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Notes to the financial statements of RWE AG (holding company)

RWE AG is the management holding company of the RWE Group. It handles general management tasks such as corporate strategy, corporate finance and corporate accounting. RWE AG’s situation is largely determined by the Group’s activities.

The financial statements of RWE AG, which have been issued an unqualified audit opinion by PricewaterhouseCoopers Aktiengesellschaft Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, are submitted to Bundesanzeiger Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Cologne, Germany, the operator of the electronic Federal Gazette (Bundesanzeiger) and published in the electronic Bundesanzeiger. They can be ordered from RWE AG and are also available on the Internet.

Financial statements.

The financial statements of RWE AG are prepared in accordance with the German Commercial Code and the German Stock Corporation Act. A brief overview is provided below:

Balance sheet of RWE AG (abridged)
€ million

Dec 31,
2008

Dec 31,
2007

Non-current assets

 

 

Financial assets

30,298

29,546

Current assets

 

 

Accounts receivable from affiliated companies

9,870

5,542

Other accounts receivable and other assets

788

925

Marketable securities and cash and cash equivalents

4,834

4,779

Total assets

45,790

40,792

Equity

9,416

8,400

Provisions

7,341

6,988

Accounts payable to affiliated companies

26,029

23,515

Other liabilities

3,004

1,889

Total equity and liabilities

45,790

40,792

Income statement of RWE AG (abridged)
€ million

2008

2007

Net income from financial assets

3,751

4,130

Net interest

-961

-1,210

Other income and expenses

330

802

Profit from ordinary activities

3,120

3,722

Taxes on income

-285

-777

Net profit

2,835

2,945

Reconciliation to distributable profit

-427

-1,173

Distributable profit

2,408

1,772