<strong>VTB</strong> BankNotes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – 31 December <strong>2011</strong> and 2010(in billions of Russian Roubles)12. Financial Assets Available-for-Sale (continued)As at 31 December <strong>2011</strong> equity investments are represented mostly by shares of Russian metal and financecompanies.The Group recognized an impairment loss of RUR 2.1 billion before tax, transferred from unrealized gain on financialassets available-for-sale to the income statement, and realized portion of revaluation of available-for-sale financialassets transferred to income statement due to the sale of available-for-sale financial assets of RUR 6.2 billion beforetax for the year ended 31 December <strong>2011</strong> (2010: RUR 0.7 billion and RUR 0.6 billion respectively).13. Investments in Associates and Joint VenturesCountry ofregistrationActivity31 December <strong>2011</strong> 31 December 2010Carrying Ownership Carrying Ownershipamount percentage amount percentage“Metropolitan Insurance Group”, OJSC Russia Insurance 16.0 50.00% – –“KS Holding”, CJSC Russia Insurance 5.7 49.00% 4.8 49.00%“Eurofinance Mosnarbank”, OJSC Russia Banking 3.3 25.00% 4.3 35.85%“Vietnam-Russia Joint Venture Bank” Vietnam Banking 2.0 50.00% 0.9 49.00%“Haberma Enterprises”, Ltd Cyprus Real estate 1.2 39.10% – –“Sistemapsys S.a.r.l.” Luxembourg Construction 1.0 50.00% 1.3 50.00%“Hals-Technopark”, CJSC Russia Construction 1.0 50.00% 1.0 50.00%“Thalita Trading”, Ltd Cyprus Finance 0.7 50.00% 0.9 50.00%“Finnist Real Estate S.a.r.l.” Luxembourg Real estate 0.5 19.99% 0.8 19.99%"Russian National Commercial Bank", JSC Russia Banking 0.5 39.80% – –“Gelosa Holdings”, Ltd Cyprus Real estate 0.4 21.16% – –"Estonian Credit Bank", JSC Estonia Banking 0.2 43.79% – –“Izumrudniy Gorod 2000”, Ltd Russia Construction – 50.00% – 50.00%“Tagar-City”, Ltd Russia Construction – 50.00% – 50.00%“Amiral' B. V.”, Ltd Russia Construction – 50.00% – 50.00%“Ilinoza investments limited”, Ltd Russia Construction – 45.00% – 45.00%“Interbank Trading House”, Ltd Russia Commerce – 50.00% – 50.00%"Automated Banking Technologies", CJSC Russia IT – 25.86% – –"Pension Reserve", Ltd Russia Finance – 19.00% – –“POLIEF”, OJSC Russia Chemical – – 1.1 32.50%“Telecom-Development”, CJSC Russia Construction – – 0.6 50.00%Total investments in associates andjoint ventures 32.5 15.7In January <strong>2011</strong>, “Vietnam-Russia Joint Venture Bank” increased its share capital to USD 168.5 million, and <strong>VTB</strong>increased its share in “Vietnam-Russia Joint Venture Bank” from 49.00% to 50.00% by contribution ofUSD 53.6 million (RUR 1.6 billion).In February <strong>2011</strong>, <strong>VTB</strong> purchased 46.48% of “Bank of Moscow”, OJSC for RUR 92.8 billion and 25% plus 1 share of“Metropolitan Insurance Group”, OJSC for RUR 10.2 billion. In September <strong>2011</strong>, the Group obtained control over“Bank of Moscow”, OJSC and consolidated it in these financial statements (Note 42). The Group recognizedRUR 6.4 billion as share in income of associates and joint ventures for the period when “Bank of Moscow”, OJSC wasassociate of the Group. As a result of consolidation of “Bank of Moscow”, the Group increased its share in“Metropolitan Insurance Group”, OJSC to 50% less 1 share.In February <strong>2011</strong>, the Group entered into the agreement to sell shares of “Eurofinance Mosnarbank”, OJSC, forRUR 2.3 billion effectively decreasing the Group’s ownership in “Eurofinance Mosnarbank”, OJSC associate to 25%plus 0.5 share and recognizing profit before tax of RUR 0.9 billion from partial disposal of the associate."Automated Banking Technologies", CJSC, "Pension Reserve", Ltd and "Estonian Credit Bank", JSC representassociates of “Bank of Moscow”, OJSC initially consolidated at 30 September <strong>2011</strong> (Note 42).In December <strong>2011</strong>, the Group acquired a 39.80% share of "Russian National Commercial Bank", JSC as a result ofobtaining control by “Bank of Moscow”, OJSC in "Consolidated companies", OJSC (Note 42).As at 31 December <strong>2011</strong>, investment in Associate in the amount of RUR 0.7 billion was pledged against the fundsobtained by the other Associate of the Group (31 December 2010: nil).31
<strong>VTB</strong> BankNotes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – 31 December <strong>2011</strong> and 2010(in billions of Russian Roubles)13. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures (continued)The following table contains the summarized aggregated financial information on the associates and joint ventures:31 December<strong>2011</strong>31 December2010Assets 250.6 130.2Liabilities 193.9 97.9Net assets 56.7 32.3Revenue 57.0 32.5Net profit 1.2 0.2The unrecognized share of losses of associates for <strong>2011</strong> and cumulatively at 31 December <strong>2011</strong> was RUR 0.1 billionand RUR 0.2 billion, respectively (31 December 2010: RUR 0.1 billion and RUR 0.1 billion, respectively).14. Investment Securities Held-to-Maturity31 December<strong>2011</strong>31 December2010Bonds of Russian companies and banks 32.8 32.6Russian municipal bonds 1.0 2.4Bonds of foreign governments 0.5 0.8Russian Federal loan bonds (OFZ) 0.1 –Bonds of foreign companies and banks – 0.4Total gross investment securities held-to-maturity 34.4 36.2Less: Allowance for impairment (Note 32) (2.0) (2.0)Total investment securities held-to-maturity 32.4 34.2Bonds of Russian companies and banks are mostly represented by debt securities issued by major Russian banks.15. Premises and EquipmentThe movements in property and equipment were as follows:PremisesEquipmentConstructionin progressEquipment inoperatingleaseNet book amount at 31 December 2010 61.1 15.1 3.1 33.9 113.2Cost or revalued amountOpening balance at 1 January <strong>2011</strong> 62.3 28.2 3.1 35.0 128.6Effect of hyperinflation 0.7 0.6 0.2 – 1.5Acquisitions of subsidiaries (Note 42) 14.0 3.2 3.3 – 20.5Additions 4.5 6.8 7.8 21.7 40.8Transfer (7.8) (2.8) 0.3 3.2 (7.1)Disposals (1.0) (1.7) (3.9) (37.4) (44.0)Impairment – – (0.5) – (0.5)Translation difference (0.5) (0.6) (0.2) 0.3 (1.0)Closing balance at 31 December <strong>2011</strong> 72.2 33.7 10.1 22.8 138.8Accumulated depreciationOpening balance at 1 January <strong>2011</strong> 1.2 13.1 – 1.1 15.4Effect of hyperinflation – 0.3 – – 0.3Depreciation charge 1.8 4.8 – 1.9 8.5Disposals (0.2) (0.4) – (1.5) (2.1)Translation difference – (0.1) – – (0.1)Closing balance at 31 December <strong>2011</strong> 2.8 17.7 – 1.5 22.0Net book amount at 31 December <strong>2011</strong> 69.4 16.0 10.1 21.3 116.8Total32