Financial Report and Registration Document 2010 - Groupe Seb
Financial Report and Registration Document 2010 - Groupe Seb
Financial Report and Registration Document 2010 - Groupe Seb
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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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