42 Events after the balance sheet date

The final approvals for the sale of LeasePlan to an international consortium of investors were issued by the competent authorities in January 2016. Legal transfer of the LeasePlan shares to the consortium was completed on March 21, 2016.

The total value of the transaction was approximately €3.7 billion plus interest in the amount of €31.5 million. In 2016, this had a positive effect of €2.2 billion on investing activities and net liquidity and, taking into account the disposal of equity-accounted investment in GMH, resulted in a low three-digit million euro range for the Volkswagen Group, which is reported in the financial result. On completion of the transaction, the existing credit line of €1.3 billion provided by the Volkswagen Group was cancelled.