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SPANISH MINISTRY OF FINANCE
GENERAL STATE COMPTROLLER

AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
ADIF Alta Velocidad
Auditors' report on the 2016 financial statements
State Audit ADIF Alta Velocidad
(Free translation from the Original in Spanish.

In the event of discrepancy,
the Spanish version prevails)
SPANISH MINISTRY OF FINANCE
GENERAL STATE COMPTROLLER
AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Index
I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................. 1
II. SCOPE AND OBJECTIVE OF THE ENGAGEMENT: RESPONSIBILITY OF THE AUDITORS ............................................ 1
III. OPINION ............................................................................................................................................................ 1
IV. MATTERS NOT AFFECTING THE OPINION ............................................................................................................ 2
V. REPORT ON OTHER LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................... 2
I. Introduction
The General State Comptroller, through the State Audit of Administrador de InfraestructurasFerroviarias
Alta Velocidad, (hereinafter ADIF AV or the Entity), using the powers conferred thereto by Article 168 of the
General State Budget Law, has audited the financial statements of the aforementioned Entity, which
comprise the balance sheet at 31 December 2016, the income statement, the statement of changes in
equity, the statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statements for the year then ended.
The audit firm GRANT THORNTON, S.L.P. by virtue of the agreement entered into with the Spanish
Ministry of Finance and Public Administration, at the proposal of the General State Comptroller (IGAE),
performed the audit engagement referred to in the preceding section. In the aforementioned engagement,
the General State Comptroller applied the Technical Standards relating to cooperation with private auditors
in the performance of public audits of 11 April 2007.
The General State Comptroller prepared this report on the basis of the work performed by the audit firm
GRANT THORNTON, S.L.P.
The Chairman of ADIF Alta Velocidad is responsible for the preparation of the Entity's financial
statements in accordance with the financial reporting framework detailed in Note 2 to the accompanying
financial statements and, in particular, in accordance with the accounting principles and policies. The
Chairman is also responsible for the internal control considered necessary to enable the aforementioned
financial statements to be prepared free from material misstatement.
The financial statements to which this report refers were prepared by the Chairman of the Entity on 24
March 2017 and were furnished to the State Audit Office on that date.
The information relating to the financial statements is contained in the file
NF1548_2016_F_170324_143157_Cuentas.zip, the electronic summary of which corresponds to
7151DF1F1DBB19E41753EF228D1B258B7E32AE70F4F0B0EB736735D0942E1BA1 and is filed in the
CICEP.Red application of the General State Comptroller.
II. Scope and objective of the engagement: Responsibility of the

auditors
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on whether the accompanying financial statements are
presented fairly, based on the work performed in accordance with Public Sector Auditing Standards. The
aforementioned standards require that we plan and perform the audit, in order to obtain reasonable, but not
absolute assurance, that the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves the use of procedures to obtain adequate and sufficient evidence on the amounts and
the information included in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's
judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement in the financial statements. In
performing the aforementioned risk assessments, the auditor takes into account the relevant internal control
for the preparation and fair presentation by the manager of the financial statements, in order to design audit
procedures that are appropriate based on the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the effectiveness of the Entity's internal control. An audit also includes the assessment of the
appropriateness of the accounting rules and of the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the
manager, and an assessment of the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We consider that the audit evidence we have obtained provides a sufficient and appropriate basis to
issue our audit opinion.
III. Opinion
In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the equity
and financial position of ADIF Alta Velocidad at 31 December 2016, and the results of its operations and its
cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with the regulatory financial reporting framework applicable
to the Entity and, in particular, with the accounting principles and rules contained therein.
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IV. Matters not affecting the opinion
We draw attention to the fact that in the performance of the engagement, irregularities of public sector
procurement rules were identified, since certain infrastructure work was performed without the necessary legal
coverage. In 2016, ADIF Alta Velocidad continued with a process of regularization of the described situations
and is working on the development of the instruments to avoid such incidents in the future, with the effect on
work accounts that remain pending regularization at the end of the yearappearing in 4.b) of the notes to the
financial statements. This matter does not modify our opinion.
We also draw attention to what is indicated in 10.b.1) of the notes to the financial statements which
indicates that the Entity is currently involved in litigation with construction companies and third parties arising
from the execution of work contracts and expropriations, by which the Entity has provisioned the present value
of the best estimate of the future costs corresponding to said litigation, for amounts of 262,750 thousand
euros and 46,883 thousand euros respectively, which have been recorded as property, plant and equipment.
In addition, the Entity as of December 31, 2016, is involved in a series of judicial proceedings related mainly to
litigation for patrimonial responsibility and expropriations, whose maximum risk is estimated with the best
information available at 225,626 thousand euros, expected to be concluded shortly and for which it considers
that an exit of resources is not probable. For this reason, the Entity has not provisioned any amount. This
matter does not modify our opinion.
On March 31, 2016 this Delegated Intervention issued an audit report on the annual accounts for the
year 2015, in which a favorable opinion was expressed with qualifications.
V. Reportonother legal and regulatoryrequirements

Per its bylaws, the Chairman of the Entity is required to prepare a Directors' Report that contains the
explanations which are considered to be appropriate about the situation and evolution of Administrador de
InfraestructurasFerroviarias Alta Velocidad, but it is not an integral part of the financial statements.
Also, pursuant to Article 129.3 of the State Budget Law, the Entity is required to present, together with
the financial statements, a report relating to compliance of the economic and financial obligations assumed by
it as a member of the public sector.
Our work was confined to checking that the aforementioned reports were prepared in accordance with
the regulating legislation and that the accounting information they contain is consistent with that contained in
the audited financial statements.
This auditors' report was signed electronically through the CICEP.Red application of the General State
Comptroller by the Financial Controller for ADIF Alta Velocidad, in Madrid, on 29 March, 2017.
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Entidad Pública
Empresarial
ADIF-Alta
Velocidad
31December 2016
(Free translation from the Original in

Spanish. In the event of discrepancy,
the Spanish version prevails)
ENTIDAD PÚBLICA EMPRESARIAL
ADIF-Alta Velocidad
INDEX
Balance Sheet
Income Statement
Statement of Changes in Equity
Statement of Cash Flows
Notes
(1) Activity of the Entity and Legal Status ................................................................ 2

1.a) ADIF-Alta Velocidad statute ............................................................................................. 3
1.b) Service arrangements between ADIF and ADIF-Alta Velocidad…………………..……4
1.c) Other provisions ....................................................................................................................6
1.d) Charges and fees.................................................................................................................. 8
(2) Basis of Presentation of the Financial Statements .......................................... 10

2.a) Fair presentation ............................................................................................................... 10
2.b) Comparative information ................................................................................................ 10
2.c) Critical issues regarding the valuation and estimation of relevant uncertainties
and judgements used when applying accounting principles...................................11
2.d) Functional and presentation currency ........................................................................ 12
(3) Significant Accounting Policies .......................................................................... 12

3.a) Intangible assets ............................................................................................................... 12
3.b) Property, plant and equipment ..................................................................................... 13
3.c) Investment property ........................................................................................................ 20
3.d) Financial assets ................................................................................................................. 20
3.e) Financial liabilities ............................................................................................................ 21
3.f) Cash and cash equivalents .............................................................................................. 22
3.g) Grants, donations and bequests received ................................................................... 23
3.h) Long-term employee benefits ....................................................................................... 23
3.i) Provisions ............................................................................................................................. 24
3.j) Classification of assets and liabilities as current and non-current ........................ 25
3.k) Foreign currency balances and transactions ............................................................. 25
3.l) Income taxes ........................................................................................................................ 25
3.m) Recognition of income and expenses.......................................................................... 26
3.n) Related party transactions............................................................................................. 26
3.o) Leases .................................................................................................................................. 26
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4) Property, Plant and Equipment, Intangible Assets and Investment

Property ................................................................................................................ 26
4.a) Operating property, plant and equipment.................................................................. 29
4.b) Work in progress ................................................................................................................ 30
4.c) Capitalised borrowing costs ............................................................................................ 31
4.d) Fully depreciated/amortised assets............................................................................. 32
4.e) Government grants received ......................................................................................... 32
4.f) Intangible assets ................................................................................................................ 32
4.g) Impairment of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and investment
Property............................................................................................................................... 34
4.h) Investment property ....................................................................................................... 34
4.i) Sale commitments (land associated with Chamartín Station rail complex –
Fuencarral, in Madrid) ........................................................................................................ 35
5) Investments in Group Companies and Associates .............................................. 38

5.a) Non-current equity instruments in Group companies and associates ................ 38
5.b) Non-current loans to Group companies and associates........................................... 38
5.c) Current investments in Group companies and associates ...................................... 39
(6) Other Financial Assets ......................................................................................... 40

6.a) Investments ....................................................................................................................... 41
6.b) Trade and other receivables ........................................................................................... 42
(7) Cash and Cash Equivalents .................................................................................. 43
(8) Equity..................................................................................................................... 44
8.a) Equity contribution .......................................................................................................... 44
8.b) Reserves .............................................................................................................................. 44
8.c) Proposed application of loss for the year .................................................................... 45
8.d) Valuation adjustments .................................................................................................... 45
(9) Grants, Donations and Bequests ......................................................................... 45
(10) Provisions for Liabilities and Charges .............................................................. 49

10.a) Provisions for liabilities and charges related to personnel .................................. 51
10.b) Other provisions .............................................................................................................. 52
(11) Financial Liabilities ............................................................................................ 53

11.a) Loans and borrowings and bonds and other marketable securities .................. 54
11.b) Other financial liabilities ............................................................................................... 57
11.c) Payables to Group companies and associates .......................................................... 58
11.d) Trade and other payables ............................................................................................. 58
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(12) Income Tax .......................................................................................................... 59

12.a) Public entities, receivables ........................................................................................... 60
12.b) Public entities, payables ............................................................................................... 60
12.c) Income tax ......................................................................................................................... 61
12.d) Value added tax............................................................................................................... 65
12.e) Years open to inspection ............................................................................................... 65
(13) Revenue ............................................................................................................... 66

13.a) Revenue from use of rail facilities .............................................................................. 66
13.b) Passenger rail transport safety levy.......................................................................... 67
(14) Other Operating Income..................................................................................... 67
(15) Personnel Expenses ........................................................................................... 68
(16) Other Operating Expenses ................................................................................. 69
(17) Recognition of Grants for Fixed Assets and Other .......................................... 70
(18) Finance Costs ...................................................................................................... 71
(19) Finance Income ................................................................................................... 71
(20) Environmental Information .............................................................................. 71
(21) Information on Directors and Senior Management of the Entity .................. 72
(22) Financial Risk Management .............................................................................. 72

22.a) Credit risk .......................................................................................................................... 72
22.b) Interest rate risk .............................................................................................................. 73
22.c) Liquidity risk ..................................................................................................................... 73
(23) Commitments and Contingencies ..................................................................... 74
Appendix I
Appendix II
Financial Statements
31 December 2016
ADIF-Alta Velocidad
Balance Sheet
31 December 2016
Expressed in thousands of Euros
ASSETS NOTE 31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Intangible assets 4 58,122 58,902

Property, plant and equipment 42,855,859 42,170,831
Land and buildings 3,783,363 3,647,384
Technical installations, machinery, equipment, 
furniture and other items 26,120,638 26,293,652
Under construction and advances 4 12,951,858 12,229,795
Investment property 4 198,072 202,067
Non-current investment in Group companies and
associates 5 108,957 39,550
Equity instruments 8,397 8,496
Loans to companies 100,560 31,054
Non-current investments 178,613 69,785
Equity instruments 6 2,040 1,890
Public entities 12 175,780 67,115
Other financial assets 6 793 780
Deferred tax assets 11 and 12 4,358 4,210
Non-current trade receivables 6 694 759
Total non-current assets 43,404,675 42,546,104
Trade and other receivables 355,235 416,415

Trade receivables 6 100,602 155,087
Trade receivables, from Group companies and
associates 6 5,656 5,656
Other receivables 6 116,104 163,426
Personnel 6 9 7
Current tax assets 12 1,393 4,312
Public entities, other 12 131,471 87,927
Current investments in Group companies and
associates 5 4,480 2,226
Loans to companies 4,480 2,226
Other financial assets 7 530,108 1,252,791
Current investments 530,095 1,092,587
Cash and cash equivalents 13 160,204
Total current assets 889,823 1,671,432
TOTAL ASSETS 44,294,498 44,217,536

ADIF-Alta Velocidad
Balance Sheet
31 December 2016
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES NOTE 31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Equity 8 13,806,686 14,133,256

Equity contributions 14,454,014 14,899,514
Reserves 42,071 42,867
Retained earnings (361,252) (447,873)
Loss for the year (328,147) (361,252)
Valuation adjustments 11 (13,075) (10,827)
Grants, donations and bequests received 9 10,504,732 9,898,850
Total equity 24,298,343 24,021,279
Non-current provisions 10 477,062 329,131

Long-term employee benefits 754 431
Other provisions 476,308 328,700
Non-current payables 11 14,213,216 14,768,445
Bonds and other marketable securities 3,192,469 2,836,636
Loans and borrowings 10,769,974 11,146,712
Derivatives 17,433 15,037
Other financial liabilities 233,340 770,060
Deferred tax liabilities 12 3,501,390 3,299,428
Non-current accruals 14 528,925 555,375
Total non-current liabilities 18,720,593 18,952,379
Current provisions 10 77,290 76,453

Short-term employee benefits 495 349
Other provisions 76,795 76,104
Current payables 11 1,008,991 929,037
Bonds and other marketable securities 44,542 42,704
Loans and borrowings 483,403 454,524
Other financial liabilities 277 239
Current payables, to Group companies and associates 480,769 431,570
Trade and other payables 11 11,953 11,803
Other suppliers and payables 150,685 200,805
Suppliers, Group companies and associates 11 148,309 199,105
Personnel 11 1,501 356
Public entities, payables 11 249 672
Current accruals 12 626 672
Current provisions 14 26,643 25,780
Total current liabilities 1,275,562 1,243,878
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 44,294,498 44,217,536

ADIF-Alta Velocidad
IncomeStatement
31 December2016
NOTE 31/12/2016 31/12/2015

Revenue 13 514,720 513,698
Self-constructed assets 9,610 10,197
Other operating income 14 411,443 460,208
Personnel expenses 15 (15,129) (14,890)
Other operating expenses 16 (683,307) (714,865)
External services (675,565) (714,501)
Taxes (4,581) (3,180)
Losses, impairment and changes in trade provisions (3,161) 2,816
Amortisation and depreciation (321,852) (305,973)
Non-financial and other capital grants 17 98,017 90,065
Provision surpluses 2,059 1,164
Impairment and result on disposal of fixed assets (1,332) (11,350)
Results from operating activities 14,229 28,254
Finance income 19 133,944 129,584

From equity instruments 1,492 1,015
From marketable securities and other financial
instruments 5,431 7,341
Capitalised finance costs 19 and 4 119,431 121,081
Other 7,590 147
Finance costs 18 (393,173) (423,779)
On third party loans (389,647) (423,560)
Provision adjustments (3,526) (219)
Change in fair value of financial instruments (8,582) (5,543)
Impairment and losses on disposal of financial instruments (74,565) (89,768)
Net finance expense (342,376) (389,506)
Loss before income tax (328,147) (361,252)
Income tax 12.c - -
Loss for the year (328,147) (361,252)

ADIF-Alta Velocidad
Statement of Changes in Equity

31 December 2016
A) Statement of Recognised Income and Expense

for the year ended
31 December 2016
NOTE 31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Loss for the year (328,147) (361,252)
Income and expense recognised directly in equity

Grants, donations and bequests 9 905,861 1,492,402
Cash flow hedges 11 (2,396) (5,990)
Actuarial gains and losses and other adjustments (796) (10)
Grants tax effect 9 and 12 (226,466) (373,101)
Cash flow hedges tax effect 11 148 1,677
Total income and expense recognised directly in

equity 676,351 1,114,978
Amounts transferred to the income statement

Grants, donations and bequests 17 (98,017) (90,065)
Tax effect 12 24,504 25,218
Total amounts transferred to the income

statement (73,513) (64,847)
Total recognised income and expense 274,691 688,879

ADIF-Alta Velocidad
Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended 31 December 2016
B) Statement of Total Changes in Equity for the year ended

31 December 2016
Valuation
Grants, donations
Equity adjustment
Reserves Retained and bequests
contributions Loss for the year s Total
(Note 8.b) earnings received
(Note 8.a) (Note
(Note 9)
11.a.1)
Balance at 31 December 2014 14,468,304 43,438 (231,333) (216,540) 8,844,396 (6,514) 22,901,751
Recognised income and expense (10) (361,252) 1,054,454 (4,313) 688,879

Transactions with shareholders or owners
Increase in equity contributions 430,050 430,050
Other changes in equity 1,160 (561) (216,540) 216,540 599
Recognised income and expense (796) (328,147) 605,882 (2,248) 274,691
Transactions with shareholders or owners
Increase in equity contributions (447,873) (447,873)

Other changes in equity 2,373 86,621 361,252 450,246
ADIF-Alta Velocidad
Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended

31 December 2016
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Cash flows from/(used in) operating activities
Loss for the year before tax (328,147) (361,252)
Adjustments for: 576,760 657,845

Amortisation and depreciation (+) 321,852 305,973
Impairment (+/-) 77,726 86,591
Change in provisions (+/-) 32,830 65,900
Grants recognised in the income statement (-) (98,017) (90,065)
Proceeds from disposals of fixed assets (+/-) 1,332 10,991
Finance income (-) (133,944) (129,584)
Finance costs (+) 393,173 423,779
Change in fair value of financial instruments (+/-) (8,582) (5,543)
Other income and expenses (-/+) (9,610) (10,197)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (39,857) (271,191)
Trade and other receivables (+/-) (18,411) 508,991
Trade and other payables (+/-) 36,286 (1,290,836)
Other current liabilities (+/-) (15,601) 428,453
Other non-current assets and liabilities (+/-) (42,131) 82,201
Other cash flows from/(used in) operating activities (346,848) (347,597)
Interest paid (-) (331,777) (301,073)
Dividends received (+) 1,492 1,016
Interest received (+) 19,976 218
Payments (collections) by tax of benefits (- / +) 3,499 -
Other amounts paid (received) (-/+) (40,038) (47,758)
Cash flows from/(used in) operating activities (138,092) (322,195)

ADIF-Alta Velocidad
Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended

31 December 2016
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Cash flows from/(used in) investing activities
Payments for investments (-) (882,986) (1,340,068)
Group companies and associates (81,861) (26,574)
Property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and
investment property (801,125) (1,313,494)
Other financial assets - -
Proceeds from disposals (+)
140,000
Other financial assets - 140,000
Cash flows from/(used in) investing activities (882,986) (1,200,068)
Cash flows from/(used in) financing activities

Proceeds from and payments for equity instruments 268,504 515,520
Issue of equity instruments - 430,050
Grants, donations and bequests received 268,504 85,470
Proceeds from and payments for financial liability
Issue 374,663 2,284,681
Bonds and other marketable securities 340,200 1,850,000
Loans and borrowings (+) - 399,998
Other payables (+) 34,463 34,683
Redemption and repayment of (344,772) (1,762,661)
Loans and borrowings (-) (340,220) (1,758,592)
Other payables (-) (4,552) (4,069)
Cash flows from/(used in) financing activities 298,395 1,037,540
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (722,683) (484,723)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 1,252,791 1,737,514

Cash and cash equivalents at year end 530,108 1,252,791
Notes to the
Financial Statements
31 December 2016
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(1) Activities of the Entity and Legal Status
The state-owned enterprise EntidadPúblicaEmpresarial ADIF-Alta Velocidad (hereinafter ADIF-

AV or the Entity) was created on 31 December 2013 following the approval of Royal Decree-
Law 15/2013 of 13 December 2013 on the restructuring of the state-owned enterprise
Administrador de InfraestructurasFerroviarias (hereinafter ADIF) and other urgent economic
measures.
ADIF-AV was created by spinning off the branch of activity involving the construction and
running of ADIF’s high-speed railway infrastructures, as well as other activities attributed to
the new entity and entrusted to ADIF until this Royal Decree-Law entered force. ADIF retained
the construction and running of conventional network rail infrastructures.
Due to the entry into force of this Royal Decree-Law 15/2013, Order PRE/2443/2013 of the
Office of the Prime Minister was published on 27 December (hereinafter the Order or Order
PRE/2443), identifying which of ADIF’s assets and liabilities were to be transferred to the
ownership of ADIF-AV. These assets and liabilities were to be integrated into and recognised by
ADIF-AV at their carrying amounts, as indicated in the mentioned Order. Pursuant to this Order
and the aforementioned Royal Decree-Law, for accounting purposes this spin-off was to take
effect retrospectively from 1 January 2013.
Moreover, article 2 of Royal Decree-Law 15/2013, and Order PRE/2443/2013, governs the
allocation to ADIF-AV of certain assets comprising the state-owned network, which were
allocated to ADIF following the entry into force of Royal Decree-Law 4/2013, of 22 February
2013. This article stipulates that the transfer to ADIF and ADIF-AV of the title to these assets
will be considered a free-of-charge transfer of assets associated with railway infrastructure
administration, and should be carried out at the values taken from the financial information
system and the records of the Ministry of Public Works, less any depreciation. The transfer of
these assets took place at the moment Royal Decree-Law 4/2013, of 22 February 2013, came
into force.
ADIF was established as a state-owned entity under the Basic Law of 24 January 1941 under
the name Red Nacional de losFerrocarrilesEspañoles (hereinafter RENFE). On 31 December 2004
Rail Sector Law 39/2003 of 17 November 2003 (hereinafter the RSL) entered into force, with
the objective of incorporate various EU directives establishing a new framework for this sector
in Spanish legislation and to completely re-organise the State rail sector, laying the
foundations for new players to progressively enter this market. To achieve these objectives,
rail infrastructure administration was regulated and entrusted to RENFE. Consequently, RENFE
became Administrador de InfraestructurasFerroviarias (ADIF), retaining its legal status as a
state-owned entity. The RSL also foresaw the creation of a new state-owned entity, RENFE
Operadora, to provide rail transport services, with this entity assuming the resources and
assets used by RENFE to render rail transport services. Like ADIF, ADIF-AV and RENFE
Operadora are subject to the RSL.
Through a modification to the ADIF statute set forth in Royal Decree 1044/2013 of 27
December 2013, ADIF-AV’s statute was passed and its functions and responsibilities
established, the main ones being the following:
 Construction of high-speed rail infrastructure forming part of the public service rail
network, with a charge to equity and in accordance with provisions set out by the
Ministry of Public Works.
 Construction of high-speed rail infrastructure with third-party funds, in accordance

with the corresponding agreement.
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 Running of the rail infrastructure owned by it.
 Allocation of capacity to requesting rail companies.
 Control and inspection of rail infrastructure, the protection areas and the railway
circulation occurring thereon.
 Operation of owned assets.
 Additional services and, where the case may be, supplementary and auxiliary services
for rail transportation in the infrastructures owned by it.
 Acquisition of electrical power to provide power supply to the rail system.
Pursuant to Royal Decree-Law 15/2013 and the RSL, the main sources of funding for ADIF-AV’s
activities include:
 State equity contributions, which are to make up ADIF-AV’s own funds.
 Funds obtained from the management and operation of its assets and provision of
services to third parties.
 Any EU funding it is allocated.
 Any grants that it may be allocated in the General State Budgets, as well as current
transfers or capital contributions from the General State Administration (hereinafter
AGE) and other government authorities.
 Borrowings, up to the annual limit set by the General State Budget Laws for each year.
1.a) ADIF-Alta Velocidad statute
ADIF-AV's statute was approved through Royal Decree 1044/2013 of 27 December 2013,
which entered into force on 31 December 2013. Themainaspects of the statute are as
follows:
 ADIF-AV is a state-owned entity as provided for in article 43.1.b) of Law 6/1997 of 14

April 1997 on Organisation and Functioning of the General State Administration. This law
primarily regulates the regime, organisation and operation criteria for the state
administrative scheme within which state-owned entities are included. The Entity is part
of this regime, falling under the Ministry of Public Works.
 ADIF-AV, as a state-owned entity, is subject to provisions set forth in the General Budget
Law 47/2003. As a result, it keeps separate accounting records for its different activities
(rail infrastructure construction and administration activities, and additional,
supplementary and auxiliary services) and is subject to financial oversight by the
Spanish General State Comptroller (hereinafter IGAE) pursuant to the terms of Law
47/2003.
 ADIF-AV was created by spinning off the branch of activity involving the construction
and running of high-speed railway infrastructures, as well as other activities attributed
to the entity and entrusted to Administrador de InfraestructurasFerroviarias (ADIF) until
its creation.
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 ADIF-AV will assume all the functions assigned to ADIF by virtue of Rail Sector Law
38/2015 of 29 September 2015, in respect of those infrastructures it has been assigned
ownership of, as well as in connection with those infrastructures allocated in the future.
 The Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Public Works may entrust ADIF-
AV with administration of state-owned infrastructures through the corresponding
agreements or public-private partnerships.
 In order to fulfil its objectives, ADIF-AV may have its own equity other than that of the
General State Administration, comprising the assets, rights and obligations held in its
name.
 Management, administration and operation of the assets and rights held by ADIF-AV are
subject to the terms of the regulations creating the entity, to Rail Sector Law 38/2015 of
29 September 2015 and to the present statute, and, for all other aspects not regulated
therein, to Law 33/2003 of 3 November 2003, on Public Authority Assets.
 In any event, the following assets and rights are considered to be held by ADIF-AV:
a. All assets (moveable and immovable) and rights that, at the date of its incorporation
are owned by or assigned to Administrador de InfraestructurasFerroviarias (ADIF), are
assigned thereto by virtue of an order issued by the Ministry of Public Works and the
Ministry of Finance and Public Administrations, in accordance with article 1.5 of Royal
Decree 15/2013 of 13 December 2013.
b. All assets, whether they are inalienable property in the public domain or privately-
owned assets, comprising the railways and that at the date of creation of ADIF-AV
were owned by Administrador de InfraestructurasFerroviarias (ADIF), where
ownership thereof is allocated to the former.
c. All stations and terminals serving the high-speed lines, where ownership has been
attributed to it, and other property assets that are permanently necessary for
providing the services constituting its activity.
d. In addition, ADIF-AV will own the rail infrastructures that it builds or acquires with its
own funds and those that fall to it by virtue of future agreements.
e. In accordance with article 24 of Rail Sector Law 39/2003 of 17 November 2003, in no

case will ADIF-AV hold ownership of infrastructures that it builds in the future using
third-party funds.
 At any point ADIF-AV may exercise, with respect to public assets it holds, the powers of
administration, defence, policing, investigation, division and recovery of possession as
granted to the General State Administration by Law 33/2003 of 3 November 2003, on
Public Authority Assets. With respect to the aforementioned assets, ADIF-AV is
entrusted with establishing the system of use and with granting the concessions,
authorisations, leases and other titles that enable potential use by third parties.
1.b) Service arrangements between ADIF and ADIF-Alta Velocidad
Article 22 of Rail Sector Law 38/2015 of 29 September 2015 foresees that administration of
the rail infrastructure and, where applicable, construction thereof, will correspond, within
the framework of state responsibility, to one or more state-owned entities falling under the
Ministry of Public Works, having their own legal identity, full capacity to operate and their
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own assets. These entities will be governed by the Rail Sector Law, by Law 6/1997 of 14
April 1997 on the Organisation and Functioning of the General State Administration, by its
statute and by any other applicable regulations.
ADIF-AV assumes all the functions assigned to ADIF by virtue of the Rail Sector Law
38/2015 of September 29, in respect of those rail infrastructures it has been assigned
ownership of, as well as those infrastructures allocated in the future
Article 1.7 of Royal Decree-Law 15/2013 of 13 December 2013 provides that ADIF-AV and
ADIF may arrange to provide certain services to one another by signing the corresponding
agreements. These agreements must state the financial compensation receivable by the
entity commissioned to provide the service in question.
Specifically, the entities may commission one another to manage infrastructure capacity
and, as an exception to article 22.4 of the Rail Sector Law on account of the interconnection
of the networks entrusted to the two entities, also to manage control traffic and safety
systems.
In addition, in the event that one of the entities commissions the other to perform tasks
related with citizen security and civil protection, the same entity will be responsible for the
matters in both entities. The foregoing will also apply in the case of the party responsible for
workplace accident prevention and health and safety.
By virtue of resolutions issued by the chairmen of ADIF and of ADIF-AV on 31 December

2013, these entities mutually commissioned the performance of certain tasks. According to
the subject resolutions, the conditions of the service arrangement will be set out in the
corresponding agreements to be entered into by ADIF and ADIF-AV.
By virtue of the foregoing, the documents "Agreement between Administrador de

InfraestructurasFerroviarias (ADIF) and ADIF-AV to commission the latter to provide certain
services" and "Agreement between ADIF-AV and Administrador de
InfraestructurasFerroviarias (ADIF) to commission the latter to provide certain services"
were prepared.
These agreements set out that activities to be carried out by the two entities in providing
the commissioned services are specified in addenda to the respective service agreements to
be signed between ADIF and ADIF-AV in connection with each particular service
commissioned,
The main addenda prepared are as follows:
 Addenda to the service arrangement signed by Administrador de

InfraestructurasFerroviarias (ADIF) and ADIF-AV, whereby ADIF is commissioned to
provide:
- workplace accident prevention and health and safety services

- traffic safety services
- capacity allocation, traffic management and associated services
- fibre optic network maintenance, operator installation and right of way services and
the regulation of ADIF’s rights of use
- engineering and innovation services to ADIF-AV
- voice and data telecommunication services
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- IT services
- comprehensive communication services
- human resources services
- comprehensive management of property assets held by the state-owned enterprise
ADIF-AV
- comprehensive management of safety and protection
- comprehensive management of the maintenance of ADIF-AV’s functioning lines
- discounted diesel supply services
- works co-ordination and monitoring services
- comprehensive maintenance prevention services in ADIF-AV-owned stations
- services relating to integration companies, subsidiaries and investees
- financial services
- corporate legal services
- the running and control of operations management departments
- comprehensive support for the internal audit function
 Addenda to the service arrangement signed by Administrador de

InfraestructurasFerroviarias (ADIF) and ADIF-AV, whereby ADIF-AV is commissioned to
provide:
- energy efficiency advisory services

- management of compulsory expropriation orders awarded in favour of ADIF
- services in the field of technical action (environmental, etc.)
- electricity management services in non-traction use (NTU).
1.c) Otherprovisions
 The second additional provision of Royal Decree-Law 22/2012 of 20 July 2012 assigned
ADIF ownership of the connection of the Mediterranean Corridor with the Madrid-
Barcelona-French border high-speed line (Vandellós-Tarragona area) and the A Coruña-
Vigo stretch of the Atlantic Axis, which had been built by the state prior to the
commissioning of ADIF for completion of both infrastructures. By virtue of Order
PRE/2443/2013 of 27 December 2013, ADIF-AV was assigned ownership of the high-
speed Atlantic Axis (Santiago de Compostela-Vigo stretch).
 Article 34 of Royal Decree-Law 4/2013 of 22 February 2013 established the transfer to

ADIF of ownership of the state rail network, as well as administration of the same.
Section 1 of the article states that
"ownership of the rail infrastructures and stations comprising the state-owned network
whose administration is entrusted to ADIF will be transferred to the state-owned entity
Administrador de InfraestructurasFerroviarias (ADIF) upon entry into force of the
present Royal Decree-Law", namely on 23 February 2013.
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In addition, article 2 of Royal Decree-Law 15/2013 of 13 December 2013 on the

restructuring of the state-owned enterprise Administrador de
InfraestructurasFerroviarias (ADIF) establishes the allocation to ADIF-AV of the
infrastructures delivered to ADIF by the state by virtue of Order PRE/2443/2013 of 27
December 2013 identifying the assets and liabilities forming part of the Entity.
In light of the foregoing, in 2013 ADIF-AV was allocated ownership of the infrastructures,
stations and other installations in use or under construction delivered by the State to
ADIF in 2013, as follows:
- High-speed Madrid-Cuenca-Valencia line and high-speed link with Albacete and

Alicante
- Valencia-Vandellós stretch of the Mediterranean Corridor
- Santiago de Compostela-Vigo stretch of the high-speed Atlantic Axis
- Castellón de la Plana Station
- The fibre optic network, as well as repeater towers and auxiliary installations
located along the Orense-Santiago stretch of the high-speed Galicia line.
 Order FOM/2438/2013 of 17 December 2013 establishes the list of personnel of the state-
owned entity Administrador de InfraestructurasFerroviarias that will form part of the
state-owned entity ADIF-AV.
 In resolutions dated 27 June 2014, the Council of Ministers approved the transfer from
ADIF to ADIF-AV of ownership of the following assets:
a) Stretches of the Iberian gauge rail network linking the cities of Plasencia, Cáceres,
Mérida and Badajoz
- Monfragüe-Plasencia stretch: from km 0/00 to km 16/700

- Monfragüe-AG stretch km 44-Monfragüe Ag. km 255.4: from km 0/000 to km
2/700
- Madrid-Valencia de Alcántara line: from km 251/625 to km 332/833
- Aljúcen-Cáceres line: from km 0/000 to km 65/443
- Ciudad Real-Badajoz line: from km 453/000 to km 512/351
b) Bobadilla-Granada stretch of the Iberian gauge rail network
c) Loja Station
The Council of Ministers determined that the transfer would be made free of charge, as
the assets were used in the administration of rail infrastructures, and would be valued at
the net book value in ADIF of the assets subject to transfer, recognising the gross cost
and the depreciation accumulated at the transfer date. The net book value of the assets
transferred to ADIF-AV in June 2014 amounted to 71,321 thousand euros.
 The resolution of the Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Transport and Housing, dated
23 May 2014, entrusts ADIF and ADIF-AV, in their respective areas of responsibility, with
construction and works for the public service rail network, as put to tender and awarded
by the Ministry of Public Works, determining that the construction will be made using
ADIF or ADIF-AV's resources, as applicable.
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 On 21 December 2009, the Ministry of Public Works, the Catalonia Regional Government,
the Barcelona City Council, ADIF and RENFE Operadora signed an addenda to the
collaboration agreement entered into on 12 June 2002 in connection with the high-speed
network in the city of Barcelona and the corresponding remodelling of railway
infrastructures. The addenda establishes the contribution from the General State
Administration to ADIF of a total of 255,000 thousand euros, to finance the Sagrera
Station, distributed in annual payments of 51,000 thousand euros from 2009 to 2013.
 Law 48/2015, of October 29, on General State Budgets for 2016, extended for 2017,
pursuant to article 134.4 of Title VII of the Spanish Constitution, provides a financial
contribution to ADIF- AV of 500,000 thousand euros in 2017 and an authorization of the
net increase in long-term indebtedness in that year of 1,500,000 thousand euros. This
figure shall be understood as the maximum net increase between January 1 and
December 31, 2016 in long-term debt at nominal value with financial institutions and for
issues of fixed income securities
 In 2017, pursuant to Article 134.4 of Title VII of the Spanish Constitution, there has been
an extension of Law 48/2015, of October 29, of General State Budgets for 2016. As a
result, for that year a contribution of EUR 500,000 thousand was recorded for ADIF-AV
and an authorization of the net increase in long-term indebtedness of 1,500,000
thousand euros has been established. This figure shall be understood as the maximum
net increase between January 1 and December 31, 2017 of the long-term debt at nominal
value with financial institutions and issuance of fixed income securities.
1.d) Charges and fees
Articles 74 and 75 of the revoked Rail Sector Law 39/2003 of 17 November 2003 established
the regulation of charges accruing in favour of Administrador de
InfraestructurasFerroviarias for infrastructure use by transport operators. The Law
determines the need for a Ministerial order establishing the amounts resulting from
application of the items and criteria regarding railway infrastructure use fees. In this regard,
the regulations that have implemented this aspect of the RSL are as follows:
 Order FOM/898/2005 of 8 April 2005, establishing the amounts of rail fees
 Order FOM/3852/2007 of 20 December 2007, modifying Order FOM/898/2005
 Order FOM/2336/2012 of 31 October 2012, modifying Order FOM/898/2005
 Royal Decree-Law 11/2013 of 2 August 2013, modifying Law 39/2003, as well as the
parameters and criteria established in Order FOM/898/2005
 Law 36/2014 establishing the General State Budget for 2015 which applied a 1% increase
the fixed rates for 2014 (Art. 65.1)
On 29 September 2015, the Law 38/2015 applicable to the Railway Sector, which replaces in
its entirety Law 39/2003 of 17 November, was passed that comes to unify and concentrate
on a single standard legal regime of rail transport. It also incorporated the European
Parliament and Council regulations contained in Directive 2012/34/EU, dated 21 November
2012.
The regulation of the charges of the new Railway Sector law substantially modifies the
regulations established in Law 39/2003.
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The access fee is abolished and in the railway lines fee, new criteria for the classification of
lines are introduced in order to link the railway charge to the potential profitability of the
market. Moreover, special emphasis is placed on the regulation of bonuses and discounts on
the amount of the fee to be paid by operators to encourage the development of railway
services and the more efficient operation of lines.
The structure of the fee for the use of service facilities is also modified and the fee regime is
revised for the provision of services, advancing free access to service activities without
compromising the sustainability of the railway infrastructure
Finally, the classification criteria for passenger transport stations is modified and expanded
to take into account the economic capacity of associated services for the determination of
the amount of the fee.
The fourth transitional provision of Law 38/2015 provides that, until they are determined in
accordance with the rules established in Title VI, the railway fees will continue to be
applicable to those in force at the time of entry into force of the Law. The adequacy of
railway charges to the provisions of Title VI will be included in any case in the first draft of
the General Budget of the State that is processed after the entry into force of the law.
These regulations are applicable to ADIF-AV.
According to the above, the railway fees applicable in 2015 and 2016 can be classified into
two types:
Charge for the use of rail lines forming part of the public service rail network (four
categories):
i. Access (category A). The amount for using the public service rail network is determined
on the basis of the type of network stretches on which services are to be rendered and
the declaration of activity carried out by the payee, in accordance with the forecast
traffic level on each stretch.
ii. Capacity reservation (category B). The amount is determined on the basis of the train-
kilometres reserved, taking into account the type of line, the type of transport service
and train, and the time of day of the reservation.
iii. Circulation (category C). The amount is calculated based on the train-kilometres
effectively used, taking into account the type of line, the type of transport service and
the type of train.
iv. Traffic (category D). The amount is established on the basis of the economic value of the
passenger rail transport service, measured in terms of capacity (seats per kilometre),
taking into account the type of line and time of day of the service.
Charge for the use of stations and other rail installations (five categories):
i. Use of stations by passengers (category A). This is applied to passengers using the rail
transport service, based on the distance travelled and the classification of the departure
and arrival stations.
ii. Stopping and use of station platforms (category B). The amount is determined on the
basis of the time a train is stopped and track change operations are carried out at the
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request of the operator, as well as the category of station, especially taking into account
those stations which could encounter traffic congestion problems (first category
stations).
iii. Use of gauge-changing facilities (category C). The amount is determined using the
number of times the train passes through a gauge-changing facility.
iv. Use of sidings (category D). The amount is calculated based on the type of line of the
station to which the siding corresponds, the time trains are stopped on sidings, and the
type of service/train.
v. Rendering of services that require authorisation for the use of public rail assets (category
E). This category represents a charge for use of the public rail assets, based on the area
occupied.
In 2016, the fees for 2015 have been maintained, pursuant to what is established in article
74.1 of Law 48/2015 of General State Budgets for 2016, which determines:
"As from January 1, 2016, the fixed tax rates of the State Treasury in the amount due during
the year 2015, pursuant to the provisions of article 64 of Law 36/2014 of 26 Of December, of
General State Budgets for the year 2015 ".
(2) Basis of Presentation of the Financial Statements
2.a) Fair presentation
The annual financial statements have been prepared on the basis of the Entity’s accounting
records to present fairly its equity and financial position at 31 December 2016, as well as its
financial performance, changes in equity and cash flows for the year then ended.
ADIF-AV presents its financial statements in accordance with the accounting principles and
measurement standards set out in Royal Decree 1514/2007 of 16 November 2007, approving
the General Chart of Accounts and applying, among other aspects, the going concern basis in
accordance with the legal and statutory regime described in Note 1, as well as the
modifications to the General Chart of Accounts incorporated by virtue of Royal Decree
1159/2010 of 17 September 2010, and on the basis of the accounting principles and criteria
set by the Spanish General State Comptroller (IGAE) through the resolution dated 30
December 1992 (hereinafter the Resolution), which continues in force in all aspects not in
opposition to the provisions of the subject General Chart of Accounts. In addition, in
preparing the financial statements the Entity has taken into account Order EHA/733/2010
of 25 March 2010, published in the Official State Gazette of 26 March 2010, approving
accounting practices for state-owned companies operating in certain circumstances.
Furthermore, in the preparation of these financial statements the Entity also considered the
IGAE opinion relating to accounting policies as expressed through answers to questions
presented by ADIF in accordance with Law 47/2003, of 26 November 2003. Significant
accounting policies are disclosed in Note 3.
2.b) Comparative information
Management presents, for comparative purposes, each item in the balance sheet, income
statement, statement of changes in equity, the cash flow statement and the notes to the
financial statements, in addition to the figures for 2016, those for the previous year that
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were part of the financial statements for 2015, approved by the Board of Directors of ADIF
AV dated April 1, 2016.
2.c) Critical issues regarding the valuation and estimation of relevant uncertainties
and judgements used when applying accounting principles
Preparation of the financial statements requires that certain estimates be made, based on
past experience, the assessment of certain risks (see note 22) and other factors considered
reasonable in the current circumstances, which serve as a basis to establish the value of
assets and liabilities where this cannot be easily determined using other sources. The Entity
revises its estimates continuously. However, in light of the inherent uncertainty, there is a
considerable risk that the assets and liabilities involved could require significant
adjustments in the future, in the event of a major change in the assumptions, facts and
circumstances on which the estimates are based.
Key assumptions concerning the future and other relevant data on the uncertainty of
estimates and important judgements in the application of accounting policies at year end,
which entail a considerable risk of significant changes in the value of assets and liabilities in
coming years, are as follows:
 Depreciation of high-speed rail infrastructure: depreciation of property, plant and

equipment included in the high-speed railway infrastructure requires the use of
estimates to determine the useful life and impairment deriving from normal activity
and usage. Management of the Entity has had to estimate depreciation based on the
use of these installations over their useful life, considering different assumptions
regarding fluctuations in rail traffic in line with expected demand.
 Deferred tax assets: when determining the amount of deferred tax assets and tax
credits to be recorded, Management of the Entity measures the probability of
generating future tax profits, as well as the amount and timing of such profits (see
Note 12).
 Impairment of non-financial assets (see Note 3(b)).
 Property, plant and equipment for railway infrastructures carried out by various
integration companies in which the Entity participates (see Notes 3.b and 3.i).
Infrastructures put into service are registered as fixed assets even if they have not
been formally delivered, provided that future economic returns are expected to be
obtained through their operation and a reliable valuation of their cost is available.
The realization of these estimates requires the application of professional judgments
relevant to classify the infrastructures executed, which are complex in nature, such
as railways or urban planning, as well as to allocate certain costs necessary for the
development of the overall project entrusted to these companies. The final
allocation of the works executed by the said companies must be agreed within each
of them, so there is an uncertainty about the final allocation of the different assets
to each of its shareholders.
 Provisions for liabilities and charges: provisions are recognised when it is probable
that a present obligation resulting from a past event will give rise to an outflow of
resources and the amount of the obligation can be reliably estimated. Entity
Management makes estimates based on an evaluation of all relevant information
and events, of the probability that a contingency will materialise, and of the amount
of the liability to be settled in the future. (see Note 3.i).
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 These estimates have been made on the basis of the best information available up to
the date of preparation of these annual accounts. Any future events not known at
the date of preparation of these estimates could lead to modifications (up or down),
which would be carried out, where appropriate, prospectively.
2.d) Functional and presentation currency
The annual accounts are presented in thousands of euros, which is the functional and
presentation currency of the Entity, rounded to the nearest thousand, unless otherwise
stated.
(3) Significant Accounting Policies
3.a) Intangible assets
Intangible assets are comprised primarily for the rights of use of space owned by ADIF AV
acquired by RenfeOperadora in 2015 and whose origin comes from the OM FOM/2909 of 19
September 2006, which established a right to use, without payment to RENFE-Operadora of
certain sites, basically spaces in passenger stations. That decree established that such rights
of use would be later replaced by the transfer of the property to be agreed. Due to this, ADIF
AV registered in 2014 a provision for risks and charges amounting to 21,952 thousand euros
corresponding to the estimated replacement costs of such spaces to be delivered in terms of
use.
The Entity has valued the rights of use acquired in 2015 by the current value of the purchase
price for RENFE Operadora after deducting the provision for risks and expenses that the
Entity had registered for the replacement costs and the delivery of the properties that
should replace these spaces under the conditions of use. These assets are presented net of
accumulated depreciation on a straight-line method during a useful life of 75 years. To
calculate this useful life period, the Entity has developed a business plan in which they have
considered the cash flows generated by the agreed leases with RENFE Operadora and its
group of companies for a renewable term of 10 years as well as by those that are considered
likely to be received from third parties. In the mentioned business plan, various scenarios
changes have been considered in the occupation of spaces, changes in price indexes and
interest rates in line with current conditions in the housing and financial markets.
In addition, the Entity has included in the section of intangible assets, computer software
and research and development, specifically the technology platform linked to rail traffic
management "Da Vinci". This technology platform has been assigned a useful life in line with
those of the security and signalling installations it supports, namely 25 years. Intangible
assets are stated at cost of acquisition or production, net of accumulated amortisation,
which is calculated on a straight-line basis or, in the case of assets linked to high-speed lines,
using the increasing balance method, in accordance with the following estimated useful
lives:
YEARS
R&D expenses 25
Computer software 5
R&D expenses are recognised as intangible assets of the Entity when the following
conditions are met:
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- They are segregated by project, and the cost is established so that it can be
distributed over time
- There is evidence of the project’s technical success and the economic profitability of
the project.
3.b) Property, plant and equipment
The fixed assets attributed to ADIF-AV can be classified into the following categories:
- Publicly owned railway assets: these assets include railway lines, the land on which
they are located and installations built in the public property zone (article 27 of the
RSL). According to article 13 of the RSL, the public property zone includes the land on
which the lines forming part of the public service rail network are laid, as well as an
eight-metre strip of land on either side of the track bed, with special rules depending on
the associated infrastructures (tunnels, bridges, etc.). Most of the assets contributed to
ADIF-AV are considered to be publicly owned assets. In order to dispose of these assets,
their legal status would first need to be amended through delisting from this category
by way of a resolution from the Entity’s board of directors declaring them to be
unnecessary [article 16, section 1, point q) and article 31 of Royal Decree 1044/2013].
As a result of this delisting, the assets in question would be included among the Entity’s
own assets (under the Entity’s private ownership) and could then be disposed of or
exchanged.
- Privately-owned assets: those not covered by the legal definition of publicly owned
railway assets. ADIF-AV’s privately-owned assets comprise stations, terminals or other
buildings or installations used for passenger services, except for the railway lines and
land mentioned above. Nevertheless, if any of these assets (stations, terminals or other
buildings or installations for services linked to rail transport) were acquired as a result
of a compulsory purchase order, despite being included among the Entity’s own assets
under the Rail Sector Law and Regulation, in the interests of legal certainty such assets
would undergo the same category delisting procedure foreseen for publicly owned
assets, as set forth in article 66.2 c) of Law 33/2003 of 3 November 2003, on Public
Authority Assets. Finally, this category could also comprise all buildings associated
with railway lines that have been closed down or abandoned.
 Cost of property, plant and equipment
Items of property, plant and equipment are presented in the balance sheet at cost, less
any accumulated depreciation or impairment allowances. The general criteria used for
valuing these items is the cost of acquisition or the cost of production, including
materials, direct labour and costs incurred.
Borrowing costs related with the loans extended by the European Investment Bank
(hereinafter EIB) and by other financial institutions, as well as those derived from fixed-
income securities issues, to finance railway infrastructure under construction that
requires more than one year to become operational are recognised as an increase in the
cost of these assets. In cases where a high-speed line is in partial use, the Entity has
estimated and capitalised borrowing costs relating only to the stretches under
construction in proportion to the total cost of the investment therein.
The cost of expansion, modernisation or improvements that increase productivity,

capacity or efficiency, or extend the useful lives of the assets, are capitalised as an
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increase in the cost of these assets. Repair and maintenance costs are expensed when
incurred.
Funds earmarked for maintenance and conservation of Spanish heritage sites, as

established in Law 16/1985, Royal Decree 111/1986 and Instruction No. 43 from the Sub-
Secretary for Public Works of 16 May 2014, are also capitalised as an increase in the cost
of the associated assets. The aforementioned laws stipulate that the budget for each
public project entirely or partially financed by the State should include an item
equivalent to 1.5% of the funds contributed by the State to finance this type of work.
Work carried out by the Entity to improve or extend the useful lives of its assets is
treated as an investment and recognised at the accumulated cost, which is the sum of
external costs (based on suppliers’ invoices), internal costs (determined on the basis of in-
house consumption of materials in warehouses) and all other costs incurred. Capitalised
production costs are recognised under self-constructed assets in the income statement.
Where applicable, the initial cost of property, plant and equipment is corrected when
differences arise between the non-deductible input VAT initially recognised by the
Entity as cost and that which is finally applicable when an interpretation of tax
legislation is amended or is established by a court of law or the tax authorities.
The Entity classifies acquisitions of property, plant and equipment through barter
exchange, entailing the acquisition of an item of property, plant and equipment in
exchange for non-monetary assets or a combination of monetary and non-monetary
assets, in commercial or non-commercial barter exchange transactions, using the
following criteria:
a) Barter exchange in which the cash flows from the assets received differ
significantly from the cash flows from the asset delivered, or when the present
value of the post-tax cash flows deriving from the activities affected by the
transaction changes as a result of the barter exchange, are considered commercial
barter exchange.
b) Other barter exchange is considered non-commercial barter exchange.
In the case of non-commercial barter exchange, the Entity measures the asset received at
the net carrying amount of the asset delivered, plus any monetary consideration
received, up to the fair value of the asset received.
In the case of commercial barter, the asset received is measured at the fair value of the
asset delivered, plus any monetary consideration received.
According to the Order PRE/2443/2013 mentioned in note 1, assets and liabilities

transferred from ADIF to ADIF-AV have been integrated into and recognised by ADIF-AV
at those carrying amounts as accounted for in ADIF at the spin-off date.
The criteria used to value rail infrastructure by ADIF-AV are as follows:
a) Infrastructure constructed by the Entity was measured using the cost of

construction plus the cost of preparing directly-related reports, blueprints, drafts,
studies, technical assistance, surveillance, etc., the cost of supplementary studies
and reports necessary for planning and designing lines, work carried out for
assets and non-deductible input VAT.Also included, as a higher cost of
infrastructure, is the best estimate available at the closing date, of the amounts
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claimed by contractors of works or expropriated, which the Entity considers likely

to generate a future outflow of resources, and which correspond inter alia to
differences in the measurements of works and to claims of costs linked with
increases in execution times over those originally planned.
b) The assets relating to Madrid-Sevilla high-speed rail line, transferred by the State
to RENFE through the Submission and Receipt Agreement, were valued by the
Ministry of Public Works at cost, less accumulated depreciation at 31 December
2004, calculated using the depreciation criteria applied by RENFE based on the
type of asset and the date of its entry into service.
c) Investments underway and in operation on the high-speed Atlantic Axis and the
Mediterranean corridor connection were allocated to ADIF for no consideration, in
accordance with the second additional provision of Royal Decree-Law 22/2012 of
20 July 2012, and were spun off to ADIF-AV as per the Spin-Off Order. These
assets were constructed by the State before ADIF was commissioned to operate
both sets of infrastructure through respective rulings issued by the Secretary of
State for Infrastructure on 11 May 2012. These items and work in progress were
recognised at the amount of 2,476,419 thousand euros, which corresponds to the
acquisition price or cost of production incurred by the Ministry of Public Works
based on data contained in its financial information system and accounting
records, less accumulated depreciation at the transfer date. This amount is
equivalent to the fair value of these assets, since it was defined in the context of
the tenders provided for under legislation applicable to the General State
Administration and results from a public tender process conducted between
knowledgeable independent parties.
d) Other infrastructures received from the State on secondment, were valued at an

amount equal to that contained in the corresponding subrogation minutes. This
meaning at the purchase price or cost of production incurred by the Ministry of
Public Works, according to the data contained in its System of Accounting
Information and in its accounting records, deducting its accumulated
amortization on the date of transfer. However, if after the initial assessment,
changes are made to the values included in the corresponding delivery or other
provisions are transmitted ADIF-AV railway infrastructures, or new investments
are identified related to the lines or sections previously recorded, these
adjustments are recorded in the year in which the new values are known and the
corresponding amending acts are signed or the provisions cited are modified.
e) In respect to the infrastructures built by the SociedadEstatal de Infraestructuras

del TransporteTerrestre, S.A. (Hereinafter SEITTSA) on the L.A.V. Madrid – Galicia,
these were delivered to ADIF AV in accordance with the provisions of the
Agreement signed on August 25, 2015 by the mentioned Entity, ADIF and the
Ministry of Development (hereinafter referred to as the Recast Convention or the
Convention). The aforementioned agreement establishes that the delivery of
these assets will be considered as a free transfer of assets assigned to the activity
of railway infrastructure management. ADIF AV recorded these assets at the
acquisition price or the cost of production for which SEITTSA had valued them in
its books and which were previously paid by the AGE to the Company.
Land and natural assets are valued according to the amounts paid in respect of
expropriations and the assignment value in the case of expropriations that were
paid in the past by the Ministry of Public Works and in which the institution was
subrogated.
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Throughout 2014, 2015 and 2016, the Entity has been incorporating both the land
of historical origin from expropriations undertaken in the nineteenth and
twentieth centuries by the former private companies and by Renfe and those
lands expropriated by the General Administration of the State and that were
pending to delimit, evaluate and regularize in its Balance Sheet. Basically, they
correspond to land through which the Madrid-Sevilla high-speed line runs, where
all stations are owned by ADIF-AV. It also includes the section of the conventional
wide railway network linking the cities of Plasencia, Cáceres, Mérida and Badajoz,
the conventional Bobadilla - Granada section, as well as the lands linked to the
Valencia-Vandellós section of the Mediterranean Corridor expropriated by Renfe
and the Ministry of Development. To be registered, delimitation work,
identification of the value of acquisition in the legal inventory of ADIF or
documentation of the expropiatory file has been carried out using the value of
acquisition or expropriation and, in cases in which it was not possible, the
acquisition value of adjoining land purchased in similar years as valuation
method. Outcrops of land registered by expropriations of historical origin
represent an increase in the number of capital contributions of the Entity. The
accounting regularizations of the land contributed by the General State
Administration, once the land is delimited and the documentation of the
expropriation is obtained, are recorded in the balance sheet item "grants,
donations and bequests received".
In addition, the Entity recognized the land expropriated by the Ministry of

Development through which the High Speed Atlantic Axis Santiago - Vigo runs,
and the link of the high-speed line Madrid - Barcelona French Border with the
Mediterranean Corridor as well as the land related to the Madrid-Galicia line in the
Balance Sheet. These assets were recorded at the value of ascription provided by
the Ministry of Development, although at the date of preparation of these annual
accounts there is no individualized breakdown by property.
As a result, at year end 2016, the Entity has completed the process of updating its
land inventory of historical origin from expropriations undertaken in the
nineteenth or twentieth centuries. Still pending is to individualize by properties
and regularize, where appropriate, the lands mentioned in the previous
paragraph, which were expropriated by the Ministry of Development in the
stretches Santiago de Compostela - Vigo of the Atlantic Axis, section Olmedo-
Zamora-Lubián-Orense of the LAV to Galicia and high speed link with the
Mediterranean Corridor. The Entity considers that, as a result of this work of
individualization of land, there will be no significant differences on the amounts
recorded in these financial statements (see note 4).
f) Assets transferred from ADIF to ADIF-AV by virtue of the Council of Ministers

Resolutions of 27 June 2014 are valued as established in those resolutions,
namely at the carrying amount at which they were held in ADIF, recognising the
gross cost and accumulated depreciation at the date of transfer.
At present, both Entities have proposed to the Ministry of Public Works, the
transfer of various assets located on the routes of the conventional network
between Alicante and Valencia (Nudo de la Encina-Xátiva) and Leon - La
RoblaBaños-Gijón to ADIF AV. The aim is to continue with the construction of the
new high-speed lines executed by ADIF AV, pending approval by the Council of
Ministers, at the date of formulation of these accounts, by means of the
corresponding agreement. This exchange of assets is expected to take place free
of charge.
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ADIF-AV registers in its fixed assets both railway infrastructures received by means of a
delivery and/or by means of a rule of Law, Royal Decree, agreement of the Council of
Ministers or Ministerial Order. Also, any other railway infrastructures and stations that,
part of the network owned by them whose administration is entrusted, have entered
into service, even if they are not formally delivered by Royal Decree or Ministerial Order,
provided that economic returns are expected to be obtained through their operation and
a reliable cost valuation is available.
As of December 31 2016, the Entity has recorded in its financial statements, the best
available estimate of the railway works executed to date by the integration companies
Zaragoza Alta Velocidad 2002 S.A, Valencia Parque Central Alta Velocidad 2003, S.A. and
Alta Velocidad Alicante NodoTransportes S.A., in which it invests and that in operation.
The works carried out by Zaragoza Alta Velocidad were delivered to ADIF AV by formal
act signed on February 1, 2016 and its valuation amounted to 5,457 thousand euros that
were recorded in the annual accounts for 2015.
In the case of Valencia Parque Central 2003, S.A. and Alta Velocidad Alicante
NodoTransportes S.A., the registered railway works amounted to 71,859 thousand euros
and 30,989 thousand euros, respectively. At the date of preparation of these financial
statements, the Entity and the aforementioned affiliated companies have not formalized
a delivery record for the transfer of ownership. In addition, both companies have
executed other works that have not been recorded in these financial statements and that
are pending to be attributed to their shareholders, based on their final classification as
railway or urban infrastructures and the allocation of certain costs necessary to realize
the global project entrusted to these companies. The final attribution of such works to
the partners must be subject to an agreement within the Entity, which is considered
complex at the date of these annual accounts.
In this sense, the Entity considers that urban undergrounds, whose sole purpose is to
facilitate the integration of the railroad, achieving greater permeability between
different urban areas, should be considered as urban infrastructure and should not be
incorporated into its equity.
At year-end 2016, the Entity has still pending to receive certain railway works put into
operation and have been executed, by other affiliate companies mainly Valladolid Alta
Velocidad 2003, S.A. and Leon Alta Velocidad 2003, SA. In these cases, the attribution to
the different shareholders of the assets executed is pending, due to the complexity to
reach an agreement within the companies that allows to qualify the infrastructures
constructed as railways or, in their case, as urbanistic. Consequently, at the date of
preparation of these annual accounts, the Entity does not have a sufficiently reliable
quantification of the railway infrastructures that allow its registration.
 Transfers from work in progress:
The Entity reclassifies work in progress to fixed assets according to the nature of the
asset at the date on which the works become operative state.
 Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
- Depreciation of high-speed rail infrastructure
High-speed rail infrastructure is generally depreciated using an increasing balance

method at an annual geometric progression of 3%, over the following estimated
useful lives:
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Years
Track bed
- Earthmoving 100
- Stone and brick works 100
- Tunnels and bridges 100
- Drainage 25
- Enclosures 50
Track superstructure 30-60
Electric installations
- Overhead lines 20
- Supporting elements for overhead contact system 60
- Electric substations 60
Signalling, safety and communications installations 25
Buildings and other constructions 50
Rolling stock 10-20
- Depreciation of other property, plant and equipment.
Depreciation of other property, plant and equipment is provided on a straight-line

basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets, as follows:
Years
Buildings and constructions 50
Transport elements 10 – 30
Other items of property, plant and equipment 5 – 40
The Entity reassesses the useful lives of its property, plant and equipment every
year.
 Impairment
In application of Ministry of Economy and Finance Order EHA/733/2010 of 25 March

2010, the Entity has considered that its property, plant and equipment should be
fundamentally classified as non-cash-generating assets, considering that these are
part of the public interest rail network infrastructure and essentially held for the
socioeconomic benefit of the public and, therefore, not for commercial gain. In cases
where it is not clear whether assets are held for the main purpose of generating cash
flows, rule two from the above-mentioned Order is applied whereby, given the general
objectives of the Entity, these assets are assumed to be non-cash-generating.
In accordance with rule two of the aforementioned Ministerial Order, at least at year
end, management of the Entity assesses its property, plant and equipment, intangible
assets and investment property for indications of impairment, in which case should
estimate the recoverable amount.
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When assessing whether there are any significant indications that an asset is
impaired, the Entity takes the following circumstances into account:
- Significant changes in the technological, regulatory or legal environment in

which the Entity operates, either during the year or which are expected to
arise in the short term, which will adversely affect the Entity.
- Significant decline in the asset's market value, if one exists and is available, in
excess of that expected due to the passage of time or normal use.
- Evidence of obsolescence or physical deterioration of the asset.
- Significant changes in the method of or scope for using the asset, either during
the year or which are expected to arise in the short term, which will adversely
affect the Entity.
- There are reasonable doubts as to whether the technical performance of the

asset can be maintained in the future, on the basis of the forecasts considered
at the date of its recognition by the Entity.
- Suspension of the asset's construction before it is ready to enter into service.
- Cessation of or significant reduction in demand or need for the services

rendered with the asset. Nevertheless, a mere reduction in demand does not
necessarily indicate that these assets are impaired, as the demand or need for
these services may fluctuate over time.
In that regard, the Entity has categorised its assets into operating units which can be
assessed for indications of impairment. These units are essentially the railway lines or
axes forming the public service rail network in which the assets are utilised. The
different operating units considered are listed below:
 High-speed Madrid-Sevilla line and high-speed link to Toledo

 High-speed Madrid-Zaragoza-Barcelona-Figueras line
 High-speed Madrid-Segovia-Valladolid-Medina del Campo line
 High-speed Córdoba-Málaga line
 High-speed Madrid-Cuenca-Valencia line and high-speed link with Albacete
and Alicante
 Valencia-Vandellós stretch of the Mediterranean Corridor
 High-speed Santiago de Compostela-Vigo stretch of the Atlantic Axis
 Iberian-gauge Bobadilla-Granada stretch
 Stretches of the Iberian gauge rail network linking the cities of Plasencia,
Cáceres, Mérida and Badajoz
 High-speed Valladolid-Palencia-León.
 High-speed Valladolid -Zamora
According to rule four from the above-mentioned Ministerial Order, at least at year
end the Entity should recognise impairment losses if the carrying amount of operating
units exceeds their recoverable amount on the date the analysis is carried out.
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Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and the value in use,
which is the depreciated replacement cost.
After this impairment loss or reversal of an impairment loss is recognised, the

depreciation charge for the asset is adjusted in future periods based on its new
carrying amount. If the specific circumstances of the assets indicate an irreversible
loss, this is recognised directly in losses on the disposal of fixed assets in the income
statement.
3.c) Investment property
Investment property comprises property which is earmarked totally or partially to earn

rentals or for capital appreciation or both. Property that is being constructed for future use
as investment property is classified as property, plant and equipment under development
until construction is complete. The Entity measures and recognises investment property
following the policy for property, plant and equipment.
Investment property is generally depreciated on a straight-line basis over an estimated

useful life of 50 years.
Income from real estate operating leases is recognised in the income statement in the year
in which it is earned. Rent received in advance are recognised as accruals under liabilities in
the balance sheet and taken to profit and loss over the term of the contract signed with the
lessee.
3.d) Financial assets
 Equity investments in Group companies and associates
This item includes investments in companies over which the Entity has a significant
influence. Significant influence is the power to participate in the financial and operating
policy decisions of the investee but is not control or joint control over those policies. The
existence of potential voting rights that are exercisable or convertible at the end of each
reporting period, including potential voting rights held by the Entity or other entities, are
considered when assessing whether an entity has significant influence.
Non-current investments in Group companies and associates are initially measured at

cost, which is the fair value of the consideration given plus directly attributable
transaction costs. After initial recognition, these financial assets are measured at cost
net of any accumulated impairment losses, which are recognised when there is evidence
that the carrying amount of an investment is not recoverable. The impairment loss
reflects the difference between the carrying amount and the recoverable amount,
understood as the higher of the fair value of the asset less costs to sell and the value in
use. Accordingly, value in use is calculated to the extent of the Entity’s interest in the
present value of estimated cash flows from ordinary operations and the proceeds
generated on final disposal, or the estimated cash flows from the distribution of
dividends and final disposal of the investment. However, in certain cases, when
estimating possible impairment, unless better evidence is available, the Entity considers
the equity of the investee, corrected for unrealised gains and losses existing at the
measurement date, relating to identifiable balance sheet items.
Nonetheless, when the carrying amount of an investment has been reduced to zero, the
additional losses and the corresponding liability are recognised to the extent that the
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Entity has incurred a legal, contractual, constructive or tacit obligation, or if ADIF-AV has
made payments on behalf of this Group company, jointly-controlled entity or associate.
 Loans and receivables
This category includes trade and non-trade receivables with fixed or determinable
payments, which are not traded in an active market and for which the Entity expects to
recover the full amount recognised, except in the event of customer arrears.
These financial assets are initially measured at fair value, which, in the absence of
evidence to the contrary, is the transaction price, i.e. the fair value of the consideration
given plus costs directly attributable to the transaction. After initial recognition, these
assets are measured at amortised cost calculated using the effective interest method,
which is the discount rate that exactly matches the initial amount of a financial
instrument to its total estimated cash flows in respect of all items over the remaining
useful life. Accrued interest is accounted for in the income statement using the
aforementioned method.
Trade and non-trade receivables falling due within one year that do not have a
contractual rate of interest are initially and subsequently measured at their nominal
amount when the effect of not updating the cash flows is immaterial.
The Entity tests these financial assets for impairment at least at each year end. Objective
evidence of impairment is considered to exist when the carrying amount of the financial
asset exceeds the recoverable amount. The Entity determines the recoverable amount
based on historical default rates, classifying receivables into groups with similar risk
characteristics. Impairment is recognised in the income statement when it arises.
3.e) Financial liabilities
 Debts and payables
This category comprises financial liabilities arising on the Entity’s acquisition of goods
and services, or non-trade goods and services that do not meet the criteria for
consideration as derivative financial instruments.
Debts and payables are initially measured at the fair value of the consideration received,
adjusted for any directly attributable transaction costs. These liabilities are
subsequently measured at amortised cost calculated using the effective interest method.
Accrued interest is accounted for in the income statement using the aforementioned
method.
Nevertheless, financial liabilities which have no established interest rate, which mature
or are expected to be settled in the short term, and for which the effect of discounting is
immaterial, are measured at their nominal amount.
 Financial guarantee contracts
If no payments from the associate to the Entity are agreed for such a guarantee, then the
Entity has provided the guarantee in its capacity as a shareholder and accounts for the
issuance of the guarantee as a capital contribution to the associate. After initial
recognition, financial guarantee contracts are measured at the higher of:
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 the amount determined in accordance with the accounting policy for provisions in
section i), and
 the amount initially recognised less, when appropriate, cumulative amortisation

recognised in accordance with the accounting policy for revenue recognition in
section m).
 Reverse factoring
The Entity has contracted reverse factoring facilities with various financial institutions
to manage payments to suppliers. Trade payables settled under the management of
financial institutions are recognised under trade and other payables in the balance sheet
until they are settled, repaid or have expired.
 Derivative financial instruments
Derivative financial instruments which qualify for hedge accounting are initially
measured at fair value, plus any transaction costs that are directly attributable to the
acquisition, or less any transaction costs directly attributable to the issue of the financial
instruments.
The Entity contracts cash flow hedges. At the inception of the hedge, the Entity formally
designates and documents the hedging relationships and the objective and strategy for
undertaking the hedges. Hedge accounting is only applicable when the hedge is expected
to be highly effective at the inception of the hedge and in subsequent years in achieving
offsetting changes in fair value or cash flows attributable to the hedged risk, throughout
the period for which the hedge was designated (prospective analysis) and the actual
effectiveness, which can be reliably measured, is within a range of 80%-125%
(retrospective analysis).
The Entity records the gain or loss on the measurement at fair value of a hedging
instrument that is determined to be an effective hedge in recognised income and
expense. The ineffective portion and the specific component of the gain or loss or cash
flows on the hedging instrument, excluding the measurement of the hedge
effectiveness, are recognised under change in fair value of financial instruments in the
income statement.
When the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated or exercised, or no longer

qualifies for hedge accounting, the corresponding cumulative amount in equity is
recognised in the income statement.
3.f) Cash and cash equivalents
This item includes cash in hand, current bank accounts, deposits and resale agreements that
meet the following conditions:
 They may be converted into cash.

 They have a maturity of three months or less upon acquisition.
 They are not subject to a significant risk of changes in value.
 They form part of the Entity’s usual cash management policy.
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3.g) Grants, donations and bequests received
This item forms part of the Entity's equity and mainly comprises non-refundable capital
grants awarded for the construction of state-owned assets, principally from European
funds (Cohesion Fund, Trans-European Networks Transport (TEN-T), European Regional
Development Found (ERDF)). The Entity recognises these grants at the amount awarded,
net of tax, when, in accordance with recognition and measurement standard 18 of the
Spanish General Chart of Accounts, a grant award agreement has been reached, the
conditions of award have been met and there is no reasonable doubt that the grant will be
received.
In application of the single additional provision of Ministry of Economy and Finance Order
EHA/733/2010 of 25 March 2010, for accounting purposes only, grant conditions are
considered to be met when, at the date of authorisation for issue of the financial
statements, the works have been partially or fully completed, quantified in the proportion
of works financed that have been completed. This item also includes grants received in kind
from the State through the conveyance of certain railway lines in operation or under
construction, for no consideration.
According to corresponding subrogation documents and in line with the reply given by the
IGAE's Sub-Directorate General for Planning and Accounting Guidance on 22 April 2013, to
the consultation put forth by the Delegate Comptroller in ADIF regarding the accounting
application of Royal Decree Law 22/2012 of 20 July 2012, Entity management has
considered the assignment to ADIF-AV of finished assets and work in progress
corresponding to the connection between the Mediterranean Corridor and the high-speed
Madrid-Barcelona-French border line and the high-speed Santiago-Vigo stretch of the high-
speed Atlantic Axis to be a free-of-charge title of assets used in an activity of public interest.
Article 19, section 2 of the RSL stipulates that rail infrastructure administration is an
essential public service.
As a result of the foregoing and applying recognition and measurement standard 18, and in
accordance with regulation 6, section 1 of Order EHA/733/2010 of 25 March 2010, the Entity
recognised a capital grant in the amount of 2,476,419 thousand euros, reflecting the fair
value of the items received calculated as the depreciated replacement cost of those items
pursuant to the aforementioned ministerial order (see Note 3.b)). This grant will be taken to
income each year in proportion to the depreciation of the assets received.
Similarly, in application of Royal Decree-Law 4/2013 of 22 February 2013, the Entity has
recognised a grant for the value of the works delivered by the State to ADIF-AV for no
consideration in 2013 (see Note 1).
The Entity recognises any amounts received in advance, and balances relating to grants
awarded and receivable for which not all the above conditions have been met, as payables
convertible into grants, under other financial liabilities.
The Entity recognises grants as operating income from non-financial grants, in line with the
depreciation for the year of the fixed assets for which the grants have been received.
3.h) Long-term employee benefits (liabilities)
The Entity classifies long-term employee benefit commitments as defined contribution

plans and defined benefit plans, accordingly. Defined contribution plans are those whereby
the Entity undertakes to make contributions of a specified amount to a separate entity,
provided that there is no legal, contractual or constructive obligation to make additional
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contributions were the separate entity unable to meet the commitments undertaken. Plans
other than defined contribution plans are considered as defined benefit plans.
 Defined benefit plans
Long-term defined benefit commitments are recognised at the present value of the
committed remuneration, which is estimated using actuarial calculation methods and
financial and actuarial assumptions that are unbiased and mutually compatible.
The Entity recognises these provisions as and when employees render their services. The
contributions payable are recognised as an expense for employee remuneration in the
income statement, and as a liability after deducting any contribution already paid.
Variations in the calculation of the present value of this remuneration due to actuarial
gains and losses are directly taken to equity in the year in which they arise, recognised as
reserves.
 Defined contribution plans
Long-term contributions payable are recognised as a liability, where applicable, at the

amount of the accrued contributions payable at year end.
Obligations accrued as a result of changes in the actuarial assumptions used to determine

the contributions made by the Entity are recorded directly under equity in the year in
which they arise, recognised as reserves.
3.i) Provisions
The Entity recognises as provisions those present obligations arising from past events of
which settlement is likely to give rise to an outflow of resources, but for which the amount
or date of settlement is uncertain.
All the obligations mentioned in the preceding paragraph are disclosed in these financial
statements, provided that it is more likely than not that the obligation will require
settlement.
Provisions are measured at the present value of the best estimate of the amount required to
settle or transfer the obligation, taking into account available information on the event and
its consequences, and recognising any adjustments arising on the discounting of these
provisions as a finance cost when accrued. Provisions maturing in one year or less are not
discounted when the financial effect is immaterial. Provisions are reviewed at each year
end and adjusted to reflect the best present estimate of the liability at each given time.
The Entity records, as provisions, the best estimate available at the closing date of the
obligations assumed by the participation in various integration companies whose
cancellation is likely to result in an outflow of resources, but which are indeterminate as to
their amount or date. For the quantification of the aforementioned obligations, the
estimates of the cash flows expected to be obtained in each case, facilitated by Management
of each of the Companies, are considered, analysing their ability to obtain income that
allows them to meet the contracted obligations with third parties to carry out the project
entrusted to them, as well as the needs of contributions of funds by the shareholders and
their capacity to reimburse the financing provided and pending contribution. In those cases
in which it is estimated that there will be a deficit to be assumed by the shareholders, the
final risk assumed by the Entity is determined, taking into account, the best estimate of the
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value of the railway infrastructures that the Company must deliver to ADIF AV.
Consequently, the loss assumed by the Entity, recognized as a provision for risks and
expenses, and as a provision for impairment of financial assets is quantified as the
difference between the present value of mentioned deficit and the estimated cost of the
infrastructures to be received by the Entity.
3.j) Classification of assets and liabilities as current and non-current
Assets and liabilities are classified as current and non-current on the balance sheet. Assets
and liabilities are classified as current when they are connected with the Entity’s normal
operating cycle of less than one year and are expected to be recovered, consumed or settled
within twelve months after the balance sheet date.
3.k) Foreign currency balances and transactions
Foreign currency transactions are recognised at the exchange rate prevailing at the
transaction date.
Loans in foreign currency are reflected at the effect exchange rate at the balance sheet date
and exchange differences are recorded at the time they occur.
3.l) Income taxes
The income tax expense or tax income for the year comprises current tax and deferred tax.
Current tax assets or liabilities are measured at the amount expected to be paid to or
recovered from the taxation authorities, using the tax rates and tax laws that have been
enacted or substantially enacted at the balance sheet date.
Current and deferred tax are recognised as income or an expense and included in profit or
loss for the year, except to the extent that the tax arises from a transaction or event which
is recognised, in the same or a different year, directly in equity, or from a business
combination.
(i) Recognition of taxable temporary differences
Taxable temporary differences are recognised in all cases except where they arise
from the initial recognition of goodwill or an asset or liability in a transaction that is
not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither
accounting profit nor taxable income.
(ii) Recognition of deductible temporary differences
Deductible temporary differences are recognised provided that it is probable that

sufficient taxable income will be available against which the deductible temporary
difference can be utilised, unless the differences arise from the initial recognition
of an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the
time of the transaction, affects neither accounting profit nor taxable income.
Tax planning opportunities are only considered when assessing the recoverability
of deferred tax assets and if the Entity intends to use these opportunities or it is
probable that they will be utilised.
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(iii) Measurement
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected
to apply to the years when the asset is realised or the liability is settled, based on
tax rates and tax laws that have been enacted or substantially enacted. The tax
consequences that would follow from the manner in which the Entity expects to
recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets or liabilities are also reflected in
the measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities.
(iv) Offset and classification
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognised in the balance sheet under non-
current assets or liabilities, irrespective of the expected date of recovery or
settlement.
3.m) Recognition of income and expenses
Income and expenses are recorded based on the accrual criteria, that is, when the actual
flow of goods and services that they represent, regardless of the moment in which the
monetary or financial flow derived from them occurs.
Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, less any
interest on the nominal amount of loans. Nevertheless, the Entity includes interest
incorporated in trade balances maturing in less than one year that do not have a contractual
rate of interest, when the effect of not discounting the cash flows is immaterial.
3.n) Related party transactions
Related party transactions, except those related to mergers, spin-offs and non-monetary
contributions, are recognised at the fair value of the consideration given or received. The
difference between this value and the amount agreed is recognised in line with the
underlying economic substance of the transaction.
3.o) Leases
Lease contracts, which at the outset transfer, substantially all the inherent risks in
ownership of the assets to the Entity, are classified as finance leases and, if they are not, are
classified as operating leases. The lease contracts in effect at the date of closing of these
financial statements, all classified as operating leases, consist mainly of the rental of
vehicles and administrative offices.
(4) Property, Plant and Equipment, Intangible Assets and Investment Property
Details of the balances of property, plant and equipment, intangibles and investment property
and their corresponding depreciation and impairment and movement in 2016 and 2015 are
shown in Appendix 1.
By virtue of a Council of Ministers Resolution or Resolutions of the Secretary of State for

Planning and Infrastructure, ADIF-AV is entrusted with the following:
- Construction and administration of the Madrid-Zaragoza-Barcelona-French border

high-speed rail line. The Figueras-French border sub-stretch was excluded from this
service arrangement as it is part of the Figueras-Perpignan stretch by virtue of the
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agreement between the Spanish and French governments signed on 10 October 1995
(Agreement 9/04/99).
- Construction of a new North-Northwest rail access: Madrid-Segovia-Valladolid/Medina

del Campo.
- Construction and administration of the new Córdoba-Málaga rail access.
- Construction and administration of the new Levante high-speed rail access: Madrid-
Castillala Mancha-Valencia Autonomous Community-Murcia Region.
- Construction and administration of the León-Asturias high-speed line (La Robla-Pola de

Lena stretch/Pajares alternate route) of the North-Northwest Corridor.
- Construction and administration of the new Toledo high-speed rail access.
- Construction and administration of the Basque Country high-speed line of the North-
Northwest Corridor.
- Construction and administration of the Navalmoral de la Mata-Cáceres stretch of the

Madrid-Cáceres / Mérida-Badajoz high-speed line of the Extremadura Corridor.
- Construction and administration of the stretch between Almeria and the Murcia region
border of the Murcia-Almeria high-speed line of the Mediterranean Corridor.
- Completion of construction work on the Bobadilla-Granada high-speed line, including

track bed and track.
- Drafting and execution of the basic projects and construction of the Madrid-Asturias
high-speed line. Stretch: Venta de Baños-León-Asturias (excludingthe Pajares
alternateroute) (Resolution of 28/12/06).
- Drafting and execution of the basic projects and construction of the Madrid-Basque
Country/French border high-speed line. Stretch: Valladolid-Burgos-Vitoria. (Resolution
of 28/12/2006).
- Drafting and execution of the basic projects and construction of the Mediterranean
Corridor high-speed line. Stretch: Murcia region-Murcia border. (Resolution of
28/12/2006).
- Drafting and execution of the basic projects and construction of the Madrid-
Extremadura/Portuguese border high-speed line. Stretch: Cáceres-Mérida-Badajoz.
(Resolution of 28/12/2006).
- Construction of the Olmedo-Medina-Zamora-Puebla de Sanabria-Lubián-Orense stretch

of the Madrid-Galicia high-speed line, in the North-Northwest Corridor. (Resolution of
4/12/2009).
- Construction of the Castejón-Pamplona region stretch of the Zaragoza-Pamplona high-

speed line in the Navarre territory. (Resolution of 30/3/2010).
- Construction of the connection of the Mediterranean Corridor with the Madrid-

Barcelona-French border high-speed rail line: Vandellós-Tarragona area. (Resolution of
11/5/2012).
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- Construction of the Santiago de Compostela-Vigo section of the A Coruña-Vigo stretch

of the high-speed Atlantic Axis. (Resolution of 11/5/2012).
- Construction of the update for the link between the Medina del Campo siding and the
Medina del Campo-Salamanca line.
- The drafting and execution of the projects and maintenance of the overhead lines
installations, telecommunications systems, GSM-R mobile radio system and items
related with the high-speed Bobadilla-Granada line.
Under the Royal Decree Law 4 of 22 February 2013 and the Recast Convention, the General
State Administration and SEITTSA gratuitously transmitted to ADIF AV in 2015 the land and
platform works linked to various sections of the LAV Madrid-Galicia, basically comprised
between Medina and Zamora. The Entity registered as these as Works in Progress of fixed
assets, when the infrastructure has been put into operation, said goods worth 496,641
thousand euros, recognizing the corresponding counterpart as a capital grant. Of this amount, a
total of 437,204 thousand euros corresponds to assets that have been transmitted by SEITTSA.
In the process of accounting regularization of land owned by ADIF - AV, the Entity up until 31
December 2015, has delimited, valued, and entered in the economic accounting inventory the
land located in the following areas of action:
 Sections of the conventional width rail network that connect the cities of Plasencia,
Cáceres, Merida and Badajoz and a stretch of 27 km. of the conventional rail network
Bobadilla- Granada.
 Madrid-Sevilla high-speed line, for the land mainly referred to the Getafe-Córdoba
section, which was paid by the Ministry of Development and whose records were not
included in the Entity’s economic and accounting inventory at 31 December 2013.
 31 stations assigned to ADIF AV whose land was not registered in the Entity's economic
inventory as of December 31, 2013.
In 2016, the Entity had access to documentation supporting the expropriations carried out by
the Ministry of Development in the area of the Mediterranean Corridor, Valencia - Vandellós
section. Derived from its analysis, these lands have been delimited and valued increasing their
acquisition value to 45,773 thousand euros. As at 31 December 2015, these lands were
registered for 56,339 thousand euros, a figure provided by the Ministry in its day and recorded
in the corresponding minutes signed, so that in 2016, accounting for its value of ascription has
been adjusted.
At year-end 2016, the Entity has recorded land expropriated at the time by the General State
Administration, for the value of ascertainment communicated by the Ministry of Development
and pending delimitation and individualized valuation of its farms according to the following
detail:
 Santiago de Compostela–Vigo stretchof

the Atlantic High Speed Axis 70,000 thousand euros
 Olmedo–Zamora–Lubian–OrenseHigh Speed Line 43,000 thousand euros
 High Speed Link with the Mediterranean Corridor 48,665 thousand euros
The Entity's Management considers that the process of delimitation and individualized
valuation of these lands, which it is carrying out, will not have a significant impact on its
financial statements
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Likewise in 2016, historical land, expropriated by RENFE or private railway predecessor

companies, was delimited, valued and registered in the annual accounts, from the Santiago de
Compostela - Vigo section of the High Speed Atlantic Axis for a total of 295 thousand euros. The
Entity considers that it has culminated the process of updating its inventory of historical land
from expropriations undertaken in the nineteenth or early twentieth century.
4.a) Operating property, plant and equipment
The following is a breakdown of the acquisition or production cost at 31 December 2016 and
at 31 December 2015 of the Entity’s property, plant and equipment by high speed network
line:
31/12/2016thousands of Euros
Other
Land and Buildings and Track and other property,
natural other technical plant and
resources constructions installations equipment Total
Madrid-Barcelona-Figueras 779,718 634,344 10,076,216 6,861 11,497,139

Madrid-Levante 866,322 266,018 7,057,322 768 8,190,430
Madrid-Sevilla and Toledo branch 75,159 437,944 2,428,571 8,745 2,950,419
Córdoba-Málaga 162,724 66,232 2,231,356 1,841 2,462,153
Bobadilla - Granada and Extremadura 2,248 2,464 129,552 105 134,369
Madrid-Valladolid 45,025 62,316 3,758,232 530 3,866,103
Valladolid – León 97,342 29,656 1,098,448 174 1,225,620
Olmedo – Zamora 87,409 13,871 491,271 143 592,694
Vigo - Santiago de Compostela
Atlantic Axis 120,803 55,493 1,797,164 457 1,973,917
Others 213,014 65,111 339,934 13,037 631,096
2,449,764 1,633,449 29,408,066 32,661 33,523,940
31/12/2015 thousands of Euros
Other
Land and Buildings and Track and other property,
natural other technical plant and
resources constructions installations equipment Total
Madrid-Barcelona-Figueras 784,113 636,220 10,069,719 7,073 11,497,125

Madrid-Levante 854,092 164,802 7,075,660 1,017 8,095,571
Madrid-Sevilla and Toledobranch 75,153 439,042 2,429,587 10,230 2,954,012
Córdoba-Málaga 159,584 66,146 2,230,608 1,916 2,458,254
Bobadilla - Granada and Extremadura 2,229 2,462 129,547 111 134,349
Madrid-Valladolid 198,604 62,304 3,756,410 615 4,017,933
Valladolid – León 62,104 25,322 1,047,398 135 1,134,959
Olmedo – Zamora 81,356 9,365 418,599 - 509,320
Vigo - Santiago de
CompostelaAtlantic Axis 118,921 54,166 1,797,358 466 1,970,911
Others 62,657 65,809 338,508 16,197 483,171
2,398,813 1,525,638 29,293,394 37,760 33,255,605
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4.b) Work in progress
Work in progress at 31 December 2016 and 31 December 2015 is detailed in the table below:
Thousands of Euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Madrid - Zaragoza - Barcelona - Figueras 225,709 178,919

Zaragoza - Pamplona, Tramo Castejón - Comarca de Pamplona 74,886 74,287
Madrid - Castilla la Mancha - Com. Valenciana – Murcia Region 1,894,126 1,798,567
Mediterranean High Speed Corridor 127,253 99,369
Link MediterraneanCorridor, Tarragona Area 472,868 442,162
Pulpí– Murcia High Speed Line 75,818 75,040
Murcia –Almería High Speed Line 563,929 562,617
Madrid-Sevilla and Toledo branch 150 150
Córdoba - Málaga 10,164 7,755
Bobadilla – Granada High Speed Line 1,194,687 1,133,478
Madrid - Cáceres, Navalmoral de la Mata stretch - CáceresHigh Speed 518,931 480,194
Madrid - Extremadura - F. portugues, Cáceresstretch - Mérida – Badajoz
High Speed Line 299,422 297,034
Madrid - Segovia - Valladolid 17,927 20,208
Valladolid - Burgos - Vitoria 581,270 561,203
País Vasco High Speed Line 1,230,866 1,179,208
Palencia – León 113,821 111,553
León – Asturias High Speed Line 2,848,252 2,802,102
Galicia (Olmedo - Lubián) High Speed Line 386,063 365,432
Galicia (Lubián - Ourense) High Speed Line 1,310,658 1,138,325
High Speed Atlantic Axis 74,172 46,332
Madrid Atocha - Madrid Chamartín 743,371 707,211
Atocha Station complex expansion 2,154 1,960
Other High Speed investments. 137,228 120,881
Investment in asset reposition and improvement 48,133 25,807
TOTAL 12,951,858 12,229,794
The Entity has recognized as greater value of work in progress, the best available estimate
of those executed and outstanding works pending certification at December 31, 2016 and
December 31, 2015 arising from outstanding contractual issues pending formalization worth
94,581 and 90,479 thousand euros, respectively. In 2016, ADIF AV has continued with a
process of regularization of these situations and is working on the development of
instruments to avoid such incidents in the future.
Work in progress at 31 December 2016 and 31 December 2015 includes 295,822 and 341,522
thousand euros, respectively, for advances to suppliers. At 31 December 2016 and 2015, this
item also comprises advances extended to suppliers that have not been formally set out in
contracts, in the amount of 70,372 and 84,969 thousand euros respectively. The heading
includes advances for the future delivery of railway works derived from agreements signed
between the Entity and its associates, as per the following breakdown at 31 December 2016
and 31 December 2015:
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Thousands of Euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Valencia Parque Central Alta Velocidad 2003, S.A. 48,084 48,084

Valladolid Alta Velocidad 2003, S.A. 1,529 1,529
Zaragoza Alta Velocidad 2002, S.A. 11,165 11,165
AV Alicante Nodo de Transporte S.A. 28,275 28,275
TOTAL 89,053 89,053
Under the act of formal delivery of signed works on February 1, 2016 between Zaragoza Alta
Velocidad 2002, SA, ADIF and ADIF-AV, in 2015, the Entity has partially cancelled the
advances for outstanding works to be received from Zaragoza Alta Velocidad 2002, SA,
pending at December 31, 2014. The value of the works received and recorded in 2015
amounted to 5,457 thousand euros. In addition, the Entity, in light of the best available
estimate at year end, valued the railway projects likely to receive in future years, registered
in the 2015 income statement a loss of 2,157 thousand euros.
Applying the same criteria used by the State for its real estate and infrastructure works,
ADIF-AV has not taken out any insurance coverage for these assets, except as regards
extraordinary infrastructure risks, which do not include stations, tunnels, bridges and other
buildings.
Also ADIF-AV, like the State, has not listed its buildings and infrastructure works in the
Property Register, except for housing and commercial premises.
At 31 December 2016, the Entity has firm commitments with third parties to make future
investments of 3,267,284 thousand euros, excluding VAT. At 31 December 2015, the
Company had firm commitments with third parties to make future investments of
3,487,386 thousand euros, excluding VAT.
4.c) Capitalised borrowing costs
During 2016, the Entity capitalised borrowing costs totalling 119,431 thousand euros,
comprising the cost of the loans received from the EIB or other institutions, which were
primarily allocated to finance the construction of various high-speed lines. Among other
items, this amount comprises 22,875 thousand euros in relation to the Levante line; 26,086
thousand euros reflecting the cost of the high-speed rail network of the Basque Country,
called "Y Vasca"; 8,808 thousand euros representing the costs of the Valladolid-Vitoria
stretch of the Madrid-Basque Country/French border high-speed line; and 12,809 thousand
euros for the costs of the Pajares alternate route of the Madrid-Asturias high-speed line and
20,190 thousand euros for the railway connection between Madrid Atocha station and
Madrid Chamartín station.
During 2015, the Entity capitalised borrowing costs totalling 121,081 thousand euros,
comprising the cost of the loans received from the EIB or other institutions, which were
primarily allocated to finance the construction of various high-speed lines. Among other
items, this amount comprises 23,767 thousand euros in relation to the Levante line; 22,625
thousand euros reflecting the cost of the high-speed rail network of the Basque Country,
called "Y Vasca"; 15,280 thousand euros representing the costs of the Valladolid-Vitoria
stretch of the Madrid-Basque Country/French border high-speed line; and 11,354 thousand
euros for the costs of the Pajares alternate route of the Madrid-Asturias high-speed line and
19,707 thousand euros for the railway connection between Madrid Atocha station and
Madrid Chamartín station. (see Note 19).
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4.d) Fully depreciated/amortised assets
Details of the cost of fully depreciated or amortised items of property, plant and equipment,
intangible assets and investment property in use at 31 December 2016 and 31 December
2015 are as follows:
Thousands of Euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Intangible assets 11,895 11,190

Property, plant and equipment 345,097 307,605
Investment property 84 84
357,076 318,879
4.e)Government grants received
The construction of property, plant and equipment for railway infrastructure has partly
been financed by non-refundable capital grants, among which some come from European
Funds (Cohesion Funds, TEN-T, ERDF) (see Note 10).
Current and on-going investments delivered by the State to ADIF in 2012 and 2013, mainly
the works on the Atlantic Hub and the link to the Valencia-Vandellós section of the
Mediterranean Corridor in accordance with Royal Decree-Law 22/2012 of 20 July, and Royal
Decree-Law 4/2013, of February 22, respectively, and the assets received in the process of
excision in the creation of ADIF-AV on January 1, 2013, have been registered with a
counterpart being the recognition of a capital grant (see Notes 3(b) and 3(g)).
4.f) Intangible assets
Details of intangible assets at 31 December 2016 and 31 December 2015 are as follows:
31/12/2016 thousands of euros

Accumulated
Cost amortisation Total
Operating intangible assets
Computer software 6,380 (6,281) 99
Rights of use space RENFE 50,831 (678) 50,153
Research and development expenses 10,503 (3,515) 6,988
Other intangible assets 5,681 (5,681) -
Total operating intangible assets 73,395 (16,155) 57,240
Intangible assets in progress

Computer software 9 - 9
Research and development expenses 873 - 873
Other intangible assets - - -
Total intangible assets in progress 882 - 882
Total intangible assets 74,277 (16,155) 58,122
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Accumulated
Cost amortisation Total
Operating intangible assets
Computer software 6,291 (6,153) 138
Rights of use space RENFE 50,831 - 50,831
Research and development expenses 9,908 (2,948) 6,960
Other intangible assets 5,681 (5,681) -
Total operating intangible assets 72,711 (14,782) 57,929
Intangible assets in progress

Computer software 19 - 19
Research and development expenses 874 - 874
Other intangible assets 80 - 80
Total intangible assets in progress 973 - 973
Total intangible assets 73,684 (14,782) 58,902
The intangible asset called "rights of use space Renfe" referred to in the above tables
correspond to the current value of acquisition of these rights after deducting the provision
for risks and expenses that the Entity created to address the replacement costs for
preparation of the spaces for suitable use that will replace these spaces, which is included in
the purchase price.
On December 28, 2015, the Entity, together with RENFE Operadora, signed with RENFE
Operadora, RenfeViajeros, S.A., RenfeFabricación y Mantenimiento, S.A. y RenfeAlquiler de
Material Ferroviario, S.A an agreement for partial acquisition of the rights of use in spaces
owned by the Entity for a current value of 50,831 thousand euros, once applied the
provision for risks and expenses cited in the preceding paragraph which the Entity carried
on its balance sheet amounting to 21,952 thousand euros.
The purpose of this agreement is to extinguish the rights of use without financial
compensation recognized in the Order FOM / 2909/2006 to RENFE-Operadora in diverse
administrative and operational spaces located in buildings owned by the Railway
Infrastructure Administrator. The mentioned Order established the obligation of ADIF to
replace, within a maximum period of three years, these spaces for their property that can be
capitalized by RENFE Operadora.
As a result of the creation of ADIF AVE, in the Order PRE-2443/2013 of 27 December, the
assets, rights and obligations of ADIF which became owned by ADIF AV established the
subrogation from the Entity in its obligations for the replacement of the rights of use
corresponding to the spaces located in buildings attributed to ADIF AV, for a total of
20,947.76 net square meters.
Given the legal complexity and practice in the execution of Order FOM / 2909/2006, and
since ADIF and ADIF AV did not have sufficient property to replace all the rights recognized
for RENFE-Operadora’s use, it has been necessary to reach an agreement that allows, first
partially to replace a portion of the surface subject to such rights of use, by incorporating it
in the equity of the mentioned company of certain properties owned by ADIF and ADIF AV
and, secondly, the termination of other rights not replenished, recognizing the
corresponding RENFE-Operadora consideration.
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To extinguish all the commitments made by ADIF- AV (see note 10.b.2) derived from the
Order FOM mentioned above, the Entity has acquired in 2015 from RENFE Operadora, rights
of use corresponding to a total of 17,826.35 net square meters and is committed to deliver
within a maximum period of one year, office situated in the historic Atocha Station for the
equivalent to 3,121.41 square meters.At the date of preparation of these annual accounts,
ADIF-AV and RENFE-Operadora are finalizing the necessary procedures for the delivery of
the goods mentioned above.
The amount payable to RENFE Operadora for the rights of use acquired in 2015 has been
quantified at 77,434 thousand euros, excluding VAT. Of that amount the Entity has paid in
January 2016 to RenfeOperadora a figure of 50,831 thousand euros and agrees to pay 2,660
thousand euros each year until the year 2025, inclusive. (See notes 10.b.2 and 11.b.2))
Additionally, the agreement reached with RENFE Operadora includes leasing, by the
mentioned entity and the Group companies, in accordance with the conditions shown in the
following table:
Metres squared Period Annual income (euros)
15,887.49 m2 Ten years 2,406,491.64
After the 10-year period, the lease may be extended by mutual agreement between the
parties, updating the lease income according to the general index of competitiveness. As the
leased assets have a great relationship with the activity undertaken by RenfeOperadora, it
is understood that these leases will be extended for the very long term.
4.g) Impairment of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and investment
property
At year end for 2016 and 2015, the Entity assessed the operating units forming its property,
plant and equipment, intangible assets and investment property for indications of
impairment. From this analysis it was concluded that the operating units forming the
Entity’s non-financial assets showed no indications of impairment except as indicated in
Annex I(see Note 3.b)).
4.h)Investment property
The breakdown at 31 December 2016 and 31 December 2015 is as follows:

Accumulated
Cost depreciation Total
Shopping centres at passenger rail stations 99,931 (17,643) 82,288

Commercial car parks 78,596 (9,504) 69,092
Buildings and hotels at intermodal stations 61,683 (15,417) 46,266
Housing, premises and garages 209 (186) 23
Investment property in progress 403 - 403
240,822 (42,750) 198,072
Total
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31/12/2015thousands of euros
Accumulated
Cost depreciation Total
Shopping centres at passenger rail stations 99,931 (15,644) 84,287

Commercial car parks 78,596 (8,454) 70,142
Buildings and hotels at intermodal stations 61,683 (14,474) 47,209
Housing, premises and garages 209 (183) 26
Investment property in progress 403 - 403
Total 240,822 (38,755) 202,067
4.i) Sale commitments (land associated with Chamartín Station rail complex)
In the case of the railway-urban development transaction, the "Chamartín Transaction", the
rights and obligations of ADIF arising from the agreement entered into between ADIF,
RENFE Operadora and “DesarrolloUrbanísticoChamartín, S.A.” on 23 June 2009 will be split
between ADIF-AV and ADIF based on the area pertaining to each entity and the price per
square metre established in the agreement.
Under this contract, ADIF and RENFE Operadora signed a Revised Text of the Contract with
DesarrolloUrbanístico de Chamartín, S.A. (DUCH), which stipulated that ADIF and RENFE
Operadora agree to give priority to DUCH to complete the urban planning of the land
included in both the PPRI (Partial Interior Reform Plan) of the APR (Area planned for
development to be defined at a later stage) 08.03 "Extension of the Castellana" and the APE
(Special Planning Area) 05.27 "Colonia Campamento" and that affects the Chamartín and
Fuencarral railway station complexes. The aim is to obtain the best conditions and urban
land classes when the urban development rights are assigned to certain land, mostly
associated with Chamartín station in Madrid, included in the project called "Extension of the
Castellana". In accordance with the terms of the Revised Text of the Contract, DUCH agreed
to pay a consideration, part in cash and part in kind (through the transfer of developed land
classified for government-supported residential properties) up to the limits established and
for specific amounts, in exchange for the transfer of the title to land and building rights
included in the APR 08.03 and the APE 05.27, which comprises the Chamartín and
Fuencarral station complexes.
The consideration payable to ADIF and RENFE Operadora (with distribution subject to the
agreement between the parties, although the larger portion of this amount would
correspond to ADIF) would be 984 million euros (in cash) and 100,000 m2 of urban land for
the building of government-supported residential properties (payment in kind).
On 21 June 2013, the High Court of Justice in Madrid handed down a ruling that resolves an
appeal against the Partial Interior Reform Plan of APR 08.03 " EXTENSION OF THE
CASTELLANA" that partially upholds the appeal and annuls the provisions of the plan
permitting buildings of more than three floors plus a penthouse in that area, as well as other
provisions regarding urban development aspects of the Partial Interior Reform Plan. As a
result of this ruling, the development according to the Partial Plan is not technically and
economically viable.
The Madrid City Council, ADIF, RENFE Operadora and DUCH filed appeals against this ruling
with the Supreme Court. Additionally, ADIF, RENFE Operadora and DUCH have considered
that this ruling means that the obligations under the agreement are not enforceable.
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Pursuant to the agreement, on 29 July 2014 DUCH petitioned ADIF and RENFE Operadora to
formally open renegotiations, since more than five years had elapsed since the last section
of the agreement was signed and the PPRI had not been approved on the foreseen terms.
Subsequently, on 22 January 2015, the parties signed a Framework Agreement whereby

DUCH undertook to pay the public entities a cash amount of 984,225 thousand euros, over a
20-year payment period and subject to 3% annual interest, and an in-kind payment
comprising use of 100,000 m2 of government-supported residential area. The validity and
effectiveness of this agreement is subject to definitive approval of the modification of the
PPRI.
In accordance with the Framework Contract, ADIF and ADIF-AV may receive 84.027% of the
price foreseen of 1,245,460 thousand euros (including delay interest), namely 1,046,523
thousand euros. A priori, this is the maximum amount receivable, given that if ADIF/ADIF-
AV is not allocated ownership of an area in the corresponding urban development re-
parcelling, this price would be reduced in accordance with a predetermined unit price. Of the
total of 1,046,523 thousand euros, 20.430% corresponds to ADIF-AV (254,447 thousand
euros), while 63.507% (792,075 thousand euros) corresponds to ADIF.
In addition, both state-owned entities will receive a payment in kind through the delivery of
plots on which 84,027 m2 can be built for government-supported residential use (53,438.65
m2 for ADIF and the remaining 30,588.35 m2 for ADIF-AV).
Moreover, on 22 January 2015 the parties affected by the Operation Chamartín (DUCH, ADIF,
ADIF-AV, RENFE Operadora, RENFE Fabricación y Mantenimiento, Madrid City Council,
Madrid Regional Government and Canal de Isabel II) signed an urban development
agreement for the management and execution of APR 08.03.
DUCH drafted a new document which was initially approved by the City Council on 19
February 2015. Following the completion of the public exposure period and the securing of
sector reports, the processing of this planning instrument was completed on 18 Of May of
2015, pending final approval by the City of Madrid.
On June 9, 2015 the Supreme Court of Madrid issued a new judgment on the PPRI restating
the nullity of the determinations that allowed more than 3 floors plus an attic, to buildings
in this area. This prediction makes the operation technically and economically inviable.
Duch, ADIF, ADIF and RENFE Operadora-AV have appealed the decision.
Despite the above, on December 28, 2015 it was published in the B.C.A.M. the approval by
the Assembly of Madrid Law 4/2015 of 18 December Partial Amendment of Art. 39 of Law
9/2001 of 17 July, Community of Madrid Land, eliminating section 8 which established the
prohibition to build to a height greater than three floors plus an attic in each and every one
of the points on the ground, with this modification of interpretations that is not applicable
in this urban area the limitation of height.
On July 14, 2015, the resolution of the Board of Directors of the company
DesarrolloUrbanísticoChamartín S.A. was published to the public, dated June 29, 2015, the
name change to the de Distrito CastellanaNorte S.A. (DCN)
On 10 May, the Madrid City Council presented a proposal for the management of the APR
08.03 "Prolongación de la Castellana" alternative to that promoted by DCN, called Madrid
PuertaNorte.
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This proposal eliminates the prolongation of the Castellana, it reduces to nearly half the
buildability of the area, excluding a large part of the railway land, while decreasing the
urban costs, among others, the area of road cover.
Likewise, the scope is divided into three, proposing that the South of 30 street, be managed
by the administrations through the creation of a Consortium or public society.
This new ordination proposal would need the modification of the General Plan in force in
several aspects. The procedure would extend the deadlines.
During the months of May and June 2016, meetings have been held between the Ministry of
Public Works, the Community of Madrid, the City Council, BBVA, which controls the DCN,
ADIF and RENFE-Operadora, in which both the Ministry, Community of Madrid and Public
Entities have expressed their opposition to the municipal proposal.
On May 25, 2016, based on the report of its Planning and Urban Planning DG, the Plenary of
the City Council agreed to deny the definitive approval of the Partial Plan of APR 08.03
"Prolongación de la Castellana" promoted by DCN and declaring the impossibility of
processing the Urban Agreement for the management and execution of the Partial Plan
(BOCM Publication dated June 24, 2016).
On June 24, 2016, the Ministry of Public Works, sent a prior notice against the agreement
cited in the previous paragraph to the City of Madrid, which requires the declaration of
nullity of the Agreement mentioned, as well as negotiations with all the signatories of the
Management Urban Agreement and execution of Partial Plan APR 08.03 "Prolongación de la
Castellana".
In September 2016, as they understand that the Agreement adopted by the City Council is
contrary to law and because of their importance, the Ministry of Public Works, ADIF and
RENFE-Operadora filed the corresponding administrative appeals.
On 30 November 2016, a meeting took place between the Minister of Public Works and the
Mayor of Madrid, where they agreed to create a working group to work jointly on an urban
planning approach for the northern part of Madrid, starting from scratch and without any
apriorism by any of the parties. This allows us to arrive at a consensual urban solution in a
relatively short time and that would be processed urbanistically by the Madrid City Council,
by means of a specific modification of the PGOU.
The first meeting of the working group was held on December 19 and agreed, among other
things, to create a Technical Subcommittee, which has been meeting regularly to this date.
Motivated by the new situation of urban development, DCN, ADIF and RENFE-Operadora
subscribed, on December 28, 2016, an extension of the Basis Agreement, until August 31,
2018. DCN must pay to Public Entities for this reason an amount of 4,350,274 euros derived
from the extension of the Basis Agreement until August 31, 2018. Of this amount, ADIF AV is
due the amount of 444,380 euros in 2017 and 444,380 euros in 2018.
Finally, on January 27, 2017, the Supreme Court issued a judgment dismissing the appeal
filed by the Ministry of Public Works, Madrid City Council, ADIF, RENFE-Operadora and DCN
against the nullity of the 2011 PPRI.
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(5) Investments in Group Companies and Associates
5.a) Non-current equity instruments in Group companies and associates
Details of movement for 2016 and 2015, expressed in thousands of euros, of the accounts
that make up this section is detailed in the attached tables:
31/12/2016 Thousands of Euros

Investments in Uncalled
Group companies equity
and associates holdings Provisions Total
Balance at 1 January 2016 15,246 (6,750) - 8,496

Additions 3,900 (2,925) (7,824) (6,849)
Withdrawals (6,750) 6,750 6,750 6,750
12,396 (2,925) (1,074) 8,397
Balance at 31 December 2016

Investments in Uncalled
Group companies equity
and associates holdings Provisions Total
Balance at 1 January 2015 15,246 (6,750) - 8,496
Balance at 31 December 2015 15,246 (6,750) - 8,496
Details of the main affiliated companies registered in Spain, and relevant information
thereon, are presented in Appendix II.
The associates in which the Entity holds investments include companies whose statutory
activity comprises the integration of railways in different cities. The aforementioned
companies were incorporated within the framework of the agreements entered into
between the Ministry of Public Works, the state-owned entities managed by the Ministry
that carry out their activities in the railway sector and the public entities responsible for
each of the cities concerned (regional government and city council). The companies are
jointly owned (50%) by the General State Administration and the local and regional
administrations. This model is intended to bring together all the project stakeholders and to
generate, in addition to the contributions which, pursuant to each agreement, may be made
by the different administrations, sufficient financing for the project by selling the land use
rights derived from land reallocated for non-rail use as a result of the projected initiatives.
Furthermore, at an extraordinary general meeting held on 4 December 2012, the

shareholders of León Alta Velocidad 2003, S.A. agreed to dissolve the company so as to
enable liquidation as quickly as possible. At this meeting, the shareholders also agreed that
ADIF should acquire the railway infrastructure works carried out by the company. Entity
management does not consider that ADIF-AV will assume significant liabilities and assets as
a result of this process.
5.b) Non-current loans to Group companies and associates
Details of non-current loans to Group companies and associates at 31 December 2016 and 31
December 2015 are as follows:
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Thousands of Euros
Concept 31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Cartagena AVE, S.A. - 1,080
Murcia AVE, S.A. - 3,400
Palencia Alta Velocidad, S.A. 200 200
Logroño Integración del Ferrocarril 2002, S.A. 7,996 1,047
Gijón al Norte, S.A. 5,897 3,793
Barcelona Sagrera AV, S.A. 10,532 -
Valladolid Alta Velocidad, 2003, S.A. 37,590 -
Valencia Parque Central Alta Velocidad 2003, S.A. 7,823 -
Total non-current loans to Group companies and associates 127,775 58,269
Provision for impairment (27,215) (27,215)

100,560 31,054
These amounts correspond to loans granted by the Entity from January 1, 2013 and those
that were assigned to it in the segregation process and that were not impaired as of
December 31, 2012. At that date, ADIF-AV was assigned loans granted by ADIF to the
Integración Zaragoza Alta Velocidad 2002, S.A. for a nominal value of 30,279 thousand euros
and to Palencia Alta Velocidad for a nominal value of 410 thousand euros. These were
totally impaired and therefore in compliance with the accounting regulations and were
allocated to ADIF-AV for its net amount, i.e. for zero euros. Therefore, they are not reflected
in the above table. The impaired amount of 27,215 thousand euros at 31 December 2016 and
31 December 2015 corresponds to loans granted to the companies Zaragoza Alta Velocidad
2002, S.A. and to Palencia Alta Velocidad, S.A.
The situation at 31 December 2016 and 31 December 2015 in relation to loans granted to its
long-term investees at nominal value is shown in the table below:
Thousands of Euros
Company 31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Palencia Alta Velocidad, S.A. 610 610
Logroño Integración Ferrocarril 2002, S.A. 7,996 1,047
Valencia Parque Central Alta Velocidad
2003, S.A. 7,823 -
Valladolid Alta Velocidad 2003 S.A. 37,590 -
Gijón al Norte, S.A. 5,897 3,793
Barcelona Sagrera Alta Velocitat S.A. 10,532 0
158,464 84,478
In relation to loans granted by the Entity to various affiliated companies, in addition to the
impairment of loans listed above, provisions for liabilities and expenses have been recorded
(see note 10) for amounts that the Entity estimates that would be payable in the future
from the comfort letters assumed by ADIF AV as explained in footnote 23.
5.c) Current investments in Group companies and associates
The balance of the heading “Loans to companies” at 31 December 2016 and 31 December
2015 is as follows:
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Thousands of Euros
Concept 31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Other current loans 6,456 1,976
Other financial assets 8,722 4,955
Impairment of receivables (10,698) (4,705)
4,480 2,226
As indicated in note 5.b, in 2016 the Entity has reclassified, to a current status, the loans
granted to companies Cartagena Alta Velocidad and Murcia Alta Velocidad, valued at 1,080
thousand and 3,400 thousand euros, respectively.
Other financial assets correspond to interest accrued up to the closing date, for the loans
granted by the Entity to group companies and associates.
At 31 December 2016 and 31 December 2015, ADIF-AV's management considered that these
loans are not recoverable in the majority of cases, thus deteriorating by 10,698 thousand
euros and 4,705 thousand euros, respectively.
(6) Other Financial Assets
The breakdown by category of financial assets, excluding investments in equity of group and
associated companies (see note 5), at 31 December 2016 and 31 December 2015, in thousands of
euros, is as follows:
31/12/2016Thousands of Euros
Loans,
Equity derivatives and
instruments other Total
Non-current financial assets
Loans and receivables - 1,487 1,487
Available-for-sale assets 2,040 - 2,040
Total non-current financial assets 2,040 1.487 3,527
Current financial assets

Total current financial assets - 222,371 222,371

Loans,
Equity derivatives and
instruments other Total
Available-for-sale assets 1,890 - 1,890
Total non-current financial assets 1,890 1,539 3,429

The breakdown of these amounts in the different balance sheet items at 31 December 2016 and
2015 are as follows:
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Loans, derivatives
Equity instruments and other Total

Non-current financial investments 2,040 793 2,833
Non-current trade receivables - 694 694

Current financial assets - - -
Trade and other receivables - 222,371 222,371

Loans, derivatives
Equity instruments and other Total

Non-current financial investments 1,890 780 2,670
Non-current trade receivables - 759 759

Current financial assets - - -
Trade and other receivables - 324,176 324,176
The carrying amount of these financial assets does not differ significantly from their fair value.
Under the heading "Loans, derivatives and other" there has been a contingent asset amounting
to 35,000 thousand euros at December 31, 2016 which has been fully impaired (see note 10 b 1).
6.a) Investments
The breakdown of financial investments at 31 December 2016 and 31 December 2015 is as

follows:
Thousands of Euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Non-current Current Non-current Current
Equity instruments (see Appendix II) 2,281 - 2,281 -

Impairment (241) - (391) -
Total equity instruments 2,040 - 1,890 -
Other financial assets (deposits, guarantees and

other credits) 793 - 780 -
2,833 - 2,670 -
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6.a.1) Equity instruments
Equity instruments are the Entity’s holdings in companies over whose management it
does not have significant influence. The Entity’s interest in each of these companies is
less than 20%.
6.b) Trade and other receivables
The breakdown of trade and other receivables at 31 December 2016 and 31 December 2015 is
as follows:
Thousands of Euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Group companies and associates

Receivables (Note 6.b.1)) - 5,656 - 5,656
Unrelated parties
Trade receivables (Note 6.b.2)) - 100,602 - 155,087
Other receivables (Note 6.b.3)) 694 116,104 759 163,426
Personnel - 9 - 7
694 222,371 759 324,176
6.b.1)Group Companies and Associates
The breakdown of these accounts receivable at 31 December 2016 and 31 December

2015 is as follows:
Thousands of Euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Alta Velocidad Alicante Nodo del Transporte, S.A. 798 798

Valladolid Alta Velocidad 2003, S.A. 4,858 4,858
5,656 5,656
6.b.2)Trade receivables
Trade receivables include the balance of rail fees settled and pending collection at 31
December 2016, for 99,294 thousand euros. Trade receivables also include accrued
interest receivable of 1,308 thousand euros for the passenger rail transport safety
levy.
Trade receivables include the balance of rail fees settled and pending collection at 31
December 2015, for 153,120 thousand euros. Trade receivables also includes accrued
interest receivable of 1,967 thousand euros for the passenger rail transport safety
levy.
6.b.3)Other receivables
The detail at 31 December 2016 and 31 December 2015 is as follows:
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Thousands of Euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Agreements with rail operators 59,751 57,101

Fibre-optics rental 9,375 11,015
Amounts due to ADIF-AV from ADIF 3,211 7,585
Other rentals 7,181 9,447
Other items 5,810 18,847
Services rendered pending invoice
Agreements with rail operators 18,953 24,738
Agreements with ADIF 17,541 34,974
Other (3,509) (1,190)
Impairment of trade receivables (2,209) 909
116,104 163,426
Total other receivables
The agreements with railway operators correspond mainly to Renfe Operadora and its
group.
The balance receivable from ADIF at December 31, 2016 and at December 31, 2015
corresponds to services rendered to ADIF billed up to that date and pending billing,
based on the additions listed in note 1.
The movement of valuation adjustments for impairment of short and long-term

receivables at 31 December 2016 and 31 December 2015 is as follows:
Thousands of Euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Balances at 1 January - 909 - (2,701)

Provisions, reversals and/or
applications during the year - (3,118) - 3,610
- (2,209) - 909
Balances at 31 December
(7)Cash and Cash Equivalents
The breakdown of cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 is
as follows:
Thousands of Euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Cash on hand and at banks 530,095 1,092,587

Cash equivalents 13 160,204
530,108 1,252,791
"Cash equivalents" in 2016 and 2015, corresponds to temporary financial investments whose
period between the disposal date and the maturity date is less than three months, as well as to
accrued and unpaid interest Financial assets and checking accounts. The detail of these
investments classified by financial instrument at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 is
as follows:
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Thousands of Euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Amount TOTAL Returns Amount TOTAL Returns
Fixed-term deposits - - 0,00% 160,000 160,000 0,4%

Promissory notes - - - - -
Accrued interest
receivable - 13 - 204
- 13 160,000 160,204
(8) Equity
Details of and movement in equity are shown in the statement of changes in equity.
8.a) Equity contribution
In the State General Budgets for 2016 and 2015, contributions of 500,000 and 430,050
thousand euros were made in favour of ADIF-AV, to finance the railway network owned by
itself. At the close of 2016, the Entity had not received any amount related to capital
contributions recorded in the State General Budget for 2016. In this regard, in the
development of the non-availability agreement of the Ministers Council of April 20, 2016,
this provision was reduced by 146.6 million euros. Additionally, compliance with the fiscal
consolidation commitments advised to limit to the maximum the actions that could have an
impact on the public deficit, as a consequence of which the remaining amount has not been
paid.
In 2016 and 2015, the Entity proceeded to delimit, evaluate and register those lands which,
although they were owned, were not recorded in the accounts, basically for acquisitions or
very old expropriations, some of which were carried out by the old companies that were
integrated into the Spanish National Network Railways. As a result of this process of
updating the inventory, the Entity has recognized land in 2016 in the amount of 2,373
thousand euros and in the year 2015 in the amount of 1,160 thousand euros, which in both
cases have been accounted for as equity (See Notes 3.b and 4).
8.b) Reserves
The movement in the Reserves heading at 31 December 2016 and 31 December 2015 is as
follows:

Reserves for
actuarial gains and
losses Other reserves Total
Balance at 31 December 2015 (58) 42,925 42,867
Recognition of actuarial gains and losses and
other adjustments (276) (520) (796)
(334) 42,405 42,071
Balance at 31 December 2016
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Reserves for
actuarial gains and
losses Other reserves Total
Recognition of actuarial gains and losses and
other adjustments (10) (561) (571)
8.c) Proposed application of loss for the year
The Entity's Management proposes that the 361,252 thousand euros losses for 2015 be
carried forward as prior years' losses, under the equity item "Retained earnings".
Furthermore, Management proposes the application of accumulated retained earnings as of

December 31, 2015 amounting to 447,873 thousand euros, under the heading "capital
contributions" losses.
On April 1 2016, the Board of Directors of ADIF-AV approved the two proposals of the Board
of Directors mentioned above.
8.d) Valuation adjustments
The amount recognised in equity in 2016 and 2015, as well as the amounts reclassified from
equity to finance expenses in the income statement in these years are disclosed in the
statement of recognised income and expense, which forms part of the statement of changes
in equity for each year.
The movement in 2016 and 2015 reflects the variations in the fair value of the derivative
arranged by the Entity. Due to the fluctuations in benchmark interest rates these show a
loss in value (see Note 11.a.2).
(9) Grants, Donations and Bequests
This balance sheet item at 31 December 2016 and 2015 comprises outright capital grants
pending recognition as income.
Movement in 2016 and 2015 is as follows:
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State grants for
Cohesion work Other capital Total capital
Funds ERDF funds TEN-T funds performed (1) grants grants
Balances at 31 December 2015 4,710,363 2,628,800 229,850 2,135,451 194,386 9,898,850
Additions 315,999 423,450 75,193 567 111,323 926,532
European funds accrued in the
year 315,999 423,450 75,193 - 814,642
Actions received by SEITTSA 2 - 2
Actions received by Fomento 565 - 565
Other capital grants 111,323 111,323
Withdrawals (1,148) (6,879) (12,644) - (20,671)

Tax effect of capital grants accrued
during the year (note 12) (79,000) (105,575) (17,079) 3,019 (27,831) (226,466)
Allocation to income of net capital
grants tax effect (note 17) (34,207) (19,197) (815) (14,890) (4,404) (73,513)
4,913,155 2,926,330 280,270 2,111,503 273,474 10,504,732

Balances at 31 December 2016

State grants for
work performed Other capital Total capital
(1)
Cohesion Funds ERDF funds TEN-T funds grants grants
Additions 43,151 968,076 1,875 496,641 5,787 1,515,530

European funds accrued in the
year 43,151 968,076 1,875 - - 1,013,102
Actions received by SEITTSA - - - 437,204 - 437,204
Actions received by Fomento - - - 59,437 - 59,437
Other capital grants - - - - 5,787 5,787
Withdrawals (3,988) (19,140) (23,128)
Tax effect of capital grants accrued
during the year (note 12) (10,788) (242,019) 528 (119,375) (1,447) (373,101)
Allocation to income of net capital
grants tax effect (note 17) (29,077) (18,945) (684) (13,675) (2,466) (64,847)
State grants for work performed the recognises the value of the works received without
consideration of the Ministry of Public Works and SEITTSA, by Royal Decree Law 4/2013 of 22
February and Recast Convention from August 25, 2015 disenfranchised where appropriate, by
the depreciation of goods received. (See notes 3.b, 3.g and 4).
In 2015, ADIF AV and ADIF have signed various addenda to regularize the actions that the
Entity had been doing for remodelling or construction of stations owned by ADIF, mainly in the
Atlantic Axis whose investment was partially financed by the State and recorded as capital
grants. The delivery of these actions in 2015 to ADIF has generated a decrease in capital grants
for these items amounting to 19,140 thousand euros.
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In application of Corporate Income Tax Law 27/2014, published in the Official State Gazette of
28 November 2014, ADIF-AV adjusted its equity and deferred tax liabilities in order to adapt
them to the progressive reduction in the general corporate income tax rate, from 28% in 2015
and 25% in 2016.
9.a) Cohesion Funds
Details of Cohesion Funds at 31 December 2016 and 2015, without taking into account the
tax effect and including the amounts accrued for payables convertible into grants, are as
follows:

PAYABLES
CONVERTIBLE INTO
ASSISTANCE GRANTS COLLECTIONS
STRETCH GRANTED GRANTS ACCRUED (Note 11.b) MADE
High-speed line Madrid-Barcelona-
French border 3,342,953 3,342,953 - 3,342,953
Madrid-Lérida 2,112,357 2,112,357 - 2,112,357
Lérida-Martorell 790,698 790,698 - 790,698
Martorell-Barcelonal 439,898 439,898 - 439,898
High-speed line Madrid-Valladolid 1,553,670 1,553,670 - 1,553,670
High-speed line Madrid-Levante 573,450 573,450 - 573,450
Cohesion Funds 2007-2013 1,473,204 1,473,204 - 1,399,537
TOTAL 6,943,277 6,943,277 - 6,869,610

PAYABLES
CONVERTIBLE INTO
ASSISTANCE GRANTS COLLECTIONS
STRETCH GRANTED GRANTS ACCRUED (Note 11.b) MADE
High-speed line Madrid-Barcelona-

French border 3,342,953 3,342,953 - 3,342,953
Madrid-Lérida 2,112,357 2112,357 - 2,112,357
Lérida-Martorell 790,698 790,698 - 790,698
Martorell-Barcelonal 439,898 439,898 - 439,898
High-speed line Madrid-Valladolid 1,553,670 1,553,670 - 1,553,670

High-speed line Madrid-Levante 573,450 573,450 - 573,450
Cohesion Funds 2007-2013 1,157,204 1,157,204 245,216 1,399,537
TOTAL 6,627,277 6,627,277 245,216 6,869,610
9.b) European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Details of European Regional Development Funds at 31 December 2016 and 31 December

2015, without taking into account the tax effect, are as follows:
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PAYABLES
OPERATING LARGE ASSISTANCE GRANTS CONVERTIBLE INTO COLLECTIONS
PROGRAMME PROJECT GRANTED ACCRUED GRANTS (Note 11.b) MADE
ANDALUCIA Córdoba - Málaga 883,614 883,614 - 883,614
CASTILLA Y LEÓN Segovia - Valladolid 193,256 193,256 - 193,256
MURCIA Murcia Access 28,412 28,412 - 28,412
CASTILLA LA MANCHA Toledo Access 67,127 67,127 - 67,127
VALENCIA Alicante Access 99,402 99,402 - 99,402
CASTILLA Y LEÓN Túneles de Pajares 283,995 283,995 - 283,995
ASTURIAS Túneles de Pajares 107,873 107,873 - 107,872
FEDER 2007-2013 2,307,327 2,278,057 - 2,175,944
TOTAL 3,971,006 3,941,736 - 3,839,622
PAYABLES
OPERATING LARGE ASSISTANCE GRANTS CONVERTIBLE INTO COLLECTIONS
PROGRAMME PROJECT GRANTED ACCRUED GRANTS (Note 11.b) MADE
ANDALUSIA Córdoba - Málaga 882,883 882,883 - 882,883
CASTILLA Y LEÓN Segovia - Valladolid 193,256 193,256 - 193,256
MURCIA Acceso Murcia 28,412 28,412 - 28,412
CASTILLA LA MANCHA Acceso Toledo 67,127 67,127 - 67,127
VALENCIA Acceso Alicante 99,402 99,402 - 99,402
CASTILLA Y LEÓN Túneles de Pajares 283,995 283,995 - 283,995
ASTURIAS Túneles de Pajares 107,873 107,873 - 107,872
ERDF 2007-2013 1,931,549 1,856,485 161,055 1,954,712
TOTAL 3,594,497 3,519,433 161,055 3,617,659
9.c) Community financial aid to trans-European networks (TEN)
Details of TEN funds at 31 December 2016 and 2015, without taking into account the tax
effect, are as follows:
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PAYABLES
ASSISTANCE GRANTS CONVERTIBLE INTO COLLECTION
STRETCH GRANTED ACCRUED GRANTS (Note 11.b) S MADE
High-speed line Madrid-Barcelona-French
border 79,260 79,260 0 73,973
High-speed line Madrid-Valladolid 20,603 20,603 0 20,603
High-speed line Madrid-Levante 62,854 55,493 492 55,985
New rail access to Asturias 3,191 3,191 0 3,191
High-speed line Vitoria-Bilbao-San
Sebastián and Valladolid-Burgos-Vitoria 351,343 119,086 20,825 138,334
High-speed line Madrid-Extremadura 68,733 36,039 0 49,279
High-speed line Bobadilla-Granada 2,174 2,174 0 2,174
Mediterranean Corridor 110,241 63,812 10,584 74,396
Other high-speed 6,008 2,074 668 2,742
TOTAL 704,407 381,732 32,569 420,677
PAYABLES
ASSISTANCE GRANTS CONVERTIBLE INTO COLLECTION
STRETCH GRANTED ACCRUED GRANTS (Note 11.b) S MADE
High-speed line Madrid-Barcelona-French
79,260 78,510 750 73,973
border
High-speed line Madrid-Valladolid 20,603 20,603 - 20,603
High-speed line Madrid-Levante 64,114 51,406 4,579 55,026
New rail access to Asturias 3,191 3,192 - 3,191
High-speed line Vitoria-Bilbao-San
Sebastián and Valladolid-Burgos-Vitoria 345,019 122,205 4,452 114,750
High-speed line Madrid-Extremadura 68,733 34,745 22,338 40,786
High-speed line Bobadilla-Granada 2,174 2,174 - 2,174
Mediterranean Corridor 110,241 - 27,486 27,486
Other high-speed 4,744 584 2,974 3,550
TOTAL 698,079 313,419 62,579 341,539
(10) Provisions for Liabilities and Charges
Details of current and non-current provisions for liabilities and charges in the balance sheet at
31 December 2016 and 31 December 2015 are as follows:
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Thousands of Euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Employee benefits 754 495 431 349

-Defined benefit plans 754 39 431 24
Length-of-service bonuses 185 38 196 23
Provision for leisure travel, retired 569 1 235 1
-Other employee benefits - 456 - 325
Other provisions 476,308 76,795 328,700 76,104
Provisions for legal proceedings 320,358 - 198,498 -
"1.5% for culture" provision - - - 1,082
Provision for environmental risks 2,013 3,311 2,013 3,311

Other items 153,937 73,484 128,189 71,711
477,062 77,290 329,131 76,453
The changes in the caption "Provisions for long-term risks and expenses" at 31 December 2016
and 31 December 2015 are shown in the attached tables:

Non-current provisions for liabilities and charges
Provision for
leisure travel, Provision for Provision for
Length-of-service retired environmental legal Other
bonuses personnel risks proceedings items TOTAL
Balances at 1/01/2016 196 235 2,013 198,498 128,189 329,131
Charges for the year recognised in
profit and loss 6 54 - 3,580 25,748 29,388
investments - - - 126,716 - 126,716
Financial effect of discount 2 4 - 3,520 3,526
Payments for the year - - - (9,276) - (9,276)
Transfers to current (18) (1) - (622) - (641)
Amounts taken to profit and loss - - - - - -

Other movements (1) 277 - (2,058) (1,782)
Balances at 31/12/2016 185 569 2,013 320,358 153,937 477,062
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Non-current provisions for liabilities and charges
Length-of- Provision for Provision for Provision for

service leisure travel, environmental legal Other
bonuses retired personnel risks proceedings items TOTAL
Balances at 1/01/2015 192 201 2,041 9,825 41,557 53,816

7 24 - 2,142 86,632 88,805
profit and loss
investments - - - 188,583 - 188,583
Financial effect of discount 2 3 - 214 - 219
Payments for the year - - - - - -
Transfers to current (7) (1) - (1,129) - (1,137)
Amounts taken to profit and loss - - (28) (1,137) - (1,165)

Other movements 2 8 - - - 10
Balances at 31/12/2015 196 235 2,013 198,498 128,189 329,131
10.a) Provisions for liabilities and charges related to personnel
10.a.1) Length-of-service bonuses
Length-of-service bonuses reflect ADIF-AV’s obligation, in compliance with

employment regulations, to pay a bonus to employees based on the number of years’
service. This bonus is receivable after 30, 35 and 40 years of service and the amount
is stipulated in the applicable collective bargaining agreement signed on 5 May 2016
and now applicable. The amount recognised at 31 December 2015 is 223 thousand
euros, of which 185 thousand euros are recognised as non-current provisions for
liabilities and charges and 38 thousand euros as current provisions for liabilities and
charges.
The provision at 31 December 2016 has been calculated using an actuarial study
prepared applying the individual capitalisation method and using the following
inputs: annual interest rate of 0.978%, annual growth rate of 2.3% and table of
expected length-of-service in ADIF based on the PERM/F-2000 actuarial table.
10.a.2) Provision for future commitments for staff leisure travel.
The provision for staff leisure travel reflects the present value of commitments
undertaken by ADIF-AV and accrued at 31 December 2016 for the entitlement of its
personnel to rail travel at reduced prices upon retirement. This provision amounts to
569 thousand euros and is recognised under non-current provisions for liabilities and
charges.
The entitlement to travel at reduced prices is reflected in ADIF-AV’s employment

regulations for active and retired personnel and their beneficiaries. At 8 November
2006, with retrospective effect as of 1 January 2005, ADIF and RENFE Operadora
signed an agreement regulating their relationship in this regard. Under the
mentioned agreement, ADIF will pay RENFE Operadora the amount of fare
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reductions afforded to its currently-serving personnel and to personnel that retired

or took pre-retirement prior to 1 January 2005.
The provision for 2016 has been determined through an actuarial study which used
the following inputs:
- An average fare increase of 2% for 2016 and subsequent years.

- A technical interest of 0.95% for passive staff and 1.253% for active annual staff.
- The actuarial table PERM/F 2000.
- Retirement age of 65.
10.b) Other provisions
10.b.1)Non-Current provisions for legal proceedings
Included under "provisions for litigation" are the estimated risks arising from labour
disputes and with third parties. The Entity considers that such litigation is likely to
result in an outflow of future resources. At 31 December 2016 and 31 December
2015, ADIF A.V. has recorded the present value of the best estimate of the future
costs corresponding to these disputes for a total of 320,358 thousand euros and of
198,498 thousand euros respectively
The following is a detail of these estimates:
Thousands of Euros
Concept 31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Risks for investment works urged by contractors 262,750 149,667

Risks for investments in land expropriated 46,883 38,916
Other risks 10,725 9,915
320,358 198,498
The amounts related to litigations filed by construction companies for the execution
of construction contracts have been charged to the property, plant and equipment in
the Balance Sheet and basically originated in claims for differences in measurements
and in the determination of the price revisions. Also, for possible cost overrides
caused by paralyzes and extensions of the execution time of the works. Likewise,
the claims registered as a result of expropriation of land have also been recorded
under the item of property, plant and equipment. The rest of the amounts reflected
in the previous table were recognized in the corresponding year with a charge to the
profit and loss account, according to their nature.
In addition, as of December 31, 2016, the Entity is involved in a series of litigations

related predominately to claims for liability and expropriations, with the maximum
risk estimated, with the best information available, at 225,626 thousand euros. This
is expected to be concluded shortly and for which it is considered that an exit of
resources is not probable, the reason why ADIF AV has not provisioned any amount.
At year-end 2015, the maximum risk estimated by the Entity for this same concept
amounted to 257,259 thousand euros.
Furthermore, on December 31, 2016, ADIF-AV acts as a claimant in a judicial process

for diversion of funds through the alleged alteration of the prices of various projects
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for the replacement of hydraulic infrastructures affected by the execution of a high-

speed line. The Entity is charged as a private accusation for being harmed by the
diversion of funds and surcharges and estimates that the amount to claim could
amount to 35,000 thousand euros. The Entity has considered this claim as a financial
asset that has been fully impaired under the heading "Impairment and result from
disposal of financial instruments" in the accompanying income statement.
10.b.2) “1.5% for culture” provision
The provision "Current provisions for risks and expenses" includes, as of December
31, 2015, the provision for the amount outstanding for the contribution to Spanish
Historical Heritage, regulated by Law 16/1985 and RD 111/1986 and Instruction
number 43 of the Subsecretaría de Fomento dated May 16 for an amount of 1,082
thousand euros. As of December 31, 2016, the Entity does not owe any amount for
this purpose.
10.b.3) Other items
"Other items" includes, as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, a provision in
the amount of 153,937 thousand euros and 128,189 thousand euros respectively,
corresponding to the estimated liability to be assume by ADIF-AV as a consequence
of the letters of commitment or comfort letter subscribed in their day with certain
companies whose activity is Railway Integration in cities. In 2016, the Entity has
recognized 25,748 thousand euros under "Impairment and loss on disposal of
financial instruments" in the income statement. In 2015, the provision for this
heading amounted to 86,632 thousand euros. Note 23 includes a detail of the
provision for long-term risks and expenses at the close of 2016 and 2015
In addition, the Entity includes provisions for current risks and expenses, under
"Other items", a provision for the estimated value of interest for late payment of
certifications of works and expropriations, the amount of which at 31 December
2016, an amount of 68,458 thousand euros and at the end of the 2015 amounted to
71,711 thousand euros.
(11) Financial Liabilities
Details of financial liabilities classified by category at 31 December 2016 and 2015 are as
follows:

Derivatives
and other
Loans and financial
borrowings Bonds liabilities Total
Non-current financial liabilities
Non-current trade payables 10,769,974 3,192,469 250,773 14,213,216
Total non-current financial liabilities 10,769,974 3,192,469 250,773 14,213,216
Current financial liabilities

Current payables 483,403 44,542 481,046 1,008,991
Payables to Group companies and associates 11,953 11,953
Trade and other payables 150,059 150,059
Total current financial liabilities 483,403 44,542 643,058 1,171,003
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Derivatives
and other
Loans and financial
borrowings Bonds liabilities Total
Non-current financial liabilities
Non-current payables 11,146,712 2,836,636 785,097 14,768,445
Non-current trade payables - - - -
Total non-current financial liabilities 11,146,712 2,836,636 785,097 14,768,445
Current financial liabilities

Current payables 454,763 42,704 431,570 929,037
Payables to Group companies and associates - - 11,803 11,803
Trade and other payables - - 200,133 200,133
Total current financial liabilities 454,763 42,704 643,506 1,140,973
11.a) Loans and borrowings and bonds and other marketable securities
11.a.1) Debts with credit institutions and obligations
Loans and borrowings primarily comprise debt arranged by ADIF and allocated to the
Entity, subject to State approval, with the European Investment Bank and other
financial institutions, including BBVA, Banco Sabadell, Banco Santander and the
Spanish Official Credit Institute, to finance investments in property, plant and
equipment foreseen in the Multi-Year Action Plan (MAP).
It is also worth mentioning the issues of Obligations made by the Entity from the end
of May 2014 until today. (See note 22).
The detail of the financial liabilities of ADIF AV with credit institutions in the short
and long term as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 is shown in the table
below:
2016 Thousands of Euros

Maturity
Interest Current Non-current
Loans in Euros (EIB) 0.000% to 97,252 9,705,789
Accrued interest payable 103,822 -
Total loans and borrowings (EIB) 201,074 9,705,789
Loans in Euros (other entities) 0.535% to 4.58% 280,275 1,064,185

Other loans and borrowings, for derivatives 277 -
Total loans and borrowings (other entities) 282,606 1,064,185
Bonds (Euros) 1.875% to 3.5% - 3,192,469
Accrued interest payable on bonds 44,542 -
Total bonds 44,542 3,192,469
Total loans and borrowings and bonds and

other marketable securities at 31 December
528,222 13,962,443
2016
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2015 Thousands of Euros

Maturity
Interest Current Non-current
Loans in Euros (EIB) 0,002% to 4.415% 54,322 9,803,040

Total loans and borrowings (EIB) 165,461 9,803,040
Loans in Euros (other entities) 0.72% to 4.58% 285,311 1,343,672

Other loans and borrowings, for derivatives 239 -

Total loans and borrowings (other entities) 289,302 1,343,672
Bonds (Euros) 1.875% to 3.5% - 2,836,636
Accrued interest payable on bonds 42,704 -
Total bonds 42,704 2,836,636
Total loans and borrowings and bonds and

other marketable securities at 31
December 2015 497,467 13,983,348
The financial amortization of long-term debt, valued at the closing exchange rate at
31 December 2016 and at 31 December 2015 and at amortized cost, are as follows:
Thousands of Euros
Maturity 31/12/2016 31/12/2015
2016 - 339,633
2017 377,526 377,562
2018 465,449 465,485
2019 559,679 559,715
2020 622,898 622,934
2021 522,444 522,480
2022 1,747,422 1,399,690
2023 434,384 433,811
2024 1,426,366 1,424,477
2025 1,418,732 1,412,124
2016 421,051 421,051
Thereafter 6,344,019 6,344,019
14,339,970 14,322,981
The average annual interest rate on ADIF-AV’s borrowings at 31 December 2016 and
31 December 2015 is 2.25% and 2.32%, respectively.
At the 31 December 2016 and 31 December 2015, the total limit on credit facilities
that ADIF-AV had received from financial institutions stood at 225,000 and 180,000
thousand euros respectively. At 31 December 2016 and 31 December 2015, no
amounts had been drawn down on these credit facilities, even though they had been
used during 2015. These credit facilities mature in the short term, and certain policies
may be tacitly renewed each year up to a specified number of years.
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11.a.2). Derivatives
Details of derivatives held by the Entity at 31 December 2016 are as follows:
31/12/2016 Expressed in thousands of Euros

Assets Liabilities
Non-current
Non-current financial
tax effect Current liability Current Equity
Interest rate cash flow hedge 4,358 - (17,433) - (13,075)

Collections / payments swap
interest rate hedging - - - (277) -
31/12/2015Expressed in thousands of Euros

Assets Liabilities
Non-current
Non-current financial
tax effect Current liability Current Equity
Interest rate cash flow hedge 4,210 - (15,037) - (10,827)

Collections / payments swap
interest rate hedging - - - (239) -
Interestrate swaps
The Entity uses interest rate swaps to manage its exposure to interest rate fluctuations
on two bank loans with a total nominal amount of 962.53 million euros at 31 December
2016 and 1,072.95 million at 31 December 2015.
Derivative liabilities at December 31, 2016 include, on the one hand, the fair value of an
interest rate swap agreement signed in March 2014, with maturity in 2020. The fixed
rate being set at 3.01 %, to be paid by the Entity with a variable 3-month Euribor rate
payable by the financial institution with a notional amount of 300 million euros. On the
other hand, the fair value of an interest rate swap agreement (IRS) signed in March 2015
with maturity in 2022, the fixed rate being set at 1.275% to be paid by the Entity and a
variable rate of Euribor at 3 months to be paid by the financial institution with a
notional amount of 662.53 million euros.
At year-end 2015, derivative liabilities included, on the one hand, the fair value of an
interest rate swap contract signed in March 2014 with a maturity date of 2020. The
fixed rate being 3.01 %, to be paid by the Entity with a variable 3-month Euribor rate
payable by the financial institution with a notional amount of 300 million euros. On the
other hand, the fair value of an interest rate swap agreement (IRS) signed in March 2015
with maturity in 2022, the fixed rate being set at 1.275% to be paid by the Entity and a
variable rate of Euribor at 3 months to be paid by the financial institution with a
notional amount of 772.95 million euros.
The fair value of swaps is based on market values of equivalent derivative financial
instruments at the date of the financial statements. This interest rate swap is effective
as a cash flow hedge, so changes in the fair value of the hedge are recognized directly in
equity as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
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11.b) Other financial liabilities
Details of other financial liabilities at 31 December 2016 and 2015 are as follows:
Thousands of Euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Payables convertible into grants 113,508 650,357 -

Suppliers of fixed assets 115,435 465,598 115,673 431,570
ERDF aid to be repaid - 15,171 - -
Deposits and guarantees 4,397 - 4,030 -
233,340 480,769 770,060 431,570
11.b.1) Payables convertible into grants
At 31 December 2016 and 2015, this account comprises European funds or grants
received from other entities to finance the railway infrastructure forming part of
ADIF-AV, which will be reclassified to equity and deferred tax liabilities when the
grant conditions have been met. Details at 31 December 2016 and 2015 are as
follows:
Thousands of Euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
European Funds
Cohesion Funds - 245,216
ERDF - 161,055
TEN-T 32,569 62,579
Other
Ministry of Public Works (Addenda
21/12/2009 Barcelona Sagrera
(Note 1(c)) 48,290 157,366
Ministry of Public Works financial

cost Olmedo Ourense 32,149 24,141
Other grants 500 -
113,508 650,357
11.b.2) Suppliers of fixed assets
At 31 December 2016, non-current payables to suppliers of fixed assets amount to

115,435 thousand euros, of which 56,528 thousand euros relates to works carried
out on the Madrid-Castilla la Mancha-Valencia Autonomous Community-Murcia
Region line, and 41,473 thousand euros to works on the Olmedo-Orense stretch,
under a public-private partnership. Also, it includes an amount of 17,434 thousand
euros for the net present value of invoices to be paid to RenfeOperadora, with a long-
term maturity as a result of the acquisition it of the rights of use of spaces that ADIF
AV has possessed since the segregation of Renfe in 2005 (see Note 4)
At 31 December 2015, non-current payables to suppliers of fixed assets amount to

115,673 thousand euros, of which 60,418 thousand euros relates to works carried
out on the Madrid-Castilla la Mancha-Valencia Autonomous Community-Murcia
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Region line, and 33,303 thousand euros to works on the Olmedo-Orense stretch,
under a public-private partnership. Also, it includes an amount of 21,952 thousand
euros for the net present value of invoices to be paid to RenfeOperadora, with a long-
term maturity as a result of the acquisition it of the rights of use of spaces that ADIF
AV has possessed since the segregation of Renfe in 2005 (see Note 4)
In addition, the balance as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, for fixed
asset suppliers includes the debt for works for own assets and expropriations for the
amount of 247,625 thousand euros and 252,650 thousand euros respectively. Also
the amount of the invoices of fixed assets suppliers receivable for a total of 217,973
thousand euros at 31 December 2016 and 178,920 thousand euros at 31 December
2015.
11.c)Payables to Group companies and associates
Details of the balances of these current liabilities accounts in the accompanying balance
sheets at 31 December 2016 and 31 December 2015 are as follows:
Thousands of Euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Suppliers and Suppliers and
Suppliers, Group payables, Group Suppliers, Group payables, Group
companies and companies and companies and companies and
associates associates associates associates
Ingeniería y Economía del
Transporte, S.A. (INECO) 11,953 526 11,803 356
Zaragoza Alta Velocidad - 975 - -
11,953 1,501 11,803 356
These payables have arisen as a result of the different commercial and non-commercial
transactions carried out between the Entity and these companies.
11.d) Trade and other payables
The breakdown of trade and other payables at 31 December 2016 and 31 December 2015,
excluding balances with general government, is as follows:
Thousands of Euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Other suppliers and payables 148,309 199,105
Suppliers and payables, Group companies and
associates (Note 12.c) 1,501 356
Personnel 249 672
150,059 200,133
The item "Suppliers and various creditors" includes debts for purchases or services
rendered pending payment as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. It includes,
among others, the amount pending payment to ADIF for services rendered according to
detail attached. In addition, under the heading of fixed assets providers, the debts of ADIF
AV with ADIF for this concept are included in the respective dates indicated (20,900)
thousand euros and 16,027 thousand euros.
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Thousands of Euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Suppliers and creditors debt with ADIF 42,608 84,800
Agreements with ADIF for outstanding invoices 36,200 74,484
Agreements with ADIF for invoices pending processing 6,408 10,316
Suppliers of fixed assets with ADIF (20,900) 16,027
By invoice processed 547 8,943
By invoicing pending processing (21,447) 7,084
21,708 100,827
The information relating to 2016 and 2015 on payments to suppliers as established by

Additional Provision Three of Law 15/2010 of July 5 2010 and in accordance with the
methodology established in the Resolution of the Institute of Accounting and Auditing
Accounts of January 29, 2016, shown in the following table:
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Days
Average payment period to suppliers 49.72 45.17
Ratio paid operations 53.39 51.16
Ratio of outstanding payment transactions 19.07 14.41
Thousands of euros
Total payments 1,711,890 2,003,047
Total outstanding payments 204,896 389,523
This calculation includes both figures relating to other suppliers and payables as well as
those relating to suppliers of fixed assets.
(12) Income Tax
The detail of the balances with Public Administrations as of December 31, 2016 and December
31, 2015 is as follows:
Thousands of Euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Assets
Receivables for awarded funds and grants 175,780 - 67,115 -
Deferred tax assets (Note 11) 4,358 - 4,210 -
Current tax assets - 1,393 - 4,312
Public entities, other receivables - 131,471 - 87,927
Total assets 180,138 132,864 71,325 92,239
Liabilities
Deferred tax liabilities 3,501,390 - 3,299,428 -
Public entities, other payables - 626 - 672
Total liabilities 3,501,390 626 3,299,428 672
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12.a) Public entities, receivables
The detail of the balances with debtor Public Administrations as of December 31, 2016 and
December 31, 2015 is as follows:
Thousands of Euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Receivables for awarded funds and grants 175,780 - 67,115 -

High-speed Cohesion Funds 73,667 - 2,884 -
High-speed ERDF 102,113 - 30,128 -
High-speed TEN-T funds - - 34,103 -
Deferred tax assets (Note 11) 4,358 - 4,210 -
Current tax assets - 1,393 - 4,312
Public entities, other receivables - 131,471 - 87,927
Current VAT receivable - 90,158 - 30,847
Receivables for awarded funds and grants - 41,313 - 57,080
High-speed ERDF - - - 32,700
High-speed TEN funds - 8,441 - 239
Other items - 32,872 - 24,141
Total assets 180,138 132,864 71,325 92,239
The entire balance of receivables for current and non-current awarded funds and grants
relates to accrued amounts receivable at 31 December 2016 and 31 December 2015 for
European Fund assistance granted. These funds were awarded to finance the construction
of high-speed lines and for investments in own assets (see Note 9).
Current tax assets relate to withholdings and payments on account of income tax
recoverable from the tax authorities.
12.b)Public entities, payables
The detail of the balances with the Receivable Public Administrations as of December 31,
2016 and December 31, 2015 is as follows:
Thousands of Euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Deferred tax liabilities 3,501,390 3,299,428 -

Public entities, other payables 626 - 672
VAT
Social Security 282 297
Withholdings 344 375
Total liabilities 3,501,390 626 3,299,428 672
Deferred tax liabilities that are expected to be realised or reversed in periods exceeding 12
months are those deriving from capital grants and total 3.501.390 thousand euros at 31
December 2016 and at 31 December 2015 was 3.299.428 thousand euros.
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The movement recorded in fiscal year 2016 and in 2015 of deferred tax liabilities, broken
down by source, is as follows:
Cohesion ERDF TEN-T Execution of Other capital

Funds Funds Funds grants (1) grants Total
Balances at 31 December 2015 1,570,100 876,218 76,616 711,759 64,735 3,299,428

Additions in 2016 79,000 105,575 17,079 (3,019) 27,831 226,466
Capital grants taken to income (Note
19) (11,402) (6,400) (271) (4,963) (1468) (24,504)
1,637,698 975,393 93,424 703,777 91,098 3,501,390
Balances at 31 December 2016
Cohesion ERDF TEN-T Execution of Other capital

Funds Funds Funds grants (1) grants Total

Additions in 2015 10,788 242,019 (528) 119,375 1,447 373,101
Capital grants taken to income (Note
19) (11,308) (7,368) (266) (5,318) (958) (25,218)
12.c)Incometax
The Entity taxes under the individual regime. The negative tax base amounts to 119,126
thousand euros at 31 December 2016.
The reconciliation between the accounting result for the year and the tax base is as follows:
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Income and expense taken directly
Income statement to equity
Increases Decreases Total Increases Decreases Total
Income and expenses for the period
(1/01/2016 -31/12/2016) (328,147) 602,838
Income tax adjustments - 201,814
Income and expenses before income tax (328,147) 804,652

Permanent differences 129 (1,492) (1,363)
Temporary differences:
- Originating in current year 230,561 - 230,561 3,192 (905,861) (902,669)
- Originating in prior years (30,498) (30,498) 98,017
Prior taxable income of the Entity (119,126) -
Offset of prior years' tax loss carry
forwards (Limit 25% of GDP)
Taxable income
Tax rate 25%
Tax payment
Deductions for double taxation
Adjusted tax payment
Tax payable
Withholdings and payments on
account 314
Pre-payments
Income tax recoverable (314)
The negative tax base in 2015 amounted to 76,851 thousand euros. The reconciliation
between the accounting result for the year 2015 and the tax base is as follows:
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31/12/2015 (Expressed in thousands of Euros)

Income and expense taken directly
Income statement to equity
Increases Decreases Total Increases Decreases Total
Income and expenses for the period

(1/01/2015 -31/12/2015) (361,252) 1,050,131
Income tax adjustments - 346,206
Income and expenses before income tax (361,252) 1,396,337
Permanent differences 1 (1,016) (1,015)

Temporary differences:
- Originating in current year 323,424 - 323,424 6,000 (1,492,402) (1,486,402)
- Originating in prior years (38,008) (38,008) 90,065
Prior taxable income of the Entity (76,851) -
Offset of prior years' tax loss carry forwards

(Limit 25% of GDP)
Taxable income
Tax rate 28%
Tax payment
Deductions for double taxation
Adjusted tax payment
Tax payable
Withholdings and payments on account 1,080
Pre-payments
Income tax recoverable (1,080)
The temporary differences mentioned above in the profit and loss account had been
considered as permanent differences, since the Entity's Management does not consider that
sufficient positive tax bases will be generated to allow the recognition of deferred tax
assets.
As of December 31, 2016, there are no taxes payable in any of the tax jurisdictions.
The detail of the temporary differences in the recognition of expenses and income for
accounting and fiscal purposes is as follows:
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Thousands of Euros
Income statement
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Increases Decreases Increases Decreases
- Amortisation and depreciation - - - -

- Impairment 36,983 - 98,245 -
- Pensions 66 - 36 -
- Net finance expense 193,512 - 225,143 -
Temporary differences originating in current 230,561 - 323,424 -
- Amortisation and depreciation - (17,635) - (17,635)
- Impairment - (12,809) - (12,808)
- Pensions - (4) - (5)

- Net finance expense - - - (7,560)
Temporary differences originating in prior - (30,448) - (38,008)
Temporary differences recorded in income and expenses and recognized directly in equity
correspond to grants, donations and bequests.
The negative tax bases of previous years to be offset, as well as their amounts, origin and
terms are as follows:
Thousands of Euros
Originating Pending Applied in the

Year in from origin year Pending
2013 ADIF-AV 19,092 - 19,092

2015 ADIF-AV 76,851 - 76,851
Details of permanent differences in 2016 and 2015 are as follows:
Thousands of Euros
Income statement
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Increases Decreases Increases Decreases
-Other non-deductible expenses 129 - 1 -
-Exemption for double taxation of
dividends - (1,492) - (1,016)
Net finance costs pending deduction, including the amount, origin and deduction period, are
as follows:
Thousands of
Year Originating in Euros
2012 ADIF (*) 128,711
2013 ADIF-AV 110,832
2014 ADIF-AV 172,657
2015 ADIF-AV 223,576
2016 ADIF-AV 193,513
829,289
(*)
Transferred to ADIF-AV as of 1 January 2013.
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Accounting amortization expenses not deductible up to the date of issuance of these

annual accounts pursuant to article 7 of Law 16/2012 are as follows:
Thousands of
Year Originating in Euros Available until
2013 ADIF-AV 88,299 2015-2024

2014 ADIF-AV 88,050 2015-2024
176,349
These amounts will be deducted in a Straight-line method for an amount of 17,635

thousand euros during a period of 10 years from this financial year 2015 until the year
2024 as provided in that same article 7.
The Entity has the following deductions for reversal of temporary measures of transitional
provision 37.1 of the Corporation Tax Law:
Thousands of Euros
Applied
Year Deduction base Origin during year Pending
2015 17,635 353 353
2016 17,635 882 - 882
1,235 - 1,235
Also, the deductions pending to be applied to encourage the performance of certain

activities, namely by Technological Innovation, which the Entity has, are the following:
Thousands of Euros
Pending from Applied in the Available
Year origin year Pending until
2015 43 - 43 2033
2016 69 68 2034
112 - 111
The accompanying balance sheet does not reflect the possible tax impact of the offset of
losses or of deductions pending application, as Entity management considers it unlikely
that these will be recoverable within periods established on the accounting rules.
In application of Corporate Income Tax Law 27/2014, published in the Official State Gazette
of 28 November 2014, the Entity adjusted the equity (see Note 9) and deferred taxes of
ADIF in order to adapt them to the progressive reduction in the general corporate income
tax rate from 30% to 25% (in particular, to 28% in 2015 and 25% in 2016), as determined
by the mentioned legislation.
12.d) Value added tax
The Entity opted for the application of the special pro rata rule from 2014 and beyond. The
tax charged on the purchase or importation of goods or services used exclusively in carrying
out operations that cause the deductibility have been fully deducted.
12.e) Years open to inspection
All taxes are open for inspection since the Entity was incorporated, including income tax for
the year 2013.
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(13) Revenue
The detail of revenue in the income statement for the years 2016 and 2015 is as follows:
Thousands of Euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Revenue from use of rail facilities and other fees
Use of the public service rail network 417,522 419,879
Use of stations and other rail installations 90,055 87,146
Passenger rail transport safety levy 7,143 6,673
514,720 513,698
The distribution of revenue in 2016and 2015 by business segment or activity carried out by
the Entity is shown in the following table:
Use of the public Use of stations and Passenger rail
service rail other rail transport
network infrastructures safety levy Total
Construction and administration

of high-performance network 417,522 12,027 - 429,549
Management of ADIF-AV-owned
assets (passenger stations) - 78,028 7,143 85,171
Total 417,522 90,055 7,143 514,720

Use of the public Use of stations and Passenger rail
service rail other rail transport
network infrastructures safety levy Total
Construction and administration

of high-performance network 419,879 11,839 - 431,718
Management of ADIF-AV-owned
assets (passenger stations) - 75,307 6,673 81,980
Total 419,879 87,146 6,673 513,698
13.a) Revenue from use of rail facilities
The detail of the revenues from settlement of railway charges accrued in 2016 and 2015,
broken down by the different modalities established in the Order of the Ministry of Public
Works 898/2005, is as follows:
Thousands of Euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Use of infrastructure 417,522 419,879
Access 12,181 12,181
Capacity reservation 111,136 112,001
Circulation 79,726 80,765
Traffic 214,479 214,932
Use of stations and other rail installations 90,055 87,146
Use of stations 78,028 75,307
Stopping and use of platforms 8,498 8,312
Use of sidings 62 46
Use of gauge-changing installations 3,462 3,452
Use of public rail domain 5 29
507,577 507,025
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Of this revenue, at 31 December 2016, 99,294 thousand euros was pending collection as
revenue from use of rail facilities in the ADIF-AV-owned network (see Note 6.2.b)).
13.b) Passenger rail transport safety levy
In order to apply this levy, security and access control services must be provided for both
passengers and their luggage at stations and other rail facilities owned by the State or ADIF-
AV. Amounts collected for this levy are assigned to ADIF-AV.
(14) Other Operating Income
Details of this income statement heading in 2016 and 2015 are as follows:
Thousands of Euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Rentals and services 101,892 105,650
Utilities, basically relates to traction power 267,509 298,344
Other 42,042 56,214
411,443 460,208
Included in this income are the derivatives of services rendered to ADIF as of December 31,
2016 and December 31, 2015 under the management fees indicated in note 1, according to the
following breakdown:
Thousands of Euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Revenue from intra-administration
agreements
NTU electricity 13,164 20,580
Maintenance of fibre optics and
auxiliary installations 1,743 1,683
ADIF investment actions 11,953 29,121
Other intra-
administrative services 3,026 2,770
29,886 54,154
Revenues from leasing of real estate, premises and other properties amounting to 61,575
thousand euros at 31 December 2016 and 55,787 thousand euros at 31 December 2015 are
included in the figure for rent and services. These are generated by assets included under
"Investments in real estate", including those derived from long-term lease agreements.
In addition, income from optical fibre leasing amounting to 39,446 thousand euros at 31
December 2016 and 48,971 thousand euros in 2015, is recorded under this heading in the
income statement.
Amounts received in advance in relation to these long-term contracts and pending

recognition in income are recorded in non-current accruals in the balance sheet. These
amounts total 528,925 thousand euros at 31 December 2016 and 555,375 thousand euros at
31 December 2015. Current accruals at 31 December 2016 comprise the amount to be taken to
income in the following year, standing at 26.643 thousand euros.
The heading, at 31 December 2016, also comprises income of 111,467 thousand euros received
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in advance at 31 December 2014 from the awarding of the contract for the "Lease and
operation of various station car parks" on 20 December 2013 to Saba Park 3, S.L.U. that is
pending recognition in profit and loss at that date. This income is net of the amount
corresponding to ADIF for car parks it owns. The contract has a duration of 10 years and was
entered into on 31 January 2014.
Non-current accruals also comprise the amounts collected in advance and pending transfer to
income, in connection with rentals derived from the "Concession of the Rights to Use and
Manage the Operation of the fibre optic cable network and other related items owned by
ADIF-AV, which are not used for the railway services" to Red Eléctrica Internacional S.A.U.,
hereinafter REI, for an amount of 462,000 thousand euros, excluding VAT, for a period of 20
years. This amount was awarded by the Board of Directors of ADIF-AV, at its meeting held on
25 April 2014, and was reduced by 28,300 thousand euros, as one of the clients did not accept
the assignment (telecommunications operator). The remaining clients authorised the
assignment of their contracts, and therefore the final award proposal was valued at 433,700
thousand euros. The agreement with REI was signed on 20 November 2014 having obtained
once the approval of the Spanish National Markets and Competition Commission, the
effective transaction date has been 21 November 2014. At 31 December 2014, ADIF-AV had
received the entire amount relating to the assignment of the usage rights.
As of December 28, 2015 the Entity, as already mentioned in notes 10 and 16, signed an
agreement with ADIF and RENFE Operadora to acquire the rights to use spaces in buildings
owned by ADIF A.V. and were being used without any financial consideration by RENFE
Operadora, as set out in the Order FOM 2909/2006 which allocates to that entity certain
assets, rights and obligations of the National Network of Spanish Railways. Under this
acquisition agreement, the Entity has leased RENFE Operadora and its subsidiaries a total of
15,887.49 m(2) at various stations and facilities for an annual rate of 2,406,491.64 euros and
for a period of 10 years, with an option of renewing.
(15) Personnel Expenses
Thousands of Euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Salaries and wages 12,196 11,957
Employee benefits expense 2,873 2,902
Provisions 60 31
15,129 14,890
Details of employee benefits expense are as follows:
Miles de euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Social Security payable by the Entity 2,757 2,779
Other employee benefits expenses 116 123
2,873 2,902
The average number of employees at each year end is shown in the following chart:
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Average number of employees

Category 31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Administrative staff 190 191
Middle management 16 14
Operating personnel 9 11
215 216
The distribution of the Entity’s employees by gender and category at 31 December 2016 and 31
December 2015 is as follows:
Headcount
31/12/2016
Category Male Female Total
Administrative staff 140 50 190
Middle management 12 4 16
Operating personnel 2 7 9
154 61 215
Headcount
31/12/2015
Administrative staff 139 52 191
Middle management 12 4 16
Operating personnel 2 7 9
153 63 216
The breakdown by sex and categories of Entity staff at December 31 2016 and 31 December
2015, with disability greater than 33% is shown in the following tables:

during the year 2016
Administrative staff 1 - 1
Middle management - - -
Operating personnel - - -
1 - 1

during the year 2015
Administrative staff 1 - 1
Middle management - - -
Operating personnel - - -
1 - 1
(16) Other Operating Expenses
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Thousands of Euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Infrastructure repairs and maintenance 240,826 241,020

Traction power 243,355 265,399
Traffic and passenger service-related services 90,443 85,393
Other supplies 36,144 46,848
Rentals and fees 10,319 10,822
Advertising and public relations 4,740 4,765
Other maintenance and repairs 2,549 2,459
Investment actions on behalf of third parties 11,953 29,121
Other 35,236 28,674
Total external services 675,565 714,501
Taxes other than income tax 4,581 3,180

Losses, impairment and changes in trade provisions 3,161 (2,816)
683,307 714,865
The signature by ADIF and ADIF-AV of the service arrangements indicated in Note 1.b, which
took place in 2013, led ADIF-AV to recognize expenses for accrued services rendered by ADIF in
the amount of 347,286 thousand euros at 31 December 2016 and 354,147 thousand euros at 31
December 2015, and formalised in addenda to the service arrangements, as follows:
Thousands of Euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Infrastructure repairs and maintenance 214,473 227,073

Fibre optic network maintenance, right of way services and right of 14,442 14,203
Comprehensive management of safety and protection 29,650 26,909
Comprehensive management of stations 35,233 32,267
Traffic safety 1,974 1,974
Award of capacity and traffic management 23,586 24,243
Comprehensive communication services 4,521 4,521
Other agreements 23,407 22,957
347,286 354,147
The audit of the annual accounts for 2016 and 2015 was contracted by the IGAE. In addition,
Grant Thornton has conducted verification services linked to the annual accounts for the years
2016 and 2015 amounting to 242 and 260 thousand euros respectively.
(17) Recognition of Grants for Fixed Assets and Other
The breakdown of income from capital subsidies generated at 31 December 2016 and 31
December 2015 is as follows:
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Thousands of Euros
Total income
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Cohesion Funds 45,609 40,385
ERDF 25,597 26,313
TEN-T 1,086 950
Other grants 25,725 22,417
98,017 90,065
(18) Finance Costs
Thousands of Euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
On loans with third parties 389,647 423,560
Interest on loans and bonds 333,374 333,084
Late payment interest for works contracts 13,066 43,432
Late payment interest for expropriations 15,026 17,512
Other finance costs 28,181 29,532
Provision adjustments 3,526 219

393,173 423,779
(19) Finance Income
Thousands of Euros
31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Capitalised finance costs (note 4.c)) 119,431 121,081
From marketable securities and other financial
Interest on current investments 3,937 2,926
Interest on current accounts 1,341 4,292
Other 153 123

Other finance income 7,590 147
From equity instruments 1,492 1,015
In Group companies and associates 1,380 903
In third parties 112 112

133,944 129,584
(20) Environmental Information
At 31 December 2016 and 31 December 2015, ADIF-AV's fixed assets included specific
environmental works with a net book value of 1,162,667 and 1,160,595 thousand euros
respectively, used in order to minimise environmental impacts and to protect and improve the
environment, as per the following breakdown:
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31 December 2016 - Thousands of Euros

Accumulated Net book
Cost depreciation value
Tunnels and cut-and-cover tunnels; environmental works 463,708 (7,125) 456,583

Environmental integration works 545,368 (7,047) 538,321
Other environmental works 109,123 (16,220) 92,903
Total property, plant and equipment in operation 1,118,199 (30,392) 1,087,807
Work in progress 74,859 - 74,859
Total at 31 December 2016 1,193,058 (30,392) 1,162,666
31 December 2015 - Thousands of Euros

Accumulated Net book
Cost depreciation value
Tunnels and cut-and-cover tunnels; environmental works 464,589 (6,074) 458,515

Environmental integration works 540,277 (5,961) 534,316
Other environmental works 108,188 (13,136) 95,052
Total property, plant and equipment in operation 1,113,054 (25,171) 1,087,883
Work in progress 72,712 - 72,712
Total at 31 December 2015 1,185,766 (25,171) 1,160,595
Additions at 31 December 2016 and 31 December 2015 amount to 5,145 and 140,149 thousand
euros respectively and predominately correspond to waste management and environmental
works.
(21) Information on Directors and Senior Management of the Entity
At 31 December 2016, the Board of Directors comprises eleven members, the Chairman,
Secretary and nine regular directors. Three of the Board members are female and eight are
male.
Pursuant to article 21 of the Royal Decree 1044/2013 of 27 December 2013, which establishes
ADIF-AV´s statutes, no members of the Board of Directors will accrue any remuneration for
attending Board meetings.
In accordance with to article 26 of mentioned Royal Decree 1044/2013, the Entity's senior
management will not accrue any remuneration.
(22) Financial Risk Management
ADIF-AV is exposed to various financial risks due to its activity and the debt contracted to
finance construction of the new high-speed lines. The most significant risks, which primarily
affect the Entity, are as follows:
22.a) Credit risk
Credit risk arises primarily in relation to trade and non-trade receivables, current
investments and cash equivalents.
The Entity assesses the credit ratings of its trade debtors, considering their financial
position, history and other economic factors to determine individual credit limits.
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With regard to current investments and cash equivalents, the Entity carries out
transactions using instruments to guarantee recovery of the entire capital investment and
assesses the credit rating of the financial institutions, considering the credit rating
awarded by rating agencies, based on the term of the investment and calculating
individual credit limits in line with specific factors (total volume of assets, return, etc.).
22.b) Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk arises from the variation in borrowing costs with credit institutions.
Borrowings have been arranged under several different interest rate regimes, namely
fixed interest rates for bond issues and EIB loans, maturing in 7 to 50 years at 31 December
2016 and 2015.
The Entity has 74.69% of its outstanding debt at December 31, 2016 as a fixed rate until
maturity and 10.88% at a fixed rate revisable. At December 31, 2015, the Entity’s
outstanding debt was contracted under various interest rate regimes. 70.10% is the fixed
rate until maturity.
The breakdown and quantification of financial guarantees extended to associates are

provided in Note 23.
Loan transactions contracted by the Entity generally consider the possibility of changing
the type of interest rate at different times over the term of the loan.
22.c) Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk arises from possible imbalances between cash flow requirements and
sources of cash flows.
The Entity applies a prudent policy to cover its liquidity risks based on having sufficient
financing through credit facilities with financial institutions.
Entity management monitors ADIF-AV's liquidity forecasts based on expected cash flows.
At December 31, 2016, the Entity showed a negative result of 328,147 thousand euros and
a negative working capital of 385,739 thousand euros. The Entity’s treasury forecasts for
the first quarter of fiscal year 2017 show no signs of liquidity stress. Additionally, as
reported in note 11.a.1, the Entity has non-arranged credit facilities for a total amount of
225,000 thousand euros.
Throughout the first quarter of 2017, the Entity expects to have the authorization of the
Ministry of Finance and Public Administration necessary to carry out new borrowing
operations.
At 31 December 2015, the Entity had incurred losses of 361,252 thousand euros, while
working capital was positive in the amount of 427,554 thousand euros.
On 28 January 2015, the second ADIF-AV bonds issue was made in the amount of 1,000
million euros, at an annual fixed coupon rate of 1.875% and with maturity at 28 January
2025.
On 22 September 2015, the third ADIF-AV bonds issue was made in the amount of 600
million euros, at an annual fixed coupon rate of 1.875% and with maturity at 22 September
2022.
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In December 2015, the issue described in the preceding paragraph was completed through
private placements ("TAP's"), amounting to 250 million euros and a payment, amounting to
100 million euros, corresponding to EIB loan.
On 28 April 2016, the Entity made a further issue of bonds originally issued in September
2015 through private placements ("TAP"), for a nominal amount of 340 million euros. This
issue, like the previous ones, was carried out under the EMTN Program registered on the
Dublin Stock Exchange and were admitted into trading by the National Securities Market
Commission, quoted in AIAF and offset and settled in Iberclear.
On 2 August 2016, the EMTN Program was renewed for 6,000 million euros on the Irish
Stock Exchange and passed on to the National Securities Market Commission.
(23) Commitments and contingencies
The guarantees granted to third parties by the Entity at 31 December 2016 amounted to 684
thousand euros and amounted to 674 thousand euros at 31 December 2015. The Entity's
Management does not expect significant liabilities to arise, such as Consequence of the said
guarantees.
The Entity has also assumed comfort letters guaranteeing financing transactions entered into
by various investees, which have the statutory activity of railway integration in cities. Given
current property market conditions, the financial scale and technical complexity of the works
to be undertaken in the coming years, and the difficulty of determining the future value of land
received or to be received in exchange for these works, these companies may be unable to
recover all the costs they ultimately incur. In view of the current state of the property market,
ADIF-AV management is working together with the different shareholders of each of the
companies to streamline their future investments based on the actual progress made in the
works, to ensure their financial sustainability. ADIF-AV has assumed the obligations
guaranteed by ADIF through comfort letters issued on behalf of several of these investees in
proportion to the interest held in these companies as assigned by virtue of Order
PRE/2443/2013 (see Note 3.e).
This risk has been measured to amount to 305,730 thousand euros at 31 December 2016 and
368,177 thousand euros at 31 December 2015, in accordance with the balances drawn down by
those companies at the subject dates, and based on ADIF-AV's ownership interest in their
capital.
The following is a breakdown by companies of these guarantees, as well as the provisions for
risks and expenses at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:
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Expressed in thousands of euros

Risk assumed by ADIF-AV
Risk amount Risk amount
Share capital % at at Provision at Provision at
Company 31/12/2016 31/12/2016 31/12/2015 31/12/2016 31/12/2015
Zaragoza Alta Velocidad 2002, S.A. 30.00% 53,453 59,461 29,951 29,147
Valencia Parque Central Alta Velocidad
2003, S.A. 30.00% 40,000 45,995 27,823 17,967
Logroño Integración del Ferrocarril
2002, S.A. 30.00% 43,207 47,994 - -
Gijón Integración del Ferrocarril, S.A.
Gijón al Norte 30.00% 6,750 8,400 - 742
Barcelona-Sagrera Alta Velocitat, S.A. 30.00% 56,704 65,149 12,450 14,815
Cartagena Alta Velocidad S.A. 40.00% - - - -
Murcia Alta Velocidad, S.A. 40.00% - - - -
Alta Velocidad Alicante Nodo
Transporte, S.A. 30.00% 23,131 25,685 19,476 933
Valladolid Alta Velocidad 2003, S.A. 30.00% 82,485 115,493 64,237 64,585
Total railway integration
305,730 368,177 153,937 128,189
companies
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ENTIDAD PÚBLICA EMPRESARIAL Appendix
ADIF-Alta Velocidad
Property, Plant and Equipment and Investment Property for the year ended 31 December 2016
(Expressed in thousands of Euros)
Balance at Balance at
1.1.2016 Additions Transfers Derecognitions Reclassifications 31.12.2016
Buildings and other constructions 1,525,638 - 110,649 (2,838) - 1,633,449
Land and natural resources 2,398,813 61,537 - (10,586) - 2,449,764
Total land and buildings 3,924,451 61,537 110,649 (13,424) - 4,083,213
Accumulated depreciation of buildings and other constructions (272,194) (24,827) - 2,046 - (294,975)
Provision for depreciation of buildings and other structures (4,875) - - - - (4,875)
Total carrying amount of buildings and other 3,647,382 36,710 110,649 (11,378) - 3,783,363
Track installations 29,293,394 565 119,263 (4,659) (497) 29,408,066
Accumulated depreciation of track installations and other (2,991,949) (291,099) - 3,614 - (3,279,434)
Impairment of track installations (9,537) - - - - (9,537)
Total carrying amount of track installation and other
installations 26,291,908 (290,534) 119,263 (1,045) (497) 26,119,095
Transport elements 4 - - (4) - -

Accumulated depreciation of transport elements (4) - - 4 - -
Total carrying amount of transport elements - - - - - -
Other property, plant and equipment 37,756 - 371 (5,466) - 32,661
Accumulated depreciation of other property, plant and (36,009) (558) - 5,449 - (31,118)
Total carrying amount of other property, plant and
equipment 1,747 (558) 371 (17) - 1,543
Total carrying amount of track installations and other

property, plant and equipment 26,293,655 (291,092) 119,634 (1,062) (497) 26,120,638
Work in progress 12,229,794 987,34 (230,283) - (35,000) 12,951,858

Total net property, plant and equipment 42,170,831 732,965 - (12,440) (35,497) 42,855,859
Investment property 240,419 - - - - 240,419

Accumulated depreciation of investment property (38,755) (3,995) - - - (42,750)
Investment property in progress 403 - - - - 403
Total net investment property 202,067 (3,995) - - - 198,072
Intangible assets 72,711 - 187 - 497 73,395

Accumulated depreciation intangible assets (14,782) (1,373) - - - (16,155)
Intangible assets in progress 973 96 (187) - - 882
Total net intangible assets 58,902 (1,277) - - 497 58,122
This appendix forms an integral part of Note 4 to the financial statements for 2016, in conjunction with which it should be read.
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ADIF-Alta Velocidad
Property, Plant and Equipment and Investment Property for the year ended 31 December 2015
Balance at Balance at
1.1.2015 Additions Transfers Derecognitions Reclassifications 31.12.2015
Buildings and other constructions 1,442,930 4,515 79,955 (1,762) - 1,525,638
Land and natural resources 2,225,293 172,590 1,542 (612) - 2,398,813
Total land and buildings 3,668,223 177,105 81,497 (2,374) - 3,924,451
Accumulated depreciation of buildings and other constructions (249,348) (23,766) - 920 - (272,194)
Provision for depreciation of buildings and other structures - (4,875) - - - (4,875)
Total carrying amount of buildings and other 3,418,875 148,464 81,497 (1,454) - 3,647,382
Track installations 26,548,168 - 2,824,082 (76,804) (2,052) 29,293,394
Accumulated depreciation of track installations and other (2,783,832) (277,029) - 68,912 - (2,991,949)
Impairment of track installations (9,537) - - - - (9,537)
Total carrying amount of track installation and other
installations 23,754,799 (277,029) 2,824,082 (7,892) (2,052) 26,291,908
Transport elements 4 - - - - 4
Accumulated depreciation of transport elements (4) - - - - (4)
Total carrying amount of transport elements - - - - - -
Other property, plant and equipment 37,736 - 444 (424) - 37,756
Accumulated depreciation of other property, plant and (35,836) (597) - 424 - (36,009)
Total carrying amount of other property, plant and
equipment 1,900 (597) 444 - - 1,747
Total carrying amount of track installations and other

property, plant and equipment 23,756,699 (277,626) 2,824,526 (7,892) (2,052) 26,293,655
Work in progress 13,362,101 1,819,825 (2,906,023) (46,109) - 12,229,794

Total net property, plant and equipment 40,537,675 1,690,663 - (55,455) (2,052) 42,170,831
Investment property 240,419 - - - - 240,419
Accumulated depreciation of investment property (34,793) (3,962) - - - (38,755)
Investment property in progress 403 - - - - 403
Total net investment property 206,029 (3,962) - - - 202,067
Intangible assets 19,403 - 51,342 (86) 2,052 72,711
Accumulated depreciation intangible assets (14,163) (619) - - - (14,782)
Intangible assets in progress 1,245 51,070 (51,342) - - 973
Total net intangible assets 6,485 50,451 - (86) 2,052 58,902
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Details of Group companies, jointly-controlled entities and associates 31 December 2016

Operating
Cost of the Other equity Profit/(loss) for profit/(loss) for Dividends
Name Activity % ownership investment Not disbursed Equity items 2016 2016 received
Cartagena AVE, S.A (b). High-speed integration in Cartagena 40.00% - - 604 - - - -

Murcia AVE, S.A.(b) High-speed integration in Murcia 40.00% - - 625 - 1 - -
Palencia Alta Velocidad, S.A.(b) High-speed integration in Palencia 40.00% - - 535 - (8) (8) -
Ingeniería y Economía del Transporte, S.A. Preparation of civil and industrial railway 20.68% 7,977 - 83,522 65 4,369 8,606 1,380
León Alta Velocidad 2003, S.A.(b) High-speed integration in León 37.50% - - 4,214 998 5,253 (19) -
Logroño Integración Ferrocarril 2002, S.A.(b) Management of high-speed rail in Logroño 30.00% - - 711 - - - -
Valencia Parque Central Alta Velocidad 2003, High-speed integration in Valencia 30.00% - - 587 22,817 - 28 -
Valladolid Alta Velocidad 2003 S.A.(b) Management of high-speed rail in Valladolid 30.00% - - 48,448 4,939 49,515 (153) -
Gijón al Norte, S.A.(b) High-speed integration in Gijón 30.00% - - 536 - - 1,235 -
Zaragoza Alta Velocidad 2002, S.A.(b) High-speed integration in Zaragoza 30.00% 2,925 (2,925) (280,323) 8,122 51,622 (8,261) -
Alta Velocidad Alicante Nodo Transportes, S.A.(a) High-speed integration in Alicante 30.00% - - (3,897) 7,772 (2,977) - -
Barcelona Sagrera Alta Velocitat S.A.(b) High-speed integration in Barcelona 30.00% - - 600 - - - -
Almería Alta Velocidad, S.A.(b) High-speed integration in Almería 30.00% 180 - 593 - (5) (5) -
A.V. Vitoria-GasteizkoAbiaduraHandia, S.A. High-speed integration in Vitoria 40.00% 240 - 592 - (5) (5) -
Total shares in group companies and
associates 11,322 (2,925) (142,653) 44,713 107,765 1,418 1,380
INECO Transportmex 12.50% 18 (1) 251 - 68 19 -

Albali Señalización, S.A.(b) 10.00% 1,326 - 14,630 - 1,246 5,010 112
Energía Olmedo Orense Fase I 10.00% 356 - 3,560 - - (212) -
VíaOlmedo- Pedralba 10.00% 526 (240) 1,341 - 34 845 -
HIT RAIL B.V 4.35% 55 - 3,256 - - 56 -
Total others (see note 6.a) 2,281 (241) 112
TOTAL 13,603 (3,166) 1,492
a) Audited annual financial statements at 31 December 2016

b) Provisional financial statements at 31 December 2016
c) Annual financial statements at 31 December 2016, pending audit
d) Provisional financial statements with draft audit report as at 31 December 2016
The "Equity" column includes the profit or loss for 2016.
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Details of Group companies, jointly-controlled entities and associates 31 December 2015

Operating
Name Activity Cost of the Other equity Profit/(loss) for profit/(loss) for Dividends
% ownership investment Not disbursed Equity items 2016 2016 received
Cartagena AVE, S.A (b). High-speed integration in Cartagena 40.00% - - 604 - 5 5 -

Murcia AVE, S.A.(b) High-speed integration in Murcia 40.00% - - 627 - 13 13 -
Palencia Alta Velocidad, S.A.(b) High-speed integration in Palencia 40.00% - - 544 - (5) (5) -
Ingeniería y Economía del Transporte, S.A. Preparation of civil and industrial railway 20.68% 7,977 - 83,522 65 4,369 8,606 903
León Alta Velocidad 2003, S.A.(b) High-speed integration in León 37.50% - - 4,186 998 5,235 (44) -
Logroño Integración Ferrocarril 2002, S.A.(b) Management of high-speed rail in Logroño 30.00% - - 711 - 2 2 -
Valencia Parque Central Alta Velocidad 2003, High-speed integration in Valencia 30.00% - - 587 22,817 - 123 -
Valladolid Alta Velocidad 2003 S.A.(b) Management of high-speed rail in Valladolid 30.00% - - (1,067) (8,257) (243) (243) -
Gijón al Norte, S.A.(b) High-speed integration in Gijón 30.00% 99 - 527 - - 1,649 -
Zaragoza Alta Velocidad 2002, S.A.(b) High-speed integration in Zaragoza 30.00% 6,750 (6,750) (279,698) 8,122 (44,718) (28,152) -
Alta Velocidad Alicante Nodo Transportes, S.A.(a) High-speed integration in Alicante 30.00% - - 591 - 11 2,577 -
Barcelona Sagrera Alta Velocitat S.A.(b) High-speed integration in Barcelona 30.00% - - 600 - - - -
Almería Alta Velocidad, S.A.(b) High-speed integration in Almería 30.00% 180 - 598 - (4) (5) -
A.V. Vitoria-GasteizkoAbiaduraHandia, S.A. High-speed integration in Vitoria 40.00% 240 - 597 - (6) (6) -
Total shares in group companies and

15,246 (6,750) 903
associates
INECO Transportmex 12.50% 18 (1) 153 - 8 - -
Albali Señalización, S.A.(b) 10.00% 1,326 - 14,630 - 1,246 5,010 107
Energía Olmedo Orense Fase I 10.00% 356 - 3,560 - - 10 -
VíaOlmedo- Pedralba 10.00% 526 (390) 1,307 - (62) 647 -
HIT RAIL B.V 4.35% 55 - 3,256 - - 56 5
Total others (see note 6.a) 2,281 (391) 112
TOTAL 17,527 (7,141) 1,015
a) Audited annual financial statements at 31 December 2015

b) Provisional financial statements at 31 December 2015
c) Annual financial statements at 31 December 2015, pending audit
d) The "Equity" column includes the profit or loss for 2015.

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SPANISH MINISTRY OF FINANCE

GENERAL STATE COMPTROLLER

ADIF Alta Velocidad

Auditors' report on the 2016 financial statements

State Audit ADIF Alta Velocidad

(Free translation from the Original in Spanish.

II. Scope and objective of the engagement: Responsibility of the

ADIF Alta Velocidad. Annual Accounts Audit Report. 2016 1

V. Reportonother legal and regulatoryrequirements

ADIF Alta Velocidad. Annual Accounts Audit Report. 2016 2

(Free translation from the Original in

Statement of Changes in Equity

Statement of Cash Flows

(1) Activity of the Entity and Legal Status ................................................................ 2

(2) Basis of Presentation of the Financial Statements .......................................... 10

(3) Significant Accounting Policies .......................................................................... 12

4) Property, Plant and Equipment, Intangible Assets and Investment

5) Investments in Group Companies and Associates .............................................. 38

(6) Other Financial Assets ......................................................................................... 40

(7) Cash and Cash Equivalents .................................................................................. 43

(9) Grants, Donations and Bequests ......................................................................... 45

(10) Provisions for Liabilities and Charges .............................................................. 49

(11) Financial Liabilities ............................................................................................ 53

(12) Income Tax .......................................................................................................... 59

(13) Revenue ............................................................................................................... 66

(14) Other Operating Income..................................................................................... 67

(15) Personnel Expenses ........................................................................................... 68

(16) Other Operating Expenses ................................................................................. 69

(17) Recognition of Grants for Fixed Assets and Other .......................................... 70

(18) Finance Costs ...................................................................................................... 71

(19) Finance Income ................................................................................................... 71

(20) Environmental Information .............................................................................. 71

(21) Information on Directors and Senior Management of the Entity .................. 72

(22) Financial Risk Management .............................................................................. 72

(23) Commitments and Contingencies ..................................................................... 74

ASSETS NOTE 31/12/2016 31/12/2015

Intangible assets 4 58,122 58,902

Total non-current assets 43,404,675 42,546,104

Trade and other receivables 355,235 416,415

Total current assets 889,823 1,671,432

TOTAL ASSETS 44,294,498 44,217,536

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES NOTE 31/12/2016 31/12/2015

Equity 8 13,806,686 14,133,256

Non-current provisions 10 477,062 329,131

Current provisions 10 77,290 76,453

TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 44,294,498 44,217,536

NOTE 31/12/2016 31/12/2015

Results from operating activities 14,229 28,254

Finance income 19 133,944 129,584

Net finance expense (342,376) (389,506)

Loss before income tax (328,147) (361,252)

Income tax 12.c - -

Loss for the year (328,147) (361,252)

Statement of Changes in Equity

A) Statement of Recognised Income and Expense

NOTE 31/12/2016 31/12/2015

Loss for the year (328,147) (361,252)

Income and expense recognised directly in equity

Total income and expense recognised directly in