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Siemens AG Interim / Quarterly Report 2016

May 17, 2016

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Half-year Financial Report

First Half of Fiscal 2016

siemens.com

Table of contents

3 A Interim Group Management Report
3 A.1 Results of operations
5 A.2 Net assets position
6 A.3 Financial position
7 A.4 Outlook
7 A.5 Risks and opportunities
8 B Half-year Consolidated Financial Statements
8 B.1 Consolidated Statements of Income
8 B.2 Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
9 B.3 Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
10 B.4 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
11 B.5 Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
12 B.6 Notes to Half-year Consolidated Financial Statements
16 C Additional information
16 C.1 Responsibility statement
16 C.2 Review report
17 C.3 Notes and forward-looking statements

Introduction

Siemens AG's Half-year Financial Report complies with the applicable legal requirements of the German Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz – WpHG) and comprises condensed Half-year Consolidated Financial Statements, an Interim Group Management Report and a Responsibility statement in accordance with section 37w WpHG.

The Half-year Consolidated Financial Statements are in accordance with IFRS applicable to interim financial reporting as issued by the IASB and as adopted by the EU.

This Half-year Financial Report should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report for fiscal 2015, which includes a detailed analysis of our operations and activities.

A. Interim Group Management Report

A.1 Results of operations

A.1.1 Orders and revenue by regions

Orders (location of customer)

First half % Change
(in millions of €) FY 2016 FY 2015 Actual Comp.
Europe, C.I.S., Africa,
Middle East
26,790 19,971 34% 33%
therein: Germany 5,439 6,258 (13)% (13)%
Americas 10,931 11,967 (9)% (16)%
therein: U.S. 8,320 7,879 6% (8)%
Asia, Australia 7,374 6,828 8% 5%
therein: China 3,272 2,942 11% 9%
Siemens 45,095 38,766 16% 13%
therein: emerging
markets
17,103 12,890 33% 32%
Revenue (location of customer)
First half % Change
(in millions of €) FY 2016 FY 2015 Actual Comp.
Europe, C.I.S., Africa,
Middle East
19,763 18,609 6% 5%
therein: Germany 5,198 5,366 (3)% (3)%
Americas 10,869 9,797 11% 3%
therein: U.S. 8,090 6,671 21% 8%
Asia, Australia 7,255 7,058 3% (2)%
therein: China 3,103 3,219 (4)% (8)%
Siemens 37,887 35,464 7% 3%
therein: emerging
markets
12,642 11,637 9% 6%

Siemens worldwide

  • Order growth includes a majority of industrial businesses and was influenced strongly by changes in the volume from large orders year-over-year
  • Currency translation tailwinds added one percentage point and portfolio effects added three percentage points to order growth
  • Book-to-bill ratio of 1.19
  • Industrial Business order backlog with new high at €115 billion

Europe, C.I.S., Africa, Middle East

  • Increase due to sharply higher volume from large orders: Power and Gas with orders totaling €4.7 billion for power plants, including service, in Egypt; Wind Power and Renewables with orders totaling €2.2 billion for offshore windfarms, including service, in the UK
  • In Germany, lower volume from large orders in Mobility; first half FY 2015 included a €1.7 billion order for regional trains and maintenance

Americas

  • Lower volume from large orders in Wind Power and Renewables and in Energy Management more than offset growth in Power and Gas; first half FY 2015 included large high-voltage direct current orders in Energy Management
  • U.S. growth led by Power and Gas and Healthcare, which more than offset decreases in Wind Power and Renewables and Mobility; growth benefited from currency translation tailwinds

Asia, Australia

Mobility and Healthcare drive growth for China and the region

Siemens worldwide

  • Higher revenue in a majority of industrial businesses, led by Power and Gas
  • Currency translation tailwinds added one percentage point and portfolio effects added three percentage points to revenue growth

Europe, C.I.S., Africa, Middle East

  • Regional increase due mainly to Power and Gas including higher revenue in the large gas turbine and steam turbine businesses
  • In Germany, lower Wind Power and Renewables revenue only partially offset by higher revenue in Mobility

Americas

Increases in nearly all industrial businesses, benefitting from favorable currency translation effects in the U.S.

Asia, Australia

Revenue growth in the region resulted mainly from increases in Power and Gas and in Healthcare, which more than offset a decline in Mobility in China

First half
(in millions of €,
earnings per share in €) FY 2016 FY 2015 % Change
Power and Gas 884 713 24%
Profit margin 11.6% 11.8%
Wind Power and Renewables 188 37 >200%
Profit margin 7.1% 1.3%
Energy Management 355 201 76%
Profit margin 6.5% 3.7%
Building Technologies 242 212 14%
Profit margin 8.3% 7.5%
Mobility 346 313 11%
Profit margin 8.7% 8.5%
Digital Factory 780 793 (2)%
Profit margin 16.0% 16.5%
Process Industries and Drives 215 263 (18)%
Profit margin 4.9% 5.8%
Healthcare 1,095 939 17%
Profit margin 16.6% 15.5%
Industrial Business 4,105 3,470 18%
Profit margin 10.7% 9.6%
Financial Services (SFS) 394 341 16%
Reconciliation to Consolidated Financial
Statements
(720) 296 n/a
Income from continuing operations
before income taxes 3,779 4,107 (8)%
Income tax expenses (902) (1,004) 10%
Income from continuing operations 2,878 3,103 (7)%
Income from discontinued operations,
net of income taxes
159 1,901 (92)%
Net income 3,037 5,004 (39)%
Basic earnings per share 3.67 5.99 (39)%
ROCE 15.7% 30.4%

Industrial Business

  • Power and Gas: positive effects totaling €130 million from revised estimates related to resumption of long-term construction and service contracts in Iran following the ending or easing of EU and U.S. sanctions; higher contribution from the service business; weaker results in the solutions business; overcapacities and continuing challenges resulting in increased price pressure in most regional markets
  • Wind Power and Renewables: lower production and installation costs; positive effects from project execution and completion
  • Energy Management: continuing profitability improvements mainly in the solutions, transformers and high voltage products businesses
  • Process Industries and Drives: ongoing operational challenges in the oil and gas and the large drives businesses, including overcapacities, take down profit, which benefited from currency hedging effects; planned capacity adjustments announced during the second quarter are expected to burden profit particularly in the last quarter of fiscal 2016
  • Healthcare: strong earnings performance from the diagnostic imaging business; profit also benefited from currency hedging effects
  • Higher selling and R&D expenses, primarily in Power and Gas, Digital Factory and Healthcare
  • Severance charges for Industrial Business were €139 million (first half FY 2015: €129 million)

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

  • Financial Services: equity business results came in above the high level of first half FY 2015; higher level of credit hits
  • Severance charges for continuing operations were €167 million (first half FY 2015: €187 million)
  • Equity investment loss from Siemens' stake in Primetals Technologies Ltd. which is operating in a difficult market environment
  • Higher interest expenses, mainly related to US\$ bonds issued in May 2015
  • Higher amortization of intangible assets acquired in business combinations primarily due to the acquisition of Dresser-Rand
  • First half FY 2015:
  • Gain of €1.4 billion on disposal of Siemens' stake in BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH and loss of €0.2 billion related to the stake in Unify Holdings B.V.
  • Negative effects at Corporate Treasury related to changes in the fair value of interest rate derivatives not qualifying for hedge accounting
  • Negatively influenced by the fair value of warrants issued together with US\$3 billion in bonds in fiscal 2012

Income from continuing operations

Low tax rate of 24%, primarily due to release of a deferred tax liability

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

  • Includes €78 million related to former Siemens IT Solutions and Services activities and a gain of €60 million from the sale of remaining financial assets in the hearing aid business
  • First half FY 2015: Gains from the disposal of the hearing aid and hospital information businesses totaling €1.6 billion and €0.2 billion, respectively

Net income, Basic earnings per share, ROCE

ROCE in the target range due to strong Net income, even with substantial increase in average capital employed resulting from acquisition of Dresser-Rand between the periods under review; first half FY 2015 included the substantial divestment gains mentioned above

A.2 Net assets position

(in millions of €) Mar 31,
2016
Sep 30,
2015
% Change
Current assets 50,544 51,442 (2)%
therein: total liquidity 7,529 11,132 (32)%
Non-current assets 67,782 68,906 (2)%
Total assets 118,327 120,348 (2)%
Current liabilities 42,061 39,562 6%
Non-current liabilities 42,950 45,730 (6)%
Equity 33,316 35,056 (5)%
Total liabilities and equity 118,327 120,348 (2)%

Decrease in total assets driven by negative currency translation effects

Current assets

  • Higher inventories primarily due to a build-up in the Power and Gas, Wind Power and Renewables as well as Energy Management Divisions
  • Increase in other current financial assets mainly due to the reclassification of non-current loans receivables at SFS

Non-current assets

Lower other financial assets mainly due to the abovementioned reclassification of loans receivables

Current liabilities

  • Issuance of commercial paper increased Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt partly offset by redemption of bonds
  • €3.7 billion bonds were reclassified from long-term debt to short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt

Non-current liabilities

  • Long-term debt decreased mainly due to the above-mentioned reclassification
  • Underfunding of Siemens' defined benefit plans as of March 31, 2016: €11.4 billion (September 30, 2015: €9.5 billion); therein underfunding of pension benefit plans as of March 31, 2016: €10.9 billion (September 30, 2015: €9.0 billion); increase due mainly to a lower discount rate assumption partly offset by a positive return on plan assets; weighted-average discount rate as of March 31, 2016: 2.4% (September 30, 2015: 3.0%)

Equity

Decrease related to dividend payments and other comprehensive income, net of income taxes, due to negative results from remeasurements of defined benefit plans and negative currency translation differences, partly offset by net income

A.3 Financial position

Cash flows

First half
FY 2016
(in millions of €) Continuing
operations
Discontinued
operations
Continuing
and
discontinued
operations
Cash flows from:
Operating activities 929 (31) 898
Investing activities (1,273) 276 (996)
therein: Additions to
intangible assets and
property, plant and
equipment
(814) (814)
Free cash flow 115 (31) 84
Financing activities (3,387) (3,387)

Cash flows from operating activities

  • Conversion of profit into a significant amount of cash inflows from operating activities was mainly driven by Digital Factory and Healthcare
  • Cash outflows of €1.7 billion related to the change in operating net working capital was mainly due to a build-up of inventories, particularly in Power and Gas, Wind Power and Renewables as well as Energy Management Divisions

Cash flows from investing activities

  • Inflows from disposals and outflows for purchases of current available-for-sale financial assets were offsetting, at a positive €0.5 billion and negative €0.5 billion, respectively; both in- and outflows included changes in assets eligible as central-bankcollateral
  • Cash outflows of €0.4 billion for increase in receivables from financing activities resulting from a net increase in business volume at SFS

Cash flows from financing activities

  • Cash outflows of €2.8 billion for dividends paid and €0.3 billion for the purchase of treasury shares under Siemens' share buyback program
  • Cash outflows of €0.5 billion for redemption of bonds
  • Cash inflows of €0.7 billion from the change in short-term debt and other financing activities mainly due to issuance of US\$ commercial paper partly offset by repayments of loans from banks

A.4 Outlook

We confirm our financial guidance for fiscal 2016 although the market environment for our high-margin short-cycle businesses may not pick up materially in the second half. We still anticipate further softening in the macroeconomic environment and continuing complexity in the geopolitical environment in fiscal 2016. Nevertheless, we expect moderate revenue growth, net of effects from currency translation. We anticipate that orders will materially exceed revenue for a book-to-bill ratio clearly above 1. For our Industrial Business, we expect a profit margin of 10% to 11%. We expect basic EPS from net income in the range of €6.00 to €6.40.

This outlook excludes charges related to legal and regulatory matters.

A.5 Risks and opportunities

In our Annual Report for fiscal 2015 we described certain risks, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition (including effects on assets, liabilities and cash flows), results of operations and reputation, our most significant opportunities as well as the design of our risk management system.

During the reporting period, we identified no further significant risks and opportunities besides those presented in our Annual Report for fiscal 2015, in this Interim Group Management Report and in legal proceedings in Note 6 in B.6 Notes to Half-year Consolidated Financial Statements. Additional risks and opportunities not known to us or that we currently consider immaterial could also affect our business operations. At present, no risks have been identified that either individually or in combination with other risks could endanger our ability to continue as a going concern. We refer also to C.3 Notes and forward-looking statements.

B. Half-year Consolidated Financial Statements

B.1 Consolidated Statements of Income

(in millions of €, per share amounts in €)
FY 2016
FY 2015
Revenue
37,887
35,464
Cost of sales
(26,282)
(24,906)
Gross profit
11,605
10,557
Research and development expenses
(2,211)
(2,097)
Selling and general administrative expenses
(5,729)
(5,375)
Other operating income
96
211
Other operating expenses
(206)
(165)
Income (loss) from investments accounted for using the equity method, net
152
1,376
Interest income
656
606
Interest expenses
(496)
(361)
Other financial income (expenses), net
(89)
(645)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
3,779
4,107
Income tax expenses
(902)
(1,004)
Income from continuing operations
2,878
3,103
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
159
1,901
Net income
3,037
5,004
Attributable to:
Non-controlling interests
68
38
Shareholders of Siemens AG
2,969
4,966
Basic earnings per share
Income from continuing operations
3.48
3.70
Income from discontinued operations
0.20
2.29
Net income
3.67
5.99
Diluted earnings per share
Income from continuing operations
3.43
3.66
Income from discontinued operations
0.19
2.27
Net income
3.63
5.93
First half

B.2 Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

First half
(in millions of €) FY 2016 FY 2015
Net income 3,037 5,004
Remeasurements of defined benefit plans (1,316) (1,489)
therein: Income tax effects 497 870
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss (1,316) (1,489)
therein: Income (loss) from investments accounted for using the equity method, net 5 (20)
Currency translation differences (661) 2,374
Available-for-sale financial assets 14 346
therein: Income tax effects 10 (15)
Derivative financial instruments 147 (293)
therein: Income tax effects (64) 106
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss (500) 2,427
therein: Income (loss) from investments accounted for using the equity method, net (122) 67
Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes (1,815) 938
Total comprehensive income 1,221 5,941
Attributable to:
Non-controlling interests 62 106
Shareholders of Siemens AG 1,159 5,835

B.3 Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

Mar 31, Sep 30,
(in millions of €)
Note
2016 2015
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 6,307 9,957
Available-for-sale financial assets 1,222 1,175
Trade and other receivables 16,105 15,982
Other current financial assets 6,182 5,157
Inventories 18,554 17,253
Current income tax assets 697 644
Other current assets 1,446 1,151
Assets classified as held for disposal 30 122
Total current assets 50,544 51,442
Goodwill 23,229 23,166
Other intangible assets 7,527 8,077
Property, plant and equipment 9,904 10,210
Investments accounted for using the equity method 3,054 2,947
Other financial assets 20,036 20,821
Deferred tax assets 2,864 2,591
Other assets 1,169 1,094
Total non-current assets 67,782 68,906
Total assets 118,327 120,348
Liabilities and equity
Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt
3
6,825 2,979
Trade payables 7,148 7,774
Other current financial liabilities 1,914 2,085
Current provisions 4,491 4,489
Current income tax liabilities 1,766 1,828
Other current liabilities 19,917 20,368
Liabilities associated with assets classified as held for disposal 1 39
Total current liabilities 42,061 39,562
Long-term debt
3
22,550 26,682
Post-employment benefits 11,683 9,811
Deferred tax liabilities 530 609
Provisions 4,874 4,865
Other financial liabilities 1,088 1,466
Other liabilities 2,225 2,297
Total non-current liabilities 42,950 45,730
Total liabilities 85,011 85,292
Equity
4
Issued capital 2,550 2,643
Capital reserve 5,748 5,733
Retained earnings 26,359 30,152
Other components of equity 1,669 2,163
Treasury shares, at cost (3,494) (6,218)
Total equity attributable to shareholders of Siemens AG 32,833 34,474
Non-controlling interests 483 581
Total equity 33,316 35,056
Total liabilities and equity 118,327 120,348

B.4 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

First half
(in millions of €) FY 2016 FY 2015
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income 3,037 5,004
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows from operating activities - continuing operations
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (159) (1,901)
Amortization, depreciation and impairments 1,340 1,195
Income tax expenses 902 1,004
Interest (income) expenses, net (160) (245)
(Income) loss related to investing activities (220) (1,554)
Other non-cash (income) expenses 253 (162)
Change in operating net working capital
Inventories (1,483) (1,156)
Trade and other receivables (433) 1
Trade payables (582) (964)
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts and related advances 790 364
Additions to assets leased to others in operating leases (219) (185)
Change in other assets and liabilities (1,991) (700)
Income taxes paid (864) (980)
Dividends received 139 325
Interest received 580 546
Cash flows from operating activities - continuing operations 929 594
Cash flows from operating activities - discontinued operations (31) (182)
Cash flows from operating activities - continuing and discontinued operations 898 412
Cash flows from investing activities
Additions to intangible assets and property, plant and equipment (814) (756)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired (63) (1,396)
Purchase of investments (105) (334)
Purchase of current available-for-sale financial assets (509) (361)
Change in receivables from financing activities (416) (1,113)
Disposal of investments, intangibles and property, plant and equipment 155 3,141
Disposal of businesses, net of cash disposed 10 382
Disposal of current available-for-sale financial assets 470 199
Cash flows from investing activities - continuing operations (1,273) (238)
Cash flows from investing activities - discontinued operations 276 2,890
Cash flows from investing activities - continuing and discontinued operations (996) 2,651
Cash flows from financing activities
Purchase of treasury shares (285) (1,092)
Other transactions with owners (13) 2
Issuance of long-term debt 61
Repayment of long-term debt (including current maturities of long-term debt) (467) (11)
Change in short-term debt and other financing activities 743 1,280
Interest paid (377) (250)
Dividends paid to shareholders of Siemens AG (2,827) (2,728)
Dividends attributable to non-controlling interests (162) (65)
Cash flows from financing activities - continuing operations (3,387) (2,802)
Cash flows from financing activities - discontinued operations 5
Cash flows from financing activities - continuing and discontinued operations (3,387) (2,797)
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents (165) 544
Change in cash and cash equivalents (3,650) 810
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 9,958 8,034
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 6,307 8,845
Less: Cash and cash equivalents of assets classified as held for disposal and discontinued operations at end of period
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period (Consolidated Statements of Financial Position) 6,307 8,844

B.5 Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

Issued
capital
Capital
reserve
Retained
earnings
Currency
translation
differences
Available
for-sale
financial
assets
Derivative
financial
instruments
Treasury
shares
at cost
Total equity
attributable
to share
holders of
Siemens AG
Non
controlling
interests
Total
equity
(in millions of €)
Balance as of October 1, 2014 2,643 5,525 25,729 745 373 (314) (3,747) 30,954 560 31,514
Net income 4,966 4,966 38 5,004
Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes (1,489) 2,302 346 (289) 869 68 938
Dividends (2,728) (2,728) (71) (2,799)
Share-based payment 27 (37) (9) (9)
Purchase of treasury shares (1,078) (1,078) (1,078)
Re-issuance of treasury shares 18 184 202 202
Transactions with non-controlling interests (9) (9) 13 4
Other changes in equity 9 9 1 10
Balance as of March 31, 2015 2,643 5,571 26,441 3,047 718 (603) (4,641) 33,176 610 33,786
Balance as of October 1, 2015 2,643 5,733 30,152 1,794 726 (357) (6,218) 34,474 581 35,056
Net income 2,969 2,969 68 3,037
Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes (1,316) (652) 14 144 (1,810) (5) (1,815)
Dividends (2,827) (2,827) (172) (2,999)
Share-based payment 23 (61) (38) (38)
Purchase of treasury shares (270) (270) (270)
Re-issuance of treasury shares (8) 325 317 317
Cancellation of treasury shares (93) (2,575) 2,668
Transactions with non-controlling interests 15 15 (3) 13
Other changes in equity 1 1 13 15
Balance as of March 31, 2016 2,550 5,748 26,359 1,142 740 (213) (3,494) 32,833 483 33,316

B.6 Notes to Half-year Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 1 Basis of presentation

The accompanying condensed Half-year Consolidated Financial Statements as of March 31, 2016 present the operations of Siemens AG and its subsidiaries (the Company or Siemens). These Half-year Consolidated Financial Statements are in accordance with IFRS applicable to interim financial reporting as issued by the IASB and as adopted by the EU and should be read in conjunction with the Siemens Consolidated Financial Statements as of September 30, 2015. The Half-year financial statements apply the same accounting principles and practices as those used in the 2015 annual financial statements. Results for the interim reporting period are not necessarily indicative of future results. In interim periods, tax expense is based on the current estimated annual effective tax rate of Siemens. The presentation of certain prior-year information has been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. The Half-year Consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited and were authorized for issue by the Managing Board on May 3, 2016.

NOTE 2 Acquisitions

In April 2016, Siemens acquired CD-adapco group, a U.S.-based engineering simulation company with software solutions covering a wide range of engineering disciplines. The acquisition supplements Siemens' industry software portfolio and thereby contributes to the expansion of the digital enterprise portfolio. The acquired business will be integrated in the Division Digital Factory. The purchase price amounts to US\$970 million (€852 million) and is subject to customary net cash and working capital adjustments.

In June 2015, Siemens acquired all shares of Dresser-Rand Group Inc., Houston, Texas (U.S.) and Paris (France). The following figures result from the updated preliminary purchase price allocation as of the acquisition date: Other intangible assets €2,756 million, Property, plant and equipment €242 million, Cash and cash equivalents €176 million, Trade and other receivables €315 million, Other current financial assets €146 million, Inventories €508 million, Other current assets €105 million, Deferred tax assets €216 million, Debt including outstanding financial debt settled €1,039 million, Trade payables €225 million, Provisions €106 million, Other current liabilities €385 million and Deferred tax liabilities €915 million. Intangible assets mainly relate to technology of €406 million, customer relationships of €2,284 million and trademarks of €66 million. Preliminary goodwill amounts to €4,374 million.

NOTE 3Debt

Current debt Non-current debt
Mar 31, Sep 30, Mar 31, Sep 30,
(in millions of €) 2016 2015 2016 2015
Notes and bonds 3,619 456 21,370 25,498
Loans from banks 463 755 996 1,000
Other financial indebtedness 2,729 1,737 70 68
Obligations under finance leases 15 31 114 115
Total debt 6,825 2,979 22,550 26,682

In the six months ended March 31, 2016, the 5.625% US\$500 million fixed-rate instrument was redeemed as due. As of March 31, 2016 and September 30, 2015, US\$3.0 billion (€2.6 billion) and US\$1.7 billion (€1.5 billion) in commercial paper were outstanding.

NOTE 4 Shareholders' equity

In the six months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, Siemens repurchased 2,992 thousand and 11,907 thousand treasury shares, respectively. Siemens transferred a total of 3,778 thousand and 2,211 thousand shares of treasury stock, respectively, in connection with share-based payments in the six months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. In February 2016, 31 million of Siemens AG shares were retired. In January 2016, a dividend of €3.50 per share was paid.

NOTE 5 Commitments and contingencies

The following table presents the undiscounted amount of maximum potential future payments for major groups of guarantees:

Mar 31, Sep 30,
(in millions of €) 2016 2015
Credit guarantees 802 859
Guarantees of third-party performance 2,197 2,292
HERKULES obligations 690 1,090
3,689 4,241

In addition to guarantees disclosed in the table above, the Company issued other guarantees including indemnifications in connection with dispositions of businesses. To the extent future claims are not considered remote, maximum future payments from these obligations amount to €1,116 million and €1,755 million as of March 31, 2016 and September 30, 2015, respectively.

NOTE 6 Legal proceedings

Proceedings out of or in connection with alleged breaches of contract

As previously reported, during fiscal year 2014, Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery Ltd., United Kingdom, was sued before an Iranian Court. The Parties have finalized their dispute at the end of calendar year 2015.

Proceedings out of or in connection with alleged compliance violations

As previously reported, the Israeli Exchange Supervisory Authority (ISA) concluded its investigation regarding potentially illegal payments that were allegedly paid to Israeli Electric Company-representatives in the early 2000's, and transferred the investigation files to the Israeli District Attorney (DA) in August 2015, in order to decide whether or not to take any legal steps against any of the suspects named in the ISA investigation. Siemens fully cooperated with the Israeli authorities. On May 2, 2016 the DA filed criminal charges versus Siemens Israel Ltd. Siemens AG was not indicted, as it was possible for Siemens AG to conclude a non-prosecution agreement with the DA that obliges Siemens AG to pay an amount in the mid double-digit euro million range. For the expected cash outflow from this case provisions exist as of March 31, 2016.

For legal proceedings, information required under IAS 37, Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets is not disclosed if the Company concludes that the disclosure can be expected to seriously prejudice the outcome of the matter.

NOTE 7 Financial instruments

Financial instruments measured at cost or amortized cost for which the carrying amount does not approximate fair value:

Mar 31, 2016 Sep 30, 2015
Carrying Carrying
(in millions of €) Fair value amount Fair value amount
Notes and bonds 26,092 24,989 26,516 25,955
Loans from banks, other financial indebtedness and finance leases 4,440 4,387 3,752 3,706

The following table allocates financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value to the three levels of the fair value hierarchy:

Mar 31, 2016
(in millions of €) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Financial assets measured at fair value, thereof: 1,886 4,353 311 6,550
Available-for-sale financial assets: equity instruments 1,886 299 2,185
Available-for-sale financial assets: debt instruments 1,108 12 1,120
Derivative financial instruments 3,245 3,245
Financial liabilities measured at fair value – Derivative financial instruments 1,449 1,449

NOTE 8 Segment information

Orders1 External revenue Intersegment
Revenue
Total
revenue
Profit Assets Free cash flow Additions to
intangible
assets and
property, plant
& equipment
Amortization,
depreciation &
impairments
First half First half First half First half First half Mar 31, Sep 30, First half First half First half
(in millions of €) FY 2016 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2015 2016 2015 FY 2016 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2015
Power and Gas 11,725 6,860 7,588 5,961 17 60 7,605 6,021 884 713 9,453 8,871 (23) 27 76 67 269 141
Wind Power and Renewables 4,039 2,727 2,657 2,739 2 2,658 2,740 188 37 (320) (346) 152 (119) 63 42 65 63
Energy Management 6,486 6,202 5,172 5,204 302 281 5,473 5,485 355 201 4,605 3,929 (393) (303) 69 79 103 106
Building Technologies 3,007 2,893 2,859 2,768 63 55 2,922 2,823 242 212 1,412 1,337 174 192 26 23 42 42
Mobility 4,488 5,054 3,949 3,682 10 12 3,959 3,694 346 313 2,838 2,526 88 245 42 67 64 62
Digital Factory 5,068 4,959 4,492 4,413 373 406 4,865 4,819 780 793 5,060 4,906 640 661 71 73 138 133
Process Industries and Drives 4,609 4,625 3,521 3,627 829 891 4,350 4,518 215 263 2,174 2,152 204 141 57 60 109 115
Healthcare 6,595 6,208 6,588 6,047 19 16 6,607 6,062 1,095 939 11,368 11,153 701 494 171 160 282 263
Industrial Business 46,016 39,527 36,826 34,440 1,613 1,722 38,440 36,163 4,105 3,470 36,589 34,527 1,544 1,337 574 571 1,072 924
Financial Services (SFS) 515 501 435 406 80 96 515 501 394 341 25,325 24,970 371 467 8 7 109 108
Reconciliation to
Consolidated Financial Statements
(1,437) (1,262) 626 618 (1,694) (1,818) (1,068) (1,200) (720) 296 56,413 60,851 (1,800) (1,966) 232 178 159 163
Siemens (continuing operations) 45,095 38,766 37,887 35,464 37,887 35,464 3,779 4,107 118,327 120,348 115 (163) 814 756 1,340 1,195

1 This supplemental information on Orders is provided on a voluntary basis. It is not part of the Half-year Consolidated Financial Statements subject to the review opinion.

Segment information is presented for continuing operations. Accounting policies and segment measurement principles are the same as those described in the September 30, 2015 Annual Report.

Reconciliation to Consolidated Financial Statements

Profit
First half
( in millions of €) FY 2016 FY 2015
Centrally managed portfolio activities (83) 1,103
Siemens Real Estate 45 105
Corporate items (41) (242)
Centrally carried pension expense (208) (216)
Amortization of intangible assets acquired in business combinations (325) (244)
Eliminations, Corporate Treasury, and other reconciling items (108) (210)
Reconciliation to Consolidated Financial Statements (720) 296

Assets

Mar 31, Sep 30,
(in millions of €) 2016 2015
Assets Centrally managed portfolio activities 1,267 1,322
Assets Siemens Real Estate 4,856 4,895
Assets Corporate items and pensions (1,207) (2,012)
Asset-based adjustments:
Intragroup financing receivables and investments 42,713 45,576
Tax-related assets 3,428 3,103
Liability-based adjustments 40,381 42,282
Eliminations, Corporate Treasury, other items (35,025) (34,315)
Reconciliation to Consolidated Financial Statements 56,413 60,851

NOTE 9 Related party transactions

Siemens has relationships with many joint ventures and associates in the ordinary course of business whereby Siemens buys and sells a wide variety of products and services generally on arm's length terms. The transactions with joint ventures and associates were as follows:

Sales of goods and services
and other income
Purchases of goods and
services and other expenses
Receivables Liabilities
First half First half Mar 31, Sep 30, Mar 31, Sep 30,
(in millions of €) FY 2016 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015
Joint ventures 335 149 16 12 292 167 514 377
Associates 562 301 94 78 73 113 470 638
897 450 110 90 366 280 984 1,015

As of March 31, 2016 and September 30, 2015, guarantees for joint ventures and associates amounted to €1,538 million and €2,114 million, respectively, including the HERKULES obligations.

C. Additional information

C.1 Responsibility statement

To the best of our knowledge, and in accordance with the applicable reporting principles for half-year financial reporting, the Half-year Consolidated Financial Statements give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the Group, and the Interim Group Management Report includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Group, together with a description of the material opportunities and risks associated with the expected development of the Group for the remaining months of the financial year.

Munich, May 3, 2016

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

The Managing Board

Joe Kaeser

Dr. Roland Busch Lisa Davis Klaus Helmrich Janina Kugel Prof. Dr. Siegfried Russwurm Dr. Ralf P. Thomas

C.2 Review report

To Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Berlin and Munich

We have reviewed the half-year consolidated financial statements comprising the consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, financial position, cash flows and changes in equity, and notes to half-year consolidated financial statements, and the interim group management report, of Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Berlin and Munich for the period from October 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016 which are part of the half-year financial report pursuant to Sec. 37w WpHG ("Wertpapierhandelsgesetz": German Securities Trading Act). The preparation of the half-year consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS applicable to interim financial reporting as issued by the IASB and as adopted by the EU and of the interim group management report in accordance with the requirements of the WpHG applicable to interim group management reports is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to issue a report on the half-year consolidated financial statements and the interim group management report based on our review.

We conducted our review of the half-year consolidated financial statements and the interim group management report in accordance with German generally accepted standards for the review of financial statements promulgated by the Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer (IDW - Institute of Public Auditors in Germany) and in supplementary compliance with International Standard on Review Engagements 2410, "Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity". Those standards require that we plan and perform the review so that we can preclude through critical evaluation, with a certain level of assurance, that the half-year consolidated financial statements are not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with IFRS applicable to interim financial reporting as issued by the IASB and as adopted by the EU, and that the interim group management report is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the requirements of the WpHG applicable to interim group management reports. A review is limited primarily to making inquiries of company personnel and applying analytical procedures and thus does not provide the assurance that we would obtain from an audit of financial statements. In accordance with our engagement, we have not performed a financial statement audit and, accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Based on our review nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the half-year consolidated financial statements are not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with IFRS applicable to interim financial reporting as issued by the IASB and as adopted by the EU or that the interim group management report is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the provisions of the WpHG applicable to interim group management reports.

Munich, May 3, 2016

Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Spannagl Breitsameter Wirtschaftsprüfer Wirtschaftsprüferin

C.3 Notes and forward-looking statements

This document contains statements related to our future business and financial performance and future events or developments involving Siemens that may constitute forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by words such as "expect," "look forward to," "anticipate" "intend," "plan," "believe," "seek," "estimate," "will," "project" or words of similar meaning. We may also make forward-looking statements in other reports, in presentations, in material delivered to shareholders and in press releases. In addition, our representatives may from time to time make oral forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on the current expectations and certain assumptions of Siemens' management, of which many are beyond Siemens' control. These are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and factors, including, but not limited to those described in disclosures, in particular in the chapter Risks in the Annual Report. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying expectations not occur or assumptions prove incorrect, actual results, performance or achievements of Siemens may (negatively or positively) vary materially from those described explicitly or implicitly in the relevant forward-looking statement. Siemens neither intends, nor assumes any obligation, to update or revise these forward-looking statements in light of developments which differ from those anticipated.

This document includes – in IFRS not clearly defined – supplemental financial measures that are or may be non-GAAP financial measures. These supplemental financial measures should not be viewed in isolation or as alternatives to measures of Siemens' net assets and financial positions or results of operations as presented in accordance with IFRS in its Consolidated Financial Statements. Other companies that report or describe similarly titled financial measures may calculate them differently.

Due to rounding, numbers presented throughout this and other documents may not add up precisely to the totals provided and percentages may not precisely reflect the absolute figures.

This document is an English language translation of the German document. In case of discrepancies, the German language document is the sole authoritative and universally valid version.

For technical reasons, there may be differences between the accounting records appearing in this document and those published pursuant to legal requirements.

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