The Fiat Group in 1999 - Report on Operations - Fiat SpA

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TRANSACTIONS AMONG GROUP COMPANIES
AND WITH RELATED PARTIES
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Fiat</strong> <strong>Group</strong>’s is divided <strong>in</strong>to Sectors, each of which is
headed by a different company. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Group</strong> also <strong>in</strong>cludes
companies which, because of their specialized nature, are
able to provide adm<strong>in</strong>istrative, tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g and other support
services to the operat<strong>in</strong>g units <strong>in</strong> a fashion that enables them
to pursue cont<strong>in</strong>uous improvements <strong>in</strong> quality and economies
of scale.
Transactions between <strong>Group</strong> companies, whether they result
from vertical manufactur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>tegration or from the provision of
services, are carried out at competitive terms, consider<strong>in</strong>g the
quality of the goods or services <strong>in</strong>volved.
With<strong>in</strong> this framework, the ma<strong>in</strong> transactions that took place
between the Parent Company, <strong>Fiat</strong> S.p.A., and its subsidiaries
and affiliated companies are summarized below:
❚ Sale of amounts due from the Treasury to the subsidiary
Toro Assicurazioni S.p.A., which will be used for offsett<strong>in</strong>g
purposes, as allowed under Article 3, Section 94, Letter b,
of Law No. 549 of 12/28/95.
❚ Issuance of guarantees for bank loans provided to <strong>Fiat</strong>
Automoveis S.A. and Iveco <strong>Fiat</strong> Brasil Ltda.
Ongo<strong>in</strong>g transactions <strong>in</strong>clude:
❚ Licens<strong>in</strong>g of the right to use the <strong>Fiat</strong> trademark, for a
consideration based on a percentage of sales, to <strong>Fiat</strong> Auto
S.p.A. (0.5%), Iveco S.p.A. (0.2%), Magneti Marelli S.p.A.
(1.5% of sales by the Lubricants Division), <strong>Fiat</strong>Avio S.p.A.
(0.5%) and <strong>Fiat</strong> Ferroviaria S.p.A. (0.5%).
❚ Fees for services of <strong>Fiat</strong> management personnel at <strong>Fiat</strong> Auto
S.p.A., Ferrari S.p.A., Iveco S.p.A., Teksid S.p.A., Magneti
Marelli S.p.A., Comau S.p.A., <strong>Fiat</strong>Avio S.p.A., Toro
Assicurazioni S.p.A. and other <strong>Group</strong> companies.
❚ Grant of suretyships and guarantees <strong>in</strong> connection with
the issuance of debentures by <strong>Fiat</strong>Sava S.p.A., commercial
paper, money market claims and billets de trésorerie by
New Holland Credit Company LLC, <strong>Fiat</strong> F<strong>in</strong>ance Canada
Ltd., <strong>Fiat</strong> F<strong>in</strong>ance and Trade Ltd. and <strong>Fiat</strong> France S.A., to
secure bank loans obta<strong>in</strong>ed by <strong>Fiat</strong> Auto S.p.A., <strong>Fiat</strong>Avio
S.p.A., Iveco S.p.A., Teksid S.p.A. and other <strong>Group</strong>
companies, and lease payment obligations for build<strong>in</strong>gs
rented by <strong>Fiat</strong> Se.p.In. S.p.A., <strong>Fiat</strong> Auto S.p.A., Isvor
<strong>Fiat</strong> S.p.A. and Editrice La Stampa S.p.A.
❚ Rental of build<strong>in</strong>gs to <strong>Fiat</strong> Se.p.In. S.p.A.
❚ Deposit of liquid funds with <strong>Fiat</strong> Ge.Va. S.p.A.
❚ Loan to Elasis S.c.p.A.
❚ Purchase of support and consult<strong>in</strong>g services provided
by <strong>Fiat</strong> Sagi S.r.l. <strong>in</strong> taxation, law and adm<strong>in</strong>istration, <strong>Fiat</strong>
Ge.Va. S.p.A. <strong>in</strong> f<strong>in</strong>ancial matters, and <strong>Fiat</strong> International
S.p.A. <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternational relations. <strong>The</strong>se companies were
established specifically for these purposes.
❚ Purchase of services related to euro and Y2K issues from
<strong>Fiat</strong> Revi S.c.p.A.
❚ Purchase of <strong>in</strong>formation technology services provided
by I.T.S. S.r.l.
❚ Purchase of external relations services provided by <strong>Fiat</strong>
I.&C.S. S.r.l.
❚ Purchase of telecommunications services provided by
Telexis S.r.l.
❚ Purchase of support and consult<strong>in</strong>g services outside Italy
provided by <strong>Fiat</strong> USA Inc., <strong>Fiat</strong> U.K. Ltd. and <strong>Fiat</strong> Iberica S.A.
❚ Rental of office space, real property ma<strong>in</strong>tenance services
and other general services provided by <strong>Fiat</strong> Se.p.In. S.p.A.;
real estate services and real estate brokerage services
provided, respectively, by IPI S.p.A. and by IPI
Intermediazione S.p.A.
(number of shares)
Interest held Bought Sold Balance at
First name and last name Description of <strong>in</strong>vestment at 12/31/98 <strong>in</strong> <strong>1999</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>1999</strong> 12/31/99
Paolo Cantarella <strong>Fiat</strong> ord<strong>in</strong>ary 3,124 (2) 312
<strong>Fiat</strong> sav<strong>in</strong>gs 6,622 (2) 662
John Philip Elkann <strong>Fiat</strong> ord<strong>in</strong>ary 3,000 (2) 300
Magneti Marelli ord<strong>in</strong>ary 2,500 (2) 1,250
Gabriele Galateri di Genola <strong>Fiat</strong> ord<strong>in</strong>ary
<strong>Fiat</strong> preference
(1)
(1)
27,500
4,400
(2)
(2)
2,750
440
Gianfranco Gutty <strong>Fiat</strong> ord<strong>in</strong>ary 5,200 (2) 520
Cesare Ferrero <strong>Fiat</strong> ord<strong>in</strong>ary
Toro Assicurazioni
ord<strong>in</strong>ary
Toro Assicurazioni
preference
(1)
(1)
11
7,500
2,500 2,500
(2) 1
7,500
–
(1) Held <strong>in</strong>directly through his spouse.
(2) <strong>The</strong> number of options held has changed as a result of reverse stock splits <strong>in</strong> <strong>1999</strong> (one for ten for the <strong>Fiat</strong> shares and one for two for the Marelli shares).