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Annual Report 2001 - Carlsberg Group

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88<br />

Notes to the Accounts<br />

Notes to the Accounts<br />

(DKK million)<br />

31.12.01 31.12.00<br />

19 Long-term debt<br />

Repayments falling due within 1 year are included under short-term debt.<br />

Long-term debt of the <strong>Group</strong> falling due after 5 years from the balance sheet date:<br />

Parent Company - -<br />

<strong>Group</strong> 5,713 3,103<br />

20 Contingent liabilities and other commitments etc. of the <strong>Group</strong>:<br />

Securities given to credit institutions - 90<br />

Mortgage loans secured in land and buildings, etc. 1,521 1,395<br />

Securities given for unused credit lines 1,286 603<br />

Guarantees given, etc. 1,573 907<br />

Leasing and rental commitments, etc. 267 259<br />

Purchasing obligations relating to tangible fixed assets 675 1,368<br />

Purchasing commitments relating to raw materials, etc. 3,291 -<br />

<strong>Carlsberg</strong> A/S has issued guarantees for loans amounting to DKK 7,446m (31.12.2000: DKK 7,585m) raised by subsidiaries.<br />

<strong>Carlsberg</strong> Breweries A/S has also issued guarantees for loans amounting to DKK 3,390m raised by the subsidiaries of the company.<br />

<strong>Carlsberg</strong> A/S has joint and several liability for payment of corporation tax in the companies included in the joint taxation. <strong>Carlsberg</strong> A/S<br />

is registered jointly with <strong>Carlsberg</strong> Breweries A/S and <strong>Carlsberg</strong> Danmark A/S regarding VAT and excise duties and has joint and several liability<br />

in connection with payment thereof.<br />

<strong>Carlsberg</strong> A/S is party to certain lawsuits, etc. The management does not expect the outcome or continuation of these cases to have a a material,<br />

negative impact on the financial position of the <strong>Carlsberg</strong> <strong>Group</strong>. In that connection, it should also be mentioned that the EU Commission carried<br />

out a dawn-raid at <strong>Carlsberg</strong> A/S in May 2000 in order to investigate whether agreements or concerted practises existed with other major breweries<br />

regarding a division of the beer markets in the EEA.<br />

31.12.01 31.12.00<br />

Forward exchange contracts and options:<br />

<strong>Carlsberg</strong> A/S:<br />

Sale of foreign currency - 5,027<br />

Purchase of foreign currency - 1,814<br />

<strong>Carlsberg</strong> Breweries A/S:<br />

Sale of foreign currency 10,536 1,802<br />

Purchase of foreign currency 10,580 446<br />

The company has furthermore entered into forward rate agreements relating to the funding of marketable securities, etc.<br />

Interest rate exposure<br />

The <strong>Carlsberg</strong> <strong>Group</strong> has fixed-rate bond loans of DKK 2.9bn with a duration of 9 years and an average redemption yield of 6.6%.<br />

In addition, the <strong>Group</strong> has floating-rate long-term loans of DKK 9.8bn with an average interest rate of 3.7%.<br />

Exchange rate exposure<br />

The <strong>Carlsberg</strong> <strong>Group</strong> has a net exchange rate exposure of DKK 1.5bn, mainly relating to an investment in a subsidiary amounting to<br />

net GBP 4.1bn, on which the value adjustment is taken to equity, and loans of net DKK 2.6bn in Euro (the Danish krone tracks the Euro).

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