Segment reporting

General

Alliander has applied IFRS 8 (Operating Segments) with effect from the 2010 financial year. The segments were revised following the sale of Endinet on 1 January 2016. Starting from the 2016 financial year, Alliander is using the following segments:

• Network operator Liander

• Other

Until 2015, Endinet was reported as a separate segment and the segmentation was as follows:

• Network operator Liander

• Network company Endinet

• Other

The figures for each reporting segment, excluding incidental items and fair value movements, are shown in the following table. These figures are a direct reflection of the regular internal reporting. This internal reporting structure does not reflect the classification of Endinet as held for sale in 2015. This means that Endinet has been included in the Alliander consolidation and that depreciation has been continued. Consequently the segment results differ from the operating profit recognised in the income statement for 2015. Detailed information on segment reporting can be found in note [2] of the financial statements.

Primary Segmentation

Network operator Liander

The network operator Liander segment consists of the legal entity Liander N.V. which, as designated network operator within network company Alliander, has a statutory duty to manage the electricity and gas networks and related assets in the provinces of Gelderland, Flevoland and parts of Friesland, Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland. Liander connects customers to the electricity and gas networks through which it distributes electricity and gas. External income in 2016 was up by €15 million compared with 2015, at €1,582 million. This increase is mainly accounted for by the effects of lower regulated tariffs in 2016 offset by the acquisition of AEF B.V. There is further information on the acquisition of AEF B.V in note [1]. Operating expenses were up by €59 million, chiefly owing to an increase in sufferance tax charges and the acquisition of AEF B.V. Operating profit at €308 million was €47 million lower than in 2015.

Other

The Other segment covers the entirety of the other operating segments within the Alliander group, such as the activities of Liandon, Stam, Alliander AG, Allego, Duurzame Gebiedsontwikkeling, new activities, the corporate staff departments and the service units. External operating income in 2016 was up by €29 million compared with 2015, at €141 million. Operating profit for 2016 amounted to €67 million negative (2015: €50 million negative). The increased losses are mainly attributable to acquisition costs and new activities.