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- €6.4 million of net revenue from the gain on disposals of commercial branches properties,<br />

principally in the United States;<br />

- €5.6 million of acquisition costs arising from completed and proposed transactions; and<br />

- €7.2 million of net expenses related to litigation with social security authorities for €4.4 million,<br />

to employee claims for €2.0 million and to VAT claims for €0.8 million.<br />

In 2010, other income and expenses had represented a net expense of €107.7 million, consisting<br />

mainly of:<br />

- €65.2 million of costs related to the restructuring plans initiated in 2009 to adapt the Group’s<br />

structure to market conditions, mainly in Europe for €48.3 million and in North America for<br />

€12.6 million;<br />

- €36.6 million of goodwill impairment relating to operations in The Netherlands (€23.5 million),<br />

New Zealand (€8.9 million) and Slovenia (€4.2 million);<br />

- €10.6 million loss related to the disposal of H.C.L. Asia and Haagtechno BV; and<br />

- €12.7 million of other income, comprised of a €3.7 million tax indemnification payment from<br />

the PPR Group under an indemnity granted to <strong>Rexel</strong> in 2005, €3.6 million stemming from the<br />

reduction of pension liabilities, €2.5 million relating to reversals of restructuring provisions in<br />

France, and €2.9 million of proceeds from disposals of building (mainly in Sweden).<br />

In the fourth quarter of 2011, other income and expenses represented a net expense of €77.0 million,<br />

compared to €64.1 million in 2010, consisting mainly of €47.1 million impairment of goodwill, tangible<br />

and intangible assets (€37.0 million in 2010), €24.6 million of restructuring costs (€25.8 million in<br />

2010), €9.3 million costs related to litigation and €5.2 million of net revenue from the gain on disposals<br />

of commercial branches properties.<br />

Net <strong>Financial</strong> income / (expense)<br />

In 2011, net financial expense was at €191.1 million, as compared to €203.1 million in 2010, as a<br />

result of the decrease of the average indebtedness. The effective interest rate was 7.2% in 2011 and<br />

7.1% in 2010.<br />

In the fourth quarter of 2011, the effective interest rate was 7.7%, as compared to 7.1% in the fourth<br />

quarter of 2010.<br />

The increase is due to the refinancing of the Senior Credit facilities by the €500 million Senior notes<br />

issued in May 2011, which have a longer term but a higher nominal interest rate.<br />

Share of profit/(loss) of associates<br />

In 2011, the share of profit of associates was a gain of €2.8 million, related to DPI (US consumer<br />

electronics retail distributor), compared to €4.7 million in 2010. The decrease in the share of DPI profit<br />

results from lower sales in 2011 as compared to 2010, due to more difficult market conditions in the<br />

United States.<br />

In the fourth quarter of 2011, the share of profit in DPI was €1.6 million, as compared to a €1.5 million<br />

for the same period in 2010.<br />

Tax expense<br />

The effective tax rate was 22.1% in 2011, compared to 20.5% in 2010. In 2011, the tax rate included<br />

the impact of UK tax losses carried forward indefinitely and incurred in previous periods that were<br />

recognized for the first time as a result of the Group’s ability to utilize these losses against future<br />

taxable profits. In 2010, the effective tax rate included the recognition of non-recurring French tax<br />

losses incurred in 2009.<br />

Net income<br />

Net income amounted to €319.0 million in 2011, an increase of 39.2% as compared to €229.2 million<br />

in 2010.<br />

In the fourth quarter of 2011, net income was largely stable at €60.5 million versus €61.5 million in the<br />

fourth quarter of 2010.<br />

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