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MEDIASET ESPAÑA COMUNICACIÓN, S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES
21. GUARANTEE COMMITMENTS TOTHIRD PARTIES
The breakdown, by nature, of the guarantees provided and received at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, is
as follows:
Thousands of euros
Nature of guarantee
12/31/15
12/31/14
Guarantees provided
Surety bonds for contracts, concessions, and tenders
27,689
8,339
Guarantees deposited with the tax authorities
9,029
9,029
Payments into court
40,143
39,015
76,861
56,383
Guarantees received
16,509
19,648
21.1. Guarantees provided
• The Group pledged guarantees amounting to 24,000 thousand euros which were necessary for participating in
a public tender for local TV licenses, through the Council of Ministers’ Agreement on April 17, 2015. In January
of 2016, the Company recovered 12,000 thousand euros of the above amount.
• The Group pledged a guarantee of 9,029 thousand euros (Note 20.2) with the Tax and Customs Control
Department arising from its appeal against the tax settlement agreement of which the Department notified the
Group on May 20, 2013, which confirmed the proposal given in the assessment from the tax inspection dated
April 16, 2013. The assessment covered verifications and investigations for “Taxes on games of luck, bets, or
chance” during the period from June 2008 to December 2011 (Note 16).
• The Group submitted a 15.6 million euro guarantee with Section 6 of the National Appellate Court for the
appeal against the administrative decision taken by the CNMC on February 6, 2013 (Dossier SNC/0024/12), by
virtue of which Mediaset España was declared noncompliant with different commitments, thereby authorizing
the Telecinco/Cuatro transaction; a fine was levied equal to the amount of the above guarantee.
• The Group submitted two guarantees amounting to 14,908 and 2,091 thousand euros, respectively to Madrid
Mercantile Court number 6, in compliance with the ruling handed down by Provisional Enforcement Procedure
number 360/2014 on December 22, 2014 (Note 16).
21.2. Guarantees received
Under the Group’s advertising contracting procedures, deferred sales must be accompanied by performance bonds.The
amount of the guarantees received in this connection at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 is shown in the
preceding table.