13 Financial liabilities and lease liabilities

The following table shows the composition and maturity structure of financial liabilities as of December 31, 2019:

millions of €

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dec. 31, 2019

Dec. 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

Due within
1 year

Due > 1 year
≤ 5 years

Due > 5 years

Total

Due within
1 year

Due > 1 year
≤ 5 years

Due > 5 years

a

Financial liabilities included finance lease liabilities in accordance with IAS 17 for the last time as of December 31, 2018.

Bonds and other securitized liabilities

51,644

4,176

17,536

29,931

49,033

4,432

16,957

27,644

Liabilities to banks

6,516

2,690

2,656

1,170

5,710

2,103

2,588

1,019

Of which: promissory notes

722

0

188

534

744

0

287

457

Of which: loans from the European Investment Bank

2,981

173

2,351

457

3,141

582

2,159

400

Of which: other loans

2,813

2,517

117

179

1,825

1,521

142

162

 

58,160

6,866

20,192

31,102

54,743

6,535

19,545

28,663

Finance lease liabilitiesa

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

2,471

849

1,146

476

Liabilities to non-banks from promissory note bonds

699

200

53

446

497

156

53

288

Liabilities with the right of creditors to priority repayment in the event of default

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

Other interest-bearing liabilities

4,369

1,959

1,113

1,298

1,878

1,078

602

198

Other non-interest-bearing liabilities

1,476

1,332

136

8

1,609

1,474

129

6

Derivative financial liabilities

1,645

1,105

115

425

1,077

436

144

497

 

8,189

4,596

1,417

2,177

7,532

3,993

2,074

1,465

FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

66,349

11,463

21,609

33,279

62,275

10,527

21,619

30,128

LEASE LIABILITIES

19,835

3,987

10,250

5,599

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

Current and non-current financial liabilities increased by EUR 4.1 billion to EUR 66.3 billion compared with the prior year. Exchange rate effects, in particular from the translation of U.S. dollars into euros, raised the carrying amount by EUR 0.2 billion.

Bonds and other securitized liabilities increased by EUR 2.6 billion. This increase resulted in particular from the following bond issuances by Deutsche Telekom AG in the reporting year: euro bonds with a total volume of EUR 4.5 billion, pound sterling bonds with a total volume of GBP 0.4 billion (EUR 0.5 billion), U.S. dollar bonds of USD 0.1 billion (EUR 0.1 billion), and Australian dollar bonds of AUD 0.1 billion (EUR 0.1 billion). In addition, OTE PLC issued a euro bond with a volume of EUR 0.4 billion. Scheduled repayments of U.S. dollar bonds totaling USD 1.8 billion (EUR 1.6 billion), euro bonds totaling EUR 0.8 billion, and pound sterling bonds totaling GBP 0.3 billion (EUR 0.3 billion), had an offsetting effect. The net change of EUR 0.5 billion in commercial paper also decreased the carrying amount.

The increase of EUR 0.8 billion in liabilities to banks was mainly due to the positive net change of EUR 0.8 billion in the balance of short-term borrowings. This includes a Deutsche Bundespost treasury note (zero-coupon bond) issued in the past with a carrying amount of EUR 1.4 billion, which fell due on December 31, 2019 and was repaid on that date by a bank using its own funds.

For further information, please refer to Note 35 “Notes to the consolidated statement of cash flows.”

The first-time application of IFRS 16 resulted in finance lease liabilities being reclassified from financial liabilities to lease liabilities. Based on the carrying amounts as of December 31, 2018, this reclassification reduced financial liabilities by EUR 2.5 billion.

For further information on the application of the new accounting standard, please refer to the section “Initial application of standards, interpretations, and amendments in the financial year.”

The increase of EUR 2.5 billion in the carrying amount of other interest-bearing liabilities primarily relates to the spectrum licenses acquired in the Germany operating segment for EUR 2.2 billion. In place of a lump-sum payment, government representatives agreed to let us pay the purchase price in annual installments from 2019 through 2030. After deducting collateral of EUR 36 million and the first, already paid installment of EUR 0.1 billion, the resulting financial liabilities had a carrying amount of EUR 2.0 billion. Payment by installment was granted on the condition that Deutsche Telekom assumes additional build-out obligations.

The carrying amount of derivative financial liabilities increased by EUR 0.6 billion. The measurement of forward-payer swaps concluded for future borrowings at T‑Mobile US with a total volume of USD 9.6 billion gave rise to a remeasurement loss recognized directly in equity of EUR 0.6 billion.

For further information on derivative financial liabilities, please refer to Note 41 “Financial instruments and risk management.”

Deutsche Telekom has established ongoing liquidity management. To ensure the Group’s and Deutsche Telekom AG’s solvency and financial flexibility at all times, Deutsche Telekom maintains a liquidity reserve in the form of credit lines and cash. This liquidity reserve is to cover the capital market maturities of the next 24 months at any time.

In addition to the reported liabilities to banks, Deutsche Telekom had standardized bilateral credit agreements with 21 banks for a total of EUR 12.6 billion as of December 31, 2019. As of December 31, 2019, a transaction of EUR 0.6 billion was temporarily deducted from a credit line. In the prior year, EUR 0.6 billion of these credit lines had been utilized. Pursuant to the credit agreements, the terms and conditions depend on Deutsche Telekom’s rating. The bilateral credit agreements have an original maturity of 36 months and can, after each period of twelve months, be extended by a further twelve months to renew the maturity of 36 months. From today’s perspective, access to the international debt capital markets is not jeopardized.

The first-time application of IFRS 16 led to the recognition of current and non-current lease liabilities totaling EUR 18.1 billion. These also included the finance lease liabilities that used to be reported under financial liabilities.

For further information on the application of the new accounting standard, please refer to the section “Initial application of standards, interpretations, and amendments in the financial year.”

The carrying amount of the recognized lease liabilities increased to EUR 19.8 billion as of December 31, 2019. Lease liabilities primarily relate to the United States, Europe, and Group Development operating segments. In addition, there are lease liabilities in the Group Headquarters & Group Services segment in connection with the leasing of real estate and technical sites.

For further information on lessee relationships, please refer to Note 8 “Right of use assets – lessee relationships.”

In the 2019 financial year, there were no significant expenses for variable lease payments that were not included in the measurement of lease liabilities. All cash outflows in connection with leases amounted to EUR 4.7 billion in the 2019 financial year.

As of December 31, 2019, future payment obligations for leases that have not yet begun and which are not taken into account in the measurement of lease liabilities amounted to EUR 0.3 billion.

The following tables show the contractually agreed (undiscounted) interest payments and repayments of the non-derivative financial liabilities, the lease liabilities, and the derivatives with positive and negative fair values:

millions of €

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying amounts

Cash flows in 2020

Cash flows in 2021

 

Dec. 31, 2019

Fixed interest rate

Variable interest rate

Repay­ment

Fixed interest rate

Variable interest rate

Repay­ment

NON-DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL LIABILITIES
(EXCLUDING LEASE LIABILITIES)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonds, other securitized liabilities, liabilities to banks and liabilities to non-banks from promissory notes and similar liabilities

(58,859)

(1,069)

(1)

(4,696)

(1,778)

0

(5,152)

Other interest-bearing liabilities

(4,369)

(19)

(3)

(1,959)

(27)

(1)

(779)

Other non-interest-bearing liabilities

(1,476)

 

 

(1,332)

 

 

(125)

LEASE LIABILITIES

(19,835)

(669)

 

(4,087)

(552)

 

(3,611)

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL LIABILITIES AND ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency derivatives without a hedging relationship

(59)

 

 

(68)

 

 

(1)

Currency derivatives in connection with cash flow hedges

(4)

 

 

(3)

 

 

0

Embedded derivatives without a hedging relationship

(146)

 

 

(9)

 

 

(8)

Other derivatives without a hedging relationship

(7)

 

 

0

 

 

0

Interest rate derivatives without a hedging relationship

(112)

(148)

140

0

(101)

64

0

Interest rate derivatives in connection with fair value hedges

(65)

97

(81)

0

97

(75)

0

Interest rate derivatives in connection with cash flow hedges

(1,249)

(206)

179

(1,120)

(206)

179

0

Derivative financial assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency derivatives without a hedging relationship

49

 

 

46

 

 

0

Currency derivatives in connection with cash flow hedges

5

 

 

2

 

 

0

Embedded derivatives without a hedging relationship

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

Other derivatives without a hedging relationship

3

 

 

2

 

 

1

Interest rate derivatives without a hedging relationship

212

22

(48)

0

13

(45)

0

Interest rate derivatives in connection with fair value hedges

1,153

503

(247)

0

486

(257)

0

Interest rate derivatives in connection with cash flow hedges

281

(31)

99

0

15

49

0

millions of €

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows in 2022-2024

Cash flows in 2025-2029

Cash flows in 2030 and there­after

 

Fixed
interest rate

Variable
interest rate

Repay­ment

Fixed
interest rate

Variable
interest rate

Repay­ment

Fixed
interest rate

Variable
interest rate

Repay­ment

NON-DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL LIABILITIES (EXCLUDING LEASE LIABILITIES)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonds, other securitized liabilities, liabilities to banks and liabilities to non-banks from promissory notes and similar liabilities

(4,549)

(1)

(14,912)

(4,480)

0

(20,408)

(2,655)

0

(11,486)

Other interest-bearing liabilities

(62)

 

(334)

(58)

 

(1,118)

(23)

 

(179)

Other non-interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

(11)

 

 

(1)

 

 

(7)

LEASE LIABILITIES

(951)

 

(6,707)

(437)

 

(4,933)

(87)

 

(598)

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL LIABILITIES AND ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency derivatives without a hedging relationship

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

Currency derivatives in connection with cash flow hedges

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

Embedded derivatives without a hedging relationship

 

 

(32)

 

 

(78)

 

 

(84)

Other derivatives without a hedging relationship

 

 

(9)

 

 

0

 

 

0

Interest rate derivatives without a hedging relationship

(55)

(5)

2

5

40

(67)

0

93

73

Interest rate derivatives in connection with fair value hedges

215

(141)

(3)

269

(157)

(13)

208

(114)

(7)

Interest rate derivatives in connection with cash flow hedges

(530)

338

0

(111)

92

0

(11)

0

22

Derivative financial assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency derivatives without a hedging relationship

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

Currency derivatives in connection with cash flow hedges

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

Embedded derivatives without a hedging relationship

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

Other derivatives without a hedging relationship

 

 

2

 

 

0

 

 

0

Interest rate derivatives without a hedging relationship

38

(89)

79

40

39

69

27

127

72

Interest rate derivatives in connection with fair value hedges

1,360

(706)

0

1,713

(971)

12

1,170

(780)

20

Interest rate derivatives in connection with cash flow hedges

157

1

52

219

2

7

(24)

0

293

millions of €

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying amounts

Cash flows in

 

Dec. 31, 2018

2019

2020

2021–2023

2024–2028

2029 and
there­after

a

Financial liabilities included finance lease liabilities in accordance with IAS 17 for the last time as of December 31, 2018.

NON-DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonds, other securitized liabilities, liabilities to banks and liabilities to non-banks from promissory notes and similar liabilities

(55,240)

(5,395)

(7,701)

(19,443)

(25,070)

(10,170)

Finance lease liabilitiesa

(2,471)

(954)

(657)

(659)

(523)

(157)

Liabilities with the right of creditors to priority repayment in the event of default

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other interest-bearing liabilities

(1,878)

(1,115)

(389)

(275)

(136)

(121)

Other non-interest-bearing liabilities

(1,609)

(1,474)

(50)

(79)

(1)

(5)

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL LIABILITIES AND ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency derivatives without a hedging relationship

(36)

(36)

0

0

0

0

Currency derivatives in connection with cash flow hedges

(3)

(1)

0

0

0

0

Currency derivatives in connection with net investment hedges

0

0

0

0

0

0

Embedded derivatives without a hedging relationship

(52)

(6)

(7)

(18)

(19)

(9)

Other derivatives without a hedging relationship

(12)

0

0

(11)

0

0

Interest rate derivatives without a hedging relationship

(143)

(5)

9

2

22

195

Interest rate derivatives in connection with fair value hedges

(350)

(65)

(65)

(142)

(192)

(89)

Interest rate derivatives in connection with cash flow hedges

(482)

(404)

41

136

207

252

Derivative financial assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency derivatives without a hedging relationship

24

13

0

0

0

0

Currency derivatives in connection with cash flow hedges

2

2

0

0

0

0

Embedded derivatives without a hedging relationship

12

 

 

4

5

16

Other derivatives without a hedging relationship

2

2

0

1

0

0

Interest rate derivatives without a hedging relationship

460

108

(6)

(4)

66

246

Interest rate derivatives in connection with fair value hedges

267

133

123

283

236

39

Interest rate derivatives in connection with cash flow hedges

8

8

8

8

8

8

All instruments held at December 31, 2019 and for which payments were already contractually agreed were included. Planning data for future, new liabilities were not included. Amounts in foreign currency were each translated at the closing rate at the reporting date. The variable interest payments arising from the financial instruments were calculated using the last interest rates fixed before December 31, 2019. Financial liabilities that can be repaid at any time are always assigned to the earliest possible time period. In accordance with § 2 (4) of the German Act on the Transformation of the Deutsche Bundespost Enterprises into the Legal Structure of Stock Corporation (Stock Corporation Transformation Act – Postumwandlungsgesetz), the Federal Republic is guarantor of all Deutsche Telekom AG’s liabilities that were already outstanding as at January 1, 1995. At December 31, 2019, this figure was a nominal EUR 0.5 billion (December 31, 2018: EUR 1.8 billion).