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Douwe Dijkstra 30 years of (international) treasury experience Strong emphasis on cash management, FX management, Interest management, bank charges reduction 1980-2007: Several treasury roles (on the payroll) at Wolters-Kluwer, Royal Wessanen, Sara Lee DE 2007-current: Freelance treasury consultancy at Q8 Petroleum, ING Real Estate, Royal BAM Group, Naspers, VION Food Certified Register Treasurer (RT) and DACT member 1

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Douwe Dijkstra

• 30 years of (international) treasury experience

• Strong emphasis on cash management, FX management, Interest management, bank charges reduction

• 1980-2007: Several treasury roles (on the payroll) at Wolters-Kluwer, Royal Wessanen, Sara Lee DE

• 2007-current: Freelance treasury consultancy at Q8 Petroleum, ING Real Estate, Royal BAM Group, Naspers, VION Food

• Certified Register Treasurer (RT) and DACT member

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Storms ahead for pooling or business as usual

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Target balancing versus notional poolingTarget balancing

• Ultimate form: zerobalancing to one bank account

• Thresholds• Triggers

• Commingling of funds -> tangle of IC-loans-> reconciliation/interest allocation

Notional pooling

• Bank balances remain on their accounts

• Balances are aggregated for interest calculations

• Bank allocates interest to all individual participating accounts

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Another basic difference

Network Banks:

Prefering deployment of their international network and reduce use of your current local banks

Cash pool solution providing bank:

Daily collections and disbursements stay with your local bank

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Hurdles and challenges• Fiscal hurdles

• Legal hurdles

• Accounting hurdles

• Hurdles in practice

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Fiscal hurdles and challenges

• Transfer pricing

• Withholding taxes

• Limitations on interest deductability

• Country specific regulations

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Legal hurdles and challenges

• Know your client (KYC)

• Cash pool documentation

- Negative pledges - Pari passu - Cross defaults - Right to offset debit and credit balances

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Accounting hurdles and challenges (1)• Both Bank and Corporate want to off set debit

and credit balances

• IFRS

Both parties would need the legal right to offset the recognized amounts

The intention to settle on a net basis needs to be demonstrated

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Accounting hurdles and challenges (2)• Both Bank and Corporate want to off set debit

and credit balances

• Basel III

Strenghten the capital basis of banks New financial ratio’s: Liquidity capital ratio

(LCR) Negative balances will target the Risk Weighted

Asset (RWA) of the Bank

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Hurdles in practice

• External mitigating factors

• Internal/organizational mitigating factors

• Psychological mitigating factors

• Relationship banking

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External mitigating factors• Different time zones• Mentioned tax, legal and accounting issues• Central bank regulation

(non convertibility/transferability)• Relationship banking• Amounts too limited to justify participation• Footprint of banks• Documentation requirements too heavy to

justify participation

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Internal/organizational mitigating factors• Bank “around the corner” gives practical

benefits (petty cash, cheques, salary payments)

• Minority shareholders

• Psychological mitigating factors

• Centralized / Decentralized organisation

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Psychological mitigating factors• What I see in practice (very general observation):

• Centralized companies -> target balancing• Decentralized companies -> notional pooling

• Centralized companies -> network bank• Decentralized companies -> cash pool solution providing bank

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Relationship banking

• Past: “Different bank for different purposes”

• Today: Divide your side business between banks which are providing credit facilities to your company

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Businesscase Naspers Ltd

• South African based e-commerce and media company predominantly active in emerging markets

• Cash pool solution for Central and Eastern Europe

• Decentralized company

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Which bank to invite

• 17 banks in Revolving Credit Facility (RCF)• Bank that proposed the idea already to Naspers

Network Bank Cash pool solution providing bank Bank with prominent presence in the region

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RFP: Benefits to be realized

• Cash surplus balances are used to reduce debt

• Local subsidiary cash should earn interest on competative rates

• Increased visibility, control and access to regional cash

• Reduction of cross-border payments, draw against credit balances

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Outcome Request for proposal

• Network bank: Notional cash pool using the banks network in the region

• Cash pool solution providing bank: Notional cash pool as overlay while continuing using all local banks

• Bank with prominent presence in the region: No solution yet given this RFP

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BMG’s Overlay-Structure for MIH

NaspersTreasuryUSD

Cash Pool solution providing bank in Amsterdam

Company A Hungary

Company C Bulgaria

Company D Rumania

Company E Russian F

Company G Slovakia

Company H Estonia

Company B Poland

Local Banks (domestic environment)

Company F Czech R

Reduce Ancillary/RCF drawings

Notional calculation of the overall cash pool balance in USD

Two-way automatic or manual sweeping of balances on a daily basis.

Company A Hungary

Company C Bulgaria

Company D Rumania

Company E Russian F .

Company G Slovakia

Company H Estonia

Company B Poland

Company F Czech R

Company 1 Hungary

Company 2 Hungary

Company 3 Hungary

Company 4 Hungary

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Conclusion:

storms ahead for notional pooling or business as usual?”

I prefer the last with a big “BUT”

Carefully assess every document from your bank

Consult your: - Tax advisor- Legal advisor- Accountant

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Proverbs 15 verse 22:

“Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisors they succeed”

Bible, New International Version (NIV)

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