2019 Annual financial report

Note 9 Non-current assets

9.1 Intangible assets

There were no acquisitions or disposals during financial year 2019. The balance at December 31, 2019 stands at euro 3,498,498, the same as at December 31 of the previous financial year.

9.2 Property, plant and equipment

In the 2019 financial year, euro 500,984 were invested in fixtures.
In 2018, this figure amounted to euro 1,021,647.

9.3 Long-term equity investments

At December 31, 2019, long-term equity investments amounted to euro 5,637,897,223. This was unchanged from December 31, 2018. The same applies to provisions for impairment, which stood at euro 98,115,000 at December 31, 2019.

9.4 Loans and receivables due from associates and non-consolidated companies

Euro 270,000,000 of the euro 491,980,000 loan granted to Publicis Groupe Investments BV was repaid in financial year 2019.
On July 1, 2019 a euro 73,634,000 loan was granted to MMS Multi Market Services Ireland.

9.5 Other non-current securities

This account contains treasury shares held for exchange in external growth operations.
It broke down as follows at December 31, 2019: