Notes to the parent company financial statements
147
6 Receivables
-
7 Other current financial assets
8 Shareholders' equity
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January 3,
2016
December 28,
2014
Receivables from subsidiaries
38
25
Receivables from joint ventures
1
1
Prepaid expenses
7
7
Income tax receivable
1
Other receivables
2
1
Total receivables
48
35
million
January 3,
2016
December 28,
2014
Short-term deposits and similar instruments
213
130
Other
1
1
Total other current financial assets
214
131
As per January 3, 2016, short-term deposits and similar instruments included short-term investments with a remaining maturity at acquisition between three and twelve months.
The shareholders' equity in the parent company financial statements equals the shareholders' equity presented in the consolidated financial statements, except that legal reserve participations and accumulated deficit are
presented separately.
The currency translation reserve, cash flow hedging reserve and reserve participations are legal reserves that are required by Dutch law. The reserve participations include the increases in net asset value of joint ventures and
associates since their first inclusion, less any amounts that can be distributed without legal restrictions.
If the currency translation reserve or the cash flow hedging reserve has a negative balance, distributions to the Company's shareholders are restricted to the extent of the negative balance. Of the total equity as per January 3,
2016, €5,622 million, an amount of €579 million is non-distributable (December 28, 2014: €219 million out of total equity of €4,844 million). For more information on the dividends on common shares, see Note 20 to the
consolidated financial statements.
