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Amber Grid Interim / Quarterly Report 2018

Feb 14, 2019

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AB Amber Grid Savanorių pr. 28, LT-03116 Vilnius, Lithuania www.ambergrid.lt

Phone +370 5 236 0855 Fax +370 5 236 0850 E-mail [email protected]

CONFIRMATION OF RESPONSIBLE PERSONS

14 February 2019 No. 5 - 310 - 6

Acting in accordance with Article 24 of the Law on Securities of the Republic of Lithuania and the Information Disclosure Rules of the Bank of Lithuania, we, Saulius Bilys, Director General of AB Amber Grid, and Rimantas Šukys, Financial Director of AB Amber Grid, hereby confirm that, to the best of our knowledge, the attached condensed financial statements of the company AB Amber Grid as of 31 December 2018 drawn up according to International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position, profit or loss and cash flows of AB Amber Grid.

Director General

Financial Director

Saulius Bilys

Rimantas Šukys

AB AMBER GRID

CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2018 PREPARED ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS AS ADOPTED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION

$\langle \hat{R} \rangle$

Statement of financial position

As of As of
31 December 31 December
Notes 2018
(unaudited)
2017
ASSETS (audited)
Α. Non-current assets 207,117 244,654
$\mathbf{I}$ . Intangible assets 4 2,259 1,008
II. Property, plant and equipment 4 200,028 241,973
II.1. Land 125 125
II.2. Buildings 5,288 5,464
II.3. Plant and equipment 141,518 174,971
II.4. Machinery and equipment 39,922 50,111
II.5. Motor vehicles 952 999
II.6. Other 2,120 2,058
II.7. Construction in progress 5 10,102 8,245
III. Non-current financial assets 1,673 1,673
III.1 Investment in the subsidiary $\mathbf 1$ 675 675
III.2. Non-current trade receivables 6 998 998
IV. Deferred income tax asset 3,157
В. Current assets 28,299 35,544
I. Inventories and prepayments 3,118 2,168
1.1. Raw materials, spare parts and other
inventories 2,795 2,028
1.2. Prepayments 323 140
Ш. Accounts receivable 25,091 26,559
II.1. Trade receivables 6,18 6,113 7,485
II.2 Prepaid income tax 1,567
II.3. Other receivables 7,18 17,411 19,074
IV. Other financial assets 8 56 91
V. Cash and cash equivalents 9 34 6,726
Total assets 235,416 280,198

(cont'd on the next page)

Statement of financial position (cont'd)

As of
31 December
2018
As of
31 December
2017
Notes (unaudited) (audited)
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
C. Equity 130,129 172,021
1. Share capital 51,731 51,731
II. Reserves 99,990 130,151
II.1. Legal reserve 5,173 5,173
II.2. Other reserves 94,817 124,978
III. Retained earnings (deficit) (21, 592) (9,861)
III.1. Current year profit (loss) (21, 592) (9,861)
III.2. Previous year profit (loss)
D. Accounts payable and liabilities 105,287 108,177
I. Amounts payable after one year and
non-current liabilities 57,272 62,709
1.1. Non-current borrowings 10 55,357 59,333
1.2. Grants (deferred revenue) 12 1,467 1,501
1.3. Non-current employee benefits 448 321
1.4. Deferred income tax liability 1,554
ΙΙ. Accounts payable within one year and
short-term liabilities 48,015 45,468
II.1. Current financial liability 6,791
II.2. Current portion of non-current
borrowings 10 17,976 17,889
II.3 Current year portion of non-current
employee benefits
83 91
II.4. Trade payables 13 5,970 9,934
II.5. Advance amounts 12 725
II.6. Income tax payable 142
II.7. Payroll related liabilities 1,305 1,422
II.8. Other payables and current liabilities 14 15,878 15,265
Total equity and liabilities 235,416 280,198
Director General Saulius Bilys 14 February 2019
Chief Accountant Dzintra Tamulienė 14 February 2019

AB AMBER GRID, company code 303090867, Savanorių pr. 28, Vilnius, Lithuania COMPANY'S CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2018

(all amounts are in euro thousand unless stated otherwise)

Income statement

Notes For the
period of
three
months
ended
31 December
2018
(unaudited)
For the
period of
three
months
ended
31 December
2017
(unaudited)
For the
period of
twelve
months
ended
31 December
2018
(unaudited)
For the
period of
twelve
months
ended
31 December
2017
(audited)
ı. Revenue 15,413 17,558
П. Expenses 16 54,290 64,322
II.1. Cost of natural gas (49, 853) (46, 322) (79, 978) (76, 038)
Depreciation and (3, 203) (2, 434) (10, 417) (7,948)
II.2. amortization (3, 166) (3, 577) (12, 619) (14, 437)
II.3. Remuneration and related
social security tax expenses (2,527) (1,970) (8, 872) (7,894)
II.4. Repair and technical
maintenance expenses (1, 597) (1, 518) (5,256) (5, 596)
II.5.
II.6.
Taxes other than income tax (462) (467) (1,824) (1, 811)
Telecommunications and IT
II.7. systems expenses
Loss on revaluation of non-
(358) (202) (824) (687)
current assets
II.8. (37, 686) (35, 507) (37,686) (35, 507)
Ш. Other expenses
Operation profit (loss)
(854) (647) (2,480) (2, 158)
IV. Financial activity (34, 440) (28, 764) (25, 688) (11, 716)
IV.1. Income (86) (102) (323) (339)
IV.2. Expense 7 6 27 29
(93) (108) (350) (368)
V. Profit (loss) before income
tax
VI. Income tax (34, 526) (28, 866) (26, 011) (12,055)
VI.1. 5,268 4,746 4,419 2,194
VI.2 Current period income tax
Deferred income tax
(292) (556) (292) (1,970)
VII. Net profit (loss) 5,560 5,302 4,711 4,164
(29, 258) (24, 120) (21, 592) (9,861)
Basic and diluted earnings
(loss) per share (Eur) (0, 12) (0.06)
Director General Saulius Bilys 14 February 2019
Chief Accountant Dzintra Tamulienė 14 February 2019

Statement of comprehensive income

For the
period of
three
months
ended
31 December
2018
(unaudited)
For the
period of
three
months
ended
31 December
2017
(unaudited)
For the
period of
twelve
months
ended
31 December
2018
(unaudited)
For the
period of
twelve
months
ended
31December
2017
(audited)
1. Net profit (loss) (29, 258) (24, 120) (21, 592) (9,861)
П. Total comprehensive income (loss) (29, 258) (24, 120) (21, 592) (9,861)
Director General Saulius Bilys 14 February 2019
Chief Accountant Dzintra Tamulienė 14 February 2019

Statement of changes in equity

Authorised
share
capital
Legal
reserve
Other
reserves
Retained
earnings
Balance as of (deficit) Total
31 December 2016 (audited) 51,731 5,173 124,978 20,928 202,810
Dividends declared (20,928) (20, 928)
Total comprehensive income (loss) - (9,861) (9,861)
Net profit (loss) for the year - (9,861) (9,861)
Balance as of
31 December 2017 (audited) 51,731 5,173 124,978 (9,861) 172,021
Transfer from other reserves $\overline{\phantom{a}}$ (30, 161) 30,161
Dividends declared $\overline{\phantom{a}}$ $\qquad \qquad \blacksquare$ (20, 300) (20, 300)
Total comprehensive income (loss) $\frac{1}{2}$ $\overline{\phantom{a}}$ (21, 592) (21, 592)
Net profit (loss) for the year ٠ (21, 592) (21, 592)
Balance as of
31 December 2018 (unaudited) 51,731 5,173 94,817 (21, 592) 130,129
Director General Saulius Bilys 14 February 2019
Chief Accountant Dzintra Tamulienė 14 February 2019

Statement of cash flows

31 December
2018
31December
2017
(unaudited) (audited)
ı. Cash flows from (to) operating activities
1.1. Net profit (loss) (21, 592) (9,861)
Adjustments of non-cash items and other corrections:
1.2. Depreciation and amortisation 12,619 14,437
1.3. Loss (gain) on property, plant and equipment, doubtful trade
accounts receivable and inventories write-off and disposal (10) (11)
1.4. Loss on revaluation of property, plant and equipment 37,686 35,507
1.5. Impairment losses (reversal of impairment) for property, plant
and equipment, financial assets, allowance for doubtful trade
accounts receivable and inventories (125) 24
1.6. Income tax expenses (income) (4, 419) (2, 194)
1.7. Interest (income) (27) (29)
1.8. Interest expenses 350 367
1.9. Amortisation of grants (deferred revenue) (125) (41)
1.10. Elimination of other non-cash items
24,357 38,199
Changes in working capital:
1.11. Decrease (increase) in inventories (609) (570)
1.12. Decrease (increase) in trade accounts receivable 1,342 (662)
1.13. Decrease (increase) in other accounts receivable and
1.14. prepayments (899) (716)
1.15. Increase (decrease) in trade accounts payable 1,194 (90)
Increase (decrease) in other accounts payable and other current
liabilities
1.16. Decrease (increase) in other financial assets (113) (189)
1.17. Income tax (paid) 35 1,567
Total changes in working capital (2,001) (2,704)
Net cash flows from operating activities (1,051) (3, 364)
П. Cash flows from (to) investing activities 23,306 34,835
II.1. (Acquisitions) of property, plant and equipment and intangible
assets
II.2. Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment (20, 455) (8,020)
II.3. 69 12
II.4. Grants received
Loans granted
8,173 3,874
II.5. Interest received (30) (120)
Net cash flows (to) investing activities 22 4
(12, 221) (4, 250)

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

Statements of cash flows (cont'd)

31 December
2018
(unaudited)
31 December
2017
(audited)
Ш. Cash flows from (to) financing activities
III.1. Dividends (paid) (20, 291) (20, 999)
III.2. Proceeds from borrowings 20,000
III.3. (Repayments) of borrowings (23, 889) (16, 444)
III.4. Account balance (overdraft) 6,791
III.5. Interest (paid) (393) (402)
III.6. Other cash flows from (to) financial activities 5 20
Net cash flows from (to) financing activities (17, 777) (37, 825)
IV. Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (6,692) (7, 240)
v. Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 6,726 13,966
VI. Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 34 6,726
Director General Saulius Bilys 14 February 2019
Chief Accountant Dzintra Tamulienė 14 February 2019

Notes to the Financial Statements

1 General information

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 13 January 2015, the National Commission for Energy Control and Prices (hereinafter referred to as the 'NCC') stated that AB Amber Grid's transmission activity unbundling was in compliance with provisions of the Law on Natural Gas. 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'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 31 December 2018, 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.

AB Amber Grid has a single subsidiary, UAB GET Baltic. In the financial statements as of 31 December 2018 and 2017, UAB GET Baltic was accounted for at acquisition cost.

GET Baltic UAB is a licensed natural gas market operator with a status of Registered Reporting Mechanism (RRM) provided by the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER). The Company is the administrator of the electronic trade system in the Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian bidding areas. The system is engaged in trade in short-term and long-term natural gas products

As at 31 December 2018, UAB GET Baltic's authorised share capital amounted to EUR 580,450 and was composed of 3,055,000 units of ordinary registered shares with par value of EUR 0.19 each.

Company Company Registered address of Stake of shares held as Stake of shares held as
code the company of 31 December 2018 of 31 December 2017
UAB GET Baltic 302861178 Savanorių pr. 28, Vilnius 100 % 100 %

In accordance to the exemption provisions of Article 6.1 of the Law on Consolidated Financial Statements, the financial statements of the subsidiary were not subject to consolidation since from the point of view of the Company they are negligent, as of the end of the financial year, the value of the subsidiary's assets did not exceed 5 percent of the value of the Company's assets and the subsidiary's net income from Sales did not exceed 5 percent of the Company's net income over the same period.

UAB GET Baltic's condensed financial statements as of 31 December 2018 were drawn up in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the EU and have not been audited.

1 General information (cont'd)

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

  • transmission of natural gas in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania;
  • balancing of flows of natural gas 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 connector and, as from 2016, for reasonable costs of the designated supplier for the supply of an obligatory quantity of liquefied natural gas.

As of 31 December 2018, the Company was party to 106 natural gas transmission service contracts with natural gas transmission system users (consumers of natural gas, natural gas distribution system operators, natural gas companies which supply gas up to consumer systems). As regards natural gas businesses that trade in natural gas, but do not transmit gas via the transmission system, the Company had entered with such companies into 3 natural gas balancing agreements.

AB Amber Grid's condensed financial statements, including the financial statements as of 31 December 2018, the profit (loss) accounts, the comprehensive income statements, the cash flow statements and the statement of changes in equity have not been audited. The Company's financial statements as of 31 December 2017 have been audited; they were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). For a better understanding of the information contained in these condensed financial statements it is highly recommended to read the present AB Amber Grid's condensed financial statements in conjunction with the Company's annual financial statements of 2017. The audit of the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017 was made by UAB PricewaterhauseCoopers.

2 Accounting principles

The Company's condensed financial statements as of 31 December 2018 were prepared in accordance with the International Accounting Standard 34 Interim Financial Reporting. The Company has been following the same accounting principles as the ones that were followed in the preparation of financial statements for the year 2017. The financial statements present the figures in thousand euros. The Company's financial year equals a calendar year. The statements were prepared based on acquisition cost, except for the non-current assets, which were presented at revalued amounts.

2.1 Changes in accounting policies and adjustment of comparative figures

Before 31 December 2017, property, plant and equipment was carried at acquisition cost, less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Starting from 2017, based on changes in the accounting policy made to ensure consistency with the principles of accounting of property, plant and equipment as applied by the EPSO-G UAB group, the Company's property, plant and equipment is stated at revalued amount, less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. In the opinion of the Company's management the recognition of property, plant and equipment at revalued amount will result in a more fair presentation of its economic value. The Company applied an exception established by IAS 8, Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors to account for the change in the accounting policy as a revaluation in the year when the policy is changed.

Starting from 2017, the Company changed accounting policy in respect of grants. Before 2017, grants for noncurrent assets were recognised as deferred revenue in the statement of financial position and starting from 2017 grants are recognised by reducing the carrying amount of the underlying assets. Also, the management has further assessed the substance of the cash flows from grants received to finance the acquisition of property, plant and equipment, and has determined that these cash flows should be presented within investing cash flows, close to cash outflows on acquisition of the property, plant and equipment; thus the presentation will be consistent in the cash flow statement and statement of financial position. This change was applied retrospectively and comparative figures were adjusted. This change had no impact on the profit (loss) statement.

3 Information by segments

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

During the year 2018, the Company earned 66 percent of its revenue from Lithuanian system users (in 2017: 76 percent) and 34 percent of its revenue was received from the transit service, i.e. transportation of gas to the Kaliningrad Region of the Russian Federation and in the direction of Latvia (in 2017: 24 percent).

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

Impairment of fixed assets

When preparing financial statements of 2018 and determining whether there are any new indications of impairment of fixed assets, the Company assessed potential internal and external indications of impairment and also whether the events which occurred in 2018 and future events are likely to change the assumptions used for determining the fair value of tangible fixed assets at the end of 2017. In the opinion of the Company, certain changes have taken place in the regulatory environment and in the expected future cash flows, therefore the value of assets was tested for impairment - the recoverable amount of fixed assets was assessed applying the value in use (discounted cash flows) approach.

The main assumptions used for value impairment testing as at 31 December 2018:

a) cash flows generated by assets were discounted to the discount rate calculated by the Company (WACC after taxes), which is 3.99 %. The discount rate was calculated using the long-term borrowing market rate and the equity price;

b) the actual change (decrease) in the investment rate of return on a regulated market from 2019 was assessed in respect of the expected future cash flows - the investment return is assessed using the return on investment set the National Control Commission for Prices and Energy (NCCPE) in 2019, which is 3.33%, assuming that during the subsequent years of the new price regulation period the return will change only to the extent possible according to the investment return calculation methodology approved by the NCCPE - will increase due the forecasted rise in the cost of borrowed capital in the Company;

c) the growth rate was excluded from the continuity value estimates and the impact of potential changes in gas transmission volumes was assessed directly in the calculations.

Impairment of non-current tangible assets of EUR 37,686 thousand was shown in the income statement as impairment of fixed assets expenses.

Non-current assets were accounted by subtracting from the of grants received/receivable and used for the acquisition of the assets in question as at 31 December revalued assets the value the amount 2018 - EUR 69,285 thousand (as at 31 December 2017: EUR 65,602 thousand).

The present income (loss) statement represents the grant depreciation amount by cross-covering the asset depreciation cost of pertinent assets with the grant income. As at 31 December 2018 it stood at EUR 1,993 thousand (as at 31 December 2017: EUR 1,815 thousand).

31 December 2018
incl. subsidised
assets
(unaudited)
31 December 2018
excl. subsidised
assets
(unaudited)
31 December 2017
incl. subsidised
assets
(audited)
31 December 2017
excl. subsidised
assets
(audited)
Property, plant and equipment
/Non-current intangible assets
271,570 202,287 308,583 242,981
Intangible assets 2,729 2,259 1,098 1,008
Property, plant and equipment 268,841 200,028 307,485 241,973
Land 125 125 125 125
Buildings 5,567 5,288 5,680 5,464
Plant and equipment 195,461 141,518 230,054 174,971
Machinery and equipment 45,313 39,922 53,601 50,111
Motor vechicles 952 952 999 999
Other 2,996 2,121 2,538 2,058
Construction in progress 18,427 10,102 14,488 8,245
Deferred revenue 70,752 1,467 67,104 1,501

5 Construction in progress

The largest objects of construction in progress of the Company as of 31 December 2018 were as follows: Object 31 December 31 December

2018 excl.
subsidised assets
(unaudited)
2017 m. excl.
subsidised assets
(audited)
Implementation of the Gas Interconnection Poland-Lithuania (GIPL)
Project in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania 4,019 3,998
Modernisation of Panevėžys Gas Compressor Station 605
Modernisation of gas transmission pipelines line block valves 4,576 1,776
Reconstruction of Jonava and Alytus M/R Stations 991 1,146
Construction of a gas transmission pipeline link between Vilnius-Kaunas
and Kaunas-Šakiai pipelines 551 551
Automation of gas transmission pipeline cathodic protection system
including installation of a remote control and monitoring system 77
Other 545 672
* Less: Impairment of construction in progress (580) (580)
10,102 8.245

*Impairment for the Project "Construction of interconnection between the gas transmission pipelines Vilnius-Kaunas and Kaunas-Šakiai (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 the resolution of its funding issues and its further development.

6 Trade receivables

Non-current trade receivables 31 December
2018
(unaudited)
31 December
2017
(audited)
Other trade receivables 998 998
Current trade receivables
Gas transmission services receivables 6,076 7,499
Other trade receivables 124 43
Less: allowance for the decrease in value of trade receivables (87) (57)
7,111 8,483

Non-current trade receivables amounting to EUR 998 thousand comprise the payment for the connection of Intergaz UAB to be paid by 31 December 2021. The fulfilment of obligations is secured by the issued guarantee by bank.

Current trade receivables do not include any interest, their payment period is 15 calendar days. In 2017, was established impairment in respect of EUR 41 thousand of Geoterma UAB, in 31 December 2018 of EUR 16 thousand of BAB "Medienos plaušas" and of EUR 30 thousand of UAB "Geros dujos". See Note 17 "Commitments and contingencies" for more information about the receivable amount from UAB "Geros dujos".

7 Other receivables

31 December
2018
(unaudited)
31 December
2017
(audited)
LNG terminal funds receivable (administered by the Company) 14,942 14,186
Other receivables (grants) 1,715 4,124
Receivables accrued for natural gas transportation 493 575
Other receivables 261 189
17,411 19.074

7 Other receivables (cont'd)

The LNG terminal funds receivable as at 31 December 2018 include the overdue amount of EUR 4,681 thousand, of which the overdue amount of AB Achema's was EUR 4,150 thousand. The overdue amount of UAB "Geros dujos" was EUR 19 thousand, the overdue amount of UAB Geoterma was EUR 65 thousand, the overdue amount of UAB Nemėžio Komunalininkas was EUR 40 thousand and the overdue amount of UAB "Kauno termofikacinė elektrinė" (hereinafter - KTE) was EUR 400 thousand. For more information about AB Achema, KTE and UAB "Geros dujos" see Note 17 "Commitments and contingencies".

For the Company's Other Receivables no impairment loss was formed.

8 Other financial assets

As at 31 December 2018, other financial assets of the Company comprised monetary funds received from the extra component of natural gas supply security to the natural gas transmission price, or in abbreviated form - the funds of the LNG Terminal. The aforementioned funds were received from system users, are held in a separate bank account of the LNG Terminal which meets the requirements of legal acts and are intended for payment to recipients of funds of the LNG Terminal: the operator of the LNGT (AB Klaipėdos nafta), the designated supplier (UAB Litgas) and the Company for covering of the costs of administration of the LNGT funds. By Resolution No O3E-168 of the NCCPE of 24 May 2018, the extra component of natural gas supply security to the natural gas transmission price was set and was applied to system users from 1 July 2018. By Resolution No O3E-405 of 22 November 2018, a new extra component of natural gas supply security to the natural gas transmission price was set to be applied from 1 January 2019. By Resolution No O3E-479 of 31 December 2018, the extra component of natural gas supply security to the natural gas transmission price was adjusted and will be applied from 1 January 2019.

9 Cash and cash equivalents

31 December.2018
(unaudited)
31 December2017
(audited)
Cash at bank 34 6.726
34 6,726

The Company's cash balances are held in the accounts with banks that meet reliability requirements established by the Company. If there is a possibility, the Company invests cash balances in short-term deposits. As at 31 December 2018, the Company had no deposit agreements concluded.

10 Loans

31 December 2018
(unaudited)
31 December2017
(audited)
Long-term loans
Loans from credit institutions of Lithuania 31,444 34,333
Loan from international financial institutions 23,913 25,000
Short-term loans
Loans from credit institutions of Lithuania 6,791
Current portion of long-term loans 17.976 17,889
80,124 77.222

In January of 2018, the Company repaid prior to maturity part EUR 12,444 thousand of its long-term loan to Swedbank, AB. After the repayment, the outstanding loan to Swedbank, AB amounted to EUR 28,333 thousand. In order to balance its working capital, on 1 March 2017, the Company concluded an overdraft contract for the amount of EUR 10,000 thousand. As of 31 December 2018, the overdraft amount used stood at EUR 6,791 thousand.

In May of 2018, the Company concluded a long-term loan (overdraft) agreement with OP Corporate Bank plc Lithuania Branch for the maximum amount of EUR 30,000 thousand. The loan amount used as of 31 December 2018 stood at EUR 20,000 thousand.

11 Deferred revenue

Deferred
revenue
Revenue-
related grants
Total
Balance as at 31 December 2017 1,501 1,501
Received / receivable 91 91
Depreciation/amortisation (34) (91) (125)
Balance as at 31 December 2018 1,467 1,467

Deferred revenue amounted to EUR 1,467 thousand (as at 31 December 2017: EUR 1,501 thousand) for connection of new customers to the gas transmission system (according to the accounting policies applicable until 1 July 2009).

12 Income tax

In 2018, the standard corporate income tax rate applicable to the companies of the Republic of Lithuania was 15 per cent (in 2017: 15 per cent). The income tax expenses for the period comprise 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 31 December 2018, the Company had calculated a corporate income tax relief amounting to EUR 1,653 thousand (as at 31 December 2017: EUR 1,955 thousand).

13 Trade payables

31 December
2018
(unaudited)
31 December
2017
(audited)
Payables to suppliers under investment programme (new construction) ÷
Payables to suppliers under investment programme (reconstruction
and modernisation) 2,995 8,153
Payables to suppliers of goods and providers of services 1,119 907
Payables to providers of repairs services under non-current assets
repairs programme 295 352
Payables to suppliers of natural gas 1,561 522
5,970 9,934

As at 31 December 2018, the trade payables were interest-free and the payment terms of the largest share of them ranged from 30 to 60 days.

14 Other payables and current liabilities

31 December
2018
(unaudited)
31 December
2017
(audited)
Payable LNG terminal funds administrated by the Company 12,311 11,356
Accrued LNG terminal funds subject to administration by the Company* 2,684 2,924
Real Estate Tax payable 429 432
Value Added Tax (VAT) payable 286
Other payables 454 267
15,878 15.265

*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 Klaipėdos Nafta and UAB Litgas 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 Company's 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:

31 December
2018
(unaudited)
31 December
2017
(unaudited)
Net profit (loss) attributable to the shareholders (EUR thousand) (21.592) (9,861)
Weighted average number of shares (thousand) 178,383 178,383
Earnings per share (EUR) (0, 12) (0.06)

16 Revenue

For the
period
of three
months
ended
31
December
2018
(unaudited)
For the
period
of three
month
ended
31
December
2017
(unaudited)
For the
period
of twelve
months
ended
31
December
2018
(unaudited)
For the
period
of twelve
month
ended
31
December
2017
(audited)
Income from natural gas transmission in the
territory of Lithuania
Income from balancing services in the transmission
11,763 15,572 44,092 57,013
system 3,538 1,931 9,831 6,964
Grants recognised as income 29 13 125 41
Income from LNG terminal fund administration 11 25 44 114
Other income 72 17 198 190
15,413 17,558 54,290 64,322

17 Commitments and contingencies

Litigations

Company has initiated two civil cases for ordering the extra component of natural gas supply security to the natural gas transmission price (hereinafter - funds of the LNG Terminal) from AB Achema and, at present, legal disputes are pending regarding the amounts of overdue payment. Both cases were suspended until enforcement of the procedural decision in legal proceedings initiated before the General Court of the European Union. The Company operates as the administrator of funds of the LNG Terminal and transfers the LNG Terminal's funds to their recipients only when they are collected from buyers, therefore, the Company is not exposed to any risk of the disputed amounts.

Vilnius Regional Court is hearing the case following the action of the Applicant KTE of 5 April 2018, whereby KTE asks to declare that the Defendant - the Company has no rights of claim of EUR 133 thousand to the Applicant -KTE for exceeding of natural gas consumption capacities in 2017 and seeks that the Court obligates the Company to recalculate the amount of the extra component for exceeding of natural gas consumption capacities in 2017. The Company disagrees with the claims brought by KTE and, respectively, submitted the reply to Vilnius Regional Court for dismissal of the action as unjustified. Vilnius Regional Court set the court sitting on 25 July 2018. By decision of 18 August 2018 of Vilnius Regional Court, the action of KTE was dismissed as unjustified and the payment of the litigation costs was ordered for the benefit of the Company. On 12 September 2018, KTE appealed against the aforementioned decision of the Court before the

17 Commitments and contingencies (cont'd)

Court of Appeal of Lithuania. On 8 October 2018, the Company submitted the reply to the appeal brought by the Applicant KTE. The date for hearing the appeal of KTE has not been set yet.

The Company applied to the District Court of Vilnius City for issuing the court order to the debtor UAB Geros dujos requesting from the latter the payment of EUR 31 thousand of which EUR 3 thousand - for transmission services, EUR 11 thousand - for balancing services, EUR 17 thousand - for extra component of natural gas supply security to the natural gas transmission price and EUR 0.5 thousand of interest on the outstanding amount. On 18 December 2018, the Court issued the court order. A present, the enforcement of the court order is pending.

18 Related party transactions

As at 31 December 2018 and 2017, the parent company was UAB EPSO-G. The parent country of this company was the Republic of Lithuania, represented by the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania. For the purposes of provisions of Article 372 of the Law on Companies of the Republic of Lithuania, the disclosure of related party transactions includes transactions and balances with companies of UAB EPSO-G group, the subsidiary (transactions of the Company), all companies controlled or significantly influenced by the State (transactions with such companies are disclosed separately only when they are significant) and with managers and their immediate family members. The list of companies controlled or significantly influenced by the State is enclosed https://vkc.sipa.lt/apie-imones/vvi-sarasas/.

Related parties of the Company, when one party has a possibility to control the other party or significantly influence financial and business decisions taken by the other party, as at 31 December 2018 and 31 December 2017 were:

  • 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); $\overline{\phantom{0}}$
  • 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.);
  • The Management.
31 December 2018 Acquisitions Sales Accounts
receivable
Accounts
payable
UAB GET Baltic $6,998^{1}$ 24 152 527
UAB EPSO-G 123 23
Group of companies of Lietuvos energija UAB 27,117 58,413 2) 6,001 3,729
Other state-owned companies 30 $1,152^{2}$ 230
34,268 59,589 6,383 4,280
31 December 2017 Acquisitions Sales Accounts
receivable
Accounts
payable
UAB GET Baltic $3,648^{1}$ 17 122 261
UAB EPSO-G 84
Group of companies of Lietuvos energija UAB 24,144 $66,366^{2}$ 6,570 2,273
Other state-owned companies 37 $1,571^{2}$ 203 5
27,913 67,954 6,895 2,539

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 under the same terms and conditions as with the other participants. The amount represents the procurements made through this Exchange;

2) In that number include LNG terminal funds

18 Related party transactions (cont'd)

On 30 March 2017, Company and GET Baltic signed a loan agreement under which Company may extend to GET Baltic UAB a loan of up to EUR 200 (two hundred thousand). The annual interest rate on the loan is variable consisting of a variable interest rate of 1 (one) month EURIBOR plus a fixed-rate margin of 1.5 percent (one point five percent). The contractual maturity date of the loan is 31 March 2019.

As at 31 December 2018, Company's loan granted to UAB GET Baltic amounted EUR 150 (one hundred and fifty thousand). The interest accrued for the twelve months of 2018 for the loan used amounted to EUR 2 thousand. There were no guarantees either provided or received for receivables from the related parties or for payables to them. As at 31 December 2018, the Company did not form and did not account any impairment loss allowances for receivables from any related parties.

Benefits to the Management

During the period of twelve months ended 31 December 2018, the Company's benefits to the Management of the Company amounted to EUR 388 thousand (during the period of nine months ended 31 December 2017: EUR 385 thousand). The Company's Management consists of the Chief Executive Officer (Director General) and his four deputies. The Management of the Company were not given any loans or guarantees and were not subject to any asset transfers.

During the period of twelve months ended 31 December 2018, benefits paid to the members of the Company Board amounted to EUR 22 thousand (during the period of twelve months ended 31 December 2017: EUR 32 thousand).