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<strong>IT</strong> HOLDING S.p.A. Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2002<br />
Perfume division<br />
The <strong>IT</strong> <strong>Holding</strong> Group set up <strong>IT</strong>F S.p.A. in September 2001 as a vehicle for the development of the perfume division.<br />
On January 23, 2002, <strong>IT</strong>F S.p.A. acquired a business activity for the worldwide distribution of “Gai Mattiolo”<br />
perfumes and the distribution in Italy of “Ferragamo” and “Ungaro” perfumes from I.C.R. -Industrie Cosmetiche<br />
Riunite S.p.A.. Furthermore, <strong>IT</strong>F S.p.A. licenses the “Romeo Gigli” (Group owned brand) and “Roberto Cavalli”<br />
perfume and cosmetics collections. Specifically, the “Roberto Cavalli” fragrance was a huge success on the market<br />
and received the Cosmoprof awards for best packaging and best communications in March 2003.<br />
This division recorded sales of Euro 13,835 thousand in its first year of activity mostly on the Italian market.<br />
Accordingly, the start-up of new distribution activities has weighed income down. However, the launches of the new<br />
“Romeo Gigli” fragrance scheduled for April 2003, which has already received accolades from the press, and the<br />
“Gianfranco Ferré” fragrance planned for the second half of the year, encourage forecasts of a strong improvement in<br />
results".<br />
4. Personnel<br />
Balances for 2002 and 2001 are made up as follows:<br />
2002 2001<br />
Increase<br />
(decrease)<br />
(In thousands of Euros)<br />
Wages and salaries....................................................................................................... 66,185 52,571 13,614<br />
Social security contributions ....................................................................................... 14,775 11,465 3,310<br />
Severance pay fund...................................................................................................... 3,970 3,479 491<br />
Other costs ................................................................................................................... 554 273 281<br />
Total personnel exepenses......................................................................................... 85,484 67,788 17,696<br />
The main figures related to the number of employees for 2002 and 2001 are as follows:<br />
F- 104<br />
2002<br />
Average<br />
number<br />
2002 2001<br />
Average<br />
number<br />
2001<br />
Workers.............................................................................................................. 734 729.17 681 694.41<br />
Office staff ......................................................................................................... 1,259 1,296.88 1,115 1,143.44<br />
Executives.......................................................................................................... 61 65.79 48 47.08<br />
Total................................................................................................................... 2,054 2,091.84 1,844 1,884.93<br />
The increase is mainly due to the acquisition of Ferré Group and the start up of the perfume division.<br />
5. Financial income (charges)<br />
Financial income and charges for 2002 and 2001 are comprised as follows:<br />
2002 2001<br />
Interest expense.................................................................................................................................. (22,140) (11,804)<br />
Interest income ................................................................................................................................... 1,913 957<br />
Financial income (expense) from hedging transaction ....................................................................... (39) —<br />
Income (charges) from associated company ..................................................................................... — 361<br />
Write-downs in shareholdings ........................................................................................................... (58) —<br />
Net foreign exchange loss.................................................................................................................. (2,131) (717)<br />
Other................................................................................................................................................... (4,824) (6,392)<br />
Total.................................................................................................................................................... (27,279) (17,595)