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DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING 3.4 It is the policy of the Group to use cash flow hedges to cover all operational currency risks that mainly relate to future cash flows from contracts which are denominated in currencies other than the relevant functional currency and if it is highly probable that they will be realized. Fuel price risks and interest rate risks in future cash flows can be hedged from time to time using specific derivatives. Hedge accounting is applied to the majority of cash flow hedges as follows. On initial designation of the hedge, the Group formally documents the relationship between the hedging instrument(s) and hedged item(s), including the risk management objectives and strategy in undertaking the hedge transaction, together with the methods that will be used to assess the effectiveness of the hedging relationship. The Group makes an assessment, both at the inception of the hedge relationship as well as on an ongoing basis, of whether the hedging instruments are expected to be ‘effective’ in offsetting the changes in the fair value or cash flows of the respective hedged items during the period for which the hedge is designated, and whether the actual results of each hedge are within a range of 80 - 125 percent. For a cash flow hedge of a forecast transaction, the transaction should be highly probable to occur and present an exposure to variations in cash flows that could ultimately affect reported net income. including results realized on the ‘rolling forward’ of existing hedges as a result of differences between the duration of the hedges concerned and the underlying cash flows – will be directly added or charged to the hedging reserve in group equity, taking into account the applicable taxation. If a cash flow hedge either expires, is closed or is settled, or the hedge relation with the underlying cash flows can no longer be considered effective, the accumulated result will continue to be recognized in group equity as long as the underlying cash flow is still expected to take place. If and when the underlying cash flow actually takes place, the accumulated result is included directly in the statement of profit or loss. Movements in the market value of cash flow hedges to which no hedge accounting is applied (ineffective cash flow hedges and the ineffective portion of effective cash flow hedges) are included in the statement of profit or loss for the reporting period. Results from settled cash flow hedges and movements in the market value of ineffective cash flow hedges insofar these relate to non-current receivables, loans and other borrowings are recognized as finance income and finance expenses and otherwise in the related items within operating result. The purchase or sale of financial instruments is generally recorded at transaction rate. Derivatives are stated at fair value; attributable transaction costs are recognized in the Statement of Profit or Loss as incurred. Subsequent to initial recognition, derivatives are measured at fair value, and changes therein are accounted for as described. 3.5 At each reporting date, the Group reviews the carrying amounts of its non-financial assets (other than inventories and deferred tax assets) to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If an indication of impairment exists, The application of hedge accounting means that movements in the market value of cash flow hedges not yet settled – IMPAIRMENT

then the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated. Goodwill and intangible assets with an indefinite useful life are tested annually for impairment. The recoverable amount of an asset or cash-generating unit (or group of units) is the higher of its value in use and its fair value less costs of disposal. Value in use is based on the estimated future cash flows, discounted to their present value using a pre- tax discount rate that reflects the current market assessments, the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset or the cash-generating unit. An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying amount of an asset or the cash generating unit to which it belongs exceeds its recoverable amount. Impairment losses are recognized in the statement of profit or loss. Impairment losses recognized in respect of cash generating units are allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to cash-generating units and, if required, subsequently to reduce the carrying amounts of the other assets (of the cash-generating units) on a pro rata basis. An impairment loss on goodwill is not reversed. For other assets, an impairment loss is reversed only to the extent that the asset's carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation or amortization, if no impairment loss had been recognized. For financial assets measured at amortized cost the Group considers evidence of impairment at both an individual asset and a collective level. Assets that are not individually significant are assessed for impairment on an aggregated basis. An impairment loss for financial assets is calculated as the difference between its carrying amount and the present value of the estimated future cash flows, discounted at the asset's original effective interest rate. Losses are recognized in the statement of profit or loss and are reflected in an allowance account. If the amount of an impairment loss subsequently decreases and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognized, then the previously recognized impairment loss is reversed through the statement of profit or loss. An impairment loss in respect of a strategic investment (accounted for using the equity method) is measured by comparing the recoverable amount of the investment with its carrying amount. An impairment loss is recognized in the statement of profit or loss, and is reversed if there has been a favorable change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount. 3.6 Goodwill arises upon acquiring Group companies and joint operations and is calculated as the difference between the acquisition price and the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, according to the accounting principles of the Company. Goodwill is allocated to the relevant cash- generating unit. These cash-generating units represent the INTANGIBLE ASSETS

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