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Annual Report - Miba

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Currency risk means that the value of a financing instrument may change due to exchange<br />

rate fluctuations.<br />

The primary protection against currency risks are naturally closed positions, for example<br />

where trade receivables in USD are offset by payables for raw materials (USD netting).<br />

Another method of protection is the use of derivative hedging instruments. <strong>Miba</strong> AG<br />

Group usually hedges the projected net foreign currency payments for the following 12<br />

months primarily in the form of forward exchange contracts.<br />

Due to the disproportionate USD currency risk and the material significance of the USD<br />

exposure, only the USD currency risk is currently actively hedged through forward<br />

exchange contracts.<br />

Assessments are made by each of the Group's individual companies within the region of<br />

its local currency only, thus eliminating the currency risk.<br />

The interest risk risk is the result of fluctuations in the market rates which may cause the<br />

value of the financing instruments to fluctuate.<br />

An interest risk exists primarily for receivables and liabilities with a term of more than one<br />

year. Such terms are not material for operations, but they may be significant with regard<br />

to financial investments and debt.<br />

On the asset side, an interest risk exists only for the securities held under financial assets.<br />

Since these securities are principally held through investment funds and may be disposed<br />

of at any time, the interest risk is not deemed to be material.<br />

The average interest rate of the financial liabilities as of the balance sheet date was 2.76 %<br />

(3.05 % in the previous year). Most of the liabilities are subject to variable interest rates.<br />

Loans are the largest item of the financial liabilities with 45.22 % (54.99 % in the previous<br />

year), of which 47.73 % are USD loans. Export development credits represented 44.86 %<br />

(37.51% in the previous year) of financial liabilities. The remaining 9.92 % (7.50 % in the<br />

previous year) are liabilities payable to non-banks.<br />

Derivative financing instruments<br />

Derivative financing instruments are used solely for the purpose of hedging and currently<br />

consist of forward exchange contracts.<br />

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