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25 Financial expenses (income)

Financial expense (income) of €204 million breaks down as follows:

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(€ million)

First half 2013

First half 2014

Financial income

(3)

(11)

Financial expense

265

217

 

262

206

Derivatives

 

(2)

 

262

204

The net value of financial income and expense (€206 million) breaks down as follows:

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(€ million)

First half 2013

First half 2014

(*)

This item refers to the increase in provisions for risks and charges, which are reported at a discounted value under non-current liabilities in the financial statements.

Financial expense related to net financial debt

265

222

- Interest and other expenses on bonds

133

170

- Interest and other expenses from banks and other lenders

132

52

Other financial expense (income)

 

 

- Accretion discount (*)

7

7

- Other financial expense

10

5

- Other financial income

(3)

(11)

 

14

1

Financial expense capitalised

(17)

(17)

 

262

206

Financial expense related to net financial debt (€222 million) refers to: (i) interest expense on 14 bonds (€170 million); (ii) interest expense payable to banks relating to revolving credit lines, uncommitted credit lines and fixed-term loans totalling €23 million; and (iii) the portion pertaining to the year of up-front fees on revolving credit lines (€16 million) and fees on unused credit lines (€13 million). Financial expense capitalised (€17 million) relates to the part of financial expense absorbed by investment activities.

Derivatives

Gains on derivatives (€2 million) relate to the effects of hedging foreign exchange risk in view of the signing of a cross currency swap contract15.

15 For further information, see Note 16, “Other current liabilities”.

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