NATIXIS STRUCTURED PRODUCTS LIMITED Financial Statements
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NATIXIS STRUCTURED PRODUCTS LIMITED Financial Statements
NATIXIS STRUCTURED PRODUCTS LIMITED Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2008 NATIXIS STRUCTURED PRODUCTS LIMITED CONTENTS OFFICERS AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS 1 DIRECTORS’ REPORT 2 STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES 4 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT TO THE MEMBER OF NATIXIS STRUCTURED PRODUCT LIMITED 5 RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF MEMBER AND AUDITORS BASIS OF AUDIT OPINION OPINIoN 5 5 6 INCOME STATEMENT 7 BALANCE SHEET 8 CASH FLOW STATEMENT 9 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 10 NATIXIS STRUCTURED PRODUCTS LIMITED OFFICERS AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS DIRECTORS Michael Lombardi Peter Gatehouse Etienne Bur Pierre Guillemin Michel Labrousse Julien Dupire-Angel Francois Camet SECRETARY Ogier SPV Services Limited REGISTERED OFFICE Whiteley Chambers Don Street St Helier Jersey JE4 9WG Channel Islands BANKERS CITIGROUP CGC Centre Canary Wharf London E14 5LB AUDITORS Mazars LLP Tower Bridge House St Katharine’s Way London E1W 1DD appointed 01/07/04 appointed 01/07/04 appointed 01/07/04 removed 28/04/09 appointed 22/07/08 appointed 24/07/08 resigned 24/04/09 appointed 18/07/08 appointed 22/07/08 removed 19/11/08 NATIXIS STRUCTURED PRODUCTS LIMITED DIRECTORS’ REPORT The Directors present their report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2008. ACTIVITIES The principal activity of Natixis Structured Products Limited (“the Company”) is the issue of Euro Medium Term Notes (“EMTN”). The Company is a fully owned subsidiary of NATIXIS S.A. The aim of this Company is to be the main issuing vehicle for its parent company, issuing EMTN linked to some financial variable (performance of an index, a share, a basket of shares) and warrants. RISK MANAGEMENT The Directors manage the financial risks and minimise the operational risk. Market risk is eliminated by having essentially a match between the assets (Term Loans to the parent company NATIXIS.SA.) and the liabilities (EMTN issued by the Company), as the characteristics of Term Loans replicate the characteristics of the EMTN except for small fixed margin to cover the cost of managing and operating the structure. Credit risk has been mitigated by transacting only with NATIXIS S.A. Operational risk is managed by use of standard documentation and thorough review of the transactions by the board at the time of each proposed issue. INCORPORATION The Company was incorporated on 1 July 2004 in Jersey, Channel Islands. CHANGE OF NAME The Company changed its name from Ixis Structured Products Limited to Natixis Structured Products Limited on 11th May 2007. RESULTS The income statement for the year is set out on page 7. DIVIDENDS The Directors do not recommend a dividend for the period ended 31 December 2008 (2007 : €nil). DIRECTORS The present membership for the board (the “Board”) is set out on page 1. The Directors who held office during the year were Michael Lombardi, Peter Gatehouse and Etienne Bur. Pierre Guillemin, Michel Labrousse, Francois Camet and Julien Dupire-Angel were appointed respectively on 22 July 2008, 24 July 2008, 22 July 2008 and 18 July 2008. François Carnet was removed by the shareholders on 19 November 2008. DIRECTORS INTERESTS Michael Lombardi is a partner of Ogier, which may provide legal advice to the Company from time to time. He is also a partner in the Ogier Group Limited Partnership, which holds all shares in Ogier Fiduciary Services (Jersey) Limited. Ogier Fiduciary Services (Jersey) Limited is the holding company of Ogier Corporate Trustee (Jersey) Limited and Ogier SPV Services Limited, which received fees from the Company. Peter Gatehouse is a director of Ogier SPV Services Limited which receives fees from the Company for the provision of company secretarial and other administrative services. Etienne Bur, Pierre Guillemin, Michel Labrousse, and Julien Dupire-Angel are all employed by Natixis. Natixis is the sole shareholder of the Company and is also the counterparty of the loans and warrants transactions. SECRETARY The secretary of the Company throughout the year, and subsequently, was Ogier SPV Services Limited. NATIXIS STRUCTURED PRODUCTS LIMITED STATEMENT OF DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS The Directors have taken all the necessary steps to make us aware, as directors, of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditors are aware of that information. As far as the Directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Company’s auditors are unaware. AUDITORS Mazars LLP have expressed their willingness to continue in office as auditors and a resolution to reappoint them will be proposed at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. Approved by the Board of Directors and signed on behalf of the Board Authorised Signatory Ogler SPV Services Limited Secretary Date cP NATIXIS STRUCTURED PRODUCTS LIMITED STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES The Directors are responsible for preparing the financial statements in accordance with applicable Jersey law and International Financial Reporting Standards. Company law requires the Directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and of the profit or loss of the Company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Directors are required to: • • • • select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed; and prepare the fmancial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Company will continue in business. The Directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud, errors and other irregularities. NATIXIS STRUCTURED PRODUCTS LIMITED Independent auditor& report to the member of Natixis Structured Products Limited We have audited the financial statements of Natixis Structured Products Limited for the year ended 31 December 2008 which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and related notes. These financial statements have been prepared under the accounting policies set out therein. This report is made solely to the company member in accordance with Article 110 of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company’s member those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors’ report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company’s member, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. Respective responsibilities ofmember and auditors The directors’ responsibilities for preparing the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union are set out in the Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities. Our responsibility is to audit the financial statements in accordance with relevant legal and regulatory requirements and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland). We report to you our opinion as to whether the financial statements give a true and fair view, whether the financial statements are properly prepared in accordance with the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991, the Banking Business (Jersey) Law 1991, the Financial Services (Trust Company and Investment Business (Accounts, Audits and Reports)) (Jersey) Order 2007 and the Financial Services (Funds Services Business (Accounts, Audits and Reports)) (Jersey) Order 2007. We also report to you whether in our opinion the information given in the Directors’ Report is consistent with the financial statements. In addition we report to you if, in our opinion, the company has not kept proper accounting records, if we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. We read the Directors’ Report for the above year and consider the implications for our report if we become aware of any apparent misstatement or material inconsistencies with the financial statements. Basis ofaudit opinion We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards of Auditing (UK and Ireland) issued by the Auditing Practices Board. An audit includes examination, on a test basis, of evidence relevant to the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. It also includes an assessment of the significant estimates and judgements made by the member in the preparation of the financial statements, and of whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the limited liability partnership’s circumstances, consistently applied and adequately disclosed. NATIXIS STRUCTURED PRODUCTS LIMITED We planned and performed our audit so as to obtain all the information and explanations which we considered necessary in order to provide us with sufficient evidence to give reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or other irregularity or error. In forming our opinion we also evaluated the overall adequacy of the presentation of information in the financial statements. Opinion In our opinion: • the financial statements give a true and fair view, in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union, of the state of the company’s affairs as at 31 December 2008 and of its loss for the year then ended; • the financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991, the Banking Business (Jersey) Law 1991, The Financial Services (Trust Company and Investments Business (Accounts, Audit and Report)) (Jersey) Order 2007 and the Financial Services (Fund Services Business (Accounts, Audits and Reports)) (Jersey) Order 2007; and • the information given in the Member’s Report is consistent with the financial statements. Mazars LLP Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors Tower Bridge House, St Katharine’s Way, London, E1W 1DD 31Oc, NATIXIS STRUCTURED PRODUCTS LIMITED INCOME STATEMENT Year ended 31 December 2008 REVENUE Investment income Interest and other banking income Currency gain Fair Value Profit Financial income Gains in fair value EXPENSES Euro Medium Term Notes interest expenses General operating expenses Cunency loss Fair value loss Other expenses Financial expenses OPERATING PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2008 EUR 2007 EUR 378 221 706 246 833 485 110 733 65 033 617 128 298 419 745 394 327 1 124 343 894 100 588 658 347 785 595 377 355 666 864893 175420 745 394 326 639480 1124429785 246 189 242 1169773 88289 100 588 658 1753 415316 348453031 (85891) (667436) - All items dealt with in arriving at the profit for the year ended 31 December 2008 relate to continuing operations. There were no other recognised gains or losses for the year ended 31 December 2008 other than those stated in the income statement. NATIXIS STRUCTURED PRODUCTS LIMITED BALANCE SHEET As at 31 December 2008 ASSETS Note December 2008 December 2007 EUR EUR NON-CURRENT ASSETS Term loans and options at fair value Certificates CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents Term loans and options at fair value Accrued interest on term loans Other receivables Certificates 1 535 485 200 111 670 000 1 647 155 200 6 3977503 1 178 013 770 16919576 4 303 626 3 132 461 568 - 1203214475 1 142 803 374 37036558 7 372 000 1000000 1 188211932 2850369675 4320673500 200 609519 609719 200 695410 695610 1 528 635 870 6849330 111 670000 1 647 155 200 3 118 765 287 13696281 - TOTAL ASSETS 3 132 461 568 EQUITY AND LIABILITIES Equity attribuable to equity holders of the parent Issued capital Reserves NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES Euro Medium Term Notes at fair value Warrants at fair value Certificates CURRENT LIABILITIES Overdrawn bank accounts Euro Medium Term Notes and warrants at fair value Accrued interest on Euro Medium Term Notes Other payables Certificates TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 8 9 6 6 274333 1 178 013 770 8080203 16236450 3 132 461 568 1202604756 2679187 1 142 803 374 38764658 2269103 1 000 000 1 187516322 2 850 369 675 4 320 673 500 These fmancial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 9 July 2009 signed on its behalf by: Director NATIXIS STRUCTURED PRODUCTS LIMITED CASH FLOW STATEMENT Year ended 31 December 2008 2008 EUR 2007 EUR (85 891) (667 435) 3 068 374 13 967 347 20116982 (30684455) 6 382 357 (4 167 192) (3 364 848) (17 734 143) Cash flows used in investing activities Purchase of term loans Reimbursement of term loan Net cash used in investing activities (1 546 082 258) 2 763 565 431 1217483173 (4 747 250 218) 3 228 153 857 (1 519 096 361) Cash flows from financing activities Issue of EMTN Reimbursement of EMTN 1 546082258 (2 763 565 431) 4747250218 (3 228 153 857) Net cash from financing activities (1 217 483 173) 1 519 096 361 6382357 (5946903) (2679187) 3267716 3703170 (2679187) Cash flows from operating activities Net (loss) profit Adjustments for: Decrease (increase) in receivables (Decrease) increase in payables Decrease (increase) in interest receivable (Decrease) increase in interest payable Net cash (used in)/from operating activities Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 19986715 (5 946 903) NATIXIS STRUCTURED PRODUCTS LIMITED NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS Year ended 31 December 2008 1. GENERAL INFORMATION Natixis Structured Products Limited, formerly Ixis Structured Products Limited, is a company incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands, on 1 July 2004 under Companies (Jersey) Law 1991. The nature of the Company’s operations is the issue of Euro Medium Term Notes (“EMTN”). These financial statements are presented in Euro because that is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the company operates. 2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES The fmancial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial and Reporting Standards with the historical convention except as modified by the revaluation of certain financial instruments as more fully disclosed in notes below. Term Loans income Interest receivable on investments in Term Loans is accounted for on an accruals basis. Debt securities issued Euro Medium Term Notes (EMTN) and certfIcates The Company issues EMTN and certificates. Finance costs relating to these securities are recognised on an accruals basis. Financial income and expense Financial income and expenses are related to items carned at fair value through the income statement. Financial assets and liabilities Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss: under IFRS7, the loans are initially and subsequently recognised at their fair value, in order to mirror the change in the fair value of the Medium Term Notes (“MTN”) issued. Any fair value movements are recognised in the income statement. The fair value of the term loans has been derived from valuation techniques using standard market models. Liabilities at fair value through profit and loss: under IFRS7, the MTN issued are initially and subsequently recognised at their fair value. The fair value of the term loans has also been derived from valuation techniques using standard market models. Derivative financial instruments: Warrants and options Derivative financial instruments comprised a warrant issued by the Company and an option mirroring the warrant characteristics contracted with Natixis S.A. These derivatives were initially recognised in the balance sheet at fair value and subsequently remeasured at fair value as required by IFRS7. The fair value of the derivatives has also been derived from valuation techniques using standard market models. All derivatives are carried as assets when fair value is positive and as liabilities when fair value is negative. Subsequent changes in the fair value of any derivative instrument are recognised immediately in the income statement. Foreign exchange Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into Euros at the rates ruling at the date of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the balance sheet date are translated at the rates ruling at that date. Exchange differences are included in the income statement. Financial risk management The Company does not use hedge accounting. The Company is not exposed to significant financial risk on the basis of matching of assets and liabilities. NATIXIS STRUCTURED PRODUCTS LIMITED 2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) Standards, interpretations and amendments to published standards that are not yet effective Certain new standards, amendments and interpretations to existing standards have been issue by the IASB that are not yet effective. The Company has not adopted any of these standards, amendments or interpretations early. International Financial Reporting Standards: Effective for annual periods beginning on or after Standards Share based payment 1: 9p.4 9SLej &!9Y9I!&99fl4t.i92 and cancellations Business Combinations Compye iv ev on appl fln9W ethod rFinancial Instruments: disclosures Amendments enhancing disclosures about fair value and EUa.4itxijs.k IFR JFR [2Rr!4!c.i’9n :Presentation of Financial Statements Comprehensive revision md. requiring a statement of comprehensive income Amendments relating to disclosure of puttable instruments and j I . J J..aJ!9?rx 009 J}y ago Jqog9 Jaji 009 - 1 January 2009 12Pj29fl2J5P!14!1Rn Borrowing costs 9Y?p.!?.P!9hi!1!.1mr1’1 e4t..e. January2009 ex2ensm :Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements Consequential amendments arising from amendments to IFRS 3! Amendment relating to cost of an investment on first time [adoption 1 July 2009 - !Investments in associates Consequential amendments arising from amendments to IFRS lAS 28 July 200 :lnterests in Joint Ventures [: Lt9.W!. i :Financial Instruments: Presentation Amendments relating to disclosure of puttable instruments and !obligations arising on liquidation !Financial Instruments: recognition and measurement Amendments for eligible hedged items Amendments for embedded derivatives when reclassifying lAS 32 J.y ago January 2009 1 July 2009 - A’ .3.9 .IXRI IFRI IFRI IFRI IFRIC 13 15 16 17 18 9i! M 1 5 :Customer Loyalty Progranunes [Awepto!ooofrealesta [Hedges ofa net investment in a foreign Operation 59. ‘‘i !Transfers of assets from customers on or after 30 June . J j I ?9.°9 July 200 January 2009 ctober July 200 1 July 2009 ago It is anticipated that the LAS I revisions and the IFRS 7 amendments will have a small effect on the accounts disclosures and presentation. However, the directors anticipate that the adoption of the other Standards and Interpretations in fhture periods will have no material impact on the financial statements of the Company. NATIXIS STRUCTURED PRODUCTS LIMITED Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making judgements about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period, of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods. Estimates and assumptions are made in particular with regard to calculating the fair value of term loans and EMTN. These fair values have been derived from valuation techniques using standard market model. 3. OPERATING PROFIT Operating profit is stated after charging Audit Fees 2008 EUR 80 976 2007 EUR 70465 4. DIVIDENDS The Directors do not recommend the payment of a dividend for the year ended 31 December 2008 (2007: €nil). NATIXIS STRUCTURED PRODUCTS LIMITED 5. INVESTMENTS 2 008 Term loans EUR 2 008 Option EUR 2 008 Total EUR 4 260 396 255 1 544 612 689 (2 762 267 375) 323 055 107 (659 147 036) 2 706 649 640 14 868 687 1 469 569 (1 298 056) 215 100 (8 405 970) 6 849 330 4 275 264 942 1 546 082 258 (2763565431) 323 270 207 (667 553 006) 2 713 498 970 Current investments 1 170 501 230 7 512 540 1 178 013 770 Non-current investments 1 536 148 410 2706649640 (663 210) 6849330 1 535 485 200 2713498970 2007 Term loans EUR 2007 Option ETJR 2007 Total EUR 2 653 187 844 4 729 002 407 (3 225 761 769) 103967773 4 260 396 255 2 392 078 18 247 812 (2 392 088) (3379115) 14 868 687 2 655 579 922 4 747 250 219 (3 228 153 857) 100588658 4 275 264 942 Current investments 1 141 630 968 1 172 406 1 142 803 374 Non-current investments 3118765287 4 260 396 255 13696281 14 868 687 3132461568 4 275 264 942 Opening balance Investments purchased in the year Investments disposed in the year Opening balance currency variation Change in fair value Closing balance Opening balance Investments purchased in the year Investments disposed in the year Change in fair value Closing balance _____________________________________________ __________ NATIXIS STRUCTURED PRODUCTS LIMITED 6. EURO MEDIUM TERM NOTES AND WARRANTS Opening balance EMTN and Warrants issued in the year EMTN redeemed in the year Opening balance currency variation Change in fair value Closing balance Current EMTN Non-current EMTN and Warrants Opening balance EMTN and Warrants issued in the year EMTN redeemed in the year Change in fair value Closing balance EMTN 2008 Warrant EUR 2008 Total EUR 4 260 396 255 1 544 612 689 (2 762 267 375) 323 055 107 (659 147 036) 2706649640 1 170 501 230 1 536 148 410 2706649640 14 868 687 1 469 569 (1 298 056) 215 100 (8 405 970) 6849330 7 512 540 (663 210) 6849330 4 275 264 942 1 546 082 258 (2 763 565 431) 323 270 207 (667 553 006) 2713498970 1 178 013 770 1 535 485 200 2713498970 2007 EMTN EUR 2007 Warrant EUR 2007 Total EUR 2 653 187 844 4729002407 (3 225 761 769) 103967773 4260396255 1 141 630968 3118765287 4 260 396 255 2 392 078 18247812 (2 392 088) (3379115) 14868687 1 172406 13696281 14 868 687 2 655 579 922 4747250219 (3 228 153 857) 100588658 4275264942 1142803374 3132461568 4 275 264 942 —______________________________________________ —_____________ —_____________________________________________ Current EMTN Non-current — 2008 EMTN EUR and Warrants —___________________________________________ The issuer’s spread gaps of the Company’s issuances had shown a net impact of 5 millions euros at 31 December 2007. These gaps were offset by the change in loan fair value for the same amount. Consequently, these revaluations were not booked in the 31 December 2007 financial statements. For the year ended 31 December 2008, the issuer’s spread gaps of the Company’s issuances have shown an amount of 83 millions euros. 7. TAXATION The Company has been granted Exempt Company status in Jersey for the year of assessment 2008 and therefore pays an annual fee which is included as an expense in the income statement as it is not dependent upon the Company’s results. Effective 1 January 2009, Jersey’s tax regime has changed. The new regime imposed a general corporate income tax rate of 0%, a 10% rate will apply to certain regulated financial services companies and a 20% rate to utilities and income from Jersey land (i.e. rents and development profits). Jersey registered companies are treated as resident for tax purposes and are subject to zero or a ten percent standard income tax rate. Since the Company is not a regulated financial service entity, the effect of the new tax regime is limited to the change of status from exempt to liable to Jersey income tax at 0%. 8. SHARE CAPITAL Authorised: 100 ordinary shares of EUR 100 each Issued and fully paid: 2 ordinary shares of EUR 100 each December 2008 EUR December 2007 EUR 10 000 10000 200 200 NATIXIS STRUCTURED PRODUCTS LIMITED 9. CHANGES IN EQUITY BalanceatlJanuary2008 Loss for the period Balance at 31 December 2008 Share capital Retained earnings EUR EUR 200 695410 (85 891) 200 609 519 - Total EUR 695610 (85 891) 609 719 10. RISK MANAGEMENT The Company’s fmancial liabilities issued by the Company (EMTN and Warrants) replicate the characteristics of the Company’s financial assets (term loans and options with Natixis SA, the parent company, a A+-rated bank), except for a small fixed margin in favour of the Company. Risk management The management regards the monitoring and controlling of risk as a fundamental part of the management process and accordingly involves its more senior staff in developing risk policy and in monitoring its application. The evaluation of the risks inherent in the activities and the development of policies and procedures to control them are carried out by the Board of Directors. All transaction documentation is thoroughly reviewed before being submitted to the Board of Directors or a committee appointed by the board for a second level of review. Credit risk Credit risk is the risk that a customer or counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet a commitment that it has entered into with the Company. The Company manages its credit risk through transacting only with the parent company, which is rated A+. The maximum credit exposure of the Company is EUR 2,713,498,971 which is the total value of the term loans granted to the parent company. In addition, the counterparties of the Company benefit from a guarantee granted by Caisse des Depots et Consignations, an AAA-rated entity, on 4 October 2004 in respect of transactions entered into up to 23 January 2007 and with a maturity falling on or before 23 January 2017. Liquidity risk Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in realising assets or otherwise raising funds to meet commitments. The Company hedges the issue of debt securities through the loans to the parent company which match in all respects the debt that the Company has issued, except for a small fixed margin in favour of the Company. Market and interest rate risk Exposure to market risk is the risk that arises when there is imbalance between assets and liabilities held by the Company. The Company’s policy is to maintain, wherever possible, a matched position for fmancial assets and financial liabilities. Sensitivity analysis The EMTN and Term Loans are equity derivative structured products, which can be decomposed from an economic point of view into a low-coupon debt instrument and an equity derivative. These instruments are not very sensitive to changes in interest rates, but are very sensitive to changes in the value of the underlying assets and changes in the implicit volatility of the underlying assets. However, as the Company holds matched positions on the structured products when taken together, it is not considered to have significant market or interest rate risk. Capital Risk management The Company manages its capital to ensure it will be able to continue as a going concern. The capital structure of the Company consists of the shareholders’ equity comprising issued capital and reserves. NATIXIS STRUCTURED PRODUCTS LIMITED Foreign currency risk Foreign currency risk is the risk that the value of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange rates. The Company’s foreign exchange exposure arises from issuing debt in currencies other than Euro. The Company’s policy is to hedge against these foreign exchange risks by investing solely in term loans which replicate the same currency characteristics as the EMTN. The table below shows the Company’s exposure to major currencies on 31 December 2008 (in the Euro equivalent). December 2008 Assets at fair value Liabilities at fair value Net currency exposure as at 31 December 2008 December 2007 Assetsatfairvalue Liabilities at fair value Net currency exposure as at 31 December 2007 Other currencies* % 1 735 652 646 (1 733 717 014) 64% -64% 1 935 633 994 765 901 (987 862 160) % 36% 36% 6 903 741 Other currencies* % 2420926431 (2 421 753 003) 56% -56% (826 572) EUR EUR 1891375069 (1 892 276 597) (901 528) Total 2 730 418 547 (2 721 579 174) 8 839 374 % 44% -44% Total 4312301500 (4 314 029 600) (1 728 100) * These currencies have been grouped together as financial assets have been purchased to exactly mirror the composition of financial liabilities denominated in currencies other than the Euro such that there is overall no exposure to exchange rate fluctuation. NATIXIS STRUCTURED PRODUCTS LIMITED Maturity Maturity analysis for the year ended 31 December 2008 within one year EUR 1 to 2 years EUR more than 5 years EUR 2 to 5 years EUR Total EUR Assets Cash and cash equivalent Term loans at Fair Value through profit and loss account Accrued Interest on term loan Certificates Others Derivatives at fair value (Options) Total assets 3 977 503 1170501 407 16919576 3 977 503 456 719 107 - 7512540 1203214652 27531 374 2706 649 64( 16919576 - 1 000 000 110 670 000 - - - 1047080 457 766 187 (2116995) 1050780756 406705 138 608 079 - - - 4 303 626 1 051 897 752 111 670 000 4 303 626 6849330 2850369675 Liabilities Cash (overdraft) EMTN at Fair Value through profit and loss account Accrued Interests on EM’J’N Certificates Others Derivatives at fair value (Warrants) Total liabilities Net (274 333) (1170501407) (8 080 203) (456 719 107) - - (16236450) (1 051 897 752) - (1 000 000) (274 333) (27 531 374) - (110 670 000) (2706649640) (8 080 203) (111 670 000) (16236450) - - (7 512 540) (1 047 080) 2 116 995 (406 705) (6 849 330) (1 202 604 933) (457 766 187) (1 050 780 756) (138 608 079) (2 849 759 956) 609719 - 609719 NATIXIS STRUCTURED PRODUCTS LIMITED 11. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Fair value The following assets are held at fair value through profit and loss: 2008 . . . Carrying value Note EUR 2007 Estimated fair value EUR Difference Difference between fair between fair Estimated fair value and Carrying value value and value . . . . carrying carrying value value EUR EUR EUR EUR Assets Term loans and options BS 2713498970 2713498970 Cash and cash equivalents Accrued interest on BS 3 977 503 3 977 503 termloans BS Other receivables Certificates BS BS 16919576 4 303 626 16919576 4 303 626 111 670000 111 670000 BS (274 333) (274 333) Liabilities: Overdrawn banl accounts Euro Medium Tern Notes and warrants Accrued interest on EMTNs BS (8080203) (8080203) Otherpayables Certificates BS BS (16236450) (1 1 1 670 000) (16236450) (111 670 000) BS (2 713 498 970) (2 713 498 970) - 4275264942 4275264942 - - - - - - - - - 37036558 37036558 7 372 000 1 000000 7 372 000 1 000000 2 679 187 2 679 187 4 275 264 942 4 275 264 942 38764658 38764658 2269103 2269103 1 000 000 1 000 000 Fair value movements on the Term Loans and Options and EMTN and Warrants are shown in notes 5 and 6. The Company’s risk management system ensures that the Company’s financial assets and liabilities are matched and therefore the Company has little net exposure in this area. The methods and assumptions used by the Company in estimating the fair values to financial instruments are: - - The fmancial assets (loans to Natixis SA and options purchased from Natixis SA) mirror the liabilities (EMTN and Warrants issued). Both assets and liabilities are equity derivatives and are priced using standard market valuation models. The inputs of these models are either directly observable by reference to published price quotations in an active market or are estimated based on published price quotations in an active market for instruments presenting similar characteristics. The total amount of the change in fair value estimated using a valuation technique that was recognised during the period is € 667 553 007. 12. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS The ultimate parent company and the parent company of the largest group to include the Company in its consolidated fmancial statements is Natixis SA, incorporated in France. The following transactions have taken place with the Parent Company: (a) structured loans -replicating the performance of the EMTN issued have been granted to the Parent Company, (b) an option replicating the performance of a warrant issued has been purchased from the parent company. - - - - - - - - - - - - NATIXIS STRUCTURED PRODUCTS LIMITED At period end €2 730 418 547 was due from the parent company. Related party transactions with Natixis Term loans at Fair Value through profit and loss account Accrued Interest on term loan Derivatives at fair value (Options) Total Total EUR 2 706 649 641 16919576 6 849 330 2730418548