Notes to the Company Financial Statements

The goodwill acquisition costs end of 2006 amount to € 5,676 million (2005: € 5,676 million) and the cumulative amortisation and impairments to € 1,322 million (2005: € 1,322 million).

The movements in financial fixed assets are detailed as follows:

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(in €m)

Affiliated Companies

Participations

Loans

Total

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2005

10,889

77

1,740

12,706

Acquisitions/additions

 

5

548

553

Reductions/redemptions

(737)

 

(96)

(833)

GlossarySOP/GlossaryESOP

40

 

 

40

Net income from investments

92

3

 

95

Actuarial gains/losses IAS 19

(691)

 

 

(691)

Dividends received

(529)

(2)

 

(531)

Translation differences/other changes

993

(7)

(27)

959

Balance at December 31, 2006

10,057

76

2,165

12,298

The translation differences/other changes reflect mainly the impact in the other comprehensive income related to the application of IAS 39.

The reductions in affiliated companies relates mainly to a decrease of the determined fair value of the 20% Airbus share in connection with the put option BAE Systems exercised in June 2006. Further information is provided in note 4 of the consolidated financial statements.

Significant subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures are listed in the appendix “Information on principal investments” to the consolidated financial statements.

The loans are provided to affiliated companies.