6.12 APPENDICES

APPENDIX I. DISCLOSURES ON THE TAX REGIME ESTABLISHED IN ARTICLES 107 AND 108 OF LAW 27/2014

In 2014 Ferrovial opted to be taxed under the regime established currently in Articles 107 and 108 of the Spanish Income Tax Law, of 27 November, which became applicable from 1 January 2014 and, consequently, applied to all of 2017. Under this tax regime:

  1. Dividends and capital gains obtained by Ferrovial arising from ownership interests in non-resident operating companies (which represent at least 5% of the share capital of these companies or which were acquired for more than EUR 20 million) are exempt from income tax if the requirements provided for in Article 21 of the Spanish Income Tax Law (“exempt income”) are fulfilled.
  2. The dividends paid by Ferrovial with a charge to the aforementioned “exempt income”, or to income arising from permanent establishments abroad to which the exemption provided for in Article 22 of the Spanish Income Tax Law is applicable are treated as follows:
    1. Where the recipient is a non-resident shareholder in Spain (and does not operate through tax havens or by means of a permanent establishment in Spain), dividends are not subject to withholdings or taxation in Spain.
    2. Where the recipient is an entity subject to Spanish income tax, the dividends received shall give rise to the exemption in order to avoid double taxation of dividends of resident entities included in Article 21 of the Spanish Income Tax Law (“exempt income”), if the requirements provided for in the aforementioned law are met.
    3. Where the recipient is a natural person resident in Spain subject to personal income tax, the dividends received shall be considered savings income and the tax credit for the avoidance of double taxation in Spain may be taken in accordance with the terms of the Personal Income Tax Law, with respect to the taxes paid abroad by Ferrovial.

      In 2017 all of the dividends paid by Ferrovial were paid out of "exempt income".
  3. The capital gains obtained by the shareholders of Ferrovial arising from the transfer of their ownership interests in the Company are treated as follows:
    1. Where the shareholder is a non-resident in Spain (and does not operate through tax havens or a permanent establishment in Spain) the portion of the capital gain that relates to the reserves recognised by Ferrovial with a charge to the aforementioned “exempt income” or to changes in value attributable to Ferrovial’s investments in non-resident entities that meet the requirements to be able to apply the foreign income exemption established in Articles 21 and 22 of the Spanish Income Tax Law shall be deemed not subject to taxation in Spain.
    2. Where the shareholder is an entity subject to Spanish income tax with an ownership interest in Ferrovial that meets the requirement (5% ownership interest in the share capital or that the acquisition cost of the ownership interest exceeds EUR 20 million and it has been held for one year), the exemption provided for in Article 21 of the Spanish Income Tax Law may be applied.
    3. Where the shareholder is a natural person resident in Spain subject to personal income tax, it shall pay tax on the capital gain obtained in accordance with the standard income tax rules.

The amount of exempt income pursuant to Article 21 and 22 of the Spanish Income Tax Law obtained by Ferrovial in 2017 and the related tax paid abroad are as follows:

a) exemption for foreign source dividends and income

A.1 exemption for foreign source dividends

(EUR)

 

 

Cintra Global Holding, LTD

 

3,000,000.00

Dividends 407 Toronto Highway B.V.

3,000,000.00

 

Cintra Infraestructuras Internacional, S.L.U.

 

400,200.00

Dividends Eurolink Motorway Operation (M4-M6), Ltd.

400,200.00

 

Cintra Infraestructuras, SE

 

9,193,267.06

Dividends Norte Litoral

5,389,998.57

 

Dividends Euroscut Algarve

2,063,994.89

 

Dividends Algarve BV

240,000.00

 

Dividends Via Livre

1,499,273.60

 

Ferrovial Airports International, LTD

 

315,000,000.00

Dividends Hubco Netherlands BV

315,000,000.00

 

Ferrovial Agromán Internacional, SLU

 

100,000,000.00

Dividends Valivala

100,000,000.00

 

Total

 

427,593,467.06

A.2 exemption for income of permanent establishments abroad

No income was obtained from permanent establishments abroad in 2017.

b) Exemption for foreign source capital gains:

No capital gains were obtained to which the exemption included in Article 21 of the Spanish Income Tax Law is applicable because (i) either the sales were made between Group companies and were eliminated on preparation of the consolidated tax return, (ii) or they were reported in corporate restructuring transactions which opted for the tax neutrality regime provided for in Article 76 et seq of the Spanish Income Tax Law. Nevertheless, the capital gains that would have been reported for tax purposes had these regimes not been not applicable (consolidated tax Group or tax neutrality) are as follows:

b.1 Elimination of capital gains for intra-Group sales of foreign companies:

None took place in 2017.

B.2 Deferred capital gains arising in corporate restructuring processes:

 

(Amounts in euros)

Ferrovial, S.A.

2,823,955,671.45

Ferrovial Internacional, S.L.U.

572,256,055.81

Cintra Infraestructuras Internacional, S.L.U.

22,143,952.38

Total

3,418,355,679.62

In order to enable the shareholders of Ferrovial to adopt the aforementioned tax regime, the Company performed a market assessment at the end of the year of its ownership interests (held directly and indirectly through investments in other entities that have adopted this special tax regime) in non-resident entities and permanent establishments abroad that meet the requirements to be able to apply the foreign source income exemption established in Articles 21 and 22 of the Spanish Income Tax Law.

The result of this assessment means that these assets represent 91% of the total market value of Ferrovial. At 31 December 2016, this percentage amounted to 92%.

Taxation of Ferrovial’s scrip dividend

In 2017 Ferrovial S.A. implemented two shareholder remuneration schemes under a framework known as the “Ferrovial Scrip Dividend”, which provide the Company’s shareholders with the free choice of (i) receiving newly issued bonus shares of the Company; (ii) transferring in the market the bonus issue rights corresponding to the shares held by them; or (iii) receiving a cash amount through the transfer to Ferrovial of the aforementioned bonus issue rights.

Set forth below are the main tax implications of these schemes, based on the tax legislation in force in Spain except for Navarre and the Basque Country and on the interpretation made by the Spanish Directorate-General of Taxes in its response to several requests for binding rulings.

Delivery of new shares: for tax purposes, the delivery of new shares is considered to be a delivery of bonus shares and, therefore, does not constitute income for the purposes of personal income tax, income tax or non-resident income tax, regardless of whether or not the recipients of these shares act through a permanent establishment in Spain. The delivery of new shares is not subject to withholdings or pre-payments. The acquisition cost, both of the new shares and the shares to which they correspond, will be the result of distributing the total cost of acquisition for tax purposes of the portfolio by the number of shares; both the original shares and the bonus shares that correspond to them. The age of the bonus shares will be the age that corresponds to the shares that gave rise to them. Consequently, in the event of their subsequent transfer, the income obtained will be calculated by reference to this new value.

Sale to the market of the bonus issue rights: If the shareholders sell their bonus issue rights to the market, the amount obtained will not be subject to withholdings or pre-payments and will be subject to the tax rules indicated below (applicable until the end of 2016(*)):

  1. In the case of personal income tax and non-resident income tax applicable to shareholders without a permanent establishment in Spain, the amount obtained on the sale to the market of the bonus issue rights is subject to the same rules established in tax legislation for pre-emption rights. Consequently, the amount obtained on the sale of the bonus issue rights reduces the acquisition cost for tax purposes of the shares which give rise to such rights, pursuant to Article 37.1.a) of Personal Income Tax Law 35/2006, of 28 November, and pursuant to Final Provision Six of Law 26/2014, of 27 November, amending Personal Income Tax Law 35/2006, of 28 November, the Consolidated Spanish Non-Resident Income Tax Law approved by Legislative Royal Decree 5/2004, of 5 March, and other tax legislation. Therefore, if the amount obtained on the sale of the bonus issue rights is higher than the acquisition cost of the shares which gave rise to them, the difference is considered to be a capital gain for the seller in the tax period in which this occurs; all of the foregoing without prejudice to the potential application to non-resident income tax payers not operating through a permanent establishment in Spain of the tax treaties entered into by Spain to which they could be entitled or to the exemptions that may be applicable to them under Spanish domestic law.
  2. In the case of income tax and non-resident income tax applicable to shareholders operating through a permanent establishment in Spain, to the extent that a full business cycle is completed, tax will be paid in accordance with the applicable accounting standards and, if appropriate, with any special tax rules that may apply to the shareholders subject to the aforementioned taxes.

Sale to Ferrovial of the bonus issue rights: Lastly, if the holders of bonus issue rights decide to avail themselves of the Ferrovial Purchase Commitment, the tax regime applicable to the amount obtained on the sale to Ferrovial of the bonus issue rights received in their capacity as shareholders will be as follows:

(iv) If the shareholder is a natural person resident for tax purposes in Spain or a legal entity that does not satisfy the requirements to apply the exemption provided for in Article 21 of Spanish Income Tax Law 27/2014, the applicable tax regime shall be the regime which applies to the dividends paid directly in cash and, therefore, the amount obtained will be subject to the corresponding withholding tax;

(v) If the shareholder is a natural person or legal entity not resident for tax purposes in Spain or a tax haven, and does not operate through a permanent establishment in Spain, the amount obtained shall not be subject to taxation in Spain pursuant to Chapter XIII of Title VII of Spanish Income Tax Law 27/2014, and, therefore, shall not be subject to withholding tax. In these cases, for this regime to apply the shareholder shall be required to evidence its tax residence by providing the corresponding certificate issued by the tax authorities in question;

(vi) If the shareholder is a legal entity resident in Spain for tax purposes or, if it is not a tax resident but operates through a permanent establishment in Spain and satisfies the requirements for the application of the exemption provided for in Article 21 of Spanish Income Tax Law 27/2014, the amount obtained shall be exempt from taxation in Spain and, therefore, shall not be subject to withholding tax.

It should be borne in mind that the taxation scenarios of the various options relating to the scheme known as the “Ferrovial Scrip Dividend” set out above do not explain all the possible tax consequences. Accordingly, the shareholders should consult their tax advisers on the specific tax effect of the proposed scheme and pay attention to any changes that could take place, both in in-force legislation and in the criteria of the interpretation thereof, as well as the particular circumstances of each shareholder or holder of bonus issue rights.

(*) This tax regime was amended slightly in 2017.

APPENDIX II SUBSIDIARIES

(FULLY CONSOLIDATED COMPANIES) (MILLIONS OF EUROS)

(PDF:) APPENDIX II SUBSIDIARIES (PDF)

APPENDIX II. ASSOCIATES

(ACCOUNTED FOR USING THE EQUITY METHOD) (MILLIONS OF EUROS)

(PDF:) APPENDIX II. ASSOCIATES (PDF)

APPENDIX III. SEGMENT REPORTING

The Board of Directors analyses the performance of the Group mainly from a business perspective. From this perspective, the Board assesses the performance of the Construction, Toll roads, Airports and Services segments. Set forth below are the consolidated statements of financial position and consolidated statements of profit or loss for 2017 and 2016, broken down by business segment. The “Other” column includes the assets and/or liabilities and income and/or expenses of the companies not assigned to any of the business segments, including most notably the Parent, Ferrovial, S.A., and its smaller subsidiaries, the current Polish Real Estate business, and inter-segment adjustments.

Segment statement of financial position: 2017 (millions of euros)

ASSETS

CON­STRUC­TION

TOLL ROADS

AIRPORTS

SERVICES

OTHER

ADJUST­MENTS

TOTAL

Non-current assets

852

9,622

1,073

3,571

1,307

-1,498

14,927

Goodwill

198

140

40

1,684

0

0

2,062

Intangible assets

8

4

18

399

1

0

431

Investments in infrastructure projects

216

6,367

36

449

0

-151

6,917

Investment property

6

0

0

0

0

0

6

Property, plant and equipment

140

21

57

448

16

13

694

Investments in associates

4

1,848

742

92

0

0

2,687

Non-current financial assets

39

670

175

152

1,094

-1,361

769

Deferred tax assets

239

265

2

345

182

1

1,035

Non-current derivative financial instruments at fair value

2

307

2

0

14

0

326

Current assets

4,347

1,661

500

2,569

1,370

-2,384

8,063

Assets classified as held for sale

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Inventories

233

10

0

71

311

5

629

Current income tax assets

44

46

11

29

48

-35

143

Current trade and other receivables

965

97

4

1,587

125

-143

2,635

Cash and cash equivalents

3,101

1,490

484

880

856

-2,210

4,601

Receivable from Group companies

9

109

174

192

0

-20

463

Other

3,091

1,381

311

688

856

-2,190

4,137

Current derivative financial instruments at fair value

4

19

0

2

30

0

55

Total assets

5,199

11,283

1,572

6,140

2,677

-3,882

22,990

Equity and liabilities

CON­STRUC­TION

TOLL ROADS

AIRPORTS

SERVICES

OTHER

ADJUST­MENTS

TOTAL

Equity

1,474

4,395

1,314

1,658

-2,598

-8

6,234

Equity attributable to the shareholders

1,403

3,822

1,314

1,639

-2,675

-1

5,503

Equity attributable to non-controlling interests

71

572

1

19

76

-7

731

Deferred income

2

1,012

0

22

0

0

1,037

Non-current liabilities

666

5,687

238

2,076

2,566

-1,362

9,871

Pension plan deficit

3

0

0

64

0

0

66

Long-term provisions

113

172

0

376

147

0

808

Borrowings

438

4,671

234

1,222

2,307

-1,361

7,511

Debt securities and bank borrowings of infrastructure projects

154

4,640

234

335

0

0

5,363

Debt securities and borrowings excluding infrastructure projects

284

31

0

887

2,307

-1,361

2,149

Other payables

10

119

0

70

-1

0

198

Deferred tax liabilities

85

423

4

294

95

0

900

Derivative financial instruments at fair value

17

302

0

50

17

0

387

Current liabilities

3,057

189

20

2,384

2,710

-2,512

5,848

Liabilities classified as held for sale

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Borrowings

38

93

20

611

2,285

-2,209

839

Debt securities and bank borrowings of infrastructure projects

4

28

3

178

0

-5

207

Debt securities and bank borrowings excluding infrastructure projects

34

64

17

434

2,285

-2,203

631

Current derivative financial instruments at fair value

4

57

0

1

3

0

65

Current income tax liabilities

15

-56

-8

26

152

-35

94

Current trade and other payables

2,567

95

7

1,559

270

-277

4,221

Operating provisions and allowances

432

0

0

186

0

9

629

Total equity and liabilities

5,199

11,283

1,572

6,140

2,677

-3,882

22,990

Segment statement of financial position: 2016 (millions of euros)

ASSETS

CON­STRUC­TION

TOLL ROADS

AIRPORTS

SERVICES

OTHER

ADJUST­MENTS

TOTAL

Non-current assets

876

9,880

1,199

3,857

1,369

-1,502

15,679

Goodwill

210

170

45

1,731

0

0

2,155

Intangible assets

8

5

21

509

1

0

544

Investments in infrastructure projects

209

6,613

2

489

0

-167

7,145

Investment property

6

0

0

0

0

0

6

Property, plant and equipment

130

16

66

481

21

17

731

Investments in associates

8

1,931

836

99

0

0

2,874

Non-current financial assets

26

547

224

167

1,124

-1,354

735

Deferred tax assets

279

285

3

299

190

1

1,057

Non-current derivative financial instruments at fair value

1

314

3

82

32

0

432

Current assets

4,336

2,186

303

2,536

1,613

-3,228

7,745

Assets classified as held for sale

0

624

0

0

0

0

624

Inventories

184

8

0

56

266

2

516

Current income tax assets

22

63

10

37

121

-67

186

Current trade and other receivables

870

170

4

1,855

119

-196

2,822

Cash and cash equivalents

3,256

1,311

289

588

1,102

-2,967

3,578

Receivable from Group companies

15

86

145

157

0

-126

277

Other

3,241

1,225

144

430

1,102

-2,841

3,301

Current derivative financial instruments at fair value

4

10

0

0

5

0

18

Total assets

5,211

12,066

1,502

6,393

2,981

-4,730

23,423

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

CON­STRUC­TION

TOLL ROADS

AIRPORTS

SERVICES

OTHER

ADJUST­MENTS

TOTAL

Equity

1,559

4,405

1,241

1,766

-2,647

-10

6,314

Equity attributable to the shareholders

1,547

3,775

1,241

1,750

-2,712

-3

5,597

Equity attributable to non-controlling interests

12

630

0

17

65

-7

717

Deferred income

0

1,089

0

29

0

0

1,118

Non-current liabilities

674

5,868

72

2,559

2,603

-1,353

10,421

Pension plan deficit

2

0

0

173

0

0

174

Long-term provisions

140

163

0

310

144

0

757

Borrowings

419

4,759

67

1,630

2,359

-1,359

7,874

Debt securities and bank borrowings of infrastructure projects

143

4,738

67

362

0

0

5,310

Debt securities and borrowings excluding infrastructure projects

276

21

0

1,269

2,359

-1,359

2,564

Other payables

11

110

0

74

0

6

200

Deferred tax liabilities

82

489

5

307

96

0

979

Derivative financial instruments at fair value

20

347

0

65

4

0

436

Current liabilities

2,979

705

189

2,039

3,025

-3,366

5,570

Liabilities classified as held for sale

0

440

0

0

0

0

440

Borrowings

2

124

191

327

2,626

-2,968

302

Debt securities and bank borrowings of infrastructure projects

4

22

109

175

0

-111

200

Debt securities and bank borrowings excluding infrastructure projects

-2

102

82

152

2,626

-2,858

102

Current derivative financial instruments at fair value

3

58

0

2

6

0

69

Current income tax liabilities

83

-26

-10

27

143

-67

150

Current trade and other payables

2,351

108

7

1,519

250

-340

3,895

Operating provisions and allowances

540

0

1

164

0

9

715

Total equity and liabilities

5,211

12,066

1,502

6,393

2,981

-4,730

23,423

The detail of total assets by geographical area is as follows:

(Millions of euros)

2017

2016

CHANGE

Spain

5,656

5,731

-75

UK

3,304

3,694

-390

US

6,508

6,739

-230

Canada

2,867

2,040

827

Australia

1,499

1,644

-145

Poland

1,602

1,401

201

Other

1,554

2,175

-621

Total

22,990

23,423

-433

Segment statement of profit or loss: 2017 (millions of euros)

 

CON­STRUC­TION

TOLL ROADS

AIRPORTS

SERVICES

OTHER

ADJUST­MENTS

TOTAL

Revenue

4,628

461

21

7,069

262

-232

12,208

Other operating income

1

0

0

8

0

0

10

Total operating income

4,629

461

21

7,077

262

-232

12,218

Materials consumed

796

2

0

527

91

-71

1,345

Other operating expenses

2,849

83

26

2,389

103

-163

5,288

Staff costs

785

56

7

3,737

68

0

4,653

Total operating expenses

4,430

141

33

6,654

262

-234

11,285

Gross profit from operations

199

320

-12

423

0

2

932

Depreciation and amortisation charge

37

72

3

260

3

0

375

Profit from operations before impairment and disposals of non-current assets

162

247

-15

163

-3

2

557

Impairment and disposals of non-current assets

0

88

0

-7

0

0

81

Profit from operations

162

335

-15

156

-3

2

638

Financial result on financing

-9

-217

-3

-25

0

1

-254

Result on derivatives and other financial results

0

-4

0

-2

0

1

-6

Financial result of infrastructure projects

-9

-222

-4

-28

0

2

-261

Financial result on financing

25

24

0

-47

-30

-2

-29

Result on derivatives and other financial results

-27

18

17

-27

-1

0

-21

Financial result excluding infrastructure projects

-2

42

17

-74

-32

-2

-50

Financial result

-11

-179

13

-101

-32

0

-311

Share of profits of companies accounted for using the equity method

-1

138

89

26

0

0

251

Consolidated profit before tax

150

293

87

80

-35

2

578

Income tax

-52

-11

1

-20

12

0

-71

Consolidated profit from continuing operations

98

282

88

60

-22

2

507

Net profit from discontinued operations

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Consolidated profit for the year

98

282

88

60

-22

2

507

Profit for the year attributable to non-controlling interests

-44

-3

0

-2

-5

1

-53

Profit for the year attributable to the Parent

54

279

88

58

-28

3

454

Segment statement of profit or loss: 2016 (millions of euros)

 

CON­STRUC­TION

TOLL ROADS

AIRPORTS

SERVICES

OTHER

ADJUST­MENTS

TOTAL

Revenue

4,194

486

4

6,078

217

-221

10,759

Other operating income

1

0

0

6

0

0

7

Total operating income

4,195

486

4

6,083

217

-221

10,765

Materials consumed

751

3

0

521

59

-67

1,267

Other operating expenses

2,375

126

17

2,275

95

-152

4,736

Staff costs

727

61

5

2,962

63

0

3,819

Total operating expenses

3,853

189

23

5,758

217

-219

9,821

Gross profit from operations

342

297

-18

325

0

-1

944

Depreciation and amortisation charge

29

83

1

226

4

0

342

Profit from operations before impairment and disposals of non-current assets

313

214

-19

99

-4

-1

602

Impairment and disposals of non-current assets

0

327

0

0

-2

0

324

Profit from operations

313

541

-19

99

-6

-1

926

Financial result on financing

-9

-263

-2

-32

0

0

-305

Result on derivatives and other financial results

0

-16

-2

-2

0

0

-20

Financial result of infrastructure projects

-9

-279

-4

-34

0

1

-325

Financial result on financing

25

22

1

-58

-38

-1

-49

Result on derivatives and other financial results

-10

-5

19

-7

-16

0

-18

Financial result excluding infrastructure projects

15

17

21

-65

-54

-1

-66

Financial result

6

-261

17

-99

-54

0

-391

Share of profits of companies accounted for using the equity method

0

108

-46

19

0

0

82

Consolidated profit before tax

319

388

-48

19

-60

-1

617

Income tax

-83

-194

1

-7

49

0

-233

Consolidated profit from continuing operations

236

194

-47

12

-11

-1

383

Net profit from discontinued operations

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Consolidated profit for the year

236

194

-47

12

-11

-1

383

Profit for the year attributable to non-controlling interests

-39

37

0

-1

-4

1

-7

Profit for the year attributable to the Parent

197

230

-47

11

-15

-1

376

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