Discontinued operations

With the exception of 1 individual property, the disposals of majority stake in METRO China and the hypermarket business have been completed.

The assets held for sale amount to €0.0 billion (30/9/2019: €5.0 billion). The liabilities recognised in this connection amount to €0.0 billion (30/9/2019: €3.8 billion).

Of the resulting net assets of the , the hypermarket business accounted for €0.5 billion. The net assets attributable to METRO China in the previous year amounted to €0.7 billion.

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Period of 12 months relating to the financial year preceding the reporting year, usually cited as reference for statements in an annual report.
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