Annual / Quarterly Financial Statement • Mar 27, 2018
Annual / Quarterly Financial Statement
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(formerly named Aedas Homes Group, S.L.U.)
Financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017
| ASS ETS |
Not e |
Dec 31 , 20 17 |
Dec 31 , 20 16 |
EQ UIT Y A ND LIA BIL ITIE S |
Not e |
Dec 31 , 20 17 |
Dec 31 , 20 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO N-C SSE TS: UR REN T A |
EQ UIT Y: |
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| Inta ngi ble ets ass |
5 | 315 ,819 |
- | Cap ital |
10 | 966 ,587 47, |
3,00 0 |
| Sof twa re |
207 ,00 1 |
- | Issu ed c apit al |
47, 966 ,587 |
3,0 00 |
||
| Oth er i gibl ntan sets e as |
108 ,818 |
- | Sha ium re p rem |
10 | 500 ,076 ,721 |
- | |
| Pro ty, pla nt a nd ipm ent per equ |
6 | 705 ,77 1 |
- | Vol unt ary res erv es |
10 | (31 0,85 7,80 0) |
(35 4) |
| Lan d a nd b uild ings |
72, 193 |
- | Ret ain ed nin (pri los ) ear gs or-y ear ses |
10 | (2,2 41,5 61) |
- | |
| Pla nd o the r PP &E nt a |
489 ,269 |
- | Oth ntri but ion er o wne r co s |
10 | 740 ,07 1,25 6 |
9,37 2,87 5 |
|
| Con ctio ork in p d p stru ents n w rog ress an rep aym |
144 ,309 |
- | Pro fit/( loss ) fo r th e ye ar |
3 | (26 ,655 ,593 ) |
(2,2 41,5 61) |
|
| Non t in tme nts in ies and iate -cu rren ves gro up com pan as soc s |
790 ,419 ,499 |
37,5 27,5 00 |
Tot al e qui ty |
948 ,359 ,610 |
7,13 3,96 0 |
||
| Equ ity i nstr nts ume |
7 | 168 ,99 1,13 1 |
8,84 6,37 5 |
||||
| Loa nies ns t o co mpa |
8 & 16 |
621 ,428 ,368 |
28, 681 ,125 |
NO N-C UR REN T L IAB ILIT IES : |
|||
| Non t fin ial i stm ent -cu rren anc nve s |
500 ,537 |
- | Non t bo ing -cu rren rrow s |
12 | 137 ,326 |
- | |
| Oth t fin ial a ts er n on- cur ren anc sse |
8 | 500 ,537 |
- | Der ivat ives |
137 ,326 |
- | |
| Def d ta set erre x as s |
13 | 929 ,228 |
118 | Non t bo ing s fr rel d c ies and ate -cu rren rrow om om pan oci ate ass s |
- | 28,2 13,6 25 |
|
| Tot al n t as set on- cur ren s |
792 ,870 ,854 |
37,5 27,6 18 |
Tot al n t lia bili ties on- cur ren |
137 ,326 |
28,2 13,6 25 |
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| CU RR ENT AS SET S: |
|||||||
| Tra de and oth ivab les er r ece |
15,0 21,4 00 |
558 ,60 1 |
|||||
| Tra de ivab les rece |
8 | - | 473 ,195 |
||||
| Tra de ivab les, anie d a ciat rece gro up c omp s an sso es |
8 | 14,5 66,2 95 |
85,4 06 |
||||
| Sun dry ivab les rece |
8 | 815 | - | CU RR ENT LIA BIL ITIE S: |
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| Cur t tax ets ren ass |
13 | 349 ,603 |
- | Cur t bo ing s fr rel ate d c ies and ren rrow om om pan oci ate ass s |
16 | 0 | 81,8 89 |
| Oth ivab les from blic tho ritie er r ece pu au s |
13 | 104 ,687 |
- | Tra de and oth ble er p aya s |
12 | 13,3 13,2 18 |
2,68 9,04 6 |
| Cur t in tme nts in ies and iate ren ves gro up com pan as soc s |
16 | 16,9 50, 160 |
- | Tra de able nies d a ciat pay s, g rou p co mpa an sso es |
12 | 4,2 30 |
2,68 5,84 4 |
| Cur t loa nies d as iate ns t ren o g rou p co mpa an soc s |
16,9 50, 160 |
- | Pay able for vice ceiv ed ser s re |
1,13 3,83 9 |
3,2 01 |
||
| Cur t fin ial a ts ren anc sse |
8 | 2,37 6,58 0 |
- | Em ploy ben efits yab le ee pa |
1,50 0,60 0 |
||
| Pre nts d a ued inc pay me an ccr om e |
308 ,128 |
- | Cur liab ilitie t tax ren s |
8,6 77 |
- | ||
| Cas h a nd h eq uiva lent cas s |
9 | 134 ,283 ,032 |
32,3 01 |
Oth bles pub lic a utho ritie to er p aya s |
12 & 13 |
10,6 65,8 72 |
|
| Tot al c nt a ts urre sse |
168 ,939 ,300 |
590 ,902 |
Tot al c nt l iab iliti urre es |
13,3 13,2 18 |
2,77 0,93 5 |
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| TOT AL ASS ETS |
961 ,810 ,154 |
38, 118 ,520 |
TOT AL EQ UIT Y A ND LIA BIL ITIE S |
961 ,810 ,154 |
38, 118 ,520 |
The accompanying notes 1 to 20 are an integral part of the balance sheet at December 31, 2017.
(Euros)
| Note | Year ended December 31, 2017 |
Reporting period ended December 31, 2016 (*) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTINUING OPERATIONS | |||
| Revenue | 14.a | 25,692,756 | 85,406 |
| Revenue from services rendered | 25,692,756 | 85,406 | |
| Other operating income | 395 | - | |
| Non-trading and other operating income | 395 | - | |
| Employee benefits expense | 14.c | (33,769,775) | - |
| Wages, salaries and similar | (32,646,184) | - | |
| Employee benefits | (1,123,591) | - | |
| Other operating expenses | (10,049,663) | (2,245,078) | |
| External services | 14.b | (10,045,976) | (2,245,078) |
| Taxes other than income tax | (2,625) | - | |
| Other operating expenses | (1,062) | - | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 5 & 6 | (137,371) | - |
| Impairment of and gains/(losses) on disposal of fixed assets |
(104,211) | - | |
| Impairment and write-downs | (104,211) | - | |
| OPERATING PROFIT/(LOSS) | (18,367,869) | (2,159,672) | |
| Finance income | 333 | ||
| Tradable securities and other financial instruments | 333 | ||
| Finance costs | 14.d | (9,056,095) | (81,889) |
| Borrowings from group companies and associates | (9,050,754) | (81,889) | |
| Third-party borrowings | (5,341) | - | |
| Change in fair value of financial instruments | (137,326) | - | |
| Held-for-trading portfolio and other securities | (137,326) | - | |
| NET FINANCE INCOME/(COST) | (9,193,088) | (81,889) | |
| PROFIT/(LOSS) BEFORE TAX | (27,560,957) | (2,241,561) | |
| Income tax | 905,364 | - | |
| PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS |
(26,655,593) | (2,241,561) | |
| DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS | |||
| Profit/(loss) after tax for the period from discontinued operations |
- | - | |
| PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE YEAR | (26,655,593) | (2,241,561) |
(*) Corresponds to the period from the date of the Company's incorporation until December 31, 2016.
Accompanying notes 1 to 20 are an integral part of the income statement for the year ended December 31, 2017
(Euros)
| No te |
ed De Ye end ar ber 31 201 7 cem , |
Re rtin eri od po g p end ed De ber cem 31, 20 16 ( *) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| PR OF IT/( LO SS ) FO R T HE PE RIO D ( I) |
3 | ( 26, 655 593 ) , |
( 2, 241 561 ) , |
| Inc nd ize d d irec tly in e ity om e a exp ens e r eco gn qu |
- | - | |
| TO TA L IN CO ME AN D E XP EN SE RE CO GN IZE D D IRE CT LY IN EQ UIT Y ( II) |
- | - | |
| TO TA L A MO UN TS TR AN SF ER RE D T O P RO FIT OR LO SS ( III) |
- | - | |
| TO TA L R EC OG NIZ ED IN CO ME AN D E XP EN SE ( I+II +III ) |
( 26, 655 593 ) , |
( 2, 241 561 ) , |
|
| Tot al r ize d in nd ttrib ble ity hol der f th uta to nt eco gn com e a exp ens e a equ s o e p are |
- | - | |
| Tot al r ize d in nd ttrib ble lling int uta to ntro sts eco gn com e a exp ens e a non -co ere |
- | - |
(*) Corresponds to the period from the date of the Company's incorporation until December 31, 2016.
The accompanying notes 1 to 20 are an integral part of the statement of changes inequity for the year ended December 31, 2017.
(Euros)
| Issu ed ital cap (no 0.a) te 1 |
Sha re miu m ( not pre e 10.b ) |
Res (no te erv es 10.b ) |
Ret ain ed nin (pri ear gs or iod los ) per ses |
Sha reh old er/o wne r trib utio con ns (no te 1 0.c) |
Pro fit/( loss ) for the ye ar |
Non trol ling con inte ts res |
TOT AL |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OP ENI NG BA LAN CE AT JUN E 9 , 20 16 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tot al r gni zed inc nd eco om e a exp ens e |
- | - | - | - | - | (2,2 41,5 61) |
- | (2,2 41,5 61) |
| Tra ctio ith sha reh old nsa ns w ers |
3,00 0 |
- | (35 4) |
- | 9,37 2,87 5 |
- | - | 9,37 5,52 1 |
| Inco ratio rpo n |
3,0 00 |
- | (35 4) |
- | - | - | - | 2,64 6 |
| Sha reh olde ntrib utio r co n |
- | - | - | - | 9,3 72,8 75 |
- | - | 9,3 72,8 75 |
| OP NG CE DEC ENI BA LAN AT EM BER 31 , 20 16 |
3,00 0 |
- | (35 4) |
- | 9,37 2,87 5 |
(2,2 41,5 61) |
- | 7,13 3,96 0 |
| Tot al r gni zed inc nd eco om e a exp ens e |
- | - | - | - | - | (26 ,655 ,593 ) |
- | (26 ,655 ,593 ) |
| Dis trib utio f pr ior- iod fit n o per pro |
- | - | - | (2,2 41,5 61) |
- | 2,24 1,56 1 |
- | - |
| Tra ctio ith sha reh old nsa ns w ers |
963 ,587 47, |
500 ,076 ,721 |
(31 0,85 6) 7,44 |
- | 730 ,698 ,381 |
- | - | 967 ,88 1,24 3 |
| Non h pr eds fro har es i ed -cas oce m s ssu |
47, 963 ,587 |
500 ,076 ,721 |
(31 0,95 8,72 7) |
- | - | - | - | 237 ,08 1,58 1 |
| Sha reh olde ntrib utio r co n |
- | - | - | - | 730 ,698 ,381 |
- | - | 730 ,698 ,381 |
| Mer ger res erve s |
- | - | 101 ,28 1 |
- | - | - | - | 101 ,28 1 |
| Con sol idat ion d o the r ch sc ope an ang es |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| CLO SIN G B ALA NC E A T D ECE MB ER 31, 201 7 |
47, 966 ,587 |
500 ,076 ,721 |
(31 0,85 7,80 0) |
(2,2 41,5 61) |
740 ,07 1,25 6 |
(26 ,655 ,593 ) |
- | 948 ,359 ,610 |
The accompanying notes 1 to 20 are an integral part of the statement of changes in equity for the year ended December 31, 2017.
| Note | Year ended December 31, 2017 |
Reporting period ended December 31, 2016 (*) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Profit/(loss) before tax Adjustments to profit/(loss): Depreciation and amortization charges Impairment and write-downs |
5 & 6 | (27,560,958) (16,395,077) 137,372 104,211 |
(2,241,561) (3,517) |
| Finance income Finance costs |
14.a 14.d |
(25,692,756) 9,056,096 |
(85,406) 81,889 |
| Other cash flows from operating activities Interest received Interest paid |
25,692,756 25,692,756 - |
85,406 85,406 |
|
| Changes in working capital: | (24,003,123) | 2,130,328 | |
| Increase/(decrease) in trade receivables Increase/(decrease) in trade payables Increase/(decrease) in other current assets and liabilities Increase/(decrease) in other non-current assets and liabilities |
(14,548,205) 10,618,831 (19,549,462) (524,287) |
(473,195) 2,689,046 (85,406) (117) |
|
| Net cash used in operating activities (1) | (42,266,402) | (29,344) | |
| 2. CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Investments disposals Group companies and associates Intangible assets |
(152,181,798) - (363,596) |
(37,527,500) - |
|
| Property, plant and equipment Business unit |
(899,577) (150,918,625) (152,181,798) |
- (37,527,500) (37,527,500) |
|
| Net cash from/(used in) investing activities (2) | (152,181,798) | (37,527,500) | |
| 3. CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||
| Proceeds from and payments for equity instruments Proceeds from issuance of own equity instruments New contributions secured from shareholders Proceeds from and repayment of financial liabilities New financing obtained from shareholders New financing obtained from banks |
207,201,042 207,201,042 121,497,890 121,360,563 - |
9,375,521 9,375,521 28,213,624 28,213,624 - |
|
| Other borrowings | 137,327 | - | |
| Net cash from financing activities (3) | 328,698,932 | 37,589,145 | |
| 4. Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents (4) | |||
| 5. NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (1+2+3+4) | 134,250,732 | 32,301 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents - opening balance | 32,301 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents - ending balance | 134,283,033 | 32,301 |
(*) Corresponds to the period from the date of the Company's incorporation until December 31, 2016.
The accompanying notes 1 to 20 are an integral part of the statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2017.
Aedas Homes, S.A.U. (hereinafter, the Company) was incorporated as an open-ended sole-shareholder company on June 9, 2016 before Madrid notary public Mr. Carlos Entrena Palomero (protocol deed entry no. 955) under the name of SPV Spain 19, S.L.U. Its registered office is located in Madrid, on Paseo de la Castellana 143, 11º Derecha, postal code 28046.
The Company was incorporated as a result of the subscription and payment by Structured Finance Management (Spain), S.L. of 3,000 indivisible shares, numbered sequentially, with a unit par value of 1 euro. They were paid for in cash. In 2016, a letter of intent was signed between the then Sole Shareholder and the company domiciled in Luxembourg called Hipoteca 43 Lux, S.A.R.L. for the sale of 100% of the shares held by the former in SPV Spain 19, S.L. The sale of those shares closed on July 5, 2016.
The Company's name was changed to Aedas Homes Group, S.L.U. on July 18, 2016 (as witnessed by notary public Carlos Entrena Palomero, protocol entry no. 1228). The current name was taken in the wake of the corporate restructuring exercise.
On September 12, 2017, the Company's legal form of incorporation was changed to that of a public limited company (sociedad anónima) so that it took the name of AEDAS HOMES, S.A.
The Company's corporate object, pursuant to article 2 of its bylaws, is the following:
The above-mentioned activities may be performed by the Company either directly or indirectly, as well as through ownership interests in other companies with an identical or similar corporate purpose. The Company's corporate object specifically excludes those activities reserved by law to certain types of companies and those requiring a permit or license the Company does not have.
On May 23, 2017, the then Sole Shareholder of Aedas Homes Group, S.L. (the Company or the Transferee) and Aedas Homes, S.L. (the Transferor) resolved to approve the merger by absorption of the latter into the former. The Transferee's and the Transferor's balance sheets at March 31, 2017 were similarly ratified as the merger balance sheets. The merger balance sheets so ratified are attached as Appendix II.
On June 29, 2017, the Spanish company Aedas Homes Group, S.L. (the Company or Transferee) merged with Aedas Homes, S.L. (Transferor), a company whose registered address was located at Paseo de la Castellana 42. The latter was originally incorporated for an indefinite period under the name Espebe 33, S.L., as ratified by public deed before Madrid notary public Carlos Entrena Palomero on January 21, 2016. The name and registered address of the Transferor have both been changed to those of the Transferee.
The merger by absorption implied: (i) the dissolution and extinguishment of the Transferor; (ii) the en bloc transfer of all the latter's assets and liabilities to the Transferee, which has acquired all of its rights and obligations by universal succession.
As for the rationale for the merger, the restructuring of the Transferee's group of companies was designed to simplify its structure and administrative management in order to eke out operating cost savings. The merger is therefore intended to simplify and speed up corporate decision-making.
The merger by absorption was initiated when the directors of the entities involved drafted the common terms of merger on May 23, 2017, as required under article 31 of Spanish Law 3/2009 (of April 3, 2009) on Structural Changes to Corporate Enterprises.
As a result of the merger described above, the balance sheet and income statement for the year ended December 31, 2017 are not comparable with the prior-period statements (note 2.f).
Note that the merger deeds were publicly notarized and registered with the Madrid Companies Register on June 29, 2017.
Note further that the restructuring transaction described is covered by the special tax neutrality regime for mergers, divisions, transfers of assets, exchanges of shares and changes of the registered address of a European company or a European cooperative society from one European Union member state to another provided for in Title VII of Chapter VIII of Spain's Corporate Income Tax Act (Legislative-Royal Decree 4/2014, of November 27, 2014).
During the months of March, June and August, the Company's Majority Shareholder contributed, in a series of transactions, its Spanish real estate development business to AEDAS HOMES, S.A. (note 5). The amounts at which the businesses were contributed differ from the amounts at which the former Sole Shareholder was carrying those businesses in its books. As a result, as per consultation 3 of the official journal of the ICAC (acronym in Spanish for the Spanish Audit and Accounting Institute) (# 85) and Recognition and Measurement Standard 21 of the General Accounting Plan (as per the wording introduced by means of Royal Decree 1159/2010, of September 17, 2010, in effect for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2010), the difference arising between the amounts at which the contribution was carried out and the amounts at which the related assets were carried in the former Sole Shareholder's accounting records has been recognized against "Voluntary reserves" (note 10.c). The carrying amounts that gave rise to the above-mentioned difference, as required pursuant to consultations 3 and 17 of the official journal of the ICAC (# 85), related to the separate amounts corresponding to the Transferee, Hipoteca 43 Lux, S.A.R.L. (parent - former Sole Shareholder) as it had been exempt from issuing consolidated annual financial statements.
Below is a summary of the difference between the amounts at which the businesses were contributed and the amounts that were used by the Company for accounting purposes:
| Euros | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amounts at which contributed |
Carrying amount | Impact on voluntary reserves (note 10) |
||||
| Contribution of March 30, 2017 | 314,032,337 | 80,889,440 | (233,142,896) | |||
| Contribution of June 29, 2017 | 23,140,283 | 6,261,863 | (16,878,421) | |||
| Contribution of August 16, 2017 | 110,596,625 | 49,687,116 | (60,909,509) | |||
| Total | 447,769,245 | 136,838,419 | 310,930,826 |
The Corporate Restructuring Transaction (note 1.a) undertaken in 2017 is covered by the special tax neutrality regime for mergers, divisions, transfers of assets, exchanges of shares and changes of the registered address of a European company or a European cooperative society from one European Union member state to another provided for in Title VII of Chapter VIII of Spain's Corporate Income Tax Act (Legislative-Royal Decree 4/2014, of November 27, 2014).
Item 4 of article 4 of Royal Decree 1159/2010 (of September 17, 2010), enacting the rules for the issuance of consolidated annual financial statements and amending the General Accounting Plan enacted by means of Royal Decree 1514/2007 (of November 16, 2007) and the General Accounting Plan for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises enacted by means of Royal Decree 1515/2007 (of November 16, 2007) stipulates that when group companies are merged together or spun off, the date of the transaction for accounting purposes is that of the start of the year in which the transaction is approved so long as such date is subsequent to the date on which the companies in question became part of the group. As a result, the transactions and income and expenses accrued by the Transferor between January 1, 2017 and June 30, 2017 have been recognized for accounting purposes within the Company's ledgers such that the date of the merger for accounting purposes, i.e., the date from which the transactions performed by the Transferor are deemed performed by the Transferee for accounting purposes, is January 1, 2017.
The merger balance sheets are attached as Appendix II of these financial statements.
The Business Contribution (note 1.b) undertaken in 2017 is covered by the special tax neutrality regime for mergers, divisions, transfers of assets, exchanges of shares and changes of the registered address of a European company or a European cooperative society from one European Union member state to another provided for in Title VII of Chapter VIII of Spain's Corporate Income Tax Act (Legislative-Royal Decree 4/2014, of November 27, 2014).
As detailed in note 1.b, the amounts at which the businesses were contributed differ from the amounts at which the then Sole Shareholder was carrying those businesses in its books. As a result, as per consultation 3 of the official journal of the ICAC (acronym in Spanish for the Spanish Audit and Accounting Institute) (# 85) and Recognition and Measurement Standard 21 of the General Accounting Plan (as per the wording introduced by means of Royal Decree 1159/2010, of September 17, 2010, in effect for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2010), the difference arising between the amounts at which the contribution was carried out and the amounts at which the related assets were carried in the former Sole Shareholder's accounting records has been recognized against "Voluntary reserves" (note 10.c). The carrying amounts that gave rise to the above-mentioned difference, as required pursuant to consultations 3 and 17 of the official journal of the ICAC (# 85), related to the separate amounts corresponding to the Transferee, Hipoteca 43 Lux, S.A.R.L. (parent - former Sole Shareholder) as it had been exempt from issuing consolidated annual financial statements.
The balance sheets pertaining to the March, June and August contributions are attached as Appendix III of these annual financial statements.
At December 31, 2017, the Company was the parent of a group of companies (the Group). A list of the Company's subsidiaries is provided in Appendix I of these 2017 financial statements. Aedas Homes, S.A. and the subsidiaries itemized in Appendix I have drawn up consolidated financial statements, applying the International Financial Reporting Standards adopted by the European Union (IFRS-EU), authorizing their issuance on March 26, 2017.
Given the activities performed by the Company, it has no environmental liabilities, expenses, assets, provisions or contingencies that could be material in respect of its equity, financial position or performance. Therefore, no specific disclosures relating to environmental issues are included in these notes to the financial statements.
The accompanying financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 were authorized for issue by the directors in keeping with the financial reporting regulatory framework applicable to Company, namely:
The accompanying financial statements were prepared from the Company's Directors in accordance with prevailing accounting legislation to give a true and fair view of its equity, financial position and performance. The statement of cash flows has been prepared to present accurately the origin and usage of the Company's monetary assets such as cash and cash equivalents.
The accompanying financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 are presented in euros, which is the Company's functional and presentation currency.
The Company has not applied any non-mandatory accounting policies. Further, the Company's directors have drawn up the accompanying financial statements for year ended December 31, 2017 in accordance with all mandatory accounting principles and rules which have a material impact thereon. All mandatory accounting policies were applied.
In preparing the accompanying financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company's Directors used estimates to measure certain of the assets, liabilities and commitments recognized therein. These estimates are based on historical experience and other factors deemed reasonable under prevailing circumstances and form the basis for making judgments about the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities whose values are not readily apparent from other sources. These estimates basically refer to:
• Assessment of the potential impairment of the Company's financial investments in Group companies and the accounts receivable from Group companies (note 4.1).
• The probability of obtaining future taxable income when recognizing deferred tax assets (note 4.3).
Although these estimates were made on the basis of the best information available at December 31, 2017, events that take place in the future might make it necessary to change these estimates (upwards or downwards) in coming years. Changes in accounting estimates would be applied prospectively.
The 2016 figures are not comparable with those corresponding to year ended December 31, 2017 as a result of the corporate restructuring transaction outlined in note 1.a and the business contributions described in note 1.b.
Any comparison with the information provided in these financial statements should also take into consideration the fact that the 2016 reporting period began on June 9, 2016.
A summary of the significant accounting policies applied is provided in note 4.
Certain of the items presented on the balance sheet, income statement, statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows are aggregated to facilitate reader comprehension. However, to the extent that the effect of so doing is significant, these items are disclosed separately in the accompanying notes.
During the year ended December 31, 2017 and the reporting period ended December 31, 2016, the Company reported losses of 26,655,593 euros and 2,241,561 euros, respectively. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company's directors have prepared the accompanying financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 on a going-concern basis as they do not anticipate any liquidity shortfalls that could jeopardize development of its business operations. In reaching this conclusion, they considered the following factors, among others:
In preparing the accompanying financial statements, the Company's management used estimates to measure certain of the assets, liabilities, income and expenses recognized and to provide the breakdown of contingent liabilities. These estimates were made on the basis of the best available information at year-end. However, the uncertainty inherent in these estimates means that future events could oblige the director to modify these estimates in the next financial year, prospectively if warranted.
In addition to other relevant information regarding the estimation of uncertainty at the reporting date, the key assumptions regarding the future that imply a considerable risk that the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities may require material adjustment in the next financial year, are as follows:
When measuring non-current assets other than financial assets, especially goodwill, estimates must be made to determine their recoverable value to assess whether they are impaired. To determine these recoverable amounts, the Company's directors estimate the expected cash flows from the assets or the cash-generating units to which they belong, applying an appropriate discount rate to calculate the present value of these cash flows. These future cash flows depend on delivery of the Company's five-year forecasts and projections, while the discount rates depend on the interest rate and risk premium associated with each cash-generating unit.
Deferred tax assets are recognized for all deductible temporary differences, unused tax loss carryforwards and unused tax credits for which it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which these assets may be utilized. The directors have to make significant estimates to determine the amount of deferred tax assets that can be recognized, taking into consideration the amounts and dates on which future taxable profits will be obtained and the reversion period of taxable temporary differences. At year-end 2017, the Company has recognized deferred tax assets amounting to 929,228 euros (118 euros at December 31, 2016) corresponding to deductible temporary differences and certain of its unused tax losses (note 13).
The directors propose the following appropriation of loss for 2017, a proposal expected to be ratified by the shareholders in general meeting:
| Euros | |
|---|---|
| Basis of appropriation | |
| Profit/(loss) for the year | (26,655,593) |
| TOTAL | (26,655,593) |
| Appropriation to: | |
| Retained earnings (prior-year losses) | (26,655,593) |
| TOTAL | (26,655,593) |
The main recognition and measurement rules used by the Company to draw up the accompanying financial statements in accordance with prevailing accounting principles are the following:
Intangible assets are initially measured at either acquisition or production cost. The cost of intangible assets acquired in a business combination is their acquisition-date fair value.
Following initial measurement, they are stated at cost less accumulated amortization and any impairment losses.
Intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis on the basis of their estimated useful lives and residual values. Amortization methods and periods are reviewed at the end of each reporting period, and adjusted prospectively where applicable. Intangible assets are tested for impairment at least at each financial year-end and any impairment is recognized.
'Software' includes the costs incurred by the Company to develop its own software that meet development expense capitalization criteria as well as the cost of acquiring software from third parties. These expenses are amortized on a straight-line basis over the useful life of the asset (five years).
Employee benefits expense pertaining to the Company's own personnel involved in the development of software are included in the cost of the software with a credit to 'Own work capitalized' in profit or loss.
Expenses for repairs that do not prolong the useful life of the assets, as well as maintenance expenses, are taken to the statement of profit or loss in the year incurred.
Items of property, plant and equipment are initially recognized at either acquisition or production cost. The cost of property, plant and equipment acquired in a business combination is the fair value of the assets at the acquisition date.
Following initial recognition, they are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and any impairment losses.
The cost of assets acquired or produced since January 1, 2008 that require more than one year to ready for use (qualifying assets) includes borrowing costs accrued prior to putting the assets to use whenever these expenses meet the capitalization requirements.
Another component of property, plant, and equipment is the initial estimate of the present value of asset dismantling or retirement obligations and other associated costs, such as the cost of restoring assets, when these obligations trigger the recognition of provisions.
Expenses for repairs that do not prolong the useful life of the assets, as well as maintenance expenses, are taken to the statement of profit or loss in the year incurred. Expenses incurred to upgrade, expand or improve these assets that increase their productivity or prolong their useful life are capitalized as an increase in the carrying amount of the item, while the carrying amount of any substituted assets is derecognized.
The cost of major inspections of items of property, plant and equipment are identified as a component of the cost of the asset on the date on which it is recognized for the first time, regardless of whether or not the affected items are going to be replaced, and these capitalized costs are amortized over the period of time remaining until the next major inspection.
Once available for use, items of property, plant and equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives.
The annual depreciation charges are made with a balancing entry in the consolidated income statement as a function of the assets' estimated useful lives. The average estimated useful lives of the items comprising property, plant and equipment are shown below:
| Annual depreciation rate |
|
|---|---|
| Straight-line depreciation charge: Buildings Other plant Furniture & fittings Computer equipment Other items of PP&E |
14% 20% 10% 25% 20% |
The Company assesses whether there is any indication that a non-current asset or cash-generating unit may be impaired at least at each reporting date. If there is, it proceeds to estimate the asset's recoverable amount.
The recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. When the carrying amount exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is considered impaired. Value in use is the present value of expected future cash flows, discounted using risk-free market rates, adjusted for the risks specific to the asset. For those assets that do not generate cash inflows that are largely independent of the inflows of other assets or groups of assets, the recoverable amount is determined for the cash-generating units to which the assets belong, such cashgenerating units being understood to mean the smallest identifiable group of assets that generates cash inflows that are largely independent of the inflows of other assets or groups of assets.
Impairment losses and any subsequent reversals are recognized in the statement of profit or loss. Impairment losses are reversed only if the circumstances giving rise to them have ceased to exist. Goodwill impairment losses are not reversed. Any such reversal is limited to the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset.
Leases are classified as finance leases when, based on the economic terms of the arrangement, substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of the leased item are transferred to the lessee. All other lease arrangements are classified as operating leases.
Operating lease payments are expensed in the income statement as they accrue.
The Company's financial assets are classified into the following categories:
Financial assets are initially recognized at the fair value of the consideration delivered plus directly attributable transaction costs.
In the case of equity investments in Group companies that give control over the subsidiary, the fees paid to legal advisors and other professionals in connection with the acquisition are recognized directly in the income statement.
In the case of shares issued to offset credit claims, as per consultation 4 of the official journal of the ICAC (# 89), the lending company has to reclassify the loan extended to financial investments at fair value through profit or loss, recognizing any difference between the amortized cost on the date of its capitalization and its fair value in profit or loss.
Loans and receivables are measured at amortized cost.
Investments in Group companies, associates and jointly-controlled entities are measured at cost less any impairment loss. Impairment loss is calculated as the difference between the investment's carrying amount and recoverable amount, deemed to be the higher of fair value less costs to sell and the present value in use of the projected cash flows from the investment. Unless better evidence is available, the recoverable amount is estimated on the basis of the equity of the investee, adjusted by any unrealized capital gains existing on the measurement date (including any goodwill) implicit in the appraisal of the real estate assets belonging to the Company's investees (note 5).
The Company holds majority interests in certain companies. The accompanying financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 are the Company's separate financial statements and are not presented on a consolidated basis with those of the entities in which it has a majority interest.
The Company tests its financial investments in Group companies for impairment at least at each year-end. If the recoverable amount of a financial asset is lower than its carrying amount this is deemed objective evidence of impairment and the corresponding impairment loss is recognized in profit and loss.
The recoverable amount of the real estate properties held by the Group companies is estimated on the basis of appraisals performed by independent experts unrelated to the Group. Those appraisals calculate fair value primarily using the discounted cash flow method or the dynamic residual method for the properties owned by its investees, in keeping with the Valuation and Appraisal Standards published by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) of Great Britain, and the International Valuation Standards (IVS) published by the International Valuation Standards Committee (IVSC).
Financial liabilities are (i) trade and other accounts payable by the Company originating from the purchase of goods and services in the ordinary course of business and (ii) other liabilities that are not commercial in origin and cannot be considered derivatives.
Financial liabilities are initially recognized at the fair value of the consideration received less directly attributable transaction costs. They are subsequently measured at amortized cost.
In keeping with applicable accounting principles, the following are classified as current liabilities: obligations that fall due or will be extinguished within 12 months of the reporting date and those related with the normal operating cycle, including those the Company expects to settle in the course of that cycle regardless of their maturity. The "normal operating cycle" is the period of time between the acquisition of assets for processing and their realization in cash or cash equivalents. In the specific instance of the Company's business, it is therefore understood that all of the liabilities assumed to acquire or finance its inventories have to be recognized as current liabilities.
The Company derecognizes its financial liabilities when the related obligation is discharged or cancelled or expires.
Loans received from related parties are recognized as financial liabilities at amortized cost so long as the contractual terms of the loans enable the reliable estimation of the cash flows of the financial instrument, to which end the Company calculates the fair value at the time of grant using a market interest rate for a loan with similar characteristics; subsequent to initial recognition, the interest expense is accrued using the effective interest rate method.
An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the Company's assets after deducting all of its liabilities.
The equity instruments issued by the Company are recognized in equity at the amount received net of any issuance costs.
Own shares acquired by the Parent during the year are recognized at the amount of consideration given in exchange and are presented as a deduction from equity. The gains and losses resulting from the purchase, sale, issuance or cancellation of own equity instruments are recognized directly in equity and are not reclassified to profit or loss under any circumstances.
The Company recognizes cash, demand deposits and other highly liquid short-term investments that can be monetized within three months of their acquisition, are not subject to a risk of changes in value and are part of the Company's standard cash management strategy within "Cash and cash equivalents" on the short-form balance sheet.
For cash flow statement purposes, occasional bank overdrafts used as part of the Company's cash management strategy are recognized as a decrease in cash and cash equivalents.
In drawing up its annual financial statements, the Company's directors distinguish between:
The financial statements recognize all provisions in respect of which it is considered more likely than not that a present obligation exists. Contingent liabilities are not recognized in the financial statements, but are disclosed in the accompanying notes, unless the possibility of an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits is considered remote.
Provisions are measured at the present value of the best estimate of the expenditure required to settle or transfer the present obligation based on information available concerning the obligating event and its consequences; changes in the provision's carrying amount arising from discounting are recognized as finance cost as accrued.
The compensation to be received from a third party when an obligation is settled is recognized as a separate asset so long as it is virtually certain that the reimbursement will be received, unless the risk has been contractually externalized so that the Company is legally exempt from having to settle, in which case the reimbursement is taken into consideration in estimating the amount of the provision, if any.
There were no contingent liabilities or assets at either December 31, 2017 or December 31, 2016.
Tax expense (tax income) comprises current tax expense (current tax income) and deferred tax expense (deferred tax income).
Current tax is the amount of income taxes payable (recoverable) by the Company in respect of the taxable profit (tax loss) for the year. In addition to withholdings and payments on account, current tax is reduced by the application of unused tax credits and unused tax losses.
Deferred tax expense or income corresponds to the recognition and derecognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities. These include taxable and deductible temporary differences between the carrying amount of an asset or liability in the statement of financial position and its tax base, and the carryforward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply when the asset is realized or the liability settled.
Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences, except to the extent that they arise from the initial recognition of goodwill or the initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and at the time of the transaction affect neither accounting profit nor taxable profit.
Deferred tax assets are only recognized when the Company considers it probable that future taxable profit will be available against which these assets may be utilized within the foreseeable future, even if the legally-stipulated deadline for utilizing them is longer.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities relating to transactions charged or credited directly to equity are also recognized in equity.
At each year-end, management reassesses the deferred tax assets recognized and their carrying amount is reduced if there are any doubts about their recoverability. Similarly, at the end of each reporting period, management reassesses unrecognized deferred tax assets, recognizing a previously unrecognized deferred tax asset to the extent that it has become probable that taxable profit will be available against which the asset can be utilized.
The Group has applied to have the tax authorities allow it to file its taxes under the consolidated tax regime from January 1, 2018.
The following assets are classified as current assets: assets associated with the normal operating cycle (which is generally considered one year); other assets that are expected to mature, be sold or realized within twelve months of the reporting date; financial assets held for trading other than financial derivatives due for settlement more than 12 months from the reporting date; and cash and cash equivalents. Any assets that do not meet these criteria are classified as non-current assets.
Likewise, the following liabilities are classified as current liabilities: those related with the normal operating cycle; financial liabilities held for trading other than financial derivatives due for settlement more than 12 months from the reporting date; and, in general, all liabilities that fall due or will be extinguished within 12 months of the reporting date. All other liabilities are presented as non-current.
Income and expenses are recognized on an accrual basis, i.e., when earned or incurred, respectively, regardless of when actual collection or payment occurs. Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received, less discounts and taxes.
Revenue from the sale of goods is recognized when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have been transferred to the buyer and when the Company retains neither continuing managerial involvement to the degree usually associated with ownership, nor effective control over the goods sold; in the case of real estate inventories, this usually takes place when the deeds are formally exchanged.
Revenue from the rendering of services is recognized by reference to the stage of completion of the transaction at the reporting date, whenever the outcome of the transaction can be estimated reliably.
Interest income on financial assets is recognized using the effective interest rate method; dividends are recognized when the shareholder's right to receive them is established. Interest and dividend income accrued on financial assets after their date of acquisition is recognized as revenue in the income statement.
The Company's functional currency is the euro. As a result, transactions denominated in currencies other than the euro are considered foreign currency transactions and are recognized at the exchange rate prevailing on the transaction date.
At year-end, monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency are translated at the spot rate prevailing at the balance sheet date. Any resulting gains or losses are recognized directly in profit or loss in the year incurred.
The Company did not transact in foreign currency during the year ended December 31, 2017; nor did it have any resulting foreign currency balances at the reporting date.
The Group companies must account for the business combinations to which they are party. Business combinations are transactions in which an entity acquires control of one or more businesses.
In business combinations involving either the merger or division of several companies, or the acquisition of all of the assets and liabilities of a company or a part of a company constituting one or more businesses, the acquisition method outlined in item 2 of measurement standard 19 of the General Accounting Plan is applied. This method stipulates that the acquiror recognize, at the acquisition date, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the business combination at their fair values, additionally recognizing any difference between the value of said assets and liabilities and the cost of the business combination. That difference is calculated as the sum of: i) the acquisition-date fair values of the assets received, liabilities incurred or assumed and the equity instruments issued in exchange for the business or businesses acquired; ii) the fair value of any additional consideration that depends on future events or delivery of certain conditions, so long as it is deemed probable that such contingent consideration will become payable; and iii) any costs directly attributable to the combination, such as fees paid to legal advisors or other professional involved in the transaction.
Elsewhere, transactions involving mergers, divisions or non-monetary business contributions between group companies, as defined in the standard governing the measurement of intra-group transactions, are accounted for in accordance with that standard. Specifically, in transactions between group companies involving the parent, either directly or indirectly, the assets and liabilities constituting the business acquired are measured at the amount at which they would be recorded, pro forma for the transaction, in the consolidated annual financial statements of the group in accordance with the rules for drawing up such statements stipulated in Spain's Code of Commerce. In the case of transactions between other group companies, the assets and liabilities of the business are measured at the amounts at which they were carried in the separate annual financial statements prior to the transaction. Any difference arising from application of the above criteria is recognized within one of the Company's reserve headings.
In business combinations involving the acquisition of the shares of a company, including those received by virtue of a non-monetary contribution upon the incorporation of the company or subsequently in the course of a rights issue, or other transactions or developments the result of which is that a company obtains control over another company, whether or not it already held an equity interest in that company, the investing company must account for the investment in the equity of other group companies in its separate annual financial statements in accordance with the rules established in section 2.5 of the General Accounting Plan measurement standard addressing financial instruments (note 4.1).
The remuneration earned by the Company's key management personnel (refer to note 17) is recognized on an accrual basis such that the Company recognizes the corresponding provision at each reporting date in respect of any amounts that have not yet been paid.
Environmental assets are long-lived assets used in the ordinary course of the Company's business whose ultimate purpose is to minimize the Company's environmental impact and to improve its environmental record and include assets designed to reduce or eliminate future contamination.
Given the activities performed by the Company, it has no environmental liabilities, expenses, assets, provisions or contingencies that could be material in respect of its equity, financial position or performance. Environmental disclosures are accordingly not provided in these annual financial statements.
The Company carries out all transactions with related parties (whether financial, commercial or other in nature) at transfer prices that meet the OECD's rules governing transactions with Group companies and associates. The Company has duly met its documentation requirements in respect of these transfer prices so that its directors believe there is no significant risk of related liabilities of material amount. Nevertheless, the accompanying 2017 financial statements should be interpreted in the context of the Group to which the Company belongs (note 1).
In the event of a significant difference between the price so established and the fair value of a transaction between related parties, the difference would be considered a distribution of profits or contribution of funds between the Company and the related party in question and as such would be recognized with a charge or credit to a reserves account, as warranted.
Related-party transactions are governed by Measurement Standard No. 13 of Spain's General Accounting Plan. Specifically:
The Company conducts all related-party transactions on an arm's length basis.
In preparing the accompanying income statement, the directors of Aedas Homes, S.A., whose business activities include those of a holding company (note 1), have considered the response provided by Spanish Institute of Auditors (ICJCE for its acronym in Spanish) to the consultation published in the official journal of the ICAC (# 79, November 2009) regarding how to account for the revenue and expenses of a holding company in separate financial statements and how to determine revenue for this class of entity.
As outlined in the above consultation, all of the revenue obtained by a company as a result of its 'financial' activity, insofar as that activity is considered 'ordinary', must be included within "Revenue". As a result, in keeping with the foregoing, both the dividends and any gains obtained from the sale of shares, their derecognition or a change in their fair values are deemed part of "Revenue".
Below is an explanation of the headings that have accordingly been included within "Revenue":
In addition, any impairment losses on financial instruments and any losses realized on the sale of such instruments, other than those deriving from the derecognition of investments in subsidiaries, jointly controlled entities or associates, are included within the Company's operating profit or loss.
The gains or losses deriving from the disposal of financial instruments that do constitute investments in subsidiaries and associates are included within operating profit or loss.
Under prevailing company law, the Company is obliged to pay severance to employees who are discontinued under certain circumstances. Termination benefits that can be reasonably estimated are recognized as an expense in the year in which the Company creates a valid expectation on the part of those affected by the redundancy decision.
The Parent recognizes, on the one hand, the goods and services received as an asset or expense, depending on their nature, at the time they are received and, the corresponding increase in equity, if the transaction is settled using equity instruments, or the corresponding liability, if it is settled in an amount that is based on the value of the equity instruments, on the other.
In the case of equity-settled share-based transactions, both the services provided to the Group companies and the related increase in equity are measured at the fair value of the equity instruments granted with reference to the date of their grant. If, on the other hand, they are settled in cash, the goods and services received and the corresponding liability are recognized at the fair value of the latter, with reference to the date on which the vesting conditions are met.
The reconciliation of the carrying amount of intangible assets at the beginning and end of the period:
| Euros | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | |||||
| 2017 | Software | intangible assets |
Total | ||
| Cost: | |||||
| Balance at January 1, 2017 | - | - | - | ||
| Additions due to business combinations (note 1.a) | 48,775 | - | 48,775 | ||
| Additions | 206,003 | 108,818 | 314,821 | ||
| Derecognitions | - | - | - | ||
| Balance at December 31, 2017 | 254,778 | 108,818 | 363,596 | ||
| Accumulated amortization: | |||||
| Balance at January 1, 2017 | - | - | - | ||
| Charges | (47,777) | - | (47,777) | ||
| Derecognitions | - | - | - | ||
| Balance at December 31, 2017 | (47,777) | - | (47,777) | ||
| Carrying amount at December 31, 2017 | 207,001 | 108,818 | 315,819 |
The main additions recognized in 2017 relate to the development of computer applications for the management of the Group's financial reporting and cost management systems, as well as additions derived from the business combinations completed in 2017 (note 1.a).
No items of intangible assets had been pledged as collateral at either December 31, 2017 or December 31, 2016.
Nor were any intangible assets fully amortized and still in use at either reporting date. Lastly, none of the Company's intangible assets had an indefinite useful life at December 31, 2017 or 2016.
The reconciliation of the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment at the beginning and end of the period:
| Euros | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Buildings | Other plant | Furniture & fittings |
Computer equipment |
Other items of PP&E |
Prepayments for PP&E |
Total |
| Cost: | |||||||
| Balance at January 1, 2017 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Additions due to business combination (note 1.a) | 133,308 | 28,390 | 93,165 | 136,328 | 971 | - | 392,162 |
| Additions | 60,490 | 10,039 | 50,753 | 203,633 | 48,964 | 144,308 | 518,187 |
| Derecognitions | (112,725) | - | - | - | - | - | (112,725) |
| Balance at December 31, 2017 | 81,073 | 38,429 | 143,918 | 339,961 | 49,935 | 144,308 | 797,624 |
| Accumulated depreciation: | |||||||
| Balance at January 1, 2017 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Additions due to business combination (note 1.a) | (4,218) | (963) | (3,067) | (2,494) | (32) | - | (10,774) |
| Charges | (13,176) | (6,666) | (11,948) | (53,562) | (4,242) | - | (89,594) |
| Derecognitions | 8,515 | - | - | - | - | - | 8,515 |
| Balance at December 31, 2017 | (8,879) | (7,629) | (15,015) | (56,056) | (4,274) | - | (91,853) |
| Provision for impairment | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carrying amount at December 31, 2017 | 72,194 | 30,800 | 128,903 | 283,905 | 45,661 | 144,308 | 705,771 |
The additions recognized in 2017 related mainly to investments in the new offices, as well as as additions derived from the business combinations completed in 2017 (note 1.a). The assets derecognized correspond to all the assets that had been capitalized at the former head offices, none of which were sold.
The Company has taken out insurance policies to cover the carrying amount of its property, plant and equipment.
None of the items of the Company's property, plant and equipment was fully depreciated and still in use at either reporting date.
The Company leases its offices in Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Malaga and Alicante.
The future minimum payments under the Company's non-cancelable operating lease at year-end break down as follows:
| Euros | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2016 | ||||
| Within one year | 832,593 | 205,864 | |||
| Between one and five years | 2,070,526 | 961,303 | |||
| More than five years | - | 81,045 | |||
| 2,903,120 | 1,248,212 |
The table below reconciles the carrying amounts of these investments at the beginning and end of the reporting period:
| Euros | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at | Balance at | ||||
| 2017 | Dec. 31, | Additions | (Derecognitions) | Dec. 31, | |
| 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Non-current investments in Group companies and associates | 8,846,375 | 160,172,756 | (28,000) | 168,991,131 | |
| Total | 8,846,375 | 160,172,756 | (28,000) | 168,991,131 |
| Euros | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Balance at June 9, 2016 |
Additions | (Derecognitions) | Balance at Dec. 31, 2016 |
|
| Non-current investments in Group companies and associates | - | 8,846,375 | - | 8,846,375 | |
| Total | - | 8,846,375 | - | 8,846,375 |
The breakdown of the Company's "Non-current investments in Group companies and associates" is provided in the table below:
| Euros | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2016 | ||
| Equity interest in SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. Equity interest Aedas Homes, S.L.U. (Extinguished) |
168,991,131 - |
8,818,375 28,000 |
|
| 168,991,131 | 8,846,375 |
On July 20, 2016, the Company acquired all of the shares of SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. for the price of 3,000 euros. Subsequently, in the course of 2016, the Company made contributions to SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. totaling 8,815,375 euros.
Also on July 20, 2016, the Company acquired all of the shares of the company formerly called Aedas Homes, S.L.U. from its Sole Shareholder at the time, Hipoteca 43 Lux S.a.r.l., for 3,000 euros. That entity has since been merged into the Company (note 1.a). Subsequently, in the course of 2016, the Company made contributions to the merged transferor totaling 25,000 euros. In 2017, as a result of the corporate restructuring transaction outlined in note 1.a, the above financial investment was derecognized as part of the process of merging the transferor's assets and liabilities.
On March 23, 2017 and April 18, 2017, the Company injected 50,000 euros and 15,000 euros, respectively, into SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. Later, on May 19, 2017, a further 33,000 euros was contributed to SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U.
On March 30, 2017, the Company's formerly Sole Shareholder made a non-monetary equity injection into the Company in the amount of 314,032,337 euros, a transaction that materialized in the creation of 31,403,231 shares with a unit par value of one euro and an increase in the share premium account of 282,629,106 euros. The consideration for the above-mentioned increase was the contribution of 65% of the shares of SPV Spain 2, S.L., as well as all of the shares in the following companies:
| - | ESPEBE 12, S.L.U. |
|---|---|
| - | ESPEBE 14, S.L.U. |
| - | ESPEBE 16, S.L.U. |
| - | ESPEBE 17, S.L.U. |
| - | ESPEBE 18, S.L.U. |
| - | ESPEBE 20, S.L.U. |
| - | ESPEBE 22, S.L.U. |
| - | ESPEBE 23, S.L.U. |
|---|---|
| - | ESPEBE 25, S.L.U. |
| - | SPV SPAIN 7, S.L.U. |
| - | SPV SPAIN 17, S.L.U. |
| - | ESPEBE 26, S.L.U. |
| - | ESPEBE 27, S.L.U. |
| - | ESPEBE 29, S.L.U. |
| - | ESPEBE 28, S.L.U. |
| - | ESPEBE 32, S.L.U. |
| - | ESPEBE 34, S.L.U. |
| - | ESPEBE 2, S.L.U. |
| - | ESPEBE 4, S.L.U. |
| - | ESPEBE 7, S.L.U. |
Subsequently, on that same date, i.e., March 31, 2017, the Company contributed the above-listed shares to SPV REOCO 1, S.L. for 314,032,337 euros.
On May 9, 2017 and June 1, 2017, the Company contributed its credit claims over: (i) SPV REOCO 2, S.L.U. in the amount of 8,085,000 euros and (ii) SPV REOCO 12 in the amount of 1,400,000 euros to SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U.
On June 29, 2017, the Company's then Sole Shareholder injected 23,140,283 euros of equity into the Company by means of the following non-monetary contributions:
Subsequently, on that same date, i.e., June 29, 2017, the Company contributed the above-listed shares to SPV REOCO 1, S.L. for 23,140,283 euros.
Given that the above non-monetary contributions constitute a business, and even though the contributions were made at fair value, the contributions were accounted for at the amount at which the business was carried in the financial statements of the Sole Shareholder at the time, Hipoteca 43 Lux, S.A.R.L., namely 80,889,440 euros in respect of the contribution made on March 30, 2017 and 6,261,863 euros in respect of that made on June 30, 2017 (note 1.b).
On July 8, 2017, Danta Investments, S.L.U. was contributed to the Company at the amount of 52,458,200 euros.
The most significant information regarding the Company's subsidiaries, jointly-controlled entities and associates at December 31, 2017 and 2016 is as follows:
Dec. 31, 2017
| Euros | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Figures for subsidiaries as per their separate statements | Carrying amount | ||||||||
| Name | Ownership interest, % |
Share capital |
Share premium and reserves |
Profit/(loss) for the period from continuing operations |
Shareholder contributions |
Equity | Cost | Impairment | Net carrying amount |
| SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
100% | 44,807,030 | 92,212,995 | 8,107,472 | 31,878,627 | 177,006,124 | 168,991,131 | - | 168,991,131 |
| 168,991,131 | - | 168,991,131 |
| Euros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Figures for subsidiaries as per their separate statements | Carrying amount | |||||||||
| Name | Ownership interest, % |
Share capital |
Reserves | Profit/(loss) for the period from continuing operations |
Profit/(loss) for the period from discontinued operations |
Shareholder contributions |
Equity | Cost | Impair ment |
Net carrying amount |
| Shares in SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
100% | 3,000 | (415) | (30,965) | - | 8,815,375 | 8,786,995 | 8,818,375 | - | 8,818,375 |
| Shares in Aedas Homes, S.L.U. (*) |
100% | 3,000 | (475) | 113,133 | - | 25,000 | 140,658 | 28,000 | - | 28,000 |
| 8,846,375 | - | 8,846,375 |
(*) Transferor company since absorbed; refer to note 1.a.
The data pertaining to these companies' equity positions were taken from their unaudited annual and interim financial statements. Those annual statements will be issued in accordance with local regulations. The Company transacts with its subsidiaries and associates, as itemized in notes 7 and 16.
The corporate object of SPV Reoco 1, S.L.U. is the acquisition, development and refurbishment of real estate assets and the acquisition, holding, sale and administration of marketable securities and any titles or rights that give it an equity interest in other companies, all of which as principal and not agent.
None of the companies in which the Company is invested was publicly listed at December 31, 2017.
In light of the property appraisals performed by third parties and the Company's internal valuations, the existence of unrealized capital gains suggests that none of its investments were impaired at December 31, 2017.
The accompanying 2017 financial statements are the separate financial statements of Aedas Homes, S.A. and therefore do not reflect the effects of consolidation at the Group level. The table below summarizes those statements:
| Euros | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aedas Homes, Group |
|||
| S.A. | IFRS-EU | ||
| Non-current assets | 792,870,854 | 14,203,309 | |
| Current assets | 168,939,300 | 1,114,816,591 | |
| Total assets | 961,810,154 | 1,129,019,900 | |
| Capital, reserves and owner contributions | 975,015,203 | 975,127,469 | |
| Profit/(loss) | (26,655,593) | (40,078,380) | |
| Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent | 948,359,610 | 935,049,089 | |
| Non-controlling interests | - | 2,245,802 | |
| Total equity | 948,359,610 | 937,294,891 | |
| Non-current liabilities | 137,326 | 137,326 | |
| Current liabilities | 13,313,218 | 191,587,683 | |
| Total equity and liabilities | 961,810,154 | 1,129,019,900 |
| Euros | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aedas Homes, | Group | ||
| S.A. | IFRS-EU | ||
| Non-current assets | 37,527,618 | 480,273 | |
| Current assets | 590,902 | 47,821,121 | |
| Total assets | 38,118,520 | 48,301,394 | |
| Capital, reserves and owner contributions | 9,375,521 | 9,371,889 | |
| Profit/(loss) | (2,241,561) | (2,369,805) | |
| Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent | 7,133,960 | 7,002,084 | |
| Non-controlling interests | - | 507,280 | |
| Total equity | 7,133,960 | 7,509,364 | |
| Non-current liabilities | 28,213,625 | 28,213,625 | |
| Current liabilities | 2,770,935 | 12,578,405 | |
| Total equity and liabilities | 38,118,520 | 48,301,394 |
The breakdown of financial assets, excluding investments in group companies, jointly controlled entities and associates, at year-end, is as follows:
| Euros | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year-end 2017 | Year-end 2016 | |
| Non-current financial assets | ||
| Investments in group companies and associates | ||
| Loans to companies | 621,428,368 | 28,681,125 |
| Non-current financial investments | 500,537 | - |
| Total non-current financial assets | 621,928,905 | 28,681,125 |
| Current financial assets | ||
| Trade receivables | - | 473,195 |
| Trade receivables, group companies and associates |
14,566,295 | 85,406 |
| Sundry receivables | 815 | - |
| Current financial assets | 2,376,580 | - |
| Total current financial assets | 16,943,690 | 558,601 |
These amounts are presented as follows on the balance sheet:
The breakdown of the loans to group companies by when they fall due is as follows:
| Euros | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year-end 2017 | Year-end 2016 | ||||
| 2017 | - | - | |||
| 2018 | 3.780.445 | - | |||
| 2019 | 62.724.660 | - | |||
| 2020 | 111.663.399 | 7,552,500 | |||
| 2021 | 207.359.287 | 15,001,125 | |||
| Subsequent years | 235.900.577 | 6,127,500 | |||
| Total | 621,428,368 | 28,681,125 |
The fair value of these loans, calculated using discounted cash flow methodology, is similar to their carrying amount.
All of the credit facilities extended accrue interest at 1-month Euribor plus 350 basis points.
This heading breaks down as follows at year-end:
| Euros | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year-end 2017 | Year-end 2016 | ||
| Trade receivables | - | 473,195 | |
| Trade receivables, group companies and associates (note 16.a) |
14,566,295 | 85,406 | |
| Sundry receivables | 815 | - | |
| Total | 14,567,110 | 558,601 |
The fair value of these financial assets, calculated using discounted cash flow methodology, is not materially different from their carrying amount.
This heading breaks down as follows at year-end:
| Euros | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year-end Year-end 2017 2016 |
|||
| Demand deposits in current accounts |
134,283,032 | 32,301 | |
| Total | 134,283,032 | 32,301 |
Current accounts earn market interest rates.
There are no restrictions on these balances.
The Company was incorporated on June 9, 2016 with initial share capital of 3,000 euros, represented by 3,000 indivisible, sequentially-numbered equity interests (participaciones sociales) with a unit par value of 1 euro, all of which which were subscribed and paid for by Structured Finance Management (Spain), S.L.
On July 5, 2016, Structured Finance Management sold its equity interests in the Company to Hipoteca 43 Lux, S.A.R.L., a company domiciled in Luxembourg with registered office at 534 Rue de Neudorf L2220, Luxembourg and tax ID number N0184886J. Accordingly, as at July 5, 2016, Hipoteca 43 Lux, S.A.R.L. was the Company's Sole Shareholder.
On March 30, 2017, the Company received a non-monetary equity contribution from its Majority Shareholder in the amount of 314,032,337 euros. In exchange, the Company issued 31,403,231 equity interests with a unit par value of one euro, with the remainder of the contribution deemed a share premium (note 5).
On June 29, 2017, the Company received another non-monetary equity contribution from its Majority Shareholder in the amount of 23,140,283 euros. In exchange, the Company issued 2,314,028 equity interests with a unit par value of one euro, with the remainder of the contribution recognized as a share premium (note 5).
On August 16, 2017, the Company received another non-monetary equity contribution from its Majority Shareholder in the amount of 110,867,709 euros. In exchange, the Company issued 11,086,771 equity interests with a unit par value of one euro, with the remainder of the contribution recognized as a share premium (note 1.2).
On September 12, 2017, the Company officially converted from a limited liability company to a public limited company and its share capital was thus represented by 44,807,030 ordinary shares (rather than 'equity interests') with a unit par value of one euro.
On October 19, 2017, the Company completed its initial public offering, raising 99,999,979.05 euros (via the issuance of 3,159,557 shares with a unit par value of one euro, with the remainder allocated to the share premium account). Those shares were admitted to trading on the Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia stock exchanges on October 20, 2017. The IPO costs amount to 31,301 euros.
At December 31, 2017, the Parent's share capital accordingly consisted of 47,966,587 shares (December 31, 2016: 3,000 equity interests), with a par value of one euro each. The shares are fully subscribed and paid in.
None of the Company's shares was pledged at either December 31, 2017 or December 31, 2016.
The Company's main shareholders at December 31, 2017:
| Total shareholding, % |
Direct shareholding, % |
Indirect shareholding, % |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| HIPOTECA 43 LUX S.A.R.L. | 55.46 | 55.46 | - |
| T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC | 5.08 | - | 5.08 |
| CANYON CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC | 3.86 | - | 3.86 |
| FMR LLC | 3.64 | - | 3.64 |
| T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC. | 3.02 | - | 3.02 |
The movements in the share premium account are as follows:
| Euros | |
|---|---|
| Opening balance at January 1, 2017 | - |
| Shares issued on March 31, 2017 | 282,629,106 |
| Shares issued on June 29, 2017 | 20,826,255 |
| Shares issued on August 16, 2017 | 99,780,938 |
| Shares issued on October 19, 2017 | 96,840,422 |
| Balance at December 31, 2017 | 500,076,721 |
The balance of the share premium account can be freely distributed.
In accordance with the consolidated text of the Corporate Enterprises Act, until the legal reserve exceeds the limit of 20% of share capital, it cannot be distributed to shareholders and can only be used to offset losses, if no other reserves are available for this purpose. The legal reserve can also be used to increase capital by the amount exceeding 10% of capital, pro forma for the increase.
This legal reserve was not fully endowed at either reporting date.
The voluntary reserve came about as a result of the difference between the fair value at which the real estate development business was contributed and the amounts at which that business was carried in the then Sole Shareholder's financial statements (note 1.2).
No dividends were paid out in 2017. There were no restrictions on the payment of dividends at year-end 2017.
On July 29, 2016, the Company's former Sole Shareholder decided to contribute all of the credit claims it held over the Company by virtue of a 3,000 euro loan extended to it. The purpose of the contribution was to convert the loan granted by the former Sole Shareholder on July 20, 2016 to finance the acquisition of 3,000 equity interests of Aedas Homes, S.L.U. (since extinguished), which represented 100% of the latter's share capital, into equity. As a result, the loan was extinguished in the amount contributed to the Company's equity, as the Company then held the related creditor and debtor rights.
Subsequently, between September 13 and December 29, 2016, the former Sole Shareholder, Hipoteca 43 Lux, S.A.R.L., injected equity into the Company in the form of cash on several occasions. Those owner contributions were made to fund the Company's business activities. Specifically:
On January 24, 2017, the Sole Shareholder at the time officially registered the contribution of 525,000 euros that had been made in two payments of 25,000 and 500,000 euros on July 17 and 19, 2016, respectively. That resolution had been reflected by the former Sole Shareholder at the close of December 31, 2016.
In 2017, the former Sole Shareholder officially made the following injections into the Company:
Cumulative contributions by the Majority Shareholder stood at 740,071,256 euros at December 31, 2017.
The Company did not recognize any provisions or contingencies at either reporting date.
The breakdown of financial liabilities at year-end is as follows:
| Euros | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derivatives and other | Total | ||||
| YE17 | YE16 | YE17 | YE16 | ||
| Non-current financial liabilities | |||||
| Non-current liabilities | 137,326 | - | 137,326 | - | |
| Non-current borrowings from group companies and associates |
- | 28,213,625 | - | 28,213,625 | |
| 137,326 | 28,213,625 | 137,326 | 28,213,625 | ||
| Current financial liabilities | |||||
| Current borrowings from group companies and associates | - | 81,889 | - | 81,889 | |
| Trade and other payables | |||||
| Trade payables, group companies and associates | 4,230 | - | 4,230 | - | |
| Sundry payables | 1,133,839 | 3,201 | 1,043,704 | 3,201 | |
| Employee benefits payable | 1,500,600 | 2,685,844 | 1,500,600 | 2,685,844 | |
| Current tax liabilities | 8,677 | - | 8,677 | - | |
| Other payables to public authorities | 10,665,872 | - | 10,665,872 | - | |
| 13,313,218 | 2,770,935 | 13,313,218 | 2,770,935 | ||
| Total | 13,450,544 | 30,984,560 | 13,450,544 | 30,984,560 |
The 137,326 euros classified under 'Non-current liabilities' correspond to an equity swap arranged to hedge exposure to fluctuations in the Company's share price.
In accordance with prevailing tax legislation, tax returns cannot be considered final until they have been inspected by the tax authorities or until the four-year inspection period has elapsed. At December 31, 2017, the Company had all its tax returns since incorporation (note 1) open to inspection as the authorities have no time limit for checking and investigating the tax credits and tax losses used in the returns open to inspection.
The Group has applied to have the tax authorities allow it to file its taxes under the consolidated tax regime from January 1, 2018.
The breakdown of balances relating to tax assets and tax liabilities at year-end is as follows:
| Euros | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | ||||||
| Taxes receivable | Taxes payable | Taxes receivable |
Taxes payable | ||||
| VAT receivable from the tax authorities | 104,687 | - | 471,525 | - | |||
| Input VAT receivable | - | (3,679) | - | - | |||
| Current tax assets | 349,603 | - | - | - | |||
| Current tax liabilities | - | (8,677) | - | - | |||
| Payable in respect of withholdings | - | (10,517,560) | - | - | |||
| Social Security payable | - | (144,633) | - | - | |||
| Deferred tax assets | 929,228 | - | 118 | - | |||
| Total | 1,383,518 | (10,674,549) | 471,643 | - |
The reconciliation of the Company's accounting profit/(loss) and tax income/(expense) is as follows:
| Euros | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | |
| Profit/(loss) before tax | (27,560,958) | (2,241,561) |
| Permanent differences | 26,086,080 | - |
| Temporary differences | - | 118 |
| Taxable income/(tax loss) before utilization of tax losses/credits | (1,474,878) | (2,241,443) |
| Unrecognized tax credits utilized | - | - |
| Taxable income/(tax loss) | (1,474,878) | (2,241,443) |
| Tax rate | 25% | 25% |
| Tax accrued (expense) | 368,720 | (560,361) |
| Tax credits generated during the reporting period not recognized | - | 560,361 |
| Certain tax assets recognised | 536,644 | - |
| Current income tax (expense)/income | - | - |
| Deferred tax (expense)/income | 905,364 |
The breakdown and reconciliation of the items comprising deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities:
| Euros | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening balance |
Income statement | Equity | Closing balance | |
| 2017 | ||||
| Deferred tax assets Unused tax losses |
118 - |
- 929,110 |
- - |
118 929,110 |
| - | 929,110 | - | 929,228 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 118 | 929,110 | - | 929,228 |
| 2016 | ||||
| Deferred tax assets | - | 118 | - | 118 |
| - | 118 | - | 118 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | ||||
| - | - | - | - | |
| Total | - | 118 | - | 118 |
The breakdown of unused tax losses carried forward at year-end, after deducting the amounts utilized during the year, is as follows:
| Euros | |
|---|---|
| Year generated | Amount |
| 2016 | 118 |
| 2017 | 929,110 |
| Total | 929,228 |
The Company has recognized deferred tax assets amounting to 929,228 euros (year-end 2016: 118 euros) in connection with unused tax losses. No deferred tax assets have been recognized for the remaining tax losses.
The Company has estimated taxable income for the next five years (the projection period considered to be sufficiently credible) on the basis of its budgets. It has also analyzed the periods in which its taxable temporary differences are expected to revert, identifying those expected to revert in years in which the unused tax losses can be utilized. Based on this analysis, the Company has recognized deferred tax assets for the unused tax losses and the deductible temporary differences in respect of which it considers it probable that it will generate sufficient taxable profit.
Analysis of revenue from continuing operations by business line and geographic segment:
| Euros | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year ended | Reporting period | |
| December 31, | ended Dec. 31, | |
| 2017 | 2016 | |
| By business segment | ||
| Management services provided to the Group | 12,169,949 | - |
| Finance income | 13,522,806 | 85,406 |
| Total | 25,692,755 | 85,406 |
| By geographical market segment | ||
| Spain | 25,692,755 | 85,406 |
| Total | 25,692,755 | 85,406 |
| Euros | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year ended December 31, 2017 |
Reporting period ended Dec. 31, 2016 |
|
| Leases Repairs and upkeep Independent professional services |
(667,221) (206,775) (5,091,673) |
- - (766) |
| Transport Insurance premiums |
- (36,283) |
- - |
| Banking services Advertising, publicity and public relations |
(2,076,758) (934,080) |
(10) - |
| Utilities | (6,588) | - |
| Other services | (1,026,598) | (2,244,302) |
| Total | (10,045,976) | (2,245,078) |
In 2016, "Other services" included 2,219,706 euros related to the management services the former Aedas Homes, S.L.U. (merged transferor) provided to the Company.
In 2017, "Independent professional services" and "Banking and similar services" in the table above includes 4,9 million euro corresponding to IPO-related expenses, of which the Majority Shareholder had funded part of then before the IPO. After 2017 closing, the Company will charge an amount of 1.4 million euro to the Majority Shareholder.
Employee benefits expense breaks down as follows:
| Euros | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year ended | Reporting period | |
| December 31, 2017 | ended Dec. 31, 2016 | |
| Wages, salaries and similar | ||
| Salaries and wages | (19,577,016) | - |
| Share-based payments (note 15) | (12,940,532) | - |
| Termination benefits | (128,636) | - |
| Total | (32,646,184) | - |
| Employee benefits | ||
| Social security | (962,095) | - |
| Accrued pension contributions - Defined contribution pension plan | - | - |
| Other benefit expense | (161,496) | - |
| Total | (1,123,591) | - |
| Total | (33,769,775) | - |
The average number of people employed by the various Group companies in 2017 was 85. The breakdown, by job category, of the year-end headcount is shown below:
| Year-end 2017 Women Men Total |
Year-end 2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Men | Total | ||||
| Graduates | 35 | 45 | 80 | - | - | - |
| Diploma holders | 10 | 13 | 23 | - | - | - |
| Other | 11 | 12 | 23 | - | - | - |
| Total | 56 | 70 | 126 | - | - | - |
Finance costs break down as follows:
| Euros | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year ended | Reporting period | |||
| December 31, | ended Dec. 31, | |||
| 2017 | 2016 | |||
| Interest on borrowings from group companies (note 16) Interest expense on loans from third parties |
(9,050,754) | (81,889) | ||
| Other finance costs | (5,341) | - | ||
| (9,056,095) | (81,889) |
The table above shows the interest accrued on the credit facility extended to the Company by its Majority Shareholder up until its capitalization.
The share-based payment transactions included within "Employee benefits expense" (note 14.c) are reconciled below:
| Euros | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year ended December 31, 2017 |
Reporting period ended December 31, 2016 |
|
| Key management personnel | 12,940,532 | - |
| 12,940,532 | - | |
|---|---|---|
| In November 2017, the Majority Shareholder settled the management incentive plan (MIP), paying its beneficiaries | ||
| a mix of cash and Company shares in an aggregate amount of 26,181,063 euros (12,940,532 euros in shares and | ||
| 13,240,531 euros in cash, included under "Wages and salaries"; refer to note 14.c). This payment, which was paid | ||
| for in full by the Majority Shareholder, is reflected in the Company's income statement as an employee benefits |
expense, recognizing an additional shareholder contribution in equity in the same amount as the balancing entry.
The Company's related parties include, in addition to its subsidiaries, jointly controlled companies and associates, its shareholders, key management personnel (the members of its Board of Directors and its executives, along with their close family members) and the entities over which its key management personnel have control or significant influence. Specifically, related-party transactions are those performed with non-Group agents with whom there is a relationship in accordance with the definitions and criteria derived from Spain's Ministry of Finance Order EHA 3050/2004 (of September 15, 2004) and CNMV Circular 1/2005 (of April 1, 2005). Pursuant to those criteria, the following are considered related parties:
Merlin Properties SOCIMI, S.A., by virtue of the existing relationship between a senior executive of that entity and a member of the Parent's Board of Directors.
FAB MAY, due to the provision of services by the Company to the former. Note that FAB MAY is owned by entities related to the Parent.
The main transactions with related parties in the year ended December 31, 2017 were the following:
The breakdown of the balances payable to and receivable from related parties at year-end is as follows:
| Euros | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct parent | ||||
| company | Other group companies | Total | ||
| 2017 | ||||
| Non-current loans (note 8) Trade receivables (note 8) Current loans interests |
- - - |
621,428,368 14,566,295 16,950,160 |
621,428,368 14,566,295 16,950,160 |
|
| 2016 | ||||
| Non-current loans (note 8) | - | 28,681,125 | 28,681,125 | |
| Non-current borrowings (note 12) | (28,213,625) | - | (28,213,625) | |
| Current borrowings (note 12) | (81,889) | - | (81,889) | |
| Trade payables (note 12) | - | (2,685,844) | (2,685,844) |
The breakdown of the transactions undertaken with related parties in 2017 and 2016:
| Euros | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct parent | Other group | |||
| company | companies | Total | ||
| 2017 Revenue from sales Finance income - interest (note 14.a) Finance costs (note 14.d) 2016 |
- - (9,050,754) |
12,033,802 13,522,806 - |
12,033,802 13,522,806 (9,050,754) |
|
| Finance income - interest (note 14.a) | - | 85,406 | 85,406 |
The movements under this heading of the accompanying balance sheet during the year ended December 31, 2017 and during the reporting period started June 9, 2016 and ended December 31, 2017 are reconciled below:
| Euros | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at | Balance at | |||
| December 31, | December 31, | |||
| 2016 | Additions | Derecognitions | 2017 | |
| Non-current loans to Group companies and associates |
28,681,125 | 621,153,933 | (28,406,690) | 621,428,368 |
| Total | 28,681,125 | 621,153,933 | (28,406,690) | 621,428,368 |
| Euros | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at | ||||||||
| Balance at | December 31, | |||||||
| June 9, 2016 | Additions | 2016 | ||||||
| Non-current associates |
loans | to | Group | companies | and | - | 28,681,125 | 28,681,125 |
| Total | - | 28,681,125 | 28,681,125 |
| Euros | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Company | Limit | Principal | Maturity date |
| Loan to Cornetala Servicios y Gestiones, S.L. | 32,800,000 | 5,574,513 | January 31, 2019 |
| Loan to Damalana Servicios y Gestiones, S.L. | 42,300,000 | 21,426,268 | January 31, 2022 |
| Loan to Danta Investments, S.L.U. | 7,500,000 | 7,500,000 | September 18, 2019 |
| Loan to Delaneto Servicios y Gestiones, S.L. | 15,000,000 | 120,000 | January 1, 2020 |
| Loan to Espebe 11, S.L. | 10,800,000 | 6,202,820 | August 31, 2019 |
| Loan to Espebe 12, S.L. | 54,700,000 | 27,267,697 | July 31, 2021 |
| Loan to Espebe 14, S.L. | 44,000,000 | 37,992,876 | July 31, 2021 |
| Loan to Espebe 15, S.L. | 11,800,000 | 7,568,633 | July 31, 2020 |
| Loan to Espebe 16, S.L. | 13,000,000 | 7,895,222 | September 31, 2019 |
| Loan to Espebe 17, S.L. | 28,000,000 | 22,043,150 | August 31, 2021 |
| Loan to Espebe 18, S.L. | 18,800,000 | 3,742,445 | July 31, 2018 |
| Loan to Espebe 2, S.L. | 20,300,000 | 13,304,966 | March 31, 2019 |
| Loan to Espebe 20, S.L. | 25,500,000 | 17,288,657 | October 31, 2020 |
| Loan to Espebe 21, S.L. | 5,800,000 | 3,692,600 | November 30, 2019 |
| Loan to Espebe 22, S.L. | 25,000,000 | 29,818,767 | November 30, 2020 |
| Loan to Espebe 23, S.L. | 20,500,000 | 3,009,000 | November 30, 2020 |
| Loan to Espebe 25, S.L. | 35,500,000 | 25,239,725 | January 1, 2021 |
| Loan to Espebe 26, S.L. | 15,000,000 | 7,712,464 | January 31, 2022 |
| Loan to Espebe 27, S.L. | 25,300,000 | 18,430,671 | February 28, 2022 |
| Loan to Espebe 28, S.L. | 32,200,000 | 20,369,458 | February 28, 2022 |
| Loan to Espebe 29, S.L. | 9,000,000 | 7,280,572 | March 31, 2021 |
| Loan to Espebe 31, S.L. | 8,000,000 | 4,698,000 | June 30, 2021 |
| Loan to Espebe 31, S.L. | 8,750,000 | 8,750,000 | June 30, 2021 |
| Loan to Espebe 32, S.L. | 13,000,000 | 11,628,635 | May 31, 2020 |
| Loan to Espebe 34, S.L. | 6,500,000 | 1,126,940 | May 31, 2021 |
| Loan to Espebe 35, S.L. | 25,000,000 | 24,780,580 | September 30, 2020 |
| Loan to Espebe 4, S.L. | 15,000,000 | 9,446,825 | April 30, 2019 |
| Loan to Espebe 7, S.L. | 8,400,000 | 3,931,511 | May 31, 2019 |
| Loan to Facornata Servicios y Gestiones, S.L. | 12,500,000 | 5,176,203 | January 31, 2019 |
| Loan to Landata Servicios y Gestiones, S.L. | 63,000 | 38,000 | July 17, 2018 |
| Loan to Milen Investments, S.L. | 46,200,000 | 25,525,314 | January 1, 2021 |
| Loan to SPV Project 1, S.L. | 10,000,000 | 12,150,437 | February 28, 2021 |
| Loan to SPV Reoco 12, S.L. | 7,500,000 | 4,200,000 | June 30, 2021 |
| Loan to SPV Reoco 14, S.L. | 10,000,000 | 2,268,031 | December 31, 2020 |
| Loan to SPV Reoco 15, S.L. | 26,700,000 | 6,177,500 | December 31, 2022 |
| Loan to SPV Reoco 17, S.L. | 21,900,000 | 9,843,125 | December 31, 2021 |
| Loan to SPV Reoco 18, S.L. | 12,500,000 | 5,580,000 | January 1, 2021 |
| Loan to SPV Reoco 2, S.L. | 55,300,000 | 35,821,000 | May 31, 2024 |
| Loan to SPV Reoco 5, S.L. | 16,500,000 | 6,421,000 | November 30, 2021 |
| Loan to SPV Reoco 6, S.L. | 10,000,000 | 8,187,304 | September 30, 2020 |
| Loan to SPV Spain 16, S.L. | 13,300,000 | 6,993,791 | July 31, 2020 |
| Loan to SPV Spain 17, S.L. | 123,800,000 | 91,190,170 | August 30, 2023 |
| Loan to SPV Spain 2, S.L. | 17,200,000 | 8,806,073 | January 31, 2022 |
| Loan to SPV Spain 7, S.L. | 52,300,000 | 25,966,972 | February 28, 2022 |
| Loans to SPV Reoco 26, S.L. | 8,250,000 | 9,240,453 | January 31, 2021 |
The breakdown of "Non-current loans to Group companies and associates" at December 31, 2017 is as follows:
| Total | 1,012,713,000 | 621,428,368 |
|---|---|---|
| ------- | --------------- | ------------- |
The main movements during the reporting period correspond to the transfer of loans on March 30, 2017 and June 29, 2017, specifically the long-term credit claims held by the Sole Shareholder at the time against the majority of Group companies, in the amounts of 470,173,454 euros and 22,714,509 euros, respectively (note 7.c).
In addition, the Company extended loans to various Group companies in an aggregate amount of 32,947,269 euros; the biggest sums were extended to SPV Reoco 2 (24,255,000 euros) and SPV Reoco 12 (4,200,000 euros). In parallel, loans totaling 4,948,366 euros were canceled, the most significant being the loan between the Company and Aedas Homes S.L.U., which was derecognized as a result of the merger; that loan amounted to 2,340,000 euros at the date of the merger for accounting purposes.
The breakdown of "Non-current loans to Group companies and associates" at December 31, 2016 was:
| Euros | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Limit | Principal | Maturity date |
|
| Loan to Aedas Homes, S.L.U. | 20,000,000 | 2,340,000 | July 31, 2021 |
| Loan to SPV REOCO 5, S.L.U. | 16,500,000 | 2,925,000 | November 30, 2021 |
| Loan to SPV REOCO 6, S.L.U. | 10,000,000 | 4,800,000 | September 30, 2020 |
| Loan to SPV REOCO 14, S.L.U. | 10,000,000 | 2,752,500 | December 31, 2020 |
| Loan to SPV REOCO 15, S.L.U. | 26,700,000 | 6,127,500 | December 31, 2022 |
| Loan to SPV REOCO 17, S.L.U. | 21,900,000 | 9,736,125 | December 31, 2021 |
| Total | 105,100,000 | 28,681,125 |
All of the credit facilities extended accrue interest at 1-month Euribor plus 350 basis points.
On September 27, 2017 and October 4, 2017, the Majority Shareholder decided to modify the Company's governance structure, implementing a Board of Directors made up of nine members. Consequently, the Board of Directors consist of the following members:
Neither the current nor former directors of the Parent transacted with the Company or any of its Group companies other than in the ordinary course of business or other than on an arm's length basis during the year ended December 31, 2017.
Nor did the members of the Parent's Board of Directors or their related parties, as defined in Spain's Corporate Enterprises Act, relate with other companies whose business activities could represent a conflict of interest for them or the Parent during the year ended December 31, 2017 or the reporting period ended December 31, 2016 on the basis that none of the notices required under article 229 of that Act have been filed with the competent authorities. Accordingly, there are no related disclosures in these financial statements.
The compensation accrued by the members of the Company's Board of Directors amounted to 7,119,700 euros in 2017 (including CEO MIP) and 0 euros in 2016.
The remuneration paid to the Company's key management personnel and professionals performing similar executive duties during the year ended December 31, 2017:
| Euros | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year-end 2017 | |||||
| No. of individuals |
Fixed and variable remuneration |
Other remuneration |
Total | ||
| 9 | 969,020 | 13,975,774 | 14,944,794 |
| Euros | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year-end 2016 | |||||||
| No. of individuals |
Fixed and variable remuneration |
Other remuneration |
Total | ||||
| - | - | - | - |
The Parent has no pension obligations to its key management personnel nor has it extended these professionals any advances, loans or guarantees. There were no special incentive plans over shares of Aedas Homes, S.A. at December 31, 2017.
On September 26, 2017, the former Sole Shareholder approved a long-term incentive plan payable entirely in shares for around 50 key employees, including the CEO and key management personnel, among others, structured into three overlapping three-year periods or cycles (from the IPO to December 31, 2020; from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2021; and from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2022). The metrics to be used to measure delivery of the targets for the first cycle are, in equal parts: (i) EBITDA; (ii) the development margin; and (iii) the shareholder return. For each there are minimum thresholds below which the bonuses do not accrue; there is also scope for outperformance. The number of shares to be received by each participant will be determined by the price of the shares in each three-year cycle (the IPO price for the first cycle and the average trading price during the 20 trading sessions prior to the start of the second and third cycle) and the level of target delivery. All of the shares received by the CEO and 50% of those received by the key management personnel are subject to a one-year lock-up from when they are received. In the case of the CEO and members of the Management Committee, this bonus is subject to repayment under certain circumstances. The cost of this incentive plan will be assumed by the Group. The maximum amount payable to the plan beneficiaries is 11 million euros. The plan was endorsed by the Appointments and Remuneration Committee on February 27, 2018 and it is expected to be signed with the key employees in the near future.
In 2017, the Company paid 23,264 euros of civil liability insurance premiums on behalf of its directors to cover potential damages caused in the course of carrying out their duties.
For the purposes of article 229 of Spain's Corporate Enterprises Act, the directors have stated that they are not party to conflicts with respect to the Parent's interests.
The Group, of which Aedas Homes is the Parent (note 1), manages its capital so as to ensure that the Group companies will be able to continue as profitable concerns while maximizing shareholder returns by balancing its debt versus equity structure.
Financial risk management is centralized in the Corporate Finance Department, which has established the mechanisms necessary for controlling exposure to credit and liquidity risk and, to a lesser extent, interest rate risk.
The Group is not significantly exposed to credit risk as collection of the proceeds from the sale of its developments to customers is guaranteed by the properties sold; in addition, it places its cash surpluses with highly solvent banks in respect of which counterparty risk is not material.
The Group determines its liquidity requirements by means of cash forecasts. These forecasts pinpoint when the Group will need funds and how much and new funding initiatives are planned accordingly.
In order to ensure ongoing liquidity and the ability to service all the payment commitments arising from its business operations, the Group holds the cash balances shown on the balance sheet as well as the credit lines and financing agreements detailed in note 14.
The Parent's directors believe that these arrangements will be sufficient to cover its cash requirements and those of its subsidiaries going forward. The liquidity function is managed at the Group level, so that the operating companies do not face liquidity shortfalls and can concentrate on pursuing their real estate developments, which are financed using external borrowings.
Although the Group's cash balances and borrowings both expose it to interest rate risk, and this could have an adverse impact on its net finance costs and cash flows, the Parent's directors have not deemed it necessary to write interest rate hedges.
Credit risk:
No accounts receivable from Group companies, related parties or third parties were past due at December 31, 2017.
At December 31, 2016, the Majority Shareholder had extended the Parent a 100 million euro credit facility which had been drawn down by 28,213,625 euros at that reporting date.
The borrowings from Group companies were capitalized on October 3, 2017 (note 6), thus improving the Group's capital structure.
Note that the business plan targets a leverage ratio at the Group level of 30-35%.
A 100 basis point movement in interest rates would have increased finance costs by 2,896,964 euros in the year ended December 31, 2017.
The Group did not employ anyone with a disability of a severity of 33% or higher at either December 31, 2017 or 2016.
The Board of Directors was made up of 9 directors at December 31, 2017, eight of whom men.
Audit fees accrued during the year for services rendered by the statutory auditor:
| Euros | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year end 2017 | Total | |||
| Audit services | 215.400 | 38.000 | 253.400 | |
| Other services | 240.000 | - | 240.000 | |
| 455.400 | 38.000 | 493.400 |
The Company's business activities do not have a significant environmental impact so that it does not hold any fixed assets for the purpose of minimizing its environmental impact and/or enhancing environmental protection.
The disclosures regarding the average supplier payment term:
| 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| Days | ||
| Average supplier payment term | 22.55 | 58.86 |
| Paid transactions ratio | 22.90 | 42.87 |
| Outstanding transactions ratio | 14.20 | 59.03 |
| Euros | ||
| Total payments made | 14,760,844 | 27,951 |
| Total payments outstanding | 617,282 | 2,689,046 |
No events have taken place since the end of the reporting period that could have a material impact on the information presented in the financial statements authorized for issue by the directors.
Aedas Homes, S.A. (formerly named Aedas Homes Group, S.L.U.)
The Parent was incorporated as a result of the subscription and payment of 3,000 indivisible equity interests (participaciones sociales), numbered sequentially, with a unit par value of 1 euro. They were paid for in cash. Hipoteca 43 Lux, S.A.R.L. purchased 100% of these interests on July 5, 2016. The Company's name was changed to Aedas Homes Group, S.L.U. on July 18, 2016. It assumed its current name in the wake of the restructuring transaction outlined in note 1.a.
On July 18, 2016, the Company's name was changed to Aedas Homes Group, S.A. On September 12, 2017, the Company's legal form of incorporation was changed to that of a public limited company and its name was again changed to Aedas Homes, S.A.
During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company's Majority Shareholder contributed, in a series of transactions, its Spanish real estate development business to Aedas Homes, S.A.:
The merger between Aedas Homes Group (Transferee) and Aedas Homes (Transferor) closed on June 29, 2017 and the name and registered office of the Transferee were changed to those of the Transferor, so that the Company's name was changed from Aedas Homes Group to Aedas Homes. The merger by absorption implied: (i) the dissolution and extinguishment of the Transferor; (ii) the en bloc transfer of all the latter's assets and liabilities to the Transferee, which has acquired all of its rights and obligations by universal succession.
The shares representing the share capital of Aedas Homes S.A. have been trading on the continuous stock markets of Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia since October 20, 2017.
At present, Aedas Homes, S.A. heads up a group of enterprises that carries out its business activities either directly or through investments in other companies with an identical or similar corporate object.
The corporate structure of the group comprising Aedas Homes, S.A. and its subsidiaries (the Group) at December 31, 2017 is presented below:
| 100% | 80% | 65% | 94,7% | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAMALANA SERVICIOS Y GESTIONES, S.L. |
ESPEBE 12, S.L. | ESPEBE 18, S.L. | ESPEBE 25, S.L. | ESPEBE 32, S.L. | SPV SPAIN 17, S.L. | SPV REOCO 14, S.L. | SPV REOCO 18, S.L. | SPV REOCO | SPV SPAIN 2. | FARCONATA SERVICIOS Y |
| CORNETALA SERVICIOS Y GESTIONES, S.L. |
ESPEBE 14, S.L. | ESPEBE 2, S.L. | ESPEBE 26, S.L. | ESPEBE 34, S.L. | SPV REOCO 6, S.L. | ESPEBE 21, S.L. | SPV REOCO 26, S.L. | 15, S.L. | S.L. | GESTIONES S.L. |
| MILEN INVESTMENTS, S.L. |
ESPEBE 15, S.L. | ESPEBE 20, S.L. | ESPEBE 27. S.L. | ESPEBE 35. S.L. | SPV REOCO 5. S.L. | ESPEBE 31, S.L. | LANDATA SERVICIOS Y GESTIONES, S.L. |
|||
| ESPEBE 4, S.L. | ESPEBE 16, S.L. | ESPEBE 22, S.L. | ESPEBE 28, S.L. | SPV SPAIN 7, S.L. | SPV SPAIN PROJECT 1. S.L. |
SPV REOCO 2, S.L. | DELANETO SERVICIOS Y GESTIONES, S.L. |
ESPEBE 11, S.L. | ||
| ESPEBE 17. S.L. | SPV REOCO 17, S.L. | ESPEBE 23, S.L. | ESOEBE 29, S.L. | SPV SPAIN 16, S.L. | DANTA INVESTMENTS. S.L. |
SPV REOCO 12, S.L. | ESPEBE 7. S.L. | |||
| DESARROLLO EMPRESARIAL LICANCABUR, S.L. |
SERVICIOS INMOBILIARIOS LICANCABUR S.L.U |
SERVICIOS INMOBILIARIAS MAUNA LOA, S.L. | SERVICIOS INMOBILIARIOS CLEGANE, S.L. | EPAVENA PROMOCIONES Y SERVICIOS, S.L. |
The Group conducts its business exclusively in Spain. Its core business, as outlined in article 2 of the Company's bylaws, consists of:
At December 31, 2017, the Group's assets ttotaled961,810,154 euros, liabilities (current and non-current) amounted to 13,450,545 euros and equity stood at 948,359,609 euros, 623,497,318 euros of which corresponded to loans extended to the Parent by the Majority Shareholder and then capitalized.
In 2017, the Company recognized 12,169,949 euros of revenue from services rendered under the administration, management and delegated development services provision agreements entered into with the various Group companies.
EBITDA amounted to a negative 31,649,094 euros in 2017, reflecting the Group's early stage of development.
The Group reported a loss of 26,655,594 euros in 2017. That figure includes an expense of 26,181,063 euros associated with the management incentive plan (MIP), which was settled in full by the Majority Shareholder, as disclosed in note 10.
That payment, which was paid for in full by the Majority Shareholder, is reflected in the Company's income statement as an employee benefits expense, recognizing an additional shareholder contribution in equity in the same amount as the balancing entry.
Note that the negative impact on profit and loss is offset in full by the increase in shareholder contributions.
At December 31, 2017, current and non-current liabilities amounted to 13,450,544 euros, compared to 30,984,560 euros at December 31, 2016 (a year-on-year decrease of 17,534,016 euros), due mainly to the personal income tax payable to the tax authorities in connection with settlement of the MIP in the amount of 9,957,382 euros in 2017, offset by capitalization of 28,213,625 euros of borrowings from the Majority Shareholder.
As disclosed in note 1 of the financial statements, given the business activities it performs, Aedas Homes has no environmental liabilities, expenses, assets, provisions or contingencies that could be material in respect of its equity, financial position or performance. Nor does it have any obligations related with greenhouse gas emission allowances.
The number of people employed by the various Group companies at December 31, 2017 was 126. The breakdown of the reporting-date headcount by region, department and job category is provided below:
| Region | Dec. 31, 2017 |
|---|---|
| Madrid | 90 |
| Catalonia | 9 |
| Eastern Spain and Balearic Islands | 7 |
| Costa del Sol | 10 |
| Rest of Andalusia | 10 |
| Total | 126 |
| Department | Dec. 31, 2017 |
| Business | 74 |
| Investment | 5 |
| Finance | 13 |
| Corporate | 34 |
| Total | 126 |
| Job category | Dec. 31, 2017 |
| Management team | 23 |
| Middle management | 32 |
| Technical and clerical staff | 71 |
| Total | 126 |
Note 18 of the financial statements outlines the Group's capital and liquidity risk management policies.
The Group determines its liquidity requirements by means of cash forecasts. These forecasts pinpoint when the Group will need funds and how much and new funding initiatives are planned accordingly.
In order to ensure ongoing liquidity and the ability to service all the payment commitments arising from its business operations, the Group holds the cash balances shown on the balance sheet as well as the credit lines and financing agreements detailed in note 14.
The Parent's directors believe that these arrangements will be sufficient to cover its cash requirements and those of its subsidiaries going forward. The liquidity function is managed at the Group level, so that the operating companies do not face liquidity shortfalls and can concentrate on pursuing their real estate developments, which are financed using external borrowings.
The Parent has drawn up a risk map. To this end, it has analyzed the organization's procedures, identifying the potential sources of risk, quantifying the related exposures and taking the opportune measures to prevent their materialization.
The most significant financial risks to which the Group is exposed are:
On October 17, 2017, AEDAS Homes arranged an equity swap with Goldman Sachs to hedge the exposure arising from its obligation to deliver a certain number of shares to employees of AEDAS Homes under the longterm incentive plan (LTIP) approved by the Board of Directors on September 26, 2017.
The Group is not significantly exposed to third-party credit risk as a result of its property development business as it collects virtually all sales made at the time the deeds are exchanged, at which time the buyer either assumes the commensurate part of the corresponding developer loan or opts to use a different payment arrangement. Credit risk as a result of the deferral of payments in land or finished building sale transactions is mitigated by obtaining collateral from the buyer or stipulating termination clauses in the event of default that would lead to the recovery by the Group of title to the asset sold and collection of a penalty payment.
In general, the Group holds its cash and cash equivalents at financial entities with high credit ratings.
The Company regularly analyzes its credit risk in respect of its accounts receivable, updating the corresponding provision for impairment accordingly. The Parent's directors believe that the carrying amounts of the Group's trade and other receivables approximate their fair value.
Given the Company's scant exposure to markets outside the eurozone, exposure to foreign exchange risk is considered immaterial.
Given Aedas Homes S.A.'s business lines, it does not have any a significant research and development effort.
The Group did not trade in own shares in 2017.
As outlined in note 20 of the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017, no events have taken place since the end of the reporting period that could have a material impact on the information presented in the financial statements authorized for issue by the directors.
As anticipated, in the second half of 2017, the Aedas Group's Majority Shareholder culminated the contribution of all of the assets that currently comprise the Group's scope and made all the additional contributions contemplated in the IPO Prospectus registered by Aedas Homes in October 2017.
Those contributions have injected very significant amounts of capital into the Group: at year-end 2017, it had equity of 937 million euros, compared to 93 million euros at June 30, 2017.
With a land portfolio encompassing 12,930 units, valued at 1,475 million euros at December 31, 2017, coupled with reduced borrowings, the Group is well positioned to continue to execute its business plan.
Note that the Group delivered the targets set for 2017, launching the marketing and sale of 1,773 units in total and achieving a sales figure, measured as the sum of units reserved, under contract and actually delivered, of 915 units.
For 2018, the Group's targets include launching another 2,050 units on to the market, selling an additional 1,500 units and delivering over 220 homes. These targets are equal to or higher than those indicated in the IPO Prospectus, evidencing the Group's confidence in the current market conditions and the capabilities of the team comprising Aedas Homes.
ISSUER'S PARTICULARS
FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING (DATE) 31/12/2017
COMPANY TAX ID NO. A87586483
AEDAS HOMES, S.A.
Paseo de la Castellana 42, 28046 Madrid
| Date of last modification |
Share capital (€) | Number of shares | Number of voting rights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19/10/2017 | € 47,966,587 | 47,966,587 | 47,966,587 |
Indicate whether different types of shares exist with different associated rights:
A.2 List the direct and indirect holders of significant ownership interests in your organisation at year-end, excluding Board members:
| Number of indirect voting rights |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal or corporate name of shareholder |
Number of direct voting rights |
Name of direct holder |
Number of voting rights |
% of total voting rights |
| HIPOTECA 43 LUX S.A.R.L. | 26,602,096 | - | - | 55.460 % |
| T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC | - | - | 2,437,182 | 5.081 % |
| CANYON CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC | 1,850,071 | - | - | 3.857% |
| FMR, LLC | - | - | 1,744,065 | 3.636 % |
| T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC. |
- | - | 1,449,550 | 3.022 % |
Indicate the most significant movements in the shareholding structure during the financial year:
| Personal or corporate name of shareholder |
Transaction date |
Description of the transaction |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
A.3 Complete the following tables detailing the members of the Board of Directors who own voting shares in the company:
| Number of | Number of indirect voting rights |
% of total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal or corporate name of board member |
direct voting rights |
Name of direct holder |
Number of voting rights |
voting rights |
||
| Javier LAPASTORA TURPIN | 1,439 | - | - | 0.003% | ||
| David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | 73,389 | - | - | 0.153% | ||
| % of total voting rights held by the Board of Directors |
Complete the following tables on members of the company's Board of Directors that hold rights over company shares:
| Indirect rights | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal or corporate name of board member |
Number of direct rights |
Direct holder |
Number of voting rights |
Number of equivalent shares |
% of total voting rights |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
A.4 Indicate, as applicable, any family, commercial, contractual or corporate relationships between owners of significant shareholdings, insofar as these are known by the company, unless they are insignificant or arise from ordinary trading or exchange activities:
| Related-party name or | ||
|---|---|---|
| corporate name | Type of relationship | Brief description |
| - | - | - |
A.5 Indicate, as applicable, any commercial, contractual or corporate relationships between owners of significant shareholdings, and the company and/or its group, unless they are insignificant or arise from ordinary trading or exchange activities:
| Related-party name or corporate name |
Type of relationship | Brief description |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
A.6 Indicate whether the company has been notified of any shareholders' agreements pursuant to articles 530 and 531 of the Spanish Capital Companies Act ("LSC"). If so, provide a brief description and list the shareholders bound by the agreement:
Yes No X
Shareholders bound by agreement % of share capital affected Brief description of agreement - - -
Indicate whether the company is aware of the existence of any concerted actions among its shareholders. If so, give a brief description:
Yes No X
| Shareholders involved in concerted action |
% of share capital affected |
Brief description of concerted action |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
Expressly indicate any amendments to or termination of such agreements or concerted actions during the year, where applicable.
A.7 Indicate whether any individuals or bodies corporate currently exercise control or could exercise control over the company in accordance with article 5 of the Spanish Securities' Market Act. If so, give details.
| Yes X | No | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name or corporate name | |||
| HIPOTECA 43 LUX S.A.R.L. |
Remarks
HIPOTECA 43 LUX S.A.R.L. is the majority shareholder in AEDAS Homes with 55.460% of voting rights.
| Number of shares held directly |
Number of shares held indirectly (*) | % of total share capital |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
| Personal or corporate name of direct shareholder | Number of shares held directly |
|---|---|
| - | - |
| Total: | - |
Give details of any significant changes during the financial year, pursuant to Royal Decree 1362/2007:
| Details of significant changes |
|---|
| - |
The Minutes of the decisions made by Hipoteca 43 LUX S.À.R.L., Sole Shareholder of Aedas Homes S.L., Single Member Company, on the 11th of September 2017, establish in point number 12 that the Board of Directors shall, after the date of listing of the Company, and within a time period of 5 years, either directly or indirectly, be authorized to buy back own shares up to a maximum of 10% of the company's share capital, and the selling of such shares at a later stage.
"The Sole Shareholder decides to authorize the Board of Directors of the Company to buy back own shares, either directly or indirectly, under the following conditions:
It is expressely established that the shares bought back under this authorization can be sold, used for potential corporate or business transactions, transferred to the Company's employees or Directors, or based on stock options rights of their holders, as established in paragraph 3 of section 1. a) of article 146 of the Law on Corporations. The current authorization will be effective from the date the Company's shares are admitted to trading on the Spanish Stock Exchange".
A.9 bis Estimated free float:
| % | |
|---|---|
| Estimated free float | 28.799 % |
A.10 Give details of any restriction on the transfer of securities and/or any restriction on voting rights, where applicable. Indicate, in particular, the existence of any type of restriction that could hinder the takeover of the company through the acquisition of shares on the market.
| Yes | No X |
|---|---|
| Description of restrictions | |
| - |
A.11 Indicate whether the General Shareholders' Meeting has agreed to take neutralisation measures to prevent a public takeover bid under the terms of Act 6/2007.
Where applicable, explain the measures adopted and the terms under which these restrictions may be lifted:
A.12 Indicate whether the company has issued securities that are not traded in a regulated European Union market.
Yes No X
If so, identify the various classes of shares and, for each class of shares, the rights and obligations they confer.
B.1 Indicate and detail the differences, if any, between the required quorum for convening the General Shareholders' Meeting and the quorum required in the Spanish Capital Companies Act (LSC).
| Yes No X |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| % quorum other than that established in article 193 of the LSC for general cases |
% quorum other than that established in article 194 of the LSC for the special cases described in article 194 of the LSC |
||
| Quorum required for first call |
- | - | |
| Quorum required for second call |
- | - |
| Description of differences | ||
|---|---|---|
| - |
B.2 Indicate and, where applicable, describe any differences between the company's system of adopting corporate resolutions and the framework established in the LSC:
| Yes No |
X |
|---|---|
| ----------- | --- |
Describe how they differ from the rules established in the LSC.
| Qualified majority other than that established in article 201.2 of the LSC for the cases described in 194.1 of the LSC |
Other cases requiring a qualified majority |
|
|---|---|---|
| % set by company for adopting corporate resolutions |
- | - |
| Describe the differences | ||
| - |
The General Shareholders' Meeting is responsible for making amendments to the Bylaws under Article 285 et seq. of the Spanish Capital Companies Act.
The Regulations governing the General Shareholders' Meeting set out the rules that apply to amendment of the Company's Bylaws in Article 19, Constitution of the General Shareholders' Meeting.
"The General Shareholders' Meeting shall be validly constituted at first call when shareholders representing at least twenty-five per cent of the share capital with voting rights are present or represented. At second call, a General Meeting shall be validly constituted regardless of the share capital in attendance.
Notwithstanding the contents of the preceding paragraph, in order for an ordinary or extraordinary General Meeting to validly agree to a capital increase or reduction or any other modification of the Bylaws, the issue of bonds and securities for which competence has not been legally assigned to another Company body, the cancellation or restriction of the right of pre-emption over new shares, or the Company's transformation, merger or demerger or the global assignment of its assets and liabilities or the transfer of its registered office abroad, shareholders holding at least fifty percent of the subscribed share capital with voting rights must be either present or represented at the Meeting at first call. At second call, the presence of twenty-five per cent of the share capital shall be sufficient, but when shareholders representing less than fifty per cent of the subscribed share capital with voting rights are present, the company resolutions referred to in this paragraph may only be validly adopted if they receive a favourable vote from two thirds of the share capital that is either present or represented at the General Shareholders' Meeting.
The provisions set out in this present Article shall be understood to be without prejudice to any qualified majorities that may be established in the applicable legislation or these Bylaws in respect of the constitution of meetings and votes."
Article 29 of these Regulations establish that proposals for resolutions on items included in the agenda shall be submitted to a vote, and any issues that are substantially independent of one another shall be voted on separately so that shareholders can exercise their voting preferences separately. These include cases involving the amendment of the Bylaws.
"The General Shareholders' Meeting shall vote separately on any issues that are substantially independent of one another so that shareholders can exercise their voting preferences separately. In any case, even though they may be included in the same item on the Agenda, the following must be voted on separately: (i) the appointment, re-election or ratification (in the case of co-opting) of directors, who must be voted on individually; (ii) votes relating to consultation on the annual report on directors' pay; and (iii) in the event of the amendment of the Bylaws, each Article or group of Articles that is substantially independent. However, where the circumstances make it advisable, the Chairman may rule that proposals relating to several items on the Agenda should be voted on jointly, in which case the result of the vote will be understood to be individually reproduced for each proposal, so long as none of the attendees expresses a wish to modify the way in which he or she has voted in respect of one of these proposals. Otherwise, the minutes will reflect the way in which each attendee has modified his or her vote, along with the results of the vote in relation to each proposal as a consequence of such modifications."
The majorities required in order to amend the Bylaws are set out in Article 32 of the Regulations governing the General Shareholders' Meeting, along with the majorities required to adopt the resolutions referred to in Article 19.2 of the aforementioned Regulations, indicating that, "if the share capital present or represented exceeds fifty per cent, it will be sufficient for the resolution to be adopted by an absolute majority. However, a favourable vote from two thirds of the share capital present or represented at the Meeting shall be required at second call when shareholders representing at least twenty-five per cent but less than fifty per cent of the subscribed share capital with voting rights are present."
| Attendance data | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % remote votes % attending in |
||||||
| Date of General | person | % attending by | Electronic | |||
| Meeting | proxy | vote | Others | Total | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Company was first listed for continuous trading on 20th of October 2017 as Aedas Homes, S.A. As a result, in the financial year referred to in this report there was no General Shareholders' Meeting.
The first General Meeting of the Company's Shareholders will be held in the second quarter of 2018.
| Yes | No X |
|
|---|---|---|
| Number of shares required to attend General Meetings - |
|
|---|---|
| ----------------------------------------------------------- | -- |
B.7 Indicate the address of your company's website and the way in which corporate governance content may be accessed, along with any other information on General Meetings which must be made available to shareholders on the website.
Information relating to corporate governance and general meetings is made available on the AEDAS Homes corporate website under the heading "Shareholders and Investors", which can be accessed via www.aedashomes.com.
This section sets out the most relevant information on corporate governance at the Company, and the different sections can be accessed under the following headings:
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | Information |
|---|---|
| General Shareholders' Meeting | • Regulations of the General Shareholders' Meeting • Convening meetings, agenda and minutes |
| Board of Directors | • Organisational structure • Regulations governing the Board of Directors |
| Corporate Governance Reports | • Annual Corporate Governance Report • Audit Committee Report • Remunerations Committee Report |
| Bylaws | • Bylaws |
| Corporate policy | • Code of Conduct • Anti-Corruption Policy • Policy on Communications with Shareholders and |
| Investors • Third Party Code of Conduct • Corporate Social Responsibility Policy • Regulations governing Internal Conduct in matters |
|
| relating to the Stock Markets • Quality and Environmental Protection Policy |
The agenda for the meeting of the Board of Directors to be held on 22 March 2018 includes approving the holding of a General Shareholders' Meeting on a specific date in May, and if this is voted for, the announcement of the meeting will be published on the corporate website (www.aedashomes.com) under 'Corporate Governance', sub-heading 'General Shareholders' Meeting'.
C.1.1 Maximum and minimum number of board members stipulated in the Bylaws:
| Maximum number of Board Members | 15 |
|---|---|
| Minimum number of Board Members | 5 |
| Personal or corporate name of board member Representative |
Category of Board Member |
Position on the Board |
Date of first appointment |
Date of last appointment |
Election procedure |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms. Cristina ÁLVAREZ ÁLVAREZ |
- | Independent | Board Member |
04/10/2017 | 04/10/2017 | Sole Shareholder Decision |
| Mr. Evan Andrew CARRUTHERS |
HIPOTECA 43 LUX S.A.R.L. |
Proprietary | Board Member |
27/09/2017 | 27/09/2017 | Sole Shareholder Decision |
| Mr. Eduardo Edmundo D'ALESSANDRO CISHEK |
HIPOTECA 43 LUX S.A.R.L. |
Proprietary | Board Member |
27/09/2017 | 27/09/2017 | Sole Shareholder Decision |
| Mr. Santiago FERNÁNDEZ VALBUENA |
- | Independent | Chairman of the Board |
27/09/2017 | 27/09/2017 | Sole Shareholder Decision |
| Mr. Emile K. HADDAD | - | Independent | Board Member |
27/09/2017 | 27/09/2017 | Sole Shareholder Decision |
| Mr. Javier LAPASTORA TURPIN |
- | Independent | Board Member |
27/09/2017 | 27/09/2017 | Sole Shareholder Decision |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO |
- | Executive | Board Member |
27/09/2017 | 27/09/2017 | Sole Shareholder Decision |
| Merlin Properties, SOCIMI, S.A. (*) |
HIPOTECA 43 LUX S.A.R.L. |
Proprietary | Board Member |
27/09/2017 | 27/09/2017 | Sole Shareholder Decision |
| Mr. Miguel TEMBOURY REDONDO |
- | Independent | Board Member |
27/09/2017 | 27/09/2017 | Sole Shareholder Decision |
(*) Represented by Ismael Clemente Orrego.
Total number of Board Members 9
| Personal or corporate name of director | Position in company's organisational structure |
|---|---|
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Managing Director |
| Total number of executive directors | 1 |
|---|---|
| % of Board | 11.11 % |
| Personal or corporate name of director | Personal or corporate name of the significant shareholder that he/she represents or that proposed his/her appointment HIPOTECA 43 LUX S.A.R.L. |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Evan Andrew CARRUTHERS | |||||
| Mr. Eduardo Edmundo D'ALESSANDRO CISHEK | HIPOTECA 43 LUX S.A.R.L. | ||||
| Mr. Merlin Properties, SOCIMI, S.A. (*) | HIPOTECA 43 LUX S.A.R.L. |
(*) Represented by Ismael Clemente Orrego.
| Total number of proprietary directors | 3 |
|---|---|
| % of Board | 33.33 % |
| Personal or corporate name of director |
Profile |
|---|---|
| Ms. Cristina ÁLVAREZ ÁLVAREZ | Independent Director Chairwoman of the Technology Committee |
| Mr. Santiago FERNÁNDEZ VALBUENA | Chairman of the Board |
| Mr. Emile K. HADDAD | Independent Director |
| Mr. Javier LAPASTORA TURPIN | Independent Director Chairman of the Audit and Control Committee |
| Mr. Miguel TEMBOURY REDONDO | Independent Director Chairman of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee |
| Total number of independent directors | 5 |
|---|---|
| % of Board | 55.55 % |
Indicate whether any director classified as independent receives any amount or benefit from the Company, or from the group, in any concept other than their remuneration as a Board Member, or whether he/she maintains or has maintained a business relationship with the Company or with any company within its group during the last financial year, in his/her own name or as a significant shareholder, Board Member or senior executive of a company that maintains or has maintained such a relationship.
No independent director receives any amount or benefit from the company or from the group, in any concept other than their remuneration as a Board Member, nor do they maintain or have they maintained a business relationship with the Company or with any company within its group during the last financial year, either in their own name or as a significant shareholder, Board Member or senior executive of a company that maintains or has maintained such a relationship.
Where applicable, include a statement from the Board detailing the reasons why it believes the said director may perform their duties as an independent director.
| Personal or corporate name of board member |
Description of the relationship |
Reasons |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
C.1.4 Complete the following table with information on the number of female Board members at the close of the last 4 financial years and their category:
| Number of female Board Members | % of total directors of each type |
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |
| Executive | 0 | - | - | - | 0.00% | - | - | - |
| Proprietary | 0 | - | - | - | 0.00% | - | - | - |
| Independent | 1 | - | - | - | 11.11 % | - | - | - |
| Total: | 1 | - | - | - | 11.11 % | - | - | - |
An attempt was made during the process for the election of Board Members at the end of the 2017 financial year to include a number of women on the Board of Directors in an amount that would permit the attainment of a male/female equilibrium.
In 2017, in preparation for the Company's flotation on the Stock Market, the Company's then Sole Shareholder decided to modify the Board of Directors in order to adapt it to the Company's future status of listed company.
The Company began a process to find four independent directors who met certain requirements (relating to level of professional experience, areas of know-how and specialisation, etc.), and women were, of course, considered for these positions.
During this search for directors, offers were made to a number of women who met the agreed requirements, but unfortunately almost all of them had to refuse the offer because they were not given the necessary consent by the companies at which they performed executive duties.
However, the Company did manage to reach an agreement with Cristina Álvarez Álvarez, who joined the Company's Board as an independent director.
It is established in Article 5 of the Regulations governing the Board of Directors that proposals for the appointment or re-election of board members must be based on a prior analysis of the Board's needs, with preference given to a diversity of known-how, experience and gender.
C.1.6 Explain the measures taken by the Appointments Committee, where applicable, to ensure that selection processes are not subject to any implicit bias that would make it difficult to select female directors, and whether the company makes a conscious effort to search for female candidates who have the required profile:
Under the Board of Directors' Regulations, the Company formed an Appointments and Remuneration Committee on 27th of September 2017, the composition of which is described in Article 15 of the said Regulations, along with its powers and operational rules.
One of the basic duties of this Appointments and Remuneration Committee is "establishing a target for representation on the Board of Directors of the gender that is least represented, and preparing guidelines on how to meet this target", which will be encouraged for future board members.
When, despite the measures taken (where applicable), there are few or no female directors, explain the reasons:
As explained in section C.1.5, the board members at the end of the 2017 financial year were selected during the period prior to the Company's flotation, and an attempt was made to include a number of women that would permit a balanced presence of men and women.
C.1.6.bis Explain the conclusions of the Appointments Committee on the verifiability of the director selection policy. In particular, explain how this policy pursues the goal of having at least 30% of all Board places occupied by women directors before the year 2020.
On the date of this Annual Corporate Governance Report, the Company is preparing a draft of a Director Selection Policy, subject to review and approval by the Appointments and Remuneration Committee, which will be submitted to the Board of Directors.
One of the express targets set out in this policy is to pursue the goal of having at least 30% of all seats on the Board of Directors occupied by women directors before 2020.
On 31st of December 2017, the only shareholder represented on the Company's Board of Directors is HIPOTECA 43 LUX S.A.R.L., which has three proprietary directors.
| Personal or corporate name of shareholder |
Reason |
|---|---|
| - | - |
Detail any failure to address formal requests for Board representation from shareholders with stakes equal to or exceeding that of others at whose request proprietary members were appointed. If so, explain the reasons why the request was not entertained:
| Yes | No | X |
|---|---|---|
| ----- | ---- | --- |
| Personal or corporate name of shareholder |
Explanation |
|---|---|
| - | - |
C.1.9 Indicate whether any Board member has resigned from office before their term of office has expired, whether reasons were given to the Board and through what channels. If made in writing to the entire Board, explain at least the reasons given by the Board member:
| Name of Board Member | Reason for resignation |
|---|---|
| - | - |
| Personal or corporate name of board member | |
|---|---|
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | |
| Brief description | |
Pursuant to the Deed for the Appointment of a Managing Director dated 12th of September 2017, signed by the Company "Aedas Homes, S.L.", Sole Shareholder Company, which publicly recorded the resolution adopted on 11th of September 2017 by the Board of Directors, the Company appointed David Martínez Montero as Managing Director, permanently delegating all of its powers to him, except for the powers that cannot be delegated under the Law (Article 529 ter of the Spanish Capital Companies Act) or the Company's Bylaws (Articles 5.3 and 5.4 of Title II of the Board of Directors' Regulations).
Article 21 of the Bylaws establishes that the Board of Directors may permanently delegate all or some of its powers, except for those that may not be delegated under the Law, the Bylaws or the Board of Directors' Regulations, to an Executive Committee and/or one or more Managing Directors, and it may also choose the members of the Board of Directors who will sit on the delegated body, as well as, where appropriate, the way in which the powers delegated to the Managing Directors are to be exercised.
| Personal or corporate name of board member |
Name of the group company | Position | Does he/she have executive powers? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Aedas Homes, S.A. | Board Member | Yes. |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Cornetala Servicios y Gestiones S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Damalana Servicios y Gestiones, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Danta Investments, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Delaneto Servicios y Gestiones, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 11, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 12, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 14, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 15, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 16, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 17, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 18, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 2, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 20, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 21, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 22, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 23, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 25, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 26, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 27, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 28, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 29, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 31, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Personal or corporate name of board member |
Name of the group company | Position | Does he/she have executive powers? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 32, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 34, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 35, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 4, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 7, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Farconata Servicios y Gestiones, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Landata Servicios y Gestiones, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Milen Investments, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Reoco 1, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Reoco 12, SL | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Reoco 14, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Reoco 15, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Reoco 17, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Reoco 18, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Reoco 2, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Reoco 26, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Reoco 5, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Reoco 6, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Spain 16, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Spain 17, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Spain 2, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Spain 7, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Spain Project 1, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Servicios Inmobiliarios Licancabur, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Epavena Promociones y Servicios, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Servicios Inmobiliarios Mauna Loa, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Servicios Inmobiliarios Clegane, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Desarrollo Empresarial Licancabur, S.L. | Board Member | No |
C.1.12 List, where applicable, any company board members who sit on the boards of directors of other non-group companies that are listed on official securities markets in Spain, insofar as these have been disclosed to the company:
| Personal or corporate name of board member |
Name of the listed company | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Evan Andrew CARRUTHERS |
Five Point Holdings L.L.C. | Board Member |
| Mr. Santiago FERNÁNDEZ VALVUENA |
Ferrovial, S.A. | Board Member |
| Mr. Emile K. HADDAD | Five Point Holdings L.L.C. | Board Member |
| Mr. Javier LAPASTORA TURPíN | Mostostal Warszawa, S.A. | Board Member |
C.1.13 Indicate and, where appropriate, explain whether the company has established rules about the number of boards on which its directors may sit.
| Yes X |
No | |
|---|---|---|
| Explanation of rules |
Pursuant to Article 33 of the Board of Directors' Regulations, company Board Members may not sit on more than four boards (or administrative bodies) of other companies that do not belong to the Company's Group.
C.1.15 List the total remuneration paid to the Board of Directors in the year:
| Board remuneration (thousands of euros) | 7,120 |
|---|---|
| Value of rights accumulated by current board members in | |
| respect of pensions (thousands of euros) | 0 |
| Value of rights accumulated by former board members in | |
| respect of pensions (thousands of euros) | 0 |
C.1.16 List any members of senior management who are not executive directors and indicate the total remuneration paid to them during the year:
| Name or corporate name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mr. Alberto DELGADO MONTERO | Director of Operations |
| Mr. Hernando DE SOTO FITZ-JAMES STUART | Director of Investor Relations |
| Mr. Esther DUARTE I MACARRO | Director of Corporate Resources |
| Mr. Sergio GÁLVEZ CAPÓ | Director of Strategy and Investment |
| Mr. Enrique GRACIA COLLDEFORNS | Financial Director |
| Ms. Coro MORALES ASÚA | Director of Legal Affairs |
| Ms. Raquel PILARES GUTIÉRREZ | Director of Internal Auditing |
| Ms. Javier SÁNCHEZ GUTIÉRREZ | Director of Marketing and Communications |
| Ms. Alberto SOTO VICENTE | Director of Risk & Compliance |
| Total remuneration received by senior management | 14,995 |
|---|---|
| (thousands of euros) |
C.1.17 List, where applicable, the names of those board members who are in turn members of the boards of directors of companies that own significant holdings and/or of group companies:
| Personal or corporate name of board member |
Company name of significant shareholder |
Position |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Evan Andrew CARRUTHERS | CASTLELAKE L.P. | Managing Director |
List, where appropriate, any relevant relationships, other than those included under the previous heading, that link members of the Board of Directors with significant shareholders and/or their group companies.
| Name or corporate name | Name or corporate name of | Description of |
|---|---|---|
| of linked board member | linked significant shareholder | relationship |
| - | - | - |
| Yes | No X |
|
|---|---|---|
| Description of changes | ||
| - |
Pursuant to Article 18 of the Board of Directors' Regulations, Board Members shall be appointed by the General Meeting of Shareholders or by the Board of Directors by co-option, following a report from the Appointments and Remuneration Committee or, in the case of independent directors, following a proposal from the Appointments and Remuneration Committee, pursuant to the provisions set out in the applicable legislation, the Company's Bylaws and the aforementioned Regulations.
The Board of Directors shall ensure that the candidates selected are people of known solvency, competence and experience, and the strictest rigour must be observed in relation to those who are selected to take up the position of independent director.
Before proposing the re-election of board members to the General Meeting of Shareholders, the Board of Directors shall assess (with the abstention of any of the persons affected) the quality of the work carried out and the devotion to duty of the proposed board members during their previous mandate.
Pursuant to Article 19 of the Board of Directors' Regulations, board members shall remain in their post for a period of three years, at the end of which they may be re-elected on one or more occasions for periods of the same maximum duration. A board member's appointment shall end when, following the expiry of his or her mandate, the next General Shareholders' Meeting has been held, or the deadline set out in law for the holding of the Meeting at which a resolution is to be adopted on the approval of the annual accounts has passed.
Board members appointed by co-option shall remain in their post until the first General Shareholders' Meeting held after their appointment, and they must resign their position in the event that the General Shareholders' Meeting in question does not ratify their appointment. If the position becomes vacant after the General Meeting has been convened but before it is actually held, the Board may appoint a board member up to the time at which the following General Meeting is held.
Independent directors may not remain in this capacity for a continuous period of more than 12 years.
Pursuant to Article 20 of the Board of Directors' Regulations, the mandate of a board member shall end when the period for which they were appointed expires and when this is decided by the General Shareholders' Meeting pursuant to the powers vested in it by Law or the Company's Bylaws.
Article 15.2 of the Bylaws of AEDAS Homes indicates that the General Shareholders' Meeting is responsible for determining the number of members of the Board of Directors, and to this end it may set the number either by express agreement or, indirectly, by leaving vacancies or appointing new board members, within the limits established in Article 15.1. Article 15.1 establishes that the Company shall be administered by a Board of Directors comprising a minimum of five and a maximum of fifteen members.
Article 7, point (iii) of the Regulations governing the General Shareholders' Meeting establishes that the General Meeting's powers include the appointment and dismissal of members of the Board of Directors, as well as the ratification or revocation of the appointment of members of the Board of Directors by co-option.
C.1.20 Explain the extent to which the annual evaluation of the Board has prompted significant changes in its internal organisation and the procedures that apply to its activities:
There has not yet been any annual evaluation of the Board of Directors, as it was formed on 27th of December 2017 and a full year has not yet passed since its formation, nor have there been any events that would give rise to changes in its internal organisation or the procedures that apply to its activities.
C.1.20.bis Describe the evaluation process and the areas of the Board evaluated by an external facilitator with respect to the diversity of Board membership and competences, the performance and membership of its committees, the performance of the chairman of the Board of Directors and the company's chief executive, and the performance and contribution of individual directors.
We refer to section C.1.20.
C.1.20.ter Detail any business dealings that the facilitator or members of its corporate group maintain with the company or members of its corporate group.
We refer to section C.1.20.
Pursuant to Article 20 of the Board Regulations, board members must place themselves at the disposal of the Board of Directors and, where deemed necessary by the Board, submit their resignation in the following cases:
C.1.23 Are qualified majorities other than those prescribed by law required for any type of decision?
| Yes | No | X | |
|---|---|---|---|
| If so, describe the differences. | |||
| 16 |
| Description of differences | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| - |
C.1.24 Indicate whether there are any specific requirements, apart from those relating to the directors, to be appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors.
| Yes | No X |
|
|---|---|---|
| Description of requirements | ||
| - |
C.1.25 Indicate whether the Chairman has a casting vote:
| Yes | No X |
|---|---|
| Matters in which the Chairman has a casting vote - |
C.1.26 Indicate whether the Bylaws or the board regulations set any age limit for directors:
| Yes | No | X | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ----- | -- | ---- | --- | -- |
Age limit for Chairman
Age limit for Managing Director Age limit for board members
C.1.27 Indicate whether the Bylaws or the board regulations set a limited term of office for independent directors, other than set out in law:
| Yes | No X |
|
|---|---|---|
| Maximum number of years in office | - |
C.1.28 Indicate whether the Bylaws or the Board regulations stipulate specific rules for delegating voting rights on the Board of Directors, how this is done and, in particular, the maximum number of times that voting rights may be delegated to a board member, as well as whether there is any limitation on the categories to which proxies can be delegated, in addition to any restrictions imposed by law. If so, provide brief details of the said rules.
Pursuant to Article 17 of the Board of Directors' Regulations, board members shall make every effort to attend Board Meetings, and when they are unavoidably unable to attend in person, they shall grant a proxy, in writing and specifically for each session, to another member of the Board, including the relevant instructions and notifying the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the grant of this proxy. In the case of non-executive directors, they may only be represented by another member of the Board of Directors who is classified in the same category. A record of the number of absences from meetings of the Board of Directors shall be included in the annual corporate governance report.
C.1.29 Indicate the number of board meetings held during the year. Also indicate, where applicable, how many times the board has met without the Chairman's attendance. Attendance will also include proxies appointed with specific instructions.
Number of board meetings 4
| Number of board meetings held without the Chairman's | |
|---|---|
| attendance | 0 |
If the chairman is also the company's chief executive, indicate the number of meetings held without the attendance, in person or by proxy, of any executive director chaired by the lead independent director.
| Number of meetings | 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| -------------------- | -- | --- |
Indicate the number of meetings held by the different board committees during the financial year:
| Number of meetings of the Audit and Control Committee | 2 |
|---|---|
| Number of meetings of the Appointments and Remuneration | |
| Committee | 2 |
| Number of meetings of the Technology Committee | 2 |
C.1.30 Indicate the number of board meetings held during the year with all members in attendance. Attendance is also understood to include proxies appointed with specific instructions:
| Number of meetings with all members in attendance | 3 |
|---|---|
| % attendance over total votes cast during the year | 75 % |
All board members were present at all board meetings, except at the meeting held on 17th of October 2017, which one of the independent directors (Emile K. Haddad) was unable to attend for personal reasons.
Yes No X
Identify, where applicable, the person(s) who certified the company's individual and consolidated financial statements for authorisation by the board:
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| - | - |
C.1.32 Explain the mechanisms, if any, put in place by the Board of Directors to ensure that the individual and consolidated financial statements prepared by the Board are not presented at the General Meeting of Shareholders with a qualified audit report.
Article 38.2 of the Board of Directors' Regulations establishes that "The Board of Directors shall endeavour to prepare the annual accounts definitively in a way that does not give rise to reservations or qualifications by the auditor. In the exceptional case that such qualifications exist, both the Chairman of the Audit and Control Committee and the external auditors should give a clear account to shareholders of such reservations or qualifications. However, when the Board believes that its own criteria should prevail, it shall publicly explain the scope and contents of the disagreement".
In this regard, the Audit and Control Committee, comprising mostly independent external directors, holds a meeting with the external auditors in order to review the Company's annual accounts and some of the periodic financial information that must be supplied by the Board of Directors to the markets and their supervisory authorities, confirming compliance with the legal requirements and the correct application of generally accepted accounting principles in the preparation of the accounts. Such meetings anticipate, where relevant, any debate or difference of opinion between the Company's Management and the external auditors, in such a way that the Board of Directors may take the appropriate measures to ensure that the auditor's report is issue without reservations.
Yes No X
Complete the following table if the Board Secretary is not a board member:
| Personal or corporate name of Board Secretary | Representative |
|---|---|
| Mr. Alfonso BENAVIDES GRASES | - |
| Personal or corporate name of Deputy Board Secretary |
Representative |
Under Article 38 of the Board of Directors' Regulations, the Audit and Control Committee is responsible for submitting a proposal to the Board of Directors, which will in turn submit it to the General Shareholders' Meeting, for the appointment (with details of the contractual conditions and the scope of the professional duties engaged), or the renewal or revocation of the auditor for the Company's annual accounts. It is also responsible for overseeing compliance with the auditing agreement under Article 14 of the Regulations and the terms of the Committee's own internal regulations, which in the latter case are approved by the Board of Directors.
The Audit and Control Committee shall refrain from proposing to the Board of Directors (and the latter shall in turn refrain from proposing to the General Shareholders' Meeting) the appointment as the Company's auditors of any auditing firm that is affected by reasons of incompatibility pursuant to the regulations governing accounts auditors, or any firm that charges the Company fees, in respect of all items, that exceed five per cent of its total income during the last financial year.
The Board of Directors shall provide a full itemised breakdown, publicly and in the manner set out in the applicable regulations, of the fees paid for accounts auditing and any other services provided by the auditor, along with details of the fees paid to people or organisations connected with the said auditor.
In addition, under Article 14 of the Board of Directors' Regulations, the Audit and Control Committee must ensure the independence of the accounts auditor in the performance of its duties.
| Yes No |
X |
|---|---|
| Outgoing auditor | Incoming auditor |
| - | - |
If there have been disagreements with the outgoing auditor, give the reasons:
| Yes | No X |
|
|---|---|---|
| Explain the disagreements | ||
| - |
C.1.37 Indicate whether the audit firm performs non-audit work for the company and/or its group. If so, state the amount of fees paid for such work and the percentage they represent of all fees invoiced to the company and/or its group:
| Yes X No |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Company | Group | Total | |
| Fees for non-audit work (thousands of euros) |
240 | - | 240 |
| Fees for non-audit work/total amount invoiced by the audit firm (%) |
48,64% | - | 48,64% |
C.1.38 Indicate whether the audit report on the previous year's financial statements is qualified or includes reservations. If so, indicate the reasons given by the Chairman of the Audit Committee to explain the content and scope of those reservations or qualifications.
| Yes | No X |
|
|---|---|---|
| Explanation of reasons | ||
| - |
C.1.39 Indicate the number of consecutive years during which the current audit firm has been auditing the financial statements of the company and/or its group. Likewise, indicate for how many years the current firm has been auditing the financial statements as a percentage of the total number of years over which the financial statements have been audited:
| Company | Group | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of consecutive years | 2 | 2 |
| Company | Group | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of years audited by current audit | ||
| firm/Number of years the company's financial | ||
| statements have been audited (%) | 100 % | 100 % |
C.1.40 Indicate and give details of any procedures through which directors may receive external advice:
Yes X No
Under Article 23 of the Board of Directors' Regulations, for the purposes of receiving assistance in the performance of their duties, all directors may obtain any advice they need to comply with their duties from the Company. To this end, the Company will provide suitable channels which, under special circumstances, may include external advice charged to the Company. Such advice must necessarily relate to specific problems of a certain importance and complexity that arise during the performance of their duties.
A decision to engage external advisers at the Company's expense must be notified to the Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors, and it may be vetoed by the Board of Directors if it is shown:
| Yes X |
No | |
|---|---|---|
| Description of procedure |
Article 16 of the Board of Directors' Regulations establishes that notices convening meetings of the Board of Directors shall be sent out at least seventy-two hours before the date of the meeting. The notice will always include the agenda for the meeting and will be accompanied by the relevant information, duly prepared and summarised.
C.1.42 Indicate and, where applicable, give details of whether the company has established rules obliging directors to inform the board of any circumstances that might harm the organisation's name or reputation, tendering their resignation as the case may be:
| Yes X |
No | |
|---|---|---|
| Explanation of rules |
Pursuant to Article 20 of the Board of Directors' Regulations, board members must place their position at the disposal of the Board of Directors when their presence on the Board could endanger or harm the interests, credit or reputation of the Company, or when the reasons for their appointment no longer apply, including (though not limited to) the occurrence of significant changes to their professional situation or to the conditions under which they were appointed to the position of board member.
C.1.43 Indicate whether any director has notified the company that they have been indicted or tried for any of the offences stated in article 213 of the Spanish Capital Companies Act:
| Yes | No X |
|
|---|---|---|
| Name of Board Member | Criminal proceedings | Remarks |
| - | - | - |
Indicate whether the Board of Directors has examined this matter. If so, provide a justified explanation of the decision taken as to whether or not the director should continue to hold office or, where applicable, give details of the actions taken to date by the board and any actions that it plans to take.
| Yes No X |
|
|---|---|
| Decision/action taken | Reasoned explanation |
C.1.44 List the significant agreements that have been signed by the company and have come into force, have been modified or have been terminated in the event of a change in the company's control through a hostile takeover bid, and their effects.
Development loan agreements usually contain standard clauses relating to the change of control over a Company. These clauses may apply in the event of a change of control over AEDAS Homes, but they do not apply to the company's internal restructuring. However, the most important aspect of these agreements is the guarantee of the Company's assets, not the control structure.
C.1.45 Identify, in aggregate form, and provide detailed information on agreements between the company and its officers, executives and employees that provide compensation, guarantees or protection clauses in the event of their resignation, unfair dismissal or termination as a result of a takeover bid or other kinds of operations.
| Number of beneficiaries | 1 |
|---|---|
Type of beneficiary Managing Director
In the potential event of the agreement's termination as a result of the Managing Director's unilateral resignation, the Managing Director will not be entitled to receive any compensation or indemnification, unless his/her resignation is caused by a change in control over the Company. To this end, it shall be understood that there has been a change of control when either of the following two situations arises: (i) a third party directly or indirectly acquires more than 50% of the Company's voting rights; or (ii) a third party appoints half plus one of the members of the Board of Directors In this case, provided that the Managing Director's resignation occurs within six months of the date of the change of control, the Managing Director shall be entitled to receive gross compensation equivalent to two years' fixed salary in the amount he is receiving at the time of termination.
In the event of the agreement's termination at the unilateral request of the Company, the Managing Director shall be entitled to receive gross compensation equivalent to two years' fixed salary in the amount he is receiving at the time of termination.
In cases in which the agreement is terminated at the sole request of the Company, as set out in a resolution by the Board of Directors or as the result of the partial or total revocation by the Board of Directors of the powers delegated by the Board or the Company in the Managing Director's favour, three months' advance notice must be given. During the advance notice period, the Company may release the Managing Director from the performance of his/her duties, though it shall continue to pay him/her the relevant salary. In the event of a breach of the obligation to give the required advance notice, the Company must compensate the Managing Director in an amount equivalent to the fixed payment that applies at the time of the Agreement's termination for the period of advance notice not given.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Managing Director shall not be entitled to receive any compensation or indemnification, nor shall the Company be obliged to respect any advance notice term, in the event that his/her termination is caused by an infringement of the Law, the Company's Bylaws, the Board of Directors' Regulations, the Regulations governing the General Shareholders' Meeting or any other company rule or resolution that applies to the performance of his/her duties, or that is caused by a breach of his/her obligations under the terms of this Agreement, including the duty of good contractual faith, provided that the infringement or breach in question is classified as very serious and can be attributed to the Managing Director in the form of a serious or wilful offence.
By way of compensation for the obligation not to compete, the Managing Director shall receive a gross amount equivalent to one year's fixed salary in the amount he/she is being paid at the time of termination. This amount shall be paid in full at the time at which the Agreement is terminated.
| Board of Directors | General Meeting of Shareholders |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Body that authorises clauses | - | - | |
| YES | NO | ||
| Is the General Shareholders' Meeting informed of such clauses? |
X |
C.2.1 Give details of all of the fees paid to the Board of Directors, its members, and the proportion of executive, proprietary, independent and other external directors that they represent:
The Audit Committee of AEDAS Homes was appointed by the Board of Directors at a meeting held on 27th of September 2017. It first met [in written session without a physical meeting on 17th of October 2017. Its composition, general delegated powers and regulations are set out below.
| Name | Position | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Javier LAPASATORA TURPÍN | Chairman | Independent |
| Mr. Eduardo Edmundo D'ALESSANDRO CISHEK | Member | Proprietary |
| Mr. Santiago FERNÁNDEZ VALBUENA | Member | Independent |
| % of proprietary directors | 33.3 % |
|---|---|
| % of independent directors | 66.6% |
| % other external members | 0% |
Pursuant to Article 14 of the Board of Directors' Regulations, the Audit and Control Committee shall comprise a minimum of three and a maximum of five members, who shall be appointed by the Board of Directors and who must be non-executive directors. The majority of the members of the Audit and Control Committee shall be independent, and one of them shall be appointed with regard to his/her knowledge and experience in accounting or auditing matters, or both.
The Board of Directors shall also appoint a Chairman of the Audit and Control Committee from among the independent directors who sit on the said Committee. In addition, the Board of Directors may appoint a Deputy Chairman if it deems this appropriate, and the rules governing the appointment of the Deputy Chairman shall be the same as the rules governing the appointment of the Chairman.
Member of the Board of Directors who sit on the Audit and Control Committee shall continue in this post for the term of their appointment as directors of the Company, unless otherwise agreed by the Board of Directors. The renewal, re-election and dismissal of the Committee's members shall be governed by the decisions of the Board of Directors. The position of Chairman shall be held for a maximum of four years, and the same person may not be re-elected at the end of this term until a year has passed following their cessation, without prejudice to their continuation or reelection as a member of the Committee.
The Audit and Control Committee shall meet at least once every three months in order to review the periodic financial information that is to be submitted to the stock market authorities, along with any other information that the Board of Directors is required to approve and include among its annual public documentation. It shall also meet when requested to do so by any of its members and whenever it is convened by its Chairman, who shall convene a meeting whenever the Board or the Chairman of the Board requests the issue of a report or the adoption of proposals and, in all cases, when this is advisable for the proper performance of its duties.
The Audit and Control Committee shall issue an annual report on its own activities, making particular mention of any incidents that have arisen, where applicable, in relation to the duties for which it is responsible. In addition, when the Audit and Control Committee deems this appropriate, its report shall include proposals for the improvement of the Company's governance rules.
Notwithstanding any other tasks that may be assigned to it by the Board of Directors, the Audit and Control Committee shall be responsible for the following basic duties:
periodically; (ii) the creation or acquisition of shares in organisations with a particular purpose or organisations domiciled in countries or territories classified as tax havens; and (iii) operations with related parties.
The most important actions taken by the Audit and Control Committee of AEDAS Homes during the 2017 financial year are listed below:
e) Internal Monitoring Procedures.
f) Internal Auditing.
Name the Board Member who has been appointed to sit on the Audit Committee, bearing in mind his/her knowledge and experience of accounting matters, auditing, or both and state how many years the Chairman of this Committee has been in the post.
| Name of experienced Board Member | Mr. Javier LAPASTORA TURPÍN |
|---|---|
| Number of years Chairman has been in post | 3 months |
The Company's Appointments and Remuneration Committee was appointed by the Board of Directors at a meeting held on 27th of September 2017. It first met [in written session without a physical meeting on 17th of October 2017. Its composition, general delegated powers and regulations are set out below.
| Name | Position | Category | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Miguel TEMBOURY REDONDO | Chairman | Independent | |
| Mr. Evan Andrew CARRUTHERS | Member | Proprietary | |
| Ms. Cristina ÁLVAREZ ÁLVAREZ | Member | Independent | |
| % of proprietary directors | 33.3 % | ||
| % of independent directors | 66.6% | ||
| % other external members | 0% |
The Appointments and Remuneration Committee shall comprise a minimum of three and a maximum of five members, who shall be appointed by the Board of Directors at the proposal of the Chairman of the Board, and who must be non-executive directors. At least two members of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee shall be independent directors.
The Board of Directors shall also appoint a Chairman from among the independent directors who sit on the said Committee. In addition, the Board of Directors may appoint a Deputy Chairman if it deems this appropriate, and the rules governing the appointment of the Deputy Chairman shall be the same as the rules governing the appointment of the Chairman.
Directors who sit on the Appointments and Remuneration Committee shall continue in this post for the term of their appointment as directors of the Company, unless otherwise agreed by the Board of Directors. The renewal, re-election and dismissal of the Committee's members shall be governed by the decisions of the Board of Directors.
Notwithstanding any other tasks that may be assigned to it by the Board of Directors, the Appointments and Remuneration Committee shall be responsible for the following basic duties:
(iii) Submitting proposals to the Board of Directors regarding the potential appointment of independent directors, either for appointment by co-option or for submission for deliberation by the General Shareholders' Meeting, along with proposals for the re-election or removal of such directors by the General Shareholders' Meeting.
(iv) Providing information regarding proposals for the appointment of the remaining directors, either for appointment by co-option or for submission for deliberation by the General Shareholders' Meeting, along with proposals for the re-election or removal of such directors by the General Shareholders' Meeting.
During Fiscal Year 2017, the more relevant actions taken by the Appointmens and Remuneration Committee are the following:
The Technology Committee held its first meeting on 14th of November 2017. Its composition, general delegated powers and regulations are set out below.
| Name | Position | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Ms. Cristina ÁLVAREZ ÁLVAREZ | Chairman | Independent |
| Mr. Oscar DE LA TORRE MUÑOZ DE MORALES | Member | Executive |
| Mr Eduardo Edmundo D'ALESSANDRO CISHEK | Member | Proprietary |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Member | Delegate |
| Mr. Javier SÁNCHEZ GUTIÉRREZ | Member | Executive |
| 20 % |
|---|
| 20 % |
| 20 % |
| 40 % |
In 2017, there were no formally approved Regulations for the Technology Committee. However, on the date of this Annual Corporate Governance Report, there is an agreed draft of these Regulations which is pending approval at the next meeting of the Technology Committee. Notwithstanding any other tasks that may be assigned to it by the Board of Directors, this document establishes that the Technology Committee shall be responsible for the following basic duties:
During Fiscal Year 2017, the more relevant actions taken by the Technology Committee are the following:
| Number of female Board Members | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Audit Committee | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| Appointments and Remuneration Committee |
1 | 33.33 % | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| Technology Committee |
1 | 20.00 % | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
The Board of Directors' Regulations, approved on 11th of September 2017, include the regulation of the board's committees with regard to the Audit and Control Committee and the Appointments and Remuneration Committee.
The Board of Directors' Regulations are available for consultation on the Company's website (www.aedashomes.com) under the section headed 'Shareholders and Investors', sub-section 'Board of Directors', 'Board of Directors' Regulations'.
The Board of Directors' Regulations were approved on 11th of September 2017, before the Company was listed for trading on the markets, and they had not been changed in any way by the close of the 2017 financial year.
Pursuant to Article 34 of the Board of Directors' Regulations, the Company's engagement in any transaction with directors or shareholders that own shares in an amount considered significant under the terms of the stock market regulations in force from time to time or, where applicable, with directors or shareholders that have proposed the appointment of any of the Company's directors, or the Company's engagement in any transaction with the respective related parties (understood to mean the parties listed in Article 29 of these Regulations), shall be subject to authorisation by the Board of Directors or, in situations of extreme urgency, the Executive Committee or the Managing Director (where appointed), in each case following a report by the Audit and Control Committee.
Prior to authorising the Company's engagement in transactions of this nature, the Audit and Control Committee and the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee shall evaluate the transaction from the perspective of the equal treatment of all shareholders and current market conditions.
The Board's authorisation shall not, however, be required for related party transactions that simultaneously comply with the following three conditions:
Where these are transactions that fall within the Company's ordinary business and involve usual or recurring activities, a general authorisation from the Board of Directors shall be sufficient. Authorisation shall necessarily be agreed by the General Shareholder's Meeting when the transaction is made with a director or related party in a value exceeding 10% of the Company's assets.
The Company shall report any transactions engaged in with directors, significant shareholders and related parties when it publishes its half-yearly financial information, and it shall also report any such transactions in its Annual Corporate Governance Report, with the detail required by Law in each case. Similarly, the Company shall include information in the notes to its annual accounts relating to any transactions between the Company or Group Companies and directors or parties acting on their behalf, when these fall outside the Company's normal business or are not made under usual market conditions.
The following table contains a breakdown of the transactions engaged in between the Company and its significant shareholders from the date it was floated on the Stock Market, 20th of October 2017 until 31st of December 2017:
| Name or corporate name of significant shareholder |
Name or corporate name of the group company or entity |
Nature of the relationship |
Type of operation |
Amount (thousands of euros) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIPOTECA 43 LUX S.A.R.L. |
Aedas Homes, S.A. | Shareholder | Funds contribution |
9,957 |
D.3 Give details of transactions deemed significant due to their value, or relevant due to their subject matter, carried out between the company or companies in its group and the company's directors or executives:
| Name or corporate name of administrators or board members |
Name or corporate name of the related party |
Relationship | Nature of the operation |
Amount (thousands of euros) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - |
D.4 Give details of any significant transactions between the company and other entities in the same group, provided that they are not eliminated in the process of preparing the consolidated financial statements and do not form part of the company's normal business with regard to purpose and conditions.
In any case, list any intragroup transactions carried out with entities in countries or territories considered to be tax havens:
| Amount | ||
|---|---|---|
| Brief description of the | (thousands | |
| Name of the group company | operation | of euros) |
| - | - | - |
There have not been any related party transactions.
Pursuant to the Conflict of Interest Policy established by AEDAS Homes, all the people subject to this Policy (board members, managers, employees and related parties) must adopt the measures required to ensure compliance with the criteria for action and decision-making set out in the Policy itself, in order to avoid situations that may result in a conflict between their own personal interests and the interest of the Company.
In this regard, all affected parties, particularly members of the Board of Directors, must refrain from the following:
The foregoing provisions also apply in cases in which the beneficiary of the prohibited act or activity is a person related to the affected person. AEDAS Homes, and specifically its Board of Directors, may analyse and dispense with such prohibitions in specific cases, taking account in all cases of the principles contained in this Policy, and safeguarding the interests of AEDAS Homes.
The affected party must immediately give notice of any situation or circumstance that could give rise to a potential conflict of interest, giving details of its scope, the situation that has given rise to the potential conflict and any related parties, where applicable. If there are doubts regarding whether this involves a conflict of interest or not, the affected party must refrain from continuing to engage in any activity relating to the situation in question and seek advice.
In the case of employees, they must give notice of the situation to their direct superior, who will analyse and resolve the situation together with the Compliance Department. Where necessary, the Compliance Committee shall be asked to make a decision. In the case of members of the Board of Directors, they must give notice of the situation to the Secretary to the Board of Directors, preferably in writing, and the Secretary shall pass on any communications received to the Board of Directors, which shall decide on the situation and, where necessary, seek an opinion from the Audit and Control Committee.
In addition, AEDAS offers all affected parties an Incident Reporting Channel. This represents a further channel for reporting any circumstance involving a breach or infringement of the Code of Conduct, which includes the principle of objectivity and an obligation to prevent conflicts of interest.
Conflicts of interest that affect the Company's directors shall be reported in the notes to the Company's annual accounts and in the Annual Corporate Governance Report, which shall give details of all related party transactions between the Company and its shareholders or directors.
AEDAS Homes has adopted a series of measures that are designed to ensure the correct management of conflicts of interest by the Board of Directors or the employees' immediate superiors, as appropriate under the terms of this Policy, thus ensuring the objectivity and transparency of the process. To this end, once the existence of a conflict of interest has come to light:
a) We take all the measures necessary to distance the affected party from the management of the transaction or situation in question.
In line with the general principles set out above, affected parties must avoid becoming involved in any situation from which a conflict of interest might arise in relation to their participation in related party transactions, and they must comply with the previously established rules.
The Company's Board of Directors is the body that is responsible for approving any related party transactions, following a positive report from the Audit Committee. In addition, the Board of Directors may analyse and dispense with such prohibitions in specific cases, taking account in all cases of the principles contained in this Policy.
In duly justified situations of urgency, approval may be given by the delegated bodies or people / the Company's management, though it must be ratified at the first meeting of the Board of Directors held after the decision is adopted.
However, authorisation is not required from the Board of Directors for related party transactions in which the following three conditions are simultaneously met:
Yes No X
Identify the subsidiaries that are listed in Spain:
Listed subsidiaries -
Indicate whether they have provided public information on the respective business activities in which they engage, and any business dealings between them, as well as between the listed subsidiary and other group companies;
| Yes | No | X |
|---|---|---|
| ----- | ---- | --- |
Describe any potential business relations between the parent company and the listed subsidiary, and between the listed subsidiary and other companies in the group
-
Indicate the mechanisms in place to resolve potential conflicts of interest between the listed subsidiary and other group companies:
| Mechanisms to resolve any potential conflicts of interest | |
|---|---|
| - |
AEDAS Homes uses a risk management system that is regulated under the Company's Risk Management Policy. This Policy was approved by the Company's Board of Directors on 17th of October 2017.
The purpose of the risk management model is to identify, manage and report any risks that may affect AEDAS Homes's pursuit of its business objectives.
The risk management model is based on the following stages:
Defines, updates and approves the Risk Management and Control Policy at AEDAS Homes and sets the acceptable risk level at all times.
Oversees the internal monitoring and management of risk, ensuring that the main risks are identified, managed and maintained at the planned levels.
Assigns responsibility for risk, receives the results of risk assessments for the purposes of determining how critical the risk level is, and approves actions or responses to the risk defined.
The Compliance Department provides support for the Audit and Control Committee and the Management Committee in the performance of its duties, particularly through the coordination of the activities set out in the Risk Management and Control Policy, ensuring the correct implementation of the risk management system and consolidating reports relating to the risk model.
Identify and evaluate the risks that fall within their area of responsibility. In addition, they propose and report on the indicators used to monitor risk, in addition to proposing and implementing plans of action to mitigate risk and reporting on the effectiveness of such plans.
Implementation of the AEDAS Homes risk management model is still in its relatively early stages, and the first exercise to establish the risk tolerance level is therefore scheduled to take place during 2018. Information may be reported in the Corporate Governance Report for the 2018 financial year.
There is no record that any significant risk (identified and evaluated using the risk management model) emerged during the financial year in question.
Plans to respond to and monitor significant risk are currently being developed at the present time, and information may therefore be reported in the Corporate Governance Report for the 2018 financial year.
Describe the mechanisms that form part of the risk monitoring and management system relating to the company's financial reporting (Internal Control over Financial Reporting, ICFR) process.
F.1 The company's control environment
Provide information on at least the following, describing their main characteristics:
The ICFR process is one that affects all levels of the organisation and all the people working for it. The main duties relating to the Internal Monitoring System that deals with financial information at the Aedas Homes Group are summarised in the following points:
| OFFICE | RESPONSIBILITIES | |
|---|---|---|
| Board of Directors | - Preparing Financial Information |
|
| Management | - Supervising financial information. - Supervising auditing activities. |
|
| Bodies | Audit and Control Committee | - Approving what to supervise and when, and how to evaluate supervision of ICFR. |
| - Supervising the effectiveness of ICFR. |
||
| Finance Financial Management |
- Designing, implementing and evaluating ICFR and its overall monitoring. |
|
| Department | - Reporting on the operation of ICFR. |
|
| - Identifying any risks in their processes that may affect the Financial Information. |
||
| Parties responsible for processes | - Proposing and implementing the most suitable controls to mitigate risk. |
|
| Departments | - Ensuring that these controls are working effectively. |
|
| and Divisions | - Reporting on the operation of internal controls in their processes. |
|
| - Resolving incidents in their processes. |
||
| Parties responsible for control | - Executing the controls for which they are responsible. |
|
| - Reporting on any incidents that arise. |
||
| Internal | - Planning audits. |
|
| Auditing | Internal Auditing | - Auditing ICFR and communicating the results. |
| Department | - Following up recommendations. |
The following table contains a summary of the offices responsible for ICFR:
The Board of Directors, which is ultimately responsible for supervising ICFR, has established the organisational structure necessary to allow monitoring by delegating this duty to the Audit and Control Committee. Thus, the Audit and Control Committee must ensure due compliance with the responsibilities defined and assigned to the Finance Department and other departments and divisions with regard to the Company's Internal Financial Control Reporting System.
The organisational structure that AEDAS Homes has defined with regard to the main duties involved in overseeing ICFR is as follows:
To achieve reasonable security with regard to the reliability of the financial information, the Audit and Control Committee will oversee:
The Audit and Control Committee has various sources for establishing whether Management has implemented an effective system for supervising ICFR. The main sources for its analyses are:
The Audit and Control Committee will principally rely on the work of the internal auditor and hold any meetings with external auditors that may be necessary.
The duties entrusted to the Audit and Control Committee with regard to the internal controls set out in the AEDAS Homes Board of Directors' Regulations are as follows:
The Group's Finance Department is responsible for identifying any risk of error or fraud in the financial information using the whole range of the ICFR System. It is also responsible for designing the necessary controls. It is also responsible for informing the internal and external auditors of any changes to the perimeter of the Internal Monitoring System relating to Financial Information.
The AEDAS Homes Finance Department is responsible for establishing the design, implementation and global follow-up of the Internal Monitoring System for the Group's financial information. It will therefore establish the system and implement the structure required for its supervision, thus ensuring that the said system operates effectively.
In order to comply with this responsibility, the people in charge of each associated process or subprocess and any key controls must monitor these and report back to the AEDAS Homes Financial Management.
Internal Auditing will plan the supervision and evaluation of the ICFR System with the scope and frequency required to ensure its effectiveness, taking account of the duties included in the Annual Internal Auditing Plan.
Internal Auditing will determine the nature and extent of the tests to be carried out in order to identify any potential weaknesses in the relevant controls, and it will analyse the causes giving rise to these weaknesses in order to determine the control systems' level of compliance and efficacy. To this end, the people responsible for these controls must keep the relevant documentation and evidence to show both that controls have been carried out and that they have been reviewed.
Internal Auditing may also rely on the self-evaluation and direct supervision processes developed by those responsible for the control systems.
Part of the oversight process will involve communication of the results obtained, using the following procedure:
It is important that this information is received by the appropriate personnel so that the relevant corrective action can be taken and so that each of the people responsible can provide sufficient oversight to ensure that such action is actually taken.
In the event of any suspicion of fraud, the person directly responsible for the control operation should not be notified, but this information should instead be passed on to higher levels including the General Management and the Audit and Control Committee.
• Departments and/or mechanisms in charge of: (i) designing and revising the organisational structure; (ii) clearly defining the lines of responsibility and authority, with an appropriate distribution of duties and tasks; and (iii) ensuring the existence of sufficient procedures for their correct reporting throughout the company.
The design and review of organisational structure and lines of responsibility and authority within the Group is the responsibility of the Managing Director. This structure includes the departments charged with preparing the financial information.
The formulation and review of the criteria to be followed for the selection of the Group's senior executives will be carried out by the Appointments Committee, which is mostly made up of independent directors.
The structure, scope and description of the duties and tasks to be carried out by each person in the finance department is defined by the Financial Management and communicated by the Corporate Resources Department.
For the purposes of the process involved in preparing financial information, the Company has clearly defined lines of authority and responsibility. Principal responsibility for the preparation of financial information lies with the Financial Management.
The Group has financial organisational structures that are adapted to its needs and headed up by a Financial Director, whose duties include ensuring compliance with the procedures set out in the ICFR System.
AEDAS Homes has a Code of Conduct that has been approved by the Company's Board of Directors. All of the Company's employees have been informed about this Code of Conduct, and it can be accessed via both the Employee Portal and on the investor pages of the AEDAS Homes website.
The AEDAS Homes Code of Conduct sets out the Company's values:
At AEDAS Homes we carry out our duties with professionalism, respect and impartiality. We are committed to achieving our objectives through honest means and do not tolerate any unethical behaviour.
The Code of Conduct establishes the following principles:
Confidentiality and controlling information: at AEDAS Homes we regard information as an intangible asset of great worth, and we therefore believe that it is fundamental to preserve and manage it confidentially, especially where inside information is concerned. We also guarantee the protection of any personal data to which we have access as a result of the links between private individuals and our own business activities, and we undertake not to divulge their data unless we have obtained their consent or are bound by some kind of legal obligation.
True picture of financial information: at AEDAS Homes we have a control environment and specific procedures that ensure that our financial information is prepared in accordance with the applicable principles and rules governing valuation, in such a way that all of our transactions are clearly and accurately reflected in our accounts ledgers and records and in the preparation of the relevant financial information.
The Compliance Committee is the body responsible for managing any complaints received in relation to breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Company's internal policy or the legislation in force. The Committee may act at the request of any complainant or on its own initiative, and it will take the necessary measures in respect of any complaints in the event that the circumstances in question are confirmed.
AEDAS Homes has a complaints channel that can be used both by employees and by third parties who are unconnected with the Company to report any behaviour that contravenes the Code of Conduct, the Company's internal policy or the legislation in force, including financial and accounting irregularities. Any information received as a result of such complaints is treated by the Compliance Committee in the strictest confidence, and all of the Company's employees have been informed of this fact.
The Corporate Resources Department works together with each of the areas that reports to the Finance Department to prepare training programmes and updates for the people involved in preparing and overseeing financial information. The programmes include both general training programmes designed to provide a knowledge of the business and the various inter-related departments from which the Company is formed, and specific programmes aimed at providing training and updates on any regulatory developments that have been newly introduced in relation to the preparation and supervision of financial information.
It is planned to provide a training course on ICFR-related issues for all the areas involved in the preparation and review of financial information.
Provide information on at least the following:
• Whether the process exists and is documented.
The Company has a risk identificacation process, which covers risks such as mistakes and fraud. This process is documented in the ICFR Policy of AEDAS Homes, which is currently being implemented.
The evaluation process covers all financial reporting objectives: (i) existence and occurrence; (ii) integrity; (iii) evaluation; (iv) presentation and breakdown; (v) rights and obligations.
Once the potential risks have been identified, they are evaluated annually on the basis of the management's knowledge and understanding of the business and the criteria by which their severity is judged.
Evaluation criteria are established: (i) from a quantitative point of view, based on parameters such as turnover, total assets and pre-tax profits; and (ii) from a qualitative point of view, based on a variety of factors, such as the standardisation of operations and the automation of processes, composition, changes compared with the previous financial year, the complexity of the accounting process, possibility of fraud or error and the degree to which estimates are used in the accounting process.
The Group has a corporate structure that is formed from all its individual organisations and that forms the basis for the consolidation perimeter. The management and review of the corporate structure is the responsibility of the Legal Department.
In the event of any change to the consolidation perimeter, the Legal Department provides information on the deeds for the new company and any operations involving holdings being taken in the share capital of other companies, or changes in the effective control of the company, together with a report on the operation and approval from the Finance Department.
Whenever a company is included within the Group's consolidation perimeter, the impact caused by this company on the different sections of the Financial Statements must be determined (under criteria of material effect), along with its impact on each of the processes and subprocesses in its sub-group.
Similarly, in the event that a company is removed from the Group's consolidation perimeter, the scope of the ICFR System must be updated, provided that the company in question was included within this scope on the date of its removal.
Any potential risk identified through the ICFR Risk Template is taken into account when preparing the Company's Risk Map. This Map is updated on an annual basis by the Finance Department, with support from all areas of the organisation that are affected.
In this way, the Company can take account of the impact that other types of risk relating to categories such as business operations, reputation, legal and regulatory issues, human resources, financial operations, information required for decision-making, technology and IT systems and corporate governance may have on the financial statements.
• Which corporate governance body supervises the process.
Pursuant to Article 14 of the Board of Directors' Regulations, the Audit and Control Committee oversees the process for preparing and ensuring the integrity of the financial information. These duties include reviewing compliance with legal requirements, such as the accurate demarcation of the consolidation perimeter and the correct application of accounting principles.
Provide information on at least the following, describing their main characteristics:
F.3.1. Procedures for reviewing and authorising the financial information and the description of the ICFR to be disclosed to the markets, stating who is responsible in each case, along with the documentation describing the activities engaged in (including those relating to the risk of fraud) and the monitoring of the various types of transactions that could materially affect the financial statements, including account closure procedures and the specific revision of the relevant opinions, estimates, valuations and projections.
Pursuant to the Board of Directors' Regulations, the Audit and Control Committee is responsible for reviewing the annual accounts and the periodic financial information that must be supplied by the Company to the markets and their supervisory authorities, at all times ensuring compliance with the legal requirements and the correct application of generally accepted accounting principles in the preparation of the accounts.
The said Regulations also indicate that this Committee must meet at least once every three months in order to review the periodic financial information that is to be submitted to the stock market authorities, along with any other information that the Board of Directors is required to approve and include among its annual public documentation.
The Audit and Control Committee submits this information to the Board of Directors, which has ultimate responsibility for approving it before it is made public to the markets.
The Group has procedures for the documentation of those processes that it believes involve material risk in the preparation of the financial information. These procedures describe the controls required to allow a suitable response to the risks associated with achieving the objectives relating to the reliability and integrity of the financial information.
The procedures are also represented in the form of flow charts, risk templates and controls that identify all the relevant monitoring activities. Each monitoring activity is assigned to an individual who is responsible for that activity, along with the frequency at which it is to be carried out.
The Policy for Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) establishes that safe access is defined on the basis of secure groups. The modification of any permit or role is organised through a system of written authorisations which is overseen by the Finance Director, in order to provide recorded evidence in relation to any change to user permits.
The positions and groups of users with individual permits allow for the maintenance of a separation of duties in the process of approving the information flows described. Any changes that may be made on the platform are recorded in the application to provide evidence of the successive versions.
There is also a contingency plan to guarantee the operational continuity of the ICFR System.
F.3.3. Policies and internal control procedures aimed at supervising the management of activities outsourced to third parties, including matters relating to valuation, calculation or assessment entrusted to independent experts, which could materially affect the financial statements.
Third parties are engaged by the people responsible for the relevant area, and care is taken to ensure the competence, technical and legal skills and independence of any professional staff engaged.
The Company has a Code of Conduct for third parties that sets out the principles that they must observe, and compliance with this Code may be subject to audit by AEDAS Homes.
Provide information on at least the following, describing their main characteristics:
F.4.1. A specific office that is responsible for defining and maintaining accounting policies (accounting policies division or department) and settling doubts or disputes over their interpretation, which is in regular communication with the team in charge of operations, and a manual of accounting policies that is regularly updated and communicated to all the company's operating units.
The Administrative Department that reports to the Finance Department is responsible for preparing, publishing, implementing and updating the Company's Accounting Standards Manual.
This department is charged, among others, with the following duties in relation to accounting policy: defining the accounting processes for the operations that the Company engages in as part of its business, defining and updating accounting practices, resolving doubts and conflicts arising from the interpretation of accounting standards and standardising the accounting practices used by the Company.
The process for the consolidation and preparation of the consolidated financial statements is carried out centrally by the Administrative Department that reports to the Finance Department.
Preparation of the consolidated financial information begins with the aggregation of the individual financial statements for each of the companies included within the consolidation perimeter, for subsequent consolidation under the accounting regulations.
La financial information reported to the National Securities Markets Commission (CNMV) is prepared from the consolidated financial statements that result from this process, and from some additional information that is reported by the Management Control Department and is required for the preparation of the annual and/or half-yearly report.
Provide information on at least the following, describing their main characteristics:
F.5.1. The ICFR monitoring activities undertaken by the Audit Committee, and whether the company has an internal audit function whose powers include supporting the Audit Committee in its role of monitoring the internal control system, including ICFR. Describe the scope of the ICFR assessment conducted during the year and the procedure used by the person in charge to communicate their findings. State also whether the company has an action plan specifying potential corrective measures, and whether it has considered their potential impact on its financial information.
As regards the monitoring of the ICFR, during the period covered by this report the Audit and Control Committee has engaged in the following activities:
As regards the way in which the Company's Internal Auditing process functions, its main purpose is to assist the Audit and Control Committee and the Group Management in evaluating and overseeing the internal control and risk management systems, including a review and assessment of the reliability of the information systems and, specifically, the system for the internal monitoring of economic and financial information, as set out in the Bylaws governing the Internal Auditing of AEDAS Homes.
To this end, the Internal Auditing Plan includes a review of both the efficacy and the effectiveness of the System (still being implemented in 2017) for the Internal Monitoring of Financial Information, in order to improve the efficacy of the ICFR and the control environment. The results of this work and the action plans will be reported to the Finance Department, the CEO and the Audit and Control Committee. Implementation of the plan of action will be subject to monitoring by Internal Auditing during the 2018 financial year.
F.5.2. Whether the company has a discussion procedure whereby the auditor (pursuant to TAS), the internal audit office and other experts can report any significant internal control weaknesses encountered during their review of the financial statements or other assignments to the company's senior management and its Audit Committee or Board of Directors. State also whether the Company has an action plan to correct or mitigate any weaknesses found.
The Internal Auditing office will report any significant control weaknesses identified during its review processes to the Finance Department, the CEO and the Audit and Control Committee, along with the action plans proposed in order to mitigate such weaknesses. The Internal Auditing office will also be responsible for monitoring the proper implementation of any such actions plans introduced to resolve or mitigate these weaknesses.
There is no further relevant information to report.
State whether:
F.7.1. The ICFR information supplied to the market has been reviewed by the external auditor, in which case the corresponding report should be attached as an appendix. Otherwise, explain the reasons for the absence of this review.
The AEDAS Homes Group has not submitted any information on the Internal System for the Monitoring of Financial Information for 2017 to the external auditor, since the Group was still in a process of implementing its agreed procedures following the listing of the parent company during the month of October 2017.
Indicate the degree to which the company complies with Corporate Governance recommendations for listed companies.
In the event that the company does not comply with any of the recommendations or complies only in part, include a detailed explanation of the reasons so that shareholders, investors and the market in general have enough information to assess the company's behaviour. General explanations are not acceptable.
1. The Bylaws of listed companies should not place an upper limit on the votes that can be cast by a single shareholder, or impose other obstacles to the takeover of the company by means of share purchases on the market.
Compliant X □ Explain □
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain □ N/A X
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain X
The Company was first listed for continuous trading on 20th of October 2017 as Aedas Homes, S.A. As a result, in the financial year referred to in this report there was no General Shareholders' Meeting.
The first General Meeting of the Company's Shareholders will be held in the second quarter of 2018. The Company intends to comply with this recommendation.
4. The company should draw up and implement a policy of communication and contacts with shareholders, institutional investors and proxy advisors that complies in full with market abuse regulations and accords equitable treatment to shareholders in the same position.
This policy should be disclosed on the company's website, complete with details of how it has been put into practice and the identities of the relevant interlocutors or those charged with its implementation.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
5. The Board of Directors should not make a proposal to the General Meeting for the delegation of powers to issue shares or convertible securities without pre-emptive subscription rights for an amount exceeding 20% of capital at the time of such delegation.
When the Board approves an issue of shares or convertible securities without preemptive subscription rights, the company should immediately post a report on its website explaining the exclusion as envisaged in company legislation.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain X
The Company was first listed for continuous trading on 20th of October 2017 as Aedas Homes, S.A. As a result, in the financial year referred to in this report there was no General Shareholders' Meeting.
The first General Meeting of the Company's Shareholders will be held in the second quarter of 2018.
| Compliant □ | Explain X | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ------------- | ----------- | -- | -- |
The Company was first listed for continuous trading on 20th of October 2017 as Aedas Homes, S.A. As a result, in the financial year referred to in this report there was no General Shareholders' Meeting.
The first General Meeting of the Company's Shareholders will be held in the second quarter of 2018.
8. The audit committee should strive to ensure that the Board of Directors can present the company's accounts to the General Meeting without limitations or qualifications in the auditor's report. In the exceptional case that qualifications exist, both the chairman of the audit committee and the auditors should give a clear account to shareholders of the scope and content of such limitations or qualifications.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
9. The company should disclose its conditions and procedures for admitting share ownership, the right to attend general meetings of shareholders and the exercise or delegation of voting rights, and display them permanently on its website.
Such conditions and procedures should encourage shareholders to attend and exercise their rights and be applied in a non-discriminatory manner.
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain X
The Company was first listed for continuous trading on 20th of October 2017 as Aedas Homes, S.A. As a result, in the financial year referred to in this report there was no General Shareholders' Meeting.
The first General Meeting of the Company's Shareholders will be held in the second quarter of 2018. The Company intends to comply with this recommendation.
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable X
11. In the event that a company plans to pay for attending general shareholders' meetings, it should first establish a general, long-term policy in this regard and this policy should remain stable.
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable X
12. The Board of Directors should perform its duties with a unity of purpose and independent judgement, according the same treatment to all shareholders in the same position. It should be guided at all times by the company's best interests, understood as the creation of a profitable and sustainable business over the long term, and the maximisation of the company's economic value.
In pursuing the corporate interest, it should not only abide by laws and regulations and conduct itself according to the principles of good faith, ethics and respect for commonly accepted customs and good practices, but should also strive to reconcile its own interests with the legitimate interests of its employees, suppliers, clients and other stakeholders, as well as reconciling the impact of its activities on the broader community and the natural environment.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
13. The Board of directors should have an optimal size to promote its efficient operation and participation. The recommended range is between five and fifteen members.
Compliant X Explain □
The results of the prior analysis of the Board's needs should be written up in the appointments committee's explanatory report, to be published when the general meeting is convened to ratify the appointment and re-election of each director.
The director selection policy should pursue the goal of having at least 30% of total Board places occupied by women directors before the year 2020.
The appointments committee should run an annual check on compliance with the director selection policy and set out its findings in the annual corporate governance report.
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain X
We refer to section C.1.6.
15. Proprietary and independent directors should represent a broad majority on the Board of Directors, while the number of executive directors should be the minimum necessary, bearing in mind the complexity of the corporate group and the percentage of share capital that they hold.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
16. The percentage of proprietary directors over all non-executive directors should be no greater than the proportion between the ownership stake of the shareholders they represent and the remainder of the company's capital.
This criterion may be relaxed:
Compliant X Explain □
17. Independent directors should account for at least half of all Board members.
However, when the company does not have a high level of capitalisation, or when a company with a high level of capitalisation has one or more shareholders that individually or jointly control over 30 percent of the share capital, independent directors should occupy at least a third of all Board positions.
Compliant X Explain □
a) Background and professional experience.
b) Directorships held in other companies, listed or otherwise, and any other paid activities that they may engage in, of whatever nature.
Compliant □ Partially compliant X Explain □
19. Following verification by the appointments committee, the annual corporate governance report should disclose the reasons why proprietary directors have been appointed at the request of shareholders who control less than 3 percent of capital; and explain the reasons why formal requests for a seat on the board has been refused to shareholders whose equity stake is equal to or greater than that of others that have applied successfully for a proprietary directorship.
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable X
20. Proprietary directors should resign when the shareholders they represent dispose of their ownership interest in its entirety. If such shareholders reduce their stakes, thereby losing some of their entitlement to proprietary directors, the latter's number should be reduced accordingly.
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable X
21. The Board of Directors should not propose the removal of independent directors before the expiry of their tenure as mandated by the Bylaws, except where they find just cause, as agreed by the Board of Directors itself based on information from the appointments committee. In particular, just cause will be presumed when directors take up new posts or responsibilities that prevent them from allocating sufficient time to the duties inherent in their position as Board Member, or are in breach of their fiduciary duties or come under one of the disqualifying grounds for classification as independent, pursuant to the applicable legislation.
The removal of independent directors may also be proposed when a takeover bid, merger or similar corporate transaction alters the company's capital structure, provided that the changes in membership of the Board of Directors ensue from the proportionality criterion set out in recommendation 16.
Compliant X Explain □
22. Companies should establish rules obliging directors to disclose any circumstance that might harm the organisation's name or reputation, tendering their resignation as the case may be, and, in particular, to inform the Board of any criminal charges brought against them and the progress of any subsequent trial.
The moment a director is indicted or tried for any of the offences stated in company legislation, the Board of Directors should open an investigation and, in light of the particular circumstances, decide whether or not he or she should be called on to resign. The Board should give a reasoned account of all such deliberations in the annual corporate governance report.
Compliant X□ Partially compliant □ Explain □
23. Directors should express their clear opposition when they feel a proposal submitted for the Board's approval might damage the corporate interest. In particular, independents and other directors not subject to potential conflicts of interest should strenuously challenge any decision that could harm the interests of shareholders lacking Board representation.
When the Board makes material or reiterated decisions about which a director has expressed serious reservations, then he or she must draw the pertinent conclusions. Directors resigning for such causes should set out their reasons in the letter referred to in the following recommendation.
The terms of this recommendation also apply to the secretary of the board, even if he or she is not a director.
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable X
24. Directors who give up their place before their tenure expires, through resignation or otherwise, should state their reasons in a letter to be sent to all members of the Board. Whether or not such resignation is disclosed as a material event, the motivating factors should be explained in the annual corporate governance report.
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable X
25. The appointments committee should ensure that non-executive directors have sufficient time available to discharge their responsibilities effectively.
The Board of Directors' regulations should lay down the maximum number of company boards on which directors can serve.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
26. The Board should meet with the necessary frequency to properly perform its functions, eight times a year at least, in accordance with a calendar and agendas set at the start of the year, to which each director may propose the addition of initially unscheduled items.
Compliant □ Partially compliant X Explain □
27. Director absences should be kept to a strict minimum and quantified in the annual corporate governance report. Where they must be absent, directors should delegate their powers of representation with the appropriate instructions.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
28. When directors or the secretary express concerns about some proposal or, in the case of directors, about the company's performance, and such concerns are not resolved at the meeting, they should be recorded in the minute book if the person expressing them so requests.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable □
29. The company should provide suitable channels for directors to obtain the advice they need to carry out their duties, extending if necessary to external assistance at the company's expense. (Article 23 of the RdC)
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
30. Regardless of the knowledge directors must possess in order to perform their duties, companies should also offer directors refresher programmes to update their knowledge, when circumstances so advise.
Compliant X Explain □ Not applicable □
31. The agendas of Board meetings should clearly indicate on which points the Board of Directors must reach a decision or adopt a resolution, so they can study the matter beforehand or gather together the information they need in this regard.
When, exceptionally and for reasons of urgency, the chairman wishes to present decisions or resolutions for Board approval that are not on the meeting's agenda, their inclusion will require the express prior consent, duly minuted, of the majority of directors present.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
32. Directors should be regularly informed of movements in share ownership and of the views of major shareholders, investors and rating agencies on the company and its group.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
33. In addition to the functions assigned to him/her by law and the company's Bylaws, the chairman, as the person charged with the efficient functioning of the Board of Directors, should prepare and submit to the Board a schedule of meeting dates and agendas; organise and coordinate regular evaluations of the Board and, where appropriate, the company's chief executive officer; exercise leadership of the Board and be accountable for its proper functioning; ensure that sufficient time is given to the discussion of strategic issues, and approve and review refresher courses for each director, when circumstances so advise.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
34. When a lead director has been appointed, the Bylaws or Board of Directors' regulations should grant him or her the following powers over and above those conferred by law: the power to chair the Board of Directors in the absence of the chairman or vice chairmen; the power to give voice to the concerns of non-executive directors; the power to maintain contacts with investors and shareholders, hear their views and develop a balanced understanding of their concerns, especially those to do with the company's corporate governance; and the power to coordinate the chairman's succession plan.
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable X
35. The secretary to the Board of Directors should strive to ensure that the Board's actions and decisions are informed by the governance recommendations of the Good Governance Code where they apply to the company.
Compliant X Explain □
The evaluation of Board committees should start from the reports they submit to the Board of Directors, while that of the Board itself should start from the report prepared by the appointments committee.
Every three years, the Board of Directors should engage an external consultant to aid in the evaluation process. This consultant's independence should be verified by the appointments committee.
Any business dealings that the consultant or members of its corporate group maintain with the company or members of its corporate group should be detailed in the annual corporate governance report.
The process followed and areas evaluated should be detailed in the annual corporate governance report.
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain X
The Company was first listed for continuous trading on 20th of October 2017 as Aedas Homes, S.A. As a result, there was no annual evaluation of the Board of Directors or its delegated committees during the 2017 financial year.
The Company intends to comply with this Corporate Governance recommendation once a year has elapsed following its listing on the Stock Market, when it will make assessments of the Board of Directors and its committees, based on their operation, composition and skills and the performance of the Company's directors and chief executive. These assessments will be submitted to the relevant governing bodies.
37. When an executive committee exists, its membership structure by director category should resemble that of the Board. The secretary to the Board should also act as secretary to the executive committee.
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable X
38. The Board should be kept fully informed of the business transacted and decisions made by the executive committee. To this end, all Board members should receive a copy of the committee's minutes.
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable X
39. All members of the audit committee, particularly its chairman, should be appointed with consideration for their knowledge and experience in accounting, auditing and risk management matters. A majority of committee places should be held by independent directors.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
40. Listed companies should have a unit in charge of the internal audit function, under the supervision of the audit committee, to monitor the effectiveness of reporting and control systems. This unit should report functionally to the Board's non-executive chairman or the chairman of the audit committee.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
41. The head of the unit handling the internal audit function should present an annual work programme to the audit committee, inform it directly of any incidents arising during its implementation and submit an activities report at the end of each year.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable □
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
43. The audit committee should be able to meet with any company employee or manager, even ordering their appearance without the presence of another senior officer.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
44. The audit committee should be informed of any structural or corporate modifications the company is planning, so the committee can analyse the operation and report to the Board of Directors beforehand on its economic conditions and accounting impact and, when applicable, the exchange ratio proposed.
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable X □
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
47. Members of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee (or the appointments committee and remuneration committee, if separately constituted) should have the right balance of knowledge, skills and experience for the duties they are called on to discharge, and the majority of their members should be independent directors.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
48. Large cap companies should operate separately constituted appointments and remuneration committees.
Compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable X □
49. The appointments committee should consult with Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Company's chief executive, especially on matters relating to executive directors.
When there are vacancies on the Board, any director may approach the appointments committee to propose candidates that it may consider suitable.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
a) Proposing standard conditions for senior officer contracts to the Board .
b) Monitoring compliance with the remuneration policy set by the company.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
51. The Remuneration Committee should consult with the company's chairman and chief executive, especially on matters relating to executive directors and senior officers.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain Not applicable X
c) Periodically evaluating the effectiveness of the company's corporate governance system, to confirm that it is fulfilling its mission to promote the corporate interest, taking account, as required, of the legitimate interests of the remaining stakeholders.
d) Reviewing the company's corporate social responsibility policy, ensuring that it is geared to value creation.
Compliant □ Partially compliant X Explain □
Compliant □ Partially compliant X Explain □
55. The company should report on corporate social responsibility developments in its directors' report or in a separate document, using an internationally accepted methodology for this purpose.
| Compliant □ | Partially compliant □ | Explain X |
|---|---|---|
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The Company was first listed for continuous trading on 20th of October 2017 as Aedas Homes, S.A., and it plans to comply with this corporate governance recommendation in respect of the issue of a Corporate Social Responsibility report during the 2018 financial year.
56. Director remuneration should be sufficient to attract individuals with the desired profile and compensate the commitment, abilities and responsibility that the post demands, but not so high as to compromise the independent judgement of non-executive director.
Compliant X Explain □
57. Variable remuneration linked to the company and to individual performance, the award of shares, options or any other right to acquire shares or to be remunerated on the basis of share price movements, and membership of long-term savings schemes such as pension plans, retirement schemes or other welfare provisions should be confined to executive directors.
The company may consider the share-based remuneration of non-executive directors provided they retain such shares until the end of their mandate. This condition, however, will not apply to shares that the director must dispose of to defray costs related to their acquisition.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
58. In the case of variable awards, remuneration policies should include limits and technical safeguards to ensure they reflect the professional performance of the beneficiaries and not simply the general progress of the markets or the sector in which the company operates, or other similar circumstances.
In particular, variable remuneration items should meet the following conditions:
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable □
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable X
61. A major part of executive directors' variable remuneration should be linked to the award of shares or financial instruments whose value is linked to the share price.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable □
62. Following the award of shares, share options or other rights on shares resulting from the remuneration system, directors should not be allowed to transfer a number of shares equivalent to twice their annual fixed remuneration, or to exercise the share options or other rights over shares for at least three years after their award.
This condition, however, will not apply to shares that the director must dispose of to defray costs related to their acquisition.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable □
64. Termination payments should not exceed a fixed amount equivalent to two years of the director's total annual remuneration and should not be paid until the company confirms that he or she has met the predetermined performance criteria.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable □
Specifically indicate whether the company is subject to corporate governance legislation from a country other than Spain and, if so, include the compulsory information to be provided when different to that required by this report.
3. The Company may also indicate whether it voluntarily subscribes to other international, sectorial or other ethical principles or standard practices. If applicable, identify the code in question and the date of its adoption. In particular, state whether the company has signed up to the Good Tax Practices Code of 20 July 2010.
This annual corporate governance report was approved by the company's Board of Directors at its meeting held on 22th of March 2018.
Indicate whether any director abstained or voted against the approval of this Report.
| Yes □ | No X | |
|---|---|---|
| Personal or corporate name of board member that did not vote in favour of approving this report |
Reasons (against, abstention, non attendance) |
Explain the reasons |
| - | - | - |
Consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 prepared under the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adopted by the European Union, Group Management Report and Independent Auditor's Report
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Not e |
Dec 31 , 20 17 |
Dec 31 , 20 16 |
EQ S UIT Y A ND LIA BIL ITIE |
Not e |
Dec 31 , 20 17 |
Dec 31 , 20 16 |
| NO N-C UR REN T A SSE TS: |
EQ UIT Y: |
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| Inta ngi ble ets ass |
7 | 315 ,819 |
48, 775 |
Cap ital |
966 ,587 47, |
3,00 0 |
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| Sof twa re |
207 ,00 1 |
48, 775 |
Sha apit al re c |
47, 966 ,587 |
3,0 00 |
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| Oth er i gibl ntan sets e as |
108 ,818 |
- | Sha ium re p rem |
500 ,076 ,721 |
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| Pro pla nd ipm ty, nt a ent per equ |
8 | 705 ,77 1 |
348 ,07 1 |
Par ent co mp any res erv es |
(31 7) 0,65 3,65 |
(35 5) |
|
| Lan d a nd b uild ings |
72, 193 |
129 ,090 |
Par ain ed nin (pri erio d ent ret co mp any ear gs or-p los ) ses |
(2,2 41,5 61) |
- | ||
| Pla nd o the r PP &E nt a |
489 ,269 |
217 ,583 |
Res at f ully lida ted ani erv es -co nso co mp es |
(91 ,876 ) |
(3,6 32) |
||
| Con ctio ork in p d p stru ents n w rog ress an rep aym |
144 ,309 |
1,39 8 |
Oth ntri but ion er o wne r co s |
740 ,07 1,25 6 |
9,37 2,87 5 |
||
| Non t fin ial a ts -cu rren anc sse |
9 | 578 ,782 |
31,9 38 |
Pro fit/( loss ) fo r th ttrib uta ble to e qui ty e ye ar a hol der f th nt s o e p are |
(40 ,078 ,380 ) |
(2,3 69,8 05) |
|
| Oth t fin ial a ts er n on- cur ren anc sse |
578 ,782 |
31, 938 |
Non llin g in ntro tere sts -co |
2,24 5,80 2 |
507 ,280 |
||
| Def d ta set erre x as s |
16 | 12,6 02,9 37 |
51,4 88 |
Tot al e qui ty |
13 | 937 ,294 ,892 |
7,50 9,3 63 |
| Tot al n t as set on- cur ren s |
14,2 03,3 09 |
480 ,273 |
NO N-C IES UR REN T L IAB ILIT : |
||||
| Non t bo ing -cu rren rrow s |
9 | 137 ,326 |
- | ||||
| Der ivat ives |
137 ,326 |
- | |||||
| Non t bo ing s fr rel ate d -cu rren rrow om ies and iate com pan as soc s |
14 & 19 |
- | 28,2 13,6 25 |
||||
| Tot al n t lia bili ties on- cur ren |
137 ,326 |
28,2 13,6 25 |
|||||
| CU RR ENT LIA BIL ITIE S: |
|||||||
| CU RR ENT AS SET S: |
Cur ovi sio t pr ren ns |
367 ,913 |
- | ||||
| Inve nto ries |
10 | 880 ,669 ,169 |
31,7 20,5 92 |
Bor ing lass ified t du e in the row s c as cur ren lon g te rm |
14 | 28,4 55, 143 |
8,8 34,5 22 |
| Tra de and oth ivab les er r ece |
11 | 52,5 92, 622 |
2,24 5,95 8 |
Cur t bo ing ren rrow s |
14 | 33,0 80, 996 |
- |
| Tra de ivab les rece |
5,9 63,4 97 |
22, 914 |
Oth er f ina nci al l iab ilitie s |
14 | 500 | 2,8 15,8 89 |
|
| Sun dry ivab les rece |
8,7 74,0 24 |
- | Cur t bo ing s fr rel d c ies ate ren rrow om om pan and iate as soc s |
14 | 8,3 09,3 70 |
- | |
| Cur t tax ets ren ass |
353 ,72 1 |
- | Tra de and oth ble er p aya s |
15 | 121 ,373 ,760 |
927 ,995 |
|
| Oth ivab les from blic tho ritie er r ece pu au s |
37,5 01,3 80 |
2,22 3,04 4 |
Tra de a nd o the yab les r pa |
64,2 37, 741 |
- | ||
| Cur t fin ial a ts ren anc sse |
9 | 5,99 6,52 7 |
- | Tra de able nies d pay s, g rou p co mpa an ocia tes ass |
88, 716 |
- | |
| Oth nt fi cial ets er c urre nan ass |
5,99 6,52 7 |
- | Pay able for vice ceiv ed ser s re |
5,69 6,25 5 |
558 ,465 |
||
| Pre d a ued inc nts pay me an ccr om e |
3,12 2,8 11 |
27,5 45 |
Em ploy ben efits yab le ee pa |
1,50 0,60 0 |
- | ||
| Cas h a nd h eq uiva lent cas s |
12 | 172 ,435 ,462 |
13,8 27,0 27 |
Cur liab ilitie t tax ren s |
3,0 07,7 41 |
- | |
| Oth bles pub lic a utho ritie to er p aya s |
13,7 13,7 30 |
369 ,530 |
|||||
| Cus tom ents er p rep aym |
33, 128 ,977 |
- | |||||
| Tot al c nt a ts urre sse |
1,11 4,8 16,5 91 |
47,8 21, 121 |
Tot al c nt l iab iliti urre es |
191 ,587 ,682 |
12,5 78,4 05 |
||
| TOT ASS ETS AL |
1,12 9,0 19,9 00 |
48, 301 ,394 |
TOT EQ S AL UIT Y A ND LIA BIL ITIE |
1,12 9,0 19,9 00 |
48, 301 ,394 |
The accompanying notes 1 to 23 are an integral part of the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2017.
| (Euros) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Note | Year ended December 31, 2017 |
Year ended December 31, 2016 (*) |
|
| CONTINUING OPERATIONS | |||
| Revenue | 18.a | 38,694,305 | 15,017 |
| Revenue from sales | 38,558,157 | - | |
| Revenue from services rendered | 136,148 | 15,017 | |
| Changes in inventories of finished goods and work in | 18.b | 3,428,477 | - |
| progress Changes in inventories of finished goods and work in |
|||
| progress | 3,960,581 | - | |
| Inventory impairment losses | (532,104) | - | |
| Cost of sales | 18.b | (29,201,190) | - |
| Consumption of goods for resale | (27,370,234) | - | |
| Inventory impairment losses | (1,830,956) | - | |
| Other operating income | 112,293 | - | |
| Non-trading and other operating income | 112,293 | - | |
| Employee benefits expense | 18.c | (33,769,775) | (871,873) |
| Wages, salaries and similar | (32,646,184) | (729,423) | |
| Employee benefits | (1,123,591) | (142,450) | |
| Other operating expenses | 18.d | (15,308,470) | (1,436,427) |
| External services | (14,804,199) | (1,430,699) | |
| Taxes other than income tax | (487,173) | (5,728) | |
| Other operating expenses | (17,098) | - | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 7 & 8 | (137,371) | (10,777) |
| Impairment of and gains/(losses) on disposal of fixed | (104,211) | - | |
| assets Impairment and write-downs |
(104,211) | - | |
| OPERATING PROFIT/(LOSS) | (36,285,942) | (2,304,059) | |
| Finance income | 134,413 | 419 | |
| Other finance income | 134,413 | 419 | |
| Borrowing costs capitalized in inventories | 10 | 996,603 | - |
| Finance costs | 18.e | (11,236,901) | (83,221) |
| Borrowings from Group companies and associates | (9,301,643) | (75,893) | |
| Third-party borrowings | (1,935,258) | (7,328) | |
| Change in fair value of financial instruments | 9 | (137,326) | - |
| Held-for-trading portfolio and other securities | (137,326) | - | |
| Impairment of and gains/(losses) on disposal of financial | 567,132 | - | |
| instruments | |||
| Gains/(losses) on disposals | 567,132 | - | |
| NET FINANCE INCOME/(COST) | (9,676,079) | (82,802) | |
| PROFIT/(LOSS) BEFORE TAX | (45,962,021) | (2,386,861) | |
| Income tax PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE YEAR FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS |
5,639,269 (40,322,752) |
13,111 (2,373,750) |
|
| DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS | - | - | |
| Profit/(loss) after tax for the period from discontinued operations |
- | - | |
| PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE YEAR | (40,322,752) | (2,373,750) | |
| Attributable to: | |||
| Non-controlling interests | (244,372) | (3,945) | |
| Equity holders of the parent | (40,078,380) | (2,369,805) | |
| Earnings/(loss) per share from continuing operations (in euros): |
|||
| Basic | (0.84) | (790) | |
| Diluted | (0.84) | (790) |
(*) Corresponds to the period from the date of the Company's incorporation until December 31, 2016.
The accompanying notes 1 to 23 are an integral part of the consolidated income statement for the year ended December 31, 2017.
(Euros)
| No te |
Ye de d ar en De be 3 1, 2 0 1 7 ce m r |
Ye de d ar en De be 3 1, 2 0 1 6 ( *) ce m r |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| P R O F I T / ( L O S S ) F O R T H E P E R I O D ( I ) |
( 0, 3 2 2, 2 ) 4 7 5 |
( 2, 3 3, 0 ) 7 7 5 |
|
| Inc d e ize d d ire ly in i t ty om e a n xp en se re co g n c eq u |
|||
| O C O S C O G C Q T T A L I N M E A N D E X P E N E R E N I Z E D D I R E T L Y I N E U I T Y ( I I ) |
- | - | |
| T O T A L A M O U N T S T R A N S F E R R E D T O P R O F I T O R L O S S ( I I I ) |
- | - | |
| T O T A L R E C O G N I Z E D I N C O M E A N D E X P E N S E ( I+ I I+ I I I ) |
( ) 4 0, 3 2 2, 7 5 2 |
( ) 2, 3 7 3, 7 5 0 |
|
| To l re ize d inc d e i bu b le i ho l de f he ta t tr ta to ty t t co g n om e a n xp en se a eq rs o p are n u |
( 4 0, 0 7 8, 3 8 0 ) |
( 2, 3 6 9, 8 0 5 ) |
|
| To l re ize d inc d e i bu b le l l ing in ta t tr ta to tro ter ts co g n om e a n xp en se a no n-c on es |
( 2 4 4, 3 7 2 ) |
( 3, 9 4 5 ) |
(*) Corresponds to the period from the date of the Company's incorporation until December 31, 2016.
The accompanying notes 1 to 23 are an integral part of the consolidated statement of changes in equity for the year ended December 31, 2017.
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017
B)STATEMENT OF TOTAL CHANGES IN EQUITY
(Euros)
| Cap ital (no 3.a) te 1 |
Sha re miu pre m (no te 1 3.c) |
Res of erv es the t pa ren |
Ret ain ed nin ear gs (pri or iod per los ) ses |
Res at erv es full y sol idat ed con ies com pan |
Sha reh old er/o wne r trib utio con ns (no te 1 3.e) |
Pro fit/( loss ) for the ye ar |
Non trol ling con inte ts res |
TOT AL |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OP NG CE ENI BA LAN AT JUN E 9 , 20 16 ( *) |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tot al r gni zed inc nd eco om e a exp ens e |
- | - | - | - | - | - | (2,3 69,8 05) |
(3,9 45) |
(2,3 73,7 50) |
| Tra ctio ith sha reh old nsa ns w ers |
3,00 0 |
- | (35 5) |
- | (3,6 32) |
9,37 2,87 5 |
- | 511 ,225 |
9,88 3,1 13 |
| Inco ratio rpo n |
3,0 00 |
- | (35 5) |
- | - | - | - | - | 2,64 5 |
| Sha reh olde ntrib utio r co n |
- | - | - | - | (3,6 32) |
9,3 72,8 75 |
- | - | 9,3 69,2 43 |
| Oth tion ith e quit y ho lder er t ran sac s w s or ow ner s |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 511 ,225 |
511 ,225 |
| OP NG CE DEC ENI BA LAN AT EM BER 31 , 20 16 |
3,00 0 |
- | (35 5) |
- | (3,6 32) |
9,37 2,87 5 |
(2,3 69,8 05) |
507 ,280 |
7,50 9,3 63 |
| Tot al r gni zed inc nd eco om e a exp ens e |
- | - | - | - | - | - | (40 ,078 ,380 ) |
(24 4,3 72) |
(40 ,322 ,752 ) |
| Dis trib utio f pr ior- iod fit n o per pro |
- | - | - | (2,2 61) 41,5 |
(12 8,24 4) |
- | 2,36 9,80 5 |
- | - |
| Tra ctio ith sha reh old nsa ns w ers |
47, 963 ,587 |
500 ,076 ,721 |
(31 0,93 0,82 6) |
- | - | 730 ,698 ,381 |
- | 1,98 2,89 3 |
969 ,790 ,756 |
| Non h pr eds fro har es i ed (not e 1 .2) -cas oce m s ssu |
47, 963 ,587 |
500 ,076 ,721 |
(31 0,93 0,82 6) |
- | - | - | - | - | 237 ,109 ,482 |
| Sha reh olde ntrib utio n (n 13.e ) ote r co |
- | - | - | - | - | 730 ,698 ,381 |
- | - | 730 ,698 ,381 |
| Oth tion ith e quit y ho lder er t ran sac s w s or ow ner s |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,98 2,8 93 |
1,98 2,8 93 |
| Con sol idat ion d o the r ch sc ope an ang es |
- | - | 277 ,524 |
- | 40, 000 |
- | - | - | 317 ,524 |
| CLO SIN G B NC ECE ALA E A T D MB ER 31, 201 7 |
47, 966 ,587 |
500 ,076 ,721 |
(31 0,65 3,65 7) |
(2,2 41,5 61) |
(91 ,876 ) |
740 ,07 1,25 6 |
(40 ,078 ,380 ) |
2,24 5,80 1 |
937 ,294 ,891 |
(*) Unaudited; presented for comparative purposes only.
The accompanying notes 1 to 23 are an integral part of the consolidated statement of changes in equity for the year ended December 31, 2017.
(Euros)
| Note | Year ended December 31, 2017 |
Year ended December 31, 2016 (*) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |||
| Profit/(loss) before tax | (45,962,021) | (2,386,861) | |
| Adjustments to profit/(loss): | 18,349,796 | 93,579 | |
| Depreciation and amortization charges | 7 & 8 | 137,372 | 10,777 |
| Impairment and write-downs | 104,211 | (419) | |
| Inventory impairment losses | 10 | 2,363,060 | - |
| Finance income | (134,413) | (419) | |
| Finance costs | 18.e | 11,236,901 | 83,221 |
| Borrowing costs capitalized in inventories | 10 | (996,603) | - |
| Other gains/(losses) | 5,639,268 | - | |
| Other cash flows (used in)/from operating activities | (1,568,524) | 419 | |
| Interest received | 134,412 | 419 | |
| Interest paid | (1,702,936) | - | |
| Changes in working capital: | (130,613,193) | (23,101,130) | |
| Increase/(decrease) in inventories | (148,486,098) | (21,685,459) | |
| Increase/(decrease) in trade receivables | (40,409,781) | (2,245,958) | |
| Increase/(decrease) in trade payables | 65,487,376 | 890,442 | |
| Increase/(decrease) in other current assets and liabilities | 1,570,990 | (27,545) | |
| Increase/(decrease) in other non-current assets and liabilities | (8,775,680) | (32,610) | |
| Net cash used in operating activities (1) | (159,793,942) | (25,393,993) | |
| 2. CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |||
| Investments disposals | 21,608,397 | (407,623) | |
| Intangible assets | 7 | (314,821) | (48,775) |
| Property, plant and equipment | 8 | (551,506) | (358,848) |
| Business unit | 22,474,724 | - | |
| Net cash from/(used in) investing activities (2) | 21,608,397 | (407,623) | |
| 3. CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||
| Proceeds from and payments for equity instruments Incorporation of the parent |
217,214,940 - |
9,883,143 2,645 |
|
| New contributions secured from shareholders | 13 | 217,214,940 | 9,369,243 |
| Other transactions with external shareholders | - | 511,255 | |
| Proceeds from and repayment of financial liabilities New financing obtained from banks |
79,579,040 69,410,269 |
29,745,500 1,531,875 |
|
| New financing obtained from shareholders | 14 | 9,396,797 | 28,213,625 |
| Other borrowings | 771,974 | - | |
| Net cash from financing activities (3) | 296,793,980 | 39,628,643 | |
| 4. Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents (4) | |||
| 5. NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (1+2+3+4) | 158,608,435 | 13,827,027 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 13,827,027 | - | |
| Cash and cash equivalents, closing balance | 172,435,462 | 13,827,027 |
(*) Corresponds to the period from the date of the Company's incorporation until December 31, 2016.
The accompanying notes 1 to 23 are an integral part of the consolidated statement of cash flows for the
year ended December 31, 2017.
Notes to the 2017 consolidated financial statements
The Aedas Homes Group comprises Aedas Homes, S.A. (the Parent or Company) and its subsidiaries.
The Parent's registered office is located in Madrid, Spain, at Paseo de la Castellana, 42. It is registered with the Madrid Companies Register.
Aedas Homes, S.A. and its subsidiaries (together, the Aedas Group or the Group) are devoted to the following business activities, pursuant to article 2 of the Company's bylaws:
The Parent was incorporated under the name of SPV Spain 19, S.L.U. as a result of the subscription and payment of 3,000 indivisible equity interests (participaciones sociales), numbered sequentially, with a unit par value of 1 euro. They were paid for in cash. Hipoteca 43 Lux, S.A.R.L. purchased 100% of these interests on July 5, 2016. The Company's name was changed to Aedas Homes Group, S.L.U. on July 18, 2016. It assumed its current name in the wake of the restructuring transaction outlined in note 1.1 below.
On September 12, 2017, the Company's legal form of incorporation was changed to that of a public limited company (sociedad anónima) so that it took the name of Aedas Homes, S.A. (Sociedad Unipersonal).
The shares representing the share capital of Aedas Homes S.A. have been trading on the continuous stock markets of Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia since October 20, 2017.
The deeds declaring the loss of sole-shareholder status (sociedad unipersonal) were placed on public record on November 23, 2017.
On May 23, 2017, pursuant to resolutions adopted by the then Sole Shareholder, the Parent (Transferee) merged with one of its subsidiaries, Aedas Homes (Transferor). The related merger deeds were formally registered on June 29, 2017 and the name and registered office of the Transferee were changed to those of the Transferor, so that the Company's name was changed from Aedas Homes Group to Aedas Homes.
The merger by absorption implied: (i) the dissolution and extinguishment of the Transferor; (ii) the en bloc transfer of all the latter's assets and liabilities to the Transferee, which has acquired all of its rights and obligations by universal succession. Note that the merger deeds were publicly notarized and registered with the Madrid Companies Register on June 29, 2017.
Note further that the restructuring transaction described is covered by the special tax neutrality regime for mergers, divisions, transfers of assets, exchanges of shares and changes of the registered address of a European company or a European cooperative society from one European Union member state to another provided for in Title VII of Chapter VIII of Spain's Corporate Income Tax Act (Legislative-Royal Decree 4/2014, of November 27, 2014).
The above deeds also formally set down the change in the Company's registered office to Paseo de la Castellana 42, Madrid, and the changes in its Board of Directors (refer to note 20).
Aedas Homes, S.A. and its subsidiaries (together, the Aedas Group or the Group) are devoted to the following business activities, pursuant to article 2 of the Company's bylaws:
The above-mentioned activities may be performed by the Parent or by any Group companies either directly or indirectly, as well as through ownership interests in other companies with an identical or similar corporate purpose. At present, the Parent holds equity interests in other companies. Appendix I of these notes itemizes the activities conducted by the subsidiaries of Aedas Homes, S.A.
In 2017, the Parent's then Majority Shareholder continued to contribute its Spanish property development business, specifically contributing the entities through which it had been carrying out this business (note 6).
As stipulated in paragraph 2 thereof, IFRS 3 Business combinations does not apply to a combination of entities or businesses under common control. Paragraph 10 of IAS 8 Accounting policies, changes in accounting estimates and errors states that "In the absence of an IFRS that specifically applies to a transaction, other event or condition, management shall use its judgment in developing and applying an accounting policy that results in information that is". The Company's directors have analyzed whether the contributions constitute a business and whether the transactions qualify as transactions involving entities under common control, all of which with the aim of accounting for them as a common control combination.
In terms of determining whether the contributions made by the then Majority Shareholder constitute a business, it is important to note that Aedas Homes, S.A.U. was incorporated with the purpose of reorganizing the then Majority Shareholder's real estate development business in Spain but that neither the Company's key management personnel nor the management of the business changed as a result of the reorganization; moreover, the reorganization does not result in a change of control.
In reaching their conclusion as to whether the contributions constitute a business, the directors based their analysis on the contents of paragraphs 17 and 18 of Basis for Conclusions on IFRS 3. As for whether the transactions qualify as common control combinations, they based their analysis on the IFRS 3 Appendix B - Application guidance appendix, paragraph B1, which states that "A business combination involving entities or businesses under common control is a business combination in which all of the combining entities or businesses are ultimately controlled by the same party or parties both before and after the business combination, and that control is not transitory".
The Parent's directors concluded that the contributions did indeed constitute a real estate development business as well as a combination involving entities under common control, opting accordingly, in keeping with the terms of paragraph 10 of IAS 8 regarding the development of an appropriate accounting policy for transactions not specifically contemplated in IFRS-EU, to recognize the contributions at the amounts at which the assets and liabilities received were carried in the financial statements of the then Sole Shareholder rather than at the amounts at which the contributions were actually made. The difference arising between the amounts at which the contributions were made and the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities received has been charged against "Voluntary reserves" (note 6).
The Parent's directors decided not to present the business contribution as if it had taken place in the earliest comparative reporting period as so doing would not have added meaningful information for the purposes of the consolidated 2017 financial statements.
Below is a summary of the difference between the amounts at which the inventories were contributed and the amounts used for consolidated financial statement accounting purposes:
| Euros | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact on | ||||||
| Carrying amounts in the | voluntary | |||||
| Amounts at which | books of the entities | reserves | ||||
| contributed | contributed (*) | (note 6) | ||||
| Contribution of March 30, 2017 | 829,436,052 | 596,293,156 | (233,142,896) | |||
| Contribution of June 29, 2017 | 60,569,456 | 43,691,035 | (16,878,421) | |||
| Contribution of August 16, 2017 | 110,596,625 | 49,687,116 | (60,909,509) | |||
| Total | 1,000,602,133 | 689,671,307 | (310,930,826) |
(*) Stated at the Group's percentage interest in the inventories at each contribution date.
In addition, as a result of the contributions of March and June, the Group recognized non-current borrowings from the then Sole Shareholder of 470,173,453 and 22,714,507 euros, respectively, and current borrowings of 4,845,163 and 257,657 euros, respectively; these borrowings were subsequently capitalized and contributed to the Company's equity (note 14).
At December 31, 2017, the Company was the parent of a group of companies. The Group formed by the Parent and its subsidiaries has issued the accompanying consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards adopted by the European Union (IFRS-EU).
Appendix I itemizes the Group companies consolidated by the Parent and provides their salient information as at December 31, 2017, before making the corresponding standardization adjustments, as appropriate, to their separate financial statements in order to adapt them for IFRS-EU reporting purposes. The figures disclosed in Appendix I were provided by the Group entities and their equity positions are those stated in their accounting records as of the reporting date.
Given the business activities performed by the Group, it has no environmental liabilities, expenses, assets, provisions or contingencies that could be material in respect of its equity, financial position or performance. Therefore, no specific disclosures relating to environmental issues are included in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
The consolidated financial statements of the Group comprising Aedas Homes, S.A. and its subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2017 were prepared from the accounting records of the Parent and the other companies comprising the Group (refer to Appendix I) in keeping with the International Financial Reporting Standards adopted by the European Union (IFRS-EU).
The consolidated financial statements were prepared under the IFRS-EU in effect on the date of their issuance. They take into consideration all of the accounting principles and standards and measurement criteria that are mandatorily applicable under IFRS-EU such that they present fairly the Group's equity and financial position as at December 31, 2017 and its financial performance, the changes in its equity and in cash flows, all on a consolidated basis, for the year then ended.
However, given that the accounting principles and measurement criteria used to prepare the Group's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 may differ from those used by certain of the Group entities, the appropriate adjustments and reclassifications have been made upon consolidation in order to standardize the various principles and criteria and bring them in line with IFRS-EU.
In order to present the different items that make up the annual consolidated financial statements on a uniform basis, the accounting policies and measurement rules used by the Parent have been applied to all of the companies consolidated.
The consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adopted by the European Union (IFRS-EU), in conformity with Regulation (EC) no. 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, which were effective as at December 31, 2017.
The consolidated financial statements were prepared on a historical cost basis, with the exception of certain assets and financial instruments which have been measured at their revalued amounts or fair values at year-end, as explained in the accounting policies section provided further below. As a general rule, historical cost values are based on the fair value of the consideration provided in exchange for goods and services.
Unless indicated otherwise, the figures shown in the documents comprising these consolidated financial statements (consolidated balance sheet, consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of income, consolidated statement of total changes in equity, consolidated statement of cash flows and these notes) are expressed in euros.
The accounting standards used to prepare these consolidated financial statements are the same as those used to prepare the 2016 consolidated financial statements, as the European Union has not yet approved any of the amendments issued by the IASB that are applicable for the first time in annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2017.
The Group intends to apply the standards, interpretations and amendments issued by the IASB whose application is not mandatory in the European Union as at the date of authorizing the accompanying consolidated financial statements for issue when they are effective, to the extent applicable to the Group. Although the Group is still in the process of analyzing their impact, based on the analysis performed to date, it estimates that their first-time application will not have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented in euros, which is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Group operates. The Group does not currently trade abroad or in any currencies other than the euro.
The Group Parent's directors are responsible for the information included in these consolidated financial statements.
The Group's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 make occasional use of estimates made by the senior executives of the Group and of its consolidated companies, later ratified by their respective directors, in order to quantify certain of the assets, liabilities, income, expenses and obligations recognized therein. Essentially, these estimates refer to:
The market value of the Group's properties, determined on the basis of an assessment carried out by independent expert appraisers. Specifically, Savills Consultores Inmobiliarios, S.A. appraised the Group's portfolio of real estate assets as at December 31, 2017. The assets were appraised using the 'market value' assumption, in keeping with the Valuation - Professional Standards and Guidance notes published by Great Britain's Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) (note 4.3). The estimation of the net realizable value of the Group's inventories: the Group has assessed at the reporting date the realizable value of its inventories, understood as their estimated sale price less all of the estimated costs necessary to complete their construction (which methodology is described in note 4.3).
The probability of obtaining future taxable income when recognizing deferred tax assets (refer to note 4.9).
Although these estimates were made on the basis of the best information available at December 31, 2017 regarding the facts analyzed, future events could make it necessary to revise these estimates (upwards or downwards) in coming years. Changes in accounting estimates would be applied prospectively in accordance with IAS 8, recognizing the effects of the change in estimates in the related consolidated income statement.
In order to present the financial information on a uniform basis, the accounting policies and measurement rules used by the Parent have been applied to all of the companies consolidated.
The universe of companies included in the consolidation scope in the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 is listed in Appendix I.
Subsidiaries are investees over which the Parent exercises control either directly or indirectly via other subsidiaries. The Parent controls a subsidiary when it is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with it and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the investee. The Parent is deemed to have power over an investee when it has existing rights that give it the current ability to direct its relevant activities. The Parent is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee when the returns obtained from its involvement have the potential to vary as a result of the entity's performance.
The Parent re-evaluates whether it controls an investee when events and circumstances indicate the existence of changes in one or more of the control elements itemized above. The Parent consolidates a subsidiary from when it obtains control (and deconsolidates when it ceases to have such control).
At present, all of the Group companies are consolidated using the full consolidation method.
Any non-controlling interests are measured at their percentage interest in the fair values of the identifiable assets and liabilities recognized. Accordingly, any loss attributable to non-controlling interests in excess of the carrying amount of such interests is recognized with a charge against the Parent's equity. Minority interests in:
The income and expenses of subsidiaries acquired or disposed of during the year are included in the consolidated income statement from the acquisition date or until the date of change in control, as warranted.
Material intra-group balances and transactions among fully-consolidated investees are eliminated upon consolidation, as are the gains or losses included in the inventories deriving from purchases from other Group companies.
Given that all of the Group companies have the same financial year-end no adjustments have had to be made to ensure uniform reporting periods.
All of the assets, liabilities, equity, income, expenses and cash flows related with transactions among the Group companies are fully eliminated upon consolidation.
The Parent has notified all the companies in which it has ownership interests of 10% or more, directly or indirectly through subsidiaries, of this fact, in keeping with article 155 of Spain's Corporate Enterprises Act. The list of non-Group companies that hold an equity interest in any of the fullyconsolidated subsidiaries of 10% or more is provided in Appendix II.
The assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of newly-acquired subsidiaries are stated at their acquisition-date fair values. Any excess of the cost of acquisition over the fair values of the identifiable net assets acquired is recognized as goodwill. If the cost of acquisition is less than the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired (i.e., a bargain acquisition), the gain is recognized in profit and loss in the period of the acquisition.
The Group has not recognized any such goodwill or gains to date.
For comparative purposes, the information contained in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 is presented alongside the information at December 31, 2016 in respect of the consolidated balance sheet and for the 2016 reporting period (starting on the date of incorporation of the Parent) in respect of the consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of changes in equity and the consolidated statement of cash flows.
Any comparison with the information provided in these consolidated financial statements should also take into consideration the fact that the 2016 reporting period began on June 9, 2016. Further, any comparison should consider the changes in the Group's capital structure outlined in notes 1.1 and 1.2.
A summary of the significant accounting policies applied is provided in note 4.
The appropriation of loss proposed by the Parent's directors for the year ended December 31, 2017, pending ratification at the Annual General Meeting, is as follows:
| Euros | |
|---|---|
| 2017 | |
| Basis of appropriation: | |
| Profit/(loss) for the year | (26,655,593) |
| Appropriation: | |
| To retained earnings (prior-year losses) | (26,655,593) |
The following accounting principles, policies and measurement criteria were used to draw up the Group's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017:
Intangible assets are identifiable non-monetary assets, without physical substance, which arise as a result of a legal transaction or are developed by the consolidated companies. Only assets whose cost can be estimated reasonably objectively and from which the consolidated companies consider it probable that future economic benefits will be generated are recognized.
Intangible assets are initially recognized at acquisition or production cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated amortization and impairment losses.
a) Software
The Company recognizes computer software at the amount of costs incurred to acquire and develop them; these costs include website development costs. Software maintenance costs are expensed currently. Software is amortized using the straight-line method over a five-year period.
The items comprising property, plant and equipment are measured initially at acquisition or production cost and are subsequently carried net of accumulated depreciation and any impairment losses.
Acquisition or production cost for items of property, plant and equipment that require more than one year to ready for use (qualifying assets) include borrowing costs accrued prior to readying the assets for use when such expenses have been invoiced by the supplier or correspond to specific or generic loans or other external financing directly allocable to the acquisition, manufacture or construction of the asset.
The cost of maintaining and repairing the various items making up property, plant and equipment are charged to the income statement in the year incurred. On the other hand, amounts spent to upgrade these assets that increase their productivity, capacity or efficiency or lengthen their useful lives are capitalized.
Interest and other financial charges incurred during the construction of property, plant and equipment are recognized as an increase in the cost of the construction in progress.
The work that the Group performs on its own assets is recognized at cost, which is external costs plus internal costs, determined on the basis of in-house consumption of warehouse materials, direct labor costs incurred and general manufacturing costs allocated based on throughput rates similar to those used to value inventories.
Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis based on the assets' cost less residual value. The land on which the Group's buildings and other structures stand is deemed to have an indefinite useful life and, therefore, is not depreciated.
The annual depreciation charges are made with a balancing entry in the consolidated income statement as a function of the assets' estimated useful lives. The average estimated useful lives of the items comprising property, plant and equipment are shown below:
| Annual depreciation rate |
|
|---|---|
| Straight-line depreciation charge: | |
| Buildings | 14% |
| Other plant | 20% |
| Furniture & fittings | 10% |
| Computer equipment | 25% |
| Other items of PP&E | 20% |
Assets under construction earmarked for production or for administrative or commercial use, are recognized at cost, less any impairment losses. Cost includes professional fees. Depreciation of these assets commences when the assets are ready for their intended use.
At each reporting date, the Group reviews the carrying amounts of its property, plant and equipment and intangible assets for indications of impairment. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). If the asset does not generate cash flows that are independent from those of other assets, the Group estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit (CGU) to which the asset belongs.
The recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. To estimate value in use, the Group discounts the asset's estimated future cash flows to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset in question for which the estimated future cash flows have not been adjusted.
If the estimated recoverable amount of an asset (or CGU) is lower than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of that asset (or CGU) is written down to its recoverable amount. The impairment loss is expensed in profit and loss immediately.
When an impairment loss subsequently reverts, the carrying amount of the asset (or CGU) is written up to its newly estimated recoverable amount, so long as the restated carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been recognized had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset (or CGU) in prior years. The impairment loss is reversed in profit and loss immediately.
This consolidated balance sheet heading includes the assets that the consolidated companies:
The Parent's directors believe that the Group's inventories do not qualify as investment properties under IAS 40. As a result, the land and other properties it holds for sale are considered inventories once integrated into a real estate development.
Land and sites are measured at the lower of (i) acquisition cost plus any planning costs, costs specific to the acquisition (transfer tax, registration fees, etc.) and the borrowing costs incurred during execution of the planning work; or (ii) estimated market value.
Construction in progress refers to costs incurred in property developments, or sections thereof, whose construction is not complete at the reporting date. These costs include those corresponding to the site, urban planning, construction work, capitalized borrowing costs incurred from the start of the technical and administrative work required prior to commencing construction and during the construction period itself, and other direct costs and indirect costs that can be allocated to the developments.
The amount of capitalized borrowing costs stood at 996,603 euros at December 31, 2017; the balancing entry is recognized in profit and loss under "Borrowing costs capitalized in inventories" within "Net finance income/(cost)". These borrowing costs are associated with developments in progress (note 4.11).
The Group companies transfer the costs accumulated under "Construction in progress" to "Finished properties" when the construction of its developments or sections thereof is complete.
Sales costs, other than sales commissions conditional upon the sale going through, are expensed currently.
Costs accumulated for developments for which the forecast construction termination date is within 12 months of the reporting date are classified as "Short-cycle developments in progress".
The cost of works in progress and finished developments is written down to their net realizable value by recognizing an impairment loss whenever cost exceeds such net realizable value.
The fair value of the Group's inventories is estimated based on appraisals performed by independent experts not related to the Group (Savills Consultores Inmobiliarios, S.A.). Those appraisals calculate fair value primarily using the dynamic residual method for land and the discounted cash flow method for developments in progress and finished developments, in keeping with the Valuation and Appraisal Standards published by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) of Great Britain, and the International Valuation Standards (IVS) published by the International Valuation Standards Committee (IVSC).
To calculate fair value, the Group has used the dynamic residual method and the discounted cash flow method for inventories of land and developments in progress/finished developments, respectively, as mentioned above. The methodology consists of estimating the value of the land/developments in progress/finished developments by means of the comparative or discounted cash flow method which is then reduced by the development costs still to be incurred for each property, depending on its stage of completion (such costs therefore include any planning costs, construction costs, fees, duties, sales costs, etc.), and the developer's margin in order to estimate the residual value. The sources of income and costs are spread out in time to reflect the development timelines and sales estimated by the appraiser. The discount rate used is that representing the average annual return on the project, adjusted for the property's intrinsic characteristics and risks, without factoring in external borrowings, that a developer would obtain on a development of similar characteristics to that being analyzed. The discount rate is arrived at by adding the risk-free rate and the risk premium (determined by assessing the development's risk in light of the nature of the property to be developed or under development, its location, liquidity, execution timeline and the investment required).
Given the uncertainty intrinsic in any forward-looking information, actual results may well differ from the projections used to estimate the recoverable amount of the Group's inventories, which could make it necessary to change these estimates (upwards or downwards) in future years; as disclosed in note 2.d, any such changes would be applied prospectively.
At December 31, 2017, the majority of the Group's assets (except for those covered by a pre-sale agreement and prepayments to suppliers) had been valued by an independent expert and that expert's appraisal values were used as inputs in testing its inventories for impairment. For assets subject to a sale option, the price of the option was used as the benchmark for impairment testing purposes as the directors believe this is the best evidence of the net realizable value of its inventories.
Note that the appraisals took the form of individual asset-by-asset analysis, factoring in the building standards planned for each, which in term determine the associated contracting costs and sales price ranges. An individual assessment was also made of the average length of time expected to be needed to obtain the various planning permits and requirements and the average length of time needed to build each development as function of its nature and density.
Lastly, the appraisal exercise entailed the calculation of a discount rate for each project, which was then stressed depending on the state of progress of the various developments. The discount rates used vary depending on the state of development of the asset (untransformed land, developments under construction, developments being sold from plan and finished developments). They range between 6% and 16%, the weighted average discount rate being 12.49% (12.61% at June 30, 2017). The decrease is attributable to the progress made on executing the works and off-plan sales percentages at December 31, 2017.
Having made a first estimate of how much the assets are worth, the valuation methods are checked to ensure the reasonableness of certain ratios such as the percentage of land to finished product, profit over construction costs or profit as a function of sales.
Other assumptions are unchanged from one development to the next, the main ones being:
• As a general rule, it has been assumed that it takes between 33 and 39 months from drawing up the plans for a development and obtaining the required permits until the marketing and sale of the development is complete.
Trade receivables do not accrue interest and are recognized at their face value less provisions for impairment, if any.
The amounts received from customers as down payments for land and/or buildings, whether in cash or trade bills, before the sale is recognized are recognized under "Customer prepayments" within current liabilities.
Financial assets are recognized initially at their acquisition cost, including transaction costs.
The financial assets held by the Group companies are classified as follows:
Held-to-maturity financial assets and loans and receivables are measured at amortized cost.
Financial assets are derecognized by the different Group companies when the contractual rights over the cash flows of the financial asset expire or when substantially all the risks and benefits inherent to ownership of the financial asset are transferred.
At the end of each reporting period, the Parent's directors assess whether there is objective evidence that the Group's financial assets may be impaired.
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified in accordance with the substance of the contractual arrangement. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the net assets of the Group.
The Group companies' financial liabilities are mainly held-to-maturity financial liabilities, which are measured at amortized cost.
The equity instruments issued by the Parent are recognized in equity at the amount received net of direct issuance costs.
Interest-bearing bank loans and overdrafts are recognized at the amount received, net of direct issuance costs. Finance costs, including premiums payable upon settlement or repayment and direct issuance costs, are recognized on an accrual basis in the consolidated income statement using the effective interest method and they are added to the carrying amount of the financial instrument to the extent that they are not settled in the year in which they accrue.
Trade payables do not accrue interest and are recognized at face value.
Derivatives are recognized at fair value and subsequent changes in their fair value are recognized in profit and loss.
All of the shares of the Parent owned by the consolidated companies are presented as a deduction from equity. None of the Group's subsidiaries or associates held own shares at either December 31, 2017 or December 31, 2016.
In drawing up the consolidated financial statements, the Parent's directors distinguish between:
The consolidated financial statements recognize all provisions in respect of which it is considered more likely than not that a present obligation exists.
Contingent liabilities are not recognized in the financial statements, but they are disclosed in the accompanying notes, unless the possibility of an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits is deemed remote, as required under IAS 37.
Provisions (which are estimated using the best information available regarding the consequences of the event giving rise to their recognition and re-estimated at each reporting date) are used to cover the specific obligations for which they were initially recognized; they are reversed, in full or in part, when these obligations cease to exist or diminish.
The compensation to be received from a third party when an obligation is settled is recognized as a separate asset so long as it is virtually certain that the reimbursement will be received, unless the risk has been contractually externalized so that the Company is legally exempt from having to settle, in which case the reimbursement is taken into consideration in estimating the amount of the provision, if any.
There were no contingent liabilities, contingent assets or penalties for delays in delivering houses at either reporting date.
Provisions for warranty costs, particularly after-sales expenses, other costs and the ten-year guarantee required under article 19 of Spanish Law 38/1999 on Building Ordinance, are recognized at the date of sale of the relevant products, in line with the best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the Group's potential liability, based on experience.
At year-end 2017, the Group did not have to recognize any provisions for warranties due to the still-early stage of completion of its housing developments under construction.
The consolidated income tax expense is recognized in the consolidated income statement, except when it relates to transactions recognized directly in equity, in which case the related tax is likewise recognized in equity.
Tax expense (tax income) comprises current tax expense (current tax income) and deferred tax expense (deferred tax income).
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are those expected to be recoverable or payable on the differences between the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities in the financial statements and the tax bases used to calculate taxable income and are recognized using the liability method in the consolidated balance sheet. They are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply when the asset is realized or the liability is settled.
Deferred tax assets or liabilities are recognized for temporary differences originating from investments in subsidiaries and associates and interests in joint ventures unless the Group can control the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future.
Recognized deferred tax assets and liabilities are reassessed at each reporting date to check that they still qualify for recognition and the appropriate adjustments are made on the basis of the outcome of the analyses performed, factoring in any applicable quantitative and/or time limits.
Revenue and expenses are recognized on an accrual basis. Specifically, revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable in exchange for the goods delivered and services rendered in the ordinary course of the Group's activities, less discounts, value added tax and other sales taxes.
The Group companies recognize property development sales and the related cost when the properties are handed over and title thereto has been transferred. For these purposes, the sale of a finished residential product is understood to have occurred when the keys are handed over, which coincides with the exchange of the deeds. A sale is not deemed closed for revenue recognition purposes until this happens.
Interest income is recognized using the effective interest method, by reference to the principal outstanding and the applicable effective interest rate, which is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts through the expected life of the financial asset to that asset's carrying amount.
Dividend income from equity investments is recognized when the shareholders' right to receive payment is established.
Expenses are recognized in the income statement when a decrease in future economic benefits related to a decrease in an asset or an increase in a liability has arisen that can be measured reliably. This means that recognition of expenses occurs simultaneously with the recognition of an increase in liabilities or a decrease in assets.
An expense is recognized immediately when an expenditure produces no future economic benefits or when future economic benefits do not qualify for recognition as an asset.
Similarly, an expense is recognized when a liability is assumed and no asset is recorded, such as a liability related to extension of a guarantee.
As a general rule, commissions paid to external agents that are not specifically allocable to the developments, albeit unquestionably related thereto, incurred between the start of the development work and recognition of the related sales as revenue are accrued under "Prepayments and accrued income" on the asset side of the balance sheet and are expensed upon recognition of the related revenue so long as at each reporting date the margin deriving from the sales contracts entered into and pending recognition as revenue is higher than such expenses. If a given development does not present a positive margin, these expenses are reclassified to profit and loss.
Sales costs, other than sales commissions conditional upon the sale going through, are expensed currently.
Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of qualifying assets assets that necessarily take a substantial period of time to ready for their intended use or sale - are capitalized within the cost of those assets until such time as the assets are substantially ready for their intended use or sale or their development is suspended. Interest income earned on the temporary investment of specific borrowings pending investment in qualifying assets is deducted from the borrowing costs eligible for capitalization.
In the case of funds obtained from generic loans, the amount of borrowing costs eligible for capitalization is determined by applying a capitalization rate to the sum invested in the asset in question. That capitalization rate is the weighted average rate of interest borne on the loans received by the consolidated companies that were outstanding during the reporting period other than loans arranged specifically to finance certain assets. The amount of borrowing costs capitalized during the year did not exceed total interest expense incurred during the same.
Operating profit or loss is presented before the Group's share of associates' earnings, income from financial investments and finance costs.
Under prevailing labor law, the Group is obliged to pay severance to employees who are discontinued under certain circumstances. Termination benefits that can be reasonably estimated are recognized as an expense in the year in which the redundancy decision is taken.
No provision has been recognized in the accompanying consolidated financial statements in this connection at either December 31, 2017 or December 31, 2016 as no workforce restructuring is currently contemplated.
The remuneration earned by the Parent's key management personnel (refer to note 20) is recognized on an accrual basis such that the Group recognizes the corresponding provision at each reporting date in respect of any amounts that have not yet been paid.
In the case of equity-settled share-based transactions, both the services provided to the Group companies and the related increase in equity are measured at the fair value of the equity instruments granted with reference to the date of their grant. If, on the other hand, they are settled in cash, the goods and services received and the corresponding liability are recognized at the fair value of the latter, with reference to the date on which the vesting conditions are met.
Environmental assets are long-lived assets used in the ordinary course of the Group's business whose ultimate purpose is to minimize the Group's environmental impact and to improve its environmental record and include assets designed to reduce or eliminate future contamination.
Given the activities in which the Group is involved, it has no environmental liabilities, expenses, assets, provisions or contingencies that could be material in respect of its equity, financial position or performance. Environmental disclosures are accordingly not provided in these consolidated financial statements.
The Group carries out all transactions with related parties (whether financial, commercial or other in nature) at transfer prices that meet the OECD's rules governing transactions with Group companies and associates. The Group has duly met its documentation requirements in respect of these transfer prices so that the Parent's directors believe there is no significant risk of related liabilities of material amount.
In the event of a significant difference between the price so established and the fair value of a transaction between related parties, the difference would be considered a distribution of profits or contribution of funds between Group companies and as such would be recognized with a charge or credit to a reserves account, as warranted.
The Group conducts all related-party transactions on an arm's length basis.
The following assets are classified as current assets: assets associated with the normal operating cycle (which is generally considered one year); other assets that are expected to mature, be sold or realized within twelve months of the reporting date; financial assets held for trading other than financial derivatives due for settlement more than 12 months from the reporting date; and cash and cash equivalents. Any assets that do not meet these criteria are classified as non-current assets.
Likewise, the following liabilities are classified as current liabilities: those related with the normal operating cycle; financial liabilities held for trading other than financial derivatives due for settlement more than 12 months from the reporting date; and, in general, all liabilities that fall due or will be extinguished within 12 months of the reporting date. All other liabilities are presented as non-current.
Notwithstanding the above, the Group has certain assets and liabilities that are recognized within current assets or current liabilities, respectively, but are expected to be realized or settled more than 12 months from the reporting date. Specifically:
| Euros | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | |
| Inventories (long production cycle) | 822,275,465 | 31,720,592 |
| Inventories (short production cycle) | 48,317,794 | - |
| Total current assets | 1,114,816,591 | 47,821,121 |
| Borrowings secured to finance inventories (long cycle) – note 14 | 36,236,992 | 8,834,522 |
| Total current liabilities | 191,587,683 | 12,578,405 |
Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method, which requires identification of the acquisition date, calculation of the cost of the combination and recognition of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their acquisition-date fair values.
Goodwill (or a gain on a bargain purchase) is calculated as the difference between the fair values of the net assets acquired and the cost of the business combination, all as of the acquisition date.
The cost of a business combination is the aggregate of:
The cost of a business combination does not include expenses related with the issuance of any equity instruments or financial liabilities delivered in exchange for the assets acquired.
In the exceptional event of a gain on a bargain purchase, the gain is recognized in the income statement.
If at the end of the reporting period in which the business combination occurs it is not possible to complete the valuation work needed to apply the acquisition method outlined above, the business combination is accounted for provisionally. The provisional amounts recognized can be adjusted within a measurement period of no more than one year from the acquisition date to reflect access to new information. The effects of any such adjustments are accounted for retroactively, modifying the comparative information as necessary.
Subsequent changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration are recognized in profit or loss, unless the consideration has been classified in equity, in which case subsequent changes in its fair value are not recognized.
The Parent recognizes, on the one hand, the goods and services received as an asset or expense, depending on their nature, at the time they are received and, the corresponding increase in equity, if the transaction is settled using equity instruments, or the corresponding liability, if it is settled in an amount that is based on the value of the equity instruments, on the other.
In the case of equity-settled share-based transactions, both the services provided to the Group companies and the related increase in equity are measured at the fair value of the equity instruments granted with reference to the date of their grant. If, on the other hand, they are settled in cash, the goods and services received and the corresponding liability are recognized at the fair value of the latter, with reference to the date on which the vesting conditions are met.
The Group has defined neither operating nor geographical segments since its business consists exclusively of property development in Spain.
Earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit or loss attributable to equity holders of the Parent (i.e., after tax and profit/loss attributable to non-controlling interests) by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the reporting period.
Accordingly:
| Euros | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2016 | ||
| Profit/(loss) for the period attributable to equity holders of the parent |
(40,078,380) | (2,369,805) | |
| Number of shares outstanding (note 13) | 47,966,587 | 3,000 | |
| Basic earnings/(loss) per share | (0.84) | (790) |
Diluted earnings per share is calculated similarly to basic earnings per share; however, the weighted average number of shares outstanding is adjusted to factor in the potential dilutive effect of options over the Parent's shares, warrants and convertible debt outstanding at each year-end.
The Parent did not have any dilutive equity instruments at either December 31, 2017 or December 31, 2016.
Over the course of 2017, the Majority Shareholder contributed its Spanish real estate development business to the Company. More specifically, it made the following contributions:
o ESPEBE 17, S.L.U. o ESPEBE 18, S.L.U.
o ESPEBE 20, S.L.U.
o ESPEBE 26, S.L.U. o ESPEBE 27, S.L.U.
o ESPEBE 29, S.L.U.
o ESPEBE 34, S.L.U.
o ESPEBE 7, S.L.U.
the transfer of 95% of the shares of Danta Investment S.L.U. and a credit claim against FAB related to a loan that was cancelled on August 21, 2017). FAB MAY was subsequently liquidated on September 15, 2017, all of its liabilities were cancelled and 100% of its assets were allocated to Danta Investments, S.L.U. In a single act, Danta Investments, S.L.U. paid SAREB (the acronym in Spanish for the management company for assets arising from bank restructuring, more popularly known as the bad bank) consideration totaling 4,800,000 euros plus VAT. The company that was added to the scope of consolidation as a result:
No contingent liabilities have been identified in respect of the above-listed contributions.
Appendix I provides details about the Group's subsidiaries and their salient information (including their names, domiciles and the Parent's direct and indirect shareholdings).
Appendix III provides the aggregated balance sheets of the companies contributed by the Majority Shareholder (note 1.2).
The reconciliation of the opening and year-end intangible asset balances:
| Euros | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software | Other intangible assets |
Total | |||
| Cost: | |||||
| Balance at January 1, 2017 | 48,775 | - | 48,775 | ||
| Additions | 206,003 | 108,818 | 314,821 | ||
| Derecognitions | - | - | - | ||
| Balance at December 31, 2017 | 254,778 | 108,818 | 363,596 | ||
| Accumulated amortization: | |||||
| Balance at January 1, 2017 | - | - | - | ||
| Charges | (47,777) | - | (47,777) | ||
| Derecognitions | - | - | - | ||
| Carrying amount at Dec 31, 2017 | 207,001 | 108,818 | 315,819 |
| Euros | ||
|---|---|---|
| Software | Total | |
| Cost: | ||
| Balance at June 9, 2016 | - | - |
| Additions | 48,775 | 48,775 |
| Derecognitions | - | - |
| Balance at December 31, 2016 | 48,775 | 48,775 |
| Accumulated amortization: | ||
| Balance at June 9, 2016 | - | - |
| Charges | - | - |
| Derecognitions | - | - |
| Carrying amount at Dec. 31, 2016 | 48,775 | 48,775 |
The main additions recognized in 2017 relate to the development of computer applications for the management of the Group's financial reporting and cost management systems.
No items of intangible assets had been pledged as collateral at either December 31, 2017 or December 31, 2016.
Nor were any intangible assets fully amortized and still in use at either reporting date. Lastly, none of the Group's intangible assets had an indefinite useful life at December 31, 2017 or 2016.
The Group recognized an intangible asset amortization charge of 47,777 euros in 2017.
The reconciliation of the movements under this heading during the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:
| Euros | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings | Other plant | Furniture & fittings |
Computer equipment |
Other items of PP&E |
Prepayments for PP&E |
Total | |
| Cost: | |||||||
| Balance at January 1, 2017 | 133,308 | 28,391 | 93,166 | 101,613 | 972 | 1,398 | 358,848 |
| Additions | 60,490 | 10,039 | 50,753 | 238,348 | 48,964 | 142,911 | 551,776 |
| Derecognitions | (112,725) | - | - | - | - | - | (112,996) |
| Balance at December 31, 2017 | 81,072 | 38,430 | 143,919 | 339,961 | 49,936 | 144,309 | 797,628 |
| Accumulated depreciation: | |||||||
| Balance at January 1, 2017 | (4,219) | (964) | (3,068) | (2,494) | (32) | - | (10,777) |
| Charges | (13,176) | (6,666) | (11,948) | (53,562) | (4,242) | - | (89,595) |
| Derecognitions | 8,515 | - | - | - | - | - | 8,785 |
| Total accumulated depreciation | (8,880) | (7,630) | (15,016) | (56,056) | (4,274) | - | (91,587) |
| Carrying amount at Dec. 31, 2017 | 72,192 | 30,800 | 128,903 | 283,905 | 45,662 | 144,309 | 705,771 |
| Euros | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings | Other plant | Furniture & fittings |
Computer equipment |
Other items of PP&E |
Prepayments for PP&E |
Total | ||
| Cost: | ||||||||
| Balance at June 9, 2016 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Additions | 133,308 | 28,391 | 93,166 | 101,613 | 972 | 1,398 | 358,848 | |
| Balance at December 31, 2016 | 133,308 | 28,391 | 93,166 | 101,613 | 972 | 1,398 | 358,848 | |
| Accumulated depreciation: | ||||||||
| Balance at June 9, 2016 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Charges | (4,219) | (964) | (3,068) | (2,494) | (32) | - | (10,777) | |
| Carrying amount at Dec. 31, 2016 | 129,090 | 27,427 | 90,098 | 99,119 | 939 | 1,398 | 348,071 |
The main additions recognized in the year ended December 31, 2017 related to capital expenditure on computer equipment as well as refurbishment and upgrade work undertaken at the Group's offices at Paseo de la Castellan, 42.
The balances derecognized in the amount of 104,211 euros correspond to the impairment charges recognized by the Parent's directors against the Group's former office headquarters.
None of the items of the Group's property, plant and equipment was fully depreciated and still in use at either either reporting date.
It is Group policy to take out all the insurance policies deemed necessary to cover the risks to which its property, plant and equipment is exposed.
No item of property, plant and equipment had been pledged as collateral at December 31, 2017 or 2016.
The Group had no contractual commitments for the purchase of property, plant and equipment either reporting date.
The Group recognized asset depreciation of 89,595 euros in 2017.
The breakdown of the Group's financial assets and liabilities at December 31, 2017 and 2016 is provided in the table below:
| Euros | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | ||||||
| Non-current | Current | Non-current | Current | ||||
| Guarantees and deposits extended | 578,782 | - | 31,938 | - | |||
| Trade and other receivables (note | |||||||
| 11) | - | 52,592,622 | - | 2,245,958 | |||
| Current financial assets | - | 5,996,527 | - | - | |||
| Current provisions | - | (367,913) | - | - | |||
| Borrowings from related parties | |||||||
| (note 14) | - | (8,309,370) | (28,213,625) | - | |||
| Current borrowings (note 14) | (137,326) | (500) | - | (2,815,889) | |||
| Bank borrowings classified as | |||||||
| current due in the long term (note | |||||||
| 14) | - | (61,536,139) | - | (8,834,522) | |||
| Trade and other payables (note 15) | - | (121,373,761) | - | (927,995) | |||
| Total | 441,456 | (132,998,535) | (28,181,687) | (10,332,448) |
"Current financial assets" on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet includes fixed-term deposits that mature less than one year after the reporting date. Some 4,269,520 euros of those fixed-term deposits have been pledged to secure sureties extended to house buyers at year-end 2017.
The breakdown of the Group's inventories at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 is as follows:
| Euros | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | ||||
| Land and sites Developments in |
694,199,047 | 21,392,051 | |||
| progress (*) | 167,957,642 | 100,000 | |||
| Completed buildings Prepayments to |
8,436,570 | - | |||
| suppliers | 10,075,910 | 10,228,541 | |||
| Total | 880,669,169 | 31,720,592 |
(*) At December 31, 2017, "Developments in progress" includes the cost of the land on which the developments are being carried out in the amount of 117,335,239 thousand euros.
| Capitalized | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euros | Dec. 31, | Additions due to | Derecognitions | borrowing | Impairment | Dec. 31, | ||
| 2016 | contribution | Land purchases | Cost of sales | (note 18.b) | costs | (note 18.b) | 2017 | |
| Inventories | 31,720,592 | 689,671,307 | 132,677,430 | 51,375,950 | (23,409,654) | 996,604 | (2,363,060) | 880,669,169 |
The main change in "Inventories" in 2017 corresponds to the additions arising from the contributions made by the Majority Shareholder, detailed in note 1.2. The carrying amount of the assets contributed as part of those transactions is 596 million euros in respect of the assets contributed on March 30, 2017, 44 million euros in respect of those received on June 29, 2017 and 50 million in respect of those received on August 16, 2017.
The amount recognized under "Cost of sales" (note 18.b) includes the cost of new land acquired in 2017, as well as the costs capitalized as a result of the development of the Company's portfolio of land for real estate purposes.
In addition, the Group was party to the following key acquisitions and sales in 2017:
On August 3, 2017, Delaneto Servicios y Gestiones, S.L.U., an AEDAS Group company, closed the sale of some land for 16,000,000 euros plus VAT of 3,360,000 euros, of which 1,936,000 euros had been collected upfront on August 3, 2016. The rest of the agreed price, 17,424,000 euros, was collected at the close.
On August 23, 2017, SPV Reoco 26, S.L., an Aedas Group company, agreed to buy some land for 8,732,185 euros plus VAT of 1,833,758.85 euros. The buyer paid for this land in full upon purchase.
The amount pending payment for the sites contributed to the Group and/or acquired in 2017 stood at 53,547,945 euros at December 31, 2017 (note 15).
The additions recognized in FY16 corresponded to the following acquisitions:
In 2017, the Group capitalized 996,603 euros of borrowing costs in inventories (note 4.3). The average cost of the borrowings capitalized was approximately 2.23%.
None of the Group's inventories are located outside of Spain. The locations of the Group's inventories, stated at their carrying amounts, without considering prepayments to suppliers:
| Euros | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | |||
| Madrid | 310,053,004 | 2,387 | ||
| Catalonia | 124,726,718 | 200 | ||
| Costa del Sol | 204,733,212 | - | ||
| Rest of Andalusia | 59,044,552 | 18,538,868 | ||
| Balearic Islands and Spanish east coast |
172,035,772 | 2,950,596 | ||
| Total | 870,593,258 | 21,492,051 |
No inventories were derecognized or transferred in 2017 other than the inventories sold in the amount of 38,558,157 euros (note 18.a), triggering the derecognition of inventories carried at 23,409,654 euros.
At December 31, 2017, the Group had not contractually committed to the purchase of plots of land of material amount other than those already committed to at December 31, 2016.
At December 31, 2016, it was contractually committed to the purchase of plots for 13,200 thousand euros (the Group was not contractually committed to selling any plots at either reporting date).
Other the total recognized under "Trade and other accounts payable - Customer prepayments" within current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2017, the sum of 2,097,400 euros corresponded to options to sell land and 31,031,577 euros to down payments from customers for house unit reservations and private house contracts.
The carrying amount of the assets subject to a land sale option amounts to 4,890,306 euros, while that of assets subject to a sale option amounts to 6,893,500 euros. The above options are exercisable at the Company's choice. The above sales options do not indicate that any of the Group inventories' net realizable values are less than their carrying amount.
At December 31, 2017, "Inventories" includes assets with a gross carrying amount of 163.4 million euros that have been pledged as collateral to secure the developer loans secured by the Group (note 14).
At the reporting date, the Group had insurance policies covering the inventories on which development work had begun.
The Group reviews its inventories for indications of impairment periodically, recognizing the required impairment provisions as warranted in keeping with the criteria outlined in note 4.3. The cost of the land and sites and developments in progress and completed is reduced to their fair value by recognizing the appropriate impairment provision. If the fair value of the Group's inventories is above cost, however, the cost/contribution amounts are left unchanged.
The net realizable value assigned by Savills Consultoría Inmobiliaria, S.A. to the portfolio of inventories (without considering supplier prepayments of 10,075,910 euros or assets subject to a sale option carried at 4,890,306 euros, as the directors have assumed there is no indication that these assets are impaired), considering the Group's ownership interest therein, stood at 1,436 million euros at December 31, 2017 (1,468 million euros assuming a 100% interest). In light of the appraiser methodology described in note 4.3, the key valuation hypotheses are the discount rate and sales prices modeled. As a result of the above, the Group recognized an impairment charge of 2,363,060 euros at December 31, 2017 (nil at December 31, 2016).
The inventory impairment charge breaks down as follows by region:
| Euros | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | |||
| Madrid | (1,552,259) | - | ||
| Catalonia | (278,697) | - | ||
| Costa del Sol | (532,104) | - | ||
| Rest of Andalusia | - | - | ||
| Balearic Islands and Spanish east coast |
- | - | ||
| Total | (2,363,060) | - |
The breakdown of the inventory impairment charge by inventory category:
| Euros | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | |||
| Land and sites | (1,830,956) | - | ||
| Developments in progress | - | - | ||
| Completed buildings | (532,104) | - | ||
| Total | (2,363,060) | - |
The Company's directors have run sensitivity analysis with respect to the measurement if its inventories:
The sensitivity analysis was run keeping all other variables constant.
The above variations in the key assumptions would affect the net realizable and carrying amounts of the Group's inventories as follows:
| Thousands of euros | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discount rate | ||||
| Assumption | +1% | -1% | ||
| Increase/(decrease) | ||||
| Change in carrying amount (*) | (1,847) | 757 |
| Thousands of euros | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale price | ||||||
| Assumption | -1% | +1% | -5% | +5% | -10% | +10% |
| Increase/(decrease) | ||||||
| Change in carrying amount (*) | (756) | 483 | (5,990) | 807 | (24,495) | 855 |
(*) The carrying amount is the lower of cost and the net realizable value. Increases in the net realizable value are not necessarily accompanied by an impact on the inventories' carrying amount.
The impact of the sensitivity analysis on the valuations compiled by the independent expert is as follows:
"Trade and other receivables" broke down as follows at year-end 2017 and 2016:
| Euros | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | |
| Trade receivables | 5,963,497 | 22,914 |
| Sundry receivables | 8,774,024 | - |
| Current tax asset (note 16.b) | 353,721 | - |
| Taxes payable (note 16.b) | 37,501,380 | 2,223,044 |
| Total | 52,592,622 | 2,245,958 |
The Group regularly analyzes its credit risk in respect of its accounts receivable, updating the corresponding provision for impairment accordingly. The Parent's directors believe that the carrying amounts of the Group's trade and other receivables approximate their fair value. The balance of 5,963,497 euros of trade bills recognized under "Trade receivables" includes a balance in respect of customer remittances not due until 2019 in the amount of 1,464,374 euros.
Trade receivables do not accrue interest. The directors believe that the carrying amounts of the Company's trade and other receivables approximate their fair value.
On September 21, 2017, ESPEBE 31 entered into a private agreement with Hipoteca 45 LUX, under which Hipoteca 45 LUX has given ESPEBE 31 its interest in all of its economic entitlements under certain loans with special privileges extended by Hipoteca 45 LUX to a creditor that has been declared bankrupt for a price of 8,750,000 euros; the value of the properties received by the Group will depend on the assets foreclosed and the terms of the agreement. This entitlement has been recognized under "Sundry receivables".
"Cash and cash equivalents" includes the Group's cash on hand and short-term bank deposits with original maturities of three months or less. The carrying amount of these assets approximates their fair value.
| Euros | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | |
| Demand deposits in current accounts | 172,435,462 | 13,827,027 |
| Total | 172,435,462 | 13,827,027 |
The amount pledged to secure mortgage loans amounted to 71,683 euros at December 31, 2017 (year-end 2016: 301,540 euros). For guarantees delivered to customers amounted to 1,648,526 euros (year-end 2016: 0 euros).
There were no restrictions on the use of the Group's cash at December 31, 2017 except for the fact, as required under Spanish Law 20/2015, that down payments received in connection with residential developments must be deposited in a special account separate from the rest of the Group's funds and may only be used to cover expenses deriving from the construction of the developments. The balance subject to this restriction amounted to 14,794,184 euros at year-end 2017 (zero at year-end 2016). The amount of cash that was restricted at year-end 2017 accordingly totaled 14,865,867 euros (301,540 euros at year-end 2016).
The Parent was incorporated on June 9, 2016 with initial share capital of 3,000 euros, represented by 3,000 indivisible, sequentially-numbered equity interests (participaciones sociales) with a unit par value of 1 euro, all of which which were subscribed and paid for by Structured Finance Management (Spain), S.L.
On March 30, 2017, the Company received a non-monetary equity contribution from its Majority Shareholder in the amount of 314,032,337 euros. In exchange, the Company issued 31,403,231 equity interests with a unit par value of one euro, with the remainder of the contribution deemed a share premium (note 1.2).
On June 29, 2017, the Company received another non-monetary equity contribution from its Majority Shareholder in the amount of 23,140,283 euros. In exchange, the Company issued 2,314,028 equity interests with a unit par value of one euro, with the remainder of the contribution recognized as a share premium (note 1.2).
On August 16, 2017, the Company received another non-monetary equity contribution from its Majority Shareholder in the amount of 110,867,709 euros. In exchange, the Company issued 11,086,771 equity interests with a unit par value of one euro, with the remainder of the contribution recognized as a share premium (note 1.2).
On September 12, 2017, the Company officially converted from a limited liability company to a public limited company and its share capital was thus represented by 44,807,030 ordinary shares (rather than 'equity interests') with a unit par value of one euro.
On October 19, 2017, the Company completed its initial public offering, raising 99,999,979.05 euros (via the issuance of 3,159,557 shares with a unit par value of one euro, with the remainder allocated to the share premium account).
At December 31, 2017, the Parent's share capital accordingly consisted of 47,966,587 shares (December 31, 2016: 3,000 equity interests), with a par value of one euro each. The shares are fully subscribed and paid in.
None of the Company's shares was pledged at either December 31, 2017 or December 31, 2016.
In accordance with article 274 of the consolidated text of the Spanish Corporate Enterprises Act, 10% of profits must be earmarked to endowment of the legal reserve each year until it represents at least 20% of share capital.
The legal reserve may be used to increase capital in an amount equal to the portion of the balance that exceeds 10% of capital after the increase.
Except for this purpose, until the legal reserve exceeds the limit of 20% of capital, it can only be used to offset losses, if there are no other reserves available.
This legal reserve was not fully endowed at either year-end.
The movements in the share premium account are as follows:
| Euros | |
|---|---|
| 2017 | |
| Opening balance | - |
| Shares issued on March 31, 2017 | 282,629,106 |
| Shares issued on June 29, 2017 | 20,826,255 |
| Shares issued on August 16, 2017 | 99,780,938 |
| Shares issued on October 19, 2017 | 96,840,422 |
| Total | 500,076,721 |
The balance of the share premium account can be freely distributed.
No dividends were paid out in 2017. However, there were no restrictions on the payment of dividends at December 31, 2017.
On July 29, 2016, the Company's Majority Shareholder decided to contribute all of the credit claims it held over the Parent by virtue of a 3,000 euro loan extended to it. The purpose of the contribution was to convert the loan granted by the Majority Shareholder on July 20, 2016 to finance the acquisition of 3,000 equity interests of Aedas Homes, S.A., which represented 100% of the latter's share capital, into equity. As a result, the loan was extinguished in the amount contributed to the Company's equity, as the Company then held the related creditor and debtor rights.
Subsequently, between September 13 and December 29, 2016, the Majority Shareholder, Hipoteca 43 Lux, S.A.R.L., injected equity into the Parent in the form of cash on several occasions (totaling 8,837,875 euros) to fund the Company's business activities. Specifically:
On December 29, 2016, the Majority Shareholder resolved to capitalize certain loans totaling 7,000 euros, which had been deposited at the Company by means of two bank wires, one on July 19, 2016 in the amount of 5,000 euros, and the other on August 1, 2016 in the amount of 2,000 euros. Note that this contribution qualified as a contribution by the then Sole Shareholder to the Company's equity. The purpose of the contribution was to finance the acquisition by the Company of 3,000 equity interests in SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. and the associated transaction costs as well as to cover the expenses deriving from the acquisition of another 3,000 equity interests of Aedas Homes.
On January 24, 2017, the Sole Shareholder at the time officially registered the contribution of 525,000 euros that had been made in two payments of 25,000 and 500,000 euros on July 17 and 19, 2016, respectively. That resolution had been reflected by the former Sole Shareholder at the close of December 31, 2016.
During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Majority Shareholder continued to make contributions to the Parent to fund its business activities:
-
On September 20, 2017, it contributed 70,900,000 euros in cash.
Cumulative contributions by the Majority Shareholder stood at 740,071,256 euros at December 31, 2017.
The breakdown of the Company's main shareholders at December 31, 2017, gleaned from the information reported to Spain's securities market regulator, the CNMV, by the shareholders themselves:
| Total shareholding, % |
Direct shareholding, % |
Indirect shareholding, % |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| HIPOTECA 43 LUX S.A.R.L. | 55.46 | 55.46 | - |
| T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC | 5.08 | - | 5.08 |
| CANYON CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC | 3.86 | - | 3.86 |
| FMR LLC | 3.64 | - | 3.64 |
| T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC. | 3.02 | - | 3.02 |
This heading presents the share of the equity of the fully-consolidated Group companies that is held by minority shareholders.
The reconciliation, by subsidiary, of the opening and closing balances of non-controlling interests during year ended December 31, 2017:
| Euros | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ownership interest attributable to the Parent |
Dec 31, 2016 | Profit/(loss) attributable to non controlling interests |
Other changes |
Dec 31, 2017 |
|
| SPV REOCO 15, S.L.U. | 80% | 507,280 | (71,339) | 4,345 | 440,286 |
| SPV SPAIN 2, S.L. | 65% | - | (100,618) | 1,478,462 | 1,377,844 |
| ESPEBE 11, S.L. | 80% | - | (63,391) | 328,624 | 265,233 |
| FACORNATA SERVICIOS Y GESTIONES, S.L. | 94.68% | - | (9,024) | 171,463 | 162,439 |
| Total | 507,280 | (244,372) | 1,982,894 | 2,245,802 |
The increase in this heading in 2017 was driven mainly by the addition to the consolidation scope of certain companies as part of the contributions made by the then Sole Shareholder (notes 1.2 & 6).
| Euros | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 9, 2016 | Profit/(loss) attributable to non-controlling interests |
Other changes | Dec 31, 2016 | ||
| SPV REOCO 15, S.L.U. (note 10) |
- | (3,945) | 511,225 | 507,280 | |
| Total | - | (3,945) | 511,225 | 507,280 |
The Group had the following borrowings at December 31, 2017:
| Euros | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2017 | ||||||
| Current liabilities | Non | |||||
| Limit | Due in the long term |
Due in the short term |
current | Total | ||
| Shareholder Loan Agreement with External Shareholders Shareholder Credit Facility Agreement with |
- 10,032,805 |
4,698,548 3,083,302 |
- 285,743 |
- - |
4,698,548 3,369,045 |
|
| External Shareholders Interest on Group company borrowings |
- | - | 241,777 | - | 241,777 | |
| All borrowings from non-controlling shareholders |
10,032,805 | 7,781,850 | 527,520 | - | 8,309,370 | |
| Mortgage loans secured by inventories Interest on developer loans |
169,221,700 | 28,455,142 | 271,915 8,570 |
- | 28,727,058 8,570 |
|
| Total developer loans | 169,221,700 | 28,455,142 | 280,486 | - | 28,735,628 | |
| Mortgage loans secured by inventories Interest on mortgages secured by inventories |
35,535,133 - |
- - |
32,735,133 65,377 |
- - |
32,735,133 65,377 |
|
| Total loans taken over as part of land purchase |
35,535,133 | - | 32,800,510 | - | 32,800,510 | |
| Derivatives Security deposits received Other loans |
- - - |
- - - |
- 500 - |
137,326 - - |
137,326 500 - |
|
| Total other borrowings | - | - | 500 | 137,326 | 137,826 | |
| Total | 214,789,638 | 36,236,992 | 33,609,016 | 137,326 | 69,983,334 |
| Euros | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2016 | |||||
| Current liabilities | |||||
| Due in the long | Due in the short | ||||
| Limit | term | term | Non-current | Total | |
| Mortgage loans secured by inventories | 10,035,133 | 7,219,244 | 2,815,889 | - | 10,035,133 |
| Shareholder Master Credit Facility Agreement | 100,000,000 | - | - | 28,213,625 | 28,213,625 |
| Shareholder Loan Agreement with External | - | - | 1,531,875 | ||
| Shareholder (SPV Reoco 15) | 1,531,875 | 1,531,875 | |||
| Interest accrued but not due | - 83,403 - - 83,403 |
||||
| Total | 111,567,008 | 8,834,522 | 2,815,889 | 28,213,625 | 39,864,036 |
On October 3, 2017, Hipoteca 43 Lux. S.à r.l. contributed credit claims to the Company's equity in an aggregate amount of 623.4 million euros. As a result of this contribution, the credit claims it had against the Company under the agreements described below have been capitalized:
On February 8, 2017, but with effect from December 22, 2016, a Credit Facility Agreement was arranged between SPV REOCO 15 and PROMOCIONES Y PROPIEDADES INMOBILIARIAS ESPACIO, S.L.U. in the amount of 6,675,000 euros; this facility is due December 31, 2022. The amount drawn down at December 31, 2017 stood at 1,544,375 euros. This facility carries interest at an annual rate of Euribor plus 3.5%.
In addition, as a result of the real estate business contributions made by the Majority Shareholder during the year ended December 31, 2017, the following loans from external shareholders were recognized for the first time:
amounted to 1,692,376 euros. This facility carries interest at an annual rate of Euribor plus 3.5%.
The difference between the amount drawn down and the amount of the loans extended corresponds to accrued borrowing costs that have been capitalized.
As a result of the real estate business contributions made by the Majority Shareholder during the year ended December 31, 2017, several mortgage-secured developer loans were recognized for the first time in an aggregate amount of 28,727,058 euros, distributed among several Group companies, mainly Damalana Servicios y Gestiones, S.L.U., Facornata Servicios y Gestiones, S.L., SPV Spain 2, S.L. and Espebe 11. The limit on those loans is 169,221,700 euros in total, so that the Group had drawn down 17%. They carry interest at rates ranging between 1% and 3.25% and fall due between 2018 and 2054.
On December 1, 2016, Group subsidiary SPV REOCO 5, S.L. took over a mortgage loan of 10,035,133 euros as a result of the acquisition of certain estates. That loan has been recognized within current liabilities because it was used to fund the acquisition of properties classified as inventories. There was a grace period on the repayment of principal until October 2017, when the sum of 2.8 million euros fell due, with the remainder falling due in 2018. The loan carried a fixed annual rate of 3% until December 1, 2017. After that date and until the end of the agreement, it will carry a benchmark rate plus 300 basis points.
In addition, as a result of the real estate business contributions made by the Majority Shareholder during the year ended December 31, 2017, the following mortgage-secured loans for the acquisition of land were recognized for the first time:
On August 31, 2016, Group subsidiary SPV Spain 17, S.L.U. acquired a plot of land which it financed by assuming the mortgage which the seller had taken out over the site. That mortgage amounts to 14,000,000 euros and falls due in full on August 23, 2018. It carries interest at 12 month Euribor plus a spread of 3.25%.
On December 1, 2016, Group subsidiary SPV Reoco 5, S.L.U. acquired a series of plot of land on which fell a loan which was subrogated to the society. The amount of the loan amounted to 10,035,133 euros, of which 2,800,000 euros were matured on October 28, 2017, leaving a capital pending to amortization at December 31, 2017 of 7,235,133 euros.
The above loan agreements do not entail any covenants. The loan agreements do not contain any change of control clauses.
The maturity profile of the face value of the loans classified as current borrowings but due in the long term is as follows:
| Euros | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-current | ||||
| Year | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | ||
| 2019 | 6,992,567 | 7,219,244 | ||
| 2020 | 961,844 | - | ||
| 2021 | 982,443 | 1,531,875 | ||
| 2022 and beyond | 27,300,138 | 28,297,028 | ||
| 36,236,992 | 37,048,147 |
The next table provides the breakdown of this heading at year-end 2017 and 2016:
| Euros | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | ||
| Trade and other payables | 64,237,741 | - | |
| Trade payables, group companies and associates | 88,716 | - | |
| Payable for services received | 5,696,255 | 558,465 | |
| Employee benefits payable | 1,500,600 | - | |
| Current tax liabilities (note 16) | 3,007,741 | - | |
| Other payables to public authorities (note 16) | 13,713,730 | 369,530 | |
| Customer advances (note 10) | 33,128,977 | - | |
| Total | 121,373,760 | 927,995 |
The increase in "Trade and other payables" and "Payable for services received" is due to the first-time consolidation of the companies contributed by the Majority Shareholder in the course of 2017.
The largest item within "Trade and other payables" relates to mainly payments due for the land contributed and/or acquired during the reporting period in the amount of 53,547,945 euros (note 10).
The directors believe that the carrying amounts of the Group's trade payables approximate their fair value.
Below are the disclosures required under additional provision three of Spanish Law 15/2010 (of July 5, 2010) (as amended by final provision two of Law 31/2014, of December 3, 2014), prepared in accordance with the related resolution issued by the Spanish Audit and Accounting Institute (ICAC) on January 29, 2016, regarding the information to be disclosed in the financial statement notes in relation to the average term of payment to trade suppliers.
| 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| Days | Days | |
| Average supplier payment term | 30.51 | 19.47 |
| Paid transactions ratio | 28.95 | 15.32 |
| Outstanding transactions ratio | 36.92 | 34.78 |
| Euros | Euros | |
| Total payments made | 6,523,180 | 1,807,256 |
| Total payments outstanding | 1,589,096 | 489,460 |
In keeping with the ICAC Resolution, in calculating the average supplier payment term, the Company considered the commercial transactions corresponding to goods or services delivered and accrued since effectiveness of Law 31/2014 (of December 3, 2014).
Exclusively for the purposes of this Resolution, suppliers are trade creditors in respect of amounts due in exchange for the goods and services supplied presented under "Trade payables" in current liabilities in the accompanying balance sheet.
"Average supplier payment term" is the period from delivery of the goods or provision of the services by the supplier and effective payment for the transaction.
The maximum legal term applicable to the Company under Law 3/2004 of December 29, 2014), establishing measures to combat supplier non-payment, and the transition relief provided under Law 15/2010 (of July 5, 2010) and Royal Decree-Law 4/2013 (of February 22, 2013) on measures to support entrepreneurs and stimulate growth and job creation, is 60 calendar days from the date of receipt of the merchandise or performance of the service (30 days if the parties have not entered into a prior agreement in respect of payment terms).
In accordance with prevailing tax legislation, tax returns cannot be considered final until they have been inspected by the tax authorities or until the four-year inspection period has elapsed. At December 31, 2017, the Parent and other Group companies had all their tax returns open to inspection as the authorities have no time limit for checking and investigating the tax credits and tax losses used in the returns open to inspection.
The Parent's directors don't anticipate the accrual of additional liabilities other than those already provided for as a result of any review by the tax authorities of the years open to inspection.
| The breakdown of taxes payable to and receivable from the tax authorities is as follows: |
Euros | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2016 | |||
| Current | Non current |
Current | Non-current | |
| Taxes payable: | ||||
| VAT payable | (2,052,299) | - | (157,871) | - |
| Payable in respect of withholdings | (10,558,942) | - | (129,846) | - |
| Corporate tax payable | (957,856) | - | (37,553) | - |
| Tax refunds payable to the tax authorities | - | - | - | - |
| Social security contributions payable | (144,633) | - | (44,260) | - |
| Taxes payable (note 15) | (13,713,730) | - | (369,530) | - |
| Taxes receivable: | ||||
| Tax refunds receivable from the tax authorities - VAT | 36,668,651 | - | 2,223,024 | - |
| Social security contributions receivable | 800,000 | - | - | - |
| Tax refunds receivable from the tax authorities | 32,532 | - | - | - |
| Withholdings and interim payments receivable | 197 | - | 20 | - |
| Taxes receivable (note 11) | 37,501,380 | - | 2,223,044 | - |
| Deferred tax assets | - | 12,602,937 | - | 51,488 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | - | - | - | - |
| Net deferred tax assets | 23,787,650 | 12,602,937 | 1,853,514 | 51,488 |
Most of the balance recognized under "Tax refunds receivable from the tax authorities - VAT" corresponds to balances recognized in connection with the purchase of land in the books of the companies contributed by the then Sole Shareholder in 2017.
The reconciliation of accounting profit/(loss) and tax income/(expense) is as follows:
| Euros | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2016 | |
| Profit/(loss) before tax | (45,962,021) | (2,386,861) |
| Permanent differences | 27,896,356 | 2,331,120 |
| Temporary differences | - | 3,296 |
| Taxable income/(tax loss) before utilization of tax losses/credits |
(18,065,665) | (52,445) |
| Unrecognized tax credits utilized | - | |
| Taxable income/(tax loss) | (18,065,665) | (52,445) |
| Tax rate | 25% | 25% |
| Tax accrued (expense) | 4,516,416 | 13,111 |
| Tax credits generated during the reporting period not | 1,122,852 | - |
| recognized | ||
| Restatement due to change in tax rate | - | - |
| Current income tax (expense)/income (*) | (*) (3,085,819) | (*) (37,553) |
| Deferred tax (expense)/income | 8,725,088 | 50,664 |
(*) The Group does not file its taxes under the consolidated tax regime. The current tax expense corresponds to the generation of taxable income by the Group subsidiaries.
The breakdown of tax losses not recognized as tax assets at December 31, 2017:
| Euros | |
|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2017 | |
| AEDAS HOMES S.A. Other Group companies |
- 21,749,600 |
| TOTAL | 21,749,600 |
The Group has analyzed the scope for utilizing its tax credits as a function of its business plan and considering the fact that it has applied to have the tax authorities allow it to file its taxes under the consolidated tax regime from January 1, 2018.
The breakdown of tax losses recognized as tax assets by the various Group companies at December 31, 2017:
| Euros | |
|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2017 | |
| AEDAS HOMES S.A. Other Group companies |
929,228 11,673,709 |
| TOTAL | 12,602,937 |
The reconciliation of deferred tax assets at the beginning and end of 2017 is shown below:
| Euros | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2016 |
Changes recognized in | Additions due to | Dec. 31, 2017 |
||||
| Opening balance |
Income statement | Equity | business combinations |
Closing balance |
|||
| Deferred tax assets Unused tax losses |
51,488 | 8,930,788 | - | 3,620,661 | 12,602,937 | ||
| Total | 51,488 | 8,930,788 | - | 3,620,661 | 12,602,937 |
The movement in recognized tax assets with respect to December 31, 2016 relates to (i) the recognition of tax assets based on the recoverability analysis conducted by the Group; and (ii) the contributions made by the Majority Shareholder (note 1.2).
At December 31, 2017, the Board of Directors resolved to avail of the consolidated tax regime (contemplated in article 55 et seq. of the Spanish Corporate Income Tax - Law 27/2014) in 2018 and thereafter, Aedas Homes, S.A. being the parent of the tax group.
The Company's directors believe there are no indications that the deferred tax assets recognized are impaired on the basis of:
On the basis of the foregoing, the Company's directors believe that it will be able to utilize the tax assets recognized within the horizon of the business plan, i.e., by 2023, at the latest.
The balance of sureties extended to customers to guarantee their down payments stood at 24,211,961 euros. The total limit on surety lines extended stood at 84,942,760 euros at December 31, 2017 (zero at December 31, 2016). In addition, surety bonds have been created for the same reason, the amount of which as of December 31, 2017 amounted to 3,508,800 euros (0 euros as of December 31, 2016). The total limit of the insurance line formalized is 11,370,000 euros as of December 31, 2017 (0 euros as of December 31, 2016).
Performance bonds amounted to 2,727,363 euros at the reporting date.
There were no contingent guarantees or liabilities at December 31, 2017.
The breakdown of revenue in 2017 and the reporting period ended December 31, 2016 is provided below:
| Euros | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2016 | ||
| By business segment | |||
| Land sales | 37,349,157 | - | |
| Development sales | 1,209,000 | - | |
| Services rendered | 136,148 | 15,017 | |
| Total | 38,694,305 15,017 |
In 2017, the Group companies sold land for 37 million euros. The most significant sales were the following:
All reported revenue was generated in Spain.
The breakdown of "Cost of sales" and "Change in inventories" in the income statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the reporting period ended December 31, 2016 is shown below:
| Euros | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Group total | |||
| 2017 | 2016 | ||
| Purchase of goods for resale | (27,370,234) | - | |
| Change in inventories | 3,960,581 | - | |
| Reversal of inventory impairment losses | - | - | |
| Inventory impairment losses (note 10) | (2,363,060) | - | |
| Total | (25,772,713) | - |
The breakdown of "Employee benefits expense" is provided below:
| Euros | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2016 | ||
| Wages, salaries and similar | |||
| Salaries and wages | (19,577,016) | (729,423) | |
| Share-based payment transactions | (12,940,532) | - | |
| Termination benefits | (128,636) | - | |
| (32,646,184) | (729,423) | ||
| Employee benefits | |||
| Social security | (962,095) | (141,639) | |
| Other benefit expense | (161,496) | (810) | |
| (1,123,591) | (142,449) | ||
| Total | (33,769,775) | (871,872) |
"Salaries and wages" in the table above includes 13,241 thousand euros corresponding to the sharebased payments accrued by a series of employees under the Management Incentive Plan (MIP) as part of the IPO process.
The average number of people employed by the various Group companies in 2017 was 85 (2016: an average of 11). The breakdown, by job category, of the year-end 2017 and 2016 headcounts is shown below:
| 2017 | 2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Men | Total | Women | Men | Total | |
| Graduates | 35 | 45 | 80 | 9 | 22 | 31 |
| Diploma holders | 10 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Other | 11 | 12 | 23 | - | - | - |
| Total | 56 | 70 | 126 | 14 | 24 | 38 |
The Group did not employ anyone with a disability of a severity of 33% or higher at either December 31, 2017 or 2016.
The breakdown of "Other operating expenses" in the income statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the reporting period ended December 31, 2016 is shown below:
| Euros | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2016 | ||
| Independent professional services | (5,607,346) | (576,376) | |
| Insurance premiums | (64,921) | (1,466) | |
| Banking and similar services | (2,098,862) | (1,189) | |
| Rent and fees | (667,221) | (52,259) | |
| Repairs and upkeep | (380,675) | (9,687) | |
| Advertising, publicity and public relations | (4,568,866) | (80,007) | |
| Utilities | (6,660) | (6,499) | |
| Other services | (1,426,746) | (703,216) | |
| Other taxes | (487,173) | (5,728) | |
| Total | (15,308,470) | (1,436,427) |
Sales and marketing expenses amounted to 4,568,866 euros in 2017.
At December 31, 2017, "Independent professional services" and "Banking and similar services" in the table above includes 4,9 million euro corresponding to IPO-related expenses, of which the Majority Shareholder
had funded part of then before the IPO. After 2017 closing, the Company will charge an amount of 1.4 million euro to the Majority Shareholder.
Finance costs, calculated using the effective interest rate method, are broken down below:
| Euros | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2016 | |
| Finance costs, borrowings from Group companies | (9,301,643) | (75,893) |
| Finance costs, other borrowings | (1,935,258) | (7,328) |
| Total | (11,236,901) | (83,221) |
The Group accrued 9,050,754 euros of interest on its borrowings from the Majority Shareholder during the year ended December 31, 2017 (note 14). The remaining amount corresponds to loans with minority shareholders. Said expenses were accrued prior to the capitalization of the debt mentioned in note 13.
The Group's related parties include, in addition to its subsidiaries, jointly controlled companies and associates, its shareholders, key management personnel (the members of its Board of Directors and its executives, along with their close family members) and the entities over which its key management personnel have control or significant influence. Specifically, related-party transactions are those performed with non-Group agents with whom there is a relationship in accordance with the definitions and criteria derived from Spain's Ministry of Finance Order EHA 3050/2004 (of September 15, 2004) and CNMV Circular 1/2005 (of April 1, 2005). Pursuant to those criteria, the following are considered related parties:
The main transactions with related parties in the year ended December 31, 2017 were the following:
The lease over the Company's offices in Barcelona with Merlin Properties SOCIMI, S.A. (dated October 15, 2016) implied expenditure of 37,331 euros in 2017. That lease terminates on September 30, 2021.
The sum of 54,325 euros invoiced to FAB MAY and the administration and management of the assets of Fondo de Activos Bancarios May pursuant to the agreement entered into on November 1, 2016.
The balances outstanding with parties related to the Group at December 31, 2017 are shown in the table below:
| Euros | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income | Expenses | |||||||
| Revenue | ||||||||
| Year ended December 31, 2017 | Revenue from sales |
Services rendered |
Finance income |
Cost of sales – Supplies |
External services |
Finance costs | ||
| Hipoteca 43 Lux, S.A.R.L. | - | - | - | - | - | (9,050,753) | ||
| Merlin Properties, SOCIMI, S.A. | - | 81,822 | - | 357,757 | - | |||
| FAB MAY | - | 54,325 | - | - | - | - | ||
| - | 136,147 | - | - | 357,757 | (9,050,753) |
| Euros | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trade and other receivables |
Borrowings from shareholders (note 6) |
Bank borrowings |
Prepayments to suppliers |
Trade and other current accounts payable |
Customer prepayments |
|||
| Merlin Properties, SOCIMI, S.A. | - | - | - | - | 75,625 | - | ||
| - | - | - | - | 75,625 | - |
On September 27, 2017 and October 4, 2017, the Majority Shareholder decided to modify the Company's governance structure, implementing a Board of Directors made up of nine members. Consequently, the Board of Directors consist of the following members:
Neither the current nor former directors of the Parent transacted with the Company or any of its Group companies other than in the ordinary course of business or other than on an arm's length basis during the year ended December 31, 2017.
Nor did the members of the Parent's Board of Directors or their related parties, as defined in Spain's Corporate Enterprises Act, relate with other companies whose business activities could represent a conflict of interest for them or the Parent during the year ended December 31, 2017 or the reporting period ended December 31, 2016 on the basis that none of the notices required under article 229 of that Act have been filed with the competent authorities. Accordingly, there are no related disclosures in these consolidated financial statements.
The compensation accrued by the members of the Company's Board of Directors amounted to 7,119,700 euros in 2017 (including CEO MIP) and 0 euros in 2016.
The remuneration paid to the Company's key management personnel and professionals performing similar executive duties during the year ended December 31, 2017:
| Euros | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | |||||||
| No. of individuals 2017 |
Fixed and variable remuneration |
Other remuneration |
Total | ||||
| 9 | 969,020 | 13,975,774 | 14,944,794 |
| Euros | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ||||||||
| No. of individuals |
Fixed and variable |
Other | ||||||
| 2016 | remuneration | remuneration | Total | |||||
| - | - | - | - |
The Parent has no pension obligations to its key management personnel nor has it extended these professionals any advances, loans or guarantees. There were no special incentive plans over shares of Aedas Homes, S.A. at December 31, 2017.
On September 26, 2017, the former Sole Shareholder approved a long-term incentive plan payable entirely in shares for around 50 key employees, including the CEO and key management personnel, among others, structured into three overlapping three-year periods or cycles (from the IPO to December 31, 2020; from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2021; and from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2022). The metrics to be used to measure delivery of the targets for the first cycle are, in equal parts: (i) EBITDA; (ii) the development margin; and (iii) the shareholder return. For each there are minimum thresholds below which the bonuses do not accrue; there is also scope for outperformance. The number of shares to be received by each participant will be determined by the price of the shares in each three-year cycle (the IPO price for the first cycle and the average trading price during the 20 trading sessions prior to the start of the second and third cycle) and the level of target delivery. All of the shares received by the CEO and 50% of those received by the key management personnel are subject to a one-year lock-up from when they are received. In the case of the CEO and members of the Management Committee, this bonus is subject to repayment under certain circumstances. The cost of this incentive plan will be assumed by the Group. The maximum amount payable to the plan beneficiaries is 11 million euros. The plan was endorsed by the Appointments and Remuneration Committee on February 27, 2018 and it is expected to be signed with the key employees in the near future.
The fees accrued in respect of audit services provided by the Company's auditor, Ernst & Young, S.L., in 2017 were as follows:
| Euros | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2016 | Total | ||
| Audit and related services | ||||
| Audit services | 215,400 | 38,000 | 253,400 | |
| Other assurance services | 240,000 | - | 240,000 | |
| Total | 455,400 | 38,000 | 493,400 |
The Group's business activities do not have a significant environmental impact so that it does not hold any fixed assets for the purpose of minimizing its environmental impact and/or enhancing environmental protection.
The Group, of which Aedas Homes is the Parent (note 1), manages its capital so as to ensure that the Group companies will be able to continue as profitable concerns while maximizing shareholder returns by balancing its debt versus equity structure.
Financial risk management is centralized in the Corporate Finance Department, which has established the mechanisms necessary for controlling exposure to credit and liquidity risk and, to a lesser extent, interest rate risk.
The Group is not significantly exposed to credit risk as collection of the proceeds from the sale of its developments to customers is guaranteed by the properties sold; in addition, it places its cash surpluses with highly solvent banks in respect of which counterparty risk is not material.
The Group determines its liquidity requirements by means of cash forecasts. These forecasts pinpoint when the Group will need funds and how much and new funding initiatives are planned accordingly.
In order to ensure ongoing liquidity and the ability to service all the payment commitments arising from its business operations, the Group holds the cash balances shown on the balance sheet as well as the credit lines and financing agreements detailed in note 14.
The Parent's directors believe that these arrangements will be sufficient to cover its cash requirements and those of its subsidiaries going forward. The liquidity function is managed at the Group level, so that the operating companies do not face liquidity shortfalls and can concentrate on pursuing their real estate developments, which are financed using external borrowings.
Although the Group's cash balances and borrowings both expose it to interest rate risk, and this could have an adverse impact on its net finance costs and cash flows, the Parent's directors have not deemed it necessary to write interest rate hedges.
No accounts receivable from Group companies, related parties or third parties were past due at December 31, 2017.
The Group determines its liquidity requirements by means of cash forecasts. These forecasts pinpoint when the Group will need funds and how much and new funding initiatives are planned accordingly.
In order to ensure ongoing liquidity and the ability to service all the payment commitments arising from its business operations, the Group holds the cash balances shown on the balance sheet as well as the credit lines and financing agreements detailed in note 14.
The Parent's directors believe that these arrangements will be sufficient to cover its cash requirements and those of its subsidiaries going forward. The liquidity function is managed at the Group level, so that the operating companies do not face liquidity shortfalls and can concentrate on pursuing their real estate developments, which are financed using external borrowings.
A 100 basis point movement in interest rates would have increased finance costs by 3,487,372 euros in 2017 (and by 26,607 euros in FY16).
No events have taken place since the end of the reporting period that could have a material impact on the information presented in the consolidated financial statements authorized for issue by the directors or that are worthy of disclosure on account of their materiality, other than that disclosed below:
| Company | Registered office |
Business activity | Shareholding Dec 31, 2017 |
Shareholder | Auditor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. | Madrid | Holding company | 100% | Direct | AEDAS HOMES S.A. | - |
| DAMALANA SERVICIOS Y GESTIONES, S.L.U. |
Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| CORNETALA SERVICIOS Y GESTIONES, S.L.U. |
Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| MILEN INVESTMENTS, S.L.U. |
Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| ESPEBE 4, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| ESPEBE 7, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| ESPEBE 12, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| ESPEBE 15, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| ESPEBE 14, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| ESPEBE 18, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| ESPEBE 17, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| ESPEBE 16, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| ESPEBE 20, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| ESPEBE 2, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| ESPEBE 22, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| ESPEBE 23, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| ESPEBE 26, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| ESPEBE 25, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| ESPEBE 27, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| SPV SPAIN 7, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| ESPEBE 28, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
Appendix I - Subsidiaries included in the scope of consolidation at December 31, 2017
| ESPEBE 29, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., through SPV REOCO |
- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, S.L.U. | ||||||
| AEDAS HOMES, S.A., | ||||||
| ESPEBE 34, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | through SPV REOCO | - |
| 1, S.L.U. | ||||||
| AEDAS HOMES, S.A., | ||||||
| ESPEBE 32, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | through SPV REOCO | - |
| 1, S.L.U. | ||||||
| AEDAS HOMES, S.A., | ||||||
| SPV SPAIN 16, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | through SPV REOCO | - |
| 1, S.L.U. | ||||||
| AEDAS HOMES, S.A., | ||||||
| SPV SPAIN 17, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | through SPV REOCO | - |
| 1, S.L.U. | ||||||
| AEDAS HOMES, S.A., | ||||||
| SPV REOCO 6, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | through SPV REOCO | - |
| 1, S.L.U. | ||||||
| AEDAS HOMES, S.A., | ||||||
| ESPEBE 35, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | through SPV REOCO | - |
| 1, S.L.U. | ||||||
| AEDAS HOMES, S.A., | ||||||
| SPV REOCO 5, S.L | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | through SPV REOCO | - |
| 1, S.L.U. | ||||||
| AEDAS HOMES, S.A., | ||||||
| SPV SPAIN PROJECT | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | through SPV REOCO | - |
| 1, S.L.U. | 1, S.L.U. | |||||
| AEDAS HOMES, S.A., | ||||||
| SPV REOCO 15, S.L. | Madrid | Development | 80% | Indirect | through SPV REOCO | - |
| 1, S.L.U. | ||||||
| SPV REOCO 14, | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., | |||||
| S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | through SPV REOCO | - |
| 1, S.L.U. | ||||||
| SPV REOCO 17, | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., | |||||
| S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | through SPV REOCO | - |
| 1, S.L.U. | ||||||
| AEDAS HOMES, S.A., | ||||||
| SPV SPAIN 2, S.L. | Madrid | Development | 65% | Indirect | through SPV REOCO | - |
| 1, S.L.U. | ||||||
| AEDAS HOMES, S.A., | ||||||
| SPV REOCO 2, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | through SPV REOCO | - |
| 1, S.L.U. | ||||||
| AEDAS HOMES, S.A., | ||||||
| SPV REOCO 12, | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | through SPV REOCO | - |
| S.L.U. | 1, S.L.U. | |||||
| AEDAS HOMES, S.A., | ||||||
| SPV REOCO 18, | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | through SPV REOCO | - |
| S.L.U. | 1, S.L.U. | |||||
| AEDAS HOMES, S.A., | ||||||
| SPV REOCO 26, | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | through SPV REOCO | - |
| S.L.U. | 1, S.L.U. | |||||
| LANDATA SERVICIOS | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., | |||||
| Y GESTIONES, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | through SPV REOCO | - |
| 1, S.L.U. | ||||||
| AEDAS HOMES, S.A., | ||||||
| ESPEBE 31, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | through SPV REOCO | - |
| 1, S.L.U. | ||||||
| DELANETO | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., | |||||
| SERVICIOS Y | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | through SPV REOCO | - |
| GESTIONES, S.L.U. | 1, S.L.U. | |||||
| AEDAS HOMES, S.A., | ||||||
| ESPEBE 11, S.L. | Madrid | Development | 80% | Indirect | through SPV REOCO | - |
| 1, S.L.U. | ||||||
| AEDAS HOMES, S.A., | ||||||
| ESPEBE 21, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | through SPV REOCO | - |
| 1, S.L.U. | ||||||
| FACORNATA | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., | |||||
| SERVICIOS Y | Madrid | Development | 94.70% | Indirect | through SPV REOCO | - |
| GESTIONES, S.L.U. | 1, S.L.U. | |||||
| DESARROLLO EMPRESARIAL LICANCABUR, S.L. |
Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICIOS INMOBILIARIOS LICANCABUR S.L.U |
Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| SERVICIOS INMOBILIARIAS MAUNA LOA, S.L. |
Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| DANTA INVESTMENTS, S.L. |
Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| SERVICIOS INMOBILIARIOS CLEGANE, S.L. |
Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| EPAVENA PROMOCIONES Y SERVICIOS, S.L. |
Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| Ownership interest, % | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company | Registered office |
Business activity |
2016 | Shareholder | Auditor | |
| SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Direct | AEDAS HOMES, S.A.U. | - |
| AEDAS HOMES, S.A. (refer to note 24) |
Madrid | Development | 100% | Direct | AEDAS HOMES, S.A.U. | - |
| SPV REOCO 2, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A.U., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| SPV REOCO 5, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A.U., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| SPV REOCO 6, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A.U., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| SPV REOCO 14, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A.U., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| SPV REOCO 15, S.L. | Madrid | Development | 80% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A.U., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| SPV REOCO 17, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A.U., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| SPV REOCO 18, S.L.U. | Madrid | Development | 100% | Indirect | AEDAS HOMES, S.A.U., through SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
- |
| Equity at December 31, 2017 (euros) (*) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company | Capital | Share premium |
Reserves | Retained earnings (prior-year losses) |
Profit/(loss) for the year |
Other owner contribution s |
Total equity | ||
| SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. |
44,807,030 | 403,236,299 | (310,992,338) | (30,965) | 8,107,472 | 31,878,627 | 177,006,124 | ||
| DAMALANA SERVICIOS Y GESTIONES, S.L.U. |
3,010 | - | (353) | (1,465,508) | (811,905) | 8,000,000 | 5,725,245 | ||
| CORNETALA SERVICIOS Y GESTIONES, S.L.U. |
3,010 | - | (334) | (584,605) | (81,028) | 2,275,000 | 1,612,043 | ||
| MILEN INVESTMENTS, S.L.U. |
3,000 | - | (426) | (1,421,886) | (833,269) | 8,202,500 | 5,949,920 | ||
| ESPEBE 4, S.L.U. | 3,000 | - | (406) | (669,469) | (373,259) | 2,941,001 | 1,900,867 | ||
| ESPEBE 7, S.L.U. | 3,000 | - | (340) | (223,196) | (261,750) | 2,063,125 | 1,580,839 | ||
| ESPEBE 12, S.L.U. | 3,000 | - | (418) | (1,111,846) | (1,566,267) | 9,750,000 | 7,074,470 | ||
| ESPEBE 15, S.L.U. | 3,000 | - | (349) | (389,386) | (316,068) | 2,350,000 | 1,647,198 | ||
| ESPEBE 14, S.L.U. | 3,000 | - | (354) | (1,212,072) | (1,331,054) | 10,804,007 | 8,263,527 | ||
| ESPEBE 18, S.L.U. | 3,000 | - | (458) | (464,849) | (909,922) | 1,740,000 | 367,771 | ||
| ESPEBE 17, S.L.U. | 3,000 | - | (403) | (803,674) | (834,753) | 2,352,500 | 716,670 | ||
| ESPEBE 16, S.L.U. | 3,000 | - | (395) | (378,546) | 1,057,208 | 2,600,000 | 3,281,267 | ||
| ESPEBE 20, S.L.U. | 3,000 | - | (412) | (612,782) | (694,548) | 4,750,000 | 3,445,258 | ||
| ESPEBE 2, S.L.U. | 3,000 | - | (405) | (454,152) | (511,431) | 4,050,000 | 3,087,011 | ||
| ESPEBE 22, S.L.U. | 3,000 | - | (350) | (463,085) | (710,119) | 10,250,000 | 9,079,445 | ||
| ESPEBE 23, S.L.U. | 3,000 | - | (355) | (31,203) | 2,892,360 | - | 2,863,803 | ||
| ESPEBE 26, S.L.U. | 3,000 | - | (365) | (234,962) | (420,271) | 3,041,250 | 2,388,651 | ||
| ESPEBE 25, S.L.U. | 3,000 | - | (365) | (638,608) | (1,372,182) | 8,047,500 | 6,039,345 | ||
| ESPEBE 27, S.L.U. | 3,000 | - | (440) | (390,357) | (1,307,614) | 4,050,000 | 2,354,590 | ||
| SPV SPAIN 7, S.L.U. | 3,000 | - | (323) | (745,569) | (2,367,982) | 9,385,000 | 6,274,126 | ||
| ESPEBE 28, S.L.U. | 3,000 | - | (440) | (287,237) | (925,808) | 7,750,000 | 6,539,515 | ||
| ESPEBE 29, S.L.U. | 3,000 | - | (346) | (104,255) | (365,468) | 1,375,000 | 907,931 | ||
| ESPEBE 34, S.L.U. | 3,000 | - | (353) | (128,556) | (137,657) | 1,425,000 | 1,161,434 | ||
| ESPEBE 32, S.L.U. | 3,000 | - | (347) | (86,763) | (3,214,790) | 11,160,525 | 7,861,625 | ||
| SPV SPAIN 16, S.L.U. |
3,000 | - | (437) | (105,388) | 392,382 | 2,743,750 | 3,033,306 | ||
| SPV SPAIN 17, S.L.U. |
3,000 | - | (408) | (1,204,150) | (6,170,652) | 13,157,500 | 5,785,290 | ||
| SPV REOCO 6, S.L.U. |
3,000 | - | (479) | (76,063) | (461,153) | 2,777,000 | 2,242,305 | ||
| ESPEBE 35, S.L.U. | 3,000 | - | (353) | (71,678) | (10,467,322) | 11,419,421 | 883,069 | ||
| SPV REOCO 5, S.L | 3,000 | - | (479) | (74,492) | (566,929) | 977,000 | 338,100 | ||
| SPV SPAIN PROJECT 1, S.L.U. |
3,010 | - | (325) | (8,456) | (439,433) | 3,918,750 | 3,473,545 | ||
| SPV REOCO 15, S.L. | 3,000 | - | (344) | (19,724) | (356,697) | 2,555,125 | 2,181,360 | ||
| SPV REOCO 14, S.L.U. |
3,000 | - | (344) | (17,350) | (154,368) | 919,500 | 750,438 |
Salient financial information about the directly and indirectly held investees is provided below:
| SPV REOCO 17, | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.L.U. | 3,000 | - | (361) | (15,640) | (417,027) | 3,247,375 | 2,817,347 |
| SPV SPAIN 2, S.L. | 100,000 | 978,848 | (405) | (167,410) | (287,477) | 4,124,175 | 4,747,731 |
| SPV REOCO 2, S.L.U. |
3,000 | - | (374) | (10,853) | (2,492,340) | 11,473,250 | 8,972,683 |
| SPV REOCO 12, S.L.U. |
3,000 | - | (387) | (24) | (242,251) | 1,402,000 | 1,162,338 |
| SPV REOCO 18, S.L.U. |
3,000 | - | (361) | (236) | (153,894) | 1,827,000 | 1,675,509 |
| SPV REOCO 26, S.L.U. |
3,000 | - | (369) | (10) | (281,360) | 2,752,000 | 2,473,260 |
| LANDATA SERVICIOS Y GESTIONES, S.L.U. |
3,010 | - | (317) | (237) | (14,360) | 27,000 | 15,097 |
| ESPEBE 21, S.L.U. | 3,000 | - | (368) | (187,403) | (97,412) | 1,275,000 | 992,818 |
| ESPEBE 31, S.L.U. | 3,000 | - | (347) | (19,151) | (404,038) | 2,262,133 | 1,841,597 |
| DELANETO SERVICIOS Y GESTIONES, S.L.U. |
3,010 | - | 602 | - | 5,817,125 | - | 5,820,737 |
| DANTA INVESTMENTS, S.L. |
27,716,927 | 22,241,273 | (452) | - | (488,627) | 2,500,000 | 51,969,121 |
| DESARROLLO EMPRESARIAL LICANCABUR, S.L. |
3,000 | - | - | - | (366) | - | 2,634 |
| SERVICIOS INMOBILIARIOS LICANCABUR, S.L. |
3,000 | - | - | - | (746) | - | 2,254 |
| EPAVENA PROMOCIONES Y SERVICIOS, S.L. |
3,000 | - | - | - | (358) | - | 2,642 |
| SERVICIOS INMOBILIARIOS CLEGANE, S.L. |
3,000 | - | - | - | (1,126) | - | 1,874 |
| SERVICIOS INMOBILIARIAS MAUNA LOA, S.L. |
3,000 | - | - | - | (676) | - | 2,324 |
| ESPEBE 11, S.L. | 3,000 | - | (411) | (698,213) | (316,957) | 1,640,121 | 627,540 |
| FACORNATA SERVICIOS Y GESTIONES, S.L. |
3,010 | - | (538) | (1,871,091) | (169,633) | 3,220,000 | 1,181,748 |
(*) Unaudited figures
| Equity at December 31, 2016 (euros) (*) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company | Capital | Reserves | Retained earnings (prior year losses) |
Profit/(loss) for the year |
Other owner contributions |
Total equity | ||
| SPV REOCO 1, S.L.U. | 3,000 | (415) | - | (30,965) | 8,815,375 | 8,786,995 | ||
| AEDAS HOMES, S.A. (refer to note 24) | 3,000 | (475) | - | 113,133 | 25,000 | 140,658 | ||
| SPV REOCO 2, S.L.U. | 3,000 | (374) | - | (10,853) | 2,000 | (6,227) | ||
| SPV REOCO 5, S.L.U. | 3,000 | (479) | - | (74,492) | 977,000 | 905,029 | ||
| SPV REOCO 6, S.L.U. | 3,000 | (479) | - | (76,063) | 1,602,000 | 1,528,458 | ||
| SPV REOCO 14, S.L.U. | 3,000 | (344) | - | (17,350) | 919,500 | 904,806 | ||
| SPV REOCO 15, S.L.U. | 3,000 | (344) | - | (19,724) | 2,555,125 | 2,538,057 | ||
| SPV REOCO 17, S.L.U. | 3,000 | (361) | - | (15,640) | 3,247,375 | 3,234,374 | ||
| SPV REOCO 18, S.L.U. | 3,000 | (361) | - | (236) | 2,000 | 4,403 |
(*) Unaudited figures
| Company invested in | Shareholder | Ownership interest, % |
|---|---|---|
| SPV SPAIN 2, S.L. | PROMOCIONES Y PROPIEDADES INMOBILIARIAS ESPACIO, S.L |
12.50% |
| SPV SPAIN 2, S.L. | BIGCHANGE GESTIÓN, S.L. | 22.50% |
| SPV REOCO 15, S.L. | PROMOCIONES Y PROPIEDADES INMOBILIARIAS ESPACIO, S.L. |
20% |
| ESPEBE 11, S.L. | PROMOCIONES Y PROPIEDADES INMOBILIARIAS ESPACIO, S.L. |
20% |
| Company invested in | Shareholder | Ownership interest, % |
|---|---|---|
| SPV REOCO 15, S.L. | PROMOCIONES Y PROPIEDADES INMOBILIARIAS ESPACIO, S.L. |
20% |
| Heading | March 30, 2017 (*) |
|---|---|
| TOTAL ASSETS (A+B) | 634,223,595 |
| A) NON-CURRENT ASSETS | 3,837,733 |
| V. Non-current financial assets | 56,611 |
| VI. Deferred tax assets | 3,781,121 |
| B) CURRENT ASSETS | 630,385,863 |
| I. Inventories (**) | 603,946,451 |
| II. Other assets | 26,439,412 |
| TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES (A+B+C) | 634,223,595 |
| A) EQUITY (**) | 81,681,504 |
| B) NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | 512,765,906 |
| II. Non-current borrowings | 37,747,290 |
| III. Non-current borrowings from group companies | 470,173,453 |
| C) CURRENT LIABILITIES | 39,776,185 |
| III. Current borrowings from group companies | 5,010,057 |
| IV. Trade and other accounts payable | 39,611,290 |
| Heading | June 29, 2017 (*) |
|---|---|
| TOTAL ASSETS (A+B) | 55,695,433 |
| A) NON-CURRENT ASSETS | 11,467 |
| B) CURRENT ASSETS | 55,683,966 |
| I. Inventories (**) | 48,350,999 |
| II. Other assets | 7,332,967 |
| TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES (A+B+C) | 55,695,434 |
| A) EQUITY (**) | 6,706,777 |
| B) NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | 37,156,745 |
| II. Non-current borrowings | 14,184,581 |
| III. Non-current borrowings from group companies | 22,972,164 |
| C) CURRENT LIABILITIES | 11,831,912 |
| III. Current borrowings from group companies | 295,586 |
| IV. Trade and other accounts payable | 11,536,325 |
| Heading | August 20, 2017 (*) |
|---|---|
| TOTAL ASSETS (A+B) | 49,957,739 |
| A) NON-CURRENT ASSETS | 269,764 |
| B) CURRENT ASSETS | 49,687,976 |
| III. Trade and other receivables | 29 |
| IV. Current investments in group companies and associates (**) | 49,684,116 |
| 3. Debt securities | 49,684,116 |
| V. Current financial assets | 1,630 |
| VII. Cash and cash equivalents | 2,201 |
| TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES (A+B+C) (**) | 49,957,769 |
| A) EQUITY | 49,957,748 |
| A-1) Capital and reserves | 49,957,748 |
| I. Capital | 27,716,927 |
| II. Share premium | 22,241,273 |
| III. Reserves | -452 |
| C) CURRENT LIABILITIES | 21 |
(*) Unaudited figures
(**) The aggregate figures have been adjusted to reflect their cost of acquisition for the former Sole Shareholder rather than the carrying amounts recognized in the books of each of the companies added as part of the common control business combination.
Aedas Homes, S.A. and subsidiaries (formerly Aedas Homes Group, S.L.U. and subsidiaries)
For the year ended December 31, 2017
The Parent was incorporated as a result of the subscription and payment of 3,000 indivisible equity interests (participaciones sociales), numbered sequentially, with a unit par value of 1 euro. They were paid for in cash. Hipoteca 43 Lux, S.A.R.L. purchased 100% of these interests on July 5, 2016. The Company's name was changed to Aedas Homes Group, S.L.U. on July 18, 2016. It assumed its current name in the wake of the restructuring transaction outlined in note 1.1 below.
On July 18, 2016, the Company's name was changed to Aedas Homes Group, S.A. On September 12, 2017, the Company's legal form of incorporation was changed to that of a public limited company and its name was again changed to Aedas Homes, S.A.
During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company's Majority Shareholder contributed, in a series of transactions, its Spanish real estate development business to Aedas Homes, S.A.:
The merger between Aedas Homes Group (Transferee) and Aedas Homes (Transferor) closed on June 29, 2017 and the name and registered office of the Transferee were changed to those of the Transferor, so that the Company's name was changed from Aedas Homes Group to Aedas Homes. The merger by absorption implied: (i) the dissolution and extinguishment of the Transferor; (ii) the en bloc transfer of all the latter's assets and liabilities to the Transferee, which has acquired all of its rights and obligations by universal succession.
The shares representing the share capital of Aedas Homes S.A. have been trading on the continuous stock markets of Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia since October 20, 2017.
At present, Aedas Homes, S.A. heads up a group of enterprises that carries out its business activities either directly or through investments in other companies with an identical or similar corporate object.
The corporate structure of the group comprising Aedas Homes, S.A. and its subsidiaries (the Group) at December 31, 2017 is presented below:
The Group conducts its business exclusively in Spain. Its core business, as outlined in article 2 of the Company's bylaws, consists of:
At December 31, 2017, the Group's assets totaled 1,129,019,900 euros, liabilities (current and non-current) amounted to 191,725,008 euros and equity stood at 937,294,891 euros, 623,497,318 euros of which corresponded to loans extended to the Parent by the Majority Shareholder and then capitalized.
In 2017, the Group recognized revenue of 1,209,000 euros, which was generated by the sale by Espebe 18, S.L. of the Galera Sun development.
The Group subsidiaries also sold land in 2017 for a total of 37,349,157 euros.
EBITDA amounted to a negative 36,044,361 euros in 2017, reflecting the Group's early stage of development.
The Group reported a loss of 40,322,752 euros in 2017. That figure includes an expense of 26,181,063 euros associated with the management incentive plan (MIP), which was settled in full by the Majority Shareholder, as disclosed in note 13.
That payment, which was paid for in full by the Majority Shareholder, is reflected in the Company's income statement as an employee benefits expense, in keeping with the principles set down in IFRS 2, recognizing an additional owner contribution in equity in the same amount as the balancing entry.
Note that the negative impact on profit and loss is offset in full by the increase in shareholder contributions.
At December 31, 2017, liabilities - current and non-current - stood at 191,725,008 euros, compared to 40,792,030 euros at December 31, 2016 (implying an increase of 150,932,978 euros), due mainly to new bank borrowings at year-end 2017 (51,427,058 euros) and deferred payments due on land acquired (53,547,945 euros).
The Group nevertheless presented very solid leverage ratios at December 31, 2017, specifically a LTV ratio of -2.20% and a LTC ratio of -3.72%.
Borrowings stood at 69,983,334 euros at year-end 2017.
Group borrowings break down as follows:
As disclosed in note 1 of the consolidated financial statements, given the business activities it performs, the Aedas Homes Group has no environmental liabilities, expenses, assets, provisions or contingencies that could be material in respect of its equity, financial position or performance. Nor does the Group have any obligations related with greenhouse gas emission allowances.
The number of people employed by the various Group companies at December 31, 2017 was 126. The breakdown of the reporting-date headcount by region, department and job category is provided below:
| Region | Dec 31, 2017 |
|---|---|
| Madrid | 90 |
| Catalonia | 9 |
| Eastern Spain and Balearic Islands | 7 |
| Costa del Sol | 10 |
| Rest of Andalusia | 10 |
| Total | 126 |
| Department | Dec 31, 2017 |
|---|---|
| Business | 74 |
| Investment | 5 |
| Finance | 13 |
| Corporate | 34 |
| Total | 126 |
| Job category | Dec 31, 2017 |
|---|---|
| Management team | 23 |
| Middle management | 32 |
| Technical and clerical staff | 71 |
| Total | 126 |
Note 22 of the consolidated financial statements outlines the Group's capital and liquidity risk management policies.
Note that the Group has sufficient cash and cash equivalents to fund its business activities.
On the financing front, in 2017 it is worth highlighting the 28,735,628 euro developer loan obtained and the assumption of existing loans originally obtained to fund the acquisition of land with an outstanding balance of 32,800,510 euros at December 31, 2017.
The Group plans to obtain additional developer loans to fund its investments under construction.
The Parent has drawn up a risk map. To this end, it has analyzed the organization's procedures, identifying the potential sources of risk, quantifying the related exposures and taking the opportune measures to prevent their materialization.
The most significant financial risks to which the Group is exposed are:
On October 17, 2017, AEDAS Homes arranged an equity swap with Goldman Sachs to hedge the exposure arising from its obligation to deliver a certain number of shares to employees of AEDAS Homes under the long-term incentive plan (LTIP) approved by the Board of Directors on September 26, 2017.
Most of its loans are benchmarked against Euribor.
The Group is not significantly exposed to third-party credit risk as a result of its property development business as it collects virtually all sales made at the time the deeds are exchanged, at which time the buyer either assumes the commensurate part of the corresponding developer loan or opts to use a different payment arrangement. Credit risk as a result of the deferral of payments in land or finished building sale transactions is mitigated by obtaining collateral from the buyer or stipulating termination clauses in the event of default that would lead to the recovery by the Group of title to the asset sold and collection of a penalty payment.
In general, the Group holds its cash and cash equivalents at financial entities with high credit ratings.
The Group regularly analyzes its credit risk in respect of its accounts receivable, updating the corresponding provision for impairment accordingly. The Parent's directors believe that the carrying amounts of the Group's trade and other receivables approximate their fair value.
Given the Group's scant exposure to markets outside the eurozone, exposure to foreign exchange risk is considered immaterial.
Given Aedas Homes S.A.'s business lines, it does not have any a significant research and development effort.
The Group did not trade in own shares in 2017.
As indicated in notes 1 and 2 of the consolidated financial statements, the Group draws up its financial statements in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards adopted by the European Union (IFRS-EU). In addition, it presents certain alternative performance measures (APMs) in order to provide additional information designed to enhance the comparability and comprehension of its financial information, while also facilitating the Group's ability to take decisions and monitor its performance. Financial information users should treat the APMs as complementary to the measures presented in accordance with the rules used to prepare the consolidated financial statements and under no circumstances as a substitute for the latter.
The most significant APMs are the following:
Definition: Revenue from sales – Change in inventories – Cost of sales (without factoring in provisions for the impairment of inventories).
Reconciliation: the reconciliation between this APM and the consolidated financial statements is provided below:
| 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue from sales | 38,558,157 | - |
| Change in inventories (note 18.b) | 3,960,581 | - |
| Cost of sales | - | - |
| Purchase of goods for resale (note 18.b) | (27,370,234) | - |
| Change in inventories | - | - |
| Reversal of inventory impairment losses | - | - |
| Gross Development Margin | 15,148,504 | - |
Rationale for usage: the Company's directors use the Gross Development Margin to measure its performance as this yardstick provides information about how its development projects are performing by starting from third-party sales and subtracting the costs incurred to make such sales. Calculation of this APM factors in the impairment charges applied to real estate assets sold during the reporting period. Note that the Gross Development Margin does not include any gains realized on the sale of land.
Comparative information: The Parent does not present comparative information for the prior reporting period as it did not generate any sales (or Gross Development Margin, by extension) in FY16.
Definition: Gross Development Margin – Sales & marketing expenses, which are included under 'Other operating expenses'
Reconciliation: the reconciliation between this APM and the consolidated financial statements is provided below:
| 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Development Margin | 15,148,504 | - |
| Sales & marketing expenses (note 18.d) | (4,568,866) | (80,007) |
| Net Development Margin | 10,579,638 | (80,007) |
Rationale for its usage: the Net Development Margin is used by the Company's directors as a yardstick for its performance as it provides information about the net margin generated on the developments that generated sales revenue during the reporting period. The Net Development Margin is calculated based on the Gross Development Margin, net of certain expenses associated with the marketing and sale of the relevant developments. Note that the Net Development Margin does not include any gains realized on the sale of land.
Definition: Net Development Margin – Impairment of inventories + Revenue from services + Other operating income – Employee benefits expense – Other operating expenses other than sales & marketing expenses.
Reconciliation: the reconciliation between this APM and the consolidated financial statements is provided below:
| 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| Net Development Margin | 10,579,638 | (80,007) |
| Gains on sales of land (note 18.a) | - | - |
| Change in inventories due to sales of land (note 18.a) | - | - |
| Inventory impairment losses | (2,363,060) | - |
| Revenue from services rendered | 136,147 | 15,017 |
| Other operating income | 112,293 | - |
| Employee benefits expense | (33,769,775) | (871,873) |
| Other operating expenses net of sales & marketing expenses (note 18.d) |
(10,739,603) (1,356,420) | |
| EBITDA | (36,044,361) | (2,293,283) |
Rationale for usage: the Company's directors use EBITDA to measure its performance as it provides information for analyzing profitability (before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) by approximating the operating flows that generate cash. It is also a measure that is widely used by the investment community in appraising companies' performance; it is further used by the rating agencies and creditor community to evaluate leverage and interest coverage by comparing EBITDA with an entity's net debt and debt service obligations.
Definition: EBITDA + Inventory impairment
Reconciliation: the reconciliation between this APM and the consolidated financial statements is provided below:
| 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| EBITDA | (36,044,361) | (2,293,283) |
| Inventory impairment losses | 2,363,060 | - |
| Adjusted EBITDA | (33,681,301) | (2,293,283) |
Rationale for usage: the Company's directors use Adjusted EBITDA to measure its performance as it provides information for analyzing profitability net of inventory impairment charges, which do not represent cash flows.
Definition: Borrowings and other financial liabilities – the Shareholder Master Credit Facility Agreement (refer to note 14 of the 2017 consolidated financial statements).
Reconciliation: the reconciliation between this APM and the consolidated financial statements is provided below:
| Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| Borrowings and other financial liabilities (note 14) | 69,983,334 | 39,864,036 |
| Shareholder Master Credit Facility Agreement | - | (28,213,625) |
| Borrowings | 69,983,334 | 11,650,411 |
Rationale for usage: Borrowings is a measure used by the Parent's directors to track its performance as it measures the Company's net financial position and is necessary to calculate the leverage ratios typically used in the market.
Comparative information: At December 31, 2017, the Parent recognized Borrowings totaling 69,983,334 euros, compared to 11,650,411 euros at December 31, 2016, an increase of 58,332,923 euros, attributable mainly to the developer loans and land acquisition financing loans consolidated by the Aedas Homes Group for the first time in the wake of the corresponding contributions by the then Sole Shareholder in March and June 2017.
Definition: Borrowings – Deferred payments due on the acquisition of inventories (refer to note 10 of the consolidated financial statements) – Cash and cash equivalents (excluding the sum that is restricted in respect of down payments on developments, which must be deposited in a special account and may only be used to service expenses derived from construction of the developments) (note 12 of the consolidated financial statements) and the cash pledged to cover debt service obligations under mortgages.
Reconciliation: the reconciliation between this APM and the consolidated financial statements is provided below:
| Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| Borrowings | 69,983,334 | 11,650,411 |
| Deferred payments due on the acquisition of inventories (note 15) |
53,547,945 | - |
| Cash and cash equivalents - restricted cash (note 12) (*) | (155,921,069) | (13,525,487) |
| Net Debt/(Cash) | (32,389,790) | (1,875,076) |
(*) "Cash and cash equivalents" stood at 172,435,462 euros at December 31, 2017 (year-end 2016: 13,827,027 euros). The balance of cash that was restricted at year-end 2017 stood at 16,514,393 euros (year-end 2016: 301,540 euros).
Rationale for usage: Net Debt measures an enterprise's net financial position. It is also a metric that is widely used by investors to analyze companies' net leverage and by rating agencies and creditors to assess net debt.
Comparative information: At December 31, 2017, the Parent presented Net Cash totaling 32,389,790 euros, compared to Net Cash of 1,875,076 euros at December 31, 2016, due mainly the deferred payments due in respect of the inventory acquisitions detailed in note 15 of the consolidated financial statements.
Definition: Borrowings / Total assets
Reconciliation: the reconciliation between this APM and the consolidated financial statements is provided below:
| Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| Borrowings | 69,983,334 | 11,650,411 |
| Total assets | 1,129,019,900 | 48,301,394 |
| Leverage | 6.20% | 24.12% |
Rationale for usage: Leverage provides a measure of the Company's indebtedness. It is widely used by investors to analyze real estate companies' leverage and by rating agencies and creditors to assess their net debt.
Comparative information: At December 31, 2017, the Parent's Leverage ratio stood at 6.20%, compared to 24.12% at December 31, 2016, due mainly to the fact that growth in total assets outpaced the increase in Borrowings, driving a reduction in leverage during the reporting period.
Definition: Adjusted EBITDA / (the sum of the average balances of Equity and Net Debt between December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016)
Reconciliation: the reconciliation between this APM and the consolidated financial statements is provided below:
| Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted EBITDA | (33,681,301) | - |
| Equity (*) | 472,402,127 | - |
| Net Debt/(Cash) (**) | (17,132,433) | - |
| ROCE | (7.40)% | N/A |
(*) Equity stood at 937,294,891 euros at December 31, 2017 and at 7,509,363 euros at December 31, 2016, such that the average balance was 472,402,127 euros.
(*) Net Cash stood at 32,389,790 euros at December 31, 2017 and at 1,875,076 euros at December 31, 2016, such that the average Net Cash balance was 17,132,433 euros.
Rationale for usage: ROCE is used by the Company's directors as it measures an enterprise's profitability by factoring in a matter of particular importance, namely the efficiency with which capital is employed. It is widely used by investors to assess companies' real profitability.
Comparative information: The Parent does not present comparative information for the prior reporting period as it did not generate any sales (or Adjusted EBITDA, by extension) in FY16.
Definition: Net Debt/(Cash) / (Market value of appraised assets (GAV) + Sale options over inventories)
Reconciliation: the reconciliation between this APM and the consolidated financial statements is provided below:
| Dec. 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2017 | 2016 | |
| Net Debt/(Cash) | (32,389,790) | N/A |
| Sale options over inventories (note 10) | 6,893,500 | |
| Market value of inventory portfolio assuming 100% | ||
| ownership interest (GAV) (note 10) | 1,468,294,000 | N/A |
| LTV | (2.20)% | N/A |
Rationale for usage: LTV provides a measure of the Company's indebtedness relative to the market value of its properties. It is widely used by investors to analyze real estate companies' leverage and by rating agencies and creditors to assess their net debt.
Comparative information: The Parent does not provide comparative information for the prior reporting period as there was no asset valuation (or LTV, by extension) available at December 31, 2016.
Definition: Net Debt/(Cash) / (Inventories - Prepayments to suppliers)
Rationale for usage: LTC provides a measure of the Company's indebtedness. It is widely used by investors to analyze real estate companies' leverage and by rating agencies and creditors to assess their net debt.
Reconciliation: the reconciliation between this APM and the consolidated financial statements is provided below:
| Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| Net Debt/(Cash) | (32,389,790) | (1,875,076) |
| Inventories (note 10) | 880,669,169 | 31,720,592 |
| Prepayments to suppliers (note 10) | (10,075,910) | (10,228,541) |
| LTC | (3.72)% | (8.72)% |
Comparative information: At December 31, 2017, the Parent's LTC ratio stood at -3.72%, compared to - 8.72% at December 31, 2016, due mainly to the fact that growth in Net Cash outpaced the increase in inventories as a result of the increase in deferred payments for land purchased.
As outlined in note 23 of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017, no events have taken place since the end of the reporting period that could have a material impact on the information presented in the financial statements authorized for issue by the directors or that are worthy of disclosure on account of their materiality, other than that disclosed below:
As anticipated, in the second half of 2017, the Aedas Group's Majority Shareholder culminated the contribution of all of the assets that currently comprise the Group's scope and made all the additional contributions contemplated in the IPO Prospectus registered by Aedas Homes in October 2017.
Those contributions have injected very significant amounts of capital into the Group: at year-end 2017, it had equity of 937 million euros, compared to 93 million euros at June 30, 2017.
With a land portfolio encompassing 12,930 units, valued at 1,475 million euros at December 31, 2017, coupled with reduced borrowings, the Group is well positioned to continue to execute its business plan.
Note that the Group delivered the targets set for 2017, launching the marketing and sale of 1,773 units in total and achieving a sales figure, measured as the sum of units reserved, under contract and actually delivered, of 915 units.
For 2018, the Group's targets include launching another 2,050 units on to the market, selling an additional 1,500 units and delivering over 220 homes. These targets are equal to or higher than those indicated in the IPO Prospectus, evidencing the Group's confidence in the current market conditions and the capabilities of the team comprising Aedas Homes.
ISSUER'S PARTICULARS
FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING (DATE) 31/12/2017
COMPANY TAX ID NO. A87586483
AEDAS HOMES, S.A.
Paseo de la Castellana 42, 28046 Madrid
| Date of last modification |
Share capital (€) | Number of shares | Number of voting rights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19/10/2017 | € 47,966,587 | 47,966,587 | 47,966,587 |
Indicate whether different types of shares exist with different associated rights:
A.2 List the direct and indirect holders of significant ownership interests in your organisation at year-end, excluding Board members:
| Number of indirect voting rights |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal or corporate name of shareholder |
Number of direct voting rights |
Name of direct holder |
Number of voting rights |
% of total voting rights |
| HIPOTECA 43 LUX S.A.R.L. | 26,602,096 | - | - | 55.460 % |
| T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC | - | - | 2,437,182 | 5.081 % |
| CANYON CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC | 1,850,071 | - | - | 3.857% |
| FMR, LLC | - | - | 1,744,065 | 3.636 % |
| T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC. |
- | - | 1,449,550 | 3.022 % |
Indicate the most significant movements in the shareholding structure during the financial year:
| Personal or corporate name of shareholder |
Transaction date |
Description of the transaction |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
A.3 Complete the following tables detailing the members of the Board of Directors who own voting shares in the company:
| Number of | Number of indirect voting rights |
% of total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal or corporate name of board member |
direct voting rights |
Name of direct holder |
Number of voting rights |
voting rights |
| Javier LAPASTORA TURPIN | 1,439 | - | - | 0.003% |
| David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | 73,389 | - | - | 0.153% |
| % of total voting rights held by the Board of Directors | 0.156 % |
Complete the following tables on members of the company's Board of Directors that hold rights over company shares:
| Indirect rights | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal or corporate name of board member |
Number of direct rights |
Direct holder |
Number of voting rights |
Number of equivalent shares |
% of total voting rights |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
A.4 Indicate, as applicable, any family, commercial, contractual or corporate relationships between owners of significant shareholdings, insofar as these are known by the company, unless they are insignificant or arise from ordinary trading or exchange activities:
| Related-party name or | ||
|---|---|---|
| corporate name | Type of relationship | Brief description |
| - | - | - |
A.5 Indicate, as applicable, any commercial, contractual or corporate relationships between owners of significant shareholdings, and the company and/or its group, unless they are insignificant or arise from ordinary trading or exchange activities:
| Related-party name or corporate name |
Type of relationship | Brief description |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
A.6 Indicate whether the company has been notified of any shareholders' agreements pursuant to articles 530 and 531 of the Spanish Capital Companies Act ("LSC"). If so, provide a brief description and list the shareholders bound by the agreement:
Yes No X
Shareholders bound by agreement % of share capital affected Brief description of agreement - - -
Indicate whether the company is aware of the existence of any concerted actions among its shareholders. If so, give a brief description:
Yes No X
| Shareholders involved in concerted action |
% of share capital affected |
Brief description of concerted action |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
Expressly indicate any amendments to or termination of such agreements or concerted actions during the year, where applicable.
A.7 Indicate whether any individuals or bodies corporate currently exercise control or could exercise control over the company in accordance with article 5 of the Spanish Securities' Market Act. If so, give details.
| Yes X | No | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name or corporate name | |||
| HIPOTECA 43 LUX S.A.R.L. |
Remarks
HIPOTECA 43 LUX S.A.R.L. is the majority shareholder in AEDAS Homes with 55.460% of voting rights.
| Number of shares held directly |
Number of shares held indirectly (*) | % of total share capital |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
| Personal or corporate name of direct shareholder | Number of shares held directly |
|---|---|
| - | - |
| Total: | - |
Give details of any significant changes during the financial year, pursuant to Royal Decree 1362/2007:
| Details of significant changes |
|---|
| - |
The Minutes of the decisions made by Hipoteca 43 LUX S.À.R.L., Sole Shareholder of Aedas Homes S.L., Single Member Company, on the 11th of September 2017, establish in point number 12 that the Board of Directors shall, after the date of listing of the Company, and within a time period of 5 years, either directly or indirectly, be authorized to buy back own shares up to a maximum of 10% of the company's share capital, and the selling of such shares at a later stage.
"The Sole Shareholder decides to authorize the Board of Directors of the Company to buy back own shares, either directly or indirectly, under the following conditions:
It is expressely established that the shares bought back under this authorization can be sold, used for potential corporate or business transactions, transferred to the Company's employees or Directors, or based on stock options rights of their holders, as established in paragraph 3 of section 1. a) of article 146 of the Law on Corporations. The current authorization will be effective from the date the Company's shares are admitted to trading on the Spanish Stock Exchange".
A.9 bis Estimated free float:
| % | |
|---|---|
| Estimated free float | 28.799 % |
A.10 Give details of any restriction on the transfer of securities and/or any restriction on voting rights, where applicable. Indicate, in particular, the existence of any type of restriction that could hinder the takeover of the company through the acquisition of shares on the market.
| Yes | No X |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Description of restrictions | |||
| - |
A.11 Indicate whether the General Shareholders' Meeting has agreed to take neutralisation measures to prevent a public takeover bid under the terms of Act 6/2007.
Where applicable, explain the measures adopted and the terms under which these restrictions may be lifted:
A.12 Indicate whether the company has issued securities that are not traded in a regulated European Union market.
Yes No X
If so, identify the various classes of shares and, for each class of shares, the rights and obligations they confer.
B.1 Indicate and detail the differences, if any, between the required quorum for convening the General Shareholders' Meeting and the quorum required in the Spanish Capital Companies Act (LSC).
| Yes No X |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % quorum other than that established in article 193 of the LSC for general cases |
% quorum other than that established in article 194 of the LSC for the special cases described in article 194 of the LSC |
|||||
| Quorum required for first call |
- | - | ||||
| Quorum required for second call |
- | - |
| Description of differences | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - |
B.2 Indicate and, where applicable, describe any differences between the company's system of adopting corporate resolutions and the framework established in the LSC:
| Yes No |
X |
|---|---|
| ----------- | --- |
Describe how they differ from the rules established in the LSC.
| Qualified majority other than that established in article 201.2 of the LSC for the cases described in 194.1 of the LSC |
Other cases requiring a qualified majority |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % set by company for adopting corporate resolutions |
- | - | ||
| Describe the differences | ||||
| - |
The General Shareholders' Meeting is responsible for making amendments to the Bylaws under Article 285 et seq. of the Spanish Capital Companies Act.
The Regulations governing the General Shareholders' Meeting set out the rules that apply to amendment of the Company's Bylaws in Article 19, Constitution of the General Shareholders' Meeting.
"The General Shareholders' Meeting shall be validly constituted at first call when shareholders representing at least twenty-five per cent of the share capital with voting rights are present or represented. At second call, a General Meeting shall be validly constituted regardless of the share capital in attendance.
Notwithstanding the contents of the preceding paragraph, in order for an ordinary or extraordinary General Meeting to validly agree to a capital increase or reduction or any other modification of the Bylaws, the issue of bonds and securities for which competence has not been legally assigned to another Company body, the cancellation or restriction of the right of pre-emption over new shares, or the Company's transformation, merger or demerger or the global assignment of its assets and liabilities or the transfer of its registered office abroad, shareholders holding at least fifty percent of the subscribed share capital with voting rights must be either present or represented at the Meeting at first call. At second call, the presence of twenty-five per cent of the share capital shall be sufficient, but when shareholders representing less than fifty per cent of the subscribed share capital with voting rights are present, the company resolutions referred to in this paragraph may only be validly adopted if they receive a favourable vote from two thirds of the share capital that is either present or represented at the General Shareholders' Meeting.
The provisions set out in this present Article shall be understood to be without prejudice to any qualified majorities that may be established in the applicable legislation or these Bylaws in respect of the constitution of meetings and votes."
Article 29 of these Regulations establish that proposals for resolutions on items included in the agenda shall be submitted to a vote, and any issues that are substantially independent of one another shall be voted on separately so that shareholders can exercise their voting preferences separately. These include cases involving the amendment of the Bylaws.
"The General Shareholders' Meeting shall vote separately on any issues that are substantially independent of one another so that shareholders can exercise their voting preferences separately. In any case, even though they may be included in the same item on the Agenda, the following must be voted on separately: (i) the appointment, re-election or ratification (in the case of co-opting) of directors, who must be voted on individually; (ii) votes relating to consultation on the annual report on directors' pay; and (iii) in the event of the amendment of the Bylaws, each Article or group of Articles that is substantially independent. However, where the circumstances make it advisable, the Chairman may rule that proposals relating to several items on the Agenda should be voted on jointly, in which case the result of the vote will be understood to be individually reproduced for each proposal, so long as none of the attendees expresses a wish to modify the way in which he or she has voted in respect of one of these proposals. Otherwise, the minutes will reflect the way in which each attendee has modified his or her vote, along with the results of the vote in relation to each proposal as a consequence of such modifications."
The majorities required in order to amend the Bylaws are set out in Article 32 of the Regulations governing the General Shareholders' Meeting, along with the majorities required to adopt the resolutions referred to in Article 19.2 of the aforementioned Regulations, indicating that, "if the share capital present or represented exceeds fifty per cent, it will be sufficient for the resolution to be adopted by an absolute majority. However, a favourable vote from two thirds of the share capital present or represented at the Meeting shall be required at second call when shareholders representing at least twenty-five per cent but less than fifty per cent of the subscribed share capital with voting rights are present."
| Attendance data | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % attending in | % remote votes | ||||
| Date of General | person | % attending by | Electronic | ||
| Meeting | proxy | vote | Others | Total | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Company was first listed for continuous trading on 20th of October 2017 as Aedas Homes, S.A. As a result, in the financial year referred to in this report there was no General Shareholders' Meeting.
The first General Meeting of the Company's Shareholders will be held in the second quarter of 2018.
| Yes | No X |
|
|---|---|---|
| Number of shares required to attend General Meetings - |
|
|---|---|
| ----------------------------------------------------------- | -- |
B.7 Indicate the address of your company's website and the way in which corporate governance content may be accessed, along with any other information on General Meetings which must be made available to shareholders on the website.
Information relating to corporate governance and general meetings is made available on the AEDAS Homes corporate website under the heading "Shareholders and Investors", which can be accessed via www.aedashomes.com.
This section sets out the most relevant information on corporate governance at the Company, and the different sections can be accessed under the following headings:
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | Information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Shareholders' Meeting | • Regulations of the General Shareholders' Meeting • Convening meetings, agenda and minutes |
||||
| Board of Directors | • Organisational structure • Regulations governing the Board of Directors |
||||
| Corporate Governance Reports | • Annual Corporate Governance Report • Audit Committee Report • Remunerations Committee Report |
||||
| Bylaws | • Bylaws |
||||
| Corporate policy | • Code of Conduct • Anti-Corruption Policy • Policy on Communications with Shareholders and |
||||
| Investors • Third Party Code of Conduct • Corporate Social Responsibility Policy • Regulations governing Internal Conduct in matters |
|||||
| relating to the Stock Markets • Quality and Environmental Protection Policy |
The agenda for the meeting of the Board of Directors to be held on 22 March 2018 includes approving the holding of a General Shareholders' Meeting on a specific date in May, and if this is voted for, the announcement of the meeting will be published on the corporate website (www.aedashomes.com) under 'Corporate Governance', sub-heading 'General Shareholders' Meeting'.
C.1.1 Maximum and minimum number of board members stipulated in the Bylaws:
| Maximum number of Board Members | 15 |
|---|---|
| Minimum number of Board Members | 5 |
| Personal or corporate name of board member Representative |
Category of Board Member |
Position on the Board |
Date of first appointment |
Date of last appointment |
Election procedure |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms. Cristina ÁLVAREZ ÁLVAREZ |
- | Independent | Board Member |
04/10/2017 | 04/10/2017 | Sole Shareholder Decision |
| Mr. Evan Andrew CARRUTHERS |
HIPOTECA 43 LUX S.A.R.L. |
Proprietary | Board Member |
27/09/2017 | 27/09/2017 | Sole Shareholder Decision |
| Mr. Eduardo Edmundo D'ALESSANDRO CISHEK |
HIPOTECA 43 LUX S.A.R.L. |
Proprietary | Board Member |
27/09/2017 | 27/09/2017 | Sole Shareholder Decision |
| Mr. Santiago FERNÁNDEZ VALBUENA |
- | Independent | Chairman of the Board |
27/09/2017 | 27/09/2017 | Sole Shareholder Decision |
| Mr. Emile K. HADDAD | - | Independent | Board Member |
27/09/2017 | 27/09/2017 | Sole Shareholder Decision |
| Mr. Javier LAPASTORA TURPIN |
- | Independent | Board Member |
27/09/2017 | 27/09/2017 | Sole Shareholder Decision |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO |
- | Executive | Board Member |
27/09/2017 | 27/09/2017 | Sole Shareholder Decision |
| Merlin Properties, SOCIMI, S.A. (*) |
HIPOTECA 43 LUX S.A.R.L. |
Proprietary | Board Member |
27/09/2017 | 27/09/2017 | Sole Shareholder Decision |
| Mr. Miguel TEMBOURY REDONDO |
- | Independent | Board Member |
27/09/2017 | 27/09/2017 | Sole Shareholder Decision |
(*) Represented by Ismael Clemente Orrego.
Total number of Board Members 9
| Personal or corporate name of director | Position in company's organisational structure |
|---|---|
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Managing Director |
| Total number of executive directors | 1 |
|---|---|
| % of Board | 11.11 % |
| Personal or corporate name of director | Personal or corporate name of the significant shareholder that he/she represents or that proposed his/her appointment |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Evan Andrew CARRUTHERS | HIPOTECA 43 LUX S.A.R.L. | ||
| Mr. Eduardo Edmundo D'ALESSANDRO CISHEK | HIPOTECA 43 LUX S.A.R.L. | ||
| Mr. Merlin Properties, SOCIMI, S.A. (*) | HIPOTECA 43 LUX S.A.R.L. |
(*) Represented by Ismael Clemente Orrego.
| Total number of proprietary directors | 3 |
|---|---|
| % of Board | 33.33 % |
| Personal or corporate name of director |
Profile |
|---|---|
| Ms. Cristina ÁLVAREZ ÁLVAREZ | Independent Director Chairwoman of the Technology Committee |
| Mr. Santiago FERNÁNDEZ VALBUENA | Chairman of the Board |
| Mr. Emile K. HADDAD | Independent Director |
| Mr. Javier LAPASTORA TURPIN | Independent Director Chairman of the Audit and Control Committee |
| Mr. Miguel TEMBOURY REDONDO | Independent Director Chairman of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee |
| Total number of independent directors | 5 |
|---|---|
| % of Board | 55.55 % |
Indicate whether any director classified as independent receives any amount or benefit from the Company, or from the group, in any concept other than their remuneration as a Board Member, or whether he/she maintains or has maintained a business relationship with the Company or with any company within its group during the last financial year, in his/her own name or as a significant shareholder, Board Member or senior executive of a company that maintains or has maintained such a relationship.
No independent director receives any amount or benefit from the company or from the group, in any concept other than their remuneration as a Board Member, nor do they maintain or have they maintained a business relationship with the Company or with any company within its group during the last financial year, either in their own name or as a significant shareholder, Board Member or senior executive of a company that maintains or has maintained such a relationship.
Where applicable, include a statement from the Board detailing the reasons why it believes the said director may perform their duties as an independent director.
| Personal or corporate name of board member |
Description of the relationship |
Reasons |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
C.1.4 Complete the following table with information on the number of female Board members at the close of the last 4 financial years and their category:
| Number of female Board Members | % of total directors of each type |
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |
| Executive | 0 | - | - | - | 0.00% | - | - | - |
| Proprietary | 0 | - | - | - | 0.00% | - | - | - |
| Independent | 1 | - | - | - | 11.11 % | - | - | - |
| Total: | 1 | - | - | - | 11.11 % | - | - | - |
An attempt was made during the process for the election of Board Members at the end of the 2017 financial year to include a number of women on the Board of Directors in an amount that would permit the attainment of a male/female equilibrium.
In 2017, in preparation for the Company's flotation on the Stock Market, the Company's then Sole Shareholder decided to modify the Board of Directors in order to adapt it to the Company's future status of listed company.
The Company began a process to find four independent directors who met certain requirements (relating to level of professional experience, areas of know-how and specialisation, etc.), and women were, of course, considered for these positions.
During this search for directors, offers were made to a number of women who met the agreed requirements, but unfortunately almost all of them had to refuse the offer because they were not given the necessary consent by the companies at which they performed executive duties.
However, the Company did manage to reach an agreement with Cristina Álvarez Álvarez, who joined the Company's Board as an independent director.
It is established in Article 5 of the Regulations governing the Board of Directors that proposals for the appointment or re-election of board members must be based on a prior analysis of the Board's needs, with preference given to a diversity of known-how, experience and gender.
C.1.6 Explain the measures taken by the Appointments Committee, where applicable, to ensure that selection processes are not subject to any implicit bias that would make it difficult to select female directors, and whether the company makes a conscious effort to search for female candidates who have the required profile:
Under the Board of Directors' Regulations, the Company formed an Appointments and Remuneration Committee on 27th of September 2017, the composition of which is described in Article 15 of the said Regulations, along with its powers and operational rules.
One of the basic duties of this Appointments and Remuneration Committee is "establishing a target for representation on the Board of Directors of the gender that is least represented, and preparing guidelines on how to meet this target", which will be encouraged for future board members.
When, despite the measures taken (where applicable), there are few or no female directors, explain the reasons:
As explained in section C.1.5, the board members at the end of the 2017 financial year were selected during the period prior to the Company's flotation, and an attempt was made to include a number of women that would permit a balanced presence of men and women.
C.1.6.bis Explain the conclusions of the Appointments Committee on the verifiability of the director selection policy. In particular, explain how this policy pursues the goal of having at least 30% of all Board places occupied by women directors before the year 2020.
On the date of this Annual Corporate Governance Report, the Company is preparing a draft of a Director Selection Policy, subject to review and approval by the Appointments and Remuneration Committee, which will be submitted to the Board of Directors.
One of the express targets set out in this policy is to pursue the goal of having at least 30% of all seats on the Board of Directors occupied by women directors before 2020.
On 31st of December 2017, the only shareholder represented on the Company's Board of Directors is HIPOTECA 43 LUX S.A.R.L., which has three proprietary directors.
| Personal or corporate name of shareholder |
Reason |
|---|---|
| - | - |
Detail any failure to address formal requests for Board representation from shareholders with stakes equal to or exceeding that of others at whose request proprietary members were appointed. If so, explain the reasons why the request was not entertained:
| Yes | No | X |
|---|---|---|
| ----- | ---- | --- |
| Personal or corporate name of shareholder |
Explanation |
|---|---|
| - | - |
C.1.9 Indicate whether any Board member has resigned from office before their term of office has expired, whether reasons were given to the Board and through what channels. If made in writing to the entire Board, explain at least the reasons given by the Board member:
| Name of Board Member | Reason for resignation | |
|---|---|---|
| - | - |
| Personal or corporate name of board member |
|---|
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO |
| Brief description |
Pursuant to the Deed for the Appointment of a Managing Director dated 12th of September 2017, signed by the Company "Aedas Homes, S.L.", Sole Shareholder Company, which publicly recorded the resolution adopted on 11th of September 2017 by the Board of Directors, the Company appointed David Martínez Montero as Managing Director, permanently delegating all of its powers to him, except for the powers that cannot be delegated under the Law (Article 529 ter of the Spanish Capital Companies Act) or the Company's Bylaws (Articles 5.3 and 5.4 of Title II of the Board of Directors' Regulations).
Article 21 of the Bylaws establishes that the Board of Directors may permanently delegate all or some of its powers, except for those that may not be delegated under the Law, the Bylaws or the Board of Directors' Regulations, to an Executive Committee and/or one or more Managing Directors, and it may also choose the members of the Board of Directors who will sit on the delegated body, as well as, where appropriate, the way in which the powers delegated to the Managing Directors are to be exercised.
| Personal or corporate name of board member |
Name of the group company | Position | Does he/she have executive powers? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Aedas Homes, S.A. | Board Member | Yes. |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Cornetala Servicios y Gestiones S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Damalana Servicios y Gestiones, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Danta Investments, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Delaneto Servicios y Gestiones, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 11, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 12, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 14, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 15, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 16, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 17, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 18, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 2, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 20, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 21, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 22, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 23, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 25, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 26, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 27, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 28, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 29, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 31, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Personal or corporate name of board member |
Name of the group company | Position | Does he/she have executive powers? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 32, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 34, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 35, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 4, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Espebe 7, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Farconata Servicios y Gestiones, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Landata Servicios y Gestiones, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Milen Investments, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Reoco 1, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Reoco 12, SL | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Reoco 14, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Reoco 15, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Reoco 17, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Reoco 18, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Reoco 2, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Reoco 26, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Reoco 5, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Reoco 6, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Spain 16, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Spain 17, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Spain 2, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Spain 7, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | SPV Spain Project 1, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Servicios Inmobiliarios Licancabur, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Epavena Promociones y Servicios, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Servicios Inmobiliarios Mauna Loa, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Servicios Inmobiliarios Clegane, S.L. | Board Member | No |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Desarrollo Empresarial Licancabur, S.L. | Board Member | No |
C.1.12 List, where applicable, any company board members who sit on the boards of directors of other non-group companies that are listed on official securities markets in Spain, insofar as these have been disclosed to the company:
| Personal or corporate name of board member |
Name of the listed company | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Evan Andrew CARRUTHERS |
Five Point Holdings L.L.C. | Board Member |
| Mr. Santiago FERNÁNDEZ VALVUENA |
Ferrovial, S.A. | Board Member |
| Mr. Emile K. HADDAD | Five Point Holdings L.L.C. | Board Member |
| Mr. Javier LAPASTORA TURPíN | Mostostal Warszawa, S.A. | Board Member |
C.1.13 Indicate and, where appropriate, explain whether the company has established rules about the number of boards on which its directors may sit.
| Yes X |
No | |
|---|---|---|
| Explanation of rules |
Pursuant to Article 33 of the Board of Directors' Regulations, company Board Members may not sit on more than four boards (or administrative bodies) of other companies that do not belong to the Company's Group.
C.1.15 List the total remuneration paid to the Board of Directors in the year:
| Board remuneration (thousands of euros) | 7,120 |
|---|---|
| Value of rights accumulated by current board members in | |
| respect of pensions (thousands of euros) | 0 |
| Value of rights accumulated by former board members in | |
| respect of pensions (thousands of euros) | 0 |
C.1.16 List any members of senior management who are not executive directors and indicate the total remuneration paid to them during the year:
| Name or corporate name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mr. Alberto DELGADO MONTERO | Director of Operations |
| Mr. Hernando DE SOTO FITZ-JAMES STUART | Director of Investor Relations |
| Mr. Esther DUARTE I MACARRO | Director of Corporate Resources |
| Mr. Sergio GÁLVEZ CAPÓ | Director of Strategy and Investment |
| Mr. Enrique GRACIA COLLDEFORNS | Financial Director |
| Ms. Coro MORALES ASÚA | Director of Legal Affairs |
| Ms. Raquel PILARES GUTIÉRREZ | Director of Internal Auditing |
| Ms. Javier SÁNCHEZ GUTIÉRREZ | Director of Marketing and Communications |
| Ms. Alberto SOTO VICENTE | Director of Risk & Compliance |
| Total remuneration received by senior management | 14,995 |
|---|---|
| (thousands of euros) |
C.1.17 List, where applicable, the names of those board members who are in turn members of the boards of directors of companies that own significant holdings and/or of group companies:
| Personal or corporate name of board member |
Company name of significant shareholder |
Position |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Evan Andrew CARRUTHERS | CASTLELAKE L.P. | Managing Director |
List, where appropriate, any relevant relationships, other than those included under the previous heading, that link members of the Board of Directors with significant shareholders and/or their group companies.
| Name or corporate name | Name or corporate name of | Description of |
|---|---|---|
| of linked board member | linked significant shareholder | relationship |
| - | - | - |
| Yes | No X |
|
|---|---|---|
| Description of changes | ||
| - |
Pursuant to Article 18 of the Board of Directors' Regulations, Board Members shall be appointed by the General Meeting of Shareholders or by the Board of Directors by co-option, following a report from the Appointments and Remuneration Committee or, in the case of independent directors, following a proposal from the Appointments and Remuneration Committee, pursuant to the provisions set out in the applicable legislation, the Company's Bylaws and the aforementioned Regulations.
The Board of Directors shall ensure that the candidates selected are people of known solvency, competence and experience, and the strictest rigour must be observed in relation to those who are selected to take up the position of independent director.
Before proposing the re-election of board members to the General Meeting of Shareholders, the Board of Directors shall assess (with the abstention of any of the persons affected) the quality of the work carried out and the devotion to duty of the proposed board members during their previous mandate.
Pursuant to Article 19 of the Board of Directors' Regulations, board members shall remain in their post for a period of three years, at the end of which they may be re-elected on one or more occasions for periods of the same maximum duration. A board member's appointment shall end when, following the expiry of his or her mandate, the next General Shareholders' Meeting has been held, or the deadline set out in law for the holding of the Meeting at which a resolution is to be adopted on the approval of the annual accounts has passed.
Board members appointed by co-option shall remain in their post until the first General Shareholders' Meeting held after their appointment, and they must resign their position in the event that the General Shareholders' Meeting in question does not ratify their appointment. If the position becomes vacant after the General Meeting has been convened but before it is actually held, the Board may appoint a board member up to the time at which the following General Meeting is held.
Independent directors may not remain in this capacity for a continuous period of more than 12 years.
Pursuant to Article 20 of the Board of Directors' Regulations, the mandate of a board member shall end when the period for which they were appointed expires and when this is decided by the General Shareholders' Meeting pursuant to the powers vested in it by Law or the Company's Bylaws.
Article 15.2 of the Bylaws of AEDAS Homes indicates that the General Shareholders' Meeting is responsible for determining the number of members of the Board of Directors, and to this end it may set the number either by express agreement or, indirectly, by leaving vacancies or appointing new board members, within the limits established in Article 15.1. Article 15.1 establishes that the Company shall be administered by a Board of Directors comprising a minimum of five and a maximum of fifteen members.
Article 7, point (iii) of the Regulations governing the General Shareholders' Meeting establishes that the General Meeting's powers include the appointment and dismissal of members of the Board of Directors, as well as the ratification or revocation of the appointment of members of the Board of Directors by co-option.
C.1.20 Explain the extent to which the annual evaluation of the Board has prompted significant changes in its internal organisation and the procedures that apply to its activities:
There has not yet been any annual evaluation of the Board of Directors, as it was formed on 27th of December 2017 and a full year has not yet passed since its formation, nor have there been any events that would give rise to changes in its internal organisation or the procedures that apply to its activities.
C.1.20.bis Describe the evaluation process and the areas of the Board evaluated by an external facilitator with respect to the diversity of Board membership and competences, the performance and membership of its committees, the performance of the chairman of the Board of Directors and the company's chief executive, and the performance and contribution of individual directors.
We refer to section C.1.20.
C.1.20.ter Detail any business dealings that the facilitator or members of its corporate group maintain with the company or members of its corporate group.
We refer to section C.1.20.
Pursuant to Article 20 of the Board Regulations, board members must place themselves at the disposal of the Board of Directors and, where deemed necessary by the Board, submit their resignation in the following cases:
C.1.23 Are qualified majorities other than those prescribed by law required for any type of decision?
| Yes | No | X | |
|---|---|---|---|
| If so, describe the differences. | |||
| 16 |
| Description of differences |
|---|
| - |
C.1.24 Indicate whether there are any specific requirements, apart from those relating to the directors, to be appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors.
| Yes | No X |
|
|---|---|---|
| Description of requirements | ||
| - |
C.1.25 Indicate whether the Chairman has a casting vote:
| Yes | No X |
|---|---|
| Matters in which the Chairman has a casting vote - |
C.1.26 Indicate whether the Bylaws or the board regulations set any age limit for directors:
| Yes | No | X | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ----- | -- | ---- | --- | -- |
Age limit for Chairman
Age limit for Managing Director Age limit for board members
C.1.27 Indicate whether the Bylaws or the board regulations set a limited term of office for independent directors, other than set out in law:
| Yes | No X |
|
|---|---|---|
| Maximum number of years in office | - |
C.1.28 Indicate whether the Bylaws or the Board regulations stipulate specific rules for delegating voting rights on the Board of Directors, how this is done and, in particular, the maximum number of times that voting rights may be delegated to a board member, as well as whether there is any limitation on the categories to which proxies can be delegated, in addition to any restrictions imposed by law. If so, provide brief details of the said rules.
Pursuant to Article 17 of the Board of Directors' Regulations, board members shall make every effort to attend Board Meetings, and when they are unavoidably unable to attend in person, they shall grant a proxy, in writing and specifically for each session, to another member of the Board, including the relevant instructions and notifying the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the grant of this proxy. In the case of non-executive directors, they may only be represented by another member of the Board of Directors who is classified in the same category. A record of the number of absences from meetings of the Board of Directors shall be included in the annual corporate governance report.
C.1.29 Indicate the number of board meetings held during the year. Also indicate, where applicable, how many times the board has met without the Chairman's attendance. Attendance will also include proxies appointed with specific instructions.
Number of board meetings 4
| Number of board meetings held without the Chairman's | |
|---|---|
| attendance | 0 |
If the chairman is also the company's chief executive, indicate the number of meetings held without the attendance, in person or by proxy, of any executive director chaired by the lead independent director.
| Number of meetings | 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| -------------------- | -- | --- |
Indicate the number of meetings held by the different board committees during the financial year:
| Number of meetings of the Audit and Control Committee | 2 |
|---|---|
| Number of meetings of the Appointments and Remuneration | |
| Committee | 2 |
| Number of meetings of the Technology Committee | 2 |
C.1.30 Indicate the number of board meetings held during the year with all members in attendance. Attendance is also understood to include proxies appointed with specific instructions:
| Number of meetings with all members in attendance | 3 |
|---|---|
| % attendance over total votes cast during the year | 75 % |
All board members were present at all board meetings, except at the meeting held on 17th of October 2017, which one of the independent directors (Emile K. Haddad) was unable to attend for personal reasons.
Yes No X
Identify, where applicable, the person(s) who certified the company's individual and consolidated financial statements for authorisation by the board:
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| - | - |
C.1.32 Explain the mechanisms, if any, put in place by the Board of Directors to ensure that the individual and consolidated financial statements prepared by the Board are not presented at the General Meeting of Shareholders with a qualified audit report.
Article 38.2 of the Board of Directors' Regulations establishes that "The Board of Directors shall endeavour to prepare the annual accounts definitively in a way that does not give rise to reservations or qualifications by the auditor. In the exceptional case that such qualifications exist, both the Chairman of the Audit and Control Committee and the external auditors should give a clear account to shareholders of such reservations or qualifications. However, when the Board believes that its own criteria should prevail, it shall publicly explain the scope and contents of the disagreement".
In this regard, the Audit and Control Committee, comprising mostly independent external directors, holds a meeting with the external auditors in order to review the Company's annual accounts and some of the periodic financial information that must be supplied by the Board of Directors to the markets and their supervisory authorities, confirming compliance with the legal requirements and the correct application of generally accepted accounting principles in the preparation of the accounts. Such meetings anticipate, where relevant, any debate or difference of opinion between the Company's Management and the external auditors, in such a way that the Board of Directors may take the appropriate measures to ensure that the auditor's report is issue without reservations.
Yes No X
Complete the following table if the Board Secretary is not a board member:
| Personal or corporate name of Board Secretary | Representative |
|---|---|
| Mr. Alfonso BENAVIDES GRASES | - |
| Personal or corporate name of Deputy Board Secretary |
Representative |
Under Article 38 of the Board of Directors' Regulations, the Audit and Control Committee is responsible for submitting a proposal to the Board of Directors, which will in turn submit it to the General Shareholders' Meeting, for the appointment (with details of the contractual conditions and the scope of the professional duties engaged), or the renewal or revocation of the auditor for the Company's annual accounts. It is also responsible for overseeing compliance with the auditing agreement under Article 14 of the Regulations and the terms of the Committee's own internal regulations, which in the latter case are approved by the Board of Directors.
The Audit and Control Committee shall refrain from proposing to the Board of Directors (and the latter shall in turn refrain from proposing to the General Shareholders' Meeting) the appointment as the Company's auditors of any auditing firm that is affected by reasons of incompatibility pursuant to the regulations governing accounts auditors, or any firm that charges the Company fees, in respect of all items, that exceed five per cent of its total income during the last financial year.
The Board of Directors shall provide a full itemised breakdown, publicly and in the manner set out in the applicable regulations, of the fees paid for accounts auditing and any other services provided by the auditor, along with details of the fees paid to people or organisations connected with the said auditor.
In addition, under Article 14 of the Board of Directors' Regulations, the Audit and Control Committee must ensure the independence of the accounts auditor in the performance of its duties.
| Yes No |
X |
|---|---|
| Outgoing auditor | Incoming auditor |
| - | - |
If there have been disagreements with the outgoing auditor, give the reasons:
| Yes | No X |
|
|---|---|---|
| Explain the disagreements | ||
| - |
C.1.37 Indicate whether the audit firm performs non-audit work for the company and/or its group. If so, state the amount of fees paid for such work and the percentage they represent of all fees invoiced to the company and/or its group:
| Yes X No |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| Company | Group | Total | |
| Fees for non-audit work (thousands of euros) |
240 | - | 240 |
| Fees for non-audit work/total amount invoiced by the audit firm (%) |
48,64% | - | 48,64% |
C.1.38 Indicate whether the audit report on the previous year's financial statements is qualified or includes reservations. If so, indicate the reasons given by the Chairman of the Audit Committee to explain the content and scope of those reservations or qualifications.
| Yes | No X |
|
|---|---|---|
| Explanation of reasons | ||
| - |
C.1.39 Indicate the number of consecutive years during which the current audit firm has been auditing the financial statements of the company and/or its group. Likewise, indicate for how many years the current firm has been auditing the financial statements as a percentage of the total number of years over which the financial statements have been audited:
| Company | Group | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of consecutive years | 2 | 2 |
| Company | Group | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of years audited by current audit | ||
| firm/Number of years the company's financial | ||
| statements have been audited (%) | 100 % | 100 % |
C.1.40 Indicate and give details of any procedures through which directors may receive external advice:
Yes X No
Under Article 23 of the Board of Directors' Regulations, for the purposes of receiving assistance in the performance of their duties, all directors may obtain any advice they need to comply with their duties from the Company. To this end, the Company will provide suitable channels which, under special circumstances, may include external advice charged to the Company. Such advice must necessarily relate to specific problems of a certain importance and complexity that arise during the performance of their duties.
A decision to engage external advisers at the Company's expense must be notified to the Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors, and it may be vetoed by the Board of Directors if it is shown:
| Yes X |
No | |
|---|---|---|
| Description of procedure |
Article 16 of the Board of Directors' Regulations establishes that notices convening meetings of the Board of Directors shall be sent out at least seventy-two hours before the date of the meeting. The notice will always include the agenda for the meeting and will be accompanied by the relevant information, duly prepared and summarised.
C.1.42 Indicate and, where applicable, give details of whether the company has established rules obliging directors to inform the board of any circumstances that might harm the organisation's name or reputation, tendering their resignation as the case may be:
| Yes X |
No | |
|---|---|---|
| Explanation of rules |
Pursuant to Article 20 of the Board of Directors' Regulations, board members must place their position at the disposal of the Board of Directors when their presence on the Board could endanger or harm the interests, credit or reputation of the Company, or when the reasons for their appointment no longer apply, including (though not limited to) the occurrence of significant changes to their professional situation or to the conditions under which they were appointed to the position of board member.
C.1.43 Indicate whether any director has notified the company that they have been indicted or tried for any of the offences stated in article 213 of the Spanish Capital Companies Act:
| Yes | No X |
|
|---|---|---|
| Name of Board Member | Criminal proceedings | Remarks |
| - | - | - |
Indicate whether the Board of Directors has examined this matter. If so, provide a justified explanation of the decision taken as to whether or not the director should continue to hold office or, where applicable, give details of the actions taken to date by the board and any actions that it plans to take.
| Yes No X |
|
|---|---|
| Decision/action taken | Reasoned explanation |
C.1.44 List the significant agreements that have been signed by the company and have come into force, have been modified or have been terminated in the event of a change in the company's control through a hostile takeover bid, and their effects.
Development loan agreements usually contain standard clauses relating to the change of control over a Company. These clauses may apply in the event of a change of control over AEDAS Homes, but they do not apply to the company's internal restructuring. However, the most important aspect of these agreements is the guarantee of the Company's assets, not the control structure.
C.1.45 Identify, in aggregate form, and provide detailed information on agreements between the company and its officers, executives and employees that provide compensation, guarantees or protection clauses in the event of their resignation, unfair dismissal or termination as a result of a takeover bid or other kinds of operations.
| Number of beneficiaries | 1 |
|---|---|
Type of beneficiary Managing Director
In the potential event of the agreement's termination as a result of the Managing Director's unilateral resignation, the Managing Director will not be entitled to receive any compensation or indemnification, unless his/her resignation is caused by a change in control over the Company. To this end, it shall be understood that there has been a change of control when either of the following two situations arises: (i) a third party directly or indirectly acquires more than 50% of the Company's voting rights; or (ii) a third party appoints half plus one of the members of the Board of Directors In this case, provided that the Managing Director's resignation occurs within six months of the date of the change of control, the Managing Director shall be entitled to receive gross compensation equivalent to two years' fixed salary in the amount he is receiving at the time of termination.
In the event of the agreement's termination at the unilateral request of the Company, the Managing Director shall be entitled to receive gross compensation equivalent to two years' fixed salary in the amount he is receiving at the time of termination.
In cases in which the agreement is terminated at the sole request of the Company, as set out in a resolution by the Board of Directors or as the result of the partial or total revocation by the Board of Directors of the powers delegated by the Board or the Company in the Managing Director's favour, three months' advance notice must be given. During the advance notice period, the Company may release the Managing Director from the performance of his/her duties, though it shall continue to pay him/her the relevant salary. In the event of a breach of the obligation to give the required advance notice, the Company must compensate the Managing Director in an amount equivalent to the fixed payment that applies at the time of the Agreement's termination for the period of advance notice not given.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Managing Director shall not be entitled to receive any compensation or indemnification, nor shall the Company be obliged to respect any advance notice term, in the event that his/her termination is caused by an infringement of the Law, the Company's Bylaws, the Board of Directors' Regulations, the Regulations governing the General Shareholders' Meeting or any other company rule or resolution that applies to the performance of his/her duties, or that is caused by a breach of his/her obligations under the terms of this Agreement, including the duty of good contractual faith, provided that the infringement or breach in question is classified as very serious and can be attributed to the Managing Director in the form of a serious or wilful offence.
By way of compensation for the obligation not to compete, the Managing Director shall receive a gross amount equivalent to one year's fixed salary in the amount he/she is being paid at the time of termination. This amount shall be paid in full at the time at which the Agreement is terminated.
| Board of Directors | General Meeting of Shareholders |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Body that authorises clauses | - | - | |
| YES | NO | ||
| Is the General Shareholders' Meeting informed of such clauses? |
X |
C.2.1 Give details of all of the fees paid to the Board of Directors, its members, and the proportion of executive, proprietary, independent and other external directors that they represent:
The Audit Committee of AEDAS Homes was appointed by the Board of Directors at a meeting held on 27th of September 2017. It first met [in written session without a physical meeting on 17th of October 2017. Its composition, general delegated powers and regulations are set out below.
| Name | Position | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Javier LAPASATORA TURPÍN | Chairman | Independent |
| Mr. Eduardo Edmundo D'ALESSANDRO CISHEK | Member | Proprietary |
| Mr. Santiago FERNÁNDEZ VALBUENA | Member | Independent |
| % of proprietary directors | 33.3 % |
|---|---|
| % of independent directors | 66.6% |
| % other external members | 0% |
Pursuant to Article 14 of the Board of Directors' Regulations, the Audit and Control Committee shall comprise a minimum of three and a maximum of five members, who shall be appointed by the Board of Directors and who must be non-executive directors. The majority of the members of the Audit and Control Committee shall be independent, and one of them shall be appointed with regard to his/her knowledge and experience in accounting or auditing matters, or both.
The Board of Directors shall also appoint a Chairman of the Audit and Control Committee from among the independent directors who sit on the said Committee. In addition, the Board of Directors may appoint a Deputy Chairman if it deems this appropriate, and the rules governing the appointment of the Deputy Chairman shall be the same as the rules governing the appointment of the Chairman.
Member of the Board of Directors who sit on the Audit and Control Committee shall continue in this post for the term of their appointment as directors of the Company, unless otherwise agreed by the Board of Directors. The renewal, re-election and dismissal of the Committee's members shall be governed by the decisions of the Board of Directors. The position of Chairman shall be held for a maximum of four years, and the same person may not be re-elected at the end of this term until a year has passed following their cessation, without prejudice to their continuation or reelection as a member of the Committee.
The Audit and Control Committee shall meet at least once every three months in order to review the periodic financial information that is to be submitted to the stock market authorities, along with any other information that the Board of Directors is required to approve and include among its annual public documentation. It shall also meet when requested to do so by any of its members and whenever it is convened by its Chairman, who shall convene a meeting whenever the Board or the Chairman of the Board requests the issue of a report or the adoption of proposals and, in all cases, when this is advisable for the proper performance of its duties.
The Audit and Control Committee shall issue an annual report on its own activities, making particular mention of any incidents that have arisen, where applicable, in relation to the duties for which it is responsible. In addition, when the Audit and Control Committee deems this appropriate, its report shall include proposals for the improvement of the Company's governance rules.
Notwithstanding any other tasks that may be assigned to it by the Board of Directors, the Audit and Control Committee shall be responsible for the following basic duties:
periodically; (ii) the creation or acquisition of shares in organisations with a particular purpose or organisations domiciled in countries or territories classified as tax havens; and (iii) operations with related parties.
The most important actions taken by the Audit and Control Committee of AEDAS Homes during the 2017 financial year are listed below:
e) Internal Monitoring Procedures.
f) Internal Auditing.
Name the Board Member who has been appointed to sit on the Audit Committee, bearing in mind his/her knowledge and experience of accounting matters, auditing, or both and state how many years the Chairman of this Committee has been in the post.
| Name of experienced Board Member | Mr. Javier LAPASTORA TURPÍN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of years Chairman has been in post | 3 months |
The Company's Appointments and Remuneration Committee was appointed by the Board of Directors at a meeting held on 27th of September 2017. It first met [in written session without a physical meeting on 17th of October 2017. Its composition, general delegated powers and regulations are set out below.
| Name | Position | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Miguel TEMBOURY REDONDO | Chairman | Independent |
| Mr. Evan Andrew CARRUTHERS | Member | Proprietary |
| Ms. Cristina ÁLVAREZ ÁLVAREZ | Member | Independent |
| % of proprietary directors | 33.3 % | |
| % of independent directors | 66.6% | |
| % other external members | 0% |
The Appointments and Remuneration Committee shall comprise a minimum of three and a maximum of five members, who shall be appointed by the Board of Directors at the proposal of the Chairman of the Board, and who must be non-executive directors. At least two members of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee shall be independent directors.
The Board of Directors shall also appoint a Chairman from among the independent directors who sit on the said Committee. In addition, the Board of Directors may appoint a Deputy Chairman if it deems this appropriate, and the rules governing the appointment of the Deputy Chairman shall be the same as the rules governing the appointment of the Chairman.
Directors who sit on the Appointments and Remuneration Committee shall continue in this post for the term of their appointment as directors of the Company, unless otherwise agreed by the Board of Directors. The renewal, re-election and dismissal of the Committee's members shall be governed by the decisions of the Board of Directors.
Notwithstanding any other tasks that may be assigned to it by the Board of Directors, the Appointments and Remuneration Committee shall be responsible for the following basic duties:
(iii) Submitting proposals to the Board of Directors regarding the potential appointment of independent directors, either for appointment by co-option or for submission for deliberation by the General Shareholders' Meeting, along with proposals for the re-election or removal of such directors by the General Shareholders' Meeting.
(iv) Providing information regarding proposals for the appointment of the remaining directors, either for appointment by co-option or for submission for deliberation by the General Shareholders' Meeting, along with proposals for the re-election or removal of such directors by the General Shareholders' Meeting.
During Fiscal Year 2017, the more relevant actions taken by the Appointmens and Remuneration Committee are the following:
The Technology Committee held its first meeting on 14th of November 2017. Its composition, general delegated powers and regulations are set out below.
| Name | Position | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Ms. Cristina ÁLVAREZ ÁLVAREZ | Chairman | Independent |
| Mr. Oscar DE LA TORRE MUÑOZ DE MORALES | Member | Executive |
| Mr Eduardo Edmundo D'ALESSANDRO CISHEK | Member | Proprietary |
| Mr. David MARTÍNEZ MONTERO | Member | Delegate |
| Mr. Javier SÁNCHEZ GUTIÉRREZ | Member | Executive |
| 20 % |
|---|
| 20 % |
| 20 % |
| 40 % |
In 2017, there were no formally approved Regulations for the Technology Committee. However, on the date of this Annual Corporate Governance Report, there is an agreed draft of these Regulations which is pending approval at the next meeting of the Technology Committee. Notwithstanding any other tasks that may be assigned to it by the Board of Directors, this document establishes that the Technology Committee shall be responsible for the following basic duties:
During Fiscal Year 2017, the more relevant actions taken by the Technology Committee are the following:
| Number of female Board Members | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Audit Committee | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| Appointments and Remuneration Committee |
1 | 33.33 % | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| Technology Committee |
1 | 20.00 % | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
The Board of Directors' Regulations, approved on 11th of September 2017, include the regulation of the board's committees with regard to the Audit and Control Committee and the Appointments and Remuneration Committee.
The Board of Directors' Regulations are available for consultation on the Company's website (www.aedashomes.com) under the section headed 'Shareholders and Investors', sub-section 'Board of Directors', 'Board of Directors' Regulations'.
The Board of Directors' Regulations were approved on 11th of September 2017, before the Company was listed for trading on the markets, and they had not been changed in any way by the close of the 2017 financial year.
Pursuant to Article 34 of the Board of Directors' Regulations, the Company's engagement in any transaction with directors or shareholders that own shares in an amount considered significant under the terms of the stock market regulations in force from time to time or, where applicable, with directors or shareholders that have proposed the appointment of any of the Company's directors, or the Company's engagement in any transaction with the respective related parties (understood to mean the parties listed in Article 29 of these Regulations), shall be subject to authorisation by the Board of Directors or, in situations of extreme urgency, the Executive Committee or the Managing Director (where appointed), in each case following a report by the Audit and Control Committee.
Prior to authorising the Company's engagement in transactions of this nature, the Audit and Control Committee and the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee shall evaluate the transaction from the perspective of the equal treatment of all shareholders and current market conditions.
The Board's authorisation shall not, however, be required for related party transactions that simultaneously comply with the following three conditions:
Where these are transactions that fall within the Company's ordinary business and involve usual or recurring activities, a general authorisation from the Board of Directors shall be sufficient. Authorisation shall necessarily be agreed by the General Shareholder's Meeting when the transaction is made with a director or related party in a value exceeding 10% of the Company's assets.
The Company shall report any transactions engaged in with directors, significant shareholders and related parties when it publishes its half-yearly financial information, and it shall also report any such transactions in its Annual Corporate Governance Report, with the detail required by Law in each case. Similarly, the Company shall include information in the notes to its annual accounts relating to any transactions between the Company or Group Companies and directors or parties acting on their behalf, when these fall outside the Company's normal business or are not made under usual market conditions.
The following table contains a breakdown of the transactions engaged in between the Company and its significant shareholders from the date it was floated on the Stock Market, 20th of October 2017 until 31st of December 2017:
| Name or corporate name of significant shareholder |
Name or corporate name of the group company or entity |
Nature of the relationship |
Type of operation |
Amount (thousands of euros) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIPOTECA 43 LUX S.A.R.L. |
Aedas Homes, S.A. | Shareholder | Funds contribution |
9,957 |
D.3 Give details of transactions deemed significant due to their value, or relevant due to their subject matter, carried out between the company or companies in its group and the company's directors or executives:
| Name or corporate name of administrators or board members |
Name or corporate name of the related party |
Relationship | Nature of the operation |
Amount (thousands of euros) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - |
D.4 Give details of any significant transactions between the company and other entities in the same group, provided that they are not eliminated in the process of preparing the consolidated financial statements and do not form part of the company's normal business with regard to purpose and conditions.
In any case, list any intragroup transactions carried out with entities in countries or territories considered to be tax havens:
| Amount | ||
|---|---|---|
| Brief description of the | (thousands | |
| Name of the group company | operation | of euros) |
| - | - | - |
There have not been any related party transactions.
Pursuant to the Conflict of Interest Policy established by AEDAS Homes, all the people subject to this Policy (board members, managers, employees and related parties) must adopt the measures required to ensure compliance with the criteria for action and decision-making set out in the Policy itself, in order to avoid situations that may result in a conflict between their own personal interests and the interest of the Company.
In this regard, all affected parties, particularly members of the Board of Directors, must refrain from the following:
The foregoing provisions also apply in cases in which the beneficiary of the prohibited act or activity is a person related to the affected person. AEDAS Homes, and specifically its Board of Directors, may analyse and dispense with such prohibitions in specific cases, taking account in all cases of the principles contained in this Policy, and safeguarding the interests of AEDAS Homes.
The affected party must immediately give notice of any situation or circumstance that could give rise to a potential conflict of interest, giving details of its scope, the situation that has given rise to the potential conflict and any related parties, where applicable. If there are doubts regarding whether this involves a conflict of interest or not, the affected party must refrain from continuing to engage in any activity relating to the situation in question and seek advice.
In the case of employees, they must give notice of the situation to their direct superior, who will analyse and resolve the situation together with the Compliance Department. Where necessary, the Compliance Committee shall be asked to make a decision. In the case of members of the Board of Directors, they must give notice of the situation to the Secretary to the Board of Directors, preferably in writing, and the Secretary shall pass on any communications received to the Board of Directors, which shall decide on the situation and, where necessary, seek an opinion from the Audit and Control Committee.
In addition, AEDAS offers all affected parties an Incident Reporting Channel. This represents a further channel for reporting any circumstance involving a breach or infringement of the Code of Conduct, which includes the principle of objectivity and an obligation to prevent conflicts of interest.
Conflicts of interest that affect the Company's directors shall be reported in the notes to the Company's annual accounts and in the Annual Corporate Governance Report, which shall give details of all related party transactions between the Company and its shareholders or directors.
AEDAS Homes has adopted a series of measures that are designed to ensure the correct management of conflicts of interest by the Board of Directors or the employees' immediate superiors, as appropriate under the terms of this Policy, thus ensuring the objectivity and transparency of the process. To this end, once the existence of a conflict of interest has come to light:
a) We take all the measures necessary to distance the affected party from the management of the transaction or situation in question.
In line with the general principles set out above, affected parties must avoid becoming involved in any situation from which a conflict of interest might arise in relation to their participation in related party transactions, and they must comply with the previously established rules.
The Company's Board of Directors is the body that is responsible for approving any related party transactions, following a positive report from the Audit Committee. In addition, the Board of Directors may analyse and dispense with such prohibitions in specific cases, taking account in all cases of the principles contained in this Policy.
In duly justified situations of urgency, approval may be given by the delegated bodies or people / the Company's management, though it must be ratified at the first meeting of the Board of Directors held after the decision is adopted.
However, authorisation is not required from the Board of Directors for related party transactions in which the following three conditions are simultaneously met:
Yes No X
Identify the subsidiaries that are listed in Spain:
Listed subsidiaries -
Indicate whether they have provided public information on the respective business activities in which they engage, and any business dealings between them, as well as between the listed subsidiary and other group companies;
| Yes | No | X |
|---|---|---|
| ----- | ---- | --- |
Describe any potential business relations between the parent company and the listed subsidiary, and between the listed subsidiary and other companies in the group
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Indicate the mechanisms in place to resolve potential conflicts of interest between the listed subsidiary and other group companies:
| Mechanisms to resolve any potential conflicts of interest | ||
|---|---|---|
| - |
AEDAS Homes uses a risk management system that is regulated under the Company's Risk Management Policy. This Policy was approved by the Company's Board of Directors on 17th of October 2017.
The purpose of the risk management model is to identify, manage and report any risks that may affect AEDAS Homes's pursuit of its business objectives.
The risk management model is based on the following stages:
Defines, updates and approves the Risk Management and Control Policy at AEDAS Homes and sets the acceptable risk level at all times.
Oversees the internal monitoring and management of risk, ensuring that the main risks are identified, managed and maintained at the planned levels.
Assigns responsibility for risk, receives the results of risk assessments for the purposes of determining how critical the risk level is, and approves actions or responses to the risk defined.
The Compliance Department provides support for the Audit and Control Committee and the Management Committee in the performance of its duties, particularly through the coordination of the activities set out in the Risk Management and Control Policy, ensuring the correct implementation of the risk management system and consolidating reports relating to the risk model.
Identify and evaluate the risks that fall within their area of responsibility. In addition, they propose and report on the indicators used to monitor risk, in addition to proposing and implementing plans of action to mitigate risk and reporting on the effectiveness of such plans.
Implementation of the AEDAS Homes risk management model is still in its relatively early stages, and the first exercise to establish the risk tolerance level is therefore scheduled to take place during 2018. Information may be reported in the Corporate Governance Report for the 2018 financial year.
There is no record that any significant risk (identified and evaluated using the risk management model) emerged during the financial year in question.
Plans to respond to and monitor significant risk are currently being developed at the present time, and information may therefore be reported in the Corporate Governance Report for the 2018 financial year.
Describe the mechanisms that form part of the risk monitoring and management system relating to the company's financial reporting (Internal Control over Financial Reporting, ICFR) process.
F.1 The company's control environment
Provide information on at least the following, describing their main characteristics:
The ICFR process is one that affects all levels of the organisation and all the people working for it. The main duties relating to the Internal Monitoring System that deals with financial information at the Aedas Homes Group are summarised in the following points:
| OFFICE | RESPONSIBILITIES | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Directors | - Preparing Financial Information |
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| Management Bodies |
Audit and Control Committee | - Supervising financial information. - Supervising auditing activities. |
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| - Approving what to supervise and when, and how to evaluate supervision of ICFR. |
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| - Supervising the effectiveness of ICFR. |
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| Finance | Financial Management | - Designing, implementing and evaluating ICFR and its overall monitoring. |
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| Department | - Reporting on the operation of ICFR. |
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| Departments and Divisions |
Parties responsible for processes | - Identifying any risks in their processes that may affect the Financial Information. |
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| - Proposing and implementing the most suitable controls to mitigate risk. |
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| - Ensuring that these controls are working effectively. |
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| - Reporting on the operation of internal controls in their processes. |
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| - Resolving incidents in their processes. |
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| Parties responsible for control | - Executing the controls for which they are responsible. |
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| - Reporting on any incidents that arise. |
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| Internal | - Planning audits. |
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| Auditing Department |
Internal Auditing | - Auditing ICFR and communicating the results. |
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| - Following up recommendations. |
The following table contains a summary of the offices responsible for ICFR:
The Board of Directors, which is ultimately responsible for supervising ICFR, has established the organisational structure necessary to allow monitoring by delegating this duty to the Audit and Control Committee. Thus, the Audit and Control Committee must ensure due compliance with the responsibilities defined and assigned to the Finance Department and other departments and divisions with regard to the Company's Internal Financial Control Reporting System.
The organisational structure that AEDAS Homes has defined with regard to the main duties involved in overseeing ICFR is as follows:
To achieve reasonable security with regard to the reliability of the financial information, the Audit and Control Committee will oversee:
The Audit and Control Committee has various sources for establishing whether Management has implemented an effective system for supervising ICFR. The main sources for its analyses are:
The Audit and Control Committee will principally rely on the work of the internal auditor and hold any meetings with external auditors that may be necessary.
The duties entrusted to the Audit and Control Committee with regard to the internal controls set out in the AEDAS Homes Board of Directors' Regulations are as follows:
The Group's Finance Department is responsible for identifying any risk of error or fraud in the financial information using the whole range of the ICFR System. It is also responsible for designing the necessary controls. It is also responsible for informing the internal and external auditors of any changes to the perimeter of the Internal Monitoring System relating to Financial Information.
The AEDAS Homes Finance Department is responsible for establishing the design, implementation and global follow-up of the Internal Monitoring System for the Group's financial information. It will therefore establish the system and implement the structure required for its supervision, thus ensuring that the said system operates effectively.
In order to comply with this responsibility, the people in charge of each associated process or subprocess and any key controls must monitor these and report back to the AEDAS Homes Financial Management.
Internal Auditing will plan the supervision and evaluation of the ICFR System with the scope and frequency required to ensure its effectiveness, taking account of the duties included in the Annual Internal Auditing Plan.
Internal Auditing will determine the nature and extent of the tests to be carried out in order to identify any potential weaknesses in the relevant controls, and it will analyse the causes giving rise to these weaknesses in order to determine the control systems' level of compliance and efficacy. To this end, the people responsible for these controls must keep the relevant documentation and evidence to show both that controls have been carried out and that they have been reviewed.
Internal Auditing may also rely on the self-evaluation and direct supervision processes developed by those responsible for the control systems.
Part of the oversight process will involve communication of the results obtained, using the following procedure:
It is important that this information is received by the appropriate personnel so that the relevant corrective action can be taken and so that each of the people responsible can provide sufficient oversight to ensure that such action is actually taken.
In the event of any suspicion of fraud, the person directly responsible for the control operation should not be notified, but this information should instead be passed on to higher levels including the General Management and the Audit and Control Committee.
• Departments and/or mechanisms in charge of: (i) designing and revising the organisational structure; (ii) clearly defining the lines of responsibility and authority, with an appropriate distribution of duties and tasks; and (iii) ensuring the existence of sufficient procedures for their correct reporting throughout the company.
The design and review of organisational structure and lines of responsibility and authority within the Group is the responsibility of the Managing Director. This structure includes the departments charged with preparing the financial information.
The formulation and review of the criteria to be followed for the selection of the Group's senior executives will be carried out by the Appointments Committee, which is mostly made up of independent directors.
The structure, scope and description of the duties and tasks to be carried out by each person in the finance department is defined by the Financial Management and communicated by the Corporate Resources Department.
For the purposes of the process involved in preparing financial information, the Company has clearly defined lines of authority and responsibility. Principal responsibility for the preparation of financial information lies with the Financial Management.
The Group has financial organisational structures that are adapted to its needs and headed up by a Financial Director, whose duties include ensuring compliance with the procedures set out in the ICFR System.
AEDAS Homes has a Code of Conduct that has been approved by the Company's Board of Directors. All of the Company's employees have been informed about this Code of Conduct, and it can be accessed via both the Employee Portal and on the investor pages of the AEDAS Homes website.
The AEDAS Homes Code of Conduct sets out the Company's values:
At AEDAS Homes we carry out our duties with professionalism, respect and impartiality. We are committed to achieving our objectives through honest means and do not tolerate any unethical behaviour.
The Code of Conduct establishes the following principles:
Confidentiality and controlling information: at AEDAS Homes we regard information as an intangible asset of great worth, and we therefore believe that it is fundamental to preserve and manage it confidentially, especially where inside information is concerned. We also guarantee the protection of any personal data to which we have access as a result of the links between private individuals and our own business activities, and we undertake not to divulge their data unless we have obtained their consent or are bound by some kind of legal obligation.
True picture of financial information: at AEDAS Homes we have a control environment and specific procedures that ensure that our financial information is prepared in accordance with the applicable principles and rules governing valuation, in such a way that all of our transactions are clearly and accurately reflected in our accounts ledgers and records and in the preparation of the relevant financial information.
The Compliance Committee is the body responsible for managing any complaints received in relation to breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Company's internal policy or the legislation in force. The Committee may act at the request of any complainant or on its own initiative, and it will take the necessary measures in respect of any complaints in the event that the circumstances in question are confirmed.
AEDAS Homes has a complaints channel that can be used both by employees and by third parties who are unconnected with the Company to report any behaviour that contravenes the Code of Conduct, the Company's internal policy or the legislation in force, including financial and accounting irregularities. Any information received as a result of such complaints is treated by the Compliance Committee in the strictest confidence, and all of the Company's employees have been informed of this fact.
The Corporate Resources Department works together with each of the areas that reports to the Finance Department to prepare training programmes and updates for the people involved in preparing and overseeing financial information. The programmes include both general training programmes designed to provide a knowledge of the business and the various inter-related departments from which the Company is formed, and specific programmes aimed at providing training and updates on any regulatory developments that have been newly introduced in relation to the preparation and supervision of financial information.
It is planned to provide a training course on ICFR-related issues for all the areas involved in the preparation and review of financial information.
Provide information on at least the following:
• Whether the process exists and is documented.
The Company has a risk identificacation process, which covers risks such as mistakes and fraud. This process is documented in the ICFR Policy of AEDAS Homes, which is currently being implemented.
The evaluation process covers all financial reporting objectives: (i) existence and occurrence; (ii) integrity; (iii) evaluation; (iv) presentation and breakdown; (v) rights and obligations.
Once the potential risks have been identified, they are evaluated annually on the basis of the management's knowledge and understanding of the business and the criteria by which their severity is judged.
Evaluation criteria are established: (i) from a quantitative point of view, based on parameters such as turnover, total assets and pre-tax profits; and (ii) from a qualitative point of view, based on a variety of factors, such as the standardisation of operations and the automation of processes, composition, changes compared with the previous financial year, the complexity of the accounting process, possibility of fraud or error and the degree to which estimates are used in the accounting process.
The Group has a corporate structure that is formed from all its individual organisations and that forms the basis for the consolidation perimeter. The management and review of the corporate structure is the responsibility of the Legal Department.
In the event of any change to the consolidation perimeter, the Legal Department provides information on the deeds for the new company and any operations involving holdings being taken in the share capital of other companies, or changes in the effective control of the company, together with a report on the operation and approval from the Finance Department.
Whenever a company is included within the Group's consolidation perimeter, the impact caused by this company on the different sections of the Financial Statements must be determined (under criteria of material effect), along with its impact on each of the processes and subprocesses in its sub-group.
Similarly, in the event that a company is removed from the Group's consolidation perimeter, the scope of the ICFR System must be updated, provided that the company in question was included within this scope on the date of its removal.
Any potential risk identified through the ICFR Risk Template is taken into account when preparing the Company's Risk Map. This Map is updated on an annual basis by the Finance Department, with support from all areas of the organisation that are affected.
In this way, the Company can take account of the impact that other types of risk relating to categories such as business operations, reputation, legal and regulatory issues, human resources, financial operations, information required for decision-making, technology and IT systems and corporate governance may have on the financial statements.
• Which corporate governance body supervises the process.
Pursuant to Article 14 of the Board of Directors' Regulations, the Audit and Control Committee oversees the process for preparing and ensuring the integrity of the financial information. These duties include reviewing compliance with legal requirements, such as the accurate demarcation of the consolidation perimeter and the correct application of accounting principles.
Provide information on at least the following, describing their main characteristics:
F.3.1. Procedures for reviewing and authorising the financial information and the description of the ICFR to be disclosed to the markets, stating who is responsible in each case, along with the documentation describing the activities engaged in (including those relating to the risk of fraud) and the monitoring of the various types of transactions that could materially affect the financial statements, including account closure procedures and the specific revision of the relevant opinions, estimates, valuations and projections.
Pursuant to the Board of Directors' Regulations, the Audit and Control Committee is responsible for reviewing the annual accounts and the periodic financial information that must be supplied by the Company to the markets and their supervisory authorities, at all times ensuring compliance with the legal requirements and the correct application of generally accepted accounting principles in the preparation of the accounts.
The said Regulations also indicate that this Committee must meet at least once every three months in order to review the periodic financial information that is to be submitted to the stock market authorities, along with any other information that the Board of Directors is required to approve and include among its annual public documentation.
The Audit and Control Committee submits this information to the Board of Directors, which has ultimate responsibility for approving it before it is made public to the markets.
The Group has procedures for the documentation of those processes that it believes involve material risk in the preparation of the financial information. These procedures describe the controls required to allow a suitable response to the risks associated with achieving the objectives relating to the reliability and integrity of the financial information.
The procedures are also represented in the form of flow charts, risk templates and controls that identify all the relevant monitoring activities. Each monitoring activity is assigned to an individual who is responsible for that activity, along with the frequency at which it is to be carried out.
The Policy for Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) establishes that safe access is defined on the basis of secure groups. The modification of any permit or role is organised through a system of written authorisations which is overseen by the Finance Director, in order to provide recorded evidence in relation to any change to user permits.
The positions and groups of users with individual permits allow for the maintenance of a separation of duties in the process of approving the information flows described. Any changes that may be made on the platform are recorded in the application to provide evidence of the successive versions.
There is also a contingency plan to guarantee the operational continuity of the ICFR System.
F.3.3. Policies and internal control procedures aimed at supervising the management of activities outsourced to third parties, including matters relating to valuation, calculation or assessment entrusted to independent experts, which could materially affect the financial statements.
Third parties are engaged by the people responsible for the relevant area, and care is taken to ensure the competence, technical and legal skills and independence of any professional staff engaged.
The Company has a Code of Conduct for third parties that sets out the principles that they must observe, and compliance with this Code may be subject to audit by AEDAS Homes.
Provide information on at least the following, describing their main characteristics:
F.4.1. A specific office that is responsible for defining and maintaining accounting policies (accounting policies division or department) and settling doubts or disputes over their interpretation, which is in regular communication with the team in charge of operations, and a manual of accounting policies that is regularly updated and communicated to all the company's operating units.
The Administrative Department that reports to the Finance Department is responsible for preparing, publishing, implementing and updating the Company's Accounting Standards Manual.
This department is charged, among others, with the following duties in relation to accounting policy: defining the accounting processes for the operations that the Company engages in as part of its business, defining and updating accounting practices, resolving doubts and conflicts arising from the interpretation of accounting standards and standardising the accounting practices used by the Company.
The process for the consolidation and preparation of the consolidated financial statements is carried out centrally by the Administrative Department that reports to the Finance Department.
Preparation of the consolidated financial information begins with the aggregation of the individual financial statements for each of the companies included within the consolidation perimeter, for subsequent consolidation under the accounting regulations.
La financial information reported to the National Securities Markets Commission (CNMV) is prepared from the consolidated financial statements that result from this process, and from some additional information that is reported by the Management Control Department and is required for the preparation of the annual and/or half-yearly report.
Provide information on at least the following, describing their main characteristics:
F.5.1. The ICFR monitoring activities undertaken by the Audit Committee, and whether the company has an internal audit function whose powers include supporting the Audit Committee in its role of monitoring the internal control system, including ICFR. Describe the scope of the ICFR assessment conducted during the year and the procedure used by the person in charge to communicate their findings. State also whether the company has an action plan specifying potential corrective measures, and whether it has considered their potential impact on its financial information.
As regards the monitoring of the ICFR, during the period covered by this report the Audit and Control Committee has engaged in the following activities:
As regards the way in which the Company's Internal Auditing process functions, its main purpose is to assist the Audit and Control Committee and the Group Management in evaluating and overseeing the internal control and risk management systems, including a review and assessment of the reliability of the information systems and, specifically, the system for the internal monitoring of economic and financial information, as set out in the Bylaws governing the Internal Auditing of AEDAS Homes.
To this end, the Internal Auditing Plan includes a review of both the efficacy and the effectiveness of the System (still being implemented in 2017) for the Internal Monitoring of Financial Information, in order to improve the efficacy of the ICFR and the control environment. The results of this work and the action plans will be reported to the Finance Department, the CEO and the Audit and Control Committee. Implementation of the plan of action will be subject to monitoring by Internal Auditing during the 2018 financial year.
F.5.2. Whether the company has a discussion procedure whereby the auditor (pursuant to TAS), the internal audit office and other experts can report any significant internal control weaknesses encountered during their review of the financial statements or other assignments to the company's senior management and its Audit Committee or Board of Directors. State also whether the Company has an action plan to correct or mitigate any weaknesses found.
The Internal Auditing office will report any significant control weaknesses identified during its review processes to the Finance Department, the CEO and the Audit and Control Committee, along with the action plans proposed in order to mitigate such weaknesses. The Internal Auditing office will also be responsible for monitoring the proper implementation of any such actions plans introduced to resolve or mitigate these weaknesses.
There is no further relevant information to report.
State whether:
F.7.1. The ICFR information supplied to the market has been reviewed by the external auditor, in which case the corresponding report should be attached as an appendix. Otherwise, explain the reasons for the absence of this review.
The AEDAS Homes Group has not submitted any information on the Internal System for the Monitoring of Financial Information for 2017 to the external auditor, since the Group was still in a process of implementing its agreed procedures following the listing of the parent company during the month of October 2017.
Indicate the degree to which the company complies with Corporate Governance recommendations for listed companies.
In the event that the company does not comply with any of the recommendations or complies only in part, include a detailed explanation of the reasons so that shareholders, investors and the market in general have enough information to assess the company's behaviour. General explanations are not acceptable.
1. The Bylaws of listed companies should not place an upper limit on the votes that can be cast by a single shareholder, or impose other obstacles to the takeover of the company by means of share purchases on the market.
Compliant X □ Explain □
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain □ N/A X
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain X
The Company was first listed for continuous trading on 20th of October 2017 as Aedas Homes, S.A. As a result, in the financial year referred to in this report there was no General Shareholders' Meeting.
The first General Meeting of the Company's Shareholders will be held in the second quarter of 2018. The Company intends to comply with this recommendation.
4. The company should draw up and implement a policy of communication and contacts with shareholders, institutional investors and proxy advisors that complies in full with market abuse regulations and accords equitable treatment to shareholders in the same position.
This policy should be disclosed on the company's website, complete with details of how it has been put into practice and the identities of the relevant interlocutors or those charged with its implementation.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
5. The Board of Directors should not make a proposal to the General Meeting for the delegation of powers to issue shares or convertible securities without pre-emptive subscription rights for an amount exceeding 20% of capital at the time of such delegation.
When the Board approves an issue of shares or convertible securities without preemptive subscription rights, the company should immediately post a report on its website explaining the exclusion as envisaged in company legislation.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain X
The Company was first listed for continuous trading on 20th of October 2017 as Aedas Homes, S.A. As a result, in the financial year referred to in this report there was no General Shareholders' Meeting.
The first General Meeting of the Company's Shareholders will be held in the second quarter of 2018.
| Compliant □ | Explain X | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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The Company was first listed for continuous trading on 20th of October 2017 as Aedas Homes, S.A. As a result, in the financial year referred to in this report there was no General Shareholders' Meeting.
The first General Meeting of the Company's Shareholders will be held in the second quarter of 2018.
8. The audit committee should strive to ensure that the Board of Directors can present the company's accounts to the General Meeting without limitations or qualifications in the auditor's report. In the exceptional case that qualifications exist, both the chairman of the audit committee and the auditors should give a clear account to shareholders of the scope and content of such limitations or qualifications.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
9. The company should disclose its conditions and procedures for admitting share ownership, the right to attend general meetings of shareholders and the exercise or delegation of voting rights, and display them permanently on its website.
Such conditions and procedures should encourage shareholders to attend and exercise their rights and be applied in a non-discriminatory manner.
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain X
The Company was first listed for continuous trading on 20th of October 2017 as Aedas Homes, S.A. As a result, in the financial year referred to in this report there was no General Shareholders' Meeting.
The first General Meeting of the Company's Shareholders will be held in the second quarter of 2018. The Company intends to comply with this recommendation.
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable X
11. In the event that a company plans to pay for attending general shareholders' meetings, it should first establish a general, long-term policy in this regard and this policy should remain stable.
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable X
12. The Board of Directors should perform its duties with a unity of purpose and independent judgement, according the same treatment to all shareholders in the same position. It should be guided at all times by the company's best interests, understood as the creation of a profitable and sustainable business over the long term, and the maximisation of the company's economic value.
In pursuing the corporate interest, it should not only abide by laws and regulations and conduct itself according to the principles of good faith, ethics and respect for commonly accepted customs and good practices, but should also strive to reconcile its own interests with the legitimate interests of its employees, suppliers, clients and other stakeholders, as well as reconciling the impact of its activities on the broader community and the natural environment.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
13. The Board of directors should have an optimal size to promote its efficient operation and participation. The recommended range is between five and fifteen members.
Compliant X Explain □
The results of the prior analysis of the Board's needs should be written up in the appointments committee's explanatory report, to be published when the general meeting is convened to ratify the appointment and re-election of each director.
The director selection policy should pursue the goal of having at least 30% of total Board places occupied by women directors before the year 2020.
The appointments committee should run an annual check on compliance with the director selection policy and set out its findings in the annual corporate governance report.
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain X
We refer to section C.1.6.
15. Proprietary and independent directors should represent a broad majority on the Board of Directors, while the number of executive directors should be the minimum necessary, bearing in mind the complexity of the corporate group and the percentage of share capital that they hold.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
16. The percentage of proprietary directors over all non-executive directors should be no greater than the proportion between the ownership stake of the shareholders they represent and the remainder of the company's capital.
This criterion may be relaxed:
Compliant X Explain □
17. Independent directors should account for at least half of all Board members.
However, when the company does not have a high level of capitalisation, or when a company with a high level of capitalisation has one or more shareholders that individually or jointly control over 30 percent of the share capital, independent directors should occupy at least a third of all Board positions.
Compliant X Explain □
a) Background and professional experience.
b) Directorships held in other companies, listed or otherwise, and any other paid activities that they may engage in, of whatever nature.
Compliant □ Partially compliant X Explain □
19. Following verification by the appointments committee, the annual corporate governance report should disclose the reasons why proprietary directors have been appointed at the request of shareholders who control less than 3 percent of capital; and explain the reasons why formal requests for a seat on the board has been refused to shareholders whose equity stake is equal to or greater than that of others that have applied successfully for a proprietary directorship.
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable X
20. Proprietary directors should resign when the shareholders they represent dispose of their ownership interest in its entirety. If such shareholders reduce their stakes, thereby losing some of their entitlement to proprietary directors, the latter's number should be reduced accordingly.
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable X
21. The Board of Directors should not propose the removal of independent directors before the expiry of their tenure as mandated by the Bylaws, except where they find just cause, as agreed by the Board of Directors itself based on information from the appointments committee. In particular, just cause will be presumed when directors take up new posts or responsibilities that prevent them from allocating sufficient time to the duties inherent in their position as Board Member, or are in breach of their fiduciary duties or come under one of the disqualifying grounds for classification as independent, pursuant to the applicable legislation.
The removal of independent directors may also be proposed when a takeover bid, merger or similar corporate transaction alters the company's capital structure, provided that the changes in membership of the Board of Directors ensue from the proportionality criterion set out in recommendation 16.
Compliant X Explain □
22. Companies should establish rules obliging directors to disclose any circumstance that might harm the organisation's name or reputation, tendering their resignation as the case may be, and, in particular, to inform the Board of any criminal charges brought against them and the progress of any subsequent trial.
The moment a director is indicted or tried for any of the offences stated in company legislation, the Board of Directors should open an investigation and, in light of the particular circumstances, decide whether or not he or she should be called on to resign. The Board should give a reasoned account of all such deliberations in the annual corporate governance report.
Compliant X□ Partially compliant □ Explain □
23. Directors should express their clear opposition when they feel a proposal submitted for the Board's approval might damage the corporate interest. In particular, independents and other directors not subject to potential conflicts of interest should strenuously challenge any decision that could harm the interests of shareholders lacking Board representation.
When the Board makes material or reiterated decisions about which a director has expressed serious reservations, then he or she must draw the pertinent conclusions. Directors resigning for such causes should set out their reasons in the letter referred to in the following recommendation.
The terms of this recommendation also apply to the secretary of the board, even if he or she is not a director.
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable X
24. Directors who give up their place before their tenure expires, through resignation or otherwise, should state their reasons in a letter to be sent to all members of the Board. Whether or not such resignation is disclosed as a material event, the motivating factors should be explained in the annual corporate governance report.
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable X
25. The appointments committee should ensure that non-executive directors have sufficient time available to discharge their responsibilities effectively.
The Board of Directors' regulations should lay down the maximum number of company boards on which directors can serve.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
26. The Board should meet with the necessary frequency to properly perform its functions, eight times a year at least, in accordance with a calendar and agendas set at the start of the year, to which each director may propose the addition of initially unscheduled items.
Compliant □ Partially compliant X Explain □
27. Director absences should be kept to a strict minimum and quantified in the annual corporate governance report. Where they must be absent, directors should delegate their powers of representation with the appropriate instructions.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
28. When directors or the secretary express concerns about some proposal or, in the case of directors, about the company's performance, and such concerns are not resolved at the meeting, they should be recorded in the minute book if the person expressing them so requests.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable □
29. The company should provide suitable channels for directors to obtain the advice they need to carry out their duties, extending if necessary to external assistance at the company's expense. (Article 23 of the RdC)
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
30. Regardless of the knowledge directors must possess in order to perform their duties, companies should also offer directors refresher programmes to update their knowledge, when circumstances so advise.
Compliant X Explain □ Not applicable □
31. The agendas of Board meetings should clearly indicate on which points the Board of Directors must reach a decision or adopt a resolution, so they can study the matter beforehand or gather together the information they need in this regard.
When, exceptionally and for reasons of urgency, the chairman wishes to present decisions or resolutions for Board approval that are not on the meeting's agenda, their inclusion will require the express prior consent, duly minuted, of the majority of directors present.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
32. Directors should be regularly informed of movements in share ownership and of the views of major shareholders, investors and rating agencies on the company and its group.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
33. In addition to the functions assigned to him/her by law and the company's Bylaws, the chairman, as the person charged with the efficient functioning of the Board of Directors, should prepare and submit to the Board a schedule of meeting dates and agendas; organise and coordinate regular evaluations of the Board and, where appropriate, the company's chief executive officer; exercise leadership of the Board and be accountable for its proper functioning; ensure that sufficient time is given to the discussion of strategic issues, and approve and review refresher courses for each director, when circumstances so advise.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
34. When a lead director has been appointed, the Bylaws or Board of Directors' regulations should grant him or her the following powers over and above those conferred by law: the power to chair the Board of Directors in the absence of the chairman or vice chairmen; the power to give voice to the concerns of non-executive directors; the power to maintain contacts with investors and shareholders, hear their views and develop a balanced understanding of their concerns, especially those to do with the company's corporate governance; and the power to coordinate the chairman's succession plan.
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable X
35. The secretary to the Board of Directors should strive to ensure that the Board's actions and decisions are informed by the governance recommendations of the Good Governance Code where they apply to the company.
Compliant X Explain □
The evaluation of Board committees should start from the reports they submit to the Board of Directors, while that of the Board itself should start from the report prepared by the appointments committee.
Every three years, the Board of Directors should engage an external consultant to aid in the evaluation process. This consultant's independence should be verified by the appointments committee.
Any business dealings that the consultant or members of its corporate group maintain with the company or members of its corporate group should be detailed in the annual corporate governance report.
The process followed and areas evaluated should be detailed in the annual corporate governance report.
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain X
The Company was first listed for continuous trading on 20th of October 2017 as Aedas Homes, S.A. As a result, there was no annual evaluation of the Board of Directors or its delegated committees during the 2017 financial year.
The Company intends to comply with this Corporate Governance recommendation once a year has elapsed following its listing on the Stock Market, when it will make assessments of the Board of Directors and its committees, based on their operation, composition and skills and the performance of the Company's directors and chief executive. These assessments will be submitted to the relevant governing bodies.
37. When an executive committee exists, its membership structure by director category should resemble that of the Board. The secretary to the Board should also act as secretary to the executive committee.
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable X
38. The Board should be kept fully informed of the business transacted and decisions made by the executive committee. To this end, all Board members should receive a copy of the committee's minutes.
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable X
39. All members of the audit committee, particularly its chairman, should be appointed with consideration for their knowledge and experience in accounting, auditing and risk management matters. A majority of committee places should be held by independent directors.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
40. Listed companies should have a unit in charge of the internal audit function, under the supervision of the audit committee, to monitor the effectiveness of reporting and control systems. This unit should report functionally to the Board's non-executive chairman or the chairman of the audit committee.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
41. The head of the unit handling the internal audit function should present an annual work programme to the audit committee, inform it directly of any incidents arising during its implementation and submit an activities report at the end of each year.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable □
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
43. The audit committee should be able to meet with any company employee or manager, even ordering their appearance without the presence of another senior officer.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
44. The audit committee should be informed of any structural or corporate modifications the company is planning, so the committee can analyse the operation and report to the Board of Directors beforehand on its economic conditions and accounting impact and, when applicable, the exchange ratio proposed.
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable X □
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
47. Members of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee (or the appointments committee and remuneration committee, if separately constituted) should have the right balance of knowledge, skills and experience for the duties they are called on to discharge, and the majority of their members should be independent directors.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
48. Large cap companies should operate separately constituted appointments and remuneration committees.
Compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable X □
49. The appointments committee should consult with Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Company's chief executive, especially on matters relating to executive directors.
When there are vacancies on the Board, any director may approach the appointments committee to propose candidates that it may consider suitable.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
a) Proposing standard conditions for senior officer contracts to the Board .
b) Monitoring compliance with the remuneration policy set by the company.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
51. The Remuneration Committee should consult with the company's chairman and chief executive, especially on matters relating to executive directors and senior officers.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain Not applicable X
c) Periodically evaluating the effectiveness of the company's corporate governance system, to confirm that it is fulfilling its mission to promote the corporate interest, taking account, as required, of the legitimate interests of the remaining stakeholders.
d) Reviewing the company's corporate social responsibility policy, ensuring that it is geared to value creation.
Compliant □ Partially compliant X Explain □
Compliant □ Partially compliant X Explain □
55. The company should report on corporate social responsibility developments in its directors' report or in a separate document, using an internationally accepted methodology for this purpose.
| Compliant □ | Partially compliant □ | Explain X |
|---|---|---|
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The Company was first listed for continuous trading on 20th of October 2017 as Aedas Homes, S.A., and it plans to comply with this corporate governance recommendation in respect of the issue of a Corporate Social Responsibility report during the 2018 financial year.
56. Director remuneration should be sufficient to attract individuals with the desired profile and compensate the commitment, abilities and responsibility that the post demands, but not so high as to compromise the independent judgement of non-executive director.
Compliant X Explain □
57. Variable remuneration linked to the company and to individual performance, the award of shares, options or any other right to acquire shares or to be remunerated on the basis of share price movements, and membership of long-term savings schemes such as pension plans, retirement schemes or other welfare provisions should be confined to executive directors.
The company may consider the share-based remuneration of non-executive directors provided they retain such shares until the end of their mandate. This condition, however, will not apply to shares that the director must dispose of to defray costs related to their acquisition.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □
58. In the case of variable awards, remuneration policies should include limits and technical safeguards to ensure they reflect the professional performance of the beneficiaries and not simply the general progress of the markets or the sector in which the company operates, or other similar circumstances.
In particular, variable remuneration items should meet the following conditions:
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable □
Compliant □ Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable X
61. A major part of executive directors' variable remuneration should be linked to the award of shares or financial instruments whose value is linked to the share price.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable □
62. Following the award of shares, share options or other rights on shares resulting from the remuneration system, directors should not be allowed to transfer a number of shares equivalent to twice their annual fixed remuneration, or to exercise the share options or other rights over shares for at least three years after their award.
This condition, however, will not apply to shares that the director must dispose of to defray costs related to their acquisition.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable □
64. Termination payments should not exceed a fixed amount equivalent to two years of the director's total annual remuneration and should not be paid until the company confirms that he or she has met the predetermined performance criteria.
Compliant X Partially compliant □ Explain □ Not applicable □
Specifically indicate whether the company is subject to corporate governance legislation from a country other than Spain and, if so, include the compulsory information to be provided when different to that required by this report.
3. The Company may also indicate whether it voluntarily subscribes to other international, sectorial or other ethical principles or standard practices. If applicable, identify the code in question and the date of its adoption. In particular, state whether the company has signed up to the Good Tax Practices Code of 20 July 2010.
This annual corporate governance report was approved by the company's Board of Directors at its meeting held on 22th of March 2018.
Indicate whether any director abstained or voted against the approval of this Report.
| Yes □ | No X | |
|---|---|---|
| Personal or corporate name of board member that did not vote in favour of approving this report |
Reasons (against, abstention, non attendance) |
Explain the reasons |
| - | - | - |
Diligencia que levanta el Secretario no consejero del Consejo de Administración para hacer constar que los miembros del mencionado Consejo de Administración de la sociedad AEDAS HOMES, SA han procedido a suscribir las Cuentas Anuales, constitutivas del Balance de Situación, el Estado de Cambios en el Patrimonio Neto, la Cuenta de Pérdidas y Ganancias, el Estado de Flujos de Efectivo, la Memoria y el Informe de Gestión, correspondientes al ejercicio anual terminado el 31 de diciembre de 2017, firmando todos y cada uno de los señores Consejeros de la sociedad, cuyos nombres y apellidos constan a continuación, de lo que doy fe.
Diligence raised by the non-director Secretary of the Board of Directors to record that the members of the Board of Directors of the company AEDAS HOMES, SA have proceeded to subscribe the annual accounts, constituent of the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Changes in Equity, the income statement, the Statement of Cashflows, the notes to the financial statements and the management report for the year ended in December 31st, 2017, signed by each and every one of the Directors of the company, whose names and surnames are listed below, That I give faith.
22 de marzo de 2018
March 22 nd, 2018
______________________________ ______________________________
______________________________ ______________________________
El Secretario no Consejero
Non-director Secretary
D. Alfonso Benavides Grases D. Alfonso Benavides Grases
D. Santiago Fernández Valbuena Mr. Santiago Fernández Valbuena
D. David Martínez Montero Mr. David Martínez Montero
______________________________ ______________________________
______________________________ ______________________________
______________________________ ______________________________
______________________________ ______________________________
______________________________ ______________________________
______________________________ ______________________________
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D. Eduardo D'Alessandro Cishek Mr. Eduardo D'Alessandro Cishek
D. Evan Andrew Carruthers Mr. Evan Andrew Carruthers
D. Emile K. Haddad Mr. Emile K. Haddad
D. Javier Lapastora Turpín Mr. Javier Lapastora Turpín
D. Miguel Temboury Redondo Mr. Miguel Temboury Redondo
Dña. Cristina Álvarez Álvarez Ms. Cristina Álvarez Álvarez
por Ismael Clemente). D. Ismael Clemente)
________________________________________ ________________________________________
Merlin Properties SOCIMI, SA (representado Merlin Properties SOCIMI, SA (represented by Mr.
Conforme a lo establecido en el artículo 8.1(b) del Real Decreto 1362/2007, de 19 de octubre, los miembros del Consejo de Administración de Aedas Homes, S.A. abajo firmantes realizan la siguiente declaración de responsabilidad:
Que, hasta donde alcanza su conocimiento, las Cuentas Anuales individuales de Aedas Homes, S.A. correspondientes al ejercicio finalizado el 31 de diciembre de 2017 han sido elaboradas con arreglo a los principios de contabilidad aplicables; ofrecen, tomadas en su conjunto, la imagen fiel del patrimonio, de la situación financiera y de los resultados de Aedas Homes, S.A.; y el Informe de Gestión individual incluye un análisis fiel de la evolución y los resultados empresariales y de la posición de Aedas Homes, S.A., junto con la descripción de los principales riesgos e incertidumbres a que se enfrentan.
Los consejeros, en prueba de conformidad, firman esta hoja:
In accordance with the provisions of article 8.1 (b) of Royal Decree 1362/2007, of October 19, the members of the Board of Directors of Aedas Homes, S.A. below signatories make the following declaration of liability:
That, as far as it is known, the individual Annual Accounts of Aedas Homes, S.A. for the year ended December 31, 2017 have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting principles; They offer, taken as a whole, the true image of the Equity, the financial situation and the results of Aedas Homes, S.A.; and the Individual Management Report includes a faithful analysis of the evolution and business results and of the position of Aedas Homes, S.A., together with the description of the main risks and uncertainties that they face.
The Members of the Board, in proof of compliance, sign this sheet:
D. Santiago Fernández Valbuena Presidente
____________________________
____________________________ Mr. Santiago Fernández Valbuena Chairman
_______________________ D. David Martínez Montero Consejero Delegado
________________________ Mr. David Martínez Montero Chief Executive Officer
D. Eduardo D'Alessandro Cishek Consejero
____________________________
____________________________ Mr. Eduardo D'Alessandro Cishek Board Member
______________________ D. Evan Andrew Carruthers Consejero ______________________ D. Evan Andrew Carruthers Board Member
D. Javier Lapastora Turpín Consejero
__________________________
Mr. Javier Lapastora Turpín Board Member
__________________________
_________________________ D. Miguel Temboury Redondo Consejero
Mr. Miguel Temboury Redondo Board Member
_______________________
Merlin Properties SOCIMI, S.A. Representada por D. Ismael Clemente Consejero
__________________________
Merlin Properties SOCIMI, S.A. Represented by D. Ismael Clemente Board Member
__________________________
_________________________ Dña. Cristina Álvarez Álvarez Consejera
Mrs. Cristina Álvarez Álvarez Board Member
____________________________
__________________________
__________________________ D. Emile K. Haddid Consejero
Mr. Emile K. Haddid Board Member
22 de marzo de 2018 Los Ángeles (Estados Unidos) March 22, 2018 Los Angeles (United States) Yo, Alfonso Benavides Grases, Secretario no consejero del Consejo de Administración, certifico la autenticidad de las firmas que anteceden de las personas cuyo nombre figura en la parte inferior de la firma correspondiente, siendo todos ellos miembros del Consejo de Administración de Aedas Homes, S.A.
Los Ángeles (Estados Unidos) 22 de marzo de 2018
I, Alfonso Benavides Grases, Non-Board Secretary of the Board of Directors, certify the authenticity of the foregoing signatures of the persons whose name appears in the lower part of the corresponding signature, all of whom are members of the Board of Directors of Aedas Homes, S.A.
Los Angeles (United States) March 22, 2018
D. Alfonso Benavides Grases Secretario del Consejo de Administración
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D. Alfonso Benavides Grases Secretary of the Board of Directors
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Diligencia que levanta el Secretario no consejero del Consejo de Administración para hacer constar que los miembros del mencionado Consejo de Administración de la sociedad AEDAS HOMES, SA han procedido a suscribir las Cuentas Anuales Consolidadas, constitutivos del Balance de Situación Consolidado, el Estado de Cambios en el Patrimonio Neto consolidado, la Cuenta de Pérdidas y Ganancias consolidadas, el Estado de Flujos de efectivo consolidado; la Memoria consolidada y el Informe de Gestión, correspondientes al ejercicio 2017 comprendido entre el 1 de enero y el 31 de diciembre de 2017, firmando todos y cada uno de los señores Consejeros de la sociedad, cuyos nombres y apellidos constan a continuación, de lo que doy fe.
Diligence raised by the non-director Secretary of the Board of Directors to record that the members of the Board of Directors of the company AEDAS HOMES, SA have proceeded to subscribe the Consolidated Financial Statements, constituent of the Consolidated Balance Sheet, the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, the consolidated income statement, the Consolidated Statement of Cashflows, the notes to the consolidated financial statements and the management report for the year ended in December 31st, 2017, signed by each and every one of the Directors of the company, whose names and surnames are listed below, That I give faith.
22 de marzo de 2018
March 22 nd, 2018
El Secretario no Consejero
Non-director Secretary
______________________________ ______________________________
______________________________ ______________________________
D. Alfonso Benavides Grases D. Alfonso Benavides Grases
D. Santiago Fernández Valbuena Mr. Santiago Fernández Valbuena
D. David Martínez Montero Mr. David Martínez Montero
______________________________ ______________________________
______________________________ ______________________________
______________________________ ______________________________
______________________________ ______________________________
______________________________ ______________________________
______________________________ ______________________________
______________________________ ______________________________
D. Eduardo D'Alessandro Cishek Mr. Eduardo D'Alessandro Cishek
D. Evan Andrew Carruthers Mr. Evan Andrew Carruthers
D. Emile K. Haddad Mr. Emile K. Haddad
D. Javier Lapastora Turpín Mr. Javier Lapastora Turpín
D. Miguel Temboury Redondo Mr. Miguel Temboury Redondo
Dña. Cristina Álvarez Álvarez Ms. Cristina Álvarez Álvarez
por Ismael Clemente). D. Ismael Clemente)
________________________________________ ________________________________________
Merlin Properties SOCIMI, SA (representado Merlin Properties SOCIMI, SA (represented by Mr.
Conforme a lo establecido en el artículo 8.1(b) del Real Decreto 1362/2007, de 19 de octubre, los miembros del Consejo de Administración de Aedas Homes, S.A. abajo firmantes realizan la siguiente declaración de responsabilidad:
Que, hasta donde alcanza su conocimiento, las Cuentas Anuales consolidadas de Aedas Homes, S.A. y sus sociedades dependientes, correspondientes al ejercicio finalizado el 31 de diciembre de 2017, han sido elaboradas con arreglo a los principios de contabilidad aplicables; ofrecen, tomadas en su conjunto, la imagen fiel del patrimonio, de la situación financiera y de los resultados de Aedas Homes, S.A. y sus sociedades dependientes; y el Informe de Gestión consolidado incluye un análisis fiel de la evolución y los resultados empresariales y de la posición de Aedas Homes, S.A. y sus sociedades dependientes, junto con la descripción de los principales riesgos e incertidumbres a que se enfrentan.
Los consejeros, en prueba de conformidad, firman esta hoja:
In accordance with the provisions of article 8.1 (b) of Royal Decree 1362/2007, of October 19, the members of the Board of Directors of Aedas Homes, S.A. below signatories make the following declaration of liability:
That, to the best of its knowledge, the consolidated Annual Accounts of Aedas Homes, S.A. and its subsidiaries, corresponding to the year ended December 31, 2017, have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting principles; offer, taken as a whole, the true image of the Equity, the financial situation and the results of Aedas Homes, S.A. and its subsidiaries companies; and the Consolidated Management Report includes a faithful analysis of the evolution and business results and the position of Aedas Homes, S.A. and its dependent companies, together with the description of the main risks and uncertainties that they face.
The Members of the Board, in proof of compliance, sign this sheet:
D. Santiago Fernández Valbuena Presidente
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_______________________ D. David Martínez Montero Consejero Delegado
____________________________ Mr. Santiago Fernández Valbuena Chairman
Mr. David Martínez Montero Chief Executive Officer
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D. Eduardo D'Alessandro Cishek Consejero
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____________________________ Mr. Eduardo D'Alessandro Cishek Board Member
________________________ D. Evan Andrew Carruthers Consejero
D. Evan Andrew Carruthers Consejero
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__________________________ D. Javier Lapastora Turpín Consejero
Mr. Javier Lapastora Turpín Board Member
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_________________________ D. Miguel Temboury Redondo Consejero
__________________________ Mr. Miguel Temboury Redondo Board Member
_________________________ Dña. Cristina Álvarez Álvarez Consejera
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___________________________ Mrs. Cristina Álvarez Álvarez Board Member
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D. Emile K. Haddid Consejero
Mr. Emile K. Haddid Board Member
__________________________ Merlin Properties SOCIMI, S.A. Representada por D. Ismael Clemente Consejero
Merlin Properties SOCIMI, S.A. Representada por D. Ismael Clemente Consejero
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22 de marzo de 2018 Los Ángeles (Estados Unidos) March 22, 2018 Los Angeles (United States) Yo, Alfonso Benavides Grases, Secretario no consejero del Consejo de Administración, certifico la autenticidad de las firmas que anteceden de las personas cuyo nombre figura en la parte inferior de la firma correspondiente, siendo todos ellos miembros del Consejo de Administración de Aedas Homes, S.A.
Los Ángeles (Estados Unidos) 22 de marzo de 2018
I, Alfonso Benavides Grases, Non-Board Secretary of the Board of Directors, certify the authenticity of the foregoing signatures of the persons whose name appears in the lower part of the corresponding signature, all of whom are members of the Board of Directors of Aedas Homes, S.A.
Los Angeles (United States) March 22, 2018
_________________________________ D. Alfonso Benavides Grases Secretario del Consejo de Administración
D. Alfonso Benavides Grases Secretary of the Board of Directors
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