Quarterly Report • Sep 8, 2014
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as at June 30, 2014
| I. | Semi-Annual Report as at June 30, 2014 | 3 |
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| II. | Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements as at June 30, 2014 | 4 |
| III. | Management Statement | 18 |
| IV. | Appendix: Review report of the independent auditors | 19 |
For an overview of the main events that occurred during the first half of 2014 and their impact on the Unaudited Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements as at June 30, 2014, please refer to the note 2 to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements attached hereto and to the press release to be issued and available on 7 August 2014 on Euronext website www.euronext.com.
Please refer to the note 12 to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements attached hereto.
In the prospectus regarding Euronext N.V. dated 10 June 2014 in respect of the offering of ordinary shares, we have extensively described certain risks and risk factors which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position and results. Those risk categories and risk factors are deemed incorporated and repeated in this report by reference.
For the second semester 2014, we currently believe none of them should be particularly emphasized.
Additional risks not known to us, or currently believed not to be material, could later turn out to have a material impact on our businesses or financial position.
Financial Statements as at 30 June 2014
| Condensed Interim Consolidated Income Statement | 5 | ||||
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| Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income | |||||
| Condensed Interim Consolidated Balance Sheet 7 |
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| Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows | 8 | ||||
| Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Changes in Parent's Net Investment and Shareholders' Equity |
9 | ||||
| Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements | 10 | ||||
| 1. | Basis of preparation | 10 | |||
| 2. | Significant events and transactions | 11 | |||
| 3. | Significant accounting policies and judgments | 12 | |||
| 4. | Revenue Third party revenue ICE Transitional revenue and other income |
13 | |||
| 5. | Salaries and employee benefits | 13 | |||
| 6. | Depreciation and amortization | 13 | |||
| 7. | Other operational expenses | 13 | |||
| 8. | Exceptional items | 13 | |||
| 9. | Net financing income / (expense) | 14 | |||
| 10. | Result from equity investments | 14 | |||
| 11. | Income tax expense | 14 | |||
| 12. | Related parties | 15 | |||
| 13. | Geographical information | 16 | |||
| 14. | Shareholders' equity | 16 | |||
| 15. | Earnings per Share | 17 | |||
| 16. | Fair value of financial instruments | 17 | |||
| 17. | Events after the reporting period | 17 |
| Six months ended | Six months ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2014 | 30 June 2013 | ||
| unaudited | unaudited | ||
| Note | In thousands of euros (except per share data) | ||
| Third party revenue | 4 | 222,537 | 197,188 |
| ICE transitional revenue and other income | 4 | 16,503 | 42,233 |
| Total revenue | 239,040 | 239,421 | |
| Salaries and employee benefits | 5 | (63,832) | (69,166) |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 6 | (8,808) | (9,872) |
| Other operational expenses | 7 | (64,968) | (74,123) |
| Operating profit before exceptional items | 101,432 | 86,260 | |
| Exceptional items | 8 | (19,887) | (2) |
| Operating profit | 81,545 | 86,258 | |
| Net financing income / (expense) | 9 | (4,449) | 1,717 |
| Results from equity investments | 10 | 2,850 | 7,947 |
| Profit before income tax | 79,946 | 95,922 | |
| Income tax expense | 11 | (43,704) | (10,310) |
| Profit for the period | 36,242 | 85,612 | |
| Profit attributable to: | |||
| – Owners of the parent | 36,242 | 85,612 | |
| – Non-controlling interests | - | - | |
| Earnings per share-basic and diluted | 15 | 0.52 | 1.22 |
The notes on pages 10 to 17 are an integral part of these Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.
| Six months ended 30 June 2014 unaudited |
Six months ended 30 June 2013 unaudited |
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|---|---|---|
| In thousands of euros | In thousands of euros | |
| Profit for the period | 36,242 | 85,612 |
| Other comprehensive income for the period | ||
| Items that will be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss: | ||
| – Currency translation differences | 5,269 | (6,610) |
| Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss: | ||
| – Remeasurements of post-employment benefit obligations | (3,163) | (12,505) |
| Income tax impact | 982 | 3,126 |
| Total comprehensive income for the period | 39,330 | 69,623 |
The notes on pages 10 to 17 are an integral part of these Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.
| 30 June 2014 unaudited |
31 December 2013 audited |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Note | In thousands of euros | In thousands of euros | |
| Assets | |||
| Non-current assets | |||
| Property, plant and equipment | 28,346 | 27,782 | |
| Goodwill and other intangible assets | 320,417 | 323,916 | |
| Deferred income tax assets | 9,985 | 21,951 | |
| Equity investments | 2 | 109,704 | 48,075 |
| Other receivables | 2,240 | 2,046 | |
| Total non-current assets | 470,692 | 423,770 | |
| Current assets | |||
| Trade and other receivables | 107,545 | 121,268 | |
| Income tax receivable | 554 | 1,180 | |
| Related party loans | 12 | - | 268,778 |
| Derivative financial instruments | - | 1,893 | |
| Financial investments | 10,000 | - | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 186,533 | 80,827 | |
| Total current assets | 304,632 | 473,946 | |
| Total assets | 775,324 | 897,716 | |
| Equity/Parent's net investment Issued capital |
14 | 112,000 | - |
| Share premium | 116,565 | - | |
| Retained earnings | 31,679 | - | |
| Parent's net investment | - | 234,790 | |
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | 1,979 | (1,109) | |
| Total equity/parent's net investment | 262,223 | 233,681 | |
| Non-current liabilities | |||
| Borrowings | 2 | 248,020 | - |
| Related party borrowings | 12 | - | 40,000 |
| Deferred income tax liabilities | 533 | 530 | |
| Post-employment benefits | 11,726 | 9,488 | |
| Provisions | 2 | 23,896 | 5,246 |
| Other liabilities | 2,169 | 2,925 | |
| Total non-current liabilities | 286,344 | 58,189 | |
| Current liabilities | |||
| Borrowings | 165 | - | |
| Related party borrowings | 12 | - | |
| Current income tax liabilities | 407,025 | ||
| Trade and other payables | 99,701 | 49,483 | |
| Provisions | 113,563 | 143,661 | |
| 13,328 | 5,677 | ||
| Total current liabilities | 226,757 | 605,846 |
The notes on pages 10 to 17 are an integral part of these Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.
| Six months ended | Six months ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2014 | 30 June 2013 | ||
| unaudited | unaudited | ||
| Note | In thousands of euros | In thousands of euros | |
| Profit before income tax | 79,946 | 95,922 | |
| Adjustments for: | |||
| - Depreciation and amortisation | 6 | 8,808 | 9,872 |
| - Share based payments (b) | 5 | 3,326 | 3,591 |
| - Gain on disposal of equity investments | 10 | - | (7,944) |
| - Changes in working capital | (6,742) | (29,811) | |
| Income tax paid | (5,025) | 14,570 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 80,313 | 86,200 | |
| Cash flow from investing activities | |||
| Proceeds from disposal of equity investment | - | 27,804 | |
| Net purchase of short-term investments | (8,073) | 1,366 | |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (3,941) | (914) | |
| Purchase of intangible assets | (4,132) | (1,091) | |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | 708 | 13 | |
| Net cash provided by / (used in) investing activities | (15,438) | 27,178 | |
| Cash flow from financing activities | |||
| Proceeds from borrowings, net of transaction fees | 248,185 | - | |
| Net interest paid | (114) | (757) | |
| Share Capital repayment | (161,500) | - | |
| Transfers (to) / from Parent, net (a) | 91,948 | (20,179) | |
| Net change in short-term loans due to/from Parent | (137,948) | (94,658) | |
| Net cash provided by / (used in) financing activities | 40,571 | (115,594) | |
| Non-cash exchange gains/(losses) on cash and cash equivalents | 260 | (43) | |
| Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 105,706 | (2,259) | |
| Cash and cash equivalents - Beginning of period | 80,827 | 13,560 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents - End of period | 186,533 | 11,301 | |
The notes on pages 10 to 17 are an integral part of these Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.
(a) Total contributions to- and from Parent of €147.4 million as included in the Statement of Changes in Net Parent Investment and Shareholders' Equity, includes several elements that have been settled through equity and as a consequence are not reflected in the cash flows from Financing activities. These elements include settlement of a Related Party loan, the contribution of Euroclear shares and the recognition of Onerous contract provision for the Cannon Bridge House lease contract as explained in Note 2.
(b) Share-based payment expenses recognised in the income statement for shares granted to directors and selected employees in 2014 for the period amounted to €3.3 million, which included mainly €2.4 million for vesting acceleration and €0.5 million for discount on Employee shares plan recorded as exceptional items (see Note 5 and Note 8).
| Issued capital | Share premium | Retained Earnings | Parent's net investment |
Retirement benefit obligation related items |
Currency translation reserve |
Change in value of available-for-sale financial assets |
Total other comprehensive income |
Total equity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance as at 31 December 2012 | - | - | - | 127,613 | (17,002) | 4,791 | - | (12,211) | 115,402 | audited |
| Profit for the period | - | - | - | 85,612 | - | - | - | - | 85,612 | |
| Other comprehensive income for the period | - | - | - | - | (9,379) | (6,610) | - | (15,988) | (15,988) | |
| Total comprehensive income for the period | - | - | - | 85,612 | (9,379) | (6,610) | - | (15,988) | 69.624 | |
| Share based payments | - | - | - | 3,591 | - | - | - | - | 3,591 | |
| Contributions from Parent | - | - | - | (20,007) | - | - | - | - | (20.007) | |
| Balance as at 30 June 2013 | - | - | - | 196,809 | (26,381) | (1,819) | - | (28,199) | 168,610 | |
| Balance as at 31 December 2013 | - | - | - | 234,790 | (3,144) | 1,601 | 434 | (1,109) | 233,681 | audited |
| Profit for the period | - | - | 28,611 | 7,631 | - | - | - | - | 36,242 | |
| Other comprehensive income for the period | - | - | - | - | (2,181) | 5,269 | - | 3,088 | 3,088 | |
| Total comprehensive income for the period | - | - | 28,611 | 7,631 | (2,181) | 5,269 | - | 3,088 | 39,330 | |
| Share based payments | - | - | 3,068 | 258 | - | - | - | - | 3,326 | |
| Contributions from Parent | - | 38,623 | - | 108,763 | - | - | - | - | 147,386 | |
| Share Capital repayments (Note 2) | - | (161,500) | - | - | - | - | - | - | (161,500) | |
| Ìssuance of common stock and formation of Group | 112,000 | 239,442 | (351,442) | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Balance as at 30 June 2014 | 112,000 | 116,565 | 31,679 | - | (5,325) | 6,870 | 434 | 1,979 | 262,223 | unaudited |
The notes on pages10 to 17 are an integral part of these Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.
The Group has prepared these Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with International Accounting Standard ("IAS") 34, Interim Financial Reporting. These Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Group's Combined Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2013, which were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as adopted by the European Union.
The following significant changes were made to the basis of preparation for the six-months period ended 30 June 2014, compared to the basis used for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2013 and the six-months period ended 30 June 2013:
In March 2014, the Demerger was consummated and the Continental Europe operations of Legacy Euronext were contributed to a newly incorporated entity domiciled in the Netherlands, which was subsequently renamed Euronext N.V. ("the Group" or "the Company"), in exchange for the issuance of 70.0 million shares of common stock. As of 31 March 2014, all legal entities comprising the Group business are legally owned by Euronext N.V.
The contribution of the Legacy Euronext Continental Europe business into the Company has been accounted for as an internal reorganization. Accordingly, the assets, liabilities and results of operations of the Legacy Euronext Continental Europe operations are presented for all periods based on the carrying values recognized in the combined financial statements of the Group immediately prior to the Demerger. The Parent's net investment has been converted into share capital and share premium, as described in Note 14.
The financial statements of the Group for periods prior to the Demerger reflect the combination of the legal entities which have been contributed to Euronext N.V. at the date of the Demerger; the financial statements of the group for the periods after the Demerger reflect the consolidation of Euronext N.V. and its subsidiaries.
Euronext N.V was a fully-owned subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc ("ICE", or "the Parent") until the initial public offering (IPO) of the ordinary shares of the Company on 20 June 2014 ("the Separation"). After the IPO, ICE owns a 6.29% noncontrolling interest in the Group. From 20 June 2014 onwards, the transactions with ICE do not qualify as "related party transactions" under IAS24. To keep on recognizing separately
in the income statement the services rendered to ICE that are transitional and accordingly not expected to be recurring beyond fiscal year 2014, the description of the revenue line has been changed from "Related party revenue" to "ICE transitional Revenue and other income".
Historically, the Group did not operate as a standalone entity but as part of a larger group controlled by NYSE Euronext until 13 November 2013 and by ICE, since then up to 20 June 2014. Until 1 January 2014, the combined financial statements include allocations of shared costs made in accordance with the historical transfer pricing agreements between the legal entities. These historical transfer pricing agreements provided for the allocation of (i) global shared costs, including global corporate management, global support functions and global UTP software development costs, which were allocated between Legacy Euronext and the US operations of the Parent, and (ii) European shared costs, including IT infrastructure, data center facilities, corporate support and other costs of operating the Legacy Euronext Derivatives business, which were allocated among the European entities of Legacy Euronext. These global and European shared costs, including overheads and mark-up, were generally allocated in proportion to revenues. Management believes these historical cost allocations were made on a reasonable basis. However, since the Group did not operate as a standalone entity, the condensed combined financial information for the comparative semester ended 30 June 2013 is not necessarily indicative of what the Group's results of operations, cash flows and financial position would have been had the Group operated as a standalone entity apart from NYSE Euronext and ICE during that period.
In March 2014, upon consummation of the Demerger, the transfer pricing agreements have been terminated and replaced by transitional and long-term Service Level Agreements ("SLAs") providing for a specific identification of each individual service rendered to or received from ICE. Each individual service is priced separately, generally on a fixed fee basis, based on actual usage or mutually agreed service level. These SLAs do not provide for the allocation of actual cost incurred, plus overheads and mark-up, in proportion to revenues.
The historical transfer pricing agreements have been amended as of 1 January 2014 in order to provide for pricing consistent with the SLAs implemented in March 2014. Accordingly, the recharges to and from the Parent are made on a consistent basis throughout the half year ended 30 June 2014.
Services rendered to ICE primarily include the IT support to Liffe, which is expected to be terminated by the end of 2014, when Liffe has completed its migration to another IT platform, as well as various ancillary services. All such services are transitional and, accordingly, the related party revenue is not expected to be recurring beyond fiscal year 2014.
Services received from ICE include the use of data center infrastructure, corporate information systems and web support, as well as certain market data, market operations, risk, internal audit, regulation and other services. With the exception of data center infrastructure, the services received from ICE are expected to be transitional.
The Group will continue to benefit from a perpetual license to use the UTP technology on a royalty-free basis. However, the Group will no longer share with ICE the costs and benefits of subsequent UTP developments.
In connection with the Separation of the Group from ICE and the IPO, the following other events and transactions have occurred during the half year:
On April 30, 2014, the Parent contributed to the Group a 2.75% ownership interest into Euroclear plc, an unlisted company involved in the settlement of securities transaction and related banking services. The estimated fair value of the investment is €63 million recognised as non-current equity investments.
On May 2, 2014, the Group made cash distributions to Parent in the form of share premium repayment, for an amount of €161.5 million recognised as a decrease of share premium.
In connection with the Separation, the Dutch financial markets regulator, the Stichting Autoriteit Financiële Markten ("AFM"), has notified certain regulatory capital requirements applicable to the Group on a consolidated basis. These requirements include, among other things (i) maintaining a minimum consolidated shareholders' equity of €250.0 million, (ii) reserving at least €100.0 million of the committed undrawn revolving credit facility available to the Group, (iii) achieving a positive regulatory equity (defined as consolidated shareholders' equity less consolidated intangible assets, including goodwill) by 31 December 2017, and maintaining such positive regulatory equity from the date this is achieved and thereafter. The Group is also subject to certain qualitative requirements regarding its capital structure. The AFM can impose further regulatory capital requirements on the Group. These regulatory capital requirements, which are applicable on a consolidated basis, are in addition to those applicable on an individual basis to certain regulated entities of the Group. Since March 31, 2014, none of the Group entities are subject to regulation applicable to credit institutions.
On 14 October 2013, the Group entered into a new clearing agreement with LCH.Clearnet in respect of the clearing of trades on our continental Europe derivatives markets (the "Derivatives Clearing Agreement"). Under the terms of the Derivatives Clearing Agreement, effective starting 1 April 2014, we have agreed with LCH.Clearnet to share revenues and we receive clearing fee revenues based on the number of trades on these markets cleared through LCH.Clearnet, in exchange for which we have agreed to pay LCH.Clearnet a fixed fee plus a variable fee based on revenues. Derivatives clearing revenue amounts to €10.6 million and derivatives expenses to €6.4 million for the quarter ended 30 June 2014 (see Notes 4 and 7). The definition of the accounting treatment of this agreement requires significant management judgment for the valuation and weighting of the indicators leading the principal versus agent accounting analysis. According to the management analysis (i) the clearing fees received are classified as post trade revenues (ii) the fixed and variable fees paid to LCH. Clearnet are recognized as other operational expenses.
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements are the same as those described in the Combined Financial Statements as of and for the year ended 31 December 2013, except for taxes on income in the interim periods which are accrued using the tax rate that would be applicable to expected total annual earnings in each tax jurisdiction.
The critical accounting estimates and judgments made by management in the preparation of these Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements are the same as those described in the Combined Financial Statements as of and for the year ended 31 December 2013, except for cost allocations which are no longer made in accordance with historical transfer pricing agreements, as described in Note 1. In addition, the accounting judgments made in connection with the new clearing agreement are mentioned in Note 2.
Segments are reported in a manner consistent with how the business is operated and reviewed by the chief operating decision maker, who is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating segments. The chief operating decision maker of the Group is the Management Board. The organisation of the Group reflects the high level of mutualisation of resources across geographies and product lines. Operating results are monitored on a group-wide basis and, accordingly, the Group represents one operating segment and one reportable segment. Operating results reported to the Management Board are prepared on a measurement basis consistent with the reported Condensed Interim Consolidated Income Statement.
The following standards and interpretations have been adopted by the Group as of 1 January 2014. The adoption of these standards and interpretations did not have a material impact on the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.
| In thousands of euros | 30 June 2014 | Six months ended Six months ended 30 June 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Listing | 32,357 | 26,577 |
| Trading revenue | 106,200 | 98,118 |
| of which | ||
| Cash trading | 83,136 | 71,462 |
| Derivatives trading | 23,064 | 26,656 |
| Market data & indices | 45,436 | 40,388 |
| Post-trade | 21,669 | 10,710 |
| of which | ||
| Clearing (Note 2) | 10,587 | - |
| Custody and Settlement | 11,082 | 10,710 |
| Market solutions & other | 16,695 | 21,395 |
| Total third party revenue | 222,537 | 197,188 |
The Group's revenue is not subject to significant seasonality patterns, except that there are generally lower trading volumes and listing admissions in August, however trading volumes are subject to potential volatility.
| In thousands of euros | 30 June 2014 | Six months ended Six months ended 30 June 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| IT operations and | ||
| maintenance services - Liffe | 12,792 | 41,002 |
| UTP R&D services | - | 1,231 |
| CBH Sublease rent - Liffe | 1,765 | - |
| Other ancillary services | 1,946 | - |
| Total ICE transitional | ||
| revenue and other income | 16,503 | 42,233 |
| In thousands of euros | Six months ended Six months ended 30 June 2014 |
30 June 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Salaries and other | ||
| short term benefits | (45,471) | (47,288) |
| Social security contributions | (17,118) | (17,018) |
| Share-based payment costs | (523) | (3,591) |
| Pension cost - defined benefit plans | (720) | (1,269) |
| Total | (63,832) | (69,166) |
| In thousands of euros | 30 June 2014 | Six months ended Six months ended 30 June 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Depreciation of tangible fixed assets | (3,648) | (3,777) |
| Amortisation of intangible fixed assets | (5,160) | (6,095) |
| Total | (8,808) | (9,872) |
| In thousands of euros | 30 June 2014 | Six months ended Six months ended 30 June 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| System and communications | (10,238) | (12,197) |
| Professional services | (25,575) | (28,526) |
| Clearing expenses (Note 2) | (6,387) | - |
| Accommodation | (11,205) | (8,810) |
| PSA retrocession (Note 12) | - | (7,876) |
| Other expenses (1) | (11,563) | (16,714) |
| Total | (64,968) | (74,123) |
(1) Other expenses include marketing, taxes, insurance, travel, professional membership fees, corporate management recharges from the Parent (see Note 12), and other expenses.
| In thousands of euros | Six months ended Six months ended 30 June 2014 |
30 June 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Initial public offering costs | (1,729) | - |
| Restructuring costs | (18,158) | (2) |
| Total | (19,887) | (2) |
In 2014, exceptional items include:
Concurrently with the IPO, the Company offered up to 328,947 Employee Shares to the eligible employees of the Group over the period starting on 10 June 2014 and ending on 18 June 2014. The purchase was made at a discount of 20 percent of the Offer Price through a collective investment vehicle. The Employee Offering was subscribed for approximately €3 million. The €0.5 million discount granted to the Employees was recognized in the quarter ending on 30 June 2014.
Due to the IPO of Euronext N.V. the LTIP 2013 share plan has been vested in full at the IPO date (20 June 2014). The impact of the vesting acceleration is included in the restructuring costs for an amount of €2.4 million.
In September 2013, the Group announced a restructuring of its London-based IT operations, which is expected to be implemented by the end of 2014, when the IT support services provided to Liffe will be terminated. Employee severance benefits payable upon termination are conditional upon future service and, accordingly, are accrued over the expected service period. In addition, retention payments are made to contractors. In the aggregate, a €7.5 million expense has been recognized in the half year ended 30 June 2014 for employee benefits and contractor bonuses in relation to the expected restructuring of the London IT operations.
| In thousands of euros | 30 June 2014 | Six months ended Six months ended 30 June 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Interest income | 238 | 577 |
| Interest expense | (529) | (551) |
| Gain/(loss) on disposal of treasury investment | 39 | 181 |
| Net foreign exchange(loss)/gain (a) | (4,197) | 1,510 |
| Total | (4,449) | 1,717 |
(a) Mostly offset by the currency impact recognised in the comprehensive income.
The following table provides the results of long-term equity investments classified as AFS financial assets.
| In thousands of euros | 30 June 2014 | Six months ended Six months ended 30 June 2013 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend income | 2,850 | 3 | |
| Gain on partial disposal of LCH Clearnet | - | 7,944 | |
| Results from equity investment | 2,850 | 7,947 |
Income tax expense for the interim period is recognised by reference to management's estimate of the weighted average income tax rate expected for the full fiscal year, with the exception of discrete "one-off" items which are recorded in full in the interim period. The increase in effective tax rate from 11% for the half year ended 30 June 2013 to 55% for the half year ended 30 June 2014 is primarily attributable to the discrete item discussed below.
In connection with the Demerger, certain sublicense agreements within IP entities of the Group have been terminated in April 2014. As a consequence of such legal reorganisation, the deferred tax assets held by certain IP entities do no longer meet the recoverability criteria as of 31 March 2014. These deferred tax assets were primarily arising from deductible temporary differences on intangible assets and tax losses carry-forwards. The de-recognition of the related deferred tax assets, which amounted to €15.3 million, was treated as a discrete item and, accordingly, was included in full in the income tax expense recorded for the half year ended 30 June 2014.
Management is considering certain tax planning actions, which will be subject to approval from the Dutch tax authorities, and may result in an increase in the tax base of the intangible assets held by another IP entity of the Group. The impact of such increase, if any, will be recorded if and when the Group obtains a tax ruling from the Dutch tax authorities.
From the IPO on 20 June 2014, the transactions with ICE do not qualify as "related party transactions" under IAS24, consequently the related party Note reflects the transactions with ICE up to 20 June 2014.
| In thousands of euros | Six months ended 30 June 2014 |
Six months ended 30 June 2013 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| IT revenue sharing - SFTI, Co-location | 1,262 | - c | |
| Total Market solutions & Other | 1,262 | - | |
| IT operations and maintenance services - Liffe | 12,067 | 41,002 a | |
| UTP R&D services | 1,230 b | ||
| CBH Sublease rent - Liffe | 1,377 | - d | |
| Other ancillary services | 1,835 | - e | |
| Total ICE transitional revenue and other income (*) 15,279 | 42,232 | ||
| Total related party revenue | 16,541 | 42,232 | |
| PSA retrocession | - | (7,876) f | |
| Data center | (5,622) | (7,281) g | |
| UTP R&D services | - | 154 b | |
| Corporate, operations and other IT support | (6,425) | (8,855) h | |
| Total related party operating expenses | (12,047) | (23,858) |
(*) The subtotal of ICE transitional revenues reflects the related party position up to the IPO date of 20 June 2014 and is therefore not reconciling to the ICE transitional revenues position in Note 4.
Details of revenue and operating expenses from the Parent are as follows:
(e) Reflects other ancillary support services provided to the Parent for the operation of the Liffe derivatives exchange. These services include Market Data administration, Market Operations, Finance and Human Resources. For the half year ended 30 June 2014, these services are specifically identified and billed in accordance with transitional SLAs. For the half year ended 30 June 2013, under the historical transfer pricing agreements, services these were not charged on a specific identification basis. Instead, all operating expenses of the Legacy Euronext Derivatives business unit were allocated among the exchange entities under a PSA agreement, as explained in (f) below.
(f) Until 1 January 2014, Legacy Euronext was managed by business unit with a high level of cross-border integration. Accordingly, within each business unit, operating expenses were allocated to the local exchange entities (including Liffe) in proportion to revenue, in accordance with the PSA transfer pricing agreement (see Note 1 to the combined financial statements for the years ended 31 December 2013). The local entity who has incurred actual costs in excess of allocated costs per the PSA recharges the other entities for the difference, in order to generate consistent operating margin rate across entities (within each business unit). The application of the PSA mechanism within the Derivatives business unit of Legacy Euronext has resulted in certain reallocation of operating expenses between the Group and Liffe. Since 1 January 2014, the PSA agreement is no longer effective and is replaced by the recharge of specifically identified services, described in (e) above and (g) below.
In 2013, in accordance with the historical transfer pricing agreements, the costs of certain global corporate functions, including corporate management, corporate information systems and web services, was shared in proportion to revenues, resulting in cross-charges to and from the Parent. The related party expense in the half year ended 30 June 2013 also included recharges by the Parent of costs incurred under certain global IT supply contracts.
Since 1 January 2014, the Group's and Parent's management functions have been fully separated and there is no further cross-charge of corporate management costs. The related party expense reflects various support services received from the Parent pursuant to various transitional SLAs. These support services include: global corporate systems, global web services, support from US IT team, market data administration, market operations, as well as risk, internal audit and regulation. The recharge is based on fixed fees agreed upon for a specified level of service.
| In thousands of euros | As at 30 June 2014 |
As at 31 December 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Period-end balances | ||
| Related party loans - current | - | 268,778 |
| Related party borrowing - non current | - | (40,000) |
| Related party borrowing - current | - | (407,025) |
| Net (borrowing) / lending position with Parent | - | (178,247) |
| In thousands of euros | Six months ended 30 June 2014 |
Six months ended 30 June 2013 |
| Income and expenses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Related party interest income | 119 | 168 |
| Related party interest expense | (235) | (535) |
| Net interest (expense) / income from Parent | (116) | (367) |
During the quarter ended 31 March 2014, substantially all short-term related party loans and borrowings were settled in cash with Parent entities. The non-current related party borrowing of €40 million was equity-settled in connection with the Demerger, resulting in an increase of Parent net investment and Shareholders' equity.
On April 29, 2014, the company received €250 million in cash from the Parent in exchange for a short-term promissory note. This promissory note was repaid at the IPO date from the proceeds of the bank facility.
| In thousands of euros | As at 30 June 2014 |
As at 31 December 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Period-end balances | ||
| Related party trade and other receivables | - | 39,627 |
| Related party trade and other payables | - | (33,289) |
From the IPO on 20 June 2014, the transactions with ICE do not qualify as "related party transactions" under IAS24, consequently the trade balances with ICE as at 30 June 2014 are not disclosed as related party as at 30 June 2014.
The separate legal entities that comprise the Group were not held by a single legal entity prior to the Demerger and, consequently, Parent's net investment was shown in lieu of Shareholders' equity in these financial statements. Parent's net investment represents the cumulative net investment by the Parent in the combined entities forming the Group through the date of the Demerger.
As described in Note 1, the Company issued 70,000,000 Ordinary Shares in connection with the Demerger. Upon the completion of the Demerger, the Parent's net investment was converted into Shareholders' equity. The Parent's net investment was converted as follows:
As of 30 June 2014, the Company has 125,000,000 authorised ordinary shares and 70,000,000 issued and outstanding ordinary shares each with a nominal value of €1,60 per share. The fully paid ordinary shares carry one vote per share and rights to dividends, if declared. The Group's ability to declare dividends is limited to distributable reserves as defined by Dutch law. The Company also has one priority share authorized (with a nominal value of €1,60) and no priority share outstanding.
| In thousands of euros | France | Netherlands | UK | Belgium | Portugal | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Six months ended 30 June 2014 | |||||||
| Third party revenue(1) | 128,745 | 60,692 | 660 | 12,700 | 19,740 | - | 222,537 |
| ICE transistional revenue and other income (2) | 13,150 | 987 | 2,366 | - | - | - | 16,503 |
| Six months ended 30 June 2013 | |||||||
| Third party revenue(1) | 113,965 | 53,788 | 1,429 | 11,563 | 16,443 | - | 197,188 |
| ICE transistional revenue and other income (2) | 42,233 | - | - | - | - | - | 42,233 |
(1) Trading, listing and market data revenue is attributed to the country where the exchange is domiciled. Other revenue is attributed to the billing entity.
(2) Related party revenue is billed by a French entity, however the majority of the related operations are based in the UK.
Earnings per share are computed by dividing profit attributable to the shareholders of the Company by the weighted average number of shares outstanding for the period. The earnings per share for the periods prior to the Demerger were computed as if the shares issued at Demerger were outstanding for all periods presented. The number of shares used for the half years ended 30 June 2014 and 30 June 2013 were 70,000,000, which is the number of shares issued in connection with the Demerger.
The table below analyses financial instrument carried at fair value, by valuation method. The different levels have been defined as follows:
| In thousands of euros | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| As at 30 June 2014 | |||
| Equity investments | - | 109,704 | - |
| Derivative financial instruments | |||
| - Assets | - | - | - |
| As at 31 December 2013 | |||
| Equity investments | - | 48,075 | - |
| Derivative financial instruments | |||
| - Assets | - | 1,893 | - |
As of 30 June 2014, there has been no material change in the valuation techniques used for the determination of the fair value of investments in unlisted equity securities, as compared to last year-end.
The fair values or trade and other receivables and payables approximate their carrying amounts.
On August 5, 2014 the French Government published final guidelines on article 212 of the French Tax code (CGI), which will need to be accessed by management. As this relates to an uncertain tax position as per June 30, 2014, this could result in a partial release of this uncertain tax provision.
Amsterdam, August 7, 2014.
Dominique Cerutti Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board
Amaury Dauge Chief Financial Officer
The Company Management hereby declares that to the best of its knowledge:
Amsterdam, August 7 2014
Dominique Cerutti Amaury Dauge Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Chairman of the Managing Board
To: Management of Euronext N.V.
We have reviewed the accompanying condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the six-month period ended 30 June 2014 of Euronext N.V., Amsterdam, which comprises the condensed balance sheet as at 30 June 2014, the condensed income statement, the condensed statement of comprehensive income, the condensed statement of changes in equity, the condensed statement of cash flows and the selected explanatory notes for the six-month period then ended. Management is responsible for the preparation and presentation of this condensed interim consolidated financial information in accordance with IAS 34, 'Interim Financial Reporting' as adopted by the European Union. Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on this condensed interim consolidated financial information based on our review.
We conducted our review in accordance with Dutch law including standard 2410, Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the company. A review of interim financial information consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with auditing standards and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.
Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying condensed interim consolidated financial information as at 30 June 2014 is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with IAS 34, 'Interim Financial Reporting' as adopted by the European Union.
We have not audited the condensed income statement, the condensed statement of comprehensive income, the condensed statement of changes in equity and the condensed statement of cash flows for the period ended 30 June 2013 nor have we performed a review engagement. Consequently the corresponding figures in the condensed income statement, the condensed statement of comprehensive income, the condensed statement of changes in equity and the condensed statement of cash flows have not been audited or reviewed.
Amsterdam, 7 August 2014 PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants N.V.
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