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Note 23 - Employee Benefits | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
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| 23. | EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
The Company sponsors pension plans to defined benefit to employees in Brazil and subsidiaries located in the Dominican Republic, Panama, Uruguay, Bolivia and Canada based on employees' salaries and length of service. The entities are governed by local regulations and practices of each individual country as well as the relationship with the Company’s pension funds and their composition. Ambev provides post-employment benefits, including pension benefits and medical and dental care. Post-employment benefits are classified as either defined contribution or defined benefit plans. The defined benefit plans and the other post-employment benefits are not granted to new retirees. Defined contribution plans These plans are funded by the participants and the sponsor, and are managed by administered pension funds. During 2017, the Company contributed R$18.9 ( R$25.3 during 2016 ) to these funds, which were recorded as an expense. Once the contributions have been paid, the Company has no further payment obligations. Defined benefit plans At December 31, 2017 the net liability for defined benefit plans consists of the following:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Present value of funded obligations |  |  | (5,027.7 | ) |  |  | (4,592.1 | ) |  |  | (4,646.4 | )
Fair value of plan assets |  |  | 4,006.2 |  |  |  | 3,845.2 |  |  |  | 3,781.4 |
Present value of net obligations |  |  | (1,021.5 | ) |  |  | (746.9 | ) |  |  | (865.0 | )
Present value of unfunded obligations |  |  | (757.4 | ) |  |  | (741.3 | ) |  |  | (756.6 | )
Present value of net obligations |  |  | (1,778.9 | ) |  |  | (1,488.2 | ) |  |  | (1,621.6 | )
Asset ceiling |  |  | (368.4 | ) |  |  | (532.2 | ) |  |  | (534.5 | )
Net liability |  |  | (2,147.3 | ) |  |  | (2,020.4 | ) |  |  | (2,156.1 | )
Other long term employee benefits |  |  | (105.0 | ) |  |  | (83.8 | ) |  |  | (57.2 | )
Total employee benefits |  |  | (2,252.3 | ) |  |  | (2,104.2 | ) |  |  | (2,213.3 | )
Employee benefits amount in the balance sheet: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  | (2,310.7 | ) |  |  | (2,137.7 | ) |  |  | (2,221.9 | )
Assets |  |  | 58.4 |  |  |  | 33.5 |  |  |  | 8.6 |
Net liabilities |  |  | (2,252.3 | ) |  |  | (2,104.2 | ) |  |  | (2,213.3 | )
The changes in the present value of the defined benefit obligations were as follows:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Defined benefit obligation at January 1 st |  |  | (5,333.4 | ) |  |  | (5,403.0 | ) |  |  | (4,808.0 | )
Acquisitions through exchange transaction of shareholdings |  |  | - |  |  |  | (67.3 | ) |  |  | - |
Service cost |  |  | (38.2 | ) |  |  | (43.1 | ) |  |  | (42.4 | )
Interest cost |  |  | (321.5 | ) |  |  | (320.5 | ) |  |  | (308.2 | )
Gains and (losses) on settlements or reductions in benefits |  |  | 3.9 |  |  |  | 2.2 |  |  |  | 1.1 |
Contributions by plan participants |  |  | (4.1 | ) |  |  | (5.2 | ) |  |  | (5.2 | )
Actuarial gains and (losses) - geographical assumptions |  |  | 77.3 |  |  |  | (20.1 | ) |  |  | - |
Actuarial gains and (losses) - financial assumptions |  |  | (140.3 | ) |  |  | (321.1 | ) |  |  | 182.5 |
Experience adjustment |  |  | (115.7 | ) |  |  | (182.8 | ) |  |  | (10.6 | )
Reclassifications |  |  | (7.5 | ) |  |  | 11.1 |  |  |  | - |
Exchange differences |  |  | (306.5 | ) |  |  | 599.6 |  |  |  | (805.1 | )
Benefits paid |  |  | 400.9 |  |  |  | 416.8 |  |  |  | 392.9 |
Defined benefit obligation at December, 31 |  |  | (5,785.1 | ) |  |  | (5,333.4 | ) |  |  | (5,403.0 | )
The present value of funded obligations include R$762.0 ( R$683.4 in 2016 and R$494.1 in 2015 ) of two health care plans for which the benefits are provided directly by Fundação Zerrenner. Fundação Zerrenner is a legally distinct entity whose main goal is to provide the Company’s current and retired employees and managers with health care and dental assistance, technical and superior education courses, maintaining facilities for assisting and helping elderly people, among other things, through direct initiatives or through financial assistance agreements with other entities. The changes in the fair value of plan assets are as follows:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Fair value of plan assets at January 1 st |  |  | 3,845.2 |  |  |  | 3,781.4 |  |  |  | 3,550.1 |
Interest Income |  |  | 273.3 |  |  |  | 274.7 |  |  |  | 259.5 |
Administrative costs |  |  | (3.4 | ) |  |  | (3.7 | ) |  |  | (3.4 | )
Expected Return excluding interest income |  |  | (64.8 | ) |  |  | 269.8 |  |  |  | (173.2 | )
Acquisition through business combination |  |  | - |  |  |  | 73.5 |  |  |  | - |
Contributions by employer |  |  | 183.2 |  |  |  | 175.9 |  |  |  | 107.6 |
Contributions by plan participants |  |  | 4.5 |  |  |  | 5.6 |  |  |  | 5.2 |
Exchange differences |  |  | 166.8 |  |  |  | (315.3 | ) |  |  | 428.5 |
Benefits paid excluding costs of administration |  |  | (398.6 | ) |  |  | (416.7 | ) |  |  | (392.9 | )
Fair value of plan assets at December, 31 |  |  | 4,006.2 |  |  |  | 3,845.2 |  |  |  | 3,781.4 |
The real return on plan assets generated in 2017 was a gain of R$208.5 (gain of R$544.5 in 2016 and R$86.3 in 2015 ). At December 31, 2017, the Company recorded R$58.4 ( R$33.5 at December 31, 2016) up to the asset ceiling not exceeding the present value of future benefits. The changes in the asset ceiling not exceeding the present value of future benefits are as follow:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Asset ceiling impact at January 1 st |  |  | 33.5 |  |  |  | 8.6 |  |  |  | 12.8 |
Acquisitions through exchange transaction of shareholdings |  |  | - |  |  |  | 10.4 |  |  |  | - |
Interest income/(expenses) |  |  | 2.8 |  |  |  | 1.3 |  |  |  | 1.1 |
Change in asset ceiling excluding amounts included in interest income/(expenses) |  |  | 8.8 |  |  |  | 15.8 |  |  |  | (5.3 | )
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations |  |  | 0.9 |  |  |  | (2.6 | ) |  |  | - |
Others |  |  | 12.4 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Asset ceiling impact at December 31 |  |  | 58.4 |  |  |  | 33.5 |  |  |  | 8.6 |
The income/(expense) recognized in the income statement with regard to defined benefit plans is detailed as follows:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Current service costs |  |  | (38.2 | ) |  |  | (43.1 | ) |  |  | (42.4 | )
Administrative costs |  |  | (3.4 | ) |  |  | (3.7 | ) |  |  | (3.4 | )
(Gains) losses on settlements and curtailments |  |  | 4.2 |  |  |  | 0.7 |  |  |  | 1.1 |
Income from operations |  |  | (37.4 | ) |  |  | (46.1 | ) |  |  | (44.7 | )
Financial cost |  |  | (101.3 | ) |  |  | (105.6 | ) |  |  | (97.6 | )
Total expense for employee benefits |  |  | (138.7 | ) |  |  | (151.7 | ) |  |  | (142.3 | )
The employee benefit revenue/(expenses) are included in the following line items in the income statement:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Cost of sales |  |  | (22.3 | ) |  |  | (24.5 | ) |  |  | (19.3 | )
Sales and marketing expenses |  |  | (5.0 | ) |  |  | (9.5 | ) |  |  | (7.9 | )
Administrative expense |  |  | (10.1 | ) |  |  | (10.2 | ) |  |  | (17.5 | )
Financial expenses |  |  | (101.3 | ) |  |  | (105.6 | ) |  |  | (97.6 | )
Exceptional items |  |  | - |  |  |  | (1.9 | ) |  |  | - |
|  |  | (138.7 | ) |  |  | (151.7 | ) |  |  | (142.3 | )
The assumptions used in the calculation of the obligations are as follows:
|  | 2017 (i) |  | 2016 (i) |  | 2015 (i)
Discount rate |  | 3.6% | to | 10.6% |  | 3.9% | to | 10.5% |  | 4.1% | to | 12.1%
Inflation |  | 2.0% | to | 5.0% |  | 2.0% | to | 5.2% |  | 2.0% | to | 5.2%
Future salary increases |  | 1.0% | to | 8.7% |  | 1.0% | to | 8.5% |  | 1.0% | to | 8.8%
Future pension increases |  | 2.0% | to | 4.3% |  | 2.0% | to | 4.5% |  | 2.0% | to | 4.5%
Medical cost trend rate |  | 4.5% | to | 7.9% |  | 3.8% | a | 8.2% |  | 4.5% | to | 8.2%
|  | p.a. reducing to 7.9% |  | p.a. reducing to 8.2% |  | p.a. reducing to 8.2%
Dental claims trend rate |  |  | 4.3% |  |  |  | 4.5% |  |  |  | 4.5% |
Life expectation for an over 65 years old male |  | 83 | to | 87 |  | 80 | to | 86 |  | 85 | to | 70
Life expectation for an over 65 years old female |  | 86 | to | 89 |  | 83 | to | 89 |  | 88 | to | 71
(i) Includes assumptions in Latin America – North, Latin America – South and Canada. Through its defined benefit pension plans and post-employment medical plans, the Company is exposed to a number of risks, the most significant are detailed below: Asset volatility The plans liabilities are calculated using a discount rate set with reference to high quality corporate yields; if plan assets underperform this yield, the Company’s net defined benefit obligation may increase. Most of the Company’s funded plans hold a significant proportion of equities, which are expected to outperform corporate bonds in the long-term while providing volatility and risk in the short-term. As the plans mature, the Company usually reduces the level of investment risk by investing more in assets that better match the liabilities. Changes in bond yields A decrease in corporate bond yields will increase plan liabilities, although this will be partially offset by an increase in the value of the plans’ bond holdings. Inflation risk Some of the Company’s pension obligations are linked to inflation, and higher inflation will lead to higher liabilities. The majority of the plan’s assets are either unaffected by or loosely correlated with inflation, meaning that an increase in inflation could potentially increase the Company’s net benefit obligation. Life expectancy The majority of the plans’ obligations are to provide benefits for the life of the member, so increases in life expectancy will result in an increase in the plans’ liabilities. Investment strategy In case of funded plans, the Company ensures that the investment positions are managed within an asset-liability matching (ALM) framework that has been developed to achieve long-term investments that are in line with the obligations under the pension schemes. Within this framework, the Company’s ALM objective is to match assets to the pension obligations by investing in long-term fixed interest securities with maturities that match the benefit payments as they fall due and in the appropriate currency. The sensitivity of the defined benefit obligation to changes in the weighted principal assumptions is:
|  |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
In millions of Brazilian Reais |  | Change in assumption |  | Increase in assumption |  |  | Decrease in assumption |  |  | Increase in assumption |  |  | Decrease in assumption |  |  | Increase in assumption |  |  | Decrease in assumption |
Medical cost trend rate |  | 100 bases points |  |  | (119.7 | ) |  |  | 102.3 |  |  |  | (104.7 | ) |  |  | 90.2 |  |  |  | (77.5 | ) |  |  | 67.4 |
Discount rate |  | 50 bases points |  |  | 289.7 |  |  |  | (309.2 | ) |  |  | 292.6 |  |  |  | (311.5 | ) |  |  | 262.5 |  |  |  | (280.1 | )
Future salary increase |  | 50 bases points |  |  | (12.9 | ) |  |  | 12.3 |  |  |  | (16.6 | ) |  |  | 15.3 |  |  |  | (13.3 | ) |  |  | 12.5 |
Longevity |  | One year |  |  | (180.6 | ) |  |  | 176.5 |  |  |  | (175.9 | ) |  |  | 172.9 |  |  |  | (135.1 | ) |  |  | 131.1 |
The data presented in these tables are purely hypothetical and are based on changes in individual assumptions holding all other assumptions constant: economic conditions and changes therein always affect the other assumptions at the same time and its effects are not linear. Therefore, the above information is not necessarily a reasonable representation of future results. The plans assets at December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 consist of the following:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
|  | Rated |  |  | Unrated |  |  | Total |  |  | Rated |  |  | Unrated |  |  | Total |  |  | Rated |  |  | Unrated |  |  | Total |
Government bonds |  |  | 50 | % |  |  | - |  |  |  | 50 | % |  |  | 41 | % |  |  | - |  |  |  | 41 | % |  |  | 29 | % |  |  | - |  |  |  | 29 | %
Corporate bonds |  |  | 7 | % |  |  | - |  |  |  | 7 | % |  |  | 13 | % |  |  | - |  |  |  | 13 | % |  |  | 23 | % |  |  | - |  |  |  | 23 | %
Equity instruments |  |  | 14 | % |  |  | - |  |  |  | 14 | % |  |  | 18 | % |  |  | - |  |  |  | 18 | % |  |  | 15 | % |  |  | - |  |  |  | 15 | %
Property |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1 | % |  |  | 1 | %
Cash |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1 | % |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1 | % |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Others |  |  | 29 | % |  |  | - |  |  |  | 29 | % |  |  | 27 | % |  |  | - |  |  |  | 27 | % |  |  | 32 | % |  |  | - |  |  |  | 32 | %
The overall expected rate of return is calculated by weighting the individual rates in accordance with the anticipated share in the total investment portfolio. Ambev expects to contribute approximately R$229.3 to its defined benefit plans in 2018.

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