Quarterly Report • Nov 30, 2020
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For the period 1 January 2020 – 30 September 2020
In accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards
ATHENS EXCHANGE GROUP 110 Athinon Ave. GEMI: 099755108 10442 Athens GREECE Tel:+30-210/3366800 Fax:+30-210/3366101

| 1. | NINE MONTH 2020 COMPANY & CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1. | Interim Statement of Comprehensive Income 5 | ||
| 1.2. | Interim Statement of Financial Position 7 | ||
| 1.3. | Interim Statement of Changes in Equity8 | ||
| 1.4. | Group8 | ||
| 1.5. | Company9 | ||
| 1.6. | Interim Cash Flow Statement 10 | ||
| 2. | NOTES TO THE NINE MONTH 2020 INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 11 | ||
| 2.1. | General information about the Company and its subsidiaries12 | ||
| 2.2. | Basis of preparation of the interim financial statements for the Nine Months of 2020 12 | ||
| 2.3. | Basic Accounting Principles 14 | ||
| 2.4. | Risk Management14 | ||
| 2.5. | Capital Management 14 | ||
| 2.6. | Overview of the capital market15 | ||
| 2.7. | Trading15 | ||
| 2.8. | Clearing15 | ||
| 2.9. | Settlement16 | ||
| 2.10. | Exchange services16 | ||
| 2.11. | Depository Services 17 | ||
| 2.12. | Clearing House Services18 | ||
| 2.13. | Market data 18 | ||
| 2.14. | IT services19 | ||
| 2.15. | Revenue from re-invoiced expenses 19 | ||
| 2.16. | Ancillary Services19 | ||
| 2.17. | Other services20 | ||
| 2.18. | Hellenic Capital Market Commission fee21 | ||
| 2.19. | Personnel remuneration and expenses21 | ||
| 2.20. | Third party remuneration & expenses 22 | ||
| 2.21. | Utilities22 | ||
| 2.22. | Maintenance / IT Support22 | ||
| 2.23. | Other taxes22 | ||
| 2.24. | Building / equipment management 23 | ||
| 2.25. | Other operating expenses23 | ||
| 2.26. | Re-invoiced expenses 24 | ||
| 2.27. | Expenses for ancillary activities24 | ||
| 2.28. | Owner occupied tangible assets and intangible assets25 | ||
| 2.29. | IFRS 16 Standard - Leases27 |

| 2.30. | Real Estate Investments 29 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.31. | Investments in subsidiaries and other long term claims30 | |
| 2.32. | Trade and other receivables31 | |
| 2.33. | Financial assets at fair value through other income32 | |
| 2.34. | Cash and cash equivalents33 | |
| 2.35. | Third party balances in bank accounts of the Group33 | |
| 2.36. | Deferred Tax 34 | |
| 2.37. | Contractual obligations 35 | |
| 2.38. | Equity and reserves 36 | |
| 2.39. | Grants and other long term liabilities38 | |
| 2.40. | Provisions 39 | |
| 2.41. | Trade and other payables41 | |
| 2.42. | Taxes payable 42 | |
| 2.43. | Social security organizations 42 | |
| 2.44. | Current income tax and income taxes payable 42 | |
| 2.45. | Related party disclosures44 | |
| 2.46. | Earnings per share and dividends payable 46 | |
| 2.47. | Revenue from participations46 | |
| 2.48. | Composition of the BoDs of the companies of the Group 46 | |
| 2.49. | Contingent Liabilities47 | |
| 2.50. | Alternative Performance Measures (APMs)47 | |
| 2.51. | Events after the date of the financial statements50 |

for the period 1 January 2020 to 30 September 2020
In accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards

| Group | Company | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.01 | 01.01 | 01.07 | 01.07 | 01.01 | 01.01 | 01.07 | 01.07 | ||
| Notes | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | |
| Revenue | |||||||||
| Trading | 2.7 | 3,806 | 3,937 | 891 | 1,446 | 3,806 | 3,937 | 891 | 1,446 |
| Clearing | 2.8 | 6,811 | 6,935 | 1,631 | 2,577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Settlement | 2.9 | 1,199 | 4,041 | 396 | 3,217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exchange services | 2.10 | 2,299 | 2,628 | 774 | 1,289 | 2,296 | 2,628 | 771 | 1,289 |
| Depository services | 2.11 | 1,924 | 2,183 | 778 | 921 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clearinghouse services | 2.12 | 95 | 99 | 31 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Market Data | 2.13 | 1,995 | 1,909 | 646 | 591 | 2,206 | 2,074 | 720 | 652 |
| IT services | 2.14 | 398 | 374 | 141 | 126 | 371 | 347 | 131 | 115 |
| Revenue from re-invoiced expenses | 2.15 | 640 | 874 | 243 | 334 | 478 | 715 | 191 | 238 |
| Ancillary services | 2.16 | 2,484 | 2,120 | 1,459 | 983 | 1,548 | 1,031 | 1,050 | 502 |
| Other services | 2.17 | 425 | 442 | (93) | (204) | 527 | 511 | 84 | (1) |
| Total turnover | 22,076 | 25,542 | 6,897 | 11,312 | 11,232 | 11,243 | 3,838 | 4,241 | |
| Hellenic Capital Market | |||||||||
| Commission fee | 2.18 | (892) | (897) | (210) | (327) | (328) | (334) | (77) | (124) |
| Total revenue | 21,184 | 24,645 | 6,687 | 10,985 | 10,904 | 10,909 | 3,761 | 4,117 | |
| Expenses | |||||||||
| Personnel remuneration & | 2.19 | 8,200 | 7,587 | 2,757 | 2,832 | 4,566 | 4,225 | 1,575 | 1,567 |
| expenses | |||||||||
| Third party remuneration & | 2.20 | 1,120 | 367 | 611 | 158 | 840 | 253 | 531 | 121 |
| expenses | |||||||||
| Utilities | 2.21 | 565 | 575 | 208 | 208 | 75 | 91 | 31 | 32 |
| Maintenance / IT support | 2.22 | 996 | 880 | 310 | 144 | 736 | 664 | 245 | 180 |
| Other Taxes | 2.23 | 1,095 | 879 | 466 | 339 | 561 | 472 | 249 | 128 |
| Building / equipment management | 2.24 | 444 | 440 | 165 | 212 | 94 | 95 | 32 | 32 |
| Other operating expenses | 2.25 | 1,315 | 1,246 | 391 | 349 | 1,253 | 1,072 | 378 | 300 |
| Total operating expenses before ancillary services and depreciation |
13,735 | 11,974 | 4,908 | 4,242 | 8,125 | 6,872 | 3,041 | 2,360 | |
| Re-invoiced expenses | 2.26 | 432 | 808 | 119 | 329 | 258 | 614 | 65 | 264 |
| Expenses for ancillary services | 2.27 | 476 | 701 | 133 | 236 | 123 | 255 | 48 | 98 |
| Total operating expenses, | |||||||||
| including ancillary services before | 14,643 | 13,483 | 5,160 | 4,807 | 8,506 | 7,741 | 3,154 | 2,722 | |
| depreciation | |||||||||
| Earnings before Interest, Taxes, | |||||||||
| Depreciation & Amortization | 6,541 | 11,162 | 1,527 | 6,178 | 2,398 | 3,168 | 607 | 1,395 | |
| (EBITDA) | |||||||||
| Depreciation | 2.28 & 2.30 |
(3,246) | (3,109) | (1,107) | (1,088) | (1,559) | (1,539) | (535) | (538) |
| Earnings Before Interest and Taxes | |||||||||
| (EBIT) | 3,295 | 8,053 | 420 | 5,090 | 839 | 1,629 | 72 | 857 | |
| Capital income | 2.34 | 95 | 319 | 22 | 83 | 38 | 154 | 9 | 37 |
| Dividend income | 2.31 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7,946 | 3,210 | 0 | 0 |
| Income from participations | 2.47 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Financial expenses | 2.34 | (110) | (102) | (28) | (38) | (46) | (54) | (15) | (19) |
| Earnings Before Tax (EBT) | 3,402 | 8,291 | 414 | 5,135 | 8,791 | 4,960 | 66 | 875 | |
| Income tax | 2.44 | (867) | (2,401) | (152) | (1,484) | (263) | (554) | (43) | (267) |
| Earnings after tax | 2,535 | 5,890 | 262 | 3,651 | 8,528 | 4,406 | 23 | 608 | |

| Group | Company | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.01 | 01.01 | 01.07 | 01.07 | 01.01 | 01.01 | 01.07 | 01.07 | ||
| Notes | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | |
| Earnings after tax (A) | 2,535 | 5,890 | 262 | 3,651 | 8,528 | 4,406 | 23 | 608 | |
| Financial assets at fair value through comprehensive income Valuation profits / (losses) during the period |
2.33 | 2,454 | 1,497 | 1,973 | 11 | 2,454 | 1,497 | 1,973 | 11 |
| Income tax included in other comprehensive income / (losses) |
(589) | (374) | (474) | (3) | (589) | (374) | (474) | (3) | |
| Other comprehensive income / (losses) after taxes (B) |
1,865 | 1,123 | 1,499 | 8 | 1,865 | 1,123 | 1,499 | 8 | |
| Total other comprehensive income (A) + (B) |
4,400 | 7,013 | 1,761 | 3,659 | 10,393 | 5,529 | 1,522 | 616 |
| Distributed to: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Company shareholders | 4,400 | 7,013 |
| Profits after tax per share (basic & diluted; in €) |
0.073 | 0.116 |
| Weighted average number of shares | 60,348,000 | 60,348,000 |
Any differences between the amounts in the financial statements and the corresponding amounts in the notes are due to rounding.
| Group | Company | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | 30.09.2020 | 31.12.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 31.12.2019 | ||
| ASSETS | ||||||
| Non-Current Assets | ||||||
| Tangible assets for own use | 2.28 | 22,069 | 22,920 | 1,347 | 1,322 | |
| Right of use assets | 2.29 | 95 | 90 | 1,399 | 1,481 | |
| Real Estate Investments | 2.30 | 1,929 | 2,082 | 1,929 | 2,082 | |
| Intangible assets | 2.28 | 6,452 | 6,449 | 3,552 | 3,752 | |
| Deferred tax | 2.36 | 42 | 514 | 0 | 480 | |
| Participations & other long term receivables | 2.31 | 1,242 | 1,228 | 59,292 | 59,278 | |
| Financial assets at fair value through other income | 2.33 | 5,434 | 3,037 | 5,434 | 3,037 | |
| 37,263 | 36,320 | 72,953 | 71,432 | |||
| Current Assets | ||||||
| Trade receivables | 2.32 | 3,337 | 4,506 | 1,690 | 2,810 | |
| Other receivables | 2.32 | 8,704 | 9,148 | 6,747 | 5,810 | |
| Income tax receivable | 2.44 | 1,515 | 0 | 362 | 0 | |
| Third party balances in Group bank accounts | 2.35 | 191,603 | 186,394 | 3,213 | 1,428 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2.34 | 65,008 | 73,426 | 16,476 | 17,283 | |
| 270,167 | 273,474 | 28,488 | 27,331 | |||
| Total Assets | 307,430 | 309,794 | 101,441 | 98,763 | ||
| EQUITY & LIABILITIES | ||||||
| Equity & Reserves | ||||||
| Share capital | 2.38 | 29,571 | 35,002 | 29,571 | 35,002 | |
| Share premium | 2.38 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | |
| Reserves | 2.38 | 53,509 | 51,396 | 47,879 | 46,014 | |
| Retained earnings | 2.38 | 19,534 | 21,473 | 13,632 | 9,328 | |
| Total Equity | 102,771 | 108,028 | 91,239 | 90,501 | ||
| Non-current liabilities | ||||||
| Grants and other long term liabilities | 2.39 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |
| Contractual obligation | 2.37 | 682 | 672 | 365 | 397 | |
| Deferred tax | 2.36 | 1,490 | 1,573 | 122 | 0 | |
| Lease liabilities | 2.29 | 59 | 55 | 1,311 | 1,379 | |
| Staff retirement obligation | 2.40 | 2,106 | 2,069 | 1,325 | 1,303 | |
| Other provisions | 2.40 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4,447 | 4,479 | 3,173 | 3,129 | |||
| Current liabilities | ||||||
| Trade and other payables | 2.41 | 4,677 | 4,135 | 2,400 | 2,016 | |
| Contractual obligation | 2.37 | 634 | 439 | 247 | 189 | |
| Income tax payable | 2.44 | 0 | 1,391 | 0 | 53 | |
| Taxes payable | 2.42 | 2,376 | 3,802 | 255 | 430 | |
| Social Security | 2.43 | 890 | 1,096 | 787 | 895 | |
| Lease liabilities | 2.29 | 32 | 30 | 127 | 123 | |
| Third party balances in Group bank accounts | 2.35 | 191,603 | 186,394 | 3,213 | 1,427 | |
| 200,212 | 197,287 | 7,029 | 5,133 | |||
| Total Liabilities | 204,659 | 201,766 | 10,202 | 8,262 | ||
| Total Equity & Liabilities | 307,430 | 309,794 | 101,441 | 98,763 | ||
Any differences between the amounts in the financial statements and the corresponding amounts in the notes are due to rounding.

| Share Capital |
Own Shares |
Share Premium |
Reserves | Retained Earnings |
Total Equity |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance 01.01.2019 | 41,640 | 0 | 157 | 50,201 | 18,740 | 110,738 |
| Earnings for the period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,890 | 5,890 | |
| Profits/(losses) from valuation of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1,122 | 0 | 1,122 |
| Total comprehensive income after taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,122 | 5,890 | 7,012 |
| Earnings distribution to reserves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | (102) | 0 |
| Share capital return | (6,638) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (6,638) |
| Dividends paid | 0 | (3,017) | (3,017) | |||
| Balance 30.09.2019 | 35,002 | 0 | 157 | 51,427 | 21,510 | 108,096 |
| Earnings for the period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 190 | |
| Actuarial profit/ (loss) from defined benefit pension plans |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (226) | (226) |
| Profits/(losses) from valuation of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |
0 | 0 | 0 | (30) | 0 | (30) |
| Total comprehensive income after taxes | 0 | 0 | (30) | (36) | (66) | |
| Balance 31.12.2019 | 35,002 | 0 | 157 | 51,396 | 21,473 | 108,028 |
| Earnings for the period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,535 | 2,535 | |
| Earnings/(losses) from valuation of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |
1,866 | 1,866 | ||||
| Total comprehensive income after taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,866 | 2,535 | 4,401 |
| Earnings distribution to reserves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 248 | (248) | 0 |
| Share capital return (note 2.38) | (5,431) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (5,431) |
| Dividends paid (note 2.46) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (4,224) | (4,224) |
| Balance 30.09.2020 | 29,571 | 0 | 157 | 53,509 | 19,534 | 102,771 |
Any differences between the amounts in the financial statements and the corresponding amounts in the notes are due to rounding.

| Share Capital |
Own Shares |
Share Premium |
Reserves | Retained Earnings |
Total Equity |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance 01.01.2019 | 41,640 | 0 | 157 | 44,922 | 8,055 | 94,774 |
| Earnings for the period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,406 | 4,406 | |
| Profits/(losses) from valuation of financial assets available for sale |
0 | 0 | 1,122 | 0 | 1,122 | |
| Total comprehensive income after taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,122 | 4,406 | 5,528 |
| Return of share capital | (6,638) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (6,638) |
| Dividends paid | 0 | (3,017) | (3,017) | |||
| Balance 30.09.2019 | 35,002 | 0 | 157 | 46,044 | 9,444 | 90,647 |
| Earnings for the period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | |
| Actuarial profit/ (loss) from defined benefit pension plans |
0 | 0 | 0 | (133) | (133) | |
| Profits/(losses) from valuation of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |
0 | 0 | (30) | 0 | (30) | |
| Total comprehensive income after taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | (30) | (116) | (146) |
| Balance 31.12.2019 | 35,002 | 0 | 157 | 46,014 | 9,328 | 90,501 |
| Earnings for the period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,528 | 8,528 | |
| Profits/(losses) from valuation of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |
1,866 | 1,866 | ||||
| Total comprehensive income after taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,866 | 8,528 | 10,394 |
| Share capital return (note 2.38) | (5,431) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (5,431) | |
| Dividends paid (note 2.46) | (4,224) | (4,224) | ||||
| Balance 30.09.2020 | 29,571 | 0 | 157 | 47,879 | 13,632 | 91,239 |
Any differences between the amounts in the financial statements and the corresponding amounts in the notes are due to rounding.

| Group | Company | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note s |
01.01- | 01.01- | 01.01- | 01.01- | |
| 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | ||
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||||
| Earnings before tax | 3,402 | 8,291 | 8,792 | 4,960 | |
| Plus / (minus) adjustments for | |||||
| Depreciation | 2.28- | 3,246 | 3,109 | 1,559 | 1,539 |
| 2.30 | |||||
| Staff retirement obligations | 2.40 | 37 | 49 | 22 | 26 |
| Interest Income | 2.34 | (95) | (319) | (38) | (154) |
| Dividends received | 0 | 0 | (7,838) | (3,210) | |
| Revenue from participations | (14) | 0 | (14) | 0 | |
| Interest and related expenses paid | 2.34 | 110 | 102 | 46 | 54 |
| Plus/ (minus) adjustments for changes in working capital | |||||
| accounts or concerning operating activities | |||||
| Reduction/(Increase) in receivables | 1,627 | (601) | 183 | 18 | |
| (Reduction)/Increase in liabilities (except loans) | (869) | 331 | 91 | (126) | |
| Reduction/Total adjustments for changes in working | 7,444 | 10,962 | 2,803 | 3,107 | |
| capital | |||||
| Interest and related expenses paid | 2.34 | (110) | (102) | (46) | (54) |
| Return of income tax prepayment | 2.44 | 77 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Taxes paid | 2.44 | (4,050) | (867) | (691) | (210) |
| Net inflows / outflows from operating activities (a) | 3,361 | 9,993 | 2,092 | 2,843 | |
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||||
| Purchases of tangible and intangible assets | 2.28 | (2,219) | (3,010) | (1,120) | (1,476) |
| Payment of participation in Boursa Kuwait | 2.33 | 0 | (1,032) | 0 | (1,032) |
| Interest received | 2.34 | 95 | 319 | 38 | 154 |
| Dividends received | 0 | 0 | 7,838 | 3,210 | |
| Total inflows / (outflows) from investing activities (b) | (2,124) | (3,723) | 6,756 | 856 | |
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||||
| Special dividend (share capital return) | 2.38 | (5,431) | (6,638) | (5,431) | (6,638) |
| Dividend payments | 2.38 | (4,224) | (3,017) | (4,224) | (3,017) |
| Total outflows from financing activities (c) | (9,655) | (9,655) | (9,655) | (9,655) | |
| Net increase/ (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (8,418) | (3,385) | (807) | (5,956) | |
| from the beginning of the period (a) + (b) + (c) | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at start of period | 2.34 | 73,426 | 74,608 | 17,283 | 22,746 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 2.34 | 65,008 | 71,223 | 16,476 | 16,790 |
Any differences between the amounts in the financial statements and the corresponding amounts in the notes are due to rounding.


The Company "HELLENIC EXCHANGES-ATHENS STOCK EXCHANGE S.A. (ATHEX)" with the commercial name "ATHENS STOCK EXCHANGE" was founded in 2000 (Government Gazette 2424/31.3.2000) and has General Electronic Commercial Registry (GEMI) No 3719101000 (former Companies Register No 45688/06/Β/00/30). Its head office is in the Municipality of Athens at 110 Athinon Ave, Postal Code 10442. The shares of the Company are listed in the Main Market segment of the Athens Exchange cash market.
The interim financial statements for 2020 of the Group and the Company have been approved by the Board of Directors on 30.11.2020. The interim financial statements have been published on the internet, at www.athexgroup.gr. The interim and annual financial statements of the subsidiaries of the Group ATHEXCSD and ATHEXClear are published at www.athexgroup.gr, even though they are not listed on the Athens Exchange.
The company and consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standard Board (IASB) and their interpretations as issued by the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) of IASB and adopted by the European Union and are mandatory for fiscal years starting on 1.1.2020. There are no standards and interpretations of standards that have been applied before the date they go into effect.
The attached financial statements have been drafted on the basis of historical cost (except owner-occupied assets as well as financial assets through other income, which are valued at fair value) and the principle of "going concern".
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards requires that the Management of the Group make important assumptions and accounting estimates that affect the balances of the Asset and Liability accounts, the disclosure of contingent claims and liabilities on the preparation date of the Financial Statements, as well as the revenues and expenses presented in the fiscal year in question. Despite the fact that these estimates are based on the best possible knowledge of the management of the Company as regards the current conditions, actual results may differ from these estimates in the end.
Estimates and judgments are continuously evaluated, and are based on actual data and other factors, including anticipation of future events that are to be expected under reasonable conditions.
Management examines the main financial data and, on occasion, the fulfillment of medium term budgets, together with the existing loan conditions, if available, in order to arrive at the conclusion that the assumption of going concern is appropriate for use in preparing the annual financial statements of the Group and the Company.
The COVID-19 health crisis has led the world economy to a period of uncertainty and instability, the consequences of which are difficult to estimate based on the data so far. The economic impact will depend on the duration and intensity of the recession, and the prospects for recovery.
The drop in share prices and the prevailing uncertainty are expected to negatively affect for the remainder of the year especially new listings and share capital increases and possibly also reduce the average daily value of transactions. Τhe Group has created a strong crisis response mechanism, which ensures both seamless business continuity and systems security (including cyber security and data protection systems in a remote work environment).
The impact from COVID-19 is not expected to be significant for the Group and the Company. Management estimates that there is no material uncertainty as to the continuation of the activity of the Group and the Company. In particular, the following were examined:

A significant portion of the revenue of the Group is affected by trading activity, which in turn is affected by the prices of securities, trading velocity and the overall investment climate. However, the Group also has additional sources of revenue which have relatively less volatility, and as a result a drop in the Average Daily Traded Value (ADTV) affects total revenue, but to a lesser degree.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Group made extraordinary expenses amounting to €179 thousand, which were partially offset by the reduction in operating expenses, mainly from the reduction in business travel and telework.
The consistent monitoring of receivables with continuous communication, following the approved procedure of doubtful claims yields results with the continuous reduction of total overdue receivables. In the pessimistic scenario where we make a provision for all the overdue receivables (even those that are> 60 days) then the total impact on the results of the Group would not exceed €527 thousand on 30.09.2020. We note that for overdue receivables of more than 360 days, 100% provisions are taken.
On 30.09.2020 the share price closed at €1.065 and as a result the valuation of the Bank of Piraeus shares was €711,692.19, a loss of €1,286,420.13 compared to the valuation on 31.12.2019 which is reported in Other Comprehensive Income (OCI).
The shares of Boursa Kuwait began trading in the organized securities market in Kuwait began on 14.09.2020. On 30.09.2020 the valuation of the participation is €4.7m, a gain of €3.6m which is reflected in Other Comprehensive Income. It is estimated that the share price will develop positively in the coming period.
According to recent estimates by the Bank of Greece (BoG), real estate prices increased during the 1st half of 2020.
The 2 nd lockdown that is in place, remote work as well as the continuing concern and uncertainty regarding the spread of COVID-19 have aggravated the climate and reversed the upward trend.
However, in accordance with the BoG the short and long term effects will depend based on the category, the position and the specific characteristics of the real estate properties.
In particular, for business real estate (office space) that is of interest to the ATHEX Group, remote work is expected to affect demand for office space. In any case, the Group intends to carry out an estimate of the commercial value of all the real estate properties in its possession at the end of the current fiscal year.

The basic accounting principles adopted by the Group and the Company for the preparation of the attached financial statements do not differ from those used for the publication of the Six Month 2020 Financial Report that have been audited by the auditors of the Group and are posted on the internet at www.athexgroup.gr.
A major consideration of the Athens Exchange Group is the management of risk that arises from its business activities.
The Group, as organizer of the capital market, has developed a framework for managing the risks to which it is exposed, ensuring its viability and development, and contributing to the stability and security of the capital market. In particular, Athens Exchange Clearing House (ATHEXClear) is part of the Group; ATHEXClear operates as a Central Counterparty (CCP) for clearing cash and derivative markets products and as such is obliged to satisfy the strict requirements of the current regulatory framework EMIR (European Market Infrastructure Regulation) concerning risk management in accordance with which it has been licensed since 2015.
Hellenic Central Securities Depository (ATHEXCSD) is also part of the Group, and is in the final stage of aligning itself with the European regulatory framework of Central Depositories CSDR. As part of this project, the Group reorganized its supervisory operations, integrating risk management into a core operation of the Group, reporting to the Board of Directors.
During the current year, the Group developed the organizational structure, the framework and the processes for managing operational risk, for ATHEXCSD as part of the CSDR Regulation for which an application for licensing was submitted, and for ATHEX as part of corporate governance, in addition to the risk management framework to which ATHEXClear is directly subject to, which includes the Regulation of Clearing of Transferable Securities Transactions in Book Entry Form, the Regulation for Clearing Derivatives Transactions and Regulation (EU) 648/2012 of the European Parliament and Council of July 4th 2012 for OTC derivatives, central counterparties, and trade repositories, known as EMIR.
The risk strategy of the Group is aligned with its business strategy to provide the appropriate infrastructure for the reliable, secure and continuous operation of the capital market. In accordance with the strategy of the Group, the risk appetite level is set in order to correspond with the capital adequacy of the companies of the Group, satisfy the needs of the market, limit costs for participants, maximize the exploitation of business opportunities but also ensure market security and compliance with regulatory requirements.
The primary aim of the capital management of the Group is to maintain its high credit rating and healthy capital ratios, in order to support and expand the activities of the Group and maximize shareholder value.
There were no changes in the approach adopted by the Group concerning capital management during the nine months of 2020.

The Athens Exchange General Index closed on 30.09.2020 at 624.75 points, 2.2% lower than the close at the end of the corresponding period in 2019 (638.90 points). The average capitalization of the market was €47.6bn, reduced by 11.3% compared to the first nine months of 2019 (€53.6bn).
The total value of transactions in the nine months of 2020 (€11.8bn) is 5.1% lower compared to the nine months of 2019 (€12.4bn), while the average daily traded value was €63.4m compared to €67.2m in the nine months of 2019, decreased by 5.6%. The average daily traded volume increased by 20.4% (41.1m shares vs. 34.1m shares).
In the derivatives market, total trading activity dropped by 15.6% (Nine months of 2020: 7.1m contracts, nine months of 2019: 8.5m), while the average daily traded volume also decreased by 16.0% (38.4 thousand contracts vs. 45.7 thousand).
Revenue from trading in the nine months of 2020 is analyzed in the table below:
| Group | Company | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | ||
| Shares | 3,362 | 3,441 | 3,362 | 3,441 | |
| Derivatives | 427 | 477 | 427 | 477 | |
| ETFs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Bonds | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | |
| Total | 3,806 | 3,937 | 3,806 | 3,937 |
Revenue from stock trading amounted to €3.36 million vs. €3.44 million in the nine months of 2019, posting a slight 2.3% decrease. The decrease is due to the drop in trading activity in the nine months of 2020 compared to the corresponding period in 2019.
Revenue from trading in the derivatives market dropped by 9% compared to 2019. While total trading activity dropped by 15.6% (Nine months of 2020: 7.1 million contracts; nine months of 2019: 8.5 million) and the average daily volume of transactions dropped by 16.0% (38.4 thousand contracts compared to 45.7 thousand contracts), the average revenue per contract increased by 8.3% (Nine months of 2020: €0.207; nine months of 2019: €0.191).
Revenue from clearing in the nine months of 2020 is analyzed in the following table:
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | |
| Shares | 4,624 | 4,820 | 0 | 0 |
| Bonds | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Derivatives | 1,019 | 1,136 | 0 | 0 |
| ETFs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Transfers - Allocations (Special settlement instruction) | 362 | 294 | 0 | 0 |
| Trade notification instructions | 788 | 665 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6,811 | 6,935 | 0 | 0 |

Revenue from share clearing, which consists of revenue from the organized market and the Common Platform, amounted to €4.6 million, decreased by 4% compared to the nine months of 2019 (€4.8m). The decrease is due to the drop in trading activity in the nine months of 2020 compared to the corresponding period in 2019.
Revenue from clearing in the derivatives market dropped by 9% compared to 2019. While total trading activity dropped by 15.6% (Nine months of 2020: 7.1 million contracts; nine months of 2019: 8.5 million) and the average daily volume of transactions dropped by 16.0% (38.4 thousand contracts compared to 45.7 thousand contracts), the average revenue per contract increased by 8.3% (Nine months of 2020: €0.207; nine months of 2019: €0.191).
Revenue from transfers – allocations amounted to €362 thousand, increased by 23.1% compared to the nine months of 2019 (€294 thousand), while trade notification instructions amounted to €788 thousand, increased by 18.5% compared to the corresponding period in 2019 (€665 thousand).
Revenue from this category is analyzed in the following table:
| Group | Company | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | ||
| Off-exchange transfers OTC (1) | 969 | 856 | 0 | 0 | |
| Off-exchange transfers (2) | 228 | 3,181 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rectification trades | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,199 | 4,041 | 0 | 0 |
This category includes revenue from issuers for quarterly subscriptions and rights issues from ATHEX listed companies, as well as quarterly ATHEX member subscriptions in the cash and derivatives markets. Revenue in the nine months was €2,299 thousand, reduced by €329 thousand (12.5%) compared to the corresponding period in 2019 (€2,628 thousand).
The reduction is mainly due to the application of IFRS 15 in the nine months of 2020 compared to the nine-month period in 2019, where due to the first application the Company needed time to assess the change in accounting policy, gather additional information and provide the appropriate notifications required by the new standard, it was not possible for it to be applied. The new IFRS 15 standard was applied in the financial statements of 31.12.2019.
In accordance with IAS 18, the previous revenue standard, listings revenue was recognized at the listing for trading. Following the approval of the decision by IFRIC regarding IFRS 15, the Group deals with the initial listing and other services during the period the company remains listed at ATHEX as a contractual obligation and recognizes this revenue during the period that the Group provides these services. This period is estimated to be between 3 and 5 years depending on the nature of the service provided. If the accounting policy described above had been adopted, revenue from this category would have been reduced by €519 thousand in the nine months of 2019.
Exchange services are analyzed in the table below:

| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | |
| Corp. actions by listed companies (rights issues etc) (1) | 108 | 80 | 108 | 80 |
| Quarterly subscriptions by listed companies (2) | 1,459 | 1,478 | 1,459 | 1,478 |
| Member subscriptions (3) | 352 | 401 | 352 | 401 |
| Bonds - Greek government securities | 4 | 15 | 4 | 15 |
| Subscriptions of ENA company advisors | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
| Revenue from indices (4) | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
| Other services to issuers (listed companies) (5) | 343 | 622 | 340 | 622 |
| Total | 2,299 | 2,628 | 2,296 | 2,628 |
This category includes revenue from rights issues by listed companies, quarterly operator subscriptions as well as revenue from inheritances etc.
Revenue in the nine months was €1,924 thousand, and is reduced by €259 thousand compared to the corresponding period in 2019. This reduction is due to the non-adoption of IFRS 15 (note 2.10). If the particular accounting policy had been adopted in the nine months of 2019, 2019 revenue would have been reduced by €480 thousand and therefore 2020 revenue would have shown an increase of €221 thousand.
Revenue is analyzed in the following table:

| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | |
| Corp. actions by issuers (Rights issues - Axia Line) (1) | 835 | 946 | 0 | 0 |
| Bonds - Greek government securities | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Investors | 51 | 113 | 0 | 0 |
| Operators (2) | 1,035 | 1,102 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1,924 | 2,183 | 0 | 0 |
(1) Fees on corporate actions by issuers (includes rights issues by listed companies and the listing of corporate bonds) amounted to €835 thousand in the nine months of 2020 compared to €946 thousand.
Part of the amount of €418 thousand which were registered in the nine months of 2020 concern rights issues and new listings (OPAP, JP AVAX, AUDIOVISUAL, ENTERSOFT, TERNA ENERGY) has been transferred to following future years (total amount €364 thousand), while €184 thousand has been registered in the results of the nine months of 2020 from revenue invoiced in 2019, in accordance with IFRS 15. See note 2.37, contractual obligations.
Revenue from the provision of information to listed companies through electronic means was €193 thousand in the nine months of 2020 vs. €169 thousand in the nine months of 2019. Revenue from notifications of beneficiaries for cash distributions was €107 thousand compared to €84 thousand in the nine months of 2019. This category also includes revenue from Electronic Book Building - €173 thousand in the nine months of 2019 compared to €102 thousand in the nine months of 2019.
(2) Revenue from operators includes revenues from monthly subscriptions amounting to €772 thousand vs. €845 thousand in the nine months of 2019, and is calculated based on the value of the portfolio of the operators; revenue from authorization number usage amounted to €105 thousand, unchanged compared to 2019; revenue from opening investor accounts €76 thousand vs. €56 thousand in the nine months of 2019 as well as other revenue from operators.
Revenue in this category is analyzed in the following table:
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | |
| Derivatives market clearing Member subscriptions | 95 | 99 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 95 | 99 | 0 | 0 |
Revenue from this category includes the rebroadcast of ATHEX and CSE market data, as well as revenue from the sale of statistical information. Revenue from this category is analyzed in the following table:
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | |
| Revenue from market data | 1,962 | 1,881 | 2,172 | 2,046 |
| Revenue from publication sales | 33 | 28 | 34 | 28 |
| Total | 1,995 | 1,909 | 2,206 | 2,074 |

Revenue from this is analyzed in the table below:
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | |
| DSS terminal use licenses | 115 | 113 | 88 | 85 |
| Services to Members (1) | 283 | 261 | 283 | 262 |
| Total | 398 | 374 | 371 | 347 |
(1) Revenue from services to Members increased by 8.4% and includes revenue from ARM-APA - €182 thousand compared to €180 thousand in 2019; revenue from the use of FIX protocol - €42 thousand compared to €49 thousand in 2019; revenue from the use of X-net trader - €22 thousand (no revenue in 2019) as well as revenue from the use of additional terminals - €32 thousand (unchanged compared to 2019).
Revenue from re-invoiced expenses are analyzed in the table below:
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | |
| Exchange trading network (ATHEXNet) | 411 | 472 | 411 | 472 |
| General Meeting Services to listed companies (SODALI) | 0 | 39 | 0 | 39 |
| Sponsorship revenue -NY, London roadshows | 67 | 203 | 67 | 203 |
| Travel revenue | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Revenue from electricity - Colocation | 162 | 159 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 640 | 874 | 478 | 715 |
ATHEXnet revenue of €411 thousand concerns the re-invoicing of expenses of the Group for the use of the ATHEX Exchange Transactions network to members. The corresponding expenses are shown in re-invoiced expenses (see note 2.26).
This category includes support services of other markets as well as new services provided by the Group that are not directly related with its core businesses, such as colocation services, which refer to the concession to use the premises and IT systems of the Group, as well as the provision of software services to third parties. This revenue is analyzed in the following table:

| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | |
| Revenue from X-NET/InBroker (see table below) | 599 | 491 | 153 | 43 |
| Support of other markets (1) | 1,017 | 565 | 768 | 224 |
| Colocation Services (2) | 621 | 665 | 621 | 665 |
| Market Suite | 77 | 97 | 6 | 10 |
| Hellenic Capital Market Commission (3) | 0 | 89 | 0 | 89 |
| UNAVISTA LEI - EMIR TR (4) | 170 | 213 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2,484 | 2,120 | 1,548 | 1,031 |
ATHEX owns and provides the InBrokerPlus® system on a commercial basis to ATHEX members, as a comprehensive real-time price watch and order routing/management service for end-users (OMS), for capital markets that are supported (ATHEX, CSE, and other foreign markets), as part of the operation of the XNET network by the Group.
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | |
| Revenue from X-NET | 225 | 156 | 151 | 41 |
| Revenue from Inbroker | 374 | 336 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 599 | 491 | 153 | 43 |
For the corresponding expenses, refer to note 2.27.
The breakdown in revenue for this category is shown in the table below:

| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | |
| Education (1) | 129 | 69 | 127 | 69 |
| Rents (2) | 250 | 267 | 148 | 148 |
| Provision of support services to companies (3) | 0 | 0 | 209 | 204 |
| Other | 46 | 101 | 43 | 85 |
| Total | 425 | 442 | 527 | 511 |
The operating results of the Group in the nine months of 2020 include the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) fee, which for the Group amounted to €892 thousand compared to €897 thousand in the nine months of 2019. This fee is collected and turned over to the HCMC, within two months following the end of each sixmonth period. This small reduction is due to the corresponding reduction in the revenue of the Group from the trading, clearing and settlement of trades on stocks and derivatives, on which it is calculated.
For the Company, the HCMC fee in the nine months of 2020 amounted to €328 thousand compared to €334 thousand in the nine months of 2019.
The change in the number of employees of the Group and the Company, as well as the breakdown in staff remuneration is shown in the following table. It should be noted that there have been internal personnel transfers among the companies of the Group in order for the Company to comply in the provision of services with EU Regulations and Hellenic Capital Market Commission decisions.
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | |
| Salaried staff | 228 | 217 | 116 | 111 |
| Total Personnel | 228 | 217 | 116 | 111 |
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | |
| Personnel remuneration | 5,966 | 5,428 | 3,376 | 3,033 |
| Social security contributions | 1,320 | 1,177 | 733 | 662 |
| Termination benefits | 57 | 130 | 0 | 30 |
| Net change in the compensation provision (actuarial valuation) |
37 | 49 | 22 | 26 |
| Other benefits (insurance premiums, day care / summer camp) |
820 | 803 | 435 | 474 |
| Total | 8,200 | 7,587 | 4,566 | 4,225 |

Third party fees and expenses include the remuneration of the members of the BoDs of all the companies of the Group.
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | |
| BoD member remuneration | 88 | 49 | 47 | 31 |
| Attorney remuneration and expenses | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 |
| Fees to auditors (1) | 61 | 73 | 26 | 29 |
| Fees to consultants (2) | 712 | 41 | 548 | 17 |
| Fees to FTSE (ATHEX) | 107 | 87 | 107 | 87 |
| Committee remuneration - other fees | 75 | 39 | 45 | 28 |
| Fees to training consultants | 22 | 24 | 13 | 7 |
| Total | 1,120 | 367 | 840 | 253 |
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | |
| Fixed - mobile telephony - internet | 120 | 141 | 45 | 63 |
| Leased lines - ATHEXNet | 63 | 64 | 17 | 16 |
| PPC (Electricity) | 380 | 367 | 13 | 12 |
| EYDAP (water) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 565 | 575 | 75 | 91 |
Maintenance and IT support includes expenses for the maintenance of the Group's technical infrastructure and support for the IT systems (technical support for the electronic trading platforms, databases, Registry [DSS] etc.), and are contractual obligations.
Non-deductible Value Added Tax, and other taxes (Property Tax) that burden the cost of services amounted to €1,095 thousand compared to €879 thousand in the corresponding period last year. The 24,6% increase is mainly due to the payment of fees amounting to €102 thousand to the Hellenic Capital Market Commission for the

issuance of a CSDR license. For the Company, other taxes amounted to €561 thousand vs. €472 thousand in the corresponding period last year.
This category includes expenses such as: security and cleaning services, building and equipment maintenance and repairs.
| GROUP | COMPANY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | |
| Cleaning and building security services | 308 | 298 | 80 | 82 |
| Building repair and maintenance - other equipment | 112 | 122 | 14 | 13 |
| Fuel and other generator materials | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Communal expenses | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 444 | 440 | 94 | 95 |
Other operating expenses in the nine months of 2020 increased by 3% compared to the corresponding period last year, and are analyzed in the table below:
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | |
| Bank of Greece (BoG) - cash settlement | 33 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| Stationery | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Consumables | 24 | 27 | 21 | 26 |
| Travel expenses | 18 | 101 | 14 | 86 |
| Postal expenses | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Transportation expenses | 37 | 45 | 31 | 36 |
| Publication expenses | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Storage fees | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
| Operation support services | 0 | 0 | 89 | 89 |
| Automobile leases | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DR hosting expenses | 78 | 73 | 37 | 38 |
| Other | 313 | 141 | 302 | 79 |
| Electronic equipment insurance premiums | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Means of transport insurance premiums | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Building fire insurance premiums | 14 | 22 | 3 | 3 |
| BoD member civil liability ins. Premiums (D&O, DFL & PI) |
372 | 264 | 372 | 264 |
| Subscriptions to professional organizations & contributions |
324 | 268 | 295 | 234 |
| Hellenic Capital Market Commission subscription | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| Promotion, reception and hosting expenses | 44 | 150 | 40 | 120 |
| Event expenses | 16 | 66 | 15 | 59 |
| Total | 1,315 | 1,246 | 1,253 | 1,072 |
Travel, event, promotion, reception and hosting expenses are down significantly (-75.4%). This reduction is due to a restriction in company travel and telework due to COVID-19.
Other mainly concerns a donation of €100 thousand to the Ministry of Health to deal with the pandemic, as well as expenses for preventive measures, such as masks, antiseptic, gloves etc.
Travel, promotion reception and hosting expenses, as well as event expenses have been reduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as travel has been reduced.
Expenses in this category for the nine months of 2020 are analyzed in the table below:
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | |
| Leased Lines (ATHEXNet) | 155 | 258 | 148 | 246 |
| Sodali expenses (General Meetings) | 23 | 49 | 23 | 49 |
| VAT on re-invoiced expenses | 46 | 80 | 40 | 60 |
| Promotion, reception and hosting expenses (NY-London roadshows) |
42 | 240 | 42 | 236 |
| Electricity consumption - Colocation | 162 | 159 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 4 | 22 | 5 | 23 |
| Total | 432 | 808 | 258 | 614 |
The corresponding revenue is shown in note 2.15.
Expenses on this category are shown in the table below:
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | |
| Expenses from new activities (3) | 28 | 210 | 28 | 210 |
| Χ-ΝΕΤ Expenses (1) | 200 | 175 | 71 | 15 |
| Expenses on IT Services to third parties (2) | 198 | 245 | 24 | 20 |
| VAT on ancillary services expenses | 50 | 71 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | 476 | 701 | 123 | 255 |
(1) InBroker Plus expenses for X-NET (the corresponding revenue is described in note 2.16) concern data feed, which is purchased from foreign exchanges in order for the product to be more attractive to a greater range of clients and vendors. In particular, data feed is purchased from the London Stock Exchange, Euronext, Deutsche Börse et al, aiming to widen the investment horizon of investors.
XNET expenses are analyzed in the table below:

| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | |
| Expenses concerning foreign securities | 101 | 68 | 63 | 13 |
| Inbroker Plus data feed expenses | 99 | 107 | 8 | 2 |
| Total | 200 | 175 | 71 | 15 |
It is the policy of the Athens Exchange Group to re-estimate the market value of its real estate every three years, unless there are indications earlier than that. The last real estate estimate took place in March 2016 with the reference date of 31.12.2015. Thus, consistent with its policy, the Group assigned the study of determining the market value of its properties, in accordance with IFRS, to independent, recognized assessors. The study was completed and submitted at the end of February 2019, and the Group adjusted the value of its properties on 31.12.2018 based on the findings of the study, in order to show in the statement of financial position of 31.12.2018 the fair value of its properties. In 2019 there were no impairment indications, and for this reason a re-estimate of the value of the real estate was not required. The Group intends to carry out an estimation of the commercial value of all the properties it owns at the end of fiscal year 2020.
The tangible and intangible assets of the Group on 30.09.2020 and 31.12.2019 are analyzed as follows:
| Group | TANGIBLE ASSETS & INTANGIBLE ASSETS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plots of Land | Building and Construction |
Machinery & other equip. |
Means of Transportation |
Furniture fittings and equip. |
Intangible Assets |
Total | |
| Acquisition and valuation on 31.12.2018 |
4,500 | 29,527 | 127 | 168 | 8,947 | 12,680 | 55,949 |
| Additions in 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,325 | 1,803 | 3,128 |
| Reductions in 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 | 0 | (2) |
| Acquisition and valuation on 31.12.2019 |
4,500 | 29,527 | 127 | 166 | 10,272 | 14,483 | 59,075 |
| Accumulated depreciation on 31.12.2018 |
0 | 12,038 | 127 | 161 | 7,393 | 6,130 | 25,849 |
| Depreciation in 2019 | 0 | 1,331 | 0 | 3 | 622 | 1,903 | 3,859 |
| Accumulated depreciation reduction in 2019 |
0 | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 | 0 | (2) |
| Accumulated depreciation on 31.12.2019 |
0 | 13,369 | 127 | 162 | 8,015 | 8,033 | 29,706 |
| Book value on 31.12.2018 |
4,500 | 17,489 | 0 | 7 | 1,554 | 6,550 | 30,100 |
| on 31.12.2019 | 4,500 | 16,158 | 0 | 4 | 2,258 | 6,450 | 29,369 |

| Group | TANGIBLE ASSETS & INTANGIBLE ASSETS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plots of Land | Building and Construction |
Machinery & other equip. |
Means of Transportation |
Furniture fittings and equip. |
Intangible Assets |
Total | |
| Acquisition and valuation on | 4,500 | 29,527 | 127 | 166 | 10,272 | 14,483 | 59,075 |
| 31.12.2019 | |||||||
| Additions in 2020 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 646 | 1,502 | 2,219 |
| Acquisition and valuation on 30.09.2020 |
4,500 | 29,598 | 127 | 166 | 10,918 | 15,985 | 61,294 |
| Accumulated depreciation on 31.12.2019 |
0 | 13,369 | 127 | 162 | 8,015 | 8,033 | 29,706 |
| Depreciation in 2020 | 0 | 999 | 0 | 2 | 566 | 1,500 | 3,067 |
| Accumulated depreciation on 30.09.2020 |
0 | 14,368 | 127 | 164 | 8,581 | 9,533 | 32,773 |
| Book value | |||||||
| on 31.12.2019 | 4,500 | 16,158 | 0 | 4 | 2,258 | 6,449 | 29,369 |
| on 30.09.2020 | 4,500 | 15,230 | 0 | 2 | 2,337 | 6,452 | 28,521 |
The tangible and intangible assets of the Company on 30.09.2020 and 31.12.2019 are analyzed as follows:
| Company | TANGIBLE ASSETS & INTANGIBLE ASSETS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plots of Land | Building and Construction |
Machinery & other equip. |
Means of Transportation |
Furniture fittings and equip. |
Intangible Assets |
Total | |
| Acquisition and valuation on 31.12.2018 |
0 | 15 | 103 | 159 | 6,415 | 8,892 | 15,584 |
| Additions in 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 775 | 871 | 1,646 |
| Reductions in 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 | 0 | (2) |
| Acquisition and valuation on 31.12.2019 |
0 | 15 | 103 | 157 | 7,190 | 9,763 | 17,228 |
| Accumulated depreciation on 31.12.2018 |
0 | 1 | 103 | 155 | 5,502 | 4,718 | 10,479 |
| Depreciation in 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 381 | 1,293 | 1,675 |
| Accumulated depreciation reduction in 2019 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated depreciation on 31.12.2019 |
0 | 1 | 103 | 156 | 5,883 | 6,011 | 12,154 |
| Book value | |||||||
| on 31.12.2018 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 913 | 4,174 | 5,105 |
| on 31.12.2019 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1,307 | 3,752 | 5,074 |

| Company | TANGIBLE ASSETS & INTANGIBLE ASSETS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plots of Land | Building and Construction |
Machinery & other equip. |
Means of Transportation |
Furniture fittings and equip. |
Intangible Assets |
Total | |
| Acquisition and valuation on 31.12.2019 |
0 | 15 | 103 | 157 | 7,190 | 9,763 | 17,228 |
| Additions in 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 381 | 739 | 1,120 |
| Acquisition and valuation on 30.09.2020 |
0 | 15 | 103 | 157 | 7,571 | 10,502 | 18,348 |
| Accumulated depreciation on 31.12.2019 |
0 | 1 | 103 | 156 | 5,883 | 6,011 | 12,154 |
| Depreciation in 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 355 | 939 | 1,295 |
| Accumulated depreciation on 30.09.2020 |
0 | 1 | 103 | 157 | 6,238 | 6,950 | 13,449 |
| Book value on 31.12.2019 |
0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1,307 | 3,752 | 5,074 |
| on 30.09.2020 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1,333 | 3,552 | 4,899 |
Intangible assets include the amounts of €339 thousand for the Group and €151 thousand for the Company and concern the capitalization of expenses (CAPEX creation) for systems development by the Group in the nine months of 2020. The corresponding amounts for the nine months of 2019 were €296 thousand for the Group and €96 thousand for the Company. Starting on 1.1.2018 the depreciation rates for expenses capitalized in 2017 were changed. Henceforth capitalized expenses will be depreciated in 5 years. Expenses made before 1.1.2017 will be depreciated in 10 years as before.
Depreciation increased in the nine months of 2020 due to the fact that capex began being depreciated in 5 years (compared to 10 years previously), as well as due to the purchase of equipment of significant value (ATHEX exchange trading network, storage etc.).
The management of the Group estimates that there are no impairment indications on the owner occupied buildings of the Group and on investments in real estate.
On 30.09.2020 there were no encumbrances on the assets of the companies of the Group.
When adopting IFRS 16, the Group applied a unified accounting framework for all leases in which it is the lessor. The leases of the Group concern automobiles, while those of the Company concern automobiles and office rental from a subsidiary.
The Group recognized asset rights-of-use and liabilities for these lease payments that were previously classified as operating, except for leases of low value.
The Group used the modified retrospective approach. Under this approach, the lease liability is recognized as the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the incremental borrowing rate on the date of initial application. The asset right-of-use is recognized by an amount equal to the lease liability.
The Group has implemented the following facilitation practices:
The Company had to estimate the duration of the property lease from a subsidiary, taking into account all the significant financial incentives it has to remain in the contract after the original period. Factors taken into account were the strategic importance of the property and, above all, the amount of investment needed to find a suitable building that meets the security requirements required for the operation of the Group.
The new standard for the most part retained the requirements for lessors as they were under IAS 17. Therefore, the standard had no effect on the contracts to which the Group is a lessor.
The following are the Company's new accounting policies when adopting IFRS 16, effective from the date of initial application:
The Company recognizes right-of-use assets at the start of the lease (the date when the asset is available for use). The asset rights-of-use are measured at cost, reduced by accumulated depreciation and value impairment adjusted during the measurement of the corresponding lease obligations.
The cost of the asset right-of-use consists of the amount of initial measurement of the lease liability, any lease payments on the start date of the lease period or earlier, any initial direct costs incurred by the lessee and the costs incurred by the lessee in order to disassemble and remove the underlying asset at the termination of the lease, if there is such an obligation.
The asset rights-of-use are depreciated using the straight line method at the earlier between the useful life of the asset and the duration of the lease. When in estimating the present value it is assumed that any option to purchase the underlying asset will be exercised, then the asset right-of-use is depreciated during its useful life.
The right-of-use assets are subject to an impairment check.
At the start of the lease the Company recognizes lease liabilities equal to the present value of the lease payments for the duration of the lease contract. The leases include:
In order to estimate the present value of the payments, the Company uses the incremental borrowing rate on the start day of the lease, if the real interest rate is not directly determined by the lease contract. Following the start of the lease, the amount of the lease liabilities is increased by the interest expense and reduced by the lease payments that take place.
In the nine months of 2020, for the Group €2 thousand was booked as a lease financial costs and €16 thousand as depreciation; for the Company €30 thousand was booked as lease financial costs and €74 thousand as depreciation of right-of-use assets.

| Assets right of use - Group | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Real Estate | 29 | 0 |
| Means of transport | 66 | 90 |
| 95 | 90 | |
| Lease obligations | ||
| Long-term lease obligations | 59 | 55 |
| Short-term lease obligations | 32 | 30 |
| 91 | 85 |
| Depreciation - right of use | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Real Estate | 1 | 0 |
| Means of transport | 24 | 15 |
| 25 | 15 | |
| Interest expense | 2 | 1 |
| Assets right of use - Company | 30.09.2020 | 01.01.2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Real Estate | 1,333 | 1,391 |
| Means of transport | 66 | 90 |
| 1,399 | 1,481 | |
| Lease obligations | ||
| Long-term lease obligations | 1,311 | 1,379 |
| Short-term lease obligations | 127 | 123 |
| 1,438 | 1,502 |
| Depreciation - right of use | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Real Estate | 88 | 85 |
| Means of transport | 24 | 15 |
| 112 | 100 | |
| Interest expense | 44 | 45 |
Total lease payments during the period for the Company amounted to €91 thousand.
The last property valuation was carried out by an independent estimator for the fiscal year ended on 31.12.2018. For 2019 it was not deemed necessary to reassess the value of the property given that there were no significant impairment indications. For 2020 it is expected that an estimation of the value of the real estate properties of the Group by an independent recognized estimator will be ordered.
The book value of the investments in real estate for the Group and the Company on 30.09.2020 and 31.12.2019 is shown in the following table:

| Group - Company | REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plots of Land | Buildings and Construction |
Furniture and fixtures |
Total | |
| Acquisition and valuation on 31.12.2018 | 700 | 5,110 | 88 | 5,898 |
| Acquisition and valuation on 31.12.2019 | 700 | 5,110 | 88 | 5,898 |
| Accumulated depreciation on 31.12.2018 | 0 | 3,523 | 88 | 3,611 |
| Depreciation in 2019 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 205 |
| Accumulated depreciation on 31.12.2019 | 0 | 3,728 | 88 | 3,816 |
| Book value | ||||
| on 31.12.2018 | 700 | 1,587 | 0 | 2,287 |
| on 31.12.2019 | 700 | 1,382 | 0 | 2,082 |
| Group - Company | REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plots of Land | Buildings and Construction |
Furniture and fixtures |
Total | ||
| Acquisition and valuation on 31.12.2019 | 700 | 5,110 | 88 | 5,898 | |
| Acquisition and valuation on 30.09.2020 | 700 | 5,110 | 88 | 5,898 | |
| Accumulated depreciation on 31.12.2019 | 0 | 3,728 | 88 | 3,816 | |
| Depreciation in 2020 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 153 | |
| Accumulated depreciation reduction in 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Accumulated depreciation on 30.09.2020 | 0 | 3,881 | 88 | 3,969 | |
| Book value | |||||
| on 31.12.2019 | 700 | 1,382 | 0 | 2,082 | |
| on 30.09.2020 | 700 | 1,229 | 0 | 1,929 |
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 31.12.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 31.12.2019 | |
| Participation in ANNA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Participation in subsidiaries | 0 | 0 | 57,880 | 57,880 |
| Participation in affiliates (1) | 1,172 | 1,158 | 1,172 | 1,158 |
| Management committee reserve | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Claim from subsidiaries due to stock options | 0 | 0 | 227 | 227 |
| Lease guarantees | 58 | 58 | 12 | 12 |
| Total | 1,242 | 1,228 | 59,292 | 59,278 |
(1) The participation of the Company in HenEx on 30.09.2020 was €1,172 thousand (note 2.47), which was increased by €122 thousand from the participation in the earnings. The company paid in €1,050 thousand as participation in HenEx's share capital.
The breakdown of the participations of the parent Company in the subsidiaries of the Group on 30.09.2020 is shown below:

| % of direct participation |
Number of shares / total number of shares |
Cost 30.09.2020 |
Cost 31.12.2019 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATHEXCSD (former TSEC) |
100 | 802,600 / 802,600 | 32,380 | 32,380 |
| ATHEXClear | 100 | 8,500,000 / 8,500,000 |
25,500 | 25,500 |
| Total | 57,880 | 57,880 |
The Company collected dividend of €5.00 per share from the ATHEXCSD subsidiary for fiscal year 2019, amounting to €4,013,000, and from the ATHEXClear subsidiary €3,825,000 (€0.45 per share). The dividends were collected in June 2020; revenue of €108 thousand has been recorded from the provision for dividend from Boursa Kuwait, following the decision by the General Meeting (note 2.32).
All claims are short term and no discounting is required on the date of the statement of financial position. The breakdown of clients and other receivables is shown in the following table:
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 31.12.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 31.12.2019 | |
| Clients | 6,976 | 8,145 | 3,296 | 4,357 |
| Clients (intra-Group) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Less: provisions for bad debts | (3,639) | (3,639) | (1,606) | (1,606) |
| Net commercial receivables | 3,337 | 4,506 | 1,690 | 2,810 |
| Other receivables | ||||
| Tax withheld on dividends for offsetting (1) | 4,721 | 4,721 | 4,421 | 4,421 |
| Tax (0.20%) (2) | 1,503 | 2,807 | 0 | 0 |
| HCMC fee claim (3) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Taxes withheld on deposits | 208 | 192 | 107 | 100 |
| Accrued revenue - prepaid non-accrued expenses (4) | 1,551 | 829 | 1,128 | 343 |
| Contractual obligations - data vendors (5) | 407 | 433 | 470 | 475 |
| Other withheld taxes | 70 | 68 | 48 | 47 |
| Prepayment of tax audit differences (6) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Other debtors (7) | 217 | 71 | 546 | 397 |
| Total other receivables | 8,704 | 9,148 | 6,747 | 5,810 |
The provisions for doubtful claims are analyzed in the table below:
| Provisions for bad debts | Group | Company | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balance on 31.12.2018 | 3,649 | 1,585 | |
| Additional provisions in 2019 | -10 | 21 | |
| Balance on 31.12.2019 | 3,639 | 1,606 | |
| Additional provisions in 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| Balance on 30.09.2020 | 3,639 | 1,606 |
The category financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income include the Bank of Piraeus shares that were obtained in exchange for the bond issued by the same bank that the Group possessed. In particular, 13,365,316 shares of Piraeus Bank were acquired at a par value of €0.30 per share and total value of €4,009,594.80.
On 31.07.2017 the Bank of Piraeus did a reverse split of its stock, correspondingly increasing its par value together with a reduction in the number of shares outstanding. Thus on 3.8.2017 the company possessed 668.265 shares with a new acquisition cost of €6.00 per share.
On 31.12.2017 the share price closed at €3.07 and as a result the valuation of the Bank of Piraeus shares was €2,051,573.55.
On 31.12.2018 the share price closed at €0.84 and as a result the valuation of the Bank of Piraeus shares was €561,343.60.
On 31.12.2019 the share price closed at €2.99 and as a result the valuation of the Bank of Piraeus shares was €1,998,112.35, a gain of €1,436,769.75 compared to the valuation on 31.12.2018 which, in accordance with IFRS 9, is reported in Other Comprehensive Income (OCI), thus reducing the relevant reserve that had been formed.
On 30.09.2020 the share price closed at €1.065 and as a result the valuation of the Bank of Piraeus shares was €711,692.19, a loss of €1,286,420.13 compared to the valuation on 31.12.2019 which, in accordance with IFRS 9, is reported in Other Comprehensive Income (OCI), thus reducing the relevant reserve that had been formed (see note 2.38).
The change in the value of the Bank of Piraeus shares, as well as the 0.779% participation in Boursa Kuwait are analyzed below:

| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 31.12.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 31.12.2019 | |
| Balance - start of the fiscal year | 1,998 | 562 | 1,998 | 562 |
| Profit / (Loss) from the valuation of the participation recognized in the Statement of Comprehensive Income |
(1,286) | 1,436 | (1,286) | 1,436 |
| 712 | 1,998 | 712 | 1,998 | |
| Participation in Boursa Kuwait | 4,722 | 1,039 | 4,722 | 1,039 |
| Balance - end of the period | 5,434 | 3,037 | 5,434 | 3,037 |
The shares of Boursa Kuwait began trading in the organized securities market of Kuwait on 14.09.2020, while the exchange rate on 30.09.2020 was 2.78 EUR/KWD. The increase in the exchange rate increased the value of the participation by €57 thousand.
The cash at hand and at bank of the Group are invested in short term interest bearing instruments in order to maximize the benefits for the companies of the Group, in accordance with the policy set by the Strategic Planning Committee of the Company and the Group. By placing its cash in short term interest bearing investments, the Group had income of €95 thousand in the nine months of 2020 (2019: €319 thousand); for the Company, the corresponding income was €38 thousand (2019: €154 thousand).
On 30.09.2020, a significant portion (20%) of the cash of the Group is, due to compliance of ATHEXClear with the EMIR Regulation, kept at the Bank of Greece (BoG).
Deposits of the Group at the BoG carry a negative interest rate of 0.5% from 18.09.2019 onwards.
Expenses and bank commissions over the same period amounted to €110 thousand for the Group (2019: €102 thousand), and €46 thousand for the company (2019: €54 thousand).
In accordance with IFRS 16, bank expenses include financial expenses for leases which amounted to €2 thousand for the Group and €44 thousand for the Company in the nine months of 2020.
The breakdown of the cash at hand and at bank of the Group is as follows:
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 31.12.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 31.12.2019 | |
| Deposits at the Bank of Greece | 13,033 | 29,996 | 0 | 0 |
| Sight deposits in commercial banks | 1,942 | 1,322 | 813 | 488 |
| Time deposits < 3 months | 50,028 | 42,100 | 15,662 | 16,794 |
| Cash at hand | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 65,008 | 73,426 | 16,476 | 17,283 |
Third party balances in bank accounts of the Group is essentially is a memo account for the margins that ATHEXClear receives from its Members for the derivatives market and, starting on 16.02.2015, for the cash market. ATHEXClear manages Member margins, which in accordance with the investment policy for deposits, are placed with the Bank of Greece.
Implementation of the ATHEXClear investment policy begun together with the application of the new clearing model and risk management in the derivatives market on 1.12.2014. The amounts of €191,603 thousand on 30.09.2020 and €186,394 thousand on 31.12.2019 respectively shown below and in the Statement of Financial

Position on 30.09.2020 and 31.12.2019 respectively, concern exclusively Member collaterals in the cash and derivatives markets as well as XNET respectively.
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 31.12.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 31.12.2019 | |
| Clearing Fund accounts – Cash Market | 8,557 | 13,089 | 0 | 0 |
| Additional Clearing Fund collaterals – Cash Market | 124,727 | 107,272 | 0 | 0 |
| Clearing Fund accounts – Derivatives Market | 8,042 | 12,793 | 0 | 0 |
| Additional Clearing Fund collaterals – Derivatives Market | 46,554 | 51,684 | 0 | 0 |
| Members Guarantees in cash for Χ-ΝΕΤ et al. (1) | 3,723 | 1,556 | 3,213 | 1,428 |
| Third party balances | 191,603 | 186,394 | 3,213 | 1,428 |
(1) Margins received by the Company for the XNET market on 30.09.2020 amounted to €3.21m and were kept in commercial bank accounts, as are dormant client balances of the Clearing Fund amounting to €35 thousand. In addition, the amount of €472 thousand concerning returns from interest payments to clients exempted or in the special account is also kept in commercial banks.
The deferred taxes accounts are analyzed as follows:
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deferred taxes | 30.09.2020 | 31.12.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 31.12.2019 |
| Deferred tax claims | 42 | 514 | 0 | 480 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | (1,490) | (1,573) | (122) | 0 |
| Total | (1,448) | (1,059) | (122) | 480 |
The deferred tax claims and liabilities for the Group are as follows:
| Deferred tax claims | Intangible assets | Property plant & equipment |
Provisions - Actuarial study & staff retirement obligations |
Other provisions |
IFRS-16 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance 1.1.2019 | 45 | 107 | 448 | 1,251 | 0 | 1,851 |
| (Debit) / credit to the results | (10) | (46) | (22) | (985) | (1) | (1,064) |
| (Debit) / credit to other comprehensive income |
0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Balance 31.12.2019 | 35 | 61 | 496 | 266 | (1) | 857 |
| (Debit) / credit to the results | (8) | (27) | 9 | 50 | 13 | 38 |
| Balance 30.09.2020 | 27 | 34 | 505 | 316 | 12 | 895 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | Property plant & equipment |
Share valuation provision |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balance 1.1.2019 | (2,165) | 297 | (1,868) |
| Debit / (credit) to the results | 298 | 0 | 298 |
| Debit / (credit) to other comprehensive income |
0 | (347) | (347) |
| Balance 31.12.2019 | (1,867) | (50) | (1,917) |
| Debit / (credit) to the results | 163 | 0 | 163 |
| Debit / (credit) to other comprehensive income |
0 | (589) | (589) |

| Balance 30.09.2020 | (1,704) | (639) | (2,343) |
|---|---|---|---|
| -------------------- | --------- | ------- | --------- |
The deferred tax claims and liabilities for the Company are as follows:
| Deferred tax claims | Intangible assets | Property plant & equipment |
Provisions - Actuarial study & staff retirement obligations |
Other provisions |
IFRS-16 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance 1.1.2019 | 14 | 107 | 279 | 721 | 0 | 1,121 |
| (Debit) / credit to the results | (1) | (46) | (8) | (580) | 4 | (631) |
| (Debit) / credit to other comprehensive income |
0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Balance 31.12.2019 | 13 | 61 | 312 | 141 | 4 | 531 |
| (Debit) / credit to the results | (3) | (28) | 5 | 6 | 5 | (14) |
| Balance 30.09.2020 | 10 | 33 | 317 | 147 | 9 | 517 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | Share valuation loss provision |
Total |
|---|---|---|
| Balance 1.1.2019 | 297 | 297 |
| Debit / (credit) to other comprehensive income |
(347) | (347) |
| Balance 31.12.2019 | (50) | (50) |
| Debit / (credit) to other comprehensive income |
(589) | (589) |
| Balance 30.09.2020 | (639) | (639) |
Other data concerns the tax corresponding to the valuation of participations and securities.
As part of IFRS 15, revenue from new listings at ATHEX, as well as rights issues that take place during the fiscal year are considered to concern not only the fiscal year during which they are paid, but must be recognized and allocated to the duration that the company remains listed at ATHEX, during which the service is expected to be provided.
The contractual obligations by service, on 30.09.2020 and 31.12.2019 for the Group and the Company are analyzed as follows:
| Group | Short-term contractual Long-term contractual |
|
|---|---|---|
| obligations | obligations | |
| New listings | 128 | 305 |
| Rights issues | 506 | 377 |
| 634 | 682 |
| Company | Short-term contractual obligations |
Long-term contractual obligations |
|---|---|---|
| New listings | 111 | 260 |
| Rights issues | 136 | 105 |
| 247 | 365 |

| Group | Short-term contractual obligations |
Long-term contractual obligations |
|---|---|---|
| New listings | 117 | 350 |
| Rights issues | 322 | 322 |
| 438 | 672 |
| Company | Short-term contractual obligations |
Long-term contractual obligations |
|---|---|---|
| New listings | 104 | 313 |
| Rights issues | 85 | 85 |
| 189 | 397 |
The Repetitive General Meeting of shareholders of 5.6.2020 approved a share capital return of €0.09 to shareholders, with a corresponding reduction in the share par value. Thus, the share capital of the Company amounts to €29,570,520, divided into 60,348,000 shares with a par value of €0.49 per share.
| Number of shares | Par value (€) | Share Capital (€) | Share Premium (€) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total 01.01.2019 | 60,348,000 | 0.69 | 41,640,120 | 157,084 |
| Share capital reduction (May 2019) |
0.11 | (6,638,280) | ||
| Total 31.12.2019 | 60,348,000 | 0.58 | 35,001,840 | 157,084 |
| Share capital reduction (June 2020) |
0.09 | (5,431,320) | ||
| Total 30.09.2020 | 60,348,000 | 0.49 | 29,570,520 | 157,084 |
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 31.12.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 31.12.2019 | |
| Regular Reserve (1) | 29,857 | 29,609 | 28,116 | 28,116 |
| Tax free and specially taxed reserves (2) | 10,736 | 10,736 | 10,281 | 10,281 |
| Treasury stock reserve (3) | (12,669) | (12,669) | (12,669) | (12,669) |
| Real estate revaluation reserve | 15,819 | 15,819 | 14,383 | 14,383 |
| Real estate revaluation reserve (Law 2065/1992) | 1,949 | 1,949 | 0 | 0 |
| Other (4) | 5,983 | 5,983 | 5,983 | 5,983 |
| Special securities valuation reserve (5) | 449 | (1,416) | 449 | (1,416) |
| Reserve from stock option plan to employees | 1,385 | 1,385 | 1,336 | 1,336 |
| Total | 53,509 | 51,396 | 47,879 | 46,014 |
(1) ATHEXClear regular reserve: €289 thousand; ATHEXCSD regular reserve: €1,453 thousand.

On 31.12.2019 the shares posted a valuation gain of €1,436,769.75 which was recognized in the special securities valuation reserve, from which deferred tax of €344,824.74 (24% x €1,436,769.75) was subtracted. Thus the debit balance of the special reserve on 31.12.2019 was €1,415,923.
On 30.09.2020 the shares posted a valuation loss of €1,286,420.13 which was recognized in the special securities valuation reserve, from which deferred tax of €308,740.83 (24% x €1,286,420.13) was subtracted. Thus the debit balance of the special reserve on 30.09.2020 was €2,393,602.38.
In addition, the Group has obtained shares of Bursa Kuwait which has been classified, in accordance with IFRS 9, as financial assets at fair value through other income (note 2.33). On 30.09.2020 the shares recorded a valuation gain of €3,740,406.00 which was accounted in the special securities valuation reserve from which deferred tax of €897,697.58 (24% x €3,740,406.60) was subtracted. Thus the debit balance of the special reserve was €2,842,709.92 on 30.09.2020.
There is no share buyback program currently in effect.
The retained earnings of €21,473 thousand on 31.12.2019 increased by €2,535 thousand in net after tax earnings for the nine months of 2020, less €248 thousand for the formation of a regular reserve and €4,224 thousand in dividends paid and amounted to €19,534 thousand at the end of the nine months of 2020.
According to the EMIR Regulation (article 45 of the EU 20. 648/2012) a clearing house must keep lines of defense in case of member's default (default water fall).
In accordance with article 35 of the technical standards, for clearinghouses the amount of the own assets of central counterparties that are used as line of defense in case of default is calculated, and in particular:
The Central Counterparty reviews the minimum amount in question on an annual basis.
Based on the above, as a recognized clearing house, ATHEXClear drafted a report "Methodology for calculating capital requirements", in cooperation with consultants, in which the methodology applied was described in order to estimate the capital requirements for credit risk, counterparty risk, market risk, termination risk, operating risk and business risk. The methodology applied was based on the following:

Based on the above, ATHEXClear regularly calculates its capital requirements which are required in order to fulfill its regulatory obligations on a quarterly basis, and reports it in its financial statements.
If ATHEXClear equity, as calculated above, is less than 110% of the capital requirements, or less than 110% of the €7.5m threshold notification, ATHEXClear will immediately notify the relevant authority (Hellenic Capital Market Commission), and will continue to keep it informed on a weekly basis, until the amount of capital it possesses exceeds the notification threshold.
ATHEXClear's capital requirements on 30.09.2020 are broken down in the table below:
| Capital requirements | |
|---|---|
| Risk type | Capital requirements |
| 30.09.2020 | |
| Credit risk (total) | 1,536 |
| Derivatives market | 0 |
| Cash market | 0 |
| Investment of own assets | 1,536 |
| Market risk | 0 |
| Exchange rate risk | 0 |
| Operating risk | 171 |
| Winding down risk | 3,803 |
| Business risk | 1,902 |
| Total Capital requirements | 7,412 |
| Notification Threshold | 8,153 |
| (110% of capital requirements) | |
| Additional special resources | 1,523 |
| (25% of capital requirements of 31.12.2019) |
The capital requirements as calculated above are significantly lower that the equity of ATHEXClear, as reported in the Statement of Financial Position on 30.09.2020, adjusted for the level of cash maintained outside the Bank of Greece.
The additional special resources of €1,523 thousand that correspond to 25% of the capital requirements on 31.12.2019 are distributed as follows: €785 thousand to the cash market and €738 thousand to the derivatives market on 30.09.2020.
The Group shows as a long-term obligation the amount of €50 thousand in the nine months of 2020 which concerngs withholding on employee compensation (Law 103/75) that has been recorded by the Company.

| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 31.12.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 31.12.2019 | |
| Staff retirement obligation (note 2.19) | 2,106 | 2,069 | 1,325 | 1,303 |
| Total | 2,106 | 2,069 | 1,325 | 1,303 |
The change in provisions on 30.09.2020 and 31.12.2019 for the Group and Company is shown below:
| Group | Personnel termination provision |
Provisions for other risk |
|---|---|---|
| Balance on 31.12.2018 | 1,794 | 1,360 |
| Additional provision in the period | 275 | 0 |
| Provision used | 0 | (1,300) |
| Balance on 31.12.2019 | 2,069 | 60 |
| Additional provision in the period | 37 | 0 |
| Balance on 30.09.2020 | 2,106 | 60 |
| Company | Personnel termination provision |
Provisions for other risk |
|---|---|---|
| Balance on 31.12.2018 | 1,118 | 1,300 |
| Additional provision in the period | 185 | 0 |
| Provision used | 0 | (1,300) |
| Balance on 31.12.2019 | 1,303 | 0 |
| Additional provision in the period | 22 | 0 |
| Balance on 30.09.2020 | 1,325 | 0 |
By taking provisions, the Group and the Company are trying to protect themselves against potential future risks.

The changes in the mandatory compensation payments in the nine months of 2020 and the nine months of 2019 are shown in detail in the following table:
| Accounting Presentation in accordance with revised IAS 19 (amounts in €) |
Group | |
|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | |
| Amounts recognized in the Statement of Financial Position | ||
| Present values liabilities | 2,105,920 | 1,842,910 |
| Net obligation recognized in the Statement of Financial Position | 2,105,920 | 1,842,910 |
| Amounts recognized in the Profit & Loss Statement | ||
| Cost of current employment | 22,338 | 25,589 |
| Net Interest on the liability/asset | 14,895 | 23,809 |
| Regular expense in the Profit & Loss Statement | 37,233 | 49,398 |
| Total expense recognized in the Profit & Loss Statement | 37,233 | 49,398 |
| Change in the present value of the liability | ||
| Present value of the obligation at the beginning of the period | 2,068,687 | 1,793,512 |
| Cost of current employment | 22,338 | 25,589 |
| Interest expense | 14,895 | 23,809 |
| Present value of the liability at the end of the period | 2,105,920 | 1,842,910 |
| Changes in net liability recognized in the Statement of Financial Position | ||
| Net liability at the start of the year | 2,068,687 | 1,793,512 |
| Total expense recognized in the Profit & Loss Statement | 37,233 | 49,398 |
| Net Liability at the end of the period | 2,105,920 | 1,842,910 |
| Accounting Presentation in accordance with revised IAS 19 | Company | |
| (amounts in €) | ||
| 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | |
| Amounts recognized in the Statement of Financial Position | ||
| Present values liabilities | 1,324,798 | 1,143,791 |
| Net obligation recognized in the Statement of Financial Position | 1,324,798 | 1,143,791 |
| Amounts recognized in the Profit & Loss Statement | ||
| Cost of current employment | 12,621 | 11,209 |
| Net Interest on the liability/asset | 9,381 | 14,838 |
| Regular expense in the Profit & Loss Statement | 22,002 | 26,047 |
| Total expense recognized in the Profit & Loss Statement | 22,002 | 26,047 |
| Change in the present value of the liability |
| Change in the present value of the liability | ||
|---|---|---|
| Present value of the obligation at the beginning of the period | 1,302,796 | 1,117,744 |
| Cost of current employment | 12,621 | 11,209 |
| Interest expense | 9,381 | 14,838 |
| Present value of the liability at the end of the period | 1,324,798 | 1,143,791 |
| Changes in net liability recognized in the Statement of Financial Position | ||
| Net liability at the start of the year | 1,302,796 | 1,117,744 |
| Total expense recognized in the Profit & Loss Statement | 22,002 | 26,047 |
Net Liability at the end of the period 1,324,798 1,143,791
The actuarial assumptions used in the actuarial study for the Group in accordance with IAS 19 are as follows:

| Actuarial assumptions | Valuation dates | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | ||
| Discount rate | 0.96% | 1.77% | |
| Increase in salaries (long term) | 1.00% | 1.00% | |
| Inflation | 1.00% | 1.00% | |
| Mortality table | E V K 2000 (Swiss table) | E V K 2000 (Swiss table) | |
| Personnel turnover | 0.50% | 0.50% | |
| Based on the rules of the Social | Based on the rules of the Social | ||
| Regular retirement age | security fund in which each | security fund in which each | |
| employee belongs | employee belongs | ||
| Duration of liability | 16.10 | 16.20 |
All liabilities are short term and, therefore, no discounting on the date of the financial statements is required. The breakdown of suppliers and other liabilities are shown in the following table:
| Group | Company | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2019 | |||
| Suppliers | 3,127 | 1,942 | 1,572 | 928 | |
| Suppliers (intra-Group) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Checks payable | 0 | 73 | 0 | 2 | |
| Hellenic Capital Market Commission Fee (1) | 210 | 645 | 78 | 240 | |
| Dividends payable | 43 | 32 | 43 | 32 | |
| Accrued third party services (2) | 103 | 284 | 63 | 139 | |
| Employee remuneration payable (3) | 1,027 | 877 | 507 | 409 | |
| Share capital return to shareholders (4) | 124 | 110 | 124 | 110 | |
| Prepaid non accrued expenses (5) | 0 | 156 | 0 | 156 | |
| Various creditors | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Holiday allowance payable | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4,677 | 4,135 | 2,400 | 2,016 |

| Group | Company | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 31.12.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 31.12.2019 | ||
| Tax on stock sales 0.20% (1) | 1,842 | 3,155 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tax on salaried services | 174 | 241 | 114 | 140 | |
| Tax on external associates | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| VAT-Other taxes | 359 | 404 | 141 | 290 | |
| Total | 2,376 | 3,802 | 255 | 430 |
(1) ATHEXCSD, as full legal successor to the Central Securities Depository, based on article 9 §2 of Law 2579/88 as amended by Law 2742/99, acts as an intermediary and collects from ATHEX members the tax (0.20%) on stock sales that take place on ATHEX which it turns over to the Greek State. The amount of €1.8m corresponds to the tax (0.20%) on stock sales for September 2020 and was turned over to the Greek State in October 2020.
The obligations to social security organizations for the Group also include a provision for the Occupational Insurance Fund that was recently set up, as well as an obligation to EFKA [Unified Social Security Entity]. In the nine months of 2020 the amount for the Occupational Insurance Fund was €651 thousand, the same as on 31.12.2019. The obligation of the Group to EFKA was €235 thousand on 30.09.2020 vs. €442 thousand on 31.12.2019; for the Company, the corresponding amounts were €132 thousand on 30.09.2020 vs. to €239 thousand on 31.12.2019.
Nondeductible expenses mainly include provisions, various expenses as well as amounts which the Company considers that they will not be considered justifiable production expenses in a potential tax audit and which are adjusted by management when the income tax is calculated.
| Tax liabilities | Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 31.12.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 31.12.2019 | ||
| Liabilities 31.12 | 1,391 | (374) | 53 | (295) | |
| Income tax expense | 1,067 | 2,632 | 250 | 558 | |
| Return of income tax prepayment for 2019 | 77 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Taxes paid | (4,050) | (867) | (691) | (210) | |
| Liabilities / (claims) | (1,515) | 1,391 | (362) | 53 |
The amount of €1,515 thousand shown as Group income tax claim on 30.09.2020 breaks down as follows: claim on ATHEXClear - €168 thousand; ATHEXCSD - €985 thousand; and €362 thousand from the parent company ATHEX.

| Group | Company | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 30.09.2019 |
30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | |||
| Income Tax | 1,067 | 2,609 | 250 | 541 | |
| Deferred Tax | (200) | (208) | 13 | 13 | |
| Income tax expense | 867 | 2,401 | 263 | 554 |
In accordance with article 22 of Law 4646/2019, the corporate income tax rate for fiscal years 2019 and 2020 is 24%.
Reconciliation of the income tax with profits/losses before tax on the basis of the applicable ratios and the tax expense is as follows:
| Group | Company | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income tax | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | |
| Earnings before taxes | 3,402 | 8,291 | 8,792 | 4,960 | |
| Income tax rate | 24% | 28% | 24% | 28% | |
| Expected income tax expense | 816 | 2,321 | 2,110 | 1,389 | |
| Tax effect of non-taxable income | 0 | 0 | (1,851) | (835) | |
| Tax effect of non-deductible expenses | 51 | 80 | 4 | 0 | |
| Income tax expense | 867 | 2,401 | 263 | 554 |
Non-taxable income refers mainly to dividend income from subsidiaries, which is eliminated on a consolidated basis. Thus the tax rate calculated on the accounting profits increases, since the corresponding taxable profits are larger. Furthermore, the resulting effective tax rate on the consolidated profits is larger than the nominal tax rate in effect because – during the current fiscal year- there are intra-Group transactions.
The losses from the valuation of shares have a different accounting treatment in IFRS compared to tax accounting, and are the main reason for the creation of deferred tax.
For fiscal years 2011 to 2015, the Greek Sociétés Anonymes and Limited Liability Companies whose annual financial statements must be audited were required to obtain an "Annual Certificate", as provided for in §5 article 82 of Law 2238/1994 and article 65A Law 4174/2013, which is issued after a tax audit carried out by the same statutory auditor or audit firm that audits the annual financial statements. After completion of the tax audit, the statutory auditor or the audit firm issues to the company a "Tax Compliance Report" which is then submitted electronically to the Ministry of Finance.
Starting with fiscal year 2016, the issuance of an "Annual Certificate" is optional. The tax authorities reserve the right to carry out a tax audit within the established framework as defined in article 36 of Law 4174/2013.
The status of the tax audits for the companies of the Group, by fiscal year, is as follows:
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATHEX to 30.06.2014 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
| ATHENS EXCHANGE (ATHEX) |
appeal | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | + | ||
| ATHEXCSD (former TSEC) |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | + |
| ATHEXClear | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | + |

(x) Tax audit completed (+) Tax audit in progress
ATHEX: (see below concerning the tax audit for fiscal years 2008-2010).
For fiscal years 2011, 2017 & 2018 the companies of the Group have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers S.A., and for fiscal years 2012-2016 they have been audited by Ernst and Young S.A. and have received clean "Tax Compliance Reports" in accordance with the regulations in effect (article 82, §5 of Law 2238/1994 for fiscal years 2011-2013 and article 65A of Law 4174/2013 for fiscal years 2014-2018).
For fiscal year 2019 the tax audit was carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers S.A. in accordance with article 65A of Law 4174/2013, and a clean tax certificate was issued in October 2020.
On 30.9.2016, within the time limits of the law, the Company filed an administrative appeal in accordance with article 63 of Law 4174/2013 at the Dispute Settlement Directorate (DED) of the General Secretariat of Public Revenue (GGDE), against the findings of the tax audit, and at the same time paid 100% of the amount due i.e. €1,562 thousand, in order to avoid the accumulation, calculation and assessment of interest for the duration of the suspension of the sum due (article 53 §1 of law 4174/2013).
The finding by DED, which was received on 15.2.2017, reduces the total amount by €579 thousand, to €983 thousand. This difference has already been offset with an equal amount of Company tax obligations by the appropriate tax office. The Company has further appealed (16.03.2017) to the Administrative Courts in order to reduce the tax and penalties assessed by the tax audit. The Company received a summons from the Administrative Court of Appeals and was presence for the adjudication of the case on 6.3.2018. Decision 3901/2018 of the Administrative Court of Appeals of Athens refers the case to the Three Member Administrative Court of First Instance of Athens. The case has been referred to the Court of First Instance, where it was heard on 24.9.2019 and the decision is expected in the next few months.
The value of transactions and the balances of the Group with related parties are analyzed in the following table:
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | |
| Remuneration of executives and members of the BoD | 1,385 | 979 | 1,080 | 672 |
The intra-Group balances on 30.09.2020 and 31.12.2019, as well as the intra-Group transactions of the companies of the Group on 30.09.2020 and 30.09.2019 are shown below:
| INTRA-GROUP BALANCES (in €) 30-09-2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATHEX | ATHEXCSD | ATHEXCLEAR | ||
| ATHEX | Claims | 0 | 407,161 | 0 |
| Liabilities | 0 | 13,408 | 0 | |
| ATHEXCSD | Claims | 13,408 | 0 | 99,002 |
| Liabilities | 407,161 | 0 | 1,600 | |
| ATHEXCLEAR | Claims | 0 | 1,600 | 0 |
| Liabilities | 0 | 99,002 | 0 |

| INTRA-GROUP BALANCES (in €) 31-12-2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATHEX | ATHEXCSD | ATHEXCLEAR | ||
| ATHEX | Claims | 0 | 446,609 | 0 |
| Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ATHEXCSD | Claims | 0 | 0 | 120,246 |
| Liabilities | 446,609 | 0 | 1,600 | |
| ATHEXCLEAR | Claims | 0 | 1,600 | 0 |
| Liabilities | 0 | 120,246 | 0 |
| INTRA-GROUP REVENUES-EXPENSES (in €) 30-09-2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATHEX | ATHEXCSD | ATHEXCLEAR | ||
| ATHEX | Revenue | 0 | 337,438 | 82,367 |
| Expenses | 0 | 310,351 | 0 | |
| Dividend Income | 0 | 4,013,000 | 3,825,000 | |
| ATHEXCSD | Revenue | 310,351 | 0 | 4,411,048 |
| Expenses | 337,438 | 0 | 12,185 | |
| ATHEXCLEAR | Revenue | 0 | 12,185 | 0 |
| Expenses | 82,367 | 4,411,048 | 0 |
| INTRA-GROUP REVENUES-EXPENSES (in €) 30-09-2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATHEX | ATHEXCSD | ATHEXCLEAR | ||
| ATHEX | Revenue | 0 | 286,595 | 0 |
| Expenses | 0 | 235,773 | 0 | |
| Dividend Income | 0 | 3,210,400 | 0 | |
| ATHEXCSD | Revenue | 235,773 | 0 | 4,463,775 |
| Expenses | 286,595 | 0 | 21,944 | |
| ATHEXCLEAR | Revenue | 0 | 21,944 | 0 |
| Expenses | 0 | 4,463,775 | 0 |
Intra-Group transactions concern: the annual fee for trade settlement (art. 1 decision 1 on fees), settlement instructions (art. 1 decision 1 on fees), support services (accounting, security, administrative services etc.), IT services, as well as PC support services, which are invoiced at prices comparative to those between third parties.
For the affiliated company Hellenic Energy Exchange, the table of claims and revenue (including provisions) for the nine months of 2020 and 2019 follows below:
| Claims (in €) | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 |
|---|---|---|
| ΑΤΗΕΧ | 155,776 | 178,833 |
| ATHEXCSD | 118,114 | 183,664 |
| ATHEXClear | 18,600 | 27,900 |

| Revenue (in €) | 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 |
|---|---|---|
| ΑΤΗΕΧ | 372,266 | 143,699 |
| ATHEXCSD | 196,138 | 204,769 |
| ATHEXClear | 22,500 | 22,500 |
The BoD of the Athens Exchange proposed to the Annual General Meeting the distribution of €0.07 per share, i.e. a payout of €4,224,360, as dividend from the earnings of fiscal year 2019, as well as the return of capital to shareholders of €0.09 per share, i.e. a payout of €5,431,320. The proposals of the BoD for the distribution of dividend and the return of capital were approved by shareholders at the 19 th Annual General Meeting on 29.5.2020 and the Repetitive General Meeting on 05.06.2020 respectively.
The net after tax earnings of the Group for the nine months of 2020 were €2.54 million or €0.042 per share, while after including other comprehensive income, earnings were €4.4 million or €0.073 per share. The number of shares outstanding of the Company is 60,348,000.
Revenue from participations refers to the 21% participation of the Company in the Hellenic Energy Exchange (HenEx) (note 2.31). The internal value of the participation of the Company in HenEx increases in proportion to its participation in the share capital of HenEx. The equity of the Hellenic Energy Exchange (HenEx) on 31.12.2019 was €5,580 thousand. Up until 31.12.2019 €108 thousand in revenue was recorded from this participation, and up until 30.09.2020 a further €14 thousand in revenue was recorded.
The current members of the Boards of Directors of the companies of the ATHEX Group are listed in the following tables.
The composition of the Board of Directors that was elected by the Annual General Meeting of the Company on 30.05.2019, with a four-year term of office, is the following:
| HELLENIC EXCHANGES - ATHENS STOCK EXHANGE S.A. HOLDING | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | ||
| George Handjinicolaou | Chairman, non-executive member | ||
| Alexios Pilavios | Vice Chairman, non-executive member | ||
| Socrates Lazaridis | Chief Executive Officer, executive member | ||
| Alexandros Antonopoulos | Independent non-executive member | ||
| Konstantinos Vassiliou | Non-executive member | ||
| Giorgos Doukidis | Independent non-executive member | ||
| Ioannis Emiris | Non-executive member | ||
| Polyxeni Kazoli | Independent non-executive member | ||
| Sofia Kounenaki – Efraimoglou | Independent non-executive member | ||
| Ioannis Kyriakopoulos | Non-executive member | ||
| Adamantini Lazari | Independent non-executive member | ||
| Spyridoula Papagiannidou | Independent non-executive member | ||
| Nikolaos Chryssochoidis | Non-executive member |
The composition of the Boards of Directors of the subsidiaries ATHEXClear and ATHEXCSD is the following:
| ATHENS EXCHANGE CLEARING HOUSE S.A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | ||
| Alexios Pilavios | Chairman, non-executive member | ||
| Charalambos Saxinis | Vice Chairman, independent non-executive member | ||
| Socrates Lazaridis | Chief Executive Officer, executive member | ||
| Giorgos Doukidis | Independent non-executive member | ||
| Theano Karpodini | Independent non-executive member | ||
| Spyridoula Papagiannidou | Independent non-executive member | ||
| Nikolaos Pimplis | Executive member |
| HELLENIC CENTRAL SECURITIES DEPOSITORY S.A. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | ||
| George Handjinicolaou | Chairman, non-executive member | ||
| Adamantini Lazari | Vice Chairman, Independent non-executive member | ||
| Socrates Lazaridis | Chief Executive Officer, executive member | ||
| Theano Karpodini | Independent non-executive member | ||
| Polyxeni Kazoli | Independent non-executive member | ||
| Spyridoula Papagiannidou | Independent non-executive member | ||
| Nikolaos Pimplis | Executive member |
The Group is involved in legal proceedings with employees, members of the Athens Exchange, listed companies as well as with third parties. The management of the Group and its legal counsel estimate that the outcome of these cases will not have a significant effect on the financial position or the results of the operation of the Group and the Company.
In order to reduce client receivables, the Group takes all legal courses of action provided by the law and the Regulations. In this context, out-of-court complaints and lawsuits have been submitted, which will be judged by the courts. A significant part of the receivables is estimated to be recoverable by the companies of the Group.
An Alternative Performance Measure (APM) is an adjusted financial measurement of past or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows that is different from the financial measurement defined in the applicable financial reporting framework. In other words an APM on the one hand is not exclusively based on financial statement standards, and on the other it provides material supplementary information, excluding items that may potentially differentiate from the operating results or the cash flows.
Transactions with a non-operational or non-cash valuation that have a significant effect in the Statement of Comprehensive Income are considered items that affect the adjustment of the indices to APMs. These, nonrecurring in most cases, items may arise among others from:

APMs must always be taken into consideration in conjunction with the financial results that have been drafted based on IFRS, and in no instance should they be considered as replacing them. The Athens Exchange Group used APMs for the first time in fiscal year 2016, in order to better reflect the financial and operational performance related to the activity of the Group as such in the fiscal year in question, as well as the previous comparable period.
The definition, analysis and calculation basis of the APMs used by the Group is presented below.
In accordance with the financial statements for the nine months of 2019, the only item that affects the adjustment of the indices used by the Group in order to calculate APMs is the valuation of the shares of a bank listed on the Exchange and the participation in Boursa Kuwait that it possesses, which is recorded in Other Comprehensive Income.
| in € thousand | 01.01- | 01.01- |
|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2020 | 30.09.2019 | |
| Other Comprehensive Income | 0 | 0 |
| Share valuation | 1,865 | 1,123 |
| Total | 1,865 | 1,123 |
| Grand total | 1,865 | 1,123 |
The indices which are not differentiated due to the lack of adjustment items are:
| 1. EBITDA = |
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, | items affecting the | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation & Amortization | - | adjustment |
| € thousand | 01.01- 30.09.2020 |
01.01- 30.09.2019 |
Deviation % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBITDA | 6,541 | 11,162 | (41)% |
| 2. | EBIT | Earnings Before Interest & Taxes | items affecting the | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| = | - | adjustment |
| € thousand | 01.01- 30.09.2020 |
01.01- 30.09.2019 |
Deviation % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBIT | 3,295 | 8,053 | (59)% |
| € thousand | 01.01- 30.09.2020 |
01.01- 30.09.2019 |
Deviation % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBT | 3,402 | 8,291 | (59)% |

| 4. | EAT | = | Earnings After Taxes | items affecting the - adjustment |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| € thousand | 01.01- 30.09.2020 |
01.01- 30.09.2019 |
Deviation % | |||
| EΑT | 2,535 | 5,890 | (57)% | |||
| 5. (cash Flows) |
Cash flows investments flows before activities in the Statement of Cash |
after = financial |
Net cash flows from operating - activities |
Net cash flows from investment activities |
- | items affecting the adjustment |
| € thousand | 01.01- 30.09.2020 |
01.01- 30.09.2019 |
Deviation % | |||
| Cash flows after investment activities | 1,237 | 6,270 | (80)% | |||
| Earnings Before Taxes + Interest & related expenses – | items affecting the adjustment |
| 6. | Return on Investment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (ROI) % | = | Total liabilities (reduced by third party cash & cash | x 100 | |
| equivalents) + average interest bearing liabilities during | ||||
| the year |
| € thousand | 01.01- 30.09.2020 |
01.01- 30.09.2019 |
Deviation % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Investment (ROI) | 26% | 59% | (56)% |
7. Adjusted Return on Equity (ROE), % = Earnings After Taxes – items affecting the adjustment x 100
Total Equity (average)
| € thousand | 01.01- 30.09.2020 |
01.01- 30.09.2019 |
Deviation % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Equity | 4.21% | 6.49% | (35)% |
| 8. | Degree | of | Financial | Self | Total Equity – items affecting the adjustment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sufficiency | = | Total Balance sheet – third party cash assets | x 100 |

x 100
NINE MONTH 2020 INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
| € thousand | 01.01- 30.09.2020 |
01.01- 30.09.2019 |
Deviation % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree of Financial Self-Sufficiency | 90% | 90% | 0% |
| Total Equity | 102,771 | 108,096 | (5)% |
| Share valuation | (1,865) | (1,123) | 66% |
| Total (a) | 100,906 | 106,973 | (6)% |
| Total Balance Sheet - Third party cash & cash equivalents (b) | 115,827 | 121,670 | (5)% |
| Adjusted Degree of Financial Self-Sufficiency (a/b) | 87% | 88% | (1)% |
| Deviation % | (3)% | (2)% |
9. Adjusted EPS =
Average number of shares during the period
| € thousand | 01.01- 30.09.2020 |
01.01- 30.09.2019 |
Deviation % |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPS | 0.073 | 0.116 | (37)% |
| Other comprehensive income | 4,400 | 7,013 | (37)% |
| Share valuation | (1,865) | (1,123) | 0% |
| Net adjusted other comprehensive income | 2,535 | 5,890 | (57)% |
| Average number of shares during the period | 60,348,000 | 60,348,000 | 0% |
| Adjusted EPS | 0.042 | 0.098 | (57)% |
| Deviation % | (42)% | (16)% |
There is no other event that has a significant effect in the results of the Group and the Company which has taken place or was completed after 30.09.2020, the date of the interim financial statements for the nine months of 2020 and up until the approval of the financial statements by the Board of Directors of the Company on 30.11.2020.

Athens, 30 November 2020
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BoD
GEORGE HANDJINICOLAOU ____________________________
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SOCRATES LAZARIDIS ____________________________
THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER NICK KOSKOLETOS ____________________________
THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CHRISTOS MAYOGLOU ____________________________
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