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128<br />
Group Financial Statements<br />
Notes<br />
Th e documentation for the bond off ering by Bertelsmann U.S.<br />
Finance LLC and Bertelsmann AG in 2005 and 2009 is within<br />
the framework of a base documentation for debt issuance programs.<br />
Th e bonds issued by Bertelsmann AG in 2006 and 2007, the<br />
U.S. private placements and the promissory note loans were issued<br />
on the basis of separate documentation. Th e bonds have a<br />
rating of “BBB” (Standard & Poor’s) and “Baa2” (Moody’s).<br />
Th e debt issuance program which was launched in 2008<br />
was updated in April 2009. Th e framework documentation<br />
allows Bertelsmann AG and Bertelsmann U.S. Finance LLC<br />
to place bonds with a total volume of up to €4 billion on the<br />
capital market.<br />
Documented hedging relationships between bonds and<br />
interest rate swaps per IAS 39 were dissolved in the preceding<br />
years.<br />
Th e fair value of the bonds was last assessed when the hedging<br />
relationships were dissolved. Th e diff erence between the<br />
nominal volume and the latest fair value will be amortized over<br />
the residual term of the respective instruments. Amortization<br />
resulted in carrying amount increases of €8 million in the year<br />
under review (previous year: €8 million). Similarly, the transaction<br />
costs and discounts or premiums will also be reversed to<br />
interest income over the remaining term and change the carrying<br />
amount of the bonds. Transaction costs, discounts and<br />
premiums resulted in a diff erence to the nominal volume of<br />
€-14 million at year-end (previous year: €-18 million).<br />
Th e fair values of the issued bonds are generally determined<br />
on the basis of their quoted market price at the respective<br />
reporting dates. At December 31, 2009, the listed bonds<br />
had a cumulative fair value of €3,539 million (previous year:<br />
€3,288 million), a nominal volume of €3,425 million (previous<br />
year: €3,554 million) and a carrying amount of €3,414 million<br />
(previous year: €3,529 million). Th e quoted prices applied in<br />
determining the fair values are shown in the table below.<br />
Quoted Prices<br />
in percent 12/31/2009 12/31/2008<br />
3M-EURIBOR + 10 bp. Bertelsmann AG (€650 million fl oating rate note) 2007 – 99.881<br />
4.375% Bertelsmann U.S. Finance LLC (€200 million bond) 1999 – 100.275<br />
4.625% Bertelsmann U.S. Finance LLC (€750 million bond) 2003 101.472 100.200<br />
4.375% Bertelsmann AG (€500 million bond) 2006 103.719 94.993<br />
7.875% Bertelsmann AG (€750 million bond) 2009 113.860 –<br />
3.625% Bertelsmann AG (€500 million bond) 2005 95.900 81.744<br />
4.75% Bertelsmann AG (€1,000 million bond) 2006 100.222 84.721<br />
Th e fair values of private placements and promissory note<br />
loans are determined using actuarial methods based on yield<br />
curves adjusted for the Group’s credit margin. Th is credit<br />
Th e table below shows the interest rates of the bonds and promissory<br />
notes issued after adjustment for existing interest rate<br />
swaps:<br />
margin results from the market price for credit default swaps<br />
at the respective reporting date.<br />
Interest on Bonds and Promissory Notes<br />
Carrying amount as of 12/31/2009 Carrying amount as of 12/31/2008<br />
in € millions Fixed interest Floating rate Total Fixed interest Floating rate Total<br />
Bonds 3,660 100 3,760 3,185 702 3,887<br />
Promissory notes 628 – 628 597 – 597<br />
4,288 100 4,388 3,782 702 4,484<br />
Bertelsmann Annual Report 2009