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The health care assumptions may be significantly influenced by the expected progression in
health care expense. A one-percentage-point change in the healthcare trend rates would have
resulted in the following increase/(decrease) of the accumulated postretirement benefit obli-
gation and the service and interest cost as of and for the year ended September 30, 2005:
Other postretirement benefits: Benefit payments
The following overview comprises benefit payments for other postretirement benefits paid out of
the principal other defined benefit postretirement plans during the years ended September 30,
2005 and 2004, and expected pension payments for the next five years and in the aggregate for
the five years thereafter (undiscounted):
Since the benefit obligations for other postretirement benefits are generally not funded, such
payments will impact the current operating cash flow of the Company.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Consolidated Financial Statements Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(in millions of €, except where otherwise stated
and per share amounts)
September 30, 2005
One-percentage-point
increase decrease
Effect on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation 59 (49)
Effect on total of service and interest cost components 6 (4)
Total Domestic Foreign
Payments for other postretirement benefits
2004 55 23 32
2005 55 20 35
Expected payments for other postretirement benefits
2006 52 23 29
2007 57 28 29
2008 63 34 29
2009 56 27 29
2010 59 29 30
2011– 2015 388 238 150