4.9 Other current liabilities

Trade payables to suppliers who are also customers are settled with trade receivables, provided that a netting agreement has been reached with the counterparties, and payment is made on a net basis. For more information, please refer to note 3.1.

The item “Other current liabilities” includes obligations in the amount of CHF 49 million (previous year: CHF 49 million) arising from the sale of loans receivable due from Swissgrid Ltd. Note 3.3 provides further information about the transaction.