2009 - Jaarverslag

70 SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES 2009 2008Cash loans, overdrafts 112.0 46.9Owed to consolidated operating companies 8.1 0.4Repayment of long-term debt 0.0 0.9Trade creditors and other payables 1.7 1.5Balance as at 31 December 121.8 49.771 AUDITOR’S FEESThe following fees of KPMG Accountants N.V. and the other entities affiliated to the KPMG network have beencharged to the Group, in accordance with article 382a Part 9 of Book 2 of the Netherlands Civil Code.Fees 2009 2008in thousands of eurosExamination of the financial statements 760 801Other audit assignments 286 280Other non-audit services 204 515Total 1,250 1,59672 LIABILITIES NOT SHOWN IN THE BALANCE SHEETThe company has issued a declaration of liability in accordance with article 403 of Book 2 of the NetherlandsCivil Code on behalf of its Dutch operating companies.The company forms a tax group together with the majority of the Dutch operating companies for corporation andsales tax. Each of these operating companies is severally liable for the tax payable by all the companies includedin the tax group.We also refer to the notes in the section 54 concerning contingent liabilities. Guarantees have also been issuedfor a number of foreign operating companies.Almelo, 3 March 2010Executive BoardL. de Vries, ChairmanJ. LockSupervisory BoardJ.C.M. Hovers, ChairmanP.P.A.I. Deiters, Vice-ChairmanF.A. van VughtE. ten CateRoyal Ten Cate Annual Report 2009 145