Basis of consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the Parent company DFDS A/S and the subsidiaries in which the Parent company controls the financial and operational policies. Control is obtained when the Group directly or indirectly holds more than 50% of the voting rights in the enterprise (i.e. subsidiary) or if it, in some other way, controls the enterprise. Further, control also implies that the Group is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the investee. The Parent company and its subsidiaries are referred to as the Group. The consolidated financial statements are based on the Parent company and the subsidiaries and are prepared by combining items of a uniform nature and eliminating intercompany transactions, shareholdings, balances, and intercompany gains and losses. The consolidated financial statements are prepared by applying the Group’s accounting policies. Investments in subsidiaries are eliminated against the proportionate share of the subsidiaries’ net asset value at the acquisition date. The Group’s investments in associates and joint ventures are recognised in the consolidated financial statements at the Group’s proportionate share of the associate’s/joint venture’s net asset value. Unrealised intercompany gains and losses from transactions with associates and joint ventures are eliminated by the Group’s interest in the respective associate/jointly controlled enterprise.