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Sonae SGPS

Interim / Quarterly Report Nov 30, 2012

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1 HIGHLIGHTS

Retail turnover underpinned by gains in market share and international growth

  • Sonae MC increases market share in the 9M12 by an estimated 0.8 p.p.
  • Sonae SR grows international sales by 12% year-on-year
  • Worten reinforces market leadership in Portugal, growing its market share by 2.4 p.p.

Recurrent EBITDA margin up 70 bps against last year

  • Sonae MC increases EBITDA margin by 0.7 p.p., driven by productivity gains
  • Sonaecom and Sonae Sierra improve EBITDA margins by 3.2 and 0.7 p.p. respectively

Strengthening of capital structure driven by a positive operational cash flow generation

  • Net financial debt down by 178 M€, the 12 th consecutive quarter with a year-on-year reduction
  • Working capital improvement thanks to a 17% reduction in stock levels against 9M11
  • Refinancing requirements secured until 2014

"I am pleased to report that Sonae was again able in 3Q12 to deliver a consistent top line performance and, importantly, growth in consolidated operating profitability and cash flow generation. This performance was made possible by the capacity of our food retail business to reinforce its share in the Portuguese market, while continuously seeking efficiency improvements. This focus on productivity continues to enable us to deliver more value to our customers. Sonae SR is addressing the significant reductions experienced in the demand for the more discretionary categories, by gaining market share at Worten and by reducing costs across all activities. It is also worth highlighting the upward trend in profitability that Sonaecom has once again been able to maintain during the quarter.

The announcement and implementation of more severe austerity measures in Portugal and Spain is expected to further impact the levels of disposable income and private consumption in Iberia in the coming year. Against this negative backdrop, it is critical that we continue to deliver the best value proposals to our customers, which should again allow for a sales performance above market, and that our teams continue the successful implementation of the on-going efficiency and productivity projects.

Based on the operating and financial performance in the first nine months of the year, I remain confident that we are following the most appropriate path to deal with the current market contractions in Iberia: growing market share and protecting profitability at home whilst growing in international markets, as has been the case, for example, for Sonae Sierra in Brazil and for Zippy in several new markets."

Paulo Azevedo, CEO Sonae

2 OVERALL PERFORMANCE

Consolidated profit & loss account
Million euros
9M11PF (1) 9M12 Var
Turnover 4,023 3,935 -2%
Turnover (ex-fuel) 4,005 3,935 -2% this period1
Recurrent EBITDA 418 436 4%
Recurrent EBITDA m
argin
10.4% 11.1% 0.7 p.p
EBITDA 429 431 1% of just 2%2
EBITDA m
argin
10.7% 11.0% 0.3 p.p
EBIT 166 161 -3%
Net financial activity -60 -69 -17%
Other item
s
-2 2 -
Shopping centers direct results 22 23 5%
EBT 126 116 -8%
Taxes -10 -9 12%
Direct results 115 107 -7%
Indirect results -8 -15 -76%
Net incom
e
107 92 -14%
Group share 84 64 -24%
Sonae Sierra and Geostar; and (ii) the change made by Sonaecom in the accounting criteria for costs
related to customers' loyalty contracts. For further information please refer to the Methodological Notes in
Section 10.
Net invested capital
Million euros
9M11PF FY11PF 9M12
Net invested capital 3,901 3,663 3,723
Technical investm
ent1
3,119 3,253 3,163
Financial investm
ent
548 541 509 On 30
Goodwill 669 660 666
W
orking capital
-434 -791 -615
Total shareholders funds 1,673 1,700 1,676
Total net debt2 2,228 1,963 2,047
Net debt / Invested capital 57% 54% 55%
(1) Includes available forsale assets; (2) Financialnet debt +net shareholder loans. of 2011).
2 Section 10 of this report)
Net invested capital
Million euros
9M11PF FY11PF 9M12
Net invested capital 3,901 3,663 3,723
Technical investm
ent1
3,119 3,253 3,163
Financial investm
ent
548 541 509
Goodwill 669 660 666
W
orking capital
-434 -791 -615
Total shareholders funds 1,673 1,700 1,676
Total net debt2 2,228 1,963 2,047
Net debt / Invested capital 57% 54% 55%
  • During the first nine months of 2012, the level of private consumption in Iberia has been strongly influenced by the implementation of austerity measures in both Portugal and Spain, aimed at correcting the identified macroeconomic imbalances. For example, in the case of Portugal, it is estimated that retail sales contracted by more than 5% during this period1 . Despite this challenging macroeconomic backdrop, Sonae has been able to attain market share gains in its main business areas, which has allowed for a reduction of the consolidated turnover of just 2%2 , to 3.9 billion Euros in this period.
  • Recurrent EBITDA amounted to 436 M€ in the 9M12, an improvement of 4% in comparison with the previous year. This positive performance was determined by the growth in the recurrent EBITDA generation of the food retail and telecommunications businesses, enabling the company to reach a consolidated EBITDA margin of 11%, 0.3 p.p. above the comparable period of 2011, despite the fact that no capital gains associated with the sale & leaseback of stores were registered in 2012.
  • Total net income amounted to 92 M€, 15 M€ below the figure registered in the same period last year, mainly due to the non-existence of capital gains associated with the sale of assets by Sonae RP (vs. 16 M€ registered in 9M11), but also to a deterioration of Sonae Sierra's non-cash, indirect results, essentially driven by the devaluation of shopping centres in Iberia. In the same period, the share of net income attributable to the group reached 64 M€.
  • The consolidated CAPEX reached 177 M€, having been essentially allocated to remodelling and maintenance of retail assets in Iberia and, in the case of Sonaecom, to the development of its telecommunications network, related mainly with the 4G network deployment.
  • On 30 th Sep 2012, total net debt totalled 2,047 M€, 181 M€ below the same period in 2011, despite the impact of the initial payment of the LTE spectrum acquisition (83 M€) made by Sonaecom and the payment of dividends to Sonae's shareholders (66 M€). The company is thus continuing in the path of strengthening its capital structure, with the consolidated net financial debt decreasing sustainably y.o.y. over the last 12 quarters and representing, at the end of the 3Q12, 55% of invested capital (2 p.p. lower than in the same period of 2011).

1 Source: Eurostat; overall retail sales, except motor vehicles and fuel 2 The universe under analysis excludes sales related to petrol stations (as the company has transferred the management of all its petrol stations during 2011), and incorporates the change in the consolidation of Sonae Sierra and Geostar's to the Equity Method (see Methodological Notes in

3 TURNOVER

Turnover

Million euros
9M11PF 9M12 Var
Turnover 4,023 3,935 -2%
Turnover (ex-fuel) 4,005 3,935 -2%
Sonae MC 2,421 2,405 -1%
Sonae SR 861 846 -2%
Sonae RP 89 89 0%
Sonaecom 650 617 -5%
Investm
ent m
anagem
ent
81 78 -3%
Elim
inations & adjustm
ents
-97 -100 -3%
Petrol stations 18 0 -100%

During the first nine months of 2012, Sonae registered a consolidated turnover of 3,935 M€3 , a reduction of just 2% against the previous year. The main contributors for this evolution were the following:

  • Sonae MC with 2,405 M€ (-1%). The 16 M€ reduction reflects a slight negative evolution in sales on a "LfL" basis (-1.4% in the 9M12). This performance was still above market average, with Sonae MC again strengthening its leading market share in the Portuguese food retail sector during the 9M124 . It is particularly noteworthy the fact that Sonae MC's "LfL" sales evolution in the 3Q12 was almost flat (-0.3%), corresponding to the best performance in the market during that period. In this environment, Continente's private label portfolio continued to increase its relative weight, reaching a representativeness of almost 31% in the sales of FMCG categories during the 9M12 (+2 p.p. y.o.y.).
  • Sonae SR with 846 M€ (-2% or -8.1% on a "LfL" basis), reflecting the negative evolution of sales witnessed in the Iberian markets during the last quarters and despite a 3% increase in the sales area in the last 12 months. Sales from the various Sonae SR formats in Portugal decreased by circa 7%, which was only partially compensated by the 12% growth in the international markets. Sales outside of Portugal represented almost 30% of total sales in the 9M12, 4 p.p. above the figure registered in the same period of 2011. In the consumer electronics segment, the segment where more reliable market share information is available, Worten continued to strengthen its position in the Iberian market, with the market share in Portugal estimated to have increased y.o.y. by an estimated 2.4p.p.5 .
  • Sonae RP with 89 M€, completely in line with the 9M11, as there were no relevant changes in its asset portfolio between the 2 periods. Sonae currently maintains a level of freehold of approximately 77% (-1 p.p.) of its food retail selling area, still clearly above the average for other European food retailers, and 27% of its non-food retail space.
  • Sonaecom's turnover totalled 617 M€, 5.1% below 9M11. The y.o.y. reduction results from decreases both at the level of product sales (-19.5%) and service revenues (-3.7%), with the later evolution determined not only by the impact of the austerity measures over the level of telecoms spend but also by the lower level of regulated tariffs (mobile termination rates and roaming). It is worth noting the positive performance of the IT/IS division (SSI), with the respective service revenues up by 11.1% y.o.y. in the 9M12.

3 see note 2 on previous page

4 For example, A.C.Nielsen's Homescan 2012 YTD evolution until 9 September: estimated + 0.8 p.p. market share

4 RECURRENT EBITDA

Recurrent EBITDA

Million euros
9M11PF 9M12 Var
Sonae 418 436 4%
Sonae MC 152 169 11%
Sonae SR -15 -24 -63%
Sonae RP 81 82 0%
Sonaecom 180 191 6%
Investm
ent m
anagem
ent
6 3 -41%
Elim
inations & adjustm
ents
14 16 13%

Recurrent EBITDA

% of turnover
9M11PF 9M12 Var
Sonae 10.4% 11.1% 0.7 p.p
Sonae MC 6.3% 7.0% 0.7 p.p
Sonae SR -1.7% -2.9% -1.1 p.p
Sonae RP 90.9% 91.2% 0.3 p.p
Sonaecom 27.7% 31.0% 3.2 p.p
Investm
ent m
anagem
ent
7.2% 4.4% -2.8 p.p

In consolidated terms, Group Recurrent EBITDA totalled 436 M€, 4% above the 9M11, representing an operational profitability margin of 11.1% (an increase of 0.7 p.p.). In a difficult macroeconomic environment, this performance was supported by the productivity gains and operating efficiency improvements in the different business areas. In terms of performance per business, it is worth highlighting:

  • Sonae MC with 169 M€ (+11% or +17 M€), representing a profitability of 7.0% of the respective turnover (+0.7 p.p. compared to the 9M11), a very positive outcome in the current environment of consumption retraction. Sonae MC was able, during this period, to sustain its competitiveness in the market and improve its operational profitability via a combination of a relevant promotional effort, leveraged on its "Continente" loyalty card (which was involved in approximately 90% of sales in the period), a rigorous cost control, a strict inventory management policy and further productivity gains delivered by the successful implementation of several internal initiatives.
  • Sonae SR's contribution totalled -24 M€, which compares with a figure of -15 M€ registered in the same period last year. This deterioration essentially reflects an additional reduction in sales per square meter, as a result of the negative behaviour of retail revenues on the Iberian Peninsula, which has been particularly evident in the discretionary categories. This reduction in the level of sales density has more than offset the significant cost savings and gains in efficiency obtained by its formats. It is important to note that, despite a further reduction on sales and thanks to the efficiency measures under implementation, during the 3Q12 the level of EBITDA losses at Sonae SR was almost in line with the comparable period of last year. On the electronics segment, Worten continued to demonstrate a strong resilience and adaptability to the current consumption retraction period, as evidenced by the delivery of a stable EBITDA margin both in Portugal and Spain.
  • Sonae RP with 82 M€, 1 M€ above previous year, which translates into a margin of approximately 91% over sales, a clear evidence of the efficient management and continuous enhancement of the retail real estate assets in its portfolio (mainly comprised of stores operated by Sonae MC and Sonae SR formats).
  • Still in the 9M12, Sonaecom´s contribution reached 191 M€ (+6% or +11 M€), corresponding to a 31% margin over sales (+3.2 p.p. against the same period in 2011). Once again all its business areas registered a positive growth in their respective profitability. It is particularly worth highlighting the benchmark EBITDA margin obtained by the Optimus' mobile business (45.1% in the 3Q12).

5 SONAE SIERRA RESULTS

RESULTS OF ASSOCIATED COMPANIES

Sonae Sierra - Operational data
9M11 9M12 Var
Footfall (m
illion visitors)
312 313 0,4%
Europe
Brazil
238
73
234
79
-1,7%
7,3%
Ocuppancy rate (%
)
97% 96% -0,8 p.p
Europe
Brazil
96%
99%
96%
98%
-0,7 p.p
-1,3 p.p
Tenant sales (m
illion euros)
3.661 3.650 -0,3%
Europe
Brazil
2.477
1.184
2.373
1.277
-4,2%
7,9%
# shopping centres ow
ned/co-ow
ned (EOP)
49 51 2
Europe
Brazil
39
10
40
11
1
1
GLA ow
ned in operating centres ('000 m
2)
1.921 2.015 5%
Europe
Brazil
1.551
369
1.589
426
2%
15%

Sonae Sierra - Financial indicators

9M11 9M12 Var
Turnover 154 156 1%
EBITDA 84 86 2%
EBITDA m
argin
54,8% 55,6% 0,7 p.p
Direct result 44 46 4%
Indirect result -17 -29 -73%
Net results 27 17 -38%
… atributable to Sonae 14 8 -38%
  • In a context of a strong consumer retraction in southern European countries, with inevitable impacts on the retail real estate occupancy rates, Sonae Sierra, maintained, at the end of the 9M12, an overall occupancy rate in its portfolio of 96%, a decrease of just 0.8 p.p. when compared to the same period in 2011. In the portfolio under management, tenant sales decreased by 0.3% mainly impacted by the economic conditions in Portugal and Spain, which drove tenant sales down by 4.2% in the European portfolio. This trend was partly offset by the continued excellent operating performance in Brazil, with an 8.9% growth in "LfL" tenant sales, in local currency terms, during the 9M12.
  • Sonae Sierra's turnover6 increased by circa 1%, to 156 M€ in the 9M12, with the negative evolution of rental income in Europe being more than compensated by the effect of the new openings, the growth attained in Brazil and the expansion of development services rendered to third parties.
  • EBITDA grew to 86 M€ in the 9M12 (+2%), reflecting the resilient top line performance and the gains in efficiency delivered by the cost control efforts across all areas of the company, which translated into a 55.6% EBITDA margin in the period, 0.7 p.p. above the comparable period in 2011.
  • In the same period, Sonae Sierra reached net results of 17 M€, of which the share attributable to Sonae was 8 M€, down by 6 M€ when compared to the 9M11. This reduction was solely determined by an unfavourable evolution of indirect results (down by 12 M€) mainly as result of yields expansion in Portugal (+20 bps), Spain (+17 bps) and Italy (+9 bps), only partially compensated by the compression of yields in Brazil. It should be noted that Sonae Sierra, in line with market practices, only revalues its portfolio on a semi-annual basis. Importantly, Sierra's direct results reached 46 M€, up by approximately 4% versus the 9M11.
  • On 30th Sep 2012, the company´s OMV (Open Market Value) was 2.3 Bn€, in line with the 2011 year-end figure. It is worth highlighting the 2 openings that occurred during 2012: "Le Terrazze" in Italy and "Uberlândia" in Brazil. In what concerns leverage, essentially due to the development of projects under construction in Brazil and Germany, the "Loan-to-value" ratio increased from 43% in the same period last year to a still conservative 44% at the end of September 2012. As a result of the above, Sonae Sierra's Net Asset Value reached 1.13 Bn€ at the end of the 9M12.

6 Financial indicators as published by Sonae Sierra on 6 November 2012 (management accounts). Sonae holds a 50% stake in Sonae Sierra.

6 NET RESULTS

Consolidated results

Million euros
9M11PF 9M12 Var
Recurrent EBITDA 418 436 4%
Recurrent EBITDA m
argin
10.4% 11.1% 0.7 p.p
EBITDA 429 431 1%
EBITDA m
argin
10.7% 11.0% 0.3 p.p
Depreciations & am
ortizations (1)
-263 -271 -3%
EBIT 166 161 -3%
Net financial activity -60 -69 -17%
Other item
s
-2 2 -
Shopping centers direct results 22 23 5%
EBT 126 116 -8%
Taxes -10 -9 12%
Net results 115 107 -7%
Indirect results -8 -15 -76%
Net incom
e
107 92 -14%
group share 84 64 -24%

(1) Includes provisions &impairments.

  • In the 9M12, consolidated EBITDA reached 431 M€. This figure represents an increase of 1% in relation to the same period last year, totally explained by the improved operational performance of Sonae MC and Sonaecom, as evidenced by the recurrent EBITDA growth of +4% or +18 M€ versus the 9M11. This evolution more than compensated the inexistence of capital gains obtained by Sonae RP in this period (vs. 16 M€ in 9M11), as no retail property sale & leaseback transactions were completed during 2012.
  • In the same period, the expenses related to depreciations, amortizations and provisions stood at 271 M€, 3% above the previous year, mainly driven by the asset base growth.
  • Net financial expenses totalled 69 M€ in 9M12, 17% above the figure registered in the same period last year, with the decrease in average debt being more than compensated by the increase in the effective global interest rates, solely determined by the increase in spreads paid, as Euribor rates remain at historically low levels. The average interest rate of credit facilities outstanding at the end of September 2012 was circa 3.1%, which compares with 2.7% at the end of the 9M11.
  • EBT reached 116 M€, down by 8% against the 9M11, with the higher depreciation and net financial expenses partially compensated by the improved consolidated EBITDA generation and the 5% growth of Sonae Sierra's direct results contribution.
  • Indirect results reflects Sonae's share (50%) in Sonae Sierra's non-cash indirect results, the evolution of which was described in Section 5 of this report.
  • Basically as a consequence of no capital gains being registered in this period and the impact of Sonae Sierra's indirect results, total net income was down, against the comparable period in 2011, by 14%, to 92 M€ in the 9M12, of which the amount attributable to the Group was 64 M€.

7 INVESTED CAPITAL

Capex Million euros 9M11PF 9M12 Sonae 210 177 4% Sonae MC 54 35 1% Sonae SR 60 18 2% Sonae RP 8 10 11% Sonaecom 82 111 18% Investm ent m anagem ent 6 1 1% Elim inations & adjustm ents 0 2 - Recurrent EBITDA - CAPEX 208 260 - % of Turnover

Net invested capital

Million euros
9M11PF FY11PF 9M12
Invested capital 3,901 3,663 3,723
Technical investm
ent
3,119 3,253 3,163
Financial investm
ent
548 541 509
Goodwill 669 660 666
W
orking capital
-434 -791 -615

(1) includes the value of partnerships accounted as financial investments

During the first nine months of 2012 Sonae carried out a total investment of 177 M€, significantly below the figure registered during the same period in 2011. This reduction is mostly justified by the lower degree of international expansion carried out by Sonae SR during the current year, determined by the outlook for the Spanish market and by the consolidation of the strong investments made over the last 3 years. The reductions in the retail businesses have more than compensated the higher level of CAPEX at Sonaecom, as further explained below.

The investment carried out in the 9M12 was essentially distributed amongst the following projects:

  • Selective opening of new retail stores in Portugal, including 1 Continente Modelo, 4 Continente Bom Dia and 2 Worten stores;
  • Consolidation of Sonae SR's own store network in the international markets. As at the end of September 2012, Sonae SR's formats had a total of 137 stores outside of Portugal, including 14 under franchising agreements. The lower rate of store openings by Sonae SR's formats is clearly evidenced by the 42 M€ y.o.y. reduction on its CAPEX;
  • Programmed remodelling of a number of retail units so as to ensure they remain as a reference in their respective catchment areas;
  • Strengthening of the coverage and capacity of the Optimus´ mobile network. After securing the ideal combination of LTE spectrum bands, Optimus is now well advanced on the 4G network deployment, making significant progress towards reaching the target of 80% population coverage by the end of 2012;
  • Also at Sonaecom, the acquisition by WeDo Technologies of Connectiv Solutions Inc, an US software company, an investment of 10 M€ made during the 2Q12, thus reinforcing WeDo's position in the global business assurance telecom market.

The increasing cash flow generation of Sonae's businesses continues to be evidenced by the 52 M€ growth at the level (recurrent EBITDA – Capex) registered in the 9M12, when compared to last year.

On 30th Sep 2012, Sonae´s overall net invested capital reached 3,723 M€, of which circa 57% is invested in the retail businesses, corresponding to Sonae RP an overall asset portfolio with a book value of 1,343 M€. mostly comprised of stores operated by Sonae MC and Sonae SR. Sonaecom´s contribution to the previously referred invested capital reached 941 M€, 116 M€ above the same period last year, essentially as a result of the investments carried out in the 4G network and spectrum acquisition.

8 CAPITAL STRUCTURE

Net debt
Million euros
9M11PF 9M12 Var
Net financial debt 2,192 2,014 -178
Retail units 1,259 982 -277
Sonaecom 324 371 47
Investm
ent m
anagem
ent
21 27 7
Holding & other 589 635 46
Shareholder loans 36 33 -4
Capital Structure
Loan-to-value (%) - Holding
9M10 9M11 9M12
15% 17% 19%

At the end of the 9M12, Sonae´s financial net debt amounted to 2,014 M€, a 178 M€ decrease from the same period in 2011, despite the impact resulting from the initial payment (83 M€), made in the beginning of 2012, relative to the acquisition of the LTE spectrum by Sonaecom and the continuation of Sonae's dividend policy. In cumulative terms, in the last 3 years, the total reduction in net financial debt reached 424 M€, a particularly remarkable achievement when considering the strong investments in international growth carried out by the company during this period.

At the end of September 2012, consolidated net debt represented 55% of the total capital employed, 2 p.p. below the level registered at the end of the 9M11. In terms of allocation per business, the following is worth highlighting:

  • The retail units net debt totalled 982 M€ at the end of the 9M12, 277 M€ below the same period in 2011, exclusively as a result of the business´ strong capacity to generate cash-flow as no sale & leaseback of retail real estate assets were completed between the two periods. This reduction in net debt has allowed for an improvement of the Net Debt to recurring EBITDA ratio, from 3.6x at the end of the 9M11 to 2.8x at the end of September 2012.
  • Sonaecom´s net debt increased by 47 M€, compared to the same period in 2011, to 371 M€ at the end of 9M12, as a result of the initial payment foreseen under LTE spectrum acquisition (83 M€) and the circa 25 M€ dividends distribution made in the 2Q12. The Net Debt to recurrent EBITDA ratio slightly increased, from 1.4x to 1.5x at the end of the 9M12, with the previously explained higher net debt level more than offsetting the positive EBITDA performance
  • The holding net debt increased circa 46 M€, to 635 M€ at the end of September 2012, mostly driven by the impact of the dividend payment made in the 2012 (66 M€). It should be noted that, in terms of quarterly evolution, the holding net debt registered a reduction of approximately 30 M€ against the end of the 2Q12. The "loan-to-value" ratio of the holding thus remains at conservative levels, having reached 19% at the end of the 9M12.

9 CORPORATE INFORMATION

Main corporate events 3Q12

On July 23, Sonae announced the final results of the placement of € 200 million "Obrigações Continente", a bond issued by Sonae SGPS, S.A. and made available through a public subscription offer to retail investors. These bonds have a maturity of 3 years and carry a gross annual coupon of 7%. The subscription period lasted from 2 to 20 July 2012 and, taking into account the success of the placement, with total demand reaching more than 4x the initial target amount of € 100 million.

On July 31, Sonae announced that it had completed, directly and through its subsidiaries, additional medium and long term financing transactions, in the total amount of €370 million, of which €200 million correspond to the a retail bond issue and €75 million to a long term financing signed with an international bank, that becomes part of the group of banks that support its activities. These operations, together with the facilities previously negotiated in 2012, enabled Sonae to complete the refinancing program of its medium and long-term credit facilities maturing until the end of 2013, as well as to partially ensure the refinancing of debt maturities in 2014.

On August 21, Sonae MC was awarded an international certification for its private label management system. This certification, provided by SGS ICS – International Certification Services, included all "Continente" branded products and acknowledged the quality of the own brand development programme, as well as the monitoring of suppliers and products after their introduction in the market.

On August 23, Sonae SR announced the signature of an agreement for the expansion of its international presence in the Caucasus region. This expansion plan foresees the entry of the "Zippy" format in Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia and will be done via a "capital light" approach trough the widening of the scope of the existing franchising agreement signed with the Fawaz Alhokair Group for the Middle East region.

Subsequent events

On October 15, Sonae SR has further strengthened its international presence with the opening of its first store in Latin America. This first step towards establishing the international presence in the region took place with the opening of a "Zippy" store in the Dominican Republic, under a franchising agreement with the Phoenix Group. The expansion plan for Latin America envisages the opening of another 25 Zippy stores through until 2016.

On October 4, Sonae Sierra Brasil ("SSB"), a Sonae Sierra subsidiary, announced the acquisition of an additional stake of 9.5% in the "Franca Shopping" for a consideration of R\$9 million (bringing its total stake in that asset to 76.9%). Subsequently, on November 5, the company announced the agreement for the sale of its ownership interests in 3 shopping centres - 51% in "Shopping Penha", 30% in "Tivoli Shopping" and 10.4% in "Pátio Brasil Shopping" - for a total of R\$212.9 million (approximately €81 million). These transactions were fully aligned with SSB's strategy of focusing on the control of dominant shopping centres in the region and recycling capital from mature, non-controlled assets to other projects with development potential.

With these transactions, Sonae Sierra currently has a portfolio of 8 shopping centres in Brazil, which represent a total of approximately 321.7 thousand m² of GLA, and has 2 new projects under construction, with a combined GLA of circa 125.9 thousand m2.

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10 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Methodological notes

The consolidated financial information contained in this report was prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), as adopted by the European Union. The financial information regarding quarterly and semiannual figures was not subject to audit procedures.

The norm IFRS 11 - Joint Arrangements alters the accounting method of joint-controlled investments, namely eliminating the possibility of proportional consolidation of entities that fall under the concept of joint-ventures, as is the case of Sonae Sierra and Geostar. Under these terms, Sonae has decided, as already possible under the current norms, anticipating the likely requirement for this change to be implemented for annual reporting periods beginning on 1 January 2013 and in order to facilitate a future comparison of its financial reporting, to start reporting Sonae Sierra and Geostar according the Equity Method (the only possible method according to this new norm) from 1 January 2012.

During the 1Q12, in line with best practice in the telecoms sector, Sonaecom changed its accounting criteria for costs related to customers' loyalty contracts. Until then, these costs were recorded as an expense in the year they occurred. From 1 January 2012, the costs incurred for customers' loyalty contracts are capitalised and amortised over the period of their respective contracts, as it was possible to apply a reliable cost allocation to the respective contracts, thus fulfilling the criteria for capitalisation required under IAS 38.

Accordingly, the 2011 results of Sonae were restated to reflect these accounting changes.

CAPEX Investments in tangible and intangible assets and
investments in acquisitions; Gross CAPEX, not including
cash inflows from the sale of assets
Direct income Results excluding contributions to indirect income
EBITDA Turnover + other revenues - impairment reversal - negative
goodwill - operating costs (based on direct net income) -
provisions for warranties extensions + gain/losses from sales
of companies
EBITDA margin EBITDA / Turnover
Eliminations & others Intra-groups + consolidation adjustments + contributions
from other companies not included in the identified segments
EOP End of period
Free Cash Flow (FCF) EBITDA - operating CAPEX - change in working capital -
financial investments - financial results - income taxes
Financial net debt Total net debt excluding shareholders loans
GLAs Gross Leasable Area: equivalent to the total area available
to be rented in the shopping centres
Indirect income Sonae Sierra's results, net of taxes, arising from: (i)
investment property valuations; (ii) capital gains (losses) on
the sale of financial investments, joint ventures or
associates; (iii) impairment losses (including goodwill) and;
(iv) provision for assets at risk; The data used for the
analysis of indirect income was computed based on the
proportional method for all companies owned by Sonae
Sierra

Glossary

Net Invested capital Total net debt + total shareholder funds
Investment properties Shopping centres in operation owned by Sonae Sierra
Liquidity Cash & equivalents + current investments
Like for Like sales ("LfL") Sales made by stores that operated in both periods under
the same conditions. Excludes stores opened, closed or
which suffered major upgrade works in one of the periods
Loan to value Holding Holding Net debt/ Investment Portfolio Gross Asset Value;
gross asset value based on Market multiples, real estate
NAV and market capitalization for listed companies
Loan to value Shopping Centres Net debt / (investment properties + properties under
development)
LTE "Long Term Evolution" is a standard for wireless
communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and
data terminals developed by the Third Generation
Partnership Project, an industry trade group. LTE provides
significantly increased capacity and speed for wireless
broadband, using new modulation techniques.
Net asset value (NAV) Open market value attributable to Sonae Sierra - net debt -
minorities + deferred tax liabilities
Net Debt Bonds + bank loans + other loans + financial leases +
shareholder loans - cash, bank deposits, current investments
and other long term financial applications
Other income Share of results of associated undertakings + dividends
Other loans Bonds, leasing and derivatives
Open market value (OMV) Fair value of properties in operation and under development
(100%), provided by an independent entity
RoIC (Return on invested capital) EBIT(12 months) /Net invested capital
ROE (Return on equity) Total net income n (equity holders)/
Shareholders' Funds n-1 (equity holders)
Recurrent EBITDA EBITDA excluding non-recurrent items, namely gains in
sales of investments and other movements that distort
comparability
Technical investment Tangible assets + intangible assets + other fixed assets -
depreciations and amortizations
Value created on investment and development
properties (VCIDP)
Increase (decrease) in the valuation of shopping centres in
operation and under development; shopping centres under
development are only included if a high degree of certainty
concerning their conclusion and opening exists.

Consolidated Income Statement

Consolidated profit and loss account

Million euros
9M11PF 9M12 Var 3Q11PF 3Q12 Var
Turnover 4.023 3.935 -2,2% 1.420 1.404 -1,1%
Recurrent EBITDA (1) 418 436 4,3% 166 167 0,5%
Recurrent EBITDA m
argin
10,4% 11,1% 0,7 p.p 11,7% 11,9% 0,2 p.p
EBITDA 429 431 0,7% 164 165 0,8%
EBITDA m
argin
10,7% 11,0% 0,3 p.p 11,5% 11,8% 0,2 p.p
Depreciations & am
ortizations (2)
-263 -271 -2,9% -88 -91 -3,4%
EBIT 166 161 -3,0% 76 74 -2,4%
Net financial Activity -60 -69 -16,7% -19 -25 -27,9%
s (3)
Other item
-2 2 - 0 1 157,2%
Shopping centers direct results 22 23 4,8% 8 7 -6,4%
EBT 126 116 -7,8% 64 57 -10,9%
Taxes -10 -9 12,4% -3 -1 65,0%
Direct results 115 107 -7,4% 61 56 -7,9%
Indirect results (4) -8 -15 -75,6% -1 0 60,3%
Net incom
e
107 92 -13,8% 60 56 -7,2%
… Group share 84 64 -23,7% 49 45 -8,9%
… Minority interests 23 28 22,1% 11 11 0,0%
(1) EBITDA excluiding extraordinary items; (2) Includes provisions, impairments, reversion o
f impairments and negative goodwill; (3) Share o
f results o
f associated
undertakings + dividends; (4) Statutory figures. For management purposes, Sonae uses the decomposition o
f the Indirect Result according to the notes to the consolidated
financial statements.

Consolidated Balance Sheet

Balance sheet
Million euros
9M11PF 9M12 Var FY11PF Var
TOTAL ASSETS 6.045 5.968 -1,3% 6.317 -5,5%
Non current assets 4.627 4.641 0,3% 4.747 -2,2%
Tangible and intangible assets 3.118 3.163 1,4% 3.252 -2,8%
Goodwill 669 666 -0,5% 660 0,9%
Other investm
ents
582 543 -6,7% 575 -5,6%
Deferred tax assets 220 226 2,9% 222 2,1%
Others 39 44 13,2% 38 14,8%
Current assets 1.417 1.327 -6,4% 1.570 -15,5%
Stocks 648 537 -17,2% 651 -17,5%
Trade debtors 157 147 -6,3% 175 -16,1%
Liquidity 233 304 30,6% 426 -28,7%
Others (2) - 380 €
- 340 -10,6% - 318
- 6,8%
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 1.673 1.676 0,2% 1.700 -1,4%
Equity holders 1.338 1.333 -0,4% 1.364 -2,2%
Attributable to m
inority interests
335 343 2,2% 337 1,8%
LIABILITIES 4.371 4.292 -1,8% 4.616 -7,0%
Non-current liabilities 2.175 2.228 2,4% 2.164 3,0%
Bank loans 465 530 14,0% 401 32,0%
Other loans 1.384 1.325 -4,3% 1.389 -4,6%
Deferred tax liabilities 130 133 2,3% 134 -0,7%
Provisions 70 97 38,9% 91 6,1%
Others 126 143 13,2% 148 -3,2%
Current liabilities 2.196 2.065 -6,0% 2.453 -15,8%
Bank loans 239 220 -8,1% 227 -3,2%
Other loans 370 277 -25,0% 373 -25,6%
Trade creditors 1.056 1.046 -1,0% 1.245 -16,0%
Others 531 522 -1,6% 609 -14,2%
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS + LIABILITIES 6.045 5.968 -1,3% 6.317 -5,5%

(1)Includes assets available for sale.

The Board of Directors

Belmiro Mendes de Azevedo

Álvaro Carmona e Costa Portela

Álvaro Cuervo Garcia

Bernd Bothe

Christine Cross

Michel Marie Bon

José Neves Adelino

Duarte Paulo Teixeira de Azevedo

Ângelo Gabriel Ribeirinho dos Santos Paupério

Nuno Manuel Moniz Trigoso Jordão

Condensed consolidated financial statements

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2012 AND 2011 AND AT 31 DECEMBER 2011

(Translation of condensed consolidated financial statements originally issued in Portuguese.

In case of discrepancy the Portuguese version prevails.)

(Amounts expressed in euro)

ASSETS Notes 30 September 2012 30 September 2011
Restated
31 December 2011
Restated
01 January 2011
Restated
NON-CURRENT ASSETS:
Tangible assets 8 2,601,235,895 2,664,046,101 2,672,406,896 2,715,382,100
Intangible assets 9 561,408,464 453,858,851 579,781,789 474,815,909
Goodwill 10 665,564,627 668,998,910 659,813,493 671,030,521
Investments in associates 5 505,778,026 541,417,512 534,134,089 575,397,829
Other investments 6 and 11 37,086,592 40,514,484 40,940,837 43,298,704
Deferred tax assets 14 226,467,961 220,024,548 221,875,249 207,284,904
Other non-current assets 12 43,630,165 38,558,045 37,992,014 40,758,287
Total Non-Current Assets 4,641,171,730 4,627,418,451 4,746,944,367 4,727,968,254
CURRENT ASSETS:
Inventories 536,642,910 647,899,457 650,705,703 682,067,028
Trade accounts receivable and other current assets 13 485,786,019 535,857,880 492,361,631 480,379,388
Investments 11 1,464,062 5,478,059 5,861,218 15,653,114
Cash and cash equivalents 15 302,505,012 227,281,713 420,169,386 219,624,321
Total Current Assets 1,326,398,003 1,416,517,109 1,569,097,938 1,397,723,851
Assets available for sale 720,338 720,338 720,338 9,500,686
TOTAL ASSETS 5,968,290,071 6,044,655,898 6,316,762,643 6,135,192,791
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
EQUITY:
Share capital 16 2,000,000,000 2,000,000,000 2,000,000,000 2,000,000,000
Own shares (132,052,137) (131,895,330) (131,895,330) (135,679,489)
Reserves and retained earnings (598,985,999) (614,208,892) (608,460,883) (687,567,900)
Profit/(Loss) for the period attributable to the equity holders of the Parent Company 64,117,222 84,061,969 103,944,076 167,940,582
Equity attributable to the equity holders of the Parent Company 1,333,079,086 1,337,957,747 1,363,587,863 1,344,693,193
Equity attributable to non-controlling interests 17 342,744,927 335,222,073 336,803,275 318,520,043
TOTAL EQUITY 1,675,824,013 1,673,179,820 1,700,391,138 1,663,213,236
LIABILITIES:
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Loans 18 1,854,909,021 1,849,378,206 1,790,735,595 2,051,850,035
Other non-current liabilities 20 142,915,708 126,270,315 147,564,117 165,953,103
Deferred tax liabilities 14 133,237,868 130,261,491 134,191,549 122,336,903
Provisions 23 96,560,537 69,501,138 91,036,377 62,636,516
Total Non-Current Liabilities 2,227,623,134 2,175,411,150 2,163,527,638 2,402,776,557
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Loans 18 497,134,407 609,078,653 599,709,871 201,410,534
Trade creditors and other current liabilities 22 1,565,238,075 1,584,719,508 1,850,867,229 1,866,194,409
Provisions 23 2,470,442 2,266,767 2,266,767 1,598,055
Total Current Liabilities 2,064,842,924 2,196,064,928 2,452,843,867 2,069,202,998
TOTAL LIABILITIES 4,292,466,058 4,371,476,078 4,616,371,505 4,471,979,555
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 5,968,290,071 6,044,655,898 6,316,762,643 6,135,192,791

The accompanying notes are part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2012 AND 2011

(Translation of condensed consolidated financial statements originally issued in Portuguese. In case of discrepancy the Portuguese version prevails.)

(Amounts expressed in euro)

Notes rd Quarter 2012 3
3
rd Quarter 2011
Restated
30 September 2012 30 September 2011
Restated
Sales 1,195,394,525 1,199,360,437 3,318,090,770 3,373,204,086
Services rendered 208,758,192 220,869,192 616,933,517 649,953,817
Investment income 99,002 (60,891) 1,904,954 92,872
Financial income 3,071,796 5,023,272 9,159,751 11,301,892
Other income 91,310,482 91,957,396 315,910,107 352,531,647
Cost of goods sold and materials consumed (928,874,358) (915,582,890) (2,601,415,731) (2,641,897,258)
Changes in stocks of finished goods and work in progress (342,350) 31,655 (553,945) 397,922
External supplies and services (235,508,135) (248,612,267) (702,654,726) (740,459,007)
Staff costs (157,830,904) (162,431,517) (485,915,881) (506,931,875)
Depreciation and amortisation 8 and 9 (81,919,843) (82,574,133) (243,647,458) (245,620,087)
Provisions and impairment losses (7,240,542) (8,858,244) (22,721,935) (25,616,530)
Financial expense (27,971,854) (24,495,222) (78,627,420) (70,822,586)
Other expenses (9,774,267) (18,338,658) (35,004,528) (49,886,495)
Share of results of associated undertakings 5 7,997,701 7,464,709 9,994,546 11,324,689
Profit/(Loss) before taxation 57,169,445 63,752,839 101,452,021 117,573,087
Taxation 26 (1,189,552) (3,399,927) (9,140,081) (10,428,899)
Profit/(Loss) after taxation 55,979,893 60,352,912 92,311,940 107,144,188
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the Parent Company 44,605,642 48,981,633 64,117,222 84,061,969
Non-controlling interests 17 11,374,251 11,371,279 28,194,718 23,082,219
Profit/(Loss) per share
Basic 27 0.023818 0.026149 0.034236 0.044877
Diluted 27 0.023726 0.026021 0.034120 0.044678

The accompanying notes are part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE PERIODS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2012 AND 2011

(Translation of condensed consolidated financial statements originally issued in Portuguese.

In case of discrepancy the Portuguese version prevails.)

(Amounts expressed in euro)

rd Quarter 2012
3
rd Quarter 2011
3
Restated
30 September 2012 30 September 2011
Restated
Net Profit / (Loss) for the period 55,979,893 60,352,912 92,311,940 107,144,188
Exchange differences arising on translation of foreign operations (277,247) (2,566,032) (1,989,763) (3,051,316)
Participation in other comprehensive income (net of tax) related to
associated companies included in consolidation by the equity method
(6,219,365) (22,503,319) (28,736,908) (34,389,753)
Changes on fair value of available-for-sale financial assets - (996,000) (2,505,654) (2,656,000)
Changes in hedge and fair value reserves (1,550,791) 898,243 (2,769,649) 6,664,757
Deferred tax related to changes in fair values reserves 379,104 (1,032,314) 908,995 (1,325,838)
Other comprehensive income for the period (7,668,298) (26,199,422) (35,092,979) (34,758,150)
Total comprehensive income for the period 48,311,595 34,153,490 57,218,961 72,386,038
Attributable to:
Equity holders of parent company 37,471,741 25,535,933 30,425,935 50,956,245
Non controlling interests 10,839,854 8,617,557 26,793,026 21,429,793

The accompanying notes are part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

FOR THE PERIODS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2012 AND 2011

(Translation of condensed consolidated financial statements originally issued in Portuguese.

In case of discrepancy the Portuguese version prevails.) (Amounts expressed in euro)

Attributable to Equity Holders of Parent Company
Reserves and Retained Earnings
Share
Capital
Own
Shares
Legal
Reserve
Currency
Translation
Reserve
Hedging
Reserve
Investments
Fair Value
Reserve
Other
Reserves and
Retained
Total Net
Profit/(Loss)
Total Non controlling
Interests
(Note 17)
Total
Equity
Balance as at 1 January 2011 - restated 2,000,000,000 (135,679,489) 167,816,034 8,783,221 4,829,654 Earnings
(9,770,493) (859,226,316)
(687,567,900) 167,940,582 1,344,693,193 318,520,043 1,663,213,236
Total compreensive income for the period - - - (907,441) (2,656,000) 5,255,900 (34,798,183) (33,105,724) 84,061,969 50,956,245 21,429,793 72,386,038
Appropriation of profit of 2010:
Transfer to legal reserves and retained earnings - - 19,321,614 - - - 148,618,968 167,940,582 (167,940,582) - - -
Dividends distributed - - - - - - (66,200,000) (66,200,000) - (66,200,000) (8,286,039) (74,486,039)
Disposal of own shares/ attribution to employees - 3,784,159 - - - - 4,379,315 4,379,315 - 8,163,474 492,392 8,655,866
Partial disposal or aquisitions of affiliated companies - - - - - - 53,071 53,071 - 53,071 2,874,451 2,927,522
Aquisitions of affiliated companies - - - - - - - - - - 253,523 253,523
Others - - - - - - 291,764 291,764 - 291,764 (62,090) 229,674
Balance as at 30 September 2011 - restated 2,000,000,000 (131,895,330) 187,137,648 7,875,780 2,173,654 (4,514,593) (806,881,381) (614,208,892) 84,061,969 1,337,957,747 335,222,073 1,673,179,820
Balance as at 1 January 2012 - restated 2,000,000,000 (131,895,330) 187,137,648 6,935,942 2,505,654 (3,434,957) (801,605,170) (608,460,883) 103,944,076 1,363,587,863 336,803,275 1,700,391,138
Total compreensive income for the period - - - (1,104,280) (2,505,654) (1,788,287) (28,293,066) (33,691,287) 64,117,222 30,425,935 26,793,026 57,218,961
Appropriation of profit of 2011:
Transfer to legal reserves and retained earnings - - - - - - 103,944,076 103,944,076 (103,944,076) - - -
Dividends distributed - - - - - - (61,989,385) (61,989,385) - (61,989,385) (11,376,626) (73,366,011)
Income distribution - - - - - - - - - - (5,924,953) (5,924,953)
Aquisition and disposal of own shares/ attribution to employees - (156,807) - - - - (971,676) (971,676) - (1,128,483) (469,841) (1,598,324)
Partial disposal or aquisitions of affiliated companies - - - - - - 2,860,990 2,860,990 - 2,860,990 (2,860,990) -
Others - - - - - - (677,834) (677,834) - (677,834) (218,964) (896,798)
Balance as at 30 September 2012 2,000,000,000 (132,052,137) 187,137,648 5,831,662 - (5,223,244) (786,732,065) (598,985,999) 64,117,222 1,333,079,086 342,744,927 1,675,824,013

The accompanying notes are part of these condensed consolidated financial statements. The Board of Directors

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2012 AND 2011

(Translation of condensed consolidated financial statements originally issued in Portuguese.

In case of discrepancy the Portuguese version prevails.)

(Amounts expressed in euro)

Notes rd Quarter 2012
3
rd Quarter 2011
3
Restated
30 September 2012 30 September 2011
Restated
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net cash flow from operating activities (1) 237,763,631 155,730,225 329,375,177 111,017,117
INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES
Cash receipts arising from:
Investments 471,150 652,466 5,329,402 11,856,817
Tangible and intangible assets 4,659,955 468,184 10,563,460 73,790,849
Others 24,372,965 140,384 48,043,927 18,168,329
29,504,070 846,947 63,936,789 103,815,995
Cash payments arising from:
Investments (3,690,074) (3,883,286) (15,997,600) (14,202,884)
Tangible and intangible assets (51,650,777) (59,682,044) (257,425,591) (235,931,002)
Others (6,959,494) (27,124,882) (24,667,261) (30,620,371)
(62,300,345) (90,690,212) (298,090,452) (280,754,257)
Net cash used in investment activities (2) (32,796,275) (89,843,265) (234,153,663) (176,938,262)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash receipts arising from:
Loans obtained 1,063,569,479 1,722,990,612 4,235,372,973 2,967,158,570
Capital increases, shareholder's loans and share premiums - - 580,875 -
Sale of own shares - - 2,189,569 -
Others - - - 1,470,000
1,063,569,479 1,722,990,612 4,238,143,417 2,968,628,570
Cash payments arising from: 0
Loans obtained (1,136,926,503) (1,715,057,176) (4,303,537,758) (2,758,115,038)
Interest and similar charges (28,527,670) (28,275,536) (76,811,482) (67,695,834)
Dividends (6,436,579) - (85,757,266) (74,594,979)
Purchase of own shares - - (2,612,424) -
Others (2,059,173) (1,063,743) (4,629,931) (4,189,457)
(1,173,949,925) (1,744,396,455) (4,473,348,861) (2,904,595,308)
Net cash used in financing activities (3) (110,380,446) (21,405,843) (235,205,444) 64,033,262
0 0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (4) = (1) + (2) + (3) 94,586,910 44,481,117 (139,983,930) (1,887,883)
Effect of foreign exchange rate (178,703) (697,163) 11,094 (590,190)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 15 180,696,479 166,195,466 415,457,116 212,671,439
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 15 275,462,092 211,373,746 275,462,092 211,373,746

The accompanying notes are part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL

STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED

30 SEPTEMBER 2012

(Amounts expressed in euro)

(Translation of condensed consolidated financial statements originally issued in Portuguese.

In case of discrepancies the Portuguese version prevails.)

1 INTRODUCTION

SONAE, SGPS, SA ("Sonae Holding"), has its head office at Lugar do Espido, Via Norte, Apartado 1011, 4471- 909 Maia, Portugal, and is the parent company of a group of companies, as detailed in Notes 4 to 6 ("Sonae"). Sonae`s operations and operating segments are described in Note 29.

2 PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements for the period ended as at 31 December 2011, except for the change mentioned in Note 3.

2.1. Basis of preparation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as adopted by the European Union, issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB"), and interpretations issued by the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee ("IFRIC") or by the previous Standing Interpretations Committee ("SIC"), as adopted by the European Union as at the consolidated financial statements issuance date.

Interim financial statements are presented quarterly, in accordance with IAS 34 – "Interim Financial Reporting".

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared from the books and accounting records of the Company, subsidiaries and joint ventures, adjusted in the consolidation process, on a going concern basis and under the historical cost convention, except for some financial instruments which are stated at fair value.

New accounting standards and their impact on the consolidated financial statements:

Until the date of approval of these financial statements there are no standards, interpretations, amendments and revisions that were approved (endorsed) by the European Union and whose application is mandatory in financial years beginning on or after January 1st, 2012 or whose application is mandatory in future financial years, and that were adopted for the first time in the period ended at 30 September 2012.

The following standards, interpretations, amendments and revisions have been at the date of approval of these financial statements, approved (endorsed) by the European Union, whose application is mandatory only in future financial years:

Effective date(for
financial years
beginning on/after)
IAS1 - Amendments (Presentation of items of Other Comprehensive Income) 01-07-2012
IAS 19 - Amendments (Employee Benefits) 01-01-2013

3 CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES

During the period the Group changed the following accounting policies:

3.1 Change in consolidation method for jointly controlled subsidiaries from proportion to equity

IFRS 11 - Joint Arrangements, has been issued by the IASB but not yet approved ("endorsed") by the European Union. From the adoption of this standard it is estimated a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements, namely because the proportionate consolidation method will be abolished for jointly controlled entities, which will produce a significant impact on the Group's Shopping Centers Segment.

During the period ended at 30 September 2012, in order to anticipate a probable endorsement of this standard and to facilitate the future comparison with the financial statements of the Company, Sonae decided, from 1 January 2012 onwards, to start reporting all jointly controlled entities in accordance with the equity method.

3.2 Capitalization of the costs related with customers' loyalty contracts

Additionally, during the period ended at 30 September 2012, the Group, aligned with the best practices in the telecommunications sector, changed its accounting criteria for costs related to customers' loyalty contracts. To date, these were recorded as an expense in the year they occurred. From 1 January 2012 onwards, the costs incurred for customers' loyalty contracts, which include indemnity clauses for early termination, are capitalised as "Intangible Assets" and amortised over the period of the contracts. This is because it is now possible to apply a reliable cost allocation to the respective contracts, as well as the income per customer of each contract, so fulfilling the criteria for capitalisation required by IAS 38. When a contract is terminated the

net value of intangible assets associated with this contract is immediately recognized as an expense in the income statement.

This accounting policy allows to present in a more reliable and relevant manner the financial performance and position exhibited in the financial statements, as it enables the alignment of costs associated with customer loyalties' contracts with the income generated. In addition, and in accordance with the relevant periodicity, impairment tests are made to the intangible assets in order to ensure that the current value of revenues estimated for each customer loyalties' contracts is higher than the cost capitalized on that contract.

All other accounting policies adopted are consistent with those followed in the preparation of annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2011.

In accordance with IAS 8 - Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors, these changes in the Group's accounting policies were applied retrospectively. Therefore changes were made in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as at 1 January 2011, 30 September 2011 and 31 December 2011 and the Consolidated Income Statement for the period ended at 30 September 2011. The effects of these changes can be detailed as follows:

Statement of financial position at January 1, 2011

Before change Capitalization of
cost costumer
loyalty
Change in
consolidation
method from
PROP to EQM
Restated
Total assets 7,551,813,932 18,009,890 (1,434,631,031) 6,135,192,791
Non-current assets 6,045,726,131 18,009,890 (1,335,767,767) 4,727,968,254
Investments 113,499,526 - 505,197,007 618,696,533
Goodwill 740,738,759 - (69,708,238) 671,030,521
Investment Property 1,733,205,596 - (1,733,205,596) -
Other non-current assets 3,458,282,250 18,009,890 (38,050,940) 3,438,241,200
Current assets 1,506,087,801 - (98,863,264) 1,407,224,537
Equity 1,861,562,138 13,237,269 (211,586,171) 1,663,213,236
Attributable to shareholders 1,337,473,198 7,135,338 84,657 1,344,693,193
Non-controlling interests 524,088,940 6,101,931 (211,670,828) 318,520,043
Total liabilities 5,690,251,794 4,772,621 (1,223,044,860) 4,471,979,555
Non-current liabilities 3,455,442,166 4,772,621 (1,057,438,230) 2,402,776,557
Loans 2,839,950,773 - (788,100,738) 2,051,850,035
Deferred tax liabilities 371,308,829 4,772,621 (253,744,547) 122,336,903
Other liabilities 244,182,564 - (15,592,945) 228,589,619
Current liabilities 2,234,809,628 - (165,606,630) 2,069,202,998
Loans 264,464,248 - (63,053,714) 201,410,534
Suppliers and other liabilities 1,970,345,380 - (102,552,916) 1,867,792,464
Total equity and liabilities 7,551,813,932 18,009,890 (1,434,631,031) 6,135,192,791

Statement of financial position at September 30, 2011

Before change Capitalization of
cost costumer
loyalty
Change in
consolidation
method from
PROP to EQM
Restated
Total assets 7,474,698,108 17,593,614 (1,447,635,824) 6,044,655,898
Non-current assets 5,915,316,935 17,593,614 (1,305,492,098) 4,627,418,451
Investments 109,249,072 - 472,682,924 581,931,996
Goodwill 738,102,997 - (69,104,087) 668,998,910
Investment Property 1,674,272,327 - (1,674,272,327) -
Other non-current assets 3,393,692,539 17,593,614 (34,798,608) 3,376,487,545
Current assets 1,559,381,173 - (142,143,726) 1,417,237,447
Equity 1,939,876,439 12,931,306 (279,627,925) 1,673,179,820
Attributable to shareholders 1,330,838,272 7,048,945 70,530 1,337,957,747
Non-controlling interests 609,038,167 5,882,361 (279,698,455) 335,222,073
Total liabilities 5,534,821,669 4,662,308 (1,168,007,899) 4,371,476,078
Non-current liabilities 3,176,637,159 4,662,308 (1,005,888,317) 2,175,411,150
Loans 2,587,645,272 - (738,267,066) 1,849,378,206
Deferred tax liabilities 379,572,899 4,662,308 (253,973,716) 130,261,491
Other liabilities 209,418,988 - (13,647,535) 195,771,453
Current liabilities 2,358,184,510 - (162,119,582) 2,196,064,928
Loans 677,570,854 - (68,492,201) 609,078,653
Suppliers and other liabilities 1,680,613,656 - (93,627,381) 1,586,986,275
Total equity and liabilities 7,474,698,108 17,593,614 (1,447,635,824) 6,044,655,898

Statement of financial position at December 31, 2011

Before change Capitalization of
cost costumer
loyalty
Change in
consolidation
method from
PROP to EQM
Restated
Total assets 7,740,715,012 17,692,621 (1,441,644,990) 6,316,762,643
Non-current assets 6,050,397,022 17,692,621 (1,321,145,276) 4,746,944,367
Investments 107,576,109 - 467,498,817 575,074,926
Goodwill 728,060,436 - (68,246,943) 659,813,493
Investment Property 1,679,859,268 - (1,679,859,268) -
Other non-current assets 3,534,901,209 17,692,621 (40,537,882) 3,512,055,948
Current assets 1,690,317,990 - (120,499,714) 1,569,818,276
Equity 1,964,971,050 13,004,076 (277,583,988) 1,700,391,138
Attributable to shareholders 1,356,845,014 7,088,613 (345,764) 1,363,587,863
Non-controlling interests 608,126,036 5,915,463 (277,238,224) 336,803,275
Total liabilities 5,775,743,962 4,688,545 (1,164,061,002) 4,616,371,505
Non-current liabilities 3,184,095,918 4,688,545 (1,025,256,825) 2,163,527,638
Loans 2,551,772,643 - (761,037,048) 1,790,735,595
Deferred tax liabilities 382,609,963 4,688,545 (253,106,959) 134,191,549
Other liabilities 249,713,312 - (11,112,818) 238,600,494
Current liabilities 2,591,648,044 - (138,804,177) 2,452,843,867
Loans 644,296,261 - (44,586,390) 599,709,871
Suppliers and other liabilities 1,947,351,783 - (94,217,787) 1,853,133,996
Total equity and liabilities 7,740,715,012 17,692,621 (1,441,644,990) 6,316,762,643

Income statement at September 30, 2011

Before change Capitalization of
cost costumer
loyalty
Change in
consolidation
method from
PROP to EQM
Restated
Turnover 4,171,569,898 - (148,411,995) 4,023,157,903
EBITDA 483,246,786 16,268,007 (70,925,507) 428,589,286
EBITDA margin 11.58% 0.00% 0.00% 10.65%
Provisions and imparment losses (21,908,361) - 4,708,254 (17,200,107)
Depreciation and amortisation (230,590,936) (16,684,283) 1,655,132 (245,620,087)
EBIT 230,747,489 (416,276) (64,562,121) 165,769,092
Finantial results (79,457,298) - 19,936,604 (59,520,694)
Share of results of associated undertakings (4,040,840) - 15,365,529 11,324,689
EBT 147,249,351 (416,276) (29,259,988) 117,573,087
Taxes (25,575,432) 110,313 15,036,220 (10,428,899)
Profit/(Loss) after taxation 121,673,919 (305,963) (14,223,768) 107,144,188
Atributable to the equity holders 84,113,508 (165,911) 114,372 84,061,969
Atributable to non-controlling interests 37,560,411 (140,052) (14,338,140) 23,082,219

4 GROUP COMPANIES INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Group companies included in the consolidated financial statements, their head offices and percentage of share capital held by Sonae as at 30 September 2012 and 31 December 2011 are as follows:

Percentage of capital held
30 September 2012 31 December 2011
COMPANY Head Office Direct Total Direct Total
Sonae - SGPS, S.A. Maia HOLDING HOLDING HOLDING HOLDING
Retail
Arat Inmuebles, SA a) Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Azulino Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
BB Food Service, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Bertimóvel - Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Bom Momento - Restauração, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Canasta - Empreendimentos Imobiliários, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Carnes do Continente - Indústria e Distribuição
Carnes, SA
a) Santarém 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Chão Verde - Sociedade de Gestão Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Citorres - Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Contibomba - Comércio e Distribuição de
Combustíveis, SA
a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Contimobe - Imobiliária de Castelo de Paiva, SA a) Castelo de Paiva 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Continente Hipermercados, SA a) Lisboa 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Cumulativa - Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Discovery Sports, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Edições Book.it, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Estevão Neves - Hipermercados da Madeira, SA a) Madeira 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Farmácia Selecção, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Fashion Division, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Fashion Division Canárias, SL a) Tenerife (Spain) 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Fozimo - Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Fozmassimo - Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Fundo de Investimento Imobiliário Fechado
Imosede
a) Maia 54.55% 54.55% 54.55% 54.55%
Fundo de Investimento Imobiliário Imosonae Dois a) Maia 99.94% 99.94% 99.94% 99.94%
Igimo - Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Iginha - Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Imoconti - Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Imoestrutura - Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Imomuro - Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Imoresultado - Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Imosistema - Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Infofield - Informática, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Marcas MC, zRT a) Budapest (Hungary) 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
MJLF - Empreendimentos Imobiliários, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Modalfa - Comércio e Serviços, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Modalloop - Vestuário e Calçado, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Modelo Continente Hipermercados, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Modelo Hiper Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Modelo Continente International Trade, SA a) Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Modelo.com - Vendas p/Correspond., SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Peixes do Continente - Indústria e Distribuição de
Peixes, SA
a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Pharmacontinente - Saúde e Higiene, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Pharmaconcept – Actividades em Saúde, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Predicomercial - Promoção Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Selifa - Empreendimentos Imobiliários de Fafe, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
1) SDSR – Sports Division SR, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sempre à Mão - Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sesagest - Proj.Gestão Imobiliária, SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
SIAL Participações, Ltda a) São Paulo (Brazil) 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Socijofra - Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Gondomar 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sociloures - Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Soflorin, BV a) Amsterdam(Holland) 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sonae Capital Brasil, Lda a) São Paulo (Brazil) 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sonae Center Serviços II, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sonae Investimentos, SGPS, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sonae MC – Modelo Continente SGPS, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sonae Retalho España - Servicios Generales, SA a) Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sonaegest-Soc.Gest.Fundos Investimentos, SA a) Maia 100.00% 90.00% 100.00% 90.00%
Sonaerp - Retail Properties, SA a) Porto 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sport Zone Canárias, SL a) Tenerife (Spain) 51.00% 51.00% 51.00% 51.00%
Sonae Specialized Retail, SGPS, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sondis Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sonvecap, BV a) Amsterdam
(Holland)
100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sport Zone España - Comércio de Articulos de
Deporte, SA
a) Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sport Zone spor malz.per.satis ith.ve tic.ltd.sti a) Istanbul (Turkey ) 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Têxtil do Marco, SA a) Marco de Canaveses 92.76% 92.76% 92.76% 92.76%
Tlantic Portugal - Sistemas de Informação, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Tlantic Sistemas de Informação, Ltda a) Porto Alegre (Brazil) 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Todos os Dias - Com. Ret. Expl. C. Comer., SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Valor N, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Worten - Equipamento para o Lar, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Worten España Distribución, S.L. a) Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Worten Canárias, SL a) Tenerife (Spain) 51.00% 51.00% 51.00% 51.00%
Zippy - Comércio e Distribuição, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Zippy - Comércio Y Distribución, SA a) Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Zippy cocuk malz.dag.ith.ve tic.ltd.sti a) Istanbul (Turkey) 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
ZYEvolution-Invest.Desenv., SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Arat Inmuebles, SA a) Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Azulino Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
BB Food Service, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Bertimóvel - Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Bom Momento - Restauração, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Canasta - Empreendimentos Imobiliários, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Carnes do Continente - Indústria e Distribuição a) Santarém 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Carnes, SA
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Chão Verde - Sociedade de Gestão Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Citorres - Sociedade Imobiliária, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Contibomba - Comércio e Distribuição de
Combustíveis, SA
a) Matosinhos 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Contimobe - Imobiliária de Castelo de Paiva, SA a) Castelo de Paiva 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Telecommunications
Be Artis - Concepção, Construção e Gestão de
Redes de Comunicações, SA
a) Maia 100.00% 54.98% 100.00% 54.51%
Be Towering – Gestão de Torres de
Telecomunicações, SA
a) Maia 100.00% 54.98% 100.00% 54.51%
Cape Tecnologies Limited a) Dublin (Ireland) 100.00% 54.98% 100.00% 54.51%
2) Connectiv Solutions Inc a) Delaware (USA) 100,00% 54,96% - -
Digitmarket - Sistemas de Informação, SA a) Maia 75.10% 41.29% 75.10% 40.94%
Lugares Virtuais, SA a) Maia 100.00% 54.98% 100.00% 54.51%
Magma - Operação de Titularização de Créditos c) Portugal 100.00% 54.98% 100.00% 54.51%
Mainroad – Serviços em Tecnologias de
Informação, S.A.
a) Maia 100.00% 54.98% 100.00% 54.51%
Miauger - Org. Gestão Leilões Electrónicos, SA a) Maia 100.00% 54.98% 100.00% 54.51%
Optimus - Comunicações, SA a) Maia 100.00% 54.98% 100.00% 54.54%
PCJ-Público, Comunicação e Jornalismo, SA a) Maia 100.00% 54.98% 100.00% 54.51%
Per-Mar - Sociedade de Construções, SA a) Maia 100.00% 54.98% 100.00% 54.51%
Praesidium Services Limited a) Berkshire (R.U.) 100.00% 54.98% 100.00% 54.51%
Público - Comunicação Social, SA a) Porto 100.00% 54.98% 100.00% 54.51%
Saphety Level - Trusted Services, SA a) Maia 86.99% 47.83% 86.99% 47.42%
Sonaecom BV a) Amsterdam
(Holland)
100.00% 54.98% 100.00% 54.51%
Sonae Telecom, SGPS, SA a) Maia 100.00% 54.98% 100.00% 54.51%
Sonaecom - Sistemas de Informação, SGPS, SA a) Maia 100.00% 54.98% 100.00% 54.51%
3) Sonaecom – Serviços Partilhados, SGPS, SA a) Maia 100.00% 54.98% - -
Sonaecom - Sistemas de Información España, SL a) Madrid 100.00% 54.98% 100.00% 54.51%
Sonaecom, SGPS, SA a) Maia 54.54% 54.98% 55.63% 54.51%
Sonaetelecom, BV a) Amsterdam
(Holland)
100.00% 54.98% 100.00% 54.51%
Sontária – Empreendimentos Imobiliários, SA a) Maia 100.00% 54.98% 100.00% 54.51%
Tecnológica Telecomunicações, Ltda a) Rio de Janeiro
(Brazil)
99.99% 54.92% 99.99% 54.46%
We Do Consulting - Sistemas de Informação, SA a) Maia 100.00% 54.51% 100.00% 54.51%
We Do Brasil Soluções Informáticas, Ltda a) Rio de Janeiro
(Brazil)
99.91% 54.93% 99.91% 54.46%
We Do Poland Sp.Z.o.o. a) Poznan (Polonia) 100.00% 54.98% 100.00% 54.51%
We Do Tecnologies Americas, Inc. a) Miami (EUA) 100.00% 54.98% 100.00% 54.51%
We Do Technologies Australia PTY Limited a) Australia 100.00% 54.98% 100.00% 54.51%
We Do Tecnologies BV a) Amsterdam
(Holland)
100.00% 54.98% 100.00% 54.51%
We Do Technologies Chile, SpA a) Santiago (Chile) 100.00% 54.98% 100.00% 54.51%
We Do Technologies Egypt Limited Liability
Company
a) Cairo (Egypt) 100.00% 54.98% 100.00% 54.51%
We Do Technologies Mexico S. de RL a) City of México 100.00% 54.98% 100.00% 54.51%
We Do Technologies Panamá SA a) City of Panamá 100.00% 54.98% 100.00% 54.51%
We Do Technologies Singapore PTE. LDT a) Singapore 100.00% 54.98% 100.00% 54.51%
We Do Technologies (UK) Limited a) Berkshire (R.U.) 100.00% 54.98% 100.00% 54.51%
Investment Management
ADD Avaliações Engenharia de Avaliações e
Perícias, Ltda
a) Brazil 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
ADDmakler Administração e Corretagem de
Seguros, Ltda
a) Brazil 99.98% 50.00% 99.98% 50.00%
ADDmakler Administradora, Corretora de Seguros
Partic. Ltda
a) Brazil 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Fontana Corretora de Seguros Ltda a) Brazil 99.99% 50.01% 99.99% 50.01%
Herco Consultoria de Risco e Corretora de
Seguros, Ltda
a) Brazil 100.00% 50.01% 100.00% 50.01%
HighDome PCC Limited a) Malta 100.00% 50.01% 100.00% 50.01%
Larim Corretora de Resseguros Ltda a) Brazil 99.99% 50.01% 99.99% 50.01%
Lazam/mds Correctora Ltda a) Brazil 100.00% 50.01% 100.00% 50.01%
MDS Auto - Mediação de Seguros, SA a) Porto 50.01% 25.01% 50.00% 25.01%
MDS - Corretor de Seguros, SA a) Porto 100.00% 50.01% 100.00% 50.01%
MDS, SGPS, SA a) Maia 50.01% 50.01% 50.01% 50.01%
MDS Consulting, SA a) Maia 100.00% 50.01% 100.00% 50.01%
MDS Malta Holding Limited a) Malta 100.00% 50.01% 100.00% 50.01%
Miral Administração e Corretagem de Seguros,
Ltda
a) Brasil 100.00% 50.01% 100.00% 50.01%
Mds Knowledge Centre, Unipessoal, Lda a) Lisboa 100.00% 50.01% 100.00% 50.01%
MDS Affinity-Sociedade de Mediação Lda a) Porto 100.00% 50.01% 100.00% 50.01%
Polinsur - Mediação de Seguros, Lda a) Oeiras 100.00% 50.01% 100.00% 50.01%
Modelo - Distribuição de Materiais de Construção,
SA
b) Maia 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00%
Quorum Corretora de Seguros, Ltda a) Brazil 100.00% 50.01% 100.00% 50.01%
RSI Corretora de Seguros, Ltda a) Brazil 100.00% 50.01% 100.00% 50.01%
Serenitas - Soc. Mediação Seguros, Lda a) Lisboa 100.00% 50.01% 100.00% 50.01%
Terra Nossa Corretora de Seguros, Ltda a) Brazil 100.00% 50.01% 100.00% 50.01%
Others
Libra Serviços, Lda a) Funchal 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sonae Investments, BV a) Amsterdam
(Holland)
100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sonae RE, SA a) Luxemburg 99.92% 99.92% 99.92% 99.92%
Sonaecenter Serviços, SA a) Maia 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Sontel, BV a) Amsterdam
(Holland)
100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

a) Control held by majority of voting rights;

  • b) Control held by Management control;
  • c) Control determined in accordance with SIC 12 Special purpose entities.
  • 1) Ex- Sport Zone Comércio de artigos de Desporto, SA;
  • 2) Company acquired in May 2012;
  • 3) Companies created during the period.

These companies were included in the consolidation by the full consolidation method.

5 INVESTMENTS IN JOINTLY CONTROLLED ENTITIES AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES

Investments in jointly controlled entities and associated companies, their head offices and the percentage of share capital held as at 30 September 2012 and 31 December 2011 are as follows:

Percentage of capital held
COMPANY
Retail
Sempre a Postos - Produtos Alimentares e Utilidades,
Lda
Mundo Vip - Operadores Turísticos, SA
Shopping Centres
8ª avenida Centro Comercial, SA
3DO Shopping Centre GmbH
3shoppings - Holding, SGPS, SA
Adlands BV
30 September 2012 31 December 2011
Head Office Total Direct Total Direct
Lisboa 25.00% 25.00% 25.00% 25.00%
Lisboa 33.34% 33.34% 33.34% 33.34%
Maia 100.00% 23.75% 100.00% 23.75%
1) Dusseldorf
(Germany)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Maia 100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
1) Amsterdam
(Holland)
50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
1) Aegean Park, SA Athens (Greece) 100.00% 25.00% 100.00% 25.00%
1) Airone - Shopping Centre, Srl Milan (Italy) 100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
ALBCC – Albufeirashopping – Centro Comercial, SA Maia 50.00% 11.88% 50.00% 11.88%
1) ALEXA Administration GmbH Berlin (Germany) 100.00% 25.00% 100.00% 25.00%
Alexa Asset GmbH & Co Dusseldorf
(Germany)
25.00% 2.25% 25.00% 2.25%
1) ALEXA Holding GmbH Dusseldorf
(Germany)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) ALEXA Shopping Centre GmbH Dusseldorf
(Germany)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Algarveshopping - Centro Comercial, SA Maia 100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
1) ARP Alverca Retail Park, SA Maia 50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
1) Arrábidashopping - Centro Comercial, SA Maia 50.00% 12.53% 50.00% 12.53%
1) Avenida M-40, BV Amsterdam
(Holland)
100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
1) Beralands BV Amsterdam
(Holland)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Cmpo Limpo Lda S. Paulo (Brazil) 20.00% 5.00% 20.00% 5.00%
1) Cascaishopping - Centro Comercial, SA Maia 50.00% 12.53% 50.00% 12.53%
1) Cascaishopping Holding I, SGPS, SA Maia 100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
1) CCCB Caldas da Rainha - Centro Comercial,SA Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Centro Colombo - Centro Comercial, SA Maia 100.00% 12.53% 100.00% 12.53%
1) Centro Vasco da Gama - Centro Comercial, SA Maia 50.00% 12.53% 50.00% 12.53%
1) Coimbrashopping - Centro Comercial, SA Maia 100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
1) Colombo Towers Holding, BV The Hague
(Holland)
50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
1) Craiova Mall BV Amsterdam
(Holland)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Dortmund Tower GmbH Dusseldorf
(Germany)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Dos Mares - Shopping Centre, BV Amsterdam
(Holland)
100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
1) Dos Mares - Shopping Centre, SA Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
1) El Rosal Shopping, SA Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Estação Viana - Centro Comercial, SA Viana do Castelo 100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
1) Freccia Rossa - Shopping Centre, Srl Milan (Italy) 50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
1) Fundo de Investimento Imobiliário Parque Dom Pedro
Shopping Center (FundII)
São Paulo (Brazil) 50.00% 3.99% 50.00% 3.99%
1) Fundo de Investimento Imobiliário Shopping Parque
Dom Pedro Shopping
São Paulo (Brazil) 87.61% 16.90% 87.61% 16.90%
1) Gaiashopping I - Centro Comercial, SA Maia 50.00% 12.53% 50.00% 12.53%
1) Gaiashopping II - Centro Comercial, SA Maia 100.00% 12.53% 100.00% 12.53%
1) Gli Orsi Shopping Centre 1, Srl Milan (Italy) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Guimarãeshopping - Centro Comercial, SA Maia 100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
1) Harvey Dos Iberica, SL Madrid (Spain) 50.00% 12.53% 50.00% 12.53%
1) Le Terrazze – Shopping Centre 1, Srl Milan (Italy) 50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
1) Iberian Assets, SA Madrid (Spain) 49.78% 12.48% 49.78% 12.48%
1) Inparsa - Gestão de Galeria Comerc., SA Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Ioannina Development of Shopping Centres, SA Athens (Greece) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) La Farga - Shopping Centre, SL Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 12.48% 100.00% 12.48%
1) Larissa Development of Shopping Centres, SA Athens (Greece) 100.00% 25.00% 100.00% 25.00%
LCC – Leiriashopping – Centro Comercial, SA Maia 100.00% 23.75% 100.00% 23.75%
1) Loop 5 - Shopping Centre Gmbh Dusseldorf
(Germany)
50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
Loureshopping – Centro Comercial, SA Maia 100.00% 23.75% 100.00% 23.75%
1) Luz del Tajo - Centro Comercial, SA Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
1) Luz del Tajo, BV Amsterdam
(Holland)
100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
1) Madeirashopping - Centro Comercial, SA Funchal (Madeira) 50.00% 12.53% 50.00% 12.53%
1) Maiashopping - Centro Comercial, SA Maia 100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
1) Münster Arkaden, BV Amsterdam
(Holland)
100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
1) Norte Shopping Retail and Leisure Centre, BV Amsterdam
(Holland)
50.00% 12.53% 50.00% 12.53%
1) Norteshopping - Centro Comercial, SA Maia 100.00% 12.53% 100.00% 12.53%
1) Pantheon Plaza BV Amsterdam
(Holland)
50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
1) Paracentro - Gestão de Galerias Comerciais, SA Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Park Avenue Developement of Shopping Centers, SA Athens (Greece) 100.00% 25.00% 100.00% 25.00%
1) Parque Atlântico Shopping - Centro Comercial SA Ponta Delgada
(Açores)
50.00% 12.53% 50.00% 12.53%
1) Parque D. Pedro 1, BV Sarl Luxemburg 100.00% 25.00% 100.00% 25.00%
1) Parque de Famalicão - Empreendimentos Imobiliários,
SA
Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Parque Principado, SL Madrid (Spain) 50.00% 12.53% 50.00% 12.53%
1) Pátio Boavista Shopping, Ltda São Paulo (Brazil) 100.00% 16.66% 100.00% 16.66%
1) Pátio Goiânia Shopping, Ltda São Paulo (Brazil) 100.00% 16.66% 100.00% 16.66%
1) Pátio Londrina Empreendimentos e Participações, Ltda São Paulo (Brazil) 100.00% 16.66% 100.00% 16.66%
1) Pátio Penha Shopping, Ltda São Paulo (Brazil) 100.00% 16.66% 100.00% 16.66%
1) Pátio São Bernardo Shopping Ltda São Paulo (Brazil) 100.00% 16.66% 100.00% 16.66%
1) Pátio Sertório Shopping Ltda São Paulo (Brazil) 100.00% 16.66% 100.00% 16.66%
1) Pátio Uberlândia Shopping Ltda São Paulo (Brazil) 100.00% 16.66% 100.00% 16.66%
1) Plaza Eboli - Centro Comercial, SA Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Plaza Eboli, BV Amsterdam
(Holland)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Plaza Mayor Holding, SGPS, SA Maia 100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
1) Plaza Mayor Parque de Ócio, BV Amsterdam
(Holland)
100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
1) Plaza Mayor Parque de Ócio, SA Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
1) Plaza Mayor Shopping, BV Amsterdam
(Holland)
100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
1) Plaza Mayor Shopping, SA Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
PORTCC – Portimãoshopping – Centro Comercial, SA Maia 50.00% 11.88% 50.00% 11.88%
1) Project 4, Srl Milan (Italy) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Project SC 1, BV Amsterdam 50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
(Holland)
1) Project SC 2, BV Amsterdam
(Holland)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Project Sierra 2, BV Amsterdam 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
(Holland)
1) Project Sierra 6, BV Amsterdam 50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
(Holland)
Amsterdam
1) Project Sierra 8 BV (Holland) 100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
1) Project Sierra 10 BV Amsterdam 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
(Holland)
1) Project Sierra Four SA Bucharest
(Romania)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Dusseldorf
1) Project Sierra Germany 2 (two), Shopping Centre GmbH (Germany) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Project Sierra Germany 3 (three), Shopping Centre, Dusseldorf 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
GmbH
Project Sierra Germany 4 (four), Shopping Centre,
(Germany)
Dusseldorf
1) GmbH (Germany) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Project Sierra Germany Shopping Centre 1 BV Amsterdam 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
(Holland)
1) Project Sierra Germany Shopping Centre 2 BV Amsterdam
(Holland)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Project Sierra Italy 2 - Development of Shopping Milan (Italy) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Centres, Srl
1) Project Sierra Portugal VIII - Centro Comercial, SA Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Project Sierra Spain 1, BV Amsterdam
(Holland)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Project Sierra Spain 2 - Centro Comercial, SA Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Amsterdam
1) Project Sierra Spain 2, BV (Holland) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Project Sierra Spain 3 - Centro Comercial, SA Madrid (Spain) 50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
Amsterdam
1) Project Sierra Spain 3, BV (Holland) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Project Sierra Spain 7 - Centro Comercial, SA Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Amsterdam
1) Project Sierra Spain 7, BV (Holland) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Project Sierra Two Srl Bucharest 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
(Romania)
Rio Sul – Centro Comercial, SA Lisboa 50.00% 11.88% 50.00% 11.88%
1) River Plaza BV Amsterdam 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
(Holland)
Bucharest
1) River Plaza Mall, Srl (Romania) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) S.C. Microcom Doi Srl Bucharest 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
(Romania)
1) SC Aegean, BV Amsterdam
(Holland)
50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
Amsterdam
1) SC Mediterranean Cosmos, BV (Holland) 50.00% 12.53% 50.00% 12.53%
Serra Shopping – Centro Comercial, SA Covilhã 50.00% 11.88% 50.00% 11.88%
1) Shopping Centre Colombo Holding, BV Amsterdam 50.00% 12.53% 50.00% 12.53%
(Holland)
1) Shopping Centre Parque Principado, BV Amsterdam
(Holland)
100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
Amsterdam
1) Sierra Brazil 1, BV (Holland) 100.00% 25.00% 100.00% 25.00%
1) Sierra Central, S.A.S. Santiago de 50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
Sierra Charagionis Development of Shopping Centers, Cali(Colombia)
1) SA Athens (Greece) 50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
1) Sierra Corporate Services Holland, BV Amsterdam
(Holland)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Sierra Development of Shopping Centres Greece, SA Athens (Greece) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Sierra Berlin Holding BV Amsterdam
(Holland)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Sierra Developments Holding, BV Amsterdam
(Holland)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Sierra Developments Romania SRL Bucharest
(Romania)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Sierra Developments, SGPS, SA Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Sierra Enplanta, Ltda São Paulo (Brazil) 100.00% 16.66% 100.00% 16.66%
1) Sierra European Retail Real Estate Assets Holdings, BV Amsterdam
(Holland)
50.10% 25.05% 50.10% 25.05%
1) Sierra Germany GmbH Dusseldorf
(Germany)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Sierra GP, Limited Guernsey (U.K.) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Sierra Investimentos Brasil Ltda São Paulo (Brazil) 100.00% 16.66% 100.00% 16.66%
1) Sierra Investments (Holland) 1, BV Amsterdam
(Holland)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Sierra Investments (Holland) 2, BV Amsterdam
(Holland)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Sierra Investments Holding, BV Amsterdam
(Holland)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Sierra Investments SGPS, SA Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Sierra Italy Holding, BV Amsterdam
(Holland)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Sierra Italy, Srl Milan (Italy) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Sierra Portugal, SA Lisboa 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Sierra Management, SGPS, SA Maia 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Sierra Property Management Greece, SA Athens (Greece) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Sierra Property Management, Srl Bucharest
(Romania)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Sierra Solingen Holding GmbH Dusseldorf
(Germany)
100.00% 25.00% 100.00% 25.00%
1) Sierra Spain – Shopping Centers Services, SL Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Solingen Shopping Center GmbH Dusseldorf
(Germany)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Sonae Sierra Brasil, SA São Paulo (Brazil) 66.65% 16.66% 66.65% 16.66%
1) Sonae Sierra Brazil, BV Sarl Luxemburg 50.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00%
1) Sonae Sierra, SGPS, SA Maia 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00%
1) SPF - Sierra Portugal Luxemburg 100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
SPF - Sierra Portugal Real Estate, Sarl Luxemburg 47.50% 23.75% 47.50% 23.75%
1) Torre Ocidente - Imobiliária, SA Maia 50.00% 12.50% 50.00% 12.50%
1) Unishopping Administradora, Ltda São Paulo (Brazil) 100.00% 16.66% 100.00% 16.66%
1) Unishopping Consultoria Imobiliária, Ltda São Paulo (Brazil) 99.98% 16.66% 99.98% 16.66%
1) Valecenter, Srl Milan (Italy) 100.00% 25.05% 100.00% 25.05%
1) Via Catarina - Centro Comercial, SA Maia 50.00% 12.53% 50.00% 12.53%
1) Vuelta Omega, S.L. Madrid (Spain) 100.00% 12.53% 100.00% 12.53%
1) Weiterstadt Shopping BV Amsterdam
(Holland)
100.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
1) Zubiarte Inversiones Inmobiliarias, SA Madrid (Spain) 49.83% 12.48% 49.83% 12.48%
Telecommunications
1) Unipress - Centro Gráfico, Lda Vila Nova de Gaia 50.00% 26.95% 50.00% 27.26%
SIRS – Sociedade Independente de Radiodifusão
Sonora, SA
Porto 45.00% 24.30% 45.00% 24.53%
2) Infosystems – Sociedade de
Sistemas de Informação, S.A.
Luanda (Angola) 50,00% 27,48% - -
2) SSI Angola, S.A. Luanda (Angola) 100,00% 27,48% - -
Investment Management
Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford Ltd
U.K. 25.10% 12.55% 25.10% 12.55%
1) Equador & Mendes - Agência de Viagens e Turismo, Lda Lisboa 50.00% 37.50% 50.00% 37.50%
1) Marcas do Mundo - Viagens e Turismo, Sociedade
Unipessoal, Lda
Lisboa 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00%
1) Movimentos Viagens - Viagens e Turismo, Sociedade
Unipessoal, Lda
Lisboa 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00%
1) Nova Equador Internacional, Agência de Viagens e
Turismo, Lda
Lisboa 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 37.50%
1) Puravida - Viagens e Turismo, Lda Lisboa 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00%
1) Nova Equador P.C.O. e Eventos, Sociedade Unipessoal,
Lda
Lisboa 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 37.50%
1) Raso SGPS, SA Lisboa 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00%
1) Raso - Viagens e Turismo, SA Lisboa 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00%
1) Viagens y Turismo de Geotur España, S.L. Madrid (Spain) 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00%

1) Jointly controlled entities included by the proportional method in 2011 (Note 3);

2) Company acquired in June 2012.

Jointly controlled entities and associated companies were consolidated through the equity method.

The value of investments in jointly controlled and associated companies can be analyzed as follows:

COMPANY 30 September 2012 31 December 2011
Restated
Retail
Sempre a Postos - Produtos Alimentares e Utilidades, Lda 970,608 1,006,690
Mundo Vip - Operadores Turísticos, SA 1,101,337 1,101,337
Shopping Centres
Sonae Sierra SGPS, SA (consolidated) 473,306,747 503,322,781
Telecommunications
Unipress - Centro Gráfico, Lda 294,030 661,185
SIRS - Sociedade Independente de Radiodifusão Sonora, - -
Infosystems – Sociedade de Sistemas de Informação, S.A. 120,583 -
Investment Management
Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford ltd 21,334,151 18,566,435
Raso SGPS, SA (consolidated) 8,650,570 9,475,661
Total 505,778,026 534,134,089

The aggregated values of main financial indicators of jointly controlled entities and associated companies are as follows:

Asssets Liabilities
30 September 2012 31 December 2011 30 September 2012 31 December 2011
Restated Restated
Retail 15,443,377 22,327,332 14,826,443 21,044,150
Shopping Centres 2,225,014,742 2,373,288,733 953,357,020 1,007,923,306
Telecommunications 6,359,390 7,115,708 5,005,471 6,008,405
Investment Management 464,950,624 676,395,425 475,581,069 732,213,964
Total 2,711,768,133 3,079,127,198 1,448,770,003 1,767,189,825
Income Expenses
30 September 2011 30 September 2011
30 September 2012 Restated 30 September 2012 Restated
Retail 49,884,721 55,700,502 50,813,596 55,704,442
Shopping Centres 160,228,479 198,088,328 144,745,659 163,919,149
Telecommunications 3,151,320 3,372,671 2,808,101 2,997,264
Investment Management 251,723,206 242,659,622 245,331,843 237,521,151
Total 464,987,726 499,821,123 443,699,199 460,142,006

During the periods ended as at 30 September 2012 and 2011 movements in Investments in jointly controlled entities and associated companies are made up as follows:

30 September 2012 30 September 2011 Restated
Proportion on
Goodwill
equity
Total
investment
Proportion on
equity
Goodwill Total
investment
Investments
Balance as at 1 January 358,778,934 175,355,155 534,134,089 401,118,781 174,279,048 575,397,829
Equity method
Share of result in jointly controlled entities and
associated companies
9,994,546 - 9,994,546 11,324,689 - 11,324,689
Distributed dividends (10,567,050) - (10,567,050) (12,230,783) - (12,230,783)
Effect in equity capital and non-controlling interests (27,804,602) 21,043 (27,783,559) (32,769,885) (304,338) (33,074,223)
330,401,828 175,376,198 505,778,026 367,442,802 173,974,710 541,417,512

The effect on equity results primarily from the effect of currency translation companies with a functional currency other than euro.

6 GROUP COMPANIES, JOINTLY CONTROLLED COMPANIES AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES EXCLUDED FROM CONSOLIDATION AND OTHER NON-CURRENT INVESTMENTS

Group companies, jointly controlled companies and associated companies excluded from consolidation and other non-current investments, their head offices, percentage of share capital held and book value as at 30 September 2012 and 31 December 2011 are made up as follows:

Percentage of capital held
30 September 2012 31 December 2011 Value in the statement of financial
position
COMPANY Head Office Direct Total Direct Total 30 September
2012
31 December 2011
Restated
Retail
Dispar - Distrib. de Participações, SGPS, SA Lisbon 14.28% 14.28% 14.28% 14.28% 9,976 9,976
Insco - Insular de Hipermerc., SA Ponta Delgada 10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 748,197 748,197
Telecommunications
Lusa - Agên. de Notícias de Portugal, SA Lisbon 1.38% 0.75% 1.38% 0.75% 197,344 197,344
Other investments 36,131,075 39,985,320
Total (Note 11) 37,086,592 40,940,837

As at 30 September 2012 the caption "Other investments" includes 33,716,716 euro (33,737,856 euro at 31 December 2011) for amounts deposited in an Escrow Account which are invested in investments funds with high credit rating and guarantee contractual liabilities assumed on the past sale of Brazil retail operation for which provisions have been recognized (Note 23).

Although in accordance with the deadlines contractually established, the Escrow Account should have already been released by the buyer. That didn't happen as there are some points of disagreement on the use of the Escrow Account, namely as whether or not, to retain the Escrow Account for ongoing tax additional assessments that have not yet been decided. It is the understanding of the Board of Directors, based on legal opinions of Brazilian and Portuguese lawyers, that the company is acting in accordance with the agreement and that this amount shall be entirely received, and that there are legal means that may be operated so as to compel the buyer to authorize the reimbursement of the Escrow account. There are negotiations currently under way between the two parties in order to release the above mentioned amount.

7 CHANGES IN CONSOLIDATION PERIMETER

7.1 Main acquisitions of companies over the period ended 30 September 2012 are as follows (Note 4):

Percentage of capital held
At acquisition date
COMPANY Head Office Direct Total
Telecommunications
Connectiv Solutions, Inc. Delaware (USA) 100.00% 54.98%

Acquisitions mentioned above had the following impact on the consolidated financial statements for the period ended as at 30 September 2012:

Telecommunications
At acquisition date 30 September 2012
Acquired net assets
Tangible assets (Note 8) 625,785 691,053
Other assets 1,271,938 1,401,845
Cash and cash equivalents 315,304 677,078
Loans (184,608) (129,057)
Other liabilities (1,144,459) (993,600)
883,960 1,647,319
Goodwill (Note 10) 8,535,782
Acquisition price 9,419,742
Payments made 6,441,678
Accounts Payable 2,978,064
9,419,742
Net cash outflow arising from acquisition
Cash consideration paid 6,441,678
Cash and cash equivalents acquired (315,304)
6,126,374

Following the acquisition of Connectiv Solutions, the company has made a preliminary assessment of the fair value of acquired assets and assumed liabilities, so the allocation of the purchase price is still subject to change until completion of the period of one year from the date of the acquisition (in accordance with IFRS 3, business combinations).

Nevertheless, the company does not expect significant changes in its financial position as a result from any changes to allocation made.

The acquisition price includes a deferred amount (USD 2 million) to be paid in 2013 and 2014 and a contingent amount to be paid annually, during 4 years, depending on revenues of the company.

As usual on mergers and acquisitions, also in the acquisition of Connectiv, there was a part of the acquisition price which was not possible to be allocated to the fair value of some identified assets and liabilities that was considered as Goodwill. This Goodwill is related to a number of different elements, which cannot be individually quantified and isolated in a viable way and include, for example, synergies, qualified workforce, technical skills and market power. The total amount of this Goodwill will be considered as fiscal cost in Connectiv accounts, for a period of 15 years.

8 TANGIBLE ASSETS

During the nine months period ended at 30 September 2012 and 2011, movements in Tangible assets as well as depreciation and accumulated impairment losses, are made up as follows:

Tangible assets
Tangible Total
Land and Plant and assets Tangible
Buildings Machinery Others in progress Assets
Gross costs:
Opening balance as at 1 January 2012 - restated 1,943,600,538 2,189,684,537 383,352,333 64,547,668 4,581,185,076
Acquisitions 2,427,814 5,759,125 11,477,932 112,478,126 132,142,997
Acquisitions of subsidiaries (Note 7) - - 1,212,130 - 1,212,130
Disposals (2,242,239) (62,839,385) (5,538,983) (2,329,323) (72,949,930)
Exchange rate effect (5,335) (127,411) (263,488) (33,664) (429,898)
Transfers 5,414,224 89,262,932 7,907,240 (113,109,322) (10,524,926)
Closing balance as at 30 September 2012 1,949,195,002 2,221,739,798 398,147,164 61,553,485 4,630,635,449
Accumulated depreciation
and impairment losses
Opening balance as at 1 January 2012 - restated 414,752,961 1,178,263,851 315,761,368 - 1,908,778,180
Depreciation of the period 25,866,935 123,620,018 26,522,443 - 176,009,396
Acquisitions of subsidiaries (Note 7) - - 586,345 - 586,345
Disposals (591,591) (49,303,524) (5,128,420) - (55,023,535)
Exchange rate effect (7,747) (80,740) (186,234) - (274,721)
Transfers (2,536) (513,404) (160,171) - (676,111)
Closing balance as at 30 September 2012 440,018,022 1,251,986,201 337,395,331 - 2,029,399,554
Carrying amount as at 30 September 2012 1,509,176,980 969,753,597 60,751,833 61,553,485 2,601,235,895
Tangible assets
Tangible Total
Land and Plant and assets Tangible
Buildings Machinery Others in progress Assets
Gross costs:
Opening balance as at 1 January 2011 - restated 1,954,539,711 2,089,794,841 366,443,681 83,389,267 4,494,167,500
Acquisitions 5,539,498 6,792,926 11,765,890 140,005,334 164,103,648
Acquisitions of subsidiaries 666,625 15,936 406,591 - 1,089,152
Change in method 763,887 - 223,269 - 987,156
Disposals (32,518,786) (59,281,060) (11,457,355) (757,787) (104,014,988)
Exchange rate effect (34,757) (182,670) (533,209) (1,369) (752,005)
Transfers 10,628,409 133,492,160 14,329,986 (162,430,858) (3,980,303)
Closing balance as at 30 September 2011 - restated 1,939,584,587 2,170,632,133 381,178,853 60,204,587 4,551,600,160
Accumulated depreciation
and impairment losses
Opening balance as at 1 January 2011 - restated 382,594,714 1,100,870,423 295,320,263 - 1,778,785,400
Depreciation of the period 30,604,018 121,096,723 28,681,108 - 180,381,849
Acquisitions of subsidiaries 55,875 15,936 366,305 - 438,116
Change in method 222,913 - 207,911 - 430,824
Disposals (6,300,428) (51,286,250) (11,208,036) - (68,794,714)
Exchange rate effect (9,699) (112,791) (267,741) - (390,231)
Transfers (311) (3,009,785) (287,089) - (3,297,185)
Closing balance as at 30 September 2011 - restated 407,167,082 1,167,574,256 312,812,721 - 1,887,554,059
Carrying amount as at 30 September 2011 - restated 1,532,417,505 1,003,057,877 68,366,132 60,204,587 2,664,046,101

The additions for the periods ended at 30 September 2012 include a set of assets associated with the operation of UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service), the HSDPA (Kangaroo Express), GSM (Global Standard for Mobile Communications), GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), the FTTH (Fibre-to-the-Home) and LTE (Long Term Evolution), part of which are associated with ongoing projects, so remain registered in 'tangible fixed assets in progress'.

Disposals for the period ended at 30 September 2012, includes the sale of a pool of assets related to 2G, 3G and Microwave (MW) of the telecommunications sector.

Major amounts included in the caption "Tangible assets in progress", refer to the following projects:

30 September 2012 30 September 2011
Restated
Refurbishment and expansion of stores i
n the
retail businesses located in Portugal
15,501,872 21,662,819
Refurbishment and expansion of stores i
n the
retail businesses located in Spain
1,934,475 4,236,269
Projects of
"Continente" stores
for which
advance payments were made
8,274,617 9,194,617
Deployment of fixed and mobile network 31,825,343 19,514,504
Others 4,017,178 5,596,378
61,553,485 60,204,587

9 INTANGIBLE ASSETS

During the nine month period ended at 30 September 2012 and 2011, movements in Intangible assets as well as depreciation and accumulated impairment losses, are made up as follows:

Intangible assets
Patents and Intangible Total
other similar assets Intangible
rights Others in progress Assets
Gross costs:
Opening balance as at 1 January 2012 - restated 461,394,359 512,244,173 134,955,822 1,108,594,354
Acquisitions 19,790,033 1,140,870 24,287,638 45,218,541
Disposals (12,354,264) (1,144,690) (402,529) (13,901,483)
Exchange rate effect 4,456 (2,964,990) 196 (2,960,338)
Transfers 79,382,598 30,005,136 (102,424,228) 6,963,506
Closing balance as at 30 September 2012 548,217,182 539,280,499 56,416,899 1,143,914,580
Accumulated depreciation
and impairment losses
Opening balance as at 1 January 2012 - restated 171,505,301 357,307,264 - 528,812,565
Depreciation of the period 34,534,170 33,103,892 - 67,638,062
Impairment losses of the period - - 463,419 463,419
Disposals (12,349,028) (1,124,195) - (13,473,223)
Exchange rate effect 330 (916,930) - (916,600)
Transfers 34,017 (52,124) - (18,107)
Closing balance as at 30 September 2012 193,724,790 388,317,907 463,419 582,506,116
Carrying amount as at 30 September 2012 354,492,392 150,962,592 55,953,480 561,408,464
Intangible assets
Patents and Intangible Total
other similar assets Intangible
rights Others in progress Assets
Gross costs:
Opening balance as at 1 January 2011 - restated 454,452,874 457,236,583 32,135,978 943,825,435
Acquisitions 4,390,655 2,633,430 23,912,549 30,936,634
Disposals (4,169) (39,287) (378,563) (422,019)
Exchange rate effect (11,689) (4,384,657) (8,883) (4,405,229)
Transfers 16,271,991 34,133,372 (33,569,829) 16,835,534
Closing balance as at 30 September 2011 - restated 475,099,662 489,579,441 22,091,252 986,770,355
Accumulated depreciation
and impairment losses
Opening balance as at 1 January 2011 - restated 146,812,550 322,196,976 - 469,009,526
Depreciation of the period 32,189,218 33,049,020 - 65,238,238
Disposals (3,441) (9,646) - (13,087)
Exchange rate effect (159) (1,006,872) - (1,007,031)
Transfers (188,201) (127,941) - (316,142)
Closing balance as at 30 September 2011 - restated 178,809,967 354,101,537 - 532,911,504
Carrying amount as at 30 September 2011 - restated 296,289,695 135,477,904 22,091,252 453,858,851

At 30 September 2012 and 2011, the Group kept recorded under the heading 'Intangible assets – brands and contents' the amounts of 173,155,549 euro and 184,066,702 euro, respectively, that correspond to the investments net of depreciations made in the development of the UMTS network, including: (i) 54,755,258 euro (57,755,546 euro in 2011) related to the license; (ii) 18,295,739 euro (19,298,245 euro in 2011) related to the agreement signed in 2002 between Oni Way and the other three mobile telecommunication operators with activity in Portugal; (iii) 5,619,174 euro (927,074 euro in 2011) related to a contribution to the 'Fundação para as Comunicações Móveis'', established in 2007, under an agreement entered with 'MOPCT' and the three mobile telecommunication operators in Portugal; and (iv) 89,807,058 euro (96,151,171 euro in 2011) related with the programme 'Initiatives E', these last two associated to the commitments assumed by the Group in relation to the 'Information Society'.

Intangible assets in the period ended at 30 September 2012, includes an amount of approximately 110 million euro, corresponding to the current value of future payments related with the acquisition of rights of use for frequency (spectrum) bands of 800 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2600 MHz, which will be used to develop 4th generation services (LTE - Long Term Evolution). The payable amount totals 113 million euro. In January 2012, an amount of 83 million euro was already paid. The remaining amount can be paid in five annual instalments of 6 million euro, having the company, at each annual payment, the option to anticipate the payment of the amount in debt. During the period ended 30 September 2012, considering the availability of LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology (although subject to restrictions in some areas of the country) and the subsequent launching the commercial operation, a fraction of the present value of future payments related to the acquisition of rights of use for 4th generation frequencies services was transferred from work in progress and the amortization was started, for an estimated period until 2041. Besides the amount of LTE spectrum, the caption 'Brands and patents and other rights' includes an amount of about 14.9 million euro (17.6 million euro in 2011) that corresponds to the costs incurred for customers' loyalty contracts (Note 3.2.).

Additionally, this heading also includes the fair value attributed to a group of brands with indefinite useful lives, among which the "Continente" brand, 75,000,000 euro (the same amount as at 2011).

10 GOODWILL

During the nine months period ended at 30 September 2012 and 2011 movements in goodwill, as well as in corresponding impairment losses, were made up as follows:

30 September 2012 30 September 2011
Restated
Gross value
Opening balance 664,766,628 673,559,363
Acquisitions of subsidiaries (Note 7) 8,535,782 2,332,375
Increases - 2,613,686
Decreases - (1,812,921)
Transfers (123,736) -
Exchange rate effect (2,660,912) (5,164,751)
Closing balance 670,517,762 671,527,752
Accumulated impairment
losses
Opening balance 4,953,135 2,528,842
Increases - -
Closing balance 4,953,135 2,528,842
Carrying amount 665,564,627 668,998,910

11 OTHER INVESTMENTS

During the nine months period ended 30 September 2012 and 2011 movements in other investments were made up as follows:

30 September 2012 30 September 2011 Restated
Non-current Current Non-current Current
Investments in group companies, jointly controlled companies
or associated companies excluded from consolidation
Opening balance as at 1 January - restated 164,090 - 224,090 -
Transfers 50,000 - (60,000) -
Closing balance as at 30 September 214,090 - 164,090 -
Accumulated impairment losses - - - -
214,090 - 164,090 -
Other investments:
Fair value (net of impairment losses) as at 1 January - restated 40,776,747 3,064,149 43,074,614 15,195,954
Acquisitions in the period 600,000 143,009 12,839 521,347
Disposals in the period (4,505,293) (1,899,808) (81,059) (12,538,600)
Increase/(Decrease) in fair value 1,048 - (2,656,000) -
Fair value (net of impairment losses) as at 30 September 36,872,502 1,307,350 40,350,394 3,178,701
Other Investments (Note 6) 37,086,592 1,307,350 40,514,484 3,178,701
Derivative financial instruments (Note 19)
Fair value as at 1 January - restated - 2,797,069 - 457,160
Increase/(Decrease) in fair value - (2,640,357) - 1,842,198
Fair value as at 30 September - 156,712 - 2,299,358
37,086,592 1,464,062 40,514,484 5,478,059

The financial investments in group companies, jointly controlled companies or associated companies excluded from consolidation are recorded at the acquisition cost net of impairment losses. It is Sonae understanding that no reliable fair value estimate could be made as there is no market data available for these investments. The heading of Other non-current investments includes 3,155,789 euro (2,455,343 euro as at 30 September 2011) of investments recorded at the cost net of impairment losses for the same reasons.

The investments available for sale are net of impairment losses (Note 23) amounting to 92,097 euro (82,641 euro as at 30 September 2011).

Under the caption other non-current financial investments is recorded an amount of 33,716,716 euro related to deposited amounts on an Escrow Account (Note 6).

12 OTHER NON - CURRENT ASSETS

As at 30 September 2012 and 31 December 2011, Other non- current assets are detailed as follows:

30 September 2012 31 December 2011 Restated
Gross Value Accumulated
impairment
losses
Carrying
Amount
Gross Value Accumulated
impairment
losses
Carrying
Amount
Loans granted to related parties 9,491,017 - 9,491,017 9,140,430 - 9,140,430
Trade accounts receivable and other debtors
Legal deposits 1,003,797 - 1,003,797 851,831 - 851,831
Recognition of an amount receivable from Carrefour (a) 9,758,510 - 9,758,510 10,595,846 - 10,595,846
Cautions 5,945,247 - 5,945,247 5,962,373 - 5,962,373
Others 843,333 - 843,333 453,480 - 453,480
17,550,887 - 17,550,887 17,863,530 - 17,863,530
Technical provisions for assigned reinsurance 16,276,701 - 16,276,701 10,575,646 - 10,575,646
Other non-current assets 311,560 - 311,560 412,408 - 412,408
43,630,165 - 43,630,165 37,992,014 - 37,992,014

a) As a result of the agreements signed in 2005 by the former subsidiary - Sonae Distribuição Brazil, SA (sold to Wal-Mart in 2005) with Carrefour Comércio e Indústria Ltda, Sonae assumed responsibility to compensate Carrefour for the expenses that would arise from the 10 stores licensing process, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, that were sold to that entity. During 2010, Carrefour triggered a bank warranty "on first demand" amounting to 25,340,145.80 Brazilian real (approximately 10 million euro) for alleged expenses incurred with the mentioned stores and that, allegedly, arose from the need to remedy deficiencies cited by competent authorities for the licensing process. However no evidence of those expenses were presented to Sonae, or proof of the necessity of carrying out such costs for the licensing process as established on the mentioned agreements.

It is the understanding of the Board of Directors and the Group attorneys that the amount paid will be recovered. The company will start the legal proceedings against Carrefour Comércio e Indústria, Ltda. to recover the above mentioned amount. It's the Board of Directors and the Group attorneys understanding that the amount is recoverable, since Carrefour has never proved the existence of the costs that it claims and which validate the usage of the above mentioned warranty, or through the warranty expiration date (according with Brazilian law).

According to Group attorneys, the amount improperly received by Carrefour for which a reimbursement will be requested (25,340,145.80 Brazilian real), will earn interests at the SELIC rate, and it is the Board of Directors understanding that the legal proceedings will last up to 7 years.

13 TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

As at 30 September 2012 and 31 December 2011, Trade account receivable and other current assets are detailed as follows:

30 September 2012 31 December 2011 Restated
Trade accounts receivable 230,156,562 257,235,975
Taxes recoverable 76,809,984 99,411,123
Granted loans to related companies 16,175,144 16,217,863
Other debtors
Trade creditors - debtor balances 40,850,326 40,525,100
Special regime for payment of tax and social security debts 12,047,569 12,047,568
"Iniciativas E" program 11,116,502 12,626,005
Reinsurance operations 12,474,329 7,264,352
Exchange equipment 5,917,351 -
Advances to suppliers 3,386,600 3,516,899
VAT recoverable on real estate assets and discount granted 1,143,681 444,020
Vouchers and gift cards 1,709,413 3,286,352
Advances to agents 1,576,377 875,217
Accounts receivable from the disposal of fixed assets 667,043 884,139
Other debtors 16,145,518 16,076,162
107,034,709 97,545,814
Other current assets
Invoices to be issued 58,843,404 56,960,732
Commercial discounts 42,636,992 29,937,096
Prepayments of external supplies and services 27,063,488 18,552,692
Prepayments - Rents 7,103,652 6,563,537
Commissions to be received 2,561,887 1,794,095
Insurance claims 5,443,378 103,175
Other current assets 11,525,513 11,257,197
155,178,314 125,168,524
Accumulated impairment losses in receivables accounts (Note 23) (99,568,694) (103,217,668)
485,786,019 492,361,631

14 DEFERRED TAX

Deferred tax assets and liabilities as at 30 September 2012 and 31 December 2011 can be detailed as follows, split between the different types of temporary differences:

Deferred tax assets Deferred tax liabilities
30 September 2012 31 December 2011 Restated 30 September 2012 31 December 2011 Restated
Difference between fair value and acquisition cost 3,543,506 3,408,306 38,601,795 40,380,932
Harmonisation adjustments 6,744,155 7,018,308 64,811,576 60,359,533
Provisions and impairment losses not accepted for tax purposes 49,726,111 38,080,776 - -
Write off of tangible and intangible assets 36,614,114 43,925,949 - -
Write off of deferred costs 15,152,041 20,202,721 1,044,461 12,574
Valuation of hedging derivatives 324,375 9,426 19,679 582,921
Temporary differences arising from the securitization operation 4,025,000 6,440,000 - -
Amortisation of goodwill for tax purposes - - 23,383,054 22,336,051
Deferred soliciting clients costs - - 1,558,529 4,688,545
Revaluation of tangible assets - - 1,744,296 1,845,556
Tax losses carried forward 104,561,933 96,826,480 - -
Reinvested capital gains/(losses) - - 1,099,132 1,197,663
Others 5,776,726 5,963,283 975,346 2,787,774
226,467,961 221,875,249 133,237,868 134,191,549

In accordance with the tax statements and tax estimates presented by companies that recorded deferred tax assets arising from tax losses carried forward, as at 30 September 2012 and 31 December 2011, and using exchange rates effective at that time, tax losses carried forward can be summarised as follows:

30 September 2012 31 December 2011 Restated
Tax losses carried Deferred tax Time limit Tax losses carried Deferred tax Time limit
forward assets forward assets
With limited time use
Generated in 2007 1,223,112 305,778 2013 1,223,112 305,778 2013
Generated in 2008 1,401,211 350,302 2014 1,522,393 380,598 2014
Generated in 2009 16,803,262 4,200,815 2015 26,546,566 6,636,641 2015
Generated in 2010 99,670 24,918 2014 99,670 24,918 2014
Generated in 2011 1,165,535 291,383 2015 1,209,525 302,381 2015
Generated in 2012 11,711,505 2,927,876 2016 - -
32,404,295 8,101,072 30,601,266 7,650,316
Without limited time use 1,076,048 134,506 2,179,028 509,519
With a time limit different from the
above mentioned
322,951,070 96,326,355 295,437,281 88,666,645
324,027,118 96,460,861 297,616,309 89,176,164
356,431,413 104,561,933 328,217,575 96,826,480

As at 30 September 2012 and 31 December 2011, deferred tax assets resulting from tax losses carried forward were re-assessed against each company's business plans, which are regularly updated, and available tax planning opportunities. Deferred tax assets have only been recognized to the extent that future taxable profits will arise which may be offset against available tax losses or against deductible temporary differences. This evaluation was based in the company's business plans, which are periodically reviewed and updated, and on identified and available tax planning opportunities.

As at 30 September 2012 there was tax losses carried forward tax losses carried forward, for which no deferred tax assets were recognized due to prudential reasons. These may be summarised as follows:

30 September 2012 31 December 2011 Restated
Tax losses carried
forward
Deferred tax
credit
Time limit Tax losses carried
forward
Deferred tax
credit
Time limit
With limited time use
Generated in 2006 17,142,996 4,285,750 2012 19,421,434 4,855,359 2012
Generated in 2007 56,163,236 14,040,811 2013 56,171,546 14,042,888 2013
Generated in 2008 10,256,055 2,564,014 2014 10,256,055 2,564,014 2014
Generated in 2009 16,208,845 4,052,210 2015 24,814,767 6,203,691 2015
Generated in 2010 14,258,073 3,564,518 2014 15,265,401 3,816,351 2014
Generated in 2011 7,520,471 1,880,118 2015 7,205,829 1,801,457 2015
Generated in 2012 8,073,708 2,018,427 2016 - -
129,623,384 32,405,848 133,135,032 33,283,760
Without limited time use 39,372,861 11,214,501 37,624,334 10,604,792
With a time limit different from the
above mentioned
233,991,412 59,065,890 231,159,040 57,635,615
273,364,273 70,280,391 268,783,374 68,240,407
402,987,657 102,686,239 401,918,406 101,524,167

15 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

As at 30 September 2012 and 31 December 2011, Cash and cash equivalents can be detailed as follows:

30 September 2012 31 December 2011 Restated
Cash at hand 7,227,943 7,167,909
Bank deposits 257,633,901 262,539,711
Treasury applications 37,643,168 150,461,766
Cash and cash equivalents on the balance sheet 302,505,012 420,169,386
Bank overdrafts (Note 18) (27,042,920) (4,712,270)
Cash and cash equivalents on the statement of cash flows 275,462,092 415,457,116

Bank overdrafts are disclosed in the balance sheet under Current loans.

16 SHARE CAPITAL

As at 30 September 2012, the share capital, which is fully subscribed and paid for, is made up of 2,000,000,000 ordinary shares, which do not have the right to a fixed dividend, with a nominal value of 1 euro each.

On 15 November 2007, Sonae Holding sold, 132,856,072 Sonae Holding shares directly owned by the Company. The shares were sold in a market operation at the unit price of 2.06 euro per share and resulted on a cash inflow (net of brokerage commissions) of 273,398,877 euro.

On the same date, Sonae Investments, BV, wholly owned by Sonae Holding entered into a derivative financial instrument - Cash Settled Equity Swap - over a total of 132,800,000 Sonae Holding shares, representative of 6.64% of its share capital.

This transaction has a maximum maturity of three years and a strictly financial liquidation, without any duty or right for the Company or any of its associated companies in the purchase of these shares. This transaction allows Sonae Investments BV to totally maintain the economic exposure to the sold shares.

In this context, although legally all the rights and obligations inherent to these shares have been transferred to the buyer, Sonae Holding did not derecognize their own shares, recording a liability in the caption "Other noncurrent liabilities" (Note 20). According to the interpretation made by Sonae of the IAS 39, applied by analogy to own equity instruments, the derecognition of own shares is not allowed as Sonae maintains the risks and rewards arising on the instruments sold.

Consequently, Sonae maintains the deduction from Equity amounting to the acquisition cost of the 132,800,000 shares (138,568,275 euro), and has accounted for the consideration received for the above mentioned sale of own shares in the caption "Other non-current liabilities" (273,568,000 euro).

Due to the detach of Sonae Capital SGPS, SA, as at 4 January 2008, demerger rights attributable to the 132,800,000 Sonae SGPS, SA shares subject to the above mentioned agreement, Sonae recognized an asset measured at its' fair value . This asset has not been derecognized as Sonae also entered into a Cash Settled Equity Swap over the Sonae Capital SGPS, SA shares, and therefore a liability was recognized.

On 23 April 2009, 10 March 2010 and 28 March 2011 Sonae Investments BV requested a partial cancellation of the Cash settled Equity Swap for 1,134,965, 1,185,144 and 3,639,140 shares of Sonae Holding respectively. Consequently the derivative underlying asset was updated to 126,840,751 Sonae Holding shares.

On 19 October 2010 Sonae Investments BV has agreed with a financial institution to extend the maturity of the Cash Settled Equity Swap over the 130,479,891 Sonae Holding´s shares. The renovation is done for a maximum of 3 additional years, until November 2013 and maintains the settlement mechanism of the transaction that remains strictly cash settled. The Cash Settled Equity Swap, over shares of Sonae Capital, was not subject to extension of maturity, and Sonae acquired 16,600,000 shares in the market representing 6.6% of the capital of Sonae Capital, in result of fair value, during the period ended at 30 September 2012 Sonae Capital shares were sold (Note 11).

Therefore and for the transactions described above, the value of liabilities at 30 September 2012 is 63,927,738.5 euro on the market value of Sonae Holding (Note 20).

These liabilities are adjusted at the end of each month by the effect in Sonae Holding share price, being recognized a current asset/liability in order to present the right/obligation related to the cash settlement of the operation that resets monthly.

Additionally, the costs related to the "floating amount" based on Euribor 1 month are recorded in the income statement.

The amount receivable accrued based on dividends distributed by the company is credited to equity in order to offset the negative variation caused by their distribution.

The number of shares taken into consideration to calculate earnings per share includes the shares referred to above as a deduction to the shares issued by the Company (Note 27).

At 30 September 2012, the following entities held more than 20% of the subscribed share capital:

Entity %
Efanor Investimentos, SGPS, SA and subsidiaries 52.48

17 NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS

Movements in Non-controlling interests during the periods ended at 30 September 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

30 September 2012 30 September 2011
Restated
Opening balance as at 1 January 336,803,275 318,520,043
Dividends (11,376,626) (8,286,039)
Income distribution (5,924,953) -
Exchange rate effect (1,233,130) (1,965,569)
Acquisition of subsidiaries - 253,523
Capital increase and share premium - 1,276,562
Increased shareholding by acquisitions (2,860,990) 2,340,323
Changes in hedge and fair value reserves (72,367) 83,020
Others (785,000) (82,009)
Profit for the period attributable to non controlling interests 28,194,718 23,082,219
Closing balance 342,744,927 335,222,073

18 LOANS

As at 30 September 2012 and 31 December 2011, Loans are made up as follows:

30 September 2012 31 December 2011 Restated
Outstanding amount Outstanding amount
Current Non Current Current Non Current
Bank loans
Sonae, SGPS, SA 1,961,683 75,000,000 - -
Sonae, SGPS, SA - commercial paper - - 90,600,000 -
Sonae Investimentos, SGPS, SA - commercial paper - 306,000,000 - 282,000,000
Sonae Holding afiliated - - 10,000,000 -
Sonae Investimentos afiliated - 75,000,000 - 75,000,000
Sonaecom SGPS, SA - commercial paper - 30,000,000 118,000,000 -
MDS, SGPS, SA - commercial paper - 13,000,000 - 14,400,000
Lazam, SA - 20,691,710 - 21,109,920
Others 10,729,333 12,300,142 94,341,249 10,000,384
12,691,016 531,991,852 222,341,249 402,510,304
Bank overdrafts (Note 15) 27,042,920 - 4,712,270 -
Up-front fees beard with the issuance of borrowings (7,667) (2,100,961) (171,289) (1,155,243)
Bank loans 39,726,269 529,890,891 226,882,230 401,355,061
Bonds
Bonds Sonae / 05 100,000,000 - - 100,000,000
Bonds Sonae 2007/2014 - 150,000,000 - 150,000,000
Bonds Sonae 2007/2015 - 250,000,000 - 250,000,000
Bonds Continente -7% -2015 - 200,000,000 - -
Bonds Modelo Continente / 2005 / 2012 - - 150,000,000 -
Bonds Modelo Continente / 2007 / 2012 - - 200,000,000 -
Bonds Sonae Distribuição / 2007 / 2015 - 200,000,000 - 200,000,000
Bonds Sonae Distribuição / 2007 / 2015 155,000,000 155,000,000 - 310,000,000
Bonds Sonae Distribuição / 2009 / 2014 16,000,000 10,000,000 16,000,000 26,000,000
Bonds Sonae Investimentos / 2012 / 2017 - 170,000,000 - -
Bonds Sonaecom / 2005/2013 150,000,000 - - 150,000,000
Bonds Sonaecom / 2010/2013 30,000,000 - - 30,000,000
Bonds Sonaecom / 2010/2015 - 40,000,000 - 40,000,000
Bonds Sonaecom / 2011/2015 - 100,000,000 - 100,000,000
Bonds Sonaecom / 2012/2015 - 20,000,000 - -
Up-front fees beard with the issuance of borrowings (222,650) (8,980,369) (143,080) (6,565,687)
Bonds 450,777,350 1,286,019,631 365,856,920 1,349,434,313
Other loans 23,263 109,370 33,465 126,395
Derivative instruments (Note 19) 822,915 10,508,257 42,744 11,007,789
Other loans 846,178 10,617,627 76,209 11,134,184
Obligations under finance leases 5,784,610 28,380,872 6,894,512 28,812,037
497,134,407 1,854,909,021 599,709,871 1,790,735,595

At 30 September 2012, Sonae has agreed lines of credit and commercial paper amounting to 1,338 million euro, out of which 437 million with firm commitments with maturity not exceeding one year and 598 million euro with firm commitments with maturity over 1 year.

Under the above mentioned lines of credit and commercial paper programs with firm commitments, Group had 657 million credit facilities available to meet its liquidity requirements.

The interest rate as at 30 September 2012 of bonds and loans were in average 3.05% (2.82% at 31 December 2011).

The derivative instruments are recorded at fair value (Note 19).

The repayment schedule of the nominal value of loans can be summarised as follows:

30 September 2012 31 December 2011 Restated
N+1 a) 496,541,809 599,981,496
N+2 253,599,414 470,421,202
N+3 1,119,431,171 395,395,553
N+4 322,493,531 781,588,750
N+5 140,886,590 117,157,936
After N+5 19,071,388 22,885,295
2,352,023,903 2,387,430,232

a) Includes the amounts drawn under commercial paper programs.

The maturities above were estimated in accordance with the contractual terms of loans that do not include financial covenants.

19 DERIVATIVES

Exchange rate derivatives

Sonae uses exchange rate derivatives, essentially to hedge future cash flows.

As such, Sonae contracted several exchange rate forwards in order to manage its exchange rate exposure.

As at 30 September 2012, there is no exchange rate derivatives that are considered speculative. The fair value of derivatives hedging the exchange rate calculated based on the current market values of financial instruments equivalent exchange rate is 822,915 euro in liabilities, and assets of 156,712 euro (42,744 euro in liabilities and 2,797,069 euro in assets as at 31 December 2011).

The computation of the fair value of these financial instruments was made taking into consideration the present value at balance sheet date of the forward settlement amount of the relevant contract. The settlement amount considered in the valuation, is equal to the reference currency notional amount (foreign currency) multiplied by the difference between the contracted forward exchange rate and the forward exchange market rate to the settlement date as at the valuation date.

Gains and losses in the period arising from changes in the fair value of instruments that do not qualify for hedging accounting treatment were recorded directly in the income statement in the caption "Net financial expenses".

Gains and losses for the period arising from fair value change of derivatives qualified as hedging instruments were recorded in the caption "Hedging reserve" of Comprehensive Income.

Interest rate derivatives

The hedging instruments used by Sonae existing as at 30 September 2012, relate primarily to "swaps" and interest rate options ("cash flow hedges") contracted with the purpose of hedging interest rate loans amounting to 250 million euro (400 million euro as at 31 December 2011) whose net fair value amounted to EUR -10,508,257 (-11,007,789 euro as at 31 December 2011) of derivatives recorded as liabilities.

Derivatives were valuated considering the estimated future cash-flows, assuming the exercise of the cancellation options by the counterparties when the forward interest rates are higher than the established fixed interest rate. Sonae intends to keep these derivatives until their expiration date, therefore, this valuation is considered to be the most appropriate to estimate the future cash flow of these instruments.

These instruments for hedging interest rate are measured at fair value at the date of the statement of financial position, determined by assessments made by Sonae using the computer systems of valuation of derivative instruments and external evaluations when these systems do not allow valuation of certain instruments. Determining the fair value of financial instruments is based on, for the swaps, the update to the date of the statement of financial position of the "cash flow" future resulting from the difference between the fixed interest rate of the "leg" of the fixed derivative and variable interest rate indexed to the "leg" of the derivative variable. For options the fair value is determined based on the model of "Black-Scholes" and its variants. The estimate of future cash flows is performed based on forward prices implied in the curve and the respective market discount for the present, is performed using the interest rate curve more representative of the market, built on credible sources of information conveyed by Bloomberg, among others. Comparative prices of financial institutions, for specific or similar instruments, are used as reference for evaluation. This analysis assumes that all other variables remain constant.

Interest rate and exchange rate derivatives

As at 30 September 2012 Sonae has contracted derivatives that incorporate risk management of exchange rate risk and interest rate simultaneously.

Fair value of derivatives

The fair value of derivatives is detailed as follows:

Assets Liabilities
30 September 2012 31 December 2011
Restated
30 September 2012 31 December 2011
Restated
Hedging derivatives
Exchange rate (Note 11 and 18) 156,712 2,797,069 822,915 42,744
Interest rate (Note 18) - - 10,508,257 11,007,789
156,712 2,797,069 11,331,172 11,050,533

20 OTHER NON - CURRENT LIABILITIES

As at 30 September 2012 and 31 December 2010, "Other non-current liabilities" is detailed as follows:

30 September 2012 31 December 2011 Restated
Shareholders loans 38,132,252 36,639,791
Fixed assets suppliers 1,689,208 1726708
"Iniciativas E" program 2,253,107 2253107
Spectrum for 4th Generation 21,602,124 27423410
Other non-current liabilities 74,998,688 78286427
Accruals and deferrals 4,240,329 1234674
Other non-current liabilities 142,915,708 147,564,117

The caption Shareholders loans relates to affiliated undertakings in the retail and investment management segments. These liabilities do not have a defined vesting date and bear interests at variable market rates.

The caption Other non-current liabilities includes the amount of 63,927,738.50 euro (58,219,905 euro as at 31 December 2011) related to the fair value of the derivative on Sonae Holding shares referred to in Note 16.

The caption "Spectrum for 4th Generation" is the current value of the amount to be paid in future years, in giving the subsidiary Optimus, frequency of services necessary for the development of 4th generation (Note 9).

21 SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS

In 2012 and in previous years, Sonae granted deferred performance bonuses to its directors and eligible employees. These are either based on shares to be acquired at nil cost or near zero, three years after they were attributed to the employee, or based on share options with the exercise price equal to the share price at the grant date, to be exercised three years later. In both cases, the acquisition can be exercised during the period commencing on the third anniversary of the grant date and the end of that year.

As at 30 September 2012, all plans Sonae Holding shares are recorded in the statement of financial position, "Other reserves" against "Personnel expenses" of the shares at fair value determined at grant date of the plan 2012, 2011 and December 31, 2010 for the plans attributed to this change. The expenses of the action plans are recognized over the years that mediate the attribution and exercise of them.

The plans that continue to be settled in cash, shall remain recorded in the balance sheet, in the figure other liabilities of the balance sheet, and staff costs in the income statement.

As at 30 September 2012 and 31 December 2011, the market value of total liabilities arising from share-based payments, which have not yet vested, may be summarised as follows:

Grant Vesting Number of Fair value
year year participants 30 September 2012 31 December 2011
Restated
Shares
2009 2012 53 - 9,416,984
2010 2013 435 6,061,272 6,013,658
2011 2014 432 5,107,712 6,535,923
2012 2015 433 3,304,071 -
Total 14,473,055 21,966,565

As at 30 September 2012 and 31 December 2011 the financial statements include the following amounts corresponding to the period elapsed between those dates and the date of granting deferred bonus plans, which have not yet vested:

30 September 2012 31 December 2011
Restated
Staff costs 5,571,703 5,818,947
Recorded in previous years 6,373,411 9,734,086
11,945,114 15,553,033
Recorded in other liabilities 5,716,080 8,433,044
Recorded value in Other reserves 6,229,034 7,119,989
11,945,114 15,553,033

22 TRADE CREDITORS AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

As at 30 September 2012 and 31 December 2011, Trade creditors and other current liabilities were made up as follows:

30 September 2012 31 December 2011 Restated
Trade creditors 1,045,524,338 1,244,527,123
Taxes payable
Other creditors
59,015,803 68,058,001
Fixed asset suppliers 63,827,369 81,500,948
Related undertakings 506,557 984,945
Other debts 61,997,985 60,213,370
126,331,911 142,699,263
Other current liabilities
Tangible assets accrued costs 4,813,214 87,109,212
Holiday pay and bonuses 122,535,826 114,622,709
Interests payable 17,120,731 16,085,067
Invoices to be issued 35,373,112 33,764,156
Commissions 4,028,180 4,107,730
Marketing expenses 15,260,755 15,219,486
Information society 13,421,994 15,793,539
Other external supplies and services 43,891,981 48,281,811
Accrued income - trade debtors 35,101,582 27,305,184
Deferral of sales of extended warranties 10,594,265 -
Accrued income - rents 568,126 402,199
Others 31,656,257 32,891,749
334,366,023 395,582,842
1,565,238,075 1,850,867,229

23 PROVISIONS AND ACCUMULATED IMPAIRMENT LOSSES

Movements in Provisions and impairment losses over the nine months period ended at 30 September 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

Caption Balance as at
1 January 2012
Restated
Increase Decrease Balance as at
30 September 2012
Accumulated impairment losses on investments (Note 11) 94,406 - (2,309) 92,097
Accumulated impairment losses on trade account
receivables and other debtors (Note 13)
103,217,668 29,081,041 (32,730,015) 99,568,694
Accumulated impairment losses on inventories 46,773,559 14,840,489 (12,500,117) 49,113,931
Non-current provisions 91,036,377 14,567,026 (9,042,866) 96,560,537
Current provisions 2,266,767 240,564 (36,889) 2,470,442
243,388,777 58,729,120 (54,312,196) 247,805,701
Caption Balance as at
1 January 2011
Restated
Increase Decrease Balance as at
30 September 2011
Restated
Accumulated impairment losses on investments (Note 11) 4,413 78,737 (509) 82,641
Accumulated impairment losses on trade account
receivables and other debtors
93,253,216 18,860,620 (15,727,420) 96,386,416
Accumulated impairment losses on inventories 35,596,931 15,271,852 (5,021,877) 45,846,906
Non-current provisions 62,636,516 9,617,275 (2,752,653) 69,501,138
Current provisions 1,598,055 1,400,000 (731,288) 2,266,767
193,089,131 45,228,484 (24,233,747) 214,083,868

As at 30 September 2012 and 31 December 2011, Provisions can be analysed as follows:

30 September 2012 31 December 2011
Restated
Technical provisions on reinsurance 19,061,284 7,184,894
Future liabilities relating to subsidiaries of retail
sold in Brazil
9,178,536 10,545,595
Dismantling of telecommunication sites 22,876,100 22,863,571
Clients guarantees 19,906,204 21,089,854
Judicial claims 6,309,471 8,043,221
Others 21,699,384 23,576,009
99,030,979 93,303,144

Impairment losses are deducted from the book value of the corresponding asset.

24 CONTINGENT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

As at 30 September 2012 and 31 December 2011, major contingent liabilities were guarantees given and can be detailed as follows:

30 September 2012 31 December 2011 Restated
Guarantees given:
on tax claims 393,674,023 324,515,879
on judicial claims 373,286 623,465
on municipal claims 6,306,450 6,582,372
others 67,497,576 47,245,424
Guarantees provided in favor of subsidiaries (a) 172,973,984 127,221,883

a) Guarantees given to Tax Authorities in favor of subsidiaries to defer tax claims.

Companies of Retail segment provided guarantees to the tax authorities associated with processes relating to VAT, amounting to 148.6 million euro (148.6 million euro as at 31 December 2011), for which they were made or intends to submit their disputes. This processes is a understanding of Tax Administration that the Group should credit of Value Added Tax in respect of discounts given by suppliers and calculated based on values of purchases, the Tax Administration claims alleged match services to those entities, and the relative values for the regularization in debit in Value Added Tax in favour of the group related to loyalty programs discounts offer to customers.

The caption "Guarantees given on tax claims" include a granted guarantee on a tax claim of a Retail segment company in Brazil of approximately 27 million euro (65.6 million Brazilian real and the same amount at 31 December 2011), which is being judged by tax court, and the difference refers to accruals.

In addition to the previously disclosed guarantees, as a consequence of the sale of a subsidiary company in Brazil, Sonae guaranteed the buyer all the losses incurred by that company arising on unfavourable decisions not open for appeal, concerning tax lawsuits on transactions that took place before the sale date (13 December 2005) and that exceed 40 million euro. As at 30 September 2012, the amount claimed by the Brazilian Tax Authorities, concerning the tax lawsuits still in progress, which the company's lawyers assess as having a high probability of loss, plus the amounts already paid (26 million euro) related to programmes for the Brazilian State of tax recovery, amount to near 39.3 million euro. Furthermore, there are other tax lawsuits totalling 57.3 million euro for which the Board of Directors, based on the lawyers' assessment, understands will not imply future losses to the old subsidiary.

For the year ended at 31 December 2010, a subsidiary from the Telecommunications Business segment was notified of the Report of Tax Inspection, where it considers that it is inappropriate the increase, when calculating the taxable profit for the year 2008, of the amount of 100 million euro, with respect to initial price of future credits transferred to securitization. The settlement note, was received on April 2011, and Sonae will challenge that decision. It's the Board of Directors understanding that there are strong arguments to obtain a favourable decision for the Group. For this reason, Sonae kept the recording of deferred tax assets associated with this operation.

As at 30 September 2012, there are outstanding balances with national operators, registered in the categories of customers and suppliers, amounting to 139,253 euro and 29,913,608 euro, respectively, as well as balances of "Other current assets" in the amount of 411,649 euro, and "Provisions for other risks and charges" in the amount of 6,817,553 euro, resulting from a dispute remained, essentially, with TMN-Mobile Telecommunications SA on the vagueness of the interconnection rates of 2001, with the respective income and expenses been recorded that year. The Company considered the financial statements fares penalize. First Instance in the judgment was entirely favourable to Optimus. The Court of Appeal, on appeal, dismissed again rejected the attempts of the TMN. However, TMN again appeal this decision now before the Supreme Court, which upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal, by a judgment has become final, dismissing the attempts of the TMN, thus concluding that the prices of interconnection year 2001 were not defined. The settlement of amounts outstanding will depend on the price that will be established.

Following a deliberation of Board of Directors of ICP - ANACOM, it was applied to the Sonaecom's subsidiary Optimus, a fine of approximately 6.5 million euro, due to an alleged failure in the application of the resolutions taken by the regulator's on 26 October 2005, concerning termination rates for fixed calls. The Boards of Directors of Optimus and Sonaecom understand that Optimus has always complied with that resolution. Given this, Optimus contested in court the application of that fine and is expecting that the appeal will be upheld.

No provision has been recognized to face up to risks arising from events related to guarantees given, as the Board of Directors considers that no liabilities will result to Sonae.

25 RELATED PARTIES

Balances and transactions with related parties are detailed as follows:

Transactions 30 September 2012 30 September 2011
Restated
30 September 2012 30 September 2011
Restated
Parent Company 112,377 116,887 227,728 -
Jointly controlled companies 8,028,701 9,053,392 26,321,030 28,618,663
Associated companies 24,900,296 25,089,444 1,043,808 1,230,130
Other related parties 45,410,259 48,551,561 14,436,137 15,790,856
78,451,633 82,811,284 42,028,703 45,639,649
Interest income Interest expenses
Transactions 30 September 2012 30 September 2011
Restated
30 September 2012 30 September 2011
Restated
Parent Company - - 607,674 401,984
Jointly controlled companies 242,576 106,550 - -
Associated companies 288,546 270,771 - -
Other related parties - - 1,407,255 1,346,912
531,122 377,321 2,014,929 1,748,896
Accounts receivable Accounts payable
Balances 30 September 2012 31 December 2011
Restated
30 September 2012 31 December 2011
Restated
Parent Company 15,386 4,088 835,402 -
Jointly controlled companies 16,460,433 19,818,553 5,732,652 6,584,841
Associated companies 5,657,165 4,277,817 102,138 424,173
Other related parties 14,676,719 16,407,377 7,388,690 7,269,485
36,809,703 40,507,835 14,058,882 14,278,499
Loans
Obtained Granted
Balances 30 September 2012 31 December 2011
Restated
30 September 2012 31 December 2011
Restated
Jointly controlled companies - - 5,600,000 4,342,159
Associated companies - - 9,487,447 9,136,860
Other related parties 36,831,399 35,938,565 - -
36,831,399 35,938,565 15,087,447 13,479,019

The caption "Other related parties" includes Sonae Sierra SGPS, SA, Raso SGPS,SA, Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA and Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA affiliated, associated and jointly controlled companies and also other shareholders of affiliated companies or jointly controlled companies of Sonae, as well as other affiliated companies of the parent company Efanor Investimentos, SGPS, SA.

26 INCOME TAX

As at 30 September 2012 and 2011, income tax is detailed as follows:

30 September 2012 30 September 2011
Restated
Current tax 17,264,271 15,448,958
Deferred tax (8,124,190) (5,020,059)
9,140,081 10,428,899

27 EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings per share for the period were calculated taking into consideration the following amounts:

30 September 2012 30 September 2011
Restated
Net profit
Net profit taken into consideration to calculate basic earnings per share
(consolidated profit for the period)
64,117,222 84,061,969
Effect of dilutive potential shares - -
Interest related to convertible bonds (net of tax) - -
Net profit taken into consideration to calculate diluted earnings per share
Number of shares
64,117,222 84,061,969
Weighted average number of shares used to calculate basic earnings per share 1,872,791,076 1,873,159,249
Effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares from convertible bonds - -
Outstanding shares related with share based payments 14,064,143 13,158,991
Shares related to performance bonus that can be bought at market price (7,711,118) (4,802,771)
Weighted average number of shares used to calculate diluted earnings per share 1,879,144,101 1,881,515,469
Earnings per share
Basic 0.034236 0.044877
Diluted 0.034120 0.044678

28 DIVIDENDS

In the Shareholders Annual General Meeting held on 30 April 2012, the payment of a gross dividend of 0.0331 euro per share (0.0331 euro per share in 2011) corresponding to a total of 66,200,000 euro (66,200,000 euro in 2011) was approved.

29 SEGMENT INFORMATION

As described with more detail in the Management Report the operating segments used by Sonae management are as follows:

  • Sonae MC
  • Sonae SR
  • Sonae RP
  • Sonaecom
  • Investment Management

Sonae's reportable segment information regarding the income statement in accordance with IFRS 8 can be analysed as follows:

30 September 2012 Inter-segment
income
30 September 2011
Restated
Inter-segment
income
Turnover
Sonae MC 2,405,267,313 (2,130,823) 2,439,257,794 (2,125,694)
Ex-Fuel 2,405,267,313 (2,130,823) 2,420,943,383 (2,125,694)
Fuel - - 18,314,411 -
Sonae SR 845,794,679 - 861,091,445 -
Sonae RP 89,465,297 (81,689,293) 89,361,575 (81,717,958)
Sonaecom 616,975,069 (17,213,261) 650,308,824 (16,819,392)
Investment management 78,009,546 (577,758) 80,528,679 (549,541)
Eliminations and adjustments (100,487,617) (120,000) (97,390,414) (86,004)
Total consolidated 3,935,024,287 (101,731,135) 4,023,157,903 (101,298,589)
Depreciation, provisions and
impairment losses
Sonae MC 65,998,804 68,835,055
Sonae SR 48,091,156 46,350,311
Sonae RP 22,811,115 23,009,291
Sonaecom 122,863,421 126,874,510
Investment management 6,375,861 5,811,577
Eliminations and adjustments 229,036 355,873
Total consolidated 266,369,393 271,236,617
Operational profit/(loss) (EBIT)
Sonae MC 106,445,456 81,028,690
Sonae SR (86,178,964) (55,635,524)
Sonae RP 58,785,479 74,502,931
Sonaecom 80,295,689 69,847,617
Investment management (3,042,721) (32,179)
Eliminations and adjustments 4,308,953 (4,174,944)
Total consolidated 160,613,892 165,536,591
30 September 2012 30 September 2011
Investment (CAPEX) Restated
Sonae MC 34,695,009 53,958,857
Sonae SR 18,460,651 60,413,961
Sonae RP 10,143,992 8,260,245
Sonaecom 110,770,000 82,148,007
Investment management 1,072,430 5,577,538
Eliminations and adjustments (1) 1,712,227 72,649
Total consolidated 176,854,309 210,431,257
30 September 2012 31 December 2011
Restated
Invested capital
Sonae MC 444,654,565 483,891,990
Sonae SR 372,871,705 347,470,390
Sonae RP 1,342,995,687 1,360,659,243
Sonaecom
Investment management
941,482,601
131,591,031
826,985,263
134,490,985
Eliminations and adjustments (1) 489,110,449 509,907,063
Total consolidated 3,722,706,038 3,663,404,934
Total net debt (2)
Retail businesses 956,894,840 975,691,161
Sonaecom 370,785,000 309,547,000
Investment management 100,296,713 93,349,820
Holding (1) 612,210,692 584,425,797
Total consolidated 2,040,187,245 1,963,013,778

(1) Includes Sonae Individual accounts;

(2) Includes shareholders loans;

The caption "Eliminations and Adjustments" can be analysed as follows:

Turnover Operational profit/(loss) (EBIT)
30 September 2012 30 September 2011
Restated
30 September 2012 30 September 2011
Restated
Inter-segment income (101,731,135) (101,298,589) 11,781,573 1,156,816
Others 1,243,518 3,908,175 (7,472,620) (5,331,760)
Eliminations and adjustments (100,487,617) (97,390,414) 4,308,953 (4,174,944)
Investment Invested capital
30 September 2012 30 September 2011
Restated
30 September 2012 31 December 2011
Restated
1,090,515 46,394 78,240,718 52,486,153
- - 484,443,876 531,768,694
- - (63,927,739) (55,936,771)
621,712 26,255 (9,646,406) (18,411,013)
1,712,227 72,649 489,110,449 509,907,063

(3) Financial Instrument reported in Note 19.

Glossary:

Invested capital = Gross real estate assets + other fixed assets (including Goodwill) - amortisations and impairment losses + financial investments + working capital (includes non-current assets and non-current liabilities excluding total net debt); all figures at book value.

Total Net debt = Bonds + bank loans + other loans + shareholders loans + finance leases + derivatives - cash, bank deposits and current investments-other long term applications;

Eliminations and adjustments = Inter-segment + consolidation adjustments + contribution of companies not included in the segments;

CAPEX = Investments in tangible and intangible assets, investment properties and acquisitions of subsidiaries; less amounts generated over assets disposals;

30 COMMITMENTS WITH "INFORMATION SOCIETY"

Under the agreed terms resulting from the grant of the UMTS License, Optimus – Comunicações, S.A. assumed commitments in the area of promotion of the Information Society, totalling 274 million euro, to be complied with up to the end of the licence period (2015)

In accordance with the Agreement established on 5 September 2007 with the Ministry of Public Works, Transports and Communications ("MOPTC"), a part of those commitments, up to 159 million euro, will be accomplished through its own projects as contributions to qualifying Information Society and incurred in the normal activity of Sonaecom - Communications Services (investment and networking technology that does not derive from the need for compliance with obligations relating to the allocation of the UMTS license and research activities, development and promotion services, content and applications), which must be recognized by MOPTC and entities set up especially for this purpose. As at 30 September 2012, the total amount was already incurred and validated by the above referred entities, so at this date there are no additional responsibilities related to these commitments. These charges were recorded in the financial statements at the moment the projects were carried out and the estimated costs became known.

The remaining commitments, up to the amount of around 116 million euro, will be fulfilled as agreed between Optimus – Comunicações, S.A.and MOPTC, through contributions to the "Iniciativas E" project (offer of modems, discounted rates, cash contributions, among others, relating to the widespread use of broadband internet by students and teachers), those e contributions being made through Information Society Fund ("Fundo para a Sociedade de Informação") now known as the "Fundação para as Comunicações Móveis" (Foundation for Mobile Communications), to be created by the three mobile operators operating in Portugal. The responsibilities were recorded, at 31 December 2010, as an added cost of the UMTS license, against an entry in the captions 'Other non-current liabilities' and 'Other current liabilities'. As at 30 September 2012 these responsibilities were all recorded in the financial statements.

31 SUBSQUENT EVENTS

Sonae Sierra Brasil, a Sonae Sierra subsidiary, has announced on November 5th the agreement for the sale of its ownership interests in three shopping centres - 51% in Shopping Penha, 30% in Tivoli Shopping and 10.4% in Pátio Brasil Shopping - for a total of R\$212.9 million, approximately €81 million. The ownership interests in Shopping Penha and Tivoli Shopping were acquired by CSHG Brasil Shopping FII, a fund managed by Credit Suisse Hedging Griffo, while the ownership interest in Pátio Brasil Shopping was acquired by the shopping centre's main shareholder group.

32 APPROVAL OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The accompanying consolidated financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorized for issue on 13 November 2012.

The Board of Directors

Belmiro Mendes de Azevedo

Álvaro Carmona e Costa Portela

Álvaro Cuervo Garcia

Bernd Bothe

Christine Cross

Michel Marie Bon

José Neves Adelino

Duarte Paulo Teixeira de Azevedo

Ângelo Gabriel Ribeirinho dos Santos Paupério

Nuno Manuel Moniz Trigoso Jordão

Condensed individual financial statements

CONDENSED INDIVIDUAL STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2012 AND 2011 AND AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2011

(Translation of condensed individual financial statements originally issued in Portuguese. In case of discrepancy the Portuguese version prevails)

(Amounts expressed in euro)

ASSETS Notes 30.September.2012 30.September.2011 31.December.2011
NON-CURRENT ASSETS:
Tangible assets 188,489 198,348 208,831
Intangible assets 35,226 94,382 77,138
Investments in affiliated companies 4 3,542,323,203 3,645,328,932 3,561,020,983
Other investments 5 23,352,426 46,679,880 42,214,426
Other non-current assets 6 365,718,000 428,047,946 393,745,945
Total non-current assets 3,931,617,344 4,120,349,488 3,997,267,323
CURRENT ASSETS:
Trade account receivables and other current assets 7 35,460,910 21,851,992 15,642,899
Cash and cash equivalents 8 143,096,044 229,622 75,589
Total current assets 178,556,954 22,081,614 15,718,488
TOTAL ASSETS 4,110,174,298 4,142,431,102 4,012,985,811
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
EQUITY:
Share capital 9 2,000,000,000 2,000,000,000 2,000,000,000
Treasury shares (156,807) - -
Reserves and retained earnings 1,280,171,537 1,434,579,192 1,431,187,025
Profit for the period 24,928,624 23,619,926 (63,517,229)
TOTAL EQUITY 3,304,943,354 3,458,199,118 3,367,669,796
LIABILITIES:
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Loans 10 678,973,560 510,072,851 509,005,437
Other non-current liabilities 3,291,520 - -
Total non-current liabilities 682,265,080 510,072,851 509,005,437
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Loans 10 101,801,496 93,505,847 90,600,000
Trade creditors and other current liabilities 11 21,164,368 80,653,286 45,710,578
Total current liabilities 122,965,864 174,159,133 136,310,578
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 4,110,174,298 4,142,431,102 4,012,985,811

The accompanying notes are part of these condensed individual financial statements.

CONDENSED INDIVIDUAL INCOME STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2012 AND 2011

(Translation of condensed individual financial statements originally issued in Portuguese. In case of discrepancy the Portuguese version prevails)

(Amounts expressed in euro)

Notes rd Quarter 2012
3
rd Quarter 2011
3
30.September.2012 30.September.2011
Services rendered 118,170 101,150 354,511 303,450
Gains or losses on investments 14 - - 26,857,661 11,993,439
Financial income 8,658,439 11,188,066 24,353,866 33,471,121
Other income 440,726 11,125 1,955,053 360,953
External supplies and services (692,738) (496,324) (1,948,111) (1,559,872)
Staff costs (553,658) (554,542) (1,823,200) (1,676,292)
Depreciation and amortisation (29,587) (24,788) (82,406) (76,212)
Financial expense (9,247,207) (6,406,985) (23,423,021) (17,622,149)
Other expenses (62,158) (56,320) (1,308,365) (509,193)
Profit/(Loss) before taxation (1,368,013) 3,761,382 24,935,988 24,685,245
Taxation (1,700) (751,000) (7,364) (1,065,319)
Profit/(Loss) after taxation (1,369,713) 3,010,382 24,928,624 23,619,926
Profit/(Loss) per share
Basic 15 (0.000975) 0.003615 0.012468 0.011810
Diluted 15 (0.000970) 0.003612 0.012464 0.011805

The accompanying notes are part of these condensed individual financial statements.

CONDENSED INDIVIDUAL STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE PERIODS ENDED AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2012 AND 2011

(Translation of the individual financial statements originally issued in Portuguese. In case of discrepancy the Portuguese version prevails)

(Amounts expressed in euro)

rd Quarter 2012
3
rd Quarter 2011
3
30.September.2012 30.September.2011
Net Profit / (Loss) for the period (1,369,713) 3,010,382 24,928,624 23,619,926
Changes on fair value of available-for-sale financial assets 2,970,960 (18,580,850) (21,961,232) (34,432,252)
Changes in hedge and fair value reserves 73,089 (2,973,517) 672,955 1,635,522
Other comprehensive income for the period 3,044,049 (21,554,367) (21,288,277) (32,796,730)
Total comprehensive income for the period 1,674,336 (18,543,985) 3,640,347 (9,176,804)

The accompanying notes are part of these condensed individual financial statements.

CONDENSED INDIVIDUAL STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE PERIODS ENDED AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2012 AND 2011

(Translation of condensed financial statements originally issued in Portuguese. In case of discrepancy the Portuguese version prevails)

(Amounts expressed in euro)

Reserves and retained earnings
Share capital Treasury shares Legal reserve Fair value
reserve
Hedging
reserve
Other reserves
and retained
earnings
Total reserves
and retained
earnings
Net
profit/(loss)
Total
Balance as at 1 January 2011 2,000,000,000 - 167,816,034 612,472,662 (7,662,771) 374,517,476 1,147,143,401 386,432,293 3,533,575,694
Total comprehensive income for the period - - - (34,432,252) 1,635,522 - (32,796,730) 23,619,926 (9,176,804)
Appropriation of profit of 2010:
Transfer to legal reserves and retained earnings - - 19,321,614 - - 300,910,679 320,232,293 (320,232,293) -
Dividends distributed - - - - - - - (66,200,000) (66,200,000)
Purchase of treasury shares - (289,862) - - - - - - (289,862)
Share based payments - 289,862 - - - 228 228 - 290,090
Balance as at 30 September 2011 2,000,000,000 - 187,137,648 578,040,410 (6,027,249) 675,428,383 1,434,579,192 23,619,926 3,458,199,118
Balance as at 1 January 2012 2,000,000,000 - 187,137,648 573,554,460 (5,030,164) 675,525,081 1,431,187,025 (63,517,229) 3,367,669,796
Total comprehensive income for the period - - - (21,961,232) 672,955 - (21,288,277) 24,928,624 3,640,347
Appropriation of profit of 2011:
Transfer to legal reserves and retained earnings - - - - - (63,517,229) (63,517,229) 63,517,229 -
Dividends distributed - - - - - (66,187,813) (66,187,813) - (66,187,813)
Purchase of treasury shares - (2,612,424) - - - - - - (2,612,424)
Sale of treasury shares - 2,189,569 - - - - - - 2,189,569
Share based payments - 266,048 - - - (22,169) (22,169) - 243,879
Balance as at 30 September 2012 2,000,000,000 (156,807) 187,137,648 551,593,228 (4,357,209) 545,797,870 1,280,171,537 24,928,624 3,304,943,354

The accompanying notes are part of these condensed individual financial statements.

The Board of Directors

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CONDENSED INDIVIDUAL CASH FLOW STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2012 AND 2011

(Translation of the condensed financial statements originally issued in Portuguese. In case of discrepancy the Portuguese version prevails)

(Amounts expressed in euro)

Notes rd Quarter 2012
3
rd Quarter 2011
3
30.September.2012 30.September.2011
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net cash flow from operating activities (1) 455,538 (102,967) (1,994,034) (2,892,410)
INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES
Cash receipts arising from:
Investments 4,675,000 4,720,000 17,949,000 14,749,954
Tangible and intangible assets 50 50 50 1,917
Interest and similar income 1,615,951 7,363,912 2,619,442 30,660,756
Dividends 17,079,574 - 29,071,221 107,599
Others 3,291,520 - 3,291,520 -
Loans granted 176,734,187 625,773,678 285,887,307 1,188,933,177
203,396,282 637,857,640 338,818,540 1,234,453,403
Cash Payments arising from:
Investments - (499,999,699) (3,263,451) (499,999,699)
Tangible and intangible assets (11,801) (13,900) (20,594) (24,395)
Loans granted (148,703,122) (254,688,000) (257,740,242) (755,488,000)
(148,714,923) (754,701,599) (261,024,287) (1,255,512,094)
Net cash used in investment activities (2) 54,681,359 (116,843,959) 77,794,253 (21,058,691)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash receipts arising from:
Loans obtained 430,991,442 865,825,000 1,486,439,322 1,333,482,000
Sale of own shares - - 2,189,569 -
430,991,442 865,825,000 1,488,628,891 1,333,482,000
Cash Payments arising from:
Loans obtained (333,858,704) (745,565,000) (1,330,317,195) (1,229,627,000)
Interest and similar charges (9,263,329) (3,611,926) (22,292,480) (13,500,927)
Dividends - - (66,186,556) (66,196,465)
Purchase of treasury shares - - (2,612,424) (289,862)
(343,122,033) (749,176,926) (1,421,408,655) (1,309,614,254)
Net cash used in financing activities (3) 87,869,409 116,648,074 67,220,236 23,867,746
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (4) = (1) + (2) + (3) 143,006,306 (298,852) 143,020,455 (83,355)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 89,738 522,627 75,589 307,130
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 8 143,096,044 223,775 143,096,044 223,775

The accompanying notes are part of these condensed individual financial statements.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED INDIVIDUAL

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED

30 SEPTEMBER 2012

(Translation of the condensed individual financial statements originally issued in Portuguese. In case of discrepancies the Portuguese version prevails)

(Amounts expressed in euro)

1 INTRODUCTION

SONAE, SGPS, SA ("Sonae Holding"), has its head-office at Lugar do Espido, Via Norte, Apartado 1011, 4470- 909 Maia, Portugal.

2 BASIS OF PREPARATION

Interim financial statements are presented quarterly, in accordance with IAS 34 – "Interim Financial Reporting".

3 PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those described in the file of annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2011.

4 INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED COMPANIES

As at 30 September 2012 and 31 December 2011 the company held investments in the following affiliated companies:

Company % Held Carrying amount Acquisition cost Fair value reserve Sonae Investimentos SGPS, SA (a) 76.86% 1,893,270,729 1,416,192,180 477,078,549 Sonae Sierra SGPS, SA (b) 50.00% 563,811,500 490,113,339 73,698,161 Sonaecom, SGPS, SA 0.94% 4,729,970 3,913,452 816,518 Sontel BV 42.86% 405,641,099 405,641,099 - Sonae Investments BV 100.00% 835,700,000 835,700,000 - Others - 4,669,905 4,669,905 - Impairment (165,500,000) - - Total 3,542,323,203 3,156,229,975 551,593,228 30.September.2012 Company % Held Carrying amount Acquisition cost Fair value reserve Sonae Investimentos SGPS, SA (a) 76.86% 1,893,270,729 1,416,192,180 477,078,549 Sonae Sierra SGPS, SA (b) 50.00% 586,449,500 490,113,339 96,336,161 Sonaecom, SGPS, SA 0.18% 789,750 650,000 139,750 Sontel BV 42.86% 405,641,099 405,641,099 - Sonae Investments BV 100.00% 835,700,000 835,700,000 - Others - 4,669,905 4,669,905 - Impairment (165,500,000) - - Total 3,561,020,983 3,152,966,523 573,554,460 31.December.2011

  • (a) The value of this investment is the price paid in the public tender offer for the de-listing occurred in 2006. Since that date no change in the value of the investment was recorded.
  • (b) Market value was determined based on an independent valuation for the period of assets held by this affiliated company, after deduction of associated net debt and of the share attributable to non-controlling interests.

5 OTHER INVESTMENTS

As at 30 September 2012 and 31 December 2011 other investments are as follows:

30.September.2012 31.December.2011
Carrying
amount
Acquisition cost Carrying
amount
Acquisition cost
Magma No. 1 Securitisation Notes 23,300,000 23,300,000 37,680,000 37,680,000
Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA - - 6,972,000 6,972,000
Others 52,426 52,426 52,426 52,426
Impairment - - (2,490,000) -
Total 23,352,426 23,352,426 42,214,426 44,704,426

During the first quarter 2012 the Company sold the interest in Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA for the amount of 3,569,000 euro.

6 OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS

As at 30 September 2012 and 31 December 2011 other non-current assets are detailed as follows:

30.September.2012 31.December.2011
Loans granted to group companies 365,718,000 393,745,945

This caption includes the amount of 347,400,000 euro of a subordinate bond loan, repayable in 10 years issued by Sonae Investimentos, SGPS, SA at market conditions. This loan was fully subscribed and paid by Sonae SGPS, SA on 28 December 2010 amounting to 400,000,000 euro, relating 8,000 bonds with nominal value of 50,000 euro each, bearing fixed interest rate with full reimbursement in the end of the period.

The fair value of the bonds related to this loan as at 30 September 2012, is 40,563 euro (40,000 euro as at 31 December 2011) per bond, according with a valuation made by the use of discounted cash flow models. There is no evidence of impairment of this loan.

7 TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

As at 30 September 2012 and 31 December 2011 trade accounts receivable and other current assets are detailed as follows:

30.September.2012 31.December.2011
Trade accounts receivable 319 503,725
Group companies 10,567,050 12,501,941
Taxes and contributions receivable 468,960 798,587
Accrued income and prepayments 24,215,099 431,397
Others 209,482 1,407,249
Total 35,460,910 15,642,899

The caption "Accrued income and prepayments" mainly includes receivables relating to interests from loans granted to group companies (Note 6).

8 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

As at 30 September 2012 and 31 December 2011 cash and cash equivalents are detailed as follows:

30.September.2012 31.December.2011
Cash at hand 89 89
Bank deposits 143,095,955 75,500
Cash and cash equivalents on the balance sheet 143,096,044 75,589
Cash and cash equivalents on the cash flow statement 143,096,044 75,589

9 SHARE CAPITAL

As at 30 September 2012 and 31 December 2011 share capital consisted of 2,000,000,000 ordinary shares of 1 euro each.

10 LOANS

As at 30 September 2012 and 31 December 2011, loans are made up as follows:

30.September.2012 31.December.2011
Bonds Sonae 2007/2014 150,000,000 150,000,000
Bonds Sonae 2010/2015 250,000,000 250,000,000
Bonds Sonae 05 - 100,000,000
Bonds Continente - 7% - 2015 200,000,000 -
Up-front fees not yet charged to income statement (5,459,947) (2,002,352)
Bonds 594,540,053 497,997,648
Nominal value of bank loans 75,000,000 -
Up-front fees not yet charged to income statement (1,074,750) -
Bank loans 73,925,250 -
Derivatives 10,508,257 11,007,789
Non-current loans 678,973,560 509,005,437
Bonds Sonae 05 100,000,000 -
Up-front fees not yet charged to income statement (160,187) -
Bonds 99,839,813 -
Commercial paper - 90,600,000
Other bank loans 1,961,683 -
Current loans 101,801,496 90,600,000

As at 30 September 2012 Sonae, SGPS has agreed lines of credit and commercial paper programs amounting to 385 million euro, out of which 146.5 million euro with firm commitments with maturity not exceeding one year and 35 million euro with firm commitments with maturity over one year.

Under the above mentioned lines of credit and commercial paper programs with firm commitments, Sonae, SGPS had 182 million euro credit facilities available to meet its liquidity requirements.

The interest rate as at 30 September 2012 of the bonds and bank loans was, in average, 3.70% (3.37% as at 31 December 2011).

Maturity of Borrowings

As at 30 September 2012 and 31 December 2011 the analysis of maturity of loans excluding the derived instruments having in consideration its nominal value is as follows:

30.September.2012 31.December.2011
N+1 101,961,683 90,600,000
N+2 150,000,000 100,000,000
N+3 525,000,000 150,000,000
N+4 - 250,000,000

11 TRADE CREDITORS AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

As at 30 September 2012 and 31 December 2011, trade creditors and other current liabilities are detailed as follows:

30.September.2012 31.December.2011
Trade creditors 610,321 662,785
Group companies 9,920,443 40,160,000
Taxes and contributions payable 58,385 555,382
Accrued expenses 10,353,580 4,179,091
Others 221,639 153,320
Total 21,164,368 45,710,578

12 CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

As at 30 September 2012 and 31 December 2011, contingent liabilities are detailed as follows:

30.September.2012 31.December.2011
Guarantees given:
on tax claims 71,801,227 92,283
on judicial claims 145,256 145,256
Guarantees given in favour of subsidiaries a)
230,569,501
130,066,153

a) Guarantees given to Tax Authorities in favour of subsidiaries to suspend claims from tax authorities.

13 RELATED PARTIES

Transactions and balances with related parties are detailed as follows:

Transactions 30.September.2012 30.September.2011
Group companies 2,068,896 123,246
Jointly controlled companies 160,193 153,450
Other related parties 75,000 75,069
Services rendered and other income 2,304,089 351,765
Parent company 227,728 -
Group companies 834,829 846,259
Jointly controlled companies 44,390 25,033
Other related parties 26,266 33,503
Purchases and services obtained 1,133,213 904,795
Group companies 23,040,759 31,603,252
Interest income 23,040,759 31,603,252
Parent company 607,674 401,984
Group companies 1,106,367 240,441
Interest expenses 1,714,041 642,425
Group companies 17,203,611 107,599
Jointly controlled companies 10,567,050 11,867,610
Dividend income (Note 14) 27,770,661 11,975,209
Group companies - 289,954
Other related parties 3,569,000 -
Disposal of investments 3,569,000 289,954
Group companies 1,806,655 -
Jointly controlled companies 382,914 -
Disposal of treasury shares 2,189,569 -
Balance 30.September.2012 31.December.2011
Group companies 23,781,285 2,248,938
Jointly controlled companies 10,726,693 12,094,116
Other related parties 75,028 109,053
Accounts receivable 34,583,006 14,452,107
Parent company 835,402 -
Group companies 4,882,071 657,699
Jointly controlled companies 29,245 14,258
Other related parties 14,790 13,208
Accounts payable 5,761,508 685,165
Group companies 365,718,000 393,865,065
Loans granted 365,718,000 393,865,065
Group companies 9,920,443 40,160,000
Loans obtained 9,920,443 40,160,000

All Sonae, SGPS, SA subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures are considered related parties and are identified in Consolidated Financial Statements. All Efanor Investimentos, SGPS, SA, subsidiaries, including the ones of Sonae Indústria, SGPS, SA and of Sonae Capital, SGPS, SA are also considered related parties.

14 INVESTMENTS INCOME

As at 30 September 2012 and 2011, investment income can be detailed as follows:

30.September.2012 30.September.2011
Dividends 27,770,661 11,975,209
Gains / (losses) on sale investments (913,000) 18,230
26,857,661 11,993,439

The dividends mentioned above were distributed by the affiliates Sonae Investimentos, SGPS, SA (17,079,574 euro), Sonaegest, SA (78,537 euro), Sonae Sierra, SGPS, SA (10,567,050 euro) and Sonaecom, SGPS, SA (45,500 euro).

15 EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings per share for the period were calculated taking into consideration the following amounts:

30.September.2012 30.September.2011
Net profit
Net profit taken into consideration to calculate basic earnings per
share (Net profit for the period) 24,928,624 23,619,926
Effect of dilutive potential shares - -
Interests related to convertible bonds (net of tax) - -
Net profit taken into consideration to calculate diluted earnings per
share: 24,928,624 23,619,926
Number of shares
Weighted average number of shares used to calculate basic
earnings 1,999,346,909 2,000,000,000
Effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares from convertible bonds - -
Outstanting shares related with deferred performance bonus 1,673,374 1,407,223
Number of shares that could be acquired at average market price (925,751) (569,446)
Weighted average number of shares used to calculate diluted
earnings per share 2,000,094,532 2,000,837,777
Profit/(Loss) per share
Basic 0.012468 0.011810
Diluted 0.012464 0.011805

16 APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The accompanying financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorized for issue on 13 November 2012.

17 INFORMATION REQUIRED BY LAW

Decree-Law nr 318/94 art 5 nr 4

During the period ended as at 30 September 2012 no shareholders' loan contracts were entered into the following companies:

Sontel, BV

During the period ended 30 September 2012 short-term loan contracts were entered into with the following companies:

Efanor Investimentos, SGPS, SA

Sonae Investimentos, SGPS, SA

Sonaecenter Serviços, SA

Sonaecom, SGPS, SA

As at 30 September 2012 amounts owed by affiliated undertakings can be summarized as follows:

Closing Balance
Sonae Investments, BV 18,298,000
Sontel, BV 20,000
Total 18,318,000

As at 30 September 2012 amounts owed from affiliated undertakings can be summarized as follows:

Closing Balance
Sonae Investments, BV 9,816,564
Sonaecenter Serviços, SA 103,879
Total 9,920,443

The Board of Directors

Belmiro Mendes de Azevedo

Álvaro Carmona e Costa Portela

Álvaro Cuervo Garcia

Bernd Bothe

Christine Cross

Michel Marie Bon

José Neves Adelino

Duarte Paulo Teixeira de Azevedo

Ângelo Gabriel Ribeirinho dos Santos Paupério

Nuno Manuel Moniz Trigoso Jordão

SAFE HARBOUR

This document may contain forward-looking information and statements, based on management's current expectations or beliefs. Forward-looking statements are statements that should not be regarded as historical facts.

These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, changes in regulation, industry and economic conditions; and the effects of competition. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "projects," "intends," "should," "seeks," "estimates," "future" or similar expressions.

Although these statements reflect our current expectations, which we believe are reasonable, investors and analysts, and generally all recipients of this document, are cautioned that forward-looking information and statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond our control, that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the forward-looking information and statements. You are cautioned not to put undue reliance on any forward-looking information or statements. We do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking information or statements.

Report available at Sonae's institutional website www.sonae.pt

Media and Investor Contacts

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