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Apranga Group Interim / Quarterly Report 2012

May 4, 2012

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APRANGA
GROUP

APRANGA APB

Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three months period ended 31 March 2012

(UNAUDITED)

4 May 2012

Vilnius


APB APRANGA

Company's code 121933274, Kirtimu 51, Vilnius

INFORMATION ABOUT COMPANY

Name of the company Apranga APB
Legal form Public limited liability company
Date of registration 1^{st} March 1993
Code of company 121933274
Share capital LTL 55 291 960
Registered office Kirtimu 51, LT-02244 Vilnius, Lithuania
Name of Register of Legal Entities Registru centras VI, Vilnius branch
Telephone number +370 5 239 08 08
Fax number +370 5 239 08 00
E-mail [email protected]
Internet address http://www.apranga.lt
Main activities Retail trade of apparel
Auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers UAB

APB APRANGA

Company's code 121933274, Kirtimu 51, Vilnius

TABLE OF CONTENT

PAGE

REVIEW OF ACTIVITY OF THE GROUP COMPANIES 4-6

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 7

BALANCE SHEET 8

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY 9

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 10

EXPLANATORY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 11-13


APB APRANGA, company's code 121933274, Kirtimu 51, Vilnius
REVIEW OF ACTIVITY OF THE GROUP COMPANIES
FOR THE THREE MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2012
(all tabular amounts are in LTL thousands unless otherwise stated)

REVIEW OF ACTIVITY OF THE GROUP COMPANIES

The retail turnover (including VAT) of Apranga Group has made LTL 108.2 million in 1st quarter 2012 or 25.4% more than in 2011. The highest growth rates were recorded in Latvia (30.1%), the lowest – in Estonia (19.9%).

High level of retail turnover growth results was determined by the optimal stock resources during sell-off period, a successful new spring-summer collections sales, good performance of new and reconstructed stores, and faster-than-expected growth in consumption in the Baltic States. According to EUROSTAT data, the retail trade in Baltic States increased very significantly from 7% in Lithuania to 13% in Estonia during the 3 months 2012.

The retail turnover of the Group's stores by countries during the 1st quarter 2012 was (LTL thousand, VAT included):

Country 3 months 2012 3 months 2011 Change
Lithuania 70 154 56 235 24,8%
Latvia 25 871 19 881 30,1%
Estonia 12 207 10 181 19,9%
Total: 108 232 86 297 25,4%

The retail turnover of the Group's stores by chains during 3 months 2012 was as follows (LTL thousand, VAT included):

Chain 3 months 2012 3 months 2011 Change
Economy 12 839 9 301 38,0%
Youth 35 654 30 828 15,7%
Business 12 321 7 592 62,3%
Luxury 12 781 10 371 23,2%
Zara 30 176 25 025 20,6%
Outlets 4 461 3 180 40,3%
Total 108 232 86 297 25,4%

In 1st quarter 2012, the business chain turnover increased mostly –by 62.3%. In the equivalent influenced both consumption growth and the 3-new Massimo Dutti stores opened (the first Massimo Dutti store was opened in August 2011). Also, high turnover growth rates experienced economy chain and outlets (respectively 38.0% and 40.3%).

During the three months 2012 the Group opened 6, reconstructed 3 and closed 1 store. The capital expenditure of the retail chain expansion amounted to LTL 5.3 million (see Note 4 "Investments into non-current assets"). Investments (acquisitions) by segments are disclosed in Note 3 ("Segment information"). The Group is not engaged in activities related to research and experimental development, except to the extent of process improvement. Group uses the latest technology and the latest technology processes that meet environmental standards and help reduce the negative impact on the environment.

The number of stores by countries was as follows:

Country 31 03 2012 31 03 2011 Change
Lithuania 83 75 10,7%
Latvia 32 31 3,2%
Estonia 11 10 10,0%
Total: 126 116 8,6%

The number of stores by chains was as follows:

Chain 31 03 2012 31 03 2011 Change
Economy 12 12 0,0%
Youth 65 60 8,3%
Business 15 12 25,0%
Luxury 16 15 6,7%
Zara 10 10 0,0%
Outlets 8 7 14,3%
Total 126 116 8,6%

APB APRANGA, company's code 121933274, Kirtimu 51, Vilnius
REVIEW OF ACTIVITY OF THE GROUP COMPANIES
FOR THE THREE MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2012
(all tabular amounts are in LTL thousands unless otherwise stated)

The total sales area operated by the Group has increased by 3.6% or by 2.3 thousand sq. m. during the period from 31 March 2011 till 31 March 2012. The stores gross area has increased proportionally in all countries – from 2.4% in Latvia till 4.1% in Lithuania.

The total area of stores by countries was as follows (thousand sq. m):

Country 31 03 2012 31 03 2011 Change
Lithuania 42,0 40,4 4,1%
Latvia 17,9 17,5 2,4%
Estonia 5,6 5,5 3,2%
Total: 65,6 63,3 3,6%

The Group has earned LTL 5 337 thousand of profit before income tax in three months 2012, while profit before taxes was LTL 1 503 thousand during three months of 2011 (the increase 3.6 times).

EBITDA of the Group was LTL 9 674 thousand during three months 2012, and it was LTL 5 967 thousand in corresponding previous year period (the increase by 62.1%). EBITDA margin has increased from 8.8% to 11.3% during the year. The other return ratios increased accordingly. The liquidity of the Group also strengthened – the current ratio during last twelve month increased to 2.4.

Main Group Indicators Q1 2012 Q1 2011 Change
Net sales, LTL thousand 85 835 67 895 26,4%
Net sales in foreign markets, LTL thousand 30 575 24 016 27,3%
Like-to-like sales 19,7% 6,1%
Gross profit, LTL thousand 37 274 29 032 28,4%
Gross margin 43,4% 42,8%
EBT, LTL thousand 5 337 1 503 255,1%
EBT margin 6,2% 2,2%
Net profit (losses), LTL thousand 4 341 1 089 298,6%
Net margin 5,1% 1,6%
EBITDA, LTL thousand 9 674 5 967 62,1%
EBITDA margin 11,3% 8,8%
Return on equity (end of the period) 3,4% 1,0%
Return on assets (end of the period) 2,5% 0,7%
Net debt to equity* -4,4% -0,1%
Current ratio, times 2,4 2,0 20,9%
  • (Interest bearing liabilities less cash) / Equity

The operating expenses of the Group totaled LTL 32 193 thousand during 3 months 2012 and increased by 16.4%, comparing to the same period 2011 (while turnovers increased by 25.4% during this period). The finance costs of the Group totaled LTL 16 thousand during 3 months 2012 and decreased 3 times, comparing to the same period 2011. The Group had no finance debts at 31 March 2012 (it was LTL 1.9 million at 31 March 2011).

The level of inventories comparing to that the year before increased from LTL 62.8 million to LTL 74.7 million, or by 19%. That is, a little bit less than the growth of turnovers.

The number of employees during the year till 31 March 2012 in the Group has increased by 138 to 1 375 (11.2%), and increased in Company by 60 to 629 (10.5%).

The average monthly salary in the Group in the 1st quarter 2012 was LTL 2 168, and has increased by 14.5% through the 12 months period.

The price of the Company share during 3 months 2012 increased by 20% from LTL 5.02 per share to LTL 6.04 per share. The maximum share price during the three months period was LTL 6.21 per share, minimum share price - LTL 5.02 per share. In this way, the market capitalization of the Company increased from LTL 278 million at the beginning of the year to LTL 334 million at the end of March 2012. The average price of share during the reporting period was LTL 5.39 per 1 share. The share price during the last 12 months period decreased from LTL 6.70 to LTL 6.04 per share, or 10%.

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APB APRANGA, company's code 121933274, Kirtimu 51, Vilnius

REVIEW OF ACTIVITY OF THE GROUP COMPANIES

FOR THE THREE MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2012

(all tabular amounts are in LTL thousands unless otherwise stated)

Apranga APB share price during 12 months period from 1st April 2011 to 31st March 2012:

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Information about members of the Management board on 31 March 2012:

Name, Surname Position Number of shares owned and part in the share capital Election date End of term
Darius Juozas Mockus Chairman of the Board 981 958
1.78% 30 04 2010 30 04 2014
Rimantas Perveneckas Member of the Board, General Director 1 000 000
1.81% 30 04 2010 30 04 2014
Ilona Simkuniene Member of the Board, Purchasing Director 49 573
0.09% 30 04 2010 30 04 2014
Ramunas Gaidamavicius Member of the Board, Development Director 5 000
0.01% 30 04 2010 30 04 2014
Vidas Lazickas Member of the Board 32 065
0.06% 29 04 2011 30 04 2014
Marijus Strončikas Member of the Board 4 365
0.01% 30 04 2010 30 04 2014

APB APRANGA, company's code 121933274, Kirtimu 51, Vilnius

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED AND COMPANY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2012

(all tabular amounts are in LTL thousands unless otherwise stated)

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Note Group Company
3 months 2012 3 months 2011 3 months 2012 3 months 2011
Revenue 3 85 835 67 895 40 298 33 448
Cost of sales (48 561) (38 863) (26 382) (22 462)
Gross profit 37 274 29 032 13 916 10 986
Operating expenses (32 193) (27 653) (14 776) (12 871)
Other income 267 192 2 119 1 673
Net foreign exchange gain (loss) 5 (21) 4 8
Operating profit (loss) 5 353 1 550 1 263 (204)
Finance costs 7 (16) (47) (93) (119)
Profit (loss) before income tax 5 337 1 503 1 170 (323)
Income tax expense (996) (414) (260) 14
Profit (loss) for the year 3 4 341 1 089 910 (309)
Other comprehensive income
Currency translation difference (63) 42 - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 4 278 1 131 910 (309)
Basic and diluted earnings (losses) per share (in LTL) 0,08 0,02 0,02 (0,01)

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APB APRANGA, company's code 121933274, Kirtimu 51, Vilnius

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED AND COMPANY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2012

(all tabular amounts are in LTL thousands unless otherwise stated)

BALANCE SHEET

Note Group Company
31 03
2012 31 12
2011 31 03
2012 31 12
2011
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 72 641 71 555 50 584 49 978
Intangible assets 516 608 371 445
Investments in subsidiaries - - 16 101 16 101
Prepayments 956 862 346 326
Trade and other receivables 138 151 138 151
74 251 73 176 67 540 67 001
Current assets
Inventories 74 664 64 034 44 099 37 035
Available for sale financial assets 10 600 10 510 10 600 10 510
Non-current assets held for sale 1 118 1 118 1 118 1 118
Prepayments 2 161 1 831 1 464 1 349
Trade and other receivables 4 891 2 440 15 675 13 393
Cash and cash equivalents 5 562 8 056 2 294 3 040
98 996 87 989 75 250 66 445
TOTAL ASSETS 3 173 247 161 165 142 790 133 446
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity
Ordinary shares 55 292 55 292 55 292 55 292
Legal reserve 3 262 3 262 3 262 3 262
Translation difference ( 108) 92 - -
Retained earnings 68 934 64 456 44 402 43 492
127 380 123 102 102 956 102 046
Non-current liabilities
Deferred tax liabilities 4 193 3 763 1 570 1 335
Obligations under finance leases - - - -
Other liabilities 297 392 297 392
4 490 4 155 1 867 1 727
Current liabilities
Borrowings 5 - 1 178 19 038 14 053
Obligations under finance leases - 3 - -
Current income tax liability 1 465 972 35 79
Trade and other payables 39 912 31 755 18 894 15 541
41 377 33 908 37 967 29 673
Total liabilities 45 867 38 063 39 834 31 400
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 173 247 161 165 142 790 133 446

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APB APRANGA, company's code 121933274, Kirtimu 51, Vilnius

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED AND COMPANY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2012

(all tabular amounts are in LTL thousands unless otherwise stated)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

GROUP Note Share capital Legal reserve Translation reserve Retained earnings Total
Balance at 1 January 2011 55 292 2 912 ( 385) 53 950 111 769
Comprehensive income
Profit for the 3 months 2011 1 089 1 089
Other comprehensive income
Currency translation difference - - 17 25 42
Total comprehensive income - - 17 1 114 1 131
Balance at 31 March 2011 55 292 2 912 ( 368) 55 064 112 900
Balance at 1 January 2012 55 292 3 262 92 64 456 123 102
Comprehensive income
Profit for the 3 months 2012 - - - 4 341 4 341
Other comprehensive income
Currency translation difference - - ( 200) 137 ( 63)
Total comprehensive income - - ( 200) 4 478 4 278
Balance at 31 March 2012 55 292 3 262 ( 108) 68 934 127 380
COMPANY Share capital Legal reserve Retained earnings Total
Balance at 1 January 2011 55 292 2 912 30 953 89 157
Comprehensive income
Loss for the 3 months 2011 - - ( 309) ( 309)
Balance at 31 March 2011 55 292 2 912 30 644 88 848
Balance at 1 January 2012 55 292 3 262 43 492 102 046
Comprehensive income
Profit for the 3 months 2012 - - 910 910
Balance at 31 March 2012 55 292 3 262 44 402 102 956

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APB APRANGA, company's code 121933274, Kirtimu 51, Vilnius

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED AND COMPANY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2012

(all tabular amounts are in LTL thousands unless otherwise stated)

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW

Note Group Company
3 months 2012 3 months 2011 3 months 2012 3 months 2011
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Profit (loss) before income taxes 3 5 337 1 503 1 170 ( 322)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation and amortization 4 321 4 417 2 180 2 177
Change in allowances for slow-moving inventories (1 234) ( 427) ( 65) ( 96)
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment ( 4) ( 21) ( 4) ( 21)
Write-off of property, plant and equipment 27 2 27 -
Interest expenses, net of interest income ( 135) 37 ( 61) 92
8 312 5 511 3 247 1 830
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in inventories (9 396) (10 425) (6 999) (6 043)
Decrease (increase) in receivables (1 862) 29 ( 80) (2 557)
Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain) ( 63) 42 - ( 9)
Increase (decrease) in payables 8 062 7 400 3 124 6 676
Cash generated from operations 5 053 2 557 ( 708) ( 103)
Income taxes paid ( 73) ( 13) ( 83) ( 11)
Interest paid 5 ( 16) ( 47) ( 93) ( 119)
Net cash from operating activities 4 964 2 497 ( 884) ( 233)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Interest received 151 10 153 27
Loans granted (26 000) (8 000) (29 746) (12 026)
Loans repayments received 25 000 8 000 27 422 12 040
Purchases of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets 3, 4 (6 241) (2 447) (3 424) (1 949)
Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment 3, 4 903 53 689 347
Purchases of available-for-sale financial assets ( 90) - ( 90) -
Investment in subsidiaries - - 148 -
Net cash used in investing activities (6 277) (2 384) (4 848) (1 561)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from borrowings - - 26 601 12 675
Repayments of borrowings - (2 271) (20 438) (11 590)
Repayments of obligations under finance leases ( 3) ( 2) - -
Net cash from financing activities ( 3) (2 273) 6 163 1 085
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND BANK OVERDRAFTS (1 316) (2 160) 431 ( 709)
CASH AND BANK OVERDRAFTS:
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD 6 878 60 1 863 (2 739)
AT THE END OF THE PERIOD 5 562 (2 100) 2 294 (3 448)

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APB APRANGA, company's code 121933274, Kirtimu 51, Vilnius
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED AND COMPANY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2012
(all tabular amounts are in LTL thousands unless otherwise stated)

NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED AND COMPANY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. General information

APB Apranga, (hereinafter "the Company"), was incorporated and commenced its operations in March 1993. The Company's main office is situated in Kirtimu 51, Vilnius, Lithuania. The Company has legal form of public limited liability company under the Law on Companies of Republic of Lithuania. The principal activity of the Company and its subsidiaries (hereinafter "the Group") is retail trade of apparel.

At 31 March 2012 the Group consisted of the Company and the following 100% owned subsidiaries:

Name Country Headquarters Principal activity
UAB Apranga LT Lithuania Kirtimu 51, Vilnius Retail trade of apparel
UAB Apranga BPB LT Lithuania Kirtimu 51, Vilnius Retail trade of apparel
UAB Apranga PLT Lithuania Kirtimu 51, Vilnius Retail trade of apparel
UAB Apranga SLT Lithuania Kirtimu 51, Vilnius Retail trade of apparel
UAB Apranga MLT Lithuania Kirtimu 51, Vilnius Retail trade of apparel
SIA Apranga Latvia Elizabetes 51, Riga Retail trade of apparel
SIA Apranga LV Latvia Elizabetes 51, Riga Retail trade of apparel
SIA Apranga BPB LV Latvia Elizabetes 51, Riga Retail trade of apparel
SIA Apranga PLV Latvia Elizabetes 51, Riga Retail trade of apparel
SIA Apranga SLV Latvia Terbatas 30, Riga Retail trade of apparel
SIA Apranga MLV Latvia Terbatas 30, Riga Retail trade of apparel
OU Apranga¹ Estonia Pärnu mnt 10/Väike-Karja 12 Tallinn Retail trade of apparel
OU Apranga Estonia Estonia Pärnu mnt 10/Väike-Karja 12 Tallinn Retail trade of apparel
OU Apranga BEE Estonia Pärnu mnt 10/Väike-Karja 12 Tallinn Retail trade of apparel
OU Apranga PB Trade Estonia Pärnu mnt 10/Väike-Karja 12 Tallinn Retail trade of apparel
OU Apranga ST Retail Estonia Pärnu mnt 10/Väike-Karja 12 Tallinn Retail trade of apparel

¹ 100 % jointly with OU Apranga Estonia

All 55 291 960 ordinary shares of nominal value LTL 1 each (ISIN code LT0000102337) that comprise Company's share capital are listed on Baltic equity list of NASDAQ OMX Vilnius Stock Exchange.

At 20 April 2012 the Company had 3 424 shareholders. Company's shareholders which owned or had under management more than 5% of share capital were:

Shareholder Enterprise code Address Number of shares % of total ownership
UAB MG Baltic Investment 123249022 Jasinskio 16B, Vilnius, Lithuania 29 677 397 53,7%
Swedbank AS (Estonia) clients 10060701 Liivalaia 8 Tallinn, Estonia 7 904 001 14,3%
UAB Minvista 110685692 Jasinskio 16, Vilnius, Lithuania 4 025 719 7,3%
Swedish clients SEB 5020329081SE Sergels Torg 2, Stockholm, Sweden 2 934 686 5,3%

The ultimate parent company whose financial statements are available for public use is UAB Koncernas MG Baltic. The ultimate controlling individual of the Group is Mr. D. J. Mockus.

2. Basis of preparation and summary of main accounting policies

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the EU.

The principle accounting policies applied in the preparation of Interim financial statements are the same to those applied in preparation of the Annual financial statements.

The applicable rates used for the balance sheet preparation were as follows:

Currency 31 03 2012 31 12 2011 31 03 2011
1 EUR = 3.4528 LTL 3.4528 LTL 3.4528 LTL
1 LVL = 4.9297 LTL 4.9421 LTL 4.8679 LTL

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APB APRANGA, company's code 121933274, Kirtimu 51, Vilnius
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED AND COMPANY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2012
(all tabular amounts are in LTL thousands unless otherwise stated)

3. Segment information

Management has determined the operating segments based on the reports reviewed by the General Director and other 6 Directors (responsible for managing, marketing, human resources, purchases, development and finance) that are used to make strategic decisions.

All financial information, including the measure of profit and total assets, is analyzed on a country basis.

The segment information provided to the Directors for the reportable segments for the 3 months 2012 is as follows:

3 months 2012 Lithuania Latvia Estonia Total Inter-company eliminations Total in consolidated financial statements
Total segment revenue 61 559 21 234 10 393 93 186 -
Inter-segment revenue (6 299) (581) (471) (7 351) -
Revenue from external customers 55 260 20 653 9 922 85 835 - 85 835
Gross margin 42,5% 44,0% 47,6% 43,4% 43,4%
Profit (loss) for the year 2 726 995 620 4 341 - 4 341
Total assets 154 900 33 468 16 393 204 761 (31 514) 173 247
Additions to non-current assets (other than financial instruments and prepayments for leases) 4 066 1 276 209 5 551 (213) 5 338
3 months 2011 Lithuania Latvia Estonia Total Inter-company eliminations Total in consolidated financial statements
--- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Total segment revenue 50 341 16 546 8 565 75 452 -
Inter-segment revenue (6 462) (791) (304) (7 557) -
Revenue from external customers 43 879 15 755 8 261 67 895 - 67 895
Gross margin 41,9% 43,8% 44,6% 42,7% 42,7%
Profit for the year 720 197 172 1 089 - 1 089
Total assets 134 908 31 964 17 498 184 370 (32 870) 151 500
Additions to non-current assets (other than financial instruments and prepayments for leases) 1 850 594 3 2 447 2 447

4. Investments into non-current assets

Investments into development and reconstruction of retail network amounted to LTL 5.3 million in 3 months 2012. The Company's investments into retail network have reached LTL 2.7 million, daughter companies - LTL 2.6 million.

5. Borrowings

In November 2011, the Company and SEB bank have signed the amendment to agreement which modified the previous contract on the credit line. According to it, the Group was provided a credit line of LTL 60 000 thousand in order to finance the working capital, issuing guarantees and opening letters of credit. The credit line expires on 30 November 2012, the interests are paid for the amount used and the interest rate is calculated as 1-night VILIBOR plus margin. There is fixed interest rate set for amount used for the issuance of guarantees and letters of credit.

In July 2011, the Company and NORDEA bank have signed the amendment to agreement which modified the previous contract on the guarantees' limit. According to it, the Group was provided a credit line of EUR 5 000 thousand in order to finance the working capital and issuing guarantees. The credit line expires on 30 June 2013. For the drawdown amount of LTL portion of the credit line a floating interest rate calculated as the 1-week VILIBOR

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APB APRANGA, company's code 121933274, Kirtimu 51, Vilnius
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED AND COMPANY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2012
(all tabular amounts are in LTL thousands unless otherwise stated)

plus margin is being paid, and for the drawdown amount of EUR portion of the credit line a floating interest rate calculated as the EONIA plus margin is being paid. There is fixed interest rate set for amount used for the issuance of guarantees.

6. Guarantees and letters of credit

As of 31 March 2012 guarantees issued by the credit institutions on behalf of the Company to secure the obligations of its subsidiaries to their suppliers totaled LTL 26 846 thousand (31 December 2011: LTL 24 774 thousand). The letters of credit and guarantees provided to suppliers by the credit institutions on behalf of the Group as of 31 March 2012 amounted to LTL 35 302 thousand (31 December 2011: LTL 32 388 thousand).

As of 31 March 2012 the Company's guarantees issued to secure the obligations of its subsidiaries to their suppliers totaled LTL 1 177 thousand (31 December 2011: LTL 1 278 thousand).

7. Events after the reporting period

The Annual shareholders meeting of APB Apranga held on 27 April 2012 has resolved to pay LTL 20 458 thousand in dividends, and to pay LTL 720 thousand as annual bonuses. The meeting also elected Daiva Paulavičienė as the independent member of the audit committee till the end of term of current audit committee.


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