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What is synergy?
Synergy Savings are achieved where a Holding and/or a Trust has 2 or more Licences which belong to the same industry sector. The maximum Synergy bonus achievable in any Holding is 10% and the maximum Trust Synergy bonus through being a member of a Trust is also 10%providing a possible total of 20%.

Where a Holding has 2 or more Licences in the same sector this is called Horizontal Synergy and provides discounts on staff costs up to 10%.

1 company = 0% synergy
2 companies = 2% synergy
3 companies = 4% synergy
4 companies = 7% synergy
5 companies = 10% synergy

Where a Holding has Raw Material and/or Intermediate Licences in the same sector this is called Vertical Synergy and provides discounts on the Get Offers (GO) fee. The GO fee is calculated as a percentage of the cost of the materials purchased. With Vertical Synergy the following GO fees apply

10% GO fee = When no raw or intermediate Licences in a Holding
6% GO fee = When a mix of raw and intermediate Licences in Holding and all in the same sector
4% GO fee = When raw Licences only in Holding and all in the same sector
2% GO fee = When intermediate Licences only in Holding and all in the same sector
0% GO fee = Where a raw or inter material is supplied by a company in a Holding to another company in the same Holding (even if the purchasing company is a Consumer Licence)

Trust Synergy:
An additional 0.5% staff discount applies to any Holding with a company in the same sector as another within the same Trust. This is called Trust Synergy and applies to Trust member Holdings (up to 10% max).
Article ID: 25 Article Created: February 10, 2007 07:32 AMLast Modified: February 10, 2007 07:32 AM

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