Quarterly Report • May 20, 2019
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For the period 1 January 2019 – 31 March 2019
In accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards
ATHENS EXCHANGE GROUP 110 Athinon Ave. 10442 Athens GREECE Tel:+30-210/3366800 Fax:+30-210/3366101

| INTERIM 1st QUARTER 2019 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Interim Statement of Comprehensive Income5 | ||
| 2. Interim Statement of Financial Position7 | ||
| 3. Interim Statement of Changes in Equity 8 | ||
| 3.1. | Group8 | |
| 3.2. | Company9 | |
| 4. Interim Cash Flow Statement10 | ||
| 5. NOTES TO THE 1st QUARTER 2019 INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 11 | ||
| 5.1. | General information about the Company and its subsidiaries12 | |
| 5.2. | Basis of preparation of the Company and Consolidated interim financial statements for Q1 201912 | |
| 5.3. | Basic Accounting Principles 12 | |
| 5.4. | Risk Management13 | |
| 5.5. | Overview of the capital market14 | |
| 5.6. | Trading15 | |
| 5.7. | Clearing15 | |
| 5.8. | Settlement16 | |
| 5.9. | Exchange services16 | |
| 5.10. | Depository Services 17 | |
| 5.11. | Clearing House Services17 | |
| 5.12. | Market data 17 | |
| 5.13. | IT services18 | |
| 5.14. | Revenue from re-invoiced expenses 18 | |
| 5.15. | Ancillary Services (Colocation, Xnet, LEI)19 | |
| 5.16. | Other services19 | |
| 5.17. | Hellenic Capital Market Commission fee20 | |
| 5.18. | Personnel remuneration and expenses20 | |
| 5.19. | Third party remuneration & expenses 22 | |
| 5.20. | Utilities23 | |
| 5.21. | Maintenance / IT Support23 | |
| 5.22. | Other taxes23 | |
| 5.23. | Building / equipment management 24 | |
| 5.24. | Other operating expenses24 | |
| 5.25. | Re-invoiced expenses 24 | |
| 5.26. | Expenses for ancillary activities25 | |
| 5.27. | Owner occupied tangible assets and intangible assets25 | |
| 5.28. | Real Estate Investments 29 | |
| 5.29. | Investments in subsidiaries and other long term claims30 |

| 5.30. | Trade and other receivables30 | |
|---|---|---|
| 5.31. | Financial assets at fair value through other income32 | |
| 5.32. | Cash and cash equivalents32 | |
| 5.33. | Third party balances in bank accounts of the Group33 | |
| 5.34. | Deferred Tax 33 | |
| 5.35. | Equity and reserves 35 | |
| 5.36. | Grants and other long term liabilities38 | |
| 5.37. | Provisions 38 | |
| 5.38. | Trade and other payables39 | |
| 5.39. | Social security organizations 39 | |
| 5.40. | Current income tax and income taxes payable 40 | |
| 5.41. | Related party disclosures42 | |
| 5.42. | Hellenic Corporate Governance Council (HCGC) 43 | |
| 5.43. | Earnings per share and dividends payable 43 | |
| 5.44. | Management of the Clearing Fund44 | |
| 5.45. | Hellenic Energy Exchange (HenEx) 45 | |
| 5.46. | Participation in the Kuwait Stock Exchange 47 | |
| 5.47. | Composition of the BoDs of the companies of the Group 47 | |
| 5.48. | Contingent Liabilities48 | |
| 5.49. | Alternative Performance Measures (APMs)49 | |
| 5.50. | Events after the date of the financial statements51 |

In accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards

| Group | Company | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.01 01.01 |
01.01 | 01.01 | |||
| Notes | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | |
| Revenue | |||||
| Trading | 926 | 1,325 | 926 | 1,325 | |
| Clearing | 5.7 | 1,633 | 2,502 | 0 | 0 |
| Settlement | 5.8 | 389 | 413 | 0 | 0 |
| Exchange services | 5.9 | 664 | 824 | 664 | 821 |
| Depository services | 5.10 | 512 | 647 | 0 | 0 |
| Clearinghouse services | 5.11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Market Data | 5.12 | 641 | 446 | 694 | 512 |
| IT services | 5.13 | 127 | 121 | 118 | 110 |
| Revenue from re-invoiced expenses | 5.14 | 260 | 214 | 230 | 181 |
| Ancillary services (XNET, colocation, LEI) | 5.15 | 564 | 518 | 221 | 174 |
| Other services | 5.16 | 372 | 76 | 341 | 119 |
| Total turnover | 6,121 | 7,119 | 3,194 | 3,242 | |
| Hellenic Capital Market Commission fee | 5.17 | (212) | (320) | (75) | (116) |
| Total revenue | 5,909 | 6,799 | 3,119 | 3,126 | |
| Expenses | |||||
| Personnel remuneration & expenses | 5.18 | 2,444 | 2,487 | 1,283 | 1,303 |
| Third party remuneration & expenses | 5.19 | 98 | 122 | 78 | 105 |
| Utilities | 5.20 | 175 | 151 | 37 | 17 |
| Maintenance / IT support | 5.21 | 276 | 266 | 199 | 184 |
| Other Taxes | 5.22 | 283 | 283 | 168 | 148 |
| Building / equipment management | 5.23 | 124 | 115 | 31 | 25 |
| Other operating expenses | 5.24 | 436 | 490 | 423 | 485 |
| Total operating expenses before ancillary services and depreciation |
3,836 | 3,914 | 2,219 | 2,267 | |
| Re-invoiced expenses | 5.25 | 195 | 181 | 138 | 137 |
| Expenses for ancillary services (XNET, LEI, IT) | 5.26 | 142 | 257 | 13 | 22 |
| Total operating expenses, including ancillary services before depreciation |
4,173 | 4,352 | 2,370 | 2,426 | |
| Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization (EBITDA) |
1,736 | 2,447 | 749 | 700 | |
| Depreciation | 5.27 & 5.28 |
(955) | (794) | (443) | (394) |
| Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) | 781 | 1,653 | 306 | 306 | |
| Capital income | 5.32 | 121 | 169 | 60 | 104 |
| Financial expenses | 5.32 | (33) | (33) | (2) | (2) |
| Earnings Before Tax (EBT) | 869 | 1,789 | 364 | 408 | |
| Income tax | 5.40 | (289) | (612) | (125) | (160) |
| Earnings after tax | 580 | 1,177 | 239 | 248 |
Any differences between the amounts in the financial statements and the corresponding amounts in the notes are due to rounding.

| Group | Company | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | 01.01 | 01.01 | 01.01 | 01.01 | |
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | ||
| Earnings after tax (A) | 580 | 1,177 | 239 | 248 | |
| Other comprehensive income/(losses) | |||||
| Items that may later be classified in the income | |||||
| statement: | |||||
| Other comprehensive income transferred to results in | |||||
| future fiscal years | |||||
| Available for sale financial assets | |||||
| Valuation profits / (losses) during the period | 5.31 | 241 | (334) | 241 | (334) |
| Income tax included in other comprehensive income / | (60) | 97 | (60) | 97 | |
| (losses) | |||||
| Other comprehensive income / (losses) after taxes (B) | 181 | (237) | 181 | (237) | |
| Total other comprehensive income (A) + (B) | 761 | 940 | 420 | 11 |
| Distributed to: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Company shareholders | 761 | 940 | |
| Profits after tax per share (basic & diluted; in €) | 5.43 | 0.013 | 0.016 |
| 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 | 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 | |
| ASSETS | |||||
| Non-Current Assets | |||||
| Tangible assets for own use | 5.27 | 24,132 | 23,551 | 1,403 | 931 |
| Intangible assets | 5.27 | 7,120 | 6,549 | 4,320 | 4,174 |
| Real Estate Investments | 5.28 | 2,236 | 2,287 | 2,236 | 2,287 |
| Investments in subsidiaries & other long term receivables |
5.29 | 2,150 | 1,118 | 60,200 | 59,168 |
| Financial assets at fair value through other income |
5.31 | 802 | 561 | 802 | 561 |
| Deferred tax asset | 5.34 | 1,403 | 1,467 | 1,354 | 1,419 |
| 37,843 | 35,533 | 70,315 | 68,540 | ||
| Current Assets | |||||
| Trade receivables | 5.30 | 2,980 | 3,118 | 1,620 | 1,818 |
| Other receivables | 5.30 | 9,039 | 9,081 | 7,047 | 7,031 |
| Income tax receivable | 5.30 | 32 | 374 | 175 | 295 |
| Third party balances in Group bank accounts | 5.33 | 164,326 | 153,358 | 1,988 | 1,398 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 5.32 | 74,711 | 74,608 | 22,264 | 22,746 |
| 251,088 | 240,539 | 33,094 | 33,288 | ||
| Total Assets | 288,931 | 276,072 | 103,409 | 101,828 | |
| EQUITY & LIABILITIES | |||||
| Equity & Reserves | |||||
| Share capital | 5.35 | 41,640 | 41,640 | 41,640 | 41,640 |
| Treasury stock | 5.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share premium | 5.35 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 |
| Reserves | 5.35 | 50,381 | 50,201 | 45,102 | 44,922 |
| Retained earnings | 5.35 | 19,323 | 18,740 | 8,294 | 8,055 |
| Total Equity | 111,501 | 110,738 | 95,193 | 94,774 | |
| Non-current liabilities | |||||
| Grants and other long term liabilities | 5.36 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Staff retirement obligations | 5.37 | 1,810 | 1,794 | 1,126 | 1,118 |
| Other provisions | 5.37 | 1,360 | 1,360 | 1,300 | 1,300 |
| Deferred tax liability | 5.34 | 1,426 | 1,483 | 0 | 0 |
| 4,646 | 4,687 | 2,476 | 2,468 | ||
| Current liabilities | |||||
| Trade and other payables | 5.38 | 7,660 | 6,305 | 3,059 | 2,408 |
| Third party balances in Group bank accounts | 5.33 | 164,326 | 153,358 | 1,988 | 1,398 |
| Social Security | 5.39 | 798 | 984 | 693 | 780 |
| 172,784 | 160,647 | 5,740 | 4,586 | ||
| Total Liabilities | 177,430 | 165,334 | 8,216 | 7,054 | |
| Total Equity & Liabilities | 288,931 | 276,072 | 103,409 | 101,828 |
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 01.01.2018 | 50,903 | (1,162) | 157 | 51,819 | 17,277 | 118,994 |
| Earnings for the period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,177 | 1,177 | |
| Share valuation reserve | 0 | 0 | 0 | (237) | 0 | (237) |
| Total comprehensive income after taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | (237) | 1,177 | 940 |
| Balance 31.03.2018 | 50,903 | (1,162) | 157 | 51,582 | 18,454 | 119,934 |
| Earnings for the period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,850 | 1,850 |
| Actuarial profit/ (loss) from defined benefit pension plans |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Profits/(losses) from valuation of financial assets available for sale |
0 | 0 | 0 | (880) | 0 | (880) |
| Reclassification due to the adoption of IFRS9 (note 5.37) |
(1,575) | 1,575 | 0 | |||
| Total comprehensive income after taxes | 0 | 0 | (2,455) | 3,431 | 976 | |
| Earnings distribution to reserves | 114 | (114) | 0 | |||
| Cancellation of treasury stock | (173) | 1,162 | (989) | 0 | ||
| Share capital return | (9,090) | 0 | (9,090) | |||
| Formation of real estate revaluation reserve | 1,949 | 1,949 | ||||
| Dividends paid | (3,029) | (3,029) | ||||
| Balance 31.12.2018 | 41,640 | 0 | 157 | 50,201 | 20,315 | 110,738 |
| Earnings for the period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 580 | 580 | |
| Earnings/(losses) from valuation of financial assets available for sale |
180 | 180 | ||||
| Total comprehensive income after taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 580 | 760 |
| Balance 31.03.2019 | 41,640 | 0 | 157 | 50,381 | 20,898 | 111,501 |
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 01.01.2018 | 50,903 | (1,162) | 157 | 47,028 | 9,311 | 106,237 |
| Earnings for the period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 248 | |
| Profits/(losses) from valuation of financial assets available for sale |
(237) | (237) | ||||
| Total comprehensive income after taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | (237) | 248 | 11 |
| Balance 31.03.2018 | 50,903 | (1,162) | 157 | 46,791 | 9,559 | 106,248 |
| Earnings for the period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,521 | 1,521 | |
| Actuarial profit/ (loss) from defined benefit pension plans |
0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Profits/(losses) from valuation of financial assets available for sale |
0 | 0 | (880) | 0 | (880) | |
| Total comprehensive income after taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | (880) | 1,525 | 645 |
| Cancellation of treasury stock | (173) | 1,162 | (989) | |||
| Return of share capital | (9,090) | (9,090) | ||||
| Dividends paid | (3,029) | (3,029) | ||||
| Balance 31.12.2018 | 41,640 | 0 | 157 | 44,921 | 8,055 | 94,774 |
| Earnings for the period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 239 | |
| Profits/(losses) from valuation of financial assets available for sale |
180 | 180 | ||||
| Total comprehensive income after taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 239 | 419 |
| Balance 31.03.2019 | 41,640 | 0 | 157 | 45,101 | 8,294 | 95,193 |
Any differences between the amounts in the financial statements and the corresponding amounts in the notes are due to rounding.

| Group | Company | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | 1.1- 1.1- |
1.1- | 1.1- | ||
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | ||
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||||
| Earnings before tax | 869 | 1,789 | 364 | 408 | |
| Plus / (minus) adjustments for | |||||
| Depreciation | 5.27 | 955 | 794 | 443 | 394 |
| Staff retirement obligations | 5.18 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 8 |
| Interest Income | 5.32 | (121) | (169) | (60) | (104) |
| Interest and related expenses paid | 5.32 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 2 |
| Plus/ (minus) adjustments for changes in working | |||||
| capital accounts or concerning operating activities | |||||
| Reduction/(Increase) in receivables | 180 | 535 | 182 | 377 | |
| (Reduction)/Increase in liabilities (except loans) | 1,172 | (1,442) | 564 | (626) | |
| Reduction/Total adjustments for changes in | 3,105 | 1,554 | 1,504 | 459 | |
| working capital | |||||
| Interest and related expenses paid | 5.32 | (33) | (33) | (2) | (2) |
| Staff retirement obligations | 0 | (175) | 0 | 0 | |
| Taxes paid | 0 | 0 | |||
| Net inflows / outflows from operating activities (a) | 3,072 | 1,346 | 1,502 | 457 | |
| Investing activities | |||||
| Purchases of tangible and intangible assets | 5.27 | (2,058) | (396) | (1,012) | (169) |
| Payment of participation in the Kuwait Stock Exch. | 5.29 | (1,032) | 0 | (1,032) | 0 |
| Interest received | 5.32 | 121 | 169 | 60 | 104 |
| Dividends received | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total inflows / (outflows) from investing activities | (2,969) | (227) | (1,984) | (65) | |
| (b) | |||||
| Financing activities | |||||
| Total outflows from financing activities (c) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net increase/ (decrease) in cash and cash | 103 | 1,119 | (482) | 392 | |
| equivalents from the beginning of the period (a) + | |||||
| (b) + (c) | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at start of period | 5.32 | 74,608 | 85,851 | 22,746 | 33,970 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 5.32 | 74,711 | 86,970 | 22,264 | 34,362 |
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 ATHEX Group, despite being the entity operating the market for derivative financial products, and possessing the systems (OASIS, DSS) through which transactions in derivative products take place, does not use such products for its own account. Following the approval (decision 20153/15.7.2010) by the Athens Prefecture for the spin-off of the clearing of trades at Athens Exchange business from ATHEX and its contribution to ATHEXClear, in accordance with Law 2166/1993, starting on 16.7.2010 ATHEXClear clears trades at Athens Exchange. ATHEXClear, a subsidiary of the Company, is a central counter-party and performs the clearing for every trade, but does not report these trades. The margin deposited to an account belonging to investors, managed by the Member and blocked in favor of ATHEXClear is not reported in the financial statements.
The various types of guarantees that ATHEXClear and the Athens Exchange receive from their Members, in order to acquire and maintain their capacities in the Cash and Derivatives markets are reported.
The interim financial statements of the Group and the Company for the 1st quarter of 2019 have been approved by the Board of Directors on 20.05.2019. The financial statements have been published on the internet, at www.athexgroup.gr. The six month and the 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 separate and consolidated financial statements for the 1st quarter of 2019 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 ending on December 31st 2018. 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 for owner occupied property 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.
The basic accounting principles adopted by the Group and the Company for the preparation of the attached financial statements for the 1st quarter of 2019 do not differ from those used for the publication of the 2018

Annual 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.
Athens Exchange Clearing House (ATHEXClear) belongs to the Group; it operates as a central counterparty (CCP) in the clearing of cash and derivatives products, and as such is obliged to satisfy the strict requirements of the EMIR regulatory framework concerning risk management, under which it has been licensed since 2015. Even though risk management at the Group concerns all companies and risk categories, it is recognized that because of its role in the market, ATHEXClear faces and must manage the most significant risk.
The internal and external legal and regulatory framework which ATHEXClear is directly subject to and the Group indirectly with regards to their obligations to monitor and manage risk, includes the Regulation of Clearing of Transferable Securities Transactions in Book Entry Form, the Regulation on the Clearing of Transactions on Derivatives 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 (European Market Infrastructure Regulation).
In accordance with the strategy of the Group, the risk tolerance level is defined in order to correspond with ATHEXClear's capital adequacy, 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.
Besides the comprehensive measures for ensuring the smooth operation of the systems of the Group, each organizational unit of the Group is responsible for monitoring and managing possible risks in such a way so as to react quickly and effectively in case risk events arise.
Continuing the effort of previous years, in the 1st quarter of 2019 efforts are made to strength the operation of risk management by ATHEXClear, in order to remain aligned with the EMIR Regulation and to follow international good practices.
In particular, as far as ATHEXClear is concerned, the organizational structure that supports risk management includes the following units:

finally manage them. The Risk Management Department possesses the required jurisdiction, the necessary means, know-how and access to all relevant information.
In particular, the Risk Management Department monitors the risk levels of the company continuously using specific and approved risk management methods. The key assumptions, the data sources, and the procedures used in measuring and monitoring risks are documented and tested for reliability on a regular basis through the review and audit framework and the certification framework.
The Group ensures that it deals with all risks, internal or external, present or future, and especially those that have been recognized as being significant. It is recognized that each service provided by the Group can expose it to any combination of the risks mentioned below.
The usual risks to which, due to the nature of its activities, the Group may be exposed to are:
Risk due to a lack or failure of internal procedures and systems, by human factor or external events, including legal risk. Risk corresponding to the security of the IT systems, as in the majority of companies, is now becoming very important, and appropriate measures to contain it are being taken.
Risk due to new competitors, drop in transaction activity, deterioration of local and international economic conditions etc.
The Athens Exchange General Index closed on 31.03.2019 at 721.37 points, 7.6% lower than the close at the end of the 1st quarter of 2018 (780.50 points). The average capitalization of the market was €48.6bn, reduced by 13.9% compared to the 1st quarter of 2018 (€56.4bn).
The total value of transactions in the 1st quarter of 2019 (€2.80bn) is 37% lower compared to the 1st quarter of 2018 (€4.46bn), while the average daily traded value was €46.0m compared to €72.0m in the 1st quarter of 2018, decreased by 36.2%. The average daily traded volume decreased by 45.8% (27.3m shares vs. 50.3m shares).
In the derivatives market, total trading activity dropped by 35.6% (1 st quarter 2019: 2.44m contracts, 1 st quarter 2018: 3.79m), while the average daily traded volume decreased by 34.5% (40.1 thousand contracts vs. 61.2 thousand).

Total revenue from trading in the 1st quarter of 2019 is analyzed in the table below:
| Group | Company | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | ||
| Shares | 790 | 1,145 | 790 | 1,145 | |
| Derivatives | 131 | 175 | 131 | 175 | |
| ETFs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bonds | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| Total | 926 | 1,325 | 926 | 1,325 |
Revenue from stock trading amounted to €790 thousand vs. €1.1m in the 1st quarter of 2018, decreased by 31.0%. The decrease is due to the drop in trading activity in the 1st quarter of 2019.
Revenue from trading in the derivatives market dropped by 25.1% compared to 2018 as both trading activity (the average daily volume dropped by 34.5% in the 1st quarter of 2019 compared to the 1st quarter of 2018) and the prices of the underlying securities (the average capitalization dropped by 13.9% in the 1st quarter of 2019 compared to the 1st quarter of 2018) dropped. The average revenue per contract increased by 17.5% (2019: €0.184 per contract, 2018: €0.157 per contract).
Revenue from clearing in the 1st quarter of 2019 is analyzed in the following table:
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | |
| Shares | 1,067 | 1,752 | 0 | 0 |
| Bonds | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Derivatives | 315 | 416 | 0 | 0 |
| ETFs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Transfers - Allocations (Special settlement instruction) | 77 | 96 | 0 | 0 |
| Trade notification instructions | 169 | 232 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1,633 | 2,502 | 0 | 0 |
Revenue from share clearing, which consists of revenue from the organized market and the Common Platform, amounted to €1.1m, decreased by 39.1% compared to the 1st quarter of 2018.
Revenue from transfers – allocations amounted to €77 thousand, reduced by 19.8% compared to the 1st quarter of 2018, while trade notification instructions amounted to €169 thousand, decreased by 27.2%.
Revenue from clearing in the derivatives market dropped by 24.3% compared to 2018 as both trading activity (the average daily volume dropped by 34.5% in the 1st quarter of 2019 compared to the 1st quarter of 2018) and the prices of the underlying securities (the average capitalization dropped by 13.9% in the 1st quarter of 2019 compared to the 1st quarter of 2018) dropped. The average revenue per contract increased by 17.5% (2019: €0.184 per contract, 2018: €0.157 per contract).

Revenue from this category is analyzed in the following table:
| Group | Company | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | ||
| Off-exchange transfers OTC (1) | 265 | 346 | 0 | 0 | |
| Off-exchange transfers (2) | 123 | 66 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rectification trades | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 389 | 413 | 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. Exchange services are analyzed in the table below:
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | |
| Corp. actions by listed companies (rights issues etc.) (1) | 10 | 231 | 10 | 231 |
| Quarterly subscriptions by listed companies (2) | 466 | 496 | 466 | 496 |
| Member subscriptions (3) | 110 | 149 | 110 | 149 |
| Bonds - Greek government securities | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Subscriptions of ENA company advisors | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| Revenue from indices (4) | 7 | (107) | 7 | (107) |
| Other services to issuers (listed companies) (5) | 50 | 43 | 50 | 40 |
| Total | 664 | 824 | 664 | 821 |

thousand; the corresponding amount for 2018 was €25 thousand. Other services includes the digital certificate services as well as "HERMES" services to listed companies (€11 thousand in the 1st quarter of 2019 vs. €12 thousand in 2018).
This category includes revenue from rights issues by listed companies, quarterly operator subscriptions as well as revenue from inheritances etc. Revenue is analyzed in the following table:
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | |
| Corporate actions by issuers (Rights issues - AXIA LINE) | 132 | 217 | 0 | 0 |
| Bonds - Greek government securities | 12 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Investors | 38 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Operators (2) | 330 | 373 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 512 | 647 | 0 | 0 |
Revenue in this category is analyzed in the following table:
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | |
| Derivatives market clearing Member subscriptions | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 33 | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | |
| Revenue from market data | 631 | 435 | 684 | 501 |
| Revenue from publication sales | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Total | 641 | 446 | 694 | 512 |
Revenue from this is analyzed in the table below:
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | |
| DSS terminal use licenses (1) | 38 | 41 | 29 | 30 |
| Services to Members (2) | 89 | 80 | 89 | 80 |
| Total | 127 | 121 | 118 | 110 |
Revenue from re-invoiced expenses are analyzed in the table below:
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | |
| Exchange trading network (ATHEXNet) | 158 | 163 | 158 | 163 |
| Sponsorship revenue -NY, London roadshows - WFE Conf. | 52 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Revenue from electricity - Colocation | 50 | 51 | 20 | 18 |
| Total | 260 | 214 | 230 | 181 |
ATHEXnet revenue of €158 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 5.25).
Revenue from sponsorships in the 1st quarter of 2019 concern the roadshow that will take place in New York in June 2019.

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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | |
| Revenue from X-NET/InBroker (see table) | 173 | 141 | 10 | 4 |
| Support of other markets (CSE) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Colocation Services (1) | 201 | 177 | 201 | 148 |
| Market Suite | 36 | 51 | 6 | 20 |
| Use of auction platform services - DESFA | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNAVISTA LEI - EMIR TR (2) | 97 | 147 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 564 | 518 | 221 | 174 |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | |
| Revenue from X-NET | 65 | 21 | 10 | 4 |
| Revenue from Inbroker | 108 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 173 | 141 | 10 | 4 |
For the corresponding expenses, refer to note 5.27.
The breakdown in revenue for this category is shown in the table below:

1 st QUARTER 2019 INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | |
| Education (1) | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
| Rents (2) | 88 | 73 | 49 | 49 |
| Provision of support services to listed companies (3) | 119 | 0 | 127 | 68 |
| Other (4) | 154 | 1 | 154 | 0 |
| Total | 372 | 76 | 341 | 119 |
The operating results of the Group in the 1st quarter of 2019 include the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) fee, which for the Group amounted to €212 thousand compared to €320 thousand in the 1st quarter of 2018. This fee is collected and turned over to the HCMC, within two months following the end of each six-month period. The reduction resulted from a 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 1st quarter of 2019 amounted to €75 thousand compared to €116 thousand in the 1st quarter of 2018.
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | |
| Salaried staff | 225 | 222 | 114 | 110 |
| Total Personnel | 225 | 222 | 114 | 110 |

| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | |
| Personnel remuneration | 1,763 | 1,704 | 962 | 959 |
| Social security contributions | 355 | 392 | 191 | 225 |
| Termination benefits | 101 | 176 | 0 | 0 |
| Net change in the compensation provision (actuarial valuation) |
16 | 14 | 9 | 8 |
| Other benefits (insurance premiums etc.) | 208 | 201 | 121 | 111 |
| Total | 2,444 | 2,487 | 1,283 | 1,303 |
The changes in the mandatory compensation payments in the 1st quarter of 2019 and the 1st quarter of 2018 are shown in detail in the following table:
| Accounting Presentation in accordance with revised IAS 19 (amounts in €) |
Group | |
|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | |
| Amounts recognized in the Statement of Financial Position | ||
| Present values liabilities | 1,809,978 | 1,854,031 |
| Net obligation recognized in the Statement of Financial Position | 1,809,978 | 1,854,031 |
| Amounts recognized in the Profit & Loss Statement | ||
| Cost of current employment | 8,530 | 6,701 |
| Net Interest on the liability/asset | 7,936 | 7,498 |
| Regular expense in the Profit & Loss Statement | 16,466 | 14,199 |
| Total expense recognized in the Profit & Loss Statement | 16,466 | 14,199 |
| Change in the present value of the liability | ||
| Present value of the obligation at the beginning of the period | 1,793,512 | 1,839,832 |
| Cost of current employment | 8,530 | 6,701 |
| Interest expense | 7,936 | 7,498 |
| Present value of the liability at the end of the period (note 5.37) | 1,809,978 | 1,854,031 |
| Adjustments | ||
| Adjustments to liabilities from changes in assumptions | 0 | 0 |
| Experience adjustments in liabilities | 0 | 0 |
| Total recognized in equity | 0 | 0 |
| Change in the net liability recognized on the balance sheet | ||
| Net liability at the start of the year | 1,793,512 | 1,839,832 |
| Total expense recognized in the Profit & Loss Statement | 16,466 | 14,199 |
| Net Liability at the end of the year(note 5.37) | 1,809,978 | 1,854,031 |

| Accounting Presentation in accordance with revised IAS 19 (amounts in €) |
Company | |
|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | |
| Amounts recognized in the Balance Sheet | ||
| Present values liabilities | 1,126,426 | 1,151,051 |
| Net obligation recognized in the Statement of Financial Position | 1,126,426 | 1,151,051 |
| Amounts recognized in the Profit & Loss Statement | ||
| Cost of current employment | 3,736 | 3,221 |
| Net Interest on the liability/asset | 4,946 | 4,659 |
| Regular expense in the Profit & Loss Statement | 8,682 | 7,880 |
| Cost of personnel reduction / mutual agreements/retirement | 0 | 0 |
| Other expense / (revenue) | 0 | 0 |
| Total expense recognized in the Profit & Loss Statement | 8,682 | 7,880 |
| Change in the present value of the liability | ||
| Present value of the obligation at the beginning of the period | 1,117,744 | 1,143,171 |
| Cost of current employment | 3,736 | 3,221 |
| Interest expense | 4,946 | 4,659 |
| Actuarial loss/(profit) - experience of the period | 0 | 0 |
| Present value of the liability at the end of the period (note 5.37) | 1,126,426 | 1,151,051 |
| Adjustments | ||
| Adjustments to liabilities from changes in assumptions | 0 | 0 |
| Experience adjustments in liabilities | 0 | 0 |
| Total recognized in equity | 0 | 0 |
| Changes in net liability recognized in the balance sheet | ||
| Net liability at the start of the year | 1,117,744 | 1,143,171 |
| Employer contributions | 0 | 0 |
| Total expense recognized in the Profit & Loss Statement | 8,682 | 7,880 |
| Total amount recognized in equity | 0 | 0 |
| Net Liability at the end of the year (note 5.37) | 1,126,426 | 1,151,051 |
The actuarial assumptions used in the actuarial study for the Group in accordance with IAS 19 are as follows:
| Actuarial assumptions | Valuation dates | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | ||
| Discount rate | 1.77% | 1.63% | |
| 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 | 16.20 | 17.03 |
Third party fees and expenses include the remuneration of the members of the BoDs of all the companies of the Group.

1 st QUARTER 2019 INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | |
| BoD member remuneration -committees | 9 | 11 | 7 | 9 |
| Attorney remuneration and expenses | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Fees to auditors (1) | 19 | 19 | 7 | 8 |
| Fees to consultants (2) | 34 | 41 | 29 | 37 |
| Fees to FTSE (ATHEX) | 15 | 31 | 15 | 31 |
| Other Fees | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fees to training consultants | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 98 | 122 | 78 | 105 |
It is noted that the certified auditors of the Group received €19 thousand in the 1st quarter of 2019; for the Company, total remuneration to the certified auditors amounted to €8 thousand, unchanged compared to the 1 st quarter of 2018.
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | |
| Fixed - mobile telephony - internet | 49 | 26 | 30 | 6 |
| Leased lines - ATHEXNet | 19 | 24 | 5 | 9 |
| PPC (Electricity) | 106 | 100 | 2 | 2 |
| EYDAP (water) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 175 | 151 | 37 | 17 |
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.
In the 1st quarter of 2019, maintenance expenses for the Group amounted to €276 thousand compared to €266 thousand in the 1st quarter of 2018, increased by 3.8%. For the Company, the corresponding amounts were €199 thousand in the 1st quarter of 2019 compared to €184 thousand in 2018, increased by 8.2%.
Non-deductible Value Added Tax, and other taxes (Property Tax) that burden the cost of services amounted to €283 thousand, unchanged compared to the 1st quarter of 2018. For the Company, other taxes amounted to €168 thousand vs. €148 thousand in the 1st quarter of 2018.

This category includes expenses such as: security and cleaning services, building and equipment maintenance and repairs.
| GROUP | COMPANY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | |
| Cleaning and building security services | 96 | 86 | 28 | 24 |
| Building repair and maintenance - other equipment | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| Fuel and other generator materials | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Communal expenses | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 124 | 115 | 31 | 25 |
Other operating expenses in the 1st quarter of 2019 are analyzed in the table below:
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | |
| Bank of Greece (BoG) - cash settlement | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Stationery | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Consumables | 5 | 11 | 5 | 11 |
| Travel expenses | 39 | 18 | 30 | 12 |
| Postal expenses | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Transportation expenses | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Storage fees | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Operation support services | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| Rent expenses | 10 | 15 | 45 | 45 |
| Other | 15 | 84 | 11 | 81 |
| Building fire insurance premiums | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| BoD member civil liability ins. Premiums (D&O, DFL & PI) |
103 | 70 | 103 | 70 |
| Subscriptions to professional organizations & contributions |
167 | 183 | 134 | 153 |
| Promotion, reception and hosting expenses | 43 | 54 | 40 | 50 |
| Event expenses | 13 | 20 | 11 | 17 |
| Total | 436 | 490 | 423 | 485 |
Expenses in this category for the 1st quarter of 2019 are analyzed in the table below:

1 st QUARTER 2019 INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
| Group | Company | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | ||
| Leased Lines (ATHEXNet) | 84 | 108 | 76 | 107 | |
| Sodali expenses (General Meetings) | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| VAT on re-invoiced expenses | 30 | 25 | 30 | 25 | |
| Electricity consumption - Colocation | 50 | 43 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other | 12 | 5 | 13 | 5 | |
| Total | 195 | 181 | 138 | 137 |
The corresponding revenue is shown in note 5.14.
Expenses on this category are shown in the table below:
| Group | Company | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | ||
| Expenses from new activities | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Χ-ΝΕΤ Expenses (1) | 48 | 115 | 7 | 7 | |
| Expenses on IT Services to third parties (2) | 94 | 139 | 6 | 12 | |
| Total | 142 | 257 | 13 | 22 |
In the 1st quarter of 2018, expenses for ORACLE services to CSE were booked in the amount of €12 thousand.
XNET expenses are analyzed in the table below:
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | |
| Expenses concerning foreign securities | 15 | 19 | 6 | 7 |
| Inbroker Plus data feed expenses | 33 | 96 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 48 | 115 | 7 | 7 |
It is the policy of the Athens Exchange Group to re-estimate the market value of its real estate every three years. The last real estate estimate took place in March 2016 with the reference date of 31.12.2015. Thus, being

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 its balance sheet of 31.12.2018 the fair value of its properties.
The valuation report showed a significant difference compared to the book value of the properties as it appeared in the accounting books, and which is mainly due to the building at Athinon Avenue, which is owned by ATHEXCSD. For the other two buildings of the Group, the deviations are minor, while there are also deviations in the values of the plots of land. As a result, it should be noted that the valuation report, at the Group level, reduces by a total of €300 thousand the value of the plots of land, and increases by €2.6m the value of the buildings.
The following table presents the valuations of the commercial value of the Group's properties as reported in the report of independent property assessors on 31.12.2018.
| Book value | Assessment by independent assessors |
Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building - Athinon Ave | ||||
| Plot of land | 3,000 | 3,200 | 200 | |
| Building | 14,615 | 16,950 | 2,335 | |
| 17,615 | 20,150 | 2,535 | ||
| Building - Katouni (Thessaloniki) | ||||
| Plot of land | 1,500 | 1,300 | -200 | |
| Building | 261 | 525 | 264 | |
| 1,761 | 1,825 | 64 | ||
| Building - Mayer (Acharnon) | ||||
| Plot of land | 1,000 | 700 | -300 | |
| Building (*) | 1,587 | 2,000 | 413 | |
| 2,587 | 2,700 | 113 | ||
| Grand total | 21,963 | 24,675 | 2,712 |
(*) The amount of €413 thousand concerns goodwill for a property investment, and does not appear in the books of ATHEXCSD and the Group in accordance with IFRS 40.
The book value of the assets of the Group per building on 31.03.2019 is summarily presented in the following table:
| Analysis of the Assets of the Group per category in the Statement of Financial Position of 31.03.2019 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner occupied | ||||||
| Athinon Ave. building |
Katouni building (Thessaloniki) |
Total | ||||
| Plots of land | 3,200 | 1,300 | 4,500 | |||
| Construction (*) | 16,680 | 476 | 17,156 | |||
| Means of transportation | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||
| Electronic systems | 2,305 | 0 | 2,305 | |||
| Communication & other equipment | 166 | 0 | 166 | |||
| Intangible assets | 7,120 | 0 | 7,120 | |||
| Total | 29,476 | 1,776 | 31,252 |
(*) The amount includes €14 thousand that concerns investments in third party properties (DR site).

| 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 31.12.2017 |
4,500 | 26,879 | 127 | 168 | 7,922 | 10,502 | 50,098 |
| Additions in 2018 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1,026 | 2,177 | 3,252 |
| Reductions in 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acquisition and valuation on 31.12.2018 |
4,500 | 26,928 | 127 | 168 | 8,948 | 12,679 | 53,350 |
| Accumulated depreciation on 31.12.2017 |
0 | 10,959 | 127 | 161 | 6,884 | 4,418 | 22,549 |
| Depreciation in 2018 | 0 | 1,079 | 0 | 0 | 509 | 1,712 | 3,300 |
| Accumulated depreciation reduction in 2018 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated depreciation on 31.12.2018 |
0 | 12,038 | 127 | 161 | 7,393 | 6,130 | 25,849 |
| Book value | |||||||
| on 31.12.2017 | 4,500 | 14,841 | 0 | 7 | 529 | 4,372 | 24,249 |
| on 31.12.2018 | 4,500 | 14,890 | 0 | 7 | 1,555 | 6,549 | 27,501 |
| Revaluation due to estimate by independent assessor |
0 | 2,599 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,599 |
| Book value after the revaluation on 31.12.2018 |
4,500 | 17,489 | 0 | 7 | 1,555 | 6,549 | 30,100 |
| 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 | 8,948 | 12,679 | 55,949 |
| Additions in 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,034 | 1,024 | 2,058 |
| Acquisition and valuation on 31.03.2019 |
4,500 | 29,527 | 127 | 165 | 9,982 | 13,703 | 58,004 |
| Accumulated depreciation on 31.12.2018 |
0 | 12,038 | 127 | 161 | 7,393 | 6,130 | 25,849 |
| Depreciation in 2019 | 0 | 333 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 453 | 904 |
| Accumulated depreciation reduction in 2019 |
0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | (1) |
| Accumulated depreciation on 31.03.2019 |
0 | 12,371 | 127 | 160 | 7,511 | 6,583 | 26,752 |
| Book value | |||||||
| on 31.12.2018 | 4,500 | 17,489 | 0 | 7 | 1,555 | 6,549 | 30,100 |
| on 31.03.2019 | 4,500 | 17,156 | 0 | 5 | 2,471 | 7,120 | 31,252 |

| 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 31.12.2017 |
0 | 15 | 103 | 159 | 5,918 | 7,616 | 13,811 |
| Additions in 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 499 | 1,275 | 1,774 |
| Reductions in 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acquisition and valuation on 31.12.2018 |
0 | 15 | 103 | 159 | 6,417 | 8,891 | 15,585 |
| Accumulated depreciation on 31.12.2017 |
0 | 1 | 103 | 155 | 5,152 | 3,541 | 8,952 |
| Depreciation in 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 352 | 1,176 | 1,528 |
| Accumulated depreciation reduction in 2018 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated depreciation on 31.12.2018 |
0 | 1 | 103 | 155 | 5,504 | 4,717 | 10,480 |
| Book value | |||||||
| on 31.12.2017 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 414 | 2,899 | 4,859 |
| on 31.12.2018 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 913 | 4,174 | 5,105 |
| 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 | 550 | 462 | 1,012 |
| Reductions in 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (3) | 0 | 0 | (3) |
| Acquisition and valuation on 31.03.2019 |
0 | 15 | 103 | 156 | 6,965 | 9,354 | 16,593 |
| Accumulated depreciation on 31.12.2018 |
0 | 1 | 103 | 155 | 5,502 | 4,718 | 10,479 |
| Depreciation in 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 316 | 392 |
| Accumulated depreciation reduction in 2019 |
0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | (1) |
| Accumulated depreciation on 31.03.2019 |
0 | 1 | 103 | 154 | 5,578 | 5,034 | 10,870 |
| Book value | |||||||
| on 31.12.2018 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 913 | 4,174 | 5,105 |
| on 31.03.2019 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1,387 | 4,320 | 5,723 |
Intangible assets include the amounts of €150 thousand for the Group and €43 thousand for the Company and concern the capitalization of expenses (CAPEX creation) for systems development by the Group in the 1st quarter of 2019. 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.
The management of the Group estimates that there are no impairment indications on the owner occupied buildings of the Group.
On 31.03.2019 there were no encumbrances on the assets of the companies of the Group.

The Company carried out an impairment test on this property based on IAS 36. Based on the impairment test that was carried out, an impairment loss of €300 thousand arose, which concerned the value of the plot of land. For the impairment test that was carried out, the Company used independent, recognized assessors.
The valuation report of the real estate investments did not show a significant difference compared to the book value of the property as shown in the books of the Company. The property valuation report for the Acharnon St. building shows a reduction in the value of the plot of land by €300 thousand. It should be noted that goodwill amounting to €413 thousand arising from the building assessment does not increase its book value as there was not a previous valuation loss.
The book value of the investments in real estate for the Group and the Company on 31.03.2019 and 31.12.2018 is shown in the following table:
| Group - Company | TANGIBLE ASSETS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plots of Land |
Buildings and Construction |
Furniture and fixtures |
Total | |||
| Acquisition and valuation on 31.12.2017 | 1,000 | 5,110 | 88 | 6,198 | ||
| Additions in 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reductions in 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Acquisition and valuation on 31.12.2018 | 1,000 | 5,110 | 88 | 6,198 | ||
| Accumulated depreciation on 31.12.2017 | 0 | 3,319 | 88 | 3,407 | ||
| Depreciation in 2018 | 0 | 204 | 0 | 204 | ||
| Accumulated depreciation on 31.12.2018 | 0 | 3,523 | 88 | 3,611 | ||
| Book value |
| on 31.12.2017 | 1,000 | 2,200 | 0 | 2,791 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| on 31.12.2018 | 1,000 | 1,587 | 0 | 2,587 |
| Group - Company | TANGIBLE ASSETS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plots of Land |
Buildings and Construction |
Furniture and fixtures |
Total | |||
| Acquisition and valuation on 31.12.2018 | 700 | 5,110 | 88 | 5,898 | ||
| Additions in 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reductions in 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Acquisition and valuation on 31.032019 | 700 | 5,110 | 88 | 5,898 | ||
| Accumulated depreciation on 31.12.2018 | 0 | 3,523 | 88 | 3,611 | ||
| Depreciation in 2018 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 51 | ||
| Accumulated depreciation reduction in 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Accumulated depreciation on 31.03.2019 | 0 | 3,574 | 88 | 3,662 | ||
| Book value | ||||||
| on 31.12.2018 | 700 | 1,587 | 0 | 2,287 | ||
| on 31.03.2019 | 700 | 1,536 | 0 | 2,236 |

| Group | Company | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 | ||
| Participation in ANNA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,051 | |
| Participation in subsidiaries | 0 | 0 | 55,798 | 56,830 | |
| Participation in affiliates (1) | 2,082 | 1,050 | 2,082 | 1,050 | |
| Management committee reserve | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Valuation from subsidiaries due to stock options | 0 | 0 | 227 | 227 | |
| Rent guarantees | 56 | 56 | 10 | 10 | |
| Total | 2,150 | 1,118 | 60,200 | 59,168 |
(1) The Company on 27.06.2018 paid up its participation which amounted to €1,550,000 for the founding of the Hellenic Energy Exchange, obtaining 31% of the share capital which is €5,000,000. On 18.12.2018 10% of the above mentioned participation was transferred to the Cyprus Stock Exchange (note 5.45). The participation of the Group in HenEx was 21% on 31.12.2018, i.e. €1,050,000.
On 15.2.2019, a participation of 0.779% in the Kuwait Stock Exchange, amounting to €1,032,000 was transferred to the Company (note 5.47).
The breakdown of the participations of the parent Company in the subsidiaries of the Group on 31.03.2019 is shown below:
| % of direct participation |
Number of shares / total number of shares |
Cost 31.03.2019 |
Cost 31.12.2018 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 | |
| Clients | 6,629 | 6,767 | 3,205 | 3,387 |
| Clients (intra-Group) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Less: provisions for bad debts | (3,649) | (3,649) | (1,585) | (1,585) |
| Net commercial receivables | 2,980 | 3,118 | 1,620 | 1,818 |
| Other receivables | ||||
| Tax withheld on dividends for offsetting (1) | 4,721 | 4,721 | 4,421 | 4,421 |
| Tax (0.20%) (2) | 1,748 | 1,910 | 0 | 0 |
| HCMC fee claim | 453 | 453 | 453 | 453 |
| Taxes withheld on deposits | 154 | 136 | 83 | 74 |
| Accrued revenue - prepaid non-accrued expenses (3) | 833 | 736 | 631 | 622 |
| Other withheld taxes | 49 | 49 | 31 | 31 |
| Prepayment of tax audit differences (note 5.40) (4) | 983 | 983 | 983 | 983 |
| Other debtors (5) | 98 | 89 | 446 | 447 |
| Total other receivables | 9,039 | 9,081 | 7,047 | 7,031 |
| Income tax claim (6) | 32 | 374 | 175 | 295 |
The provisions for bad debts are analyzed in the table below:
| Provisions for bad debts | Group | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Balance on 31.12.2017 | 3,571 | 1,894 |
| Additional provisions in 2018 | 78 | -309 |
| Balance on 31.12.2018 | 3,649 | 1,585 |
| Additional provisions in 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance on 31.03.2019 | 3,649 | 1,585 |

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, a loss of €1,490,231.95 compared to the valuation on 31.12.2017 which, in accordance with IFRS 9, is reported in Other Comprehensive Income (OCI), thus increasing the relevant reserve that had been formed.
On 31.03.2019 the share price closed at €1.2 and as a result the valuation of the Bank of Piraeus shares was €801,918, a gain of €240,575.40 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 (see note 5.35).
The change in the value of the Bank of Piraeus shares is analyzed below:
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 | |
| Balance - start of the fiscal year | 562 | 2,052 | 562 | 2,052 |
| Profit / (Loss) from the valuation of the participation recognized in the Statement of Comprehensive Income |
240 | (1,490) | 240 | (1,490) |
| Balance - end of the fiscal year | 802 | 562 | 802 | 562 |
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 Investments Committee of the Company. By placing its cash in short term interest bearing investments, the Group had income of €121 thousand in the 1st quarter of 2019 (2018: €169 thousand); for the Company, the corresponding income was €60 thousand (2018: €104 thousand).
On 31.03.2019, a significant portion (39.7%) 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 0.4% from 16.3.2016 onwards.
Expenses and bank commissions over the same period amounted to €33 thousand for the Group, and €2 thousand for the company, unchanged compared to the 1st quarter of 2018.
The breakdown of the cash at hand and at bank of the Group is as follows:

1 st QUARTER 2019 INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 | |
| Deposits at the Bank of Greece | 29,648 | 29,648 | 29,605 | 0 |
| Sight deposits in commercial banks | 2,126 | 1,899 | (28,443) | 1,039 |
| Time deposits < 3 months | 42,929 | 43,052 | 21,100 | 21,704 |
| Cash at hand | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 74,711 | 74,608 | 22,264 | 22,746 |
This 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 BoG.
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 €164,326 thousand on 31.03.2019 and €153,358 thousand on 31.12.2018 respectively shown below and in the Statement of Financial Position on 31.03.2019 and 31.12.2018 respectively, concern exclusively Member collaterals in the cash and derivatives markets as well as XNET respectively.
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 | |
| Clearing Fund collaterals – Cash Market | 8,210 | 12,151 | 0 | 0 |
| Additional Clearing Fund collaterals – Cash Market | 111,902 | 99,838 | 0 | 0 |
| Clearing Fund collaterals – Derivatives Market | 7,591 | 6,488 | 0 | 0 |
| Additional Clearing Fund collaterals – Derivatives Market | 34,478 | 33,307 | 0 | 0 |
| Members Guarantees in cash for Χ-ΝΕΤ (1) | 2,145 | 1,574 | 1,988 | 1,398 |
| Third party balances | 164,326 | 153,358 | 1,988 | 1,398 |
(1) Margins received by the Company for the XNET market on 31.03.2019 amounted to €2.0m 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 €120 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 | 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 |
| Deferred tax claims | 1,403 | 1,467 | 1,354 | 1,419 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | (1,426) | (1,483) | 0 | 0 |
| Total | (23) | (16) | 1,354 | 1,419 |
The analysis of deferred tax claims and liabilities for the Group is as follows:

| Deferred tax claims | Intangible assets |
Property plant & equipment |
Provisions - Actuarial study & staff retirement obligations |
Other provisions |
Loss from the sale of securities in previous FY |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance 1.1.2018 | 51 | 66 | 540 | 887 | 136 | 1,680 |
| (Debit) / credit to the results | (6) | 41 | (92) | 364 | (136) | 171 |
| (Debit) / credit to other comprehensive income |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance 31.12.2018 | 45 | 107 | 448 | 1,251 | 0 | 1,851 |
| (Debit) / credit to the results | (2) | (5) | 5 | 0 | 0 | (2) |
| (Debit) / credit to other comprehensive income |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Balance 31.03.2019 | 43 | 102 | 453 | 1,251 | 0 | 1,849 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | Property plant & equipment |
Share valuation provision |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balance 1.1.2018 | (1,931) | (76) | (2,007) |
| Debit / (credit) to the results | 416 | 0 | 416 |
| Debit / (credit) to other comprehensive income |
(650) | 373 | (277) |
| Balance 31.12.2018 | (2,165) | 297 | (1,868) |
| Debit / (credit) to the results | 56 | (60) | (4) |
| Debit / (credit) to other comprehensive income |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance 31.03.2019 | (2,109) | 237 | (1,872) |
The analysis of deferred tax claims and liabilities for the Company is as follows:
| Deferred tax claims | Intangible assets |
Property plant & equipment |
Provisions - Actuarial study & staff retirement obligations |
Other provisions |
Loss from the sale of securities in previous FY |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance 1.1.2018 | 12 | 66 | 330 | 704 | 136 | 1,248 |
| (Debit) / credit to the results | 2 | 41 | (51) | 17 | (136) | (127) |
| (Debit) / credit to other comprehensive income |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance 31.12.2018 | 14 | 107 | 279 | 721 | 0 | 1,121 |
| (Debit) / credit to the results | 0 | (6) | 3 | 0 | 0 | (3) |
| (Debit) / credit to other comprehensive income |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Balance 31.03.2019 | 14 | 101 | 282 | 721 | 0 | 1,118 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | Share valuation loss provision |
Total |
|---|---|---|
| Balance 1.1.2018 | (76) | (76) |
| Debit / (credit) to the results | 0 | 0 |
| Debit / (credit) to other comprehensive income |
373 | 373 |
| Balance 31.12.2018 | 297 | 297 |
| Debit / (credit) to the results | 0 | 0 |
| Debit / (credit) to other comprehensive income |
(60) | (60) |
| Balance 31.03.2019 | 237 | 237 |
Other data concerns the tax corresponding to the valuation and sale of participations and securities.
In accordance with Amendment 1811/4 – 27.11.2018 concerning article 58 of Law 4172/2013, the corporate income tax rate will be gradually reduced by one percentage point every year until 2022.
Thus for 2019 it will be 28% For 2020 it will be 27% For 2021 it will be 26% For 2022 it will be 25%.
The 1st Repetitive General Meeting of shareholders of 13.06.2018 approved a share capital return of €0.15 to shareholders, with a corresponding reduction in the share par value, as well as the cancellation of 251,000 shares in treasury stock. Thus, the share capital of the Company amounts to €41,640,120.00, divided into 60,348,000 shares with a par value of €0.69 per share.
| Number of shares | Par value (€) | Share Capital (€) | Share Premium (€) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total 31.12.2016 | 65,368,563 | 1.08 | 70,598,048.04 | 157,084.15 |
| Share capital reduction (May 2017) |
(0.24) | (15,688,455.12) | 0 | |
| Total | 65,368,563 | 0.84 | 54,909,592.92 | 0 |
| Reduction of Share Capital through cancellation of Own Shares |
(4,769,563) | 0.84 | (4,006,432.92) | 0 |
| Total 31.12.2017 | 60,599,000 | 0.84 | 50,903,160.00 | 157,084.15 |
| Share capital reduction | (0.15) | (9,089,850.00) | 0 | |
| Total | 60,599,000 | 0.69 | 41,813,310.00 | 0 |
| Reduction of Share Capital through cancellation of Own Shares |
(251,000) | 0.69 | (173,190.00) | 0 |
| Total 31.12.2018 | 60,348,000 | 0.69 | 41,640,120.00 | 157,084.15 |
| Total 31.03.2019 | 60,348,000 | 0.69 | 41,640,120.00 | 157,084.15 |
Following the decision of the General Meeting of shareholders of the Company on 20.5.2015 a share buyback program was implemented (see below note c).
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 | |
| Regular Reserve (1) | 29,506 | 29,506 | 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) | (11,508) |
| 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) | (2,327) | (2,508) | (2,327) | (2,508) |
| Reserve from stock option plan to employees | 1,385 | 1,385 | 1,336 | 1,336 |
| Total | 50,381 | 50,201 | 45,102 | 44,922 |

The company completed a share buyback program on 20.4.2017. The program was approved by the 14th Annual General Meeting of shareholders on 20.5.2015 with the following terms:
The share buyback program begun on 9.2.2016, and up until 20.4.2017, 5,020,563 own shares were purchased (7.68% of the number of shares outstanding of the company) at an average price of €4.63 per share and a total cost of €23,244,794.
Out of the abovementioned treasury stock, 95% (4,769,563 shares) were cancelled by the 1st Repetitive General Meeting on 9.6.2017. Following the cancellation of the abovementioned number of shares and the €4,006,432.92 reduction in share capital, 251,000 shares in treasury stock, valued at €1,161,717.49 remain in the possession of the Company. Lastly, the Repetitive General Meeting on 13.06.2018 decided to cancel the remaining 251,000 shares in treasury stock with a value of €173,190 and as a result the share capital became €41,640,120.00 and the number of shares outstanding 60,348,000.
The retained earnings of €18,740 thousand on 31.12.2018 increased by the net after tax earnings for the 1st quarter of 2019 (€580 thousand) and amounted to €19,323 at the end of the 1st quarter of 2019 (see 3.3.1).
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 31.03.2019 are broken down in the table below:
| Capital requirements | |
|---|---|
| Risk type | Capital requirements |
| 31.03.2019 | |
| Credit risk (total) | 146 |
| Derivatives market | 0 |
| Cash market | 0 |
| Investment of own assets | 146 |
| Market risk | 0 |
| Exchange rate risk | 0 |
| Operating risk | 115 |
| Winding down risk | 3,177 |
| Business risk | 1,588 |
| Total Capital requirements | 5,026 |
| Notification Threshold (110% of capital requirements) | 5,529 |
| Additional special resources (25% of capital requirements of 31.12.2018) | 1,253 |
ATHEXClear equity amounting to €30.4m, as reported in the statement of financial position of ATHEXClear on 31.03.2019, exceeds its capital requirements, as calculated above.

The additional special resources of €1,253 thousand that correspond to 25% of the capital requirements on 31.12.2018 are distributed as follows: €651 thousand to the cash market and €602 thousand to the derivatives market on 31.03.2019.
The Group shows an amount of €50 thousand in the first quarter of 2019 in withholding on compensation (Law 103/75) and concerns the Company.
| Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 | |
| Staff retirement obligation (note 5.20) | 1,810 | 1,794 | 1,126 | 1,118 |
| Termination provisions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1,810 | 1,794 | 1,126 | 1,118 |
| Other provisions | 1,360 | 1,360 | 1,300 | 1,300 |
| Total | 1,360 | 1,360 | 1,300 | 1,300 |
For the change in staff retirement obligations in the 1st quarter of 2019 and the corresponding quarter in 2018, please refer to note 5.19.
The change in provisions on 31.03.2019 and 31.12.2018 for the Group and Company is shown below:
| Group | Termination provision |
Provisions for other risk |
|---|---|---|
| Balance on 31.12.2017 | 350 | 1,360 |
| Additional provision in the period | 0 | 0 |
| Balance on 31.12.2018 | 0 | 1,360 |
| Additional provision in the period | 0 | 0 |
| Provision used | 0 | 0 |
| Balance on 31.03.2019 | 0 | 1,360 |
| Company | Termination provision |
Provisions for other risk |
|---|---|---|
| Balance on 31.12.2017 | 232 | 1,300 |
| Additional provision in the period | 0 | 0 |
| Balance on 31.12.2018 | 0 | 1,300 |
| Additional provision in the period | 0 | 0 |
| Provision used | 0 | 0 |
| Balance on 31.03.2019 | 0 | 1,300 |
By taking provisions, the Group and the Company are trying to protect themselves against potential future risks.

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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 | |
| Suppliers | 3,518 | 2,425 | 2,025 | 1,510 |
| Suppliers (intra-Group) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Checks payable | 71 | 77 | 0 | 5 |
| Hellenic Capital Market Commission Fee (1) | 210 | 425 | 74 | 153 |
| Tax on stock sales 0.20% (2) | 2,123 | 2,124 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividends payable | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
| Accrued third party services (3) | 516 | 507 | 177 | 260 |
| Contributions payable | 369 | 41 | 196 | 22 |
| Share capital return to shareholders (4) | 98 | 101 | 98 | 101 |
| Tax on salaried services | 259 | 262 | 145 | 146 |
| Tax on external associates | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| VAT-Other taxes | 264 | 273 | 152 | 185 |
| Various creditors | 202 | 39 | 159 | (5) |
| Total | 7,660 | 6,305 | 3,059 | 2,408 |
The obligations to social security organizations for the Group include contributions to [social security organizations] IKA, TSMEDE (now EFKA), as well as a provision for the Occupational Insurance Fund that is being set up. In the 1st quarter of 2019 the amount was €798 thousand compared to €984 thousand on 31.12.2018. For the Company, the corresponding amounts were €693 thousand in the 1st quarter of 2019 compared to €780 thousand on 31.12.2018.

Nondeductible expenses mainly include provisions, various expenses as well as amounts which the Company considers as not justifiable production expenses in a potential tax audit and which are adjusted by management when the income tax is calculated.
| Tax liabilities | Group | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 | ||
| Liabilities 31.12 | (374) | (168) | (295) | (464) | |
| Income tax expense | 342 | 1,572 | 120 | 543 | |
| Taxes paid | 0 | (1,778) | 0 | (374) | |
| Liabilities / (claims) (note 5.30) | (32) | (374) | (175) | (295) |
The amount of €32 thousand shown as Group income tax claim on 31.03.2019 breaks down as follows: claim on ATHEXClear - €63 thousand; ATHEX (parent company) - €175 thousand; and a €206 thousand liability by ATHEXCSD.
| Group | Company | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 31.03.2018 |
31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | |||
| Income Tax | 342 | 573 | 121 | 122 | |
| Deferred Tax (note 5.35) | (53) | 38 | 4 | 38 | |
| Income tax expense | 289 | 612 | 125 | 160 |
In accordance with article 23 of Law 4579/2018, the corporate income tax rate for fiscal year 2019 is reduced to 28% from 29% in 2018.
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 | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | |
| Profits before taxes | 868 | 1,789 | 363 | 408 | |
| Income tax rate | 28% | 29% | 28% | 29% | |
| Expected income tax expense | 243 | 519 | 102 | 118 | |
| Tax effect of non-taxable income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tax effect of non-deductible expenses | 46 | 93 | 23 | 42 | |
| Income tax expense | 289 | 612 | 125 | 160 |
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 bank bonds 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATHEX to 30.06.2014 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| ATHENS EXCHANGE (ATHEX) |
appeal | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | + | ||
| ATHEXCSD (former TSEC) |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | + |
| ATHEXClear | 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 year 2011 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 2014-2015).
For fiscal year 2017 the tax audit was carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers S.A. in accordance with article 65A of Law 4174/2013, and the relevant tax certificate was issued in October 2018. For fiscal year 2018 the tax audit is in progress and the tax certificate is expected to be granted after the submission of the tax declaration for 2018.
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 DED finding, 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 court date has been set on 24.9.2019.

The value of transactions and the balances of the Group with related parties are analyzed in the following table:
| Group | Company | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | ||
| Remuneration of executives and members of the BoD | 306 | 328 | 201 | 233 |
The intra-Group balances on 31.03.2019 and 31.12.2018, as well as the intra-Group transactions of the companies of the Group on 31.03.2019 and 31.03.2018 are shown below:
| INTRA-GROUP BALANCES (in €) 31-03-2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATHEX | ATHEXCSD | ATHEXCLEAR | ||
| ATHEX | Claims | 0 | 383,553 | 0 |
| Liabilities | 0 | 3,263 | 0 | |
| ATHEXCSD | Claims | 3,263 | 0 | 106,121 |
| Liabilities | 383,553 | 0 | 1,600 | |
| ATHEXCLEAR | Claims | 0 | 1,600 | 0 |
| Liabilities | 0 | 106,121 | 0 |
| INTRA-GROUP BALANCES (in €) 31-12-2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATHEX | ATHEXCSD | ATHEXCLEAR | ||
| ATHEX | Claims | 0 | 404,920 | 0 |
| Liabilities | 0 | 3,069 | 0 | |
| ATHEXCSD | Claims | 3,069 | 0 | 20,047 |
| Liabilities | 404,920 | 0 | 1,611 | |
| ATHEXCLEAR | Claims | 0 | 1,611 | 0 |
| Liabilities | 0 | 20,047 | 0 |
| INTRA-GROUP REVENUES-EXPENSES (in €) 31-03-2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATHEX | ATHEXCSD | ATHEXCLEAR | ||
| ATHEX | Revenue | 0 | 93,240 | 27,456 |
| Expenses | 0 | 76,092 | 0 | |
| Dividend Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ATHEXCSD | Revenue | 76,092 | 0 | 1,058,748 |
| Expenses | 93,240 | 0 | 4,092 | |
| ATHEXCLEAR | Revenue | 0 | 4,092 | 0 |
| Expenses | 27,456 | 1,058,748 | 0 |

| INTRA-GROUP REVENUES-EXPENSES (in €) 31-03-2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATHEX | ATHEXCSD | ATHEXCLEAR | ||
| ATHEX | Revenue | 0 | 106,515 | 27,456 |
| Expenses | 0 | 77,393 | 0 | |
| Dividend Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ATHEXCSD | Revenue | 77,393 | 0 | 1,597,226 |
| Expenses | 106,515 | 0 | 4,062 | |
| ATHEXCLEAR | Revenue | 0 | 4,062 | 0 |
| Expenses | 27,456 | 1,597,226 | 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 for the 1st quarter of 2019 follows below; there were no amounts in the corresponding period in 2018.
| Claims (in €) | 31.03.2019 |
|---|---|
| ΑΤΗΕΧ | 157,793 |
| ATHEXCSD | 328,182 |
| Revenue (in €) | 31.03.2019 |
|---|---|
| ΑΤΗΕΧ | 45,564 |
| ATHEXCSD | 64,457 |
The Hellenic Corporate Governance Council (HCGC) operates as a Non-Profit Organization, is an entity specializing in the spread of corporate governance principles and strives to develop a culture of good governance in the Greek economy and society. The overall action plan includes: the formation of positions on the regulatory framework, the submission of proposals, participation in consultations and working groups, the organization of educational and information activities, the monitoring and evaluation of corporate governance practices and implementation of corporate governance codes, the provision of assistance tools and the scoring of the performance of Greek enterprises.
Having completed its first cycle of operation, HCGC in 2018 has entered into a phase of participatory and administrative expansion, further increasing its work and strengthening its role which continued into the 1st quarter of 2019. Within this context, besides the founding members (ATHEX and SEV – Hellenic Federation of Enterprises), the Hellenic Bank Association (HBA) has joined as a regular member. In the same context, a new Management Board has been elected, the other bodies of HCGC have been renewed, and a Working Committee has been formed, with the responsibility to implement the HCGC action plan, organize individual actions (conferences, events, promotional activities), find donors and other sources of financing, as well as fulfill and implement HCGC's specific objectives.
The BoD of the Athens Exchange proposed the distribution of €0.05 per share, i.e. a payout of €3,017,400, as dividend from the earnings of fiscal year 2018, as well as the return of capital to shareholders of €0.11 per share,

i.e. a payout of €6,638,280. The proposals of the BoD for the distribution of dividend and the return of capital will be discussed at the 18th Annual General Meeting on 30.5.2019.
The net after tax earnings of the Group for the 1st quarter of 2019 were €580 thousand or €0.01 per share, while after including other comprehensive income, earnings were €761 thousand or €0.013 per share. The number of shares outstanding of the Company is 60,348,000.
Athens Exchange Clearing House S.A. (ATHEXClear) manages the Clearing Fund in order to protect the System from credit risk of the Clearing Members that arise from the clearing of transactions.
In the Clearing Fund Clearing Members contribute exclusively in cash. ATHEXClear monitors and calculates, on a daily basis as well as during the day, the risk that Clearing Members will renege on their obligations, and blocks the corresponding guarantees in cash and/or letters of guarantee. Based on the guarantees that have been blocked, the credit limits of the members are reevaluated on a daily basis; monitoring the limits takes place in real time during market hours. The minimum size of the Clearing Fund is recalculated at least every month, in accordance with the provisions of the Rulebook, so that its size is sufficient at a minimum to cover at any time the loss, under any extreme market conditions that may arise in case the Clearing Member in which the system has the greatest exposure is overdue.
The participation of each Clearing Member in the Clearing Fund is determined based on its Account in it. The Account consists of all of the contributions by the Clearing member that have been paid into the Fund in order to form it, and is increased by any proceeds resulting from the management and investment of the assets of the Fund, as well as by the cost of managing risk and margins, as determined by ATHEXClear procedures. Revenues and expenses are distributed on a pro rata basis to each Clearing Member account in the Clearing Fund, in relation to the size of the Account balance.
The new size of the Clearing Fund is €11,814,894 for the period from 01.05.2019 until 31.05.2019.
The BoD of ATHEXClear at meeting number 109/17.11.2014 approved the creation of a set of risk management policies and methodologies as a result of the clearing model changes in the derivatives market, the Regulation on the Clearing of Transactions on Derivatives, as well as due to the adjustments to the requirements of the EMIR Regulation.
In accordance with the new Regulation on the Clearing of Transactions on Derivatives and in particular Part 6 of Section II, a Clearing Fund for the Derivatives Market is set up; the size of the Fund for the time period from 01.05.2019 to 31.05.2019 is €9,488,328. Calculation takes place on a monthly basis.
Management of the Clearing Fund in the Derivatives Market does not differ from the Clearing Fund in the cash market (see above).

The "Hellenic Energy Exchange" (HenEx) has begun operating. It is one of the core pillars of the target-model of the European Union, with the aim of creating a single European energy market.
As mentioned in the information note of the Ministry of the Environment, the Energy Exchange is a prerequisite to the restructuring of the wholesale electricity market, to the benefit of market participants and end-consumers, as it aims to:
In 2019 the Energy Exchange will begin operating with the start of the four new energy markets which will replace the mandatory pool model that is in effect today. This is foreseen by the "road map" for implementing the Target Model that has been set up by the responsible bodies, which received the "green light" by the representatives of the Institutions at the recent negotiations.
On 18.06.2018 decision 9828/18-18.06.2018 by the Deputy Chief of the Athens Central Region (ΑΔΑ 62Α27Λ7- ΤΣΒ) was registered at the General Electronic Commercial Registry (GEMI) (registration number 1405724), which:
The Tax Registration Number of the Hellenic Energy Exchange is 801001623 and its offices are on 110 Athinon Ave, 10442 Athens, and are leased from ATHEXCSD.
The share capital of HenEx, in the amount of €5,000,000 divided into 50,000 shares of €100 each was paid in full by 9.7.2018.
The Company (Athens Exchange – ATHEX) paid up its participation in the amount of €1,550,000 on 27.6.2018, thus obtaining 31% of the share capital. On 18.12.2018 it transferred 10% of the share capital (5,000 shares) to the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) for €500,000.
The shareholders with their stakes in the share capital of HenEx in accordance with the Articles of Association are shown below:

1 st QUARTER 2019 INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
| Value (€) | Shares | Stake | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAGIE [Operator of Electricity Market] | 1,100,000 | 11,000 | 22% |
| ADMIE [Independent Power Transmission Operator – IPTO] | 1,000,000 | 10,000 | 20% |
| DESFA [Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator] | 350,000 | 3,500 | 7% |
| Athens Exchange | 1,050,000 | 10,500 | 21% |
| European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) | 1,000,000 | 10,000 | 20% |
| Cyprus Stock Exchange * | 500,000 | 5,000 | 10% |
| Total | 5,000,000 | 50,000 | 100% |
* On 18.12.2018, ATHEX transferred 10% of the share capital (out of the 31% it held when the Company was founded), i.e. 5,000 shares with a par value of €500,000, to the Cyprus Stock Exchange.
HenEx has not published financial statements for 31.12.2018 up until the approval of the interim financial statements of the Group for the 1st quarter of 2019.

The Athens Stock Exchange decided to participate as a technical, operational and business services provider for Boursa Kuwait by forming a consortium with the largest possible participation from the qualified Local Companies to proceed to the final bidding process, organized by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) of Kuwait, with regard to the privatization process of Boursa Kuwait.
On February 14th 2019, the Consortium comprising of Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX), as the qualified international operator and a wide group of leading listed, financial groups in Kuwait, namely Arzan Financial Group (ARZAN), First Investment Company (FIC) and National Investments Company (NIC), were awarded the bid, by way of a closed bidding process organized by the CMA, for a 44% equity stake in Boursa Kuwait, the only market operator and one of the leading stock exchanges in the Gulf area.
The Consortium offered 0.237 Kuwaiti dinar (€0.69) per share for the stake purchase. A 6% stake is owned by the Public Institution For Social Security (PIFSS), while the remaining 50% will be sold to the public through an IPO process. The resulting ATHEX's participation in Boursa Kuwait's equity stake is ca. 0.779%, amounting to an investment of €1.03 million, as shown in the table below:
| 14.2.2019 winning | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| financial bid | Investment | |||
| Participation | Shares | (0.237 KWD / share) | (€) | |
| ATHEX | 0.779% | 1,490,000 | 353,130.00 | 1,030,254.41 |
| National Investment Co | 14.407% | 27,548,200 | 6,528,923.40 | 19,048,090.21 |
| First Investment Co | 14.407% | 27,548,200 | 6,528,923.40 | 19,048,090.21 |
| Arzan Financial Group | 14.407% | 27,548,200 | 6,528,923.40 | 19,048,090.21 |
| Total (Consortium) | 44.000% | 84,134,600 | 19,939,900.20 | 58,174,525.03 |
| Remaining | 6.000% | 11,472,900 | 2,719,077.30 | 7,932,889.78 |
| Capital Markets Authority | 50.000% | 95,607,500 | 22,658,977.50 | 66,107,414.81 |
| Total | 100.000% | 191,215,000 | 45,317,955.000 | 132,214,829.62 |
The active involvement of ATHEX in Boursa Kuwait is part of the Group's strategy to leverage its trading and posttrading technical and business know-how and systems in running successfully the Common Platform concept, with Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) since 2006, in providing systems and services to the Hellenic National Natural Gas System Operator (DESFA), in designing and supporting solutions for third parties in the financial industry and setting up to provide systems and services to the Hellenic Energy Exchange (ENEX).
As a next step, ATHEX along with its Consortium partners will closely cooperate with the CMA and Boursa Kuwait towards the implementation of the common strategic endeavors. The Consortium intends to support the expansion and development of Boursa Kuwait through the introduction of a number of new products, services and systems that will support the flow of capital from investors, both local and international, to issuers listed in Boursa Kuwait.
The current members of the Boards of Directors of the companies of the ATHEX Group are listed in the following tables:

| HELLENIC EXCHANGES - ATHENS STOCK EXHANGE S.A. HOLDING | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | |
| George Handjinicolaou | Chairman, non-executive member | |
| Socrates Lazaridis | Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | |
| Alexandros Antonopoulos | Independent non-executive member | |
| Konstantinos Vassiliou | Non-executive member | |
| Ioannis Emiris | Non-executive member | |
| Dimitrios Karaiskakis | Executive member | |
| Sofia Kounenaki – Efraimoglou | Independent non-executive member | |
| Ioannis Kyriakopoulos | Non-executive member | |
| Adamantini Lazari | Independent non-executive member | |
| Nikolaos Milonas | Independent non-executive member | |
| Alexios Pilavios | Non-executive member | |
| Dionysios Christopoulos | Independent non-executive member | |
| Nikolaos Chryssochoidis | Non-executive member |
| ATHENS EXCHANGE CLEARING HOUSE S.A | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | |
| Alexios Pilavios | Chairman, non-executive member | |
| Gikas Manalis | Vice Chairman, non-executive member | |
| Socrates Lazaridis | Chief Executive Officer, Executive member | |
| Andreas Mitafidis | Independent non-executive member | |
| Nikolaos Pimplis | Executive member | |
| Charalambos Saxinis | Independent non-executive member | |
| Dionysios Christopoulos | Independent non-executive member |
| HELLENIC CENTRAL SECURITIES DEPOSITORY S.A. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | ||
| George Handjinicolaou | Chairman, non-executive member | ||
| Socrates Lazaridis | Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Nikolaos Pimplis | Executive member | ||
| Nikolaos Porfyris | Executive member | ||
| Dionysios Christopoulos | Non-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.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA/2015/1415el) published the final guidelines on the Alternative Performance Measures (APMs) that apply starting on 3 July 2016 to companies with transferable securities traded in organized exchanges. APMs are published by the issuers during the publication of regulated information, and aim to improve transparency and promote usability as well as provide accurate and comprehensive information to investors.
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 1st quarter of 2019, the items that affect the adjustment of the indices used by the Group in order to calculate APMs are the valuation of the shares of a listed bank that it possesses, as detailed in the table below:
| in € thousand | 01.01- | 01.01- |
|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | |
| Statement of Comprehensive Income | ||
| Other Comprehensive Income | 0 | 0 |
| Share valuation | 181 | (237) |
| Total | 181 | (237) |
| Grand total | 181 | (237) |
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- 31.03.2019 |
01.01- 31.03.2018 |
Deviation % |
|---|---|---|---|
| EBITDA | 1,736 | 2,447 | (29)% |
| € thousand | 01.01- 31.03.2019 |
01.01- 31.03.2018 |
Deviation % |
|---|---|---|---|
| EBIT | 781 | 1,653 | (53)% |
| € thousand | 01.01- 31.03.2019 |
01.01- 31.03.2018 |
Deviation % |
|---|---|---|---|
| EBT | 869 | 1,789 | (51)% |
| € thousand | 01.01- 31.03.2019 |
01.01- 31.03.2018 |
Deviation % |
|---|---|---|---|
| EΑT | 580 | 1,177 | (51)% |
| 5. Cash flows after |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| investments | Net cash flows | Net cash flows | items affecting |
| (cash flows before financial activities in the Statement of Cash |
= from operating activities |
- from investment activities |
- the adjustment |
| € thousand | 01.01- 31.03.2019 |
01.01- 31.03.2018 |
Deviation % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash flows after investment activities | 103 | 1,119 | (91)% |
| 6. | Return on Investment | Earnings Before Taxes + Interest & related expenses – items affecting the adjustment |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (ROI) % | = | Total liabilities (reduced by third party cash & cash equivalents) + average interest bearing liabilities during the year |
x 100 |
| € thousand | 01.01- 31.03.2019 |
01.01- 31.03.2018 |
Deviation % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Investment (ROI) | 7% | 15% | (53)% |
Flows)


| € thousand | 01.01- 31.03.2019 |
01.01- 31.03.2018 |
Deviation % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Equity | 0.52% | 1% | (47)% |
| 8. | Degree of |
Financial | Self | Total Equity – items affecting the adjustment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sufficiency | = | Total Balance sheet – third party cash assets | x 100 |
| € thousand | 01.01- 31.03.2019 |
01.01- 31.03.2018 |
Deviation % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree of Financial Self-Sufficiency | 90% | 91% | (1)% |
Net Earnings attributable to the owners of the parent Company – items affecting the adjustment
9. Adjusted EPS =
x 100
Average number of shares during the period
| € thousand | 01.01- | 01.01- | Deviation % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | ||
| EPS | 0.013 | 0.016 | (19)% |
| Other comprehensive income | 761 | 940 | (19)% |
| Share valuation | (181) | 237 | 0% |
| Net adjusted other comprehensive income | 580 | 1,177 | (51)% |
| Average number of shares during the period | 60,348,000 | 60,348,000 | 0% |
| Adjusted EPS | 0.010 | 0.020 | (50)% |
| Deviation % | (23)% | 25% |
There is no event that has a significant effect in the results of the Company and the Group which has taken place or was completed after 31.03.2019, the date of the 1 st quarter 2019 interim financial statements and up until the approval of the interim financial statements by the Board of Directors of the Company on 20.05.2019.

Athens, 20 May 2019
____________________________
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BoD
GEORGE HANDJINICOLAOU ____________________________
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SOCRATES LAZARIDIS ____________________________
THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER VASILIS GOVARIS ____________________________
THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
CHRISTOS MAYOGLOU ____________________________
THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL CONTROL, BUDGETING & INVESTOR RELATIONS
CHARALAMBOS ANTONATOS
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