C27 Leasing

Leasing with the Company as lessee

Assets under finance leases, recorded as property, plant and equipment, consist of:

Finance leases
  2011 2010
Cost    
Real estate 1,856 1,846
Machinery 3 3
  1,859 1,849
Accumulated depreciation    
Real estate 725 –687
Machinery 3 –3
  728 –690
Accumulated impairment losses    
Real estate –42 –54
Net carrying value 1,089 1,105

As of December 31, 2011, future minimum lease payment obligations for leases were distributed as follows:

FUTURE MINIMUM LEASE PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS FOR LEASES
  Finance leases Operating leases
2012 158 3,143
2013 155 2,222
2014 235 1,506
2015 133 1,065
2016 90 784
2017 and later 920 2,308
Total 1,691 11,028
Future finance charges 1) –498 n/a
Present value of finance lease liabilities 1,193 11,028
1) Average effective interest rate on lease payables is 5.66%.

Expenses in 2011 for leasing of assets were SEK 3,362 (3,675) million, of which variable expenses were SEK 7 (51) million. The leasing contracts vary in length from 1 to 19 years.

The Company’s lease agreements normally do not include any contingent rents. In the few cases they occur, they relate to charges for heating linked to the oil price index. Most of the leases of real estate contain terms of renewal, giving the company the right to prolong the agreement in question for a predefined period of time. All of the finance leases of facilities contain purchase options. Only a very limited number of the Company’s lease agreements contain restrictions on stockholders’ equity or other means of finance. The major agreement contains a restriction stating that the Parent Company must maintain a stockholders’ equity of at least SEK 25 billion.

Leases with the Company as lessor

Leasing income relates to subleasing of real estate as well as equipment provided to customers under leasing arrangements. These leasing contracts vary in length from 1 to 11 years.

At December 31, 2011, future minimum payment receivables were distributed as follows:

FUTURE MINIMUM PAYMENT RECEIVABLES
  Finance leases Operating leases
2012 36 178
2013 18 204
2014 21 210
2015 23 173
2016 18 14
2017 and later 25
Total 116 804
Unearned financial income n/a n/a
Uncollectible lease payments n/a n/a
Net investments in financial leases n/a n/a

Leasing income in 2011 was SEK 76 (94) million.

Uncertainties in the future

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