AMPER, SA and Subsidiaries Consolidated Financial Statements for ...

The amount of variation in scope of consolidation includes the non-controlling interests of eLandia for
both the 15% participation in the Group's parent company as well as other interests in its subsidiary
companies.
Other variations include the increase in the non-controlling interests in Medidata for the delivery of
11.96% of the shares of this subsidiary to the shareholders of eLandia in the business combination
explained in note 4.
12. Non-current provisions
Activity in non-current provisions in financial year 2011 has been the following (in thousands of euros):
Litigation and/or
claims
Other
provisions
Total
Litigation and/or claims
At the date of preparation of these Consolidated Annual accounts certain litigation and claims were in
process related to contentious matters resulting from past disinvestment processes. All of the legal
advisors of the Amper Group, as well as its Administrators, consider that the outcome of the litigation
and claims will not have a material effect on the Consolidated Annual Accounts
Other provisions
Balance at 31 December 2010 454 17,682 18,136
Funding for provisions charged to the income
statement
--- 141 141
Conversion differences --- (1,163) (1,163)
Balances at 31 December 2011 454 16,660 17,114
The “Other provisions” heading mainly reflects tax and labor related contingencies of one of the Group’s
subsidiaries for the amount of 15,676 thousand euros. The legal advisors of the Amper Group, as well
as its Administrators, consider that the outcome of these processes will not have a material effect on
the Consolidated Annual Accounts for the financial years in which they are settled above those already
recognized.
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