4 – Shareholders’ equity

Changes in equity

Attributable to shareholders of corio n.v

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(€ million) Issued Share Hed-
ging
Reval-
uation
General Ass-
ociates
Trans-
lation
Trea-
sury
Net
result
Total
capital re-
serve
re-
serve
re-
serve
re-
serve
re-
serve
re-
serve
share for the
year
reserve
Balance as
at 31
December
2006
672.5 903.0 -3.2 774.7 170.5 29.3 -3.6 -26.2 640.7 3,157.7
Result
appropriation
for 2006
427.3 191.4 22.0** -640.7
Total result
for 2007
41.5 -7.3 801.5 835.7
Dividends to
shareholders
-167.6 -167.6
Balance as
at 31
December
2007
672.5 903.0 38.3 1,202.0 194.3 51.3 -10.9 -26.2 801.5 3,825.8
Result
appropriation
for 2007
507.9 218.9 74.7 -801.5
Total result
for 2008
53.7 -9.1 -239.6* -195.0
Dividends to
shareholders
-172.3 -172.3
Balance as
at 31
December
2008
672.5 903.0 92.0 1,709.9 240.9 126.0 -20.0 -26.2 -239.6 3,458.5

* The proposed profit appropriation is included in other information.

-€ 473.3 million of the result for 2008 will be incorporated in the statutory reserves.

** The profit appropriation for 2006 was adjusted to arrive at the correct statutory reserves.

The shareholders are entitled to receive the dividends declared from time to time and are entitled to cast one vote per share at meetings of the Company.

Issued capital
The authorised capital comprises 120 million shares each with a nominal value of € 10. As at 31 December 2008, 67,252,184 (2007: 67,252,184) shares were in issue.

Share premium
The share premium consists of capital paid on shares in excess of the nominal value. For tax reasons a total of € 508.4 million (2007: € 508.4 million) is recognised as share premium and can in certain circumstances be distributed tax-free.

Hedging reserve
The hedging reserve comprises the effective portion of the cumulative net change in the fair value of hedging instruments designated as cash flow hedges where the hedged transaction has not yet taken place.

Revaluation reserve
The revaluation reserve concerns the revaluation of the property investments. The unrealised positive difference between the cumulative increase in the fair value of the property owned at the end of the year minus the deferred tax to which this gives rise, has been included in the revaluation reserve. The revaluation reserve as at year-end 2008 has been determined at individual property level, taking account of deferred tax.

Associates reserve
This reserve comprises the retained earnings of associates.

Translation reserve
The translation reserve comprises all exchange differences arising from the translation of the financial statements of operations outside the eurozone that are not integral to the operations of the Company, as well as from the translation of liabilities designated as the Company’s net investment hedge in a subsidiary outside the eurozone.

Treasury share reserve
The treasury shares reserve comprises the cost of the Corio shares held by the Group. As at 31 December 2008, the Group held 998,482 (2007: 998,482) of the Company’s shares. These were acquired in 2001 for € 26.20 per share. According to the Company’s Articles of Association, these shares are not entitled to dividends.

Result appropriation
For 2008, a dividend with stock option of € 2.64 (in cash or in shares) per share is proposed. Of the result for 2008 amounting to -€ 239.6 million, -€ 76.5 million will be incorporated in the associates reserve and -€ 396.8 million will be incorporated in the revaluation reserve. The remainder of the result will be incorporated in the general reserve.

Shareholders’ equity

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(Before result appropriation) 2008 2007 2006
Shareholders’ equity (€ million) 3,458.5 3,825.8 3,157.7
Number of shares at the end of the year 66,253,702 66,253,702 66,253,702
Shareholders’ equity per share (€) 52.20 57.74 47.66

Source: Annual Report 2008, Chapter Financial Statements, page 180 (PDF, 179 kB)

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