4NotesCONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTSto the consolidated financial statements5 Other information5.1 CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND OTHER OFF-BALANCE SHEET COMMITMENTS5.1.1 Off-balance sheet commitments related to the Group scope of consolidation(in € millions) 12.31.2011 12.31.2010Commitments given 0 0TOTAL COMMITMENTS GIVEN 0 0Commitments receivedSales of investments 0 1.1TOTAL COMMITMENTS RECEIVED 0 1.1As part of the sale of the Innodis stock on April 4, 2008, theGroup paid the transferee, the Altima company, for the stock inseveral installments, with the capital remaining due paid in full as ofDecember 31, 2011.The Group also sold the shares it held in the DTI Océan Indiencompany on April 25, 2008 by paying the transferee, the LeaderImport Export company, for the stock in several installments, with thecapital remaining due paid in full as of December 31, 2011.5.1.2 Off-balance sheet commitments related to financinga. Lines of creditUnused lines of credit are listed below by period:(in € millions) 12.31.2011 12.31.2010Club deal – €318 million - 54.0Bilateral loan – NOK 870 million 10.3 25.6Bilateral loan – €73.3 million - 57.3Bilateral loan – €15.3 million - 1.0Bilateral loan – €20 million 5.0 -TOTAL COMMITMENTS RECEIVED (BORROWINGS) 15.3 137.9(in € millions) 12.31.2011 12.31.2010Short-term lines of credit 43.6 16.0TOTAL COMMITMENTS RECEIVED (SHORT-TERM LINES) 43.6 16.0Concerning the €318 million “club deal” loan taken out in 2009,the line was fully drawn in 2011. The redemption phase began inJuly 2011 and will end in 2016.In parallel, bilateral borrowings (in dollars, euros and Norwegiankroner) are regularly signed. In 2011, an amount equivalent to€291 million of new loans was signed and drawn.In addition, €89 million was drawn on loans signed in previous years.As of December 31, 2011, the amount remaining to be drawn fromexisting loans totaled €15.3 million.108BOURBON - 2011 Registration Document
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS4Notes to the consolidated financial statementsb. Guarantees(in € millions) 12.31.2011 12.31.2010Commitments givenMortgages and pledges on loans 1,826.1 848.4Guarantees given by the parent company to companies in the Group (excluding one mortgage) 87.4 13.2TOTAL COMMITMENTS GIVEN 1,913.6 861.6Commitments received 0 0TOTAL COMMITMENTS RECEIVED 0 0In connection with certain bilateral and “club deal” fi nancings, thecompanies that own BOURBON’s vessels took out mortgages onsome of their vessels with the lending institutions concerned toguarantee the repayment of said loans.As of December 31, 2011, although the total amount of themortgages recorded with the agencies concerned is approximately€1,826.1 million, the total amount that can be called is limited to thecapital still actually owed by the Group (limited to €1,353.9 millionunder the loans guaranteed by these mortgages). The mortgage isreleased when the loan guaranteeing it is repaid in full.In addition, the Group’s holding companies granted to their respectivesubsidiaries redemption guarantees totaling €87.4 million, for whichno mortgage was granted.5.1.3 Off-balance sheet commitments related to the Group’s operating activitiesa. Operating activities(in € millions) 12.31.2011 12.31.2010Commitments givenCommitments given related to the performance of client contracts 28.7 21.4Commitments given related to obligations towards the government 14.6 11.3Commitments given related to the performance of supplier contracts 60.5 7.9TOTAL COMMITMENTS GIVEN 103.8 40.6Commitments receivedInstallment return guarantees 509.4 586.4Purchase requirement on property, plant and equipment 0 26.4Other guarantees received 0.3 0.3TOTAL COMMITMENTS RECEIVED 509.6 613.1i. Commitments givenIn the competitive bidding process in which the Group participates,some clients ask the bidders to submit a bid guarantee with their bidto protect them if the call for bids is withdrawn. The validity period ofthis kind of guarantee usually varies between six and twelve months.If the contract is signed, the client may ask the bidder selectedto protect it by setting up a performance guarantee valid for theduration of the contract, for a fi xed or unspecifi ed amount. As ofDecember 31, 2011, all such guarantees given by the Group totaled€28.7 million.The Group issues commitments to the customs authorities of somecountries in order to guarantee payment of the fees applicable to thevessels operating in those countries. As of December 31, 2011, allsuch guarantees given by the Group totaled €14.6 million.In 2006, when fi ve 120-ton anchor handling tug supply vessels(AHTS) were ordered from the Bharati shipbuilding company inIndia, the Group issued a guarantee covering payment of theinstallments owed to that company by one of its subsidiaries. As ofDecember 31, 2011, the amount of installments remaining to be paidtotaled €4.1 million.In 2011, when four fast supply intervention vessels (FSIV) wereordered from the SEAS shipbuilding company in Vietnam, the Groupissued a guarantee covering payment of the installments owed tothat company by one of its subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2011,the total amount of installments remaining to be paid was €20 million.BOURBON - 2011 Registration Document 109