- About Us
- Group Management Report
- Corporate Governance
- Consolidated Financial Statements
Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of Deutsche Post AG
Balance sheet disclosures
44 Provisions for pensions and similar obligations | €m | |||||
|
|
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
|
Actual return on plan assets |
448 |
473 |
–632 |
509 |
475 |
|
Expected return on plan assets |
391 |
439 |
415 |
335 |
374 |
|
Experience gains (+)/losses (–) on plan assets1) |
57 |
34 |
–1,047 |
174 |
101 |
| 1) | Until financial year 2008, the experience gains and losses are recognised with the amounts of Deutsche Postbank Group included. |
| €m | |||||
|
|
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
|
Experience gains (+)/losses (–) |
–226 |
116 |
11 |
61 |
50 |
|
Gains (+)/losses (–) on defined benefit obligations arising from changes in assumptions |
488 |
1,298 |
635 |
–561 |
–455 |
|
Total actuarial gains (+)/ |
262 |
1,414 |
646 |
–500 |
–405 |
| 1) | Total actuarial gains and losses on defined benefit obligations are recognised until financial year 2008 with the amounts of Deutsche Postbank Group included. |
| €m | ||||
|
|
Germany |
UK |
Other |
Total |
|
|
||||
|
Net pension provisions at 1 January |
4,204 |
59 |
23 |
4,286 |
|
Pension expense |
378 |
–7 |
41 |
412 |
|
Benefit payments |
–278 |
–1 |
–13 |
–292 |
|
Employer contributions |
–169 |
–106 |
–31 |
–306 |
|
Employee contributions |
8 |
13 |
0 |
21 |
|
Acquisitions/divestitures |
2 |
0 |
–2 |
0 |
|
Transfers |
5 |
0 |
–2 |
3 |
|
Currency translation effects |
0 |
3 |
11 |
14 |
|
Net pension provisions at 31 December |
4,150 |
–39 |
27 |
4,138 |
|
|
||||
|
Net pension provisions at 1 January |
4,299 |
63 |
61 |
4,423 |
|
Pension expense |
381 |
40 |
40 |
461 |
|
Benefit payments |
–280 |
–1 |
–14 |
–295 |
|
Employer contributions |
–203 |
–62 |
–57 |
–322 |
|
Employee contributions |
8 |
14 |
0 |
22 |
|
Acquisitions/divestitures |
0 |
0 |
–2 |
–2 |
|
Transfers |
–1 |
0 |
–7 |
–8 |
|
Currency translation effects |
0 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
|
Net pension provisions at 31 December |
4,204 |
59 |
23 |
4,286 |
Payments amounting to €608 million are expected with regard to net pension provisions in 2011. Of this amount, €284 million is attributable to the Group’s expected direct pension payments and €324 million to expected employer contributions to pension funds.
Print page
Start reading