46. Remeasurement reserve
The remeasurement reserve can be broken down as follows:
In millions of euros | 2024 | 2023 |
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Remeasurement of GTS | 1,440.3 | 1,480.6 |
Remeasurement of EemsEnergyTerminal | 21.4 | 29.5 |
Remeasurement of cash flow hedge | -8.4 | -6.7 |
Balance as at 31 December | 1,453.3 | 1,503.4 |
Because the cash flow hedge reserve has a negative value, the de facto amount of the non-distributable reserve at year-end 2024 was € 1,461.7 million (year-end 2023: € 1,510.1 million).
Remeasurement of GTS
The remeasurement reserve relates to the remeasurement of GTS’ assets to the deemed cost. This remeasurement originally related to the transition to IFRS in 2005, following the split of N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie into a trading company and a transmission company. The remeasurement was calculated based on the situation as per 1 January 2004. At the time of this remeasurement, GTS was not yet the owner of the assets. When the assets were transferred to GTS on 1 January 2014, the remeasurement reserve linked to the assets was also transferred to GTS. The remeasurement reserve was formed after deduction of a liability for deferred tax, as explained in note 11 ‘Deferred tax assets’. In the company financial statements, we may recognise a remeasurement reserve for a participating interest as a remeasurement reserve or as a legal reserve for the participating interest. We have opted for recognition as a remeasurement reserve.
Remeasurement of EemsEnergyTerminal
This remeasurement reserve was formed following the sale of 50% of the shares in EemsEnergyTerminal to Vopak in 2023. After the sale, we remeasured the retained interest at fair value as the initial carrying amount. Because we apply ‘combination 3’ in our company financial statements, we have created a remeasurement reserve for the fair value adjustment.
Remeasurement of cash flow hedge
Direct movements in equity related to a change in fair value of the effective part of one of Gate terminal’s cash flow hedges. We have recognised this change in equity under other comprehensive income in the consolidated financial statements. In the company financial statements, the change in fair value can be characterised as a remeasurement, for which a (negative) remeasurement reserve has been formed. For more information on this matter see note 8 ‘Investments in joint ventures’ to the consolidated financial statements.
Movements in the remeasurement reserve were as follows:
In millions of euros | 2024 | 2023 |
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Balance as at 1 January | 1,503.4 | 1,518.6 |
Realised share of unrealised remeasurement GTS | -40.3 | -43.5 |
Remeasurement of retained interest in EemsEnergyTerminal | - | 29.5 |
Realised share of unrealised remeasurement EemsEnergyTerminal | -8.1 | - |
Movement in cash flow hedge reserve joint ventures | -1.7 | -1.1 |
Balance as at 31 December | 1,453.3 | 1,503.4 |