consolidated financial statements - Lotus Bakeries

6. PERSONNEL COSTS8. NON-RECURRENT OPERATING RESULTThe other personnel costs include among other things the costs of temporary staff and compensationfor directors.The relatively limited increase in personnel costs in 2010 is explained by the relatively low inflation in2009 which impacted wages in 2010 and by the fall in other personnel costs.in thousands of EUR 2010 2009Salaries and wages 43,277 42,476Social security contributions 10,150 9,937Contributions for company pension plans with fixed contribution 1,135 1,030Other personnel costs 10,971 11,553Total personnel costs 65,533 64,996Grouped under non-recurrent operating result are those operating income items and charges that donot belong to or derive from the normal basic operating activities of the Group. This category includesthe results from the sale or disposal of fixed assets, any goodwill impairment losses, write-downs orimpairment losses on brands as a result of takeovers, provisions and costs for restructuring, etc.The non-recurrent operating result for 2010 amounts to kEUR -874 and is mainly due to the amortizationof the Wieger Ketellapper brand (see note 11), the costs of cancelling the joint venture relating to themerchanising team in Sweden and the legal costs of, inter alia, the merger between Lotus Bakeries NVand Bisinvest NV.Average number of members of personnel 1,210 1,231Number of members of personnel as at the end of the year 1,198 1,2247. DEPRECIATION AND amOUNTS WRITTEN DOWN ON (IN)TANGIBLE ASSETSin thousands of EUR 2010 2009Depreciation of intangible assets 515 471Depreciation of property, plant & equipment 10,803 10,613Total 11,318 11,084See notes 11 and 12 concerning intangible and tangible assets.n o t e s19