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 Managing Board statements, Independent auditors’ report, Additional information
 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(in millions of €, except where otherwise
stated and per share amounts)
Pension benefits: Pension obligations
and funded status
A reconciliation of the funded status of the principal pension
benefit plans to the amounts recognized in the Consolidated
Balance Sheets is as follows:
The fair value of plan assets, DBO and funded status as of Sep-
tember 30, 2007 amounted to €24,013, €25,052 and €(1,039),
respectively. As of September 30, 2006, the fair value of plan
assets, DBO and funded status were €23,755, €26,696 and
€(2,941). As of September 30, 2005, the fair value of plan as-
sets, DBO and funded status were €21,581, €24,972 and
€(3,391).
September ,  September , 
Total Domestic Foreign Total Domestic Foreign
Fair value of plan assets 21,144 13,274 7,870 20,194 12,340 7,854
Total defined benefit obligation 25,159 15,783 9,376 22,654 13,782 8,872
Defined benefit obligation (funded) 24,949 15,783 9,166 22,474 13,782 8,692
Defined benefit obligation (unfunded) 210 – 210 180 – 180
Funded status (4,015) (2,509) (1,506) (2,460) (1,442) (1,018)
Germany (2,509) (2,509) (1,442) (1,442)
U.S. (954) (954) (588) (588)
U.K. (371) (371) (156) (156)
Other (181) (181) (274) (274)
Unrecognized past service cost (benefits) (65) – (65) (70) – (70)
Effects due to asset ceiling (104) – (104) – – –
Net amount recognized (4,184) (2,509) (1,675) (2,530) (1,442) (1,088)
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of:
Pension asset 19 17 2 50 17 33
Pension liability (4,203) (2,526) (1,677) (2,580) (1,459) (1,121)
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