Change in fair value of embedded derivatives amounted to a gain of $45,000 for the current quarter (gain of $145,000 for the nine-month period) compared to a gain of $972,000 for the same quarter the previous year (loss of $898,000 for the nine-month period) and represents the variation in the fair value of the embedded derivatives, including the embedded derivative related to the $80,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Senior and Junior Notes issued in May 2007.
Write-down of third party Asset-Backed Commercial Paper amounted to nil for the current quarter ($375,000 for the nine-month period) and represents an additional provision recorded on the valuation of asset-backed commercial paper held by the Company. See Liquidity and Capital Resources section for more details.
Foreign exchange loss amounted to $216,000 for the current quarter (gain of $644,000 for the nine-month period), compared to a gain of $565,000 for the same quarter the previous year (gain of $1,184,000 for the nine-month period). Foreign exchange gains or losses arise on the movement in foreign exchange rates in relation to the Company's net monetary assets denominated in currencies other than US dollars, which is its functional and reporting currency, and consists primarily of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in Canadian dollars. Foreign exchange gains for the current nine-month period include $924,000 of gain recognized on the reclassification, during the first quarter of 2008, from deferred revenue (non-monetary liability) to accrued liability (monetary liability) of the refundable amount ($6,000,000) due to Centocor, following the recovery by the Company of ownership rights and control of eprodisate (KIACTA(TM)).
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