Annual report 2010 - plazacenters
Annual report 2010 - plazacenters
Annual report 2010 - plazacenters
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Financial statements<br />
Notes to the consolidated financial statements<br />
continued<br />
Note 10 – Trading properties<br />
December 31, December 31,<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
€’000 €’000<br />
Balance as at 1 January 707,287 575,334<br />
Acquisition and construction costs 74,111 109,591<br />
Capitalized borrowing costs1 19,742 12,790<br />
Write-down of trading properties2 (6,710) (33,893)<br />
Addition due to acquisitions of subsidiary – 41,555<br />
Effect of movements in exchange rates 14,514 1,910<br />
Trading properties disposed (1,057) –<br />
Balance at 31 December3 807,887 707,287<br />
Completed trading property 146,626 86,694<br />
Trading properties under construction 107,825 260,431<br />
Trading properties under planning and design stage 553,436 360,162<br />
Total 807,887 707,287<br />
1 Suspension of capitalizing borrowing costs – The Group principally ceases capitalization of borrowing costs when substantially all of the activities necessary to prepare the<br />
asset for use are complete. In certain cases, where the efforts to develop a project are significantly diminished due to lack of external finance, or problems in obtaining permits,<br />
the Company suspends the capitalization of borrowing costs to the relevant project.<br />
2 Write-down of trading properties to net realizable value was performed based on external valuation <strong>report</strong>s. The write-downs were recognized in respect of projects in the<br />
Czech Republic (EUR 4 million), Latvia (EUR 1 million), Romania (EUR 1.3 million), Hungary (EUR 0.7 million) and Poland (EUR 0.3 million net uplift of value from 2009 impairment).<br />
Refer to note 41a for more information about key assumptions.<br />
3 Including cost of large scale projects (Bangalore in India, Casaradio in Romania and Dream Island in Hungary) in a total amount of EUR 225 million (2009 – EUR 199 million).<br />
The above mentioned projects are expected to generate an operating cycle closer to eight years (refer to note 3(f)) comparing to other projects the Company holds.<br />
As of December 31, <strong>2010</strong>, the Company has trading properties in Poland, Czech Republic, Latvia, India, Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria,<br />
Hungary and Greece. The properties are in various stages of development as shopping and entertainment centers, residential units,<br />
offices or mixed use. Regarding segment <strong>report</strong>ing, refer to note 39.<br />
Regarding the changes in global markets and their effect on the development of trading properties under construction refer to note 37.<br />
As of December 31, <strong>2010</strong>, a total carrying amount of EUR 275 million (December 31, 2009 – EUR 227 million) of the above mentioned<br />
trading property is secured against bank loans.<br />
As of 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, trading properties include capitalization of share-based payments in the amount of EUR 10.5 million<br />
(December 31, 2009 – EUR 9.9 million).<br />
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