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60<strong>KNM</strong> GROUP BERHAD I Annual Report 2012Notes to the Financial Statements (cont’d)2. Significant accounting policies (Cont’d)(c)Financial instruments(i)Initial recognition and measurementA financial assets or a financial liability is recognised in the statement of financial position when,and only when, the Group or the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of theinstrument.A financial instrument is recognised initially, at its fair value plus, in the case of a financial instrumentnot at fair value through profit or loss, transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisitionor issue of the financial instrument.An embedded derivative is recognised separately from the host contract and accounted for asa derivative if, and only if, it is not closely related to the economic characteristics and risks ofthe host contract and the host contract is not categorised at fair value through profit or loss. Thehost contract, in the event an embedded derivative is recognised separately, is accounted for inaccordance with policy applicable to the nature of the host contract.(ii)Financial instrument categories and subsequent measurementThe Group and the Company categorise financial instruments as follows:Financial assets(a)Financial assets at fair value through profit or lossFair value through profit or loss category comprises financial assets that are held for trading,including derivatives (except for a derivative that is a designated and effective hedginginstrument) or financial assets that are specifically designated into this category upon initialrecognition.Derivatives that are linked to and must be settled by delivery of unquoted equity instrumentswhose fair values cannot be reliably measured are measured at cost.Other financial assets categorised as fair value through profit or loss are subsequentlymeasured at their fair values with the gain or loss recognised in profit or loss.(b)Loans and receivablesLoans and receivables category comprises debt instruments that are not quoted in an activemarket, trade and other receivables and cash and cash equivalents.Financial assets categorised as loans and receivables are subsequently measured atamortised cost using the effective interest method.(c)Available-for-sale financial assetsAvailable-for-sale category comprises investment in equity and debt securities instrumentsthat are not held for trading.Investments in equity instruments that do not have a quoted market price in an active marketand whose fair value cannot be reliably measured are measured at cost.

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