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Financial Information concerning the Group’s Assets and Liabilities, Financial Condition andResults
Group Consolidated Financial Statements
192
Worldline
2016 Registration Document
Personnel expenses
Note
5
(in € million)
12 months ended
December 31,
2016
% Revenue
12 months ended
December 31,
2015*
% Revenue
Wages, salaries & social security charges
-526.9
40.2%
-491.2
40.0%
Tax, training, profit-sharing
-6.5
0.5%
-4.5
0.4%
Net (charge)/release to provisions for staff expenses
0.1
0.0%
-0.1
0.0%
Net (charge)/release to provisions for pensions and
similar benefits
-3.0
0.2%
-5.2
0.4%
Total
-536.3
41.0%
-501.1
40.8%
31 December 2015 adjusted to reflect change in presentation disclosed in Note "Accounting Rules and policies".
*
In 2015, the net charge to provisions for pensions and similar benefits has been impacted by the transfer of staff from Atos which
occurred in the course of 2015 and generated an adjustment of the provision of € 1.4 million.
Non personnel operating expenses
Note 6
(in € million)
12 months ended
December 31,
2016
Revenue
%
12 months ended
December 31,
2015
%
Revenue
Subcontracting costs direct
-244.3
18.7%
-249.3
20.3%
Hardware and software purchase
-49.6
3.8%
-44.3
3.6%
Maintenance costs
-31.4
2.4%
-30.7
2.5%
Rent & Lease expenses
-45.0
3.4%
-40.5
3.3%
Telecom costs
-38.3
2.9%
-36.8
3.0%
Travelling expenses
-11.8
0.9%
-11.2
0.9%
Company cars
-7.9
0.6%
-8.3
0.7%
Professional fees
-42.9
3.3%
-36.4
3.0%
Taxes & Similar expenses
-10.2
0.8%
-11.3
0.9%
Scheme fees
-20.7
1.6%
-13.4
1.1%
Others expenses
-55.0
4.2%
-52.7
4.3%
Subtotal expenses
-557.14
42.6%
-534.9
43.6%
Depreciation of assets
-54.6
4.2%
-50.8
4.1%
Net (charge)/release to provisions
2.7
-0.2%
-0.5
0.0%
Gains/(Losses) on disposal of assets
-7.1
0.5%
-0.6
0.0%
Trade Receivables write-off
-5.4
0.4%
-4.3
0.4%
Capitalized Production
45.4
-3.5%
43.1
-3.5%
Subtotal other expenses
-19.1
1.5%
-13.1
1.1%
Total
-576.3
44.0%
-548.0
44.7%