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MEDIASET ESPAÑA COMUNICACIÓN, S.A.
a.1) Trade and other payables
Trade and other payables comprises financial liabilities arising from the purchase of goods and services in the ordinary
course of the Company’s business.The category also includes non-trade payables, which are defined as financial liabilities
that, in addition to not being derivative instruments, have not commercial substance.
Upon initial recognition in the balance sheet, they are recognized at fair value, which, unless there is evidence to the
contrary, is the transaction price, which is equivalent to the fair value of the consideration received, adjusted by directly
attributable transaction costs.
Following initial recognition, financial assets included in this category are measured at amortized cost. Interest is
recognized in the income statement using the effective interest rate method.
Nevertheless, trade payables maturing within less than one year with no contractual interest rate, as well as called-up
payments on shares the amount of which is expected in the short term are carried at nominal value, both in the initial
recognition and in the subsequent recognition, when the effect of not discounting cash flows is not significant.
a.2) Financial liabilities held for trading:
A financial liability is considered to be held for trading when:
a) It is issued primarily for the purpose of being repurchased in the short term.
b) It forms part of a portfolio of identified financial instruments that are managed together and for which there is
evidence of a recent pattern of short-term profit taking.
c) It is a derivative financial instrument, providing that is not a financial guarantee contract and has not been
designated as a hedging instrument.
Financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value, which, unless there is evidence to the contrary, is equivalent to the
fair value of the consideration received. Directly attributable transaction costs are directly recognized in the income
statement.
After initial recognition, these assets are measured at fair value including any transaction costs relating to their sale.
Changes to fair value are recognized in the income statement for the year.The Company maintained no investments of
this type at year end 2015 and 2014.
a.3) Other financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
This category includes hybrid financial instruments, when it is not possible to separately measure the value of the
embedded derivative or to reliably determine its fair value, either at the time of acquisition or at a subsequent date,
or, when so elected, at the time of initial recognition, because the financial instrument has been measured at fair value.
This category also includes all financial liabilities that the Company has designated, at the time of initial recognition, for
inclusion. This designation is only made when it results in more relevant information, because:
a) It eliminates or significantly reduces inconsistencies in recognition or valuation that otherwise would exist due to the
measurement of assets or liabilities or due to the recognition of losses or gains thereon by applying different criteria.
b) A group of financial liabilities or financial assets and liabilities is managed, and the return thereon is evaluated on
the basis of its fair value, according to a documented investment or risk-management strategy, and, in addition,
information regarding the Group is provided on a fair-value basis to the key management personnel.
After initial recognition, these assets are stated at fair value including any transaction costs relating to their sale. Changes
to fair value are recognized in the income statement for the year.The Company maintained no investments of this type
at year end 2015 and 2014.