Annual Report 2011 - PGS
Annual Report 2011 - PGS
Annual Report 2011 - PGS
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Notes to the financial Statements of <strong>PGS</strong> ASA<br />
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF <strong>PGS</strong> ASA<br />
The pension liability has been calculated based on the underlying economic realities. The aggregate funded status on the plan<br />
and amounts recognized in <strong>PGS</strong> ASA’s balance sheet is as follows:<br />
December 31,<br />
(In thousands of NOK) <strong>2011</strong> 2010<br />
Funded status 10,493 3,642<br />
Unrecognized actuarial gain 11,684 18,862<br />
Accrued payroll tax 1,480 643<br />
Net pension liability 23,657 23,147<br />
Net amount recognized as accrued pension liability is presented as other long-term liabilities (see Note 14).<br />
Assumptions used to determine benefit obligations:<br />
December 31,<br />
<strong>2011</strong> 2010<br />
Discount rate 2.6% 4.0%<br />
Return on plan assets 4.1% 5.4%<br />
Compensation increase 4.0% 4.0%<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> adjustment to pensions 0.1% 1.3%<br />
Defined contribution plan<br />
As described above under “Defined Benefit Plan”, as of January 1, 2005, <strong>PGS</strong> ASA closed the defined benefit plan for further<br />
entrants and a new defined contribution plan was established for new employees. <strong>PGS</strong> ASA’s contributions to this plan for the<br />
years ended December 31, <strong>2011</strong> and 2010 was NOK 1.3 million and NOK 1.1 million, respectively.<br />
Note 16 - Commitments<br />
<strong>PGS</strong> ASA’s operating lease commitments relates to corporate administration and expires on various dates through 2024. Future<br />
minimum payments related to non-cancelable operating leases existing at December 31, <strong>2011</strong> are as follows:<br />
(In thousands of NOK)<br />
December 31, <strong>2011</strong> (a)<br />
2012 4,885<br />
2013 5,173<br />
2014 2,647<br />
2015 2,282<br />
2016 2,282<br />
Thereafter 16,553<br />
Total 33,822<br />
(a) Includes estimated office lease for the periods displayed.<br />
Total rental expense for operating leases, including leases with terms of less than one year, was NOK 8.3 million,<br />
NOK 11.2 million and NOK 11.2 million for the years ended December 31, <strong>2011</strong>, 2010 and 2009, respectively.<br />
Note 17 - Accrued Expenses and Other Short Term Liabilities<br />
Accrued expenses consist of the following:<br />
December 31,<br />
(In thousands of NOK) <strong>2011</strong> 2010<br />
Dividend to shareholders 239,580 ---<br />
Accrued unrealized loss hedging (Note 13) 61,564 23,836<br />
Foreign taxes 29,614 46,401<br />
Accrued interest expense 18,932 4,906<br />
Accrued salary (including bonus) 15,668 23,362<br />
Other 18,031 8,987<br />
Total 383,389 107,492<br />
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