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€m

 

2006

 

2007

Capital reserve

 

2,037

 

2,119

Revaluation reserve in accordance with IAS 39

 

36

 

–251

Hedging reserve in accordance with IAS 39

 

–94

 

–96

Currency translation reserve

 

–451

 

–897

Other reserves

 

1,528

 

875

36.1 Capital reserves

 

€m

 

2006

 

2007

Capital reserves as at 1 January

 

1,893

 

2,037

Additions

 

 

 

 

of which exercise of stock options plans

 

115

 

68

of which issue of stock option plans

 

29

 

14

Capital reserves as at 31 December

 

2,037

 

2,119

The measurement of the 2000 and 2003 Stock Option Plans resulted in staff costs for the stock options in the amount of €14 million in financial year 2007 (previous year: €29 million); this amount was charged to capital reserves. Further details of the stock option plans can be found in Note 35.

36.2 Revaluation reserve in accordance with IAS 39

The revaluation reserve contains gains and losses from changes in the fair values of available-for-sale financial instruments that have been taken directly to equity. This reserve is reversed to income either when the assets are sold or otherwise disposed of, or if the fair value of the assets falls permanently below their cost.

 

€m

 

2006

 

2007

As at 1 January

 

220

 

36

Additions (+)/disposals (–)

 

–114

 

–439

Transfer to minority interest

 

–52

 

0

Deferred taxes recognised directly in equity

 

65

 

88

Changes in consolidated group

 

0

 

3

Reversed to income

 

–83

 

61

Revaluation reserve as at 31 December

 

36

 

–251

In financial year 2007, on the one hand available-for-sale financial instruments in the amount of €61 million (previous year: €–83 million) were reversed to income; on the other the reserve was reduced by €439 million (previous year: €114 million) as a result of the remeasurement of available-for-sale financial instruments. Further details can be found in Note 31. The revaluation reserve relates almost entirely to gains or losses on the fair value remeasurement of financial instruments of the Deutsche Postbank Group.

36.3 Hedging reserve

The hedging reserve is adjusted by the effective portion of a cash flow hedge. The hedging reserve is released to income when the hedged item is settled.

 

€m

 

2006

 

2007

As at 1 January

 

–51

 

–94

Additions

 

–40

 

–42

Disposals

 

–3

 

40

Hedging reserve as at 31 December

 

–94

 

–96

The change in the hedging reserve is mainly the result of the increase in unrealised losses and of hedging future operating foreign currency transactions. In the financial year, unrealised losses of €38 million were taken from the hedging reserve and recognised in operating profit; €2 million were transferred from the hedging reserve to net finance cost/financial income.

36.4 Currency translation reserve

The change is due to the decrease in exchange rates for major foreign currencies.

 

€m

 

2006

 

2007

As at 1 January

 

–41

 

–451

Changes not recognised in income

 

–410

 

–446

Currency translation reserve as at 31 December

 

–451

 

–897