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Vector Limited
Electricity Lines Business
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 March 2006
20. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)
Fair values (continued)
Private placement senior notes
The fair value of US$ privately placed senior notes is based on quoted market prices.
The carrying amount for the US$ privately placed senior notes includes the principal and interest accrued, converted at the contract rates.
NZ floating rate notes
The carrying amount of these notes is equivalent to their fair value and includes the principal and interest accrued.
Derivative instruments
The fair value of interest rate swaps, cross currency swaps, forward rate agreements, and other derivative instruments is estimated based on the quoted market prices for these instruments.
The carrying amount includes the fair value adjustments (net of amortisation) on derivative transactions acquired and interest accrued.
LIQUIDITY RISK
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Vector group may be difficulty in raising funds at short notice to meet financial commitments as they fall due. In order to reduce the exposure to liquidity risk, the Vector group has access to undrawn committed lines of credit.
21. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
The directors are aware of claims against entities within the Vector group and, where appropriate, have recognised provisions for these within the financial statements. No other material contingencies requiring disclosure have been identified (2005: nil).
22. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
The electricity lines business has purchased vegetation management services of $8.5 million from Treescape Limited, which is an associate of Vector group.
The electricity lines business has purchased telecommunications services of $0.9 million from Vector Communications Limited.
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Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2006, No 155
Gazette.govt.nz —
NZ Gazette 2006, No 155
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