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The Cyprus Cement Public Company LTD

Annual / Quarterly Financial Statement May 28, 2019

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Annual / Quarterly Financial Statement

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Report and financial statements 31 December 2018

Contents

Page
Board of Directors and other officers 1
Declaration of Directors and other responsible officers of the
Company for the preparation of the financial statements
2
Management Report 3 –
8
Independent auditor's report 9

15
Consolidated income statement 16
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income 17
Company's income statement 18
Company's statement of comprehensive income 19
Consolidated balance sheet 20

21
Company's
balance sheet
22
Consolidated statement of changes in equity 23

25
Company's statement of changes in equity 26
Consolidated statement of cash flows 27
Company's statement of cash flows 28
Notes to the financial statements 29

82

Board of Directors and other officers

Board of Directors

George St. Galatariotis (Executive Chairman) Costas St. Galatariotis (Executive Director) Stavros G. St. Galatariotis (Executive Director) Tasos Anastasiou (Director) Michalis Moushouttas (Director) Antonis Antoniou Latouros (Director)

Financial Manager

Elena Stylianou

Company Secretary

C.C.C. Secretarial Limited

197 Μakariou ΙΙΙ Avenue Gala Tower CY-3030 Limassol Cyprus

Auditors

PriceWaterhouseCoopers Ltd City House Karaiskaki 6 3032 Limassol, Cyprus

Registered office

197 Μakariou ΙΙΙ Avenue Gala Tower CY-3030 Limassol Cyprus

Declaration of Directors and other responsible officers of the Company for the preparation of the financial statements

In accordance with Article 9 sections 3 (c) and (7) of the Transparency Requirements (Traded Securities in Regulated Markets) Law of 2007 (N190(I) 2007), as this was amended, we, the members of the Board of Directors and the Company officials responsible for the drafting of the consolidated and separate financial statements of The Cyprus Cement Public Company Limited for the year ended 31 December 2018, we confirm that, to the best of our knowledge:

  • (a) the annual consolidated and separate financial statements which are presented on pages 16 to 82:
    • (i) were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union and in accordance with the provisions of Article 9, section (4) of the Law, and
    • (ii) give a true and fair view of the assets and liabilities, the financial position and the profit or loss of The Cyprus Cement Public Company Limited and the businesses that are included in the consolidated accounts as a total, and
  • (b) the Management Report gives a fair review of the developments and the performance of the business as well as the financial position of The Cyprus Cement Public Company Limited and the businesses that are included in the consolidated accounts as a total, together with a description of the main risks and uncertainties they are facing.

Members of the Board of Directors

Name and surname Signature
George St. Galatariotis (Executive Chairman)
Costas St. Galatariotis (Executive Director)
Stavros G. St. Galatariotis (Executive Director)
Tasos Anastasiou (Director)
Michalis Moushouttas (Director)
Antonis Antoniou Latouros (Director)

Responsible for the preparation of the financial statements

Name and surname Signature
Elena Stylianou (Financial Manager)

Limassol, 24 April 2019

Management Report

1 The Board of Directors of The Cyprus Cement Public Company Limited (the "Company"), and its subsidiaries and associated, collectively referred to as the "Group", presents its management report together with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Group and the audited separate financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2018.

Principal activities

2 The principal activities of the Group and the Company are the development/exploitation of land and the undertaking of strategic investments in companies operating in hotel and tourism industry and in the production and sale of cement and related business.

Changes in the Group

3 During the year there has been no change in Company's/Group structure. The Company/Group do not intend to make any redemption or merger.

Review of developments, position and performance of the Group's and Company's operations

4 The net profit of the Group for the year 2018 amounted to €3.570 thousand (2017: net profit €4.332 thousand). The net profit for the year reduced compared to 2017 due to the reduced results from its associated company, Vassiliko Cement Works Public Company Limited (due to decreased sales and increased production cost). On 31 December 2018 the total assets of the Group were €327.479 thousand (2017: €327.324 thousand) and the total net assets were €281.813 thousand (2017: €281.757 thousand).

5 The net profit of the Company for the year 2018 amounted to €4.786 thousand (2017: net profit €6.674 thousand). The net profit for the year reduced compared to 2017 due to deferred tax adjustment of €9.669 thousand recognised in 2017 and the impairment loss on its investment in subsidiary, C.C.C. Real Estate Company Ltd of €6.898 thousand. During the year 2018 the Company received dividends from the associated Vassiliko Cement Works Public Company Ltd amounted to €4.641 thousand compared to €4.004 thousand in 2017. On 31 December 2018 the total assets of the Company were €316.546 thousand (2017: €314.408 thousand) and the net assets were €272.510 thousand (2017: €270.476 thousand).

6 The financial position, development and performance of the Company and Group as presented in these financial statements are considered satisfied.

Non-financial information's

7 The Group/Company take into consideration and complies with all health, safety and environmental regulations that affect the operations where the Group/Company operates. In this context, the Board of Directors monitors on an ongoing basis non-financial Key Performance Indicators in relation to health, safety and environmental regulations. Until now, the Group/Company has not violated any of the aforementioned regulations. The Group/Company is not involved in any legal, governmental or arbitral proceedings that will result in any material obligations to the Group/Company. This is in line with the general culture and vision of the Group/Company.

Management Report (continued)

Principal risks and uncertainties

8 The major risks and uncertainties of the Group and the Company are disclosed in Notes 6, 7 and 29. The Group and the Company's activities are subject to various risks and uncertainties, the most significant of which are the risks connected to the construction and tourist industry. These activities are influenced by a number of factors which include, but are not limited to:

  • The economic environment of Cyprus;
  • National and international economic and geopolitical factors;
  • The impact of war, terrorist acts, diseases and epidemics which may impact tourists' arrivals on the island;
  • Increased internal competition as well as competition from neighbouring countries;
  • Increases in energy costs;

9 The Group/Company monitors these risks through various mechanisms and revises its strategy in order to mitigate, to the extent this is possible, the impact of such risks.

Use of financial instruments by the Group and the Company

10 The Group's/Company's activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: market risk (including fair value interest rate risk), credit risk and liquidity risk.

11 The Company's and the Group's risk management program focuses on the unpredictability of the financial markets and seeks to minimise potential adverse effects on the Company's and the Group's financial performance. Risk management is carried out by the Board of Directors.

Fair value interest rate risk

12 The Group's/Company's interest rate risk arises from interest-bearing assets. Interest-bearing assets issued at fixed rates expose the Group and the Company to fair value interest rate risk.

13 At 31 December 2018, the Group's interest-bearing assets issued at fixed rate amounted to €9.283 thousand. The Company's interest-bearing assets issued at fixed rate amounted to €9.283 thousand. The Group's/Company's management monitors the fluctuations in interest rates on a continuous basis and acts accordingly. The Group/Company does not apply hedge accounting for fair value interest rate risk.

Credit risk

14 Credit risk arises from cash and cash equivalents, contractual cash flows of debt investments carried at amortised cost and deposits with banks and financial institutions.

15 For banks and financial institutions, only independently parties are accepted. The Management estimates the contracting parties' credit quality, taking into consideration its financial performance, past experience and other factors.

Management Report (continued)

16 On 1 January 2018, the Group/Company adopted IFRS 9 "Financial Instruments". In accordance with IFRS 9 the credit risk management policies were amended taking into account the expected credit loss model adopted by IFRS 9. For more details, see Note 6 - Credit risk.

Liquidity risk

17 The Board of Directors monitors current liquidity on the basis of expected cash flows. Prudent liquidity risk management implies sufficient cash and the availability of funding through an adequate amount of committed credit facilities. The Board of Directors believes the management of the Group's/Company's exposure to liquidity risk is successful.

Expected development of the Company and the Group

18 The Board of Directors does not expect any significant changes or developments in Company's and the Group's operations, financial position and performance for the foreseeable future.

Results

19 The Group's results for the year are set out on pages 18 and 19 and the Company's results are set out on pages 20 and 21. Having assessed both the availability of profits for distribution and the Group's/Company's liquidity, the shareholders approved the payment of dividend as presented below.

Dividends

20 On 29th June 2018, the Annual General Meeting of the Company's Shareholders approved the payment of dividend of €0,02 cents per share, amounted to €2.752 thousand, out of the profits of year 2017.

Share capital

21 There were no changes to the share capital of the Company during the year 2018.

Board of Directors

22 The members of the Board of Directors at 31 December 2018 and at the date of this report are presented on page 1. All of them were members of the Board throughout the year 2018.

23 In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association Messrs. Antonis Antoniou Latouros and Michalis Mousiouttas retire at the next Annual General Meeting and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.

24 There were no significant changes in the assignment of responsibilities and remuneration of the Board of Directors.

Management Report (continued)

Corporate Governance Code

25 The Board of Directors has not adopted the provisions of the Corporate Governance Code. The Company is not obliged to adopt the provisions of the Code as its titles are traded in the Alternative Market of the Cyprus Stock Exchange. The main reason for the non-adoption of the Corporate Governance Code is that the Board of Directors expects that the costs to be incurred for the adoption of the Corporate Governance Code would be disproportionately higher than any anticipated benefits that may be derived from its adoption.

26 The Board of Directors is responsible for the establishment of adequate internal control procedures and risks control mechanisms, for the drafting, preparation, content and publication of all periodical information that is required of listed companies. The responsible person for the preparation of the financial statements is the Financial Manager.

27 Pursuant to article 78 of the Auditors' Law of 2017, the Board of Directors of the Company were proceeded to the establishment of an Audit Committee on 19 January 2018. The Audit Committee consists of the following members:

  • Mr. Antonis Latouros President of the Committee
  • Mr. Michalis Mousiouttas Member of the Committee
  • Mr. Tasos Anastasiou Member of the Committee

28 The majority of Audit Committee members are Independent Non-Executive Directors. The Committee will meet with external auditors for independent discussion without the presence of Executive Directors. The Audit Committee will review a wide range of financial issues, including annual and semi-annual results, statements and accompanying reports, before submitting them to the Board of Directors, as well as overseeing the procedures for choosing accounting principles and accounting calculations for the Company's financial statements. Also, the Audit Committee advises the Board of Directors on the appointment of external auditors and their fees for audit and non-audit work. The external auditors shall carry out independent and objective audits of internal financial control procedures only to the extent they deem necessary to express an opinion in their report on the accounts. The Audit Committee discusses extensively with the auditors the findings that have arisen during the audit as well as the auditors' report.

Shareholders holding more than 5% of the Company's share capital

29 The shareholders who held at least 5% of the issued share capital of the Company on 24th April 2019 are as follows:

C.C.C. Holdings & Investments Limited * 23,04%
K+G Complex Public Company Limited * 32,07%
George S. Galatariotis & Sons Limited* 13,47%

* Included in the interest of George St. Galatariotis as presented in the Directors' interest below.

30 The Company has not issued any titles with special control rights and there are no restrictions on voting rights.

Management Report (continued)

31 The appointment and replacement of the members of the Board of Directors is done by the Company at its Annual General Meeting in accordance with the provisions of the Company's Articles of Association. The Company's Articles of Association provides that the Board of Directors has the power to appoint, at any time, any person as Director and such person that is appointed by the Board of Directors will hold his office until the next Annual General Meeting of the Company.

32 The Company's Articles of Association can be modified by the passing of a Special Resolution at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the shareholders.

33 The Board of Directors, subject to approval by the Company's shareholders, may issue or repurchase Company's shares. The issue of any new shares is further subject to the provisions of the Company's Articles of Association, the prevailing law and the principle of fair treatment to all existing shareholders.

34 The Board of Directors consists of 6 members and meetings are convened at regular intervals. The Board of Directors approves the Company's strategy and supervises the adoption and realization of the Company's and Group's strategic development.

Directors' interest in the Company's share capital

35 The beneficial interest in the Company's share capital held by each Director, their spouse, children and companies in which they hold directly or indirectly at least 20% of the shares with voting rights in a general meeting, at 31 December 2018 and on 24 April 2019 was as follows:

At 24 April
2019
At 31 December
2018
% %
George St. Galatariotis (1) 69,97 69,97
Costas St. Galatariotis (1) - -
Stavros G. St. Galatariotis (1) - -
Michalis Moushouttas - -
Antonis Antoniou Latouros 0,05 0,05
Tasos Anastasiou - -

(1) The total interest held by Mr. George St. Galatariotis includes his indirect participation resulting from family relationships between himself and Stavros G. St. Galatariotis and Costas St. Galatariotis, their direct and indirect interest through companies which they control.

Contracts with Directors and related parties

36 Other than the transactions and the balances with Directors and related parties referred to in Note 30 of the financial statements, there were no other significant contracts with the Company, or its subsidiaries as at 31 December 2018 in which the Directors or related parties had a material interest. Related persons include the spouse, minor children and companies in which Directors hold directly or indirectly at least 20% of the voting rights in a general meeting.

Events after the balance sheet date

37 The material post balance sheet events, which have a bearing on the understanding of the financial statements are presented in Note 31.

Management Report (continued)

Branches

38 During the year the Company and the Group did not operate any branches.

Independent auditors

39 The independent auditors of the Company, Pricewaterhousecoopers Ltd, have expressed their willingness to continue in office. A Resolution authorising the Board of Directors to fix their fee will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting.

By Order of the Board

C.C.C. Secretarial Limited Secretary

Limassol, 24 April 2019

Independent Auditor's Report To the Members of The Cyprus Cement Public Company Limited

Report on the Audit of the Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements

Our opinion

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements of The Cyprus Cement Public Company Limited (the "Company") and its subsidiaries (together the "Group") and the accompanying separate financial statements of the Company give a true and fair view of the consolidated and separate financial position of the Group and Company respectively as at 31 December 2018, and of the consolidated and separate financial performance and the consolidated and separate cash flows of the Group and the Company respectively, for the year then ended in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union and the requirements of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113.

What we have audited

We have audited the consolidated and separate financial statements which are presented in pages 18 to 82 and comprise:

  • the consolidated balance sheet as at 31 December 2018;
  • the balance sheet of the Company as at 31 December 2018;
  • the consolidated income statement for the year then ended;
  • the consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the year then ended;
  • the income statement of the Company for the year then ended;
  • the statement of comprehensive income of the Company for the year then ended;
  • the consolidated statement of changes in equity for the year then ended;
  • the statement of changes in equity of the Company the year then ended;
  • the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended;
  • the cash flow statement of the Company for the year then ended; and
  • the notes to the consolidated and separate financial statements, which include a summary of significant accounting policies.

The financial reporting framework that has been applied in the preparation of the consolidated and separate financial statements is International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union and the requirements of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd, City House, 6 Karaiskakis Street, CY-3032 Limassol, Cyprus P O Box 53034, CY-3300 Limassol, Cyprus T: +357 25 - 555 000, F:+357 - 25 555 001, www.pwc.com.cy

PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd is a private company registered in Cyprus (Reg. No.143594). Its registered office is at 3 Themistocles Dervis Street, CY-1066, Nicosia. A list of the company's directors, including for individuals the present and former (if any) name and surname and nationality, if not Cypriot and for legal entities the corporate name, is kept by the Secretary of the company at its registered office. PwC refers to the Cyprus member firm, and may sometimes refer to the PwC network. Each member firm is a separate legal entity. Please see www.pwc.com/structure for further details.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISAs). Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements section of our report.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Independence

We remained independent of the Group and the Company throughout the period of our appointment in accordance with the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants' Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (IESBA Code) together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the consolidated and separate financial statements in Cyprus and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the IESBA Code.

Audit approach

Key audit matters incorporating the most significant risks of material misstatements, including assessed risk of material misstatements due to fraud

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the consolidated and separate financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the consolidated and separate financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

Key Audit Matter How our audit addressed the Key Audit
Matter
Fair value of land for development
Refer to Notes 7 and 17 of the consolidated and
separate financial statements.
We focused on this matter due to the size of the
fair value of the land for development
amounting to €238.108 thousands at 31
December 2018 and due to the complexity and
We discussed with the Group's management and
assessed the data, assumptions, valuation
methodology and calculations made by the
Group's Management for the estimation of the
fair value of the property, based on data and
assumptions of high subjectivity, particularly in
relation to the separation of the property into
notional zones.
high degree of subjectivity of the
management's assessment of the fair value of
the property, including the high degree of
subjectivity in the method used to separate the
property into notional zones.
The separation of the property into notional
zones was done to take into account the diversity
and geographic advantages of each zone.
The Group's management estimates that the
fair value of land under development has not
changed significantly from the fair value as
determined at 31 December 2017 (Note 17).
Internal experts of our office, with the required
knowledge and skills, have been involved to
support us in our assessment of the fair value
measurement of the property performed by the
Group's Management.

More specifically, with the support of internal experts, we examined the calculations made by the Group's Management and the technical and mathematical accuracy of the valuation model. We also evaluated the reasonableness of the significant assumptions made by the Group's Management through a comparison with observable market data.

In addition, we evaluated the sensitivity analysis in relation to the effect on the fair value of the property on profits arising from the change in the separation of the property into notional zones.

Finally, we evaluated the adequacy of the disclosures made in Note 17 of the consolidated and separate financial statements in relation to the data, key assumptions and sensitivity analysis on a specific key assumption.

The results of the above procedures were satisfactory for the purposes of our audit.

Fair value of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income (2017: available-for-sale financial assets)

Refer to Notes 7 and 20 of the consolidated and separate financial statements.

We focused on this matter because of the size of the fair value of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income of €20.703 thousands at 31 December 2018 and because of the complexity and high degree of subjectivity involved in the Group's Management's assessment of the fair value of the investment.

Key Audit Matter How our audit addressed the Key Audit Matter

We discussed with the Group's management and assessed the data, assumptions, valuation methodology and calculations made by the Group's Management to estimate the fair value of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income.

We as the group auditors have been involved in the audit work of the reporting unit for which the work was performed by component auditors to conclude whether sufficient appropriate audit evidence in relation to our assessment of the fair value measurement of the investment has been obtained. Our involvement in that work included, amongst others, review of the audit work in the files of component auditors in scope and frequent communications with component audit teams to ensure that our audit plan was appropriately executed.

The fair value of the investment was estimated by the Group's management based on the discounted cash flow method for the valuation of the residential apartments building and the EBITDA multiple method for the valuation of the hotel complex.

The fair value of the investment was estimated by the Group's Management at €20.703 thousands at 31 December 2018.

Additionally, internal experts of our office, with the required knowledge and skills, have been involved to support us in our assessment of the fair value of the investment.

More specifically, with the support of our internal experts, we examined the calculations made by the Group's Management and the technical and mathematical accuracy of the valuation model. We also assessed the reasonableness of the significant assumptions made by the Group's Management through a comparison with observable market data. We also assessed the fair value of the borrowings of the investment and the capital expenditures until the completion of the project which adjusted the fair value of the investment.

In addition, we evaluated the sensitivity analysis of the Group's Management in relation to the effect on the fair value of the investment in other comprehensive income arising from the change in the key assumptions.

Finally, we evaluated the adequacy of the disclosures made in Note 20 of the consolidated and separate financial statements in relation to the data, key assumptions and sensitivity analysis on these key assumptions.

The results of the above procedures were satisfactory for the purposes of our audit.

Reporting on other information

The Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Declaration of the Board of Directors and other Company officials responsible for the financial statements and in the Management Report, but does not include the consolidated and separate financial statements and our auditor's report thereon.

Our opinion on the consolidated and separate financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the consolidated and separate financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information identified above and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the consolidated and separate financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Responsibilities of the Board of Directors and those charged with governance for the Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements

The Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the consolidated and separate financial statements that give a true and fair view in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union and the requirements of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113, and for such internal control as the Board of Directors determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated and separate financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the consolidated and separate financial statements, the Board of Directors is responsible for assessing the Group's and the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Group and the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Group's and the Company's financial reporting process.

Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated and separate financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated and separate financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

  • Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated and separate financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
  • Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Group's and the Company's internal control.
  • Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the Board of Directors.
  • Conclude on the appropriateness of the Board of Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group's and the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the consolidated and separate financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Group and the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.

  • Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the consolidated and separate financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the consolidated and separate financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves a true and fair view.
  • Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the Group to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the consolidated and separate financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

Pursuant to the requirements of Article 10(2) of the EU Regulation 537/2014 we provide the following information in our Independent Auditor's Report, which is required in addition to the requirements of International Standards on Auditing.

Appointment of the Auditor and Period of Engagement

We were first appointed as auditors of the Company in 2008 by the Board of Directors for the audit of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2008. Our appointment has been renewed annually by shareholder resolution representing a total period of uninterrupted engagement appointment of 10 years. The Company has proceeded with a tendering procedure for the year ended 31 December 2018 and has resolved our reappointment.

Consistency of the Additional Report to the Audit Committee

We confirm that our audit opinion on the consolidated and separate financial statements expressed in this report is consistent with the additional report to the Audit Committee of the Company, which we issued on 24 April 2019 in accordance with Article 11 of the EU Regulation 537/2014.

Provision of Non-audit Services

We declare that no prohibited non-audit services referred to in Article 5 of the EU Regulation 537/2014 and Section 72 of the Auditors Law of 2017 were provided. In addition, there are no nonaudit services which were provided by us to the Group and the Company and which have not been disclosed in the consolidated and separate financial statements or the management report.

Other Legal Requirements

Pursuant to the additional requirements of the Auditors Law of 2017, we report the following:

  • In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit, the management report has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113, and the information given is consistent with the consolidated and separate financial statements.
  • In light of the knowledge and understanding of the Group and the Company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we are required to report if we have identified material misstatements in the management report. We have nothing to report in this respect.

  • In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit, the information included in the corporate governance statement in accordance with the requirements of subparagraphs (iv) and (v) of paragraph 2(a) of Article 151 of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113, and which is included as a specific section of the management report, have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap, 113, and is consistent with the consolidated and separate financial statements.
  • In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit, the corporate governance statement includes all information referred to in subparagraphs (i), (ii), (iii), (vi) and (vii) of paragraph 2(a) of Article 151 of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113.
  • In light of the knowledge and understanding of the Group and the Company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we are required to report if we have identified material misstatements in the corporate governance statement in relation to the information disclosed for items (iv) and (v) of subparagraph 2(a) of Article 151 of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113. We have nothing to report in this respect.

Other Matter

This report, including the opinion, has been prepared for and only for the Company's members as a body in accordance with Article 10(1) of the EU Regulation 537/2014 and Section 69 of the Auditors Law of 2017 and for no other purpose. We do not, in giving this opinion, accept or assume responsibility for any other purpose or to any other person to whose knowledge this report may come to.

The engagement partner on the audit resulting in this independent auditor's report is Mr. Elias M. Theodorou.

Elias M. Theodorou Certified Public Accountant and Registered Auditor for and on behalf of

PricewaterhouseCoopers Limited Certified Public Accountants and Registered Auditors City House, 6 Karaiskakis Street, CY-3032 Limassol, Cyprus

Limassol, 24 April 2019

Consolidated income statement for the year ended 31 December 2018

Note 2018
€000
2017
€000
Revenue 10 286 393
Administrative expenses
Other losses
11
9
(767)
-
(974)
(6.336)
Operating loss
Finance costs
Share of profit from investments accounted for using
12 _____
(481)
-
_____
(6.917)
(335)
equity method 18 4.051 4.960
Profit/(loss) before tax
Taxation
13 __
3.570
-
__
__
(2.292)
6.624
__
Profit for the year 3.570
_____
4.332
_____
Profit for the year attributable to:
Owners of the Company
Non-controlling interest
3.582
(12)
_____
4.348
(16)
_____
3.570
===========
4.332
===========
Profit per share attributable to the shareholders of the
Company (cent per share):
- Basic and fully diluted 14 2,60
===========
3,16
===========

The notes on pages 29 to 82 are an integral part of these financial statements.

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the year ended 31 December 2018

Note 2018
€000
2017
€000
Profit for the year 3.570 4.332
Other comprehensive income:
Items that cannot be reclassified in profit or loss:
Share of reserves of investments accounted for using
_____ _____
equity method 18 (761) 230
Reversal of deferred tax 26 - 2.288
Other comprehensive income for the year ____
(761)
____
2.518
Total comprehensive income for the year ____
2.809
____
6.850
Total comprehensive income for the year
attributable to:
========== ==========
Owners of the parent 2.821 6.866
Non-controlling interest (12) (16)
____
2.809
____
6.850
========== ==========

The items in the above statement are disclosed net of tax. The tax related to each component of other comprehensive income is disclosed in Note 13.

Company's income statement for the year ended 31 December 2018

Note 2018
€000
2017
€000
Revenue
Administrative expenses
Other losses
10
11
9
4.927
(141)
-
_____
4.356
(214)
(6.898)
_____
Operating profit/(loss)
Finance costs
12 4.786
-
(2.756)
(239)
Profit/(loss) before tax
Taxation
13 _____
4.786
-
_____
(2.995)
9.669
Total Profit for the year _____
4.786
===========
_____
6.674
===========

Company's statement of comprehensive income for the year ended 31 December 2018

2018
€000
2017
€000
Profit for the year 4.786 6.674
Other comprehensive income for the year __
-
__
__
-
__
Total comprehensive income for the year 4.786
===========
6.674
===========

Consolidated balance sheet at 31 December 2018

Note 2018
€000
2017
€000
Assets
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 16 19 28
Investment property 17 238.108 237.108
Investments accounted for using the equity method
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive
18 56.534 57.885
income 20 20.703 20.703
_____
315.364
_____
316.764
Current assets _____ _____
Financial assets at amortised cost 21 9.593 8.849
Other assets 23 513 410
Cash and cash equivalents at bank 22 2.009
_____
1.341
_____
12.115 10.600
Total assets _____
327.479
===========
_____
327.324
===========
Equity and liabilities
Equity attributable to owners of the parent
Share capital 24 59.173 59.173
Share premium 24 910 910
Fair value reserve 105.582 106.344
Revenue reserve 17.236 17.236
Other reserves (15) (15)
Retained earnings 92.154
_____
91.324
_____
275.040 274.973
Non-controlling interest 6.773
_____
6.784
_____
Total equity 281.813
_____
281.757
_____
Non-current liabilities
Deferred tax liabilities 26 45.213 45.213
Provisions 28 300
_____
300
_____
45.513
_____
45.513
_____

Consolidated balance sheet at 31 December 2018 (continued)

Note 2018
€000
2017
€000
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 27 153
_____
54
_____
153
_____
54
_____
Total liabilities 45.666 45.567
Total equity and liabilities _____
327.479
_____
327.324
=========== ===========

On 24 April 2019 the Board of Directors of The Cyprus Cement Public Company Limited authorised these financial statements for issue.

George St. Galatariotis, Executive Chairman

Costas St. Galatariotis, Executive Director

Company's balance sheet at 31 December 2018

Note 2018
€000
2017
€000
Assets
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 16 19 28
Investment property 17 837 837
Investments in subsidiaries 19 249.950 249.950
Investments in associated 18 52.608
_____
52.608
_____
303.414
_____
303.423
_____
Current assets
Financial assets at amortised cost 21 11.122 9.644
Cash and cash equivalents at bank 22 2.010
_____
1.341
_____
13.132 10.985
Total assets _____
316.546
===========
_____
314.408
===========
Equity and liabilities
Capital and reserves
Share capital
Share premium
Revenue reserve
Retained earnings
24
24
59.173
910
17.283
195.144
59.173
910
17.283
193.110
_____
272.510
_____
270.476
Non-current liabilities _____ _____
Deferred tax liabilities 26 43.897
_____
43.897
_____
43.897
_____
43.897
_____
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 27 139
_____
35
_____
139 35
Total liabilities _____
44.036
_____
43.932
Total equity and liabilities _____
316.546
_____
314.408
=========== ===========

On 24 April 2019 the Board of Directors of The Cyprus Cement Public Company Limited authorised these financial statements for issue.

George St. Galatariotis Costas St. Galatariotis Executive Chairman Executive Director

Consolidated statement of changes in equity for the year ended 31 December 2018

Attributable to owners of the Company
Share
Capital
€000
Share
premium(2)
€000
Fair value
reserve (2)
€000
Other
reserves (2)
€000
Revenue
reserve
€000
Retained
earnings(1)
€000
Total
€000
Non
controlling
interest
€000
Total
equity
€000
59.173 910 115.266 (15) 17.236 77.760 270.331 6.798 277.129
____
- - - - - 4.348 4.348 (16) 4.332
____
- - 2.288 - - - 2.288 - 2.288
- - 230 - - - 230 - 230
- - (11.440) - - 11.440 - - -
- - (8.922) - - 11.440 2.518 - ____
2.518
- - (8.922) - - 15.788 6.866 (16) ____
6.850
____
- - - - - (22) (22) 2 (20)
- - - - - (2.202) (2.202) - (2.202)
- - - - - (2.224) (2.224) 2 ____
(2.222)
59.173 910 106.344 (15) 17.236 91.324 274.973 6.784 ____
281.757
==========
_
_

_
_

_
_

___
_
_
_
_
_
_
____
=========
=========
_
_
_
_
_
_
____
==========
_
_
_
_
_
_
____
==========
_
_
_
_
_
_
____
=========
_
_

_
_

_
_

___
=========
_
_
_
_
_
_
____
==========
_
_

_
_

_
_

___
=========

Consolidated statement of changes in equity for the year ended 31 December 2018 (continued)

Attributable to owners of the Company
Share
Capital
€000
Share
premium(2)
€000
Fair value
reserve (2)
€000
Other
reserves (2)
€000
Revenue
reserve
€000
Retained
earnings(1)
€000
Total
€000
Non
controlling
interest
€000
Total
equity
€000
Balance at 1 January 2018 59.173 910 106.344 (15) 17.236 91.324 274.973 6.784 281.757
Comprehensive income
Profit
for the year
___
-
____
-
____
-
____
-
____
-
___
3.582
____
3.582
___
(12)
____
3.570
Other comprehensive income
Share of fair value and other reserves
of
associated companies (Note 18)
___
-
____
-
____
(761)
____
-
____
-
___
-
____
(761)
___
-
____
(761)
Total other comprehensive income ___
-
____
-
____
(761)
____
-
____
-
___
-
____
(761)
___
-
____
(761)
Total comprehensive income for the
year 2018
___
-
____
-
____
(761)
____
-
____
-
___
3.582
____
2.821
___
(12)
____
2.809
Transactions with owners
Dividend paid from the profits of 2017
(Note 15)
___
-
____
-
____
-
____
-
____
-
___
(2.752)
____
(2.752)
___
-
____
(2.752)
Total transactions with owners ___
-
____
-
____
-
____
-
____
-
___
(2.752)
____
(2.752)
___
-
____
(2.752)
Balance at 31 December 2018 ___
59.173
=========
____
910
=========
____
105.582
==========
____
(15)
==========
____
17.236
=========
___
92.154
=========
____
275.040
==========
___
6.773
=========
____
281.813
==========

Consolidated statement of changes in equity for the year ended 31 December 2018 (continued)

  • (1) Companies which do not distribute 70% of their profits after tax, as defined by the Special Contribution for the Defence of the Republic Law, by the end of the two years after the end of the year of assessment to which the profits refer, will be deemed to have distributed this amount as dividend. Special contribution for defence will be payable on such deemed dividend to the extent that the shareholders for deemed dividend distribution purposes at the end of the period of two years from the end of the year of assessment to which the profits refer, are Cyprus tax residents. The special contribution for defence rate increased from 15% to 17% in respect of profits of year of assessment 2009 and to 20% in respect of profits of years of assessment 2010 and 2011 and is reduced back to 17% in respect of profits of years of assessment 2012 onwards. The amount of this deemed dividend distribution is reduced by any actual dividend paid out of the profits of the relevant year by the end of the period of two years from the end of the year of assessment to which the profits refer. This special contribution for defence is paid by the Company for the account of the shareholders.
  • (2) The share premium, the fair value reserve and other reserves are not available for distribution in the form of dividends.
  • (3) The fair value reserves includes losses of €2.977 thousand, which related to financial assets held at fair value through other reserves as adopted by IFRS 9.

Company's statement of changes in equity for the year ended 31 December 2018

Share
capital
€000
Share
premium (2)
€000
Revenue
reserve
€000
Retained
earnings (1)
€000
Total
€000
Balance at 1 January 2017 59.173 910 17.283 188.638 266.004
Comprehensive Income ____ ____ ____ ____ _____
Profit for the year - - - 6.674 6.674
Total comprehensive income for the year 2017 ____ ____ ____ ____ _____
- - - 6.674 6.674
Transactions with owners
Dividend paid from the profits of 2016 and
prior years
(Note 15)
____
-
____
-
____
-
____
(2.202)
_____
(2.202)
Total transactions with owners ____ ____ ____ ____ _____
- - - (2.202) (2.202)
Balance at 31 December 2017/1 January 2018 ____ ____ ____ ____ _____
59.173 910 17.283 193.110 270.476
Comprehensive Income
Profit
for the year
____
-
____
-
____
-
____
4.786
_____
4.786
Total comprehensive income for the year 2018 ____ ____ ____ ____ _____
- - - 4.786 4.786
Transactions with owners ____ ____ ____ ____ _____
Dividend paid from the profits of 2017 (Note 15) - - - (2.752) (2.752)
Total transactions with owners ____ ____ ____ ____ _____
- - - (2.752) (2.752)
Balance at 31 December 2018 ____ ____ ____ ____ _____
59.173 910 17.283 195.144 272.510
========== ========== ========== ========== ===========

(1) Companies which do not distribute 70% of their profits after tax, as defined by the Special Contribution for the Defence of the Republic Law, by the end of the two years after the end of the year of assessment to which the profits refer, will be deemed to have distributed this amount as dividend. Special contribution for defence will be payable on such deemed dividend to the extent that the shareholders for deemed dividend distribution purposes at the end of the period of two years from the end of the year of assessment to which the profits refer, are Cyprus tax residents. The special contribution for defence rate increased from 15% to 17% in respect of profits of year of assessment 2009 and to 20% in respect of profits of years of assessment 2010 and 2011 and is reduced back to 17% in respect of profits of years of assessment 2012 onwards. The amount of this deemed dividend distribution is reduced by any actual dividend paid out of the profits of the relevant year by the end of the period of two years from the end of the year of assessment to which the profits refer. This special contribution for defence is paid by the Company for the account of the shareholders.

(2) The share premium reserve is not available for distribution in the form of dividends.

Consolidated statement of cash flows for the year ended 31 December 2018

Note 2018
€000
2017
€000
Cash flows from operating activities
Profit/(loss) before tax
Adjustments for:
3.570 (2.292)
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
Interest income
Interest expense
Share of profit of investments accounted for using the
16
10
12
9
(286)
-
9
(393)
335
equity method 18 (4.051) (4.960)
Net losses from investment property 9 -
____
6.336
____
(757) (965)
Changes in working capital:
Financial assets at amortised cost
Other assets
Trade and other payables
(207)
(104)
5
(82)
(81)
95
Cash used in operations
Tax paid
____
(1.063)
-
____
(1.033)
-
Net cash used in operating activities _
(1.063)
_
_
(1.033)
_
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from dividends received
Loans granted to related parties
Interest received
4.641
(1.181)
-
4.004
(560)
41
Net cash from investing activities _
3.460
_
_
3.485
_
Cash flows from financing activities
Repayments of bank borrowings
Proceeds from loans from related parties
Dividends paid
Interest paid
30 (v) -
-
(1.729)
-
(203)
380
(692)
(311)
Net cash used in financing activities ____
(1.729)
____
(826)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
____
668
1.341
____
1.626
(285)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 22 ____
2.009
==========
____
1.341
==========

Company's statement of cash flows for the year ended 31 December 2018

Note 2018
€000
2017
€000
Cash flows from operating activities
Profit/(Loss) before tax 4.786 (2.995)
Adjustments for:
Dividend income
10 (4.641) (4.004)
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 16 9 9
Interest expense 12 - 239
Interest income 10 (286) (352)
Impairment of investment in subsidiary 9 -
____
6.898
____
(132) (205)
Changes in working capital:
Financial assets at amortised cost (941) (1.002)
Trade and other payables 11
____
3
____
Cash used in operations (1.062) (1.204)
Tax paid - -
Net cash used in operating activities _
(1.062)
_
_
(1.204)
_
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from dividends received
Loans granted to related parties
4.641
(1.181)
4.004
(560)
____ ____
Net cash from investing activities 3.460 3.444
Cash flows from financing activities ____ ____
Repayments of bank borrowings - (203)
Proceeds from loans from related parties 30 (v) - 380
Dividends paid (1.729) (692)
Interest paid -
____
(208)
____
Net cash used in financing activities (1.729)
____
(723)
____
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 669 1.517
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 1.341
____
(176)
____
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 22 2.010 1.341
========== ==========

The notes on pages 29 to 82 are an integral part of these financial statements.

Notes to the financial statements

1 General information

Country of incorporation

The Cyprus Cement Public Company Limited (the "Company") was incorporated in Cyprus in 1951, as a private limited liability company in accordance with the provisions of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113 and later became a public company. The Company is listed on the Cyprus Stock Exchange. The registered office of the Company is at 197 Μakariou ΙΙΙ Avenue, Gala Tower, CY-3030 Limassol, Cyprus.

Principal activities

The principal activities of the Group and the Company, are the development/exploitation of land and the undertaking of strategic investments in companies operating in hotel and tourism industry and in the manufacturing and sale of cement and related business.

2 Basis of preparation

The consolidated financial statements of The Cyprus Cement Public Company Limited and its subsidiaries and associated (together the "Group") and the separate financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as adopted by the European Union (EU), and the requirements of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113.

As of the date of the authorisation of the financial statements, all International Financial Reporting Standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) that are effective as of 1 January 2018 have been adopted by the EU through the endorsement procedure established by the European Commission.

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below in Note 4. Apart from the accounting policy changes resulting from the adoption of IFRS 9 and IFRS 15 effective from 1 January 2018, these policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated (refer to Notes 3, 4 and 32). The principal accounting policies in respect of financial instruments and revenue recognition applied till 31 December 2017 are presented in Note 32.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by the initial recognition of financial instruments based on fair value and by the revaluation of investment property and financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income (2017: available-for-sale financial assets).

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates and requires management to exercise its judgement in the process of applying the Company's and Group's accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial statements are disclosed in Note 7.

3 Adoption of new and revised IFRSs

During the current year the Group/ Company adopted all the new and revised International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) that are relevant to its operations and are effective for accounting periods beginning on 1 January 2018. This adoption did not have a material effect on the accounting policies of the Group/ Company with the exception of the IFRS 9 "Financial Instruments".

3 Adoption of new and revised IFRSs (continued)

In accordance with the transition provisions of IFRS 9, the Group/ Company has elected the simplified approach for adoption of the standards. Accordingly, IFRS 9 was adopted without restating the comparative information. The comparative information is prepared in accordance with IAS 39.

The Company and the Group have voluntarily changed the presentation of certain amounts in the comparative balance sheet as disclosed in the table below to reflect the terminology of IFRS 9.

31
December
2017 as
previously
Reclassifications 1 January
2018 under
IFRS 9
presented
€ 000
€000 €000
The Group
Available-for-sale financial assets 20.703 (20.703) -
Loans receivable 8.663 (8.663) -
Other receivables 596 (596) -
Financial assets at fair value through other
comprehensive income - 20.703 20.703
Financial assets at amortised cost - 8.849 8.849
Other assets - 410 410
31
December
2017 as
previously
presented
€ 000
Reclassifications
€000
1 January
2018 under
IFRS 9
€000
The Company
Loans receivable 8.663 (8.663) -
Other receivables 981 (981) -
Financial assets at amortised cost - 9.644 9.644

IFRS 9 "Financial instruments"

IFRS 9 "Financial instruments" replaces the provisions of IAS 39 that relate to recognition and derecognition of financial instruments and classification and measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities. IFRS 9 further introduces new principles for hedge accounting and a new forward-looking impairment model for financial assets.

The new standard requires debt financial assets to be classified into two measurement categories: those to be measured subsequently at fair value (either through other comprehensive income (FVOCI) or through profit or loss (either FVTPL or FVPL) and those to be measured at amortized cost. The determination is made at initial recognition. For debt financial assets the classification depends on the entity's business model for managing its financial instruments and the contractual cash flows characteristics of the instruments. For equity financial assets it depends on the entity's intentions and designation.

In particular, assets that are held for collection of contractual cash flows where those cash flows represent solely payments of principal and interest are measured at amortised cost. Assets that are held for collection of contractual cash flows and for selling the financial assets, where the assets' cash flows represent solely payments of principal and interest, are measured at fair value through other comprehensive income. Lastly, assets that do not meet the criteria for amortised cost or fair value through other comprehensive income are measured at fair value through profit or loss.

3 Adoption of new and revised IFRSs (continued)

IFRS 9 "Financial instruments" (continued)

For investments in equity instruments that are not held for trading, the classification depends on whether the entity has made an irrevocable election at the time of initial recognition to account for the equity investment at fair value through other comprehensive income. If no such election has been made or the investments in equity instruments are held for trading they are required to be classified at fair value through profit or loss.

IFRS 9 also introduces a single impairment model applicable for debt instruments at amortised cost and fair value through other comprehensive income and removes the need for a triggering event to be necessary for recognition of impairment losses. The new impairment model under IFRS 9 requires the recognition of allowances for doubtful debts based on expected credit losses (ECL), rather than incurred credit losses as under IAS 39. The standard further introduces a simplified approach for calculating impairment on trade receivables as well as for calculating impairment on contract assets and lease receivables; which also fall within the scope of the impairment requirements of IFRS 9.

For financial liabilities, the standard retains most of the requirements of IAS 39. The main change is that, in case where the fair value option is taken for financial liabilities, the part of a fair value change due to the entity's own credit risk is recorded in other comprehensive income rather than in profit or loss, unless this creates an accounting mismatch.

With the introduction of IFRS 9 "Financial Instruments", the IASB confirmed that gains or losses that result from modification of financial liabilities that do not result in derecognition shall be recognized in profit or loss.

The Group/Company has adopted IFRS 9 with a date of transition of 1 January 2018, which resulted in changes in accounting policies for recognition, classification and measurement of financial assets and liabilities and impairment of financial assets.

The Group's/Company's new accounting policies following adoption of IFRS 9 at 1 January 2018 are set out in Note 4.

Impact of adoption

In accordance with the transition provisions in IFRS 9, the Company and the Group have elected the simplified transition method for adopting the new standard which allows the effect of transition to IFRS 9 to be recognised in retained earnings as at 1 January 2018. In accordance with the transition method elected by the Group/Company for implementation of IFRS 9 the comparatives have not been restated but are stated based on the previous policies which comply with IAS 39. Consequently, the revised requirements of IFRS 7 "Financial Instruments: Disclosures" have only been applied to the current period. The comparative period disclosures repeat those disclosures made in the prior year.

On 1 January 2018 for debt instruments held by the Group/Company, which were classified as "Loans receivable" management has assessed which business models apply to the financial assets and whether the contractual cash flows represent solely payments of principal and interest (SPPI test). In addition separate assessment for equity instruments held by the Group/Company was performed, in respect of whether they are held for trading or not. As a result of both assessments management has classified its debt and equity instruments into the appropriate IFRS 9 categories. The adoption of IFRS 9 did not had any effect on the classification and measurement of financial liabilities of the Group and the Company.

3 Adoption of new and revised IFRSs (continued)

IFRS 9 "Financial instruments" (continued)

Impact of adoption (continued)

As a result of the adoption of IFRS 9 the Group/Company revised its impairment methodology for each class of assets subject to the new impairment requirements. From 1 January 2018, the Group/Company assesses on a forward looking basis the expected credit losses associated with its debt instruments carried at amortised cost and FVOCI and cash and cash. The impairment methodology applied depends on whether there has been a significant increase in credit risk and whether the debt instruments qualify as low credit risk and whether the debt investments qualify as low credit risk.

The Group/Company has the following types of assets that are subject to IFRS 9's new expected credit loss model: financial assets at amortised cost and cash and cash equivalents. The Group/Company has adopted the general expected credit loss model for these financial assets. Based on the assessment performed by management, the incremental impairment loss as of 1 January 2018 was not significant. Accordingly, the impact of adoption of IFRS 9 on the Group's/Company's retained earnings as of 1 January 2018 was not significant.

Investments in equity securities previously classified as available-for-sale (AFS)

The Group elected to present in OCI changes in the fair value of all its equity investments previously classified as available-for-sale, because these investments are held as long-term strategic investments that are not expected to be sold in the short to medium term. As a result, assets with a fair value of €20.703 thousand were reclassified from available-for-sale financial assets to financial assets at FVOCI. The fair value reserve includes losses amounting to €2.977 thousand relating to available-for-sale financial assets which were reclassified to the financial assets at FVOCI reserve on 1 January 2018.

Other financial instruments

For all other financial assets management assessed that the Group's/Company's business model for managing the assets is "hold to collect" and these assets meet SPPI tests. As a result all other financial assets were classified as financial assets at amortised cost and reclassified from the category "loans and receivables" under IAS 39, which was "retired".

Previously under IAS 39 these financial assets were also measured at amortised cost. Thus there were no impact of adoption of IFRS 9 as of 1 January 2018.

At 31 December 2017, all of the Group's/Company's financial liabilities were carried at amortised cost. Starting from 1 January 2018 the Group's/Company's financial liabilities continued to be classified at amortised cost.

The assessment of the impact of adoption of IFRS 9 on the Company's accounting policies required management to make certain critical judgments in the process of applying the principles of the new standard. The judgments that had the most significant effect on management's conclusion are disclosed in Note 7.

4 Summary of significant accounting policies

Consolidated financial statements

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of The Cyprus Cement Public Company Limited (the «Company»), and its subsidiaries and associated, collectively referred to as the «Group».

4 Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)

Consolidated financial statements (continued)

(1) Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries are all entities (including structured entities) over which the Group has control. The Group controls an entity when the Group is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power to direct the activities of the entity. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the Group. They are deconsolidated from the date that control ceases.

The Group applies the acquisition method to account for business combinations. The acquisition method of accounting is used to account for all business combinations, regardless of whether equity instruments or other assets are acquired. The consideration transferred for the acquisition of a subsidiary comprises the following;

  • fair values of the assets transferred
  • liabilities incurred to the former owners of the acquired business
  • equity interests issued by the Group
  • fair value of any asset or liability resulting from a contingent consideration arrangement
  • fair value of any pre-existing equity interest in the subsidiary.

Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are, with limited exceptions, measured initially at their fair values at the acquisition date. The group recognizes any non-controlling interest in the acquired entity on an acquisition-byacquisition basis either at fair value or at the non-controlling interest's proportionate share of the acquired entity's net identifiable assets.

Acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred.

The excess of the consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling interest in the acquired entity and the fair value of any previous equity interest in the acquired entity at the acquisition date over the fair value of the net identifiable assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. If those amounts are less than the fair value of the net identifiable assets of the subsidiary acquired, the difference is recognized directly in profit or loss as a bargain purchase.

Where settlement of any part of cash consideration is deferred, the amounts payable in the future are discounted to their present value as at the date of exchange. The discount rate used is the entity's incremental borrowing rate, being the rate at which a similar borrowing could be obtained from an independent financier under comparable terms and conditions.

Contingent consideration is classified either as equity or a financial liability. Amounts classified as a financial liability are subsequently remeasured to fair value with changes in fair value recognized in profit or loss.

If the business combination is achieved in stages, the carrying value of the acquirer's previously held equity interest in the acquiree is remeasured to fair value at the acquisition date. Any gains or losses arising from such remeasurement are recognized in profit or loss.

Inter-company transactions, balances, income and expenses on transactions between Group companies are eliminated. Profit and losses resulting from inter-company transactions that are recognised in assets are also eliminated. When necessary, accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the Group.

Non-controlling interests in the results and equity of subsidiaries are shown separately in the consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated balance sheet.

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Consolidated financial statements (continued)

(1) Subsidiaries (continued)

When the Group ceases to have control over an entity, any retained interest in the entity is remeasured to its fair value at the date when control is lost, with the change in carrying amount recognised in profit or loss. The fair value is the initial carrying amount for the purposes of subsequently accounting for the retained interest as an associate, joint venture or financial asset. In addition, any amounts previously recognised in other comprehensive income in respect of that entity are accounted for as if the Group had directly disposed of the related assets or liabilities. This may mean that amounts previously recognised in other comprehensive income are reclassified to profit or loss.

(2) Transactions with non-controlling interests

The Group treats transactions with non-controlling interests as transactions with equity owners of the Group. For purchases from non-controlling interests, the difference between any consideration paid and the relevant share acquired of the carrying value of net assets of the subsidiary is recorded in equity. Gains or losses on disposals to non-controlling interests are also recorded in equity.

(3) Investments in associates

Associates are all entities over which the Group has significant influence but not control, generally accompanying a shareholding of between 20% and 50% of the voting rights. Investments in associates are accounted for using the equity method of accounting and are initially recognised at cost. The Group's investment in associates includes goodwill identified on acquisition net of any accumulated impairment losses.

Dividends received or receivable from associate are recognised as a reduction in carrying amount of the investment.

If the ownership interest in an associate is reduced but significant influence is retained, only a proportionate share of the amounts previously recognised in other comprehensive income is reclassified to profit or loss where appropriate.

The Group's share of post-acquisition profits or losses of associates is recognised in the income statement and its share of post-acquisition movements in other comprehensive income is recognised in other comprehensive income. The cumulative post acquisition movements are adjusted against the carrying amount of the investment. When the Group's share of losses in an associate equals or exceeds its interest in the associate, including any other unsecured receivables, the Group does not recognise further losses, unless it has incurred obligations or made payments on behalf of the associate.

Unrealised gains on transactions between the Group and its associates are eliminated to the extent of the Group's interest in the associates. Unrealised losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred. Accounting policies of associates have been changed where necessary, to ensure consistency with the accounting policies adopted by the Group. Dilution gains and losses arising in investments in associates are recognised in profit or loss.

After application of the equity method, including recognising the associates' losses, the carrying amount of the investment in associate which includes the goodwill arising on acquisition is tested for impairment by comparing its recoverable amount with its carrying amount whenever there is an indication of impairment and recognizes the amount adjacent to 'share of profit/(loss)' of associates in the profit or loss.

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Consolidated financial statements (continued)

(3) Investments in associates (continued)

The Group ceases to equity account from the date that it loses significant influence over the associate or from the date the investment is classified as held for sale.

When the group ceases to exercise significant influence over an associate, any retained interest in the entity is remeasured to its fair value. In addition, the Group recognizes in profit or loss any difference between (i) the fair value of the retained interest and any income from the sale of the share in the associate and (ii) the carrying amount of the investment on the date that the Group lost significant influence over the associate.

When an entity ceases to be recognised as an associate and it is afterwards recognised as a financial asset in accordance with IAS 39 "Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement", the fair value of the retained interest in the associate is considered to be the fair value of the financial asset on initial recognition.

Any gain or loss previously recognised in the statement of comprehensive income, in respect of the investment in the associate, is transferred to the profit or loss on the date the Group loses significant influence over the associate.

Separate financial statements of the Company

(1) Investments in subsidiaries

Subsidiaries are all entities (including structured entities) over which the Company has control. The Company controls an entity when the Company is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity.

Investments in subsidiaries are measured at cost less impairment. Investments in subsidiaries are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognised through profit or loss for the amount by which the asset's carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset's fair value less costs to sell and value in use. An impairment loss recognised in prior years is reversed where appropriate if there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount.

(2) Investments in associates

Associates are all entities over which the Company has significant influence but not control, generally accompanying a shareholding of between 20% and 50% of the voting rights.

Investments in associates are measured at cost less impairment. Investments in associates are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognised through profit or loss for the amount by which the asset's carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset's fair value less costs to sell and value in use. An impairment loss recognised in prior years is reversed where appropriate if there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount.

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Segment reporting

Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the Board of Directors of the Group (the chief operating decision-maker). The Board of Directors, who is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating segments, has been identified as the steering committee that makes strategic decisions.

Revenue recognition

(i) Interest income

Interest income on financial assets at amortized cost is calculated using the original effective interest method, and is recognized in the consolidated Income statement and company's income statement as "revenue". Interest income is calculated by applying the original effective interest rate to the gross carrying amount of a financial asset, with the exception of the financial assets that subsequently become impaired. For credit-impaired financial assets (Stage 3), the original effective interest rate is applied to the net carrying amount of the financial asset (after deducting the impairment loss). For Stage 1 and Stage 2, the actual interest rate is applied to the gross amount of financial assets.

(ii) Dividend income

Dividend income is recognised as Revenue in the Company's results when the Company's right to receive payment is established.

Foreign currency translation

(i) Functional and presentation currency

Items included in the Group's and Company's financial statements are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Group and Company operate ("the functional currency"). The financial statements are presented in Euro (€), which is the Group's and Company's functional and presentation currency.

(ii) Transactions and balances

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions or valuation where items are re-measured. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognized in profit or loss.

Foreign exchange gains and losses that relate to borrowings are presented in profit or loss within "finance costs". All other foreign exchange gains and losses are presented in profit or loss within "other (losses)/gains – net".

Current and deferred income tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. In this case, the tax is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, respectively.

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Current and deferred income tax (continued)

The current income tax is calculated on the basis of the tax laws enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date in the country in which the Company/the Group operates and generates taxable income. Management periodically evaluates positions taken in tax returns with respect to situations in which applicable tax regulation is subject to interpretation. If applicable tax regulation is subject to interpretation, it establishes provision where appropriate on the basis of amounts expected to be paid to the tax authorities.

Deferred income tax is recognised using the liability method, on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements. However, deferred income tax is not accounted for if it arises from initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction other than a business combination that at the time of transaction affects neither accounting nor taxable profit or loss. Deferred income tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date and are expected to apply when the related deferred income tax asset is realised or the deferred income tax liability is settled.

The deferred tax liability in relation to investment property that is measured at fair value is determined assuming the property will be recovered entirely through sale.

Deferred income tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the temporary differences can be utilised.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets against current tax liabilities and when the deferred income tax assets and liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority on the Company/the Group where there is an intention to settle the balances on a net basis.

Dividend distribution

Dividend distribution to the Group's/Company's shareholders is recognised as a liability in the Group's financial statements in the year in which the dividends are appropriately authorised and are no longer at the discretion of the Group/Company. More specifically, interim dividends are recognised as a liability in the period in which these are authorised by the Board of Directors and in the case of final dividends, these are recognised in the period in which these are approved by the Group's/Company's shareholders.

Property, plant and equipment

All items of property, plant and equipment are stated at historical cost less depreciation. Historical costs include costs directly related to the acquisition of property, plant and equipment.

Depreciation on other property, plant and equipment is calculated using the straight line method to allocate their cost or revalued amounts to their residual values, over their estimated useful lives. The annual depreciation rates are as follows:

Machinery and equipment 10 to 20 years
Motor vehicles 5 to 8 years
Furniture and fittings 3 to 20 years

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Property, plant and equipment (continued)

The assets' residual values and useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each balance sheet date.

An asset's carrying amount is written down immediately to its recoverable amount if the asset's carrying amount is greater than its estimated recoverable amount.

Expenditure for repairs and maintenance of property, plant and equipment is charged to profit or loss of the year in which they were incurred. The cost of major renovations and other subsequent expenditure are included in the carrying amount of the asset or recognized as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the asset will flow to the Group/Company and the cost of the asset can be measured reliably.

Gains and losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment are determined by comparing proceeds with carrying amount and are recognised in "other (losses)/gains – net" in profit or loss.

Investment property

Investment property, principally comprising land, is held for capital appreciation and is not used by the Group/Company. Investment property is carried at fair value, representing open market value. Any gain or loss arising from a change in fair value is recognized in "other gains/(losses)-net" in the consolidated income statement.

Investment property is de-recognised from the balance sheet when it has been disposed and the gain / losses on disposal of investment property are calculated as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount and are recognised in profit or loss. When the sale consideration includes a contingent consideration then the contingent consideration is recognized when it is probable to be received. In such a case, the contingent consideration is recognized as a receivable in the balance sheet.

Impairment of non-financial assets

Assets that have an indefinite useful life, including goodwill, are not subject to amortisation and are tested annually for impairment. Assets that are subject to depreciation or amortisation are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognised for the amount by which the asset's carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset's fair value less costs to sell and value in use. For the purposes of assessing impairment, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are separately identifiable cash flows (cash generating units). Non-financial assets, other than goodwill, that have suffered an impairment are reviewed for possible reversal of the impairment at each reporting date.

Financial assets – Classification

From 1 January 2018, the Group/Company classifies its financial assets in the following measurement categories:

  • those to be measured subsequently at fair value (either through OCI or through profit or loss), and
  • those to be measured at amortised cost.

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Financial assets – Classification (continued)

The classification and subsequent measurement of debt financial assets depends on: (i) the Group's/Company's business model for managing the related assets portfolio and (ii) the cash flow characteristics of the asset. On initial recognition, the Group/Company may irrevocably designate a debt financial asset that otherwise meets the requirements to be measured at amortized cost or at FVOCI at FVTPL if doing so eliminates or significantly reduces an accounting mismatch that would otherwise arise.

For investments in equity instruments that are not held for trading, classification will depend on whether the Group/Company has made an irrevocable election at the time of initial recognition to account for the equity investment at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI). This election is made on an investment‐by‐investment basis.

All other financial assets are classified as measured at FVTPL.

For assets measured at fair value, gains and losses will either be recorded in profit or loss or OCI. For investments in equity instruments that are not held for trading, this will depend on whether the Group/Company has made an irrevocable election at the time of initial recognition to account for the equity investment at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI).

Financial assets - Recognition and derecognition

All purchases and sales of financial assets that require delivery within the time frame established by regulation or market convention ("regular way" purchases and sales) are recorded at trade date, which is the date when the Group/Company commits to deliver a financial instrument. All other purchases and sales are recognized when the entity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets are derecognised when the rights to receive cash flows from the financial assets have expired or have been transferred and the Group/Company has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership.

Financial assets – Measurement

At initial recognition, the Group/Company measures a financial asset at its fair value plus, in the case of a financial asset not at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL), transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the financial asset. Transaction costs of financial assets carried at FVTPL are expensed in profit or loss. Fair value at initial recognition is best evidenced by the transaction price. A gain or loss on initial recognition is only recorded if there is a difference between fair value and transaction price which can be evidenced by other observable current market transactions in the same instrument or by a valuation technique whose inputs include only data from observable markets.

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Financial assets – Measurement (continued)

Debt instruments

Subsequent measurement of debt instruments depends on the Group's/Company's business model for managing the asset and the cash flow characteristics of the asset. There are three measurement categories into which the Group/Company classifies its debt instruments:

• Amortised cost: Assets that are held for collection of contractual cash flows where those cash flows represent solely payments of principal and interest are measured at amortised cost. Interest income from these financial assets is included in 'Income'. Any gain or loss arising on derecognition is recognised directly in profit or loss and presented in other gains/(losses) together with foreign exchange gains and losses. Impairment losses are presented as separate line item in the income statement. Financial assets measured at amortised cost (AC) comprise: cash and cash equivalents, loans receivable and financial assets at amortised cost.

Equity instruments

The Company subsequently measures all equity investments at fair value.

Where the Group's/Company's management has elected to present fair value gains and losses on equity investments in OCI, there is no subsequent reclassification of fair value gains and losses to profit or loss following the derecognition of the investment, any related balance within the FVOCI reserve is reclassified to retained earnings. The Group's/Company's policy is to designate equity investments as FVOCI when those investments are held for strategic purposes other than solely to generate investment returns. Dividends from such investments continue to be recognised in profit or loss as "Income" when the Group's right to receive payments is established. Impairment losses (and reversal of impairment losses) on equity investments measured at FVOCI are not reported separately from other changes in fair value.

Financial assets – impairment – credit loss allowance for ECL

From 1 January 2018, the Group/Company assesses on a forward-looking basis the ECL for debt instruments (including loans) measured at AC and FVOCI and with the exposure arising from loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts. The Group/Company measures ECL and recognises credit loss allowance at each reporting date. The measurement of ECL reflects: (i) an unbiased and probability weighted amount that is determined by evaluating a range of possible outcomes, (ii) time value of money and (iii) all reasonable and supportable information that is available without undue cost and effort at the end of each reporting period about past events, current conditions and forecasts of future conditions.

The carrying amount of the financial assets is reduced through the use of an allowance account, and the amount of the loss is recognised in the income statement within "net impairment losses on financial and contract assets".

Debt instruments measured at AC are presented in the balance sheet net of the allowance for ECL. For loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts, a separate provision for ECL is recognised as a liability in the balance sheet.

For debt instruments at FVOCI, an allowance for ECL is recognised in profit or loss and it affects fair value gains or losses recognised in OCI rather than the carrying amount of those instruments.

Expected losses are recognized and measured according to one of two approaches: general approach or simplified approach.

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Financial assets – impairment – credit loss allowance for ECL (continued)

For all other financial asset that are subject to impairment under IFRS 9, the Group/Company applies general approach – three stage model for impairment. The Company applies a three stage model for impairment, based on changes in credit quality since initial recognition. A financial instrument that is not credit-impaired on initial recognition is classified in Stage 1. Financial assets in Stage 1 have their ECL measured at an amount equal to the portion of lifetime ECL that results from default events possible within the next 12 months or until contractual maturity, if shorter ("12 Months ECL"). If the Group/Company identifies a significant increase in credit risk ("SICR") since initial recognition, the asset is transferred to Stage 2 and its ECL is measured based on ECL on a lifetime basis, that is, up until contractual maturity but considering expected prepayments, if any ("Lifetime ECL"). Refer to Note 6, Credit risk section for a description of how the Company determines when a SICR has occurred. If the Group/Company determines that a financial asset is credit-impaired, the asset is transferred to Stage 3 and its ECL is measured as a Lifetime ECL. The Group's/Company's definition of credit impaired assets and definition of default is explained in Note 6, Credit risk section.

Financial assets – Reclassification

Financial instruments are reclassified only when the business model for managing those assets changes. The reclassification has a prospective effect and takes place from the start of the first reporting period following the change.

Financial assets – write-off

Financial assets are written-off, in whole or in part, when the Group/Company exhausted all practical recovery efforts and has concluded that there is no reasonable expectation of recovery. The write-off represents a derecognition event. The Group/Company may write-off financial assets that are still subject to enforcement activity when the Group/Company seeks to recover amounts that are contractually due, however, there is no reasonable expectation of recovery.

Offsetting financial instruments

Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the balance sheet when there is a legally enforceable right to offset the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or realize the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. The legally enforceable right must not be contingent on future events and must be enforceable in the normal course of business and in the event of default, insolvency or bankruptcy of the Group/Company or the counterparty.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity.

Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares are presented in equity as a deduction, net of tax, from the proceeds.

Share premium is the difference between the fair value of the consideration receivable for the issue of shares and the nominal value of the shares. Share premium account can only be used for specific purposes, which do not include the distribution of dividends, and is subject to the provisions of the Cyprus Companies Law regarding share capital reduction.

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Profit per share

Basic earnings per share are calculated as follows; The profits attributable to the Company's shareholders are divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares issued during the year.

Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the Group and the Company have a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events, it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation, and the amount has been reliably estimated. Provisions are not recognised for future operating losses.

Provisions are measured at the present value of the expenditures expected to be required to settle the obligation using a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the obligation. The increase in the provision due to passage of time is recognised as interest expense.

Financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are initially recognised at fair value and classified as subsequently measured at amortised cost, except for financial guarantee contracts.

Financial guarantee contracts

Financial guarantee contracts are contracts that require the Group/Company to make specified payments to reimburse the holder of the guarantee for a loss it incurs because a specified debtor fails to make payment when due in accordance with the terms of debt instrument. Such financial guarantees are given to banks, financial institutions and others on behalf of customers to secure loans, overdrafts and other banking facilities.

Financial guarantees are recognised as a financial liability at the time the guarantee is issued. Financial guarantees are initially recognised at their fair value, which is normally evidenced by the amount of fees received. This amount is amortised on a straight line basis over the life of the guarantee in other income in profit or loss.

At the end of each reporting period, the guarantee is subsequently at the higher of:

  • the amount of the loss allowance determined in accordance with the expected credit loss model under IFRS 9 Financial Instruments and
  • the amount initially recognised less, where appropriate, the cumulative amount of income recognised in accordance with the principles of IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers.

The fair value of financial guarantees is determined based on the present value of the difference in cash flows between the contractual payments required under the debt instrument and the payments that would be required without the guarantee, or the estimated amount that would be payable to a third party for assuming the obligations.

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Cash and cash equivalents

In the statement of cash flows of the Group/Company, cash and cash equivalents includes cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks with original maturities of three months or less that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. Cash and cash equivalents are carried at AC because: (i) they are held for collection of contractual cash flows and those cash flows represent SPPI, and (ii) they are not designated at FVTPL.

Comparatives

Comparative figures have been adjusted to conform with changes in the presentation for the current year. Details are disclosed in Note 3.

5 New accounting pronouncements

At the date of approval of these financial statements a number of new standards and amendments to standards and interpretations are effective for annual periods beginning after 1 January 2018, and have not been applied in preparing these financial statements. None of these is expected to have a significant effect on the financial statements of the Company/Group, except the following set out below:

  • Amendments to References to the Conceptual Framework in IFRS Standards (issued on 29 March 2018 and effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2020)*. The revised Conceptual Framework includes: a new chapter on measurement; guidance on reporting financial performance; improved definitions and guidance - in particular the definition of a liability; and clarifications in important areas, such as the roles of stewardship, prudence and measurement uncertainty in financial reporting.
  • Amendments to IAS 1 and IAS 8: Definition of materiality (issued on 31 October 2018 and effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2020).* The amendments clarify the definition of material and how it should be applied by including in the definition guidance that until now has featured elsewhere in IFRS. In addition, the explanations accompanying the definition have been improved. Finally, the amendments ensure that the definition of material is consistent across all IFRS Standards. Information is material if omitting, misstating or obscuring it could reasonably be expected to influence the decisions that the primary users of general purpose financial statements make on the basis of those financial statements, which provide financial information about a specific reporting entity.

The Company and the Group is currently assessing the impact of the amendments on its financial statements and as of the date of issue of these financial statements the impact of the amendments is not known.

* Denotes amendments which have not yet been endorsed by the European Union.

6 Financial risk management

(i) Financial risk factors

The Group's/Company's operations expose it to a variety of financial risks: market risk (including fair value interest rate risk), credit risk and liquidity risk.

The Company's and the Group's risk management programme focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to minimise potential adverse effects on the Company's and the Group's financial performance. Risk management is carried out by the Board of Directors.

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(i) Financial risk factors (continued)

Market risk

Cash flow and fair value interest rate risk

The Company's interest rate risk arises from interest-bearing assets. Interest-bearing assets represent loans receivable from related parties and cash and cash equivalents. Interest bearing assets issued at fixed rates expose the Group and the Company to fair value interest rate risk.

The exposure of the Group/Company into fair value interest rate risk is not significant since loans receivable bear fixed interest and are repayable on demand.

Credit risk

Credit risk arises from cash and cash equivalents, contractual cash flows of debt investments carried at amortised cost and deposits with banks and financial institutions.

Risk management

Credit risk is managed by the Group and the Company on a group basis.

For banks and financial institutions, only independently rated parties are accepted.

If customers are independently rated, these ratings are used. Otherwise, if there is no independent rating, management assesses the credit quality of the customer, taking into account its financial position, past experience and other factors.

Impairment of financial assets

The Group/Company has the following types of financial assets that are subject to the expected credit loss model:

  • Financial assets at amortised cost (loans to related parties, receivables from related parties and other receivables)
  • Cash and cash equivalents.

Debt investments – Financial assets at amortised cost

For the loans to related parties and other receivables the Company and the Group applies the general expected credit loss model.

The Group/Company considers the probability of default upon initial recognition of asset and whether there has been a significant increase in credit risk on an ongoing basis throughout each reporting period. To assess whether there is a significant increase in credit risk the Group/Company compares the risk of a default occurring on the asset as at the reporting date with the risk of default as at the date of initial recognition. It considers available reasonable and supportive forwardinglooking information.

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  • (i) Financial risk factors (continued)

Credit risk (continued)

Debt investments – Financial assets at amortised cost (continued)

Especially the following indicators are incorporated:

  • internal credit rating
  • external credit rating (as far as available)
  • actual or expected significant adverse changes in business, financial or economic conditions that are expected to cause a significant change to the borrower's ability to meet its obligations
  • actual or expected significant changes in the operating results of the borrower/counterparty
  • significant increases in credit risk on other financial instruments of the same borrower/counterparty
  • significant changes in the value of the collateral supporting the obligation or in the quality of third-party guarantees or credit enhancements
  • significant changes in the expected performance and behaviour of the borrower/counterparty, including changes in the payment status of counterparty in the group and changes in the operating results of the borrower.

Macroeconomic information (such as market interest rates or growth rates) is incorporated as part of the internal rating model. The historical loss rates are adjusted to reflect current and forwardlooking information on macroeconomic factors affecting the ability of the customers to settle the receivables.

Regardless of the analysis above, a significant increase in credit risk is presumed if a debtor is more than 30 days past due in making a contractual payment.

A default on a financial asset is when the counterparty fails to make contractual payments within 90 days of when they fall due.

Financial assets are written off when there is no reasonable expectation of recovery, such as a debtor failing to engage in a repayment plan with the company. The Group/Company categorises a loan or receivable for write off when a debtor fails to make contractual payments greater than 180 days past due. Where loans or receivables have been written off, the Group/Company continues to engage in enforcement activity to attempt to recover the receivable due. Where recoveries are made, these are recognised in profit or loss.

A summary of the assumptions underpinning the Group's/Company's expected credit loss model for the loans receivable from related parties is as follows:

Category Group/ Company Basis for recognition Basis for
definition of category of expected credit loss calculation of
provision interest revenue
Performing
(Stage
Counterparties have a For loans to related Gross carrying
1) low risk of default and a parties that are amount
strong capacity to meet repayable on demand,
contractual cash flows the expected credit
losses are based on the
assumption that the
repayment of the loan
will be demanded at the
balance sheet date.

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(i) Financial risk factors

Credit risk (continued)

Debt investments – Financial assets at amortised cost (continued)

Based on the above table the expected credit loss for the loans receivable from related parties on 1 January 2018 (on adoption of IFRS 9) and 31 December 2018 was not significant.

The Company/Group has no financial assets which are subject to the impairment requirements of IFRS 9 and which have had modifications to their contractual cash flows.

Cash and cash equivalents

The Group/Company assess on individual basis its exposure to the credit risk as a result of cash and cash equivalents based on external credit ratings.

The following tables contains an analysis of the credit risk exposure of cash and cash equivalents based on external credit rating by Moody's Investors Service which represents the Group's/Company's maximum exposure to credit risk on these assets as at 31 December 2018 and 1 January 2018.

The Group and the Company

External credit rating Carrying amount
(net of impairment
provision)
€000
As at 31 December 2018
Caa2
2.009
On 1 January 2018
Caa3
__
1.341
__

The Group/Company has no mortgage as a guarantee.

The cash and cash equivalents are subject to the impairment model of IFRS 9. In accordance with the general credit loss model, the expected credit loss on 1 January 2018 (on adoption of IFRS 9) and at 31 December 2018 was not significant. The cash and cash equivalents are classified as Stage 1 on 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2018.

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  • (i) Financial risk factors

Cash and cash equivalents (continued)

Credit quality of financial assets at 31 December 2017

The credit quality of financials assets that are neither past due nor impaired can be assessed by reference to external credit ratings (if applicable) or to historical information about counterparty default rates:

The Group The Company
2017 2017
€000 €000
Loans receivable neither past due nor impaired
Group 1 8.663
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8.663
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Other receivables neither past due nor impaired
Group 1 44 981
Group 2 142 -
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186
____
981
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Cash and bank balances
Caa3 1.341 1.341
____
1.341
____
1.341
========== ==========

Group 1 – companies within the group, parent entity, ultimate parent entity, common control companies and associates with no defaults in the past.

Group 2 – other receivables (more than 6 months).

None of the financial assets that are neither past due nor impaired did not have any renegotiations in their terms during the year.

None of the loans and receivables from related parties is past due or impaired.

Credit related commitments

Guarantees which represent irrevocable assurances that the Group will make payments in the event that a counterparty cannot meet its obligations to third parties in accordance with the terms of the debt instrument.

The Group has issued financial guarantees for its ultimate parent entity, for the guarantee of the bank overdrafts and other bank facilities (Note 30 (vi)). As a result the Group is exposed into credit risk from the probability of default of the ultimate parent entity for its external borrowing. As at 31 December 2018 the ultimate parent entity had no defaults on its loan commitments.

An analysis of credit related commitments by credit quality based on credit risk grades at 31 December 2018 is as follows. The following amount represents the gross exposure of the Group to the credit risk as at 31 December 2018 and on 1 January 2018 without taking into consideration any other guarantees. The Group has no mortgages as a guarantee for the guarantees that issued.

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(i) Financial risk factors (continued)

Credit related commitments (continued)

Stage 1
(12-months
ECL)
€ 000
Issued financial guarantees
- Performing (Note 30 (vi))
1.500
Provision for financial guarantees ___
-
_____

The provision for financial guarantees on 1 January 2018 (on adoption of IFRS 9) and 31 December 2018 for the financial guarantees issued by the Group was not significant and as a result was not recognised in the financial statements.

Liquidity risk

Prudent liquidity risk management implies maintaining sufficient cash and the availability of funding through an adequate amount of committed credit facilities. The Board of Directors maintains flexibility in funding by maintaining availability under committed credit lines.

The Board of Directors monitors rolling forecasts of the Company's and Group's liquidity reserve (comprises undrawn borrowing facility (Note 25) and cash and cash equivalents (Note 22) on the basis of expected cash flow.

The Company/Group has the following unused borrowing facilities:

The Group The Company
2018 2017 2018 2017
€000 €000 €000 €000
Floating charge
Expires within one year
1.595 1.595 1.560 1.560
========== ========== ========== ==========

Facilities that expire within one year are annual facilities that are subject to revision at different dates.

The table below analyses the Group's and the Company's financial liabilities into relevant maturity groupings based on the remaining period at the balance sheet to the contractual maturity date. The amounts disclosed in the table are the contractual undiscounted cash flows. Balances due within 12 months (with the exception of borrowings) equal their carrying balances as the impact of discounting is not significant.

The Group

Less than 1 year
€000
At 31 December 2018
Trade and other payables 153
Guarantees (Note 30 (vi)) 1.500
____
1.653
==========

6 Financial risk management (continued)

(i) Financial risk factors (continued)

Liquidity risk (continued)

At 31 December 2017
Trade and other payables
54
Guarantees (Note 30 (vi)) 1.500
____
1.554
==========
The Company
Less than 1 year
€000
At 31 December 2018
Trade and other payables 139
____
139
At 31 December 2017 ==========
Trade and other payables 35
____
35

The liquidity risk arising from corporate guarantees for related parties is disclosed in Note 30 (vi) and in the event of default, the minimum period which they can be called for repayment is within one year.

(ii) Capital risk management

The Company's/Group's objectives when managing capital are to safeguard the Company's/Group's ability to continue as a going concern in order to provide returns for shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders of the Company/Group and to maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce the cost of capital.

The Group/Company considers equity as presented in the consolidated balance sheet and the Company's balance sheet as equity.

(iii) Fair value estimation

The table below analyses financial instruments carried at fair value by valuation method. The different levels have been defined as follows:

  • Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1).
  • Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (that is, as prices) or indirectly (that is, derived from prices) (Level 2).
  • Inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (that is, unobservable inputs) (Level 3).

==========

6 Financial risk management (continued)

(iii) Fair value estimation (continued)

The following table presents the Group's financial assets that are measured at fair value at 31 December 2018.

At 31 December 2018 Level 3
€000
Total
€000
Assets
Investment held at fair value through other comprehensive income
- Equity securities
20.703 20.703
Total financial assets measured at fair value _____
20.703
===========
_____
20.703
===========

The following table presents the Group's financial assets that are measured at fair value at 31 December 2017.

At 31 December 2017 Level 3
€000
Total
€000
Assets
Available-for-sale financial assets:
- Equity securities
20.703 20.703
Total financial assets measured at fair value _____
20.703
===========
_____
20.703
===========

The following table presents the changes in Level 3 investments for the year ended 31 December 2017 and 31 December 2018:

Equity
Securities
2018
€000
Equity
Securities
2017
€000
Opening balance 1 January 20.703
_____
20.703
_____
At 31 December 20.703
===========
20.703
===========

7 Critical accounting estimates and judgements

Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

Critical accounting estimates and assumptions

The Company/Group makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below.

7 Critical accounting estimates and judgements (continued)

Critical accounting estimates and assumptions (continued)

Taxation

Significant judgments and estimates are required in determining the corporate tax provision. There are transactions and calculations for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. The Company/Group recognizes liabilities for anticipated tax audit issues based on estimates and calculations as to whether additional tax will arise. Where the final tax outcome of these matters differs from the amounts that were initially recognized, such differences will affect the current and deferred tax assets and liabilities in the period in which such determination is made.

Fair value of investment property of €237.271 thousand (2017: €237.271 thousand)

The fair value of the investment property is based on observable comparable information of the market, including expected selling prices. Where observable comparable information are not available, the fair values are determined through significant judgements by the Company's management who have the relevant expertise, knowledge and recent experience that are necessary in the valuation of the investment property.

At 31 December 2018 and 31 December 2017, the fair value estimates of the investment property of the Management were based on valuation techniques which incorporate observable comparable selling prices, where these are available, adjusted to reflect the uniqueness, nature and the size of the properties, and their urban planning characteristics. For further information refer to Note 17.

For the purposes of the comparative method performed by the Company's management for the valuation of land, the land has been divided into three notional zones, considering the nonuniformity of the land the geographical advantages of each zone. Due to the high degree of subjectivity in the division of the land into the notional zones, the Company's management presents a sensitivity analysis in Note 17, to show the impact on the fair value of the investment property due to the change on the allocation of the total surface of the land to the different zones.

The main assumptions used for the valuation of the investment property are disclosed in Note 17.

As a result, the Company's management considers that the valuation of the investment is subject to a significant degree of subjectivity and an increased likelihood that the value of the investment property to be different.

Any changes in the assumptions used will result in a significant change in the fair value of the investment property (Note 17).

7 Critical accounting estimates and judgements (continued)

Critical accounting estimates and assumptions (continued)

Fair value of financial asset held at fair value through other comprehensive income (2017: Available-for-sale financial assets)

The fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market is determined by using valuation techniques. The Management uses its judgment to select a variety of methods and make assumptions that are mainly based on market conditions existing at each reporting date.

At 31 December 2018 and 31 December 2017, the fair value of the investment was estimated by the Group's Management based on the discounted cash flow for the valuation of the residential apartments building and the EBITDA multiple method for valuation of the hotel complex. The fair value was adjusted taking into consideration the fair value of the borrowings of the investment and the capital expenditures required for the completion of the renovation of the hotel.

The Company's management assessed the different techniques and selected the fair value method which was based on the operational profit (EBITDA multiple), as the most appropriate taking into account the characteristics and particularities of the investment, the available information and the maximization of the observable data used in the estimation.

In estimating future cash flows and operating profitability, the Group should make assumptions about future cash flows and expected operating profitability. These assumptions are based on historical trends as well as on future expectations. Although the Management believes that the assumptions used to calculate the fair value of the investment are reasonable and appropriate, these assumptions may be largely subjective. The principal assumptions used to estimate the fair value of financial assets and the sensitivity analysis of these key assumptions are disclosed in Note 20 of the financial statements.

Fair value of call option

Following the agreement signed on 30 September 2014 between the Group and the 75% owner of Parklane Hotels Limited, the Group has a ("call option") to compel Parklane Hotels Limited to issue solely and exclusively to the Group shares at fair value which together with the existing shareholding (24,98%) will constitute 50% of the issued shares of Parklane Hotels Limited. The right can be exercised between 30 September 2017 to 30 September 2020. In the event of exercise of the right, the shares to be issued will be at fair value which will be determined by an independent party. The above call option has not been recognized in the Group's financial statements as the Board of Directors considers that the call option does not have significant value.

8 Segment information

As per management approach in relation to IFRS 8, the operating segments are presented in accordance with the internal reporting provided to the Board of Directors (the chief operating decision-maker), which is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating segment. All operating segments used by the Group meet the definition of a reportable segment as per IFRS 8. The basic operating segments of the Group for which segment information is presented are as follows:

  • (1) Investment property
  • (2) Hotel and tourism
  • (3) Cement strategic investment in Vassiliko Cement Work Public Company Limited

8 Segment information (continued)

The Board of Directors of the Group assesses the performance of the operating segments based on a measure of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA). This measurement basis excludes the effects of non-recurring expenditure from the operating segments such as restructuring costs and impairments when the impairment is the result of an isolated, nonrecurring event. Interest income and expenditure are not allocated to segments. Other information presented, is accounted as per the financial statements.

The segment information provided to the management of the Group for the reportable segments is as follows:

For the year ended 31 December 2018

Hotel and
Tourism
€000
Investment
property
€000
Cement
€000
Other
€000
Reconciliation
adjustments
€000
Total
€000
Revenue - - 97.926 286 (97.926) 286
========= ========= ========= ========= ======== =========
(Loss)/Profit before interest, taxes and (37) (589) 32.936 155 (32.936) (471)
depreciation ========= ========= ========= ========= ======== =========
Total segment assets 20.703 238.108 286.316 12.134 (229.782) 327.479
Total assets includes: ========= ========= ========= ========= ======== =========
Investments in associates - - - 73 56.461 56.534
Additions to non-current assets ========= ========= ========= ========= ======== =========
- - 5.897 - (5.897) -
Total segment liabilities ========= ========= ========= ========= ======== =========
16 1.621 52.967 44.029 (52.967) 45.666
========= ========= ========= ========= ======== =========

For the year ended 31 December 2017

Hotel and
Tourism
€000
Investment
property
€000
Cement
€000
Other
€000
Reconciliation
adjustments
€000
Total
€000
Revenue - - 102.467 393 (102.467) 393
========= ========= ========= ========= ======== =========
Loss before interest, taxes and
depreciation
(46) (714) 36.034 189 (36.034) (571)
Total segment assets ========= ========= ========= ========= ======== =========
20.703 238.108 296.943 10.628 (239.058) 327.324
Total assets includes: ========= ========= ========= ========= ======== =========
Investments in associates - - - 12 57.873 57.885
Additions to non-current assets ========= ========= ========= ========= ======== =========
- 86 16.401 - (16.401) 86
Total segment liabilities ========= ========= ========= ========= ======== =========
20 1.623 57.964 43.924 (57.964) 45.567
========= ========= ========= ========= ======== =========

8 Segment information (continued)

Reconciliation of segment results

A reconciliation of loss before interest, taxes and depreciation to loss before tax is as follows:

2018
€000
2017
€000
Loss before interest, taxes and depreciation
Depreciation
Net losses on investment property (Note 9)
(471)
(9)
-
(571)
(9)
(6.336)
Operating loss
Finance costs (Note 12)
Share of profit of investments accounted for using the equity method
____
(480)
-
____
(6.917)
(335)
(Note 18) 4.050 4.960
Profit/(Loss) before tax ____
3.570
==========
____
(2.292)
==========

Reconciliation of segment assets and liabilities

Reportable segments' assets are reconciled to total assets as follows:

2018
€000
2017
€000
Assets for reportable segments 327.479 327.324
Total assets as per consolidated balance sheet _____
327.479
===========
_____
327.324
===========

Reportable segments' liabilities are reconciled to total liabilities as follows:

2018
€000
2017
€000
Liabilities for reportable segments 45.666 45.567
Total liabilities as per consolidated balance sheet _____
45.666
===========
_____
45.567
===========

9 Other losses

The Group The Company
2018 2017 2018 2017
€000 €000 €000 €000
Investment property: - (6.336) - -
Net losses (Note 17) ___ ___ ___ ___
Investments in subsidiaries:
Impairment charge (Note 19) - - - (6.898)
___ ___ ___ ___
- (6.336) - (6.898)
========= ========= ========= =========

10 Revenue

The Company
2017
€000
2017
€000
2018
€000
2017
€000
286 393 286 352
- - 4.641 4.004
286 393 4.927 ____
4.356
==========
2017
€000
Director's and Audit Committee's Remuneration (Note 30 (iii)) 9
34
6
4
9
10
7
623
65
767
6
34
26
4
9
9
7
788
91
____
974
==========
2017
€000
Director's and Audit Committee's Remuneration (Note 30 (iii)) 6
29
6
4
9
7
51
29
141
6
29
9
4
9
7
84
66
____
214
==========
___
=========
The Group
___
=========
_
==========
2018
€000
_
==========
2018
€000
____
==========

The total fees charged by the statutory audit firm for the statutory audit of the annual financial statements of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2018 amounted to €34 thousand/€29 thousand (2017: €34 thousand/€29 thousand) . The total fees charged by the statutory audit firm of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2018 for non-audit services amounted to €0 thousand (2017: €12 thousand).

12 Finance costs

The Group The Company
2018
€000
2017
€000
2018
€000
2017
€000
Interest expense:
Bank borrowings and overdraft
Interest on balances with related parties
(Note 30 (ii))
- 314 - 218
-
____
21
____
-
____
21
____
-
==========
335
==========
-
==========
239
==========

13 Taxation

The Group The Company
2018
2017
2018 2017
€000 €000 €000 €000
Deferred tax (Note 26)
Creation of temporary differences - 757 - -
Reversal of temporary differences - (7.381) - (9.669)
Tax credit ___
-
=========
___
(6.624)
=========
___
-
=========
___
(9.669)
=========

The reversal of deferred tax represents the deferred tax recognized in profit or loss in previous years, and related to the property sold to Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd. The sale of the property felt within the framework of the Tax Department regulations and provisions for tax relief for bank loan restructuring, and therefore no tax was paid.

The amount of €757 thousand recognized for deferred tax in 2017 resulted from the temporary differences between the tax base of investment property valued at fair value and their accounting value in the consolidated financial statements.

The tax on the Group's and Company's profit/(loss) before tax differs from the theoretical amount that would arise using the applicable tax rate as follows:

The Group The Company
2018
€000
2017
€000
2018
€000
2017
€000
Profit/(Loss) before tax 3.570
=========
(2.292)
=========
4.786
==========
(2.995)
==========
Tax calculated at the applicable corporation
tax rate of 12,5%
Tax effect of expenses not deductible for tax
446 (286) 598 (374)
purposes 13 2.584 8 878
Tax effect of allowances and income not
subject to tax
Tax effect of share of profit from
investments accounted for using the equity
- (7.982) (580) (10.169)
method (506) (620) - -
Tax effect of using tax losses brought
forward
Tax effect of losses for which no deferred
(26) - (26) -
tax asset has been recognised 73 (320) - (4)
Tax (credit)/charge ___
-
=========
___
(6.624)
=========
___
-
=========
___
(9.669)
=========

The Company and the Group are subject to income tax on taxable profits at the rate of 12,5%.

As from tax year 2012 brought forward losses of only five years may be utilised. From 1 January 2009 onwards, under certain conditions, interest may be exempt from income tax and be subject only to special contribution for defence at the rate of 10%; increased to 15% as from 31 August 2011, and to 30% as from 29 April 2013.

In certain cases dividends received from abroad may be subject to special contribution for defence at the rate of 15%; increased to 17% as from 31 August 2011; increased to 20% as from 1 January 2012; reduced to 17% as from 1 January 2014. In certain cases dividends received from 1 January 2012 onwards from other Cyprus tax resident companies may also be subject to special contribution for defence.

13 Taxation (continued)

Gains on disposal of qualifying titles (including shares, bonds, debentures, rights thereon etc) are exempt from Cyprus income tax.

In accordance with the Income Tax Law, the Company and its subsidiaries, over which the Company controls directly or indirectly of the 75% of their issued share capital, are considered to be a "group" for tax purposes. A company of the "group" may transfer losses and offset them against profits elsewhere in the group.

The tax (charge)/credit relating to components of other comprehensive income is as follows:

Tax effects of components of other comprehensive income

The Group

Year ended 31 December
2018 2017
Before tax Tax
(charge)/
credit
After tax Tax
(charge)/
Before tax
credit
€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 After tax
€000
Associated companies:
Changes in equity
Reverse of deferred tax
(761)
-
-
-
(761)
-
230
2.288
-
-
230
2.288
Other comprehensive
Income
____
(761)
==========
_____
-
===========
____
(761)
==========
____
2.518
==========
____
-
==========
____
2.518
==========

14 Earnings per share

Earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to equity holders of the Company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the period.

Basic and fully diluted

31 December
2018
31 December
2017
Profit attributable to equity holders of the Company - €000 3.582
============
4.348
============
Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue 137.610.883
============
137.610.883
============
Profit per share - basic and fully diluted (cent per share) 2,60
============
3,16
============

15 Dividend per share

On 30th of June 2017, the Annual General Meeting approved the payment of a dividend of €0,016 per share, amounted to €2.202 thousand out of the profits of 2016 and prior years.

On 29th June 2018, the Annual General Meeting approved the payment of a dividend of €0,02 per share, amounted to €2.752 thousand out of the profits of 2017. The dividend was paid to the shareholders on 27 July 2018.

16 Property, plant and equipment

The Group

Machinery
and
equipment
€000
Motor
Vehicles
€000
Furniture
and
fittings
€000
Total
€000
Year ended 31 December 2017 5 37 9 51
Opening net book amount (5) - (9) (14)
Write off - (9) - (9)
Depreciation charge (Note 11) ____ ___ ___ ____
Net book amount at the end of the - 28 - 28
year ========== ========= ========= ==========
At 31 December 2017 - 46 - 46
Cost - (18) - (18)
Accumulated depreciation ____ ___ ___ _____
Net book amount - 28 - 28
========== ========= ========= ===========
Year ended 31 December 2018 - 28 - 28
Opening net book amount - (9) - (9)
Depreciation charge (Note 11) ____ ___ ___ ____
Net book amount at the end of the - 19 - 19
year ========== ========= ========= ==========
At 31 December 2018 - 46 - 46
Cost - (27) - (27)
Accumulated depreciation ____ ___ ___ _____
Net book amount - 19 - 19
========== ========= ========= ===========
  • Depreciation charge of €9 thousand (2017: €9 thousand) was charged to "administrative expenses "in profit or loss.

16 Property, plant and equipment (continued)

The Company

Motor
vehicles
€000
Furniture
and
fittings
€000
Total
€000
At 1 January 2017
Cost 46 - 46
Accumulated depreciation (Note 11) (9)
___
-
___
(9)
___
Net book value 37
=========
-
=========
37
=========
Year ended 31 December 2017
Opening net book amount 37 - 37
Depreciation charge (9) - (9)
Net book amount at the end of the year ___
28
___
-
___
28
At 31 December 2017 ___ ___ ___
Cost 46 - 46
Accumulated depreciation (18)
___
-
___
(18)
___
Net book amount 28
=========
-
=========
28
=========
Year ended 31 December 2018
Opening net book amount 28 - 28
Depreciation charge (Note 11) (9) - (9)
Net book amount at the end of the year ___
19
___
-
___
19
At 31 December 2018 ___ ___ ___
Cost 46 - 46
Accumulated depreciation (27)
___
-
___
(27)
___
Net book amount 19
=========
-
=========
19
=========

Depreciation charge of €9 thousand (2017: €9 thousand) was charged to administrative expenses.

17 Investment property

The Group

Land for development in Cyprus
2018
€000 €000
Fair value hierarchy 3 3
Fair Value at 1 January 238.108 274.808
Additions - 86
Disposal of property - (30.750)
Provision for construction of road (Note 28) - 300
Net losses (Note 9) - (6.336)
Fair value at 31 December _____
238.108
===========
_____
238.108
===========

17 Investment property (continued)

The Company

Land in Cyprus
2018 2017
€000 €000
Fair Value at 1 January/31 December 837
===========
837
===========

During the year 2017, the subsidiary C.C.C. Real Estate Company Ltd sold part of its investment property to Nelipo Properties Ltd (100% subsidiary of the Bank Cyprus Public Company Ltd) as part of the restructuring of the Group's and other related companies credit facilities.

The sale price of the property amounted to €30.750 thousand, based on the fair value reduced by 30%, and the sale/transaction fell within the framework of the regulations and provisions of the Tax Department for tax relief for bank loan restructuring.

The Company's/Group's investment property is measured at fair value. Changes at fair values are presented in profit or loss. The Company/Group holds only one class of investment property, being land for development in Cyprus.

At 31 December 2018, loans of related parties were secured with Group's investment property (Note 30 (vi)).

(i) Valuation method and key assumptions

The investment property is valued by the Company's management who has the relevant expertise, knowledge and recent experience in the valuation of the investment property.

The valuation at fair value of the Company's management for the investment property at 31 December 2017 was based on the comparative method taking into consideration the selling price of the transaction made on 9 March 2017 for part of the property, as part of the restructuring of the credit facilities of the Group and other related companies, as adjusted based on the discount and the division of the property into notional zones to represent the fair value of the whole investment property, which was then increased by 3% to reflect the improved market condition at 31 December 2017 compared to the transaction date. The Company's management considers that the comparative method is the most suitable for the valuation of the property considering the characteristics and uniqueness of the investment property.

The fair value measurement of the investment property at 31 December 2018 has not significantly changed from the fair value as estimated by Management at 31 December 2017.

For the purpose of the comparative method performed by Group's management for the valuation of the property, the land has been divided into three notional zones considering the physical characteristics of each zone. As a result, the comparative method is based on observable prices for Zone A and adjustments were made for the valuation of the remaining zones using the zoning method.

17 Investment property (continued)

(i) Valuation method and key assumptions (continued)

The area of each notional zone and the price per square meter has been determined by the Company's management as follows;

At 31 December 2018 and 31 December 2017, fair value of investment of €237.271 thousand as follows:

Notional Zone Area (square meters '000/ Price per square meter (€)
%)
Zone
Α
175
/ 17%
494
Zone
Β
82
/ 8%
247
(1/2 of Zone A's price)
Zone
C
799
/
75%
165
(1/3 of Zone A's price)

The valuation of the Group's investment property has been classified as level 3 valuation since the valuation techniques used incorporate unobservable inputs.

(ii) Valuation of Investment Property at fair value using significant non-observable inputs Data (Level 3) and sensitivity analysis

The table below shows the possible impact of the fair value of the investment property in the Group's/Company's total income due to a change in the non-observable inputs (Level 3).

Information about valuation of investment property at fair value using non-observable inputs (Level 3) – 31 December 2018 and 31 December 2017

Property Valuation
(€000)
Valuation
method
Non-observable
inputs
Change in
input
Zone A –
106/ 10%
Deviation/
Sensitivity
Land for development
in Cyprus
237.271 Comparative
method
Allocation of area
into zones ('000/ %)
Zone B –
106/ 10%
Zone C –
844/ 80%
€20.946
thousands
decrease
Zone A –
106/ 10%
Zone B –
53/ 5%
Zone C –
897/ 85%
€25.287
thousands
decrease
Land for development
In Cyprus
237.271 Comparative
method
Price per
square meter (€)
Zone A –
519
Zone B –
259
Zone C –
173
€12.061
thousands
increase
Zone A –
469
Zone B –
235
Zone C –
156
€11.754
thousands
decrease

18 Investments accounted for using the equity method

The Group The Company
2018 2017 2018 2017
€000 €000 €000 €000
At beginning of year 57.885 56.692 52.608 52.597
Transfer from investment in subsidiary (1)
(Note 19) - 7 - 10
Share of profit after tax 4.051 4.960 - -
Share of changes in equity (761) (230) - -
Dividends (Note 10) (4.641) (4.004) - -
At end of year ____
56.534
==========
____
57.885
==========
____
52.608
==========
____
52.608
==========

(1) On 3 January 2017, its subsidiary Company, C.C.C. Tourist Enterprises Public Company Limited, sold the shares held in C.C.C. Secretarial Ltd to its parent company, The Cyprus Cement Public Company Ltd, and to the related company, K + G Complex Public Company Limited. As a result, the percentage hold in C.C.C. Secretarial Ltd was reduced to 50% and transferred from investment in subsidiaries to investments accounted for using the equity method.

The Group

Set out below are presented the associate companies of the group as at 31 December 2018 and 31 December 2017. The associate companies listed below have a share capital consisting exclusively of ordinary shares, held directly by the Group. The country of incorporation or registration is the place of business.

Country Principal activities %
interest
held
Measurement
Method
2018
Vassiliko Cement Works Public Company Limited Cyprus Production and sale of
cement
25,3% Equity Method
C.C.C. Secretarial Ltd Cyprus Secretarial and
administration
services
50,0% Equity Method
2017
Vassiliko Cement Works Public Company Limited Cyprus Production and sale of
cement
25,3% Equity Method
C.C.C. Secretarial Ltd Cyprus Secretarial and
administration
services
50,0% Equity Method

The associate company Vassiliko Cement Works Public Company Limited is listed on the Cyprus Stock Exchange. On 31 December 2018, and the fair value of the investment in associate based on the market price was €48.775 thousand (2017: €52.597 thousand). The market price listed on the stock exchange is not representative since these shares are not traded in an active market.

Important restrictions

There are no significant restrictions as a result of borrowing, regulatory or contractual arrangements between investors with significant influence on affiliated companies in relation to the ability of affiliated companies to transfer money to the Group in the form of cash dividends or to repay loans or advances made from the Group.

18 Investments accounted for using the equity method (continued)

Contingent Liabilities and Commitments

(a) Operating lease commitments – where the investment in associate undertakings are lessees

Non-cancellable lease payments are as follows:

Vassiliko Cement Works
Public Company Limited
2018 2017
€000 €000
Within 1 year 21 86
Between 2 to 5 years 35 44
Later than 5 years 65 57
____
121
____
187
========== ==========

(b) Operating lease commitments – where the investment in associate undertakings are lessors

Minimum non-cancellable lease payments are as follows:

Vassiliko Cement Works
Public Company Limited
2018
€000
2017
€000
Within 1 year
Between 2 to 5 years
90
122
77
167
____
212
==========
____
244
==========

(c) Capital Commitments

On 31 December 2017 and 2018, there were no capital commitments in respect of the associated company Vassiliko Cement Works Public Company Limited.

Set out below are the summarised financial information of the associated companies:

Summarised balance sheet

Vassiliko Cement Works
Public Company Limited
2018 2017
€000 €000
Current assets 31.866 30.446
Non-current assets 254.450 266.497
Current Liabilities (14.926) (14.972)
Non-current Liabilities (38.041) (42.992)
Net assets ______
233.349
===========
______
238.979
===========

18 Investments accounted for using the equity method (continued)

Summarised statement of comprehensive income

Vassiliko Cement Works Public
Company Limited
2018
€000
2017
€000
Revenue 97.926 102.467
Profit for the year ____
15.722
____
19.873
Other Comprehensive (loss)/income ____
(3.009)
____
911
Total comprehensive income for the year ____
12.713
____
20.784
____ ____

The information stated above reflect the amounts presented in the consolidated financial statements of the associate companies.

Summarised reconciliation of financial information

The reconciliation of the summarized financial information is presented to the carrying value of the Investment in associate is as follows:

Vassiliko Cement Works Public
Company Limited
2018
€000
2017
€000
Summarised financial information
Net assets at 1 January
Profit for the year
Other comprehensive (loss)/income for the year
Dividends
229.041
15.722
(3.009)
(18.343)
224.083
19.873
911
(15.826)
Net assets at 31 December ______
223.411
______
229.041
Share of the investment in associate – 25,3% ============
56.461
============
57.878
Carrying value ============
56.461
============
============
57.878
============

The Company

Set out below are presented the associate companies of the company at 31 December 2018 and 31 December 2017. The associate companies listed below have a share capital consisting exclusively of ordinary shares, held directly by the Company. The country of incorporation or registration is also the place of business.

2018 Country Principal activities %
interest
held
Measurement
Method
Vassiliko Cement Works Public
Company Limited
Cyprus Production and sale of cement 25,3% Cost Method
C.C.C. Secretarial Ltd Cyprus Secretarial and administration
services
50,0% Cost Method
2017
Vassiliko Cement Works Public
Company Limited
Cyprus Production and sale of cement 25,3% Cost Method
C.C.C. Secretarial Ltd Cyprus Secretarial and administration
services
50,0% Cost Method

19 Investment in subsidiaries

2018 2017
€000 €000
At the beginning of the year 249.950 280.855
Transfer to investments accounted for using the equity method (Note 18) - (7)
Capital return - (24.000)
Impairment charge (Note 9) - (6.898)
______ ______
At the end of the year 249.950 249.950
============ ============

During 2017, the subsidiary, C.C.C. Real Estate Company Ltd, proceeded with a reduction of its share premium by €24.000 thousand. As a result, the subsidiary returned this amount to the Company, and the company recognized it as a capital return by reducing the book value of the investment, as the subsidiary does not have any available profits for distribution.

At 31 December 2017, the Company recognized an impairment charge of €6.898 thousand in relation of its investment in subsidiary, since its accounting value exceeded its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount of the subsidiary company was assessed based on fair value minus selling expenses.

The company classified the fair value at level 3. The following assumption have been used for the valuation of the fair value of the investment at 31 December 2017:

  • − fair value of investment property held by the subsidiary company
  • − fair value of the financial instruments held by the subsidiary company

The subsidiary companies, all of them registered in Cyprus, are listed below. Unless specified otherwise, subsidiaries have a share capital consisting exclusively of ordinary shares held directly by the group, and the percentage of ownership rights held is equal to the voting rights the group owns. The country of incorporation or registration is the place of business.

% interest held
Name Country of
incorporation
Principal activities 31 December
2018
31 December
2017
% %
C.C.C. Real Estate Company
Limited
Cyprus Holding and development of
investment property
100,00 100,00
CCC Laundries Limited (1) Cyprus Dormant - 100,00
C.C.C. Tourist Enterprises
Public Company Limited
Cyprus Holding of investments in
hotel and tourism industry
67,29 67,29
Subsidiaries of CCC
Laundries Limited
White Linen (Famagusta)
Limited (1)
Cyprus Dormant - 63,00

(1) Written off from Registrar of Companies on 4th July 2018.

The minority interest in subsidiary companies on 31 December 2017 was €6.773 thousand (2017: €6.784 thousand) and it relates to the minority interest of C.C.C. Tourist Enterprises Public Company Limited. The minority interest's percentage of C.C.C. Tourist Enterprises Public Company Limited is 32,71%. The share of loss for the year ended 31 December 2018 attributable to the minority interest of C.C.C. Tourist Enterprises Public Company Limited was €12 thousand (2017: €16 thousand).

19 Investment in subsidiaries (continued)

Summarised balance sheet

C.C.C. Tourist Enterprises Public
Company Limited
2018 2017
€000 €000
Current assets 142 142
Current liabilities (139) (103)
Net current assets _____
3
===========
_____
39
===========
Non-current assets 20.703
_____
20.703
_____
Net non-current assets 20.703
_____
20.703
_____
Net assets 20.706
===========
20.742
===========

Summarised income statement

C.C.C. Tourist Enterprises Public
Company Limited
2018
€000
2017
€000
Loss for the year (36)
_____
(43)
_____
Other comprehensive loss -
_____
-
_____
Total comprehensive loss (36)
_____
(43)
_____

Summarised cash flows

C.C.C. Tourist Enterprises Public
Company Limited
2018 2017
€000 €000
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations (40) (41)
Interest paid -
_____
(1)
_____
Net cash used in operating activities (40) (42)
=========== ===========
Net cash from investing activities - 7
=========== ===========
Net cash from financing activities 40
===========
68
===========
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and bank overdrafts -
===========
33
===========
Cash and bank overdrafts at beginning of year - (33)
=========== ===========
Cash and bank overdrafts at end of year - -
=========== ===========

The information above is the amount before inter-company eliminations.

20 Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income (2017: Available-for-sale financial assets)

Investment at fair value through other comprehensive income

The Group The Company
Investment in equity securities were
determined at fair value through other
comprehensive income
2018 2017 2018 2017
€000 €000 €000 €000
Unlisted equity securities 20.703
===========
20.703
===========
-
===========
-
===========

The Group's share in the share capital of Parklane Hotels Ltd is 24,98% (2017: 24,98%).

The Group's investment in Parklane Hotels Ltd is measured at fair value, in accordance with the IFRS 9 principles "Financial Instruments".

(i) Valuation technique and key assumptions

The fair value of the investment at 31 December 2017 and 31 December 2018 was estimated by the Group's Management based on the discounted cash flow method for the valuation of the residential apartments building and the EBITDA multiple for the valuation of the hotel complex. The Group's Management took also in consideration the opening date of the hotel complex which was still under renovation at 31 December 2018.

Information in respect of valuation of fair value using non-observable inputs (Level 3)

Description Fair value method
2018
Non – observable data
2018
Connection between non –
observable data and fair value
2018
Hotel Complex Fair value method
based on operating
profit
(EBITDA multiple)
Multiplier: 16
Expected operating profit
(EBITDA): €10.000.000
The higher are the multiplier and
the expected operating profit,
the higher the fair value
Residential
apartments building
Discounted cash
flow method
Expected sale price of
residential apartments
Between €12.000 and €18.000
per square meter
Discount rate: 7,06%
The higher the sale price per
square meter is, the greater the
fair value.
The higher the discount rate, the
lower the fair value
Description Fair value method
2017
Non – observable data
2017
Connection between non –
observable data and fair value
2017
Hotel Complex Fair value method
based on operating
profit
(EBITDA multiple)
Multiplier: 16
Expected operating
profit(EBITDA) : €10.000.000
The higher are the multiplier and
the expected operating profit,
the higher the fair value
Residential
apartments building
Discounted cash
flow method
Expected sale price of
residential apartments
Between €10.000 and €17.000
per square meter
The higher the sale price per
square meter is, the greater the
fair value.
The higher the discount rate, the
Discount rate: 7,48% lower the fair value

20 Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income (2017: Available-for-sale financial assets) (continued)

(ii) Sensitivity

The table below shows the possible impact on the fair value of the investment in Parklane Hotels Ltd in other comprehensive income, from the change in significant assumptions. The positive amount reflects the net possible profit and the negative amount the net possible loss to other comprehensive income.

Impact in other
comprehensive
income
2018
Operating profit method (Hotel complex) €000
Increase by 10% in the expected operating profit 3.597
Decrease by 10% in the expected operating profit (3.597)
Increase by 1 unit in the multiplier 2.248
Decrease by 1 unit in the multiplier (2.248)
Discounted cash flow method (Residential apartments building)
Increase by 10% in expected sale price 1.825
Decrease by 10% in expected sale price (1.825)
Increase by 0,5 percentage points of the discount rate (127)
Decrease by 0,5 percentage points of the discount rate 127
Change in assumptions Impact in other
comprehensive
income
Operating profit method (Hotel complex) 2017
€000
Increase by 10% of EBITDA 3.597
Decrease by 10% of EBITDA (3.597)
Increase by 1 unit in the multiplier 2.248
Decrease by 1 unit in the multiplier (2.248)
Discounted cash flow method (Residential apartments building)
Increase by 10% in expected sale price 1.960
Decrease by 10% in expected sale price (1.960)

20 Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income (2017: Available-for-sale financial assets) (continued)

The fair value of the investment is included in level 3 (Note 6 (iii) fair value estimations) since the valuation technique is based on significant non-observative inputs of the market.

The investment measured at fair value through other comprehensive income is analysed as follows:

The Group The Company
2018 2017 2018 2017
€000 €000 €000 €000
Euro - functional and presentation currency 20.703
===========
20.703
===========
-
========
-
========

21 Financial assets at amortised cost

The Group The Company
2018
€000
2017
€000
2018
€000
2017
€000
Current
Loan granted to ultimate holding company
(Note 30 (viii)) 2.693 1.911 2.693 1.911
Loan granted to holding company
(Note 30 (viii)) 6.590 6.752 6.590 6.752
Other receivables 142 142 - -
Receivables from related parties
(Note 30 (iv)) 168 44 1.839 981
____
9.593
==========
____
8.849
==========
____
11.122
==========
____
9.644
==========

All loan receivables are repayable on demand, bear annual interest rate 3,25% and are secured (Note 30 (viii)).

Due to the short-term nature of the current financial assets at amortised cost, their carrying amount at the balance sheet date is considered to be at fair value.

Note 6 provides information on the impairment of financial assets at amortised cost and the exposure of Group's/Company's Credit Risk.

The carrying amounts of the Company's and Group's loan receivables are denominated in the following currencies:

The Group The Company
2018 2017 2018 2017
€000 €000 €000 €000
Euro 9.593
___
8.849
___
11.122
___
8.663
___
9.593
=========
8.849
=========
11.122
=========
8.663
=========

The maximum exposure to credit risk at the balance sheet date is the carrying value of receivables mentioned above. The Group's/Company's loan receivables are secured with Corporate Guarantees.

22 Cash and cash equivalents at bank

The Group The Company
2018 2017 2018 2017
€000 €000 €000 €000
Cash at bank and in hand 2.009
____
1.341
____
2.010
____
1.343
____
2.009
==========
1.341
==========
2.010
==========
1.343
==========

For the purposes of the statement of cash flow, cash and cash equivalents with the bank include:

The Group The Company
2018 2017 2018 2017
€000 €000 €000 €000
Cash at bank and in hand 2.009
____
1.341
____
2.010
____
1.341
____
2.009
==========
1.341
==========
2.010
==========
1.341
==========

The carrying amounts of the Group's and Company's cash and cash equivalents are denominated in the following currencies:

The Group The Company
2018 2017 2018 2017
€000 €000 €000 €000
Euro 2.009
=========
1.341
=========
2.010
==========
1.341
==========

Non-cash transactions

The main non-cash transactions of the Group, during the current year, were as follows:

• The payment of dividends by the Group of €1.023 thousand, against loan receivables by related companies.

The main non-cash transactions of the Company, during the current year, were as follows:

• The payment of dividends by the Company of €1.023 thousand, against loan receivables from related companies.

The main non-cash transactions of the Group, during the year 2017, were as follows:

  • The disposal of part of the subsidiary's investment property to a subsidiary of Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd, as part of the restructuring of the Group's and other related companies credit facilities (note 17);
  • The settlement of bank borrowings of €7.315 thousand against the sale of part of the subsidiary's investment property to a subsidiary of Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd (Note 17);
  • The settlement of bank borrowings of €11.088 thousand, against loan receivables from related companies;
  • The settlement of loan to related company of €3.194 thousand, against loan receivables from related companies;
  • The payment of dividends by the Group of €1.510 thousand, against loan receivables by related companies.

22 Cash and cash equivalents at bank (continued)

The main non-cash transactions of the Company, during the year 2017, were as follows:

  • The capital return from the subsidiary company of €24.000 thousand, against loan receivables from related companies, which were assigned by the subsidiary to the Company;
  • The settlement of bank borrowings of €3.825 thousand against the disposal of part of the subsidiary's investment property to a subsidiary of Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd (Note 17);
  • The settlement of bank borrowings of €7.924 thousand, against loan receivables from related companies;
  • The settlement of loan to related company of €3.194 thousand, against loan receivables from related companies;
  • The payment of dividends by the Company of €1.510 thousand, against loan receivables from related companies.

Reconciliation of obligations arising from financing activities at the year ended 31 December 2017

The Group

Total borrowings
from financing
Loans from
related parties
activities
Bank loans
€000 €000 €000
Balance at 1 January 2017 18.606 2.793 21.399
Cash transactions:
Proceeds from borrowings - 380 380
Repayment of borrowings (203) - (203)
Interest paid (304) - (304)
Interest expenses 304 21 325
Non-cash transactions:
Repayment of loans against loan receivables from
related companies (11.088) (3.194) (14.282)
Repayment of loans against sale of part of investment
property (7.315) - (7.315)
___ __ ___
Balance at 31 December 2017 -
=========
-
========
-
=========

The Company

Total borrowings
from financing
Bank
borrowings
Borrowings from
related parties
activities
€000 €000 €000
Balance at 1 January 2017 11.952 2.793 14.745
Cash transactions:
Proceeds from borrowings - 380 380
Repayment of borrowings (203) - (203)
Interest paid (208) - (208)
Interest expenses 208 21 229
Non-cash transactions:
Repayment of borrowings against loan receivables
from related parties (7.924) (3.194) (11.118)
Repayment of borrowings against sale of part of
investment property (3.825)
___
-
___
(3.825)
___
Balance at 31 December 2017 - - -
========= ========= =========

23 Other assets

The Group The Company
2018 2017 2018 2017
€000 €000 €000 €000
Value Added Tax Refundable 513
=========
410
=========
-
=========
-
=========

24 Share capital and share premium

31 December 2018 31 December 2017
Number of
shares
Ordinary
share
capital
€000
Share
premium
€000
Number of
shares
Ordinary
share
capital
€000
Share
premium
€000
Issued and fully paid
At beginning of year
137.610.883 59.173 910 137.610.883 59.173 910
At end of year _____
137.610.883
===========
____
59.173
==========
___
910
=========
_____
137.610.883
===========
____
59.173
==========
__
910
========

The total authorised number of ordinary shares is 200.000.000 shares (2017: 200.000.000 shares) with a nominal value of €0,43 per share (2017: nominal value of €0,43 per share). All issued shares are fully paid.

25 Borrowings

The Company and the Group

After the completion of the Agreement in 2017, for the disposal of a plot of land to Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd , (through its 100% subsidiary Nelipo Properties Ltd) within the framework of the restructuring of Group and other related companies credit facilities, the Group and the Company have become debt free without any bank borrowings, since the Group's and the Company's loans to other banking institutions have been taken over related companies. The undrawn borrowing facilities are secured by personal guarantees of Messrs. George Galatariotis and Costas Galatariotis amounted to €1.600 thousand (Note 30 (vii)).

The Company/Group has the following undrawn borrowing facilities:

The Group The Company
2018 2017 2018 2017
€000 €000 €000 €000
Floating rate:
Expiring within one year 1.595 1.595 1.560 1.560
========== ========== ========== ==========

The facilities expiring within one year are annual facilities subject to review at various dates.

26 Deferred tax liabilities

The movement in deferred tax liabilities, without taking into consideration the offsetting of balances not related to the same tax authority, is as follows:

The Group

=========== ==========
At 31 December 2018 _____
45.213
____
45.213
At 1 January 2018 45.213 45.213
Profit fair
value
€000
Total
€000
At 31 December 2017 45.213
===========
45.213
==========
At 1 January 2017
Charge to profit or loss (Note 13)
Credit to other comprehensive income
54.125
(6.624)
(2.288)
_____
54.125
(6.624)
(2.288)
____
Profit fair
value
€000
Total
€000

The amount of €2.288 thousand which was credited to other comprehensive income in 2017, represents deferred tax adjustment recognized in other comprehensive income in previous years, and related to property, plant and machinery, that were transferred later to investment property and were presented at fair value through profit or loss.

The Company

At 31 December 2018 ____
43.897
==========
_____
43.897
===========
At 1 January 2018 43.897 43.897
€000 €000
companies Total
subsidiary
Investment in
At 31 December 2017 43.897
==========
43.897
===========
____ _____
Credit to profit or loss (Note 13) (9.669) (9.669)
At 1 January 2017 53.566 53.566
€000 €000
subsidiary
companies
Total
Investment in

27 Trade and other payables

The Group The Company
2018
€000
2017
€000
2018
€000
2017
€000
Payables to related parties (Note 30 (iv))
Other payables and accrued expenses
15
138
6
48
9
130
____
6
29
____
___
153
=========
___
54
=========
139
==========
35
==========

The fair value of trade and other payables which are due within one year approximates their carrying amount at the balance sheet date.

28 Provisions

The Group The Company
2018 2017 2018 2017
€000 €000 €000 €000
Provision for road construction 300 300 - -
At 31 December 2018 ___
300
___
300
___
-
___
-
========= ========= ========= =========

29 Contingencies and commitments

Other contingent liabilities of the Company/Group

The Group is guarantor of the related companies loans as described in Note 30 (vi). The Board of Directors does not expect any significant liabilities to the Group in respect to these guarantees.

The obligations related to the credit commitment obligations are as follows:

Note 2018
€000
2017
€000
Finance guarantees 6 (i) 1.500 1.500
Provision for finance guarantees 6 (i) - -

30 Related party transactions

The Company is controlled by C.C.C. Holdings & Investments Limited (parent company), which is registered in Cyprus. The ultimate holding company is George S. Galatariotis & Sons Limited, also registered in Cyprus.

The related companies are companies under common control, companies controlled by the Directors of the Company and companies exercising significant influence to the Group and the Company.

The following transactions were carried out with related parties:

(i) Purchases of services

The Group The Company
2018 2017 2018 2017
Related companies:
Management and administrative
€000 €000 €000 €000
services 580
__
691
__
36
___
43
___
580 691 36 43
======== ======== ========= =========

30 Related party transactions (continued)

(ii) Interest on balances with related parties

The Group The Company
2018
€000
2017
€000
2018
€000
2017
€000
Interest payable (Note 12):
Related company - 21 - 21
__
-
__
21
__
-
__
21
Interest received (Note 10): ======== ======== ======== ========
Loans to related entities 286 393 286 352
__
286
========
__
393
========
__
286
========
__
352
========

(iii) Key management personnel and Directors' compensation

The Group

The total remuneration of key management personnel (including also Directors' and Audit Committees' remuneration) was as follows:

Fees for the
Members of
the Board of
Directors
Fees for the
Members of the
Audit
Committee
Total
€000 €000 €000
Year ended 31 December 2018
Executive Directors
George St. Galatariotis 1 - 1
Costas St. Galatariotis 1 - 1
Stavros G. St. Galatariotis 1 - 1
_
3
_
-
_
3
_ _ _
Non-executive Directors
Michalis Moushouttas 1 1 2
Antonis Antoniou 1 1 2
Tasos Anastasiou 1
_
1
_
2
_
3 3 6
Total _
6
_
3
_
9
======= ======= ========

30 Related party transactions (continued)

(iii) Key management personnel and Directors' compensation (continued)

The Group (continued)

Year ended 31 December 2017 Fees
€000
Total
€000
Executive Directors
George St. Galatariotis
Costas St. Galatariotis
1
1
1
1
Stavros G. St. Galatariotis
Tasos Anastasiou
1
1
_
1
1
_
4
_
4
_
Non-executive Directors
Michalis Moushouttas
Antonis Antoniou
1
1
_
1
1
_
2 2
Total _
6
=======
_
6
========

The Company

Fees for the
Members of
the Board of
Fees for the
Members of the
Directors Audit
Committee
Total
€000 €000 €000
Year ended 31 December 2018
Executive Directors
George St. Galatariotis 1 - 1
Costas St. Galatariotis 1 - 1
Stavros G. St. Galatariotis 1 - 1
_
3
_
-
_
3
_ _ _
Non-executive Directors
Michalis Moushouttas 1 1 2
Antonis Antoniou 1 1 2
Tasos Anastasiou 1
_
1
_
2
_
3 3 6
Total _
6
_
3
_
9
======= ======= ========

30 Related party transactions (continued)

(iii) Key management personnel and Directors' compensation (continued)

The Company (continued)

Fees Total
Year ended 31 December 2017 €000 €000
Executive Directors
George St. Galatariotis
Costas St. Galatariotis
1
1
1
1
Stavros G. St. Galatariotis 1 1
Tasos Anastasiou 1 1
_
4
_
4
_ _
Non-executive Directors
Michalis Moushouttas 1 1
Antonis Antoniou 1 1
_
2
_
2
Total _
6
_
6
======= ========

(iv) Year end balances

The Group The Company
2018 2017 2018 2017
€000 €000 €000 €000
Receivable from related parties (Note 21):
Related companies 168 44 164 44
Subsidiary companies - - 1.675 937
___
168
___
44
____
1.839
____
981
Payable to related parties (Note 27): ========= ========= ========== ==========
Directors 15 6 9 6
___
15
___
6
____
9
____
6
========= ========= ========== ==========

The receivable and payable to related parties do not bear interest, are not secured and are repayable on demand.

30 Related party transactions (continued)

(v) Loans from related companies

The Group The Company
2018
€000
2017
€000
2018
€000
2017
€000
Loan from company which exercises
significant influence on the
Group/Company:
At beginning of year - 2.793 - 2.793
Loan granted during year
Loan assigned to parent company during
- 380 - 380
year (Note 30 (viii)) - (3.194) - (3.194)
Interest paid (Note 30 (ii)) - 21 - 21
At end of year ___
-
=========
___
-
=========
___
-
=========
___
-
=========

The loan from the Company that exercises significant influence on the Group/Company brought interest at 4,00%, was not secured and was fully repaid in 2017.

(vi) Guarantees for loans provided to related companies

The Group has guaranteed bank loans and overdrafts of related parties as follows:

2018 2017
Guarantees on
investment
property
€000
Corporate
guarantees
€000
Guarantees on
investment
property
€000
Corporate
guarantees
€000
Ultimate parent company 1.677 1.500 1.677 1.500
_____ ____ _____ ____
1.677 1.500 1.677 1.500
=========== ========== =========== ==========

(vii) Personal guarantees of Directors

The Group's/Company's unused bank overdrafts for the years ended 31 December 2018 and 2017 are secured by personal guarantees of Messrs. George Galatariotis and Costas Galatariotis for the amount of €800 thousand and €800 thousand respectively.

30 Related party transactions (continued)

(viii) Loans to related parties

The Group The Company
2018 2017 2018 2017
€000 €000 €000 €000
Loan to ultimate parent company:
At the beginning of the year 1.911 - 1.911 -
Loan receivable assigned by the company
and the subsidiary during the year - 9.831 - 9.831
Loan granted during the year 1.097 160 1.097 160
Loan that set off against dividends payable
by the company (389) (311) (389) (311)
Bank Loans assigned by the company and
then set off against loan receivables - (7.924) - (7.924)
Interest charge (Note 30 (ii)) 75 155 75 155
At the end of year (Note 21) ___
2.693
=========
___
1.911
=========
___
2.693
=========
___
1.911
=========

The loan bears interest at 3,25%, is secured by corporate guarantee and is payable on demand.

The Group The Company
2018 2017 2018 2017
€000 €000 €000 €000
Loan to parent company:
At the beginning of the year 6.752 - 6.752 -
Loan receivable assigned by the subsidiary
during the year - 10.563 - 10.563
Loan granted during the year 15 - 15 -
Loan receivable assigned from company
which exercises significant influence on
the Group/Company during the year - 400 - 400
Loan set off against dividend payable by
the company (634) (1.214) (634) (1.214)
Loan assigned during the year 246 - 246 -
Set off against loan that was assigned by
the company exercise significant influence
on the group/company (Note 30 (v)) - (3.194) - (3.194)
Interest charge (Note 30 (ii)) 211
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198
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211
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198
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At the end of the year (Note 21) 6.590
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6.752
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6.590
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6.752
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The loan bears interest at 3,25%, is secured by corporate guarantee and is payable on demand.

31 Εvents after the balance sheet date

There were no other significant post balance sheet events that are relevant to the understanding of the financial statements.

32 Significant accounting policies until 31 December 2017

The accounting policies that have applied during the comparative period ending 31 December 2017 and were amended by IFRS 9 and IFRS 15 are as follows.

Revenue recognition

The Group and the Company recognise revenue when the amount of revenue can be reliably measured, when it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity and when specific criteria have been met for each of the Group's and Company's activities as described below. The Company and the Group base their estimate of return on historical results, taking into consideration the type of customer, the type of transaction and the specifics of each arrangement. Revenues earned by the Group and the Company are recognised on the following bases:

(i) Interest income

Interest income is recognised using the effective interest method. When a loan or receivable is impaired, the Company/Group reduces the carrying amount to its recoverable amount, being the estimated future cash flows discounted at the original effective interest rate of the instrument and continues unwinding the discount as interest income. Interest income on impaired loans and receivables are recognised using the original effective interest rate.

(ii) Dividend income

Dividend income is recognised when the right of the Company/Group to receive payment is established. However the investment may need to be tested for any impairment.

Financial assets

(i) Classification

The Company/Group classifies its financial assets in the following categories: loans and receivables. The classification depends on the purpose for which the financial assets were acquired. Management determines the classification of financial assets at initial recognition.

Loans and receivables

Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market and for which there is no intention of trading the receivable. They are included in current assets, except for maturities greater than twelve months after the balance sheet date. These are classified as non-current assets. The Company's/Group's loans and receivables comprise "loans receivable", "trade and other receivables" and "cash and bank balances " in the balance sheet.

Available for sale financial assets

Available for sale financial assets are non derivatives that are either designated in this category or not classified in any of the other categories. They are included in noncurrent assets, unless management intends to dispose of the investment within twelve months of the balance sheet date.

32 Significant accounting policies until 31 December 2017 (continued)

Financial assets (continued)

(ii) Recognition and measurement

Regular way purchases and sales of financial assets are recognised on the trade date which is the date on which the Company/the Group commits to purchase or sell the asset. Investments are initially recognised at fair value plus transaction costs for all financial assets not carried at fair value through profit or loss. Financial assets carried at fair value through profit or loss are initially recognised at fair value and transaction costs are expensed in profit or loss. Financial assets are derecognised when the rights to receive cash flows from the financial assets have expired or have been transferred and the Company/the Group has transferred substantially all risks and rewards of ownership.

Loans and receivables are carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

(iii) Impairment of financial assets

The Company/Group assesses at the balance sheet date whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset or group of financial assets is impaired.

A financial asset or a group of financial assets is impaired and impairment losses are incurred only if there is objective evidence of impairment as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the asset (a 'loss event') and that loss event (or events) has an impact on the estimated future cash flows of the financial asset or group of financial assets that can be reliably estimated.

Evidence of impairment may include indications that the debtors or a group of debtors is experiencing significant financial difficulty, default or delinquency in interest or principal payments, the probability that they will enter bankruptcy or other financial reorganisation, and where observable data indicate that there is a measurable decrease in the estimated future cash flows, such as changes in arrears or economic conditions that correlate with defaults.

For loans and receivables category, the amount of the loss is measured as the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows (excluding future credit losses that have not been incurred) discounted at the financial asset's original effective interest rate. The carrying amount of the asset is reduced and the amount of the loss is recognised in the profit or loss. If a loan has a variable interest rate, the discount rate for measuring any impairment loss is the current effective interest rate determined under the contract. As a practical expedient, the Company/Group may measure impairment on the basis of an instrument's fair value using an observable market price.

If, in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss decreases and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognised (such as an improvement in the debtor's credit rating), the reversal of the previously recognised impairment loss is recognised in the profit or loss.

32 Summary of significant accounting policies until 31 December 2017 (continued)

Borrowings

Borrowings are recognised initially at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred. Borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost. Any difference between the proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the redemption value is recognised in profit or loss over the period of the borrowings, using the effective interest method, unless they are directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset, in which case they are capitalised as part of the cost of that asset.

Fees paid on the establishment of loan facilities are recognised as transaction costs of the loan to the extent that it is probable that some or all of the facility will be drawn down. In this case, the fee is deferred until the draw-down occurs. To the extent there is no evidence that it is probable that some or all of the facility will be drawn down, the fee is capitalised as a prepayment (for liquidity services) and amortised over the period of the facility to which it relates.

Borrowings are removed from the balance sheet when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged, cancelled or expired. The difference between the carrying amount of a financial liability that has been extinguished or transferred to another party and the consideration paid, including any non-cash assets transferred or liabilities assumed, is recognised in profit or loss as other income or finance costs.

Borrowing costs are interest and other costs that the Company/Group incurs in connection with the borrowing of funds, including interest on borrowings, amortisation of discounts or premium relating to borrowings, amortisation of ancillary costs incurred in connection with the arrangement of borrowings, finance lease charges and exchange differences arising from foreign currency borrowings to the extent that they are regarded as an adjustment to interest costs.

Borrowing costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset, being an asset that necessarily takes a substantial period of time to get ready for its intended use or sale, are capitalised as part of the cost of that asset, when it is probable that they will result in future economic benefits to the Company/Group and the costs can be measured reliably.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities, unless the Company/Group has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the balance sheet date.

Financial guarantees

Financial guarantees are recognized as a financial liability when the guarantee is issued. The liability is initially measured at its fair value and subsequently greater than the amount determined in accordance with IAS 37 "Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets" and the amount initially recognized less accumulated depreciation, as appropriate.

The fair value of the financial guarantees is determined as the present value of the difference between the net cash flows between the contractual payments under the loan agreement and the payments that would be required without the guarantee or the estimate of the amount that would be payable to third parties for the commitment of the obligations.

Cash and cash equivalents

In statement of cash flows, the cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand and deposits at bank.

Independent auditor's report on pages 10 to 17.

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