Acceptances Receivable and Payable

PT BANK MANDIRI PERSERO TBK. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Years Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 Expressed in millions of Rupiah, unless otherwise stated 27 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES continued o. Allowance for Possible Losses on Assets and Estimated Losses on Commitments and Contingencies continued For Syariah Banks, the classification of earning assets is determined based on Bank Indonesia Regulation No. 57PBI2003 dated May 19, 2003 regarding Earning Assets Quality for Syariah Banks. The amount of the minimum allowance for possible losses on assets and commitments and contingencies with credit-related risk, takes into consideration Bank Indonesia Regulation No. 72PBI2005 dated January 20, 2005 regarding Asset Quality Rating For Commercial Banks which has been amended with Bank Indonesia Regulation No. 82PBI2006 dated January 30, 2006 and Bank Indonesia Regulation No. 96PBI2007 dated March 30, 2007, which prescribe minimum rates of allowance for possible losses on assets and commitments and contingencies with credit-related risk. The amounts of the minimum allowance in accordance with the Bank Indonesia Regulation are as follows: 1 General provision, at minimum amounting to 1 from the earning assets classified as current, except for earning assets in Certificates of Bank Indonesia and Government Bonds and for earning assets which are guaranteed with cash collateral such as current accounts, time deposits, savings, margin deposits, gold, Certificates of Bank Indonesia or Government Bonds, Government Guarantees in accordance with the regulations, standby letters of credit from prime bank, which are issued in accordance with Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credit UCP or International Standard Practices ISP. 2 Special provision, at minimum amounting to: a. 5 from the asset classified as special mention and after deducting the value of collateral. b. 15 from the asset classified as sub-standard after deducting with the value of collateral. c. 50 from the asset classified as doubtful after deducting the value of collateral. d. 100 from the asset classified as loss after deducting the value of collateral. The collateral which can be deducted from the allowance for possible losses calculation is only for earning assets. The collateral value which can be deducted from the allowance for possible losses on earning assets is that, with appraisal conducted not exceeding 24 months and is done by an independent appraisal for amounts exceeding Rp5 five billion. Bank Mandiri has not included all collateral in the calculation of allowance for possible losses since the last appraisal has exceeded 24 months. The estimated loss on commitments and contingencies with credit-related risk is presented in the liabilities section of the consolidated balance sheets. The outstanding balances of earning assets classified as loss are written off against the respective allowance for possible losses when the management of Bank Mandiri and Subsidiaries believes that the earning assets are uncollectible. Recoveries of earning assets previously written off are recorded as an addition to the allowance for possible losses during the year. If the recovery exceeds the principal amount, the excess will be recognized as interest income.