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SEC Form 20-F - Deutsche Bank Annual Report 2012

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<strong>Deutsche</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements F-14<br />

<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>20</strong>10 on <strong>Form</strong> <strong>20</strong>-F 01 – Significant Accounting Policies<br />

All intercompany transactions, balances and unrealized gains on transactions between Group companies are<br />

eliminated on consolidation. Consistent accounting policies are applied throughout the Group for the purposes<br />

of consolidation. Issuances of a subsidiary’s stock to third parties are treated as noncontrolling interests.<br />

At the date that control of a subsidiary is lost, the Group a) derecognizes the assets (including any goodwill) and<br />

liabilities of the subsidiary at their carrying amounts, b) derecognizes the carrying amount of any noncontrolling<br />

interests in the former subsidiary (including any components in accumulated other comprehensive income<br />

attributable to the subsidiary), c) recognizes the fair value of the consideration received and any distribution of<br />

the shares of the subsidiary, d) recognizes any investment retained in the former subsidiary at its fair value and<br />

e) recognizes any resulting difference of the above items as a gain or loss in the income statement. Any<br />

amounts recognized in prior periods in other comprehensive income in relation to that subsidiary would be<br />

reclassified to the consolidated statement of income at the date that control is lost.<br />

Assets held in an agency or fiduciary capacity are not assets of the Group and are not included in the Group’s<br />

consolidated balance sheet.<br />

Business Combinations and Noncontrolling Interests<br />

The Group uses the acquisition method to account for business combinations. At the date the Group obtains<br />

control of the subsidiary, the cost of an acquisition is measured at the fair value of the consideration given, including<br />

any cash or non cash consideration (equity instruments) transferred, any contingent consideration, any<br />

previously held equity interest in the acquiree and liabilities incurred or assumed. The excess of the aggregate<br />

of the cost of an acquisition and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree over the Group’s share of the fair<br />

value of the identifiable net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. If the aggregate of the acquisition cost and<br />

any noncontrolling interest is below the fair value of the identifiable net assets (negative goodwill), a gain may<br />

be reported in other income. Acquisition costs are recognized as expenses in the period in which they are<br />

incurred.<br />

In business combinations achieved in stages (“step acquisitions”), a previously held equity interest in the acquiree<br />

is remeasured to its acquisition-date fair value and the resulting gain or loss, if any, is recognized in profit or<br />

loss. Amounts recognized in prior periods in other comprehensive income associated with the previously held<br />

investment would be reclassified to the consolidated statement of income at the date that control is obtained, as<br />

if the Group had disposed of the previously held equity interest.<br />

Noncontrolling interests are shown in the consolidated balance sheet as a separate component of equity, which<br />

is distinct from the Group’s shareholders’ equity. The net income attributable to noncontrolling interests is<br />

separately disclosed on the face of the consolidated statement of income. Changes in the ownership interest in<br />

subsidiaries which do not result in a change of control are treated as transactions between equity holders and<br />

are reported in additional paid-in capital (APIC).<br />

Associates and Jointly Controlled Entities<br />

An associate is an entity in which the Group has significant influence, but not a controlling interest, over the<br />

operating and financial management policy decisions of the entity. Significant influence is generally presumed<br />

when the Group holds between <strong>20</strong> % and 50 % of the voting rights. The existence and effect of potential voting<br />

rights that are currently exercisable or convertible are considered in assessing whether the Group has<br />

significant influence. Among the other factors that are considered in determining whether the Group has<br />

significant influence are representation on the board of directors (supervisory board in the case of German<br />

stock corporations) and material intercompany transactions. The existence of these factors could require the

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