Annual Report 2003 - Modern Times Group MTG AB
Annual Report 2003 - Modern Times Group MTG AB
Annual Report 2003 - Modern Times Group MTG AB
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Note 26 Continue<br />
BUSINESS AGREEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES<br />
<strong>MTG</strong> sells advertising and logistic services to Tele2, advertising and staff outsourcing to Metro.<br />
The <strong>MTG</strong> <strong>Group</strong> buys treasury functions, financial services and insurances from Invik<br />
through their subsidiaries Banque Invik and <strong>Modern</strong>a Försäkringar.<br />
<strong>MTG</strong> rents office space from Kinnevik, and purchased up to mid <strong>2003</strong>, through their subsidiary<br />
CIS Finance, administrative financial services. Airtime <strong>AB</strong> sold advertising slots in TV<br />
and Radio commissioned by <strong>MTG</strong> up to September 2002.<br />
<strong>MTG</strong> rents office space in New York from Millicom.<br />
<strong>MTG</strong> purchases customer service and telemarketing services from Transcom.<br />
<strong>MTG</strong> purchases tele and data communication services from Tele2 and technical consulting<br />
and services through their subsidiary Uni2. Kabelvision offers its customers the <strong>MTG</strong> TVchannels<br />
through their cable network.<br />
<strong>MTG</strong> purchases advertising, print and distribution from Metro.<br />
<strong>MTG</strong> purchases consulting services and technical consulting from Applied Value, Shared<br />
Value and Search Value.<br />
<strong>MTG</strong> purchases internal audit services from Audit Value (formerly SISF).<br />
ACQUISITIONS AND DEMERGERS TO RELATED PARTIES<br />
In 2002, <strong>MTG</strong> acquired the business in AirTime <strong>AB</strong> from Kinnevik. The purchase price was<br />
14 million SEK, corresponding to the book value.<br />
In December 2002, <strong>MTG</strong> acquired part of CIS Credit International Services providing<br />
administrative financial services to <strong>MTG</strong>, with gradual transfer of operations during spring<br />
<strong>2003</strong>.<br />
OTHER TRANSACTIONS<br />
In 2002 <strong>MTG</strong> invested in a convertible bond issued by Metro. The principal of the convertible<br />
notes was USD 20 million and had a five year maturity in 2007. Further, <strong>MTG</strong> had<br />
since 2000 a convertible debenture loan as well as commercial loan in Metro of USD 22.1<br />
million and USD 23.5 million respectively.<br />
In <strong>2003</strong>, all convertible debenture loans as well as the commercial loan in Metro were<br />
converted into 51,064,252 A shares and 93,593,686 B shares.<br />
<strong>2003</strong> 2002 2001<br />
REVENUES<br />
Invik <strong>Group</strong> 1.4 0.1 3.0<br />
Transcom 0.2 0.0 -<br />
Kinnevik <strong>Group</strong> 0.1 2.5 1.6<br />
Tele2 <strong>Group</strong> 80.2 100.1 154.8<br />
Metro <strong>Group</strong> 25.2 40.4 3.2<br />
Other related companies - 11.2 0.3<br />
Total revenues 107.1 154.3 163.0<br />
OPERATING COSTS<br />
Invik <strong>Group</strong> 7.7 3.4 6.7<br />
Transcom 114.3 126.1 134.7<br />
Kinnevik <strong>Group</strong> 15.3 94.0 61.7<br />
Tele2 <strong>Group</strong> 31.3 22.5 22.4<br />
Metro <strong>Group</strong> 22.1 35.9 15.6<br />
Other related companies 29.3 26.0 12.1<br />
Total operating costs 220.0 307.9 253.1<br />
ACCOUNTS RECEIV<strong>AB</strong>LE<br />
Invik <strong>Group</strong> 1.3 1.2 41.3<br />
Transcom - 0.2 3.4<br />
Kinnevik <strong>Group</strong> - 25.3 11.5<br />
Tele2 <strong>Group</strong> 13.4 21.3 34.4<br />
Metro <strong>Group</strong> 6.8 57.1 29.5<br />
Other related companies - 0.3 0.8<br />
Total Accounts receivable 21.5 105.3 121.0<br />
ACCOUNTS PAY<strong>AB</strong>LE<br />
Invik <strong>Group</strong> 0.8 1.0 8.1<br />
Transcom 30.2 19.4 15.1<br />
Kinnevik <strong>Group</strong> 0.8 14.7 22.8<br />
Tele2 <strong>Group</strong> 8.2 23.9 21.5<br />
Metro <strong>Group</strong> 2.9 15.4 3.6<br />
Other related companies 0.1 3.0 7.7<br />
Total Accounts payable 43.0 77.4 78.7<br />
Note 27 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT - FOREIGN EXCHANGE RISK<br />
Foreign exchange risk is the risk that fluctuations in exchange rates will adversely affect<br />
the income statement, balance sheet and/or cash flows.<br />
The risk can be divided into transaction exposure and conversion exposure. <strong>MTG</strong> do<br />
not take any hedging positions to protect the <strong>Group</strong> from exchange risks.<br />
TRANSACTION EXPOSURE<br />
Transaction exposure is the risk that arises from net inflow or outflow of a foreign currency<br />
required by operations and financing.<br />
The Scandinavian and UK entities' foreign exchange net cash flow was distributed as<br />
follows:<br />
<strong>2003</strong> 2002 2001<br />
Currency SEK million SEK million SEK million<br />
DKK 524.7 542.0 549.2<br />
NOK 300.3 161.5 224.8<br />
EUR -90.9 -108.7 -102.5<br />
CHF -142.9 -107.0 -99.0<br />
USD -490.5 -639.4 -661.5<br />
CONVERSION EXPOSURE<br />
Conversion exposure is the risk that arises from equity in a foreign subsidiary or associated<br />
company that is denominated in a foreign currency.<br />
Net foreign assets are distributed as follows:<br />
<strong>2003</strong> 2002 2001<br />
Currency SEK million % SEK million % SEK million %<br />
GBP 1,126.7 45.5 898.6 36.7 426.2 26.5<br />
NOK 647.9 26.2 643.7 26.3 525.3 32.7<br />
DKK 253.2 10.2 551.6 22.5 695.4 43.3<br />
USD 375.7 15.2 305.2 12.4 91.6 5.7<br />
Other currencies 71.0 2.9 51.5 2.1 -132.1 -8.2<br />
Total equivalent SEK value 2,474.5 100.0 2,450.6 100.0 1,606.3 100.0