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Vilkyskiu Pienine

Annual Report Apr 7, 2011

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AB Vilkyškių Pieninė

Separate financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2010

Contents

Company details 1
Management"s statement on the financial statements 2
Independent auditor"s report to the shareholders of
AB Vilkyškių
Pieninė
3
Separate statement of financial position 5
Separate income statement 6
Separate statement of comprehensive income 7
Separate statement of changes in equity 8
Separate statement of cash flows 9
Notes to the financial statements 11
Annual report of the Company for 2010 52

Company details

AB Vilkyškių Pieninė

Telephone: +370 441 55330 Telefax: +370 441 55242 Company code: 277160980 Registered office: LT-99369 Vilkyškiai, Vilkyškių sen., Pagėgių r. sav., Lithuania

Board

Gintaras Bertašius (Chairman) Sigitas Trijonis Rimantas Jancevičius Vilija Milaševičiutė Andrej Cyba Linas Strėlis

Management

Gintaras Bertašius, General Director Vaidotas Juškys, Chief Operation Officer Sigitas Trijonis, Technical Director Rimantas Jancevičius, Stock Director Arvydas Zaranka, Production Director Vilija Milaševičiutė, Finance Director

Auditor

KPMG Baltics, UAB

Banks

AB SEB Bankas AB Bankas SNORAS Swedbank, AB DnB Nord bankas

Separate statement of financial position

As at 31 December

Thousand Litas Note 2010 2009
Assets
Property, plant and equipment 10 40,894 40,770
Intangible assets 11 396 608
Investment in subsidiaries 12 36,938 31,934
Long-term receivables 13 1,486 1,410
Non-current assets 79,714 74,722
Inventories 14 11,311 13,591
Trade and other receivables 15 9,994 13,013
Prepayments 16 1,418 341
Cash and cash equivalents 17 155 377
Current assets 23,192 27,322
Total assets 102,906 102,044
Equity
Share capital 11,943 11,943
Share premium 11,396 11,396
Reserves 8,248 8,620
Retained earnings 9,028 6,720
Total equity 18 40,615 38,679
Liabilities
Interest-bearing loans and finance lease
liabilities 19 14,630 9,346
Government grants 20 3,545 3,071
Deferred tax liabilities 21 2,739 2,301
Non-current liabilities 20,914 14,718
Interest-bearing loans and finance lease
liabilities 19 15,690 31,540
Profit tax payable 1 -
Trade and other payables, including
derivatives 22 25,686 17,107
Current liabilities 41,377 48,647
Total liabilities 62,291 63,365
Total equity and liabilities 102,906 102,044

Separate income statement

For the year ended 31 December

Thousand Litas Note 2010 2009
Revenue 1 249,969 145,744
Cost of sales 2 -236,025 -132,259
Gross profit 13,944 13,485
Other operating income 3 2,126 1,112
Distribution expenses 5 -4,525 -2,677
Administrative expenses 6 -4,913 -3,507
Other operating costs 4 -1,729 -803
Operating result 4,903 7,610
Finance income 144 50
Finance costs -1,479 -2,307
Net finance costs 7 -1,335 -2,257
Profit before tax 3,568 5,353
Income tax expense 8 -504 -1,249
Net profit
for the year
3,064 4,104
Basic earnings per share (Litas) 9 0.26 0.34
Diluted earnings per share (Litas) 9 0.26 0.34

Separate statement of comprehensive income

For the year ended 31 December

Thousand Litas Note 2010 2009
Net profit 3,064 4,104
Other comprehensive income for the year
Increase (decrease) of revaluation reserve
Effect of income tax
-
66
-
539
Other comprehensive income for the
year, net of income tax
66 539
Total comprehensive income 3,130 4,643

Separate statement of changes in equity

Thousand Litas Note Share
capital
Share
premium
Revalua
tion
reserve
Legal
reserve
Retained
earnings
Total
Balance at 1 January 2009 11,943 11,396- 7,585 935 2,177 34,036
Profit for the period - - - - 4,104 4,104
Other comprehensive income
Increase of revaluation reserve
Depreciation of revaluated assets
18 -
-
-
-
539
-439
-
-
-
439
539
-
Total other comprehensive income - - 100 - 439 539
Contributions by and
distributions to owners
- - - - - -
Balance at 31 December 2009 11,943 11,396 7,685 935 6,720 38,679
Balance at 1 January 2010 11,943 11,396 7,685 935 6,720 38,679
Profit for the period - - - - 3,064 3,064
Other comprehensive income
Increase of revaluation reserve
Depreciation of revaluated assets
18 -
-
-
-
66
-438
-
-
-
438
66
-
Total other comprehensive income - - -372 - 438 66
Contributions by and
distributions to owners
Dividends
- - - - -1,194 -1,194
Total contributions by and
distributions to owners
- - - - -1,194 -1,194
Balance at 31 January 2010 11,943 11,396 7,313 935 9,028 40,615

Separate statement of cash flows

For the year ended 31 December

Thousand Litas Note 2010 2009
Cash flows from operating activities
Net profit 3,064 4,104
Adjustments:
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 10 4,238 4,307
Amortization
of intangible assets
11 297 141
Amortization
of grants
20 -369 -268
Loss on disposal of property, plant and 104 120
equipment
Income tax expense 8 504 1,249
Interest expenses, net 1,311 2,068
8,969 11,721
Change in inventories 2,280 1,351
Change in long-term receivables -76 -197
Change in trade and other receivables 3,019 4,071
Change in prepayments -1,391 -341
Change in trade and other payables 7,952 -2,416
20,753 14,189
Paid interest -11533
1,131
-2,068
Net cash flows from operating activities 19,622 12,121
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and
equipment 213 57
Paid in
share capital of subsidiary
-5,004 -2
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment -3,800 -1,445
Acquisition of intangible assets -85 -450
Net cash flow used in investing activities -8,676 -1,840

Separate statement of cash flows (continued)

For the year ended 31 December

Thousand Litas Note 2010 2009
Cash flows from financing activities
Loans received 2,337 350
Repayment of borrowings -13,154 -10,290
Dividends paid -1,194 -
Capital grants received 20 843 -
Net cash used in
financing activities
-11,168 -9,940
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents -222 341
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January 37736 3636
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December 17 155 377

Reporting entity

AB Vilkyškių Pieninė (hereinafter – the Company) was established in 1993. The Company does not have any branches or representative offices.

AB Vilkyškių Pieninė is listed on the Vilnius Stock Exchange. The Company"s shares are owned by the following shareholders as at 31 December 2010:

Nominal value, Total value,
Shareholder Shares in Litas in Litas
Gintaras Bertašius 6,016,506 1 6,016,506
UAB FMĮ "Orion securities" clients 1,757,938 1 1,757,938
Linas Strėlis 1,015,000 1 1,015,000
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 1,000,036 1 1,000,036
Finasta Group 704,692 1 704,692
Other 1,448,828 1 1,448,828
Total capital 11,943,000 1 11,943,000

The Company is engaged in production and sales of different types of cheese. Also it produces and sells whey, raw milk, cream and butter.

Operations are carried out in the main production facilities, located in Vilkyškiai, Pagėgiai region. The Company also has a milk purchase and processing centre in Eržvilkas, Jurbarkas region.

As at 31 December 2010 the Company had 453 employees (as at 31 December 2009 - 430).

The Company has a subsidiary AB Modest, which is engaged in milk processing and production of dairy products. The Company holds 99.7% voting rights of the subsidiary. AB Modest specialises in production of cheese, cottage cheese and other cheese products.

In 2008 the Company acquired one more subsidiary - AB Kelmės Pieninė, which is engaged in milk processing and production of dairy products. The Company holds 99% voting rights of AB Kelmės Pieninė. AB Kelmės Pieninė specialises in production of fresh dairy products.

Basis for preparation

Statement of compliance

These are the separate financial statements (financial statements or separate financial statements) of AB Vilkyškių Pieninė Group, which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union.

The Company also issued consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union.

The management of the Company is authorized to issue the separate financial statements of the Company after they are approved by the general shareholders meeting, which must be convened by 30 April 2011 as prescribed by the Law on Companies of the Republic of Lithuania.

Basis for preparation (continued)

Basis of measurement

Financial statements are prepared on the historical cost basis except for:

  • derivative financial instruments which are measured at fair value;
  • buildings that are a part of property, plant and equipment and are measured at fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.

Functional and presentation currency

These separate financial statements are presented in Litas (LTL), which is the official currency of the Republic of Lithuania and the Company"s functional currency. All financial information presented in Litas has been rounded to the nearest thousand.

Foreign currency transactions

Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into Litas at the foreign currency exchange rate ruling at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the statement of financial position date are translated into Litas at the exchange rate ruling at that date. All transactions made in Euro have been translated to Litas at the exchange rate of 1 Euro=3.4528 Litas as fixed by the Central Bank of Lithuania.

Foreign currency exchange differences arising on translation are recognized in the income statement. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies that are stated at fair value are translated into Litas at foreign exchange rates ruling at the dates the values were determined.

Summary of significant accounting policies and practices

The accounting policies of the Company, set out below, have been applied consistently to all periods presented in these financial statements, except for those which changed due to the changes in amended standards and the new IFRSs as explained below in the section "Effect on financial statements of application of new standards and amendments and new interpretation to standards".

The Company retrospectively restated presentation of interest-bearing loans as at 31 December 2009 and re-presented related comparative financial information for the year 2009. The reason for the restatement was non-compliance with debt covenants as at 31 December 2009 and improper presentation of current and non-current part in accordance with IAS 1 in the financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 December 2009. The effect of the correction is specified below:

Thousand Litas As to issued financial
statements as at and for
the year ended
31 Dec. 2009
Correction Restated
comparative
information
31 Dec. 2009
Long-term interest-bearing loans
and leases liabilities 26,329 -16,983 9,346
Short-term interest-bearing
loans and leases liabilities
14,557
29
16,983
29
31,540
40,886 - 55,256

Summary of significant accounting policies and practices (continued)

Property, plant and equipment

Items of property, plant and equipment, including assets under finance lease terms, but excluding buildings, are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. The cost of self-constructed assets includes the cost of materials, direct labour costs and an appropriate proportion of production overheads.

When parts of an item of property, plant and equipment have different useful lives, they are accounted as separate items of property, plant and equipment.

The Company recognizes in the carrying amount of an item of property, plant and equipment the cost of replacing part of such an item when that cost is incurred if it is probable that the future economic benefits embodied with the item will flow to the Company and the costs of the item can be measured reliably. All other costs are recognized in the income statement as an expense as incurred.

Buildings are recorded at revalued amounts, being its fair value at the date of the revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses. Revaluations are made with sufficient regularity such that the carrying amount does not differ materially from that which is determined using fair value at the statement of financial position date. The fair value of the buildings is determined by appraisals undertaken by certified independent appraisers. The depreciation of buildings is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful economic lives of assets. The revaluation reserve for buildings is being reduced in conformity with depreciation of certain assets.

In the case of revaluation, when the estimated fair value of an asset is lower than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of this asset is immediately reduced to the amount of fair value and such impairment is recognized as an expense. However, such impairment is deducted from the amount of increase of the previous revaluation of this asset accounted for in the revaluation reserve, to the extent it does not exceed the amount of such increase.

In the case of revaluation, when the estimated fair value of an asset is higher than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of this asset is increased to the amount of fair value and such increase is recorded through other comprehensive income into the revaluation reserve of property, plant and equipment under the equity. However such an increase in value is recognized as income to the extent it does not exceed the decrease of previous revaluation recorded under capital. Depreciation is calculated on the amount which is equal to the acquisition cost/revalued amount net of residual value of the asset.

The cost of replacing part of an item of property or equipment is recognized in the carrying amount of the item if it is probable that the future economic benefits embodied within the part will flow to the Company and its cost can be measured reliably. The costs of the day-today servicing of property and equipment are recognized in profit or loss as incurred.

Depreciation is recognized in profit and loss on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of each part of an item of property, plant and equipment, since this most closely reflects the expected pattern of consumption of the future economic benefits embodied in the asset.

The estimated useful lives are as follows:

Buildings 10-40 years
Machinery and equipment 5-15 years
Other assets 3-7 years

The useful lives, residual values and depreciation method are reviewed annually to ensure that the period of depreciation and other estimates are consistent with the expected pattern of economic benefits from items in property, plant and equipment.

Summary of significant accounting policies and practices (continued)

Leased assets

Leases under the terms of which the Company assumes substantially all the risks and rewards of the ownership are classified as finance leases. The owner-occupied property acquired by way of finance lease is capitalized at the inception of the lease at the fair value of the leased property or, if lower, at the present value of the minimum lease payments less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.

Intangible assets

Intangible assets that are acquired by the company are stated at cost less accumulated amortization and impairment losses. Amortization is charged to the income statement on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of 3 years.

Investment in subsidiaries

Investment in subsidiaries is measured at cost less impairment losses, if any.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less the estimated costs of completion and selling expenses.

The cost of inventories is based on the first-in first-out principle and includes expenditure incurred in acquiring the inventories and bringing them to their existing location and condition. In the case of manufactured inventories and work in progress, cost includes an appropriate share of overheads based on normal operating capacity.

Financial assets and liabilities

According to IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement financial assets are classified as either financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, held-to-maturity financial assets, loans and receivables, and available-for-sale financial assets, as appropriate. All purchases and sales of financial assets are recognized on the trade date, except loans, receivables and deposits which are recognized at the date they are originated. When financial assets are recognized initially, they are measured at fair value, plus, in the case of investments not at fair value through profit or loss, directly attributable transaction costs.

Financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

Financial assets and financial liabilities classified in this category are designated by management on initial recognition when the following criteria are met:

  • the designation eliminates or significantly reduces the inconsistent treatment that would otherwise arise from measuring the assets or liabilities or recognizing gains or losses on them on a different basis; or
  • the assets and liabilities are part of a group of financial assets, financial liabilities or both which are managed and their performance evaluated on a fair value basis in accordance with a documented risk management or investment strategy; or
  • the financial instrument contains an embedded derivative, unless the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative are closely related to the risk of the host contract or the embedded derivative has been separately accounted from the host financial instrument.

Summary of significant accounting policies and practices (continued)

Financial assets and liabilities (continued)

Financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss (continued)

Financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss are recorded in the balance sheet at fair value. Related gains or losses on revaluation are charged directly to the income statement. Interest income and expense and dividends on such investments are recognized as interest income and dividend income or interest expenses, respectively.

Held-to-maturity investments

Non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments and fixed maturity are classified as held-to-maturity when the Company has the positive intention and ability to hold to maturity. Investments that are intended to be held-to-maturity are subsequently measured at amortized cost using an effective interest method less any impairment losses. The effective interest method is based on estimated cash flows considering all contractual terms of the financial instruments at the date the instrument is recognized. Gains and losses are recognized in the income statement when the investments are derecognized or impaired.

Loans and receivables

Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. Such assets are carried at amortized cost using the effective interest method less any impairment losses. Gains and losses are recognized in income when the loans and receivables are derecognized or impaired.

Available-for-sale financial assets

Available-for-sale financial assets are those non-derivative financial assets that are designated as available-for-sale or are not classified in any of the three preceding categories. After initial recognition available-for-sale financial assets are measured at fair value with gains or losses, except impairment losses, being recognized as a separate component of equity until the investment is derecognized at which time the cumulative gain or loss previously reported in equity is included in the income statement.

Fair value

The fair value of investments that are actively traded in organized financial markets is determined by reference to quoted market bid prices at the close of business on the reporting date. For investments where there is no active market, fair value is determined using valuation techniques. Such techniques include using recent arm's length market transactions; reference to the current market value of another instrument, which is substantially the same; discounted cash flow analysis or other valuation models.

Interest-bearing borrowings

Interest-bearing borrowings are recognized initially at fair value, less attributable transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, interest-bearing borrowings are stated at amortized cost with any difference between cost and redemption value being recognized in the income statement over the period of the borrowings using the effective interest rate method.

Borrowing costs

Borrowing costs on loans used for acquisition of property, plant and equipment are recognized as part of the asset acquisition costs and are accordingly added to the cost of property, plant and equipment.

Summary of significant accounting policies and practices (continued)

Financial assets and liabilities (continued)

Trade and other payables

Trade and other payables are recognized initially at fair value plus any directly attributable transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method. The carrying value of trade and other payables approximate their fair values due to their short maturity.

Derivative financial instruments

Embedded derivatives are separated from the host contract and accounted for separately if the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract and the embedded derivative are not closely related, a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative would meet the definition of the derivative, and the combined instrument is not measured at fair value though profit and loss.

Derivatives are recognized initially at fair value: attributable transaction costs are recognized in profit and loss when incurred. Subsequently to initial recognition, derivatives are measured at fair value, and changes therein are accounted for as described below.

Separable embedded derivatives

Changes in the fair value of separable embedded derivatives are recognized immediately in profit or loss.

Other non-trading derivatives

When a derivative financial instrument is not held for trading, and is not designated in a qualifying hedge relationship, all changes in its fair value are recognized immediately in profit or loss.

Derecognition of financial assets and financial liabilities

Financial assets

A financial asset (or, where applicable a part of a financial asset or part of a group of similar financial assets) is derecognized when:

  • the rights to receive cash flows from the asset have expired; or
  • the Company has transferred their rights to receive cash flows from the asset and either (a) has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset, or (b) has neither transferred nor retained substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset, but has transferred control of the asset.

Where the Company has transferred its rights to receive cash flows from an asset and has neither transferred nor retained substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset nor transferred control of the asset, the asset is recognized to the extent of the Company's continuing involvement in the asset.

Financial liabilities

A financial liability is derecognized when the obligation under the liability is discharged or cancelled or expires.

Summary of significant accounting policies and practices (continued)

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash includes cash on hand and cash with banks. Cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with original maturities of three months or less and that are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

For the purposes of the cash flow statement, cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand, deposits held at call with banks, and other short-term highly liquid investments.

Impairment

Financial assets

Financial assets not carried at fair value through profit or loss are reviewed for impairment at each reporting date. A financial asset is impaired if objective evidence indicates that a loss event has occurred after the initial recognition of the asset, and that the loss event had a negative effect on the estimated future cash flows of that asset that can be estimated reliably.

For financial assets carried at amortized cost, whenever it is probable that the Company will not collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of loans or receivables, an impairment or bad debt loss is recognized in the income statement. The reversal of impairment losses previously recognized is recorded when the decrease in impairment loss can be justified by an event occurring after the write-down. Such reversal is recorded in the income statement. However, the increased carrying amount is only recognized to the extent it does not exceed the amortized cost that would have been had the impairment not been recognized.

In relation to trade and other receivables impairment loss is recognized when there is objective evidence (such as the probability of insolvency or significant financial difficulties of the debtor) that the Company will not be able to collect all of the amounts due under the original terms of the invoice. The carrying amount of the receivable is reduced through use of an allowance account. Impaired debts are derecognized when they are assessed as uncollectible.

Calculation of recoverable amount

The recoverable amount of the Company"s receivables carried at amortized cost is calculated as the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the original effective interest rate (i.e., the effective interest rate computed at initial recognition of these financial assets). Receivables with a short duration are not discounted.

The recoverable amount of other assets is the greater of their fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. For an asset that does not generate largely independent cash inflows, the recoverable amount is determined for the cash generating unit to which the asset belongs.

Summary of significant accounting policies and practices (continued) Impairment (continued)

Reversal of impairment losses

An impairment loss in respect of receivables carried at amortized cost is reversed if the subsequent increase in recoverable amount can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment loss was recognized.

An impairment loss is reversed only to the extent that the asset"s carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation or amortization, if no impairment loss has been recognized.

Non-financial assets

Non-financial assets, except for inventories and deferred tax assets, are reviewed for possible indicators of impairment at each statement of financial position date or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate possible impairment. If any such indication exists, then the assets recoverable amount is estimated.

The recoverable amount of an asset or cash-generating unit is the greater of its value in use and its fair value less costs to sell. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. For the purpose of impairment testing, assets that cannot be tested individually are grouped together into the smallest group of assets that generates cash inflows from continuing use that are largely independent of the cash inflows of other assets or groups of assets (the "cash-generating unit, or CGU").

Whenever the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount, an impairment loss is recognized in the income statement. Impairment losses recognized in respect of CGUs are allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the units, and then to reduce the carrying amounts of the other assets in the unit (group of units) on a pro rata basis.

Reversal of impairment losses recognized in prior years is recorded when there is an indication that the impairment losses recognized for the asset no longer exist or have decreased. The reversal is accounted in the same caption of the income statement as the impairment loss.

Provisions

A provision is recognized in the statement of financial position when the company has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of a past event, and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation. If the effect is material, provisions are determined by discounting the expected future cash flows at a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and, where appropriate, the risks specific to the liability.

Employee benefits

Short-term employee benefits are recognized as a current expense in the period when employees render the services. These include salaries and wages, social security contributions, bonuses, paid holidays and other benefits. There are no long-term employee benefits.

Summary of significant accounting policies and practices (continued)

Finance and operating leases

The determination of whether an arrangement is, or contains a lease is based on the substance of the arrangement at inception date of whether the fulfilment of the arrangement is dependent on the use of specific asset or assets or the arrangement conveys a right to use the asset.

The Company as a lessee

Financial lease, which transfer to the Company substantially all the risks and benefits incidental to ownership of the leased item, are capitalized at the inception of the lease at the fair value of the leased property or, if lower, at the present value of the minimum lease payments. Lease payments are apportioned between the finance charges and reduction of the lease liability so as to achieve a constant period rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance charges are reflected in profit or loss.

Capitalized leased assets are depreciated over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the asset and the lease term, if there is no reasonable certainty that the Company will obtain ownership by the end of the lease term.

Operating lease payments are recognized as expenses in profit or loss on a straight line basis over the lease term.

Dividends

Dividends are recognized as a liability for the period in which they are declared.

Government grants

Grants that compensate the Company for expenses incurred are recognized as revenue in the income statement on a systematic basis in the same periods in which the expenses are incurred.

Grants that compensate the Company for the cost of an asset are amortized over the same period as the asset for which the grant has been received. Amortization costs are included in production cost or administrative costs as well as in depreciation of property, plant and equipment for which the grant has been received.

Revenue

Revenue from sales of goods is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of returns and allowances, trade discounts and volume rebates. Revenue is recognized in the income statement when the significant risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred to the buyer, recovery of the consideration is probable, the associated costs and possible return of goods can be estimated reliably, and there is no continuing management involvement with the goods. Transfer of risks and rewards vary depending on the individual terms of the contract of sale.

Cost of sales

Cost of production comprises direct and indirect costs including depreciation and wages incurred in order to obtain the turnover for the year.

Summary of significant accounting policies and practices (continued)

Distribution and administrative expenses

Selling and administrative expenses comprise expenses of transportation, administrative staff, management, office expenses, etc. including depreciation and amortization.

Other operating income and costs

Other operating income and charges comprise gain or loss from disposal of non-current assets, gain or loss from intercompany transactions as well as other income and costs not related to the primary activity.

Financial income and expenses

Financial income and expenses comprise interest receivable and payable, realized and unrealized exchange gains and losses regarding debtors and creditors denominated in foreign currencies.

Interest income is recognized in the income statement using effective interest method. The interest expense component of finance lease payments is recognized in the income statement using the effective interest rate method.

Income tax

Income tax on the profit or loss for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Income tax is recognized in the income statement except to the extent that it relates to items recognized through other comprehensive income or directly in equity, in which case it is recognized in other comprehensive income in equity.

Current tax is the expected tax payable on the taxable income for the period, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date, and any adjustment to tax payable in respect of previous years.

Standard profit tax rate applied to the companies in the Republic of Lithuania is 15%, in 2009 - 20%. After the amendments of Income Tax Law of Republic of Lithuania had come into force, 15% tax rate has been established for an indefinite period starting 1 January 2010. Tax losses can be carried forward for indefinite period if the Company does not change its activities due to which these losses incurred, except for the losses incurred as a result of disposal of securities and/or derivative financial instruments. The losses from disposal of securities and/or derivative financial instruments can be carried forward for 5 consecutive years and only be used to reduce the taxable income earned from the transactions of the same nature.

Deferred tax is provided for temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for taxation purposes. The amount of deferred tax provided is based on the expected manner of realization or settlement of the carrying amount of assets and liabilities, using tax rates enacted or substantially enacted at the statement of financial position date.

Deferred tax assets have been recognized only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which the asset can be utilized. Deferred tax assets are reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that the related tax benefit will be realized.

Summary of significant accounting policies and practices (continued)

Earnings per share

The Company provides information on basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share. Basic earnings per share amounts are calculated by dividing net profit for the year attributable to ordinary equity holders of the company by the weighted number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share amounts are calculated by dividing the net profit attributable to ordinary equity holders of the company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year plus the weighted average number of ordinary shares that would be issued on the conversion of all the dilutive potential ordinary shares into ordinary shares. During the financial year the Company did not issue any potential ordinary shares.

Segment reporting

An operating segment is a component of the Company that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses, including revenues and expenses that relate to transactions with any of the Company"s other components. All operating segments" operating results are reviewed regularly by the Company"s General Director to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and for which discrete financial information is available.

Effect on financial statements of application of new standards and amendments and new interpretations to standards

The accounting policies applied by the Company coincide with the accounting policies of the previous year, except that the Company has implemented those new/revised standards and their interpretations, which are mandatory for financial periods starting on or after 1 January 2010 and which are relevant to the Company"s activity:

Amendments to IFRS 3 Business combinations is applicable for annual periods beginning on or after 1 July 2009. The Standard's scope of application was amended and the description of the purpose was expanded. The amendments to IFRS 3 are not relevant to the Company"s financial statements as the Company had no business combinations in 2009 and 2010.

Amendment to IAS 27 Consolidated and separate Financial Statements is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 July 2009. In the revised Standard the term minority interest has been replaced by non-controlling interest, and is defined as "the equity in a subsidiary not attributable, directly or indirectly, to a parent". The revised Standard also amends the accounting for non-controlling interest, the loss of control of a subsidiary, and the allocation of profit or loss and other comprehensive income between the controlling and non-controlling interest. Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company are prepared in accordance with the amendment to IAS 27.

Amendment to IAS 32 Financial Instruments: Presentation is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 July 2009. The amendment requires that rights, options or warrants to acquire a fixed number of the entity"s own equity instruments for a fixed amount of any currency, are equity instruments if the entity offers the rights, options or warrants pro rata to all of its existing owners of the same class of its own non-derivative equity instruments. The amendments to IAS 32 are not relevant to the Company"s financial statements as the Company has not issued such instruments.

Summary of significant accounting policies and practices (continued)

Effect on financial statements of application of new standards and amendments and new interpretations to standards (continued)

The amendment to IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement clarifies the application of existing principles that determine whether specific risks or portions of cash flows are eligible for designation in a hedging relationship. In designating a hedging relationship the risks or portions must be separately identifiable and reliably measurable; however inflation cannot be designated, except in limited circumstances. Amended IAS 39 is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 July 2009. The amendments to IAS 39 have no impact on the Company"s hedging arrangements.

The Interpretation of IFRIC 12 Service concession arrangements provide guidance to private sector entities on certain recognition and measurement issues. IFRIC 12 is effective for first annual periods beginning on or after 1 April 2009. The interpretation of IFRIC 12 is not relevant to the Company"s financial statements as the Company does not have such arrangements.

IFRIC 18 Transfers of Assets from Customers is effective prospectively for transfers of assets from customers received on or after 1 July 2009. The Interpretation applies to the accounting by entities that receive contributions of property, plant and equipment from their customers. The Interpretation requires an entity that receives a contribution in the scope of the Interpretation to recognize the item as an asset at its fair value if the contributed item meets the criteria for property, plant and equipment in IAS 16, Property, Plant and Equipment. The Interpretation also requires the entity to recognize the amount as revenue; the timing of the revenue recognition will depend on the facts and circumstances of the particular agreement. The Interpretation is not relevant to the Company"s financial statements as the Company does not receive in scope asset contributions from its customers.

The Interpretation of IFRIC 17 Distributions of Non-cash Assets to Owners applies to non-reciprocal distributions of non-cash assets to owners acting in their capacity as owners. In accordance with the Interpretation a liability to pay a dividend shall be recognized when the dividend is appropriately authorized and is no longer at the discretion of the entity and shall be measured at the fair value of the assets to be distributed. The carrying amount of the dividend payable shall be remeasured at each reporting date, with any changes in the carrying amount recognized in equity as adjustments to the amount of the distribution. When the dividend payable is settled the difference, if any, between the carrying amount of the assets distributed and the carrying amount of the dividend payable shall be recognized in profit or loss.

IFRIC 17 is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 15 July 2009. As the Interpretation is applicable only from the date of application, it will not impact on the financial statements for periods prior to the date of adoption of the interpretation Further, since it relates to future dividends that will be at the discretion of the board of directors/shareholders it is not possible to determine the effects of application in advance.

Approved, but not effective standards yet

A number of new and revised International Financial Reporting Standards and their interpretations have been issued, which will become mandatory for the Company's financial statements in accounting periods beginning after 1 January 2010. The Company has decided not to apply the amendments and new standards and interpretations early. Below is the estimate of the Company's management regarding the potential effect of the new and revised standards and interpretations upon their first-time application.

Summary of significant accounting policies and practices (continued)

Approved, but not effective standards yet (continued)

Revised IAS 24 "Related Party Disclosure" is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2011. The amendment exempts a government-related entity from the disclosure requirements in relation to related party transactions and outstanding balances, including commitments, with (a) a government that has control, joint control or significant influence over the reporting entity; and (b) another entity that is a related party because the same government has control, joint control or significant influence over both the reporting entity and the other entity. The revised Standard requires specific disclosures to be provided if a reporting entity takes advantage of this exemption. The revised Standard also amends the definition of a related party which resulted in new relations being included in the definition, such as, associates of the controlling shareholder and entities controlled, or jointly controlled, by key management personnel.

Revised IAS 24 is not expected to result in new relations requiring disclosure in the financial statements.

Amendment to IFRIC 14 / IAS 19 "The Limit on a Defined Benefit Asset, Minimum Funding Requirements and their Interaction" is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2011. The amendment of IFRIC 14 addresses the accounting treatment for prepayments made when there is also a minimum funding requirements (MFR). Under the amendments, an entity is required to recognize certain prepayments as an asset on the basis that the entity has a future economic benefit from the prepayment in the form of reduced cash outflows in future years in which MFR payments would otherwise be required.

The amendments to IFRIC 14 are not relevant to the Company"s financial statements as the Company does not have any defined benefit plans with minimum funding requirements.

IFRIC 19 "Extinguishing Financial liabilities with Equity instruments" is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 July 2010. The Interpretation clarifies that equity instruments issued to a creditor to extinguish all or part of a financial liability in a "debt for equity swap" are consideration paid in accordance with IAS 39.41.

The initial measurement of equity instruments issued to extinguish a financial liability is at the fair value of those equity instruments, unless that fair value cannot be reliably measured, in which case the equity instrument should be measured to reflect the fair value of the financial liability extinguished. The difference between the carrying amount of the financial liability (or part of the financial liability) extinguished and the initial measurement amount of equity instruments issued should be recognized in profit or loss.

The Company did not issue equity to extinguish any financial liability during the current period. Therefore, the Interpretation will have no impact on the comparative amounts in the Company"s financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2010. Further, since the Interpretation can relate only to transactions that will occur in the future, it is not possible to determine in advance the effects the application of the Interpretation will have.

Amendment to IAS 32 "Financial Instruments: Presentation – Classification of Rights Issues" is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 February 2010. The amendment requires that rights, options or warrants to acquire a fixed number of the entity"s own equity instruments for a fixed amount of any currency are equity instruments if the entity offers the rights, options or warrants pro rata to all of its existing owners of the same class of its own non-derivative equity instruments.

The amendments to IAS 32 are not relevant to the Company"s financial statements as the Company has not issued such instruments at any time in the past.

Contingencies

Contingent liabilities are not recognized in the financial statements. They are disclosed unless the possibility of an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits is remote.

Contingent assets are not recognized in the financial statements but disclosed when an inflow or economic benefits is probable.

Subsequent events

Subsequent events that provide additional information about the Company"s position at the statement of financial position date (adjusting events) are reflected in the financial statements. Subsequent events that are not adjusting events are disclosed in the notes when material.

Use of judgements and estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS, as adopted by the EU, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making the judgements about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Estimates and judgments 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.

The Company 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 the assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below.

Impairment losses on property, plant and equipment

The carrying amounts of the Company's property, plant and equipment are reviewed at each reporting date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication exists, then the asset's recoverable amount is estimated. For the purpose of impairment testing, assets are grouped together into the smallest group of assets that generates cash inflows from continuing use that are largely independent of the cash inflows of other assets or groups of assets (the cash-generating unit).

The recoverable amount of an asset or cash-generating unit is the greater of its value in use and its fair value less costs to sell. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessment of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of an asset or its cash-generating unit exceeds its estimated recoverable value.

Valuation of buildings

Information about assumptions and estimation uncertainties related to valuation of buildings is included in Note 10 "Property, plant and equipment".

Use of judgements (continued)

Impairment losses on receivables

The Company reviews its receivables to assess impairment at least on a quarterly basis. In determining whether an impairment loss should be recorded in the income statement, the Company makes judgments as to whether there is any observable data indicating that there is a measurable decrease in the estimated future cash flows from a portfolio of receivables before the decrease can be identified with an individual receivable in that portfolio. This evidence may include observable data indicating that there has been an adverse change in the payment status of debtors, national or local economic conditions that influence the Company of the receivables.

The management evaluates probable cash flows from the debtors based on historical loss experience related to the debtors with a similar credit risk. Methodology and assumptions used for estimating both the amount and timing of future cash flows are reviewed regularly to reduce any differences between loss estimates and actual loss experience.

Useful lives for property, plant and equipment

Asset useful lives are assessed annually and changed when necessary to reflect current thinking on their remaining lives in light of technological change, prospective economic utilization and physical condition of the assets concerned.

Financial risk management

The Company has exposure to the following risks from its use of financial instruments:

  • credit risk,
  • liquidity risk,
  • market risk,
  • operational risk,
  • capital management risk.

This note presents information about the Company"s exposure to each of the above risks, the Company"s objectives, policies and processes for measuring and managing risk, and the Company"s management of capital. Further quantitative disclosures are included throughout these financial statements.

Risk management framework

The Board of Directors has overall responsibility for the establishment and oversight of the Company"s risk management framework. The Company"s risk management policies are established to identify and analyze the risks faced by the Company, to set appropriate risk limits and controls, and to monitor risks and adherence to limits. Risk management policies and systems are reviewed regularly to reflect changes in market conditions and the Company"s activities. The Company, through its training and management standards and procedures, aims to develop a disciplined and constructive control environment in which all employees understand their roles and obligations.

Market risk

Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices, such as foreign exchange rates, interest rates and equity prices will affect the Company"s income or the value of its holdings of financial instruments. The objective of market risk management is to manage and control market risk exposures within acceptable parameters, while optimizing the return.

Financial risk management (continued)

Market risk (continued)

The Company manages foreign exchange risk by minimizing the net exposure to open foreign currency position. Further exposure to foreign exchange risk is disclosed in Note 26 Financial instruments and risk management.

The Company"s income and operating cash flows are substantially independent of changes in market interest rates. The Company does not have significant interest-bearing assets. As to the management, the risk related to changes in interest rates on borrowings is within acceptable parameters and the Company does not use any derivative instruments to hedge the interest rate risk.

Operational risk

Operational risk is the risk of direct or indirect loss arising from a wide variety of causes associated with the Company"s processes, personnel, technology and infrastructure, and from external factors other than credit, market and liquidity risks such as those arising from legal and regulatory requirements and generally accepted standards of corporate behaviour. Operational risks arise from all of the Company"s operations.

The Company"s objective is to manage operational risk so as to balance the avoidance of financial losses and damage to the Company"s reputation with overall cost effectiveness and to avoid control procedures that restrict initiative and creativity.

The primary responsibility for the development and implementation of controls to address operational risk is assigned to senior management. This responsibility is supported by the development of standards for the management of operational risk in the following areas:

  • requirements for appropriate segregation of duties, including the independent authorization of transactions
  • requirements for the reconciliation and monitoring of transactions
  • compliance with regulatory and other legal requirements
  • documentation of controls and procedures
  • requirements for the periodic assessment of operational risks faced, and the adequacy of controls and procedures to address the risks identified
  • requirements for the reporting of operational losses and proposed remedial action
  • development of contingency plans
  • training and professional development
  • ethical and business standards
  • risk mitigation, including insurance where this is effective

The note "Financial instruments and risk management" presents information about the Company"s exposure to each of the credit, liquidity and capital management risks, the Company"s objectives, policies and processes for measuring and managing risk, and the Company"s management of capital. Further quantitative disclosures are also included throughout these annual financial statements.

1 Segment reporting

The Company has three reportable segments, as prescribed below. The segments are different product groups, which are managed separately because they require different technology and marketing strategy. For each of the product groups, the General Director reviews internal management reports on at least monthly basis.

The following summary describes the products in each of the Company"s reportable segments:

Cheese and cheese products. Includes cheese and cheese products produced by the Company;

  • Other products. Includes other products (except cheese) produced by the Company;
  • Other dairy products. Includes other dairy products acquired for resale.

Information regarding the results of each reportable segment is included below. Performance is measured based on segment gross profit, as included in the internal management reports that are reviewed by the General Director. Segment gross profit is used to measure performance as management believes that such information is the most relevant in evaluating the results.

Segments results for the year ended 31 December 2010 are as follows:

Thousand Litas Cheese and cheese
products produced by the
Company
Other
products
Other dairy
products acquired
for resale
Total
Sales 100,568 96,913 52,488 249,969
Cost of sales -92,903 -91,393 -51,729 -236,025
Gross profit 7,665 5,520 759 13,944

Segments results for the year ended 31 December 2009 are as follows:

Thousand Litas Cheese and cheese
products produced by the
Company
Other
products
Other dairy
products acquired
for resale
Total
Sales 66,764 59,448 19,532 145,744
Cost of sales -61,584 -51,785 -18,890 -132,259
Gross profit 5,180 7,663 642 13,485

Management"s opinion is that it is not expedient to allocate general and administrative costs, finance income and costs, assets and liabilities to separate reportable segments.

Company has only one customer of raw milk and one export Russian customer, for which sales for the year were higher than 10% from total sales.

1 Segment reporting (continued)

Geographical information

When presenting information on the basis of geographical segments, income from segments is recognized according to a geographical location of a client. Assets of segments are allocated as geographical location of clients.

Segment results for 2010 by geographical segments are as follows:

Thousand Litas Countries of
European
Union except
Lithuania
Lithuania Russia Other
countries
Total
Revenue 68,214 113,539 62,661 5,555 249,969
Segment result 5,992 487 6,983 482 13,944
Not allocated costs -9,041
Operating result
Financial items, net
4,903
-1,335
Result before tax
Income tax expenses
3,568
-504
Net result for the year 3,064
Segment receivables
Not allocated assets
2,193 9,025
91,180
344 164 11,726
91,180
Total assets 2,193 100,205 344 164 102,906
Not allocated liabilities 62,291
Not allocated cash flows from
ordinary activities
Not allocated cash flows from
19,622
investing activities -8,676
Not allocated cash flows from
financing activities
-11,168 -986
Net cash flows -222
Not allocated acquisitions of
non-current assets
-3,885

1 Segment reporting (continued)

Segment results for 2009 by geographical segments are as follows:

Thousand Litas Countries of
European
Union except
Lithuania
Lithuania Russia Other
countries
Total
Revenue 59,780 68,476 15,775 1,713 145,744
Segment result 7,015 4,349 1,924 197 13,485
Not allocated costs -5,875
Operating result
Financial items, net
7,610
-2,257
Result before tax
Income tax expenses
5,353
-1,249
Net result for the year 4,104
Segment receivables
Not allocated assets
2,690 9,283
88,690
1,309 72 13,354
88,690
Total assets 2,690 97,973 1,309 72 102,044
Not allocated liabilities 63,365
Not allocated cash flows from
ordinary activities
12,121
Not allocated cash flows from
investing activities
-1,840
Not allocated cash flows from
financing activities
-9,940 -986
Net cash flows 341
Not allocated acquisitions of
non-current assets
-1,895
Thousand Litas 2010 2009
2 Cost of sales
Raw materials -164,660 -96,752
Cost of resold items -51,669 -18,890
Staff costs -9,833 -8,673
Depreciation -3,225 -3,328
Gas, electricity -4,057 -2,439
Other -2,581- -2,177
-236,025 -132,259
Thousand Litas 2010 2009
3 Other operating income
Income from services rendered 899 813
Income from sold materials 807 133
Other income 420- 166
2,126 1,112
4 Other operating costs
Cost of sold materials -792 -127
Depreciation
on rented assets
-644 -649
Cost of services rendered -149 -27
Other
costs
-144- -
Total other operating costs -1,729 -803
5 Distribution expenses
Transportation -1,301 -984
Marketing and advertising -1,299 -318
Staff costs -845 -648
Logistics -732 -316
Other sales costs -348 -411
-4,525 -2,677
6 Administrative expenses
Staff costs, including change in vacation reserve -2,112 -1,784
Depreciation and amortization -666 -471
Taxes except for income tax -473 -316
Consulting cost -269 -218
Impairment
(reversal)
on doubtful debts
-173 172
Bank charges -166 -258
Payments to Board members -67 -
Insurance -57 -53
Repair -45 -58
Reversal of impairment of the receivable from
UAB Kelmės Pieno Centras - 154
Other -885 -675
-4,913 -3,507
Thousand Litas 2010 2009
7 Net financing costs
Finance income
Interest 111 30
Penalties and fines 33 20
Total finance income 144 50
Finance costs
Interest -1,293 -2,035
Loss from foreign exchange -162 -146
Other -24 -126
Total finance costs -1,479 -2,307
-1,335 -2,257
8 Income tax expense
Thousand Litas 2010 2009
Recognized
in the income statement
Current income tax expense
Current period -1 -
Deferred tax
Change in deferred tax -503 -1,249
-504 -1,249

Deferred tax liability in respect of revalued buildings, shown in equity, amounts to 1,291 tLTL as at 31 December 2010 (2009: 1,356 tLTL).

Reconciliation of effective tax rate

Thousand Litas 2010 2009
Profit for the year 3,064 4,104
Total income tax expense 504 1,249
Profit excluding income tax 3,568 5,353
Income tax applying the effective rate 15.00% 535 20.00% 1,071
Permanent differences -0.87% -31 1.89% 101
Reduction in tax rate - - 1.44% 77
Income tax expense 14.13% 504 23.33% 1,249

9 Earnings per share

2010 2009
Number of issued shares calculated based on weighted average
method, in thousand 11,943 11,943
Net profit, attributable to ordinary share holders of the
Company, in thousand Litas 3,064 4,104
Basic earnings per share, in Litas 0.26 0.34

The diluted earnings per share are the same as basic earnings per share.

10 Property, plant and equipment

Thousand Litas Land and
buildings
Machinery
and
equipment
Other Construction
in progress
Total
Cost/ Revalued amount
Balance as at 1 January 2009 20,066 34,654 10,136 2,624 67,480
Acquisitions 48 744 2 651 1,445
Disposals -8 -1,057 -70 - -1,135
Reclassification 98 51 - -149 -
Balance as at 31 December 2009 20,204 34,392 10,068 3,126 67,790
Balance as at 1 January 2010 20,204 34,392 10,068 3,126 67,790
Acquisitions 73 1,004 279 3,324 4,680
Disposals - -859 -215 - -1,074
Reclassification 3,196 2,948 -6,144 0
Balance as at 31 December 2010 23,473 37,485 10,132 306 71,396
Depreciation and impairment
Balance as at 1 January 2009 1,736 15,411 6,524 - 23,671
Depreciation for the year 2,202 1,932 173 - 4,307
Disposals -5 -778 -175 - -958
Reclassification - - - - -
Balance as at 31 December 2009 3,933 16,565 6,522 - 27,020
Balance as at 1 January 2010 3,933 16,565 6,522 - 27,020
Depreciation for the year 978 2,840 420 - 4,238
Disposals - -585 -171 - -756
Reclassification - - - - -
Balance as at 31 December 2010 4,911 18,820 6,771 - 30,502
Carrying amounts
1 January 2009 18,330 19,243 3,612 2,624 43,809
31 December 2009 16,271 17,827 3,546 3,126 40,770
31 December 2010 18,562 18,665 3,361 306 40,894

10 Property, plant and equipment (continued)

Pledges

To secure bank loans, the Company has pledged its property, plant and equipment with a book value of 33,036 thousand Litas as at 31 December 2010 (2009: 33,001 thousand Litas) (note 19).

Acquisition cost of depreciated property, plant and equipment in use amounts to 9,539 thousand Litas as at 31 December 2010 (2009: 8,163 thousand Litas).

Leased property, plant and equipment

The Company has acquired transport vehicles and equipment by way of finance lease. The carrying amount of the leased assets amounted to 3,381 thousand Litas as at 31 December 2010 (2009: 3,911 thousand Litas). The leasing liabilities are secured by pledging the leased assets (note 19).

Revaluation

Buildings are stated at revalued amounts less subsequent accumulated depreciation. Last revaluation was performed in 2006 by independent appraiser and fair values were determined and fair values were determined by reference to observable prices in an active market.

In December 2010 the Company engaged independent experts to carry out valuation of buildings. Based on report, the carrying amounts of the buildings, stated as at 31 December 2010 do not significantly differ from the market value determined by independent appraisers. Therefore, carrying amount at 31 December 2010 was not adjusted.

If the buildings were carried at cost model, the carrying amount recognized as at 31 December 2010 would be 9,976 thousand Litas (31 December 2009: 7,229 thousand Litas).

Depreciation

Depreciation is recorded in the following items:

Thousand Litas 2010 2009
Cost of sales 3,225 3,328
Other operating expenses 644 649
Distribution and administrative expenses 369 330
4,238 4,307

11 Intangible assets

Thousand Litas Software Total
Cost
Balance as at 1 January 2009 910 910
Acquisitions 450 450
Balance as at 31 December 2009 1,360 1,360
Balance as at 1 January 2010 1,360 1,360
Acquisitions 85 85
Balance as at 31 December 2010 1,445 1,445
Amortization and impairment
Balance as at 1 January 2009 611 611
Amortization for the year 141 141
Balance as at 31 December 2009 752 752
Balance as at 1 January 2010 752 752
Amortization for the year 297 297
Balance as at 31 December 2010 1,049 1,049
Carrying amounts
1 January 2009 299 299
31 December 2009 608 608
31 December 2010 396 396

Amortization charge is included in administrative expenses.

12 Investments in subsidiaries

Thousand Litas 2010 2009
Cost of shares of AB Modest 6,876 1,872
Cost of shares of AB
Kelmės Pieninė
30,062 30,062
36,938 31,934

The Company had taken over control over AB Modest in 2006. The Company owns 99.7% of the share capital of subsidiary as at 31 December 2010 (2009: 97.2%).

A 99% shareholding in AB Kelmės Pieninė was acquired on 30 April 2008.

The key financial figures of AB Modest as at 31 December 2010 are as follows:

Thousand Litas 2010 2009
Total assets 11,296 8,616
Equity 5,265 -2,745
Net profit (loss) 3,010 -977
Allocation of the acquisition price of AB Modest shares:
Net assets acquired 352 348
Goodwill 1,033 1,033
Increase of share capital 5,491 491
Cost of acquisition 6,876 1,872
The key financial figures of AB Kelmės Pieninė as at 31 December 2010:
Total assets 35,776 34,065
Equity 16,886 9,672
Net profit 5,394 3,608
Allocation of the acquisition price of AB Kelmės Pieninė shares:
Net assets acquired 7,220 7,220
Goodwill 22,842 22,842
Cost of acquisition 30,062 30,062

Goodwill resulting from business combination is attributable mainly to synergy, which was reached after integration of the company in the Group"s activity related to production of dairy products.

13 Long-term receivables
Thousand Litas Note 2010 2009
Prepayments to related parties 25 842 842
Loans granted to related parties, including
calculated interests 25 560 351
Long-term receivables from customers - 217
Long-term receivables from farmers 84 -
1,486 1,410

A prepayment (842 thousand Litas) is made to a related company ŪKB Šilgaliai. An agreement was drawn up in 2007, based on which the prepayment shall be fully covered until 31 December 2012. The outstanding balance of the prepayment bears an annual fixed interest.

A loan of 351 thousand Litas, issued to a related party ŪKB Šilgaliai, matures on 31 December 2012. The outstanding balance of the prepayment bears an annual fixed interest.

Interest on loans receivable from related parties includes interest receivable on the loan granted to ŪKB Šilgaliai. Amount of 80 thousand Litas should be paid until 31 December 2012, the remaining amount 129 thousand Litas – until 31 December 2013.

Long term receivables from farmers include prepayments made to farmers for milk. The outstanding balance of the prepayments bears an administrative fee which is an equivalent to interest.

Credit and foreign currency risks, encountered by the Company, and impairment losses related to trade and other receivable amounts are disclosed in note 26.

14 Inventories

Finished production 9,726 12,310
9,726 12,310
Raw materials
Other auxiliary materials
184
1,401
75
1,206
11,311 13,591

Raw materials comprise raw milk and other materials used in production.

As at 31 December 2010 a write down of inventories (tare) amounts to 68 thousand Litas (as at 31 December 2009 there was no write down of inventories). Write down of inventories to net realizable value and reversal of impairment are included in the cost of sales.

As at 31 December 2010 the inventories with the carrying amount of up to 15 million LTL (31 December 2009: up to 15 million LTL), have been pledged to financial institutions (note 19).

15 Trade and other receivables, net o impairment

Thousand Litas 2010 2009
Note
Trade receivables 8,562 7,225
Receivable taxes 1,327 626
Other receivable amounts 105 972
Trade receivables due from related parties 25 - 4,090
Receivable export compensations - 100
9,994 13,013

Credit and foreign currency risks, encountered by the Company, and impairment losses related to trade and other receivable amounts are disclosed in note 26.

Trade and other receivable amounts are interest free and their settlement term is up to 30 days.

Receivable taxes mainly include receivable VAT, amounting to1,179 thousand Litas, as at 31 December 2010.

16 Prepayments

Thousand Litas 2010 2009
Note
Prepayments
for goods and services
1,418 341
Prepayments to related parties 25 314 -
1,732 341
17 Cash and cash equivalents
Cash at bank 95 199
Cash in hand 60 178
155 377

All account balances as at 31 December 2010 have been pledged to secure bank loans (note 19). Furthermore, cash inflows in the bank accounts are pledged to secure bank loans (note 19).

The interest rate risk, encountered by the Company, related to cash and cash equivalents and is disclosed in note 26.

18 Capital and reserves

Authorized capital of the parent company as at 31 December 2010 comprised 11,943,000 ordinary shares at par value of 1 LTL each. All shares are paid in.

According to the Law on Companies, holders of ordinary shares have at the shareholders meeting one voting right for one share and the right to dividends, which are declared from time to time, and to participate in capital on a winding up.

18 Capital and reserves (continued)

Share premium

Share premium is the difference between issue price and nominal value of the shares.

Legal reserve

Following the legislation, annual allocation to the legal reserve should amount to at least 5% of the net profit until the reserve makes up 10% of the share capital. The reserve can be used only to cover of retained losses and increase of the share capital.

Revaluation reserve

Revaluation reserve is related to revaluation of buildings and is stated net of deferred tax liability.

The reserve is decreased annually for the depreciation in respect to revalued buildings and disposal of revalued assets. The decrease is recognized as a transfer directly in equity.

When depreciating the revaluated buildings, a transfer is made from the revaluation reserve to retained earnings. The amount for transfer is determined as a difference between depreciation, calculated from the restated value, and depreciation, calculated from the initial cost of the buildings.

The revaluation reserve can be used for an increase of authorized capital.

19 Interest bearing loans and borrowings

The Company"s interest bearing loans and leasing liabilities are as follows:

Contractual
amount, Balance at Balance at
Credit institution Ref. Currency tLTL 31-12-2010 31-12-2009
AB SEB bank a) EUR 18,283 7,443 10,270
AB bank SNORAS b) EUR 2,072 3 418
AB bank SNORAS b) EUR 8,386 5,757 8,001
AB bank SNORAS b) EUR 1,554 - 1,208
AB bank SNORAS b) LTL 350 - 350
AB SEB bank c) EUR 3,459 3,027 3,459
AB bank SNORAS d) EUR 2,141 2,223 -
Swedbank, AB e) EUR 6,300 4,434 5,681
AB SEB bank f) EUR 7,078 1,346 2,389
AB SEB bank credit line g) EUR 7,506 2,341 4,723
AB Kelmės pieninė" h) 25 LTL 2,600 2,600 2,600
Finance lease liabilities j) EUR 1,146 1,787
Total liabilities 30,320 40,886
Less: current part -15,690 -31,540
Non-current part 14,630 9,346

19 Interest bearing loans and borrowings (continued)

a) The loan (3,475 tEUR) was used to re-finance the previously received loans from AB SEB Bank and AB bank SNORAS as well as for working capital needs. The loan is repayable in equal monthly instalments, except for January and February. The loan matures on 26 December 2011. The second part (1,820 thousand EUR) was granted on 28 April 2008 for acquisition of AB Kelmės Pieninė. Repayment of the second part (1,820 thousand EUR) started on 30 June 2008, and is in equal quarterly installments. The loan shall be repaid by 27 May 2015. The determined interest rate is related to 6 months EURIBOR + margin. The Company obligated to the bank to maintain EBITDA of 13 million Litas and interest coverage ratio of 1.2 at the end of the financial year. The loan is secured by pledging property, plant and equipment (note 10), inventories (note 14), bank account balances and trademarks.

b) AB Vilkyškių Pieninė was granted credit facilities (in total amounting to 3,855 thousand EUR) for working capital needs. The maturity date is 24 January 2011. The liability is secured by the primary and secondary pledge of property, plant and equipment, the land rent rights and cash at bank. The credit facility bears interest of 6 months EURIBOR + margin. In January 2011 the loan was repaid.

c) The loan (1,002 thousand EUR) was issued to AB Vilkyškių Pieninė on 21 April 2008 for financing the project of EU Structural Funds for the period 2007-2013. Repayment of the loan started as of 31 March 2010, in equal quarterly instalments and ends on 31 March 2015. The loan is secured by pledging equipments. The effective interest rate is 6 months EURIBOR + margin.

d) The loan (1,448 thousand EUR) was issued to AB Vilkyškių Pieninė on 1 October 2010 for financing the project of EU Structural Funds for the period 2007-2013. Repayment of the loan started as of 20 October 2010, in equal quarterly instalments and ends on 3 February 2017. The loan is secured by pledging buildings and equipment by secondary pledge and equipment by primary pledge. The effective interest rate is 6 months EURIBOR + margin.

e) The loan was granted to AB Vilkyškių Pieninė (1,825 thousand EUR) on 28 April 2008 for acquisition of AB Kelmės Pieninė. Repayment of the loan starts as of 30 September 2008 in equal annual installments until 28 April 2013. The loan is secured by pledging inventories, equipment, current and future cash inflows on account at AB Swedbank, as well as 50 per cent of the shares of AB Kelmės Pieninė. The effective interest rate is 6 months EURIBOR + margin. The Company obligated to the bank to maintain debt service coverage ratio of 1.2 at the end of the financial year, equity ratio not less than 0.2 and net financial debt / EBITDA not more than 6.

f) The loan agreement was concluded on 11 February 2006 for financing the project of EU Structural Funds for the period 2004-2006. To the secure the loan the Company pledged its movable and not movable assets. The loan is repayable in equal parts and matures on 20 December 2012. The Company took an obligation to maintain the annual EBITDA ratio not less than 13 million Litas. The effective interest rate is 6 months EURIBOR + margin.

g) According to the agreement, dated 14 June 2006, the Company was granted a credit facility of 1,426 thousand EUR for working capital needs. The liability matures on July 2011. To secure the liability the Company has pledged its real estate and equipment by secondary pledge. The effective interest rate is 6 months EURIBOR + margin.

h) In 2008 the Company concluded a long-term loan agreement with AB Kelmės Pienine for an amount of 2,600 thousand Litas. The loan, which bears fixed interest rate, matures on 28 May 2018.

j) Finance lease agreements are drawn up with UAB SEB Banko Lizingas and UAB Swedbank Lizingas and are valid until October 2013.

19 Interest bearing loans and borrowings (continued)

As at 31 December 2010 the Company had not complied with certain ratios prescribed in the loan agreements with AB SEB Bank. The non-compliance was waived by the Bank as at 31 December 2010 and an appropriate waiver consent letter was obtained.

The Company did not comply with loan recovery ratio prescribed in the loan contracts with Swedbank, AB. The non-compliance was waived by the Bank as at 31 December 2010 and an appropriate waiver consent letter was obtained.

Loan repayment schedules, except for finance lease liabilities:

Thousand Litas 2010 2009
Within one year 15,094 30,740
From 1 to 5 years 11,136 1,213
After 5 years 2,944
29
7,146
29,174 39,099

The effective interest rate applied in 2010 was 3.7% (2009: 4.8%).

Finance lease liabilities

The finance lease payments are as follows:

Within 1 year 618 831
From 1 to 5 years 563 1,010
1,181 1,841
Future interest on finance lease -35 -54
Present value of finance lease liabilities 1,146 1,787

Finance lease agreements do not contain any contingent lease payments.

20 Government grants

Thousand Litas 2010 2009
Carrying amount at the beginning of the
period 3,071 3,339
Grants received 843 -
Amortization
recognized
in the income
statement
under cost of sales
-369 -268
Carrying amount at the end of the period 3,545 3,071

The Company has received major part of grants from the National Settlement Agency in respect of the Lithuanian farming development program 2004-2006. The grants were received for acquisition of property, plant and equipment and construction. The mentioned grants are amortized in proportion to depreciation of the assets acquired.

21 Deferred tax liabilities

Deferred tax assets and liabilities calculated applying a 15% tax rate as at 31 December 2010 (31 December 2009: 15%), are attributed to the following items:

Assets Liabilities Net value
Thousand Litas 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009
Property, plant and
equipment
- - 3,222 3,027 3,222 3,027
Vacation reserve -193 - - - -193 -
Inventories -10 - - - -10 -
Government grants -280 -193 - - -280 -193
Other accruals - -7 - - - -7
Tax losses to be
carried forward
- -526 - - - -526
Deferred tax (asset) /
liabilities
-483 -726 3,222 3,027 2,739 2,301

Tax losses can be carried forward for indefinite period, except for the losses incurred as a result of disposal of securities and/or derivative financial instruments. Such carrying forward is lost if the Company changes its activities due to which these losses were incurred. This is not applicable when the Company does not continue its activities due to reasons which do not depend on Company itself.

Decrease in deferred tax liability by 66 thousand Litas, related to revaluation of buildings, was recognized by increasing the revaluation reserve in equity. The increase in the deferred tax liability recognized in the income statement amounted to 503 thousand Litas.

Thousand Litas Note 2010 2009
Trade payables 12,481 10,887
Advances received from related parties 25 6,764 -
Trade payables to related parties 25 3,173 3,138
Employment related liabilities 2,340 1,934
Prepayments received 550 708
Fair value of interest rate swap transaction 31 104
Other payable amounts and accrued costs 347 336
17,107
25,686 17,107

22 Trade and other payable amounts, including derivatives

The Company received a long-term loan from AB SEB Bankas amounted to 3,330 tEUR. The interest rate on the loan is variable at six-month EURIBOR plus margin. The Company is exposed to variability in cash flows related to changes in its forecasted interest payments as six-month EURIBOR (the benchmark interest rate) changes. Therefore, the Company has made an interest rate swap agreement with the AB SEB bank and fixed interest rate for the mentioned long-term loan for the period from 13 June 2006 until 7 December 2011. The Company pays a fixed rate of 3.55% and receives floating rate equal to six-month EURIBOR.

Foreign currency and liquidity risks of the Company, related to trade and other payable amounts are disclosed in note 26.

23 Contingencies

As at 31 December the Company had the following material contractual liabilities:

Thousand Litas 2010 2009
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment 3,064 2,376
Purchase of raw materials 6,131 7,600
9,195 9,976

On 28 October 2009 the Company and National payment agency signed an agreement for a government grants up to 6,634 thousand Litas according to project "Increase of competitiveness in milk processing". Total estimated investment project cost amounts to 33,171 thousand Litas. Total value of the project is 33,171 thousand Litas. As at 31 December 2010 value of the completed project amounts to 4,213 thousand Litas. The Company received grants amounting to 843 thousand Litas until 31 December 2010.

The following assets of the Company were pledged as at 31 December 2010 to secure the bank loans (note 19):

  • Current and future cash inflows in the accounts of different banks;
  • Property, plant and equipment with the carrying amount of 33,036 tLTL;
  • Inventories with the carrying amount of 15 million LTL.
24 Thousand Litas
Staff costs
2010 2009
Staff costs are included in the following items:
Cost of inventories
Administrative expenses
9,833
2,957
8,673
2,432
12,790 11,105

Cost of inventories is accounted for in cost of sales when inventories are sold.

Staff costs include social security of 30.98% paid by the Company, calculated from the nominal salary of employees.

Staff costs include remuneration to the Company"s management of 1,018 thousand Litas including social security contributions (2009: 778 thousand Litas).

Transactions with related parties
Thousand Litas
2010 2009
Payable amounts
Loans
Loan payable to AB Kelmės Pieninė 2,600 2,600
2,600 2,600
Trade payable
AB Kelmės pieninė 3,146 3,138
AB Modest 27 -
3,173 3,138
Prepayments received
AB Kelmės pieninė 6,764 -
6,764 -
12,537 5,738
Receivable amounts
Prepayments made
ŪKB Šilgaliai 1,156 842
1,156 842
Receivable amounts
ŪKB Šilgaliai (administration fee and interest on
the loan) - 137
AB Modest - 3,953
UAB Kelmės pieno centras (related until
15-06-
2010)
- 1,596
Impairment on receivable amount from UAB
Kelmės pieno centras (related until
15-06-2010)
- -1,596
- 4,090
Loans granted
ŪKB Šilgaliai 560 351
560 351
1,716 5,283

25 Transactions with related parties (continued)

Thousand Litas 2010 2009
Interest expenses
AB Kelmės pieninė 156 156
156 156
Sale of raw materials, goods and services
AB Kelmės pieninė 35,341 26,926
AB Modest 13,601 8,125
ŪKB Šilgaliai 63 64
49,005 35,115
Purchase of raw materials, goods and services
AB Kelmės pieninė 41,615 12,799
AB Modest 29,022 12,098
ŪKB Šilgaliai 627 503
UAB Kelmės pieno centras - 2
71,264 25,402

ŪKB Šilgaliai is supplier of milk. The major shareholder and persons related ŪKB Šilgaliai.

AB Modest and AB Kelmės Pieninė are subsidiary companies. UAB Kelmės Pieno Centras was a subsidiary of AB Kelmės Pieninė until its disposal on 15 June 2010.

Prepayments to management are accounted for in receivable amounts:

Thousand Litas 2010 2009
Other amounts receivable from management 18 611

26 Financial instruments and risk management

Credit risk

The carrying amount of financial assets represents the maximum credit exposure. The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date was as follows:

Thousand Litas Carrying amount
Note 2010 2009
Trade receivables 13,15 8,855 11,532
Other receivables
and receivable taxes
13,15 2,274 2,540
Loans granted 13,25 351 351
Cash and cash equivalents 17 155 377
11,635 14,800

26 Financial instruments and risk management (continued)

The maximum exposure to credit risk for trade receivables at the reporting date by geographic region was as follows:

Carrying amount
2010 2009
7,419
2,118
1,247
55
164 693
8,855 11,532
6,528
1,750
344
69

Impairment losses

The Company establishes an allowance for impairment that represents its estimate of incurred losses in respect of trade and other receivables. This allowance for impairment includes only specific loss, related to individually significant trade and other receivables.

Ageing of trade receivables, prepayments, other receivables and long term receivables as at the reporting date can be specified as follows:

Thousand Litas Gross
31 December
2010
Impairment
31 December
2010
Gross
31 December
2009
Impairment
31
December
2009
Related parties:
Not past due 1,716 - 1,593 -
Past due 0-30 days - - 770 -
Past due 31-60 days - - 994 -
More than 60 days
*
- -- 3,522 -1,596
1,716 - 6,879 -1,596
Other parties:
Not past due 10,733 - 8,149 -
Past due 0-30 days 456 - 580 -
Past due 31-60 days 18 - 125 -
More than 60 days
*
2,008 -1,719 627 -
13,215 -1,719 9,481 -
14,931 -1,719 16,360 -1,596

*Major amount of impairment recorded as at 31 December 2010 is related to doubtful receivable amount from UAB Kelmės pieno centras of 1,596 thousand Litas. In 2010 it is presented as not related.

26 Financial instruments and risk management (continued)

The movement in the allowance for impairment in respect of trade and other receivables during the year was as follows:

Thousand Litas

Carrying amount
2010 2009
Balance as at 1 January -1,596 -1,750
Impairment loss recognized -123 -
Impairment loss derecognized 154
Balance as at 31 December -1,719 -1,596

Recognition and reversal of the impairment loss is recorded under administrative costs (note 6).

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The Company"s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, under both normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to the Company"s reputation.

The Company"s policy is to maintain sufficient cash and cash equivalents or have available funding through an adequate amount of committed credit facilities to meet its commitments at a given date in accordance with its strategic plans.

The Company's objective is to maintain a balance between continuity of funding and flexibility. The Company's activities generate sufficient amount of cash, therefore the main managements' responsibility is to monitor that the liquidity ratio of the Company is satisfactory.

The following are the contractual maturities of financial liabilities, including the estimated interest payments:

31 December 2010

Thousand Litas Carrying
amount
Contractual
cash flows
6 months
or less
6-12
months
1-2
years
2-5
years
More than
5 years
Financial liabilities
AB SEB bank loans 14,157 (16,492) (1,806) (5,660) (2,205) (6,821) -
AB bank SNORAS loans 7,983 (9,464) (7,181) (438) (858) (987) -
Swedbank, AB loans 4,434 (5,631) (509) (509) (1,018) (3,054) (541)
AB Kelmės Pieninė 2,600 (3,770) (78) (78) (156) (468) (2,990)
Finance lease liabilities 1,146 (1,181) (334) (284) (407) (156)
Trade and other payable amounts 25,686 (25,686) (25,686) - - - -
56,006 (62,224) (35,594) (6,969) (4,644) (11,486) (3,531)

26 Financial instruments and risk management (continued)

It is not expected that the cash flows included in the maturity analysis could occur significantly earlier, or at significantly different amounts.

31 December 2009

Carrying
amount
cash flows 6 months
or less
6-12
months
1-2
years
2-5
years
More than
5 years
20,841 (22,298) (1,886) (7,369) (7,135) (5,908) -
9,977 (10,447) (2,246) (1,988) (6,213) - -
5,681 (6,274) (529) (522) (1,917) (2,933) (373)
2,600 (3,770) (78) (78) (156) (468) (2,990)
1,787 (1,841) (452) (368) (905) (116) -
17,107 (17,107) (17,107) - - - -
57, 993 (61,737) (22,298) (10,325) (16,326) (9,425) (3,363)
Contractual

The following interest rates were applied for discount of estimated cash flows:

2010 2009
Loans and finance lease liabilities 3,5% 3%

Currency risk

The Company"s exposure to the foreign currency risk was as follows (expressed in thousand Litas), using the exchange rates, valid as at 31 December 2010:

The following significant exchange rates for Litas were applied during the year:

31 December 2010 31 December 2009
LTL EUR LVL LTL EUR LVL
Long-term receivables 1,486 - - 1,193 217 -
Trade and other receivables 7,338 1,950 706 9,500 2,768 1,086
Cash and cash equivalents 120 35 - 236 141 -
Loans and finance lease
liabilities
(2,600) (27,720) - (2,950) (37,936) -
Trade and other payables (23,382) (2,304) - (16,385) (722) -
Net exposure (17,038) (28,039) 706 (8,406) (35,532) 1,086

The following currency exchange rates were applied during the year:

Average
2010 2009
EUR 3.4528 3.4528
LVL 4.8719 4.8191

26 Financial instruments and risk management (continued)

The following exchange rates were applied as at 31 December:

2010
8
2009
EUR 3.4528 3.4528
LVL 4.8643 4.8679

Sensitivity analysis

A 10 percent strengthening of the Litas against the following currencies at 31 December would have increased (decreased) equity and profit and loss by the amounts shown below. This analysis is based on foreign currency exchange rate variances that the Company considered to be reasonably possible at the end of the reporting period. This analysis assumes that all other variables, in particular interest rates, remain constant. The analysis is performed on the same basis for 2009.

Profit (loss)
2,804
(71)
Profit (loss)
3,553
(109)

A 10 percent weakening of the Litas against the above currencies at 31 December would have had the equal but opposite effect on the above currencies to the amounts shown above, on the basis that all other variables remain constant.

The functional currency of the Company is Litas (LTL). As exchange rate of LTL to EUR is fixed at 3.4528 LTL / EUR, the Company faces foreign currency risk on purchases and sales that are denominated in currencies other than EUR. The main part of the Company"s transactions in 2010 year are denominated in LTL and EUR, therefore the Company did not expose to significant foreign currency exchange risk.

Interest rate risk

The Company"s borrowings bear variable interest rates related to EURIBOR + margin. The average effective interest rate in 2010 was close to the interest rate actually paid during 2010.

If the effective interest rate applied on the Company"s borrowings with variable interest rates increases (or decreases) by 1 percent, the interest costs for the year ended 31 December 2010 and the profit for the year would decrease (or increase) by approximately 277 thousand Litas (2009 – 379 thousand Litas).

The Company has entered into an interest rate swap agreement with a bank, by which it partly hedges from significant interest rate fluctuations. The fair value of the interest rate swap agreement, amounting to 31 thousand Litas, is presented under trade and other payables, including derivatives caption.

26 Financial instruments and risk management (continued)

Interest rate risk (continued)

The Company"s income and operating cash flows are substantially independent of changes in market interest rates. The Company has no significant interest-bearing assets.

At the reporting date the interest rate profile of the Company"s interest-bearing financial instruments were as follows:

Thousand Litas Carrying amount
2010 2009
Fixed rate financial instruments
AB Kelmės Pieninė
loan
2,600 2,600
AB SNORAS
bank loan
- 350
2,600 2,950

According to the agreements, the loan from AB Kelmės Pieninė and AB Snoras bank bears a fixed interest rate. Therefore, changes in interest rates would not have influence on profit or loss at the reporting date.

2010 2009
20,841
9,627
5,681
1,146 1,787
27,720 37,936
30,320 40,886
Carrying amount
14,157
7,983
4,434

According to agreements, the loans bear a variable interest rate related to 6 months EURIBOR+margin.

Cash flow sensitivity analysis for variable rate instruments

A change of 100 basis points in interest rates at the reporting date would have increased (decreased) equity and profit or loss by the amounts shown below. This analysis assumes that all other variables, in particular foreign currency rates, remain constant. The analysis is performed on the same basis for 2009.

Effect in thousand Litas Profit (loss)
100 bp 100 bp
increase decrease
31 December 2010
Variable rate instruments (277) 277
31 December 2009
Variable rate instruments (379) 379

26 Financial instruments and risk management (continued)

Fair value of financial instruments

The Company"s principal financial instruments not carried at fair value are trade and other receivables, trade and other payables, non-current and current borrowings.

Fair value is defined as the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged between knowledgeable willing parties in an arm's length transaction, other than in forced or liquidation sale. Fair values are obtained from quoted market prices and discounted cash flow models as appropriate.

Financial instruments stated at fair value as at 31 December 2010 comprise derivatives. The Company does not have any other financial instruments stated at fair value as of 31 December 2010 and 2009.

The management of the Company is of the opinion that book values of trade and other receivables, trade and other payables as well as borrowings approximate their fair value.

The fair values of financial assets and liabilities together with the carrying amounts shown in the statement of financial position can be summarized as follows:

Thousand Litas 2010 2009
Carrying
amount
Fair value Carrying
amount
Fair value
Long-term receivables 1,486 1,486 1,410 1,410
Trade and other receivables 11,129 11,129 14,072 14,072
Loans granted 351 351 351 351
Cash and cash equivalents 155 155 377 377
Loans and finance lease liabilities (30,320) (30,320) (40,886) (40,886)
Trade and other payables (25,686) (25,686) (17,107) (17,107)
(42,885) (42,885) (41,783) (41,783)

Financial liabilities to banks and leasing companies are related to variable interest rate, therefore the carrying amount approximates the fair value. The management is of the opinion that the fair value risk was minimal as at 31 December 2010 as the major part of financial liabilities bear a variable interest rate.

Price risk

Prices of milk and dairy products vary depending on a situation in the market. The Company seeks to minimize an impact of such price fluctuations by diversifying production and striving for scale economy.

Capital management

The Board"s policy is to maintain a strong capital base, in comparison with the borrowed means, so as to maintain investor, creditor and market confidence, to sustain future development of the business and to comply with externally imposed capital requirements. Capital includes equity attributable to equity holders.

26 Financial instruments and risk management (continued)

Capital management (continued)

The Board also seeks to maintain a balance between the higher returns that might be possible with higher levels of borrowings and the security afforded by a sound capital position.

The Company manages its capital structure and makes adjustments to it in the light of changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of its activities. To maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Company may adjust the dividend payment to shareholders, return capital to shareholders or issue new shares. No changes were made in the objectives, policies or processes during the years ended 31 December 2010 and 31 December 2009.

The Company is obliged to keep its equity up to 50% of its share capital, as imposed by the Law on Companies of Republic of Lithuania.

The Company has externally imposed capital requirements from banks. They require that (equity – revaluation reserve) / (total assets) ratio is not less than 0.2. The management monitors that the Company is in line with the requirement. No other capital management tools are used.

27 Subsequent events

In January 2011 the Company repaid a loan to AB bank Snoras amounting to 5.75 million Litas.

On 20 January 2011 the Company issued a guarantee up to 1,904 thousand Litas to secure the repayment of the loan granted to the subsidiary AB Modest by Nordea Bank Plc. Guarantee matures on 20 January 2016.

There have been no other significant events subsequent to the end of the reporting period date that could materially affect the financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 December 2010.

AB Vilkyškių Pieninė Annual report for the year 2010

II. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ISSUER

1. Accounting period for which the annual report has been prepared

The annual report has been prepared for the year 2010.

2. Main data about the Issuer

Name of the Issue
Authorized capital
Public Company Vilkyškių Pieninė
(hereinafter – the Company or the Issuer)
11,943,000 LTL
Registered office Vilkyškiai, Pagėgiai municipality
Telephone 8-441 55330
Fax 8-441 55242
E-mail [email protected]
Legal-organizational form Public Company
Registration date and place 10 May 1993
Re-registration date and place 30 December 2005 State Enterprise Center of Registers
Registration No. Taurage branch
060018
Code in the Register of Enterprises 277160980
Internet website http://www.cheese.lt; http://www.suris.lt

3. Nature of the Issuer"s core business

Core business of Vilkyskiu pienine AB is the production of cheese.

The Company also produces pasteurized cream and processes whey.

4. Contracts with intermediaries of the public circulation of securities

Vilkyskiu pienine AB has entered into the contract of service with Financial Broker Company Orion Securities UAB (address: A. Tumeno g. 4, B korp., LT-01109, Vilnius) on the record of shareholders and securities of Vilkyskiu pienine AB.

5. Trading in the Issuer's securities on the regulated markets

Trading in ordinary registered shares of Vilkyskiu pienine AB on Vilnius Stock Exchange:

Period Price (Lt) Revenue (Lt)
highest lowest highest lowest
2006.05.17 - 2006.09.31 5.60 4.60 647,808 0.00
2006.10.01 - 2006.12.31 5.30 4.76 360,722 0.00
2007.01.01 - 2007.03.31 5.82 5.20 126,233 0.00
2007.04.01 - 2007.06.30 5.70 5.01 380,555 0.00
2007.07.01 - 2007.09.30 6.50 4.80 3,621,100 0.00
2007.10.01 - 2007.12.31 6.70 5.75 637,638 0.00
2008.01.01 - 2008.03.31 6.40 5.00 1,507,303 0.00
2008.04.01 - 2008.06.30 5.52 4.51 237,964 0.00
2008.07.01 - 2008.09.30 4.75 2.05 324,605 0.00
2008.10.01 - 2008.12.31 2.50 0.52 69,650 0.00
2009.01.01 - 2009.03.31 0.79 0.52 241,806 0.00
2009.04.01 - 2009.06.30 1.69 0.60 83,134 0.00
2009.07.01 - 2009.09.30 2.86 1.25 557,512 0.00
2009.10.01 - 2009.12.31 2.75 2.27 66,144 0.00
2010.01.01 - 2010.03.31 3.70 2.32 232,788 0.00
2010.04.01 - 2010.06.30 3.67 2.95 74,358 0.00
2010.07.01 - 2010.09.30 3.80 3.01 105,718 0.00
2010.10.01 - 2010.12.31 6.04 3.76 536,451 0.00

Price change of VLP1L

III. INFORMATION ABOUT THE ISSUER'S ACTIVITIES

6. Legal basis of the Issuer"s activities

The activity of AB Vilkyškių Pieninė is based on the Lithuanian legislation, resolutions of the Government and legal acts regulating the companies" activities, as well as on the Law on Securities Market of the Republic of Lithuania and the Company"s Articles of Association.

7. Brief description of the Issue"s history

The history of Vilkyskiai dairy was renewed on the 10th of May 1993 when public company Vilkyskiu pienine was established in the dairy premise, which was build in 1934. The old dairy had implemented its production till 1985. During the period of dairy"s closure all equipment were disassembled. The buildings were privatized and the owners of the dairy brought the first machinery from Eastern Germany where the restructurization of milk industry took place at that time.

The company had no initial capital. The company started operating as the owners of the company purchased the buildings. The company borrowed funds from the banks to finance the working capital needs.

Significant events in the history of the Issuer

In 19931995 the water tower, boiler-house and separation workshop were rebuilt. Since then the company started separating milk and cheese workshop started operating. The company started producing fat-low fermented cheese Peptatas. Butter production workshop was launched.

Afterwards the development of the company has accelerated. In 1997 the cheese workshop of the company started producing Tilsit type fermented cheese and in February 1998 Gouda type fermented cheese.

In 1997 LTL 2,87 million were invested into the company, LTL 0,5 million of which were used for the repair of the company. The company built the following: a modern boiler-house of Danish company BWE, a modern freezing chamber of Dutch company, where 400 tones of production can be stocked and warehoused, and a substation. The company also installed a computer network;

In 1998 nearly LTL 1,5 million were invested into motor transport, buildings, milk refrigerators, production equipment, new cheese workshop and other non-current assets;

In 1999 nearly LTL 8,5 million were invested. Almost all investment was used for the implementation of the project of new cheese production workshop ("Tetra Pak Tebel").

In 2000 LTL 3,84 million were invested into the construction of new workshops and into the major repairs. The company finished installing new fully computerised and automated technological line of cheese production, the installation of which provided the company with the possibility to produce western standards corresponding production and to export it to the European Union.

In May of the same year the company received Export Licence to the European Union;

In June 2001 the company acquired Taurage workshop form Mazeikiai subsidiary of Pieno zvaigzdes AB. This workshop was built in 1965 as a creamery and it corresponds with all raised requirements. In the end of the year 2001 the company started producing mould cheese in Taurage workshop. In 2003 the company reconstructed freezing chamber. In 2004 the company carried out roof reconstruction and repair of buildings.

In 2003 -2004 the company additional invested in the infrastructure of milk production. The company built new stations of milk purchase and bought modern transport for milk transportation.

In 2004 the company built new modern waster water treatment plant of Dutch company "New Water Technology", which corresponds with the EU requirements. In the same year the company invested in the equipment of cheese packing and wrapping.

In 2005 the company reconstructed the boiler-house of Taurage workshop by changing the type of fuel.

In 2006 AB Vilkyškių Pienine received a financial support of up to LTL 3,45 million from the EU structural funds for realisation of the Project "Realisation of the EU requirements and modernisation of production".

The first stage of the Project – modernization of the cheese production technologies – was completed in 2006. During the process of modernization, which lasted for more than half of the year, the workshop of AB Vilkyškių Pienine undergwent significant development works: installation of two new cheese production facilities, three new pressing lines and buffer capacity, a new technological line washing station. Furthermore, the company automated the cheese salting workshop as well as the cheese loading/unloading process. Upon completion of the mentioned modernisation, the maximum production capacities of the Company increased from 10 to 14 thousand tons of cheese per year.

The second stage of the Project - In June 2007 the whey processing workshop of Vilkyskiu pienine AB started operating. The total value of the mentioned workshop of Vilkyskiu pienine AB is more than LTL 8 million. Investments provided the company with possibility to increase far better the effectiveness of production and production quality control, moreover, it allowed effective reduction of waste. Until present, the Company has not carried out processing of whey. The new whey processing workshop is almost fully automated and has only two employees.

As of 17 May 2006, 9,353,000 ordinary shares of AB Vilkyškių Pieninė are listed in the Current Trading List on the Vilnius Stock Exchange. As of 1 January 2008 the shares are listed on the Official List of the Vilnius Stock Exchange.

In January 2006 the Issuer acquired 80.25 percent of Modest AB shares. According to the decision No. 1S-3 made by the Competition Board on 12/11/2006, the Issuer has a right to acquire up to 100 percent of Modest AB shares. Now AB Vilkyskiu pienine holds 99.7% voting rights of the subsidiary.

In April of 2008 Vilkyškių pieninė AB finally finished the transaction of the acquisition of Kelmes pienine AB and took an ownership to 99.09 percent of company"s shares. The Group of Vilkyskiai now consists of three companies: Vilkyskiu pienine AB, Modest AB and Kelmes pienine AB.

In 2009 Modest AB, the subsidiary of Vilkyskių pieninė AB increased its share capital from 128,408 to 488,710 and in 2010 increased its share capital by addition cash contributions by Vilkyskių pieninė AB. The share capital has been increased from 617 118 LTL till 5 617 118 LTL.

2009 – the grant agreement was signed with the National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture in respect of the first area of activities "Processing and marketing of agricultural products" of the facility "Processing of agricultural products and increase of added value" of the

Lithuania's Rural Development Programme for the year 2007-2013. During 2010, the 4.2 million litas support was fully absorbed. In December 2010, the support of 0.8 million litas was received.

2010 – AB Vilkyškių Pieninė established the marketing and quality departments. Major investments were made in the refrigeration Equipment, cheese cutting and packaging line, and the project of warehouse management system implementation was launched.

8. The activity of the Issuer

The main activity of the Issuer is the production of fermented cheese, processing of whey.

The whole assortment of goods of AB Vilkyškių Pieninė comprises even 10 types of cheese having 61 different names of products.

The issuer's current production capacity in Vilkyškiai workshop is 31 tons of cheese per day. The utilization of the maximum capacity was limited by raw milk shortage in winter season (in winter, less milk is purchased than in summer), but recently the raw material is purchased outside Lithuania, in the European Union.

Purchase of raw milk
(recalculated into base
fatness)
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Purchased milk, in tons 122,016 101,589 123,016 144,941 165,104
Purchased milk, in thousand
LTL
73,134 73,153 84,276 74,062 122,480
Price of purchased milk, in
LTL/t
599.4 720.1 685.1 511.0 741.8

Tables bellow summarizes key indicators of production and trade volumes of the Issuer.

Within the period of last five years the distribution of production of Vilkyskiu pienine AB according to product type was as follows:

Amount of produced
products, expressed in tons
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Fermented cheese 10,204 8,120 8,473 7,811 9,427
Cream 4,831 5,499 5,027 5,637 8,433
Whey concentrate 4,436 17,719 27,163 38,255
Whey flour 2,817 1,586 611 749
Income from sold
production, expressed in
LTL thousand
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Fermented cheese 86,491 84,061 93,425 74,183 100,538
Cream 19,454 32,436 20,288 24,288 52,255
Whey concentrate 1,499 936 2,236 8,040
Whey flour 4,776 3,617 2,037 835
Other income 2,105 9,258 27,139 43,000 88,301
Total income 111,552 132,030 145,405 145,744 249,969

Income from sale of production during 5 years period as per type of product:

9. Sales markets

Sales during 2006 – 2010 per geographical segments, in thousand LTL:

Market 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
European Union 63,559 69,594 60,746 59,780 68,214
Lithuania 34,713 48,123 62,854 68,476 113,539
Russia 17,310 14,279 20,630 15,775 62,661
Other countries 137 34 1,175 1,713 5,555
Total 115,719 132,030 145,405 145,744 249,969

Vilkyskiu pienine AB sells its production in Russian market by concluding long-term trade contracts. In the countries of the EU the major part of the production is sold on the basis of short-term trade contracts. In Lithuanian market validation period of contracts varies, but it is not shorter than one year.

10. Supply

The main raw material used for the production of products of Vilkyskiu pienine AB is raw cow milk. The major suppliers of milk are small and big farmers, agricultural companies and other companies of milk purchase. Vilkyskiu pienine AB usually purchases milk on milk purchase contracts. Contacts with milk suppliers are concluded for a period of one year or for a longer period.

The company purchases other raw materials mostly in Lithuania. The amount of raw material purchased from foreign countries is small. The company usually purchases equipment from foreign countries. Contracts usually are concluded for a period of one year. However, the company performs the accidental transactions as well.

11. Real estate and other non-current assets

The statement of changes in non-current assets of AB Vilkyškių Pieninė is presented in the annual financial statements.

AB Vilkyškių Pieninė owns the following real estate:

Type of buildings Area, sq. m
Main buildings:
1. Production-administrative building 1884,72 sq. m
2. Cheese production workshop 373,1 sq.m
3. Cheese ripening workshop 1855,72 sq.m.
4. Cheese salting workshop 492,57 sq.m.
5. Boiler-house building 48,4 sq.m.
57,2 sq.m.
121,75 sq.m.
406,15 sq.m.
169 sq.m.
779,02 sq.m.
2665,81 sq.m.
500,35 sq.m.
721,49 sq.m.
83 kv.m
861,54 sq.m.
154,80 sq.m

12. Risk factors related to the activity of the Issuer

The major risk factors related to the activity Vilkyskiu pienine AB are as follows:

  • The main Company"s activity is milk processing (production of fermented cheese). The main factors creating business risk are possible changes in the raw material and product markets, as well as legal, political, technological and social changes, which are directly or indirectly related to the business of Vilkyskiu pienine AB and which are likely to affect Company"s cash flows and operating results.

  • The Company is specializing in the production of cheese. The largest part of its income is received from the sale of cheese and cheese products. Due to this reason company"s income and profit is sensitive to negatives changes in demand and (or) in cheese prices in the market (market risk). The price of cheese can also be negatively affected by the competition in the international and in local cheese market.

  • Production of fermented cheese is a time consuming process which can take from 1 to 3 months. Such production particularity does not allow reacting quickly to rapid changes in the cheese market and this can negatively affect Company"s cash flows and operating results.

  • Company"s credit risk is related to receivable amounts of trade. The risk that business partners would not meet their financial obligations is controlled by established procedures of control. Credit risk, related to assets held in banks, is limited because the Company works only with the largest Lithuanian banks (mainly with AB SEB Bank). As at 31 December 2010 the total liabilities and the total assets ratio was 0.61. Interests on all major loans are related to EUR LIBOR. The balance of financial liabilities of the Company amounted to thousand LTL 30,320 as at 31 December 2010. The loans are denominated in EUR. Repayment of loans is carried out as to time Schedule. The Company does not have any overdue payments.

13. The main investments of Vilkyskiu pienine AB during the last 4 years:

In 2007 Vilkyskiu pienine AB invested about LTL 8 million in whey processing workshop, 1,3 million litas in milk collection equipment and LTL 0,5 million in packaging and vacuum equipment.

In 2008 Vilkyskiai boiler-house was reconstructed and the company started building cheese ripening workshop.

In 2009 there were no investments exceeding 10 % of the Issuer"s authorized capital.

In 2010, 1 million litas was invested in the development of energy sector (cold, heat, electricity). Cheese packaging line was acquired for almost 2 million litas.

14. Patents, licenses, contracts

On the 8th of May 2000 the company received Export License to the European Union which provided the company with the right to export its production to the European Union. The company has introduced quality management programme (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points System).

On the 14th of October 2004 an inspection due to the conformity with the requirements and certification of production to Russian market was carried out by the Russian National Veterinary Inspectorate.

In 2008 Vilkyskiu pienine AB received ISO Certificates of Quality Management and Food Safety Management.

ISO 9001 Standard of Quality Management specifies requirements for quality management systems, including documentation requirements and requirements for processes of planning, management of recourses, product realization, measurement, analysis and improvement. This certificate demonstrates that a company is capable of managing and improving the quality of its supplied products and services, and its production meets with requirements of customers and the law.

ISO 22000 Standard of Food Safety Management System demonstrates that food safety risk is identified, measured and controlled in the entire food management chain of Vilkyskiu pienine AB. This current certificate aims at ensuring food safety within the entire chain of food production and supply in order to ensure that food is safe at the time of human consumption. This standard is applied to all types of organizations within the food chain, i.e. for producers of food and food packages.

On 18 September 2009 AB Vilkyškių Pieninė was visited by experts of the Russian Federal Veterinarian and Phytosanitarian Service who performed a review of the Company. During the review the expects assessed the sanitary state of the Company as well as compliance of production, auxiliary, ripping and storing premises with the Russian norms and requirements. The audit included examination of the Company"s documentation from raw materials, additions and other consumable materials to product realization.

The mentioned audit of the Russian Federal Veterinarian and Phytosanitarian Service did not result in any discrepancies. The experts concluded that the Company"s operations are carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Russian Federal Veterinarian and Phytosanitarian Service.

In 2010 the Company underwent ISO audits which stated the Company complies with the requirements of the standards ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 22000:2000.

15. Competitors

Basing on the calculation of Vilkyskiu pienine AB, the company holds about 18 percent of Lithuania"s cheese market, i.e. it ranks fourth among the producers, after Rokiškio Sūris AB, Pieno Ţvaigţdės AB and Ţemaitijos Pienas AB.

In foreign markets Vilkyskiu pienine AB has to compete with local producers, whose advantage is lower transportation expenses. However, Vilkyskiu pienine AB compensate this fact by offering higher value added cheese assortment.

16. Dividends paid

Vilkyskiu pienine AB has no preferred shares, thus dividends are paid only for ordinary registered shares.

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Dividends (for 2005) (for 2006) (for 2007) (for 2008) (for 2009)
Dividends (LTL) 2,500,000 2,057,660 2,030,310 0 1,194,300
Dividends per share (LTL) 0.27 0.22 0.17 0 0.10
Number of shares 9,353,000 9,353,000 11,943,000 11,943,000 11,943,000

Payment of dividends within the last 5 years is as follows:

IV. OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE ISSUER

17. Structure of the Issuer"s authorized capital

Type of shares Number of
securities
Nominal value
(in LTL)
Total nominal
value (in LTL)
ISIN code
Ordinary
registered shares
11,943,000 1.00 11 943 000 LT0000127508

18. Shareholders

As of 31 December 2010 the total number of shareholders was 888. The following were the major shareholders who had an ownership or held more than 5 per cent of Company"s share capital:

Shareholder Shares Nominal
value in
LTL
Total value in
LTL
Gintaras Bertašius 6,016,506 1 6,016,506
UAB FMĮ Orion Securities clients 1,757,938 1 1,757,938
Linas Strėlis 1,015,000 1 1,015,000
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 1,000,036 1 1,000,036
Group of Finasta 704,692 1 704,692
Non-controlling interest 1,448,828 1 1,448,828
Capital in total 11,943,000 1 11,943,000

19. Basic characteristics of shares issued into public circulation of securities

Securities issued by the Company have been included into the Current Trade List of Vilnius Stock Exchange since the 17th of May 2006. ISIN code of securities is LT0000127508.

In December 2007, as the company submitted the request to Vilnius Stock Exchange, company"s securities were allowed to be included in the Official Trade List form since 1st of January.

Period Price, Lt Turnover, Thousand Lt Total turnover Capitaliza
From To Max. Min. Last Max. Min. Last Units LTL tion, LTL
2006 05 17 2007 04 20 5.82 4.60 5.65 647.8 0 0 531,008 2,821 161.1 52 844,450
2007 01 01 2007 03 31 5.82 5.20 5.70 126.2 0 0 56,635 312,038.60 53,312,100
2007 04 01 2007 06 30 5.70 5.01 5.20 380.5 0 20,4 167,957 930,576.20 48,635,600
2007 07 01 2007 09 30 6.50 4.80 5.90 3,621.1 0 25,6 1,647,863 9,163,708.70 55,182,700
2007 10 01 2007 12 31 6.70 5.75 6.20 637.6 0 1,8 455,408 2,762,468.40 57,988,600
2008.01.01 2008.03.31 6.40 5.00 5.30 1,507.3 0 12,3 693,973 3,848,098.20 49,570,900
2008.04.01 2008.06.30 5.52 4.51 4.70 237.9 0 15,5 244,910 1,209,573.10 56,132,100
2008.07.01 2008.09.30 4.75 2.05 2.26 324.6 0 3,1 245,700 912,782.90 26,991,180
2008.10.01 2008.12.31 2.50 0.52 0.60 69.6 0 0 731,354 696,019.00 7,165,800
2009.01.01 2009.03.31 0.79 0.52 0.63 241.8 0 0,5 1,040,145 660,301.90 7,524,090
2009.04.01 2009.06.30 1.69 0.60 1.35 83.1 0 2.6 531,304 566,948.80 16,123,050
2009.07.01 2009.09.30 2.86 1.25 2.32 557.5 0 0 1,024,019 1,954,451.20 27,707,760
2009.10.01 2009.12.31 2.75 2.27 2.4 66.1 0 4.8 196,588 486,477.70 28,663,200
2010.01.01 2010.03.31 3.70 2.32 3.44 232.8 0 51.0 560,120 1,774,753.38 41,083,920
2010.04.01 2010.06.30 3.67 2.95 3.15 74.4 0 1.9 304,724 1,029,921.99 37,620,450
2010.07.01 2010.09.30 3.80 3.01 3.76 105.7 0 11.2 256,077 908,624.48 44,905,680
2010.10.01 2010.12.31 6.04 3.76 5.939 536.5 0 43.8 561,112 2,666,879.28 70,929,477

Name of securities – ordinary registered shares of AB Vilkyškių Pieninė. The number of securities: 11,943,000 units. Nominal value of one share is LTL 1.00.

20. Shareholders who have special rights of control

There are no shares which would provide the shareholders with special rights of control.

21. Voting right restrictions

There are no restrictions of voting right.

22. Inter-agreements of shareholders which are known to the Issuer and due to which transfer of securities and voting right may be restricted

There are no inter-agreements of shareholders which are known to the Issuer and due to which transfer of securities and voting right may be restricted.

23. Order of amendment of the Issuer's Articles of Association

The Issuer"s Articles of Association can be amended during the General Meeting of the Shareholders. Decisions on the amendments of the Articles of Association are considered to be taken if 2/3 of votes of all shareholders are received.

24. Management Bodies of the Issuer

Name, surname Education, specialty Position held in the Issuer Start of tenure
Gintaras
Bertašius
Higher education,
engineer - mechanic
Chairman of the
Board, Director General
30/04/2010
Sigitas Trijonis Higher education,
engineer - mechanic
Member of the Board,
Technical Director
30/04/2010
Rimantas
Jancevičius
Further education,
zoo - technician
Member of the Board,
Stock Director
30/04/2010
Vilija
Milaševičiutė
Higher education,
Finance and credit
Member of the Board,
Finance Director
30/04/2010
Andrej Cyba Higher education Member of the Board 30/04/2010
Linas Strėlis Higher education Member of the Board 30/04/2010

Board of AB Vilkyškių pieninė

Key administration staff of AB Vilkyškių Pieninė:

Name, surname Education, speciality Position held in the Issuer Beginning of
service*
Gintaras
Bertašius
Higher education,
engineer - mechanic
Chairman of the
Management Board,
Director General
01/01/2006**
Vaidotas Juškys Higher education, IT
engineer
Chief operation officer
(COO)
17/05/2010
Vilija
Milaševičiutė
Higher education, Finance
and credit
Member of the Board,
Finance Director
01/05/2000
Rimantas
Jancevičius
Further education, zoo
- technician
Member of the Management
Board, Stock Director
02/01/1996
Sigitas Trijonis Higher education,
engineer - mechanic
Member of the Management
Board, Technical Director
01/09/1993
Arvydas Zaranka Further education,
Technologist of dairy
products
Production Director 30/07/1995
Alvydas Eičas Higher education,
Pedagogy
Sales manager for Baltic
countries
01/09/2004
Arminas Lunia Higher education,
Chemist
Export manager 20/08/2007
Elena Šilovaitė Higher education,
Business Management and
Administration
Head of Marketing
Department
19/07/2010
Jolita
Valantinienė
Higher education,
Business Management and
Administration
Head of Quality Department 01/09/2010
Rasa
Tamaliūnaitė
Higher education, finance
and accounting
Chief Accountant 18/06/2010
Ligita
Pudţiuvelytė
Higher education,
Economist
Senior Economist 20/05/2004
Rasa Trybienė Higher education,
Psylologist
Head of Personnel 22/05/2009
Rita Juodikienė Higher education,
Business Management and
Administration
Head of Purchase
Department
23/09/2002
Mindaugas Dūda Higher education, IT
engineer
Head of IT Department 02/08/2008

* None of the labour contracts with the members of the Management Bodies is terminable.

** He has been appointed newly after the reorganization of the Issuer into public company, despite he has been working as a Director of the Issuer since 10/05/1993.

Other information - shares, Number of shares
participation in the activity of owned in
other companies Vilkyskiu
Name Surname Position held pienine AB
Gintaras Bertašius Director General, Shareholder of Silgaliai UKB 6,016,506
Chairman of the (1 share), Chairman of the
Management Board Management Board of
Modest AB, Chairman of the
Management Board of
Kelmes pienine AB
Sigitas Trijonis Technical Director, has no other shares, does not 425,538
member of the participate in the activity of
Management Board other companies
Rimantas Jancevičius Stock Director, has no other shares, does not 2,194
member of the participate in the activity of
Management Board other companies
Vilija Milaševičiutė Finance Director, Member of the Management 7,718
member of the Board of AB Modest, has no
Management Board other shares
Arvydas Zaranka Production Director Member of the Management 1,923
Board of Modest AB, Member
of the Management Board of
Kelmes pienine AB, has no
other shares
Vaidotas Juškys Chief operation has no other shares, does not 1,920
officer (COO) participate in the activity of
other companies
Andrej Cyba member of the Member of the Management -
Management Board Board of "Invalda"
Linas Strėlis member of the 1,015,000
Management Board

Information on participation in the activity of other companies

25. Employees

As of 31 December 2010 there were 453 employees at AB Vilkyškių Pieninė.

Staff group Average
Number of
employees
Higher Further Secondary Incomplete
secondary
monthly
salary
(LTL)
Executives 6 4 2 10,146
Key specialists 43 22 13 8 3,215
Specialists 43 17 21 5 2,191
Workers 361 15 188 121 37 1,482
453 58 224 134 37 1,797
Average
Staff group Number of
employees
Higher Further Secondary Incomplete
secondary
monthly
salary
(LTL)
Executives 6 4 2 8,509
Key specialists 40 17 15 8 2,979
Specialists 39 13 21 5 2,119
Workers 345 7 183 125 30 1,358
430 41 221 138 30 1,594

As of 31 December 2009 there were 430 employees at AB Vilkyškių Pieninė.

26. Agreements the parties of which is the Issuer and which would enter into force on the change of Issuer"s control

There are no any agreements the parties of which is the Issuer and which would enter into force on the change of Issuer"s control.

V. DATA ABOUT THE OPENLY PUBLISHED INFORMATION

27. Summary of significant events in 2010

At the Ordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders of AB Vilkyskiu pienine which was held on the 30 April 2010. The following decisions were taken: approved the annual report of the Company of the year 2009, heard auditor"s Report regarding the Company"s Financial Statements for 2009, approved the Company"s Separate and Consolidated Financial Statements for 2009.

Approved the Audited Profit appropriation for the year 2009 as follows under IAS (in thousand Litas; in thousand EUR):

1) Non-appropriated profit (loss) at the end of the year 2008 - 2.177 LTL (631 EUR)

2) Net profit (loss) of the reporting period - 4.104 LTL (1.189 EUR)

3) Transfers from reserves - 439 LTL (127 EUR)

4) Total profit (loss) to be appropriated - 6.720 LTL (1.946 EUR)

from it:

  • portion of the profit allocated to the legal reserve - 0 LTL (0 EUR)

  • portion of the profit allocated for payment of the dividends – 1.194 LTL (346 EUR)

(or 0,10 LTL (0,03 EUR) per ordinary registered share with nominal value of 1 LTL)

  • portion of the profit allocated to the other reserves - 0 LTL (0 EUR)

  • portion of the profit allocated to be paid as annual payouts (tantiemes)

to board members, bonuses to employees and for other purposes – 67 LTL (19 EUR)

5) Non-appropriated profit (loss) at the end of the year 2009

carried forward to next financial year – 5.459 LTL (1.581 EUR)

Elected Board members for the four year term: Gintaras Bertasius, Rimantas Jancevicius, Sigitas Trijonis, Linas Strelis, Andrej Cyba, Vilija Milaseviciute. Elected UAB "KPMG Baltics" as an Audit Company of AB Vilkyskiu pienine. Recalled the independent member of the Audit Committee Alius

Jakubelis and elected Birute Baziliene as a new independent member of the Audit Committee. Elected Asta Mikalauskiene and Ligita Pudziuvelyte as members of the Audit Committee.

On 2nd of November 2010 Modest AB, the subsidiary of Vilkyskių pieninė AB increased its share capital by addition cash contributions. The share capital has been increased from 617 118 LTL till 5 617 118 LTL by Vilkyskių pieninė AB.

VI. INFORMATION CONCERNING DISCLOSURE OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE GOVERNANCE CODE OF THE COMPANIES

28. Announcement of Vilkyskiu pienine AB concerning disclosure of compliance with the Governance Code of the companies whose securities were traded on a regulated market in 2010

The public company "Vilkyskiu pienine", following Article 21 paragraph 3 of the Law on Securities of the Republic of Lithuania and item 20.5 of the Trading Rules of the Vilnius Stock Exchange, discloses its compliance with the Governance Code, approved by the VSE for the companies listed on the regulated market, and its specific provisions.

YES/NO
/NOT
COMMENTARY
The overriding objective of a company should be to operate in common interests of all the shareholders by
Yes The Company constantly presents information related
with the development strategy and with the optimization
of shareholder value via the information system of the
Stock Exchange, on its website
(www.suris.lt/investuotojams/), and via agency BNS.
Yes All management bodies of the company act in furtherance
of the declared strategic objectives.
Yes The company has set up the Management Board which
acts for the interests of the company"s shareholders, is
responsible for the strategic management of the company,
supervises the activity of the chief executive officer of the
company, organizes meetings of the Management Board
and cooperates with
the management bodies of the
company.
Nomination,
remuneration
and
audit
committees have been set up in the Company.
Yes The company acts in compliance with the provisions that
are set in this clause.
APPLICABLE

Principle II: The corporate governance framework

The corporate governance framework should ensure the strategic guidance of the company, the effective oversight of the company"s management bodies, an appropriate balance and distribution of functions between the company"s bodies, protection of the shareholders" interests.

2.1. Besides obligatory bodies provided for in No The bodies of the company are a general shareholders"
the Law on Companies of the Republic of meeting, Management Board and chief executive officer
Lithuania – a general shareholders" meeting (Director General).
and
the
chief
executive
officer,
it
is
recommended that a company should set up The company does not set up a supervisory board as a
both a collegial supervisory body and a collegial management body. The Management Board is
collegial management body. The setting up of responsible for the supervision of company"s activity and
collegial
bodies
for
supervision
and
management.

AB Vilkyškių Pieninė Annual report for 2010

management
facilitates
clear
separation
of
management and supervisory functions in the
company, accountability and control on the part
of the chief executive officer, which, in its turn,
facilitate a more efficient and transparent
management process.
2.2. A collegial management body is responsible
for the strategic management of the company
and performs other key functions of corporate
governance. A collegial supervisory body is
responsible for the effective supervision of the
company"s management bodies.
Yes The functions that are indicated in this recommendation
are implemented by the Management Board.
2.3. Where a company chooses to form only one
collegial body, it is recommended that it should
be a supervisory body, i.e. the supervisory
board. In such a case, the supervisory board is
responsible for the effective monitoring of the
functions performed by the company"s chief
executive officer.
No The company does not follow this recommendation, where
a company chooses to form only one collegial body, as
Management Board is the one collegial body.
The company does not follow the Recommendation 2.3 of
the Governance Code – at present the only collegial body
of the company is a management body, not a supervisory
one. The management body of the company implements
the supervisory functions as well.
2.4. The collegial supervisory body to be elected
by the general shareholders" meeting should be
set up and should act in the manner defined in
Principles III and IV. Where a company should
decide not to set up a collegial supervisory
body but rather a collegial management body,
i.e. the board, Principles III and IV should apply
to the board as long as that does not contradict
the essence and purpose of this body.1
Yes Management Board ellects and recalls the chief executive
officer, sets his remuneration, other working conditions,
approves Staff Regulations, induces him and imposes
penalties.
2.5. Company"s management and supervisory
bodies should comprise such number of board
(executive directors) and supervisory (non
executive directors) board members that no
individual or small group of individuals can
dominate decision-making on the part of these
bodies.2
Yes At present, in accordance with the Articles of Association,
the Management Board of the company is composed of 6
members who are appointed for the period of four years.
The number of members of the collegial body is sufficient
to dominate decision-making.
2.6. Non-executive directors or members of the
supervisory board should be appointed for
specified terms subject to individual re-election,
at maximum intervals provided for in the
Lithuanian legislation with a view to ensuring
necessary
development
of
professional
experience
and
sufficiently
frequent
reconfirmation of their status. A possibility to
remove them should also be stipulated however
Yes In accordance with the Articles of Association, the
members of the Management Board are appointed for the
period of four years without limiting the number of their
terms of office.
The Articles of Association provides the company with the
possibility to withdraw the whole Management Board or
any of its members. The withdrawal of a member of the
Management Board should be based on the legislation.

1 Provisions of Principles III and IV are more applicable to those instances when the general shareholders" meeting elects the supervisory board, i.e. a body that is essentially formed to ensure oversight of the company"s board and the chief executive officer and to represent the company"s shareholders. However, in case the company does not form the supervisory board but rather the board, most of the recommendations set out in Principles III and IV become important and applicable to the board as well. Furthermore, it should be noted that certain recommendations, which are in their essence and nature applicable exclusively to the supervisory board, should not be applied to the board, as the competence and functions of these bodies according to the Law on Companies of the Republic of Lithuania (Official Gazette, 2003, No 123-5574) are different. For instance, item 3.1 of the Code concerning oversight of the management bodies applies to the extent it concerns the oversight of the chief executive officer of the company, but not of the board itself; item 4.1 of the Code concerning recommendations to the management bodies applies to the extent it relates to the provision of recommendations to the company"s chief executive officer; item 4.4 of the Code concerning independence of the collegial body elected by the general meeting from the company"s management bodies is applied to the extent it concerns independence from the chief executive officer.

2 Definitions 'executive director' and 'non-executive director' are used in cases when a company has only one collegial body.

this procedure should not be easier than the
removal procedure for an executive director or
a member of the management board.
2.7. Chairman of the collegial body elected by
the general shareholders" meeting may be a
person whose current or past office constitutes
no
obstacle
to
conduct
independent
and
impartial
supervision.
Where
a
company
should decide not to set up a supervisory board
but rather the board, it is recommended that the
chairman of the board and chief executive
officer of the company should be a different
person. Former
company"s
chief
executive
officer should not be immediately nominated as
the chairman of the collegial body elected by
the general shareholders" meeting. When a
company chooses to departure from these
recommendations,
it
should
furnish
information on the measures it has taken to
ensure impartiality of the supervision.
No The company does not follow the Recommendation 2.7
because the chairman of the Management Board is
Director General of the Company. The independence of
supervision is guaranteed by other five members of the
Management Board.

Principle III: The order of the formation of a collegial body to be elected by a general shareholders" meeting

The order of the formation a collegial body to be elected by a general shareholders" meeting should ensure representation of minority shareholders, accountability of this body to the shareholders and objective monitoring of the company"s operation and its management bodies.3

3.1. The mechanism of the formation of a
collegial body to be elected by a general
shareholders"
meeting
(hereinafter
in
this
Principle referred to as the "collegial body")
should ensure objective and fair monitoring of
the company"s management bodies as well as
representation of minority shareholders.
Yes While electing the collegial body of the company, the
shareholders may take the cognizance of comprehensive
information about the candidates early enough before the
meeting of the shareholders and during it as well.
3.2. Names and surnames of the candidates to
become
members
of
a
collegial
body,
information about their education, qualification,
professional background, positions taken and
potential
conflicts
of
interest
should
be
disclosed early
enough before the general
shareholders" meeting so that the shareholders
would
have
sufficient
time
to
make
an
informed voting decision. All factors affecting
the candidate"s independence, the sample list of
which is set out in Recommendation 3.7, should
be also disclosed. The collegial body should
also be informed on any subsequent changes in
the provided information. The collegial body
should, on yearly basis, collect data provided in
this item on its members and disclose this in the
company"s annual report.
Yes The company follows all provisions that are indicated in
this recommendation, moreover, the company could
additionally mention the document (such as the operating
regulation of that body), if any, which determines the
specific order of data exchange among the member of that
collegial body.
The company accumulates and discloses the entire
information about the members of collegial body, their
professional education, qualification and conflicts of
interest,
following
the
order
set
out
in
these
recommendations, i.e. via publicly announced periodical
reports of the company.
3.3. Should a person be nominated for members
of a collegial body, such nomination should be
followed by the disclosure of information on
candidate"s particular competences relevant to
his/her service on the collegial body. In order
shareholders and investors are able to ascertain
whether
member"s
competence
is
further
relevant, the collegial body should, in its annual
Yes The
company
could
comprehensively
comment
the
implemented
practice
(for
instance,
prior
to
the
announcement
of
company"s
annual
report
to
the
shareholders, each member of collegial body informs the
collegial body about the in-service trainings, relevant to
their service on the collegial body, which she/he has
attended within the last accounting year).
During the meetings of the shareholders, curriculum vitae

3 Attention should be drawn to the fact that in the situation where the collegial body elected by the general shareholders" meeting is the board, it is natural that being a management body it should ensure oversight not of all management bodies of the company, but only of the single-person body of management, i.e. the company"s chief executive officer. This note shall apply in respect of item 3.1 as well.

report,
disclose
the
information
on
its
composition and particular competences of
individual members which are relevant to their
service on the collegial body.
of candidates to become members of the Management
Board are presented, which include such information as
their education, professional background, etc. Information
about the composition of the Management Board is set out
in the reports of the company.
3.4. In order to maintain a proper balance in
terms of the current qualifications possessed by
its
members,
the
collegial
body
should
determine its desired composition with regard
to the company"s structure and activities, and
have this periodically evaluated. The collegial
body should ensure that it is composed of
members who, as a whole, have the required
diversity
of
knowledge,
judgment
and
experience to complete their tasks properly. The
members of the audit committee, collectively,
should have a recent knowledge and relevant
experience in the fields of finance, accounting
and/or audit for the stock exchange listed
companies. At least one of the members of the
remuneration
committee
should
have
knowledge of and experience in the field of
remuneration policy.
Yes The company follows the recommendations set out in this
clause. The members of the Management Board of the
company have required diversity of knowledge, judgment
and experience to complete their tasks properly.
The
members
of
Audit
Committee
have
relevant
experience and a recent knowledge in the fields of
accounting and audit.
3.5. All new members of the collegial body
should be offered a tailored program focused
on introducing a member with his/her duties,
corporate
organization
and
activities.
The
collegial body should conduct an annual review
to identify fields where its members need to
update their skills and knowledge.
Yes Members of the Management Board constantly take part in
various refresher courses and seminars where they are
provided with the information about the essential changes
in legislation that regulates the activity of the company.
Moreover, in case of necessity, the members of the
Management Board either individually or during the
meetings of the Management Board are also informed
about the other changes, which have an impact on the
activity of the company.
3.6. In order to ensure that all material conflicts
of interest related with a member of the
collegial
body
are
resolved
properly,
the
collegial body should comprise a sufficient4
number of independent5 members.
No The company does not follow the Recommendation 3.6 of
the Governance Code as the company neither has defined
the independence criteria of a member of the Management
Board nor has discussed the content of "sufficiency"
concept of independent members.
3.7. A member of the collegial body should be
considered to be independent only if he is free
of any business, family or other relationship
with the company, its controlling shareholder
or the management of either, that creates a
conflict of interest such as to impair his
judgment. Since all cases when member of the
collegial body is likely to become dependent are
impossible to list, moreover, relationships and
circumstances
associated
with
the
determination
of
independence
may
vary
amongst companies and the best practices of
solving this problem are yet to evolve in the
course of time, assessment of independence of a
member of the collegial body should be based
No The company has not defined the independence criteria of
a member of the Management Board.

4 The Code does not provide for a concrete number of independent members to comprise a collegial body. Many codes in foreign countries fix a concrete number of independent members (e.g. at least 1/3 or 1/2 of the members of the collegial body) to comprise the collegial body. However, having regard to the novelty of the institution of independent members in Lithuania and potential problems in finding and electing a concrete number of independent members, the Code provides for a more flexible wording and allows the companies themselves to decide what number of independent members is sufficient. Of course, a larger number of independent members in a collegial body is encouraged and will constitute an example of more suitable corporate governance.

5 It is notable that in some companies all members of the collegial body may, due to a very small number of minority shareholders, be elected by the votes of the majority shareholder or a few major shareholders. But even a member of the collegial body elected by the majority shareholders may be considered independent if he/she meets the independence criteria set out in the Code.

on
the
contents
of
the
relationship
and
circumstances rather than their form. The key
criteria for identifying whether a member of the
collegial
body
can
be
considered
to
be
independent are the following:
1) He/she is not an executive director or
member of the board (if a collegial
body
elected
by
the
general
shareholders"
meeting
is
the
supervisory board) of the company or
any associated company and has not
been such during the last five years;
2) He/she is not an employee of the
company or some any company and
has not been such during the last three
years, except for cases when a member
of the collegial body does not belong
to the senior management and was
elected to the collegial body as a
representative of the employees;
3) He/she is not receiving or has been not
receiving
significant
additional
remuneration from the company or
associated
company
other
than
remuneration for the office in the
collegial
body.
Such
additional
remuneration includes participation in
share
options
or
some
other
performance based pay systems; it
does
not
include
compensation
payments for the previous office in the
company (provided that such payment
is no way related with later position)
as per pension plans (inclusive of
deferred compensations);
4) He/she is not a controlling shareholder
or representative of such shareholder
(control as defined in the Council
Directive 83/349/EEC Article 1 Part
1);
5) He/she does not have and did not have
any material business relations with
the company or associated company
within the past year directly or as a
partner,
shareholder,
director
or
superior
employee
of
the
subject
having such relationship. A subject is
considered to have business relations
when it is a major supplier or service
provider (inclusive of financial, legal,
counseling and consulting services),
major client or organization receiving
significant
payments
from
the
company or its group;
6) He/she is not and has not been, during Not The company has not defined the independence criteria of
the
last
three
years,
partner
or
applicable a member of the Management Board.
employee of the current or former
external
audit
company
of
the
company or associated company;
7) He/she is not an executive director or
member of the board in some other
company where executive director of
the company or member of the board
(if a collegial body elected by the
general shareholders" meeting is the
supervisory board) is non-executive
director or member of the supervisory
board, he/she may not also have any
other
material
relationships
with
executive directors of the company
that arise from their participation in
activities of other companies or bodies;
8) He/she has not been in the position of a
member of the collegial body for over
than 12 years;
9) He/she is not a close relative to an
executive director or member of the
board (if a collegial body elected by
the general shareholders" meeting is
the supervisory board) or to any
person listed in above items 1 to 8.
Close relative is considered to be a
spouse
(common-law
spouse),
children and parents.
3.8. The determination of what constitutes
independence is fundamentally an issue for the
collegial body itself to determine. The collegial
body may decide that, despite a particular
member meets all the criteria of independence
laid down in this Code, he cannot be considered
independent
due
to
special
personal
or
company-related circumstances.
3.9. Necessary information on conclusions the
collegial body has come to in its determination
of whether a particular member of the body
should be considered to be independent should
be disclosed. When a person is nominated to
become a member of the collegial body, the
company should disclose whether it considers
the
person
to
be
independent.
When
a
particular member of the collegial body does
not meet one or more criteria of independence
set out in this Code, the company should
disclose its reasons for nevertheless considering
the member to be independent. In addition, the
company
should
annually
disclose
which
members of the collegial body it considers to be
independent.
No The company has not implemented the practice of
evaluation and disclosure of independence criteria of a
member of the Management Board.
3.10.
When
one
or
more
criteria
of
independence set out in this Code has not been
met throughout the year, the company should
disclose its reasons for considering a particular
member
of
the
collegial
body
to
be
independent.
To
ensure
accuracy
of
the
information disclosed in relation with the
independence of the members of the collegial
body, the company should require independent
members
to
have
their
independence
periodically re-confirmed.
No The company has not implemented the practice of
evaluation and disclosure of independence criteria of a
member of the Management Board.
3.11. In order to remunerate members of a
collegial body for their work and participation
in the meetings of the collegial body, they may
be remunerated from the company"s funds.6.
The
general
shareholders"
meeting
should
approve the amount of such remuneration.
Not
applicable
Members of the Management Board are not remunerated
for their service on the Management Board (however, such
possibility is set out in the Articles of Association).

Principle IV: The duties and liabilities of a collegial body elected by the general shareholders" meeting

6It is notable that currently it is not yet completely clear, in what form members of the supervisory board or the board may be remunerated for their work in these bodies. The Law on Companies of the Republic of Lithuania (Official Gazette, 2003, No 123-5574) provides that members of the supervisory board or the board may be remunerated for their work in the supervisory board or the board by payment of annual bonuses (tantiems) in the manner prescribed by Article 59 of this Law, i.e. from the company"s profit. The current wording, contrary to the wording effective before 1 January 2004, eliminates the exclusive requirement that annual bonuses (tantiems) should be the only form of the company"s compensation to members of the supervisory board or the board. So it seems that the Law contains no prohibition to remunerate members of the supervisory board or the board for their work in other forms, besides bonuses, although this possibility is not expressly stated either.

The corporate governance framework should ensure proper and effective functioning of the collegial body elected by the general shareholders" meeting, and the powers granted to the collegial body should ensure effective monitoring7 of the company"s management bodies and protection of interests of all the company"s shareholders.

4.1. The collegial body elected by the general
shareholders"
meeting
(hereinafter
in
this
Principle referred to as the "collegial body")
should ensure integrity and transparency of the
company"s financial statements and the control
system.
The
collegial
body
should
issue
recommendations
to
the
company"s
management bodies and monitor and control the
company"s management performance.8
Yes The
Management
Board
ensures
the
integrity
and
transparency of the company"s financial statements and
the control system, evaluates the project of company"s
annual financial statements and the project of profit (loss)
distribution and submits them to the general shareholders"
meeting.
4.2. Members of the collegial body should act in
good faith, with care and responsibility for the
benefit and in the interests of the company and
its shareholders with due regard to the interests
of employees and public welfare. Independent
members of the collegial body should (a) under
all circumstances maintain independence of their
analysis, decision-making and actions (b) do not
seek and accept any unjustified privileges that
might compromise their independence, and (c)
clearly express their objections should a member
consider that decision of the collegial body is
against the interests of the company. Should a
collegial
body
have
passed
decisions
independent member has serious doubts about,
the member should make adequate conclusions.
Should an independent member resign from his
office, he should explain the reasons in a letter
addressed
to
the
collegial
body
or
audit
committee
and,
if
necessary,
respective
company-not-pertaining body (institution).
Yes Basing
on
company"s
data,
the
members
of
the
Management Board act in good will with regard to the
company, follow the interests of the company, not the
interests of their own or of the third parties, act in
conformity with the principles of fairness and prudence,
under an obligation of confidentiality and with due
responsibility,
thus
they
aim
at
maintaining
the
independence of decision-making.
4.3. Each member should devote sufficient time
and attention to perform his duties as a member
of the collegial body. Each member of the
collegial body should limit other professional
obligations of his (in particular any directorships
held in other companies) in such a manner they
do not interfere with proper performance of
duties of a member of the collegial body. In the
event a member of the collegial body should be
present in less than a half9 of the meetings of the
collegial body throughout the financial year of
the company, shareholders of the company
should be notified.
Yes In the year 2010 the members of the Management Board
held the meetings of the Management Board (each meeting
had the proper quorum) and each member devoted
sufficient time to perform her/his duties as a member of
the Management Board.
4.4. Where decisions of a collegial body may
have
a
different
effect
on
the
company"s
shareholders, the collegial body should treat all
shareholders impartially and fairly. It should
ensure that shareholders are properly informed
on
the
company"s
affairs,
strategies,
risk
management and resolution of conflicts of
Yes The management bodies of the company, prior to making
material decisions, discuss their impact on shareholders
and seeking to ensure that all shareholders are properly
informed
on
the
company"s
affairs,
strategies, risk
management, announce the main information about the
company"s activity in the periodical reports.

7 See Footnote 3.

8 See Footnote 3. In the event the collegial body elected by the general shareholders" meeting is the board, it should provide recommendations to the company"s single-person body of management, i.e. the company"s chief executive officer.

9 It is notable that companies can make this requirement more stringent and provide that shareholders should be informed about failure to participate at the meetings of the collegial body if, for instance, a member of the collegial body participated at less than 2/3 or 3/4 of the meetings. Such measures, which ensure active participation in the meetings of the collegial body, are encouraged and will constitute an example of more suitable corporate governance.

AB Vilkyškių Pieninė Annual report for 2010

interest. The company should have a clearly
established role of members of the collegial body
when communicating with and committing to
shareholders.
4.5. It is recommended that transactions (except
insignificant ones due to their low value or
concluded when carrying out routine operations
in
the
company
under
usual
conditions),
concluded
between
the
company
and
its
shareholders, members of the supervisory or
managing bodies or other natural or legal
persons that exert or may exert influence on the
company"s management should be subject to
approval of the collegial body. The decision
concerning approval of such transactions should
be deemed adopted only provided the majority
of the independent members of the collegial
body voted for such a decision.
Yes The management bodies of the company enter into
transactions following the legislation and approved
Articles of Association, for the attainment of benefit and
welfare to the company.
4.6. The collegial body should be independent in
passing decisions that are significant for the
company"s
operations
and
strategy.
Taken
separately,
the
collegial
body
should
be
independent of the company"s management
bodies10. Members of the collegial body should
act and pass decisions without an outside
influence from the persons who have elected it.
Companies should ensure that the collegial body
and its committees are provided with sufficient
administrative
and
financial
resources
to
discharge their duties, including the right to
obtain, in particular from employees of the
company, all the necessary information or to
seek independent legal, accounting or any other
advice on issues pertaining to the competence of
the collegial body and its committees. When
using the services of a consultant with a view to
obtaining information on market standards for
remuneration
systems,
the
remuneration
committee should ensure that the consultant
concerned does not at the same time advise the
human
resources
department,
executive
directors or collegial management organs of the
company concerned.
Yes In all senses the Management Board makes decisions on
the interest of the company. The Management Board of the
company and its committees are provided with entire
resources that are necessary to exercise their functions.
Under the necessity, the employees of the company take
part in the meetings of the Management Board and
committees and present all the necessary information that
is relevant to the issues under discussion. Remuneration
committee ensures that consultants and specialists, who
provides
information
on
market
standards
for
remuneration systems, do not at the same time advise the
human resources departments of the company, members
of executive and management bodies on the issues related
with company.
4.7. Activities of the collegial body should be
organised
in
a
manner
that
independent
members of the collegial body could have major
influence in relevant areas where chances of
occurrence of conflicts of interest are very high.
Such areas to be considered as highly relevant
are issues of nomination of company"s directors,
determination of directors" remuneration and
control and assessment of company"s audit.
Therefore
when
the
mentioned
issues
are
attributable to the competence of the collegial
body, it is recommended that the collegial body
should establish nomination, remuneration, and
audit committees11. Companies should ensure
Yes Vilkyskiu pienine AB has 2 committees: Nomination and
Remuneration Committee and Audit Committee.
The Management Board forms the Nomination and
Remuneration Committee.
General Meeting of Shareholders approves the members
and the regulations of activity of the Audit committee.

10 In the event the collegial body elected by the general shareholders" meeting is the board, the recommendation concerning its independence from the company"s management bodies applies to the extent it relates to the independence from the company"s chief executive officer.

11 The Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Audit (Official Gazette, 2008, No 82-53233) determines that an Audit Committee shall be formed in each public interest entity (including, but not limited to public companies whose securities are traded in the regulated market of the Republic of Lithuania and/or any other member state).

that the functions attributable to the nomination,
remuneration, and audit committees are carried
out. However they may decide to merge these
functions and set up less than three committees.
In such case a company should explain in detail
reasons behind the selection of alternative
approach
and
how
the
selected
approach
complies with the objectives set forth for the
three different committees. Should the collegial
body of the company comprise small number of
members, the functions assigned to the three
committees may be performed by the collegial
body itself, provided that it meets composition
requirements advocated for the committees and
that adequate information is provided in this
respect. In such case provisions of this Code
relating to the committees of the collegial body
(in
particular
with
respect
to
their
role,
operation, and transparency) should apply,
where relevant, to the collegial body as a whole.
4.8. The key objective of the committees is to
increase efficiency of the activities of the collegial
body by ensuring that decisions are based on
due consideration, and to help organize its work
with a view to ensuring that the decisions it
takes are free of material conflicts of interest.
Committees
should
exercise
independent
judgement and integrity when exercising its
functions as well as present the collegial body
with recommendations concerning the decisions
of the collegial body. Nevertheless the final
decision shall be adopted by the collegial body.
The recommendation on creation of committees
is not intended, in principle, to constrict the
competence of the collegial body or to remove
the matters considered from the purview of the
collegial
body
itself,
which
remains
fully
responsible for the decisions taken in its field of
competence.
Yes The key objective of the Nomination and Remuneration
Committee is to provide the bodies of the company and
persons,
who
nominate
or
elect
members
of
the
management
bodies
and
executive
officers
of
the
company, with recommendations and to ensure the
transparent policy, principles and order of the settlement
of remuneration to members of the management bodies
and executive officers. The Committee provides the
Management Board with help while supervising (i)
election and nomination of the chief executive office and
other executive officers, (ii) the settlement of remuneration
to the members of the Management Board, to the chief
executive office and to other executive officers.
Audit Committee exercises independent judgement and
integrity when exercising its functions. Its key objective is
to observe the preparation process of financial statements,
to
supervise
performance
of
audit
of
financial
accountability of the company, to supervise how Audit
Company keeps to the principles of independency and
objectivity, and to supervise the effectiveness of internal
control and risk management systems. The Committee
provides the Management Board of the company with
help
while
supervising
(i)
disclosure
quality
and
consistency of financial, accounting and other relevant
documents, (ii) the qualification of an independent
auditor, his/her independency and proper performance of
his/her office, (iii) the implementation of internal control.
4.9. Committees established by the collegial
body should normally be composed of at least
three members. In companies with small number
of members of the collegial body, they could
exceptionally be composed of two members.
Majority of the members of each committee
should
be
constituted
from
independent
members of the collegial body. In cases when the
company chooses not to set up a supervisory
board,
remuneration
and
audit
committees
should be entirely comprised of non-executive
directors.
Yes Each committee of the company is composed of 3
members.
Chairmanship
and
membership
of
the
committees should be decided with due regard
to
the
need
to
ensure
that
committee
membership is refreshed and that undue reliance
is not placed on particular individuals.
4.10. Authority of each of the committees should
be determined by the collegial body. Committees
should
perform
their
duties
in
line
with
authority delegated to them and inform the
collegial
body
on
their
activities
and
performance on regular basis. Authority of every
committee stipulating the role and rights and
duties of the committee should be made public
at least once a year (as part of the information
disclosed by the company annually on its
corporate governance structures and practices).
Companies should also make public annually a
statement by existing committees on their
composition,
number
of
meetings
and
attendance over the year, and their main
activities. Audit committee should confirm that
it is satisfied with the independence of the audit
process and describe briefly the actions it has
taken to reach this conclusion.
Yes The activity of Nomination and Remuneration Committee
is regulated by Regulations Statute Rules approved by the
Management Board.
The Regulations of Activity of Audit Committee is
approved by the General Meeting of Shareholders.
Both committees on a regular basis inform the collegial
body on their activities and performance.
4.11. In order to ensure independence and
impartiality of the committees, members of the
collegial body that are not members of the
committee should commonly have a right to
participate in the meetings of the committee only
if invited by the committee. A committee may
invite or demand participation in the meeting of
particular officers or experts. Chairman of each
of the committees should have a possibility to
maintain
direct
communication
with
the
shareholders. Events when such are to be
performed should be specified in the regulations
for committee activities.
Yes If necessary, the employees of the company, who are
responsible for the spheres of activity that are discussed by
the
committee,
participate
in
the
meetings
of
the
committees and provide the committees with entire
required information.
4.12. Nomination Committee.
4.12.1.
Key
functions
of
the
nomination
committee should be the following:
1)
Identify
and
recommend,
for
the
approval
of
the
collegial
body,
candidates to fill board vacancies. The
nomination committee should evaluate
the balance of skills, knowledge and
experience on the management body,
prepare a description of the roles and
capabilities
required
to
assume
a
particular office, and assess the time
commitment
expected.
Nomination
committee can also consider candidates
to members of the collegial body
delegated by the shareholders of the
company;
2)
Assess on regular basis the structure,
size, composition and performance of
the
supervisory
and
management
bodies, and make recommendations to
the collegial body regarding the means
of achieving necessary changes;
3)
Assess on regular basis the skills,
knowledge
and
experience
of
individual directors and report on this
to the collegial body;
4)
Properly consider issues related to
succession planning;
5)
Review the policy of the management
bodies for selection and appointment of
senior management.
4.12.2. Nomination committee should consider
Yes The functions of nomination committee, which are set out
in this recommendation, basically are carried out by the
Nomination
and
Remuneration
Committee
of
the
company.
proposals
by
other
parties,
including
management and shareholders. When dealing
with issues related to executive directors or
members of the board (if a collegial body elected
by the general shareholders" meeting is the
supervisory board) and senior management,
chief executive officer of the company should be
consulted by, and entitled to submit proposals to
the Nomination committee.
4.13. Remuneration Committee.
4.13.1.
Key
functions
of
the
remuneration
committee should be the following:
1) Make proposals, for the approval of the
collegial body, on the remuneration policy for
members of management bodies and executive
directors. Such policy should address all forms
of
compensation,
including
the
fixed
remuneration, performance-based remuneration
schemes, pension arrangements, and termination
payments. Proposals considering performance
based
remuneration
schemes
should
be
accompanied with recommendations on the
related objectives and evaluation criteria, with a
view to properly aligning the pay of executive
director and members of the management bodies
with the long-term interests of the shareholders
and the objectives set by the collegial body;
2) Make proposals to the collegial body on the
individual remuneration for executive directors
and member of management bodies in order
their
remunerations
are
consistent
with
company"s
remuneration
policy
and
the
evaluation of the performance of these persons
concerned. In doing so, the committee should be
properly informed on the total compensation
obtained by executive directors and members of
the management bodies from the affiliated
companies;
3) Ensure that remuneration of individual
executive directors or members of management
body is proportionate to the remuneration of
other
executive
directors
or
members
of
management body and other staff members of
the company.
4) Periodically review the remuneration policy
for
executive
directors
or
members
of
management
body,
including
the
policy
regarding share-based remuneration, and its
implementation.
5) Make proposals to the collegial body on
suitable
forms
of
contracts
for
executive
directors and members of the management
bodies;
6) Assist the collegial body in overseeing how
the
company
complies
with
applicable
provisions regarding the remuneration-related
information
disclosure
(in
particular
the
remuneration policy applied and individual
remuneration of directors);
7)
Make
general
recommendations
to
the
executive
directors
and
members
of
the
management bodies on the level and structure of
remuneration for senior management (as defined
by the collegial body) with regard to the
respective
information
provided
by
the
executive
directors
and
members
of
the
management bodies.
4.13.2. With respect to stock options and other
share-based incentives which may be granted to
directors or other employees, the committee
Yes The functions of Remuneration committee, which are set
out in this recommendation, basically are carried out by
the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
of the
company.
should:
1)
Consider
general
policy
regarding
the
granting of the above mentioned schemes, in
particular stock options, and make any related
proposals to the collegial body;
2) Examine the related information that is given
in the company"s annual report and documents
intended for the use during the shareholders
meeting;
3)
Make
proposals
to
the
collegial
body
regarding the choice between granting options
to subscribe shares or granting options to
purchase shares, specifying the reasons for its
choice as well as the consequences that this
choice has.
4.13.3. Upon resolution of the issues attributable
to
the
competence
of
the
remuneration
committee,
the
committee
should
at
least
address the chairman of the collegial body
and/or chief executive officer of the company
for their opinion on the remuneration of other
executive
directors
or
members
of
the
management bodies.
4.13.4. The remuneration committee should
report on the exercise of its functions to the
shareholders and be present at the annual
general meeting for this purpose.
4.14. Audit Committee.
4.14.1. Key functions of the audit committee
should be the following:
1)
Observe
the
integrity
of
the
financial
information
provided
by
the
company,
in
particular by reviewing the relevance and
consistency of the accounting methods used by
the company and its group (including the
criteria for the consolidation of the accounts of
companies in the group);
2) At least once a year review the systems of
internal control and risk management to ensure
that the key risks (inclusive of the risks in
relation with compliance with existing laws and
regulations) are properly identified, managed
and reflected in the information provided;
3) Ensure the efficiency of the internal audit
function,
among
other
things,
by
making
recommendations on the selection, appointment,
reappointment and removal of the head of the
internal audit department and on the budget of
the
department,
and
by
monitoring
the
responsiveness
of
the
management
to
its
findings and recommendations. Should there be
no internal audit authority in the company, the
need for one should be reviewed at least
annually;
4) Make recommendations to the collegial body
related
with
selection,
appointment,
reappointment and removal of the external
auditor (to be done by the general shareholders"
meeting) and with the terms and conditions of
his
engagement.
The
committee
should
investigate situations that lead to a resignation of
the
audit
company
or
auditor
and
make
recommendations on required actions in such
situations;
5) Monitor independence and impartiality of the
external auditor, in particular by reviewing the
audit company"s compliance with applicable
Yes The company substantially follows the provisions of these
recommendations.
Audit
Committee
exercises
independent judgement and integrity when exercising its
functions. Its key objective is to observe the preparation
process of financial statements, to supervise performance
of audit of financial accountability of the company, to
supervise how Audit Company keeps to the principles of
independency and objectivity, and to supervise the
effectiveness of internal control and risk management
systems. The Committee provides the Management Board
with help while observing (i) the quality and consistency
of financial, accounting and other relevant documents, (ii)
the qualification of the independent auditor, his/her
independency and proper performance of his/her office,
(iii) the implementation of internal control.
guidance
relating to the rotation of audit

partners, the level of fees paid by the company, and similar issues. In order to prevent occurrence of material conflicts of interest, the committee, based on the auditor"s disclosed inter alia data on all remunerations paid by the company to the auditor and network, should at all times monitor nature and extent of the non audit services. Having regard to the principals and guidelines established in the 16 May 2002 Commission Recommendation

2002/590/EC, the committee should determine and apply a formal policy establishing types of non -audit services that are (a) excluded, (b) permissible only after review by the committee, and (c) permissible without referral to the committee;

6) Review efficiency of the external audit process and responsiveness of management to recommendations made in the external auditor"s management letter.

4.14.2. All members of the committee should be furnished with complete information on particulars of accounting, financial and other operations of the company. Company"s management should inform the audit committee of the methods used to account for significant and unusual transactions where the accounting treatment may be open to different approaches. In such case a special consideration should be given to company"s operations in offshore centers and/or activities carried out through special purpose vehicles (organizations) and justification of such operations.

4.14.3. The audit committee should decide whether participation of the chairman of the collegial body, chief executive officer of the company, chief financial officer (or superior employees in charge of finances, treasury and accounting), or internal and external auditors in the meetings of the committee is required (if required, when). The committee should be entitled, when needed, to meet with any relevant person without executive directors and members of the management bodies present.

4.14.4. Internal and external auditors should be secured with not only effective working relationship with management, but also with free access to the collegial body. For this purpose the audit committee should act

as the principal contact person for the internal and external auditors.

4.14.5. The audit committee should be informed of the internal auditor"s work program, and should be furnished with internal audit"s reports or periodic summaries. The audit committee should also be informed of the work program of the external auditor and should be furnished with report disclosing all relationships between the independent auditor and the company and its group. The committee should be timely furnished information on all issues arising from the audit.

4.14.6. The audit committee should examine whether the company is following applicable provisions regarding the possibility for employees to report alleged significant irregularities in the company, by way of complaints or through anonymous submissions (normally to an independent member of the collegial body), and should ensure that there is a procedure established for proportionate and independent investigation of these issues and for

appropriate follow-up action.
4.14.7. The audit committee should report on its
activities to the collegial body at least once in
every six months, at the time the yearly and half
yearly statements are approved.
4.15. Every year the collegial body should
conduct the assessment of its activities. The
assessment
should
include
evaluation
of
collegial body"s structure, work organization
and ability to act as a group, evaluation of each
of the collegial body member"s and committee"s
competence and work efficiency and assessment
whether the collegial body has achieved its
objectives. The collegial body should, at least
once a year, make public
(as part of the
information the company annually discloses on
its
management
structures
and
practices)
respective
information
on
its
internal
organization
and
working
procedures,
and
specify what material changes were made as a
result of the assessment of the collegial body of
its own activities.
No The company has no practice of assessment of activities of
the Management Board and disclosure of information on
its activity. The Management Board plans to conduct the
assessment of its activities in the future.

Principle V: The working procedure of the company"s collegial bodies

The working procedure of supervisory and management bodies established in the company should ensure efficient operation of these bodies and decision-making and encourage active co-operation between the company"s bodies.

5.1.
The
company"s
supervisory
and
management
bodies
(hereinafter
in
this
Principle the concept "collegial bodies" covers
both the collegial bodies of supervision and the
collegial bodies of management) should be
chaired by chairpersons of these bodies. The
chairperson of a collegial body is responsible
for proper convocation of the collegial body
meetings. The chairperson should ensure that
information about the meeting being convened
and its agenda are communicated to all
members of the body. The chairperson of a
collegial
body
should
ensure
appropriate
conducting of the meetings of the collegial
body. The chairperson should ensure order and
working atmosphere during the meeting.
Yes The chairperson of the Management Board heads up the
meetings of the Management Board. The employee of the
company organizes the work of the Management Board by
order of the chairperson of the Management Board.
5.2. It is recommended that meetings of the
company"s collegial bodies should be carried
out according to the schedule approved in
advance at certain intervals of time. Each
company is free to decide how often to convene
meetings of the collegial bodies, but it is
recommended that these meetings should be
convened at such intervals, which would
guarantee an interrupted resolution of the
essential corporate governance issues. Meetings
of the company"s supervisory board should be
convened at least once in a quarter, and the
company"s board should meet at least once a
month12.
Yes The chairperson of the Management Board heads up the
meetings of the Management Board. The employee of the
company organizes the work of the Management Board by
order of the chairperson of the Management Board.
Meetings of the Management Board are organised once
per month.

12 The frequency of meetings of the collegial body provided for in the recommendation must be applied in those cases when both additional collegial bodies are formed at the company, the board and the supervisory board. In the event only one additional collegial body is formed in the company, the frequency of its meetings may be as established for the supervisory board, i.e. at least once in a quarter.

5.3. Members of a collegial body should be
notified about the meeting being convened in
advance in order to allow sufficient time for
proper preparation for the issues on the agenda
of the meeting and to ensure fruitful discussion
and
adoption
of
appropriate
decisions.
Alongside with the notice about the meeting
being convened, all the documents relevant to
the issues on the agenda of the meeting should
be submitted to the members of the collegial
body. The agenda of the meeting should not be
changed or supplemented during the meeting,
unless all members of the collegial body are
present or certain issues of great importance to
the company require immediate resolution.
Yes Each member of the management body may take the
cognizance of the issues on the agenda of the meeting
before the day of the meeting. Issues under discussion
(thesis of reports, draft resolutions, etc.) are presented in
advance alongside with the notice about the meeting being
convened. Usually the announced agenda of the meeting
is not changed unless it is decided otherwise during the
meeting, when all members of the Management Board are
present, and if the material for the supplemented issue is
sufficient in order to make the decision on the issue that
has not been announced on the agenda. Issues of agenda
of the meetings and draft resolutions are prepared and
presented by the chief executive office of the company, by
the members of the Management Board, or by special
groups, which are formed on the decision of the
Management Board and which may include specialists
who are not the employees of the company.
5.4. In order to co-ordinate operation of the
company"s collegial bodies and ensure effective
decision-making process, chairpersons of the
company"s collegial bodies of supervision and
management should closely co-operate by co
coordinating
dates
of
the
meetings,
their
agendas and resolving other issues of corporate
governance. Members of the company"s board
should be free to attend meetings of the
company"s supervisory board, especially where
issues
concerning
removal
of
the
board
members, their liability or remuneration are
discussed.
No The company cannot follow Recommendation 5.4 because
the company does not establish any collegial supervisory
bodies.
Principle VI: The equitable treatment of shareholders and shareholder rights
shareholders. The corporate governance framework should ensure the equitable treatment of all shareholders, including
minority and foreign shareholders. The corporate governance framework should protect the rights of the
6.1. It is recommended that the company"s
capital should consist only of the shares that
grant the same rights to voting, ownership,
dividend and other rights to all their holders.
Yes The capital of the company consists of ordinary registered
shares that grant the same personal property and not
property right to all holders of company"s shares.
6.2. It is recommended that investors should
have access to the information concerning the
rights attached to the shares of the new issue or
those issued earlier in advance, i.e. before they
purchase shares.
Yes The Articles of Association, which defines the rights
attached to the shares for the investors, are publicly
announced on the website of the company.
6.3. Transactions that are important to the
company and its shareholders, such as transfer,
investment, and pledge of the company"s assets
or any other type of encumbrance should be
subject to approval of the general shareholders"
meeting.13 All shareholders should be furnished
Yes Important transactions are approved following the order
set in the Articles of Association.

13 The Law on Companies of the Republic of Lithuania (Official Gazette, 2003, No 123-5574) no longer assigns resolutions concerning the investment, transfer, lease, mortgage or acquisition of the long-terms assets accounting for more than 1/20 of the company"s authorised capital to the competence of the general shareholders" meeting. However, transactions that are important and material for the company"s activity should be considered and approved by the general shareholders" meeting. The Law on Companies contains no prohibition to this effect either. Yet, in order not to encumber the company"s activity and escape an unreasonably frequent consideration of transactions at the meetings, companies are free to establish their own criteria of material transactions, which are subject to the approval of the meeting. While establishing these criteria of material transactions, companies may follow the criteria set out in items 3, 4, 5 and 6 of paragraph 4 of Article 34 of the Law on Companies or derogate from them in view of the specific nature of their operation and their attempt to ensure uninterrupted, efficient functioning of the company.

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with equal opportunity to familiarize with and
participate in the decision-making process
when significant corporate issues, including
approval of transactions referred to above, are
discussed.
6.4. Procedures of convening and conducting a
general shareholders" meeting should ensure
equal opportunities for the shareholders to
effectively participate at the meetings and
should not prejudice the rights and interests of
the shareholders. The venue, date, and time of
the shareholders" meeting should not hinder
wide attendance of the shareholders.
Yes The Articles of Association provide that all persons, who
are shareholders of the company on the day of the General
Shareholders" Meeting, shall have the right to attend and
vote at the General Shareholders" Meeting or may
authorise other persons to vote for them as proxies or may
transfer their right to vote to other persons with whom an
agreement on the transfer of the voting right has been
concluded. Members of the Management Board, chief
executive officer of the company and the auditor who
prepared the auditor's opinion and audit report may
attend and speak at the General Meeting. A shareholder,
who has the right to vote and who is familiar with the
agenda,
may
give
written
notice
to
the
General
Shareholders" Meeting of her/his will "for" or "against" on
every single decision. These notices are included into the
quorum of the meeting and into the voting results.
6.5.
If
is
possible,
in
order
to
ensure
shareholders living abroad the right to access to
the
information,
it
is
recommended
that
documents
on
the
course
of
the general
shareholders" meeting should be placed on the
publicly accessible website of the company not
only in Lithuanian language, but in English and
/or other foreign languages in advance. It is
recommended that the minutes of the general
shareholders"
meeting
after
signing
them
and/or adopted resolutions should be also
placed on the publicly accessible website of the
company. Seeking to ensure the right of
foreigners to familiarize with the information,
whenever feasible, documents referred to in this
recommendation
should
be
published
in
Lithuanian,
English
and/or
other
foreign
languages.
Documents
referred
to
in
this
recommendation
may be published on the
publicly accessible website of the company to
the extent that publishing of these documents is
not
detrimental
to
the
company
or
the
company"s commercial secrets are not revealed.
Yes No late that 21 day before the General Shareholders"
Meeting, shareholders are provided with an opportunity
to familiarize with documentation of the Company related
to the agenda of the meeting, including draft decisions and
application submitted to the Management Board by the
initiator of the General Shareholders" Meeting. If the
shareholder requests in writing, chief executive office of
the Company no later than 3 days from the receipt of a
written request hands in all draft decisions of the meeting
to the shareholder against the signature and sends by
registered mail. The draft decisions should be referred to
whose initiative they are involved. If the initiator of the
draft decision submitted the explanations of the draft
decision, these are attached to the draft decision.
No later than 21 day before the Meeting the following
documents are placed on the website of the company and
NASDAQ OMX Vilnius in Lithuanian and English
languages:
1. Draft decisions concerning each issue of the agenda of
the General Shareholders" Meeting
2. Audited annual
financial statements and auditor's
report
3. Annual Report
6.6. Shareholders should be furnished with the
opportunity to vote in the general shareholders"
meeting in person and in absentia. Shareholders
should not be prevented from voting in writing
in advance by completing the general voting
ballot.
Yes A shareholder, who has the right to vote and who is
familiar with the agenda, may give written notice to the
General Shareholders" Meeting of her/his will "for" or
"against" on every single decision.
6.7. With a view to increasing the shareholders"
opportunities
to
participate
effectively
at
shareholders" meetings, the companies are
recommended
to
expand
use
of
modern
technologies by allowing the shareholders to
participate and vote in general meetings via
electronic means of communication. In such
cases security of transmitted information and a
possibility to identify the identity of the
participating and voting person should be
guaranteed.
Moreover,
companies
could
No Until 01/01/2011 the Company has not applied the means
of modern technologies, however, it plans to do it in the
future.
furnish its shareholders, especially shareholders
living abroad, with the opportunity to watch
shareholder meetings by means of modern
technologies.
Principle VII: The avoidance of conflicts of interest and their disclosure
members of the corporate bodies.
The corporate governance framework should encourage members of the corporate bodies to avoid conflicts of
interest and assure transparent and effective mechanism of disclosure of conflicts of interest regarding
7.1. Any member of the company"s supervisory
and
management
body
should
avoid
a
situation, in which his/her personal interests
are in conflict or may be in conflict with the
company"s interests. In case such a situation did
occur, a member of the company"s supervisory
and
management
body
should,
within
reasonable time, inform other members of the
same collegial body or the company"s body that
has elected him/her, or to the company"s
shareholders about a situation of a conflict of
interest, indicate the nature of the conflict and
value, where possible.
Yes The members of the Management Board avoid situations
of a conflict of personal and company"s interests.
7.2. Any member of the company"s supervisory
and management body may not mix the
company"s assets, the use of which has not been
mutually agreed upon, with his/her personal
assets or use them or the information which
he/she learns by virtue of his/her position as a
member of a corporate body for his/her
personal benefit or for the benefit of any third
person without a prior agreement of the general
shareholders" meeting or any other corporate
body authorised by the meeting.
Yes The members of the Management Board do not mix the
company"s assets with his/her personal assets.
7.3. Any member of the company"s supervisory
and
management
body
may
conclude
a
transaction with the company, a member of a
corporate body of which he/she is. Such a
transaction (except insignificant ones due to
their low value or concluded when carrying out
routine operations in the company under usual
conditions) must be immediately reported in
writing or orally, by recording this in the
minutes of the meeting, to other members of the
same corporate body or to the corporate body
that has elected him/her or to the company"s
shareholders. Transactions specified in this
recommendation
are
also
subject
to
recommendation 4.5.
Yes Any member of the Management Board may conclude a
transaction with the company. Such a transaction (except
insignificant ones due to their low value or concluded
when carrying out routine operations in the company
under usual conditions) must be immediately reported in
writing or orally, by recording this in the minutes of the
meeting, to other members of the same corporate body or
to the corporate body that has elected him/her or to the
company"s shareholders.
7.4. Any member of the company"s supervisory
and management body should abstain from
voting when decisions concerning transactions
or other issues of personal or business interest
are voted on.
Yes The members of the Management Board abstain from
voting when decisions concerning transactions or other
issues of personal or business interest are voted on.
Principle VIII: Company"s remuneration policy
established in the company should prevent potential conflicts of interest and abuse in determining
remuneration policy and remuneration of directors.
Remuneration policy and procedure for approval, revision and disclosure of directors" remuneration
remuneration of directors, in addition it should ensure publicity and transparency both of company"s
8.1. A company should make a public statement
of
the
company"s
remuneration
policy
(hereinafter the remuneration statement) which
No The company does not follow the recommendations due to
public statement of the company"s remuneration policy.
The company follows the approved policy in accordance
should be clear and easily understandable. This
remuneration statement should be published as
a part of the company"s annual statement as
well as posted on the company"s website.
with which the system of remuneration and premiums as
well as other payments, which are related with labour
relations, is not publicly announced, and the company
attributes such information to information of commercially
confidential nature.
8.2. Remuneration statement should mainly
focus on directors" remuneration policy for the
following
year
and,
if
appropriate,
the
subsequent years. The statement should contain
a summary of the implementation of the
remuneration policy in the previous financial
year. Special attention should be given to any
significant changes in company"s remuneration
policy as compared to the previous financial
year.
No The company does not follow the recommendations due to
public statement of the company"s remuneration policy.
The company follows the approved policy in accordance
with which the system of remuneration and premiums as
well as other payments, which are related with labour
relations, is not publicly announced, and the company
attributes such information to information of commercially
confidential nature.
8.3. Remuneration statement should leastwise
include the following information:
1) Explanation of the relative importance of the
variable
and
non-variable
components
of
directors" remuneration;
2)
Sufficient
information
on
performance
criteria that entitles directors to share options,
shares or variable components of remuneration;
3)
An
explanation
how
the
choice
of
performance criteria contributes to the long
term interests of the company;
4) An explanation of the methods, applied in
order
to
determine
whether
performance
criteria have been fulfilled;
5) Sufficient information on deferment periods
with
regard
to
variable
components
of
remuneration;
6) Sufficient information on the linkage between
the remuneration and performance;
7) The main parameters and rationale for any
annual bonus scheme and any other non-cash
benefits;
8)
Sufficient
information
on
the
policy
regarding termination payments;
9) Sufficient information with regard to vesting
periods
for
share-based
remuneration,
as
referred to in point 8.13 of this Code;
10)
Sufficient
information
on
the
policy
regarding retention of shares after vesting, as
referred to in point 8.15 of this Code;
11) Sufficient information on the composition of
peer groups of companies the remuneration
policy of which has been examined in relation
to the establishment of the remuneration policy
of the company concerned;
12) A description of the main characteristics of
supplementary pension or early retirement
schemes for directors;
13) Remuneration statement should not include
commercially sensitive information.
No The company does not follow the recommendations due to
public statement of the company"s remuneration policy.
The company follows the approved policy in accordance
with which the system of remuneration and premiums as
well as other payments, which are related with labour
relations, is not publicly announced, and the company
attributes such information to information of commercially
confidential nature.
8.4.
Remuneration
statement
should
also
summarize
and
explain
company"s
policy
regarding the terms of the contracts executed
with executive directors and members of the
management bodies. It should include, inter
alia, information on the duration of contracts
with executive directors and members of the
management
bodies,
the
applicable
notice
periods
and
details
of
provisions
for
termination
payments
linked
to
early
No
termination
under
contracts
for
executive
directors and members of the management
bodies.
8.5.
Remuneration
statement
should
also
No
contain detailed information on the entire
amount of remuneration, inclusive of other
benefits, that was paid to individual directors
over the relevant financial year. This document
should list at least the information set out in
items 8.5.1 to 8.5.4 for each person who has
served as a director of the company at any time
during the relevant financial year.
8.5.1.
The
following
remuneration
and/or
emoluments
-related
information
should
be
disclosed:
1) The total amount of remuneration paid or
due to the director for services performed
during the relevant financial year, inclusive of,
where relevant, attendance fees fixed by the
annual general shareholders meeting;
2) The remuneration and advantages received
from any undertaking belonging to the same
group;
3) The remuneration paid in the form of profit
sharing
and/or
bonus
payments
and
the
reasons why such bonus payments and/or
profit sharing were granted;
4) If permissible by the law, any significant
additional remuneration paid to directors for
special services outside the scope of the usual
functions of a director;
5) Compensation receivable or paid to each
former executive director or member of the
management body as a result of his resignation
from the office during the previous financial
year;
6) Total estimated value of non
-cash benefits
considered as remuneration, other than the
items covered in the above points.
8.5.2. As regards shares and/or rights to acquire
share options and/or all other share
-incentive
schemes, the following information should be
disclosed:
1) The number of share options offered or
shares granted by the company during the
relevant financial year and their conditions of
application;
2) The number of shares options exercised
during the relevant financial year and, for each
of them, the number of shares involved and the
exercise price or the value of the interest in the
share incentive scheme at the end of the
financial year;
3) The number of share options unexercised at
the end of the financial year; their exercise
price, the exercise date and the main conditions
for the exercise of the rights;
4) All changes in the terms and conditions of
existing share options occurring during the
financial year.
8.5.3. The following supplementary pension
schemes
-related
information
should
be
disclosed:
1) When the pension scheme is a defined
-
benefit
scheme,
changes
in
the
directors"
accrued benefits under that scheme during the
relevant financial year;
2) When the pension scheme is defined
-
contribution scheme, detailed information on
contributions paid or payable by the company
in respect of that director during the relevant
financial year.
8.5.4. The statement should also state amounts
that the company or any subsidiary company or
entity included in the consolidated annual
financial report of the company has paid to each
person who has served as a director in the
company at any time during the relevant
financial year in the form of loans, advance
payments or guarantees, including the amount
outstanding and the interest rate.
8.6. Where the remuneration policy includes
variable
components
of
remuneration,
companies should set limits on the variable
component(s). The non-variable component of
remuneration should be sufficient to allow the
company to withhold variable components of
remuneration when performance criteria are
not met.
No
8.7.
Award
of
variable
components
of
remuneration
should
be
subject
to
predetermined and measurable performance
criteria.
No
8.8.
Where
a
variable
component
of
remuneration is awarded, a major part of the
variable component should be deferred for a
minimum period of time. The part of the
variable
component
subject
to
deferment
should be determined in relation to the relative
weight of the variable component compared to
the non-variable component of remuneration.
No
8.9. Contractual arrangements with executive or
managing directors should include provisions
that permit the company to reclaim variable
components
of
remuneration
that
were
awarded
on
the
basis
of
data
which
subsequently
proved
to
be
manifestly
misstated.
No
8.10. Termination payments should not exceed
a fixed amount or fixed number of years of
annual remuneration, which should, in general,
not be higher than two years of the non-variable
component of remuneration or the equivalent
thereof.
No
8.11. Termination payments should not be paid
if
the
termination
is
due
to
inadequate
performance.
No
8.12. The information on preparatory and
decision-making processes, during which a
policy of remuneration of directors is being
established,
should
also
be
disclosed.
Information should include data, if applicable,
on
authorities
and
composition
of
the
remuneration committee, names and surnames
of external consultants whose services have
been used in determination of the remuneration
policy as well as the role of shareholders"
No The company does not follow the recommendations due to
public statement of the company"s remuneration policy.
The company follows the approved policy in accordance
with which the system of remuneration and premiums as
well as other payments, which are related with labour
relations, is not publicly announced, and the company
attributes such information to information of commercially
confidential nature.

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annual general meeting.
8.13. Shares should not vest for at least three
years after their award.
No The company does not follow schemes according to which
chief executive officers are remunerated with shares,
transactions of share choice and other rights to acquire
shares or to be remunerated basing on the changes in
share price.
8.14. Share options or any other right to acquire
shares or to be remunerated on the basis of
share
price
movements
should
not
be
exercisable for at least three years after their
award. Vesting of shares and the right to
exercise share options or any other right to
acquire shares or to be remunerated on the
basis of share price movements, should be
subject
to
predetermined
and
measurable
performance criteria.
Not
applicable
8.15. After vesting, directors should retain a
number of shares, until the end of their
mandate, subject to the need to finance any
costs related to acquisition of the shares. The
number of shares to be retained should be fixed,
for example, twice the value of total annual
remuneration
(the
non-variable
plus
the
variable components).
Not
applicable
8.16.
Remuneration
of
non-executive
or
supervisory directors should not include share
options.
Not
applicable
8.17. Shareholders, in particular institutional
shareholders, should be encouraged to attend
general meetings where appropriate and make
considered
use
of
their
votes
regarding
directors" remuneration.
Not
applicable
8.18.
Without
prejudice
to
the
role
and
organization of the relevant bodies responsible
for
setting
directors"
remunerations,
the
remuneration policy or any other significant
change in remuneration policy should be
included into the agenda of the shareholders"
annual
general
meeting.
Remuneration
statement
should
be
put
for
voting
in
shareholders" annual general meeting. The vote
may be either mandatory or advisory.
Not
applicable
8.19. Schemes anticipating remuneration of
directors in shares, share options or any other
right to purchase shares or be remunerated on
the basis of share price movements should be
subject to the prior approval of shareholders"
annual general meeting by way of a resolution
prior to their adoption. The approval of scheme
should be related with the scheme itself and not
to the grant of such share-based benefits under
that
scheme
to
individual
directors.
All
significant changes in scheme provisions should
also be subject to shareholders" approval prior
to their adoption; the approval decision should
be
made
in
shareholders"
annual
general
meeting. In such case shareholders should be
Not
applicable
The company does not follow schemes according to which
chief executive officers are remunerated with shares,
transactions of share choice and other rights to acquire
shares or to be remunerated basing on the changes in
share price.
notified on all terms of suggested changes and
get an explanation on the impact of the
suggested changes.
8.20. The following issues should be subject to
approval by the shareholders" annual general
meeting:
1) Grant of share
-based schemes, including
share options, to directors;
2) Determination of maximum number of
shares and main conditions of share granting;
3) The term within which options can be
exercised;
4) The conditions for any subsequent change in
the exercise of the options, if permissible by
law;
5) All other long
-term incentive schemes for
which directors are eligible and which are not
available to other employees of the company
under similar terms.
Annual general meeting should also set the
deadline within which the body responsible for
remuneration
of
directors
may
award
compensations listed in this article to individual
directors.
Not
applicable
8.21. Should national law or company"s Articles
of Association allow, any discounted option
arrangement
under
which
any
rights
are
granted to subscribe to shares at a price lower
than the market value of the share prevailing on
the day of the price determination, or the
average of the market values over a number of
days preceding the date when the exercise price
is determined, should also be subject to the
shareholders" approval.
Not
applicable
8.22. Provisions of Articles 8.19 and 8.20 should
not be applicable to schemes allowing for
participation
under
similar
conditions
to
company"s employees or employees of any
subsidiary company whose employees are
eligible to participate in the scheme and which
has been approved in the shareholders" annual
general meeting.
8.23. Prior to the annual general meeting that is
intended to consider decision stipulated in
Article 8.19, the shareholders must be provided
an
opportunity
to
familiarize
with
draft
resolution
and
project
-related
notice
(the
documents should be posted on the company"s
website). The notice should contain the full text
of the share
-based remuneration schemes or a
description of their key terms, as well as full
names of the participants in the schemes. Notice
should also specify the relationship of the
schemes and the overall remuneration policy of
the directors. Draft resolution must have a clear
reference to the scheme itself or to the summary
of its key terms. Shareholders must also be
presented
with
information
on
how
the
company intends to provide for the
shares
required to meet its obligations under incentive
schemes. It should be clearly stated whether the
company intends to buy shares in the market,
hold the shares in reserve or issue new ones.
There should also be a summary on scheme
related expenses the company will suffer due to
the anticipated application of the scheme. All
information given in this article must be posted
on the company"s website.
Principle IX: The role of stakeholders in corporate governance
company concerned. The corporate governance framework should recognize the rights of stakeholders as established by law and
encourage active co-operation between companies and stakeholders in creating the company value, jobs and
financial sustainability. For the purposes of this Principle, the concept "stakeholders" includes investors,
employees, creditors, suppliers, clients, local community and other persons having certain interest in the
9.1.
The
corporate
governance
framework
should assure that the rights of stakeholders
that are protected by law are respected.
Yes The company has established conditions under which each
stakeholder may participate in the management of the
company and they have access to relevant information.
9.2.
The
corporate
governance
framework
should create conditions for the stakeholders to
participate in corporate governance in the
manner
prescribed
by
law.
Examples
of
mechanisms of stakeholder participation in
corporate
governance
include:
employee
participation
in
adoption
of
certain
key
decisions for the company; consulting the
employees on corporate governance and other
important issues; employee participation in the
company"s share capital; creditor involvement
in governance in the context of the company"s
insolvency, etc.
Yes Stakeholders, who own the shares of the company, have a
right to participate in the meetings of the company, to take
interest in activities of the company and its results. If the
company works profitably, dividends are paid to the
shareholders.
9.3. Where stakeholders participate in the
corporate governance process, they should have
access to relevant information.
Yes Stakeholders, who participate in the corporate governance
process, have access to relevant information.
Principle X: Information disclosure and transparency
of the company. The corporate governance framework should ensure that timely and accurate disclosure is made on all
material information regarding the company, including the financial situation, performance and governance
10.1. The company should disclose information
on:
1.
The financial and operating results of the
company;
2.
Company objectives;
3.
Persons
holding
by
the
right
of
ownership or in control of a block of
shares in the company;
4.
Members of the company"s supervisory
and management bodies, chief executive
officer
of
the
company
and
their
remuneration;
5.
Material foreseeable risk factors;
6.
Transactions between the company and
connected
persons,
as
well
as
transactions
concluded
outside
the
course
of
the
company"s
regular
operations;
7.
Material issues regarding employees and
other stakeholders;
Yes,
except
for items 4
and 6
Information on company"s financial situation, its activity
and the management of the company is disclosed in the
reports to press, in the reports on material events of the
company, in the annual and interim reports of the
company as well as on the website of the company.
Information
regarding
the
professional
background,
labour experience, position held of the members of the
management bodies of the company, as well as the
information regarding their participation in the activity of
other companies and company"s shares that are held by
them, is publicly disclosed in the periodical reports and on
the website of the company.
8.
Governance structures and strategy.
Yes When disclosing the information set in item 1 of

Recommendation 10.1, a company, which is the parent of other companies, discloses the information regarding the consolidated results of the whole group to which the

company belongs.

10.2. It is recommended to the company, which
is
the
parent
of
other
companies,
that
consolidated results of the whole group to
which
the
company
belongs
should
be
disclosed when information specified in item 1
of Recommendation 10.1 is under disclosure.
Not
applicable
10.3. It is recommended that information on the
professional background, qualifications of the
members of supervisory and management
bodies, chief executive officer of the company
should be disclosed as well as potential conflicts
of interest that may have an effect on their
decisions when information specified in item 4
of Recommendation 10.1 about the members of
the company"s supervisory and management
bodies
is
under
disclosure.
It
is
also
recommended
that
information
about
the
amount of remuneration received from the
company and other income should be disclosed
with regard to members of the company"s
supervisory and management bodies and chief
executive officer as per Principle VIII.
10.4. It is recommended that information about
the
links
between
the
company
and
its
stakeholders, including employees, creditors,
suppliers, local community, as well as the
company"s
policy
with
regard
to
human
resources, employee participation schemes in
the company"s share capital, etc. should be
disclosed when information specified in item 7
of Recommendation 10.1 is under disclosure.
10.5. Information should be disclosed in such a
way that neither shareholders nor investors are
discriminated with regard to the manner or
scope of access to information. Information
should be disclosed to all simultaneously. It is
recommended
that
notices
about
material
events should be announced before or after a
trading session on the Vilnius Stock Exchange,
so that all the company"s shareholders and
investors should have equal access to the
information
and
make
informed
investing
decisions.
Yes The company presents the information via the information
disclosure system applied by Vilnius Stock Exchange
simultaneously in Lithuanian and English languages
insofar as it is possible so that the Stock Exchange would
announce the received information on its website and in
the trading system, thus ensuring the simultaneous access
to information for everybody. The company endeavors to
announce the information before or after a trading session
on Vilnius Stock Exchange and to present the information
to all stock exchanges on which the securities of the
company
are
traded.
The
company
keeps
the
confidentiality with regard to information that may have
an impact on the price of its issued stocks and does not
disclose such information neither in commentaries, nor
during interviews, nor otherwise as long as such
information is publicly announced via the information
system of the stock exchange.
10.6. Channels for disseminating information
should provide for fair, timely and cost-efficient
access to relevant information by users. It is
recommended that information technologies
should be employed for wider dissemination of
information,
for
instance,
by
placing
the
information on the company"s website. It is
recommended
that
information
should
be
published and placed on the company"s website
not only in Lithuanian, but also in English, and,
whenever possible and necessary, in other
languages as well.
Yes The
company
publicly
announces
all
the
essential
information (in Lithuanian and English languages) on the
website of the company, thus ensuring fair, timely and
cost-efficient access to relevant information.
10.7. It is recommended that the company"s
annual reports and other periodical accounts
Yes The company follows this recommendation and places all
the essential information on the company"s website.
prepared by the company should be placed on
the company"s website. It is recommended that
the company should announce information
about material events and changes in the price
of the company"s shares on the Stock Exchange
on the company"s website too.
Principle XI: The selection of the company"s auditor

The mechanism of the selection of the company"s auditor should ensure independence of the firm of auditor"s conclusion and opinion.

11.1.
An annual audit
of
the
company"s
financial statements and report should be
conducted by an independent firm of auditors
in order to provide an external and objective
opinion on the company"s financial statements.
Yes The company follows this recommendation as the audit of
company"s annual financial statement is conducted by an
independent firm of auditors.
11.2. It is recommended that the company"s
supervisory board and, where it is not set up,
the
company"s
board
should
propose
a
candidate firm of auditors to the general
shareholders" meeting.
Yes The Management Board of the company proposes a
candidate firm of auditors to the shareholders" meeting.
The firm of auditors is approved by the shareholders"
meeting.
11.3. It is recommended that the company
should disclose to its shareholders the level of
fees paid to the firm of auditors for non-audit
services
rendered
to
the
company.
This
information should be also known to the
company"s supervisory board and, where it is
not formed, the company"s board upon their
consideration which firm of auditors to propose
for the general shareholders" meeting.
Not
applicable
The firm of auditors has not rendered to the company any
not-audit services and it has not received from the
company any remuneration for not-audit services.

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