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Amber Grid Interim / Quarterly Report 2019

Aug 7, 2019

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AB AMBER GRID

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AND THE COMPANY's FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF 30 JUNE 2019 PREPARED ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS AS ADOPTED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION

AB AMBER GRID, company code 303090867, Savanorių pr. 28, Vilnius, Lithuania CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AND THE COMPANY's FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF 30 JUNE 2019

(all amounts are in euro thousand unless stated otherwise)

Statement of financial position

Group Company
Notes As of As of As of As of
30 June 31 December 30 June 31 December
ASSETS 2019 2018 2019 2018
A. Non-current assets
1. 206,726 206,885 206,827 207,117
Intangible assets 4 3,007 2,699 2,616 2,259
II. Property, plant and equipment 4 200,613 200,031 200,430 200,028
1.1. Land 125 125 125 125
11.2. Buildings 5,215 5,288 5,215 5,288
11.3. Plant and equipment 143,391 141,518 143,391 141,518
1.4. Machinery and equipment 39,073 39,922 39,073 39,922
11.5. Motor vehicles 883 952 883 952
11.6. Other 2,361 2,124 2,353 2,121
11.7. The right-of-use assets 826 651
11.8. Construction in progress 5 8,739 10,102 8,739 10,102
111. Non-current financial assets 998 675 1,673
11.1 Investment in the subsidiary 1 675 675
111.2. Noncurrent trade receivables 6 998 998
IV. A deferred tax asset 3,106 3,157 3,106 3,157
B. Current assets 28,971 38,670 26,732 28,299
1. Inventories and prepayments 2,452 3,129 2,439 3,118
1.1. Raw materials, spare parts and
other inventories 2,135 2,795 2,135 2,795
1.2. Prepayments 317 334 304 323
11. Accounts receivable 24,067 23,302 23,983 23,524
11.1. Trade receivables 6,18 4,871 6,038 4,800 6,113
11.2. Other receivables 7,18 19,196 17,262 19,183 17,411
III. Corporate income tax paid in
advance 293 1,569 291 1,567
IV. Other financial assets 8 9 56 9 56
V. Cash and cash equivalents 9 2,150 10,616 10 34
Total assets 235,697 245,555 233,559 235,416

(cont'd on the next page)

AB AMBER GRID, company code 303090867, Savanorių pr. 28, Vilnius, Lithuania CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AND THE COMPANY's FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF 30 JUNE 2019

(all amounts are in euro thousand unless stated otherwise)

Statement of financial position (cont'd)

Group Company
As of As of As of As of
Notes 30 June 31 December 30 June 31 December
2019 2018 2019 2018
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
C. Equity 131,068 131,242 136,163 131,596
1. Share capital 51,731 51,731 51,731 51,731
11. Reserves 74,638 99,990 74,638 99,990
11.1. Legal reserve 5,173 5,173 5,173 5,173
II.2. Other reserves 69,465 94,817 69,465 94,817
111. Retained earnings (deficit) 4,699 (20,479) 4,970 (20,125)
III.1. Current year profit (loss) 4,699 (20,478) 4,970 (20,125)
D. Accounts payable and liabilities 104,629 114,313
1. Amounts payable after one year 102,220 103,820
and non-current liabilities 53,955 55,805 53,800
1.1. Non-current borrowings 10 52,826 55,357 55,805
A right-of-use asset and 52,826 55,357
1.2. corresponding liability 2 681 526
1.3. Non-current employee benefits 448 448 448 448
1.4. Deferred income tax liability
Accounts payable within one
11. year and short-term liabilities 50,674 58,508 48,420 48,015
11.1. Current financial liability 2,440 6,791 2,440
Current portion of non-current 6,791
11.2. borrowings 10 25,063 17,976 25,063 17,976
11:3 A right-of-use asset and
corresponding liability 2 154 134
11.4. Current year portion of non-
current employee benefits 83 83 83 83
11.5. Trade payables 12 3,261 6,273 2,773 5,970
11.6. Advance amounts 13 2,839 10,099 1,167 12
11.7. Income tax payable
11.8. Payroll related liabilities 1,978 1,355 1,921 1,305
11.9. Other payables and current 14
liabilities 14,856 15,931 14,839 15,878
Total equity and liabilities 235,697 245,555 233,559 235,416
Technical Director acting as
CEO Andrius Dagys 7 August 2019
Chief Accountant Dzintra Tamulienė 7 August 2019

AB AMBER GRID, company code 303090867, Savanorių pr. 28, Vilnius, Lithuania CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AND THE COMPANY's FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF 30 JUNE 2019

(all amounts are in euro thousand unless stated otherwise)

Income statement

Group
For the For the For the For the
period of period of period of period of
three months three months SİX six
ended ended months months
Notes 30 June 2019 30 June 2018 ended ended
30 June 2019 30 June 2018
L Revenue 16 10,929 11,924 25,965 27,566
II. Expenses (10,438) (10,435) (19,655) (19,933)
11.1. Cost of natural gas (3,483) (2,648) (5,903) (4.766)
Depreciation and (2,574) (3,199) (5,015) (6,345)
11.2. amortization
11.3. Remuneration and related
social security tax expenses (2,495) (2,194) (4,910) (4,223)
11.4. Repair and technical
maintenance expenses (545) 1,223) (1,328) (2,399)
11.5. Taxes other than income tax (459) (441) (912) (881)
Telecommunications and IT
11.6. systems expenses (211) (198) (419) (343)
11.7. Other expenses (671) (532) (1,168) (976)
III. Operation profit (loss) 491 1,489 6,310 7,633
IV. Financial activity (81) (82) (183) (158)
IV.1. Income 5 6 8 14
IV.2. Expense (86) (88) (191) (172)
V. Profit (loss) before income
tax 410 1,407 6,127 7,475
VI. Income tax (69) (91) (1,075) (937)
VI.1. Current period income tax (33) (117) (1,024) (601)
VI.2 Deferred income tax (36) (26) (21) (336)
VII. Net profit (loss) 341 1,316 5,052 6,538
Basic and diluted earnings 0,04 0,04
(loss) per share (Eur) 15
Technical Director acting as
CEO Andrius Dagys appy 7 August 2019
Chief Accountant Dzintra Tamulienė 7 August 2019

Statement of comprehensive income

Group
For the
period of
three months
ended
30 June 2019
For the
period of
three months
ended
30 June 2018
For the
period of
six months
ended
30 June 2019
For the
period of
six months
ended
30 June 2018
1. Net profit (loss) 341 1,316 5,052 6,538
11. Total comprehensive income
(loss)
341 1,316 5,052 6,538
Technical Director acting
as CEO
Andrius Dagys 7 August 2019
Chief Accountant Dzintra Tamulienė 7 August 2019

AB AMBER GRID, company code 303090867, Savanorių pr. 28, Vilnius, Lithuania CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AND THE COMPANY's FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF 30 JUNE 2019

(all amounts are in euro thousand unless stated otherwise)

Income statement

Company
For the For the For the For the
period of period of period of period of
three months three months six months six months
ended ended ended ended
Notes 30 June 2019 30 June 2018 30 June 2019 30 June 2018
1. Revenue 10,855
11. 16 11,795 25,633 27,395
Expenses (10,303) (10,346) (19,406) (19,790)
4.1. Cost of natural gas (3,483) (2,648) (5,903) (4,766))
11.2. Depreciation and (2,541) (3,175) (4,955) (6,297)
113. amortization
Remuneration and related
11.4. social security tax expenses
Repair and technical
(2,423) (2,148) (4,774) (4,153)
maintenance expenses (545)
11.5. Taxes other than income tax (459) 1,223) (1,328) (2,399)
Telecommunications and IT (441) (912) (881)
11.6. systems expenses (197) (169) (390) (314)
11.7. Other expenses (655) (542) (1,144) (980)
III. Operation profit (loss) 1,552 1,449 6,227 7,605
IV. Financial activity (80) (83) (182) (158)
IV.1. Income 6 6 ਰੇ 14
IV.2. Expense (86) (89) (191) (172)
V. Profit (loss) before income
tax 472 1,366 6,045 7,447
VI. Income tax (69) (91) (1,075) (937)
VI.1. Current period income tax (33) (117) (1,024) (601)
VI.2 Deferred income tax (36) (26) (51) (336)
VII. Net profit (loss) 403 1,275 4,970 6,510
Basic and diluted earnings 0,04 0,04
(loss) per share (Fur) 15
Technical Director acting as
CEO Andrius Dagys 14240 7 August 2019
Chief Accountant Dzintra Tamulienė 7 August 2019

AB AMBER GRID, company code 303090867, Savanorių pr. 28, Vilnius, Lithuania CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AND THE COMPANY's FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF 30 JUNE 2019

(all amounts are in euro thousand unless stated otherwise)

Statement of comprehensive income

Company
For the
period of
three months
ended
30 June 2019
For the
period of
three months
ended
30 June 2018
For the
period of
six months
ended
30 June 2019
For the
period of
six months
ended
30 June 2018
1. Net profit (loss) 403 1,275 4,970 6,510
II. Total comprehensive income
(loss)
403 1,275 4,970 6,510
Technical Director acting as
CEO Andrius Dagys Moga 7 August 2019
Chief Accountant Dzintra Tamulienė 7 August 2019

AB AMBER GRID, company code 303090867, Savanorių pr. 28, Vilnius, Lithuania CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AND THE COMPANY's FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF 30 JUNE 2019

(all amounts are in euro thousand unless stated otherwise)

Statement of changes in equity

Group Authorised
share
capital
Legal
reserve
Other
reserves
Retained
earnings
(deficit)
Total
Balance as of
31 December 2017 51,731 5,173 124,978 (10,199) 171,683
Transfer from other reserves (30,161) 30,161
Dividends declared (20,300) (20,300)
Total comprehensive income (loss) 6,200 6,200
Net profit (loss) for the year 6,200 6,200
Balance as of
30 June 2018 51,731 5,173 94,817 5,862 157,583
Impact of IFRS15 application 1,467 1,467
Total comprehensive income (loss) - (27,808) (27,808)
Net profit (loss) for the year - (27,808) (27,808)
Balance as of
31 December 2018 51,731 5,173 94,817 (20,478) 131,243
Transfer from other reserves (25,352) 25,352
Dividends declared (5,227) (5,227)
Total comprehensive income (loss) 5,052 5,052
Net profit (loss) for the year 5,052 5,052
Balance as of
30 June 2019 51,731 5,173 69,465 4,699 131,068
Technical Director acting
as CEO Andrius Dagys 7 August 2019
Chief Accountant Dzintra Tamulienė 7 August 2019

AS OF 30 JUNE 2019

(all amounts are in euro thousand unless stated otherwise)

Statement of changes in equity

Authorised Retained
Company share Legal Other earnings
capital reserve reserves (deficit) Total
Balance as of
31 December 2017 51,731 5,173 124,978 (9,681) 172,021
Transfer from other reserves (30,161) 30,161
Dividends declared (20,300) (20,300)
Total comprehensive income (loss) 6,510 6,510
Net profit (loss) for the year 6,510 6,510
Balance as of
30 June 2018 51,731 5,173 124,978 (4,626) 177,256
Impact of IFRS15 application - 1,467 1,467
Total comprehensive income (loss) - - (28,102) (28,102)
Net profit (loss) for the year - - (28,102) (28,102)
Balance as of
31 December 2018 51,731 5,173 94,817 (20,125) 131,596
Transfer from other reserves (25,352) 25,352
Dividends declared (5,227) (5,227)
Total comprehensive income (loss) - 4,970 4,970
Net profit (loss) for the year 4,970 4,970
Balance as of
30 June 2019 51,731 5,173 69,465 4,970 131,339
Technical Director acting
as CEO Andrius Dagys 7 August 2019
Chief Accountant Dzintra Tamulienė 7 August 2019

AB AMBER GRID, company code 303090867, Savanorių pr. 28, Vilnius, Lithuania

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AND THE COMPANY's FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF 30 JUNE 2019

(all amounts are in euro thousand unless stated otherwise)

Statement of cash flows

Group Company
30 June 30 June 30 June 30 June
2019 2018 2019 2018
1. Cash flows from (to) operating activities
1.1. Net profit (loss) 5,052 6,538 4,970 6,510
Adjustments of non-cash items and other
corrections:
1.2. Depreciation and amortisation 5,015 6,345 4,955 6,297
1.3. Loss (gain) on property, plant and equipment,
doubtful trade accounts receivable and
inventories write-off and disposal 15 (12) 15 (12)
1.4. Impairment losses (reversal of impairment) for
property, plant and equipment, financial
assets, allowance for doubtful trade accounts
receivable and inventories (15) (9) (12) (ਰੇ)
1.5. Income tax expenses (income) 1,075 937 1,075 937
1.6. Interest (income) (8) (14) (8) (14)
1.7. Interest expenses 191 172 191 172
1.8. Amortisation of grants (deferred revenue) 775 (24) 775 (24)
1.9. Elimination of other non-cash items
12,100 13,833 11,958 13,857
Changes in working capital:
1.10. Decrease (increase) in inventories 810 161 810 161
1.11. Decrease (increase) in trade accounts
receivable 1,161 553 1,308 3,302
1.12 Decrease (increase) in other accounts
receivable and prepayments 846 1,665 1,013 1,831
1.13. Increase (decrease) in trade accounts payable (9,866) 4,708 (1,639) (307)
1.14. Increase (decrease) in other accounts payable
and other current liabilities 831 (2,006) 710 (2,039)
1.15. Decrease (increase) in other financial assets 47 60 47 60
1.16. Income tax (paid) (381) (1,239) (381) (1,239)
Total changes in working capital (6,552) 3,902 1,868 1,769
Net cash flows from operating activities 5,548 17,835 13,826 15,626
11. Cash flows from (to) investing activities
11.1. (Acquisitions) of property, plant and
equipment and intangible assets (10,321) (11,399) (10,312) (11,399)
11.2. Proceeds from sales of property, plant and
equipment 25 17 25 17
11.3. Grants received 1,553 4,636 1,553 4,636
11.4. Loans granted 150 (30)
11.5. Interest received 6 11 6 11
Net cash flows (to) investing activities (8,737) (6,735) (8,578) (6,765)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. (cont'd on the next page)

AB AMBER GRID, company code 303090867, Savanorių pr. 28, Vilnius, Lithuania condensed consolidated and the company's FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF 30 JUNE 2019

(all amounts are in euro thousand unless stated otherwise)

Statements of cash flows (cont'd)

Group Company
30 June
2019
30 June
2018
30 June
2019
30 June
2018
Cash flows from (to) financing activities (5,225) (20,286) (5,225) (20,286)
III.1 Dividends (paid) 10,000 11,309 10,000 11,339
III.2
III.3.
Proceeds from borrowings
(Repayments) of borrowings
(5,444) (6,441) (5,444) (6,444)
III.4. The overdraft (4,352) (4,352)
111.5 Interest (paid) (190) (189) (190) (189)
111.6. The right-of-use assets (74) (69)
111.7. Other cash flows from (to) financial activities 8 4 8 3
Net cash flows from (to) financing activities (5,277) (15,603) (5,272) (15,577)
IV. Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents
(8,466) (4,503) (24) (6,716)
V. Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of
the period
10,616 7,350 34 6,726
VI. Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the
period
2,150 2,847 10 10
Technical Director acting
as CEO
Andrius Dagys 7 August 2019
Chief Accountant Dzintra Tamulienė 7 August 2019

Notes to the Financial Statements

General information 1

The consolidated financial statements disclose the finanacial position and performance of the Company and its subsidiary UAB GET Baltic (hereinafter - GET Baltic).

AB Amber Grid (hereinafter referred to as the 'Company') was registered on 25 June 2013 after the spin-off from AB Lietuvos Dujos of the natural gas transmission activity with respective assets, rights and obligations attributed to the activity in question. The Company's operations date back to 1 August 2013.

On 10 April 2015, upon the obtaining of a positive decision from the European Commission, the NCC issued in respect of the Company an open-ended License No. L2-3 (GDP) for the engagement in the Transmission System Operator's activity within the territory of Lithuania.

The Company is engaged in the natural gas transmission system operator's activity and provides to system users, other operators, and gas market players the following services:

  • · transmission of natural gas in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania;
  • · balancing of natural gas flows in the transmission system;
  • · administration of the funds intended to compensate for the installation and fixed operating costs of the Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal, its infrastructure and, as from 2016, for reasonable costs of the designated supplier for the supply of an obligatory quantity of liquefied natural gas.

On 30 June 2019, the Company had 104 contracts for natural gas transmission services with the users of natural gas transmission system (natural gas costumers, natural gas distribution system operators, natural gas supply companies that supply gas up to costumers systems). In addition, Company had entered into natural gas balancing agreements with 2 natural gas trade companies that trade natural gas, but do not use Company's transmission system infrastructure.

The Company's largest shareholder is UAB EPSO-G. UAB EPSO-G is 100-percent owned by the Republic of Lithuania and is managed by trust by the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania. UAB EPSO-G is in charge of the management of the shareholdings of the electricity and gas transmission system operators of the Republic of Lithuania.

Since 1 August 2013, the Company's shares have been traded on a stock exchange; they are listed on the Baltic Secondary Trading List of NASDAQ OMX Vilnius Stock Exchange (ISIN code LT0000128696, instrument AMG1L).

As of 30 June 2019, the Company's shareholders were as follows:

Number of shares owned Ownership share (percent)
UAB EPSO-G (Company Code 302826889,
A. Juozapavičiaus g. 13, Vilnius)
172,279,125 96.58
Other shareholders 6,103,389 3.42
178,382,514 100.00

The Company's share capital amounts to EUR 51,730,929.06. It is divided into 178,382,514 ordinary registered shares with par value of EUR 0.29 each.

AS OF 30 JUNE 2019

(all amounts are in euro thousand unless stated otherwise)

Accounting principles 2

Company Company
code
Registered address of
the company
Stake of shares held as
of 30 June2019
Stake of shares held as
of 31 December 2018
UAB GET Baltic 302861178 Geležinio Vilko 18 A, 100 % 100 %
Vilnius

GET Baltic is a Joint Stock Company registered in the Republic of Lithuania. The Company was registered in the Register of Legal Entities on 13 September 2012.The Company is the sole shareholder of GET Baltic, which owns 100% of the authorized capital. On 30 June 2019 and in 2018 the authorized capital of GET Baltic was valued of EUR 580,450 and it consists of 3,055,000 ordinary registered shares with a nominal value of EUR 0.19.

GET Baltic is a licensed natural gas market operator with a status of Registered Reporting Mechanism status provided by the ACER. The Company administrates the electronic trading system for trading spot and forward natural gas products with physical delivery in the market areas located in Lithuania, Latvia, The Company also provides the following services to wholesale natural gas market participants:

  • · Providing REMIT data to the ACER;
  • · Providing inside information;
  • · Distribution of indirect natural gas transmission capacity at interconnection points between the Baltic States;
  • . organizing LNG auction;
  • · announcement of balancing marginal pricing.

On 30 June 2019 Get Baltic had 77 registered stock exchange participants.

On 30 June 2019 the average number of employees of the Group and the Company consisted 334 (as at 31 December 2018 - 343); on 30 June 2019 the Company consisted of 328 employees (as at 31 December 2018 -339).

The financial statements present the figures in thousands of euros. The financial year of the Group and the Company coincides with the calendar year.

These condensed interim financial statements, including the 30 June 2019 statements of financial standing and profit (loss) accounts, statements of comprehensive income, cash flow statements of changes in equity have not been audited. The financial statements as of 31 December 2018 of the Company and Get Baltic have been audited and prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

In previous periods, GET Baltic was not required to be consolidated in financial statements for insignificance according to national legislation, which complies with Seventh Council Directive.

Consolidated financial statement have been prepared from 1 January 2019, including retrospective reflection for previous periods. The financial statements as of 31 December 2018 of the Group also haven't been audited. For a better understanding of the information presented in these financial statements, these condensed financial statements should be read together with the annual financial statements of 2018 of the Company and Get Baltic. UAB Deloitte Lietuva carried out an audit of Annual Financial Statements for the year that ended on 31 December 2018.The Group's and the Company's condensed interim consolidated financial statements as of 30 June 2019 were prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 Interim Financial Reporting. The Group and the Company have been following the same accounting principles as the ones that were followed in the preparation of financial statements for the year 2018.

The statements were prepared based on an acquisition cost, excluding tangible fixed assets, which were presented at revalued amount.

As of 2017, after the Group and the Company changed its accounting policy in accordance with the accounting principles of fixed assets of EPSO-G UAB group companies, assets are accounted at revalued amount deducting accumulated depreciation and impairment losses, whereas grants are accounted for by reducing the carrying amount of the related asset.

2 Accounting principles (cont'd)

The Group and Company applied IFRS 16 starting from 1 January 2019, on initial application of IFRS 16, the lease liability will be initially measured at the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the lessee's additional borrowing rate at the date of initial application. The Group and the Company recognizes an asset that is controlled by the right to use with value that is equal to the lease liabilities.

The Company applies the IFRS 16 a modified retrospective method, which means that the comparative figures are not recalculated. The general impact of applying IFRS 16 is recognized in 1 January 2019, o GET Baltic applying since 2019 April 30.

The Group and the Company recognised depreciation of right-of-use assets and interest on lease liabilities in the profit (loss) statement; and separate the total amount of cash paid into a principal portion and interest, both presented in separate lines within financing activities in the statement of cash flows.

The only material operating lease agreement relates the Group and the Company to rent of premises and car parking spaces for the registered office of the Company. The Group and the Company holds an option to extend the lease term by up to 3 years. If extended for the full period of the option, the lease term the Company would be end in May 2024, or the GET Baltic end in April 2027. Management estimates that the Group and the Company will use this opportunity and therefore included the period covered by the lease term when measuring the lease liability and right-of-use asset. Since of April 2019, the Company right-of-use assets decreased by EUR 30 thousand.

Group Company
30 June 1 January 30 June 2019 1 January 2019
2019 2019
Right-of-use assets 826 715 651 715
Lease liability - current portion 154 106 134 106
Lease liability - non-current portion 681 618 526 618
Expected impact on profit (loss) statement:
Increase of depreciation
-
74 ed
Increase of interest expense
-
1 - 1

The summary of the financial impact on adopting IFRS 16 is presented in the table below:

The Company also makes payments to municipalities for use of state-owned land, which hosts certain equipment of the Company. Generally, the Company obtains a right to use such land for 99 years with a possibility to extend the term. Amounts to be paid to the state treasury are calculated as a product of a) the cadastral value of land which can be reassed by municipalities every 3 years, and b) tax rate determined by municipalities. Taking into account the right of municipalities to recalculate the rent, changing the specified amounts with a period of 3 years, the lease of land has features of variable payments that are not related to the intensity of use of the property. Also, these payments generally do not reflect the market rate for rent of similar land. The Company made total payments of EUR 25 thousand for use of approximately 200 plots of state-owned land in 2018, or during the first six months of 2019 total payments of EUR 6 thousand. The Company is currently evaluating whether these agreements are in scope of IFRS 16 or whether they are effectively a form of land tax.

3 Information by segments

The Group is engaged in natural gas transmission and the activities of a gas exchange operates as one segment. All non-current assets of the Group are located in Lithuania, where the Group carries out its activity.

During the first six months of 2019, the Group earned 70 percent of its revenue from Lithuanian system users (in 2018: 66 percent) and 30 percent of its revenue was received from the transit service, i.e. transportation of gas to adjacent transmission systems (in 2018: 34 percent revenue from gas exchange transactions.

4 Property, plant and equipment and non-current intangible assets

In the Group and the Company, long-term assets are accounted at revalued amount of assets, reducing the grants received for that asset. On 30 June 2019 – EUR 71,706 thousand (On 31 December 2018 : EUR 69,283 thousand).

The amount of the depreciation of the grants in the income statement is reflected by deducting the depreciation costs of the related assets with the grant income. As of 30 June 2019, it stood at EUR 1,192 thousand (in 2018 -EUR 972 thousand).

As of 30 June, As of 30 June, As 31 Dec 2018 AS 31 Dec 2018
Group 2019 incl. 2019 excl. Incl. subsidised excl. subsidised
subsidised assets subsidised assets assets
with assets
Property, plant and equipment
/Non-current intangible assets 275,326 203,620 272,013 202,730
Intangible assets 3,414 3,007 3,169 2,699
Property, plant and equipment 271,912 200,613 268,844 200,031
Land 125 125 125 125
Buildings 5,562 5,215 5,567 5,288
Plant and equipment 200,647 143,391 195,461 141,518
Machinery and equipment 45,055 39,073 45,313 39,922
Motor vehicles 883 883 952 952
Other 3,775 2,361 2,999 2,124
A right-of-use managed asset 826 826
Construction in progress 15,039 8,739 18,427 10,102
Deferred revenue 71,706 69,283
Company As of 30 June,
2019 incl.
As of 30 June,
2019 excl.
As 31 Dec 2018 AS 31 Dec 2018
subsidised assets subsidised Incl. subsidised excl. subsidised
with assets assets assets
Property, plant and equipment
/Non-current intangible assets 274,752 201,790 271,570 202,287
Intangible assets 3,023 2,616 2,729 2,259
Property, plant and equipment 271,729 200,430 268,844 200,028
Land 125 125 125
Buildings 125
5,562 5,215 5,567 5,288
Plant and equipment 200,647 143,391 195,461 141,518
Machinery and equipment 45,055 39,073 45,313 39,922
Motor vehicles 883 883 952 952
Other 3,767 2,353 2,999 2,121
A right-of-use managed asset 651 651
Construction in progress
Deferred revenue
15,039
71,706
8,739 18,427
69,283
10,102

5 Construction in progress

The largest objects of construction in progress of the Group and Company as of 30 June 2019 were as follows:

Group
Object 30 June 31 December
2019 2018
Implementation of the Gas Interconnection Poland-Lithuania (GIPL)
Project in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania 4,031 4,019
Launch of monitoring devices and installation of receiving cameras 4,576
Reconstruction of Jonava and Alytus M/R Stations 991
Construction of a gas transmission pipeline link between Vilnius-
Kaunas and Kaunas-Sakiai pipelines 551 551
Reconstruction of separate sections of Riga-Panevezys-Vilnius gas
transmission pipeline 3,119
Installation of remote gas process control system and gas metering
system data collection system 197
Other 1,421 545
* Less: Impairment of construction in progress (580) (580)
8,739 10,102

* Impairment for the Project "Construction between the gas transmission pipelines Vilnius-Kaunas and Kaunas-Sakiai (spatial planning and design services)" was made for the amount of EUR 551 thousand because the construction of the pipeline was postponed for later periods and there arose certain uncertainties regarding of its funding issues and its further development.

6. Trade receivables

Group Company
30 June 31 December 30 June 31 December
2019 2018 2019 2018
Non-current trade receivables
Other trade receivables 998 998
Current trade receivables
Gas transmission services receivables 4,759 6.076 4,759 6,076
Other trade receivables 183 49 112 124
Less: allowance for the decrease in value
of trade receivables (71) (87) (71) (87)
4,871 7,036 4,800 7,111

At the end of 2018, Intergas UAB and Mažeikiai Oil Refinery (Orlen Lietuva, AB) signed a connection to the natural gas system agreement. From 1 of January 2019 after joining Orlen Lietuva AB and starting to distribute natural gas, in 2019 the amount of gas transported through the interconnection point of the Company and Intergas UAB, and the ordered capacity quantities has increased significantly, compared to the minimum parameters specified in the agreement.

Following these new circumstances, on 3 April 2019 Company and Intergas UAB concluded amendment to the agreement. In accordance with the terms of the amendment, the Company shall issue a credit invoice for the remaining part of the connection fee and return the received bank guarantee.

Short-term trade receivables were interest-free; their payment period from 9 to 30 calendar days. In 2017, impairment of EUR 41 thousand was established in respect of "Geoterma" UAB, a producer of thermal energy. Whereas in December of 2018 "Geros dujos" UAB formed impairment of EUR 30 thousand.

7. Other receivables

Group Company
30 June 31 December 30 lune 31 December
2018 2017 2019 2018
LNG terminal funds receivable (administered by
the Company) 14,118 14,942 14,118 14,942
Grants receivable 4,992 1,715 4,992 1,715
Receivables accrued for natural gas transportation 493 493
Other receivables 86 114 73 261
19,196 17 264 19483 17.411

The LNG terminal funds receivable as at 30 June 2019 include the overdue amount of EUR 4.480 thousand of which total the overdue amount of AB "Achema's" was EUR 4,377 thousand, the overdue amount of UAB "Geros dujos" was EUR 19 thousand, and the overdue amount of UAB "Geoterma" was EUR 65 thousand, the overdue amount of "Pravieniškių pataisos namai" was EUR 16 thousand and the overdue UAB "Roalsa" was EUR 3 thousand. For more information about AB "Achema" see note 17 Commitments and Contingencies. For the Company's Other Receivables, no impairment loss was formed

8 Other financial assets

As of 30 June 2019, the Group and Company's other financial assets consisted of cash collected from the additional natural gas supply security component to be included in the natural gas transmission price, referred to as the LNG terminal funds. These funds are received from the system users, kept in line with the requirements of legal acts in a separate bank account for the LNG terminal funds and designated for the payment to the recipients of the LNG terminal funds - i.e. the LNG terminal operator (Klaipedos Nafta AB), the designated supplier (UAB "Lietuvos energijos tiekimas"), and Amber Grid AB – to cover the administration expenses of the LNG terminal funds. Based on the Resolution No O3E-479 of 31 December 2018 the new natural gas supply security component has been effect from 1 January 2019.

9 Cash and cash equivalents

Group Company
30 June
2019
31 December
2018
30 June
2019
31 December
2018
Cash at bank 2,150 10,616 10 34
2,150 10,616 10 34

The Group and the Company keeps its cash in the accounts of those banks, which meet reliability requirements.

AS OF 30 JUNE 2019

(all amounts are in euro thousand unless stated otherwise)

10 Loans

Group Company
30 June
2019
31 December
2018
30 June
2019
31 December
2018
Long-term loans
Loans from credit institutions of Lithuania 30,000 31,444 30,000 31,444
Loan from international financial institutions 22,826 23,913 22,826 23,913
Short-term loans
Loans from credit institutions of Lithuania 6,791 6,791
Short-term loan (EPSO-G UAB) 2,440 2,440
Current portion of long-term loans 25,063 17,976 25,063 17,976
80,329 80,124 80,329 80,124

For the balancing of working capital on 27 February 2019 the Company and EPSO-G UAB entered into lending and borrowing via cash pool agreement sets a maximum borrowing limit of EUR 15.000 thousand from EPSO-G UAB.

11. Income tax

In 2019, the standard corporate income tax rate applicable to the Republic of Lithuania was 15 per cent (in 2018: 15 per cent). The income tax expenses for the current income tax and the deferred income tax.

In accordance with amendments to the Law on Corporate Income Tax, which provide for a possibility of taking advantage of the corporate income tax relief on investments in new technologies, as at 30 June 2019, the Company had calculated a corporate income tax relief amounting to EUR 51 thousand (as at 31 June 2018: EUR 1,653 thousand).

12. Trade payables

Group Company
30 June
2019
31 December
2018
30 June
2019
31 December
2018
Payables to suppliers under investment
programme (new construction)
Payables to suppliers under investment
programme (reconstruction and modernisation) 1,437 2,995 1,437 2,995
Payables to suppliers of goods and providers of
services 1,074 1,422 586 1,119
Payables to providers of repairs services under
non-current assets repairs programme 162 295 162 295
Payables to suppliers of natural gas 588 1,561 588 1,561
3,261 6,273 2,773 5,970

As at 30 June 2019, the trade payables were interest-free and the payment terms of the largest share of them ranged from 30 to 60 days.

13. Received advanced payments

Advance payments received by the Company is payments received from the EU for investment projects. GET Baltic advance payments paid by the participants of Exchange are accounted for as prepayments received from the exchange participants and are used on the settlement date, unless a request is made from the participants not to use the advance paid for reduction of the amount due for gas and exchange services. An unused advance or part thereof remains with the other participant's settlements. If the participant does not use the advance for more than 1 year, it is returned back to him.

14. Other payables and current liabilities

Group Company
30 June 31 December 30 June 31 December
2019 2018 2019 2018
Payable LNG terminal funds administrated by
the Company 13,290 12,310 13,290 12,311
Accrued LNG terminal funds subject to
administration by the Company* 835 2,684 835 2,684
Real Estate Tax payable 429 429
Value Added Tax (VAT) payable 388 28 88
Other payables 343 479 326 454
14,856 15,930 14,839 15,878

* Accrued LNG terminal funds subject to administration by the Company are accounted when natural gas transmission system users are issued VAT invoices. Accrued funds subject to administration by the Company are included into the account of LNG terminal funds payable when AB "Klaipedos Nafta" and UAB "Lietuvos energijos tiekimas" issue a VAT invoice to the Company in respect of the security-of-supply-related extra tariff component added to the regular natural gas tariff.

15. Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share reflect the Group net profit divided by the weighted average number of shares. There are no diluting instruments, therefore basic and diluted earnings per share are equal. Calculations of the basic earnings per share are presented below:

Group
30 June 30 June
2019 2018
Net profit (loss) attributable to the shareholders (EUR thousand) 5,052 5,222
Weighted average number of shares (thousand) 178,383 178,383
Earnings per share (EUR) 0.04 0.04

16. Revenue

Group
For the
period
of three
months
ended
30 June
2019
For the
period
of three
month
ended
30 June
2018
For the
period
of sex months
ended
30 June
2019
For the
period
of sex month
ended
30 June
2018
Income from natural gas transmission in the
territory of Lithuania
Income from balancing services in the
9,218 8,890 22,526 22,803
transmission system 2,452 2,818 3,765 4,432
Grants recognised as income 26 13 50 24
Income from LNG terminal fund administration 19 11 37 22
Exchange trading income 123 119 317 158
Other income (909) 73 (730) 127
10,929 11,924 25,965 27,566
Company
For the
period
of three
months
ended
30 June
2019
For the
period
of three
month
ended
30 June
2018
For the
period
of sex months
ended
30 June
2019
For the
period
of sex month
ended
30 June
2018
Income from natural gas transmission in the
territory of Lithuania 9,218 8,891 22,526 22,803
Income from balancing services in the
transmission system 2,452 2,818 3,765 4,432
Grants recognised as income 26 13 50 24
Income from LNG terminal fund administration 19 11 37 22
Other income (860) 62 (745) 114
10.855 11.795 25.623 27 395

17 Commitments and contingencies

Legal disputes

By the Ruling of 13 June 2019, the Court of Appeal of Lithuania upheld unchanged the court decision of 18 August 2018 whereby it dismissed the legal action of the plaintiff UAB Kauno termofikacinë elektrinë (Kaunas CHP plant) (hereinafter – KTE) by which it claimed recognition that the Company has no claim rights of EUR 133 thousand towards the plaintiff KTE for exceeding natural gas consumption capacity in 2017.

The Group and the Company have commenced two civil proceedings for the award of natural gas transmission price (hereinafter referred to as LNG Terminal Funds) from AB" Achema" and are currently in dispute regarding overdue payments. Both proceedings have been stayed pending until a procedural decision in a proceedings brought before the General Court of the European Union becomes effective.

The Company only acts as the LNG Terminal Funds Administrator and transfers LNG terminal funds to their recipients only when they collect from customers and therefore do not incur credit risk due to disputed amounts.

AB AMBER GRID, company code 303090867, Savanorių g. 28, Vilnius, Lithuania CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AND THE COMPANY's FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF 30 JUNE 2019

(all amounts are in euro thousand unless stated otherwise)

18 Related party transactions

For the purpose of disclosure of related parties in accordance with the Article 37- of the Law on Companies of the Republic of Lithuania, the disclosures comprise transactions and their balances with EPSO-G UAB group companies, with the subsidiary Get Baltic, as well as associates, and all entities controlled by or under significant influence of the state (transactions with these entities are disclosed only if they are material), and management, as well as their close family members. A list of state-controlled or significantly affected companies is provided at: https://vkc.sipa.lt/apie-imones/vvi-sarasas/.

The related parties of the Company, where one party has the opportunity to control another party or has significant influence over the other party in making financial and operating decisions on 30 June 2019 were the following:

  • UAB GET Baltic (a subsidiary of AB Amber Grid);
  • UAB EPSO-G (the parent company);
  • LITGRID AB (a subsidiary of UAB EPSO-G);
  • UAB Baltpool (a subsidiary of UAB EPSO-G);
  • UAB Tetas (a subsidiary of AB LITGRID);
  • UAB LITGRID Power Link Service (a subsidiary of AB LITGRID);
  • UAB Duomenų Logistikos Centras (an associated company of AB LITGRID Group);
  • Lit Pol Link Sp.z.o.o. (a joint venture co-owned by AB LITGRID and the Polish electricity network operator PSE S.A.);
  • Lietuvos Energija UAB group;
  • Ministry of Energy (incl. AB Klaipedos Nafta);
  • Other state-owned companies;
  • The Management.
Group
As of 30 June, 2019 Acquisitions Sales Accounts
receivable
Accounts
payable
UAB EPSO-G 29 5
Lietuvos Energija, UAB group of companies 13,5432) 30,7232) 5,7394 5032)
Ministry of Energy (incl. AB Klaipedos Nafta) 48,3872) 1,1992) 242) 3,8074
Other state-owned companies 77 118 136 43
62,036 32,040 5,899 4,358
As of 30 June, 2018 Acquisitions Sales Accounts
receivable
Accounts
payable
UAB EPSO-G 56 26
Lietuvos Energija UAB group of companies 13,8354 30,3232) 5,6174 2,9542)
Ministry of Energy (incl. AB Klaipedos Nafta) 41,4714) 4,1594) 2,3984 14,5812)
Other state-owned companies 19 385 232 4
55,381 34,867 8,247 17,565
Company
As of 30 June, 2019 Acquisitions Sales Accounts
receivable
Accounts
payable
UAB GET Baltic 3,8761) 541) 3 478

UAB EPSO-G Lietuvos Energija, UAB group of companies

Ministry of Energy (incl. AB Klaipedos Nafta) Other state-owned companies

46,227

29

77

30,7232)

572)

118

30,952

5,7392)

232)

136

5,501

13,5432)

28,7022)

5

43

5032)

3,2382)

4,267

18 Related party transactions (cont'd)

As of 30 June, 2018 Acquisitions Sales Accounts
receivable
Accounts
payable
UAB GET Baltic 3.1551) 101) 156 176
UAB EPSO-G 56 26
Lietuvos Energija UAB group of companies 13.8352) 30,3232) 5,6174) 2,9542)
Ministry of Energy (incl. AB Klaipėdos Nafta) 31,9192) 532) 2321 9,2682)
Other state-owned companies 19 385 232
VSD 87 20 771 6 090 19 490

1) The Company is a participant of the Natural Gas Exchange operated by Get Baltic UAB and has a participation agreement. The agreement is on standard terms and the same terms and conditions as with the other participants. The amount represents the purchases and sales made through this Exchange.

2) LNG terminal funds included.

There have been none guaranties received to the revenue obtained and payable by the related parties. On 31 June 2019 the Company did not form and accounted the depreciation of value to the revenue received from the related parties.

Benefits to the Management

Group Company
2019 m. 2018 m.
30 June
2019 m. 2018 m.
30 June
30 June 30 June
Earnings-related benefits 366 261 339 238
Benefits for Board Members 10 10 10 10
376 271 349 248

The management of the Group and the Company includes the CEO and the Directors of Technical, Legal and Administrative, Commercial and Finance. No loans, guarantees or assets have been granted to the Management of the Group and the Company.

19 Subsequent events

On 10 July 2019 Company and LITGRID AB concluded an energy savings transfer agreement. Under the agreement the Company transfers gratuitous and LITGRID AB accepts a part of the energy savings (30 875.5 MWh) planned to be saved by the Company until the end of 2020. This transaction will not affect the Company's financial results.

The Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company held on 23 July 2019 made a decision extend the audit agreement with the audit company UAB Deloitte Lietuva and set the terms of payment for the audit services for 2019.

On July 25 2019 Company and Polish company Izostal S.A. signed an agreement for the purchase of the pipes for the construction of a cross-border gas interconnection between Poland and Lithuania (GIPL). The value of the contract is EUR 26.4 million. (excluding VAT). The Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company approved the decision to conclude the agreement in 23 July 2019.

As decided by the Board of Company on 6 August 2019, the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Company will be convened regarding the approval Company Board decision on the conclusion of the agreement with Alvora UAB and Šiaulių dujotiekio statyba UAB concortium for the construction of gas interconnection between Poland and Lithuania (GIPL) and the approval of its essential terms.