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Singapore Airlines Annual Report 05/06
23 Long-Term Investments (in $ million)
The Group The Company
31 March 31 March
2006 2005 2006 2005
Quoted investments
Equity investments 14.6 – – –
Unquoted investments
Equity investments 37.8 71.6 28.0 47.2
Non-equity investments 382.4 389.8 382.4 389.8
420.2 461.4 410.4 437.0
Impairment loss (8.9) (27.8) (8.9) (27.8)
411.3 433.6 401.5 409.2
Long-term loans 42.7
425.9 476.3 401.5 409.2
Analysis of impairment loss for
quoted and unquoted investments
Balance at 1 April 27.8 27.7 27.8 408.3
Charged during the year 1.0 0.1 1.0 0.1
Written-off during the year (19.9) (19.9) (380.6)
Balance at 31 March 8.9 27.8 8.9 27.8
Non-equity investments of $382.4 million (2005: $389.8 million) for the Group and the Company relate to interest-bearing
investments with an effective annual interest rate of 3.97% (2004-05: 1.71%).
During the financial year, the Group and the Company recorded an impairment loss in the profit and loss account of
$1.0 million (2004-05: $0.1 million) pertaining to unquoted equity investments.
In the previous financial year, the Group’s long-term loans comprise a loan to August Skyfreighter 1994 Trust of $42.7 million.
The loan is repayable on 28 March 2007, and has been reclassified as loan receivable within one year. As at 31 March 2006,
the Group’s loan receivable within one year of $42.0 million is unsecured and bears interest between 3.19% to 5.05%
(2004-05: 1.56% to 3.19%) per annum.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 March 2006