Quarterly Report • May 8, 2012
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Highlights 1e kwartaal |
3 |
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Toelichting CEO |
3 |
Overzicht bedrijfsactiviteiten in het 1e kwartaal |
3 |
Belang in TNT Express N.V. |
5 |
Pensioenen |
5 |
Geconsolideerd eigen vermogen |
5 |
Vooruitzichten 2012 |
6 |
Kerncijfers per segment |
7 |
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Mail in Nederland |
7 |
Parcels |
7 |
International |
7 |
Mail Overige |
8 |
General information and description of our business |
8 |
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Basis of preparation |
9 |
Shareholding in TNT Express |
9 |
Auditor's involvement |
9 |
Segment information |
10 |
Consolidated statement of financial position |
11 |
Consolidated income statement |
12 |
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income |
12 |
Consolidated statement of cash flows |
13 |
Consolidated statement of changes in equity |
14 |
Notes to the consolidated interim financial statements |
15 |
Working days |
20 |
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Press releases since the fourth quarter 2011 results |
20 |
Financial calendar |
20 |
Contact information |
21 |
Additional information |
21 |
Warning about forward-looking statements |
21 |
| Kerncijfers 1e kwartaal | Als gerapporteerd | Onderliggend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in € miljoenen, tenzij anders aangegeven | 1e kw. 2012 | 1e kw. 2011 | % verandering | 1e kw. 2012 | 1e kw. 2011 % verandering | |
| Omzet | 1.067 | 1.112 | -4,0% | 1.061 | 1.112 | -4,6% |
| EBITDA | 145 | 149 | -2,7% | 147 | 144 | 2,1% |
| Bedrijfsresultaat | 121 | 125 | -3,2% | 123 | 120 | 2,5% |
| Operationele marge | 11,3% | 11,2% | 11,6% | 10,8% | ||
| Onderliggend cash bedrijfsresultaat | 49 | 75 | -34,7% | |||
| Onderliggende cash marge | 4,6% | 6,7% | ||||
| Waardevermindering deelnemingen | 570 | - | ||||
| Winst uit gecontinueerde activiteiten | 641 | 69 | 829,0% | |||
| Winst uit niet-voortgezette bedrijfsactiviteiten | - | 54 | -100,0% | |||
| Winst over de periode | 641 | 123 | 421,1% | |||
| Winst over de periode (exclusief TNT Express) | 70 | 69 | 1,4% | |||
| Nettokasstroom uit operationele activiteiten * exclusief TNT Express resultaten |
17 - |
84 - |
401,2% |
Herna Verhagen, CEO van PostNL, licht toe: "Over het geheel ging het jaar iets zwakker van start dan verwacht. In Nederland was de daling van de volumes geadresseerde post in lijn met onze verwachtingen. We hebben problemen gehad bij de invoering van het piek/dalmodel en de implementatie van de nieuwe processen op de centrale voorbereidingslocaties. Dit heeft geleid tot een tijdelijke vertraging van de verdere uitrol en heeft gevolgen voor zowel onze klanten als onze medewerkers. We werken nu samen met de Ondernemingsraad aan verbeteringen en blijven ons daarbij focussen op onze kwaliteit. We hebben er alle vertrouwen in dat de reorganisatie de eerder bekendgemaakte besparingen op de lange termijn zal opleveren.
Bij Parcels namen de volumes toe. De gemiddelde prijs per zending was lager vanwege de mix in omzet. Met de recente overname van Trans-o-flex heeft Parcels een sterke positie verworven op de Belgische en Nederlandse markt voor multicolli-zendingen. International heeft opnieuw positief bijgedragen aan het onderliggende cash bedrijfsresultaat.
Stabiliteit en duidelijkheid zijn erg belangrijk in deze uitdagende tijden. De prioriteit voor de komende periode is dan ook ons te richten op de voortzetting en implementatie van de bestaande strategie."
NB: Onderliggende cijfers zijn tegen constante wisselkoersen en exclusief de eenmalige posten vermeld op pagina 4. * Inclusief door de pensioenfondsen in rekening gebrachte bijstortingen (betwist door PostNL)
| Brug | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1e kwartaal 2012 in € miljoenen |
Gerapporteerd 1e kw. 2012 |
Eenmalige posten |
Wissel koersen |
Onderliggend 1e kw. 2012 |
Onderliggend 1e kw. 2011 |
Eenmalige posten |
Gerapporteerd 1e kw. 2011 |
| Mail in NL | 579 | - | - | 579 | 612 | 0 | 612 |
| Parcels | 161 | - | - | 161 | 153 | 0 | 153 |
| International | 397 | - | (6) | 391 | 371 | 0 | 371 |
| Mail Other | 62 | - | - | 62 | 94 | 0 | 94 |
| Intercompany | (132) | - | - | (132) | (118) | 0 | (118) |
| Omzet | 1.067 | 0 | (6) | 1.061 | 1.112 | 0 | 1.112 |
| Mail in NL | 52 | - | - | 52 | 76 | 0 | 76 |
| Parcels | 22 | - | - | 22 | 26 | 0 | 26 |
| International | 1 4 | - | 5 | (2) | 0 | (2) | |
| Mail Other | 43 | 1 | - | 44 | 20 | (5) | 25 |
| Bedrijfsresultaat | 121 | 2 | 0 | 123 | 120 | (5) | 125 |
| Wijzigingen in de voorzieningen * | (22) | (17) | |||||
| Wijzigingen in de pensioenschulden | (52) | (28) | |||||
| Onderliggend cash bedrijfsresultaat | 49 | 75 | |||||
| Als percentage van de onderliggende omzet | 4,6% | 6,7% | |||||
| * 2011 vergelijkende cijfers aangepast |
De gerapporteerde omzet is jaar-op-jaar gedaald met 4,0% tot €1.067 miljoen, terwijl het gerapporteerde bedrijfsresultaat slechts marginaal daalde tot €121 miljoen.
De onderliggende omzet is ten opzichte van het voorgaande jaar met 4,6% gedaald. Dit is met name te wijten aan de verkoop van activiteiten sinds het 1e kwartaal 2011. Het onderliggende bedrijfsresultaat is met 2,5% gestegen tot €123 miljoen, hetgeen overeenkomt met een onderliggende operationele marge van 11,6% (1e kw. 2011: 10,8%). Deze stijging is voornamelijk toe te schrijven aan de lagere pensioenlasten (€17 miljoen) ten opzichte van het 1e kwartaal 2011. De resterende daling van het onderliggende bedrijfsresultaat is het netto effect van de daling van de postvolumes en de prijs/mix veranderingen bij Mail in Nederland (€(19) miljoen), hogere autonome kosten (€(10) miljoen) en gestegen implementatiekosten van de Masterplannen (€(5) miljoen) die niet volledig werden goedgemaakt door de Masterplan-besparingen (€11 miljoen), overige posten (€6 miljoen) en de gestegen bijdrage van International en Parcels (€3 miljoen).
De eenmalige posten hadden in het 1e kwartaal 2012 betrekking op de inkrimping van de activiteiten van International (€1 miljoen) en de kosten van de rebranding onder Mail Overige (€1 miljoen). In het 1e kwartaal 2011 hadden we een eenmalige bate van €5 miljoen als gevolg van de pensioenbijdrage van TNT Express.
Onderstaande grafiek verklaart de netto daling van het onderliggende cash bedrijfsresultaat. De verandering in de pensioenverplichtingen is het resultaat van de lagere pensioenlasten (€17 miljoen) en de hogere kasuitstroom voor de pensioenen (€7 miljoen). De verandering in de voorzieningen is het effect van de hogere kasuitstroom in verband met de opname van voorzieningen (€5 miljoen).
De nettokasstroom uit operationele activiteiten bedroeg €17 miljoen (1e kwartaal 2011: €84 miljoen). De daling is hoofdzakelijk toe te schrijven aan de lagere kasstroom uit operationele activiteiten (1e kwartaal 2012: €53 miljoen tegen 1e kwartaal 2011: €92 miljoen) en hogere betaalde belastingen (1e kwartaal 2012: €33 miljoen tegen 1 e kwartaal 2011: €6 miljoen) als gevolg van de vooruitbetaling van een voorlopige belastingaanslag over het gehele jaar.
Aan het eind van het eerste kwartaal bedroeg de nettoschuld €1.014 miljoen, tegen €1.002 miljoen aan het eind van 2011.
Op 19 maart 2012 hebben United Parcel Service (UPS) en TNT Express bekendgemaakt overeenstemming te hebben bereikt over een onvoorwaardelijk openbaar bod van €9,50 per gewoon aandeel door UPS voor TNT Express. PostNL is een irrevocable undertaking (onherroepelijke toezegging) aangegaan met UPS om alle door de onderneming aangehouden aandelen TNT Express aan te bieden onder het bod van UPS, onder voorbehoud van de gebruikelijke verplichtingen en voorwaarden.
Zoals op 22 maart 2012 bekendgemaakt zullen de opbrengsten uit de verkoop van het belang in TNT Express als volgt worden aangewend:
Als gevolg van dit bod is de koers van het aandeel TNT Express gestegen van €5,77 per 30 december 2011 tot €9,26 per 30 maart 2012. Met als gevolg dat de eerdere afwaardering van het belang in TNT Express gedeeltelijk is hersteld met €570 miljoen. De boekwaarde van het aangehouden belang bedroeg aan het eind van het eerste kwartaal €1.502 miljoen.
Aan het eind van het 1e kwartaal bedroeg de dekkingsgraad van het belangrijkste pensioenfonds van PostNL 99,8%, inclusief de van PostNL te ontvangen bijstortingen. De gerapporteerde dekkingsgraad van beide pensioenfondsen van PostNL lag aan het eind van het 1e kwartaal onder het vereiste minimumniveau van circa 104%. Aan het eind van het 1e kwartaal bedroeg het aan PostNL toegewezen tekort van het pensioenfonds circa €244 miljoen, hetgeen leidt tot een voorwaardelijke aanrekening door de pensioenfondsen van ongeveer €24 miljoen in het 3e kwartaal 2012, te betalen in het 3e kwartaal als het minimum vereiste niveau van ongeveer 104% niet is bereikt.
De pensioenkosten bedroegen in het 1e kwartaal 2012 €16 miljoen (1e kwartaal 2011: €28 miljoen). Het bedrag voor het 1e kwartaal 2011 was inclusief een positief effect van €5 miljoen van Express. De totale bijdrage in contanten voor de pensioenverplichtingen bedroegen €68 miljoen (1e kwartaal 2011: €61 miljoen).
De noodzaak van bijstortingen wordt door PostNL betwist en de betreffende facturen van €61 miljoen zijn niet betaald. Omdat de besturen van de pensioenfondsen een andere mening hebben, is een geschillencommissie ingesteld.
In februari 2012 is een eigen bijdrage van 4 tot 6% geïmplementeerd voor medewerkers met een persoonlijke arbeidsovereenkomst. De pensioenregelingen en de eigen bijdrage voor cao-medewerkers zijn onderdeel van de lopende cao-onderhandelingen.
Het totale aan de aandeelhouders van de moedermaatschappij toekomende vermogen is gestegen van €400 miljoen per 31 december 2011 tot €1.033 miljoen per 31 maart 2012. Deze stijging is hoofdzakelijk toe te schrijven aan het herstel van €570 miljoen ten opzichte van de eerdere waardevermindering op het belang in TNT Express. Van het totale eigen vermogen is een bedrag van €39 miljoen niet uitkeerbaar.
Het effect van de implementatie van de herziene IAS19 boekhoudregels (die naar verwachting op 1 januari 2013 van kracht zullen worden) op de financiële positie en de winst- en verliesrekening in 2013 zal significant zijn. Per 31 maart 2012 bedroegen de netto pensioenactiva €1.050 miljoen, inclusief netto actuariële verliezen van €1.440 miljoen. Indien deze netto actuariële verliezen onmiddellijk in de eerste kwartaalcijfers 2012 waren verantwoord, dan zou dit een negatief netto-effect van €1.080 miljoen hebben gehad op het eigen vermogen van PostNL. Deze bedragen zijn gebaseerd op de huidige parameters die sterk afhankelijk zijn van de ontwikkeling van de rentestanden.
Op basis van onze resultaten over het 1e kwartaal herbevestigen we onze vooruitzichten voor het volle jaar.
| Onderliggende omzet | Onderliggend cash bedrijfsresultaat / marge |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in € miljoenen, tenzij aangegeven | 2011 | 2012 | 2011 | 2012 | |
| Mail in NL | 2.429 | - low single digit | 6,3% | 1 tot 3% | |
| Parcels | 608 | + high single digit* | 15,1% | 13 tot 15% | |
| International | 1.467 | + high single digit | 0,3% | 1 tot 2% | |
| Totaal | 4.297 | + low single digit | 220 | 110 tot 160 | |
| 5,1% | 2 tot 4% |
*Vanwege verschuiving aangetekende post van Mail in Nederland naar Parcels
| Onderliggende omzet | Onderliggend bedrijfsresultaat | Onderliggend cash bedrijfsresultaat | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in € miljoenen, tenzij aangegeven |
1e kw. 2012 | 1e kw. 2011 | % verandering | 1e kw. 2012 | 1e kw. 2011 % verandering | 1e kw. 2012 | 1e kw. 2011 % verandering | ||
| Mail in NL | 579 | 612 | -5,4% | 52 | 76 | -31,6% | 21 | 55 | -61,8% |
| Parcels | 161 | 153 | 5,2% | 22 | 26 | -15,4% | 23 | 27 | -14,8% |
| International | 391 | 371 | 5,4% | 5 | (2) | 350,0% | 5 | (1) | 600,0% |
| Mail Overig | 62 | 94 | -34,0% | 44 | 20 | 120,0% | 0 | (6) | 100,0% |
| Intercompany | (132) | (118) | -11,9% | - | - | 0,0% | - | - | 0,0% |
| PostNL | 1.061 | 1.112 | -4,6% | 123 | 120 | 2,5% | 49 | 75 | -34,7% |
| Noot: onderliggende cijfers zijn tegen constante wisselkoers en exclusief eenmalige posten als die worden toegelicht op pagina 4. |
Na correctie voor het effect van de verkiezingen in 2011 vertoonden de volumes geadresseerde post van Mail in Nederland een daling van 7,9%. De hoofdoorzaak hiervan is nog steeds de substitutie. De onderliggende omzet daalde met 5,4%. Prijs- en mix-effecten droegen positief bij aan de omzet dit kwartaal.
Het onderliggende cash bedrijfsresultaat van Mail in Nederland daalde met €34 miljoen tot €21 miljoen. De oorzaken van deze daling zijn hoofdzakelijk de daling van de volumes geadresseerde post en prijs/mix veranderingen (€19 miljoen), de gestegen autonome kosten (€10 miljoen), een stijging van de implementatiekosten van de Masterplannen (€5 miljoen) en de gestegen kasuitstroom voor herstructureringen en pensioenen (€6 miljoen). Voor wat betreft de Masterplannen is een besparing van €11 miljoen gerealiseerd.
Medio januari zijn zoals gepland de twee eerste bestelkantoren (Ede en Houten) gesloten. Tegelijkertijd zijn de voorbereidingsprocessen gemigreerd naar de nieuw geopende centrale voorbereidingslocatie (CVL) in Nieuwegein (een sublocatie van Utrecht). Deze CVL zal hoofdzakelijk sorteermedewerkers in deeltijd gebruiken voor de voorbereiding van de post voor de bestelling door postbestellers. Doordat de CVL primair met nieuw personeel en nieuw ontworpen processen werkt, zijn er in de eerste weken na de migratie problemen ontstaan in de processen, de kwaliteit en de bemensing.
Op 18 maart zijn twee nieuwe CVL's geopend in Utrecht (hoofdvestiging) en Den Bosch en zes bestelkantoren gesloten. Het voorbereidingswerk op de bestelkantoren is overgedragen aan de CVL's, en de bestelwerkzaamheden zijn gemigreerd naar een aparte bestelorganisatie.
Vanwege de integratie binnen de logistieke keten is het noodzakelijk dat de veranderingen in de sortering, voorbereiding en bestelling tegelijkertijd plaatsvinden. Elke vertraging in één van de stappen heeft directe gevolgen voor de andere stappen in de keten. Gezien de complexiteit van dit proces en het aantal problemen dat zich heeft voorgedaan, is de verdere uitrol voorlopig uitgesteld. De processen worden momenteel opnieuw bekeken en bijgesteld, in samenspraak met de Ondernemingsraad.
Parcels heeft de onderliggende omzet opnieuw verbeterd (+5,2%). Dit was met name toe te schrijven aan de volumegroei (+4,6%). Het onderliggende cash bedrijfsresultaat daalde met €4 miljoen. Na correctie voor de fasering van de omzet en de hogere kasuitstroom voor pensioenen verbeterde het resultaat van de business met €1 miljoen. De hogere volumes en de verbetering van de operationele efficiency werden deels tenietgedaan door een negatief prijs/mix effect. De onderliggende cash operationele marge bedroeg 14,3%.
De implementatie van de nieuwe logistieke infrastructuur (NLI) verloopt volgens plan. De bouw van de nieuwe depots in Den Bosch en Hengelo is bijna klaar, en we verwachten in het tweede kwartaal operationeel te starten. De bouw van de depots in Breda, Sittard en Amersfoort vordert volgens plan. In het 1e kwartaal bedroegen de investeringen voor NLI €11 miljoen.
Op 15 maart heeft PostNL Pakketten overeenstemming bereikt over de overname van de Nederlandse en Belgische activiteiten van Trans-o-flex Group. Dit is een dochteronderneming van de Austrian Post. Met deze acquisitie verkrijgt PostNL onmiddellijk een sterke positie op de Belgische business-to-business (B2B) markt en versterkt de onderneming haar positie op de Nederlandse markt voor multicolli-zendingen, zoals bij voorbeeld zendingen op pallets. Deze overname past in de strategie van PostNL Pakketten, die gericht is op versterking van de aanwezigheid op de markt voor geconsolideerde pakketten in de Benelux. De resultaten zullen in de cijfers over het 2e kwartaal 2012 worden opgenomen.
| Onderliggende omzet | 1e kw. 2012 | 1e kw. 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| in € miljoenen | ||
| Verenigd Koninkrijk | 166 | 148 |
| Duitsland | 131 | 132 |
| Italië | 52 | 52 |
| Spring en Overig | 42 | 39 |
| International | 391 | 371 |
De onderliggende omzet van International is met 5,4% gestegen tot €391 miljoen. Exclusief het effect van de verkoop van activiteiten bedroeg de stijging ruim 7%. Het onderliggende cash bedrijfsresultaat verbeterde van €(1) miljoen in het 1e kwartaal 2011 tot €5 miljoen. Deze verbetering vond voornamelijk plaats in Duitsland, dat duidelijk op koers ligt om in 2013 breakeven te behalen.
De omzet van het Verenigd Koninkrijk is met 11% gestegen tot €166 miljoen. Deze stijging is vooral toe te schrijven aan de stijging met 20% van de tarieven van Royal Mail. Hier stond tegenover dat in een aantal segmenten de prijzen onder druk stonden.
Op 16 april zijn we in bepaalde delen van Londen begonnen met een pilotproject voor end-to-end postbestelling. De gefaseerde uitrol van dit project is positief gestart. De innovatieve processen met speciale scanners en compacte afleverunits is bij onze klanten goed ontvangen. Met dit pilotproject kunnen we bepalen of end-to-end aflevering in het Verenigd Koninkrijk haalbaar is en wat de beste manier is om dit de realiseren.
Packets & Parcels beschikt over een sterk verkoopteam en blijft succesvol in het converteren van een sterke pijplijn in nieuwe activiteiten.
Voor wat betreft de regelgeving is de ´downstream access´ kwestie in april 2012 vastgelegd, waarbij een prijscap is opgelegd voor uitsluitend de universele dienstverlening. Er is echter nog steeds geen sprake van gelijk speelveld, aangezien er nog steeds ongelijkheid bestaat ten aanzien van de BTW. Dit blijft voor ons een belangrijk punt van aandacht.
In Duitsland was de onderliggende omzet in lijn met vorig jaar. De omzetdaling als gevolg van het afstoten van activiteiten in de niet-kerngebieden van Regioservice is goedgemaakt door de gestegen omzet elders. Het onderliggende bedrijfsresultaat blijft nog steeds stijgen dankzij operationele verbeteringen, kostenbesparingen en het effect van de niet voortgezette activiteiten.
De expansie van de bestaande activiteiten zet zich voort met een strategische samenwerking met Deutsche Telekom in De-Mail en binnen de Mail Alliance.
In Italië was de onderliggende omzet stabiel op €52 miljoen. Exclusief het effect van een aantal vervreemdingen en van de beëindiging van het contract met Poste Italiane is de omzet op basis van vergelijkbare cijfers met ca. 10% gestegen, vooral dankzij het succes van Formula Certa.
Wij hebben een nieuw hybride postproduct gelanceerd: Formula Ibrida, dat de mogelijkheid biedt te betalen via een prepaid rekening die per creditcard kan worden opgewaardeerd.
Mail Overig omvat de activiteiten van hoofdkantooronderdelen, inclusief het verschil tussen de werkgeversbijdragen aan de pensioenregelingen met gegarandeerde aanspraken conform IFRS en de feitelijke bijdragen in contanten die van de andere segmenten zijn ontvangen. De omzet daalde met €32 miljoen. Dit heeft vooral te maken met de verkoop van onze ongeadresseerde activiteiten, die in het 1e kwartaal 2011 nog waren verantwoord als voor verkoop aangehouden activa. Het onderliggende cash bedrijfsresultaat steeg met €6 miljoen als gevolg van met name een reallocatie van kosten vorig jaar.
The interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 'Interim financial reporting'.
PostNL N.V. ('PostNL' or the 'Company') is a public limited liability company with its registered seat and head office in 's-Gravenhage, the Netherlands.
PostNL provides businesses and consumers in the Benelux, Germany, the UK and Italy with an extensive range of services for their mail needs. PostNL's services involve collecting, sorting, transporting and delivering of letters and parcels for the Company's customers within specific timeframes. The Company also provides services in the area of data and document management, direct marketing and fulfilment.
Following the demerger in 2011, PostNL holds a share of 29.8% in TNT Express N.V. Both PostNL N.V. and TNT Express N.V. are listed on NYSE Euronext in Amsterdam.
The information is reported on a year-to-date basis ending 31 March 2012. Where material to an understanding of the period starting 1 January 2012 and ending 31 March 2012, further information is disclosed. The interim financial statements were discussed and approved by the Board of Management. The interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated 2011 annual report of PostNL N.V. as published on 27 February 2012.
The significant accounting policies applied in these consolidated interim financial statements are consistent with those applied in PostNL's consolidated 2011 annual report for the year ended 31 December 2011.
Last year, the IASB issued the revised IAS 19 'Employee Benefits'. The main change in the revised IAS 19 is the requirement to recognise all actuarial gains and losses immediately. The revised IAS 19 is expected to be effective for PostNL as from 1 January 2013 pending endorsement by the European Union.
The impact of IAS 19 on the 2013 financial position and income statement will be significant. As at 31 March 2012, the net pension asset amounted to €1,050 million. This includes net actuarial losses for an amount of €1,440 million. If these net actuarial losses as per Q1 2012 had been recognised immediately, this would have impacted equity of PostNL negatively by a net amount of €1,080 million, based on the current parameters which are heavily dependent on interest rate movements.
The measure of profit and loss and assets and liabilities is based on the Group Accounting Policies, which are compliant with IFRS as endorsed by the European Union. The pricing of inter-company transactions is done at arm's length.
On 19 March 2012, United Parcel Service (UPS) and TNT Express announced their agreement on a recommended public offer of €9.50 per ordinary share to be made by UPS for TNT Express. PostNL signed an irrevocable undertaking with UPS to tender all TNT Express shares held by it under the offer of UPS subject to customary undertakings and conditions.
Over Q1 2012, PostNL's share in net earnings and direct equity movements of TNT Express is still included in the consolidated income statement using the equity method taking into account additional depreciation and amortisation ('purchase price adjustments'). The total impact of the purchase price adjustments amounts to €16 million on an annual basis and €4 million per quarter. As a result of the UPS offer, the share price of TNT Express increased from €5.77 as per 30 December 2011 to €9.26 as per 30 March 2012 resulting in a reversal of the impairment charge of €570 million increasing the value of the stake in TNT Express to its market value of €1,502 million at 30 March 2012.
As a result of the UPS offer and PostNL's irrevocable undertaking, at the end of Q1 2012 the stake in TNT Express was transferred from investments in associates to assets held for sale. IFRS 5 'Assets held for sale' requires assets to be valued at the lower of their fair value less cost to sell and their carrying value.
The content of this interim financial report has not been audited or reviewed by an external auditor.
PostNL operates its businesses through the reportable segments Mail in NL, Parcels, International and Mail Other.
The following table presents the segment information relating to the income statement and total assets of the reportable segments for the first quarter of 2012 and 2011.
| Q1 2012 ended at 31 March 2012 | Inter | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in € millions | Mail in NL | Parcels | International | Mail Other | company | Total |
| Net sales | 545 | 132 | 387 | 0 | 0 | 1,064 |
| Inter-company sales | 33 | 28 | 10 | 61 | (132) | 0 |
| Other operating revenues | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Total operating revenues | 579 | 161 | 397 | 62 | (132) | 1,067 |
| Other income | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Depreciation/impairment property, plant and | ||||||
| equipment | (10) | (1) | (2) | (5) | 0 | (18) |
| Amortisation/impairment intangibles | (3) | (1) | (1) | (1) | 0 | (6) |
| Total operating income | 52 | 22 | 4 | 43 | 121 | |
| Total assets per 31 March 2012 | 682 | 143 | 466 | 3,429 | 4,720 | |
| Q1 2011 ended at 2 April 2011 | Inter | |||||
| in € millions | Mail in NL | Parcels | International | Mail Other | company | Total |
| Net sales | 575 | 133 | 360 | 38 | 0 | 1,106 |
| Inter-company sales | 36 | 19 | 10 | 55 | (118) | 2 |
| Other operating revenues | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Total operating revenues | 612 | 153 | 371 | 94 | (118) | 1,112 |
| Other income | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| Depreciation/impairment property, plant and | ||||||
| equipment | (12) | (1) | (2) | (3) | 0 | (18) |
| Amortisation/impairment intangibles | (3) | (1) | (1) | (1) | 0 | (6) |
| Total operating income | 76 | 26 | (2) | 25 | 125 | |
| Total assets per 31 December 2011 | 735 | 129 | 436 | 2,818 | 4,118 |
As at 31 March 2012 the total assets within Mail Other included the stake in TNT Express for an amount of €1,502 million (31 December 2011: €936 million) and pension assets and cash. Total operating income of 'Mail Other' does not include the results from investments in associates or the results from discontinued operations as this is presented below operating income.
| Consolidated statement of financial position | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| in € millions | note | 31 March 2012 | 31 December 2011 |
| Assets | |||
| Non-current assets | |||
| Intangible assets | |||
| Goodwill | 121 | 121 | |
| Other intangible assets | 54 | 55 | |
| Total | (1) | 175 | 176 |
| Property, plant and equipment | |||
| Land and buildings | 230 | 238 | |
| Plant and equipment | 113 | 112 | |
| Other | 32 | 32 | |
| Construction in progress | 97 | 69 | |
| Total | (2) | 472 | 451 |
| Financial fixed assets | |||
| Investments in associates | (3) | 5 | 940 |
| Other loans receivable | 2 | 2 | |
| Deferred tax assets | 24 | 20 | |
| Other financial fixed assets | - | 1 | |
| Total | 31 | 963 | |
| Pension assets | (4) | 1,264 | 1,217 |
| Total non-current assets | 1,942 | 2,807 | |
| Current assets | |||
| Inventory | 10 | 9 | |
| Trade accounts receivable | 396 | 417 | |
| Accounts receivable | 45 | 41 | |
| Income tax receivable | 4 | 3 | |
| Prepayments and accrued income | 162 | 121 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | (6) | 613 | 668 |
| Total current assets | 1,230 | 1,259 | |
| Assets classified as held for sale | (3) | 1,548 | 52 |
| Total assets | 4,720 | 4,118 | |
| Liabilities and equity Equity |
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| Equity attributable to the equity holders of the parent | 1,033 | 400 | |
| Non-controlling interests | 14 | 14 | |
| Total | (5) | 1,047 | 414 |
| Non-current liabilities | |||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 363 | 341 | |
| Provisions for pension liabilities | (4) | 214 | 219 |
| Other provisions | (7) | 177 | 201 |
| Long term debt | (6) | 1,610 | 1,607 |
| Total | 2,364 | 2,368 | |
| Current liabilities | |||
| Trade accounts payable | 207 | 219 | |
| Other provisions | (7) | 135 | 132 |
| Other current liabilities | 242 | 291 | |
| Income tax payable | 68 | 94 | |
| Accrued current liabilities | 657 | 600 | |
| Total | 1,309 | 1,336 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 4,720 | 4,118 |
| Consolidated income statement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| in € millions | note | Q1 2012 | Q1 2011 |
| Net sales | 1,064 | 1,108 | |
| Other operating revenues | 3 | 4 | |
| Total revenues | 1,067 | 1,112 | |
| Other income | 9 | 9 | |
| Cost of materials | (46) | (49) | |
| Work contracted out and other external expenses | (500) | (489) | |
| Salaries, pensions and social security contributions | (334) | (373) | |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairments | (24) | (24) | |
| Other operating expenses | (51) | (61) | |
| Total operating expenses | (955) | (996) | |
| Operating income | 121 | 125 | |
| Interest and similar income | 1 | 5 | |
| Interest and similar expenses | (27) | (32) | |
| Net financial expenses | (26) | (27) | |
| Results from investments in associates | (3) | 1 | - |
| Impairment of investments in associates | (3) | 570 | - |
| Profit/(loss) before income taxes | 666 | 98 | |
| Income taxes | (8) | (25) | (29) |
| Profit/(loss) from continuing operations | 641 | 69 | |
| Profit from discontinued operations | - | 54 | |
| Profit for the period | 641 | 123 | |
| Attributable to: | |||
| Non-controlling interests | - | - | |
| Equity holders of the parent | 641 | 123 | |
| Earnings per ordinary share (in € cents) 1 | 163.4 | 32.6 | |
| Earnings per diluted ordinary share (in € cents) 2 | 163.4 | 32.6 | |
| Earnings from continuing operations per ordinary share (in € cents) 1 | 163.4 | 18.3 | |
| Earnings from continuing operations per diluted ordinary share (in € cents) 2 | 163.4 | 18.3 | |
| Earnings from discontinued operations per ordinary share (in € cents) 1 | 0.0 | 14.3 | |
| Earnings from discontinued operations per diluted ordinary share (in € cents) 2 | 0.0 | 14.3 | |
1 For 2012 based on an average of 392,239,328 of outstanding ordinary shares (2011: 377,077,419).
2 For 2012 based on an average of 392,239,328 of diluted outstanding ordinary shares (2011: 377,362,290).
| Consolidated statement of comprehensive income | ||
|---|---|---|
| in € millions | Q1 2012 | Q1 2011 |
| Profit for the period | 641 | 123 |
| Gains/(losses) on cashflow hedges, net of tax | (3) | 22 |
| Impact share changes other comprehensive income associates | (5) | |
| Continued operations | (8) | 22 |
| Gains/(losses) on cashflow hedges, net of tax | - | 3 |
| Currency translation adjustment, net of tax | 0 | (56) |
| Discontinued operations | 0 | (53) |
| Total other comprehensive income for the period | (8) | (31) |
| Total comprehensive income for the period | 633 | 92 |
| Attributable to: | ||
| Non-controlling interests | 0 | 0 |
| Equity holders of the parent | 633 | 92 |
In Q1 2012, results from TNT Express are accounted for as investments in associates. Profit for the period excluding the results from TNT Express is €70 million (profit for the period minus impairment and results from investments of associates). In Q1 2011, results from TNT Express were accounted for as discontinued operations. Profit for the period excluding the results from TNT Express was €69 million (profit for the period minus profit from discontinued operations).
| Consolidated statement of cash flows | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| in € millions and over the period | note | Q1 2012 | Q1 2011 |
| Cash flows from continuing operations | - | - | |
| Profit/(loss) before income taxes | 666 | 98 | |
| Adjustments for: | |||
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairments | 24 | 24 | |
| Share based payments | - | 2 | |
| (Profit)/loss on assets held for sale Interest and similar income |
(9) (1) |
(8) (5) |
|
| Interest and similar expenses | 27 | 32 | |
| Impairments and results of investments in associates | (571) | - | |
| Total investment income | (554) | 19 | |
| Pension liabilities | (52) | (33) | |
| Other provisions | (22) | (17) | |
| Total changes in provisions | (74) | (50) | |
| Inventory | (1) | (1) | |
| Trade accounts receivable | 21 | 38 | |
| Other accounts receivable | (4) | 3 | |
| Other current assets | (41) | (57) | |
| Trade accounts payable | (15) | 17 | |
| Other current liabilities excluding short term financing and taxes | 31 | (1) | |
| Total changes in working capital | (9) | (1) | |
| Cash generated from operations | 53 | 92 | |
| Interest paid | (3) | (2) | |
| Income taxes received/(paid) | (8) | (33) | (6) |
| Net cash from operating activities | (9) | 17 | 84 |
| Interest received | 7 | - | |
| Capital expenditure on intangible assets | (6) | (4) | |
| Capital expenditure on property, plant and equipment | (41) | (16) | |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 16 | 31 | |
| Net cash from/(used in) investing activities | (9) | (24) | 11 |
| Cash settlement share based payments | - | (2) | |
| Proceeds from short term borrowings | 11 | 2 | |
| Repayments of short term borrowings | (59) | - | |
| Repayments of finance leases | - | (1) | |
| Dividends paid | - | (37) | |
| Financing related to discontinued business | - | (73) | |
| Net cash from/(used in) financing activities | (48) | (111) | |
| Change in cash from continuing operations | (55) | (16) | |
| Cash flows from discontinued operations | |||
| Net cash from operating activities | - | (24) | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | - | (49) | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | - | 71 | |
| Change in cash from discontinued operations | - | (2) | |
| Total changes in cash | (55) | (18) |
| Consolidated statement of changes in equity | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in € millions | Issued share capital |
Additional paid in capital |
Translation reserve |
Hedge reserve |
Other reserves |
Retained earnings |
Attributable to equity holders of the parent |
Non controlling interests |
Total equity |
| Balance at 31 December 2010 | 180 | 869 | (41) | (43) | 1,167 | 292 | 2,424 | 19 | 2,443 |
| Total comprehensive income | (56) | 25 | 123 | 92 | - | 92 | |||
| Second interim dividend 2010 | 2 | (2) | (44) | (44) | (44) | ||||
| Share based compensation | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| Other | (2) | (2) | (2) | ||||||
| Total direct changes in equity | 2 | (2) | 0 | 0 | 5 | (44) | (39) | - | (39) |
| Balance at 2 April 2011 | 182 | 867 | (97) | (18) | 1,172 | 371 | 2,477 | 19 | 2,496 |
| Balance at 31 December 2011 | 31 | 151 | 8 | (12) | (1,478) | 1,700 | 400 | 14 | 414 |
| Total comprehensive income | - | (3) | (5) | 641 | 633 | - | 633 | ||
| Total direct changes in equity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Balance at 31 March 2012 | 31 | 151 | 8 | (15) | (1,483) | 2,341 | 1,033 | 14 | 1,047 |
| in € millions | 2012 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Balance at 1 January | 176 | 166 |
| Additions | 6 | 4 |
| Amortisation | (6) | (6) |
| Other | (1) | 0 |
| Balance at end of period | 175 | 164 |
At Q1 2012, the intangible assets of €175 million consist of goodwill for an amount of €121 million and other intangible assets for an amount of €54 million. Goodwill arises from acquisitions in the past in the segments Mail in the Netherlands (€67 million), International (€51 million) and Parcels (€3 million).
The additions to the intangible assets of €6 million (2011: €4 million) concern additions to software including prepayments for software.
| in € millions | 2012 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Balance at 1 January | 451 | 499 |
| Capital expenditures | 41 | 16 |
| Disposals | (2) | (19) |
| Exchange rate differences | 0 | (1) |
| Depreciation and impairments | (18) | (18) |
| Transfers to assets held for sale | 0 | (17) |
| Balance at end of period | 472 | 460 |
Capital expenditures of €41 million mainly concern investments of €11 million relating to the New Logistics Infrastructure and of €23 million relating to Master plan related projects.
The disposals in Q1 2011 mainly related to the sale of head office investments to TNT Express.
The initial value of PostNL's investment in TNT Express as per 1 June 2011 amounted to €1,583 million based on a share price of €9.77. During 2011, impairment charges were recorded of €636 million to reduce the value of the stake to the market value of €936 million based on a share price of €5.77 as per 31 December 2011.
The following table presents the changes of the carrying value of the TNT Express stake during Q1 2012.
| in € millions | Q1 2012 Q1 2012 |
|---|---|
| Balance at 1 January | 936 |
| Share in net result | 5 |
| Purchase price adjustments * | (4) |
| Share in direct equity movements | (5) |
| Impairment | 570 |
| Balance at 31 March 2012 | 1,502 |
| * The purchase price adjustments may include the reversal of fair value adjustments included in the net result of TNT Express and additional net depreciation and amortisation charges following the fair value adjustments identified at first recognition. |
The share in the net result and direct equity movements of TNT Express for Q1 2012 is based on the Q1 2012 report of TNT Express, as published on 2 May 2012. The purchase price adjustments include the net amortisation charge of the identified intangibles for the first quarter of 2012.
On 19 March 2012, United Parcel Service (UPS) and TNT Express announced their agreement on a recommended public offer of €9.50 per ordinary share to be made by UPS for TNT Express. PostNL signed an irrevocable undertaking with UPS to tender all TNT Express shares held by it under the offer of UPS subject to customary undertakings and conditions.
As a result of the UPS offer, the share price of TNT Express increased to €9.26 as per 30 March 2012 resulting in a reversal of the impairment charge of €570 million increasing the value of the stake in TNT Express to its market
value of €1,502 million as per 31 March 2012. The fair (market) value has been determined by multiplying the closing share price at 30 March 2012, of €9.26 by the total number of issued ordinary shares held by PostNL of 162,130,035. Following the UPS offer, the stake in TNT Express was transferred from investments in associates to assets held for sale.
The following table presents summarised financial information of TNT Express, as reported by TNT Express in its Q1 2012 report, published on 2 May 2012.
| Condensed information TNT Express N.V. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Balances at end of period/Results and cashflows over the period | 31 March 2012 | 31 December 2011 |
| Non-current assets | 2,820 | 2,846 |
| Current assets | 1,823 | 1,855 |
| Equity | 2,810 | 2,812 |
| Non-current liabilities | 380 | 396 |
| Current liabilities | 1,453 | 1,493 |
| Q1 2012 | Q1 2011 | |
| Net sales | 1,790 | 1,774 |
| Operating income | 37 | (79) |
| Profit/(loss) attributable to the shareholders | 16 | (106) |
| Net cash from operating activities | (2) | (24) |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (13) | (49) |
| Net cash used in financing activities | (6) | 71 |
| Changes in cash and cash equivalents | (21) | (2) |
All other investments in associates amounted to €5 million (2011: €4 million). These associates relate mainly to minority shareholdings in Germany within the segment International.
The other assets classified as held for sale of €46 million (2011: €52 million) concern buildings held for sale in the Netherlands.
The pension assets and pension liabilities of the various defined benefit pension schemes are presented separately on the balance sheet. The pension assets increased by €47 million and the pension liabilities decreased by €5 million, resulting in a net movement of €52 million. This movement is the net result of the recorded defined benefit pension expenses of €15 million (Q1 2011: €26 million) and contributions paid by PostNL to the pension funds and early retirement payments for a total amount of €67 million (Q1 2011: €59 million).
Included in the defined benefit pension expense of €26 million for 2011 is a contribution received from TNT Express of €5 million.
During the first quarter of 2012, the coverage ratio of PostNL's main pension fund remained at 99.8% compared to 31 December 2011.
Total equity attributable to equity holders of the parent increased to €1,033 million on 31 March 2012 from €400 million as at 31 December 2011. The increase of €633 million is mainly due to the impairment reversal of the stake in TNT Express for an amount of €570 million.
| in millions | 31 Mar 2012 |
31 Dec 2011 |
2 Apr 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of issued and outstanding shares | 392.3 | 392.3 | 380.0 |
| of which held by the company | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Year-to-date average number of shares | 392.2 | 383.4 | 377.1 |
| Year-to-date average number of diluted shares | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Year-to-date average number of shares on a fully diluted basis | 392.2 | 383.4 | 377.4 |
| 31 Mar | 31 Dec | |
|---|---|---|
| in € millions | 2012 | 2011 |
| Short term debt | 17 | 63 |
| Long term debt | 1,610 | 1,607 |
| Total interest bearing debt | 1,627 | 1,670 |
| Cash and other interest bearing assets | (613) | (668) |
| Net debt | 1,014 | 1,002 |
The net debt position as at 31 March 2012 increased by €12 million compared to 31 December 2011 mainly due to the net cash used in investing activities of €(24) million partly offset by the net cash generated from operations of €17 million.
| Reconciliation cash flows | ||
|---|---|---|
| in € millions | Q1 2012 | Q1 2011 |
| Cash at the beginning of the period | 668 | 65 |
| Exchange rate differences | - | (1) |
| Change in cash from continuing operations | (55) | (16) |
| Cash at the end of the period | 613 | 48 |
The provisions consist of long term and short term provisions for restructuring, claims and indemnities and other employee benefits. In Q1 2012, the balance of the long term and short term provisions decreased by €21 million, from €333 million to €312 million.
| in € millions | 2012 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Balance at 1 January | 333 | 389 |
| Additions | 2 | 1 |
| Withdrawals | (24) | (18) |
| Interest | 2 | 2 |
| Other | (1) | (1) |
| Balance at end of period | 312 | 373 |
The withdrawals of €24 million in Q1 2012 relate mainly to settlement payments following the execution of Master plan initiatives including the joint venture 'Postkantoren' (€19 million) and the restructuring of the addressed activities of Netwerk VSP (€2 million).
| Effective Tax Rate | ||
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2012 | Q1 2011 | |
| Dutch statutory tax rate | 25.0% | 25.0% |
| Other statutory tax rates | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Weighted average statutory tax rate | 25.6% | 26.0% |
| Non and partly deductible costs | 0.6% | 0.9% |
| Exempt income | -0.1% | 0.0% |
| Other | 0.2% | 2.7% |
| Effective tax rate - before impact of retained stake TNT Express | 26.3% | 29.6% |
| Impact of retained stake TNT Express | -22.5% | |
| Effective tax rate | 3.8% | 29.6% |
The tax expense in PostNL's statement of income in Q1 2012 amounted to €25 million (Q1 2011: €29 million), or 3.8% (Q1 2011: 29.6%) of the profit before tax of €666 million (Q1 2011: €98 million).
The profit before tax in Q1 2012, excluding the impact of the stake in TNT Express of €571 million (predominantly covering the reversal of the impairment of last year), would have been €95 million with a corresponding effective tax rate in Q1 2012 of 26.3%. Results of the stake in TNT Express are non taxable and impacted the effective tax rate in Q1 2012 by -22.5%.
The effective tax rate – before the impact of the stake in TNT Express – over Q1 2012, compared to Q1 2011, is 3.3% lower and is mainly impacted by two effects captured in the line "Other": prior year tax adjustments and lower irrecoverable losses for which no deferred tax assets could be recognised.
The income tax paid in Q1 2012 amounted to €33 million compared to €6 million in Q1 2011. In order to obtain a payment discount, preliminary tax payments of €33 million were made for the Dutch entities for the full year 2012.
The cash generated from operations decreased from €92 million in Q1 2011 to €53 million in Q1 2012. Main contributors for this decline are lower profits (excluding the impairment reversal of €570 million) and higher cash out for pensions, restructuring payments and working capital.
The net cash from operating activities decreased by €67 million to €17 million from €84 million last year, mainly due to an increase in the tax paid from €6 million in Q1 2011 to €33 million in Q1 2012.
The net cash used in investing activities increased by €35 million mainly due to higher capital expenditures of €27 million and lower proceeds from sale of PP&E of €15 million. The interest received of €7 million mainly relates to interest on income tax. Higher capital expenditures are mainly due to Master plan related projects and the New Logistics Infrastructure. The higher proceeds from PP&E in Q1 2011 related to the sale of head office investments to TNT Express (€17 million).
| Headcount | 31 Mar 2012 |
31 Dec 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Mail in NL | 52,910 | 55,622 |
| Parcels | 2,844 | 2,907 |
| International | 5,952 | 5,777 |
| Mail Other | 1,205 | 1,202 |
| Total | 62,911 | 65,508 |
The number of employees working in PostNL at 31 March 2012 was 62,911, which is a decrease of 2,597 compared to 31 December 2011. This decrease is mainly the result of extra temporary employees that were hired in December 2011 within Mail in NL to handle Christmas mail and outflow relating to Master plan initiatives.
| Average FTE's | ||
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2012 | Q1 2011 | |
| Mail in NL | 24,052 | 25,933 |
| Parcels | 2,469 | 2,579 |
| International | 5,107 | 6,876 |
| Mail Other | 1,201 | 1,972 |
| Total | 32,829 | 37,360 |
The average number of full time equivalents working in PostNL during the first three months of 2012 was 32,829, a decrease of 4,531 compared to the same period last year following reductions within operations in the Netherlands and Germany and as a result of divestments in Italy, Belgium and Eastern Europe in 2011.
At 31 March 2012, the year to date purchases of PostNL from joint ventures amounted to €7 million (2011: €12 million). During 2012 no sales were made by PostNL companies to its joint ventures.
The net amounts due to the joint venture entities amounted to €27 million (2011: €26 million). As at 31 March 2012, no material amounts were payable by PostNL to associated companies. In Q1 2012, the value of the transactions with TNT Express was not material and related to business activities.
As at 31 March 2012, no events have occurred that triggered disclosure of a significant contingent asset or liability under IAS 34 following the relationship agreement and separation agreement with TNT Express.
The coverage ratios of both pension funds of PostNL at the end of Q1 2012 were below the minimum requirement of around 104%. These coverage ratios include the top up payments receivable from PostNL of €61 million. PostNL disputes the necessity of the top up payments; the related invoices of €61 million have not been paid.
At the end of Q1 2012, the deficit of the pension funds, allocated to PostNL, was around €244 million, resulting in conditional invoices for further top up payments from the pension funds of around €24 million, payable in Q3 2012 if the minimum required level of around 104% is not reached.
On 19 April 2012, PostNL announced that Harry Koorstra, CEO of PostNL, has decided to resign his position with immediate effect. The Supervisory Board has appointed Herna Verhagen as CEO of PostNL on 24 April 2012 following positive advice by the Central Workers Council.
On 24 April 2012, PostNL N.V.'s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) adopted the 2011 financial statements and determined the dividend over 2011 at €0.407 per ordinary share, of which €0.214 per ordinary share has been paid as an interim dividend. The final dividend of €0.193 will be fully payable in ordinary shares.
| Working days | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 64 | 63 | 65 | 64 | 256 |
| 2006 | 65 | 62 | 65 | 63 | 255 |
| 2007 | 64 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 254 |
| 2008 | 62 | 62 | 65 | 66 | 255 |
| 2009 | 61 | 61 | 65 | 68 | 255 |
| 2010 | 65 | 60 | 65 | 65 | 255 |
| 2011 | 65 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 255 |
| 2012 | 65 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 255 |
| Date | Subject |
|---|---|
| 13 March 2012 | PostNL publishes agenda AGM 2012 |
| 15 March 2012 | PostNL's delivery locations in Zetten, Arnhem, Woerden, Vleuten, De Meern, Weert, Waalwijk, Den Bosch, Rosmalen, Culemborg and Vianen will close |
| 15 March 2012 | PostNL to acquire Dutch and Belgian Trans-o-flex activities from Austrian Post |
| 19 March 2012 | PostNL has signed an irrevocable undertaking with UPS in support of UPS' offer for TNT Express |
| 22 March 2012 | PostNL provides further update on use of expected proceeds sale stake in TNT Express |
| 26 March 2012 | PostNL launches mobile telephony per second |
| 27 March 2012 | Omega Pharma extends its contract with PostNL Parcels Belgium |
| 29 March 2012 | PostNL Parcels wins Zalando contract |
| 5 April 2012 | TNT Post Parcels rolls out 230 handhelds in Belgium |
| 19 April 2012 | CEO PostNL – Harry Koorstra resigns |
| 24 April 2012 | Resolutions Annual General Meeting of Shareholders |
| 4 May 2012 | Announcement conversion rate final dividend 2011 |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 6 August 2012 | Publication of Q2 & HY 2012 results including announcement interim dividend |
| 7 August 2012 | Ex-dividend date |
| 5 November 2012 | Publication of Q3 2012 results |
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|---|---|
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