4.2Finance Result

in EUR m

2025

2024

2023

Interest income

7.3

6.6

4.1

Foreign exchange gains, net

3.8

-

13.7

Other finance income

1.7

41.3

3.8

Total financial income

12.8

47.9

21.6

Interest expenses

(195.5)

(183.8)

(164.6)

Interest on lease liabilities (Note 3.7)

(36.5)

(35.3)

(29.6)

Fair value losses on ineffective portion of hedged interest rate swaps (Note 4.6.2)

(0.5)

-

-

Net interest on defined benefit schemes (Note 5.3)

(11.4)

(10.6)

(12.2)

Foreign exchange losses, net

-

(7.3)

-

Other finance costs

(15.9)

(13.7)

(11.2)

Total financial expenses

(259.8)

(250.7)

(217.6)

Total

(247.0)

(202.8)

(196.0)

Interest income includes interest income on pension plan reimbursement rights in Germany amounting to EUR 0.4m (2024: EUR 0.3m; 2023: EUR 0.8m) (Note 5.3).

Other finance income includes fair value adjustments to financial assets at fair value through profit or loss in the amount of EUR 1.3m (2024: EUR 15.4m; 2023: EUR 3.4m). In 2024, a gain on the bond repayment amounting to EUR 26.2m (Note 3.8) was included.

Foreign exchange (losses)/gains, net, primarily comprise the gain from hyperinflation accounting in the Argentinian subsidiary and foreign exchange (losses)/gains on monetary financial assets and liabilities.