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Astarta Holding PLC

Interim / Quarterly Report Sep 1, 2023

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INTERIM REPORT

for the period of six months ending 30 June 2023

INTERIM MANAGEMENT REPORT

OVERVIEW

Astarta's 1H23 consolidated revenues totalled EUR287m increasing by 32% y-o-y driven by better performance by all business segments.

Agricultural segment generated EUR101m in 1H23, up by 31% y-o-y, accounting for 35% of the total consolidated revenues. Sugar Production grew by 39% y-o-y to EUR86m. Soybean Processing segment registered EUR71m in revenues, up by 35% y-o-y. The Cattle Farming segment revenues stable at EUR21m vs EUR20m in 1H22.

Exports grew by 49% y-o-y to EUR158m contributing 55% of Astarta's total revenue.

Gross profit came in at EUR126m, 67% higher y-o-y, with gross margin widening from 35% to 44% in 1H23 reflecting lower volumes of third-party grains and oilseeds trading.

EBITDA increased by 43% y-o-y to EUR97m in 1H23. The EBITDA margin expanded from 31% in 1H22 to 34% leading to net profit margin growth from 13% in 1H22 to 19% in 1H23.

Excluding the impact of IAS41, the Gross margin increased by 14pp y-o-y to 44%. EBITDA improved from 27% to 34% in 1H23.

SUMMARY P&L

EURk 1H22 1H23
Revenues, including 218 347 287 250
Agriculture 76 885 100 538
Sugar Production 61 855 86 099
Soybean Processing 52 687 71 063
Cattle Farming 19 778 20 842
Cost of sales, including (176 451) (193 114)
Effect of FV remeasurement of AP* (24 534) (32 319)
Changes in FV of BA and AP* 33 719 31 812
Gross profit 75 615 125 948
Gross profit margin 35% 44%
EBIT 43 409 73 115
Depreciation and Amortisation, including 24 734 24 134
Charge of right-of-use assets 10 781 9 435
EBITDA, incl. 68 143 97 249
Agriculture 44 119 43 678
Sugar Production 11 830 24 104
Soybean Processing 8 594 20 106
Cattle Farming 4 402 9 483
EBITDA margin 31% 34%
Interest expense on lease liability (11 514) (10 805)
Other finance costs (1 485) (2 097)
Forex (loss)/gain (1 100) 1 457
Net profit 27 727 54 725
Net profit margin 13% 19%

*FV – Fair Value, BA – Biological Assets, AP – Agricultural Produce

EURk 1H22 1H23
Gross Profit, ex BA & AP remeasurement 66 430 126 455
Gross Margin, ex BA & AP remeasurement 30% 44%
EBITDA, ex BA & AP remeasurement 58 958 97 779
EBITDA margin, ex BA & AP remeasurement 27% 34%

Note: Hereinafter differences between totals and sums of the parts are possible due to rounding

EURk 1H22 1H23
Pre-tax income 29 353 61 729
Depreciation and amortisation 24 734 24 134
Financial interest expenses, net 1 423 1 887
Interest on lease liability 11 514 10 805
Changes in FV of BA and AP* (33 719) (31 812)
Forex loss/(gain) 1 100 (1 457)
Disposal of revaluation of AP in COR* 24 534 32 319
Income taxes paid (3 244) (8 110)
Working Capital changes (58 786) (21 062)
Other 976 840
Operating Cash Flows (2 115) 69 273
Investing Cash Flows (6 688) (8 707)
Debt (repayment)/proceeds, Net 42 916 (27 304)
Dividends paid - (12 125)
Finance interest paid (1 270) (2 602)
Lease repayment (mainly land) (11 782) (22 643)
Financing Cash Flows 29 864 (64 674)

*FV – Fair Value, BA – Biological Assets, AP – Agricultural Produce, COR – cost of revenue

1H23 Operating Cash Flows stood at EUR69m vs negative EUR2m in 1H22. Operating Cash flows before Working Capital changes increased by 59% y-o-y to EUR90m 1H23. Investing Cash Flows stood at EUR9m in 1H23 (+30% y-o-y), at maintenance levels.

SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET

EURk 1H22 YE22 1H23
Right-of-use asset (mainly land) 124 416 97 539 105 987
Biological assets (non-current) 27 828 29 962 33 481
PP&E and other non-current assets 194 388 196 087 185 492
Inventories, including RMI* 146 848 244 156 143 773
Biological assets (current) 182 329 32 969 151 909
AR and other current assets 78 443 80 632 61 769
Cash and equivalents 32 955 26 248 21 087
Total Assets 787 207 707 593 703 498
Equity 525 118 489 239 518 322
Long-term loans 20 591 16 630 12 332
Lease liability (mainly land) 100 745 79 848 86 256
Other 4 000 8 205 7 357
Non-current liabilities 125 336 104 683 105 945
Short-term debt and similar 65 070 52 759 27 943
Current lease liability (mainly land) 39 788 29 294 26 105
Other 31 895 31 618 25 183
Current liabilities 136 753 113 671 79 231
Total equity and liabilities 787 207 707 593 703 498
EBITDA LTM 144 790 154 771 183 877
RMI* 81 839 183 529 78 542
Net debt total** 193 239 152 283 131 549
ND total/EBITDA (х) 1.3 1.0 0.7
Adjusted net debt = (ND-RMI) 111 400 (31 246) 53 007
Adj ND/EBITDA (х) 0.8 (0.2) 0.3

*RMI = Finished Goods

**Net Debt = LT and ST debt + Lease Liabilities – Cash

Net Financial Debt (excl. lease liabilities) decreased from EUR43m as of YE22 to EUR19m as of end-1H23 as a result of repayment of bank debt. End-1H23 Net Debt stood at EUR132m vs EUR152m as of YE22. Solid balance sheet position allowed the Company to pay dividends for 2022.

Share in consolidated revenues: 35% Segment revenues: EUR101m Export sales (value): 75%

SALES VOLUMES OF KEY CROPS AND REALIZED PRICES

1H22 1H23
kt EUR/t kt EUR/t
Corn 232 235 286 235
Wheat 13 243 47 167
Sunseeds 32 574 60 371
Rapeseeds 0.1 548 3 549

FINANCIAL RESULTS

EURk 1H22 1H23
Revenues, including 76 885 100 538
Corn 54 531 67 271
Wheat 3 194 7 808
Sunseeds 18 109 22 347
Rapeseeds 39 1 688
Cost of sales, including (68 511) (67 472)
Land lease depreciation (10 503) (9 145)
Changes in FV of BA and AP* 34 663 29 446
Gross profit 43 037 62 512
Gross profit margin 56% 62%
G&A expense (6 509) (7 306)
S&D expense (10 504) (26 838)
Other operating expense (1 229) (2 069)
EBIT 24 795 26 299
EBITDA 44 119 43 678
EBITDA margin 57% 43%
Interest on lease liability (10 581) (9 652)
CAPEX (4 845) (4 994)
Cash outflow on land lease liability (11 002) (22 040)

*FV – Fair Value, BA – Biological Assets, AP – Agricultural Produce

Half-year revenues increased by 31% y-o-y to EUR101m, despite lower average selling prices, as they were partially offset by higher sales volumes. Exports contributed 75% of the segment revenues.

Gross profit was EUR63m 45% higher y-o-y with Gross margin up by 6pp y-o-y at 62%.

EBITDA was flat y-o-y at EUR44m, and EBITDA margin came in at 43% (-14pp y-o-y) reflecting higher S&D expenses related to higher costs of export logistics.

KEY CROPS PLANTING AREA - 2022 VS 2023, KHA

Source: Company's data

In the first days of August the Company started sowing winter crops for the 2024 harvest. Rapeseeds is planted on the area of 12kha (-12% y-o-y) and wheat will be planted on 54kha (+27% y-o-y).

Early grain harvesting for key crops completed for 57kha of which: 43kha of winter wheat yielding 6.3t/ha and 14kha of winter rapeseeds threshed yielding 4.1t/ha.

Soybeans and sunseeds harvesting has started. Preparations are underway for harvesting corn and sugar beet processing.

Source: APK-inform

On July 17, 2023, russia halted the Grain Deal via Odesa seaports, provoking sharp fall in exports and redirection of Ukrainian crop to alternative routes via river, rail and trucks.

Grain and oilseeds exports totalled 29mt in 1H23 vs 19mt in 1H22. Astarta's share in grain exports was 1%.

Early crops' harvesting is nearly complete and lower acreage under grain and oilseed crops by 2.2mha was offset by higher y-o-y yields and harvest was upgraded to 77mt by the Ukrainian Grain Association.

Domestic prices continue to remain under pressure due to uncertainty over exports and declining global prices. Ukrainian wheat traded at EUR148/t (-34% y-o-y) and the corn price declined by 26% y-o-y EUR157/t on the EXW basis.

Share in consolidated revenues: 30% Segment revenues: EUR86m Export sales (value): 26%

SUGAR AND BY-PRODUCTS SALES VOLUMES AND REALIZED PRICES

1H22 1H23
Sugar, kt 96 120
Sugar-by products, kt* 25 21
Sugar prices, EUR/t 613 693

*Granulated sugar beet pulp and molasses

FINANCIAL RESULTS

EURk 1H22 1H23
Revenues 61 855 86 099
Cost of sales (47 276) (58 360)
Gross profit 14 579 27 739
Gross profit margin 24% 32%
G&A expense (2 883) (2 768)
S&D expense (2 623) (4 545)
Other operating expense (711) (481)
EBIT 8 362 19 945
EBITDA 11 830 24 104
EBITDA margin 19% 28%
CAPEX (1 971) (2 335)

Sugar Production segment showed a robust performance in 1H23 with revenues boosted by 39% y-o-y to EUR86m. Stronger results reflected the combination of 25% y-o-y higher sugar sales volumes of 120kt and a 13% y-o-y higher selling price of EUR693/t.

Gross profit stood at EUR28m in 1H23 vs EUR15m in 1H22 and gross margin increased by 8pp y-o-y to 32% in 1H23.

Half-year EBITDA doubled y-o-y to EUR24m, with margin widening from 19% in 1H22 to 28% in 1H23.

Exports of sugar and sugar-by products contributed 26% of segment revenues in 1H23 vs 5% in 1H22.

Sugar beet planting was completed on May 9, 2023. Currently the Company's sugar plants are being prepared for the new processing season, that is expected to start by mid-September.

Source: Bloomberg

In 2023 sugar beets were planted on 213kha, up by 21% y-o-y, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Agriculture.

The government suspended white sugar exports out of Ukraine from 5 June to mid-September (the start of the new sugar production season) and introduced export licensing for 20kt of which 1/5 allocated to Astarta.

In 1H23 (up until the suspension) the Ukrainian sugar exports totalled 259kt vs 14kt in 1H22. The EU was traditionally the main customer, with Romania accounting for 27% of total exports.

99% of sugar was exported by overland transport, mainly by trucks. Astarta's share in total Ukrainian sugar exports was 11% in 1H23.

Global sugar prices continued a growing trend in 1H23. White sugar reached USD629/t in 1H23 (+19% y-o-y) on the back of lower sugar beet harvest prospects in the EU. Though, lately prices have slightly recovered following rains in the main sugar beet growing regions.

Ukrainian sugar traded at an average of USD644/t during 1H23, flat y-o-y. In local currency white sugar price edged up by 26% y-o-y to UAH24k/t (excluding VAT) owing to inflation and forex movements.

Share in consolidated revenues: 25% Segment revenues: EUR71m Export sales (value): 85%

SOYBEAN PRODUCTS SALES VOLUMES AND REALIZED PRICES

1H22 1H23
kt EUR/t kt EUR/t
Soybean meal 70 480 100 496
Soybean oil 14 1 300 22 910

FINANCIAL RESULTS

EURk 1H22 1H23
Revenues, including 52 687 71 063
Soybean meal 33 469 49 727
Soybean oil 18 364 20 396
Cost of sales (41 720) (46 577)
Gross profit 10 967 24 486
Gross profit margin 21% 34%
G&A expense (381) (386)
S&D expense (2 616) (4 630)
Other operating expense (143) (196)
EBIT 7 827 19 274
EBITDA 8 594 20 106
EBITDA margin 16% 28%
CAPEX (147) (369)

Astarta processed 125kt of soybeans in 1H23, up by 10% y-o-y.

Sales volumes of soybean oil and meal grew by 59% and 44% y-o-y, correspondingly, boosting revenues by 35% y-o-y to EUR71m.

Exports contributed 85% of revenues in 1H23 vs 79% in 1H22.

Gross margin increased by 13pp to 34% in 1H23, with Gross profit doubling y-o-y to EUR24m.

As a result, EBITDA grew to EUR20m vs EUR9m in 1H22 and the EBITDA margin widened from 16% in 1H22 to 28% in 1H23.

Source: APK-inform

According to the Ukrainian Grain Association, the soybean harvest is expected at 4.8mt vs 3.7mt in 2022.

Share in consolidated revenues: 7% Segment revenues: EUR21m 100% - domestic sales

SEGMENT PERFORMANCE

1H22 1H23
Milk production, kt 50 59
Herd, k heads 23 25
Milk yield, kg/day 23.4 26.8

MILK SALES AND REALIZED PRICES

1H22 1H23
Milk sales, kt 48 57
Milk price, EUR/t 384 340

FINANCIAL RESULTS

EURk 1H22 1H23
Revenues 19 778 20 842
Cost of sales (13 661) (13 732)
BA revaluation (944) 2 366
Gross profit 5 173 9 476
Gross profit margin 26% 45%
G&A expense (883) (797)
S&D expense (239) (170)
Other operating expense (143) (199)
EBIT 3 908 8 310
EBITDA 4 402 9 483
EBITDA margin 22% 45%
CAPEX (427) (1 525)

Revenues increased by 5% y-o-y to EUR21m. Gross profit totalled EUR9m in 1H23, up by 83% y-o-y on change in the fair value of biological assets driven by increase in the cattle herd and milk yields. EBITDA doubled y-o-y to EUR9m in 1H23.

The average unit milk yield increased by 15% y-o-y to 26.8kg/day and the average herd grew by 9% y-o-y to 25k heads. Astarta achieved a 19% y-o-y increase in milk production in 1H23, to 59kt. 97% of milk sold was of extra quality.

Milk sales volume grew by 20% y-o-y to 57kt in 1H23, offsetting a 12% y-o-y decline in price.

Source: InfAgro

Domestic premium quality milk price decreased by 10% y-o-y, to EUR304/t. In local currency milk price edged up by 12% y-o-y to UAH12k/t (excluding VAT) owing to inflation and forex movements.

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Savvas Perikleous Executive Director
Viacheslav Chuk Executive Director
Howard Dahl Non-Executive, Independent
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Gilles Mettetal Non-Executive, Independent
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Markiyan Markevych Non-Executive Director
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Lilija Lymanska Deputy Chief Financial Officer
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Savvas Perikleous Executive Director
Viacheslav Chuk Executive Director
Howard Dahl Non-Executive, Independent
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Gilles Mettetal Non-Executive, Independent
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ASTARTA HOLDING PLC CONDENSED СONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS A S A T AND FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 3 0 JUNE 202 3

CONTENTS

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 16
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT 18
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 20
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 22
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY 24
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 26
(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) Notes 30 June 2023
(unaudited)
31 December 2022
(audited)
30 June 2022
(unaudited)
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 4 7 387 406 7 605 525 5922430
Right-of-use assets 5 4 239 550 3799228 3829230
Intangible assets 8 2 6 3 13551 16 207
Biological assets 6 1339243 1 167 018 856 465
Long-term receivables and prepayments 8 8617 7955 20 611
Deferred tax assets 15 5 21 10807 23 551
Total non-current assets 12998600 12 604 084 10 668 494
Current assets
Inventories $\overline{7}$ 5751073 9510154 4 519 691
Biological assets 6 6076455 1 284 184 5611637
Trade accounts receivable 8 697191 905 513 615779
Other accounts receivable and prepayments 8 1767821 2 2 3 2 2 8 9 1790450
Current income tax 5704 1867 2 0 6 4
Short-term cash deposits 5 000 3518 2800
Cash and cash equivalents 9 838 503 1018898 1011474
Total current assets 15 141 747 14 957 423 13 559 895
Total assets 28 140 347 27 561 507 24 228 389
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
F quily 10 10
Share capital 1663 1663 1 663
Additional paid-in capital 369798 369 798 369 798
Retained earnings 17531705 15 569 378 14 0 29 7 84
Revaluation surplus 2525594 2810847 1456011
Treasury shares (137 875) (137875) (137 875)
Currency translation reserve 442 261 442639 442 538
Total equity 20733146 19 056 450 16 161 919
Non-current liabilities
Loans and borrowings 11 493 271 647 742 633751
Net assets attributable to non-controlling participants 31393 23 191 14 580
Other long-term liabilities 1646 1646 1646
Lease liability 5 3 450 280 3 110 170 3 100 699
Deferred tax liabilities 261 227 294 800 106882
Total non-current liabilities 4 237 817 4 077 549 3857558
Current liabilities
Loans and borrowings 11 688589 1623919 1661524
Current portion of long-term loans and borrowings 11 429 183 431 118 341 185
Trade accounts payable 383 553 329872 344 389
Current portion of lease liability 5 1044224 1 141 038 1224574
Current income tax 168827 172 163 60 031
Other liabilities and accounts payable 12 455 008 729 398 577 209
Total current liabilities 3 169 384 4 4 2 7 5 0 8 4 208 912
Total equity and liabilities 28 140 347 27 561 507 24 228 389
(in thousands of Euros) Notes 30 June 2023
(unaudited)
31 December 2022
(audited)
30 June 2022
(unaudited)
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 4 184 682 195 258 192 427
Right-of-use assets 5 105 987 97 539 124 416
Intangible assets 207 348 526
Biological assets 6 33 4 81 29 962 27828
Long-term receivables and prepayments 8 215 204 670
Deferred tax assets 388 277 765
Total non-current assets 324 960 323 588 346 632
Current assets
Inventories $\overline{7}$ 143773 244 156 146848
Biological assets 6 151909 32969 182.329
Trade accounts receivable 8 17430 23 247 20 008
Other accounts receivable and prepayments 8 44 196 57 337 58 368
Current income tax 143 48 67
Short-term cash deposits 125 90 91
Cash and cash equivalents 9 20962 26 158 32 864
Total current assets 378.538 384 005 440.575
Total assets 703 498 707 593 787 207
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Fquity 10
Share capital 250 250 250
Additional paid-in capital 55 638 55 638 55 638
Retained earnings 780 540 728 463 681 699
Revaluation surplus 87 207 97 057 65952
Treasury shares (6 103) (6 103) (6 103)
Currency translation reserve (399 210) (386066) (272318)
Total equity 518322 489 239 525 118
Non-current liabilities
Loans and borrowings 11 12332 16 630 20 591
Net assets attributable to non-controlling participants 785 595 474
Other long-term liabilities 41 42 53
Lease liability 5 86 256 79848 100 745
Deferred tax liabilities 6531 7568 3473
Total non-current liabilities 105 945 104 683 125 336
Current liabilities
Loans and borrowings 11 17214 41691 53 985
Current portion of long-term loans and borrowings 11 10729 11068 11085
Trade accounts payable 9589 8469 11 191
Current portion of lease liability 5 26 105 29 294 39 7 88
Current income tax 4 2 2 1 4420 1950
Other liabilities and accounts payable 12 11373 18729 18754
Total current liabilities 79 231 113671 136 753
Total equity and liabilities 703 498 707 593 787 207

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2023

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) Notes 2023 2022
(unaudited) (unaudited)
Revenues 13 11 340 778 6 941 006
Cost of revenues 14 (7 628 100) (5 608 558)
Changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce 1 267 003 1 055 643
Gross profit 4 979 681 2 388 091
Other operating income 13 930 16 533
General and administrative expense 15 (473 831) (363 028)
Selling and distribution expense 16 (1 436 787) (511 156)
Other operating expense 17 (186 996) (164 668)
Profit from operations 2 895 997 1 365 772
Interest expense on lease liability 18 (426 752) (365 587)
Other finance costs 18 (114 412) (61 554)
Foreign currency exchange gain/(loss) 57 566 (35 654)
Finance income 18 31 716 14 799
Other income 2 352 1 342
Profit before tax 2 446 467 919 118
Income tax expense 19 (276 838) (51 259)
Net profit 2 169 629 867 859
Net profit attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent company 2 169 629 867 859
Weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding (in thousands of 24 588 24 588
shares)
Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to shareholders of the 88,24 35,30
company from continued operations (in Ukrainian hryvnias)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2023

(in thousands of Euros) Notes 2023 2022
(unaudited) (unaudited)
Revenues 13 287 250 218 347
Cost of revenues 14 (193 114) (176 451)
Changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce 31 812 33 719
Gross profit 125 948 75 615
Other operating income 352 526
General and administrative expense 15 (11 963) (11 440)
Selling and distribution expense 16 (36 491) (16 103)
Other operating expense 17 (4 731) (5 189)
Profit from operations 73 115 43 409
Interest expense on lease liability 18 (10 805) (11 514)
Other finance costs 18 (2 901) (1 955)
Foreign currency exchange gain/(loss) 1 457 (1 100)
Finance income 18 804 470
Other income 59 43
Profit before tax 61 729 29 353
Income tax expense 19 (7 004) (1 626)
Net profit 54 725 27 727
Net profit attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent company 54 725 27 727
Weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding (in thousands of
shares)
24 588 24 588
Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to shareholders of the
company from continued operations (in Euros)
2,23 1,13

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2023

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) 2023 2022
(unaudited) (unaudited)
Profit for the period 2 169 629 867 859
Other comprehensive loss
Other comprehensive loss to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent
periods:
Translation difference (378) (17 283)
Net other comprehensive loss to be reclassified to profit or loss in
subsequent periods
(378) (17 283)
Other comprehensive income not to be reclassified to profit or loss in
subsequent periods:
Decrease of revaluation reserve 83 277
Income tax effect (13) (42)
Net other comprehensive income not to be reclassified to profit or loss in
subsequent periods
70 235
Total other comprehensive loss (308) (17 048)
Total comprehensive income 2 169 321 850 811
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent 2 169 321 850 811
Total comprehensive income for six months as at 30 June 2 169 321 850 811

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2023

(in thousands of Euros) 2023 2022
(unaudited) (unaudited)
Profit for the period 54 725 27 727
Other comprehensive loss/income
Other comprehensive loss/income to be reclassified to profit or loss in
subsequent periods:
Translation difference (13 144) 2 242
Net other comprehensive loss/income to be reclassified to profit or loss in
subsequent periods
(13 144) 2 242
Other comprehensive income not to be reclassified to profit or loss in
subsequent periods:
Decrease of revaluation reserve 2 8
Income tax effect - (1)
Net other comprehensive income not to be reclassified to profit or loss in
subsequent periods
2 7
Total other comprehensive loss/income (13 142) 2 249
Total comprehensive income 41 583 29 976
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent 41 583 29 976
Total comprehensive income for six months as at 30 June 41 583 29 976

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2023

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) Notes 2023 2022
(unaudited) (unaudited)
Operating activities
Profit before tax 2 446 467 919 118
Adjustments for:
Depreciation and amortization 953 869 784 950
Allowance for trade and other accounts receivable 17 3 056 6 300
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 17 15 009 15 431
VAT written off 17 6 831 7 158
Interest income 18 (29 867) (13 584)
Other finance income 18 (1 849) (1 215)
Interest expense 18 90 266 51 134
Other finance costs 18 15 874 8 457
Interest expense on lease liability 18 426 752 365 587
Changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce (1 267 003) (1 055 643)
Disposal of revaluation in agricultural produce in the cost of revenues 14 1 276 601 779 980
Net profit attributable to non-controlling participants in limited liability
company subsidiaries
18 8 272 1 963
Foreign exchange (gain)/loss (57 566) 35 654
Working capital adjustments:
Increase in inventories 2 184 110 1 797 314
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables 712 256 (393 437)
Increase in biological assets due to other changes (3 433 379) (3 432 690)
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables (295 436) 162 946
Income taxes paid (320 539) (102 960)
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities 2 733 724 (63 537)
Investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and other
non-current assets
(374 414) (232 886)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment 1 843 2 892
Interest received 18 29 867 13 584
Cash deposits placement (5 000) -
Cash deposits withdrawal 3 518 4 078
Cash flows used in investing activities (344 186) (212 332)
Financing activities
Proceeds from loans and borrowings 1 493 269 1 848 454
Repayment of loans and borrowings (2 572 435) (486 464)
Dividends paid (492 625) -
Payment of lease liabilities 5 (468 176) (8 327)
Payment of interest on lease liabilities 5 (426 752) (365 587)
Interest paid (102 836) (40 318)
Cash flows (used in)/ provided by financing activities
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
(2 569 555)
(180 017)
947 758
671 889
Cash and cash equivalents as at 1 January 1 018 898 356 869
Currency translation difference (378) (17 284)
Cash and cash equivalents as at 30 June 838 503 1 011 474

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2023

(in thousands of Euros) Notes 2023 2022
(unaudited) (unaudited)
Operating activities
Profit before tax 61 729 29 353
Adjustments for:
Depreciation and amortization 24 134 24 734
Allowance for trade and other accounts receivable 17 77 199
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 17 380 488
VAT written off 17 173 227
Interest income 18 (757) (431)
Other finance income 18 (47) (39)
Interest expense 18 2 289 1 624
Other finance costs 18 402 269
Interest expense on lease liability 18 10 805 11 514
Changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce (31 812) (33 719)
Disposal of revaluation in agricultural produce in the cost of revenues 14 32 319 24 534
Net profit attributable to non-controlling participants in limited liability
company subsidiaries
18 210 62
Foreign exchange (gain)/loss (1 457) 1 100
Working capital adjustments:
Increase in inventories 55 261 56 642
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables 18 021 (12 397)
Increase in biological assets due to other changes (86 869) (108 165)
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables (7 475) 5 134
Income taxes paid (8 110) (3 244)
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities 69 273 (2 115)
Investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and other non
current assets
(9 473) (7 338)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment 47 91
Interest received 18 757 431
Cash deposits placement (127) -
Cash deposits withdrawal 89 128
Cash flows used in investing activities (8 707) (6 688)
Financing activities
Proceeds from loans and borrowings 37 782 58 245
Repayment of loans and borrowings (65 086) (15 329)
Dividends paid (12 125) -
Payment of lease liabilities 5 (11 838) (268)
Payment of interest on lease liabilities 5 (10 805) (11 514)
Interest paid (2 602) (1 270)
Cash flows (used in)/ provided by financing activities (64 674) 29 864
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (4 108) 21 061
Cash and cash equivalents as at 1 January 26 158 11 541
Currency translation difference (1 088)
20 962
262
Cash and cash equivalents as at 30 June 32 864

CONDENSED СONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2023

Attributable to equity holders of the parent company

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) Share
capital
Additional
paid-in
capital
Retained
earnings
Revaluation
surplus
Treasury
shares
Currency
translation
reserve
Total equity
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
As at 31 December 2022 1 663 369 798 15 569 378 2 810 847 (137 875) 442 639 19 056 450
Net profit - - 2 169 629 - - - 2 169 629
Share of non-controlling participants in LLC in
revaluation surplus, net of deferred tax
- - - 70 - - 70
Translation difference - - - - - (378) (378)
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax - - - 70 - (378) (308)
Total comprehensive income - - 2 169 629 70 - (378) 2 169 321
Distribution of dividends - - (492 625) - - - (492 625)
Realisation of revaluation surplus, net of tax - - 285 323 (285 323) - - -
As at 30 June 2023 1 663 369 798 17 531 705 2 525 594 (137 875) 442 261 20 733 146

Attributable to equity holders of the parent company

(in thousands of Euros) Share
capital
Additional
paid-in
capital
Retained
earnings
Revaluation
surplus
Treasury
shares
Currency
translation
reserve
Total equity
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
As at 31 December 2022 250 55 638 728 463 97 057 (6 103) (386 066) 489 239
Net profit - - 54 725 - - - 54 725
Share of non-controlling participants in LLC in
revaluation surplus, net of deferred tax
- - - 2 - - 2
Translation difference - - - - - (13 144) (13 144)
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax - - - 2 - (13 144) (13 142)
Total comprehensive income - - 54 725 2 - (13 144) 41 583
Distribution of dividends - - (12 500) - - - (12 500)
Realisation of revaluation surplus, net of tax - - 9 852 (9 852) - - -
As at 30 June 2023 250 55 638 780 540 87 207 (6 103) (399 210) 518 322

CONDENSED СONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2022

Attributable to equity holders of the parent company

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) Share
capital
Additional
paid-in
capital
Retained
earnings
Revaluation
surplus
Treasury
shares
Currency
translation
reserve
Total equity
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
As at 31 December 2021 1 663 369 798 13 096 200 1 521 501 (137 875) 459 821 15 311 108
Net profit - - 867 859 - - - 867 859
Share of non-controlling participants in LLC in
revaluation surplus, net of deferred tax
- - - 235 - - 235
Translation difference - - - - - (17 283) (17 283)
Total other comprehensive income, net of tax - - - 235 - (17 283) (17 048)
Total comprehensive income - - 867 859 235 - (17 283) 850 811
Realisation
of revaluation surplus, net of tax
- - 65 725 (65 725) - - -
As at 30 June 2022 1 663 369 798 14 029 784 1 456 011 (137 875) 442 538 16 161 919

Attributable to equity holders of the parent company

(in thousands of Euros) Share
capital
Additional
paid-in
capital
Retained
earnings
Revaluation
surplus
Treasury
shares
Currency
translation
reserve
Total equity
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
As at 31 December 2021 250 55 638 650 995 68 922 (6 103) (274 560) 495 142
Net profit - - 27 727 - - - 27 727
Share of non-controlling participants in LLC in
revaluation surplus, net of deferred tax
- - - 7 - - 7
Translation difference - - - - - 2 242 2 242
Total other comprehensive income, net of tax - - - 7 - 2 242 2 249
Total comprehensive income - - 27 727 7 - 2 242 29 976
Realisation of revaluation surplus, net of tax - - 2 977 (2 977) - - -
As at 30 June 2022 250 55 638 681 699 65 952 (6 103) (272 318) 525 118

1. BACKGROUND

a) Organisation and operations

These condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared by ASTARTA HOLDING PLC (the "Company"), the Company is a Cyprus public limited company and registered under the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113. The Company was incorporated as ASTARTA Holding N.V. in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on 9 June 2006.

On 06 April 2022 the Board of Directors of ASTARTA Holding N.V. adopted a resolution on the approval of the proposal of the Board to convert ASTARTA Holding N.V., a public limited company (naamloze vennootschap) governed by Dutch law, into ASTARTA HOLDING PLC, a public limited company governed by Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113, i.e. by way of a cross-border migration of the registered office of the Company without its dissolution or liquidation followed by its subsequent reregistration in accordance with Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113.

On 16 June 2022 conversion proposal was approved on Annual General meeting of shareholders.

With effect from 16 September 2022, the Company's registered office and corporate domicile was transferred to Cyprus and the Company is registered in the Registrar of Companies in Cyprus.

On and from 16 September 2022, the Company's legal address is Lampousas 1, 1095, Nicosia, Cyprus.

On 4 July 2006 the shareholders of the Company contributed their shares in the Cyprus based company Ancor Investments Ltd to ASTARTA HOLDING PLC. After the contribution, ASTARTA HOLDING PLC owns 100% of share capital of Ancor Investment Ltd.

Ancor Investments Ltd owns 99.99% of the capital of LLC Firm "Astarta-Kyiv" (Astarta-Kyiv) registered in Ukraine, which in turn controls a number of subsidiaries in Ukraine (hereinafter the Company and its subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the "Group" or "Astarta").

On 16 August 2006 the Company's shares were admitted for trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The first quotation of the shares on the Warsaw Stock Exchange took place on 17 August 2006.

The Group specializes in sugar production, crop growing, soybean processing and cattle farming. The croplands, sugar and soybean processing plants and cattle operations are mainly located in the Poltava, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytsky, Ternopil, Chernihiv, Cherkasy and Kharkiv oblasts (administrative regions) of Ukraine. The Group's business is vertically integrated because sugar is produced primarily using own-grown sugar beet and soybeans processed are also grown in-house.

b) Ukrainian business environment

The events which led to the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in February 2014 and the conflict in the East of Ukraine which started in spring 2014 have not been resolved to date. On 24 February 2022 the Russian Federation started full-scale military invasion of Ukraine. Following that the Ukrainian government introduced a martial law throughout Ukraine.

Under martial law the National Bank of Ukraine ("NBU") introduced a range of temporary restrictions that had impact on the economic environment, such as restriction of cross-border payments in foreign currency, fixing the official exchange rate for USD as of 24 February 2022 at 29,25 UAH per 1 USD, suspending debit transactions from the accounts of residents of the state that carried out an armed aggression against Ukraine. On 20 July 2022 the NBU increased the official exchange rate for USD by 25% up to 36,57 UAH per 1 USD. On 3 June 2022 the NBU increased the refinancing rate from 10% up to 25%, and on 28 July 2023 the refinancing rate was decreased to 22%. These measures were designed to preserve the stability of the Ukrainian financial system, support the Armed Forces of Ukraine and functioning of critical infrastructure.

Inflation picked up ahead of the military invasion and continued to unfold after the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. Food and fuel experienced the highest spikes due to surging demand and disruptions in supply chains. Disrupted logistics and higher production costs along with increase in global energy prices continues to fuel inflation in Ukraine.

In March 2022 the government introduced a zero quota on exports of mineral fertilizers, cattle, cattle meat, rye, buckwheat, millet, sugar and table salt. Exports of wheat, corn, chicken meat, eggs, sunflower oil were subject to licensing. Export of gas was prohibited. Later in 2022-2023 zero quotas were revised and export of sugar, mineral fertilizers, cattle, cattle meat, rye, buckwheat, millet become subject to licensing. But for the period 5 June-15 September 2023 quota on export of sugar is limited by 20 000 tones and is valid only for export to Romania.

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine the seaports became blocked and the transportation of goods by Black and Azov seas stopped. Transportation of goods continued only by the Danube river, railways and trucks. On 22 July 2022 Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, and the UN signed a deal to unblock three Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea to export food. On 1 August 2022 the first ship carrying Ukrainian grain left the port of Odesa for the first time since the start of the Russian invasion. Grain deal was further prolonged in November 2022 for 120 days and then in March 2023 for the next 120 days. Currently grain deal is not prolonged.

The Ukrainian government took various measures to support agricultural operations in Ukraine. The government approved a mechanism of state guarantees for the loans to small and medium-sized farmers.

Ukraine's economic growth depends upon resolving the Russian invasion of Ukraine, successful implementation of necessary reforms the recovery strategy by the Ukrainian government and cooperation with international donors.

The ongoing political and economic uncertainties persist due to the Russian military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and they continue to affect the Ukrainian economy and the Group's business.

2. BASIS OF PREPARATION

a) Statement of compliance

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2023 have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting. These condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2023 have not been audited by the external auditors of the Group.

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements do not include all the information and disclosures required in the annual financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the Company's annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022 which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union (IFRS-EU) and the requirements of the Cyprus Companies Law Cap.113.

b) Going Concern

On 24 February 2022 Russia initiated a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine. This was followed up by the immediate enactment of martial law by the government of Ukraine and corresponding introduction of the related temporary restrictions that impact the economic environment. Considering the above, Astarta has assessed the going concern assumption based on which the financial statements have been prepared.

Geographical diversification of the Group's assets' location allows it to keep most of the assets apart from the regions under intense military hostilities. The assets of the Group are located in the Central part of Ukraine (the Poltava region), the Northern part of Ukraine (the Chernihiv region), the East (the Kharkiv region) and the Western part (the Khmelnytskyi, Vinnytsya, Zhytomyr and Ternopil regions). As at the date of the issue of these condensed consolidated financial statements:

  • intensive military hostilities have been localized in the regions, where Astarta does not operate its key assets;
  • no critical assets preventing the Group from continuing operations have been damaged;
  • no material assets have been lost or located on uncontrolled territories.

By the time of these condensed financial statements spring harvesting complete and autumn planted already started.

In 2023 the Group plans to operate all of its sugar plants.

As of the date of the issue of these condensed consolidated financial statements, the soybean processing plant operated at its normal crushing capacity.

The management of the Group expects to continue shipments of the goods to local buyers and to nearby EU countries. In-house agricultural and office IT solutions allow Astarta to support business processes remotely under current conditions if needed. However, in case of any disruption to centralized systems, all operating subsidiaries can operate autonomously.

Astarta continues to sell crops, sugar, milk and soybean crushing products on the domestic market. Since exports by means of sea are partly limited, the Group also realises export sales via railway and using trucks.

Astarta is not trading with the entities on the Ukrainian, EU and US sanctions lists or entities associated with the individuals under those sanctions.

Condensed consolidated financial statements as at and for the six months ended 30 June 2023

As at 31 June 2023 the Group was in compliance with covenants on its loans. The Group does not foresee the breach of covenants during 2023. As at 31 June 2023 management reviewed the forecast of covenants up until and covering Q2 2024. Based on this, management expects that the Group will be able to meet the covenants for the upcoming 12 months from the date of these financial statements with considerable headroom for the contracted ratios. In management's view, the sustainability of headroom will be ensured through the stable level of external long-term debt amid further improvement of market conditions given a surplus of sugar on the domestic market but Ukrainian sugar producers could freely trade with EU markets until 5 June 2023 at European prices since the EU lifted import duties on sugar for Ukraine and higher sugar prices should positively affect 2023 financial results given the current stocks of sugar. Stable level of external long-term debt will be maintained through the servicing of existing debt as per initial loan schedules. The Group repaid EUR 65 million of loans in January-June 2023. Management does not intend to attract additional long-term financing in 2023.

As of the date of these condensed consolidated financial statements, condition and safety of the Group's assets are not significantly affected by the military invasion by the Russian Federation and the operating, logistic processes were reassessed by the Group to ensure continuity of its business, as described above. Management is taking appropriate actions to continuously revise its businesses processes and practices and prepared a 12 months budget based on the assumption that the degree of intensity of military hostilities in the regions where the Group's assets are located and the area of the Ukrainian territory currently invaded by the Russian troops is not largely increased; the Group is able to carry out sowing and harvesting of crops; the railway infrastructure performs its function and is used as a way of executing export sales due to limitation of seaports usage; it will be possible to operate sugar processing plants after harvesting sugar beet in 2023/24; the Group will be able to obtain export licenses for some of its agricultural products.

While the Group's operations were not largely impacted so far and management prepared its 12 months budget based on the known facts and events, there is a significant uncertainty over the future development of the Russian armed intervention, its duration and short and long-term impact on the Group, its assets, employees and operations. There might be multiple scenarios of further development with unknown likelihood, and the magnitude of the impact on the Group might vary from significant to severe. This represents a single source of material uncertainty, which may cast significant doubt about the Group's ability to continue as a going concern and, therefore, the Group may be unable to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. Management is frequently assessing the current situation and making appropriate adjustments to its business operations to mitigate any affects on the Group. Based on these and other steps the Group is taking, management concluded that it is appropriate to prepare the condensed consolidated financial statements on a going concern basis.

c) Basis of consolidation

These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes the Group will be able to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future.

The condensed consolidated financial statements comprise the financial statements of the Group and its subsidiaries as at 30 June 2023. Subsidiaries are those investees that are controlled by the Group. Control is achieved when the Group exercises, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and can affect those returns through its power over the investee.

Specifically, the Group controls an investee if and only if the Group has:

  • Power over the investee (i.e. existing rights that give it the current ability to direct the relevant activities of the investee)
  • Exposure, or rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee, and
  • The ability to use its power over the investee to affect its returns

When the Group has less than a majority of the voting or similar rights of an investee, the Group considers all relevant facts and circumstances in assessing whether it has power over an investee, including:

  • The contractual arrangement with the other vote holders of the investee
  • Rights arising from other contractual arrangements
  • The Group's voting rights and potential voting rights

Condensed consolidated financial statements as at and for the six months ended 30 June 2023

The Group re-assesses whether or not it controls an investee if facts and circumstances indicate that there are changes to one or more of the three elements of control. Consolidation of a subsidiary begins when the Group obtains control over the subsidiary and ceases when the Group loses control of the subsidiary. Assets, liabilities, income and expenses of a subsidiary acquired or disposed of during the year are included in the statement of comprehensive income from the date the Group gains control until the date the Group ceases to control the subsidiary.

Profit or loss and each component of other comprehensive income (OCI) are attributed to the equity holders of the parent of the Group and to the non-controlling interests, even if this results in the non-controlling interests having a deficit balance. When necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies into line with the Group's accounting policies.

If the Group loses control over a subsidiary, it:

  • Derecognises the assets (including goodwill) and liabilities of the subsidiary
  • Derecognises the cumulative translation differences recorded in equity
  • Recognises the fair value of the consideration received
  • Recognises the fair value of any investment retained
  • Recognises any surplus or deficit in profit or loss
  • Reclassifies the parent's share of components previously recognised in OCI to profit or loss or retained earnings, as appropriate, as would be required if the Group had directly disposed of the related assets or liabilities.

As at 30 June 2023 ASTARTA HOLDING PLC owns shares, directly and indirectly, in a number of subsidiaries with the following percentage of ownership:

30 June
2023
31 December
2022
30 June
2022
Name of Subsidiaries: Activity Place of
business,
country
% of
ownership
% of
ownership
% of
ownership
Ancor Investments Ltd Trade and
investment activities
Cyprus 100,00% 100,00% 100,00%
Astarta Trading PLC ** Trade Cyprus 100,00% 0,00% 0,00%
LLC Firm "Astarta-Kyiv" Asset management Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "APO "Tsukrovyk Poltavshchyny" Sugar production Ukraine 99,73% 99,73% 99,73%
LLC "Agricultural company "Dovzhenko" Agricultural Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Astarta Agro Trade" Trade Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Agricultural company "Dobrobut" Agricultural Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Agricultural company
"Musievske"***
Agricultural Ukraine 0,00% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Globinskiy processing factory" Soybean processing Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Investment company
"Poltavazernoproduct"
Agricultural Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "List-Ruchky" Agricultural Ukraine 74,99% 74,99% 74,99%
LLC "Agropromgaz" Trade Ukraine 99,97% 99,97% 99,97%
LLC "Khmilnitske" Agricultural Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Volochysk-Agro" Agricultural Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Agricultural company "Astarta
Prykhorollia"
Agricultural Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Nika" Agricultural Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Zhytnytsya Podillya" Agricultural Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Astarta Service" Service Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Tsukragroprom" Sugar production Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Zerno-Agrotrade" Storage and trade Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Novoorzhytskiy sugar plant" Sugar production Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Globinskiy bioenergetichniy
complex"
Sugar production Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
PE "TMG" Agricultural Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Eco Energy" Agricultural Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%

Condensed consolidated financial statements as at and for the six months ended 30 June 2023

Research and Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
Sugar production Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
Insurance Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
Trade 100,00% 100,00% 100,00%
Land management Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
Soybean processing Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
99,99%
0,00%
0,00%
development
Agricultural
Agricultural
Agricultural
Switzerland
Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine
99,99%
99,99%
99,99%
99,99%
99,99%
99,99%

Place of business of all subsidiaries has not changed since previous year.

* In September 2022 LLC "Chernihiv Eko Plus" and LLC "Chernihiv Agricultural Traditions" were established.

** In February 2023 a new subsidiary ASTARTA TRADING PLC was incorporated under the Company Law, Cap. 113 as a limited liability company and registered in Nicosia, Cyprus.

*** As at 30 June 2023 LLC "Agricultural company "Musievske" was merged with LLC "Agricultural company "Astarta Prykhorollia".

d) Business combinations and goodwill

Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method. The cost of an acquisition is measured as the aggregate of the consideration transferred, measured at acquisition date fair value and the amount of any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree. For each business combination, the acquirer measures the non-controlling interest in the acquiree either at fair value or at the proportionate share of the acquiree's identifiable net assets. Acquisition costs incurred are expensed and included in administrative expenses.

If the business combination is achieved in stages, the acquisition date fair value of the acquirer's previously held equity interest in the acquiree is remeasured to fair value at the acquisition date through income statement. Goodwill is initially measured at cost being the excess of the aggregate of the consideration transferred and the amount recognised for non-controlling interest over the net identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. If this consideration is lower than the fair value of the net assets of the subsidiary acquired, the difference is recognised in the income statement.

e) Basis of accounting

The condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared on a historical cost basis, except for buildings and machinery and equipment classified as property, plant and equipment accounted under revaluation model, biological assets at fair value less estimated costs to sell and agricultural produce stated at cost which is determined as fair value less estimated costs to sell at the point of harvest.

f) Transactions eliminated on consolidation

Intercompany balances and transactions, and any unrealised gains arising from intercompany transactions, are eliminated in preparing the condensed consolidated financial statements. Unrealised gains arising from transactions with associate are eliminated to the extent of the Group's interest in the enterprise. Unrealised gains resulting from transactions with associates are eliminated against the investment in the associate. Unrealised losses are eliminated in the same way as unrealised gains except that they are only eliminated to the extent that there is no evidence of impairment.

g) Net assets attributable to non-controlling participants in limited liability companies

Substantially all the Group's subsidiaries are Ukrainian limited liability companies. Under Ukrainian law, a participant in a limited liability company may unilaterally withdraw from the company. In such case, the company is obliged to pay the withdrawing participant's a share of the net assets of the company not later than in 12 months from the date of the withdrawal. Redemption amount of participant's a share of the net assets of the company is assessed based on market value of net assets. Since the non-controlling participants in limited liability companies did not announce their intentions to withdraw, their interest was recognised as a non-current liability. Limited liability company's noncontrolling participants' share in the net profit/loss is recorded as a finance expense.

h) Functional and presentation currency

Each entity in the Group determines its own functional currency and items included in the separate financial statements of each entity are measured using that functional currency. The functional currency of the Company and its Swiss and Cypriot subsidiaries is Euro (EUR). The operating subsidiaries registered in Ukraine have the Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH) as their functional currency.

The condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in UAH, which is a primary presentation currency, and all values are rounded to the nearest thousand, except when otherwise indicated. For the benefit of certain users, the Group also presents all numerical information in EUR. The translation of UAH denominated assets and liabilities into EUR in these condensed consolidated financial statements does not necessarily mean that the Group could realise or settle in EUR the reported values of these assets and liabilities. Likewise, it does not necessarily mean that the Group could return or distribute the reported EUR value retained earnings to its shareholders. For the purpose of presenting financial information in EUR, assets and liabilities of the Ukrainian subsidiaries are translated from UAH to EUR using the official closing rates at each reporting date. Components of equity are translated at the historic rate. Annual realisation of revaluation surplus is translated at historical rate. Income and expense items are translated at the average exchange rates for the quarter, unless the exchange rates fluctuate significantly during that period, in which case the exchange rates at the dates of the transactions are used. Disclosure line items are translated using annual weighted average official exchange rate. For translation of UAH figures into EUR figures for the cash flow statement the Group uses average UAH/EUR exchange rate. For the purposes of presenting financial information in UAH, assets and liabilities of the subsidiaries for which functional currency in EUR are translated from EUR to UAH using the official closing rates at each reporting date and income and expenses are translated at the official spot rates at the date of transaction.

Translation differences arising, if any, are recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated in the Currency translation reserve.

The principal Ukrainian Hryvnia ("UAH") exchange rates used in the preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements are as follows:

Currency Average reporting period rate Reporting date rate
2023 2022 30 June 2023 31 December 2022 30 June 2022
EUR 39.52 31.74 40.00 38.95 30.78
USD 36.57 28.91 36.57 36.57 29.25

The average exchange rates for each period are calculated as the arithmetic mean of the exchange rates for all trading days during this period. The sources of exchange rates are the official rates set by the National Bank of Ukraine.

All foreign exchange gain or loss that occurs on revaluation of monetary balances, presented in foreign currencies, is presented as a separate line in the Condensed Consolidated Income Statement.

3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The accounting policies and methods of computation adopted in the preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements are the same as those applied by the Group in its annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022.

a) New and amended standards and interpretations adopted

The following amended standards became effective from 1 January 2023, but did not have any material impact on the Group:

  • IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts
  • Amendments to IAS 1 and IFRS Practice Statement 2: Disclosure of Accounting policies
  • Amendments to IAS 8: Definition of Accounting Estimates
  • Deferred tax related to assets and liabilities arising from a single transaction Amendments to IAS 12
  • Amendments to IFRS 17 Insurance contracts: Initial Application of IFRS 17 and IFRS 9 Comparative Information

b) New and amended standards and interpretations not yet adopted

The Group has not adopted the following new standards and amendments to standards, including any consequential amendments to other standards, with a date of initial application of 1 January 2024:

Effective for annual period beginning on or after in EU

Amendments to existing standards and interpretations
Amendments to IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements: 1 January 2024*
• Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current Date
(issued on 23 January 2020);
• Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current -
Deferral of Effective Date (issued on 15 July 2020); and
• Non-current Liabilities with Covenants (issued on 31
October 2022 and effective for annual periods beginning on
or after 1 January 2024).
Amendments to IFRS 16 Leases: Lease Liability in a Sale and
Leaseback (issued on 22 September 2022 and applicable
for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2024)
1 January 2024
Amendments to IAS 12 Income taxes: International Tax
Reform – Pillar Two Model Rules (issued 23 May 2023)
Not yet endorsed by EU
Amendments to IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows and IFRS 7
Financial
Instruments:
Disclosures:
Supplier
Finance
Arrangements (Issued on 25 May 2023)
Not yet endorsed by EU

* Amendments to IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements: These 2020 Amendments clarify that liabilities are classified as either current or non-current, depending on the rights that exist at the end of the reporting period. Liabilities are non-current if the entity has a substantive right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement for at least twelve months. The guidance no longer requires such a right to be unconditional. Management's expectations whether they will subsequently exercise the right to defer settlement do not affect classification of liabilities. The right to defer only exists if the entity complies with any relevant conditions as of the end of the reporting period. A liability is classified as current if a condition is breached at or before the reporting date even if a waiver of that condition is obtained from the lender after the end of the reporting period. Conversely, a loan is classified as non-current if a loan covenant is breached only after the reporting date. In addition, the amendments include clarifying the classification requirements for debt a company might settle by converting it into equity. 'Settlement' is defined as the extinguishment of a liability with cash, other resources embodying economic benefits or an entity's own equity instruments.

Under the 2022 Amendments, a covenant affects whether right to defer settlement exists at the end of the reporting period if compliance with the covenant is required on or before the end of the reporting period. These amendments specify that covenants to be complied with after the reporting date do not affect the classification of debt as current or non-current at the reporting date. An entity is required to disclose information about these covenants and related information in the notes to the financial statements. The Group is currently assessing the impact of the amendments on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

Unless otherwise described above, the new standards and interpretations are not expected to affect significantly the Group's condensed consolidated financial statements.

4. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

During the six months ended 30 June 2023, the Group acquired assets with a cost of UAH 368,174 thousand or EUR 9,315 thousand.

During the six months ended 30 June 2022, the Group acquired assets with a cost of UAH 234,681 thousand or EUR 7,395 thousand.

Assets with a carrying amount of UAH 18,973 thousand or EUR 480 thousand were disposed of during the six months ended 30 June 2023 (30 June 2022: UAH 24,260 thousand or EUR 764 thousand).

5. RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS AND LEASE LIABILITY

i. Amounts recognised in the condensed consolidated statement of financial position

The balance sheet shows the following amounts relating to leases:

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) 30 June 2023
(unaudited)
31 December 2022
(audited)
30 June 2022
(unaudited)
Right-of-use assets
Land 4 028 947 3 570 759 3 644 270
Office premises 210 492 226 956 183 922
Warehouse 111 1 513 1 038
4 239 550 3 799 228 3 829 230
Lease liabilities
Non-current 3 450 280 3 110 170 3 100 699
Current portion 1 044 224 1 141 038 1 224 574
4 494 504 4 251 208 4 325 273
(in thousands of Euros) 30 June 2023
(unaudited)
31 December 2022
(audited)
30 June 2022
(unaudited)
Right-of-use assets
Land 100 722 91 673 118 406
Office premises 5 262 5 827 5 976
Warehouse 3 39 34
105 987 97 539 124 416
Lease liabilities
Non-current 86 256 79 848 100 745
Current portion 26 105 29 294 39 788
112 361 109 142 140 533

Additions to the right-of-use assets during the 6 months 2023 financial year were UAH 840,324 thousand or EUR 21,261 thousand (6 months 2022: UAH 568,046 thousand or EUR 17,899 thousand).

ii. Amounts recognised in the condensed consolidated income statement

The condensed consolidated income statement shows the following amounts relating to leases:

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) (in thousands of Euros)
2023 2022 2023 2022
Notes (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Depreciation charge of right-of-use assets
Land 361 449 328 813 9 145 10 503
Office premises 11 404 7 927 289 250
Warehouse 47 896 1 28
372 900 337 636 9 435 10 781
Interest expense on lease liabilities (cost
of disposal included)
18 426 752 365 587 10 805 11 514
Expenses relating to short-term leases
(included in operating expense)
3 829 4 762 96 152
Expenses relating to variable lease
payments not included in the
measurement of lease
liabilities (included in operating expenses)
32 399 18 920 813 604

The total settlement of leases for 6 months 2023 was UAH 929,184 thousand or EUR 23,510 thousand (6 months 2022: UAH 455,853 thousand or EUR 14,419 thousand). The total amount settled in cash for 6 months 2023 was in amount of UAH 894,928 thousand or EUR 22,643 thousand (6 months 2022: UAH 373,914 thousand or

EUR 11,782 thousand), including cash outflow for land lease in amount of UAH 871,114 thousand or EUR 22,040 thousand (6 months 2022: UAH 349,271 thousand or EUR 11,002 thousand) and is classified as finance activities in the consolidated statement of cash flows. The amount settled in kind with agricultural produce for 6 months 2023 was UAH 34,256 thousand or EUR 867 thousand (6 months 2022: UAH 81,939 thousand or EUR 2,637 thousand).Transfer of agricultural produce is accounted as sale and then the respective account receivables and lease liabilities are settled. Sales amount of agricultural produce is estimated on the basis of market price.

iii. The group's leasing activities

The Group leases land, office premises and warehouses for operating activities. Land lease contracts are typically made for fixed periods of 1 to 49 years. Warehouse lease contracts are typically made for fixed periods less than 12 months, management considers usage period for some warehouses of 3 years, other premises are used by the Group for current storage of finished goods and the Group has no intention to extend the lease. Lease payment associated with a short-term lease are recognised as an expense as occurred. Lease terms are negotiated on an individual basis and contain a range of different terms and conditions.

The lease agreements do not impose any covenants and leased assets may not be used as security for borrowing purposes.

6. BIOLOGICAL ASSETS

Biological assets consist of current biological assets (crops) and non-current biological assets (livestock).

Livestock include cattle and other livestock. Cattle consist of dairy livestock with an average yearly lactation period of nine months, immature cattle and cattle intended for sale. Other livestock mainly represent pigs, horses and sheep. The valuation of the biological assets is within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

(in thousands of Ukrainian
hryvnias)
30 June 2023 31 December 2022 30 June 2022
Units Amount
(unaudited)
Units Amount
(audited)
Units Amount
(unaudited)
Non-current biological
assets:
Cattle 25 465 1 339 160 24 453 1 166 938 22 818 856 366
Other livestock 83 80 99
1 339 243 1 167 018 856 465
Current biological assets
Crops: Hectares Hectares Hectares
Sugar beet 38 666 2 271 638 169 14 383 32 424 1 455 338
Corn 19 152 284 495 14 012 501 286 38 352 747 679
Winter wheat 42 714 790 672 42 842 474 485 55 419 1 343 178
Soy 55 352 1 489 986 - - 40 153 899 295
Sunflower 27 700 597 278 - - 30 498 929 520
Rapeseeds 13 803 613 036 13 798 294 030 6 006 221 819
Other 2 221 29 350 1 279 14 808
199 608 6 076 455 70 821 1 284 184 204 131 5 611 637
Total biological assets 7 415 698 2 451 202 6 468 102

As at 30 June biological assets comprise the following groups:

Condensed consolidated financial statements as at and for the six months ended 30 June 2023

(in thousands of Euros) 30 June 2023 31 December 2022 30 June 2022
Units Amount
(unaudited)
Units Amount
(audited)
Units Amount
(unaudited)
Non-current biological
assets:
Cattle 25 465 33 479 24 453 29 960 22 818 27 825
Other livestock 2 2 3
33 481 29 962 27 828
Current biological assets
Crops: Hectares Hectares Hectares
Sugar beet 38 666 56 790 169 369 32 424 47 286
Corn 19 152 7 112 14 012 12 869 38 352 24 293
Winter wheat 42 714 19 767 42 842 12 182 55 419 43 641
Soy 55 352 37 249 - - 40 153 29 219
Sunflower 27 700 14 932 - - 30 498 30 201
Rapeseeds 13 803 15 326 13 798 7 549 6 006 7 208
Other 2 221 733 - - 1 279 481
199 608 151 909 70 821 32 969 204 131 182 329
Total biological assets 185 390 62 931 210 157

7. INVENTORIES

Inventories as at 30 June are as follows:

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) 30 June 2023 31 December 2022 30 June 2022
(unaudited) (audited) (unaudited)
Finished goods:
Sugar products 1 665 518 3 737 933 1 010 853
Agricultural produce 1 295 821 3 153 161 903 666
Soybean processing 178 612 255 915 602 796
Cattle farming 1 816 1 638 1 470
3 141 767 7 148 647 2 518 785
Raw materials and consumables for:
Agricultural produce 821 870 631 564 770 888
Sugar production 612 106 124 359 381 613
Cattle farming 210 510 268 799 173 691
Consumables for joint utilization 728 216 257 994 537 239
Other production 53 699 55 254 23 833
2 426 401 1 337 970 1 887 264
Investments into future crops 182 905 1 023 537 113 642
5 751 073 9 510 154 4 519 691

Condensed consolidated financial statements as at and for the six months ended 30 June 2023

(in thousands of Euros) 30 June 2023
(unaudited)
31 December 2022
(audited)
30 June 2022
(unaudited)
Finished goods:
Sugar products 41 637 95 965 32 844
Agricultural produce 32 395 80 952 29 361
Soybean processing 4 465 6 570 19 586
Cattle farming 45 42 48
78 542 183 529 81 839
Raw materials and consumables for:
Agricultural produce 20 546 16 214 25 047
Sugar production 15 302 3 193 12 399
Cattle farming 5 263 6 901 5 643
Consumables for joint utilization 18 205 6 624 17 455
Other production 1 342 1 419 773
60 658 34 351 61 317
Investments into future crops 4 573 26 276 3 692
143 773 244 156 146 848

8. TRADE AND OTHER ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND PREPAYMENTS

Trade and other accounts receivable, and prepayments as at 30 June are as follows:

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) 30 June 2023 31 December 2022 30 June 2022
(unaudited) (audited) (unaudited)
Long-term receivables and prepayments
Advances to suppliers 6 074 6 074 6 112
Other long-term receivables 2 543 1 881 14 499
8 617 7 955 20 611
Current accounts receivable and prepayments
Trade receivables 739 204 944 922 655 922
Less credit loss allowance (42 013) (39 409) (40 143)
697 191 905 513 615 779
Prepayments and other non-financial assets:
VAT recoverable and prepaid 1 452 363 1 843 422 1 394 951
Advances to suppliers 343 694 420 214 446 003
Less allowance (98 102) (98 581) (93 299)
1 697 955 2 165 055 1 747 655
Other financial assets:
Government bonds 61 775 60 906 36 726
Other receivables 13 721 12 829 15 034
Less credit loss allowance (5 630) (5 501) (2 965)
69 866 68 234 48 795
1 767 821 2 233 289 1 796 450
2 465 012 3 138 802 2 412 229

Condensed consolidated financial statements as at and for the six months ended 30 June 2023

(in thousands of Euros) 30 June 2023 31 December 2022 30 June 2022
(unaudited) (audited) (unaudited)
Long-term receivables and prepayments
Advances to suppliers 151 156 199
Other long-term receivables 64 48 471
215 204 670
Current accounts receivable and prepayments
Trade receivables 18 480 24 259 21 312
Less credit loss allowance (1 050) (1 012) (1 304)
17 430 23 247 20 008
Prepayments and other non-financial assets:
VAT recoverable and prepaid 36 310 47 328 45 323
Advances to suppliers 8 593 10 788 14 491
Less allowance (2 453) (2 531) (3 031)
42 450 55 585 56 783
Other financial assets:
Government bonds 1 544 1 564 1 193
Other receivables 343 329 488
Less credit loss allowance (141) (141) (96)
1 746 1 752 1 585
44 196 57 337 58 368
61 626 80 584 78 376

9. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash and cash equivalents are as follows:

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) 30 June 2023
(unaudited)
31 December 2022
(audited)
30 June 2022
(unaudited)
Cash in banks in UAH 282 727 372 506 546 421
Cash in banks in USD 213 701 637 824 421 687
Cash in banks in EUR 259 248 4 996 40 305
Cash in banks in PLN 3 607 3 352 2 771
Cash in banks in CHF 178 24 85
759 461 1 018 702 1 011 269
Cash in transit in EUR 78 770 - -
Cash on hand in UAH 272 196 205
838 503 1 018 898 1 011 474
(in thousands of Euros) 30 June 2023
(unaudited)
31 December 2022
(audited)
30 June 2022
(unaudited)
Cash in banks in UAH 7 068 9 563 17 753
Cash in banks in USD 5 342 16 375 13 701
Cash in banks in EUR 6 481 128 1 310
Cash in banks in PLN 90 86 90
Cash in banks in CHF 4 1 3
18 985 26 153 32 857
Cash in transit in USD 1 970 - -
Cash on hand in UAH 7 5 7
20 962 26 158 32 864

10. SHARE CAPITAL

ASTARTA HOLDING PLC has one class of common shares with par value of EUR 0.01. All shares have equal voting rights. The number of authorized shares as of 30 June 2023 is 30,000 thousand (2022: 30,000 thousand) and the number of issued and fully paid-up shares is 25,000 thousand (2022: 25,000 thousand).

Share capital is as follows:

30 June 2023
(unaudited)
31 December 2022
(audited)
30 June 2022
(unaudited)
Astarta Holding PLC
Ivanchyk family 40,11% 40,00% 40,00%
Fairfax Financial Holdings LTD and its subsidiaries 29,91% 29,91% 29,91%
Other shareholders 29,98% 30,09% 30,09%
100,00% 100,00% 100,00%

The earnings and weighted average number of ordinary shares used in calculation of earnings per share are as follows:

(in thousands of Ukrainian
hryvnias)
(in thousands of Euros)
2023
(unaudited)
2022
(unaudited)
2023
(unaudited)
2022
(unaudited)
Net profit attributable to equity holders of
the company
2 169 629 867 859 54 725 27 727
Weighted average basic and diluted shares
outstanding (in thousands of shares)
24 588 24 588 24 588 24 588
Basic and diluted earnings per share
attributable to shareholders of the
company from continued operations (in
Ukrainian hryvnias)
88,24 35,30 2,23 1,13

On 24 May 2023 the Annual General Meeting of the Company declared a resolution to pay a distribution of EUR 0.50 per share on all ordinary shares in total amount of EUR 12,500 thousand. On 16 June 2023 dividends were paid for all shares except for treasury shares in amount of EUR 12,125 thousand.

11. LOANS AND BORROWINGS

Loans and borrowings are as follows:

30 June 2023 31 December 2022 30 June 2022
(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) (unaudited) (audited) (unaudited)
Long-term loans and borrowings:
Bank loans 495 240 650 303 636 799
Transaction costs (1 969) (2 561) (3 048)
493 271 647 742 633 751
Current portion of long-term loans and
borrowings:
Bank loans 303 789 305 759 239 215
Borrowings from non-financial institutions 127 789 127 803 104 335
Transaction costs (2 395) (2 444) (2 365)
429 183 431 118 341 185
Short-term loans and borrowings:
Bank loans 688 589 1 623 919 1 661 524
688 589 1 623 919 1 661 524
1 611 043 2 702 779 2 636 460

Condensed consolidated financial statements as at and for the six months ended 30 June 2023

(in thousands of Euros) 30 June 2023
(unaudited)
31 December 2022
(audited)
30 June 2022
(unaudited)
Long-term loans and borrowings:
Bank loans 12 381 16 696 20 690
Transaction costs (49) (66) (99)
12 332 16 630 20 591
Current portion of long-term loans and borrowings:
Bank loans 7 595 7 850 7 772
Borrowings from non-financial institutions 3 195 3 281 3 390
Transaction costs (61) (63) (77)
10 729 11 068 11 085
Short-term loans and borrowings:
Bank loans 17 214 41 691 53 985
17 214 41 691 53 985
40 275 69 389 85 661

Bank loans are secured as follows:

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) 30 June 2023
(unaudited)
31 December 2022
(audited)
30 June 2022
(unaudited)
Property, plant and equipment 2 480 162 2 925 684 1 658 437
Inventories 528 568 1 239 670 568 045
3 008 730 4 165 354 2 226 482
(in thousands of Euros) 30 June 2023
(unaudited)
31 December 2022
(audited)
30 June 2022
(unaudited)
Property, plant and equipment 62 003 75 112 53 885
Inventories 13 214 31 826 18 456
75 217 106 938 72 341

12. OTHER LIABILITIES AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) 30 June 2023 31 December 2022 30 June 2022
(unaudited) (audited) (unaudited)
Other liabilities:
Advances received from customers 91 831 77 017 136 777
VAT payable 9 873 138 780 64 722
101 704 215 797 201 499
Other accounts payable:
Salaries payable 119 571 47 447 50 967
Accrual for unused vacations 109 202 104 228 82 937
Other taxes and charges payable 56 331 50 524 40 543
Social insurance payable 19 279 11 300 11 854
Accounts payable for property, plant and
equipment
18 171 5 956 7 237
Accrual for annual bonuses - 190 441 156 244
Financial aid - 52 840 -
Other payables 30 750 50 865 25 928
353 304 513 601 375 710
455 008 729 398 577 209

Condensed consolidated financial statements as at and for the six months ended 30 June 2023

(in thousands of Euros) 30 June 2023 31 December 2022 30 June 2022
(unaudited) (audited) (unaudited)
Other liabilities:
Advances received from customers 2 295 1 977 4 444
VAT payable 247 3 563 2 103
2 542 5 540 6 547
Other accounts payable:
Salaries payable 2 989 1 218 1 656
Accrual for unused vacations 2 730 2 677 2 695
Other taxes and charges payable 1 408 1 298 1 317
Social insurance payable 482 290 385
Accounts payable for property, plant and
equipment
454 153 235
Accrual for annual bonuses - 4 890 5 077
Financial aid - 1 357 -
Other payables 768 1 306 842
8 831 13 189 12 207
11 373 18 729 18 754

13. REVENUES

Revenues for the six months ended 30 June are as follows:

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) (in thousands of Euros)
2023 2022 2023 2022
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Sugar production 3 399 251 1 966 309 86 099 61 855
Crops 3 969 306 2 444 076 100 538 76 885
Soybean processing products 2 805 590 1 674 855 71 063 52 687
Cattle farming 822 865 628 731 20 842 19 778
Other sales 343 766 227 035 8 708 7 142
11 340 778 6 941 006 287 250 218 347

14. COST OF REVENUES

Cost of revenues for the six months 30 June by product is as follows:

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) (in thousands of Euros)
2023 2022 2023 2022
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Sugar production 2 305 245 1 502 671 58 360 47 276
Crops 2 665 171 2 177 649 67 472 68 511
Soybean processing products 1 839 821 1 326 074 46 577 41 720
Cattle farming 542 436 434 222 13 732 13 661
Other sales 275 427 167 942 6 973 5 283
7 628 100 5 608 558 193 114 176 451

Cost of revenues include effect of fair value measurement of agricultural produce in amount of UAH 1,276,601 thousand or EUR 32,319 thousand (2022: UAH 779,980 thousand or EUR 24,534 thousand).

15. GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

General and administrative expenses for the six months ended 30 June are as follows:

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) (in thousands of Euros)
2023
2022
2023 2022
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Salary and related charges 350 473 260 074 8 848 8 196
Professional services 47 685 38 098 1 204 1 201
Depreciation 29 513 34 845 745 1 098
Fuel and other materials 10 134 6 168 256 194
Office expenses 6 295 5 438 159 171
Rent 5 381 1 580 136 50
Taxes other than corporate income tax 4 142 2 920 105 92
Insurance 4 024 3 203 102 101
Other 16 184 10 702 408 337
473 831 363 028 11 963 11 440

16. SELLING AND DISTRIBUTION EXPENSES

Selling and distribution expenses for the six months ended 30 June are as follows:

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) (in thousands of Euros)
2023 2022 2023 2022
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Transportation 1 014 585 282 988 25 768 8 915
Storage and logistics 284 264 119 874 7 220 3 776
Salary and related charges 49 654 43 132 1 261 1 359
Depreciation 29 146 20 470 740 645
Fuel and other materials 23 651 10 136 601 319
Professional services 16 066 5 599 408 176
Other 19 421 28 957 493 913
1 436 787 511 156 36 491 16 103

Significant changes in transportation routes and means of transportation due to a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine by russia lead to significant increase in transportation cost during 6 months 2023.

17. OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES

Other operating expenses for the six months ended 30 June are as follows:

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) (in thousands of Euros)
2023 2022 2023 2022
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Other salary and related charges 58 194 30 995 1 472 981
Charity and social expenses 45 275 74 493 1 145 2 357
Penalties paid 26 156 182 662 6
Depreciation 24 246 18 511 613 586
Loss on disposal of property, plant and
equipment
15 009 15 431 380 488
VAT written off 6 831 7 158 173 227
Allowance for trade and other accounts
receivable
3 056 6 300 77 199
Other 8 229 11 598 209 345
186 996 164 668 4 731 5 189

18. FINANCE COSTS AND INCOME

Finance (costs)/income for the six months ended 30 June is as follows:

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) (in thousands of Euros)
2023 2022 2023 2022
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Finance costs
Interest expense
Bank loans (87 756) (49 126) (2 225) (1 560)
Borrowings from non-financial institutions (2 510) (2 008) (64) (64)
Net profit attributable to non-controlling
interests of limited liability company subsidiaries
(8 272) (1 963) (210) (62)
Interest expense on lease liability (426 752) (365 587) (10 805) (11 514)
Other finance costs (15 874) (8 457) (402) (269)
Total finance costs (541 164) (427 141) (13 706) (13 469)
Finance income
Interest income 29 867 13 584 757 431
Other finance income 1 849 1 215 47 39
Total finance income 31 716 14 799 804 470

19. INCOME TAX EXPENSE

In 2023, 10 subsidiaries elected to pay FAT in lieu of other taxes (2022: 11 companies). FAT expense is included to cost of revenues. In 2023, 4 subsidiaries used the simplified taxation system and are single tax payers of Group III and IV (2022: 2 companies). The remaining companies were subject to the Ukrainian corporate income tax at 18% rate (2022:18%), Cypriot income tax rate of 12.5% and Switzerland income tax rate of 12,5%. In 2022 ASTARTA HOLDING PLC was subject to Dutch corporate income tax rate of 25%.

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) (in thousands of Euros)
2023 2022 2023 2022
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Current tax expenses 315 125 86 644 7 973 2 748
Deferred tax benefit (38 287) (35 385) (969) (1 122)
276 838 51 259 7 004 1 626

20. SEGMENT REPORTING

An operating segment is a group of assets and operations engaged in providing products or services that are subject to risks and returns that are different from those of other operating segments.

At 30 June 2023 and 2022, the group was organized into four main operating/ reportable segments:

  • production and wholesale distribution of sugar (sugar production)
  • growing and selling of grain and oilseeds crops (agriculture)
  • dairy cattle farming (cattle farming)
  • soybean processing

Other Group operations mainly comprise of the production and sales of fodder and natural gas. Neither of these constitutes a separately reportable operating segment.

Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision-maker. The chief operating decision-maker that makes strategic decisions is the Board of Directors. Operating profit and net profit are the main measures of segment's profit or loss that the Group uses to evaluate performance and makes decisions about the allocation of resources. The reported measures are determined in accordance with the measurement principles most consistent with those used in measuring the corresponding amounts in the financial statements.

Revenues from external customers are derived primarily from the sales of sugar, crops, soybean processing and cattle farming products and are measured in a manner consistent with that in the income statement. Transfer prices between operating segments are on arm's length basis in a manner similar to transactions with third parties.

The amounts provided to the Board of Directors with respect of total assets are measured in a manner consistent with that of the condensed consolidated financial statements. These assets are allocated based on the operations of the segment and the physical location of the asset. The amounts of total liabilities are measured in a manner consistent with that of the condensed consolidated financial statements. Liabilities are allocated based on the operations of the segment.

All unallocated items relate to overall Group's operating activity and may not be allocated to the identified reporting segments.

Unallocated assets mainly represent assets relating to corporate function, assets jointly used by segments and certain financial assets. Liabilities not allocated to segments are items related to corporate functions and certain financial liabilities.

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) Sugar production Agriculture Cattle farming Soybean processing Unallocated Total
2023 2022 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023 2022
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Revenues from external customers 3 399 251 1 966 309 3 969 306 2 444 076 822 865 628 731 2 805 590 1 674 855 343 766 227 035 11 340 778 6 941 006
Inter-segment revenues - - 864 936 634 553 - - - - - - 864 936 634 553
Cost of revenues (2 305 245) (1 502 671) (2 665 171) (2 177 649) (542 436) (434 222) (1 839 821) (1 326 074) (275 427) (167 942) (7 628 100) (5 608 558)
Inter-segment cost of revenues (15 262) - - - (365 451) (288 732) (484 223) (345 821) - - (864 936) (634 553)
Changes in fair value of biological assets
and agricultural produce
- - 1 172 770 1 085 211 94 233 (29 568) - - - - 1 267 003 1 055 643
Gross profit 1 094 006 463 638 2 476 905 1 351 638 374 662 164 941 965 769 348 781 68 339 59 093 4 979 681 2 388 091
General and administrative expense (109 644) (91 472) (289 357) (206 557) (31 556) (28 005) (15 296) (12 094) (27 978) (24 900) (473 831) (363 028)
Selling and distribution expense (178 947) (83 258) (1 056 711) (333 438) (6 684) (7 575) (182 291) (83 026) (12 154) (3 859) (1 436 787) (511 156)
Other operating (expense) income (18 985) (22 790) (81 742) (38 857) (7 862) (4 617) (7 742) (4 775) (56 735) (77 096) (173 066) (148 135)
Profit (loss) from operations 786 430 266 118 1 049 095 772 786 328 560 124 744 760 440 248 886 (28 528) (46 762) 2 895 997 1 365 772
Interest expense on lease liability (17 000) (10 716) (381 197) (335 947) - - - - (28 555) (18 924) (426 752) (365 587)
Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain 8 280 (6 113) 28 371 (40 274) - - 20 636 7 542 279 3 191 57 566 (35 654)
Interest expense (31 572) (3 987) (55 897) (39 999) - - (2 797) (7 148) - - (90 266) (51 134)
Interest income - - - - - - - - 29 867 13 584 29 867 13 584
Other (expense) income - - - - - - - - (19 945) (7 863) (19 945) (7 863)
Profit (loss) before tax 746 138 245 302 640 372 356 566 328 560 124 744 778 279 249 280 (46 882) (56 774) 2 446 467 919 118
Taxation - - - - - - - - (276 838) (51 259) (276 838) (51 259)
Net profit (loss) 746 138 245 302 640 372 356 566 328 560 124 744 778 279 249 280 (323 720) (108 033) 2 169 629 867 859
Consolidated total assets 4 912 324 3 223 081 17 400 196 15 784 723 2 129 381 1 406 821 1 620 944 1 852 782 2 077 502 1 960 982 28 140 347 24 228 389
Consolidated total liabilities 707 293 501 930 5 593 035 6 461 065 6 286 3 649 122 906 568 399 977 681 531 427 7 407 201 8 066 470
Other segment information:
Depreciation and amortisation 164 378 110 054 686 867 613 268 46 361 15 669 32 887 24 343 23 376 21 616 953 869 784 950
Additions to non-current assets:
Property, plant and equipment 92 167 62 424 196 748 153 131 60 184 13 381 14 602 4 622 4 473 1 123 368 174 234 681
Intangible assets 117 127 613 621 65 170 8 39 311 88 1 114 1 045
Right-of-use asset 62 310 19 150 775 398 531 177 - - - - 2 616 17 719 840 324 568 046

The segment information for the six months ended 30 June is as follows:

Condensed consolidated financial statements as at and for the six months ended 30 June 2023

The segment information for the six months ended 30 June is as follows:

(in thousands of Euros) Sugar production Agriculture Cattle farming Soybean processing Unallocated Total
2023 2022 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023 2022
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Revenues from external customers 86 099 61 855 100 538 76 885 20 842 19 778 71 063 52 687 8 708 7 142 287 250 218 347
Inter-segment revenues - - 21 909 19 962 - - - - - - 21 909 19 962
Cost of revenues (58 360) (47 276) (67 472) (68 511) (13 732) (13 661) (46 577) (41 720) (6 973) (5 283) (193 114) (176 451)
Inter-segment cost of revenues (387) - - - (9 256) (9 083) (12 266) (10 879) - - (21 909) (19 962)
Changes in fair value of biological
assets and agricultural produce
- - 29 446 34 663 2 366 (944) - - - - 31 812 33 719
Gross profit 27 739 14 579 62 512 43 037 9 476 5 173 24 486 10 967 1 735 1 859 125 948 75 615
General and administrative expense (2 768) (2 883) (7 306) (6 509) (797) (883) (386) (381) (706) (784) (11 963) (11 440)
Selling and distribution expense (4 545) (2 623) (26 838) (10 504) (170) (239) (4 630) (2 616) (308) (121) (36 491) (16 103)
Other operating (expense) income (481) (711) (2 069) (1 229) (199) (143) (196) (143) (1 434) (2 437) (4 379) (4 663)
Profit (loss) from operations 19 945 8 362 26 299 24 795 8 310 3 908 19 274 7 827 (713) (1 483) 73 115 43 409
Interest expense on lease liability (430) (337) (9 652) (10 581) - - - - (723) (596) (10 805) (11 514)
Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain 210 (189) 718 (1 242) - - 522 233 7 98 1 457 (1 100)
Interest expense (801) (127) (1 417) (1 270) - - (71) (227) - - (2 289) (1 624)
Interest income - - - - - - - - 757 431 757 431
Other (expense) income - - - - - - - - (506) (249) (506) (249)
Profit (loss) before tax 18 924 7 709 15 948 11 702 8 310 3 908 19 725 7 833 (1 178) (1 799) 61 729 29 353
Taxation - - - - - - - - (7 004) (1 626) (7 004) (1 626)
Net profit (loss) 18 924 7 709 15 948 11 702 8 310 3 908 19 725 7 833 (8 182) (3 425) 54 725 27 727
Consolidated total assets 122 806 104 722 434 998 512 862 53 234 45 709 40 523 60 199 51 937 63 715 703 498 787 207
Consolidated total liabilities 17 682 16 308 139 824 209 927 157 119 3 073 18 468 24 440 17 267 185 176 262 089
Other segment information:
Depreciation and amortisation 4 159 3 468 17 379 19 324 1 173 494 832 767 591 681 24 134 24 734
Additions to non-current assets:
Property, plant and equipment 2 332 1 967 4 978 4 825 1 523 422 369 146 113 35 9 315 7 395
Intangible assets 3 4 16 20 2 5 - 1 7 3 28 33
Right-of-use asset 1 577 603 19 618 16 738 - - - - 66 558 21 261 17 899

21. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Group enters into transactions with related parties in the ordinary course of business. Related parties comprise the Group's shareholders, companies that are under control of the Group's shareholders, key management personnel and their close family members and companies that are controlled or significantly influenced by the shareholders. Prices for related party transactions are determined on a market basis.

The following table summarises transactions that had been entered into with the companies under control of one of the shareholders with significant influence over the Group for the six months ended 30 June:

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias ) (in thousands of Euros)
2023 2022 2023 2022
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Sales to related parties 3 574 7 508 90 237
Purchases from related parties 24 735 24 463 626 771
Repayment of financial aids 52 840 - 1 337 -
Other transaction with related parties* 17 609 3 275 446 103

*During six months ended 30 June 2023 the Group provided non-refundable financial assistance to a related charitable foundation in amount of UAH 17,609 thousand or EUR 446 thousand (2022: UAH 3,275 thousand or EUR 103 thousand).

The following tables summarise balances with the companies under control of one of the shareholders with significant influence over the Group as at 30 June:

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias ) (in thousands of Euros)
2023 2022 2023 2022
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Long-term advances to suppliers 5 971 5 971 149 194
Advances to suppliers 3 461 1 87 -
Other long-term receivables 1 324 1 655 33 54
Other receivables 346 369 9 12
Trade accounts receivable 8 6 - -
Amounts owed by related parties 11 110 8 002 278 260
(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias ) (in thousands of Euros)
2023 2022 2023 2022
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Borrowings from non-financial
institutions
127 789 104 335 3 195 3 390
Trade accounts payable 5 489 3 860 137 125
Advances received from customers 933 768 23 25
Other payables 5 - - -
Amounts owed to related parties 134 216 108 963 3 355 3 540
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ASTARTA HOLDING PLC
Viktor Ivanchyk Executive Director
Sayyas Perikleous Executive Director
Viacheslav Chuk Executive Director
Howard Dahl Non-Executive, Independent
Director
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Gilles Mettetal Non-Executive, Independent
Director
Markiyan Markevych Non-Executive Director
Deputy Chief Financial Officer
of LLC Firm "Astarta-Kyiv",
Liliia Lymanska main operating subsidiary of
ASTARTA HOLDING PLC
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ASTARTA HOLDING PLC
Viktor Ivanchyk Executive Director
Savvas Perikleous Executive Director
Viacheslav Chuk Executive Director
Howard Dahl Non-Executive, Independent
Director
Gilles Mettetal Non-Executive, Independent
Director
Markiyan Markevych Non-Executive Director
Deputy Chief Financial Officer
of LLC Firm "Astarta-Kyiv",
Liliia Lymanska main operating subsidiary of
ASTARTA HOLDING PLC
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ASTARTA HOLDING PLC
Viktor Ivanchyk Executive Director
Savvas Perikleous Executive Director
Viacheslay Chuk Executive Director
Howard Dahl Non-Executive, Independent
Director
Gilles Mettetal Non-Executive, Independent
Director
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Markiyan Markevych Non-Executive Director
Deputy Chief Financial Officer
of LLC Firm "Astarta-Kyiv",
main operating subsidiary of
ASTARTA HOLDING PLC

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