Notes to the financial statements

18. Intangible Assets

PLN '000 Dec 31
2010
Dec 31
2009
Development expense 184 184
Software 3,914 4,686
Patents, trademarks and licences 81,136 79,031
Other 9,591 5,339
Total 94,825 89,240
Changes to Intangible Assets
 
PLN '000 Development expense Software Patents, trademarks and licences Other Total - including: exploration and evaluation
assets (1)
(restated)
Gross book value
as at Jan 1 2009
528 17,966 88,416 7,420 114,330 6,179
Increase - 298 46,553 4,061 50,912 34,967
- purchase - 970 35,811 - 36,781 35,249
- transfer from investments - 341 11,113 4,034 15,488 -
- change in Group structure - 10 - 33 43 -
- transfer - (975) (89) (6) (1,070) -
- reclassified to assets held for sale - (38) - - (38) -
- exchange differences on translation of foreign operations - (10) (282) - (292) (282)
Decrease - (3,363) (915) (66) (4,344) -
- sale - (10) - (3) (13) -
- liquidation - (3,353) (915) (63) (4,331) -
Gross book value
as at Dec 31 2009
528 14,901 134,054 11,415 160,898 41,146
Gross book value
as at Jan 1 2010
528 14,901 134,054 11,415 160,898 41,146
Increase - 1,589 33,042 5,544 40,175 26,160
- purchase - 965 21,873 3,040 25,878 21,872
- transfer from investments - 551 10,009 2,504 13,064 3,080
- transfer - - (48) - (48) -
- exchange differences on translation of foreign operations - 40 1,208 - 1,248 1,208
- other - 33 - - 33 -
Decrease - (126) (47) (28) (201) -
- sale - (45) - - (45) -
- liquidation - (81) (47) (28) (156) -
Gross book value
as at Dec 31 2010
528 16,364 167,049 16,931 200,872 67,306
Accumulated amortisation
as at Jan 1 2009
371 11,928 40,952 5,134 58,385 3,292
Increase - 1,391 8,838 997 11,226 988
- amortisation - 2,415 8,878 1,003 12,296 988
- transfer - (982) (40) (6) (1,028) -
- reclassified to assets held for sale - (38) - - (38) -
- currency translation differences on foreign operations - (4) - - (4) -
Decrease - (3,240) (583) (55) (3,878) -
- sale - (10) - - (10) -
- liquidation - (3,230) (583) (55) (3,868) -
Accumulated amortisation
as at Dec 31 2009
371 10,079 49,207 6,076 65,733 4,280
Accumulated amortisation
as at Jan 1 2010
371 10,079 49,207 6,076 65,733 4,280
Increase - 2,364 8,533 1,288 12,185 981
- amortisation - 2,345 8,517 1,288 12,150 981
- transfer - - 16 - 16 -
- exchange differences on translation of foreign operations - 19 - - 19 -
Decrease - (123) (47) (24) (194) -
- sale - (45) - - (45) -
- liquidation - (78) (47) (24) (149) -
Accumulated amortisation
as at Dec 31 2010
371 12,320 57,693 7,340 77,724 5,261
Impairment losses
as at Jan 1 2009
(27) 51 - - 24 -
Increase - 85 5,867 - 5,952 5,864
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations - - (51) - (51) (51)
Impairment losses
as at Dec 31 2009
(27) 136 5,816 - 5,925 5,813
Impairment losses
as at Jan 1 2010
(27) 136 5,816 - 5,925 5,813
Increase - - 21,950 - 21,950 21,950
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations - - 454 - 454 454
Decrease - (6) - - (6) -
Impairment losses
as at Dec 31 2010
(27) 130 28,220 - 28,323 28,217
Net book value
as at Jan 1 2009
184 5,987 47,464 2,286 55,921 2,887
Net book value
as at Dec 31 2009
184 4,686 79,031 5,339 89,240 31,053
Net book value
as at Dec 31 2010
184 3,914 81,136 9,591 94,825 33,828

(1) The value of exploration and evaluation assets comprises the value of expenses capitalised until technical feasibility and commercial viability of extracting a mineral resource are demonstrable.

In the year ended December 31st 2010, the cost of amortisation of intangible assets in respect of which technical feasibility and commercial viability of extracting a mineral resource have been demonstrated amounted to PLN 804 thousand (December 31st 2009: PLN 56 thousand).

The cost of amortisation of exploration and evaluation assets recognised under intangible items amounted to PLN 981 thousand in the year ended December 31st 2010 (December 31st 2009: PLN 988 thousand).

In the year ended December 31st 2010, impairment losses on exploration and evaluation assets recognised under intangible assets amounted to PLN 21,950 thousand (December 31st 2009: PLN 5,864 thousand).

In 2010, cash flows used in investing activities related to exploration and evaluation assets amounted to NOK 53,152 thousand (PLN 26,581 thousand translated using the arithmetic mean of exchange rates quoted for NOK for the year ended December 31st 2010) (2009: NOK 82,414 thousand, or PLN 41,116 thousand translated using the arithmetic mean of exchange rates quoted for NOK for the year ended December 31st 2009).​​​

This is a translation of a document originally issued in Polish
The notes to the financial statements, presented on following pages, are their integral part.

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