
Restructuring costs are recognised in the
pre-acquisition balance sheet only if they
constitute an obligation for the acquired
entity. Deferred tax is recognised on the
revaluations.
Positive differences (goodwill) between,
on the one hand, the purchase consider-
ation, the value of minority interests in the
acquired entity and the fair value of any
previously acquired equity investments
and, on the other hand, the fair value
of the assets, liabilities and contingent
liabilities acquired are recognised as
goodwill under intangible assets.
Goodwill is not amortised but is tested for
impairment at least once a year. The first
impairment test is carried out before the
end of the year of acquisition.
On acquisition, goodwill is allocated
to the cash-generating units which
subsequently provide the basis for the
impairment test. Goodwill and fair value
adjustments related to the acquisition of
a foreign entity with a different functional
currency than the Group’s presentation
currency are treated as assets and
liabilities of the foreign entity and, on
initial recognition, translated into the
functional currency of the foreign entity
at the exchange rate of the date of
transaction.
Negative differences (negative goodwill)
are recognised in the profit for the year at
the time of acquisition.
The purchase consideration for an entity
consists of the fair value of the agreed
consideration in the form of assets
transferred, liabilities assumed and equity
instruments issued. If the final determi-
nation of the consideration is subject
to one or more future events or to the
fulfilment of conditions agreed, these will
be recognised at fair value at the time
of acquisition. Subsequently, contingent
purchase consideration, which is not an
equity instrument, is measured at fair
value through the income statement.
Costs incurred in connection with
acquisitions of entities are recognised
in special items during the year of
incurrence.
If, at the time of the acquisition, there
is uncertainty as to the identification
or measurement of acquired assets,
liabilities or contingent liabilities or
the determination of the purchase
consideration, initial recognition is made
on the basis of provisionally determined
values. If it subsequently turns out that
the identification or measurement of the
purchase consideration, acquired assets,
liabilities or contingent liabili-ties was
not correct on initial recognition, the
statement is adjusted retrospectively,
including goodwill, for 12 months after
the acquisition, and any comparative
figures are restated. After that, goodwill
is not adjusted. Changes in estimates of
contingent purchase consideration are
recognised in profit for the year.
Gains or losses on disposal or winding-up
of subsidiaries are calculated as the
difference between the consideration
received and the carrying amount of net
assets including goodwill at the time of
sale and expenses to sell or wind up.
The profit or loss calculated is recognised
in profit for the year, with accumulat-
ed exchange adjustments previously
recognised in other comprehensive
income.
TRANSLATION POLICIES
A functional currency is determined for
each of the Group’s reporting entities.
The functional currency is the currency
used in the primary economic environ-
ment in which the individual reporting
entity operates. Transactions in currencies
other than the functional currency are
transactions in foreign currencies.
On initial recognition, transactions in
foreign currencies are translated to the
functional currency at the exchange rates
at the dates of transaction. Trade recei-
vables, payables and other monetary
items denominated in foreign currency
which have not been settled at the
balance sheet date are translated to
the functional currency at the closing
rate. Property, plant and equipment,
intangible assets, inventories and other
non-monetary assets purchased in foreign
currencies and measured on the basis
of historical cost are translated to the
functional currency at the exchange rate
of the date of transaction.
Exchange rate differences arising
between the transaction date and the
date of payment and the balance sheet
date, respectively, are recognised in the
profit or loss as revenue and costs of
sale, respectively, in respect of exchange
differences relating to trade receivables
and trade payables. Other exchange
differences are recognised as financial
income and expenses.
On recognition in the Consolidated
Financial Statements of entities with
a functional currency other than
Danish kroner (DKK), the statements of
comprehensive income are converted
using average exchange rates for the
months, unless these differ materially
from the actual exchange rates at the
time of the transactions. In case of the
latter, the actual exchange rates will be
used. Balance sheet items are translated
at the exchange rates at the balance
sheet date.
Exchange differences arising from
the translation of the opening equity
and balance sheet items of foreign
entities at closing rates and exchange
differences from the translation of
comprehensive income from average
rates to closing rates are recognised in
other comprehensive income in a sepa-
rate foreign currency translation reserve
under equity. The exchange adjustment
is divided between the parent’s and the
minority shareholders’ shares of equity.
The reserve for foreign currency
translation adjustments includes all
exchange adjustments resulting from
the translation of financial statements
of entities using a functional currency
other than DKK. With respect to full
or partial disposal of wholly-owned
foreign entities, for which control is
ceded, exchange adjustments which are
recognised on an accumulated basis in
other comprehensive income and which
are attributable to the entity will be
reclassified from other comprehensive
income to profit/loss for the year with any
gains or losses generated on the disposal.
In respect of disposal of partially owned
foreign subsidiaries for which control is
ceded, the part of the foreign currency
translation reserve relating to minority
interests is not transferred to the income
statement. In case of a partial disposal
of foreign subsidiaries for which control
is not ceded, a proportion of the foreign
currency translation reserve is transferred
from the parent company shareholders to
the minority shareholders’ share of equity.
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