State and other public entities | |||
| Income Tax | 1 426 868 | 4 227 831 | |
| Value Added Tax | 3 700 592 | 2 743 732 | |
| Social Security Contribution | 5 261 869 | 5 873 647 | |
| Others | 2 822 521 | 138 339 | |
| 13 211 850 | 12 983 549 |
At 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010 Other current liabilities were composed of:
| 20 352 | |
|---|---|
| 25 628 | |
| 2 843 821 | 4 755 438 |
| 22 820 | |
| 7 097 091 | 2 406 602 |
| 6 141 391 | 4 935 824 |
| 16 102 655 | 12 146 312 |
| 3 973 352 | 4 552 847 |
| 211 824 | 129 030 |
| 28 143 748 | 28 474 717 |
| 4 179 444 | 3 016 520 |
| 19 130 755 | 20 395 295 |
| 14 178 438 | 17 826 640 |
| 8 331 530 | 9 880 528 |
| 6 925 188 | 5 990 294 |
| 148 932 | 238 639 |
| 85 223 211 | 90 504 511 |
| 102 650 824 | |
| 101 325 866 |
| 31.12.2011 | < 90 days | 90 - 180 days | > 180 days | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maturity of current fixed assets' suppliers | 6 219 821 | 871 914 | 5 356 | 7 097 091 |
| Maturity of Other current creditors | 3 044 469 | 493 934 | 2 602 988 | 6 141 391 |
| 9 264 290 | 1 365 848 | 2 608 344 | 13 238 482 | |
| 31.12.2010 | < 90 days | 90 - 180 days | > 180 days | Total |
| Maturity of current fixed assets' suppliers | 2 376 182 | 30 421 | 2 406 602 | |
| Maturity of Other current creditors | 3 942 635 | 528 423 | 464 765 | 4 935 824 |
| 6 318 817 | 558 844 | 464 765 | 7 342 426 |
Movements occurred in provisions and accumulated impairment losses during the periods ended 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010 were as follows:
| 2011 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Opening balance |
Exchange rate effect |
Changes to perimeter |
Increase | Utilizations | Other changes |
Closing balance |
| Accumulated impairment losses on tangible assets (Note 11) | 33 392 280 | - 425 788 | 12 880 589 | 181 464 | - 12 136 007 | 33 529 610 | |
| Accumulated impairment losses on intangible assets (Note 12) | 19 242 | 19 242 | |||||
| Accumulated impairment losses on other non-current assets (Note 16) | 10 931 182 | 10 931 182 | |||||
| Accumulated impairment losses on trade debtors (Note 19) | 20 632 744 | - 787 165 | 10 417 258 | 5 325 007 | - 1 026 365 | 23 911 465 | |
| Accumulated impairment losses on other debtors (Note 20) | 19 628 | 19 628 | |||||
| Subtotal impairment losses | 64 995 076 | - 1 212 953 | 23 297 847 | 5 506 471 | - 13 162 372 | 68 411 127 | |
| Provisions for litigations in course | 6 956 923 | 722 943 | 2 060 925 | 2 826 396 | 8 445 337 | ||
| Provisions for guaranties to customers | 748 934 | 604 | 166 832 | 57 754 | 858 616 | ||
| Provisions for restructuring | 4 588 275 | 2 939 745 | 3 940 450 | - 2 842 000 | 745 571 | ||
| Other provisions | 3 338 953 | - 1 637 | 30 624 299 | 29 487 129 | 7 507 | 4 481 993 | |
| Subtotal provisions | 15 633 085 | - 1 033 | 34 453 819 | 35 546 258 | - 8 097 | 14 531 517 | |
| Subtotal impairment losses and provisions | 80 628 161 | - 1 213 986 | 57 751 666 | 41 052 729 | - 13 170 469 | 82 942 644 | |
| Accumulated impairment losses on investments (Note 10) | 37 005 998 | 37 005 998 | |||||
| Accumulated impairment losses on inventories (Note 18) | 11 407 861 | - 125 630 | 6 655 308 | 7 291 832 | - 2 809 054 | 7 836 654 | |
| Total | 129 042 020 | - 1 339 616 | 64 406 974 | 48 344 561 | - 15 979 523 | 127 785 296 | |
| 2010 | |||||||
| Opening | Exchange | Changes to | Other | Closing | |||
| Description | balance | rate effect | perimeter | Increase | Utilizations | changes | balance |
| Accumulated impairment losses on tangible assets (Note 11) | 28 103 072 | 337 398 | 5 207 081 | 255 271 | 33 392 280 | ||
| Accumulated impairment losses on intangible assets (Note 12) | 35 048 | 18 986 | 3 180 | 19 242 | |||
| Accumulated impairment losses on other non-current assets (Note 16) | 10 931 182 | 10 931 182 | |||||
| Accumulated impairment losses on trade debtors (Note 19) | 17 800 630 | 826 166 | 4 789 696 | 1 715 518 | - 1 068 230 | 20 632 744 | |
| Accumulated impairment losses on other debtors (Note 20) | 19 628 | 19 628 | |||||
| Subtotal impairment losses | 56 889 560 | 1 163 564 | 9 996 777 | 1 989 775 | - 1 065 050 | 64 995 076 | |
| Provisions for litigations in course | 8 918 473 | 309 319 | 2 273 804 | 2 935 | 6 956 923 | ||
| Provisions for guaranties to customers | 850 170 | 3 542 | 116 777 | 221 555 | 748 934 | ||
| Provisions for restructuring | 22 582 844 | 7 453 098 | 25 447 667 | 4 588 275 | |||
| Other provisions | 5 670 644 | 679 | - 612 783 | 889 100 | 2 608 687 | 3 338 953 | |
| Subtotal provisions | 38 022 131 | 4 221 | - 612 783 | 8 768 294 | 30 551 713 | 2 935 | 15 633 085 |
| Subtotal impairment losses and provisions | 94 911 691 | 1 167 785 | - 612 783 | 18 765 071 | 32 541 488 | - 1 062 115 | 80 628 161 |
| Accumulated impairment losses on investments (Note 10) | 37 005 998 | 37 005 998 | |||||
| Accumulated impairment losses on inventories (Note 18) | 13 044 254 | 182 926 | - 348 728 | 7 199 147 | 8 320 067 | - 349 671 | 11 407 861 |
Total 144 961 943 1 350 711 - 961 511 25 964 218 40 861 555 - 1 411 786 129 042 020
Impairment losses are offset against the corresponding asset on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.
Increase and utilization of provisions and impairment losses are stated on the Consolidated Income Statement as follows:
| 2 011 | 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Losses | Gains | Losses | Gains | ||
| Cost of sales | 2 639 663 | 2 452 499 | 2 658 667 | 2 708 004 | |
| Other operating income | 12 725 184 | 32 541 488 | |||
| (Increase) / decrease in production | 4 015 646 | 4 839 333 | 4 540 480 | 5 612 063 | |
| Provisions and impairment losses | 17 900 177 | 18 765 071 | |||
| Total (Consolidated Income Statement) | 24 555 486 | 20 017 016 | 25 964 218 | 40 861 555 | |
| Provision for fine imposed by the German Competition Authority (note 3) | 28 327 545 | 28 327 545 | |||
| Impairment loss related to the accident at Sonae Industria (UK), Ltd. (note 3) | 11 523 943 | ||||
| Total (table with movements in provisions and impairment losses) | 64 406 974 | 48 344 561 |
Column "Utilization" includes reversion of impairment losses.
Column "Other changes" also includes changes in impairment losses related to sale or writeoff of assets.
Increase and Other changes in impairment losses include EUR 11 523 940 relating to the accident occurred in the subsidiary Sonae Industria (UK), Ltd (notes 3 and 11).
In the period ended 30 June 2011 the Group increase Other Provisions for EUR 27.7 million with relation to the fine imposed by the German Competition Authority, which is detailed in note 3. At the end of the period, the Group utilized this provision (column Utilization). These amounts were not recognized under Provisions and Impairment Losses and Other Operating Income, on the Consolidated Income Statements.
At 31 December 2011 the amount of provisions is detailed as follows:
Provisions and Impairment Losses on the Consolidated Income Statements are detailed in note 43 – geographical segments.
At 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010 the Group held irrevocable operating leases with the following lease payments:
| Minimun operating lease payments |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |||
| 2011 | 4 653 812 | |||
| 2012 | 5 506 773 | 2 367 657 | ||
| 2013 | 3 200 315 | 1 178 420 | ||
| 2014 | 1 590 233 | 503 047 | ||
| 2015 | 1 205 115 | 176 944 | ||
| 2016 | 546 302 | |||
| After 2017 (2016) | 7 836 | |||
| 12 056 574 | 8 879 880 | |||
During the period the Group recognized in External Suppliers and Services, on the Consolidated Income Statement, rents related to operating leases for the amount of EUR 8 645 114 (EUR 8 663 035 at 31 December 2010).
36.1. Balances and transactions with related parties may be summarized as follows:
| Balances | Accounts receivable Accounts payable |
||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obtained | Granted | ||||||||
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | ||
| Parent company | |||||||||
| Other subsidiaries of the parent company | 484 863 | 1 035 043 | 1 758 154 | 2 133 642 | 5 008 | ||||
| Joint ventures | 129 665 | 198 584 | 751 399 | 1 243 486 | 19 611 | ||||
| Transactions | Sales and services rendered |
Purchases and services obtained |
Interest income | Interest expenses | |||||
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | ||
| Parent company | 15 075 | 14 245 | 15 742 | 14 915 | |||||
| Other subsidiaries of the parent company | 1 375 465 | 1 640 378 | 7 335 719 | 7 162 221 | |||||
| Joint ventures | 4 365 996 | 2 880 667 | 10 112 931 | 11 273 117 |
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Short term benefits | 1 391 805 | 1 586 760 |
| Long term benefits | 213 750 | 292 300 |
| 1 605 555 | 1 879 060 |
At 31 December 2011 there were no post retirement liabilities attributed to the members of the board of directors.
36.3. During the period ended 31 December 2011 the Group recognized on these consolidated financial statements the following fees paid to the audit company PricewaterhouseCoopers & Associados, SROC, Lda and respective international network:
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total fees related to audit of end year accounts | 415 580 | 578 980 |
| Total fees related to other realiability assurance services | 26 866 | 53 142 |
| Total fees related to tax consulting services | 1 361 | |
| 443 807 | 632 122 |
Details of Other operating income on the Consolidated Income Statement for the periods ended 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010 are as follows:
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gains on disposals of non current investments | 8 476 008 | |
| Gains on disp. and write off of invest. prop., tang. and intang. assets | 1 384 248 | 3 109 981 |
| Supplementary Revenue | 10 783 136 | 4 637 814 |
| Investment subventions | 6 396 051 | 6 684 633 |
| Tax received | 4 783 427 | 3 504 176 |
| Reversion of impairment losses | 5 506 472 | 1 989 777 |
| Gains on provisions | 7 218 712 | 30 551 712 |
| Others | 31 229 256 | 7 029 359 |
| 67 301 302 | 65 983 460 |
The amount recognized in Others includes EUR 23 788 614 of estimated compensation for business interruption at Sonae Industria (UK), Ltd (note 3).
Details of Other operating expenses on the Consolidated Income Statement for 2011 and 2010 are as follows:
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | 7 326 755 | 8 567 357 |
| Losses on disp. and write off of invest. prop., tang. and intang. asse | 806 652 | 1 633 858 |
| Others | 34 511 364 | 4 677 704 |
| 42 644 771 | 14 878 919 |
The fine imposed by the German Competition Authority is included in Others for EUR 25 400 000 (note 3).
During the period the Group recognized in several items of the Consolidated Income Statement research and development expenses amounting to EUR 1 458 462 (EUR 1 172 243 in 2010).
Financial results for the periods ended 31 December 2011 and 2010 were as follows:
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Financial expenses: | ||
| Interest expenses | ||
| related to bank loans and overdrafts | 14 473 955 | 4 994 833 |
| related to non convertible debentures | 11 077 130 | 7 773 980 |
| related to finance leases | 4 351 616 | 4 805 863 |
| related to hedged loans (hedge derivatives) | 1 489 525 | |
| others | 754 889 | 5 301 383 |
| 30 657 590 | 24 365 584 | |
| Losses in currency translation | ||
| related to customers | 404 467 | |
| related to suppliers | 1 018 706 | |
| related to loans | 14 188 650 | 12 519 283 |
| others | 368 191 | |
| 14 188 650 | 14 310 647 | |
| Cash discounts granted | 15 467 684 | 15 185 395 |
| Adjustment to fair value of financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss | 15 292 404 | 37 306 658 |
| Losses on valuation of hedging derivative instruments | 1 674 207 | |
| Fair value of inefficient component of hedge derivatives | ||
| Other finance losses | 6 667 209 | 5 811 472 |
| 82 273 537 | 98 653 963 | |
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |
| Financial revenues: | ||
| Interest income | ||
| related to bank loans | 106 001 | 12 404 |
| related to loans to related parties | 20 355 | 14 245 |
| Others | 203 609 | 188 849 |
| 329 965 | 215 498 | |
| Gains in currency translation | ||
| related to customers | 781 289 | |
| related to suppliers | 1 597 558 | |
| related to loans | 10 869 406 | 26 342 780 |
| others | 361 509 | |
| 10 869 406 | 29 083 136 | |
| Cash discounts obtained | 2 355 601 | 2 117 869 |
| Adjustment to fair value of financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss | 17 735 961 | 19 930 184 |
| Gains in valuation of hedging derivative instruments | 34 410 | |
| Other finance gains | 608 420 | 212 865 |
| 31 899 353 | 51 593 962 | |
| Finance profit / (loss) | - 50 374 184 | - 47 060 001 |
At 31 December 2010 commercial paper interest was included in Interest Expenses – Others for EUR 3 874 439. At 31 December 2011 commercial paper interest is included in Interest Expense related to bank loans and overdrafts.
Corporate income tax accounted for in 2011 and 2010 is detailed as follows:
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Current tax | 2 576 995 | 2 309 209 |
| Deferred tax | - 2 269 265 | 105 717 |
| 307 730 | 2 414 926 |
Reconciliation of consolidated Earnings before taxes with taxes for the year may be detailed as follows:
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated net profit before tax | -58 200 588 | -73 003 400 | |
| Tax rate | 25.00% | 25.00% | |
| Expectable tax at rate 25.0% | -14 550 147 | -18 250 850 | |
| Differences to foreign tax rates | (+) | -3 516 290 | -5 067 717 |
| Effect of provincial/municipal taxes | (+) | - 256 501 | - 199 813 |
| Consolidation adjustments | (-) | 1 053 419 | 773 661 |
| Permanent differences Non deductible costs Non taxed profits |
(+) (-) |
10 940 054 191 072 |
8 954 978 2 319 817 |
| Tax losses carried forward Deferred tax asset recognized on tax losses of previous years Deferred tax asset not recognized in complience with IAS 12 Utilization of tax losses carried forward whose deferred tax was not recognized in prior periods Reverted deferred tax asset |
(+) (-) (+) (+) |
-2 478 699 -9 189 586 - 74 |
-3 849 500 -20 507 456 - 207 573 5 606 865 |
| Effect of offsetting deferred tax liabilities related to depreciation | (+) | 1 319 913 | - 150 686 |
| Effect of change in tax rates | |||
| Others | (+) | 904 378 | -1 834 756 |
| Consolidated corporate income tax | 307 730 | 2 414 926 |
Non-deductible costs include the effect of the fine imposed by the German Competition Authority (note 3).
Earnings per share, excluding the effect of discontinued operations, were calculated as follows:
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Net loss | ||
| Net loss considered to calculate base earnings per share (Net loss attributable to equity holders of Sonae Indústria) |
- 57 800 173 | - 74 434 785 |
| Effect of potential shares Interest related to convertible bonds (net of tax) |
||
| Net loss considered to calculate diluted earnings per share | - 57 800 173 | - 74 434 785 |
| Number of shares | ||
| Weighted average number of shares used to calculate basic earnings per share |
140 000 000 | 140 000 000 |
| Effect of potential ordinary shares from convertible bonds | ||
| Weighted average number of shares used to calculate diluted earnings per share |
140 000 000 | 140 000 000 |
| Resultado básico por acção | -0.4129 | -0.5317 |
| Resultado diluído por acção | -0.4129 | -0.5317 |
During 2011 no significant profit or loss occurred relating to discontinued operations.
The main activity of the Group is the production of wood based panels and derivative products through industrial plants and commercial facilities located in Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Canada and South Africa.
Reportable segments identified for 2010, on the basis of the internal reporting system of financial information to the chief operating decision maker and for which there is a segment manager, are as follows:
Germany;
United Kingdom;
Non-reportable segments are now included in the item Other segments.
The revenue of each reportable segment results mostly from the production and sale of wood based panels and derivative products.
In the period ended 31 December 2011 the Group changed the composition of segments, thereby restating the information of the previous period.
Segmental information related to the Consolidated Income Statement is as follows:
| Turnover | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intragroup | ||||||||
| Segments | 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | 31.12.2010 | |||||
| Restated | ||||||||
| Iberian Peninsula | 14 549 699 | 7 795 206 | 7 795 206 | |||||
| Central Europe | ||||||||
| France | 55 637 115 | 43 933 354 | 43 933 354 | |||||
| Germany | 152 279 022 | 145 039 251 | 97 348 484 | |||||
| United Kingdom | 189 158 208 105 294 | 188 972 605 | 141 281 838 | |||||
| Rest of the world | ||||||||
| Canada | ||||||||
| South Africa | ||||||||
| All other segments | 141 430 851 | 86 533 219 | 134 223 986 | |||||
| Total segments | 364 085 845 | 283 301 030 | 283 301 030 | |||||
| Turnover | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| External | ||||||
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | 31.12.2010 | ||||
| Restated | ||||||
| Iberian Peninsula | 337 903 280 | 329 551 315 | 329 551 315 | |||
| Central Europe | ||||||
| France | 102 040 662 | 87 302 868 | 87 302 868 | |||
| Germany | 402 286 987 | 356 202 545 | 374 512 279 | |||
| United Kingdom | 53 183 330 | 557 510 979 | 62 677 929 | 506 183 342 | 62 677 930 | 524 493 077 |
| Rest of the world | ||||||
| Canada | 145 884 403 | 142 738 382 | 142 738 382 | |||
| South Africa | 111 113 774 | 256 998 177 | 108 760 796 | 251 499 178 | 108 760 796 | 251 499 178 |
| All other segments | 211 896 934 | 179 131 814 | 160 822 079 | |||
| Total segments | 1 364 309 370 | 1 266 365 649 | 1 266 365 649 | |||
| Differences in classification | 13 891 094 | 13 891 094 | ||||
| Adjustment to proportionate consolidation method | 1 439 184 | 1 439 184 | ||||
| Others | 10 860 848 | 10 860 848 | ||||
| Total segments after adjustment | 1 292 556 776 | 1 292 556 776 | ||||
| Turnover (Consolidated Income Statement) | 1 364 309 370 | 1 292 556 776 | 1 292 556 776 |
| Segments | 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | 31.12.2010 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restated | ||||||
| Iberian Peninsula | 18 677 500 | 22 806 053 | 22 806 053 | |||
| Central Europe | ||||||
| France | 7 073 876 | 9 300 694 | 9 300 694 | |||
| Germany | 26 130 771 | 29 318 558 | 28 011 015 | |||
| United Kingdom | 4 012 192 | 37 216 839 | 4 902 750 | 43 522 002 | 4 902 750 | 42 214 459 |
| Rest of the world | ||||||
| Canada | 13 328 688 | 15 186 201 | 15 186 201 | |||
| Brazil | ||||||
| South Africa | 5 498 445 | 18 827 133 | 5 516 694 | 20 702 895 | 5 516 694 | 20 702 895 |
| All other segments | 8 580 840 | 10 550 898 | 11 858 441 | |||
| Total segments | 83 302 312 | 97 581 848 | 97 581 848 | |||
| Companies excluded of management consolidation perimeter | 628 887 | |||||
| Adjustment to depreciation | -2 404 722 | -2 404 722 | ||||
| Others | 172 079 | 172 079 | ||||
| Total segments after adjustments | 83 931 199 | 95 349 205 | 95 349 205 | |||
| Amortization and depreciation (Consolidated income statement) | 83 931 199 | 95 349 205 | 95 349 205 |
| Provisions and impairment losses | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segments | 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | 31.12.2010 | |||
| Restated | ||||||
| Iberian Peninsula | 4 625 380 | 2 793 044 | 2 793 044 | |||
| Central Europe | ||||||
| France | 3 830 361 | 5 471 409 | 5 471 409 | |||
| Germany | 8 959 868 | 5 676 787 | 5 731 299 | |||
| United Kingdom | 280 948 | 13 071 177 | 73 107 | 11 221 303 | 73 107 | 11 275 815 |
| Rest of the world | ||||||
| Canada | 7 933 | 91 744 | 91 744 | |||
| Brazil | ||||||
| South Africa | 7 933 | 4 254 375 | 4 346 119 | 4 254 375 | 4 346 119 | |
| All other segments | 134 457 | 404 603 | 350 091 | |||
| Total segments | 17 838 947 | 18 765 069 | 18 765 069 | |||
| Companies excluded of management consolidation perimeter | 61 230 | |||||
| Total segments after adjustments | 17 900 177 | 18 765 069 | 18 765 069 | |||
| Provisions and impairment losses (Consolidated income statement) | 17 900 177 | 18 765 069 | 18 765 069 |
| Utilization of provisions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segments | 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | ||||
| Iberian Peninsula | (0) | 631 628 | ||||
| Central Europe | ||||||
| France | 5 525 625 | 7 914 184 | ||||
| Germany | 818 504 | 22 002 698 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 11 658 | 6 355 787 | 29 916 882 | |||
| Rest of the world | ||||||
| Canada | (0) | |||||
| Brazil | ||||||
| South Africa | (0) | |||||
| All other segments | 3 203 | |||||
| Total segments | 6 355 787 | 30 551 713 | ||||
| Companies excluded of management consolidation perimeter | 862 925 | |||||
| Total segments after adjustments | 7 218 712 | 30 551 713 | ||||
| Gains in provisions (note 37) | 7 218 712 | 30 551 713 |
| Segments | 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iberian Peninsula | 2 229 215 | 792 025 | ||
| Central Europe | ||||
| France | 115 467 | 302 443 | ||
| Germany | 2 478 266 | 308 829 | ||
| United Kingdom | 1 768 | 2 595 501 | 611 272 | |
| Rest of the world | ||||
| Canada | (0) | |||
| Brazil | ||||
| South Africa | 554 270 | 554 270 | 256 974 | 256 974 |
| All other segments | 116 679 | 329 506 | ||
| Total segments | 5 495 665 | 1 989 777 | ||
| Companies excluded of management consolidation perimeter | 10 807 | |||
| Total segments after adjustments | 5 506 472 | 1 989 777 | ||
| Reversion of impairment losses (note 37) | 5 506 472 | 1 989 777 |
| Operating profit or loss | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segments | 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | 31.12.2010 | ||
| Restated | |||||
| Iberian Peninsula | 3 061 223 | 2 830 835 | 2 830 835 | ||
| Central Europe | |||||
| France | - 10 335 367 | - 31 512 084 | - 31 512 084 | ||
| Germany | - 13 915 341 | - 15 374 827 | - 14 183 644 | ||
| United Kingdom | - 3 684 580 - 27 935 288 | - 2 905 353 - 49 792 264 | - 2 905 353 - 48 601 081 | ||
| Rest of the world | |||||
| Canada | 2 599 874 | 4 860 549 | 4 860 549 | ||
| Brazil | |||||
| South Africa | 15 958 100 18 557 974 |
14 452 798 19 313 347 |
14 452 798 19 313 347 |
||
| All other segments | - 2 820 709 | - 4 984 997 | - 6 176 180 | ||
| Total segments | - 9 136 800 | - 32 633 079 | -32,633,079 | ||
| Companies excluded of management consolidation perimeter | 1 399 497 | 1 543 420 | 1 543 420 | ||
| Adjustment to depreciation | 3 472 036 | 3 472 036 | |||
| Non recognized gains on sale of subsidiaries | 5 877 895 | 5 877 895 | |||
| Others | - 79 297 | - 4 159 798 | - 4 159 798 | ||
| Total segments after adjustments | - 7 816 599 | - 25 899 526 | - 25 899 526 | ||
| Consolidated Income Statement (Consolidated income statement) | - 7 816 599 | - 25 899 526 | - 25 899 526 |
Finance income and finance charges are not included in the internal system of financial reporting to the chief operating decision maker.
Sales and Services Rendered in 2011 and 2010, based on geographic location of the external customers, were the following:
| 2011 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location of customers | '000 eur | ||||
| Germany | 308 634 761 | 23% | |||
| North America | 149 410 645 | 11% | |||
| Spain | 150 084 947 | 11% | |||
| Portugal | 108 875 322 | 8% | |||
| South Africa | 107 122 079 | 8% | |||
| France | 106 631 648 | 8% | |||
| United Kingdom | 54 266 446 | 4% | |||
| Other | 379 283 522 | 28% | |||
| Total | 1 364 309 370 | 100% | |||
The internal reporting system of financial information does not include information on segmental assets and liabilities. Segmental non-current assets, included under Tangible Assets, Intangible Assets, Goodwill, Investment Properties and Other Non Current Assets, in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, are as follows:
| 31.12.2011 | 31.12.2010 | 31.12.2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restated | |||||||
| Iberian Peninsula | 275 030 136 | 275 358 350 | 275 358 350 | ||||
| Central Europe | |||||||
| France | 80 568 621 | 85 176 094 | 85 176 094 | ||||
| Germany | 258 399 501 | 298 121 081 | 270 080 214 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 59 500 458 | 398 468 580 | 62 136 001 | 445 433 176 | 62 136 001 | 417 392 309 | |
| Rest of the world | |||||||
| Canada | 180 732 434 | 186 310 379 | 186 310 379 | ||||
| South Africa | 80 353 719 | 261 086 153 | 96 745 277 | 283 055 656 | 96 745 277 | 283 055 656 | |
| All other segments | 86 994 496 | 86 123 999 | 114 164 866 | ||||
| Total segments | 1 021 579 365 | 1 089 971 181 | 1 089 971 181 | ||||
| Non Current Assets (Consolidated | |||||||
| Statement of Financial Position) | 1 021 579 365 | 1 089 971 181 | 1 089 971 181 |
Inter-segment transactions were executed at market prices and under identical conditions to those applied to third parties.
In October 2010 Sonae Indústria, SGPS, S. A. received a notice of assessment from tax authorities according to which the loss resulting from the dissolution of its subsidiary Socelpac, SGPS, S.A. in 2006, amounting to EUR 74 million, should be considered at 50% for tax calculation purposes. The company filed a lawsuit challenging this interpretation. According to the information available on this date, the Board of Directors considers that the probability of a negative outcome is low, thus no adjustment was done to current tax and deferred tax asset recognized in these consolidated financial statements.
There were no significant subsequent events (note 2.20).
These consolidated financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorized for issuance on 28 February 2012.
1 As required by the Portuguese Securities Market Code, we present the Audit Report for Statutory and Stock Exchange Regulatory Purposes on the financial information included in the Directors' Report and in the attached Consolidated and Individual Financial Statements of Sonae Indústria, S.G.P.S., S.A., comprising the consolidated and individual statement of financial position as at 31 December 2011, (which shows total assets of Euros 1,431,607,388 and Euros 1,515,895,120, respectively, a total consolidated equity of Euros 235,876,561 including non-controlling interests of Euros 332,511 and other negative components of equity of Euros 7,045,530, an individual equity of Euros 967,830,411), the consolidated and individual statement of income by nature, the consolidated and individual Comprehensive Income, the consolidated and individual statements of changes in equity and the consolidated and individual cash flow statements for the year then ended and the corresponding notes to the accounts.
2 It is the responsibility of the Company's Board of Directors (i) to prepare the Directors' Report and Consolidated and Individual Financial Statements that present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the company and its subsidiaries, the consolidated and individual changes in equity, the consolidated and individual result and the consolidated and individual comprehensive income of their operations and the consolidated and individual cash flows; (ii) to prepare historical financial information in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as adopted by the EU that is complete, true, up-to-date, clear, objective and lawful, as required by the Portuguese Securities Market Code; (iii) to adopt appropriate accounting policies and criteria; (iv) to maintain appropriate systems of internal control; and (v) to disclose any significant matters which have influenced the activity, the financial position or results of the company and its subsidiaries.
3 Our responsibility is to verify the financial information included in the financial statements referred to above, namely as to whether it is complete, true, up-to-date, clear, objective and lawful, as required by the Portuguese Securities Market Code, for the purpose of issuing an independent and professional report based on our audit.
4 We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards and Technical Recommendations approved by the Institute of Statutory Auditors which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated and individual financial statements are free from material misstatement. Accordingly, our audit included: (i) verification that the company and its subsidiaries' financial statements have been appropriately examined and for the cases where such an audit was not carried out, verification, on a sample basis, of the evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, and assessing the reasonableness of the estimates, based on the judgements and criteria of the Board of Directors used in the preparation of the consolidated and individual financial statements; (ii) verification of the consolidation operations and the utilization of the equity method; (iii) assessing the appropriateness and consistency of the accounting principles used and their disclosure, as applicable; (iv) assessing the applicability of the going concern basis of accounting; (v) assessing the overall presentation of the consolidated and individual financial statements; and (vi) assessing the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy, clarity, objectivity and lawfulness of the consolidated and individual financial information.
5 Our audit also covered the verification that the financial information included in the Board of Director's report is consistent with the financial statements as well as the verification set forth in paragraphs 4 and 5 of Article 451º of the Companies Code.
6 We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
7 In our opinion, the consolidated and individual financial statements referred to above, present fairly in all material respects, the consolidated and individual financial position of Sonae Indústria, S.G.P.S, S.A. as at 31 December 2011, the consolidated and individual results and the consolidated comprehensive income of their operations, the changes in consolidated and individual equity and their consolidated and individual cash flows for the year then ended, in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union and the information included is complete, true, up-to-date, clear, objective and lawful.
8 It is also our opinion that the information included in the Directors' Report is consistent with the consolidated and individual financial statements for the year and that the Corporate Governance Report includes the information required under Article 245º- A of the Portuguese Securities Market Code.
28 February 2012
PricewaterhouseCoopers & Associados – Sociedade de Revisores Oficiais de Contas, Lda. represented by:
Hermínio António Paulos Afonso, R.O.C.
Report and Opinion of the Statutory Audit Board (Free translation from the original in Portuguese)
To the Shareholders of Sonae Indústria, SGPS, S.A.
In accordance with current law, statutory norms and the mandate we have been conferred, the Statutory Audit Board presents this report and opinion regarding the management report of Sonae Indústria, S. G. P.S, .S. A. as at 31 December 2011 and further related separate and consolidated financial statements, which are the Board of Directors' responsibility.
During the period the Statutory Audit Board has accompanied the Company's management, the evolution of its activities together with the subsidiaries within the consolidation perimeter and convened meetings with the frequency and extent deemed appropriate. These meetings were attended by the financial area's operational managers, especially the CFO, the internal audit manager and the risk management manager. We kept a close connection with the Statutory External Auditor that kept us informed about the nature and conclusions of performed audit work. The Statutory Audit Board was given by the Board of Directors, the company's services, the subsidiaries included in the consolidation perimeter and the Statutory External Auditor all information and clarifications requested for gaining a greater insight into understanding and assessing the evolution of businesses, performance and financial position as well as the risk management and internal control systems.
The Statutory Audit Board has monitored the process of preparing and disclosing financial information as well as the audit of separate and consolidated financial statements, for which it received from the Statutory External Auditor all requested information and clarifications. Furthermore, within the scope of its competence the Statutory Audit Board has verified the separate and consolidated statements of financial position as at 31 December 2011, the separate and consolidated income statements, the separate and consolidated statements of comprehensive income, the separate and consolidated statements of change in net shareholders' funds and the separate and consolidated statements of cash flows and corresponding appendices for the period ended on the aforementioned date. It has also verified the management report for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2011 issued by the Board of Directors, and the Statutory External Auditor's Report on the financial statements issued by the Statutory External Auditor, with which the Statutory Audit Board agrees.
In light of the above, the Statutory Audit Board is of the opinion that the information relating to the financial statements in question has been prepared in accordance with the accounting, legal and statutory norms, reflecting a true and appropriate image of the assets and liabilities, the financial position and results of Sonae Indústria, S.G.P.S., S. A. and the subsidiaries included in the consolidation perimeter. The management report duly states the evolution of the businesses, performance and financial position of the company and subsidiaries included in its consolidation perimeter and contains a description of the main risks and uncertainties they are confronted with. Furthermore, the Statutory Audit Board informs that the corporate governance report complies with the provisions of article 245-A of the Portuguese Securities Code.
The Statutory Audit Board expresses its appreciation to the Board of Directors and other departments for their cooperation.
Arising from the above, the Statutory Audit Board is of the opinion that the Shareholders' General Meeting approves the:
In accordance with the provisions of article 245, c), nr. 1 of the Securities Code ("Código dos Valores Mobiliários"), the Statutory Audit Board's members state to the best of their knowledge that the information included in the management report and the other financial statements was prepared in compliance with the applicable accounting standards and provides a true and appropriate image of the assets, liabilities, financial position and results of the company and subsidiaries included in its consolidation perimeter.
Furthermore, the Statutory Audit Board is of the opinion that the management report duly states the evolution of businesses, performance and position of the company and subsidiaries included in its consolidation perimeter, and contains a description of the main risks and uncertainties they are confronted with.
Maia, 28 February 2012
Statutory Audit Board,
___________________________ Manuel Heleno Sismeiro
____________________________ Armando Luís Vieira de Magalhães
____________________________
Jorge Manuel Felizes Morgado
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