VINCI - 2008 annual report

11. Other intangible assets
Consolidated fi nancial statements
(in € millions) Software Patents, licences and other Total
Gross
1/1/2007 186.4 157.3 343.8
Acquisitions as part of business combinations 9.3 35.0 44.3
Other acquisitions in the year 15.0 16.9 31.9
Disposals and retirements during the year (11.2) (1.8) (13.0)
Currency translation diff erences (0.3) (0.7) (1.0)
Other movements 16.1 (20.0) (3.9)
31/12/2007 215.3 186.8 402.1
Acquisitions as part of business combinations 0.5 40.0 40.5
Other acquisitions in the year 17.1 23.7 40.9
Disposals and retirements during the year (8.1) (8.0) (16.1)
Currency translation diff erences (1.1) (10.4) (11.5)
Other movements 6.2 (13.2) (6.9)
31/12/2008 230.0 218.9 449.0
Amortisation and impairment losses
1/1/2007 (143.8) (71.6) (215.4)
Cumulative amortisation recognised as part of business combinations (7.4) (13.8) (21.1)
Amortisation for the year (22.5) (8.9) (31.4)
Impairment losses (0.1) (0.1)
Reversals of impairment losses 0.2 0.2
Disposals and retirements during the year 6.0 2.4 8.3
Currency translation diff erences 0.2 0.2 0.4
Other movements (2.0) 0.6 (1.4)
31/12/2007 (169.5) (91.0) (260.5)
Cumulative amortisation recognised as part of business combinations (0.5) (0.2) (0.7)
Amortisation for the year (24.5) (11.0) (35.6)
Impairment losses (0.1) (0.1) (0.2)
Reversals of impairment losses 0.0 0.1 0.1
Disposals and retirements during the year 6.9 7.9 14.8
Currency translation diff erences 0.7 0.7 1.4
Other movements 3.9 5.2 9.0
31/12/2008 (183.0) (88.6) (271.6)
Net
1/1/2007 42.5 85.8 128.3
31/12/2007 45.8 95.8 141.6
31/12/2008 47.0 130.3 177.3
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