60 BANCO DE OROParentLeasehold Furniture,Rights and Fixtures andLand Buildings Improvements Equipment TotalBalance at January 1, 2004,<strong>net</strong> of accumulated <strong>de</strong>preciation andamortization P 318,767 P 88,267 P 123,260 P 374,975 P 905,269Additions 15,564 1,583 73,467 297,232 387,846Disposals - ( 705) - ( 214) ( 919)Depreciation and amortization for the year - ( 8,276) ( 33,619) ( 144,038) ( 185,933)Balance at December 31, 2004,<strong>net</strong> of accumulated <strong>de</strong>preciation andamortization P 334,331 P 80,869 P 163,108 P 527,955 P 1,106,263December 31, 2004Cost P 334,331 P 128,013 P 163,108 P 1,436,792 P 2,062,244Accumulated <strong>de</strong>preciation and amortization - ( 47,144) - ( 908,837) ( 955,981)Net carrying amount P 334,331 P 80,869 P 163,108 P 527,955 P 1,106,263Un<strong>de</strong>r BSP rules, investments in fixed assets should not exceed 50% of a bank’s unimpaired capital. As of December 31, 2005 and 2004,the <strong>Bank</strong> has satisfactorily complied with this BSP requirement.12. EQUITY INVESTMENTSEquity investments consist of the following:ConsolidatedParent% Interest % InterestHeld 2005 2004 Held 2005 2004Subsidiaries:BDO Private <strong>Bank</strong> P - P - 100% P 2,579,460 P 2,579,460BDO Capital - - 100% 300,000 300,000BDO Financial - - 100% 100,000 50,000BDO Card - - 60% 59,999 59,999BDO Realty - - 100% 40,000 40,000BDO Insurance - - 100% 9,999 9,999Onshore StrategicAssets, Inc. (see Note 22) - - 100% 1,000 -Associates:SM Keppel Land, Inc. 50% 1,294,044 1,294,044 50% 1,294,044 1,294,044Generali Pilipinas Holdings, Inc. 40% 446,192 398,192 30% 378,000 330,000Redfort Assets, Ltd. 25% 29,199 30,988 - -1,769,435 1,723,224 4,762,502 4,663,502Accumulated equity in <strong>net</strong> losses:Balance at beginning of year ( 142,557) ( 90,644) - -Equity in <strong>net</strong> losses during the year ( 96,619) ( 51,913) - -Balance at end of year ( 239,176) ( 142,557) - -Total at equity 1,530,259 1,580,667 - -At cost:Equitable PCI <strong>Bank</strong> (EPCIB) 3.4% 1,400,000 - 3% 1,399,999 -Equitable Card Network, Inc. (ECNI) 10% 600,000 - 10% 600,000 -Various investments 21,677 21,645 21,638 21,638Total at cost 2,021,677 21,645 2,021,637 21,638Allowance for impairment - - ( 334,514) ( 207,187)P 3,551,936 P 1,602,312 P 6,449,625 P 4,477,953
2005 ANNUAL REPORT61The Group’s subsidiaries and associates are all incorporated in the Philippines, except for BDO Remittance, an indirectly owned subsidiarywhich is incorporated in Hongkong and Redfort Assets, Ltd. which was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands.On August 5, 2005, the <strong>Bank</strong>, jointly with a related party, acquired shares of EPCIB and ECNI equivalent to a total of 24.8% of the totaloutstanding shares of EPCIB and a 10% interest in ECNI. The <strong>Bank</strong>’s acquisition cost of the shares of stock of EPCIB amounted toP1,400,000 representing 3.4% of EPCIB’s total outstanding shares while the acquisition cost for the shares of stock of ECNI amounted toP600,000, representing 10% of ECNI’s total outstanding shares. Together with other related parties, the total combined ownership ofthe Group in EPCIB amounts to 29.7% of EPCIB’s total outstanding shares as of December 31, 2005. On January 6, 2006, the <strong>Bank</strong>submitted an offer letter, which was valid until January 31, 2006, to the Board of Directors (BOD) of EPCIB proposing a merger of equalsbetween the <strong>Bank</strong> and EPCIB with the <strong>Bank</strong> as the surviving entity.The merger is proposed to be effected by a swap of shares with the ratio of the swap, <strong>de</strong>termined at the option of the BOD of EPCIB, at:(a) 1.6 shares for each share of EPCIB or (b) based on the relative book values of both banks adjusted for comparability as <strong>de</strong>termined byan in<strong>de</strong>pen<strong>de</strong>nt accounting firm using PFRS.As of December 31, 2005, the <strong>Bank</strong>’s investment in the shares of stock of EPCIB and ECNI is carried at cost. The fair value of the sharesof stock of EPCIB amounted to P1,449,558 as of December 31, 2005. The fair value of other equity investments is not reliably<strong>de</strong>terminable either by reference to similar instruments or through valuation techniques.13. INVESTMENT PROPERTIESInvestment properties inclu<strong>de</strong> land and buildings held for capital appreciation.A reconciliation of the carrying amounts at the beginning and end of 2005 and 2004, and the gross carrying amounts and theaccumulated <strong>de</strong>preciation of investment properties in the parent company and consolidated financial statements, are shown below:Land Buildings TotalBalance at January 1, 2005,<strong>net</strong> of accumulated <strong>de</strong>preciation P 4,165,392 P 804,722 P 4,970,114Additions 820,024 14,538 834,562Reclassification to non-current assets held for sale ( 3,566,595) ( 660,109) ( 4,226,704)Depreciation for the year - ( 20,935) ( 20,935)Impairment for the year ( 65,405) ( 95,327) ( 160,732)Balance at December 31, 2005,<strong>net</strong> of accumulated <strong>de</strong>preciation P 1,353,416 P 42,889 P 1,396,305December 31, 2005Cost P 1,537,280 P 209,345 P 1,746,625Accumulated <strong>de</strong>preciation - ( 85,666) ( 85,666)Accumulated impairment ( 183,864) ( 80,790) ( 264,654)Net carrying amount P 1,353,416 P 42,889 P 1,396,305Balance at January 1, 2004,<strong>net</strong> of accumulated <strong>de</strong>preciation P 4,354,148 P 1,036,205 P 5,390,353Depreciation for the year - ( 91,099) ( 91,099)Impairment during the year ( 188,756) ( 140,384) ( 329,140)Balance at December 31, 2004,<strong>net</strong> of accumulated <strong>de</strong>preciation P 4,165,392 P 804,722 P 4,970,114December 31, 2004Cost P 4,354,148 P 1,210,649 P 5,564,797Accumulated <strong>de</strong>preciation - ( 265,543) ( 265,543)Accumulated impairment ( 188,756) ( 140,384) ( 329,140)Net carrying amount P 4,165,392 P 804,722 P 4,970,114