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Deutsche Post  Group —  Annual Report
Finance strategy .
Credit rating
Maintain “+” and “Baa” ratings, respectively.
 to debt used as dynamic performance metric.
Dividend policy
Pay out   to   of net profit.
Consider cash flows and continuity.
Excess liquidity
Increase plan assets of German pension plans.
Pay out special dividends or execute share buy-back
programme.
Debt portfolio
Syndicated credit facility taken out as liquidity reserve.
Debt Issuance Programme established for issuing
bonds.
Issue bonds to cover long-term capital requirements.
Investors
Reliable and consistent
information from the
company.
Predictability of expected
returns.
Group
Preserve financial
andstrategic flexibility.
Assure low cost
ofcapital 
1.
1 Weighted average cost of capital Group management, page .
Funds from operations  represents operating cash ow before changes in working
capital plus interest received less interest paid and adjusted for operating leases, pensions
and non-recurring income or expenses, as shown in the following calculation. In add-
ition to nancial liabilities and surplus cash and near-cash investments, the gure for
debt also includes operating lease liabilities as well as unfunded pension liabilities.
 to debt .
 m
2014 2015
Operating cash flow before changes in working capital 3,061 2,656
Interest received 45 47
Interest paid 188 76
Adjustment for operating leases 1,283 1,413
Adjustment for pensions 122 239
Non-recurring income / expenses 74 65
Funds from operations  4,397 4,344
Reported financial liabilities 5,169 5,178
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss 145 125
Adjustment for operating leases 5,953 6,394
Adjustment for pensions 7,174 6,103
Surplus cash and near-cash investments 1 2,256 2,641
Debt 15,895 14,909
 to debt  27.7 29.1
1 Reported cash and cash equivalents and investment funds callable at sight, less cash needed for operations.
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