registration document France Telecom 2009 - Orange.com

20 NOTES
financial information concerning the issuer’s assets and liabilities, financial position and profits and losses
TO THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF FRANCE TELECOM S.A.
4.6 Other Operating Expenses
(in millions of euros)
Year ended
Dec. 31, 2009 Dec. 31, 2008
Royalties and patents (168) (157)
Other operating expenses (529) (514)
TOTAL (697) (671)
4.7 Depreciation, Amortization and Provisions
(in millions of euros)
Year ended
Dec. 31, 2009 Dec. 31, 2008
Depreciation and amortization (2,135) (2,151)
Provisions (310) (175)
Inventories (23) (10)
Amortization of the actuarial gain/loss on the early retirement plan (2) (35)
Other provisions (285) (130)
TOTAL (2,445) (2,326)
4.8 Financial Income and Expense
(in millions of euros)
Year ended
Note Dec. 31, 2009 Dec. 31, 2008
Dividends received 2,784 12,137
Orange SA 1,997 2,728
WSB 330 8,950
TP SA 225 292
FCR 151 84
FTMI 27 0
Other 53 83
Revenue from marketable securities 71 148
Revenue from receivables related to equity interests and current accounts 5.2.4 106 584
Loan interest (1,875) (1,735)
Changes in the provision for interest costs on the early retirement plan (26) (49)
Changes in provisions for other interest costs (22) (24)
Other changes in provisions (15) (229)
Interest paid on subsidiaries’ current accounts (185) (1,649)
Interest on perpetual bond redeemable for shares (TDIRAs) (132) (187)
Net foreign exchange gain or loss (58) (858)
Change in the provision for equity interests and related receivables 5.2.1 (5,847) (10,710)
ASB 3 & 4.9 - (1) (2,143)
WSB (1,695) (7,432)
TP SA (2,243) 285
Equant BV (935) (1,420)
Orange Participations (791) 35
Orange SA (194) 103
Other 11 (138)
Other income/expense 134 (160)
TOTAL (5,065) (2,732)
(1) The reversal of the provision on ASB shares sold for 15,334 million euros was reclassifi ed as an exceptional item with regard to the net value of the shares.
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2009 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT / FRANCE TELECOM