The annual reports of these shipyards reveal that this capital was provided to the shipyards through debt cancellations. Spain has confirmed that AESA ‘adjusted’ its debts to its shipyard companies in connection with their sale to Bazán to ‘better reflect the value of the yards’, but did not provide any figures.
La Spagna ha confermato che AESA «aveva ritoccato» i debiti dei cantieri navali in vista della loro vendita a Bazán «in modo che rispecchiassero meglio il valore dei cantieri», senza però versare alcuna cifra.