Business Report 2005 - Interseroh

(5) Personnel expenses
2005 2004
EUR million EUR million
Wages and salaries 53.14 52.70
Social security contributions 11.13 11.34
Expenses for pensions and other benefits 0.55 0.62
64.82 64.66
(6) Depreciation on intangible assets and property, plants and equipment
2005 2004
EUR million EUR million
Scheduled depreciation 0.98 0.94
Intangible assets 10.51 10.85
Property, plants and equipment 11.49 11.79
Extraordinary depreciation
Property, plants and equipment 0.79 0.00
12.28 11.79
The extraordinary depreciations on property, plants and equipment concern reverse vending machines
that can no longer be used due to a change in standards (EUR 0.64 million) and tenant additions to a
building no longer used from spring 2006 (EUR 0.15 million).
(7) Other operating expenses
2005 2004
EUR million EUR million
Operating and administrative expenses
Maintenance costs 11.18 12.89
Rents and other room costs 6.18 7.80
Legal. consulting and annual report costs 5.44 5.28
Insurance policies 4.51 3.64
Leasing expenses 3.31 1.96
Telephone. postage. Internet 1.70 1.72
Other tax expenses 1.27 1.51
Other operating and administrative expenses 9.04 8.36
42.62 43.16
Selling expenses
Costs of goods delivery 16.70 14.47
Advertising and travelling expenses 6.08 5.80
Temporary personnel leasing 4.20 2.71
Other selling expenses 0.54 0.82
27.52 23.79
Accrued and deferred expenses
Value adjustments on receivables 1.95 2.01
Losses from disposal of assets 0.49 1.37
Transfers to provisions for restructuring 0.62 0.00
Other accrued and deferred expenses 1.42 3.42
4.49 6.79
74.63 73.74
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