Other Reserves

The other reserves comprises the hedging reserve, actuarial gains/losses, the foreign currency translation reserve and IFRS 2 reserves. The movement and breakdown of the other reserves can be stated as follows (all amounts are expressed net of deferred taxes):

Hedging reserve Forward currency contracts

Hedging reserve Interest rate swaps

Actuarial gain/(loss) on defined benefit provisions

Foreign currency translation reserve

IFRS 2 Reserves

Total other reserves

Balance at 1 January 2019

(19)

(33)

2

(79)

21

(108)

Cash flow hedges

Change in fair value

17

(79)

-

-

-

(62)

Transfer to financial income and expenses

3

3

-

-

-

6

Transfer to construction contracts and property, plant and equipment

(5)

-

-

-

-

(5)

Transfer to operating profit and loss

(34)

-

-

-

-

(34)

IFRS 2 share based payments

IFRS 2 vesting costs for the year

-

-

-

-

17

17

IFRS 2 vested share based payments

-

-

-

-

(21)

(21)

Actuarial gain/(loss) on defined benefit provision

Change in defined benefit provision due to changes in actuarial assumptions

-

-

1

-

-

1

Foreign currency variations

Foreign currency variations

-

-

-

(22)

-

(22)

Mergers and acquisitions

-

(10)1

-

-

(10)

Balance at 31 December 2019

(38)

(119)

3

(101)

17

(238)

Cash flow hedges

Change in fair value

53

(161)

-

-

-

(107)

Transfer to financial income and expenses

3

3

-

-

-

6

Transfer to construction contracts and property, plant and equipment

3

-

-

-

-

3

Transfer to operating profit and loss

41

-

-

-

-

41

IFRS 2 share based payments

IFRS 2 vesting costs for the year

-

-

-

-

27

27

IFRS 2 vested share based payments

-

-

-

-

(16)

(16)

Actuarial gain/(loss) on defined benefit provision

Change in defined benefit provision due to changes in actuarial assumptions

-

-

(3)

-

-

(3)

Foreign currency variations

Foreign currency variations

-

-

-

(5)

-

(5)

Mergers and acquisitions

-

-

-

-

Balance at 31 December 2020

62

(276)

0

(105)

25

(296)

  • 1 Includes US$10 million of acquired hedging reserve of the entities purchased from Constellation.

The hedging reserve consists of the effective portion of cash flow hedging instruments related to hedged transactions that have not yet occurred, net of deferred taxes. The decreased marked-to-market value of interest rate swaps mainly arises from decreasing market interest rates whereas the increased marked-to-market value of forward currency contracts is mainly driven by the depreciation of the US$ exchange rate versus the hedged currencies.

Actuarial gain/(loss) on defined benefits provisions includes the impact of the remeasurement of defined benefit provisions.

The foreign currency translation reserve is used to record exchange differences arising from the translation of the financial statements of foreign subsidiaries.