Table:
|  |  | Fiscal year |
| --- | --- | --- |
| (in millions of €) | 2019 | 2018 |
| Real Estate Services | 145 | 140 |
| Corporate items | (562) | 631 |
| Centrally carried pension expense | (264) | (423) |
| Amortization of intangible assets acquired in business combinations | (1,133) | (1,164) |
| Eliminations, Corporate Treasury and other reconciling items | (215) | (318) |
| Reconciliation to Consolidated financial Statements | (2,028) | (1,135) |
Paragraphs:
A.3.10 Reconciliation to Consolidated Financial Statements
The negative swing in Corporate items was mainly due to large positive effects in fiscal 2018 – the gain of € 900 million resulting from the transfer of Siemens’ shares in Atos SE to Siemens Pension- Trust e. V. and the gain of € 655 million from the sale of OSRAM Licht AG shares. These effects substantially outweighed a positive result in fiscal 2019 from the measurement of a major asset retirement obligation, which was previously reported in Centrally managed portfolio activities. Severance charges within Corporate items were € 99 million (€ 159 million in fiscal 2018).
Question:
What caused the negative swing in corporate items?
Answer: The negative swing in Corporate items was mainly due to large positive effects in fiscal 2018 – the gain of € 900 million resulting from the transfer of Siemens’ shares in Atos SE to Siemens Pension- Trust e. V. and the gain of € 655 million from the sale of OSRAM Licht AG shares.