In 2018, Argentina was declared a hyperinflationary economy due, among other causes, to the fact that the accumulated inflation rate of its economy exceeded 100% over a continuous period of three years.

As a result, the Group began to apply IAS 29 to the financial statements of Argentine companies with retroactive effect from 1 January 2018. The application of this standard entails the following exceptions to what is stated above in the rest of the valuation standards:

• Adjusting the historical cost of non-monetary assets and liabilities and the different equity items from the acquisition date or inclusion on the consolidated balance sheet until year-end to reflect the changes in currency’s purchasing power resulting from the inflation.
• Reflecting the loss or gain corresponding to the impact of inflation for the year on the net monetary position in the profit and loss account.
• Adjusting the various items of the profit and loss account and the cash flow statement for the inflationary index since its generation, with a counterpart in financial results and in a reconciliation item on the cash flow statement, respectively.
• Converting all components of the financial statements of Argentine companies at the closing exchange rate; the exchange rate at 31 December 2019 was 67.20 pesos per euro.
• The figures from the years prior to 2018 should not be amended.