✨ Financial Statements




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 163


TRANSPOWER NEW ZEALAND LIMITED LINES BUSINESS

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2001

21. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS continued

The notional contract amounts of interest rate options outstanding at balance date are:

LINES BUSINESS 2001 LINES BUSINESS 2000
Interest rate options $600 $800

Foreign exchange forward contracts

Transpower uses foreign exchange forward contracts to fix the New Zealand dollar cost of foreign denominated capital equipment and stock purchases and to eliminate foreign currency risk on debt issued in foreign currency.

The contract amount of forward foreign exchange contracts outstanding at balance date are:

LINES BUSINESS 2001 LINES BUSINESS 2000
Forward foreign exchange contracts 251,820 550,000

| | | 53,165 | 2,459 |

Foreign currency options

Transpower enters into foreign currency options to manage the effect of exchange rate fluctuations on foreign currency purchases. Transpower purchases foreign currency options to reduce the impact of unfavourable movements in exchange rates during the period between commitment to purchase capital equipment and stocks items and the contracted payment date.

The notional contract amount of foreign currency options outstanding at balance date are:

LINES BUSINESS 2001 LINES BUSINESS 2000
Foreign currency options - -


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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 2001, No 163


Gazette.govt.nz PDF NZ Gazette 2001, No 163





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🏭 Transpower New Zealand Limited Lines Business Financial Position (continued from previous page)

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Financial Statements, Financial Risks, Interest Rate Risk, Currency Risk, Credit Risk, Liquidity Risk, Debt Facilities, Term Investments, Interest Rate Swaps