
F-372
Other loans include two interest-free government grants totalling € 744,000 from the Spanish Ministry of Educa-
tion in respect of research and development at the Company's Vitoria facility. The first grant of € 224,000 will be
reimbursed in equal annual instalments between September 2010 and September 2021. The second grant of €
520,000 will be reimbursed in annual instalments between September 2011 and September 2022.
a) Debt analysis by rate
2008
2007
€ 1,000
€ 1,000
Total fixed rate debt .....................................................................................
15,449
15,518
Total floating rate debt.................................................................................
13,040
33,553
28,489
49,071
The Group does not use hedging instruments and all of the Group's debt was denominated in Euros at 31 De-
cember 2008 and 2007.
b) Fair value
The fair value of the Group's debt is determined for each loan by discounting the future cash flows using a dis-
count rate corresponding to bond yields at the end of the year, adjusted by the Group's credit rate risk. The fair
value of debt and bank overdrafts at floating interest rates approximates the net carrying amounts.
c) Market-related exposures
The Group has a centralised treasury management in order to minimise the Group's exposure to market risks,
including interest rate risk, foreign exchange risk and counterparty risk. At 31 December 2008 and 2007, the
Group did not use derivative financial instruments.
Firm commercial contracts or other firm commitments are not hedged. Due to the diversity of its customer base
and their diverse geographical locations, Group management considers that the credit risk relating to customers
is limited and that there is no risk of significant credit concentration.
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