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Annual Report 2012

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Notes to the financial statements(Expressed in millions of RMB, unless otherwise stated)4 Significant accounting policies and accounting estimates (continued)(12) Employee benefits (continued)(c)Supplementary retirement benefitsThe Group pays supplementary retirement benefits for its employees in Mainland China who retired on or before 31 December2003 in addition to the contributions made to statutory insurance schemes.The Group’s obligations in respect of supplementary retirement benefits are calculated by estimating the amount of obligationsthat the Group is committed to pay to the employees after their retirement using actuarial techniques. At the end of eachreporting period, such obligations are discounted with interest yield of government bonds with similar duration. In calculatingthe Group’s obligations, to the extent that any cumulative unrecognised gains or losses exceed 10% of the present value ofthe obligation at the end of each reporting period, that portion is recognised in profit or loss. Otherwise, the gain or loss is notrecognised.The liability recognised in the statement of financial position in respect of supplementary retirement benefits is the definedbenefit obligation at the end of the reporting period less the fair value of plan assets.(d) Early retirement expenses(e)(f)The Group recognises the present value of all its liabilities to employees who voluntarily agreed to retire early. The earlyretirement benefit payments are made by the Group from the date of early retirement to the regulated retirement date.Differences arising from changes in assumptions and estimates of the present value of the liabilities are recognised in profit orloss when incurred.Termination benefitsWhere the Group terminates the employment relationship with employees before the end of the employment contracts orprovides compensation as an offer to encourage employees to accept voluntary redundancy, a provision is recognised forthe compensation arising from termination of employment relationship, with a corresponding charge to the profit or lossfor the current period, when both of the following conditions are satisfied: (i) the Group has a formal plan for termination ofemployment relationship or has made an offer for voluntary redundancy, which will be implemented immediately; (ii) the Groupcannot unilaterally withdraw from the termination plan or the redundancy offer.Staff incentive planAs approved by the board of directors, for the purposes of providing incentives and rewards to eligible employees for their pastservices, the Group awards a specified amount of staff compensation to the staff incentive plan independently managed by adesignated staff committee for those eligible participating employees. The Group recognises its contribution to the plan whenit has a present legal or constructive obligation to make such payment and a reliable estimate of the obligation can be made.(13) Provisions and contingent liabilitiesA provision is recognised in the statement of financial position if, as the result of a past event, the Group has a present legal orconstructive obligation that can be reliably estimated and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settlethe obligation. A provision is initially measured at the best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the related present obligation.Factors pertaining to a contingency such as the risks, uncertainties and time value of money are taken into account as a whole inreaching the best estimate. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the best estimate is determined by discountingthe related future cash outflows.A potential obligation arising from a past transaction or event whose existence can only be confirmed by the occurrence ornonoccurrence of future uncertain events; or a present obligation that arises from past transactions or events where it is not probablethat an outflow of economic benefits is required to settle the obligation or the amount of the obligation cannot be measured reliably,is disclosed as a contingent liability unless the probability of outflow of economic benefit is remote.(14) Financial guaranteesFinancial guarantees are contracts that require the Group as the guarantor (the “issuer”) to make specified payments to reimbursethe beneficiary of the guarantee (the “holder”) for a loss the holder incurs when a specified debtor fails to make payment when duein accordance with the terms of a debt instrument. The fair value of the guarantee (being the guarantee fees received) is initiallyrecognised as deferred income in “other liabilities”. The deferred income is amortised in profit or loss over the term of the guaranteeas income from financial guarantees issued. Provisions are recognised in the statement of financial position if and when it becomesprobable that the holder of the guarantee will call upon the Group under the guarantee, and the amount of that claim on the Group isexpected to exceed the carrying amount of the deferred income.110 China Construction Bank Corporation annual report <strong>2012</strong>

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