
F-374
22 Provisions
Provisions can be specified as follows:
31 Dec.
2007
Transferred
to liabilities
held for sale
Charged
to ex-
pense
Utilisa-
tion
Reclassifi-
cation
and other
31 Dec.
2008
€ 1,000 € 1,000 € 1,000 € 1,000 € 1,000 € 1,000
(a)
Provisions for restructuring
expenses................................
2,834
(50)
2,091
(1,193)
–
3,682
(b)
Provisions for customer li-
abilities................................
4,834
(379)
3,549
(2,053)
(23)
5,928
(c)
Provision for estimated addi-
tional purchase consideration
2,190
–
–
(2,190)
–
–
(d)
Provisions for long-service
awards................................
553
(213)
–
(62)
–
278
(e) Other ................................
186
(73)
29
–
–
142
10,597
(715)
5,669
(5,498)
(23)
10,030
a) Provisions for restructuring expenses
At 31 December 2008, provisions for restructuring expenses consisted primarily of the Altersteilzeit (ATZ) ar-
rangements in Germany, which permit employees to seek early retirement. During the year ended 31 December
2008, charges of € 792,000, € 332,000 and € 909,000 were taken in Germany, France and the Netherlands to
cover the costs associated with restructuring part of the operations. The restructuring costs mainly include em-
ployee termination benefits.
b) Provisions for customer liabilities
Customer liabilities primarily relate to warranties, anticipated contract losses and penalties and disputes relating
to commercial contracts.
c) Provision for estimated additional purchase consideration
As disclosed in note 8, the provision related to the estimated additional purchase consideration with respect to
the acquisition of the AEG PS Group (formerly Saft Power Systems) has been reversed in the current year due to
a claims and waiver settlement agreement signed between AEG Power Solutions and Alcatel-Lucent. The unuti-
lised portion of this reversal has been recognised in other operating income.
d) Provision for long-service awards
Long-service awards are granted to French employees on retirement based on their length of service, grade and
salary and determined by an independent actuarial calculation.
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