General

EADS N.V., having its legal seat in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is engaged in the holding, coordinating and managing of participations or other interests in and to finance and assume liabilities, provide for security and/or guarantee debts of legal entities, partnerships, business associations and undertakings that are involved in the aeronautic, defence, space and/or communication industry or activities that are complementary, supportive or ancillary thereto.

The company financial statements are part of the 2007 financial statements of EADS N.V.

The description of the company’s activities and the group structure, as included in the notes to the consolidated financial statements, also apply to the company financial statements. In accordance with Article 402 Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code the income statement is presented in abbreviated form.

Principles for the Measurement of Assets and Liabilities and the Determination of the Result

For setting the principles for the recognition and measurement of assets and liabilities and determination of the result for its company financial statements, EADS N.V. makes use of the option provided in section 2:362 (8) of the Netherlands Civil Code. As from 2005, the Netherlands Civil Code allows that the principles for the recognition and measurement of assets and liabilities and determination of the result (hereinafter referred to as principles for recognition and measurement) of the company financial statements of EADS N.V. are the same as those applied for the consolidated EU-IFRS financial statements. These consolidated EU-IFRS financial statements are prepared according to the standards laid down by the International Accounting Standards Board and adopted by the European Union (hereinafter referred to as EU-IFRS). Please see Note 2 of the consolidated financial statements for a description of these principles.

Participating interests including subsidiaries, over which significant influence is exercised, are stated on the basis of the equity method.

The share in the result of participating interests consists of the share of EADS N.V. in the result of these participating interests. Results on transactions, where the transfer of assets and liabilities between EADS N.V. and its participating interests and mutually between participating interests themselves, are not incorporated insofar as they can be deemed to be unrealised.

Undistributed results from investments are included in the other legal reserves to the extend the company cannot enforce dividend distribution.