2. Basis of Preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on an accruals basis under the historical cost convention except where otherwise stated.

The presentation currency is euro. All amounts in the financial statements have been rounded to the nearest thousand unless otherwise indicated. Where used ‘000’ or ‘k’ denotes thousand, and ‘m’ denotes million.

2.1 Investments

Investments are stated at cost.

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