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AMADEUS <strong>IT</strong> HOLDING, S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES<br />

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEARS ENDED<br />

DECEMBER 31, 2011, AND 2010<br />

(EXPRESSED IN THOUSANDS OF EUROS - KEUR)<br />

The analysis of the age of amounts to be recovered from customers th<strong>at</strong> are past due<br />

but not impaired, for the year ended <strong>at</strong> December 31, 2011, <strong>and</strong> 2010:<br />

46<br />

31/12/2011 31/12/2010<br />

Up to 3 months 21,068 21,253<br />

From 3 to 6 months 4,126 6,531<br />

From 6 to 12 months 1,019 4,614<br />

Over 12 months 3,749 2,107<br />

29,962 34,505<br />

The Management estim<strong>at</strong>es th<strong>at</strong> the credit risk arising from its amounts receivable is<br />

adequ<strong>at</strong>ely covered by the existing doubtful debt provision. Moreover, our customer<br />

base is large <strong>and</strong> unrel<strong>at</strong>ed which results on a low concentr<strong>at</strong>ion of our credit risk.<br />

The Group has agreements with financial institutions to carry out factoring<br />

transactions over a part of the accounts receivable resulting from its business. As of<br />

December 31, 2011, the Group has not transferred any amount to the financial<br />

institution under these agreements. At December 31, 2010, the Group transferred<br />

KEUR 26,000. The average interest r<strong>at</strong>es for these transactions were 2.35% for the<br />

period ended <strong>at</strong> December 31, 2011, <strong>and</strong> 1.50% for the period ended <strong>at</strong> December<br />

31, 2010.<br />

The Group recorded a provision against accounts receivable for estim<strong>at</strong>ed<br />

cancell<strong>at</strong>ions of airline bookings <strong>at</strong> December 31, 2011, of KEUR 28,624 <strong>and</strong> KEUR<br />

37,439 in 2010; consequently the Group has reserved for the rel<strong>at</strong>ed reduction in<br />

accounts payable for distribution fees <strong>at</strong> December 31, 2011, KEUR 11,641 <strong>and</strong><br />

KEUR 15,296 in 2010.<br />

c) Other non current financial assets <strong>and</strong> financial liabilities (Pension <strong>and</strong> postretirement<br />

benefits)<br />

Breakdown of this caption <strong>at</strong> December 31, for the years ended 2011 <strong>and</strong> 2010, was<br />

as follows:

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