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71
1. PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT PRINCIPLES
The description of the activities of TomTom NV (the company) and the company structure, as included in the notes to the consolidated
fi nancial statements, also applies to the company fi nancial statements.
The company has prepared its company fi nancial statements in accordance with Part 9 of Book 2 of the Netherlands Civil Code, and
specifi cally, in accordance with section 362 (8) of the Netherlands Civil Code. In doing so it has applied the principles of recognition and
measurement as adopted in the consolidated fi nancial statements (IFRS). Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for using the equity
method. For more information on the accounting policies applied, and on the notes to the consolidated fi nancial statements, please refer
to page 39 to 68.
2. INVESTMENTS IN SUBSIDIARIES
The movements in the Investments in subsidiaries were as follows:
(€ in thousands)
Investments in
subsidiaries
BALANCE AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2010 3,173,829
MOVEMENTS 2011
Currency translation difference – 25
Transfer to stock compensation reserve 7,562
Other direct equity movements – 4,438
Result of subsidiaries – 403,665
BALANCE AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2011 2,773,263
MOVEMENTS 2012
Currency translation difference – 1,337
Transfer to stock compensation reserve 6,300
Other direct equity movements – 521
Result of subsidiaries 64,444
BALANCE AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2012 2,842,149
A list of subsidiaries and affi liated companies prepared in accordance with the relevant legal requirements (the Netherlands Civil Code Book
2, Part 9, sections 379 and 414) is deposited at the offi ce of the Chamber of Commerce in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
3. OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES AFTER TAX
The employees of the company comprise only of the members of the Management Board. Other income and expense consists of the
remuneration of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board, the interest expense on the borrowings and the interest income on
the company’s outstanding cash balances. For the remuneration of the Management Board and Supervisory Board, please refer to note 7
of the consolidated fi nancial statements.
4. DEFERRED TAXATION
As at 31 December 2012, the company has a deferred tax asset of €0.1 million (2011: €0.1 million) and a deferred tax liability of
€0.7 million (2011: €1.0 million). The deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability result from temporary differences between the tax
and accounting treatment of the stock compensation expenses and the borrowing cost respectively. The movement of the deferred tax
positions during the year was the result of changes/reversals of temporary differences and has been charged/released to the income
statement.
5. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the statement of changes in consolidated equity for the year ended 31 December 2012, please refer to page 38 in the consolidated
fi nancial statements. Additional information on the shareholders’ equity is disclosed in note 21 in the consolidated fi nancial statements.
Notes to the Company Financial Statements