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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />

NOTE 22<br />

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS<br />

22.1. ASSUMPTIONS<br />

Provisions for pension <strong>and</strong> other post-employment benefi t obligations,<br />

determined as explained in Note 1.4, mainly concern France <strong>and</strong> Germany.<br />

The obligations are estimated by qualified actuaries using a certain number<br />

of assumptions. These assumptions are revised once a year.<br />

Discount rates are determined based on the yields of investment grade<br />

corporate bonds with maturities that match the remaining life of the<br />

obligations at the measurement date.<br />

Assumptions France <strong>2010</strong> Germany <strong>2010</strong><br />

Economic assumptions<br />

Rate of salary increases 3.00% 2.50%<br />

Discount rate 4.25% 4.25%<br />

Expected return on plan assets 4.00%<br />

Average remaining service life of participating employees 7 to 9 years<br />

Demographic assumptions<br />

Retirement age 60 to 65 (a) RRG 2007<br />

Staff turnover 0% to 11%<br />

Mortality tables INSEE TV 2006-2008 HEUBECK 2005 G<br />

(a) Depending on the age of employees <strong>and</strong> their category (management or other).<br />

Assumptions France 2009 Germany 2009<br />

Economic assumptions<br />

Rate of salary increases 3% 2.50%<br />

Discount rate 5.25% 5.25%<br />

Expected return on plan assets 4.50%<br />

Average remaining service life of participating employees 7 to 10 years<br />

Demographic assumptions<br />

Retirement age 60 to 65 (a) RRG 2007<br />

Staff turnover 0% to 11% (a)<br />

Mortality tables INSEE TV 2004-2006 HEUBECK 2005 G<br />

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(a) Depending on the age of employees <strong>and</strong> their category (management or other).<br />

Assumptions France 2008 Germany 2008<br />

Economic assumptions<br />

Rate of salary increases 3.00% 2.00%<br />

Discount rate 5.60% 6.10%<br />

Expected return on plan assets 4.75%<br />

Average remaining service life of participating employees 8 to 10 years<br />

Demographic assumptions<br />

Retirement age 60 to 65 (a) RRG 2007<br />

Staff turnover 0% to 7% (a)<br />

Mortality tables INSEE TV 2004-2006 HEUBECK 2005 G<br />

(a) Depending on the age of employees <strong>and</strong> their category (management or other).<br />

GROUPE SEB<br />

FINANCIAL REPORT AND REGISTRATION DOCUMENT <strong>2010</strong><br />

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