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Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2011 - CSR in Greece

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OUR CORPORATE PROFILE<br />

1.6 F<strong>in</strong>ancial Data<br />

<strong>2011</strong> was a particularly difficult year s<strong>in</strong>ce it was the year with the deepest recession the Greek economy has<br />

experienced <strong>in</strong> recent decades, yet PPC managed to close the year with just limited losses. A major factor<br />

contribut<strong>in</strong>g to that was the significant drop <strong>in</strong> payroll<strong>in</strong>g costs, better utilisation of human resources and<br />

rationalisation of audited expenditure result<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>creased productivity.<br />

The <strong>2011</strong> f<strong>in</strong>ancial results reflect the major changes <strong>in</strong> extraneous factors such as a drop <strong>in</strong> overall demand,<br />

<strong>in</strong>creased competition <strong>in</strong> the wholesale and retail markets, <strong>in</strong>creased fuel prices <strong>in</strong>ternationally and the imposition<br />

of or <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> taxes on them, and the unfavourable hydrological conditions.<br />

<strong>2011</strong> was a difficult year <strong>in</strong> which PPC reported losses. The Group and parent company reported net losses of<br />

around € 149 million and € 273 million respectively as at 31/12/<strong>2011</strong>. The net debt stood at € 4,703 million<br />

up some € 493 million compared to 2010.<br />

In <strong>2011</strong> PPC paid dividends totall<strong>in</strong>g € 183.3 million for 2010, compared to € 231.8 million paid <strong>in</strong> 2010.<br />

F<strong>in</strong>ancial value and social product (<strong>in</strong> € ‘000) 2010 <strong>2011</strong><br />

Turnover 5,519,352 1 5,180,332<br />

F<strong>in</strong>ancial Income 40,662 1 43,346<br />

Direct f<strong>in</strong>ancial value generated 5,560,014 1 5,223,678<br />

Salaries and employee benefits <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g employer social<br />

security contributions 879,502 763,634<br />

F<strong>in</strong>ancial expenses 145,257 1 201,394<br />

Income tax, other taxes, duties and provision for surtaxes 216,286 1 48,466<br />

Donations and sponsorship (other than donations and sponsorship<br />

<strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> operat<strong>in</strong>g cost) 100,196 3 890<br />

Operat<strong>in</strong>g cost balance 3,688,790 1 4,459,926<br />

F<strong>in</strong>ancial value allocated 5,030,031 1 5,474,310<br />

1. Adjusted figures due to the transmission sector be<strong>in</strong>g spun off.<br />

2. Does not <strong>in</strong>clude employees payroll<strong>in</strong>g which is <strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> the tangible assets and the cost of extract<strong>in</strong>g lignite.<br />

3. Includes part of employees payroll<strong>in</strong>g cut follow<strong>in</strong>g Law 3833/2010 και 3845/2010, which, pursuant to the extraord<strong>in</strong>ary general<br />

meet<strong>in</strong>g on 26/04/2010, was provided to support the IKA-ETAM & TAYTEKO social security funds.<br />

CORPORATE SOCIAL<br />

RESPONSIBILITY REPORT<br />

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