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<strong>Tenaga</strong> <strong>Nasional</strong> <strong>Berhad</strong> 221 Annual Report 20092 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT’D.)(ad) Financial instruments (Cont’d.)(ii)Financial instruments not recognised on the balance sheetForeign currency forward contractsThe Group enters into foreign currency forward contracts to protect the Group from movements in exchange rates by establishing the rate atwhich a foreign currency asset or liability will be settled.Exchange gains and losses on contracts are recognised in the income statement at time of settlement.Cross currency swap contractsCross currency swaps are entered into to manage exposure to movements in exchange rates by establishing the currency at which a foreigncurrency liability will be settled.The notional principal of these contracts are off balance sheet. Any differential in terms of exchange gains or losses are recognised in theincome statement in the same period as the exchange differences on the underlying hedged items.Currency optionsCurrency options are designed to manage the Group’s exposure to protect the Group from movements in foreign currency. The notionalprincipal of the contract is off balance sheet. The premium paid is expensed to the income statement when it is incurred. Gains or losses onearly termination of currency options or on repayment of the borrowing are taken to the income statement.Interest rate swap contractsInterest rate swaps, collars and caps agreements are designed to manage the Group’s exposure to protect the Group from movements ininterest rates. The notional principal of these contracts are off balance sheet. Any differential to be paid or received on an interest rate swapcontract is recognised as a component of interest income or expense over the period of the contract. Gains and losses on early terminationof interest rate swaps or on repayment of the borrowing are taken to the income statement.(iii)Fair value estimation for disclosure purposesIn assessing the fair value of financial instruments, the Group and the Company make certain assumptions and apply the discounted cashflow method to discount future cash flows to determine the fair value of financial instruments. The fair values of financial liabilities areestimated by discounting future cash flows at current market interest rate available to the Group and the Company.Fair value of publicly traded derivatives and securities is based on quoted market prices at balance sheet date whereas the fair value offoreign currency forward contracts is calculated using spot rates, as published by Reuters, at balance sheet date.The fair value of cross currency swaps and currency options are calculated as the present value of the estimated future cash flows and/orvaluation from the banks.The carrying amount for financial assets and liabilities with a maturity of less than one year are assumed to approximate theirfair values.

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