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Frigoglass S.A.

Interim / Quarterly Report Aug 25, 2017

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Interim Financial Report 1 January - 30 June 2017

This document has been translated from the original version in Greek. In the event that differences exist between this translation and the original Greek text , the document in the Greek language will prevail over this document.

FRIGOGLASS S.A.I.C. Commercial Refrigerators

The Interim Condensed Financial Information is the ones approved by the Board of Directors of "Frigoglass S.A.I.C." on the 24th August 2017.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Pages

A) Board of Directors Statement 3
B) Board of Directors Report 4
C) Independent Auditors Review Report 37
D) Interim Condensed Financial Information 01.01- 30.06.2017 39
The Chairman of the Board The Managing Director
Haralambos David Nikolaos Mamoulis
The Group Chief Financial Officer The Head of Finance
Emmanouil Fafalios Vasileios Stergiou

BOARD OF DIRECTORS STATEMENT ( according article 5, Law 3556/2007 )

According to the Law 3556/2007, we state and we assert that to our knowledge:

    1. The Interim Condensed Financial Information of the Company and the Group of "Frigoglass S.A.I.C." for the year 01.01.2017 - 30.06.2017, which were compiled according to the standing accounting standards, describe in a truthful way the assets and the liabilities, the equity and the results of the Group and the Company, as well as the subsidiary companies which are included in the consolidation as a total, according to what is stated in the Law 3556/2007.
    1. The six month report of the Board of Directors presents in a truthful way the information that is required based on the Law 3556/2007.

Kifissia, August 24 , 2017

The Chairman of the Board The Managing Director The Vice Chairman

Haralambos David Nikolaos Mamoulis Ioannis Androutsopoulos

REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS For the period 01.01.2017 – 30.06.2017

Kifissia, 24 August 2017

According to the Law 3873/2010 and Law 3556/2007and the executive decisions of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission, we submit the present report of the Board of Directors referring to the consolidated and parent company financial data.

Financial Review

Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

Net sales revenue decreased by 10.1% to €215.4 million for the six months ended 30 June 2017. This decline was mainly driven by lower net sales revenues in Asia following the discontinuation of manufacturing operations in China and lower customer Cooler investments in Africa.

Net sales revenue from ICM Operations decreased by 9.1% to €164.8 million for the six months ended 30 June 2017. In Eastern Europe, net sales revenue increased by 17.0% to €76.4 million, mainly reflecting Russia's ongoing recovery and the expansion of the Integrated Services offering to more regions in Russia. Following signs of macroeconomics improvement, key customers in Russia's beer segment invested in coolers to improve their execution in the marketplace. Sales to Coca-Cola bottlers in the region were up in double digits, primarily reflecting increased orders in the second quarter.

In West Europe, net sales revenue increased by 21.0% to €47.9 million, primarily led by strong placements from the Coca-Cola bottler in Germany and France.

Net sales revenue in Asia and Oceania decreased by 42.5% to €23.4 million, mainly reflecting the closure of China's plant which had a significant adverse impact on orders in this market. Excluding China, sales in our Asia and Oceania business declined by 7.6%, mainly reflecting lower cooler placements in Southeast Asia following intense competition. Net sales revenue in Africa and Middle East decreased by 52.7% to €15.5 million.

The market conditions in Nigeria remain difficult, with the consumer environment still weak given low oil production output, economic recession and high inflationary pressure. The lower year-on-year sales in Nigeria also reflects orders being transferred from the second to the third quarter of the year. Our sales in East Africa were down year-on-year on lower demand from the Coca-Cola bottler in Ethiopia and breweries in Kenya. Net sales revenue in North America reached €1.5 million in the six months ended 30 June 2017, compared to €2.9 million in the six months ended 30 June 2016.

Net sales revenue from Glass Operations decreased by 13.2% to €50.6 million for the six months ended 30 June 2017, primarily reflecting the lower year-on-year demand in Jebel Ali and the unfavorable currency impact driven by the devaluation of Nigeria's Naira. Net sales revenue in the Nigerian operations declined by 8.0%, reflecting the adverse Naira translation impact and lower year-on-year demand for glass containers, more than offsetting the good performance in Metal Crowns and Plastic Crates. In local currency terms, sales in our Nigerian operations were up 31.5% year-on-year. Price increases to partially absorb the cost inflation caused by the devaluation of the Naira and increased demand from wine and spirt companies, as well as breweries, were the main drivers of this performance. Metal Crowns and Plastic Crates had a good performance, with sales growing 40.7% mainly on strong demand from the local Coca-Cola bottler and new customers. Sales in our business in Dubai declined in double digits due to lower demand from soft drink customers and the late introduction of new products in the market by our customers.

Cost of goods sold decreased by 8.4% to €185.4 million for the six months ended 30 June 2017. This was principally attributable to lower sales and the reduction of fixed costs due to the discontinuation of the manufacturing operations in China. Overall, cost of goods sold as a percentage of the Group's net sales revenue increased to 86.1% for the six months ended 30 June 2017, from 84.4% for the six months ended 30 June 2016.

Administrative expenses decreased by 18.1% to €10.1 million for the six months ended 30 June 2017. This was primarily attributable to lower employee related expenses and third-party fees. The ratio of administrative expenses to net sales revenue decreased at 4.7% in the six months ended 30 June 2017, from 5.2% in the six months ended 30 June 2016.

Selling, distribution and marketing expenses decreased by 14.6% to €11.1 million for the six months ended 30 June 2017. This decrease is primarily attributable to lower employee related expenses. As a percentage of net sales revenue, selling, distribution and marketing expenses decreased to 5.2% in the six months ended 30 June 2017, from 5.4% in the six months ended 30 June 2016.

Research and development expenses decreased by 6.0% to €2.0 million for the six months ended 30 June 2017. This decrease is principally attributable to lower employee related expenses. As a percentage of net sales revenue, research and development expenses remained at the same level in the six months ended 30 June 2017 as in the six months ended 30 June 2016, i.e. at 0.9%.

Other operating income increased by €2.8 million to €4.2 million for the six months ended 30 June 2017.

Finance costs reached €12.6 million for the six months ended 30 June 2017, from €3.6 million in the six months ended 30 June 2016. This increase reflects last year's foreign exchange gains. In the six months ended 30 June 2017, the Group incurred €25.6 million non-recurring expenses related to the capital restructuring process.

Income tax expense decreased to €7.0 million for the six months ended 30 June 2017. Net losses attributable to shareholders amounted to €36.9 million for the six months ended 30 June 2017, compared to losses of €25.1 million in the six months ended 30 June 2016.

Cash Flow

Net cash from/(used in) operating activities

Net cash from operating activities amounted to €1.6 million for the six months ended 30 June 2017, compared to net cash from operating activities of €12.3 million for the six months ended 30 June 2016. This decrease is primarily attributable to the lower yearon-year earnings before finance costs, tax and depreciation in the period. It also reflects an increase in other liabilities of €5.7 million for the six months ended 30 June 2017, compared to an increase of €18.3 million in the six months ended 30 June 2016.

Net cash from/(used in) investing activities

Net cash used in investing activities amounted to €4.2 million in the six months ended 30 June 2017, compared to €1.3 million in the six months ended 30 June 2016. The increase reflects €5.1 million of proceed from the sale of an asset in Turkey in the six months ended 30 June 2016. Excluding the proceeds from the sale of the asset in Turkey, the decrease primarily reflects lower capital expenditure in the ICM Operations.

Net cash from/(used in) financing activities

Net cash from financing activities amounted to €3.2 million in the six months ended 30 June 2017, compared to net cash from financing activities of €4.1 million in the six months ended 30 June 2016. This decrease reflects net proceeds of bank loans of €4.4 million in the six months ended 30 June 2017, compared to net proceeds of €17.9 million in the six months ended 30 June 2016.

Net trade working capital

Net trade working capital as of 30 June 2017 amounted to €106.0 million, compared to €128.3 million as of 30 June 2016. This decrease mainly reflects lower trade receivables and the impact from the devaluation of Nigeria's Naira.

(in 000's) 30 June 2017 30 June 2016
(1)
Inventories
96,105 87,533
(2)
Trade Receivable
99,302 124,295
(3)
Tarde Payables
89,427 83,565
Net Trade Working Capital (1)+(2)-(3) 105,980 128,263

Capital Expenditures

Capital expenditures amounted to €4.9 million in the six months ended 30 June 2017, of which €4.1 million related to the purchase of property, plant and equipment and €0.8 million related to the purchase of intangible assets, compared to €6.5 million in the six months ended 30 June 2016, of which €5.2 million related to the purchase of property, plant and equipment and €1.3 million related to the purchase of intangible assets.

Business Outlook

In the ICM business, our focus is to continue leveraging on our ICOOL success with Coca-Cola Bottlers in Europe and drive top-line growth in the region for the remainder of the year. We expect growth momentum to continue mainly following increased placements from Coca-Cola bottlers in Russia, Germany and France. Following signs of macroeconomics improvement in Russia, cooler investments from key brewery customers are expected to improve in the second half of the year, compared to last year. In Africa, we expect a positive contribution in the second half of the year from orders shifted from the first half due to the low production output in South Africa plant. In Asia, we are focusing on mitigating the impact from the discontinuation of China's manufacturing operations through the launch of a new cost competitive cooler range as to enhance our presence in this very competitive geography.

In the Glass business, we are adjusting prices to absorb cost inflation driven by the devaluation of the Naira. Solid demand for Crowns from domestic customers is also expected to assist sales and profit margins in the second half of the year.

We continue to implement our cost leadership initiatives and taking further actions to improve our working capital as percentage of revenue.

Capital expenditure for 2017 is estimated at approximately €20 million, including the purchase of materials and equipment for a cold repair in one of our furnaces in Nigeria early next year.

Parent Company Financial Data

The Parent Company's Net Sales decreased by € 1.98 million and reached the amount of € 14.4 million.

Gross Profit decresed by € 0.67 million and reached the amount of € 0.55 million.

Profit Before interest, tax, depreciation, amortization & restructuring (EBITDA) Incresed by € 3.07 million and reached the amount of € 3.18 million

Losses after tax increased by € 18.4 million and reached the amount of € 30.26 million.

Total Equity is negative and reached the amount of € -43.3 million.

Main Risks and Uncertainties

This Interim Condensed Financial Information for the period 1.1.2017 to 30.06.2017 has been prepared in accordance with the going concern basis of accounting.

The use of this basis of accounting takes into consideration the Group's current and forecasted financing position.

During the period ended 30 June 2017, the Group reported net losses after taxes amounting to € 36,87 million mainly due to net finance cost and advisory fees for the ongoing capital restructuring process.

As at 30.06.2017 the Liabilities of the Group exceed its Assets by € 171,7 million

The Group has cash and cash equivalents of €55,3m, of which an amount of €8,3 million is subject to fund transfer restrictions in Nigeria.

In addition, as of 30.06.2017, the equity position of the Company (also referred to herein as "SAIC") has become lower than the 1/10 of the share capital, and consequently the requirements of the local legislation (article 48 of the Companies Act 2190/1920) are applicable.

With the exception of the Notes, the Group borrows under committed and uncommitted short term facilities at floating interest rates, which are renegotiated in periods shorter than six months.

In May 2013, the Company's indirect subsidiary Frigoglass Finance B.V. (the "Issuer") issued €250m senior notes due 15 May 2018 (the "Existing Notes"), at a fixed coupon of 8.25% per annum and at an issue price of 100%, to refinance existing Group facilities. In addition, the Group also entered into two bilateral revolving credit facilities (the "Existing RCFs"), each in an amount of €25 million, and with a three year maturity.

The Existing Notes and the Existing RCFs are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by SAIC, Frigoinvest Holdings B.V. (the direct parent company of the Issuer) and by the following subsidiaries of Frigoinvest Holdings B.V.: Beta Glass Plc, Frigoglass Eurasia LLC, Frigoglass Indonesia PT, Frigoglass Industries (Nigeria) Ltd, Frigoglass Jebel Ali FZE, Frigoglass North America Ltd. Co., Frigoglass Turkey Soğutma Sanayi İç ve Dıs Ticaret A.Ş., Frigoglass South Africa Ltd and Frigoglass Romania SRL.

The Existing Notes are subject to restrictive incurrence covenants while under the RCFs, the Group was required to comply with, among other things, to financial indexes relating to Debt Service ratio and Capital Adequacy as described below to the following financial covenants:

  • a) Net debt to EBITDA
  • b) EBITDA to net interest

On 18 March 2014, the Group entered into an amendment to the Existing RCFs to reset these financial covenants to new levels.

At the year end date of 2015, the Group obtained waivers relating to a breach of its financial covenants in relation to the Existing RCFs.

On 22 April 2016, the lenders under the Existing RCFs entered into an agreement with the Issuer pursuant to which they agreed to extend the maturity of the Existing RCFs up to 31 March 2017 and to waive all breaches and to make certain other amendments to the terms of the Existing RCFs including the removal of certain financial covenants, subject to certain conditions being met (including the provision of the Boval Term Loan Facility (as defined below) by the Company's largest shareholder, Boval S.A. ("Boval")). On 31 March 2016, Boval committed to provide the Group with a €30 million term loan facility (the "Boval Term Loan Facility") maturing on 31 March 2017, on terms substantially similar to the Existing RCFs and subject to shareholder approval at the Company's general meeting of shareholders. The shareholders approved the Boval Term Loan Facility at the general meeting held on 22 April 2016. The Boval Term Loan Facility is fully drawn as of 31st December 2016.

In connection with the amendment and extension of the Existing RCFs, Frigoglass agreed to repay and cancel €12 million of indebtedness outstanding under each Existing RCF by 31 December 2016 pursuant to an amortization schedule.

As part of the overall Restructuring of the Group as described below, the final repayment was not made.

In accordance with relevant IFRS pronouncements, the Existing Notes were reclassified as current liabilities as of 31 December 2016 and 30 June 2017 on the basis that the payment and covenant obligations under the Existing RCFs had triggered an event of default under the Existing Notes due to the fact that the waivers obtained as at the balance sheet dates did not cover a period of 12 months after the respective balance sheet date.

The impact of this reclassification, as at 30.06.2017, is that the Group's current liabilities exceed its current assets by €272 million and therefore may result in a working capital shortfall should the below described debt restructuring plan not be completed timely. In addition, as further described below, should the Restructuring

not be completed, the board of directors of the Company or other Group Companies may be required to initiate insolvency protection proceedings. See "Main Risks Factors related to the Restructuring".

Further to the above, the Group in 2016 engaged several advisors and began a comprehensive review of its business and financing arrangements in order to optimize the capital structure of the Group and to ensure that an adequate level of financial liquidity is achieved and maintained.

On 12 April 2017 the Group entered into a legally binding agreement (the "Lock-Up Agreement") on the key terms of the restructuring of its indebtedness (the "Restructuring"), with its key stakeholders, including its largest shareholder, Boval, an ad-hoc committee representing, as of such date, approximately 32% of the holders of the Existing Notes (the "Ad Hoc Committee"), and the Group's core lending banks Citibank N.A., London Branch, HSBC Bank Plc, Alpha Bank A.E. and Eurobank Private Bank Luxembourg S.A. and certain of their affiliates (the "Core Banks").

The Restructuring

The Group is implementing the transaction through (i) a UK Scheme of Arrangement ("UK Scheme") with respect to the Existing Notes, (ii) contractual arrangements in respect of the Core Banks' facilities and (iii) a share capital increase (the "Rights Issue"), in which existing shareholders will be offered the opportunity to subscribe to new shares of the Company (pre-emptive rights issue).

On 11 May 2017, in a consent solicitation process (the "Consent Solicitation"), the Issuer received consents from approx. 85.8% of the holders of the Existing Notes to facilitate the implementation of the Restructuring with respect to the Existing Notes through the UK Scheme.

On 19 June 2017, the Issuer issued a practice statement letter (the "Practice Statement Letter") in order to propose the UK Scheme to the holders of the Existing Notes. A scheme creditors meeting was convened and held on 27 July 2017 for the purposes of considering and approving the UK Scheme, including the terms of the Restructuring. The UK Scheme was approved by the scheme creditors at the meeting (with noteholders representing 87.53% in value of the Existing Notes participating and 99.86% of those participating by value voting in favor of the UK Scheme) and was subsequently sanctioned by the High Court of Justice of England and Wales on 1 August 2017. The UK Scheme became effective on 1 August 2017, although completion of the Restructuring is subject to a number of conditions and to other elements of the Restructuring (including the Rights Issue) being completed, as further described below.

The key elements of the Restructuring are:

  • (1) Boval will contribute a total of €60 million in equity to the transaction (of which €30 million in new cash and €30 million after receiving repayment of the principal amount of the Boval Term Loan Facility from the Issuer). Boval's €60 million equity contribution will be undertaken as part of the Rights Issue. Following the implementation of the Restructuring, Boval is expected to remain the Company's largest shareholder.
  • (2) €40 million new debt (the "First Lien New Money Debt") will be provided in the form of first lien senior secured notes due 2021 ("First Lien New Money Notes") by the holders of the Existing Notes who elect to participate ("Funding Noteholders") and in the form of first lien senior secured revolving credit facilities (the "First Lien New Money RCF") to be made available by the Core Banks. All noteholders were offered the option to participate, and the Core Banks agreed to participate, in the First Lien New Money Debt pro rata to their holdings of existing debt to the aggregate of existing debt as at 31 December 2016, as adjusted for any repayment made thereafter. The Core Banks and the members of the Ad-Hoc Committee have additionally agreed to underwrite the full amount of the First Lien New Money Debt on behalf of noteholders that do not elect to participate or in the event of default by any Funding Noteholder (other than members of the Ad Hoc Committee).
  • (3) Funding Noteholders and the Core Banks (considered in the aggregate) will be entitled to exchange, for each Euro of First Lien New Money Debt provided by them, two Euros of principal amount of their existing debt for an equivalent principal amount of first lien senior secured debt, in the form of additional notes (the "First Lien Roll-Up Notes", and together with the First Lien New Money Notes, the "First Lien Notes") in the case of noteholders and additional revolving credit facilities (the "First Lien Roll-Up RCF" and together with the First Lien New Money RCF, the "First Lien Facilities" ) in the case of the Core Banks (the "Roll-Up").
  • (4) The remaining principal amount of Existing Notes of each noteholder (after giving effect to the Roll-Up, when applicable) will be exchanged for 50% of second priority secured notes (the "Second Lien Notes") and the remaining principal amount, after giving effect to the Discount (as defined below), will be repaid by delivery of shares in the Company ("Parent Guarantor Shares"), through conversion of the SAIC Convertible Notes, as defined below, and/or potentially, with a certain amount of cash (to the extent that shareholders of the Company, other than Boval, participate in the Rights Issue).
  • (5) The remaining existing facilities provided by the Core Banks (after giving effect to the Roll-Up) will be exchanged in 82.5% for a participation in second priority secured facilities (the "Second Lien Facilities") and the remaining principal amount, after giving effect to the Discount (as defined below), will be repaid by delivery of Parent Guarantor Shares, also through conversion of the SAIC Convertible Notes and/or

potentially, with a certain amount of cash (to the extent that shareholders of the Company, other than Boval, participate in the Rights Issue).

(6) The repayment or equitisation of the Existing Notes and Core Bank debt will reflect a €45 million discount to be allocated on a pro rata basis (the "Discount").

On 27 June 2017 the Company's 1st Repetitive Annual General Meeting of shareholders approved (i) the increase of the nominal value of each common registered share of the Company through merger of shares and parallel decrease of the total number of shares (reverse share split 3:1) (the "Reverse Share Split); (ii) the Rights Issue, including the approval of its subscription price; and (iii) the amendment of two of the existing common bond programmes issued by the Company so that the notes issued under these programmes then become convertible (the "SAIC Convertible Notes") and the waiver of pre-emption rights in respect thereof as well as the determination of the conversion ratio (the "Existing Shareholder Approvals").

On 13 July 2017 the decision under no. 78305/13.07.2017 issued by the competent department of the Greek Ministry of Development and Finance approving the amendment of the Company's Articles of Association in accordance with the aforementioned resolution of the 1st Repetitive Annual General Meeting dated 27/06/2017, was registered with the General Commercial Registry (GEMI).

On 19 July 2017 the Stock Markets Steering Committee of Hellenic Exchanges approved the admission to trading on the Athens Exchange of the new common, registered shares of the Company (due to the reverse share split). The commencement date for the trading of the Company's new ordinary shares (due to the reverse share split) was set for 28.7.2017.

The Restructuring is considered completed on the date when all the conditions provided in the respective agreements related to the Restructuring are satisfied (the "Restructuring Effective Date"), with the most material conditions being the subscription of the First Lien New Money Debt, the contribution of Boval in the Rights Issue, the certification of the Rights Issue by the Company's Board of Directors, the repayment of part of the Existing Notes and the Core Bank debts under (6) above either in cash (to the extent that shareholders of the Company, other than Boval, participate in the Rights Issue) or through transfer of the SAIC Convertible Notes, the conversion of the SAIC Convertible Notes into new Parent Guarantor Shares, the exchange of the Existing Notes with the First Lien New Money Notes and the Second Lien Notes, the replacement of the Core Banks debt with the First Lien New Money RCF and the Second Lien Facilities and the payment of the relevant amounts to the Issuer as well as the payment of the restructuring costs (advisors fees, accrued interest, various fees towards the noteholders etc.)

If the Restructuring process as described above is not completed the board of the Company and/or other Group companies may be required to initiate insolvency protection proceedings for the Company or such other Group companies as may be relevant.

Steps taken by the Group to effect the Restructuring, including the shift of the center of main interest of the Issuer from the Netherlands to the United Kingdom for purposes of facilitating the jurisdiction of the High Court of England and Wales in connection with the UK Scheme, may have resulted in certain events of default under the Core Banks' Debt, Existing Notes and Boval Term Loan Facility. In addition, the Existing RCFs and the Boval Term Loan Facility matured on 13 April 2017, which would constitute an event of default under such agreements, and the non-payment of the interest that was due on the Existing Notes on 15 May 2017 and will remain outstanding pending completion of the Restructuring triggered events of default, which have been waived pursuant to the UK Scheme or under the terms of the Lock-Up Agreement. The effectiveness of the UK Scheme, and, therefore such waivers, is conditional on the other elements of the Restructuring, including the Rights Issue and the completion of the Core Banks facilities restructuring.

Pursuant to the Lock-Up Agreement, the Core Banks and Boval have agreed to suspend certain of their rights under their bank debt and the Boval Term Loan Facility, respectively.

Prior to the Restructuring becoming effective, the Lock-Up Agreement is terminable in a number of specified circumstances whereupon the relevant creditors are entitled to enforce repayment.

The Lock-Up Agreement will terminate automatically if the Restructuring Effective Date does not occur on or prior to September 30, 2017 or such later date by agreement among the Issuer, Boval, the Core Banks and the majority of the holders of Existing Notes who are a party to the Lock-up Agreement, being no later than 30 November 2017, or if an insolvency event occurs in relation to SAIC or the Issuer other than with the approval of the Ad Hoc Committee, the Core Banks and Boval or for the purposes of implementing the Restructuring

The Lock-Up Agreement may also be terminated:

  • by a majority of holders of Existing Notes who are party to the Lock-Up Agreement, any of the Core Banks or Boval on the occurrence of certain events, including among others:
  • o if any payment is made to a member of the Ad Hoc Committee, a Core Bank or Boval other than as permitted under the Lock-Up Agreement;
  • o if an insolvency event occurs in relation to any member of the Group (other than SAIC or the Issuer)
  • o if an order of a governmental body or court of competent jurisdiction restraining or otherwise preventing the implementation of the Restructuring is made and not revoked or dismissed within 30 days;
  • o if a material adverse effect occurs in relation to the Group or a change of control (as defined in the Existing Notes) occurs;
  • o if Sberbank Russia demands repayment of part or all of the principal amounts outstanding under the facilities extended by it to Frigoglass Eurasia LLC; or
  • o if certain transaction milestones specified in the Lock-Up Agreement are not achieved in relation to the Restructuring; or if the commitments of the backstop providers or Boval under the Restructuring are terminated;
  • if any event of default (other than certain defaults specified in the Lock-Up Agreement which have been waived during the lock-up period, including those related to the steps taken in connection with the COMI shift, the non-payment of

any principal or interest under the Core Bank's debt or the non-payment of interest under the Existing Notes, as further described above) occurs and remains outstanding (and is not otherwise remedied or waived) under the Existing Notes, the Core Bank's Debt or the Boval Terms Loan Facility; or

• by the Ad Hoc Committee, in certain circumstances where the Ad Hoc Committee is notified that its advisors have received non-public information which has not been passed on to them or otherwise been made publicly available but which would affect the investment decisions of the Ad Hoc Committee.

The Company, the Issuer, the Core Banks, the members of the Ad Hoc Committee and other parties are expected to enter into a restructuring implementation agreement and several implementation documents referred to thereunder to implement the Restructuring.

Some of the Group's financing agreements and debt arrangements, including the First Lien Debt and the Second Lien Debt, impose significant operating and financial restrictions on the Group. These restrictive covenants in the Group's indebtedness obligations may have the impact of limiting the Group's operations and financial flexibility and materially and adversely impact the Group's ability to finance its future operations or capital needs or to engage in other business activities or consummate transactions that may be in the Group's best interests, and therefore its future performance, financial results and financial condition. Furthermore adverse publicity relating to the restructuring process or the financial condition of the Group may adversely affect the Group's client and supplier relationships and/or the market perception of the Group's business. On-going negative publicity may also have a long-term negative effect on the Group's name and brands which may make it more difficult for the Group to market its products in the future.

The Directors recognize that the combination of the circumstances described above represents a material uncertainty which raises significant doubt about the ability of the Group to continue as a going concern in the foreseeable future. Nonetheless, on the basis that the above initiatives are successfully completed as outlined above, the Group's financial condition and ability to continue in operation will be significantly strengthened.

Overall, management of the Group expects the Restructuring to have a positive impact for the Group, as outlined below:

- Significant Deleveraging: Following the implementation of the Restructuring, and subject to certain implementation steps, the Group's outstanding gross indebtedness is expected to be reduced by approximately €138 million (prior to the incurrence of the €40 million First Lien New Money Debt). The Restructuring will result in the equitisation of 100% of the €30 million due under the Boval Term Loan Facility and, depending on the participation of existing shareholders in the Rights Issue, the repayment (from the Rights Issue proceeds) or equitisation of approximately 39% of the €250 million outstanding principal amount of Existing

Notes and approximately 12% of the €82 million bank debt provided by the Core Banks.

  • - Improved Liquidity: The Group will benefit from €70 million of additional liquidity to fund its business needs, as well as Restructuring-related expenses. €30 million in new cash will be contributed by Boval as equity through the Rights Issue and €40 million will be provided in the form of First Lien New Money Debt by the Core Banks and the Funding Noteholders.
  • - Reduced Interest Cost: Significant reduction of its annual interest cost to approximately €13 million (excluding any interest on the First Lien New Money Debt) through reduction of indebtedness and lower interest cost on the Group's remaining indebtedness. Subject to completion of the Restructuring, interest on the Existing Notes, the Core Banks' facilities and the Boval Term Loan Facility will accrue as if the Restructuring had been completed as from March 15, 2017 and any accrued interest will be paid in cash on closing. No cash interest payments will be made until closing.
  • - Significant Extension of Maturity Profile: The maturity profiles of almost all of the Group's indebtedness will be extended and committed for around 5 years.

First Lien Debt: First Lien Facilities and First Lien Notes.

Pursuant to the Restructuring, Frigoglass will have approximately up to € 120 million of first lien debt outstanding consisting of senior secured first lien facilities and first lien notes ("First Lien Debt"). The First Lien Debt will be secured by first ranking security interest over certain assets of entities within the Group which are also guaranteeing the First Lien Debt. Such security will include security over, among others, shares of certain of the Group companies, certain bank accounts, trade and intercompany receivables, certain trademarks, insurance policies, real estate and fixed assets.

The First Lien Debt matures in 31 December 2021 and will accrue interest at a rate equal to EURIBOR/LIBOR (as applicable) plus 4.25% per annum.

The First Lien Debt will be repaid starting from March 2019, in six-month instalments of euro €2 million each, which will be applied pro rata to the outstanding amounts of the first lien facilities and the first lien notes at each time.

The first lien facilities are subject to financial covenants (including minimum liquidity) and leverage covenants. The first lien notes are subject to cross default with the first lien facilities, with a 20 business day cure period for certain events of default, indicatively including those resulting from breach of financial covenants.

Second Lien Debt: Second Lien Facilities and Second Lien Notes.

The Second Lien Debt will comprise of second lien facilities and second lien notes, which mature in 31 March 2022 and will accrue interest at a rate equal to EURIBOR/LIBOR (as applicable) plus 3.25% per annum, and 7% (fixed rate) per annum, respectively.

The Second Lien Debt will benefit from the same guarantees as the First Lien Debt and will be secured by the same collateral securing the First Lien Debt with second priority in accordance withthe terms and conditions and the agreed security principles set out in an intercreditor agreement governing the rights of the company's creditor groups.

The second lien facilities are subject to the same financial covenants as the first lien facilities, and the second lien notes have a similar covenant package to the Existing Notes (including limitation on indebtedness and in permitted liens), but with more restrictive exemptions under such covenants.

Main Risks Factors relating to the Restructuring

The Restructuring may not be completed by the Long Stop Date of the Lock-Up Agreement

Factors not foreseeable by Frigoglass, including delays in the obtainment of approvals and consents from third parties, may result in delays to the completion of the Restructuring. There is no guarantee that the Restructuring Effective Date will occur before the Long Stop Date of the Lock-Up Agreement, i.e. by September 30, 2017, subject to extension to November 30, 2017 by agreement among the Issuer, Boval, the Core Banks and the majority of the holders of Existing Notes who are a party to the Lock-up Agreement.

It should be noted that the parties are currently negotiating towards an extension of the Long-Stop Date beyond September 30, 2017.

The Restructuring is subject to a number of conditions, and the steps required to be taken to successfully effect the Restructuring are inter-conditional and failure to fulfil any one of those conditions or complete the required steps will result in the Restructuring not completing

In order for the Restructuring to be implemented, there are other conditions to be fulfilled, such as certain regulatory and corporate approvals and third parties consents, including the approval by the Hellenic Capital Market Commission of the Rights Issue Prospectus. Receipt by the Issuer of the full principal amount of the First Lien New Money Debt on the Restructuring Effective Date is also a condition to the Restructuring becoming effective. If these conditions are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the relevant agreements implementing the Restructuring, the parties to the Lock-Up Agreement would be entitled to terminate it and the Restructuring would not proceed.

All elements of the Restructuring are inter-conditional. If any implementation step for the Restructuring does not occur, all subsequent implementation steps will not occur and any actions taken under or pursuant to any prior implementation steps shall, (a) to the extent permitted by law, have no valid or binding legal effect, or (b) be unwound to the fullest extent permitted by law. Therefore, even though the Scheme has been approved and sanctioned, if the Restructuring with the Core Banks or the various steps related to the issuance and delivery of the Parent Guarantor Shares, including the Rights Issue, are not implemented, the Restructuring will not be implemented.

If the Restructuring does not occur, the board of directors of the Scheme Company, the Parent Guarantor and/or the other Existing Guarantors may have to take steps to put the Scheme Company, the Parent Guarantor and/or the other Existing Guarantors into insolvency proceedings

In case the implementation of the Restructuring is not completed, the Group will need to re-negotiate its debt restructuring with its creditors, with the timeframe, the objective and the result of such a re-negotiation being completely uncertain. In such a case, the creditors shall have the right to terminate the provided by them facilities and to demand their prompt repayment using every legal right, including enforcement through the liquidation of the Group's assets. Therefore, great uncertainty shall occur in relation to the capability of the Company and the rest entities of the Group to continue their operation, which companies may not be able to meet their payment obligations. The management of the Company and/or the management of the other entities of the Group will, in that case, proceed with any necessary insolvency or similar proceedings provided by law.

Adverse publicity relating to the Restructuring or the financial condition of the Group may adversely affect the Group's client and supplier relationships and/or the market perception of the Group's business

A number of the Group's key customers have expressed concern about the Group's viability and its ability to continue to support their business, and some of these customers have decreased the size of their orders as a result of these concerns, which further exacerbated the Group's liquidity issues. In addition, a majority of the Group's suppliers have expressed concerns about the progress of the Group's Restructuring and its financial position, and the timely payment of their invoices. This has reduced the Group's ability to negotiate improved credit terms in the course of its business. Adverse publicity relating to the Restructuring or the financial condition of the Group may have other material adverse effects on the Group's customer and supplier relationships and/or the market perception of its business. Customers may choose not to (and it may be more difficult to convince such customers to) continue trading with the Group. Existing suppliers may also choose not to do business with the Group, may demand quicker payment terms and/or may not extend normal trade credit. The Group may find it difficult to obtain new or alternative suppliers. On-going negative publicity may also have a long-term negative effect on the Group's name and brands which may make it more difficult for the Group to market its products in the future.

Economic conditions may affect consumer demand for beverages and, consequently, this may affect our customers and so reduce the demand for our products.

Changes in general economic conditions directly impact consumer confidence and consumer spending, as well as the general business climate and levels of business investment, all of which may directly affect our customers and their demand for our products. Concerns over geopolitical issues, and the availability and cost of financing have contributed to increased volatility and diminished expectations for the economy and global markets going forward. These factors, combined with declining global business, consumer confidence, and rising unemployment, have precipitated an economic slowdown. Continued weakness in consumer confidence and declining income and asset values in many areas, as well as other adverse factors related to the current weak global economic conditions have resulted, and may continue to result, in reduced spending on our customers' products and, thereby, reduced or postponed demand for our products. Despite the fact that our ICMs generate sales growth for our customers, ICMs constitute capital expenditure, and in periods of economic slowdown, our customers may reduce their capital expenditure, including ICM purchases, in their effort to reduce costs. Generalized or localized downturns in our key geographical areas could also have a material adverse effect on the performance of our business.

We are dependent on a small number of significant customers.

We derive a significant amount of our revenues from a small number of large multinational customers each year.

For the year 2016 our five largest customers accounted for approximately 57% of our net sales revenue in the ICM Operations and approximately 60% of our net sales revenue in the Glass Operations.

For the year 2015, our five largest customers accounted for approximately 52% and 64% of our net sales revenue in our ICM Operations and Glass Operations, respectively. The loss of any large customer, a decline in the volume of sales to these customers or the deterioration of their financial condition could adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. In addition, certain of our sales agreements with our customers are renewed on an annual basis. We cannot assure you that we will successfully be able to renew such agreements on a timely basis, or on terms reasonably acceptable to us or at all. Failure to renew or extend our sales agreements with our customers, for any reason, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

If we are unable to implement our planned improvements successfully and achieve operational efficiencies, our growth and profitability could be harmed.

As part of our business strategy, we consistently seek to control costs, improve our efficiency and cash flows while maintaining and improving the quality of our products. We are currently implementing several efficiency improvement programs aimed at further enhancing our long term profitability and cash flow generation. These programs include (i) reducing costs by simplifying our product portfolio, (ii) reducing inventory levels, (iii) implementing lean manufacturing processes while reinforcing product quality and (iv) generating value from our recent strategic investments. If the implementation of these programs is not successful and the targeted cost savings and other improvements cannot be realized, our results of operations could be adversely affected. Even if we achieve the expected benefits, they may not be achieved within the anticipated time frame. The cost savings and inventory reductions anticipated are based on estimates and assumptions that are inherently uncertain, although considered reasonable by us, and may be subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control.

Our profitability could be affected by the availability and cost of raw materials.

The raw materials that we use or that are contained in the components and materials that we use have historically been available in adequate supply from multiple suppliers. For certain raw materials, however, there may be temporary shortages due to production delays, transportation or other factors. In such an event, no assurance can be given that we would be able to secure our raw materials from sources other than our current suppliers on terms as favourable as our current terms. Any such shortages, as well as material increases in the cost of any of the principal raw materials that we use, including the cost to transport materials to our production facilities, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. The primary raw materials relevant to our ICM Operations are steel, copper, plastics and aluminium which accounted for approximately 18%, 6%, 7% and 4% of our total costs of raw materials, respectively, for the year ended 31 December 2016.

We generally purchase steel under one-year contracts with prices that are fixed in advance, although in some cases, the contracts may provide for interim indexation adjustments. However, from time to time, we may also purchase steel under multiyear contracts or purchase larger volumes to stock at our warehouses or with our suppliers in order to take advantage of favourable fluctuations in steel prices. When such multi-year contracts are renewed, our steel costs under such contracts will be subject to prevailing global/regional steel prices at the time of renewal, which may be different from historical prices. While we do not generally purchase copper and aluminium directly as raw materials for our products, copper and aluminium are contained in certain components and other materials that we use in our ICM Operations, the prices of which are directly or indirectly related to the prices of copper and aluminium on the London Metal Exchange, which has historically been subject to significant price volatility.

To better manage our exposures to commodity price fluctuations, we hedge some of our commodity exposures to copper and aluminium through commodities derivative financial instruments. To the extent that our hedging is not successful in fixing commodity prices that are favourable in comparison to market prices at the time of purchase, we would experience a negative impact on our profit margins compared to the margins we would have realized if these price commitments were not in place, which may adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows in future periods.

Our Glass Operations also require significant amounts of raw materials, particularly soda ash (natural or synthetic), cullet (recycled glass), glass sand and limestone, which respectively accounted for approximately 29%, 9%, 5%, and 2% of our total costs of raw materials for the year-end. Any significant increase in the price of the raw materials we use to manufacture glass could have a material negative impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Increases in the cost of energy could affect the profitability of our Glass Operations.

The manufacturing process of our Glass Operations depends on the constant operation of our furnaces due to the long time required for the furnaces to reach the right temperature to melt glass. Consequently, our glass manufacturing plants in Nigeria and UAE (Jebel Ali) depend on a continuous power supply and require a significant amount of electricity, natural gas, fuel oil and other energy sources to operate. Substantial increases in the price of natural gas and other energy sources could have a material adverse impact on our results of operation or financial condition.

Although we are generally able to pass on increased energy costs to our customers through price increases, increased energy costs that cannot be passed on to our customers through price increases impact our operating costs and could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. In particular, since our contracts with customers are typically negotiated on an annual basis, we may be prevented from passing on increased costs to customers during the time lag between changes in prices under our contracts with our energy providers and changes in prices under our contracts with our customers.

We face intense competition in many of the markets in which we operate.

Our ICM Operations are subject to intense competition from regional competitors in specific markets. We generally compete based on product design, quality of products, product support services, product features, maintenance costs and price. Competition in the ICM market varies in intensity and nature depending on geographical region. Increased levels of competition result in pricing pressures, which can have an adverse impact on our margins and in turn may adversely impact our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows in future periods. In addition to competing with other large, well-established manufacturers in the glass container industry, we also compete with manufacturers of other forms of rigid packaging, principally plastic containers (P.E.T ) and aluminium cans, on the basis of quality, price, service and consumer preference. We also compete with manufacturers of non-rigid packaging alternatives, including flexible pouches and aseptic cartons. We believe that the use of glass containers for alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages in emerging markets is primarily subject to costs.

Large customers have substantial leverage over suppliers and exert downward pressure on prices.

Several large international companies, including certain of our customers, account for a significant share of the beverage market. The main end-product producers in these markets outweigh the size of their bottling and ICM suppliers, including us. The price competition encouraged by customers has reduced margins and strained financial results in the industry, despite increases in productivity. There can be no assurance that we will not be pressured in the future by our customers to accept further cuts in prices, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are subject to risks associated with developing new products and technologies, which could lead to delays in new product launches and involve substantial costs.

We aim to improve the performance, usefulness, design and other physical attributes of our existing products, as well as to develop new products to meet our customers' needs. To remain competitive, we must develop new and innovative products on an ongoing basis. We invest in the research and development of new products, including environmentally friendly and energy-efficient ICM platforms and lightweight glass bottles. As a result, our business is subject to risks associated with developing new products and technologies, including unexpected technical problems. Any of these factors could result in the delay or abandonment of the development of a new technology or product. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to implement new technologies, or that we will be able to launch new products successfully. Our failure to develop successful new products may impact our relationships with our customers and cause existing as well as potential customers to choose to purchase used equipment or competitors' products, rather than invest in new products manufactured by us, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Disruptions to our supply or distribution infrastructure could adversely affect our business.

We depend on effective supply and distribution networks to obtain necessary inputs for our production processes and to deliver our products to our customers. Damage or disruption to such supply or distribution capabilities due to weather, natural disaster, fire, loss of water or power supply, terrorism, political instability, military conflict, pandemics, strikes, the financial and/or operational instability of key suppliers, distributors, warehousing and transportation providers or brokers, or other reasons, could impair our ability to manufacture or sell our products. Although the risk of such disruptions is particularly acute in our operations in Africa, MENA and Asia, where distribution infrastructure may be relatively undeveloped, our operations in Europe and North America are also subject to such risks.

We face various political, economic, legal, regulatory and other risks and uncertainties associated with conducting business in multiple countries.

With operations worldwide, including in emerging markets, our business and results of operations are subject to various risks inherent in international operations over which we have no control. These risks include:

  • the instability of foreign economies and governments, which can cause investment in capital projects by our potential clients to be withdrawn or delayed, reducing or eliminating the viability of some markets for our services;
  • risks of war, uprisings, riots, terrorism and civil disturbance, which can make it unsafe to continue operations, adversely affect both budgets and schedules and expose us to losses;
  • the risk of piracy, which may result in the delay or termination of customer contracts in affected areas; the seizure, expropriation, nationalization or detention of assets or the renegotiation or nullification of existing contracts;
  • foreign exchange restrictions, import/export quotas, sanctions and other laws and policies affecting taxation, trade and investment;
  • restrictions on currency repatriation or the imposition of new laws or regulations that preclude or restrict the conversion and free flow of currencies;
  • unfavourable changes in tax or other laws, including the imposition of new laws or regulations that restrict our operations or increase our cost of operations;
  • disruption or delay of licensing or leasing activities;
  • work stoppages and sudden or unexpected increases in wages; and
  • the availability of suitable personnel and equipment, which can be affected by government policy, or changes in policy, which limits the importation of qualified crew members or specialized equipment in areas where local resources are insufficient.

We are exposed to these risks in all of our operations to some degree, and such exposure could be material to our financial condition and results of operations particularly in emerging markets where the political and legal environment is less stable.

We are subject to extensive applicable governmental regulations, including environmental and licensing regulation, and to increasing pressure to adhere to internationally recognized standards of social and environmental responsibility, which are likely to result in an increase in our costs and liabilities.

Our operations and properties, as well as our products, are subject to extensive international, EU, U.S., national, provincial and local laws, regulations and standards relating to environmental, health and safety protection. These laws, regulations and standards govern, among other things: emissions of air pollutants and greenhouses gases; water supply and use; water discharges; waste management and disposal; noise pollution; natural resources; product safety; workplace health and safety; the generation, storage, handling, treatment and disposal of regulated materials; asbestos management; and the remediation of contaminated land, water and buildings. Furthermore, we may be required by relevant governmental authorities to maintain certain licenses or permits in the jurisdiction in which we operate.

We operate in numerous countries where environmental, health and safety laws, regulations and standards and their enforcement are still developing. We expect environmental, health and safety laws and enforcement in both developing and developed countries to become more stringent over time, and we therefore expect our costs to comply with these laws to increase substantially in the future. Increasingly, our stakeholders and the communities in which we operate also expect us to apply stringent, internationally recognized environmental, health and safety benchmarks to our operations in countries with less developed laws and regulations, which could result in significant new obligations and costs for us. A potential failure to manage relationships with local communities, governments and nongovernmental organizations may harm our reputation, as well as our ability to bring projects into production, which could, in turn materially adversely affect our revenues, results of operations and cash flows. In addition, our costs and management time required to comply with standards of social responsibility and sustainability are expected to increase over time.

Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates may affect our results of operations.

We operate internationally and generate a significant percentage of our revenue in currencies other than the euro, our reporting currency. As a result, our financial position and results of operations are subject to currency translation risks. We also face transactional currency exchange rate risks if sales generated in one foreign currency are accompanied by costs in another currency.

Net currency exposure from sales denominated in non-euro currencies arises to the extent that we do not incur corresponding expenses in the same foreign currencies. Significant fluctuations in exchange rates, particularly in the U.S. dollar, the Nigerian naira, the South African rand, the Indian rupee, the Norwegian krone, the Russian ruble, the Romanian leu and the Chinese yuan against the euro may have an adverse impact on our financial performance.

Our subsidiaries with functional currencies other than the euro use natural hedging to limit their exposure to foreign currency risk. Natural currency hedging can be achieved by matching, to the possible maximum extent, revenue and expense cash flows in the same currency in order to limit the impact of currency exchange rate movements. When natural hedging cannot be achieved, we make use of derivatives, mainly in the form of forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

We are exposed to various operational risks.

Operational risk is the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems or from external events. This includes, among other things, losses that are caused by a lack of controls within internal procedures; violation of internal policies by employees; the disruption or malfunction of IT systems, computer networks and telecommunications systems; mechanical or equipment failures; human error; natural disasters; catastrophic events; or malicious acts by third parties. We are generally exposed to risks related to information technology, since unauthorized access to or misuse of data processed on our IT systems, human errors associated therewith or technological failures of any kind could disrupt our operations, including the manufacturing, design and engineering process. Like any other business with complex manufacturing, research, procurement, sales and marketing, financing and service operations, we are exposed to a variety of operational risks and, if the protection measures put in place prove insufficient, our results of operations and financial conditions could be materially affected.

We are also exposed to the risk of catastrophic events, such as severe weather conditions, floods, natural disasters caused by significant climate changes, fires, earthquakes, pandemics or epidemics, or terrorist and war activities in any of the jurisdictions in which we operate, but especially in emerging markets and geographical areas with less established infrastructure, such as certain areas in South East Asia. Such events may have a negative effect not only on manufacturing capacity in the affected area, but also on retailers, particularly for retailers who sell non-essential goods. The occurrence of such an event could adversely affect our business and operating results. We cannot accurately predict the extent to which such events may affect us, directly or indirectly, in the future. We also cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain or choose to purchase any insurance coverage with respect to occurrences of terrorist acts and any losses that could result from these acts. If there is a prolonged disruption at our properties due to natural disasters, severe weather conditions, terrorist attacks or other catastrophic events, our results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.

Increased or unexpected product warranty claims could adversely affect us.

We offer our ICM customers the option of a warranty or a limited supply of free spare parts with each sale. If a product fails to comply with the warranty, we may be obligated, at our expense, to correct any defect by repairing or replacing the defective product. From time to time, we may also experience voluntary or court ordered product recalls. We dedicate considerable resources in connection with product recalls, which typically include the cost of replacing parts and the labor required to remove and replace any defective part.

We are exposed to the impact of exchange controls, which may adversely affect our profitability or our ability to repatriate profits.

In countries where the local currency is, or may become, convertible or transferable only within prescribed limits or for specified purposes, it may be necessary for us to comply with exchange control formalities and to ensure that all relevant permits are obtained before we can repatriate the profits of our subsidiaries in these countries.

The governments of emerging markets have exercised, and continue to exercise, significant influence over the economy of those countries. This influence, as well as the political and economic conditions in those countries, may adversely affect us.

The governments of certain of the emerging markets where we operate, including Nigeria and Russia, have historically intervened in their economies and have occasionally made significant changes in their policies and regulations. Government actions to control inflation in these countries, as well as other policies and regulations, have frequently resulted in increases in interest rates, the application of exchange controls, changes in tax policies, price controls, currency devaluation, capital controls and limitations on imports, among other measures. We may be adversely affected by changes in policies or regulations by the governments in those countries in which we operate that involve or affect certain factors, such as the following: interest rates; monetary policies; foreign exchange controls and restrictions on remittances abroad; variations in foreign exchange rates; inflation and deflation; social instability; price fluctuations; crime and the lack of law enforcement; political instability; the liquidity of domestic financial and capital markets; the impact of the environmental legislation; trade barriers and foreign trade restrictions; tax and social security policies; and other political, social and economic developments that might occur in or affect emerging markets. Such factors could affect our results by causing interruptions to operations, by increasing the costs of operating in those countries or by limiting the ability to repatriate profits from those countries. Financial risks of operating in emerging and developing countries also include risks of liquidity, inflation, devaluation, price volatility, currency convertibility and transferability, country default and austerity measures resulting from significant deficits as well as other factors.

Adverse global market conditions may impact financing availability.

Continued disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in capital and credit markets may limit our access to additional capital that is required to operate our business. Such market conditions may limit our ability to replace, in a timely manner, maturing liabilities and access the capital necessary to grow our business. The more limited availability of credit may also have a negative impact on our financial condition, particularly on the purchasing ability of some of our customers, and may also result in requests for extended payment terms, and result in credit losses, insolvencies and diminished sales channels available to us. Our suppliers may have difficulties obtaining necessary credit, which could jeopardize their ability to provide timely deliveries of raw materials and other essentials to us. The current credit environment may also lead to certain of our local suppliers requesting credit support or otherwise reducing credit, which may have a negative effect on our cash flows and working capital.

Organized strikes or work stoppages by unionized employees may have a material adverse effect on our business.

Many of our operating companies apply collective bargaining agreements which are controlled by various unions. Part of our total number of employees is unionized and operates under collective bargaining agreements. Upon the expiration of any collective bargaining agreement, our operating companies' inability to negotiate acceptable contracts with trade unions could result in strikes by the affected workers and increased operating costs as a result of higher wages or benefits paid to union members. We have had no work stoppages as a result of conflicts with our workforce or unions.

Our insurance policies may not cover, or fully cover, us against natural disasters, certain business interruptions, global conflicts or the inherent hazards of our operations and products.

Through a number of international and local insurers, we have insurance policies relating to certain operating risks, including certain property damage (including certain aspects of business interruption for certain sites), public and product liability, cargo in transit insurance (for certain companies), rolling stock and vehicles insurance (in certain locations), and directors' and officers' liability. While we believe that the types and amounts of insurance coverage we currently maintain are in line with customary practice in our industry and are adequate for the conduct of our business, our insurance does not cover all potential risks associated with our business or for which we may otherwise be liable.

We depend on our key personnel and the loss of this personnel could have an adverse effect on our business.

Our success depends to a large extent upon the continued services of our key executives, managers and skilled personnel. We cannot be sure that we will be able to retain our key officers and employees. We could be seriously harmed by the loss of key personnel if it were to occur in the future.

Our business may be adversely affected by economic and political conditions in Greece & Nigeria.

The continued instability of the Greek banking sector, the continuation of capital controls restricting the movement of funds out of Greece and the ongoing need for austerity measures may further impact consumers' disposable which may adversely affect the Group's operations in Greece.

Our revenues for Greece during the period ended 30 June 2017 amounted to 3% of consolidated net sales and our 30 June 2017 non-current assets for the territory amounted to 10 % of the consolidated non-current assets. We are continuously monitoring developments in Greece.

As at 30 June 2017, cash and cash equivalents of € 1 million were subject to capital controls.

The impact of the sharp devaluation of the Naira in mid-June 2016 has resulted in a significant decrease of Group's net equity. In spite of the devaluation, as a result of further pressures in the economy, the official Naira rate may not be reflecting the supply and demand rate for the currency, which may result in further volatility in the local currency.

We are continuously monitoring and assessing the situation and we are taking timely actions to secure the smooth operation of our business in this challenging environment and to minimize any adverse impact of a potential currency devaluation on the Group's performance.

Thus, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group will be able to successfully navigate the present uncertainties it faces and continue in operation. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

The Group's financial forecasts and projections, assuming that the Restructuring is implemented as described above, for the next 12 months indicate that the Group will be able to meet its obligations as they fall due, however, this assessment is subject to a number of downside risks as described above.

Events after balance sheet date and other information

Following the issuance of the Practice Statement Letter 19 June 2017, the UK Scheme was approved by the scheme creditors in a meeting held on 27 July 2017 and sanctioned by the High Court of England and Wales on 1 August 2017.

On 27 June 2017 the Company's 1st Repetitive Annual General Meeting of shareholders granted the Existing Shareholder Approvals.

On 13 July 2017 the decision under no. 78305/13.07.2017 issued by the competent department of the Greek Ministry of Development and Finance approving the amendment of the Company's Articles of Association in accordance with the aforementioned resolution of the 1st Repetitive Annual General Meeting dated 27/06/2017, was registered with the General Commercial Registry (GEMI).

On 19 July 2017 the Stock Markets Steering Committee of Hellenic Exchanges approved the admission to trading on the Athens Exchange of the new common, registered shares of the Company (due to the reverse share split).

There are no other post-balance events which are likely to affect the financial statements or the operations of the Group and the Company apart from the ones mentioned above.

Important Transactions with Related Parties

The most important transactions of the Company with parties related to it, in the sense used in International Accounting Standard 24 are the transactions which are listed in the following table:

in € 000's Six months ended 30.06.2017
Sales of Goods 74.150 Coca-Cola HBC AG Group
Consolidated Purchases of Goods & Services 130 Coca-Cola HBC AG Group
Receivables 34.797 Coca-Cola HBC AG Group
Balance of Loan 30.000 Boval S.A.
Loan Interest 248 Boval S.A.
Sales of Purchases Loans Interest Management Income from
Parent Company Goods &
of Goods &
Services
Services
Receivables Payables Payable
expense
Fees Income
Commissions
on Sales
Frigoglass South Africa Ltd 63 29 9.689 - - - 617 -
Frigoglass (Guangzhou) I.C.E. Co. - 7 2.912 - - - - -
Frigoglass Turkey S. S. D. Ticaret AS - 8 5 8 - - - -
Frigoglass North America Ltd. Co - - - - - - - -
Frigoglass Indonesia PT 1 436 6.407 18 - - 680 205
Frigoglass East Africa Ltd. 13 4 15 4 - - - -
Frigoglass Romania SRL 54 5.307 2.524 18.617 - - 2.816 -
Frigoglass Eurasia LLC 10 1.482 2.265 2.930 - - 4.123 -
Frigoglass India PVT.Ltd. - 736 4.756 27 - - 997 -
Scandinavian Appliances A.S 2.455 - 577 12 - - - -
3P Frigoglass Romania SRL - 55 68 24 - - 25 -
Frigoglass Jebel Ali FZE 1 90 47 59 - - - -
Frigoglass MENA FZE - - - - - - - -
Frigoglass Cyprus Limited - - 12 19 1.227 56 - -
Frigoglass Global Ltd. - - 401 - - - 450 -
Frigoglass West Africa Ltd. 39 - 216 15 - - - -
Frigoglass GmbH - - - 3 - - - -
Frigoglass Nordic - - - 23 - - - -
Frigoglass Industries (Nig.) Ltd - - - 5 - - - -
Frigoglass Finance B.V. - - - - - - - -
Frigoinvest Holdings B.V. - - - - 99.355 4.178 - -
Total 2.636 8.154 29.894 21.764 100.582 4.234 9.708 205
Coca-Cola HBC AG Group 7.922 7 3.231 - - - - -
Grand Total 10.558 8.161 33.125 21.764 100.582 4.234 9.708 205
Consolidated Parent
Company
30.06.2017
Fees of member of Board of Directors 85 85
Management compensation 1.138 962

Research and Development

The main objectives of the R&D function are to develop innovative, pioneering cooler solutions for Group's customers.

R&D focuses on developing products along the guiding principles of standardization and simplification, environmentally friendliness and increased differentiation.

Frigoglass provides Ice-Cold Merchandising solutions that are designed to help its customers to achieve their sustainability goals. Frigoglass focuses on the design, development and improvement of its products in order to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions consistently with the needs and requirements of its customers.

Frigoglass operates Research and Development (R&D) centers which are located in Greece and India.

Yours Faithfully,

The Board of Directors

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Report on Review of Interim Financial Information

To the Shareholders of Frigoglass S.A.I.C.

Introduction

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed company and consolidated balance sheet of Frigoglass S.A.I.C. (the "Company") as of 30 June 2017 and the related condensed company and consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the six-month period then ended and the selected explanatory notes, that comprise the interim condensed financial information and which form an integral part of the six-month financial report as required by L.3556/2007. Management is responsible for the preparation and presentation of this condensed interim financial information in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as they have been adopted by the European Union and applied to interim financial reporting (International Accounting Standard "IAS 34"). Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on this interim condensed financial information based on our review.

Scope of review

We conducted our review in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements 2410, "Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity". A review of interim financial information consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Conclusion

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying interim financial information is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with IAS 34.

Emphasis of matter paragraph

We draw your attention to the following:

  1. Note 2 of the financial information, which indicates that the Group incurred a net loss of Euro 34,2 million during the period, and as a result the net assets of the Group continue to be negative. Furthermore, as described in the same note, the Group's current liabilities exceed its current assets by €271,8m due to the reclassification of its debt obligations which the Group is currently in the process of restructuring following a legally binding agreement entered into with its largest shareholder, an ad-hoc committee representing holders of the Group's €250 million 8.25% Senior Notes due 2018, and its core lending banks. This restructuring process when completed is expected to result in a significant reduction in indebtedness and interest expense, extensions of maturities and the provision of new debt and equity financing. The restructuring nevertheless is subject to certain conditions and approvals, which along with the other matters described in note 2, indicates the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt about the ability of the Group to continue as a going concern.

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  1. Note 29 of the financial information, which indicates that the Group during the current period proceeded with the correction of a prior year error by restating the comparative balances.

Our conclusion is not qualified in respect of these matters.

Reference to Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

Our review has not revealed any inconsistency or discrepancy of the other information of the six-month financial report, as required by article 5 of L.3556/2007, with the accompanying interim condensed financial information.

268 Kifissias Avenue 152 32 Halandri Despina Marinou SOEL Reg. No. 113 SOEL Reg. No. 17681

Athens, 25 August 2017 PricewaterhouseCoopers S.A. The Certified Auditor Accountant

FRIGOGLASS S.A.I.C. Commercial Refrigerators Interim Condensed Financial Information for the period 1 January to 30 June 2017

Table of Contents Pages

2.
Income Statement
nd Quarter
3.
Income Statement 2
4.
Statement of Comprehensive Income
5.
Statement of Changes in Equity
6.
Cash Flow Statement
7.
Notes to the Interim Condensed Financial Information
(1)
General information
(2)
Basis of Preparation
(3)
Principal Accounting Policies
(4)
Critical accounting estimates and judgments
(5)
Segment Information
(6)
Property, Plant & Equipment
(7)
Intangible assets
(8)
Inventories
(9)
Trade Receivables
(10)
Other receivables
(11)
Cash & cash equivalents
(12)
Other payables
41
42
43
44
46
47
48
60
64
67
70
74
77
77
78
79
79
(13)
Non-current & current borrowings
80
(14)
Investments in subsidiaries
91
(15)
Share capital, treasury shares, dividends & share options
92
(16)
Other reserves
93
(17)
Financial Expenses
95
(18)
Income Tax
96
(19)
Commitments
98
(20)
Related party transactions
98
(21)
Earnings per share
99
(22)
Contingent liabilities
99
(23)
Seasonality of Operations
100
(24)
Post balance sheet events
100
(25)
Average number of personnel
100
(26)
Other / Gains
101
(27)
Reclassifications to the Cash Flow Statement
102
(28)
Restructuring Costs
103
(29)
Restatement
(30)
Reconciliation of EBITDA
104

Frigoglass S.A.I.C Balance Sheet

in € 000's

Consolidated Parent Company
Note 30.06.2017 31.12.2016 30.06.2017 31.12.2016
Restated
Note 29
Assets:
Property, Plant & Equipment 6 119.644 132.157 5.182 5.540
Intangible assets 7 12.632 14.160 7.934 8.484
Investments in subsidiaries 14 - - 58.045 58.045
Deferred income tax assets 2.135 1.683 - -
Other long term assets 793 867 115 116
Total non current assets 135.204 148.867 71.276 72.185
Inventories 8 96.105 93.045 2.606 2.409
Trade receivables 9 99.302 77.707 6.234 3.175
Other receivables 10 26.395 27.274 1.547 765
Income tax advances 1.999 3.043 - -
Intergroup receivables 20 - - 29.894 30.066
Cash & cash equivalents 11 55.288 57.526 1.719 1.145
Total current assets 279.089 258.595 42.000 37.560
Total assets 414.293 407.462 113.276 109.745
Liabilities:
Long term borrowings 13 - 4 - -
Deferred Income tax liabilities 14.709 16.357 - -
Retirement benefit obligations 15.997 16.536 4.910 5.088
Provisions for other liabilities & charges 4.442 3.520 56 56
Deferred income from government grants 19 21 19 21
Total non current liabilities 35.167 36.438 4.985 5.165
Trade payables 89.427 67.103 15.413 5.386
Other payables 12 66.446 44.117 13.852 4.225
Current income tax liabilities 9.535 6.786 - -
Intergroup payables 20 - - 21.764 16.664
Intergroup bond loan 13 - - 100.582 91.559
Short term borrowings 13 385.419 381.871 - -
Total current liabilities 550.827 499.877 151.611 117.834
Total liabilities 585.994 536.315 156.596 122.999
Equity:
Share capital 15 15.178 15.178 15.178 15.178
Share premium 15 2.755 2.755 2.755 2.755
Other reserves 16 (18.960) (13.773) 16.380 16.380
Retained earnings (209.310) (172.113) (77.633) (47.567)
Total Shareholders Equity (210.337) (167.953) (43.320) (13.254)
Non controlling interest 38.636 39.100 - -
Total Equity (171.701) (128.853) (43.320) (13.254)
Total Liabilities & Equity 414.293 407.462 113.276 109.745

Frigoglass S.A.I.C

Income Statement

in € 000's

Parent Company
Note Consolidated
Six months ended
Six months ended
30.06.2017
30.06.2016
30.06.2017 30.06.2016
Net sales revenue 5 & 23 215.432 239.699 14.443 16.425
Cost of goods sold (185.410) (202.306) (13.896) (15.194)
Gross profit 30.022 37.393 547 1.231
Administrative expenses (10.133) (12.367) (7.182) (9.693)
Selling, distribution & marketing expenses (11.099) (12.993) (2.039) (2.085)
Research & development expenses (2.020) (2.150) (1.125) (1.140)
Other / gains 26 4.246 1.421 11.248 10.060
Operating Profit / 11.016 11.304 1.449 (1.627)
Finance / income 17 (12.568) (3.605) (5.729) (3.533)
Profit / before income tax & restructuring costs (1.552) 7.699 (4.280) (5.160)
Restructuring Costs 28 (25.643) (16.293) (25.541) (4.899)
Profit / before income tax (27.195) (8.594) (29.821) (10.059)
Income tax expense 18 (6.977) (11.892) (439) (1.801)
Profit / after income tax expenses (34.172) (20.486) (30.260) (11.860)
Attributable to:
Non controlling interest 2.699 4.642 - -
Shareholders (36.871) (25.128) (30.260) (11.860)
Depreciation 14.151 16.738 1.734 1.737
Earnings / before, finance, restructuring costs,
tax, depreciation, amortization 30
(EBITDA) 25.167 28.042 3.183 110
Amounts in € Amounts in €
Earnings / per share, after taxes
- Basic 21 (0,7288) (0,4967) (0,5981) (0,2344)
- Diluted 21 (0,7288) (0,4967) (0,5981) (0,2344)

Frigoglass S.A.I.C

Income Statement 2nd Quarter in € 000's

Consolidated Parent Company
Three months ended Three months ended
30.06.2017 30.06.2016 30.06.2017 30.06.2016
Net sales revenue 121.144 137.801 9.122 9.087
Cost of goods sold (103.799) (115.170) (8.766) (8.375)
Gross profit 17.345 22.631 356 712
Administrative expenses (4.911) (6.581) (3.278) (4.111)
Selling, distribution & marketing expenses (5.333) (6.969) (917) (1.069)
Research & development expenses (987) (1.054) (555) (595)
Other / gains 2.275 824 6.199 6.054
Operating Profit / 8.389 8.851 1.805 991
Finance / income (5.075) 5.860 (3.555) (1.752)
Profit / before income tax & restructuring
costs 3.314 14.711 (1.750) (761)
Restructuring Costs (21.894) (16.293) (21.793) (4.899)
Profit / before income tax (18.580) (1.582) (23.543) (5.660)
Income tax expense (4.514) (10.604) (255) (1.251)
Profit / after income tax expenses (23.094) (12.186) (23.798) (6.911)
Attributable to:
Non controlling interest 1.552 4.598 - -
Shareholders (24.646) (16.784) (23.798) (6.911)
Depreciation 7.332 8.492 871 880
Earnings / before, finance, restructuring
costs, tax, depreciation, amortization
(EBITDA) 15.721 17.343 2.676 1.871
Amounts in € Amounts in €
Earnings / per share, after taxes
- Basic (0,4871) (0,3317) (0,4704) (0,1366)
- Diluted (0,4871) (0,3317) (0,4704) (0,1366)

Frigoglass S.A.I.C Statement of Comprehensive Income in € 000's

Consolidated
Six months ended
Three months ended
30.06.2017 30.06.2016 30.06.2017 30.06.2016
Profit / after income tax expenses
(Income Statement) (34.172) (20.486) (23.094) (12.186)
Other Compehensive income:
Items that will be reclassified to Profit & Loss
Currency translation differences (8.870) (42.397) (7.152) (38.642)
Cash Flow Hedges: -
- Net changes in fair Value - - - 134
- Income tax effect - - - (13)
- Transfer to net profit - - - (179)
- Income tax effect - - - 18
Items that will be reclassified to Profit & Loss (8.870) (42.397) (7.152) (38.682)
Items that will not be reclassified to Profit & Loss
Actuarial Gains/ 194 - 194 -
Items that will not be reclassified to Profit & Loss 194 - 194 -
Other comprehensive income / net of
tax (8.676) (42.397) (6.958) (38.682)
Total comprehensive income / for the
year (42.848) (62.883) (30.052) (50.868)
Attributable to:
- Non controlling interest (464) (11.246) (985) (9.573)
- Shareholders (42.384) (51.637) (29.067) (41.295)
(42.848) (62.883) (30.052) (50.868)
Parent Company
Six months ended
Three months ended
30.06.2017 30.06.2016 30.06.2017 30.06.2016
Profit / after income tax expenses (30.260) (11.860) (23.798) (6.911)
Other Compehensive income:
Items that will not be reclassified to Profit & Loss
Actuarial Gains/ 194 - 194 -
Other comprehensive income / net of
tax 194 - 194 -
Total comprehensive income / for the
year (30.066) (11.860) (23.604) (6.911)
Attributable to:
- Non controlling interest - - - -
- Shareholders (30.066) (11.860) (23.604) (6.911)
(30.066) (11.860) (23.604) (6.911)

Frigoglass S.A.I.C in € 000's Statement of Changes in Equity

Consolidated
Share Capital Share
premium
Other
reserves
Retained
earnings
Total
Shareholders
Equity
Non
Controlling
Interest
Total
Equity
Balance at 01.01.2016 15.178 2.755 13.000 (77.894) (46.961) 46.538 (423)
Profit / for the year - - - (25.128) (25.128) 4.642 (20.486)
Other Comprehensive income / - - (24.023) (2.486) (26.509) (15.888) (42.397)
Total comprehensive income / ,
net of taxes - - (24.023) (27.614) (51.637) (11.246) (62.883)
Balance at 30.06.2016 15.178 2.755 (11.023) (105.508) (98.598) 35.292 (63.306)
Balance at 01.07.2016 15.178 2.755 (11.023) (105.508) (98.598) 35.292 (63.306)
Profit / for the period (64.102) (64.102) 4.316 (59.786)
Other Comprehensive income / - - (2.777) (2.503) (5.280) (341) (5.621)
Total comprehensive income / ,
net of taxes - - (2.777) (66.605) (69.382) 3.975 (65.407)
Dividends to non controlling interest - (167) (167)
Share option reserve 27 27 27
Balance at 31.12.2016 15.178 2.755 (13.773) (172.113) (167.953) 39.100 (128.853)
Published Balance 31.12.2016 15.178 2.755 (13.773) (139.113) (134.953) 39.100 (95.853)
Effects from restatement
( Note 29 ) - - - (33.000) (33.000) - (33.000)
Restated
Balance at 01.01.2017 15.178 2.755 (13.773) (172.113) (167.953) 39.100 (128.853)
Profit / for the year - - - (36.871) (36.871) 2.699 (34.172)
Other Comprehensive income / - - (5.187) (326) (5.513) (3.163) (8.676)
Total comprehensive income / ,
net of taxes - - (5.187) (37.197) (42.384) (464) (42.848)
Balance at 30.06.2017 15.178 2.755 (18.960) (209.310) (210.337) 38.636 (171.701)

Frigoglass S.A.I.C in € 000's Statement of Changes in Equity

Parent Company
Share
Capital
Share
premium
Other
reserves
Retained
earnings
Total
Equity
Balance at 01.01.2016 15.178 2.755 16.353 (21.636) 12.650
Profit / for the year
Other Comprehensive income /
- - - (11.860) (11.860)
- - - - -
Total comprehensive income /
, net of taxes - - - (11.860) (11.860)
Balance at 30.06.2016 15.178 2.755 16.353 (33.496) 790
Balance at 01.07.2016 15.178 2.755 16.353 (33.496) 790
Profit / for the period
Other Comprehensive income /
- - - (14.071) (14.071)
- - - - -
Total comprehensive income /
, net of taxes - - - (14.071) (14.071)
Share option reserve - - 27 - 27
Balance at 31.12.2016 15.178 2.755 16.380 (47.567) (13.254)
Parent Company
Share
Capital
Share
premium
Other
reserves
Retained
earnings
Total
Equity
Balance at 01.01.2017 15.178 2.755 16.380 (47.567) (13.254)
Profit / for the year
Other Comprehensive income /
- - - (30.260) (30.260)
- - - 194 194
Total comprehensive income /
, net of taxes - - - (30.066) (30.066)
Balance at 30.06.2017 15.178 2.755 16.380 (77.633) (43.320)

Frigoglass S.A.I.C Cash Flow Statement

in € 000's

Consolidated Parent Company
Note Six months ended Six months ended
30.06.2017 30.06.2016 30.06.2017 30.06.2016
Profit / after tax (34.172) (20.486) (30.260) (11.860)
Adjustments for:
Income tax expense 6.977 11.892 439 1.801
Depreciation 14.151 16.738 1.734 1.737
Provisions 5.264 13.357 164 200
Finance costs, net 12.568 3.605 4.259 3.533
Loss/ from disposal of property, plant & equipment (62) (24) - -
Changes in Working Capital:
Decrease / (increase) of inventories (4.803) (2.472) (84) (228)
Decrease / (increase) of trade receivables (24.059) (35.801) (2.630) (3.253)
Decrease / (increase) of intergroup receivables 20 - - 172 3.887
Decrease / (increase) of other receivables (430) 4.848 (1.221) (542)
Decrease / (increase) of other long term receivables 59 146 1 -
(Decrease) / increase of trade payables 24.681 11.632 10.027 2.386
(Decrease) / increase of intergroup payables 20 - - 5.101 (2.785)
(Decrease) / increase of other liabilities 5.728 18.249 8.895 (2.485)
Less:
Income taxes paid (4.264) (9.400) - -
(a) Net cash generated from operating activities 1.
638
12.284 (3.403) (7.609)
Cash Flow from investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment 6 (4.117) (5.208) (22) (23)
Purchase of intangible assets 7 (827) (1.262) (797) (947)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant & equipment 783 5.148 - -
(b) Net cash generated from investing activities (4. 161) (1.322) (819) (970)
Net cash generated from operating and investing
activities (a) + (b) (2.523) 10.962 (4.222) (8.579)
Cash Flow from financing activities
Proceeds from loans 40.319 84.535 - -
of loans (35.928) (66.678) - -
Proceeds from intergroup loans - - 5.400 11.158
of intergroup loans - - (400) (4.982)
Interest paid (1.183) (13.803) (204) -
Dividends paid to shareholders - (3) - (3)
(c) Net cash generated from financing activities 3.208 4.051 4.796 6.173
Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(a) + (b) + (c) 685 15.013 574 (2.406)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning
of the year 57.526 57.492 1.145 4.564
Effects of changes in exchange rate 27 (2.923) (12.171) - -
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 55.288 60.334 1.719 2.158

Notes to the Interim Condensed Financial Information

Note 1 - General Information

Frigoglass S.A.I.C. and its subsidiaries (the "Group") are engaged in the manufacturing, trade and distribution of commercial refrigeration units and packaging materials for the beverage industry.

The Group has manufacturing plants and sales offices in Europe, Asia, Africa and America. The names of the subsidiaries are presented in Note 14 of the financial statements.

The Company is a limited liability company incorporated and based in Kifissia, Attica.

The Company's' shares are listed on the Athens Stock Exchange.

The address of its registered office is:

15, A. Metaxa Street GR 145 64, Kifissia Athens, Greece Registration Number:1351401000

The company's web page is: www.frigoglass.com

The Interim Condensed Financial Information has been approved by the Board of Directors on 24th August 2017.

Note 2- Basis of Preparation

This Interim Condensed Financial Information for the period 01.01.2017 to 30.06.2017 has been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as adopted by the European Union and specifically in terms of IAS 34, 'Interim financial reporting'.

The Interim Condensed Financial Information should be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2016 that are available on the company's web page www.frigoglass.com.

The Interim Condensed Financial Information has been prepared in accordance with the going concern basis of accounting. The use of this basis of accounting takes into consideration the Group's current and forecasted financing position.

During the period ended 30 June 2017, the Group reported net losses after taxes amounting to € 36,87 million mainly due to net finance cost and advisory fees for the ongoing capital restructuring process.

As at 30.06.2017 the Liabilities of the Group exceed its Assets by € 171,7 million

The Group has cash and cash equivalents of €55,3 million, of which an amount of €8,3 million is subject to fund transfer restrictions in Nigeria.

In addition, as of 30.06.2017 , the equity position of the Company (also referred to herein as "SAIC") has become lower than the 1/10 of the share capital, and consequently the requirements of the local legislation (article 48 of the Companies Act 2190/1920) are applicable.

With the exception of the Notes, the Group borrows under committed and uncommitted short term facilities at floating interest rates, which are renegotiated in periods shorter than six months.

In May 2013, the Company's indirect subsidiary Frigoglass Finance B.V. (the "Issuer") issued €250m senior notes due 15 May 2018 (the "Existing Notes"), at a fixed coupon of 8.25% per annum and at an issue price of 100%, to refinance existing Group facilities. In addition, the Group also entered into two bilateral revolving credit facilities (the "Existing RCFs"), each in an amount of €25 million, and with a three year maturity.

The Existing Notes and the Existing RCFs are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by SAIC, Frigoinvest Holdings B.V. (the direct parent company of the Issuer) and by the following subsidiaries of Frigoinvest Holdings B.V.: Beta Glass Plc, Frigoglass Eurasia LLC, Frigoglass Indonesia PT, Frigoglass Industries (Nigeria) Ltd, Frigoglass Jebel Ali FZE, Frigoglass North America Ltd. Co., Frigoglass Turkey Soğutma Sanayi İç ve Dıs Ticaret A.Ş., Frigoglass South Africa Ltd and Frigoglass Romania SRL.

The Existing Notes are subject to restrictive incurrence covenants while under the RCFs, the Group was required to comply with, among other things, to financial indexes relating to Debt Service ratio and Capital Adequacy as described below to the following financial covenants:

  • a) Net debt to EBITDA
  • b) EBITDA to net interest

On 18 March 2014, the Group entered into an amendment to the Existing RCFs to reset these financial covenants to new levels.

At the year end date of 2015, the Group obtained waivers relating to a breach of its financial covenants in relation to the Existing RCFs.

On 22 April 2016, the lenders under the Existing RCFs entered into an agreement with the Issuer pursuant to which they agreed to extend the maturity of the Existing RCFs up to 31 March 2017 and to waive all breaches and to make certain other amendments to the terms of the Existing RCFs including the removal of certain financial covenants, subject to certain conditions being met (including the provision of the Boval Term Loan Facility (as defined below) by the Company's largest shareholder, Boval S.A. ("Boval")). On 31 March 2016, Boval committed to provide the Group with a €30 million term loan facility (the "Boval Term Loan Facility") maturing on 31 March 2017, on terms substantially similar to the Existing RCFs and subject to shareholder approval at the Company's general meeting of shareholders. The shareholders approved the Boval Term Loan Facility at the general meeting held on 22 April 2016. The Boval Term Loan Facility is fully drawn as of 31st December 2016.

In connection with the amendment and extension of the Existing RCFs, Frigoglass agreed to repay and cancel €12 million of indebtedness outstanding under each Existing RCF by 31 December 2016 pursuant to an amortization schedule.

As part of the overall Restructuring of the Group as described below, the final repayment was not made.

In accordance with relevant IFRS pronouncements, the Existing Notes were re-classified as current liabilities as of 31 December 2016 and 30 June 2017 on the basis that the payment and covenant obligations under the Existing RCFs had triggered an event of default under the Existing Notes due to the fact that the waivers obtained as at the balance sheet dates did not cover a period of 12 months after the respective balance sheet date.

The impact of this reclassification, as at 30.06.2017, is that the Group's current liabilities exceed its current assets by €272 million and therefore may result in a working capital shortfall should the below described debt restructuring plan not be completed timely. In addition, as further described below, should the Restructuring not be completed, the board of directors of the Company or other Group Companies may be required to initiate insolvency protection proceedings. See "Main Risks Factors related to the Restructuring".

Further to the above, the Group in 2016 engaged several advisors and began a comprehensive review of its business and financing arrangements in order to optimize the capital structure of the Group and to ensure that an adequate level of financial liquidity is achieved and maintained.

On 12 April 2017 the Group entered into a legally binding agreement (the "Lock-Up Agreement") on the key terms of the restructuring of its indebtedness (the "Restructuring"), with its key stakeholders, including its largest shareholder, Boval, an adhoc committee representing, as of such date, approximately 32% of the holders of the Existing Notes (the "Ad Hoc Committee"), and the Group's core lending banks Citibank N.A., London Branch, HSBC Bank Plc, Alpha Bank A.E. and Eurobank Private Bank Luxembourg S.A. and certain of their affiliates (the "Core Banks").

The Restructuring

The Group is implementing the transaction through (i) a UK Scheme of Arrangement ("UK Scheme") with respect to the Existing Notes, (ii) contractual arrangements in respect of the Core Banks' facilities and (iii) a share capital increase (the "Rights Issue"), in which existing shareholders will be offered the opportunity to subscribe to new shares of the Company (pre-emptive rights issue).

On 11 May 2017, in a consent solicitation process (the "Consent Solicitation"), the Issuer received consents from approx. 85.8% of the holders of the Existing Notes to facilitate the implementation of the Restructuring with respect to the Existing Notes through the UK Scheme.

On 19 June 2017, the Issuer issued a practice statement letter (the "Practice Statement Letter") in order to propose the UK Scheme to the holders of the Existing Notes. A scheme creditors meeting was convened and held on 27 July 2017 for the purposes of considering and approving the UK Scheme, including the terms of the Restructuring. The UK Scheme was approved by the scheme creditors at the meeting (with noteholders representing 87.53% in value of the Existing Notes participating and 99.86% of those participating by value voting in favor of the UK Scheme) and was subsequently sanctioned by the High Court of Justice of England and Wales on 1 August 2017. The UK Scheme became effective on 1 August 2017, although completion of the Restructuring is subject to a number of conditions and to other elements of the Restructuring (including the Rights Issue) being completed, as further described below.

The key elements of the Restructuring are:

  • (1) Boval will contribute a total of €60 million in equity to the transaction (of which €30 million in new cash and €30 million after receiving repayment of the principal amount of the Boval Term Loan Facility from the Issuer). Boval's €60 million equity contribution will be undertaken as part of the Rights Issue. Following the implementation of the Restructuring, Boval is expected to remain the Company's largest shareholder.
  • (2) €40 million new debt (the "First Lien New Money Debt") will be provided in the form of first lien senior secured notes due 2021 ("First Lien New Money Notes") by the holders of the Existing Notes who elect to participate ("Funding Noteholders") and in the form of first lien senior secured revolving credit facilities (the "First Lien New Money RCF") to be made available by the Core Banks. All noteholders were offered the option to participate, and the Core Banks agreed to participate, in the First Lien New Money Debt pro rata to their holdings of existing debt to the aggregate of existing debt as at 31 December 2016, as adjusted for any repayment made thereafter. The Core Banks and the members of the Ad-Hoc Committee have additionally agreed to underwrite the full amount of the First Lien New Money Debt on behalf of noteholders that do not elect to participate or in the event of default by any Funding Noteholder (other than members of the Ad Hoc Committee).

  • (3) Funding Noteholders and the Core Banks (considered in the aggregate) will be entitled to exchange, for each Euro of First Lien New Money Debt provided by them, two Euros of principal amount of their existing debt for an equivalent principal amount of first lien senior secured debt, in the form of additional notes (the "First Lien Roll-Up Notes", and together with the First Lien New Money Notes, the "First Lien Notes") in the case of noteholders and additional revolving credit facilities (the "First Lien Roll-Up RCF" and together with the First Lien New Money RCF, the "First Lien Facilities" ) in the case of the Core Banks (the "Roll-Up").

  • (4) The remaining principal amount of Existing Notes of each noteholder (after giving effect to the Roll-Up, when applicable) will be exchanged for 50% of second priority secured notes (the "Second Lien Notes") and the remaining principal amount, after giving effect to the Discount (as defined below), will be repaid by delivery of shares in the Company ("Parent Guarantor Shares"), through conversion of the SAIC Convertible Notes, as defined below, and/or potentially, with a certain amount of cash (to the extent that shareholders of the Company, other than Boval, participate in the Rights Issue).
  • (5) The remaining existing facilities provided by the Core Banks (after giving effect to the Roll-Up) will be exchanged in 82.5% for a participation in second priority secured facilities (the "Second Lien Facilities") and the remaining principal amount, after giving effect to the Discount (as defined below), will be repaid by delivery of Parent Guarantor Shares, also through conversion of the SAIC Convertible Notes and/or potentially, with a certain amount of cash (to the extent that shareholders of the Company, other than Boval, participate in the Rights Issue).
  • (6) The repayment or equitisation of the Existing Notes and Core Bank debt will reflect a €45 million discount to be allocated on a pro rata basis (the "Discount").

On 27 June 2017 the Company's 1st Repetitive Annual General Meeting of shareholders approved (i) the increase of the nominal value of each common registered share of the Company through merger of shares and parallel decrease of the total number of shares (reverse share split 3:1) (the "Reverse Share Split); (ii) the Rights Issue, including the approval of its subscription price; and (iii) the amendment of two of the existing common bond programmes issued by the Company so that the notes issued under these programmes then become convertible (the "SAIC Convertible Notes") and the waiver of pre-emption rights in respect thereof as well as the determination of the conversion ratio (the "Existing Shareholder Approvals").

On 13 July 2017 the decision under no. 78305/13.07.2017 issued by the competent department of the Greek Ministry of Development and Finance approving the amendment of the Company's Articles of Association in accordance with the aforementioned resolution of the 1st Repetitive Annual General Meeting dated 27/06/2017, was registered with the General Commercial Registry (GEMI).

On 19 July 2017 the Stock Markets Steering Committee of Hellenic Exchanges approved the admission to trading on the Athens Exchange of the new common, registered shares of the Company (due to the reverse share split). The commencement date for the trading of the Company's new ordinary shares (due to the reverse share split) was set for 28.7.2017.

The Restructuring is considered completed on the date when all the conditions provided in the respective agreements related to the Restructuring are satisfied (the "Restructuring Effective Date"), with the most material conditions being the subscription of the First Lien New Money Debt, the contribution of Boval in the Rights Issue, the certification of the Rights Issue by the Company's Board of Directors, the repayment of part of the Existing Notes and the Core Bank debts under (6) above either in cash (to the extent that shareholders of the Company, other than Boval, participate in the Rights Issue) or through transfer of the SAIC Convertible Notes, the conversion of the SAIC Convertible Notes into new Parent Guarantor Shares, the exchange of the Existing Notes with the First Lien New Money Notes and the Second Lien Notes, the replacement of the Core Banks debt with the First Lien New Money RCF and the Second Lien Facilities and the payment of the relevant amounts to the Issuer as well as the payment of the restructuring costs (advisors fees, accrued interest, various fees towards the noteholders etc.)

If the Restructuring process as described above is not completed the board of the Company and/or other Group companies may be required to initiate insolvency protection proceedings for the Company or such other Group companies as may be relevant.

Steps taken by the Group to effect the Restructuring, including the shift of the center of main interest of the Issuer from the Netherlands to the United Kingdom for purposes of facilitating the jurisdiction of the English courts in connection with the UK Scheme, may have resulted in certain events of default under the Core Banks' Debt, Existing Notes and Boval Term Loan Facility. In addition, the Existing RCFs and the Boval Term Loan Facility matured on 13 April 2017, which would constitute an event of default under such agreements, and the non-payment of the interest that was due on the Existing Notes on 15 May 2017 and will remain outstanding pending completion of the Restructuring triggered events of default, which have been waived pursuant to the UK Scheme or under the terms of the Lock-Up Agreement. The effectiveness of the UK Scheme, and, therefore such waivers, is conditional on the other elements of the Restructuring, including the Rights Issue and the completion of the Core Banks facilities restructuring.

Pursuant to the Lock-Up Agreement, the Core Banks and Boval have agreed to suspend certain of their rights under their bank debt and the Boval Term Loan Facility, respectively.

Prior to the Restructuring becoming effective, the Lock-Up Agreement is terminable in a number of specified circumstances whereupon the relevant creditors are entitled to enforce repayment.

The Lock-Up Agreement will terminate automatically if the Restructuring Effective Date does not occur on or prior to September 30, 2017 or such later date by agreement among the Issuer, Boval, the Core Banks and the majority of the holders of Existing Notes who are a party to the Lock-up Agreement, being no later than 30 November 2017, or if an insolvency event occurs in relation to SAIC or the Issuer other than with the approval of the Ad Hoc Committee, the Core Banks and Boval or for the purposes of implementing the Restructuring

The Lock-Up Agreement may also be terminated:

  • by a majority of holders of Existing Notes who are party to the Lock-Up Agreement, any of the Core Banks or Boval on the occurrence of certain events, including among others:
  • o if any payment is made to a member of the Ad Hoc Committee, a Core Bank or Boval other than as permitted under the Lock-Up Agreement;
  • o if a material adverse effect occurs in relation to the Group or a change of control (as defined in the Existing Notes) occurs;
  • o if an order of a governmental body or court of competent jurisdiction restraining or otherwise preventing the implementation of the Restructuring is made and not revoked or dismissed within 30 days;
  • o if an insolvency event occurs in relation to any member of the Group (other than SAIC or the Issuer)
  • o if Sberbank Russia demands repayment of part or all of the principal amounts outstanding under the facilities extended by it to Frigoglass Eurasia LLC; or
  • o if certain transaction milestones specified in the Lock-Up Agreement are not achieved in relation to the Restructuring; or if the commitments of the backstop providers or Boval under the Restructuring are terminated;
  • if any event of default (other than certain defaults specified in the Lock-Up Agreement which have been waived during the lock-up period, including those related to the steps taken in connection with the COMI shift, the non-payment of any principal or interest under the Core Bank's debt or the non-payment of interest under the Existing Notes, as further described above) occurs and remains outstanding (and is not otherwise remedied or waived) under the Existing Notes, the Core Bank's Debt or the Boval Terms Loan Facility; or

• by the Ad Hoc Committee, in certain circumstances where the Ad Hoc Committee is notified that its advisors have received non-public information which has not been passed on to them or otherwise been made publicly available but which would affect the investment decisions of the Ad Hoc Committee.

The Company, the Issuer, the Core Banks, the members of the Ad Hoc Committee and other parties are expected to enter into a restructuring implementation agreement and several implementation documents referred to thereunder to implement the Restructuring.

Some of the Group's financing agreements and debt arrangements, including the First Lien Debt and the Second Lien Debt, impose significant operating and financial restrictions on the Group. These restrictive covenants in the Group's indebtedness obligations may have the impact of limiting the Group's operations and financial flexibility and materially and adversely impact the Group's ability to finance its future operations or capital needs or to engage in other business activities or consummate transactions that may be in the Group's best interests, and therefore its future performance, financial results and financial condition. Furthermore adverse publicity relating to the restructuring process or the financial condition of the Group may adversely affect the Group's client and supplier relationships and/or the market perception of the Group's business. On-going negative publicity may also have a long-term negative effect on the Group's name and brands which may make it more difficult for the Group to market its products in the future.

The Directors recognize that the combination of the circumstances described above represents a material uncertainty which raises significant doubt about the ability of the Group to continue as a going concern in the foreseeable future. Nonetheless, on the basis that the above initiatives are successfully completed as outlined above, the Group's financial condition and ability to continue in operation will be significantly strengthened.

Overall, management of the Group expects the Restructuring to have a positive impact for the Group, as outlined below:

  • - Significant Deleveraging: Following the implementation of the Restructuring, and subject to certain implementation steps, the Group's outstanding gross indebtedness is expected to be reduced by approximately €138 million (prior to the incurrence of the €40 million First Lien New Money Debt). The Restructuring will result in the equitisation of 100% of the €30 million due under the Boval Term Loan Facility and, depending on the participation of existing shareholders in the Rights Issue, the repayment (from the Rights Issue proceeds) or equitisation of approximately 39% of the €250 million outstanding principal amount of Existing Notes and approximately 12% of the €82 million bank debt provided by the Core Banks.
  • - Improved Liquidity: The Group will benefit from €70 million of additional liquidity to fund its business needs, as well as Restructuring-related expenses. €30 million in new cash will be contributed by Boval as equity through the Rights Issue and €40 million will be provided in the form of First Lien New Money Debt by the Core Banks and the Funding Noteholders.

  • - Reduced Interest Cost: Significant reduction of its annual interest cost to approximately €13 million (excluding any interest on the First Lien New Money Debt) through reduction of indebtedness and lower interest cost on the Group's remaining indebtedness. Subject to completion of the Restructuring, interest on the Existing Notes, the Core Banks' facilities and the Boval Term Loan Facility will accrue as if the Restructuring had been completed as from March 15, 2017 and any accrued interest will be paid in cash on closing. No cash interest payments will be made until closing.

  • - Significant Extension of Maturity Profile: The maturity profiles of almost all of the Group's indebtedness will be extended and committed for around 5 years.

First Lien Debt: First Lien Facilities and First Lien Notes.

Pursuant to the Restructuring, Frigoglass will have approximately up to € 120 million of first lien debt outstanding consisting of senior secured first lien facilities and first lien notes ("First Lien Debt"). The First Lien Debt will be secured by first ranking security interest over certain assets of entities within the Group which are also guaranteeing the First Lien Debt. Such security will include security over, among others, shares of certain of the Group companies, certain bank accounts, trade and intercompany receivables, certain trademarks, insurance policies, real estate and fixed assets.

The First Lien Debt matures in 31 December 2021 and will accrue interest at a rate equal to EURIBOR/LIBOR (as applicable) plus 4.25% per annum.

The First Lien Debt will be repaid starting from March 2019, in six-month instalments of euro €2 million each, which will be applied pro rata to the outstanding amounts of the first lien facilities and the first lien notes at each time.

The first lien facilities are subject to financial covenants (including minimum liquidity) and leverage covenants. The first lien notes are subject to cross default with the first lien facilities, with a 20 business day cure period for certain events of default, indicatively including those resulting from breach of financial covenants.

Second Lien Debt: Second Lien Facilities and Second Lien Notes.

The Second Lien Debt will comprise of second lien facilities and second lien notes, which mature in 31 March 2022 and will accrue interest at a rate equal to EURIBOR/LIBOR (as applicable) plus 3.25% per annum, and 7% (fixed rate) per annum, respectively.

The Second Lien Debt will benefit from the same guarantees as the First Lien Debt and will be secured by the same collateral securing the First Lien Debt with second priority in accordance withthe terms and conditions and the agreed security principles set out in an intercreditor agreement governing the rights of the company's creditor groups.

The second lien facilities are subject to the same financial covenants as the first lien facilities, and the second lien notes have a similar covenant package to the Existing Notes (including limitation on indebtedness and in permitted liens), but with more restrictive exemptions under such covenants.

Main Risks Factors relating to the Restructuring

The Restructuring may not be completed by the Long Stop Date of the Lock-Up Agreement

Factors not foreseeable by Frigoglass, including delays in the obtainment of approvals and consents from third parties, may result in delays to the completion of the Restructuring. There is no guarantee that the Restructuring Effective Date will occur before the Long Stop Date of the Lock-Up Agreement, i.e. by September 30, 2017, subject to extension to November 30, 2017 by agreement among the Issuer, Boval, the Core Banks and the majority of the holders of Existing Notes who are a party to the Lock-up Agreement.

It should be noted that the parties are currently negotiating towards an extension of the Long-Stop Date beyond September 30, 2017.

The Restructuring is subject to a number of conditions, and the steps required to be taken to successfully effect the Restructuring are inter-conditional and failure to fulfil any one of those conditions or complete the required steps will result in the Restructuring not completing

In order for the Restructuring to be implemented, there are other conditions to be fulfilled, such as certain regulatory and corporate approvals and third parties consents, including the approval by the Hellenic Capital Market Commission of the Rights Issue Prospectus. Receipt by the Issuer of the full principal amount of the First Lien New Money Debt on the Restructuring Effective Date is also a condition to the Restructuring becoming effective. If these conditions are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the relevant agreements implementing the Restructuring, the parties to the Lock-Up Agreement would be entitled to terminate it and the Restructuring would not proceed.

All elements of the Restructuring are inter-conditional. If any implementation step for the Restructuring does not occur, all subsequent implementation steps will not occur and any actions taken under or pursuant to any prior implementation steps shall, (a) to the extent permitted by law, have no valid or binding legal effect, or (b) be unwound to the fullest extent permitted by law. Therefore, even though the Scheme has been approved and sanctioned, if the Restructuring with the Core Banks or the various steps related to the issuance and delivery of the Parent Guarantor Shares, including the Rights Issue, are not implemented, the Restructuring will not be implemented.

If the Restructuring does not occur, the board of directors of the Scheme Company, the Parent Guarantor and/or the other Existing Guarantors may have to take steps to put the Scheme Company, the Parent Guarantor and/or the other Existing Guarantors into insolvency proceedings

In case the implementation of the Restructuring is not completed, the Group will need to re-negotiate its debt restructuring with its creditors, with the timeframe, the objective and the result of such a re-negotiation being completely uncertain. In such a case, the creditors shall have the right to terminate the provided by them facilities and to demand their prompt repayment using every legal right, including enforcement through the liquidation of the Group's assets. Therefore, great uncertainty shall occur in relation to the capability of the Company and the rest entities of the Group to continue their operation, which companies may not be able to meet their payment obligations. The management of the Company and/or the management of the other entities of the Group will, in that case, proceed with any necessary insolvency or similar proceedings provided by law.

Adverse publicity relating to the Restructuring or the financial condition of the Group may adversely affect the Group's client and supplier relationships and/or the market perception of the Group's business

A number of the Group's key customers have expressed concern about the Group's viability and its ability to continue to support their business, and some of these customers have decreased the size of their orders as a result of these concerns, which further exacerbated the Group's liquidity issues. In addition, a majority of the Group's suppliers have expressed concerns about the progress of the Group's Restructuring and its financial position, and the timely payment of their invoices. This has reduced the Group's ability to negotiate improved credit terms in the course of its business. Adverse publicity relating to the Restructuring or the financial condition of the Group may have other material adverse effects on the Group's customer and supplier relationships and/or the market perception of its business. Customers may choose not to (and it may be more difficult to convince such customers to) continue trading with the Group. Existing suppliers may also choose not to do business with the Group, may demand quicker payment terms and/or may not extend normal trade credit. The Group may find it difficult to obtain new or alternative suppliers. On-going negative publicity may also have a long-term negative effect on the Group's name and brands which may make it more difficult for the Group to market its products in the future.

Thus, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group will be able to successfully navigate the present uncertainties it faces and continue in operation. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

The Group's financial forecasts and projections, assuming that the Restructuring is implemented as described above, for the next 12 months indicate that the Group will be able to meet its obligations as they fall due, however, this assessment is subject to a number of downside risks as described above.

Note 3- Principal Accounting Policies

The accounting policies adopted in preparing this Interim Condensed Financial Information are consistent with those described in the Company and Group annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2016.

There have been no changes in the accounting policies that were used for the preparation of the annual financial statements prepared by the Company and the Group for the year ended 31 December 2016.

Τhe financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with the exception of derivative financial instruments that are measured at fair value.

The preparation of these Interim Condensed Financial Information in accordance with IFRS requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgement in the process of applying the accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgment or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial statements are disclosed in Note 4.

Differences that may exist between the figures of the financial statement and those of the notes are due to rounding. Wherever it was necessary, the comparative figures have been reclassified in order to be comparable with the current year's presentation.

New standards, amendments to standards and interpretations:

Certain new standards, amendments to standards and interpretations have been issued that are mandatory for periods beginning during the current financial year and subsequent years.

None of the standards and interpretations issued is expected to have a significant effect on the Consolidated or the Parent Company financial statements.

Standards and Interpretations effective for the current financial year

There are no new standards, amendments to standards and interpretations that are mandatory for periods beginning on 1.1.2017.

Standards and Interpretations effective for subsequent periods

IFRS 9 "Financial Instruments" and subsequent amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7 (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018)

IFRS 9 replaces the guidance in IAS 39 which deals with the classification and measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities and it also includes an expected credit losses model that replaces the incurred loss impairment model used today. IFRS 9 establishes a more principles-based approach to hedge accounting and addresses inconsistencies and weaknesses in the current model in IAS 39. The Group is currently investigating the impact of IFRS 9 on its financial statements.

IFRS 15 "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018)

IFRS 15 has been issued in May 2014. The objective of the standard is to provide a single, comprehensive revenue recognition model for all contracts with customers to improve comparability within industries, across industries, and across capital markets. It contains principles that an entity will apply to determine the measurement of revenue and timing of when it is recognised. The underlying principle is that an entity will recognise revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers at an amount that the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The Group is currently investigating the impact of IFRS 15 on its financial statements.

IFRS 16 "Leases" (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019)

IFRS 16 has been issued in January 2016 and supersedes IAS 17. The objective of the standard is to ensure the lessees and lessors provide relevant information in a manner that faithfully represents those transactions. IFRS 16 introduces a single lessee accounting model and requires a lessee to recognise assets and liabilities for all leases with a term of more than 12 months, unless the underlying asset is of low value. IFRS 16 substantially carries forward the lessor accounting requirements in IAS 17. Accordingly, a lessor continues to classify its leases as operating leases or finance leases, and to account for those two types of leases differently. The Group is currently investigating the impact of IFRS 16 on its financial statements. The standard has not yet been endorsed by the EU. IFRS 17 "Insurance contracts" (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2021)

IFRS 17 has been issued in May 2017 and supersedes IFRS 4. IFRS 17 establishes principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of insurance contracts within the scope of the Standard and its objective is to ensure that an entity provides relevant information that faithfully represents those contracts. The new standard solves the comparison problems created by IFRS 4 by requiring all insurance contracts to be accounted for in a consistent manner. Insurance obligations will be accounted for using current values instead of historical cost. The standard has not yet been endorsed by the EU.

IAS 12 (Amendments) "Recognition of Deferred Tax Assets for Unrealised Losses" (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2017)

These amendments clarify the accounting for deferred tax assets for unrealised losses on debt instruments measured at fair value. The amendments have not yet been endorsed by the EU.

IAS 7 (Amendments) "Disclosure initiative" (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2017)

These amendments require entities to provide disclosures that enable users of financial statements to evaluate changes in liabilities arising from financing activities. The amendments have not yet been endorsed by the EU.

IFRS 2 (Amendments) "Classification and measurement of Shared-based Payment transactions" (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018)

The amendment clarifies the measurement basis for cash-settled, share-based payments and the accounting for modifications that change an award from cash-settled to equitysettled. It also introduces an exception to the principles in IFRS 2 that will require an award to be treated as if it was wholly equity-settled, where an employer is obliged to withhold an amount for the employee's tax obligation associated with a share-based payment and pay that amount to the tax authority. The amendments have not yet been endorsed by the EU.

IFRS 4 (Amendments) "Applying IFRS 9 Financial instruments with IFRS 4 Insurance contracts" (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018)

The amendments introduce two approaches. The amended standard will: a) give all companies that issue insurance contracts the option to recognise in other comprehensive income, rather than profit or loss, the volatility that could arise when IFRS 9 is applied before the new insurance contracts standard is issued; and b) give companies whose activities are predominantly connected with insurance an optional temporary exemption from applying IFRS 9 until 2021. The entities that defer the application of IFRS 9 will continue to apply the existing financial instruments standard—IAS 39. The amendments have not yet been endorsed by the EU.

IAS 40 (Amendments) "Transfers of Investment Property" (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018)

The amendments clarified that to transfer to, or from, investment properties there must be a change in use. To conclude if a property has changed use there should be an assessment of whether the property meets the definition and the change must be supported by evidence. The amendments have not yet been endorsed by the EU.

IFRIC 22 "Foreign currency transactions and advance consideration" (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018)

The interpretation provides guidance on how to determine the date of the transaction when applying the standard on foreign currency transactions, IAS 21. The Interpretation applies where an entity either pays or receives consideration in advance for foreign currency-denominated contracts. The interpretation has not yet been endorsed by the EU.

IFRIC 23 "Uncertainty over income tax treatments" (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019)

The interpretation explains how to recognise and measure deferred and current income tax assets and liabilities where there is uncertainty over a tax treatment. IFRIC 23 applies to all aspects of income tax accounting where there is such uncertainty, including taxable profit or loss, the tax bases of assets and liabilities, tax losses and credits and tax rates. The interpretation has not yet been endorsed by the EU.

Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2014 (2014 – 2016 Cycle)

The amendments set out below describe the key changes to two IFRSs. The amendments have not yet been endorsed by the EU.

IFRS 12 "Disclosures of Interests in Other Entities"

The amendment clarified that the disclosures requirement of IFRS 12 are applicable to interest in entities classified as held for sale except for summarised financial information. The amendment is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2017.

IAS 28 "Investments in associates and Joint ventures"

The amendments clarified that when venture capital organisations, mutual funds, unit trusts and similar entities use the election to measure their investments in associates or joint ventures at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL), this election should be made separately for each associate or joint venture at initial recognition. The amendment is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018.

Note 4- Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgements

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

4.1 Critical accounting estimates and assumptions

The preparation of the interim condensed financial information requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates. In preparing these interim condensed financial information , the significant judgments made by management in applying the Group's accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as those that applied to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2016.

4.1.1 Income Taxes

The Group is subject to income taxes in numerous jurisdictions. Significant judgement is required by the Group Management in determining the worldwide provision for income taxes. There are many transactions and calculations for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain.

For the interim condensed financial information of the Group and the company calculate the period tax using the tax rate that would be applicable to the expected total annual earnings. If the final tax outcome is different from the amounts that were initially recorded, such differences will impact the income tax and deferred tax.

4.1.2 Provision of net realizable value for inventories

The provision for the net realizable value of inventories is management's best estimate, based on historical sales trends and its understanding of the quality and volume of stocks, to the extent that at the balance sheet date the available inventories will be sold below cost.

4.1.3. Estimated impairment of investments

The Group's investments in subsidiaries are tested for impairment when indications exist that its carrying value may not be recoverable. The recoverable amount of the investments in subsidiaries is determined on a value in use basis, which requires the use of assumptions as is further described in note 14.

4.1.4. Estimation of useful lives of fixed assets

The Group assesses on an annual basis, the useful lives of its property, plant and equipment and intangible assets. These estimates take into account the relevant operational facts and circumstances, the future plans of Management and the market conditions that exist as at the date of the assessment.

4.1.5. Provision for doubtful debts

The provision for doubtful debts has been based on the outstanding balances of specific debtors after taking into account their ageing and the agreed credit terms. This process has excluded receivables from subsidiaries as Management is of the view that these receivables are not likely to require an impairment provision. The analysis of the provision is presented in note 9.

4.1.6. Staff retirement benefit obligations

The present value of the retirement benefit obligations depends on a number of factors that are determined on an actuarial basis using a number of assumptions. The assumptions used in determining the relevant obligation comprises the discount rate, the expected return on plan assets, the rate of compensation increase, the rate of inflation and future estimated pension increases. Any changes in these assumptions will impact the carrying amount of the retirement benefit obligations. The Group determines the amount of the retirement benefit obligations using suitably qualified independent actuaries at each year-end's balance sheet date.

4.2 Critical judgements in applying the entity's accounting policies

There are no areas that required Management to make critical judgements in applying accounting policies.

4.3 Financial risk management

The group's activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: market risk (including currency risk, fair value interest rate risk, cash flow interest rate risk and price risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. The condensed interim financial statements do not include all financial risk management information and disclosures required in the annual financial statements; they should be read in conjunction with the group's annual financial statements as at 31 December 2016. There have been no changes in the risk management department or in any risk management policies since the year end.

Note 5 - Segment Information

A business segment is a group of assets and operations engaged in providing products or services that are subject to risks and returns that are different from those of other business segments. The operating segment information presented below is based on the information that the chief operating decision makers ( the Managing Director and his Operating Committee) use to assess the performance of the Group's operating segments.

The Managing Director and the Operating Committee receive on a monthly basis detailed reports of Sales, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash flow for every business sector in order to evaluate the performance of the business segments.

Taking into account the above, the categorization of the Group's operations in business segments is the following:

  • Ice Cold Merchandise ( ICM ) Operations

  • Glass Operations

The consolidated Balance Sheet and the Income Statement per business segment are presented below:

a) Analysis per business segment :

i) Income Statement

Six months ended Six months ended
30.06.2017 30.06.2016
ICM Glass Total ICM Glass Total
Net sales revenue 164.803 50.629 215.432 181.340 58.359 239.699
Operating Profit / 8.431 2.585 11.016 9.922 1.382 11.304
Finance / income (16.464) 3.896 (12.568)
-
(20.149) 16.544 (3.605)
Profit / before income tax &
restructuring costs
Restructuring Costs
(8.033) 6.481 (1.552) (10.227) 17.926 7.699
(16.293)
Profit / before income tax (25.643)
(33.676)
-
6.481
(25.643)
(27.195)
(16.293)
(26.520)
-
17.926
(8.594)
Income tax expense (2.878) (4.099) (6.977) (4.101) (7.791) (11.892)
Profit / after income tax (36.554) 2.382 (34.172) (30.621) 10.135 (20.486)
Profit / after taxation
attributable to the shareholders of
the company (36.314) (557) (36.871) (30.090) 4.962 (25.128)
Depreciation 7.876 6.275 14.151 8.557 8.181 16.738
Earnings / before, finance,
restructuring costs, tax, depreciation,
amortization
(EBITDA) 16.307 8.860 25.167 18.479 9.563 28.042
Impairment of trade debtors
Impairment of inventory
(230)
407
25
679
(205)
1.086
261
99
198
238
459
337

There are no sales between the two segments.

Net sales revenue

Earnings / before, finance, restructuring co Operating Profit / sts, tax, depreciation, amortization (EBITDA)

Y-o-Y %
30.06.2017 vs 30.06.2016
ICM Glass Total
-9,1% -13,2% -10,1%
-15,0% 87,0% -2,5%
-11,8% -7,4% -10,3%

Notes to the Interim Condensed Financial Information

Note 5 - Segment Information (continued)

ii) Balance Sheet

Restated
Six months ended Year ended
30.06.2017 31.12.2016
ICM Glass Total ICM Glass Total
Total assets 270.065 144.228 414.293 255.405 152.057 407.462
Total liabilities 538.094 47.900 585.994 486.128 50.187 536.315
Capital expenditure 1.877 3.067 4.944 7.926 5.846 13.772
These liabilities are allocated based on the operations of each segment. Note 6&7

b) Net sales revenue analysis per geographical area (based on customer location)

Consolidated
Six months ended
30.06.2017 30.06.2016 30.06.2015 30.06.2014
76.427 65.301 83.893 90.072
47.926 39.611 31.486 34.089
15.475 32.729 30.437 29.229
23.427 40.752 44.071 42.817
1.548 2.947 7.784 4.852
164.803 181.340 197.671 201.059
- - - -
73 - 1.732 1.271
44.623 51.015 58.932 60.620
5.933 7.344 6.826 7.213
- - - -
50.629 58.359 67.490 69.104
76.427 65.301 83.893 90.072
47.999 39.611 33.218 35.360
60.098 83.744 89.369 89.849
29.360 48.096 50.897 50.030
1.548 2.947 7.784 4.852
215.432 239.699 265.161 270.163

Note 5 - Segment Information (continued)

Parent Company
Six months ended
30.06.2017
30.06.2016
ICM Operations
East Europe 915 2.347
West Europe 9.459 10.375
Africa / Middle East 1.433 1.014
Asia/Oceania - -
America - -
Sales to third parties 11.807 13.736
Intercompany Sales 2.636 2.689
Total Sales 14.443 16.425

We derive a significant amount of our revenues from a small number of large multinational customers each year. In the year ended December 31, 2016, our five largest customers accounted for approximately 57% of our net sales revenue in the ICM Operations and approximately 60% of our net sales revenue in the Glass Operations.

Consolidated
c) Capital expenditure per geographical area Period Ended
30.06.2017 31.12.2016 30.06.2016
ICM Operations
East Europe 591 3.272 1.024
West Europe 816 2.134 970
Africa / Middle East 109 899 676
Asia/Oceania 361 1.621 901
America - - -
Total 1.877 7.926 3.571
Glass Operations
Africa / Middle East 3.067 5.846 2.899
Total 3.067 5.846 2.899
Consolidated 4.944 13.772 6.470

Frigoglass S.A.I.C in € 000's Notes to the Interim Condensed Financial Information

Note 6 - Property, Plant & Equipment

Consolidated
Land Building &
technical
works
Machinery
technical
installation
Motor
vehicles
Furniture
& fixtures
Total
Cost
Balance at 01.01.2017 5.509 88.126 305.628 6.271 13.545 419.079
Additions - 24 2.426 16 94 2.560
Construction in progress & advances - 106 1.436 - 15 1.557
Disposals - (8) (6.694) (90) (453) (7.245)
Transfer to / from & reclassification - (1.168) 768 11 105 (284)
Exchange differences (233) (2.781) (19.235) (317) (441) (23.007)
Balance at 30.06.2017 5.276 84.299 284.329 5.891 12.865 392.660
Accumulated Depreciation
Published 31.12.2016 - 38.349 200.982 4.451 11.653 255.435
Effects from restatement ( Note 29 ) - 5.981 25.506 - - 31.487
Balance 01.01.2017 - 44.330 226.488 4.451 11.653 286.922
Additions - 1.579 8.827 310 383 11.099
Disposals - - (5.990) (80) (454) (6.524)
Transfer to / from & reclassification - (1.170) 1.160 - 10 -
Exchange differences - (1.716) (16.126) (252) (387) (18.481)
Balance at 30.06.2017 - 43.023 214.359 4.429 11.205 273.016
Net book value at 30.06.2017 5.276 41.276 69.970 1.462 1.660 119.644

Exchange rate at 31.12.2016 was 321,5825 and at 30.06.2017 was 348,6446. The major variance in exchange differences derives from the devaluation of Naira to Euro.

Construction in progress is always capitalised until the end of the forthcoming year.

Note 6 - Property, Plant & Equipment (continued)

The Restatement relates to the impairment of Machinery for Frigoglass Jebel Ali & Frigoglass South Africa. Note 29

Cash flows beyond the five-year period are extrapolated using the estimated growth rates stated below.

The following table sets out the key assumptions for the calculation of the Value in Use:

South Africa Jebel Ali
10,1% 11,1% After - Tax discount rate:
-13% - 9,5% -3% - 12,5% Budgeted gross margin pre Depreciation:
3,7% 2,4% Long term growth rate:

A test for impairment was carried out for the period ended 30.06.2017 using the same assumptions as those stated above and from the test resulted to no requirement for impairment.

As at 30.06.2017, the recoverable amount of the CGU of the Glass segment of Frigoglass Jebel Ali was € 24,7 mil. and the recoverable amount of the CGU of ICM segment of Frigoglass South Africa was € 8,5 mil. .

Glass segment Frigoglass Jebel Ali

If the budgeted gross margin used in the value-in-use calculation for the glass CGU in Jebel Ali had been 1% lower than management's estimates at 30.06.2017

( 1,4% instead of 2,4% ), the group would have had to recognise an additional impairment against the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment of €1,8 mil.

If the after-tax discount rate applied to the cash flow projections of this CGU had been 1% higher than management's estimates ( 12.1% instead of 11.1% ), the group would have had to recognise an additional impairment against property, plant and equipment of € 2.9 mil. .

ICM segment Frigoglass South Africa

If the budgeted gross margin used in the value-in-use calculation for the ICM CGU in Frigoglass South Africa had been 0.7% lower than management's estimates at 30.06.2017

( 3.0% instead of 3.7% ), the group would have had to recognise an additional impairment against the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment of €1 mil.

If the after-tax discount rate applied to the cash flow projections of this CGU had been 0,5% higher than management's estimates (10,6% instead of 10.1%), the group would have had to recognise an additional impairment against property, plant and equipment of € 1.1 mil. .

Note 6 - Property, Plant & Equipment (continued)

Consolidated
Land Building &
technical
works
Machinery
technical
installation
Motor
vehicles
Furniture
& fixtures
Total
Cost
Balance at 01.01.2016 9.894 94.183 343.727 7.058 13.729 468.591
Additions - 574 3.689 654 170 5.087
Construction in progress & advances - 2 - 119 - 121
Disposals (4.172) (4.489) (756) (46) (31) (9.494)
Transfer to / from & reclassification - - (699) - 699 -
Exchange differences (380) (4.004) (46.134) (1.604) (1.150) (53.272)
Balance at 30.06.2016 5.342 86.266 299.827 6.181 13.417 411.033
Accumulated Depreciation
Balance at 01.01.2016 - 39.208 205.352 5.150 11.395 261.105
Additions - 2.056 11.510 366 434 14.366
Disposals - (3.525) (768) (46) (31) (4.370)
Transfer to / from & reclassification - - (547) - 547 -
Impairment charge due to Restructuring - - 4.910 - 33 4.943
Exchange differences - (1.309) (28.973) (1.208) (1.006) (32.496)
Balance at 30.06.2016 - 36.430 191.484 4.262 11.372 243.548
Net book value at 30.06.2016 5.342 49.836 108.343 1.919 2.045 167.485

There are no pledged fixed assets as at 31.12.2016 and 30.06.2017.

Note 6 - Property, Plant & Equipment (continued)

Parent Company
Land Building &
technical
works
Machinery
technical
installation
Motor
vehicles
Furniture
& fixtures
Total
Cost
Balance at 01.01.2017 303 9.030 14.181 267 2.615 26.396
Additions - - 9 - 13 22
Disposals - - - - (60) (60)
Balance at 30.06.2017 303 9.030 14.190 267 2.568 26.358
Accumulated Depreciation
Published 31.12.2016 - 5.162 12.993 250 2.451 20.856
Additions - 194 153 3 30 380
Disposals - - - - (60) (60)
Balance at 30.06.2017 - 5.356 13.146 253 2.421 21.176
Net book value at 30.06.2017 303 3.674 1.044 14 147 5.182
Parent Company
Land Building &
technical
works
Machinery
technical
installation
Motor
vehicles
Furniture
& fixtures
Total
Cost
Balance at 01.01.2016 303 9.016 14.071 260 2.591 26.241
Additions - 3 16 - 4 23
Balance at 30.06.2016 303 9.019 14.087 260 2.595 26.264
Accumulated Depreciation
Balance at 01.01.2016 - 4.768 12.672 245 2.352 20.037
Additions - 198 164 3 44 409
Balance at 30.06.2016 - 4.966 12.836 248 2.396 20.446
Net book value at 30.06.2016 303 4.053 1.251 12 199 5.818

Construction in progress is always capitalised until the end of the forthcoming year.

There are no pledged fixed assets as at 31.12.2016 and 30.06.2017.

Note 7 - Intangible assets

Consolidated
Goodwill Development
costs
Patterns &
trade marks
Software &
other
intangible
assets
Total
Cost
Published 31.12.2016 1.514 31.715 225 25.953 59.407
Effects from restatement ( Note 29 ) (1.514) - - - (1.514)
Balance 01.01.2017 - 31.715 225 25.953 57.893
Additions - 29 - 99 128
Construction in progress & advances - 699 - - 699
Transfer to /from and reclassification - (1.700) - 1.984 284
Exchange differences - (394) (8) (290) (692)
Balance at 30.06.2017 - 30.349 217 27.746 58.312
Accumulated Depreciation
Published 31.12.2016 - 23.320 225 20.189 43.734
Additions - 1.322 - 1.225 2.547
Exchange differences - (375) (8) (218) (601)
Balance at 30.06.2017 - 24.267 217 21.196 45.680
Net book value at 30.06.2017 - 6.082 - 6.550 12.632

Goodwill is tested annually for impairment and carried at cost less accumulated impairment losses. At each balance sheet date, the Group performs an analysis to assess whether the carrying amount of goodwill is recoverable. Goodwill is allocated to cash-generating units for the purpose of impairment testing. The allocation is performed on the cashgenerating units that are expected to benefit from the acquisition from which goodwill was derived. The existing goodwill €1,514 thousand , which resulted from the business combination of subsidiary Frigoglass Jebel Ali FZE (Dubai) and the Glass segment.

The Restatement relates to the impairment of Goodwill amounted of €1,514 which derives from the acquisition of Frigoglass Jebel Ali FZE (Νote 29).

Construction in progress is always capitalised until the end of the forthcoming year.

Note 7 - Intangible assets (continued)

Consolidated
Goodwill Development
costs
Patterns &
trade marks
Software &
other
intangible
assets
Total
Cost
Balance at 01.01.2016 1.514 30.075 216 25.310 57.115
Additions - 292 - 167 459
Impairment charge arising on restructuring - 803 - - 803
Exchange differences - (66) 5 (289) (350)
Balance at 30.06.2016 1.514 31.104 221 25.188 58.027
Accumulated Depreciation
Balance at 01.01.2016 - 20.713 190 17.717 38.620
Disposals - 911 16 1.337 2.264
Impairment charge arising on restructuring - 633 - 17 650
Exchange differences - 119 4 (187) (64)
Balance at 30.06.2016 - 22.376 210 18.884 41.470
Net book value at 30.06.2016 1.514 8.728 11 6.304 16.557

Construction in progress is always capitalised until the end of the forthcoming year.

Note 7 - Intangible assets (continued)

Parent Company
Development
costs
Patterns &
trade marks
Software &
other
intangible
assets
Total
Cost
Balance at 01.01.2017 20.403 35 16.470 36.908
Additions 24 - 109 133
Construction in progress & advances 664 - - 664
Transfer to / from & reclassification - - - -
Balance at 30.06.2017 21.091 35 16.579 37.705
Accumulated Depreciation
Balance at 01.01.2017 15.300 35 13.089 28.424
Additions 682 - 665 1.347
Disposals - - - -
Balance at 30.06.2017 15.982 35 13.754 29.771
Net book value at 30.06.2017 5.109 - 2.825 7.934

Construction in progress and advances is always capitalised until the end of the forthcoming year.

Parent Company
Development
costs
Patterns &
trade marks
Software &
other
intangible
assets
Total
Cost
Balance at 01.01.2016 18.873 35 16.040 34.948
Additions 83 - 111 194
Construction in progress & advances 753 - - 753
Balance at 30.06.2016 19.709 35 16.151 35.895
Accumulated Depreciation
Balance at 01.01.2016 13.993 35 11.626 25.654
Disposals 625 - 743 1.368
Balance at 30.06.2016 14.618 35 12.369 27.022
Net book value at 30.06.2016 5.091 - 3.782 8.873

Construction in progress and advances is always capitalised until the end of the forthcoming year.

Note 8 - Inventories

Consolidated Parent Company
30.06.2017 31.12.2016 30.06.2017 31.12.2016
63.285 62.029 3.131 3.048
2.020 1.616 34 34
44.837 46.841 1.334 1.403
(14.037) (17.441) (1.893) (2.076)
96.105 93.045 2.606 2.409

The provision for inventories has mainly been reduced from China for destruction and sale of devalued inventory for which they made provision on 31.12.2016.

Note 9 - Trade Receivables

Consolidated Parent Company
30.06.2017 31.12.2016 30.06.2017 31.12.2016
107.881 86.861 12.361 9.731
(8.579) (9.154) (6.127) (6.556)
99.302 77.707 6.234 3.175

The increase in the balance of the trade receivables is mainly attributable to the seasonality of sales ( Note 23).

The fair value of trade debtors closely approximates their carrying value. The Group and the Company have a significant concentration of credit risk with specific customers which comprise large international groups like Coca - Cola HBC, other Coca - Cola bottlers, Diageo - Guinness, Heineken , Efes Group.

The Group does not require its customers to provide any pledges or collateral given the general high calibre and international reputation of its customer portfolio.

Management does not expect any losses from non-performance of trade receivables, other than as provided for as at 30.06.2017.

Note 9 - Trade Receivables (continued)

Analysis of provisions for trade receivables: Consolidated Parent Company
30.06.2017 31.12.2016 30.06.2017 31.12.2016
Opening balance at 01/01 9.154 3.552 6.556 1.781
Additions during the year 25 6.182 - 4.295
Unused amounts reversed (230) (17) (230) -
Total charges to income statement (205) 6.165 (230) 4.295
Realized during the year (203) (984) (199) -
Transfer to / from & reclassification - 365 - 480
Exchange differences (167) 56 - -
Closing Balance 8.579 9.154 6.127 6.556

Note 10 - Other receivables

Consolidated Parent Company
30.06.2017 31.12.2016 30.06.2017 31.12.2016
V.A.T receivable 7.286 8.374 5 104
Grants for exports receivable 8.017 8.363 - -
Insurance Prepaymnets 976 1.186 144 165
Prepaid expenses 3.432 2.218 633 324
Other taxes receivable 3.675 3.684 - -
Advances to employees 701 702 92 16
Other receivables 2.308 2.747 673 156
Total 26.395 27.274 1.547 765

The amount of Grants for exports receivable of Euro 8.0m comprise of Export Expansion Grants (EEG) of Euro 4.9m and Negotiable Duty Credit Certificate (NDCC) of Euro 3.1m.

Export Expansion Grants (EEG) are granted by the Nigerian Government on exports of goods produced in the country, having met certain eligibility criteria. These are recognized at fair value, and Management does not expect any losses from the nonrecoverability of these grants. Negotiable Duty Credit Certificates (NDCC) originate from export grants received from government and the instrument is useful for settlement of custom duties payable to government, with no expiry date.

A revised scheme has been proposed to be implemented as of 1 January 2017 whereby the Settlement of Claims for EEG by the Nigerian Government will be done through the issue of negotiable tax credit certificates to the beneficiaries.

This instrument, known as Export Credit Certificate (ECC), will be used to settle all Federal Government taxes such as company income tax, VAT, WHT, etc. and the following:

a. purchase of Federal Government Bonds

b. settlement of credit facilities by Bank of Industry, NEXIM Bank and Central Bank of Nigeria intervention Facilities

c. settlement of AMCON liabilities

The Certificate shall be valid for two years and transferable once to final beneficiaries.

Existing EEG claims not yet settled continue to be eligible under the revised scheme.

It is proposed that the existing NDCCs with the Exporters will be swapped with promissory notes (under-written by the Federal Government)

The V.A.T receivable is fully recoverable through the operating activity of the Group and the Company.

Other receivables comprise various prepayments and accrued income not invoiced.

The fair value of other receivables closely approximates their carrying value.

Note 11 - Cash & cash equivalents

Consolidated Parent Company
30.06.2017 31.12.2016 30.06.2017 31.12.2016
Cash on hand 11 13 - 2
Short term bank deposits 55.277 57.513 1.719 1.143
Total 55.288 57.526 1.719 1.145

Short term bank deposits amounting to € 8.3 million which are held in Nigeria, USD & Euro are subject to fund transfer restrictions.

The effective interest rate on short term bank deposits for June 2017 is 1,77% ( December 2016: 1,68% )

Note 12 - Other payables

Consolidated Parent Company
30.06.2017 31.12.2016 30.06.2017 31.12.2016
Taxes and duties payable 3.931 3.981 271 475
VAT payable 358 480 - -
Social security insurance 1.479 1.154 200 457
Customers' advances 4.052 841 83 77
Other taxes payable 1.589 1.564 - -
Accrued discounts on sales 10.735 7.560 620 171
Accrued fees & costs payable to third parties 14.327 6.333 9.868 2.101
Accrued payroll expenses 7.398 5.017 1.933 232
Other accrued expenses 2.523 3.087 83 67
Accrued Interest for Bank Loans 10.920 2.898 - -
Expenses for restructuring activities 672 910 - -
Accrual for warranty expenses 5.258 5.317 525 401
Other payables 3.204 4.975 269 244
Total 66.446 44.117 13.852 4.225

The fair value of other creditors closely approximates their carrying value.

Accrued Discount on Sales:

The increase in the balance is mainly attributable to the seasonality of sales.

Customer's Advances:

The increase derives from Beta Glass Plc in Nigeria and relates to advance from customer for a purchase order.

Accrued fees & costs payable to third parties:

The increase derives from accruals for legal and financial advisors related to the Capital Restructuring project.

Accrued Interest for Bank Loans:

The extraordinary accrual in interest is a result of the Lock Up Agreement (LUA) the Company has entered with it's lenders within the parameters of it's Restructuring effort. Accordingly to the Lock Up Agreement, Frigoglass has not been paying interest to it's lenders from the date of the signing of the LUA; furthermore according to the LUA, from March 15th 2017 onwards, the interest due is calculated on preagreed lower interest rates. The accrued interest will be paid on the Restructuring Effective Date.

If the restructuring is not completed, the interest rates will revert to previous levels and the interest will be immediately payable.

Note 13 - Non current & current borrowings

Consolidated Parent Company
30.06.2017 31.12.2016 30.06.2017 31.12.2016
Bank loans - 4 - -
Intergroup Bond Loan - - - -
Bond Loan - - - -
Total Non Current Borrowings - 4 - -
Bank overdrafts 203 2.652 - -
Bank loans 106.767 101.591 - -
Loans from Shareholders 30.000 30.000 - -
Intergroup Bond Loan - - 100.582 91.559
Bond Loan 248.449 247.628 - -
Total Current Borrowings 385.419 381.871 100.582 91.559
Total Borrowings 385.419 381.875 100.582 91.559
Maturity of non current borrowings Consolidated Parent Company
30.06.2017 31.12.2016 30.06.2017 31.12.2016
Between 1 & 2 years - 4 - -
Between 2 & 5 years - - - -
Over 5 years - - - -
Total - 4 - -
Effective interest rates
Bond loan 4,77% 8,98% 9,13% 9,13%
Non current borrowings - - - -
Bank overdrafts 10,90% 11,20% - -
Current borrowings 2,85% 5,70% 9,13% 9,13%

The weighted average interest rate has been calculated on the basis of the legally binding agreement ( lock- up agreement ) on the key terms of the restructuring of its indebtedness ( the "Restructuring ) signed under the Group's capital formation on 12 April 2017.

Pursuant to the Lock Up Agreemnet and provided that the Restructuring Agreement will be completed, from 15 March 2017 onwards, the interest rate of the Existing Bond is changed from 8,25% to 3,65%. Accrued interest will be paid upon completion of the restructuring.

In the remote case of non-completion of the restructuring, the average Interest costs will return to the previous levels. 8.98% for the Bond Loans and 5.93% for the short-term borrowing.

Net Debt / Total capital Consolidated Parent Company
30.06.2017 31.12.2016 30.06.2017 31.12.2016
Total borrowings 385.419 381.875 100.582 91.559
Cash & cash equivalents (55.288) (57.526) (1.719) (1.145)
Net debt
(A)
330.131 324.349 98.863 90.414
Total equity (B) (171.701) (128.853) (43.320) (13.254)
Total capital (C) = (A) + (B) 158.430 195.496 55.543 77.160
Net debt / Total capital (A) / (C) 208,4% 165,9% 178,0% 117,2%

Note 13 - Non current & current borrowings (continued)

The foreign Currency exposure of borrowings is as follows:

Consolidated
30.06.2017 31.12.2016
Current
borrowings
Non current
borrowings
Total Current
borrowings
Non current
borrowings
Total
- EURO 360.390 - 360.390 353.321 - 353.321
- USD 24.826 - 24.826 25.898 - 25.898
- AED - - - - 4 4
- CNY - - - - - -
- INR 203 - 203 2.652 - 2.652
- NAIRA - - - - - -
- RON - - - - - -
Total 385.419 - 385.419 381.871 4 381.875
Parent Company
30.06.2017 31.12.2016
Current
borrowings
Non current
borrowings
Total Current
borrowings
Non current
borrowings
Total
- EURO 100.582 - 100.582 91.559 - 91.559
Total 100.582 - 100.582 91.559 - 91.559

There are no pledged fixed assets as at 31.12.2016 and 30.06.2017.

With the exception of the Notes, the Group borrows under committed and uncommitted short term facilities at floating interest rates, which are renegotiated in periods shorter than six months.

In May 2013, the Company's indirect subsidiary Frigoglass Finance B.V. (the "Issuer") issued €250m senior notes due 15 May 2018 (the "Existing Notes"), at a fixed coupon of 8.25% per annum and at an issue price of 100%, to refinance existing Group facilities. In addition, the Group also entered into two bilateral revolving credit facilities (the "Existing RCFs"), each in an amount of €25 million, and with a three year maturity.

The Existing Notes and the Existing RCFs are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by SAIC, Frigoinvest Holdings B.V. (the direct parent company of the Issuer) and by the following subsidiaries of Frigoinvest Holdings B.V.: Beta Glass Plc, Frigoglass Eurasia LLC, Frigoglass Indonesia PT, Frigoglass Industries (Nigeria) Ltd, Frigoglass Jebel Ali FZE, Frigoglass North America Ltd. Co., Frigoglass Turkey Soğutma Sanayi İç ve Dıs Ticaret A.Ş., Frigoglass South Africa Ltd and Frigoglass Romania SRL.

The Existing Notes are subject to restrictive incurrence covenants while under the RCFs, the Group was required to comply with, among other things, to financial indexes relating to Debt Service ratio and Capital Adequacy as described below from the following financial covenants:

  • a) Net debt to EBITDA
  • b) EBITDA to net interest

On 18 March 2014, the Group entered into an amendment to the Existing RCFs to reset these financial covenants to new levels.

At the year end date of 2015, the Group obtained waivers relating to a breach of its financial covenants in relation to the Existing RCFs.

On 22 April 2016, the lenders under the Existing RCFs entered into an agreement with the Issuer pursuant to which they agreed to extend the maturity of the Existing RCFs up to 31 March 2017 and to waive all breaches and to make certain other amendments to the terms of the Existing RCFs including the removal of certain financial covenants, subject to certain conditions being met (including the provision of the Boval Term Loan Facility (as defined below) by the Company's largest shareholder, Boval S.A. ("Boval")). On 31 March 2016, Boval committed to provide the Group with a €30 million term loan facility (the "Boval Term Loan Facility") maturing on 31 March 2017, on terms substantially similar to the Existing RCFs and subject to shareholder approval at the Company's general meeting of shareholders. The shareholders approved the Boval Term Loan Facility at the general meeting held on 22 April 2016. The Boval Term Loan Facility is fully drawn as of 31st December 2016.

In connection with the amendment and extension of the Existing RCFs, Frigoglass agreed to repay and cancel €12 million of indebtedness outstanding under each Existing RCF by 31 December 2016 pursuant to an amortization schedule.

As part of the overall Restructuring of the Group as described below, the final repayment was not made.

In accordance with relevant IFRS pronouncements, the Existing Notes were reclassified as current liabilities as of 31 December 2016 and 30 June 2017 on the basis that the payment and covenant obligations under the Existing RCFs had triggered an event of default under the Existing Notes due to the fact that the waivers obtained as at the balance sheet dates did not cover a period of 12 months after the respective balance sheet date.

Further to the above, the Group in 2016 engaged several advisors and began a comprehensive review of its business and financing arrangements in order to optimize the capital structure of the Group and to ensure that an adequate level of financial liquidity is achieved and maintained.

On 12 April 2017 the Group entered into a legally binding agreement (the "Lock-Up Agreement") on the key terms of the restructuring of its indebtedness (the "Restructuring"), with its key stakeholders, including its largest shareholder, Boval, an ad-hoc committee representing, as of such date, approximately 32% of the holders of the Existing Notes (the "Ad Hoc Committee"), and the Group's core lending banks Citibank N.A., London Branch, HSBC Bank Plc, Alpha Bank A.E. and Eurobank Private Bank Luxembourg S.A. and certain of their affiliates (the "Core Banks").

The Restructuring

The Group is implementing the transaction through (i) a UK Scheme of Arrangement ("UK Scheme") with respect to the Existing Notes, (ii) contractual arrangements in respect of the restructuring of the existing Core Banks' facilities and (iii) a share capital increase (the "Rights Issue"), in which existing shareholders will be offered the opportunity to subscribe to new shares of the Company (pre-emptive rights issue).

On 11 May 2017, in a consent solicitation process (the "Consent Solicitation"), the Issuer received consents from approx. 85.8% of the holders of the Existing Notes to facilitate the implementation of the Restructuring with respect to the Existing Notes through the UK Scheme.

On 19 June 2017, the Issuer issued a practice statement letter (the "Practice Statement Letter") in order to propose the UK Scheme to the holders of the Existing Notes. A scheme creditors meeting was convened and held on 27 July 2017 for the purposes of considering and approving the UK Scheme, including the terms of the Restructuring. The UK Scheme was approved by the scheme creditors at the meeting (with noteholders representing 87.53% in value of the Existing Notes participating and 99.86% of those participating by value voting in favor of the UK Scheme) and was subsequently sanctioned by the High Court of Justice of England and Wales on 1 August 2017. The UK Scheme became effective on 1 August 2017, although completion of the Restructuring is subject to a number of conditions and to other elements of the Restructuring (including the Rights Issue) being completed, as further described below.

The key elements of the Restructuring are:

  • (1) Boval will contribute a total of €60 million in equity to the transaction (of which €30 million in new cash and €30 million after receiving repayment of the principal amount of the Boval Term Loan Facility from the Issuer). Boval's €60 million equity contribution will be undertaken as part of the Rights Issue. Following the implementation of the Restructuring, Boval is expected to remain the Company's largest shareholder.
  • (2) €40 million new debt (the "First Lien New Money Debt") will be provided in the form of first lien senior secured notes due 2021 ("First Lien New Money Notes") by the holders of the Existing Notes who elect to participate ("Funding Noteholders") and in the form of first lien senior secured revolving credit facilities (the "First Lien New Money RCF") to be made available by the Core Banks. All noteholders were offered the option to participate, and the Core Banks agreed to participate, in the First Lien New Money Debt pro rata to their holdings of existing debt to the aggregate of existing debt as at 31 December 2016, as adjusted for any repayment made thereafter. The Core Banks and the members of the Ad-Hoc Committee have additionally agreed to underwrite the full amount of the First Lien New Money Debt on behalf of

noteholders that do not elect to participate or in the event of default by any Funding Noteholder (other than members of the Ad Hoc Committee).

  • (3) Funding Noteholders and the Core Banks (considered in the aggregate) will be entitled to exchange, for each Euro of First Lien New Money Debt provided by them, two Euros of principal amount of their existing debt for an equivalent principal amount of first lien senior secured debt, in the form of additional notes (the "First Lien Roll-Up Notes", and together with the First Lien New Money Notes, the "First Lien Notes") in the case of noteholders and additional revolving credit facilities (the "First Lien Roll-Up RCF" and together with the First Lien New Money RCF, the "First Lien Facilities" ) in the case of the Core Banks (the "Roll-Up").
  • (4) The remaining principal amount of Existing Notes of each noteholder (after giving effect to the Roll-Up, when applicable) will be exchanged for 50% of second priority secured notes (the "Second Lien Notes") and the remaining principal amount, after giving effect to the Discount (as defined below), will be repaid by delivery of shares in the Company ("Parent Guarantor Shares"), through conversion of the SAIC Convertible Notes, as defined below, and/or potentially, with a certain amount of cash (to the extent that shareholders of the Company, other than Boval, participate in the Rights Issue).
  • (5) The remaining existing facilities provided by the Core Banks (after giving effect to the Roll-Up) will be exchanged in 82.5% for a participation in second priority secured facilities (the "Second Lien Facilities") and the remaining principal amount, after giving effect to the Discount (as defined below), will be repaid by delivery of Parent Guarantor Shares, also through conversion of the SAIC Convertible Notes and/or potentially, with a certain amount of cash (to the extent that shareholders of the Company, other than Boval, participate in the Rights Issue).
  • (6) The repayment or equitisation of the Existing Notes and Core Bank debt will reflect a €45 million discount to be allocated on a pro rata basis (the "Discount").

On 27 June 2017 the Company's 1st Repetitive Annual General Meeting of shareholders approved (i) the increase of the nominal value of each common registered share of the Company through merger of shares and parallel decrease of the total number of shares (reverse share split 3:1) (the "Reverse Share Split); (ii) the Rights Issue, including the approval of its subscription price; and (iii) the amendment of two of the existing common bond programmes issued by the Company so that the notes issued under these programmes then become convertible (the "SAIC Convertible Notes") and the waiver of pre-emption rights in respect thereof as well as the determination of the conversion ratio (the "Existing Shareholder Approvals").

On 13 July 2017 the decision under no. 78305/13.07.2017 issued by the competent department of the Greek Ministry of Development and Finance approving the amendment of the Company's Articles of Association in accordance with the aforementioned resolution of the 1st Repetitive Annual General Meeting dated 27/06/2017, was registered with the General Commercial Registry (GEMI).

On 19 July 2017 the Stock Markets Steering Committee of Hellenic Exchanges approved the admission to trading on the Athens Exchange of the new common, registered shares of the Company (due to the reverse share split). The commencement date for the trading of the Company's new ordinary shares (due to the reverse share split) was set for 28.7.2017.

The Restructuring is considered completed on the date when all the conditions provided in the respective agreements related to the Restructuring are satisfied (the "Restructuring Effective Date"), with the most material conditions being the subscription of the First Lien New Money Debt, the contribution of Boval in the Rights Issue, the certification of the Rights Issue by the Company's Board of Directors, the repayment of part of the Existing Notes and the Core Bank debts under (6) above either in cash (to the extent that shareholders of the Company, other than Boval, participate in the Rights Issue) or through transfer of the SAIC Convertible Notes, the conversion of the SAIC Convertible Notes into new Parent Guarantor Shares, the exchange of the Existing Notes with the First Lien New Money Notes and the Second Lien Notes, the replacement of the Core Banks debt with the First Lien New Money RCF and the Second Lien Facilities and the payment of the relevant amounts to the Issuer as well as the payment of the restructuring costs (advisors fees, accrued interest, various fees towards the noteholders etc.)

If the Restructuring process as described above is not completed the board of the Company and/or other Group companies may be required to initiate insolvency protection proceedings for the Company or such other Group companies as may be relevant.

Steps taken by the Group to effect the Restructuring, including the shift of the center of main interest of the Issuer from the Netherlands to the United Kingdom for purposes of facilitating the jurisdiction of the English courts in connection with the UK Scheme, may have resulted in certain events of default under the Core Banks' Debt, Existing Notes and Boval Term Loan Facility. In addition, the Existing RCFs and the Boval Term Loan Facility matured on 13 April 2017, which would constitute an event of default under such agreements, and the non-payment of the interest that was due on the Existing Notes on 15 May 2017 and will remain outstanding pending completion of the Restructuring triggered events of default, which have been waived pursuant to the UK Scheme or under the terms of the Lock-Up Agreement. The effectiveness of the UK Scheme, and, therefore such waivers, is conditional on the other elements of the Restructuring, including the Rights Issue and the completion of the Core Banks facilities restructuring.

Pursuant to the Lock-Up Agreement, the Core Banks and Boval have agreed to suspend certain of their rights under their bank debt and the Boval Term Loan Facility, respectively.

Prior to the Restructuring becoming effective, the Lock-Up Agreement is terminable in a number of specified circumstances whereupon the relevant creditors are entitled to enforce repayment.

The Lock-Up Agreement will terminate automatically if the Restructuring Effective Date does not occur on or prior to September 30, 2017 or such later date by agreement among the Issuer, Boval, the Core Banks and the majority of the holders of Existing Notes who are a party to the Lock-up Agreement, being no later than 30 November 2017, or if an insolvency event occurs in relation to SAIC or the Issuer other than with the approval of the Ad Hoc Committee, the Core Banks and Boval or for the purposes of implementing the Restructuring

The Lock-Up Agreement may also be terminated:

  • by a majority of holders of Existing Notes who are party to the Lock-Up Agreement, any of the Core Banks or Boval on the occurrence of certain events, including among others:
  • o if any payment is made to a member of the Ad Hoc Committee, a Core Bank or Boval other than as permitted under the Lock-Up Agreement;
  • o if an insolvency event occurs in relation to any member of the Group (other than SAIC or the Issuer)
  • o if an order of a governmental body or court of competent jurisdiction restraining or otherwise preventing the implementation of the Restructuring is made and not revoked or dismissed within 30 days;
  • o if a material adverse effect occurs in relation to the Group or a change of control (as defined in the Existing Notes) occurs;
  • o if Sberbank Russia demands repayment of part or all of the principal amounts outstanding under the facilities extended by it to Frigoglass Eurasia LLC; or
  • o if certain transaction milestones specified in the Lock-Up Agreement are not achieved in relation to the Restructuring; or if the commitments of the backstop providers or Boval under the Restructuring are terminated;

  • if any event of default (other than certain defaults specified in the Lock-Up Agreement which have been waived during the lock-up period, including those related to the steps taken in connection with the COMI shift, the nonpayment of any principal or interest under the Core Bank's debt or the nonpayment of interest under the Existing Notes, as further described above) occurs and remains outstanding (and is not otherwise remedied or waived) under the Existing Notes, the Core Bank's Debt or the Boval Terms Loan Facility; or

  • by the Ad Hoc Committee, in certain circumstances where the Ad Hoc Committee is notified that its advisors have received non-public information which has not been passed on to them or otherwise been made publicly available but which would affect the investment decisions of the Ad Hoc Committee.

The Company, the Issuer, the Core Banks, the members of the Ad Hoc Committee and other parties are expected to enter into a restructuring implementation agreement and several implementation documents referred to thereunder to implement the Restructuring.

Some of the Group's financing agreements and debt arrangements, including the First Lien Debt and the Second Lien Debt, impose significant operating and financial restrictions on the Group. These restrictive covenants in the Group's indebtedness obligations may have the impact of limiting the Group's operations and financial flexibility and materially and adversely impact the Group's ability to finance its future operations or capital needs or to engage in other business activities or consummate transactions that may be in the Group's best interests, and therefore its future performance, financial results and financial condition. Furthermore adverse publicity relating to the restructuring process or the financial condition of the Group may adversely affect the Group's client and supplier relationships and/or the market perception of the Group's business. On-going negative publicity may also have a long-term negative effect on the Group's name and brands which may make it more difficult for the Group to market its products in the future.

The Directors recognize that the combination of the circumstances described above represents a material uncertainty which raises significant doubt about the ability of the Group to continue as a going concern in the foreseeable future. Nonetheless, on the basis that the above initiatives are successfully completed as outlined above, the Group's financial condition and ability to continue in operation will be significantly strengthened.

First Lien Debt: First Lien Facilities and First Lien Notes.

Pursuant to the Restructuring, Frigoglass will have approximately up to € 120 million of first lien debt outstanding consisting of senior secured first lien facilities and first lien notes ("First Lien Debt"). The First Lien Debt will be secured by first ranking security interest over certain assets of entities within the Group which are also guaranteeing the First Lien Debt. Such security will include security over, among others, shares of certain of the Group companies, certain bank accounts, trade and intercompany receivables, certain trademarks, insurance policies, real estate and fixed assets.

The First Lien Debt matures in 31 December 2021 and will accrue interest at a rate equal to EURIBOR/LIBOR (as applicable) plus 4.25% per annum.

The First Lien Debt will be repaid starting from March 2019, in six-month instalments of euro €2 million each, which will be applied pro rata to the outstanding amounts of the first lien facilities and the first lien notes at each time.

The first lien facilities are subject to financial covenants (including minimum liquidity) and leverage covenants. The first lien notes are subject to cross default with the first lien facilities, with a 20 business day cure period for certain events of default, indicatively including those resulting from breach of financial covenants.

Second Lien Debt: Second Lien Facilities and Second Lien Notes.

The Second Lien Debt will comprise of second lien facilities and second lien notes, which mature in 31 March 2022 and will accrue interest at a rate equal to EURIBOR/LIBOR (as applicable) plus 3.25% per annum, and 7% (fixed rate) per annum, respectively.

The Second Lien Debt will benefit from the same guarantees as the First Lien Debt and will be secured by the same collateral securing the First Lien Debt with second priority in accordance with the terms and conditions and the agreed security principles set out in an intercreditor agreement governing the rights of the company's creditor groups.

The second lien facilities are subject to the same financial covenants as the first lien facilities, and the second lien notes have a similar covenant package to the Existing Notes (including limitation on indebtedness and in permitted liens), but with more restrictive exemptions under such covenants.

Note 14 - Investments in subsidiaries

Parent Company
30.06.2017 31.12.2016
Net book
value
Net book value
Frigoinvest Holdings B.V (The Netherlands) 58.045 58.045
Total 58.045 58.045

In its separate financial statements, the Parent Company accounts for investments in subsidiaries at historic cost less any impairment losses.

The subsidiaries of the Group, the country of incorporation and their shareholding status as are described below:

Country of Consolidation %
Company name & business segment incorporation method Shareholding
ICM Operations
Frigoglass S.A.I.C. Hellas Parent Company
SC. Frigoglass Romania SRL Romania Full 100%
PT Frigoglass Indonesia Indonesia Full 99,98%
Frigoglass South Africa Ltd South Africa Full 100%
Frigoglass Eurasia LLC Russia Full 100%
Frigoglass (Guangzhou) Ice Cold
Equipment Co. ,Ltd.
China Full 100%
Scandinavian Appliances A.S Norway Full 100%
Frigoglass Ltd. Ireland Full 100%
Frigoglass Iberica SL Spain Full 100%
Frigoglass Sp zo.o Poland Full 100%
Frigoglass India PVT.Ltd. India Full 100%
Frigoglass Turkey Soğutma Sanayi
İç ve Dış Ticaret Anonim Şirketi
Turkey Full 99,998%
Frigoglass North America Ltd. Co USA Full 100%
Frigoglass Philippines Inc. Philippines Full 100%
Frigoglass East Africa Ltd. Kenya Full 100%
Frigoglass GmbH Germany Full 100%
Frigoglass Nordic AS Norway Full 100%
Frigoglass West Africa Limited Nigeria Full 76,03%
Frigoglass Cyprus Limited Cyprus Full 100%
Norcool Holding A.S Norway Full 100%
Frigoinvest Holdings B.V The Netherlands Full 100%
Frigoglass Finance B.V The Netherlands Full 100%
Frigoglass MENA FZE Dubai Full 100%
3P Frigoglass Romania SRL Romania Full 100%
Glass Operations
Frigoglass Global Limited Cyprus Full 100%
Frigoglass Jebel Ali FZE Dubai Full 100%
Beta Glass Plc. Nigeria Full 55,21%
Frigoglass Industries (NIG.) Ltd Nigeria Full 76,03%

All subsidiary undertakings are included in the consolidation. The Parent Company does not have any shareholdings in the preference shares of subsidiary undertakings included in the Group.

Note 15 - Share Capital - Treasury Shares - Dividends & Share Options

a) Share capital:

The share capital of the company comprises of 50.593.832 fully paid up ordinary shares of € 0.30 each.The share premium accounts represents the difference between the issue of shares (in cash) and their par value.

Number of shares Share capital
-000' Euro
Share premium
-000' Euro
Balance at 01.01.2016 50.593.832 15.178 2.755
Balance at 31.12.2016 50.593.832 15.178 2.755
Balance at 01.01.2017 50.593.832 15.178 2.755
Balance at 30.06.2017 50.593.832 15.178 2.755

Note 16 - Other reserves

Consolidated
Statutory
reserves
Share
option
reserve
Extraordinary
reserves
Cash flow
hedge
reserve
Tax free
reserves
Currency
translation
reserve
Total
Balance at 01.01.2016 4.177 667 8.905 - 6.831 (7.582) 12.998
Exchange differences - - (1.100) - - (22.923) (24.023)
Balance at 30.06.2016 4.177 667 7.805 - 6.831 (30.505) (11.025)
Balance at 01.07.2016 4.177 667 7.805 - 6.831 (30.505) (11.025)
Additions for the year - 27 - - - - 27
Exchange differences - - (59) - - (2.716) (2.775)
Balance at 31.12.2016 4.177 694 7.746 - 6.831 (33.221) (13.773)
Balance at 01.01.2017 4.177 694 7.746 - 6.831 (33.221) (13.773)
Exchange differences - - (182) - - (5.005) (5.187)
Balance at 30.06.2017 4.177 694 7.564 - 6.831 (38.226) (18.960)

Note 16 - Other reserves (continued)

Parent Company
Statutory
reserves
Share
option
reserve
Extraordinary
reserves
Tax free
reserves
Total
Balance at 01.01.2016 4.020 667 4.835 6.831 16.353
Additions for the year - - - -
Balance at 30.06.2016 4.020 667 4.835 6.831 16.353
Balance at 01.07.2016 4.020 667 4.835 6.831 16.353
Additions for the year - 27 - - 27
Balance at 31.12.2016 4.020 694 4.835 6.831 16.380
Balance at 01.01.2017 4.020 694 4.835 6.831 16.380
Balance at 30.06.2017 4.020 694 4.835 6.831 16.380

A statutory reserve is created under the provisions of Hellenic law (Law 2190/20) according to which, an amount of at least 5% of the profit (after tax) for the year must be transferred to this reserve until it reaches one third of the paid up share capital. The statutory reserve can not be distributed to the shareholders of the Company except for the case of liquidation.

The share option reserve refers to a share option program with beneficiaries the Company's BoD executive members and employees.

The Company has created tax free reserves, taking advances of various Hellenic Taxation laws, during the years, in order to achieve tax deductions, either

a) by postponing the tax liability till the reserves are distributed to the shareholders, or

b) by eliminating any future income tax payment by issuing new shares for the shareholders of the company.

Should the reserves be distributed to the shareholders as dividends, the distributed profits will be taxed with the rate that will be in effect at the time of the profits distributions.

No provision has been created in regard to the possible income tax liability in the case of such a future distribution of the reserves to the shareholders of the company as such liabilities are recognized simultaneously with the dividends distribution.

Note 17 - Financial Expenses

Consolidated Parent Company
30.06.2017 30.06.2016 30.06.2017 30.06.2016
Interest expense 10.023 14.607 4.234 3.503
Interest income (818) (394) (4) (1)
Net interest expense / 9.205 14.213 4.230 3.502
Exchange loss / (gain) &
Other Financial Costs 3.363 (9.835) 1.499 101
Loss / on derivative financial
instruments - (773) - (70)
Total finance cost / 12.568 3.605 5.729 3.533

About the reduction of expenses which derives from interest expenses, there is a reference in Note 13 about non current & current borrowings.

Sensitivity Analysis of Interest Rates

The Group's principal sources of finance consist of Bond Loans, local overdraft facilities, short- and long-term local bank borrowing facilities and Revolving Credit Facilities (RCFs)

The ratio of the fixed to floating interest rates of the Group's principal sources of finance as at 30 June 2016 amounts to 66% / 34%.

The exposure to interest rate risk on the Group's income and cash flows from financing activities is set out below with the relevant sensitivity analysis.

Volatility of Effect on
Interest Rates Profit /
( +/-) before income tax
01.01.2017 - 30.06.2017 -EURO 1,00% 565
-USD 1,00% 120
-INR 1,00% 2
Total 687

Note 18 - Income Tax

The income tax rates in the countries where the Group operates are between 0% and 38.3%.

Some of non deductible expenses, tax losses for which no deferred income tax asset was recognised and, the different tax rates in the countries that the Group operates, create an effective tax rate for the Group.

As from 2015, applicable in Greece new tax rate 29%.

Audit Tax Certificate

In the years from 2011up to 2015, Greek Societes Anonymes and Limited Liability Companies of which annual financial statements are subject to a mandatory statutory audit, should obtain the "Annual Certificate" provided in para. 5 art. 82 of Law 2238/1994 (for 2011-2013) and in art 65A of law 4174/2013 (for 2014-2015), which is issued after a special taxation audit has been performed by the same Certified Auditor or Audit Firm appointed for the annual statutory audit.

For the years 2011 up to 2011 a respective "Tax Certificate" has been issued by its statutory Certified Auditors in accordance with art 65A of Law 4174/2013, without any qualification or matter of emphasis as pertains to the tax compliance of the Company. The year 2016 is also audited by the company's certified auditor, the "Tax Certificate" of which has not been issued as yet, since its filing deadline is 31 October 2017.

Upon completion of the tax audit, the statutory auditor or audit firm must issue a "Tax Compliance Report" which will subsequently be submitted electronically to the Ministry of Finance.

Unaudited Tax Years

The Parent Company has not been audited by tax authorities for the 2010 financial year.

Up to 30.06.2017 we have not been officially served with any audit mandate by the competent Greek tax authorities for

the year 2010. Consequently, the State is not anymore entitled, due to the lapse of the statute of limitation, to issue

assessment sheets and assessment acts for taxes, duties, contributions and surcharges for the years up to and including

2010, pursuant to the following provisions:

  • (a) para. 1 art. 84 of Law 2238/1994 (unaudited cases of Income taxation),
  • (b) para. 1 art. 57 of Law 2859/2000 (unaudited cases of Value Added Tax), and,
  • (c) para. 5 art. 9 of Law 2523/1997 (imposition of penalties for income tax cases).

For the Parent Company, the "Tax Compliance Report" for the financial years 2011 - 2015 has been issued with no substantial adjustments with respect to the tax expense and corresponding tax provision as reflected in the annual financial statements of 2011 - 2015.

The Parent company received an audit mandate for a tax re-examination for 2012.

The tax returns of the Parent Company and the Group's subsidiaries have not been assessed by the tax authorities for different periods. ( see the table below)

Until such time the special tax audit of the companies in the above table is completed, the tax burden for the Group relating to those years cannot be accurately determined. The Group is raising provisions for any additional taxes that may result from future tax audits to the extent that the relevant liability is probable and may be reliably measured.

For the unaudited tax years of the Group, a cumulative provision of € 1,000 thousand has been raised up to 30 June 2017.

Note 18 - Income Tax (continued)

Note: in some countries/jurisdictions, the tax audit is not mandatory and may only be performed under certain conditions.

Company Country Unaudited tax
years
Line of Business
Frigoglass S.A.I.C. - Parent Company Hellas 2016 Ice Cold Merchandisers
SC. Frigoglass Romania SRL Romania 2010-2016 Ice Cold Merchandisers
PT Frigoglass Indonesia Indonesia 2014-2016 Ice Cold Merchandisers
Frigoglass South Africa Ltd S. Africa 2012-2016 Ice Cold Merchandisers
Frigoglass Eurasia LLC Russia 2014-2016 Ice Cold Merchandisers
Frigoglass (Guangzhou) Ice Cold Equipment
Co. ,Ltd.
China 2016 Ice Cold Merchandisers
Frigoglass Ltd. Ireland 2002-2016 Sales Office
Frigoglass Iberica SL Spain 2004-2016 Sales Office
Frigoglass Spa zo.o Poland 2011-2016 Sales Office
Frigoglass India PVT.Ltd. India 2015-2016 Ice Cold Merchandisers
Frigoglass Turkey Soğutma Sanayi
İç ve Dış Ticaret Anonim Şirketi
Turkey 2016 Sales Office
Frigoglass North America Ltd. Co USA 2008-2016 Sales Office
Frigoglass Philippines Inc. Philippines 2012-2015 Sales Office
Frigoglass Jebel Ali FZE Dubai - Glass Operation
Frigoglass MENA FZE Dubai - Sales Office
Beta Glass Plc. Nigeria 2014-2016 Glass Operation
Frigoglass Industries (NIG.) Ltd Nigeria 2014-2016 Crowns, Plastics, ICMs
Frigoglass West Africa Limited Nigeria 2015-2016 Ice Cold Merchandisers
3P Frigoglass Romania SRL Romania 2009-2016 Plastics
Frigoglass East Africa Ltd. Kenya 2014-2016 Sales Office
Frigoglass GmbΗ Germany 2011-2016 Sales Office
Scandinavian Appliances A.S Norway 2015-2016 Sales Office
Frigoglass Nordic AS Norway 2015-2016 Sales Office
Norcool Holding A.S Norway 2015-2016 Holding Company
Frigoglass Cyprus Limited Cyprus 2011-2016 Holding Company
Frigoglass Global Limited Cyprus 2015-2016 Holding Company
Frigoinvest Holdings B.V Netherlands 2008-2016 Holding Company
Frigoglass Finance B.V Netherlands 2013-2016 Financial Services

The Group Management is not expecting significant tax liabilities to arise from the specific tax audit of the open tax years of the Company as well as of other Group entities in addition to the ones already disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and estimates that the results of the tax audit of the unaudited tax years will not significantly affect the financial position, the asset structure, the profitability and the cash flows of the Company and its Group.

Note 19 - Commitments

Capital commitments

The capital commitments contracted for but not yet incurred at the balance sheet date 30.06.2017 for the Group amounted to € 201 thousands ( 31.12.2016: € 36 thousands) mainly for purchases of machinery. There are no capital commitments for the Parent Company for the years ended 31.12.2016 and 30.06.2017.

Note 20 - Related party transactions ( based on IAS 24 )

Truad Verwaltungs A.G is the main shareholder of Frigoglass S.A.I.C with a 44,4% shareholding.

Truad Verwaltungs A.G. has also a 23.2% stake in Coca-Cola HBC AG share capital.

In April 2016 Frigoglass Finance B.V. has signed a loan agreement of a total amount of € 30 million with BOVAL S.A on the same terms as the RCFs.

BOVAL S.A in Luxembourg is a subsidiary of Truad Verwaltungs A.G.

in € 000's 30.06.2016
Balance of loan with the BOVAL S.A. 30.000 20.204
Loan interest to BOVAL S.A. 248 204

The Coca-Cola HBC AG is a non alcoholic beverage company. Apart from the common share capital involvement of Truad Verwaltungs A.G. at 23.2% with Coca-Cola HBC AG, Frigoglass is the major shareholder in Frigoglass Industries Ltd. and Frigoglass West Africa Ltd. based on Nigeria, with shareholding of 76.0%, where Coca-Cola HBC AG also owns a 23.9% equity interest.

Coca-Cola HBC AG Agreement:

Based on a contract that has been renewed until 31.12.2018 the Coca-Cola HBC AG purchases ICM's from the Frigoglass Group at yearly negotiated prices.

A.G. Leventis Lease Agreement:

Truad Verwaltungs A.G. has also a 50,7% stake in A.G. Leventis Nigeria Plc.

Frigoglass Industries Nigeria is party to an agreement with A.G. Leventis Nigeria Plc. for the lease of office space in Lagos, Nigeria. The lease agreement is renewed annually.

The investments in subsidiaries are reported to Note 14.

a) The amounts of related party transactions and balances were:

Consolidated Parent Company
30.06.2017 30.06.2016 30.06.2017 30.06.2016
Sales of goods and services 74.150 75.756 7.922
Purchases of goods and services 130 415 7
Receivables / 34.797 37.719 3.231

b) The intercompany transactions and balances of the Parent company with the Group's subsidiaries were:

Parent Company
30.06.2017 30.06.2016
Sales of goods and services 2.636 2.689
Income from subsidiaries: Services fees and Royalties on Sales 9.708 9.366
Income from subsidiaries: commissions on sales 205 642
Purchases of goods / Expenses from subsidiaries 8.154 8.559
Interest expense 4.234 3.503
Dividend income - -
Receivables 29.894 30.488
Payables 21.764 16.583
Loans Payables (note 13) 100.582 88.960

c) The fees to members of the Board of Directors and Management compensation include wages, indemnities and other employee benefits and the amounts are:

Consolidated Parent Company
30.06.2017 30.06.2016 30.06.2017 30.06.2016
Fees for Board of Directors 85 85 85 85
Management compensation 1.138 1.231 962 924

Frigoglass S.A.I.C Notes to the Interim Condensed Financial Information in € 000's

Note 21 - Earnings per share

Basic & Diluted earnings per share

Basic and Diluted earnings per share are calculated by dividing the profit attributable to shareholders, by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year, excluding ordinary shares purchased by the company (treasury shares).

The diluted earnings per share are calculated adjusting the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding to assume conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares. The Company has one category of dilutive potential ordinary shares: share options. For the share options a calculation is done to determine the number of shares that could have been acquired at fair value (determined as the average annual market share price of the Company's shares) based on the monetary value of the subscription rights attached to outstanding share options. The number of shares calculated as above is compared with the number of shares that would have been issued assuming the exercise of the share options. The difference is added to the denominator as an issue of ordinary shares for no consideration. No adjustment is made to net profit (numerator).

Consolidated Parent Company
in 000's Euro Six months ended Six months ended
(apart from per share earning and number of shares) 30.06.2017 30.06.2016 30.06.2017 30.06.2016
Profit / after income tax attributable to shareholders
of the Company (36.871) (25.128) (30.260) (11.860)
Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the
purposes of basic earnings per share 50.593.832 50.593.832 50.593.832 50.593.832
Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purpose
of diluted earnings per share 50.593.832 50.593.832 50.593.832 50.593.832
Basic earnings / per share (0,7288) (0,4967) (0,5981) (0,2344)
Diluted earnings / per share (0,7288) (0,4967) (0,5981) (0,2344)

Note 22 - Contingent liabilities

The Parent company has contingent liabilities in respect of bank guarantees on behalf of its subsidiaries arising from the ordinary course of business as follows:

The Parent Company's bank guarantees on behalf of its subsidiaries were:

Consolidated Parent Company
30.06.2017 31.12.2016 30.06.2017 31.12.2016
Guarantees 47 11.429 379.500 406.294

As shown in Note 13 the issue of the Notes and the revolving credit facilities are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis.

The parent company has given warranties for financial support of certain subsidiaries.

The tax returns for the Parent Company and for the Group subsidiaries have not been assessed by the tax authorities for different periods (see Note 18). In addition the Group's subsidiaries receive additional claims from various tax authorities from time to time, which Management assesses and takes legal action as required. The management of the Group believes that no significant additional taxes other than those recognized in the financial statements will be assessed.

The pending litigations, legal proceedings, or claims are not likely to affect the financial statements significantly or the operations of the Group and the Parent company.

Note 23 - Seasonality of Operations

Net Sales revenue

Consolidated
Quarter 2014 2015 2016 2017
Q1 124.247 26% 120.005 26% 101.899 25% 94.288
Q2 145.916 30% 145.156 32% 137.800 33% 121.144
Q3 89.367 18% 98.808 22% 83.195 20% -
Q4 127.516 26% 89.913 20% 90.309 22% -
Total Year 487.046 100% 453.882 100% 413.203 100% 215.432

As shown above the Group's operations exhibit seasonality.

Note 24 - Post balance sheet events

Following the issuance of the Practice Statement Letter 19 June 2017, the UK Scheme was approved by the scheme creditors in a meeting held on 27 July 2017 and sanctioned by the High Court of England and Wales on 1 August 2017.

On 27 June 2017 the Company's 1st Repetitive Annual General Meeting of shareholders granted the Existing Shareholder Approvals.

On 13 July 2017 the decision under no. 78305/13.07.2017 issued by the competent department of the Greek Ministry of Development and Finance approving the amendment of the Company's Articles of Association in accordance with the aforementioned resolution of the 1st Repetitive Annual General Meeting dated 27/06/2017, was registered with the General Commercial Registry (GEMI).

There are no other post-balance events which are likely to affect the financial statements or the operations of the Group and the Parent company apart from the ones mentioned above.

Note 25 - Average number of personnel

The average number of personnel per operation for the Group & for the Parent company are listed below:

Consolidated
Operations 30.06.2017 30.06.2016
ICM Operations 3.713 3.941
Glass Operations 1.721 1.585
Total 5.434 5.526
Parent Company
30.06.2017 30.06.2016
Average number of personnel 205 213

Notes to the Interim Condensed Financial Information

in € 000's

Note 26- Other / Gains

Consolidated Parent Company
30.06.2017 30.06.2016 30.06.2017 30.06.2016
Income from subsidiaries:
Services Fees & Royalties on Sales
0 0 9.708 9.366
Income from subsidiaries:
Commission on sales
0 0 205 642
Revenues from insurance claims 1.345 121 1.345 0
Revenues from scraps sales 460 273 0 0
Other charges to customers 377 477 0 0
Discounts from suppliers for Previous Years 0 100 0 0
Profit/ from disposal of property, plant & equipment
Other operating Income /
62 24 0 0
from Previous Years 2.002 426 -10 52
Total Other / gains 4.246 1.421 11.248 10.060

Other operating Income / from Previous Years:

The increase derives from Reversals of Accruals, made before 01.01.2016, related to Accruals for Transportation Costs and Accruals for Disputes with Customers before 01.01.2016 which they did not realized.

Note 27 - Reclassifications to the Cash Flow Statement

Due to the sharp and fundamental devaluation of Naira in Nigeria, the Management revised the method of presentation for the cash flow statement and for comparability purposes reclassified the respective 2016 Cash Flow Statement.

Consolidated
Six months ended
30.06.2016 30.06.2016
Revised Published Difference
Net cash generated from operating activities 12.284 29.025 (16.741) (A)
Net cash generated from investing activities (1.322) (1.322) - (B)
Net cash generated from of financing activities 4.051 4.051 - (B)
Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 15.013 31.754 (16.741)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning
of the year
57.492 57.492 -
Effects of changes in exchange rate (12.171) (28.912) 16.741 (A)
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 60.334 60.334 -

(A) the amount of Euro 16.471 thousands relates to foreign exchange differences related to Cash & Cash Equivalents and the effects from foreign exchange differences related to Net cash generated from operating activities

Frigoglass S.A.I.C Notes to the Interim Condensed Financial Information in € 000's

Note 28 - Restructuring Costs
Consolidated Parent Company
30.06.2017
Capital Restructuring Expenses (25.643) (25.541)
for restructuring activities of ICM Operations - -
Restructuring Costs (25.643) (25.541)

Capital Restructuring Expenses

The Group is undergoing a restructuring of its indebtedness and capital structure (the "Restructuring") and entered into a lock-up agreement with its main stakeholders in April 2017. The Restructuring is expected to close in October 2017.

For that process Frigoglass works with its legal and financial advisors. The costs incurred until 30.06.2017 amounted to Euro 25.6 million.

Consolidated Parent Company
30.06.2016
Capital Restructuring Expenses (4.899) (4.899)
for restructuring activities of ICM Operations (11.394) -
Restructuring Costs (16.293) (4.899)

for restructuring activities of ICM Operations

On July 15, 2016 Frigoglass SAIC announced the change of its operating model in the Asian market.

This change includes the discontinuation of the manufacturing operations at the Guangzhou based facility in China by the end of the third quarter of 2016.

Chinese production volume will be consolidated in India and Indonesia, where our focus on operational excellence freed up capacity to absorb the additional volume.

Frigoglass will maintain its commercial and customer service activities in the Chinese market, seamlessly continuing to serve the requirements of its customers from the existing manufacturing network. This decision will enable the optimization of the production capacity in Asia, improve the company's fixed cost structure and strengthen its longterm competitiveness.

Through its established presence and access to the Chinese supply base, Frigoglass maintains a robust and efficient supply chain for the Group, securing its ability to produce high quality and cost efficient products.

During 2016 the Group made several changes and reorganisation in the management structure of ICM Operations with a material effect in the manner in which the business is conductued and on the focus of the Group Operations.

for restructuring activities of ICM Operations

for restructuring activities of ICM Operations (11.394)
Indemnities and Other Restructuring Costs (4.300)
Impairment of Inventories (1.500)
Impairment of Tangible & Intangible Assets (5.594)

Frigoglass S.A.I.C Notes to the Interim Condensed Financial Information in € 000's

Note 29 - Restatement

The Group, as part of the process of seeking prospectus approval for the rights issue in connection with the proposed Restructuring, after reassessment of relevant facts and circumstances relating to its subsidiaries, Jebel Ali and Frigoglass South Africa, it has concluded that the carrying value of the fixed assets of the aforementioned subsidiaries and goodwill related to Jebel Ali acquisition as presented in previously issued audited consolidated financial statements for 2016 must be restated.

Based on the Group's preliminary estimation based on updated information, fixed assets of Frigoglass South Africa and Jebel Ali were impaired by an amount € 2 and an amount € 29,5 million respectively. The goodwill relating to the acquisition of Jebel Ali, that amounted to € 1,5 million, is fully impaired.

The necessary restatements, based on IAS 8, are presented to the comparative Consolidated Balance Sheet for the 31 December 2016, with the respective adjustments in the Consolidated Group Equity.

The recoverable amount of a cash generating unit (CGU) is determined based on value-in-use calculations which require the use of assumptions. The calculations use cash flow projections based on financial budgets approved by management covering a five-year period.

Cash flows beyond the five-year period are extrapolated using the estimated growth rates stated below.

The effect of the correction of the figures of 2016 in relation to Balance sheet, Profit and Loss statement, Other Comprehensive Income and Statement of Changes in Equity, that have been affected from the restatement are presented below:

The difference between the amount of € 33.0 million in the Balance Sheet and € 31.5 million in the Income Statement, equal to € 1.5 million, relates to the difference of the average exchange rates used for the conversion in Euros of the figures of the Income Statement, to the exhange rates used to translate the Balance Sheet figures (Closing rate).

The amount of € 1.5 million for the Currency Translation Differences is reported separately in the Statement of Comprehensive Income.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Financial Information

in € 000's

Note 29 -Restatement ( Continued )

The impact of the Restatement on the affected Balance Sheet items is presented below:

Consolidated
Year ended 31.12.2016
Restated Restatement Published
Assets:
Property, Plant & Equipment 132.157 (31.487) 163.644
Intangible assets 14.160 (1.513) 15.673
Deferred income tax assets 1.683 - 1.683
Other long term assets 867 - 867
Total non current assets 148.867 (33.000) 181.867
Inventories 93.045 - 93.045
Trade receivables 77.707 - 77.707
Other receivables 27.274 - 27.274
Income tax advances 3.043 - 3.043
Cash & cash equivalents 57.526 - 57.526
Total current assets 258.595 - 258.595
Total assets 407.462 (33.000) 440.462
Liabilities:
Long term borrowings 4 - 4
Deferred Income tax liabilities 16.357 - 16.357
Retirement benefit obligations 16.536 - 16.536
Provisions for other liabilities & charges 3.520 - 3.520
Deferred income from government grants 21 - 21
Total non current liabilities 36.438 - 36.438
Trade payables 67.103 - 67.103
Other payables 44.117 - 44.117
Current income tax liabilities 6.786 - 6.786
Short term borrowings 381.871 - 381.871
Total current liabilities 499.877 - 499.877
Total liabilities 536.315 - 536.315
Equity:
Share capital 15.178 - 15.178
Share premium 2.755 - 2.755
Other reserves (13.773) - (13.773)
Retained earnings (172.113) (33.000) (139.113)
Total Shareholders Equity (167.953) (33.000) (134.953)
Non controlling interest 39.100 - 39.100
Total Equity (128.853) (33.000) (95.853)
Total Liabilities & Equity 407.462 (33.000) 440.462

Note 29 -Restatement ( Continued )

The impact of the Restatement on the affected Income Statement items is presented below:

Consolidated
Year ended 31.12.2016
Restated Restatement Published
Net sales revenue 413.203 - 413.203
Cost of goods sold (351.764) - (351.764)
Gross profit 61.439 - 61.439
Administrative expenses (23.342) - (23.342)
Selling, distribution & marketing expenses (27.293) - (27.293)
Research & development expenses (4.085) - (4.085)
Other / gains 3.620 - 3.620
Impairment of Fixed Assets & Goodwill (31.500) (31.500) -
Operating Profit / (21.161) (31.500) 10.339
Finance / income (17.257) - (17.257)
Profit / before income tax & restructuring costs (38.418) (31.500) (6.918)
Restructuring Costs (22.338) - (22.338)
Profit / before income tax (60.756) (31.500) (29.256)
Income tax expense (19.516) - (19.516)
Profit / after income tax expenses (80.272) (31.500) (48.772)
Attributable to:
Non controlling interest 8.958 - 8.958
Shareholders (89.230) (31.500) (57.730)
Depreciation 29.784 - 29.784
Earnings / before, finance, restructuring costs, tax,
depreciation, amortization, impairment of fixed assets &
goodwill (EBITDA) 40.123 - 40.123
Amounts in €
Earnings / per share, after taxes
- Basic (1,7637) (0,6226) (1,1410)
- Diluted (1,7637) (0,6226) (1,1410)
Reconciliation of EBITDA
Profit / before income tax -60.756 -31.500 -29.256
plus: Depreciation 29.784 0 29.784
plus: Restructuring Costs 22.338 0 22.338
plus: Finance / income * 17.257 0 17.257
plus: Impairment of Fixed Assets & Goodwill 31.500 31.500 0
EBITDA 40.123 0 40.123

* Finance / income = Interest expense - Interest income +/- Exchange Gain/-Loss - Other Financial Costs

Note 29 -Restatement ( Continued )

The impact of the Restatement on the affected Statement of Comprehensive Income items is presented below:

Consolidated
Year ended 31.12.2016
Restated Restatement Published
Profit / after income tax expenses
(Income Statement) (80.272) (31.500) (48.772)
Other Comprehensive income:
Items that will be reclassified to Profit & Loss:
Currency translation differences (49.067) (1.500) (47.567)
Items that will be reclassified to Profit & Loss (49.067) (1.500) (47.567)
Items that will not be reclassified to Profit & Loss
Actuarial Gains/ 1.544 0 1.544
Income tax effect -494 0 -494
Items that will not be reclassified to Profit & Loss 1.050 0 1.050
Other comprehensive income / net of
tax (48.017) (1.500) (46.517)
Total comprehensive income / for the
year (128.289) (33.000) (95.289)
Attributable to:
- Non controlling interest (7.270) - (7.270)
- Shareholders (121.019) (33.000) (88.019)
(128.289) (33.000) (95.289)

Note 29 -Restatement ( Continued )

The impact of the Restatement on the affected Statement of Changes in Equity items is presented below:

Consolidated
Published Share
Capital
Share
premium
Other
reserves
Retained
earnings
Total
Shareholders
Equity
Non
Controlling
Interest
Total
Equity
Balance at 01.01.2016 15.178 2.755 13.000 (77.894) (46.961) 46.537 (424)
Profit / for the year - - - (57.730) (57.730) 8.958 (48.772)
Other Comprehensive income /
Total comprehensive income / ,
- - (26.800) (3.489) (30.289) (16.228) (46.517)
net of taxes - - (26.800) (61.219) (88.019) (7.270) (95.289)
Dividends to non controlling interest - - - - - (167) (167)
Share option reserve - - 27 - 27 - 27
Balance at 31.12.2016 15.178 2.755 (13.773) (139.113) (134.953) 39.100 (95.853)
Balance at 31.12.2016 15.178 2.755 (13.773) (172.113) (167.953) 39.100 (128.853)
Currency translation differences (1.500)
Effect from Income Statement (31.500)
Restated

Note 30 - Reconciliation of EBITDA

Consolidated Parent Company
Six months ended Three months ended Six months ended Three months ended
30.06.2017 30.06.2016 30.06.2017 30.06.2016 30.06.2017 30.06.2016 30.06.2017 30.06.2016
Profit / before income tax -27.195 -8.594 -18.580 -1.582 -29.821 -10.059 -23.543 -5.660
plus: Depreciation 14.151 16.738 7.332 8.492 1.734 1.737 871 880
plus: Restructuring Costs 25.643 16.293 21.894 16.293 25.541 4.899 21.793 4.899
plus: Finance / income * 12.568 3.605 5.075 -5.860 5.729 3.533 3.555 1.752
EBITDA 25.167 28.042 15.721 17.343 3.183 110 2.676 1.871

* Finance / income = Interest expense - Interest income +/- Exchange Gain/-Loss - Other Financial Costs

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