TlB Annual Report 2009 - Triodos Bank

32. PARTICIPATING INTERESTS
2009 2008
Participating interests in group companies 24,040 22,879
Other participating interests 2,978 3,396
27,018 26,275
This relates to equity participations that are held long-term for business operation purposes. The statement of
equity participations in accordance with Section 2:379 of The Netherlands Civil Code is included under the
accounting principles for consolidation in the Notes to the consolidated Annual Accounts.
The movement in this item is as follows:
2009 2008
Balance sheet value as at 1 January 26,275 17,058
Acquisitions — 1,000
Incorporations — 125
Capital increases — 7,775
Result on participating interests
Transfer from or to provision for negative
4,668 1,953
equity of participating interests -907 315
Dividend paid -2,530 -1,230
Revaluation -453 -949
Exchange rate result on foreign currency -35 228
Balance sheet value as at 31 December 27,018 26,275
33. INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
2009 2008
Goodwill paid 479 338
Development costs for information systems 9,946 9,182
Computer software 127 —
10,552 9,520
Goodwill paid
Goodwill paid relates to the goodwill that Triodos Bank paid to Triodos Investments España in 2004, 2005 and
2009 to buy off the rights to the future profit made by the Spanish branch.
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