24 – Liabilities

Financial indebtedness (in million €)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying amounts based on effective interest method

 

 

 

Currency

Nominal value (million, currency of issue)

Effective interest rate

December 31,
2015

December 31,
2014

BASF SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial paper

 

USD

1,869

 

1,714

124

4.5%

Bond 2006/2016

 

EUR

500

4.62%

500

499

Variable

Bond 2013/2016

 

EUR

200

variable

200

200

4.25%

Bond 2009/2016

 

EUR

200

4.40%

200

199

Variable

Bond 2014/2017

 

EUR

300

variable

300

300

5.875%

Bond 2009/2017

 

GBP

400

6.04%

544

512

4.625%

Bond 2009/2017

 

EUR

300

4.69%

300

300

1.375%

Bond 2014/2017

 

GBP

250

1.46%

340

320

Variable

Bond 2013/2018

 

EUR

300

variable

300

300

1.5%

Bond 2012/2018

 

EUR

1,000

1.51%

1,000

1,000

1.375%

Bond 2014/2019

 

EUR

750

1.44%

749

748

Variable

Bond 2013/2020

 

EUR

300

variable

300

300

1.875%

Bond 2013/2021

 

EUR

700

1.94%

698

697

2%

Bond 2012/2022

 

EUR

1,250

1.93%

1,256

1,257

2.5%

Bond 2014/2024

 

EUR

500

2.60%

496

496

3.675%

Bond 2013/2025

 

NOK

1,450

3.70%

151

160

3%

Bond 2013/2033

 

EUR

500

3.15%

490

490

2.875%

Bond 2013/2033

 

EUR

200

3.09%

198

198

3.25%

Bond 2013/2043

 

EUR

200

3.27%

199

199

3.89%

US Private Placement Series A 2013/2025

 

USD

250

3.92%

229

205

4.09%

US Private Placement Series B 2013/2028

 

USD

700

4.11%

641

575

4.43%

US Private Placement Series C 2013/2034

 

USD

300

4.45%

275

246

BASF Finance Europe N.V.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.625%

Bond 2008/2015

 

CHF

200

3.77%

166

5.125%

Bond 2009/2015

 

EUR

2,000

5.07%

2,001

Ciba Specialty Chemicals Finance Luxembourg S.A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.875%

Bond 2003/2018

 

EUR

477

4.88%

449

438

Other bonds

 

 

 

 

672

618

Bonds and other liabilities to the capital market

 

 

 

 

12,201

12,548

Liabilities to credit institutions

 

 

 

 

2,996

2,836

Financial indebtedness

 

 

 

 

15,197

15,384

Breakdown of financial indebtedness by currency (in million €)

 

 

December 31,
2015

December 31,
2014

Euro

 

9,499

11,366

U.S. dollar

 

3,659

1,696

British pound

 

884

833

Brazilian real

 

268

326

Chinese renminbi

 

261

429

Argentinian peso

 

167

57

Norwegian krone

 

151

160

Indian rupee

 

81

100

Turkish lira

 

74

88

Ukrainian hryvnia

 

65

46

Swiss franc

 

166

Canadian dollar

 

39

Other currencies

 

88

78

Total

 

15,197

15,384

Maturities of financial indebtedness (in million €)

 

 

December 31,
2015

December 31,
2014

Following year 1

 

4,074

3,545

Following year 2

 

1,625

981

Following year 3

 

1,865

1,526

Following year 4

 

2,099

1,790

Following year 5

 

303

2,170

Following year 6 and maturities beyond this year

 

5,231

5,372

Total

 

15,197

15,384

Other bonds

Other bonds consist primarily of industrial revenue and pollution control bonds of the BASF Corporation group that were used to finance investments in the United States. Both the weighted-average interest rate of these bonds as well as their weighted-average effective interest rate amounted to 1.5% in 2015 and 1.6% in 2014. The average residual term amounted to 210 months as of December 31, 2015 (December 31, 2014: 222 months).

Liabilities to credit institutions

In order to finance the natural gas trading and storage business, a €1,650 million loan was incurred with a 5-year term at an interest rate of 1.08% in the previous year.

As a result of higher volumes of loans in emerging countries, the weighted average interest rate on loans increased to 4.9% in 2015 compared with 4.0% in 2014.

Unused credit lines

BASF SE had committed and unused credit lines with variable interest rates amounting to €6,000 million as of December 31, 2015 and as of December 31, 2014.

Other liabilities (in million €)

 

 

December 31, 2015

December 31, 2014

 

 

Current

Noncurrent

Current

Noncurrent

Derivative instruments with negative fair values

 

288

75

1,172

64

Liabilities from finance leases

 

22

60

19

71

Loans and interest liabilities

 

331

265

303

632

Miscellaneous liabilities

 

732

43

969

47

Other liabilities which qualify as financial instruments

 

1,373

443

2,463

814

Advances received on orders

 

447

374

Liabilities related to social security

 

73

95

148

23

Employee liabilities

 

218

147

240

171

Liabilities from precious metal trading positions

 

73

18

Deferred income

 

71

163

154

179

Miscellaneous liabilities

 

265

21

167

10

Other liabilities which do not qualify as financial instruments

 

1,147

426

1,101

383

Other liabilities

 

2,520

869

3,564

1,197

Other liabilities

The decline in other liabilities was primarily attributable to the asset swap with Gazprom and largely affected the current negative fair values arising from derivatives as well as noncurrent loans and interest liabilities. The appreciation of the U.S. dollar relative to the euro further led to a decrease in the negative fair values arising from derivatives.

Secured liabilities (in million €)

 

 

Dec. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2014

Liabilities to credit institutions

 

26

24

Other liabilities

 

24

92

Secured liabilities

 

50

116

Liabilities to credit institutions were secured primarily with registered land charges. The decline in secured other liabilities compared with December 31, 2014, is primarily attributable to the disposal of WINGAS GmbH, Kassel, Germany, as part of the asset swap with Gazprom. As in the previous year, there were no secured contingent liabilities in 2015.