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22 Financial expense (income)

Financial expense (income), which amounted to €115 million (€169 million in the first half of 2016), can be broken down as follows:

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First half

(€ millions)

2016

2017

Financial expense

164

112

Financial expense

164

112

Other financial expense (income)

3

2

Other financial expense

7

6

Other financial income

(4)

(4)

Losses on hedging derivatives – ineffective portion

2

1

Losses from derivative contracts

2

1

 

169

115

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First half

(€ millions)

2016

2017

(*)

This item refers to the increase in provisions for risks and charges and provisions for employee benefits, which are reported at discounted value under Note 15 “Provisions for risks and charges”.

Financial expense

164

112

 

 

 

Expense on financial debt:

173

119

- Interest and other expenses on bond loans

160

110

- Fees on loans and bank credit lines

7

6

- Interest expense on credit lines and loans due to banks and other lenders

6

3

 

 

 

Financial expense capitalised

(9)

(7)

 

 

 

Other financial expense (income):

3

2

- Accretion discount (*)

6

5

- Other expenses

1

1

- Interest income on financial receivables held for operations

(1)

(3)

- Other income

(3)

(1)

 

 

 

Losses on hedging derivatives – ineffective portion

2

1

 

169

115

Expense on financial debt (€119 million) related to: (i) interest and other expense on bond loans (€110 million), referring essentially to interest on 17 bond loans; (ii) the portion attributable to the period of upfront fees on revolving credit lines (€3 million) and credit line non-usage fees (€3 million); (iii) interest payable to banks on revolving credit lines, uncommitted credit lines and maturing loans (€3 million in total).

Financial expense capitalised (€7 million) related to the portion of financial expense capitalised pursuant to investment activities.

Other expense (income) (€2 million) mainly involved financial expense connected to provision for transportation and storage site abandonment and restoration and transport (€5 million).

Losses on hedging derivatives (€1 million) refer to the effects associated with the recording in the income statement of the ineffective portion resulting from the valuing at fair value of hedging derivative instruments.

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