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102<br />
Group Financial Statements<br />
Notes<br />
4 Amortization of Intangible Assets and Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment<br />
in € millions<br />
Amortization/depreciation of<br />
2009 2008<br />
– intangible assets 220 192<br />
– property, plant and equipment 359 371<br />
579 563<br />
5 Other Operating Expenses<br />
in € millions 2009 2008<br />
Administrative expenses 1,279 1,428<br />
Consulting and audit fees 170 191<br />
Foreign exchange losses – 6<br />
Advertising costs 528 620<br />
Selling expenses 642 744<br />
Allowances for current assets 244 219<br />
Operating taxes 141 125<br />
Losses on disposals of non-current assets 8 13<br />
Sundry operating expenses 882 921<br />
3,894 4,267<br />
Th e consulting and audit fees include fees of €8 million to<br />
KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft and the affi liates<br />
of KPMG Europe LLP for their audit of the consolidated fi -<br />
nancial statements. Auditor fees come to €5 million. Another<br />
€1 million falls under other audit-related services. Th e companies<br />
of KPMG Europe LLP were paid a total of €1 million for<br />
tax consulting services. Expenses for further services amount<br />
to €1 million.<br />
A portion of administrative expenses relates to travel costs<br />
and communication expenses.<br />
Other operating expenses include rentals, repair and maintenance<br />
costs.<br />
6 Result from Investments Accounted for Using the Equity Method and Other Participations<br />
in € millions 2009 2008<br />
Income from investments accounted for using the equity method 38 61<br />
Expenses from investments accounted for using the equity method (11) (14)<br />
Results from investments accounted for using the equity method 27 47<br />
Results of participations 10 11<br />
Th e income from associates stems primarily from Antena 3<br />
at €13 million (previous year: €19 million) and RTL II at<br />
€9 million (previous year: €12 million). Expenses from investments<br />
accounted for using the equity method relate to various<br />
companies. Write-downs of participating interests (includ-<br />
ing goodwill) from associates of €4 million (previous year:<br />
€12 million) are reported under special items. As in the previous<br />
year, Bertelsmann had no share in the contingent liabilities<br />
of associates.<br />
Bertelsmann Annual Report 2009
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