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As of the balance sheet date, current assets amounted to , million, an increase
of . on the prior-year gure (, million). e expansion of the operating
business of Deutsche Postbank AG resulted in particular in an increase in receivables
and other securities from nancial services, from , million to , million.
is growth is reected in the loans and advances to customers from mortgages in
the amount of , million.
Equity was strengthened primarily as a result of the net prot attributable to
shareholders of Deutsche Post AG in the amount of , million. As of the balance
sheet date, it amounted to , million (previous year: , million). In the
period under review, a dividend of  million was paid for the previous scal year.
As a result of the exchangeable bond being exercised, minority interests increased by
., from , million to , million.
Under the “Postbank at equity” scenario, i.e. excluding banking operations, the equity
ratio amounts to .. is is . percentage points higher than the . calculated
as of December , . e ratio of equity to noncurrent assets for the “Postbank at
equity” scenario increased from . to ..
Current and noncurrent liabilities increased by . to , million (previous
year: , million). is was mainly attributable to the growth in liabilities from
nancial services, which rose by , million. Group nancial liabilities (excluding
Postbank) declined by  million to , million. is was mainly due to the
fall in noncurrent nancial liabilities following the exercise of the exchangeable bond
in the amount of around billion, less Deutsche Post AGs current borrowings. At
, million (previous year: , million), trade payables were almost unchanged.
Other current and noncurrent liabilities rose sharply, from , million to ,
million, mainly because Postbanks subordinated debt increased by , million to
, million. Of this increase,  million relates to subordinated liabilities and
 million to prot participation certicates. e rst-time consolidation of BHW
was a major inuencing factor.
Current and noncurrent provisions increased by . to , million. e increase
of  million in pension provisions relates mainly to the acquisition of BHW. Other
provisions increased by , million, also primarily as a result of acquisitions.
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