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2012 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND RELATED NOTES8. Other operating income and expenses8.1. Other operating incomeOther operating income totalled €7.8 million (compared to €16.4 million in 2011), and primarily comprised:- proceeds from the sale of football players (€2.7 million, compared to €8.4 million in 2011);- operating grants received (€3.2 million, compared to €3.9 million in 2011);- operating foreign exchange gains of €0.6 million.8.2. Materials and other operating expenses2012 2011Broadcasting rights consumption and programme flows(includingwritedown of broadcasting rights inventory) *(217.6) (216.6)Cost of sales (152.7) (156.6)Other external services (379.9) (417.6)Operating foreign exchange losses (0.0) (0.3)Other expenses (0.8) (0.6)Cost of sales and other operating expenses (750.9) (791.7)* Compared to the published financial statements, €2.8 million of provision reversals was reclassified at 31 December 2011 from “Netdepreciation/amortisation/provision charges” to “Materials and other service purchases”, in order to bring broadcasting rights provisioncharges and reversals and their consumption together under the same aggregate.8.3. Amortisation, depreciation, impairment and foreign exchangedifferences included in operating expenses2012 2011Amortisation and net provisions - audiovisual rights (72.7) (51.7)Amortisation and net provisions - production costs (9.8) (5.9)Amortisation and net provisions - other intangible assets (11.1) (16.9)Depreciation - property, facilities and equipment (13.5) (12.5)Other (5.1) (3.8)Goodwill impairment (11.2) (2.5)Total of amortisation and depreciation (net)* (123.5) (93.3)* Compared to the published financial statements, €2.8 million of provision reversals was reclassified at 31 December 2011 from “Netdepreciation/amortisation/provision charges” to “Materials and other service purchases”, in order to bring broadcasting rights provisioncharges and reversals and their consumption together under the same aggregate.8.4. Employee and workforce expenses2012 2011Wages and salaries (157.8) (153.4)Social Security charges (65.9) (64.9)Profit sharing plan contributions (8.3) (11.9)Other employee costs (20.9) (19.1)Employee costs (252.9) (249.4)Other employee costs include provision charges and reversals for retirement, provisions for employeelitigations as well as the cost of stock options (IFRS 2).The “full-time equivalent” (FTE) workforce of wholly-consolidated Group companies was 2,197 in 2012,compared to 2,304 in 2011.The FTE workforce of jointly-owned companies was 22 in 2012, compared with 20 people in 2011,primarily relating to the share of TF6 and Série Club’s FTEs.M6 GROUP - 2012 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT - 179