Registration Document 2005 - Total.com
Registration Document 2005 - Total.com
Registration Document 2005 - Total.com
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Management of short-term interest rate exposure and cash<br />
Cash balances, which are primarily <strong>com</strong>posed of euros and dollars,<br />
are managed with three main objectives set out by management<br />
(to maintain maximum liquidity, to optimize revenue from<br />
investments considering existing interest rate yield curves, and<br />
to minimize the cost of borrowing), over a horizon of less than<br />
twelve months and on the basis of a daily interest rate benchmark,<br />
primarily through short-term interest rate swaps and short-term<br />
currency swaps, without modification of the currency exposure.<br />
Sensitivity analysis on interest rate and foreign exchange risk<br />
Appendix 1 – Consolidated financial statements<br />
Notes to the consolidated financial statements 9<br />
The tables below present the potential impact on the fair value of the current financial instruments as of December 31, <strong>2005</strong>, of an increase or<br />
decrease of 10% in the interest rate yield curves in each of the currencies.<br />
ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)<br />
As of December 31, <strong>2005</strong> (in millions of euros) Carrying<br />
amount<br />
Management of interest rate risk on non-current debt<br />
The Group’s policy consists of incurring non-current debt primarily<br />
at a floating rate or at a fixed rate depending on opportunities at the<br />
issuance with regards to the level of interest rates, in dollars or in<br />
euros according to the general corporate purposes.<br />
Long-term interest rate and currency swaps can hedge debenture<br />
loans at their issuance in order to create a variable rate synthetic<br />
debt. In order to partially modify the interest rate structure of the<br />
long-term debt, TOTAL can also enter into long-term interest rate<br />
swaps.<br />
Estimated fair<br />
value<br />
Change in fair<br />
value with a<br />
10% interest<br />
rate increase<br />
TOTAL - <strong>Registration</strong> <strong>Document</strong> <strong>2005</strong><br />
Change in fair<br />
value with a<br />
10% interest<br />
rate decrease<br />
Debenture loans (non-current portion, before swaps) (11,025) (11,025) 126 (129)<br />
Issue swaps and swaps hedging debenture loans (liabilities) (128) (128) (62) 63<br />
Issue swaps and swaps hedging debenture loans (assets) 450 450 (53) 54<br />
Fixed-rate bank loans (411) (406) 7 (7)<br />
Current portion of non-current debt after swap (excluding capital lease obligations) (920) (919) 1 (1)<br />
Other interest rates swaps 3 3 (3) 3<br />
Currency swaps and forward exchange contracts 260 260 4 (4)<br />
Currency options - - - -<br />
As of December 31, 2004 (in millions of euros)<br />
Debenture loans (non-current portion, before swaps) (9,727) (9,727) 110 (112)<br />
Issue swaps and swaps hedging debenture loans (liabilities) - - - -<br />
Issue swaps and swaps hedging debenture loans (assets) 1,476 1,476 (107) 109<br />
Fixed-rate bank loans (288) (274) 8 (9)<br />
Current portion of non-current debt after swap (excluding capital lease obligations) (2,199) (2,199) 1 (1)<br />
Other interest rates swaps 11 11 - -<br />
Currency swaps and forward exchange contracts (317) (317) - -<br />
Currency options - - - -<br />
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