2021 UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT

General and financial elements

Provisions for financial risks

Provisions for financial risks include the Group’s share of the negative net equity of companies accounted for under the equity method.

That negative net equity results from the measurement of interest rate derivative instruments (cash flow hedges) at fair value in the financial statements of the companies concerned.

Provisions for other liabilities

Provisions for other liabilities, not directly linked to the operating cycle, include provisions for disputes and arbitration, some of which are described in Note M, “Note on litigation”. These amounted to €393 million at 31 December 2021 (€303 million at 31 December 2020), including €242 million at more than one year (€155 million at 31 December 2020).

21. Lease liabilities

Accounting policies

At the start of the lease, the liability is measured on the basis of the present value of payments remaining payable to the lessor, i.e.:

  • fixed lease payments, minus any sums received from the lessor as stipulated in the contract;
  • variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, with future payments determined on the basis of the level of the index or rate on the commencement date of the lease;
  • payments to be made by the lessee under a residual value guarantee;
  • the exercise price of an option to purchase the underlying asset, if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise that option;
  • penalties to be paid if an option to terminate the lease is exercised, if the lease term was determined on the assumption that the lessee would exercise that option.

The liability may be remeasured in the following situations: adjustment of the lease term; adjustment related to the assessment of whether the exercise of an option is reasonably certain or not; a new estimate of residual value guarantees; revision of rates or indices on which lease payments are based at the time that lease payments are adjusted.

At 31 December 2021, lease liabilities amounted to €2,098 million, including €1,574 million for the part at more than one year and €524 million for the part at less than one year.

They totalled €1,907 million at 31 December 2020.

The net change of €191 million in 2021 breaks down as follows:

  • new lease liabilities: €621 million;
  • companies entering the consolidation scope: €101 million, mainly relating to Cobra IS for €92 million;
  • repayments of lease liabilities: negative amount of €588 million;
  • other changes: €57 million.
Maturity schedule for non-current lease liabilities
(in € millions) Non-current
lease liabilities
Between
1 and 2 years
Between
2 and 5 years
After
5 years
Lease liabilities related to property assets

Lease liabilities related to property assets

Non-current
lease liabilities

1,053

Lease liabilities related to property assets

Between


1 and 2 years

308

Lease liabilities related to property assets

Between


2 and 5 years

391

Lease liabilities related to property assets

After


5 years

353

Lease liabilities related to movable assets

Lease liabilities related to movable assets

Non-current
lease liabilities

521

Lease liabilities related to movable assets

Between


1 and 2 years

203

Lease liabilities related to movable assets

Between


2 and 5 years

122

Lease liabilities related to movable assets

After


5 years

196

31/12/2021 31/12/2021Non-current
lease liabilities
1,574
31/12/2021

Between


1 and 2 years

512
31/12/2021

Between


2 and 5 years

513
31/12/2021

After


5 years

549

22. Other contractual obligations of an operational nature and other commitments given and received

22.1 Other contractual obligations of an operational nature

(in € millions) 31/12/2021 31/12/2020
Purchase and capital expenditure obligations (*)

Purchase and capital expenditure obligations (*)

31/12/2021

1,291

Purchase and capital expenditure obligations (*)

31/12/2020

593

Obligations related to quarrying rights

Obligations related to quarrying rights

31/12/2021

112

Obligations related to quarrying rights

31/12/2020

116

(*) Excluding capital investment obligations related to concession and PPP contracts (see Note F, “Concessions: PPP contracts, concession contracts and other infrastructure”).

The increase in purchase and capital expenditure obligations, excluding those associated with concession contracts, is due to the integration of solar PV and wind projects for €656 million at Cobra IS. The other obligations relate to VINCI Immobilier and to a lesser extent VINCI Energies and VINCI Construction. VINCI Concessions, via its VINCI Concessions Ventures subsidiary, has made a commitment to invest in the world’s largest fund dedicated to clean hydrogen infrastructure solutions.

Obligations related to quarry operations include quarrying rights and quarry leases, which concern VINCI Construction.