TITAN

23. Other Reserves

(all amounts in Euro thousands)
Group Legal reserve Special reserve Contingency reserve Tax exempt reserves under special laws Revaluation reserve Actuarial differences reserve Currency translation differences on derivative hedging position Foreign currency translation reserve Total other reserves
Balance at 1 January 2011 80.912 11.079 265.911 151.019 97.166 -5.609 42.590 -172.016 471.052
Other comprehensive income - - - - 1.386 6.847 -6.064 -72 2.097
Non-controlling interest's put option recognition & transfer between reserves - - - - 3.450 - - - 3.450
Deferred tax adjustment due to change in income tax rates on revaluation reserves - - - - -13.754 - - - -13.754
Transfer between reserves 3.295 -8.804 5.981 -13.650 -22.639 - - - -35.817
Balance at 31 December 2011 84.207 2.275 271.892 137.369 65.609 1.238 36.526 -172.088 427.028
Other comprehensive loss - - - - 474 194 -363 -26.404 -26.099
Non-controlling interest's put option recognition & transfer between reserves - - - - -2.387 - - - -2.387
Partial disposal of subsidiary (note 14) -836 - - - -2.134 - - 1.279 -1.691
Transfer between reserves 4.928 -8.752 - -4.177 -7.823 - - - -15.824
Balance at 31 December 2012 88.299 -6.477 271.892 133.192 53.739 1.432 36.163 -197.213 381.027
Company Legal reserve Special reserve Contingency reserve Tax exempt reserves under special laws Revaluation reserve Actuarial differences reserve Currency translation differences on derivative hedging position Total other reserves
Balance at 1 January 2011 68.650 1.769 254.017 134.283 - -6.043 48.346 501.022
Other comprehensive income - - - - -3.234 6.585 - 3.351
Transfer between reserves - 14.476 5.981 -13.529 - - - 6.928
Balance at 1 January 2012 68.650 16.245 259.998 120.754 -3.234 542 48.346 511.301
Other comprehensive income - - - - 655 597 - 1.252
Transfer between reserves - - - -4.173 - - - -4.173
Balance at 31 December 2012 68.650 16.245 259.998 116.581 -2.579 1.139 48.346 508.380

Certain Group companies are obliged according to the applicable commercial law to form as legal reserve a percentage of their annual net profits. This reserve can not be distributed during the operational life of the company.

Based on existing Greek tax law, tax exempt reserves under special laws are exempt from income tax, provided that they are not distributed to shareholders. The Group does not intend to distribute these reserves and has thus not provided for the tax liability that would arise in the event that these reserves were to be distributed. Any distribution from these reserves can only occur following the approval of shareholders in a general meeting and after the applicable taxation is paid by the Company.

The Group's tax exempt reserves include reserves that have been created by the Company and some of its Greek subsidiaries following the application of developmental laws.

The revaluation reserve records a) the fair value of tangible and intangible assets of € 56.1 million, the Group had in Egypt through its participation in the joint venture Lafarge-Titan Egyptian Investments Ltd, till it acquired the joint venture fully, b) the fair value changes of €0.9 million on available-for-sale financial assets and c) the debit difference of €3.0 million, between the fair value and the book value of the put option recognition for the sale of ANTEA Cement SHA 's shares by the minority.

The actuarial differences reserve records the actuarial gains and losses arising from the actuarial studies performed by the Group's subsidiaries for various benefit, pension or other retirement schemes (note 25).

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

The currency translation differences on derivative hedging position is used to record the effect of hedging net investments in foreign operations and the exchange rate differences from the valuation of the financial instruments that are used as means of cash flow hedge for transactions in foreign currency.