OPERATING EXPENSES ESTIMATED LIABILITY FOR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

These consolidated financial statements are originally issued in Indonesian language. PT INDOCEMENT TUNGGAL PRAKARSA Tbk. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 Expressed in rupiah, unless otherwise stated 40

21. OPERATING EXPENSES

The details of operating expenses are as follows: 2008 2007 Delivery and Selling Expenses Delivery, loading and transportation 904,553,483,257 609,066,773,641 Salaries, wages and employee benefits Note 22 36,799,898,734 34,912,758,184 Rental 11,496,149,586 7,055,652,753 Advertising and promotion 11,491,717,725 16,512,767,512 Depreciation 5,348,643,631 4,266,961,251 Taxes and licenses 5,073,566,040 4,565,585,126 Professional fees 4,877,520,540 5,170,452,178 Repairs and maintenance 1,736,355,817 3,121,005,199 Electricity and water 1,682,841,243 1,664,565,240 Spare bags 1,642,980,437 1,069,316,056 Research and testing 1,642,416,856 3,745,494,190 Medical 1,239,282,243 1,154,989,966 Communication 1,097,515,942 883,237,528 Miscellaneous each below Rp1 billion 2,526,688,635 2,503,698,932 Total Delivery and Selling Expenses 991,209,060,686 695,693,257,756 General and Administrative Expenses Salaries, wages and employee benefits Note 22 109,881,139,084 94,466,187,211 Rental 12,503,920,112 13,264,892,820 Depreciation 7,915,834,821 4,105,660,395 Travelling and transportation 7,238,977,552 4,070,232,258 Professional fees 5,958,612,267 8,594,366,310 Training and seminars 5,340,279,336 4,965,079,939 Donations 5,299,548,252 6,606,562,797 Repairs and maintenance 4,413,998,294 5,448,584,930 Communication 4,261,997,762 2,782,305,091 Medical 4,233,019,828 4,215,628,756 Public relations 3,550,177,324 3,816,343,300 Taxes and licenses 2,796,371,590 902,614,499 Publications and sponsorships 1,351,751,027 1,165,145,067 Stationery and office supplies 1,294,601,650 1,015,459,297 Miscellaneous each below Rp1 billion 10,825,254,021 6,469,100,625 Total General and Administrative Expenses 186,865,482,920 161,888,163,295 Total Operating Expenses 1,178,074,543,606 857,581,421,051

22. ESTIMATED LIABILITY FOR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

a. Retirement Benefits The Company has a defined contribution retirement plan covering its full-time employees. Contributions are funded and consist of the Company’s and the employees’ contributions computed at 10 and 5, respectively, of the employees’ pensionable earnings. Total contributions paid by the Company to the plan amounted to Rp20.1 billion and Rp18.9 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, which were charged to operations. The plan’s assets are administered by Dana Pensiun Karyawan Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa, the establishment of which was approved by the Ministry of Finance on November 12, 1991, as amended by Decree No. Kep-332KM.171994 dated December 1, 1994. As of September 30, 2008 and 2007, the Plan net assets totaled Rp524 billion and Rp518.2 billion, respectively. These consolidated financial statements are originally issued in Indonesian language. PT INDOCEMENT TUNGGAL PRAKARSA Tbk. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 Expressed in rupiah, unless otherwise stated 41

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