Management Board Report on the activity of the JSW S.A. for 2012

3.2.1. Financial resources management

Excess cash generated by JSW S.A. is invested in fixed or variable interest-bearing bank deposits. The selection of a particular instrument depends on its safety and return on investment. In order to reduce its bank credit risk, the Company diversifies its cash deposits and sets limits on the concentration for individual banking institutions in accordance with the policy of investing available funds described in Item 3.9 of this report.

In 2012, JSW S.A. subscribed for series B bonds issued by Spółka Energetyczna Jastrzębie S.A. in the amount of PLN 10.0 million. JSW S.A.’s revenues generated in 2012 from series A bonds with a value of PLN 144.5 million issued by Spółka Energetyczna Jastrzębie S.A. in 2011 amounted to PLN 9.4 million.

The structure of cash and cash equivalents is presented in the following table.

  31 Dec 2012 31 Dec 2011 Growth rate
Cash on hand and in bank accounts 161 251.1 64.1%
Other cash assets, including:      
- cash assets payable up to 3 months 1,081.5 2,098.9 51.5%
- interest on financial assets payable up to 3 months 3.1 8.9 34.8%
Total 1,245.6 2,358.9 52.8%

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The table below presents income on cash investments and financial investments.

  2012 2011 Growth rate
Cash on hand 11.6 14 82.9%
Securities and participation units 9.4 0.4 2,350.0%
Term deposits 91.2 88.9 102.6%
Loans 0.1 - -
Total 112.3 103.3 108.7%

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