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Ackermans & van Haaren NV

Quarterly Report Aug 30, 2016

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PRESS RELEASE

HALF-YEAR RESULTS 2016

ACKERMANS & VAN HAAREN

"After an exceptionally strong 2015, the AvH group is holding its ground very well in volatile markets.

DEME increased its order backlog to a record level of more than 3.6 billion euros, which, combined with an investment program in 6 new vessels, permits to look to the future with confidence. CFE (construction and real estate) realized its turnaround with a break-even result, which it should be able to confirm over the full year 2016.

Although the volatile financial markets have an impact on the banks' operating results, both Delen Investments and Bank J.Van Breda & C° continue to enjoy the trust of their customers and to generate substantial inflows of deposits and entrusted funds.

Thanks to the developments on the Tour & Taxis project in Brussels and the Cloche d'Or project in Luxembourg, Extensa should be able to realize its profit projections for 2016-2018."

Jan Suykens, CEO - Chairman of the executive committee

  • Pending the start of several new projects, the economic turnover of DEME (803.1 million euros compared with 1,218.7 million euros in 1H15) and the net profit (54.0 million euros compared with 119.8 million euros in 1H15) turned out lower in the first half-year of 2016, as was to be expected. DEME ended the first six months of 2016 with an order backlog at a new record level of 3,625 million euros, thereby laying solid foundations for business growth in the coming years. In that respect, it should be pointed out that the first six months of 2015 were characterized by an exceptionally high fleet occupancy thanks to, among others, the works on the Suez Canal. CFE (excluding DEME) achieved a marked improvement in its results and in 1H16 made a positive contribution to AvH's group result.
  • In financial markets characterized by great uncertainty and volatility, both Bank J.Van Breda & C° and Delen Investments could count on an important inflow of entrusted funds in 1H16. Due to these market circumstances, both banks, in which AvH holds a 78.75% stake, contributed a lower result (47.2 million euros) to AvH's half-year profit.

  • AvH's participations in real estate and senior care collectively contributed 8.7 million euros to the group's profit at the end of June 2016 (1H15: -1.9 million euros). Extensa made good progress on its major development projects Tour & Taxis (Brussels) and Cloche d'Or (Luxembourg). AvH strengthened its position in the French retirement home market by increasing its stake in Patrimoine & Santé, which owns the real estate operated by Residalya.

  • The impact of lower market prices led to a lower profit contribution by Sipef (palm oil) and Sagar Cements (cement), putting the contribution of the 'Energy & Resources' segment at 3.5 million euros (1H15: 4.7 million euros).
  • Several participations in the 'Development Capital' segment were able to realize a strong increase in results. This positive trend, however, is entirely offset by the losses incurred at Groupe Flo and CKT Offshore.

Breakdown of the consolidated net result (part of the group) - IFRS

(€ mio) 30.06.2016 30.06.2015
Marine Engineering & Infrastructure 34.4 70.6
Private Banking 47.1 51.9
Real Estate & Senior Care 8.7 -1.9
Energy & Resources 3.5 4.7
Development Capital -4.9 -7.3
Result of the participations 88.8 118.0
Capital gains / impairments development capital -0.5 1.6
Result of the participations (incl. capital gains / impairments) 88.3 119.6
AvH & subholdings -3.6 -3.1
Other non-recurrent results
(remeasurement income on Tour & Taxis)
0.0 42.1
Consolidated net result 84.7 158.6

Unlike in the first half of 2015, when a remeasurement income of 42.1 million euros had to be recognized on the participation in Tour & Taxis, there are no non-recurrent results to be reported in the first half of 2016.

General comments on the figures

The equity of Ackermans & van Haaren increased to 2,615.3 million euros (78.08 euros per share) compared with 2,607.3 million euros at year-end 2015 (77.84 euros per share). This increase is primarily explained by the profit that AvH realized during the first half of 2016, less the dividend payment of 1.96 euros per share (65.7 million euros total dividend payment) at the beginning of June 2016.

The net cash position amounted to 105.2 million euros at June 30, 2016 (31/12/2015: 76.3 million euros). The net cash position is made up of deposits, cash, financial debts, treasury shares, and the investment portfolio of AvH and fully consolidated subholdings.

The investment and divestment activity at AvH and subholdings was limited during 1H16. Although the stake in Patrimoine & Santé was increased and the interests in Residalya and Patrimoine & Santé were accommodated in a new structure, those transactions did not result in cash movements.

In the first half of 2016, AvH bought no treasury shares to hedge stock option obligations to its staff. During that same period, beneficiaries of the stock option plan exercised options on 13,000 AvH shares. As at June 30, 2016, AvH granted stock options on a total of 338,000 AvH shares. As of that same date, AvH had 344,000 treasury shares in portfolio to hedge the stock option obligations. In addition, 208,146 AvH shares were purchased and 203,594 AvH shares sold in the first six months of 2016 as part of the agreement that AvH had concluded with Kepler Cheuvreux to support the liquidity of the AvH share. That third party acts entirely autonomously in those transactions, which are however carried out on behalf of AvH. These transactions amount to a net purchase of 4,552 AvH shares, putting the total number of treasury shares held as part of this liquidity agreement at 6,684 as at June 30, 2016.

Events after balance sheet date

On August 29, 2016, AvH reached an agreement on the acquisition of the 26% minority interest in Sofinim, its Development Capital vehicle, for an amount of 106 million euros.

Executive committee: succession of CEO

As was announced earlier, Luc Bertrand was succeeded after the annual general meeting of May 23, 2016, by Jan Suykens as chairman of the executive committee, while Jacques Delen was succeeded by Luc Bertrand as chairman of the board of directors.

Outlook 2016

DEME's record order backlog, the inflow of new assets at Delen Investments and Bank J.Van Breda & Co , the structural progress in the real estate developments on the Tour & Taxis and Cloche d'Or projects, and the solid cash position allow the board of directors, even in these uncertain times, to look with confidence to the group's future development. Consequently, the board of directors expects the results of the second half of the year to be higher than those of 1H16.

Key figures - consolidated balance sheet

(€ mio) 3.0.06.2016 31.12.2015
Net equity (part of the group - before
allocation of profit)
2,615.3 2,607.3
Net cash position of AvH & subholdings 105.2 76.3

Key figures per share

30.06.2016 31.12.2015
Number of shares
Number of shares 33,496,904 33,496,904
Net result per share (€)
Net result per share
Basic 2.56 8.58
Diluted 2.55 8.54
Dividend per share
Gross dividend 1.9600
Net dividend 1.4308
Net equity per share (€)
Net equity per share 78.08 77.84
Evolution of the stock price (€)
Highest 131.95 144.40
Lowest 106.10 100.80
Closing price (June 30) 110.20 135.30

MARINE ENGINEERING & INFRASTRUCTURE

"DEME ended the first six months of 2016 with an order backlog at a new record level of 3,625 million euros. CFE (excluding DEME) achieved a marked improvement in its results and in 1H16 made a positive contribution to AvH's group result."

Contribution to the AvH consolidated net result

(€ mio) 1H16 1H15
DEME 32.7 73.0
CFE (excl. DEME) 0.1 -5.6
A.A. Van Laere 1.1 1.8
Rent-A-Port/
Rent-A-Port Energy
-0.3 0.6
NMP 0.8 0.8
Total 34.4 70.6

DEME

DEME (AvH 60.40%) realized an economic turnover (including the jointly controlled group companies on a proportional basis) of 803.1 million euros (1H15: 1,218.7 million euros) during the first six months of 2016. On that turnover, a net profit was realized of 54.0 million euros (1H15: 119.8 million euros).

In 1H15, DEME's turnover and profitability attained an exceptionally high level thanks to a number of major projects, such as in Egypt (Suez Canal), Qatar and Australia, which were completed in 2015.

During the first six months of 2016, DEME was actively engaged in Singapore, with works on the Jurong Island Westward Extension (JIWE) and Tuas Terminal Phase 1, in Panama, in Africa, in India and in many places in Europe. GeoSea was able to finish the transport and installation of the monopile foundations for the 54 wind turbines of the German Nordsee One wind farm sooner than expected. In the United Kingdom, the Galloper and Race Bank projects were started up, and will represent a substantial volume of activity in the second half of the year. The fleet occupancy level during the first half of the year was lower pending the start-up of several major projects.

Nevertheless, DEME reported an excellent 24.3% EBITDA margin on the turnover realized in 1H16, thanks in part to favourable results achieved on the completion of a number of projects.

DEME's order backlog increased to a record level of 3,625 million euros at the end of June 2016, compared with 3,185 million euros at year-end 2015. The financial close of the large-scale Merkur wind farm (396 MW, DEME Concessions Wind 12.5%) in Germany has now been confirmed. Geo-Sea will take care of the construction. The

DEME: Order backlog

DEME

(€ mio) 1H16 1H15
(1) (2) (1) (2)
Turnover 802.1 803.1 1,171.0 1,218.7
EBITDA 185.3 195.2 276.3 302.6
Net result 54.0 54.0 119.8 119.8
Equity 1,127.3 1,127.3 1,059.2 1,059.2
Net financial position -325.0 -334.2 -337.0 -351.0

(1) Following the introduction of the new accounting standards IFRS10/IFRS11, group companies jointly controlled by DEME are accounted for using the equity method with effect from January 1, 2014.

(2) In this configuration, the group companies that are jointly controlled by DEME are still proportionally integrated. Although this is not in accordance with the new IFRS10 and IFRS11 accounting standards, it nevertheless gives a more complete picture of the operations and assets/liabilities of those companies. In the equity accounting as applied under (1), the contribution of the group companies is summarized under one single item on the balance sheet and in the income statement.

installation of the offshore foundations is due to begin in August 2017, and completion of the project is scheduled for March 2019. The contract is worth around 650 million euros. DEME has also been given the 10-year maintenance contract following the installation works. At the beginning of the second quarter, DEME Concessions acquired an interest in Tidal Power Scotland Ltd, a tidal energy development company. By taking this step, DEME supports a technology that is ready to evolve from a prototype to an operational tidal turbine.

DEME has also won a number of contracts that are not yet included in the 3,625 million euros order backlog, as the financial close hasn't been reached yet or final permits haven't been obtained for those projects. This is a.o. the case with the 'Hohe See' project in Germany. With the installation of 71 offshore foundations 90 km north of Borkum Island in the German North Sea, this project with a total capacity of 497 MW is the biggest planned offshore wind farm in Germany. DEME and CFE also concluded conditional contracts with the Danish government for the design and construction of the Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link, which will be the world's longest (18 km) road and rail tunnel, linking up Denmark and Germany. Those works represent a volume of approximately 700 million euros. Finally, Tideway won a Design & Build contract from DONG Energy to lay cables for Hornsea Project One, the world's largest offshore wind farm. Work on this project will start in 2017 with the engineering route survey, and the last export cable will be laid and protected in mid-2019. All these contracts offer DEME the tangible prospect of a further strengthening of its order backlog.

To execute the substantial order backlog that DEME has accumulated, the investment programme will continue unabated. DEME currently has six new vessels under construction (the self-propelled jack-up vessel Apollo, the multipurpose and cable-laying ship Living Stone, the self-propelled DP2 crane vessel Gulliver, and three hoppers), together representing an investment of approximately 500 million euros. These vessels will be brought into service in 2017-2018. Despite the total investments of 112.6 million euros during the first half of the year (including 32 million euros spent on new constructions), DEME's net debt position increased by only 67.5 million euros to 334.2 million euros.

DEME - Fehmarnbelt DEME - Nordsee One

CFE

The turnover of CFE (AvH 60.40%) amounted to 422.5 million euros in the first half of 2016, compared with 472.5 million euros in the same period last year (excluding the contributions of DEME and Rent-A-Port).

The turnover of CFE's Contracting activity reached 400.5 million euros during the first six months of 2016, which is a 20.4% increase on last year. Construction activity in Belgium accounted for just over half of that turnover figure, while CFE Polska and CLE (Luxembourg) also reported a very busy first half-year. All three CFE Contracting segments (Construction, Multitechnics and Rail Infra) made a positive contribution to the group's profit.

The order book of Contracting amounted to 738.8 million euros, compared with

CFE: Turnover by division

(€ mio) Turnover
1H16 1H15
Construction 293.5 236.1
Multitechnics 76.2 66.5
Rail Infra 30.8 30.1
Contracting 400.5 332.7
Real estate development 7.6 13.4
Holding, non-trans
ferred activities and
eliminations
14.4 126.4
Total 422.5 472.5

CFE: Net result by division

(€ mio) Net result
1H16 1H15
Contracting 4.1 0.8
Real estate development -0.8 1.4
Holding, non-trans
ferred activities and
eliminations
-4.3 -12.2
Total -1.0 -10.0

836.3 million euros at year-end 2015. This decrease is the result of market conditions in Belgium and a greater selectivity in the intake of new contracts. CFE Bouw Vlaanderen and CFE Polska signed some major new contracts in July 2016.

Since no substantial real estate sales could be completed during the first six months of 2016, the Real Estate Development segment reported a slightly negative result. This is not representative of the projected result for the whole of 2016. The different development projects in Belgium (Erasmus Gardens - Anderlecht, Ernest - Ixelles, and Oosteroever - Ostend), Luxembourg (Kons) and Poland (Ocean Four - Gdansk) are proceeding according to schedule.

The non-transferred activities of CFE contributed 14.4 million euros to the turnover and reported a loss of 4.3 million euros, a.o. due to the additional losses on the Brussels-South wastewater treatment plant project. This strong decrease in turnover is due to the transfer of the civil engineering operations to DEME as of year-end 2015 and a sharply reduced level of activity in Africa, more specifically in Algeria and Chad. This division's contribution to the result is positively influenced by a capital gain that was realized on the disposal of the stake in Locorail NV (company responsible for financing and maintaining the Liefkenshoek rail tunnel in a PPP). In 1H15, CFE realized a capital gain on the sale of the road-building operations of Van Wellen.

On the subject of the exposure to Chad, which still amounts to approximately 60 million euros, the Chadian government received a proposal for a refinancing of the Grand Hotel in N'Djamena. The Chadian authorities are examining this proposal.

A.A. Van Laere

A.A. Van Laere (AvH 100%) realized a turnover in 1H16 of 87.1 million euros, a 4.5% increase on 1H15. Due to some difficult projects, the results are lagging behind for now (1H16: 1.1 million euros, compared with 1.8 million euros in 1H15). Van Laere's order book amounts to 165 million euros.

CFE - Oosteroever - Ostend Rent-A-Port - Dinh Vu - Vietnam

Rent-A-Port

In the first six months, Rent-A-Port (AvH 72.18%) reported a loss of 0.2 million euros, due to lower sales in Vietnam and unrealized foreign exchange losses. Rent-A-Port continues the development and sale of industrial land in Vietman.

At the beginning of July 2016, AvH and CFE increased their stake in Rent-A-Port Energy to 100% by acquiring the management's minority interest in Rent-A-Port Energy. Rent-A-Port Energy owns (direct and indirect) stakes in the still-to-be-developed Rentel (12.5%), Seastar and Mermaid offshore wind farms.

NMP

In line with expectations and with the previous year, NMP (AvH 75%) realized a turnover of 7.1 million euros and a net result of 1.1 million euros.

PRIVATE BANKING

"In financial markets characterized by great uncertainty and volatility, both Bank J.Van Breda & C° and Delen Investments could count on an important inflow of entrusted funds in 1H16."

Contribution to the AvH consolidated net result

(€ mio) 1H16 1H15
Finaxis-Promofi -0.4 -0.8
Delen Investments 33.5 35.9
Bank J.Van Breda
& C°
14.0 16.3
Asco-BDM 0.0 0.5
Total 47.1 51.9

Delen Investments

Delen Private Bank (AvH 78.75%) recorded another solid inflow of new assets during the first six months of the year. Even though the record level of 2015 could not be equalled, the inflow is still strong (75% of the average of the last three years). The outflows remained virtually the same as in 1H15, resulting on balance in a satisfactory net inflow. At JM Finn & Co (UK) there was a limited net outflow of assets under management, while at Oyens & Van Eeghen they remained stable.

The evolution of the total assets under management is also explained by the negative trend on the financial markets (with an average impact of -0.5% on the volumes under management at Delen Private Bank), but primarily by the impact of the depreciation of the pound sterling against the euro, which outweighs the positive market effect on the portfolios at JM Finn & Co (+2.3%).

For the Delen Investments group as a whole, the combination of those effects gives the following evolution of the volumes under management:

Delen Investments: Assets under management

(€ mio) 1H16 2015
Delen Private Bank 25,588 25,555
JM Finn & Co 9,527 10,758
Oyens & Van Eeghen 567 572
Total 35,681 36,885

The lower level of assets under management, but especially the reluctance of clients to perform transactions in today's uncertain financial markets and the depreciation of pound sterling against the euro put pressure on gross revenues in 1H16. Nevertheless, Delen Private Bank continues to reinforce its organization (since early 2015 +55 persons including 13 account managers, and 42 to strengthen amongs other things the IT department) and im-

Delen Investments: Assets under management Discretionary mandates

Under custody and advisory

Delen Private Bank - Ghent

Bank J.Van Breda & C° - Antwerp

proving its systems and infrastructure. Along with the increased bank taxes, this explains the increasing cost-income ratio to 57.4% (Delen Private Bank 46.1%; JM Finn & Co 88.6%).

The consolidated equity of Delen Investments increased further to 626.4 million euros, giving a very solid Core Tier1 capital ratio of 29.1%.

Delen Investments

(€ mio) 1H16 1H15
Gross revenues 152.9 161.4
Net result 42.5 45.6
Equity 626.4 535.6
Assets under
management
35,681 36,607
Core Tier1
capital ratio (%)
29.1 27.0
Cost-income ratio (%) 57.4 54.9

Lending increased by 3% to 4.1 billion euros.

Despite this volume increase, the interest result was 6% down on 1H15. The lower interest result is explained by the low interest rate, the flattening of the yield curve, and the bank's strategy of prioritizing security (duration 2.6 years) over performance in its investment portfolio. The decrease in reinvestment penalties is also a contributory factor. The net fee income increased by 3%, which is in line with the volume growth.

The 4% cost increase (+1.6 million euros) is almost entirely due to the increase in the bank taxes to 5.1 million euros (+34%). The bank tax reform bill may have an additional impact of 3.3 million euros on the result for the second half of the year. Over the full year 2016, the total bank taxes would then represent a cost of 8.4 million euros, a 70% increase on 2015. The new bank tax penalizes Bank J.Van Breda & C° more than average, since this tax is calculated solely on the basis of the deposits, which constitute almost 100% of its funding, and excludes savings certificates, and even market financing. Excluding the bank tax, the costs increased by only 1%, despite investments in additional account managers and IT. The cost-income ratio stood at 61% compared with 56% at mid-2015.

At 0.2 million euros, provisions for loan losses remained exceptionally low.

Bank J.Van Breda & C°

(€ mio) 1H16 1H15
Bank product 66.1 68.5
Net result 17.8 20.7
Equity 500.3 480.6
Entrusted funds 7,408 6,949
Client deposits 4,201 3,905
Loan portfolio 4,060 3,802
Core Tier1 capital
ratio (%)
14.4 14.9
Cost-income ratio (%) 60.8 56.4

Bank J.Van Breda & C°

Bank J.Van Breda & C° (AvH 78.75%) also delivered another strong commercial performance during the first half of the year in each of its three activities: niche banking for entrepreneurs and liberal professions, ABK bank and Van Breda Car Finance. The commercial volumes increased by 4% from 15.1 billion euros at year-end 2015 to 15.7 billion euros at the end of June 2016. Despite this volume increase, the net profit decreased to 17.8 million euros (-14%) as a result of the pressure on the interest margin and higher bank taxes.

The total client assets increased by 4% to 11.6 billion euros in the first half of the year (end of December 2015: 11.1 billion euros).

REAL ESTATE & SENIOR CARE

"In 1H16, the real estate (management and development) and senior care participations contributed 8.7 million euros to the group's profit."

Contribution to the AvH consolidated net result

(€ mio) 1H16 1H15
Leasinvest Real Estate 5.3 4.4
Extensa Group 1.6 -1.2
Anima Care 1.7 0.3
HPA (Residalya +
Patrimoine & Santé)
0.1
Residalya - 0.7
Financière Duval - -6.1
Total 8.7 -1.9
Remeasurement
Tour & Taxis
42.1
Total 8.7 40.2

Leasinvest Real Estate

Leasinvest Real Estate (AvH 30.01%) confirmed the positive expectations in the first half of the year. LRE realized a higher net result (group share) of 15.2 million euros (13.4 million euros at 30/06/2015).

At the end of April, a usufruct agreement for a term of 21 years was concluded with the European Parliament for the office building Montoyer 63 in Brussels that will be redeveloped. At the end of the second quarter, LRE finalized the sale of the Royal20 office building in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for an amount of 62.5 million euros (excluding VAT).

As a result, the fair value of the consolidated real estate portfolio, including project developments, amounted to 814 million euros (compared with 869 million euros at yearend 2015) at the end of June 2016. The overall real estate portfolio comprises 45% retail (2015: 42%), 39% offices (2015: 42%), and 16% logistics (2015: 16%).

The rental income increased by 13% to 28.4 million euros compared with the end of June 2015, thanks to the acquisition of the Royal Warehouse (T&T) at the end of 2015. The average duration of the portfolio was 4.5 years. The occupancy rate (1H16: 97.5%, 2015: 95.8%) and the rental yield calculated on the fair value (1H16: 6.95%, 2015: 6.88%) also increased in relation to the previous year, due among other things to the full letting of the Monnet building following its renovation in 2015.

LRE: Portfolio in operation

1H16 2015
Real estate portfolio
fair value (€ mio)
814.1 869.4
Rental yield (%) 6.95 6.88
Occupancy rate (%) 97.5 95.8

As at 30/06/2016, the equity (group share) stood at 340 million euros (end of 2015: 362 million euros). The debt ratio decreased to 56.68% (2015: 58.03%) thanks to the realized sales of the Royal20 building and Zeutestraat Mechelen.

LRE - Royal20 - Luxembourg

Tour & Taxis - Brussels (artist impression)

Extensa

Extensa (AvH 100%) acquired the former customs office building (6,511 m² above ground) on the Tour & Taxis site with a view to its redevelopment in line with the other historic buildings on the site. Sales of the residential development progressed well: so far, of the 115 apartments, 109 provisional sales agreements have been signed, of which 57 deeds, even as the building is still under construction. Construction work on the impressive Herman Teirlinck building is also progressing according to schedule.

In Luxembourg, apartments in the Cloche d'Or project are also selling very well, though at this stage with only a limited impact on the results, as construction is still in the early stages. Construction work has begun on the office building (30,000 m²) that has been pre-let to Deloitte Luxembourg on a long-term lease.

A comparison of the results of Extensa must take into account the (non-recurrent) remeasurement income of 42.1 million euros which had to be recognized in the first half of 2015 following the acquisition of exclusive control over the Tour & Taxis site.

Anima Care

Anima Care (AvH 92.5%) realized a 20% turnover increase in the first half of 2016 to 26.4 million euros (1H15: 21.9 million euros), primarily as a result of gradually bringing into use the Kasterlee residence from the spring of 2015 and the acquisition of Home Scheut in Anderlecht at the end of 2015. The EBITDAR amounted to 6.6 million euros, and the net result increased from 0.3 million euros to 1.8 million euros over the same period.

At June 30, 2016, Anima Care had 1,127 retirement home beds, 37 convalescent home beds and 183 service flats in operation, spread over 12 residential care centres (6 in Flanders, 2 in Brussels, 4 in Wallonia).

HPA (Residalya + Patrimoine & Santé)

In accordance with the agreements that were concluded with Eric Duval, AvH reduced its stake in Holding Groupe Duval from 37.8% (at year-end 2015) to 21.8% by swapping it for an additional 25% participation in the real estate company Patrimoine & Santé (from 22.5% at year-end 2015 to 47.5%).

The interests of AvH, CEO Hervé Hardy and other management members in Residalya and Patrimoine & Santé were then brought together in a new structure, HPA, of which AvH owns 70.9%. HPA in turn owns 100% of Residalya, which operates 2,319 retirement home beds, spread over 30 residences in France, and 73.7% of Patrimoine & Santé, which owns most of the residences that are operated by Residalya.

By bringing Residalya and Patrimoine & Santé together under one management and a joint ownership structure, a solid basis has been laid for further development according to a model that AvH has supported at Anima Care in Belgium for a number of years now.

In the first six months of 2016, HPA realized a turnover of 50.7 million euros, an EBITDAR of 10.8 million euros, and a net result of 0.1 million euros.

Residalya - Résidence Valois

ENERGY & RESOURCES

"The impact of lower market prices led to a lower profit contribution by Sipef (palm oil) and Sagar Cements (cement), putting the contribution of the 'Energy & Resources' segment at 3.5 million euros (1H15: 4.7 million euros)."

Contribution to the AvH consolidated net result

(€ mio) 1H16 1H15
Sipef 2.7 4.1
Sagar Cements 0.3 1.2
Telemond 0.6 -0.5
Other -0.1 -0.1
Total 3.5 4.7

Sipef

Sipef (AvH 27.65%) realized a 3% increase in the total palm oil production to 139,418 tonnes in 1H16, primarily thanks to the strong production increases at new plantations in the UMW project (Sumatra) and Papua New Guinea, which amply offset the slowing production at the mature plantations in North Sumatra as a result of drought in 2015.

The market prices for palm oil experienced wide fluctuations, with a low of USD 560/ tonne in January and a high of USD 725/ tonne in April.

The increased palm oil volumes were sold at on average lower prices than in 1H15. The sharp decrease in rubber prices even caused a 36% decrease in rubber turnover. The net result after six months amounted to 10.9 million USD, which is 21% down on 1H15.

Sipef: Production

(Ton)(1) 1H16 1H15
139,418 135,185
5,409 5,666
1,507 1,524

(1) Own + outgrowers

Nevertheless, given the improving production outlook for the second half of the year and the sales already achieved, Sipef is more positive about the recurring profit for 2016, which should surpass that of last year.

Rubber plantation - North Sumatra

Sipef

(USD mio) 1H16 1H15
Turnover 117.4 117.9
EBIT 13.3 14.5
Net result 10.9 13.7
Equity 418.8 410.7
Net cash position -44.5 -32.7

Palm pre-nursery - Indonesia

Plantation with young palms - North Sumatra Bunches with ripe and unripe fruit

Sagar Cements

Although the production volumes at Sagar Cements (AvH 18.9%) in 2Q16 were slightly lower than in the first quarter, they still remain at a high level. The net result and the contribution to AvH's group results turns out lower due to the impact of lower market prices.

Sagar Cements further increased its production capacity by acquiring a 181,500 tonnes grinding unit in Andra Pradesh.

Sagar Cements expects that government investment in infrastructure, the economic recovery and a delay in new capacity coming onto the market will support further growth.

Telemond

Telemond Group (AvH 50%) was confronted with a noticeable pressure on turnover as a result of the slowdown in investments by its customers. The turnover decreased to 35.7 million euros, compared with 39.4 million euros in the same period last year. Nevertheless, thanks to operational cost savings the group reports a net profit of 0.9 million euros (1H15: loss of 0.5 million euros).

DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL

"Several participations in the 'Development Capital' segment were able to realize a strong increase in results. This positive trend, however, is entirely offset by the losses incurred at Groupe Flo and CKT Offshore."

Contribution to the AvH consolidated net result

(€ mio) 1H16 1H15
Sofinim -1.5 -0.7
Contribution
participations Sofinim
0.4 -2.8
Contribution
participations GIB
-3.9 -3.8
Development
Capital
-4.9 -7.3
Capital gains /
impairments
-0.5 1.6
Total
(including capital gains /
impairments)
-5.4 -5.7

Adjusted net asset value

(€ mio) 1H16 2015
Equity development
capital
(incl. third parties)
501.5 522.6
Correction for
listed shares
(share price)
- Atenor 13.3 13.8
- Groupe Flo -8.8 0.0
Total 506.0 536.4

Corelio (Sofinim 25.6%): The newspapers of the Mediahuis group held up very well in their readership market, while the advertising revenues also reported a slight increase, particularly in the first quarter of 2016.

Manuchar (Sofinim 30%), active worldwide in the trading and distribution of mainly chemicals and steel, was able to report a solid improvement in results. This was also the case for Turbo's Hoet Groep (Sofinim 50%), which is active in the sale, maintenance, leasing and renting of trucks in Belgium, France and Eastern Europe.

Groupe Flo (GIB 47.13%) continues to experience the effects of difficult market conditions in the French restaurant business. The impact of the terrorist attacks and the state of emergency that was declared led to a sharp decline in restaurant visits, particularly in Paris. On a like-for-like basis, the turnover of Hippopotamus was 4.6% down on 1H15, while for the Brasseries the decrease was as much as 8.6%. This resulted in a decrease in turnover to 137.4 million euros in the first half of 2016 (1H15: 148.2 million euros). Good cost control allowed Groupe Flo to limit the decrease in the EBITDA to 4.9 million euros, although this was not enough to avert a substantial net loss of 16.8 million euros (1H15: -10.8 million euros).

Groupe Flo signed an agreement in June 2016 with its banks and with principal shareholder Financière Flo (AvH 33%) on the financing of Groupe Flo's strategic plan. Financière Flo has engaged itself to participate in a public capital increase of Groupe Flo to the amount of approximately 40 million euros, which will take place before June 30, 2017, by contributing its shareholder loans (approximately 27 million euros) and standing surety for the balance of this transaction.

CKT Offshore (Sofinim 47.5%), which specializes in the design, construction and maintenance of modular accommodation that is used primarily in the oil and gas industry, is suffering from the sharp decline in investments in that sector and is confronted with losses on the finalization of some major orders. In light of the strong decrease in turnover, CKT Offshore carried out restructuring operations involving the closure of its branch in the UK and a strong reduction in its workforce in the Netherlands.

Consolidated Income statement (by nature)

(€ 1,000) 30-06-2016 30-06-2015(*)
Revenue 1,638,357 2,035,399
Rendering of services 85,799 71,775
Lease revenue 4,320 4,381
Real estate revenue 85,566 45,864
Interest income - banking activities 54,159 59,240
Fees and commissions - banking activities 22,885 22,322
Revenue from construction contracts 1,346,161 1,768,935
Other operating revenue 39,467 62,882
Other operating income 3,023 5,424
Interest on financial fixed assets - receivables 664 439
Dividends 2,314 4,875
Government grants 0 0
Other operating income 45 109
Operating expenses (-) -1,516,258 -1,859,071
Raw materials and consumables used (-) -737,092 -957,758
Changes in inventories of finished goods, raw materials & consumables (-) 18,827 -10,689
Interest expenses Bank J.Van Breda & C° (-) -17,254 -19,909
Employee expenses (-) -386,592 -385,885
Depreciation (-) -127,302 -138,843
Impairment losses (-) -4,036 -10,129
Other operating expenses (-) -265,767 -330,359
Provisions 2,959 -5,499
Profit (loss) on assets/liabilities designated at fair value through profit and loss 1,435 67,491
Financial assets held for trading 0 0
Investment property 1,435 67,491
Profit (loss) on disposal of assets 14,952 26,993
Realised gain (loss) on intangible and tangible assets 832 13,157
Realised gain (loss) on investment property 5,292 611
Realised gain (loss) on financial fixed assets 8,078 12,330
Realised gain (loss) on other assets 750 895
Profit (loss) from operating activities 141,509 276,236
Finance income 17,083 30,249
Interest income 6,842 6,271
Other finance income 10,241 23,978
Finance costs (-) -48,974 -55,794
Interest expenses (-) -23,204 -20,735
Other finance costs (-) -25,770 -35,059
Derivative financial instruments designated at fair value through profit and loss -1,319 -5,431
Share of profit (loss) from equity accounted investments 48,895 48,140
Other non-operating income 714 783
Other non-operating expenses (-) 0 0
Profit (loss) before tax 157,908 294,184
Income taxes -25,009 -68,706
Deferred taxes 9,873 -37,261
Current taxes -34,882 -31,445
Profit (loss) after tax from continuing operations 132,899 225,478
Profit (loss) after tax from discontinued operations 0 -1,141
Profit (loss) of the period 132,899 224,337
Minority interests 48,194 65,725
Share of the group 84,705 158,613
Earnings per share (€)
1. Basic earnings per share
1.1. from continued and discontinued operations 2.56 4.79
1.2. from continued operations 2.56 4.80
2. Diluted earnings per share
2.1. from continued and discontinued operations 2.55 4.77
2.2. from continued operations 2.55 4.78

(1) We refer to the AvH annual report 2015 in which the impact of the revised IFRS standard IAS 41 (SIPEF) is described in detail. Given the impact on the level of AvH is limited to K € -741, the comparative figures 30-06-2015 have not been restated.

Half-yearly financial report according to IAS 34

The half-yearly financial report for the period 01/01/16-30/06/16, which comprises besides the condensed financial statements,

including all information according to IAS 34, also the interim management report, a statement of the responsible persons and information regarding the external audit, is available on the website www.avh.be.

Ackermans & van Haaren is a

diversified group active in 5 key sectors: Marine Engineering & Infrastructure (DEME, one of the largest dredging companies in the world - CFE and A.A. Van Laere, two construction groups with headquarters in Belgium), Private Banking (Delen Private Bank, one of the largest independent private asset managers in Belgium, and asset manager JM Finn & Co in the UK - Bank J.Van Breda & C°, niche bank for entrepreneurs and liberal professions in Belgium), Real Estate & Senior Care (Leasinvest Real Estate, a public regulated real estate company - Extensa, an important land and real estate developer focused on Belgium, Luxembourg and Central Europe), Energy & Resources (Sipef, an agro-industrial group in tropical agriculture) and Development Capital (Sofinim and GIB). In 2015, through its share in its participations, the AvH group represented a turnover of 5.3 billion euros and employed 22,077 people. The group concentrates on a limited number of strategic participations with significant potential for growth. AvH is quoted on the BEL20 index, the Private Equity NXT index of Euronext Brussels and the European DJ Stoxx 600.

All press releases issued by AvH and its most important group companies as well as the 'Investor Presentation' can also be consulted on the AvH website: www.avh. be. Anyone who is interested to receive the press releases via email has to register to this website.

Contact

For further information please contact:

Jan Suykens CEO - President Executive Committee Tel. +32.3.897.92.36

Tom Bamelis CFO - Member Executive Committee Tel. +32.3.897.92.42

e-mail: [email protected]

Website Financial calendar

November 22, 2016 Interim statement
Q3 2016
February 28, 2017 Annual results
2016
May 19, 2017 Interim statement
Q1 2017
August 31, 2017 Half-year results
2017
November 22, 2017 Interim statement
Q3 2017

AVH STRATEGIC BUSINESS SEGMENTS

(30/6/2016)

Ackermans & van Haaren NV Begijnenvest 113 2000 Antwerp, Belgium Tel. +32 3 231 87 70 [email protected] - www.avh.be

HALF-YEARLY FINANCIAL REPORT 2016

Antwerp, 30 August 2016

The half-yearly financial report was issued in accordance with article 13 of the Royal Decree of 14 November 2007.

This report contains:

  • an interim annual report concerning 1) the major events which occurred during the first six months of the financial year, 2) a description of the main risks and uncertainties about the remaining months of the year as well as, if applicable, 3) an overview of the major related parties transactions;
  • the condensed consolidated financial statements relating the first six months of the financial year, issued on a consolidated basis in accordance with IAS 34;
  • information on the external audit;
  • a declaration on behalf of the company on the condensed financial statements and the interim annual report.
  • Lexicon

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Consolidated income statement 19
2. Consolidated statement of comprehensive income 20
3. Consolidated balance sheet 21
4. Consolidated cash flow statement 23
5. Statement of changes in consolidated equity 24
6. Segment reporting 25
• Consolidated income statement per segment
• Consolidated balance sheet per segment
• Consolidated cash flow statement per segment
7. Explanatory notes to the financial statements 37
8. Main risks and uncertainties 39
9. Overview of the major related party transactions 39
10. Events after balance sheet date 39

1. Consolidated income statement

(€ 1,000) 30-06-2016 30-06-2015*
Revenue 1,638,357 2,035,399
Rendering of services 85,799 71,775
Lease revenue 4,320 4,381
Real estate revenue 85,566 45,864
Interest income - banking activities 54,159 59,240
Fees and commissions - banking activities 22,885 22,322
Revenue from construction contracts 1,346,161 1,768,935
Other operating revenue 39,467 62,882
Other operating income 3,023 5,424
Interest on financial fixed assets - receivables 664 439
Dividends 2,314 4,875
Government grants 0 0
Other operating income 45 109
Operating expenses (-) -1,516,258 -1,859,071
Raw materials and consumables used (-) -737,092 -957,758
Changes in inventories of finished goods, raw materials & consumables (-) 18,827 -10,689
Interest expenses Bank J.Van Breda & C° (-) -17,254 -19,909
Employee expenses (-) -386,592 -385,885
Depreciation (-) -127,302 -138,843
Impairment losses (-) -4,036 -10,129
Other operating expenses (-) -265,767 -330,359
Provisions 2,959 -5,499
Profit (loss) on assets/liabilities designated at fair value through profit and loss 1,435 67,491
Financial assets held for trading 0 0
Investment property 1,435 67,491
Profit (loss) on disposal of assets 14,952 26,993
Realised gain (loss) on intangible and tangible assets 832 13,157
Realised gain (loss) on investment property 5,292 611
Realised gain (loss) on financial fixed assets 8,078 12,330
Realised gain (loss) on other assets 750 895
Profit (loss) from operating activities 141,509 276,236
Finance income 17,083 30,249
Interest income 6,842 6,271
Other finance income 10,241 23,978
Finance costs (-) -48,974 -55,794
Interest expenses (-) -23,204 -20,735
Other finance costs (-) -25,770 -35,059
Derivative financial instruments designated at fair value through profit and loss -1,319 -5,431
Share of profit (loss) from equity accounted investments 48,895 48,140
Other non-operating income 714 783
Other non-operating expenses (-) 0 0
Profit (loss) before tax 157,908 294,184
Income taxes -25,009 -68,706
Deferred taxes 9,873 -37,261
Current taxes -34,882 -31,445
Profit (loss) after tax from continuing operations 132,899 225,478
Profit (loss) after tax from discontinued operations 0 -1,141
Profit (loss) of the period 132,899 224,337
Minority interests 48,194 65,725
Share of the group 84,705 158,613
Earnings per share (€)
1. Basic earnings per share
1.1. from continued and discontinued operations 2.56 4.79
1.2. from continued operations 2.56 4.80
2. Diluted earnings per share
2.1. from continued and discontinued operations 2.55 4.77
2.2. from continued operations 2.55 4.78

* We refer to the AvH annual report 2015 in which the impact of the revised IFRS standard IAS 41 (SIPEF) is described in detail. Given the impact on the level of AvH is limited to K € -741, the comparative figures 30-06-2015 have not been restated.

2. Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

(€ 1,000) 30-06-2016 30-06-2015*
Profit (loss) of the period 132,899 224,337
Minority interests 48,194 65,725
Share of the group 84,705 158,613
Other comprehensive income -24,578 34,405
Elements to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods
Changes in revaluation reserve: financial assets available for sale -1,708 3,756
Changes in revaluation reserve: hedging reserves -19,386 9,081
Changes in revaluation reserve: translation differences -3,212 20,286
Elements not to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods
Changes in revaluation reserve: actuarial gains (losses) defined benefit pension plans -273 1,282
Total comprehensive income 108,321 258,743
Minority interests 37,591 76,194
Share of the group 70,731 182,548

* We refer to the AvH annual report 2015 in which the impact of the revised IFRS standard IAS 41 (SIPEF) is described in detail. Given the impact on the level of AvH is limited to K € -741, the comparative figures 30-06-2015 have not been restated.

The recognition at fair value of financial assets available for sale yields an unrealized loss of 1.7 million euros, resulting from the accounting revaluation (since they are unrealized capital gains or losses) of financial assets which at June 30, 2016 are still in portfolio, but are available for sale. The negative value is explained by the decrease in unrealized capital gains on AvH's investment portfolio during 1H2016, offset by the limited increase in unrealized capital gains on the investments of Leasinvest Real Estate (primarily the Retail Estates shares), Delen Investments and Bank J.Van Breda & C°. Hedging reserves arise from fluctuations in the fair value of hedging instruments used by group companies to hedge against certain risks. Several group companies have hedged against a rise in interest rates.

As a result of a further decrease in interest rates during the first six months of 2016, the fair value of those hedging instruments has decreased by 19.4 million euros, primarily at Leasinvest Real Estate (-15.9 million euros) and DEME.

Translation differences arise from fluctuations in the exchange rates of group companies that report in foreign currencies. During the first half of 2016, the negative fluctuations (mainly USD, GBP and INR) outweighed the positive fluctuations, amounting to -3.2 million euros in total.

With the introduction of the amended IAS 19 accounting standard in 2013, the actuarial gains and losses on certain pension plans are recognized directly in the other comprehensive income. The actuarial losses that were recognized on Hertel's pension liabilities were derecognized in the course of 2015 at the time of the sale.

3. Consolidated balance sheet - Assets

(€ 1,000) 30-06-2016 31-12-2015
I. Non-current assets 8,278,120 7,952,062
Intangible assets 165,490 157,012
Goodwill 343,708 333,882
Tangible assets 2,158,230 1,945,772
Land and buildings 455,246 231,112
Plant, machinery and equipment 1,572,863 1,587,959
Furniture and vehicles 31,323 32,120
Other tangible assets 4,058 4,100
Assets under construction and advance payments 94,455 90,174
Operating lease - as lessor (IAS 17) 284 306
Investment property 929,526 955,090
Participations accounted for using the equity method 1,176,198 1,137,249
Financial fixed assets 234,849 261,386
Available for sale financial fixed assets 107,110 101,491
Receivables and warranties 127,739 159,894
Non-current hedging instruments 4,138 4,228
Amounts receivable after one year 146,998 138,445
Trade receivables 3,869 1,845
Finance lease receivables 120,994 113,956
Other receivables 22,135 22,644
Deferred tax assets 117,349 113,272
Banks - receivables from credit institutions and clients after one year 3,001,635 2,905,726
II. Current assets 4,222,426 4,261,397
Inventories 120,218 98,981
Amounts due from customers under construction contracts 321,057 370,095
Investments 604,178 636,083
Available for sale financial assets 604,167 636,073
Financial assets held for trading 10 10
Current hedging instruments 2,344 9,455
Amounts receivable within one year 1,351,609 1,365,992
Trade debtors 1,121,152 1,149,540
Finance lease receivables 45,392 43,750
Other receivables 185,065 172,703
Current tax receivables 18,947 11,748
Banks - receivables from credit institutions and clients within one year 1,128,706 994,336
Banks - loans and advances to banks 83,864 85,220
Banks - loans and receivables (excluding leases) 918,778 879,746
Banks - cash balances with central banks 126,064 29,370
Cash and cash equivalents 625,882 704,987
Time deposits for less than three months 174,034 204,333
Cash 451,849 500,654
Deferred charges and accrued income 49,485 69,720
III. Assets held for sale 21,725 39,587
Total assets 12,522,271 12,253,045

The breakdown of the consolidated balance sheet by segment is shown on page 29-30 of this report. This reveals that the full consolidation of Bank J.Van Breda & C° (Private Banking segment) has a significant impact on both the balance sheet total and the balance sheet structure of AvH. Bank J.Van Breda & C° contributes 4,917.3 million euros to the balance sheet total of 12,522.3 million euros, and although this bank is solidly capitalized with a Core Tier1 ratio of 14.4%, its balance sheet ratios, as explained by the nature of its activity, are different from those of the other companies in the consolidation scope. To improve the readability of the consolidated balance sheet, certain items from the balance sheet of Bank J.Van Breda & C° have been summarized in the consolidated balance sheet.

Consolidated balance sheet - Equity and liabilities

(€ 1,000) 30-06-2016 31-12-2015
I. Total equity 3,824,008 3,815,612
Equity - group share 2,615,290 2,607,339
Issued capital 113,907 113,907
Share capital 2,295 2,295
Share premium 111,612 111,612
Consolidated reserves 2,517,381 2,496,006
Revaluation reserves 7,842 21,817
Financial assets available for sale 29,383 32,153
Hedging reserves -24,724 -17,821
Actuarial gains (losses) defined benefit pension plans -4,154 -3,912
Translation differences 7,337 11,397
Treasury shares (-) -23,841 -24,392
Minority interests 1,208,718 1,208,273
II. Non-current liabilities 2,561,334 2,617,200
Provisions 97,733 103,191
Pension liabilities 46,046 45,600
Deferred tax liabilities 244,868 217,986
Financial debts 1,325,272 1,336,904
Bank loans 800,302 812,546
Bonds 437,070 417,040
Subordinated loans 3,344 2,200
Finance leases 83,465 104,083
Other financial debts 1,092 1,035
Non-current hedging instruments 108,686 85,145
Other amounts payable after one year 30,141 46,230
Banks - non-current debts to credit institutions, clients & securities 708,589 782,144
Banks - deposits from credit institutions 0 0
Banks - deposits from clients 648,320 719,359
Banks - debt certificates including bonds 0 3
Banks - subordinated liabilities 60,269 62,782
III. Current liabilities 6,136,929 5,820,233
Provisions 37,822 34,392
Pension liabilities 219 246
Financial debts 563,730 438,892
Bank loans 347,863 274,998
Bonds 0 0
Finance leases 55,505 17,776
Other financial debts 160,362 146,118
Current hedging instruments 35,443 36,188
Amounts due to customers under construction contracts 226,581 212,179
Other amounts payable within one year 1,491,102 1,582,065
Trade payables 1,202,973 1,281,046
Advances received 4,108 4,138
Amounts payable regarding remuneration and social security 166,347 188,642
Other amounts payable 117,673 108,239
Current tax payables 52,869 49,603
Banks - current debts to credit institutions, clients & securities 3,660,243 3,395,076
Banks - deposits from credit institutions 24,362 42,007
Banks - deposits from clients 3,486,931 3,183,127
Banks - debt certificates including bonds 143,159 166,179
Banks - subordinated liabilities 5,791 3,763
Accrued charges and deferred income 68,920 71,593
IV. Liabilities held for sale 0 0
Total equity and liabilities 12,522,271 12,253,045

The breakdown of the consolidated balance sheet by segment is shown on page 29-30 of this report. This reveals that the full consolidation of Bank J.Van Breda & C° (Private Banking segment) has a significant impact on both the balance sheet total and the balance sheet structure of AvH. Bank J.Van Breda & C° contributes 4,917.3 million euros to the balance sheet total of 12,522.3 million euros, and although this bank is solidly capitalized with a Core Tier1 ratio of 14.4%, its balance sheet ratios, as explained by the nature of its activity, are different from those of the other companies in the consolidation scope. To improve the readability of the consolidated balance sheet, certain items from the balance sheet of Bank J.Van Breda & C° have been summarized in the consolidated balance sheet.

4. Consolidated cash flow statement (indirect method)

(€ 1,000) 30-06-2016 30-06-2015
I. Cash and cash equivalents, opening balance 704,987 922,226
Profit (loss) from operating activities 141,509 276,236
Reclassification 'Profit (loss) on disposal of assets' to cash flow from divestments -14,952 -26,993
Dividends from participations accounted for using the equity method 12,974 41,811
Other non-operating income (expenses) 714 783
Income taxes -29,726 -85,275
Non-cash adjustments
Depreciation 127,302 138,843
Impairment losses 3,908 10,137
Share based payment -1,832 54
Profit (loss) on assets/liabilities designated at fair value through profit and loss -1,435 -67,491
(Decrease) increase of provisions -2,666 4,845
(Decrease) increase of deferred taxes -9,873 37,261
Other non-cash expenses (income) 992 -8,954
Cash flow 226,916 321,257
Decrease (increase) of working capital -61,235 -215,421
Decrease (increase) of inventories and construction contracts 42,210 -55,275
Decrease (increase) of amounts receivable 34,662 -104,168
Decrease (increase) of receivables from credit institutions and clients (banks) -219,294 -269,424
Increase (decrease) of liabilities (other than financial debts) -116,693 77,298
Increase (decrease) of debts to credit institutions, clients & securities (banks) 197,568 146,831
Decrease (increase) other 312 -10,682
Cash flow from operating activities 165,681 105,836
Investments -426,701 -485,231
Acquisition of intangible and tangible assets -117,184 -153,381
Acquisition of investment property -30,284 -10,806
Acquisition of financial fixed assets -49,933 -167,074
New amounts receivable -3,989 -12,829
Acquisition of investments -225,310 -141,141
Divestments 371,405 311,964
Disposal of intangible and tangible assets 2,493 22,186
Disposal of investment property 66,744 22,656
Disposal of financial fixed assets 27,756 108,085
Reimbursements of amounts receivable 23,854 2,217
Disposal of investments 250,558 156,819
Cash flow from investing activities -55,296 -173,267
Financial operations
Interest received 6,732 6,107
Interest paid -30,989 -26,664
Other financial income (costs) -14,862 -10,285
Decrease (increase) of treasury shares 176 2,556
(Decrease) increase of financial debts -26,128 -199,471
Distribution of profits -64,980 -60,363
Dividends paid to minority interests -60,096 -37,840
Cash flow from financial activities -190,147 -325,960
II. Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents -79,762 -393,391
Change in consolidation scope or method 1,874 3,073
Capital increases (minority interests) 88 348
Impact of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents -1,304 4,447
III. Cash and cash equivalents - ending balance 625,882 536,702

5. Statement of changes in consolidated equity

(€ 1,000) Revaluation reserves
Issued capital &
share premium
Consolidated
reserves
available for sale
Financial assets
Hedging
reserves
Actuarial gains (losses)
defined benefit
pension plans
Translation
differences
Treasury
shares
group share
Equity -
Minority
interests
Total equity
Opening balance, 1 january 2015 113,907 2,276,983 25,322 -16,646 -5,290 -173 -22,029 2,372,074 1,097,172 3,469,248
Profit 158,613 158,613 65,725 224,337
Non-realised results 2,121 2,940 923 17,952 23,936 10,470 34,405
Total of realised and
unrealised results
0 158,613 2,121 2,940 923 17,952 0 182,548 76,194 258,743
Distribution of dividends of
the previous financial year
-60,363 -60,363 -37,706 -98,069
Operations with treasury shares 3,329 3,329 3,329
Other (a.o. changes in consol.
scope / beneficial interest %)
-4,722 -4,722 4,617 -105
Ending balance, 30 June 2015 113,907 2,370,511 27,443 -13,706 -4,367 17,779 -18,700 2,492,867 1,140,277 3,633,145
(€ 1,000) Revaluation reserves
Issued capital &
share premium
Consolidated
reserves
available for sale
Financial assets
Hedging
reserves
Actuarial gains (losses)
defined benefit
pension plans
Translation
differences
Treasury
shares
group share
Equity -
Minority
interests
Total equity
Opening balance, 1 january 2016 113,907 2,496,006 32,153 -17,821 -3,912 11,397 -24,392 2,607,339 1,208,273 3,815,612
Profit 84,705 84,705 48,194 132,899
Non-realised results -2,769 -6,904 -242 -4,059 -13,975 -10,604 -24,578
Total of realised and
unrealised results
0 84,705 -2,769 -6,904 -242 -4,059 0 70,731 37,591 108,321
Distribution of dividends of
the previous financial year
-64,980 -64,980 -51,476 -116,455
Operations with treasury shares 551 551 551
Other (a.o. changes in consol.
scope / beneficial interest %)
1,649 1,649 14,330 15,979

For comments on the unrealized results, see Note 2 on page 20 of this report.

On the 1st of June 2016, AvH paid a dividend of 1.96 euros per share.

In the first half of 2016, AvH bought no treasury shares to hedge stock option obligations to its staff. During that same period, beneficiaries of the stock option plan exercised options on 13,000 AvH shares. As at 30 June 2016, AvH had granted options on a total of 338,000 AvH shares. To hedge that obligation, AvH had a total 344,000 treasury shares in portfolio on that same date. In addition, 208,146 AvH shares were purchased and 203,594 AvH shares sold in the first six months of 2016 as part of the agreement that AvH has concluded with Kepler Cheuvreux to support the liquidity of the AvH share. Kepler Cheuvreux acts entirely autonomously in those transactions, but as they are carried out on behalf of AvH, the net purchase of 4,552 AvH shares in this context has an impact on AvH's equity. This net purchase of 4,552 shares during 1H2016 puts the total number of shares held by AvH as part of this liquidity agreement at 6,684.

The item "Other changes" in equity includes a.o. the eliminations of results on sales of treasury shares and the impact of the measurement of the purchase obligation resting on certain shares.

6. Segment reporting

Segment 1

Marine Engineering & Infrastructure:

DEME (global integration 60.40%), CFE (global integration 60.40%), Rent-A-Port (global integration 72.18%), Rent-A-Port Energy (global integration 73.15%), Van Laere (global integration 100%) and NMP (global integration 75%)

Segment 2 Private Banking:

Delen Investments CVA (equity method 78.75%), Bank J.Van Breda & C° (global integration 78.75%), Finaxis (global integration 78.75%), ASCO-BDM (equity method 50%)

Segment 3

Real Estate & Senior Care:

Extensa (global integration 100%), Leasinvest Real Estate (global integration 30%), Anima Care (global integration 92.5%) and HPA (global integration 70.86%). HPA is the new structure that owns 100% of Residalya (operation of retirement homes) and 73.70% of Patrimoine & Santé (which owns real estate operated by Residalya). Both Residalya and Patrimoine&Santé are fully consolidated (global integration) by HPA.

Segment 4

Energy & Resources:

Sipef (equity method 27.7%), Consortium Telemond (equity method 50%), AvH India Resources (global integration 100%), Sagar Cements (equity method 18.9%), Oriental Quarries and Mines (equity method 50%).

Segment 5

Development Capital:

  • Sofinim & subholdings (global integration 74%)
  • Participations accounted for using the equity method (percentages AvH share) : Atenor (7.8%), Axe Investments (35.8%), Amsteldijk Beheer (37%), CKT Offshore (35.1%), Corelio (18.9%), Distriplus (37%), Financière EMG (16.5%), Groupe Flo (23.6%), Hermes Finance (35.1%), Manuchar (22.2%), MediaCore (36.9%), Transpalux (33.3%), Turbo's Hoet Groep (37%)
  • Participations accounted for using global integration : Agidens (former Egemin International) (63.8%)

Segment 6

AvH & subholdings:

Gobal integration and GIB (equity method 50%)

6. Segment information - consolidated income statement 30-06-2016

(€ 1,000) Segment 1 Segment 2 Segment 3 Segment 4 Segment 5 Segment 6
Marine
Engineering &
Infrastructure
Private
Banking
Real Estate &
Senior Care
Energy &
Resources
Development
Capital
AvH &
subholdings
Eliminations
between
segments
30-06-2016
Revenue 1,360,132 81,968 159,843 13 36,235 2,338 -2,172 1,638,357
Rendering of services 8,647 77,124 2,125 -2,096 85,799
Lease revenue 3,521 799 4,320
Real estate revenue 7,662 77,904 85,566
Interest income - banking activities 54,159 54,159
Fees and commissions - banking activities 22,885 22,885
Revenue from construction contracts 1,311,284 34,877 1,346,161
Other operating revenue 32,540 1,403 4,015 13 1,358 213 -75 39,467
Other operating income 43 1,105 1,176 1 177 1,151 -630 3,023
Interest on financial fixed assets - receivables -21 584 85 46 -29 664
Dividends 64 1,105 592 1 77 475 2,314
Government grants 0
Other operating income 15 631 -601 45
Operating expenses (-) -1,287,851 -57,890 -129,331 -76 -37,635 -6,247 2,772 -1,516,258
Raw materials and consumables used (-) -674,251 -46,700 -16,141 -737,092
Changes in inventories of finished goods,
raw materials & consumables (-)
18,896 -68 -2 18,827
Interest expenses Bank J.Van Breda & C° (-) -17,254 -17,254
Employee expenses (-) -305,972 -20,215 -43,811 -15,383 -1,211 -386,592
Depreciation (-) -114,219 -2,834 -8,944 -947 -358 -127,302
Impairment losses (-) -3,523 -223 -290 -4,036
Other operating expenses (-) -211,687 -17,364 -29,527 -76 -5,208 -4,678 2,772 -265,767
Provisions 2,904 10 46 2,959
Profit (loss) on assets/liabilities designated
at fair value through profit and loss
372 0 1,063 0 0 0 0 1,435
Financial assets held for trading 0
Investment property 372 1,063 1,435
Profit (loss) on disposal of assets 9,553 827 5,305 0 -675 -59 0 14,952
Realised gain (loss) on intangible and
tangible assets
829 -16 19 832
Realised gain (loss) on investment property 5,292 5,292
Realised gain (loss) on financial fixed assets 8,724 29 -675 8,078
Realised gain (loss) on other assets 827 -77 750
Profit (loss) from operating
activities
82,248 26,010 38,057 -62 -1,899 -2,816 -29 141,509
Finance income 15,313 6 1,501 0 256 134 -127 17,083
Interest income 5,270 6 1,392 170 131 -127 6,842
Other finance income 10,044 109 85 3 10,241
Finance costs (-) -36,589 0 -11,430 -12 -319 -780 156 -48,974
Interest expenses (-) -15,122 -7,866 -224 -149 156 -23,204
Other finance costs (-) -21,467 -3,564 -12 -95 -631 -25,770
Derivative financial instruments designated
at fair value through profit and loss
0 -562 -757 0 0 0 -1,319
Share of profit (loss) from equity
accounted investments
6,663 42,607 -353 3,598 -3,628 8 48,895
Other non-operating income 0 714 0 0 0 0 714
Other non-operating expenses (-) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profit (loss) before tax 67,635 68,774 27,018 3,524 -5,590 -3,454 0 157,908
Income taxes -12,420 -8,940 -3,198 0 -337 -115 0 -25,009
Deferred taxes 12,424 -1,988 -702 127 12 9,873
Current taxes -24,844 -6,952 -2,496 -463 -127 -34,882
Profit (loss) after tax
rom continuing operations 55,215 59,835 23,820 3,524 -5,926 -3,569 0 132,899
Profit (loss) after tax from
discontinued operations
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profit (loss) of the period 55,215 59,835 23,820 3,524 -5,926 -3,569 0 132,899
Minority interests 20,847 12,768 15,079 0 -500 0 48,194
Share of the group 34,368 47,066 8,741 3,524 -5,426 -3,569 84,705

Comments on the consolidated income statement

The revenue for the first half of 2016 was 397.0 million euros down on the previous year. In 1H2016, DEME realized a turnover of 802.1 million euros (IFRS presentation), which is 369.0 million euros less than at June 30, 2015. In that respect, it should be pointed out that DEME's first six months of 2015 were characterized by an exceptionally high fleet occupancy thanks to, among others, the works on the Suez Canal. At CFE (excluding the contribution of DEME, RAP, RAP Energy), too, the turnover was lower than in the first half of 2015 (-50.0 million euros), as the effect of cutting back operations in Africa (Chad, Algeria) and the transfer of the civil engineering operations to DEME end of 2015 outweighed the positive turnover trend in CFE's Contracting division.

The revenue in the real estate and senior care segment increased significantly (+55.4 million euros) as a result of the expanding activities of Anima Care and HPA (senior care in Belgium and France respectively) and the successful launch of the commercialization of the residential property developments on the Tour & Taxis (Brussels) and Cloche d'Or projects in Luxembourg.

Despite increased loan volumes, the interest income at Bank J.Van Breda & C° was down on the first half of 2016 as a result of the low interest rate.

The trend in operating expenses should be seen in conjunction with the aforementioned trend in revenue.

The profit from assets/liabilities measured at fair value was limited to 1.4 million euros in 1H2016 as a result of the increased value of Extensa's real estate portfolio, which was partly offset by the opposite trend at Leasinvest Real Estate (-3.7 million euros). The big difference with 1H2015 is explained by the remeasurement (60.8 million euros before tax effects) that had to be recognized at the time following the acquisition of full control over the Tour & Taxis site.

During the first six months of 2016, CFE realized a capital gain on the disposal of its stake in Locorail, the company responsible for maintaining and financing the Liefkenshoek rail tunnel. On June 30, 2016, Leasinvest Real Estate finalized the previously announced sale of the new office building Royal20 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for 62.5 million euros and realized a capital gain on that transaction, on top of the profit that was recognized in previous periods through fair value adjustments in profit and loss.

The profit (loss) contribution from equity accounted companies remains an important component of the result (48.9 million euros in 1H2016, compared with 48.1 million euros in 1H2015), since it comprises the contributions from the equity accounted participations.

The overall tax expense for 1H2016 is lower than last year, which is in line with the development of the profit before taxes. It should be pointed out that as the contributions from the equity accounted companies are summarized under one single item (after tax), the reported tax expense is lower than the economic tax expense.

Segment information - consolidated income statement 30-06-2015

(€ 1,000) Segment 1 Segment 2 Segment 3 Segment 4 Segment 5 Segment 6
Marine
Engineering &
Infrastructure
Private
Banking
Real Estate &
Senior Care
Energy &
Resources
Development
Capital
AvH &
subholdings
Eliminations
between
segments
30-06-2015*
Revenue 1,813,442 87,026 104,427 235 30,124 2,498 -2,353 2,035,399
Rendering of services 6,737 64,749 235 2,333 -2,279 71,775
Lease revenue 3,589 792 4,381
Real estate revenue 13,443 32,421 45,864
Interest income - banking activities 59,240 59,240
Fees and commissions - banking activities 22,322 22,322
Revenue from construction contracts 1,739,788 29,147 1,768,935
Other operating revenue 53,474 1,875 6,465 977 165 -74 62,882
Other operating income 3,758 506 0 0 307 1,724 -872 5,424
Interest on financial fixed assets - receivables 131 156 424 -271 439
Dividends 3,628 506 91 651 4,875
Government grants 0
Other operating income 61 649 -601 109
Operating expenses (-) -1,680,480 -58,758 -80,511 -204 -35,317 -6,755 2,954 -1,859,071
Raw materials and consumables used (-) -938,400 -7,334 -12,024 -957,758
Changes in inventories of finished goods,
raw materials & consumables (-)
-11,234 284 262 -10,689
Interest expenses Bank J.Van Breda & C° (-) -19,909 -19,909
Employee expenses (-) -312,495 -20,807 -37,761 -13,477 -1,345 -385,885
Depreciation (-) -130,411 -2,787 -4,194 -1,105 -346 -138,843
Impairment losses (-) -6,870 -81 423 -3,601 -10,129
Other operating expenses (-) -276,157 -14,824 -31,663 -204 -5,401 -5,064 2,954 -330,359
Provisions -4,913 -350 -266 30 -5,499
Profit (loss) on assets/liabilities designated
at fair value through profit and loss
0 0 67,491 0 0 0 0 67,491
Financial assets held for trading 0
Investment property 67,491 67,491
Profit (loss) on disposal of assets
Realised gain (loss) on intangible and
tangible assets
18,428
13,142
409 613
1
0 7,527 17
14
0 26,993
13,157
Realised gain (loss) on investment property 611 611
Realised gain (loss) on financial fixed assets 5,287 7,043 12,330
Realised gain (loss) on other assets 409 484 2 895
Profit (loss) from
operating activities
155,148 29,183 92,020 31 2,641 -2,516 -271 276,236
Finance income 27,402 23 948 4 1,436 620 -184 30,249
Interest income 5,103 23 558 4 603 163 -184 6,271
Other finance income 22,300 390 832 457 23,978
Finance costs (-) -42,809 0 -10,973 -1,249 -1,218 456 -55,794
Interest expenses (-) -13,685 -6,642 -230 -634 456 -20,735
Other finance costs (-) -29,124 -4,331 -1,019 -585 -35,059
Derivative financial instruments desig
nated at fair value through profit and loss
0 437 -5,868 0 0 0 -5,431
Share of profit (loss) from
equity accounted investments
10,004 46,095 -5,921 4,671 -6,687 -22 48,140
Other non-operating income 0 783 0 0 0 0 783
Other non-operating expenses (-) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profit (loss) before tax 149,746 76,521 70,206 4,706 -3,860 -3,136 0 294,184
Income taxes -37,035 -10,663 -20,533 0 -493 18 0 -68,706
Deferred taxes -16,795 -2,985 -17,641 0 137 24 -37,261
Current taxes -20,240 -7,678 -2,891 0 -630 -5 -31,445
Profit (loss) after tax from
continuing operations
112,711 65,858 49,673 4,706 -4,353 -3,118 0 225,478
Profit (loss) after tax from
discontinued operations
0 0 0 0 -1,141 0 -1,141
Profit (loss) of the period 112,711 65,858 49,673 4,706 -5,494 -3,118 0 224,337
Minority interests 42,122 13,927 9,460 -1 217 0 65,725
Share of the group 70,589 51,931 40,214 4,707 -5,711 -3,118 158,613

* We refer to the AvH annual report 2015 in which the impact of the revised IFRS standard IAS 41 (SIPEF) is described in detail. Given the impact on the level of AvH is limited to K € -741, the comparative figures 30-06-2015 have not been restated.

Segment information - consolidated balance sheet 30-06-2016 - assets

(€ 1,000) Segment 1 Segment 2 Segment 3 Segment 4 Segment 5 Segment 6
Marine
Engineering &
Infrastructure
Private
Banking
Real Estate &
Senior Care
Energy &
Resources
Development
Capital
AvH &
subholdings
Eliminations
between
segments
30-06-2016
I. Non-current assets 2,447,453 3,920,371 1,489,621 167,155 217,872 39,606 -3,958 8,278,120
Intangible assets 97,602 5,887 61,985 16 165,490
Goodwill 177,060 134,247 32,401 343,708
Tangible assets 1,752,746 38,339 339,277 17,618 10,250 2,158,230
Investment property 929,526 929,526
Participations accounted for using
the equity method
170,032 637,834 11,414 167,155 178,904 10,859 1,176,198
Financial fixed assets 117,509 591 88,912 20,467 11,327 -3,958 234,849
Available for sale financial fixed assets 11,725 3 88,006 15 7,361 107,110
Receivables and warranties 105,784 588 906 20,452 3,966 -3,958 127,739
Non-current hedging instruments 2,190 115 1,833 4,138
Amounts receivable after one year 20,466 97,080 24,143 5,309 146,998
Trade receivables 1,350 2,519 3,869
Finance lease receivables 97,080 23,914 120,994
Other receivables 19,116 229 2,790 22,135
Deferred tax assets 109,848 4,643 130 883 1,846 117,349
Banks - receivables from credit
institutions and clients after one year
3,001,635 3,001,635
II. Current assets 1,918,973 1,786,128 382,867 254 317,306 119,880 -302,982 4,222,426
Inventories 100,795 19,005 419 120,218
Amounts due from customers under
construction contracts
116,129 199,413 5,516 321,057
Investments 10 567,368 321 1,408 35,070 604,178
Available for sale financial assets 567,368 321 1,408 35,070 604,167
Financial assets held for trading 10 10
Current hedging instruments 1,860 484 2,344
Amounts receivable within one year 1,168,760 79,568 93,210 279,104 33,927 -302,959 1,351,609
Trade debtors 1,073,851 31,921 15,332 2,393 -2,344 1,121,152
Finance lease receivables 45,129 263 45,392
Other receivables 94,909 34,439 61,026 263,772 31,534 -300,615 185,065
Current tax receivables 14,182 3,956 22 257 529 18,947
Banks - receivables from credit
institutions and clients within one year
1,128,706 1,128,706
Banks - loans and advances to banks 83,864 83,864
Banks - loans and receivables
(excl. finance leases)
918,778 918,778
Banks - cash balances with central banks 126,064 126,064
Cash and cash equivalents 477,864 3,745 64,131 232 29,831 50,079 625,882
Time deposits for less than three months 101,205 4,603 22,583 45,642 174,034
Cash 376,659 3,745 59,528 232 7,247 4,437 451,849
Deferred charges and accrued income 39,373 6,257 2,831 772 275 -22 49,485
III. Assets held for sale 1,500 20,225 21,725
Total assets 4,367,926 5,706,499 1,892,713 167,409 535,178 159,486 -306,939 12,522,271

Segment information - consolidated balance sheet 30-06-2016 - equity and liabilities

(€ 1,000) Segment 1 Segment 2 Segment 3 Segment 4 Segment 5 Segment 6
Marine
Engineering &
Infrastructure
Private
Banking
Real Estate &
Senior Care
Energy &
Resources
Development
Capital
AvH &
subholdings
Eliminations
between
segments
30-06-2016
I. Total equity 1,464,949 1,280,781 583,909 167,401 501,488 -174,520 3,824,008
Shareholders' equity - group share 903,626 1,039,250 313,286 167,401 366,250 -174,524 2,615,290
Issued capital 113,907 113,907
Share capital 2,295 2,295
Share premium 111,612 111,612
Consolidated reserves 917,996 1,032,118 314,536 158,360 368,152 -273,780 2,517,381
Revaluation reserves -14,369 7,132 -1,249 9,042 -1,902 9,189 7,842
Securities available for sale 5,513 12,732 47 3,181 7,910 29,383
Hedging reserves -8,949 -471 -15,009 -295 -24,724
Actuarial gains (losses) defined benefit
pension plans
-4,771 232 -22 -515 -357 1,279 -4,154
Translation differences -650 1,858 1,050 9,509 -4,431 7,337
Treasury shares (-) -23,841 -23,841
Minority interests 561,323 241,530 270,622 135,238 4 1,208,718
II. Non-current liabilities 979,433 742,313 835,404 7,193 948 -3,958 2,561,334
Provisions 90,236 932 5,757 808 97,733
Pension liabilities 42,017 3,414 597 18 46,046
Deferred tax liabilities 147,877 1,097 94,290 655 948 244,868
Financial debts 663,120 660,397 5,713 -3,958 1,325,272
Bank loans 299,970 500,332 800,302
Bonds 304,376 132,694 437,070
Subordinated loans 1,294 2,050 3,344
Finance leases 52,847 24,905 5,713 83,465
Other financial debts 4,633 417 -3,958 1,092
Non-current hedging instruments 29,731 20,567 58,388 108,686
Other amounts payable after one year
Banks - debts to credit institutions,
6,453 7,714
708,589
15,974 30,141
708,589
clients & securities
Banks - deposits from credit institutions 0
Banks - deposits from clients
Banks - debt certificates including bonds
648,320 648,320
0
Banks - subordinated liabilities 60,269 60,269
III. Current liabilities 1,923,543 3,683,406 473,400 8 26,496 333,058 -302,982 6,136,929
Provisions 37,748 20 54 37,822
Pension liabilities 219 219
Financial debts 174,671 356,896 1,720 330,558 -300,115 563,730
Bank loans 122,965 224,897 347,863
Bonds 0
Finance leases 51,154 2,881 1,470 55,505
Other financial debts 551 129,117 250 330,558 -300,115 160,362
Current hedging instruments 34,077 1,366 35,443
Amounts due to customers under
construction contracts
223,598 2,983 226,581
Other amounts payable within one year 1,376,146 13,542 81,417 8 19,675 2,238 -1,923 1,491,102
Trade payables 1,162,697 13 29,795 8 11,258 626 -1,423 1,202,973
Advances received 1,403 2,706 4,108
Amounts payable regarding remuneration
and social security
134,989 7,389 17,857 5,837 275 166,347
Other amounts payable 77,057 6,140 31,060 2,580 1,336 -500 117,673
Current tax payables 31,982 2,259 18,172 445 11 52,869
Banks - debts to credit institutions,
clients & securities
3,660,243 3,660,243
Banks - deposits from credit institutions 24,362 24,362
Banks - deposits from clients 3,486,931 3,486,931
Banks - debt certificates including bonds 143,159 143,159
Banks - subordinated liabilities 5,791 5,791
Accrued charges and deferred income 45,320 5,757 16,861 1,673 252 -943 68,920
IV. Liabilities held for sale 0
Total equity and liabilities 4,367,926 5,706,499 1,892,713 167,409 535,178 159,486 -306,939 12,522,271

Comments on the segment information - balance sheet

The balance sheet total of AvH increased from 12,253.0 million euros at year-end 2015 to 12,522.3 million euros at 30/6/2016. This increase is to be found primarily in the 'Private Banking' segment as a result of increased lending and deposits at Bank J.Van Breda & C°, and in the 'Real Estate & Senior Care' segment, where the main factors are the expansion of the retirement home activities of Anima Care and Residalya, and especially the full consolidation of the real estate of Patrimoine & Santé. The contribution of Leasinvest Real Estate to the balance sheet total has decreased as a result of sales of assets from its real estate portfolio during the first six months of 2016.

The increase in intangible assets, tangible assets and goodwill is for the most part the result of AvH's additional investments in senior care. Anima Care and Residalya expanded their activities in Belgium and France respectively, and with the full consolidation, as of 2016, of the stake in Patrimoine & Santé (through HPA, the new company controlling Residalya and Patrimoine & Santé), 210.0 million euros in additional real estate assets have been included in the consolidation scope. Patrimoine & Santé owns real estate (retirement homes) that is operated by Residalya. The item 'Investment property', however, decreased by 25.6 million euros following the sale of assets by Leasinvest Real Estate such as the Royal20 office building in Luxembourg and the building Zeutestraat in Mechelen.

The book value of equity accounted companies increased by 38.9 million euros as a result of an increase in the equity of those group companies. The total equity method's value (1,176.2 million euros) includes an amount of 90.7 million euros goodwill. It should also be pointed out that the balance sheet of Delen Investments, an equity accounted group company, contains an item 'Clients' of 237.9 million euros.

The full consolidation of the interest in Bank J.Van Breda & C° and the large balance sheet total of that company compared with many other group companies has a major impact on the presentation of the consolidated balance sheet. A number of items from the balance sheet of Bank J.Van Breda & C° are summarized under separate items for distinction purposes. Increased lending at Bank J.Van Breda & C° (127.3 million euros) and the liquidity buffer held with the central banks resulted in an increase in short and long-term receivables to a total amount of 230.3 million euros.

The item 'Investments' contains, besides the shares held in Retail Estates by Leasinvest Real Estate, a limited number of non-consolidated participations of AvH.

The item 'Available for sale financial assets' contains the investment portfolio held by Bank J.Van Breda & C°, along with the investment portfolio of Sofinim and AvH respectively.

The long-term financial debts in 'Marine Engineering & Infrastructure' consist of bank loans and bonds (nominal amount of 200 million euros at DEME and 100 million euros at CFE). In the 'Real Estate & Senior Care' segment, most of the assets of Extensa, Leasinvest Real Estate, Anima Care and HPA are financed by bank loans and/or finance leases. Only Leasinvest Real Estate and, to a lesser extent, HPA also arranged this in part through bonds.

The deposits which Bank J.Van Breda & C° receives from its clients increased by a total of 232.3 million euros. This growth, however, is situated entirely in the short term.Term deposits of more than one year decrease compared with year-end 2015.

Segment information - consolidated balance sheet 31-12-2015 - assets

(€ 1,000) Segment 1 Segment 2 Segment 3 Segment 4 Segment 5 Segment 6
Marine
Engineering &
Infrastructure
Private
Banking
Real Estate &
Senior Care
Energy &
Resources
Development
Capital
AvH &
subholdings
Eliminations
between
segments
Total
2015
I. Non-current assets 2,463,493 3,777,568 1,291,208 168,502 213,637 40,937 -3,283 7,952,062
Intangible assets 97,928 7,081 51,968 35 157,012
Goodwill 177,113 134,247 22,522 333,882
Tangible assets 1,753,304 38,423 126,218 17,576 10,250 1,945,772
Investment property 2,419 952,671 955,090
Participations accounted for using
the equity method
168,025 593,935 22,109 168,502 173,827 10,850 1,137,249
Financial fixed assets 138,874 364 89,692 21,586 14,153 -3,283 261,386
Available for sale financial fixed assets 7,729 3 86,372 26 7,361 101,491
Receivables and warranties 131,145 361 3,319 21,560 6,792 -3,283 159,894
Non-current hedging instruments 1,381 1,251 1,597 4,228
Amounts receivable after one year 20,475 90,042 24,125 3,803 138,445
Trade debtors 945 900 1,845
Finance lease receivables 90,042 23,914 113,956
Other receivables 19,530 211 2,904 22,644
Deferred tax assets 103,973 6,499 307 647 1,846 113,272
Banks - receivables from credit
institutions and clients after one year
2,905,726 2,905,726
II. Current assets 2,021,640 1,668,997 382,832 4,101 343,265 105,709 -265,147 4,261,397
Inventories 80,079 18,707 194 98,981
Amounts due from customers under
construction contracts
144,836 221,034 4,226 370,095
Investments 10 594,926 1,465 39,681 636,083
Available for sale financial assets 594,926 1,465 39,681 636,073
Financial assets held for trading 10 10
Current hedging instruments 8,765 690 9,455
Amounts receivable within one year 1,197,722 66,318 76,104 3,680 253,336 33,724 -264,893 1,365,992
Trade debtors 1,113,006 22,523 13,974 3,501 -3,464 1,149,540
Finance lease receivables 43,226 524 43,750
Other receivables 84,716 23,092 53,057 3,680 239,363 30,224 -261,429 172,703
Current tax receivables 8,512 2,743 21 173 298 11,748
Banks - receivables from credit
institutions and clients within one year
994,336 994,336
Banks - loans and advances to banks 85,220 85,220
Banks - loans and receivables
(excl. finance leases)
879,746 879,746
Banks - cash balances with central banks 29,370 29,370
Cash and cash equivalents 523,971 7,292 58,691 400 83,227 31,406 704,987
Time deposits for less than three months 97,655 4,610 368 74,830 26,870 204,333
Cash 426,316 7,292 54,081 31 8,398 4,536 500,654
Deferred charges and accrued income 57,746 5,434 5,553 642 599 -254 69,720
III. Assets held for sale 39,462 125 39,587
Total assets 4,485,133 5,446,565 1,713,502 172,603 557,027 146,646 -268,430 12,253,045

Segment information - consolidated balance sheet 31-12-2015 - equity and liabilities

(€ 1,000) Segment 1 Segment 2 Segment 3 Segment 4 Segment 5 Segment 6
Marine
Engineering &
Infrastructure
Private
Banking
Real Estate &
Senior Care
Energy &
Resources
Development
Capital
AvH &
subholdings
Eliminations
between
segments
Total
2015
I. Total equity 1,472,033 1,218,433 583,586 172,590 522,591 -153,623 3,815,612
Shareholders' equity - group share 907,073 990,154 315,751 171,479 376,507 -153,627 2,607,339
Issued capital 113,907 113,907
Share capital 2,295 2,295
Share premium 111,612 111,612
Consolidated reserves 921,605 981,544 312,604 158,924 377,919 -256,590 2,496,006
Revaluation reserves -14,532 8,610 3,147 12,555 -1,411 13,448 21,817
Securities available for sale 4,404 12,400 47 3,185 12,118 32,153
Hedging reserves -6,661 -605 -10,258 -296 -17,821
Actuarial gains (losses) defined benefit
pension plans
-4,766 232 -474 -233 1,330 -3,912
Translation differences -3,104 4,579 1,006 12,982 -4,066 11,397
Treasury shares (-) -24,392 -24,392
Minority interests 564,960 228,279 267,835 1,110 146,084 4 1,208,273
II. Non-current liabilities 1,064,778 807,912 736,304 7,130 4,360 -3,283 2,617,200
Provisions 96,741 932 5,340 179 103,191
Pension liabilities 41,899 3,250 429 22 45,600
Deferred tax liabilities 155,334 488 60,631 546 987 217,986
Financial debts 719,720 614,084 6,384 -3,283 1,336,904
Bank loans 314,559 497,987 812,546
Bonds 305,216 111,824 417,040
Subordinated loans 2,200 2,200
Finance leases 95,987 1,712 6,384 104,083
Other financial debts 3,958 360 -3,283 1,035
Non-current hedging instruments 33,807 10,484 40,853 85,145
Other amounts payable after one year 17,276 10,614 14,967 3,373 46,230
Banks - debts to credit institutions,
clients & securities
782,144 782,144
Banks - deposits from credit institutions 0
Banks - deposits from clients 719,359 719,359
Banks - debt certificates including bonds 3 3
Banks - subordinated liabilities 62,782 62,782
III. Current liabilities 1,948,322 3,420,219 393,612 13 27,306 295,909 -265,147 5,820,233
Provisions 34,339 54 34,392
Pension liabilities 246 246
Financial debts 114,692 292,031 1,454 291,143 -260,429 438,892
Bank loans
Bonds
99,415 175,583 274,998
0
Finance leases 15,219 1,104 1,454 17,776
Other financial debts 58 115,345 291,143 -260,429 146,118
Current hedging instruments 35,146 995 47 36,188
Amounts due to customers under
construction contracts
210,870 1,309 212,179
Other amounts payable within one year 1,473,260 15,336 70,353 13 21,094 4,478 -2,469 1,582,065
Trade payables 1,241,493 7 28,983 13 11,515 504 -1,469 1,281,046
Advances received 1,396 2,741 4,138
Amounts payable regarding remuneration
and social security
157,069 8,338 13,414 6,443 3,378 188,642
Other amounts payable 73,301 6,991 25,214 3,136 596 -1,000 108,239
Current tax payables 28,895 1,671 18,519 488 29 49,603
Banks - debts to credit institutions,
clients & securities
3,395,076 3,395,076
Banks - deposits from credit institutions 42,007 42,007
Banks - deposits from clients 3,183,127 3,183,127
Banks - debt certificates including bonds 166,179 166,179
Banks - subordinated liabilities 3,763 3,763
Accrued charges and deferred income 51,120 6,896 12,608 2,960 258 -2,249 71,593
IV. Liabilities held for sale 0
Total equity and liabilities 4,485,133 5,446,565 1,713,502 172,603 557,027 146,646 -268,430 12,253,045

Segment information - consolidated cash flow statement 30-06-2016

(€ 1,000) Segment 1 Segment 2 Segment 3 Segment 4 Segment 5 & 6
Marine
Engineering &
Infrastructure
Private
Banking
Real Estate &
Senior Care
Energy &
Resources
Development
Capital &
AvH, subhold.
Eliminations
between
segments
30-06-2016
I. Cash and cash equivalents,
opening balance 523,971 7,292 58,691 400 114,633 704,987
Profit (loss) from operating activities 82,248 26,010 38,057 -62 -4,715 -29 141,509
Reclassification 'Profit (loss) on disposal of
assets' to cash flow from divestments
-9,553 -827 -5,305 734 -14,952
Dividends from participations accounted for
using the equity method
8,058 229 4,687 12,974
Other non-operating income (expenses) 714 714
Income taxes -17,137 -8,940 -3,198 -452 -29,726
Non-cash adjustments
Depreciation 114,219 2,834 8,944 1,305 127,302
Impairment losses 3,523 321 64 3,908
Share based payment 26 -2,250 392 -1,832
Profit (loss) on assets/liabilities designated at
fair value through profit and loss
-372 -1,063 -1,435
(Decrease) increase of provisions -2,812 138 55 -46 -2,666
(Decrease) increase of deferred taxes -12,424 1,988 702 -139 -9,873
Other non-cash expenses (income) -1,200 3,071 -291 -2 -585 992
Cash flow 164,575 23,059 37,965 165 1,181 -29 226,916
Decrease (increase) of working capital -33,427 -50,072 11,963 3,435 -4,945 11,811 -61,235
Decrease (increase) of inventories and construction contracts 20,720 21,331 160 42,210
Decrease (increase) of amounts receivable 57,256 -20,288 -16,331 3,439 -1,849 12,436 34,662
Decrease (increase) of receivables from credit institutions
and clients (banks)
-219,294 -219,294
Increase (decrease) of liabilities (other than financial debts) -115,280 -555 3,004 -3 -3,233 -625 -116,693
Increase (decrease) of debts to credit institutions,
clients & securities (banks)
197,568 197,568
Decrease (increase) other 3,877 -7,503 3,960 -22 312
Cash flow from operating activities 131,148 -27,013 49,928 3,600 -3,765 11,782 165,681
Investments -122,004 -226,772 -69,413 -279 -8,859 625 -426,701
Acquisition of intangible and tangible assets -110,308 -1,555 -4,000 -1,322 -117,184
Acquisition of investment property -30,284 -30,284
Acquisition of financial fixed assets -9,821 -32,971 -279 -6,862 -49,933
New amounts receivable -1,875 -227 -1,837 -675 625 -3,989
Acquisition of investments -224,990 -320 -225,310
Divestments 34,045 250,232 81,003 0 6,125 371,405
Disposal of intangible and tangible assets 1,982 487 24 2,493
Disposal of investment property 1,291 65,453 66,744
Disposal of financial fixed assets 10,530 14,951 2,275 27,756
Reimbursements of amounts receivable 20,242 112 3,500 23,854
Disposal of investments 250,232 326 250,558
Cash flow from investing activities -87,959 23,460 11,591 -279 -2,734 625 -55,296
Financial operations
Interest received 5,269 6 1,392 192 -127 6,732
Interest paid -22,921 -7,961 -263 156 -30,989
Other financial income (costs) -11,423 -2,789 -12 -638 -14,862
Decrease (increase) of treasury shares 176 176
(Decrease) increase of financial debts 3,336 -32,468 15,440 -12,436 -26,128
Distribution of profits -64,980 -64,980
Dividends paid to minority interests -62,761 -16,468 19,132 -60,096
Cash flow from financial activities
II. Net increase (decrease) in cash and
-88,500 6 -58,294 -12 -30,941 -12,407 -190,147
cash equivalents -45,310 -3,547 3,225 3,310 -37,440 -79,762
Transfer between segments 456 23 -3,460 2,982 0
Change in consolidation scope or method 2,136 -262 1,874
Capital increases (minority interests) 88 88
Impact of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents -1,341 57 -18 -3 -1,304
III. Impact of exchange rate changes on
cash and cash equivalents
477,864 3,745 64,131 232 79,910 625,882

Comments on the segment information - consolidated cash flow statement

The decrease in the operating profits of DEME and Bank J.Van Breda during 1H2016, combined with a dividend payment by Delen Investments that will only take place in 2H2016, led to a 94.3 million euro decrease in cash flow during the first six months of 2016. However, thanks to a much smaller increase in working capital compared to 1H2015 at DEME and CFE (in line with lower sales evolution) and due to the slower growth of lending (than deposits) at Bank J. Van Breda & C °, the operating cash flow improves with 59.8 million.

The fully consolidated companies of the group invested 426.7 million euros in 1H2016 (compared with 485.2 million euros in 1H2015). DEME again invested substantial amounts in the maintenance and expansion of its fleet, albeit to a lesser extent than in 1H2015. Bank J.Van Breda & C° acquired 225.0 million euros worth of investments, but disposed of 250.2 million euros worth during the same period.

The acquisition of investment property in the 'Real Estate & Senior Care' segment concerns the works on the Herman Teirlinck building on the Tour & Taxis site and the acquisition of the former Customs office building. In the French retirement home sector, AvH increased its stake in Patrimoine & Santé from 22.5% to 47.5%, while HPA acquired several more operations.

The lower investment cash flow in combination with higher divestments resulted, on balance, in a net investment cash flow of -55.3 million euros (1H2015: -173.3 million euros). The divestments involved, among other things, the sale of the stake in and financing of Locorail (by CFE), the sale by Leasinvest Real Estate of the redeveloped office building Royal20 in Luxembourg and the sale (swap) of a 16% interest in Holding Groupe Duval for shares in Patrimoine & Santé.

The cash flow from financial activities in 1H2016 was -190.1 million euros, compared with -325.9 million euros in 1H2015. Unlike in the first half of 2015, when DEME's particularly strong cash flow generation allowed it to lower financial debts, this was not the case in 1H2016. In contrast, Leasinvest Real Estate was able to diminish its total debt position following the sale of the Royal20 building in Luxembourg. This helped considerably to reduce the financial debts in the 'Real Estate & Senior Care' segment following Extensa's substantial investments on the Tour & Taxis and Cloche d'Or sites in 2015 and the debt financing that this involved.

Segment information - consolidated cash flow statement 30-06-2015

(€ 1,000) Segment 1 Segment 2 Segment 3 Segment 4 Segment 5 & 6
Marine
Engineering &
Infrastructure
Private
Banking
Real Estate &
Senior Care
Energy &
Resources
Development
Capital &
AvH, subhold.
Eliminations
between
segments
30-06-2015
I. Cash and cash equivalents,
opening balance 726,780 97,450 23,668 255 74,073 922,226
Profit (loss) from operating activities 155,148 29,183 92,020 31 125 -271 276,236
Reclassification 'Profit (loss) on disposal of assets' to
cash flow from divestments
-18,428 -409 -613 -7,543 -26,993
Dividends from participations accounted for using
the equity method
935 31,991 8,885 41,811
Other non-operating income (expenses) 783 783
Income taxes -53,604 -10,663 -20,533 -475 -85,275
Non-cash adjustments
Depreciation 130,411 2,787 4,194 1,452 138,843
Impairment losses 6,870 89 -423 3,601 10,137
Share based payment 71 -904 542 344 54
Profit (loss) on assets/liabilities designated at fair value
through profit and loss
-67,491 -67,491
(Decrease) increase of provisions 4,951 392 327 -824 4,845
(Decrease) increase of deferred taxes 16,795 2,985 17,641 -161 37,261
Other non-cash expenses (income) -10,322 1,546 -236 58 -8,954
Cash flow 232,827 57,780 25,428 31 5,462 -271 321,257
Decrease (increase) of working capital -60,131 -169,651 -15,769 -50 -13,943 44,124 -215,421
Decrease (increase) of inventories and construction contracts -34,792 -10,972 -9,511 -55,275
Decrease (increase) of amounts receivable -118,166 -39,460 424 -214 9,123 44,124 -104,168
Decrease (increase) of receivables from credit institutions and
clients (banks)
-269,424 -269,424
Increase (decrease) of liabilities (other than financial debts) 94,101 -303 -3,970 162 -12,692 77,298
Increase (decrease) of debts to credit institutions,
clients & securities (banks)
146,831 146,831
Decrease (increase) other -1,275 -7,295 -1,250 2 -864 -10,682
Cash flow from operating activities 172,696 -111,872 9,659 -19 -8,481 43,853 105,836
Investments -192,341 -132,685 -132,262 0 -37,075 9,132 -485,231
Acquisition of intangible and tangible assets -134,247 -2,347 -15,413 -1,373 -153,381
Acquisition of investment property -10,806 -10,806
Acquisition of financial fixed assets -47,918 -106,026 -13,131 -167,074
New amounts receivable -10,176 -201 -17 -11,567 9,132 -12,829
Acquisition of investments -130,137 -11,004 -141,141
Divestments 44,532 155,121 22,861 0 89,450 0 311,964
Disposal of intangible and tangible assets 22,022 89 75 22,186
Disposal of investment property 22,656 22,656
Disposal of financial fixed assets 20,424 87,662 108,085
Reimbursements of amounts receivable 2,087 113 17 0 2,217
Disposal of investments 155,121 2 1,696 156,819
Cash flow from investing activities -147,809 22,436 -109,401 0 52,375 9,132 -173,267
Financial operations
Interest received 5,103 23 558 4 603 -184 6,107
Interest paid -19,195 -7,224 -700 456 -26,664
Other financial income (costs) -6,021 -3,497 -767 -10,285
Decrease (increase) of treasury shares 2,556 2,556
(Decrease) increase of financial debts -277,619 138,096 -6,692 -53,256 -199,471
Distribution of profits -60,363 -60,363
Dividends paid to minority interests -52,099 -16,032 30,291 -37,840
Cash flow from financial activities -349,832 23 111,902 4 -35,072 -52,985 -325,960
II. Net increase (decrease) in cash and
cash equivalents -324,945 -89,413 12,160 -15 8,822 -393,391
Transfer between segments 1,701 24,527 -26,228 0
Change in consolidation scope or method 10,598 5,357 -12,882 3,073
Capital increases (minority interests) 348 348
Impact of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 3,538 476 19 414 4,447
III. Cash and cash equivalents -
ending balance
418,020 8,037 66,187 259 44,199 536,702

7. Notes to the financial statements

7.1. Basis for the presentation of the financial statements

The consolidated financial statements of Ackermans & van Haaren are prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and IFRIC interpretations effective on 30 June 2016 as approved by the European Commission. The applied accounting principles have not changed since the end of 2015.

7.2. Changes in consolidation scope

  • In January 2016, AvH increased its stake in Patrimoine & Santé from 22.5% (year-end 2015) to 47.5%. At the same time, and in accordance with the agreements with Mr Eric Duval, AvH further reduced its interest in Holding Groupe Duval (classified as assets held for sale) from 37.8% to 21.8%. Patrimoine & Santé is a French company which exclusively owns real estate operated by Residalya, and has no other activity. AvH, together with the members of the management of Residalya, subsequently brought its interests in Residalya and Patrimoine & Santé together in a new (Belgian) company called HPA. Following this transaction, HPA exercises exclusive control over Residalya (100%) and Patrimoine & Santé (73.7%). According to plan, AvH will, after swapping an additional portion of shares of Holding Groupe Duval for Patrimoine & Santé shares in 2017, transfer those shares to HPA as well.
  • During the first six months of 2016, AvH slightly increased its stakes in Sagar Cements and Corelio.

7.3. Seasonality or cyclicality of operations

Ackermans & van Haaren is active in several segments, each (more or less) cyclically sensitive : dredging & infrastructure, oil & energy markets (DEME, Rent-A-Port), construction (CFE, Van Laere), evolution on the financial markets and interest rates (Delen Private Bank, JM Finn & Co and Bank J.Van Breda & C°), real estate and interest rates evolution (Extensa & Leasinvest Real Estate) and the evolution of commodity prices (Sipef, Sagar Cements). The segments in which the Development Capital participations are active (ICT & Engineering, Real Estate Development, Retail & Distribution and Media & Printing) are also confronted with seasonal or cyclical activities, while Groupe Flo and Distriplus in particular are affected by consumer confidence.

7.4. Earnings per share

30-06-2016 30-06-2015
I. Continued and discontinued operations
Net consolidated profit, share of the group (€ 1,000) 84,705 158,613
Weighted average number of shares (1) 33,141,996 33,141,296
Basic earnings per share (€) 2.56 4.79
Net consolidated profit, share of the group (€ 1,000) 84,705 158,613
Weighted average number of shares (1) 33,141,996 33,141,296
Impact stock options 112,587 161,382
Adjusted weighted average number of shares 33,254,583 33,302,678
Diluted earnings per share (€) 2.55 4.77
30-06-2016 30-06-2015
II. Continued activities
Net consolidated profit from continued activities, share of the group (€ 1,000) 84,705 159,217
Weighted average number of shares (1) 33,141,996 33,141,296
Basic earnings per share (€) 2.56 4.80
Net consolidated profit from continued activities, share of the group (€ 1,000) 84,705 159,217
Weighted average number of shares (1) 33,141,996 33,141,296
Impact stock options 112,587 161,382
Adjusted weighted average number of shares 33,254,583 33,302,678
Diluted earnings per share (€) 2.55 4.78

(1) Based on number of shares issued, adjusted for treasury shares in portfolio.

7.5. Number of treasury shares

In the first half of 2016, AvH bought no treasury shares to hedge stock option obligations to its staff. During that same period, beneficiaries of the stock option plan exercised options on 13,000 AvH shares. As at 30 June 2016, AvH had granted options on a total of 338,000 AvH shares. To hedge that obligation, AvH had a total 344,000 treasury shares in portfolio on that same date.

In addition, 208,146 AvH shares were purchased and 203,594 AvH shares sold in the first six months of 2016 as part of the agreement that AvH has concluded with Kepler Cheuvreux to support the liquidity of the AvH share. Kepler Cheuvreux acts entirely autonomously in those transactions, but as they are carried out on behalf of AvH, the net purchase of 4,552 AvH shares in this context has an impact on AvH's equity. This net purchase of 4,552 shares during 1H2016 puts the total number of shares held by AvH as part of this liquidity agreement at 6,684.

30-06-2016 30-06-2015
Treasury shares as part of
the stock option plan
Opening balance 357,000 380,000
Acquisition of treasury shares 0 0
Disposal of treasury shares -13,000 -55,500
Ending balance 344,000 324,500
30-06-2016 30-06-2015
Treasury shares as part of
the liquidity contract
Opening balance 2,132 2,544
Acquisition of treasury shares 208,146 312,135
Disposal of treasury shares -203,594 -310,506
Ending balance 6,684 4,173

7.6. Impairments

During the first six months of 2016, AVH and the fully consolidated group companies recognized no significant impairments.

The results of CKT Offshore and Groupe Flo showed a negative trend during the first six months of 2016. In the case of CKT Offshore, part of the loss recognized by AvH is the result of a cautious valuation of certain balance sheet items.

Also the results of Groupe Flo results have negatively evolved. As far as Groupe Flo is concerned, the management, the board of directors and the statutory auditor agree that, for the time being, recognizing an impairment would be premature due to the exceptional circumstances in the restaurant business in Paris (affected by the terrorist attacks and the state of emergency). Moreover, the restructuring measures that were taken in this and previous periods take some time to have an effect.

At its meeting of August 25, 2016, the board of directors of CFE discussed its exposure to the Chadian government, which still amounts to approximately 60 million euros. On the basis of the proposal that the Chadian authorities received for a refinancing of the Grand Hotel in N'Djamena and which the Chadian government is currently examining, the board of directors of CFE decided not to recognize an impairment on this exposure.

7.7. Contingent liabilities or contingent assets

AvH derecognized 1.0 million euros (group share 0.6 million euros) worth of contingent liabilities relating to its stake in CFE, since those contingent liabilities were now reported in CFE's own financial statements.

8. Main risks and uncertainties

For a description of the main risks and uncertainties, please refer to our annual report for the financial year ended 31/12/2015. The composition of Ackermans & van Haaren's portfolio changed only slightly during the first half of the year; accordingly, the risks and the spread of those risks have not changed fundamentally in relation to the situation at the end of the previous year.

Several group companies of AvH (such as DEME, CFE, Rent-A-Port, Sipef, Telemond, Manuchar, Turbo's Hoet Groep, Agidens, Atenor,...) are also internationally active and are therefore exposed to related political and credit risks. In this context, reference is also made to section 7.6 Impairments with regard to CFE's exposure to the risk of non-payment in Chad.

When disposing of participating interests and/or activities, AvH itself and its subsidiaries are regularly required to provide certain warranties and representations. Sofinim (AvH 74%) sold its stake in a portfolio company in 2015. The sale agreement contains the usual warranties and representations. The buyer has filed a claim with the sellers, including Sofinim, for compensation on the grounds of alleged breaches of guarantees and sureties, which are contractually limited to a total amount of 30 million euros for all sellers collectively (Sofinim share: 14,3 million euros. The sellers believe that the claims are unfounded and oppose those demands. Legal proceedings have been instituted.

In the first half of 2016, AvH strengthened its investments in senior care in France by increasing its stake in Patrimoine & Santé, a company owning real estate that is operated by Residalya. Since AvH was already a shareholder in 2015 (with 22.5%), and before that was already familiar with the assets of Patrimoine & Santé as shareholder of Residalya and Holding Groupe Duval respectively, this additional investment does not entail a significant change in the risk profile.

Several group companies of AvH (such as DEME, CFE, Van Laere, CKT Offshore) are actively involved in the execution of projects. This always entails a certain operational risk, but also means that certain estimates of profitability need to be made at the end of such a project. This is inherent in such activity, as is the risk of disagreements with customers over divergent costs or changes in execution and the collection of these receivables.

As regards the risk of value adjustments on assets, reference is made to section 7.6 Impairments.

In the current market context, AvH is focusing more than ever on its role as proactive shareholder in the companies in which it has a stake. By participating in risk committees, audit committees, technical committees etc. at DEME, CFE, Van Laere and Rent-A-Port, AvH specifically monitors the risks in its contracting division from a very early stage.

9. Overview of the major related party transactions

No transactions with related parties took place during the first half of 2016 that have any material impact on Ackermans & van Haaren's results.

Furthermore, during the first six months there were no changes in the transactions with affiliated parties as described in the annual report for the 2015 financial year which could have material consequences for Ackermans & van Haaren's financial position or results.

10. Events after balance sheet date

On August 29, 2016, AvH reached an agreement on the acquisition of the 26% minority interest in Sofinim, its Development Capital vehicle, for an amount of 106 million euros.

AUDITOR'S REPORT

Report of the statutory auditor to the shareholders of Ackermans & van Haaren NV on the review of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of 30 June 2016 and for the 6 month period then ended.

Introduction

We have reviewed the accompanying interim condensed consolidated statement of financial position of Ackermans & van Haaren NV (the "Company"), and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as "the Group") as at 30 June 2016 and the related interim condensed consolidated statements of income, , the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the statements of changes in consolidated equity and cash flows for the six month period then ended, and explanatory notes, collectively, the "Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements".

These statements show a consolidated statement of financial position total of 12,522 million euros and a consolidated profit (share of the group) for the 6 month period then ended of 84,7 million euros. Management is responsible for the preparation and presentation of these Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standard IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting ("IAS 34") as adopted for use in the European Union. Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on these Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements based on our review.

Scope of Review

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

Unqualified conclusion

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements do not give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Group as at 30 June 2016, and of its financial performance and its cash flows for the 6 month period then ended in accordance with IAS 34.

Antwerp, 29 August 2016

Ernst & Young Reviseurs d'Entreprises SCCRL/Bedrijfsrevisoren BCVBA

Statutory auditor represented by

Patrick Rottiers Wim Van Gasse Partner* Partner*

* Acting on behalf of a BVBA/SPRL

DECLARATION

To our knowledge:

  • (i) the condensed financial statements, drafted in accordance with the applicable standards for annual accounts, present a true and fair view of the assets, financial situation and the results of Ackermans & van Haaren and the companies included in the consolidation;
  • (ii) the intermediate annual report provides a true and fair view of the main events and major transactions with related parties that took place in the first six months of the financial year and their effect on the condensed financial statements, as well as a description of the main risks and uncertainties for the remaining months of the financial year.

30 August 2016

On behalf of the company

Jan Suykens Tom Bamelis John-Eric Bertrand Piet Bevernage
Chairman of Member of Member of Member of
the Executive Committee the Executive Committee the Executive Committee the Executive Committee
André-Xavier Cooreman Piet Dejonghe Koen Janssen
Member of Member of Member of
the Executive Committee the Executive Committee the Executive Committee

LEXICON

  • EBIT: Earnings before interest and taxes
  • EBITDA: EBIT plus depreciation and amortisation on fixed assets.
  • EBITDAR: EBITDA plus rent cost
  • Net financial position: cash&cash equivalents and investments minus short and long term financial debt.
  • Rental Yield based on fair value: includes only buildings in operation, excluding the projects and the assets held for sale

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