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Aryzta AG

Earnings Release Sep 28, 2014

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Full Year Result

for the year ended 31 July 2014

Zurich / Switzerland, 29 September 2014 – ARYZTA AG announces results for the financial year ended 31 July 2014

Key Performance Highlights

Food Group

  • Revenue increase of 10.0% to €3.394bn.
  • Food Europe increased by 14.0% to €1,586m.
  • Food North America increased by 8.7% to €1,587m.
  • Food Rest of World declined by (5.7)% to €221m.
  • EBITA increase of 19.6% to €486m.
  • Food Europe increased by 23.8% to €230m.
  • Food North America increased by 21.0% to €230m.
  • Food Rest of World declined by (15.7)% to €26m.
  • EBITA margin increased by 110bps to 14.3%
  • Net Debt: EBITDA ratio of 2.45x.

Origin

  • Revenue declined by (0.2)% to €1.415bn.
  • Origin Enterprises underlying fully diluted EPS increased by 10.4% to 57.51 cent.
  • Origin dividend increased by 15.9% to 20.00cent a payout ratio of 35%.
  • Returned €100m to shareholders via tender offer.
  • Net Debt: EBITDA ratio of 0.14x.

Group

  • Group revenue increased by 6.8% to €4.809bn.
  • Group EBITA increased by 19.0% to €566m.
  • Underlying fully diluted net profit increased by 18.3% to €378m.
  • Underlying fully diluted EPS increased by 17.2% to 422.2 cent.

Commenting on the results, ARYZTA AG Chief Executive Officer Owen Killian said:

"ARYZTA has delivered a strong performance for FY 2014, with an increase of 17.2% in underlying fully diluted EPS in the final year of our three year transformation. Food Group revenue increased by 10.0%, despite an adverse currency movement of (3.7)%. Underlying revenue increased by 2.1% and acquired businesses contributed an excellent 11.6% increase in revenue during the period.

Our alignment with the requirements of major food corporations will facilitate long-term growth, while the creation of ARYZTA Food Solutions will bring value and differentiation to independent customers.

ARYZTA remains financially disciplined and very cash generative, which will support continued investment and sector consolidation."

Full Year Result for the year ended 31 July 2014

The ARYZTA full year results for the year ended 31 July 2014 are available for download from the ARYZTA website and at the following link: http://www.aryzta.com/2014-FullYear-Results

About ARYZTA

ARYZTA AG ('ARYZTA') is a global food business with a leadership position in speciality bakery. ARYZTA is based in Zurich, Switzerland, with operations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. ARYZTA has a primary listing on the SIX Swiss Exchange and a secondary listing on the ISE Irish Exchange (SIX: ARYN, ISE: YZA).

ARYZTA is the majority shareholder (68.1%) in Origin Enterprises plc, which has a listing on the AIM in London and the ESM in Dublin (AIM: OGN, ESM: OIZ).

Enquiries:

Paul Meade Communications Officer ARYZTA AG Tel: +41 (0) 44 583 42 00 [email protected]

Analyst conference call

An analyst call will take place today at 09:00 CET (08:00 BST).

Dial in numbers are: Switzerland: 022 595 4764, Ireland: 01 526 9481, UK: 0871 700 0331, USA: 1 646 741 2123, International: +44 1452 580733.

Please provide the following code: 95863316 to access the call.

A printable version of the slides will be available to download from the ARYZTA website www.aryzta.com 15 minutes before the call.

A conference call webcast replay will be available from the ARYZTA website www.aryzta.com

Forward looking statement

This document contains forward looking statements which reflect management's current views and estimates. The forward looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include such factors as general economic conditions, foreign exchange fluctuations, competitive product and pricing pressures and regulatory developments.

Full Year Result

for the year ended 31 July 2014

1 ARYZTA Group – Income Statement

in EUR '000 July 2014 July 2013 % Change
Group revenue 4,809,022 4,503,690 6.8 %
EBITA 565,807 475,584 19.0 %
EBITA margin 11.8 % 10.6 %
Associates and JVs, net 13,392 22,057
EBITA incl. associates and JVs 579,199 497,641 16.4 %
Finance cost, net (68,138) (63,904)
Hybrid instrument accrued dividend (29,548) (19,898)
Pre-tax profits 481,513 413,839
Income tax (78,180) (69,689)
Non-controlling interests (25,855) (25,041)
Underlying fully diluted net profit 377,478 319,109 18.3 %
Underlying fully diluted EPS (cent) 422.21 360.31 17.2 %

1 The 31 July 2014 weighted average number of ordinary shares used to calculate diluted earnings per share is 89,407,313 (2013: 88,559,475).

2 See glossary in section 20 for definitions of financial terms and references used in the financial and business review.

2 ARYZTA Group – Underlying revenue growth

in EUR million Food Europe Food North
America
Food Rest
of World
Total Food
Group
Origin Total Group
Group revenue 1,586.3 1,586.6 220.9 3,393.8 1,415.2 4,809.0
Underlying growth 2.1 % 1.3 % 7.9 % 2.1 % (3.3)% 0.5 %
Acquisitions 12.0 % 13.0 % 11.6 % 3.1 % 8.9 %
Currency (0.1)% (5.6)% (13.6)% (3.7)% (2.6)%
Revenue Growth 14.0 % 8.7 % (5.7)% 10.0 % (0.2)% 6.8 %

3 ARYZTA Group – Segmental EBITA

in EUR '000 July 2014 July 2013 % Change
Food Group
Food Europe 230,334 185,990 23.8 %
Food North America 230,313 190,286 21.0 %
Food Rest of World 25,647 30,419 (15.7)%
Total Food Group 486,294 406,695 19.6 %
Origin 79,513 68,889 15.4 %
Total Group EBITA 565,807 475,584 19.0 %
Associates & JVs, net
Food JV 201 (100.0)%
Origin associates & JVs 13,392 21,856 (38.7)%
Total associates & JVs, net 13,392 22,057 (39.3)%
Total EBITA incl. associates and JVs 579,199 497,641 16.4 %

3

Full Year Result

for the year ended 31 July 2014

4 Food Group – Income Statement

in EUR '000 July 2014 July 2013 % Change
Revenue 3,393,783 3,085,517 10.0 %
EBITA 486,294 406,695 19.6 %
EBITA margin 14.3 % 13.2 %
JV, net 201
EBITA incl. JV 486,294 406,896 19.5 %
Finance cost, net (62,604) (57,761)
Hybrid instrument accrued dividend (29,548) (19,898)
Pre-tax profits 394,142 329,237
Income tax (65,754) (57,261)
Non-controlling interests (3,800) (3,619)
Underlying net profit 324,588 268,357 21.0 %

5 Food Group business

ARYZTA's Food Group business is primarily focused on speciality baking, a niche segment of the overall bakery market. Speciality bakery consists of freshly prepared food giving the best value, variety, taste and convenience to consumers at the point of sale. ARYZTA's customer channels consist of a mix of large retail, convenience and independent retail, Quick Serve Restaurants ('QSR') and other foodservice categories.

Total Food Group revenue grew by 10.0% to €3.4bn. Underlying revenue growth was 2.1%, acquisitions added 11.6% and currency continued to have a negative (3.7%) impact compared to prior year. Food EBITA increased 19.6% to €486.3m, as a result of the improved efficiencies being derived through the ARYZTA Transformation Initiative ('ATI'), which drove business consolidation and increased operating leverage, thereby expanding overall Food Group margins for the year by 110 bps to 14.3%.

6 Food Europe

Food Europe has leading market positions in the European speciality bakery market. It has a diversified customer base including convenience retail, gas stations, multiple retail, restaurants, catering, hotels, leisure and QSR.

Food Europe revenue grew by 14.0% to € 1.6 bn. Underlying revenues grew 2.1% during the year, showing strong continued growth in the In Store Bake-off ('ISB') market, as a result of further synergies following the prior year acquisition of Klemme, which was the primary driver of the 12.0% acquisition-related revenue growth. The impact from currency movements were negligible within the region during the year. Food Europe EBITA increased by 23.8% to € 230.3 m, while EBITA margins expanded by 110 bps to 14.5%.

4

Full Year Result for the year ended 31 July 2014

This improved performance reflects the benefits from the reorganisation of the European business into ARYZTA Food Solutions and ARYZTA Bakeries and the benefits derived from the now substantially completed ATI programme. As part of the ATI programme, during the year Food Europe incurred cash non-recurring costs of € 40.7 m, with an additional € 88.4 m invested in the continued roll-out of the ERP system and other optimisation-related capital projects. A further € 100.0 m was invested in a variety of bakery expansion-related capital projects. As a result of these investments, € 51.7 m of non-cash asset write-downs were recorded throughout the European business for obsolete distribution, manufacturing and administration assets, due to the closure and/or reduction in activities related to those assets.

7 Food North America

Food North America is a leading player in the speciality bakery market. It has a diversified customer base, including multiple retail, restaurants, catering, hotels, leisure, hospitals, military, fundraising and QSR. ARYZTA is the leader in high-value artisan bakery via La Brea Bakery, which focuses on the premium branded bakery segment. ARYZTA's well-established partnerships with key global QSR customers, which dominate the North American convenience food landscape, provide the Group with a solid customer base from which to further grow market share.

Food North America revenue grew by 8.7% to € 1.6 bn. Underlying revenues grew 1.3% during the year, with improved momentum reflecting increased customer volumes during the second half of the year, following particularly challenging trading conditions during the first half of the financial year. The 13.0% acquisition-related revenue contribution is primarily related to the acquisition of both Pineridge Bakery and Cloverhill Bakery during the second half of the year. Pineridge is a top-tier speciality bakery in Canada, while Cloverhill Bakery is a leading manufacturer of individually wrapped Ready-To-Eat ('RTE') snacks in the United States. These acquisitions significantly enlarged ARYZTA's manufacturing footprint in North America, extended its customer access in Canada and its product portfolio in the United States while providing an attractive entry point into the high growth North American snacking market. Unfavourable currency movements also impacted the reported performance by (5.6)% in the region during the year. Food North America EBITA grew by 21.0% to € 230.3 m, due to positive underlying revenue growth and a further 150 bps margin expansion during the year to 14.5%.

In North America, the cash costs for non-recurring items were €42.7m, related primarily to severance and staff-related costs, advisory or other acquisition and integration-related costs. An additional € 28.0 m was invested in implementing the ERP system within recently acquired businesses and expanding the related system functionality, as well as other bakery network optimisation-related investments. An additional € 46.6 m was invested in a variety of bakery footprint expansion initiatives. As a result of these investments, € 32.7 m of non-cash asset write-downs were recorded in North America for obsolete distribution, manufacturing and administration assets, due to the closure and/or reduction in activities related to those assets.

Full Year Result for the year ended 31 July 2014

8 Food Rest of World

ARYZTA's operations in the Rest of World include businesses in Australia, Asia, New Zealand and South America. While accounting for less than 10% of the Food Group business, these locations provide attractive future growth opportunities.

Food Rest of World revenues declined by (5.7)% to €220.9m, despite solid underlying revenue growth of 7.9%, as unfavourable currency movements of (13.6)% continue to negatively impact the region. Food Rest of World EBITA declined by (15.7)% to €25.6m and EBITA margins declined by (140)bps to 11.6%, also as the result of unfavourable currency impacts on the cost of finished food products imported from outside the region to service the growing high-end food service channel.

Despite commissioning new bakery capacity during the year and total expansion-related capital investments of €13.8m, the business in the region remains capacity constrained and will continue to require capital allocation to remove capacity bottlenecks and facilitate new revenue growth opportunities. Once commissioned, additional local production capacities will also support reversal of these currency-related margin impacts.

9 ARYZTA Transformation Initiative

In September 2011, the Group announced the ATI programme, a three year plan focused on supply chain optimisation and ERP implementation with the goal of becoming a leading international bakery company, by leveraging ARYZTA's people, capabilities, partnerships and brands.

Prior to embarking on the ATI programme, the ARYZTA Food Group functioned as over 30 independent bakeries and kitchens, serving specific markets or customer segments, with individual marketing approaches, pricing policies and product portfolios.

Progress has continued on ATI during the year and as of 31 July 2014, the ATI programme has been substantially completed. As a result, there is now a single go-to-market sales strategy with an aligned product listing and full visibility of bakery production capacities and customer delivery channels. These changes have been enabled through dedicated management teams and leveraging the capabilities of the single instance ERP platform.

In addition to the ATI programme, following the acquisitions of Pineridge and Cloverhill, the Food Group has also begun to integrate the ERP systems and operational processes of those recently acquired businesses into the existing Food North America network.

Full Year Result for the year ended 31 July 2014

During the three years since the ATI programme announcement, the Food Group has incurred the following amounts:

ARYZTA Transformation Initiative
in EUR '000
Acquisition, disposal and
restructuring-related costs
Cash Total ATI Non-cash Total
Year ended 31 July 2014 83,354 83,354 87,357 170,711
Year ended 31 July 2013 82,459 82,459 37,355 119,814
Year ended 31 July 2012 77,144 77,144 6,333 83,477
Investment capital
expenditure
Optimisation
related
& ERP
Total ATI Expansion
related
Total
Year ended 31 July 2014 116,452 116,452 160,391 276,843
Year ended 31 July 2013 61,462 61,462 111,044 172,506
Year ended 31 July 2012 46,643 46,643 42,758 89,401
Investment to date 242,957 224,557 467,514

Estimated overall ATI investment 460,000 Estimated Pineridge and Cloverhill integration/investment 70,000

The financial goal of the ATI investments is to improve the ARYZTA Food Group Underlying ROIC related to the FY 2011 food assets to 15% by FY 2015. As a result of the successful efforts to date, the improved efficiencies derived from these investments have expanded the overall Food Group margin and positioned the Group well for the continued underlying revenue growth and margin expansion necessary to achieve this measure.

in EUR million 2011 2012 2013 2014
Underlying ROIC
Underlying net assets 3,004 2,901 2,797 2,915
EBITA & associates/JVs cont. 332 353 364 416
Underlying ROIC 11.1 % 12.2 % 13.0 % 14.2 %
Reported ROIC
Reported net assets 3,004 3,315 3,447 4,357
EBITA & associates/JVs cont. 332 376 426 524
Reported ROIC 11.1 % 11.3 % 12.4 % 12.0 %

As of 31 July 2014, and for the comparative periods shown, the definition of 'Net Assets' has been refined to be presented net of non-cash deferred tax liabilities on intangible assets from acquisitions (FY14:€247m, FY11:€252m). These deferred tax liabilities represent a notional non-cash tax impact, which in turn gave rise to a related increase in goodwill upon acquisition. Therefore, inclusion of these deferred tax liabilities within net assets allows for a direct offsetting of these impacts, so that the net assets used for return on investment calculations more closely approximates the consideration transferred.

This refinement had no impact on the UROIC incremental movements since FY 2011 or on the associated management compensation calculations.

10 Financial position

ARYZTA's 68.1% subsidiary and separately listed company, Origin, has separate funding structures, which are financed without recourse to ARYZTA. Origin's net debt amounted to €11.9m at 31 July 2014 (2013: €29.6m).

As of 31 July 2014, the Food Group's financing facilities, related capitalised upfront borrowing costs, overdrafts and cash balances outstanding were as follows:

Debt Funding Principal Maturity Outstanding
in EUR '000
Feb 2014 – Syndicated Bank Loan CHF 1,977 m Feb 2019 (748,932)
Feb 2014 – US Private Placement USD 490 m / EUR 25 m Feb 2020 – Feb 2024 (389,854)
May 2010 – US Private Placement USD 350 m / EUR 25 m May 2016 – May 2022 (285,610)
Dec 2009 – US Private Placement USD 200 m Dec 2021 –Dec 2029 (148,920)
Nov 2009 – Swiss Bond CHF 200 m Mar 2015 (164,356)
Jun 2007 – US Private Placement USD 300 m Jun 2017 – Jun 2019 (223,380)
Food Group gross term debt (1,961,052)
Food Group upfront borrowing costs 15,070
Food Group term debt, net of upfront borrowing costs (1,945,982)
Food Group finance leases (268)
Food Group bank overdraft (251,091)
Food Group cash at bank and in hand 555,262
Food Group net debt (1,642,079)
Hybrid Funding
Oct 2010 – Perpetual callable
subordinated instrument1
CHF 400 m To be called
Oct 2014
(285,004)
April 2014 – Perpetual callable
subordinated instrument1
CHF 400 m No maturity – First
call date April 2018
(319,442)
Hybrid funding at historical cost, net of associated costs
Hybrid funding fair value adjustment to year-end exchange rates
Hybrid funding (657,424)

1 Traded on SIX Swiss exchange. Treated as 100 % equity for IFRS and bank covenant purposes and 25 % equity for US PP covenant purposes.

8

As of 31 July 2014, the Food Group interest cover was 10.72x (excluding hybrid interest). The weighted average maturity of the Food Group gross term debt was 5.43 years. The weighted average interest cost of Food Group debt financing facilities (including overdrafts) was 3.63%. ARYZTA intends to maintain an investment grade position in the range of 2x – 3x net debt to EBITDA. The Food Group's key financial ratios were as follows:

Net Debt: EBITDA July 2014 July 2013
Net Debt: EBITDA1 (hybrid as equity) 2.45 x 1.57 x
Net Debt: EBITDA1 (hybrid as debt) 3.43 x 2.77 x

Food Group Gross Term Debt Maturity Profile (excluding hybrid)²

  • 1 Calculated based on the Food Group EBITDA, including dividend received from Origin, adjusted for the pro forma full-year contribution of Food Group acquisitions.
  • 2 The Food Group term debt maturity profile is set out as at 31 July 2014. Food Group gross term debt at 31 July 2014 is € 1.961bn. Food Group net debt at 31 July 2014 is € 1,642.1m, which also includes overdrafts and finance leases, and is net of cash and related capitalised upfront borrowing costs.
  • 3 Incorporating the drawn amount on the Revolving Credit Facility of €748.9m as at 31 July 2014, which represents 38 % of the Food Group gross term debt.

9

Full Year Result

for the year ended 31 July 2014

Food Group cash generation
in EUR '000 July 2014 July 2013
EBIT 362,532 300,053
Amortisation 123,762 106,642
EBITA 486,294 406,695
Depreciation 102,879 93,690
EBITDA 589,173 500,385
Working capital movement 12,372 (3,287)
Working capital movement from debtor securitisation 34,224 (7,911)
Maintenance capital expenditure (59,970) (43,675)
Dividends received from Origin 16,388 14,250
Hybrid dividend paid1 (29,388) (16,561)
Interest and income tax paid1 (103,375) (90,954)
Other non-cash (income)/charges (2,941) 573
Cash flow generated from activities 456,483 352,820
Investment capital expenditure2 (276,843) (172,506)
Cash flows generated from activities after investment
capital expenditure
179,640 180,314
Underlying net profit 324,588 268,357
Food Group net debt and investment activity
in EUR '000 FY 2014 FY 2013
Food Group opening net debt as at 1 August (849,228) (976,283)
Cash flows generated from activities 456,483 352,820
Hybrid instrument proceeds 319,442
Origin tender offer proceeds 71,789
Net debt cost of acquisitions (862,792) (311,609)
Acquisition and restructuring-related cash flows (105,561) (86,497)
Investment capital expenditure2 (276,843) (172,506)
Dividends paid (51,146) (45,999)
Foreign exchange movement3 (22,682) 62,024
Other4 (2,099) 9,380
Food Group closing net debt as at 31 July (1,642,079) (849,228)

1 Hybrid dividends paid have been reclassified and included within Cash generated from activities. This reclassification was made to apply consistent treatment between these cash payments and the associated Hybrid instrument accrued dividend, which is included as an expense within the Group and Food Group underlying income statements.

2 Includes expenditure on intangible assets.

3 Foreign exchange movement for the year ended 31 July 2014 primarily attributable to the fluctuation in the GBP and CAD to Euro rates between July 2013 or the drawdown date and July 2014.

4 Other comprises primarily proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment, net of payments for contingent consideration and amortisation of financing costs.

Full Year Result

for the year ended 31 July 2014

11 Return on invested capital

Food Food Total
in EUR million Food
Europe
North
America
Rest of
World
Food
Group
Origin2 Total2
2014
Group share net assets1 1,811 2,303 243 4,357 432 4,789
EBITA & associates/JVs cont.1 237 261 26 524 93 617
ROIC 13.1 % 11.3 % 10.6 % 12.0 % 21.5 % 12.9 %
2013
Group share net assets1 1,652 1,556 239 3,447 467 3,914
EBITA & associates/JVs cont.1 205 191 30 426 91 517
ROIC 12.4 % 12.2 % 12.7 % 12.4 % 19.4 % 13.2 %

1 See glossary in section 20 for definitions of financial terms and references used.

2 Origin net assets adjusted for the put option liability and fluctuation in average working capital by € 171.8m (2013: € 144.5m).

3 The Food Group WACC on a pre-tax basis is currently 7.0 % (2013: 7.7 %).

Full Year Result

for the year ended 31 July 2014

12 Net assets, goodwill and intangibles

Group Balance Sheet
in EUR '000
Total Group
2014
Total Group
2013
Property, plant and equipment 1,374,010 1,141,847
Investment properties 30,716 22,984
Goodwill and intangible assets 3,690,597 2,905,242
Deferred tax on acquired intangibles (255,639) (248,577)
Associates and joint ventures 54,911 45,235
Other financial assets 42,586 39,433
Working capital (197,394) (27,656)
Other segmental liabilities (122,708) (108,560)
Segmental net assets 4,617,079 3,769,948
Net debt (1,653,991) (878,787)
Deferred tax, net (105,799) (82,293)
Income tax (60,152) (46,570)
Derivative financial instruments (5,680) (1,669)
Net assets 2,791,457 2,760,629
Food Group Balance Sheet
in EUR '000
Food Group
2014
Food Group
2013
Property, plant and equipment 1,283,584 1,061,200
Investment properties 23,141 15,409
Goodwill and intangible assets 3,539,225 2,775,430
Deferred tax on acquired intangibles (246,717) (240,554)
Working capital (149,277) (71,589)
Other segmental liabilities (93,481) (92,626)
Segmental net assets 4,356,475 3,447,270
Investment in and receivable from Origin 46,515 51,924
Net debt (1,642,079) (849,228)
Deferred tax, net (102,102) (79,582)
Income tax (41,019) (33,342)
Derivative financial instruments (4,465) 46
Net assets 2,613,325 2,537,088

13 Proposed dividend

At the Annual General Meeting on 2 December 2014, shareholders will be invited to approve a proposed dividend of CHF 0.7646 (€0.6333) per share. If approved, the dividend will be paid to shareholders on 2 February 2015. A dividend of CHF 0.6652 per share was paid during the year, as approved by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting on 10 December 2013.

14 Origin

Origin is a leading agri-services group focused on integrated agronomy and agri-inputs in the UK, Ireland, Poland and Ukraine.

During September 2013, Origin announced its intention to return up to €100m of capital to shareholders by way of a tender offer. Following approval from shareholders at Origin's extraordinary general meeting on 18 November 2013, Origin completed the Tender Offer in December 2013. ARYZTA participated in this offer by successfully tendering 9.7 million shares in exchange for €71.8m, net of related costs, thereby reducing ARYZTA's shareholding in Origin to 85.3 million shares. As not all Origin shareholders elected to participate in full, this reduced ARYZTA's shareholding in Origin from 68.6% to 68.1%.

Origin reported financial and operating results in line with expectations for the year. The Origin Board has proposed a dividend per ordinary share of €0.20 cent for the year ended 31 July 2014, reflecting a payout ratio of 35%.

Origin's separately published results, which were released on 24 September 2014, are available at www.originenterprises.com.

15 Subsequent Event

Subsequent to year end, during September 2014, the Group announced its intention to repay the CHF 400,000,000 Perpetual callable subordinated instrument funded in October 2010. This repayment is expected to occur in October 2014, in line with the first call date associated with that instrument.

16 Track Record

ARYZTA's market valuation has increased by € 4.1 bn over the past five years and has delivered 12.5% CAGR in Underlying fully diluted EPS. In September 2014, ARYZTA was added to the Swiss Leader Index, which comprises the 30 largest and most liquid securities in the Swiss equity market.

In FY 2009, ARYZTA AG acquired IAWS Group Plc (which was listed in FY 1989). Over the 25 years reporting as a publically listed entity, the market capitalisation has increased by € 5.9 bn and Underlying fully diluted EPS CAGR of 13.8% (14.8% including dividends) was achieved.

17 Outlook

ARYZTA's medium term outlook is to target underlying revenue growth of 2%–4% per annum, which is expected to convert to underlying fully diluted EPS growth of 4%–6% per annum. Invested capital is expected to further enhance underlying fully diluted EPS by 3%–6% per annum.

18 Principal risks and uncertainties

The Board and senior management have invested significant time and resources in identifying specific risks across the Group, and in developing a culture of balanced risk minimisation. The Board considers the risks and uncertainties disclosed on page 17 to continue to reflect the principal risks and uncertainties of the Group.

19 Forward looking statement

This report contains forward looking statements, which reflect management's current views and estimates. The forward looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include such factors as general economic conditions, foreign exchange fluctuations, competitive product and pricing pressures and regulatory developments.

20 Glossary of financial terms and references

'Associates and JVs, net' – presented as profit from associates and JVs, net of taxes and interest, before non-ERP amortisation and the impact of associated non-recurring items.

'EBITA' – presented as earnings before interest, taxation, non-ERP related intangible amortisation; before net acquisition, disposal and restructuring-related costs and fair value adjustments and related tax credits.

'EBITDA' – presented as earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation; before net acquisitions, disposal and restructuring-related costs and fair value adjustments and related tax credits.

'ERP' – Enterprise Resource Planning intangible assets include the Food Group SAP and Origin Microsoft Dynamics AX software systems.

'Hybrid instrument' – presented as Perpetual Callable Subordinated Instrument in the Financial Statements.

'Net Assets' – Based on segmental net assets, which excludes all bank debt, cash and cash equivalents and tax balances, with the exception of deferred tax liabilities associated with intangible assets, as those deferred tax liabilities represent a notional non-cash tax impact directly linked to segmental intangible assets recorded as part of a business combination, rather than an actual cash tax obligation.

'Non-controlling interests' – always presented after the dilutive impact of related subsidiaries' management incentives.

'Reported ROIC' – Return On Invested Capital is calculated using pro-forma trailing twelve months segmental EBITA and Profit from associates and JVs ('TTM EBITA') reflecting the full twelve months contribution from acquisitions, divided by the respective Net Assets.

'Underlying earnings' – presented as reported net profit, adjusted to include the Hybrid instrument accrued dividend as finance cost; before non-ERP related intangible amortisation; before net acquisition, disposal and restructuring-related costs and fair value adjustments and before any non-controlling interest allocation of those adjustments, net of related tax impacts.

The Group utilises the Underlying earnings measure to enable comparability of the results from period to period, without the impact of transactions that do not relate to the underlying business. It is also the Group's policy to declare dividends based on underlying fully diluted earnings per share, as this provides a more consistent basis for returning dividends to shareholders.

'Underlying ROIC' – Underlying Return On Invested Capital is calculated based on the Net Assets of the Food Group business that existed as of 31 July 2011, using currency rates consistent with 2011, excluding net assets and historical EBITA levels of acquisitions completed after 1 August 2011 and adding back asset impairments (unless recovered once the assets are disposed).

Bridge to Group Income Statement

for the financial year ended 31 July 2014

Origin
Food Group Origin non-controlling ARYZTA Group ARYZTA Group
in EUR '000 2014 2014 interests 2014 2013
Group revenue 3,393,783 1,415,239 4,809,022 4,503,690
EBITA 486,294 79,513 565,807 475,584
Associates and JVs, net 13,392 13,392 22,057
EBITA incl. associates and JVs 486,294 92,905 579,199 497,641
Finance cost, net (62,604) (5,534) (68,138) (63,904)
Hybrid instrument accrued dividend (29,548) (29,548) (19,898)
Pre-tax profits 394,142 87,371 481,513 413,839
Income tax (65,754) (12,426) (78,180) (69,689)
Non-controlling interests (3,800) (22,055) (25,855) (25,041)
Underlying fully diluted net profit 324,588 74,945 (22,055) 377,478 319,109
Underlying fully diluted EPS (cent) 57.51 c1 422.2 c2 360.3 c2

Underlying net profit reconciliation

Origin
Food Group Origin non-controlling ARYZTA Group ARYZTA Group
in EUR '000 2014 2014 interests 2014 2013
Reported net profit3 92,252 63,487 (20,226) 135,513 129,415
Intangible amortisation 123,762 6,277 130,039 112,331
Tax on amortisation (28,710) (1,438) (30,148) (31,833)
Share of associate intangible amortisation, net of tax 1,548 1,548
Hybrid instrument accrued dividend (29,548) (29,548) (19,898)
Net acquisition, disposal and restructuring-related costs and
fair value adjustments
170,711 5,649 176,360 117,356
Tax on asset write-down and costs arising on integration (3,879) (578) (4,457) 10,402
Non-controlling interest portion of acquisition, disposal and
restructuring-related costs and fair value adjustments
(1,616) (1,616) 1,450
Underlying net profit 324,588 74,945 (21,842) 377,691 319,223
Dilutive impact of Origin management incentives (213) (213) (114)
Underlying fully diluted net profit 324,588 74,945 (22,055) 377,478 319,109
Underlying fully diluted EPS (cent) 57.51 c1 422.2 c2 360.3 c2

1 Origin FY 2014 underlying fully diluted EPS is calculated using the weighted average number of shares in issue of 130,316,835 (FY 2013: 138,499,155).

2 The 31 July 2014 weighted average number of ordinary shares used to calculate diluted earnings per share is 89,407,313 (2013: 88,559,475).

3 Food Group reported net profit excludes dividend income of € 16,388,000 (2013: € 14,250,000) from Origin and the gain on Origin tender offer share buyback of € 66,568,000.

Group Risk Statement Principal Risks and Uncertainties

The Board and senior management continue to invest significant time and resources in identifying specific risks across the Group, and in developing a culture of balanced risk minimisation. The Group has formal risk assessment processes in place through which risks and mitigating controls are evaluated. These processes are driven by local management, who are best placed to identify the significant ongoing and emerging risks facing the business. The outputs of these risk assessment processes are subject to various levels of review by Group management and Internal Audit, and a consolidated Risk Map denoting potential frequency, severity and velocity of identified risks, is reviewed by the ARYZTA Board of Directors on an annual basis. Risks identified and associated mitigating controls are also subject to audit as part of operational, financial and health and safety audit programmes.

The key risks facing the Group include the following:1

  • As an international group with substantial operations and interests outside the euro-zone, ARYZTA is subject to the risk of adverse movements in foreign currency exchange rates.
  • The Group faces business risks associated with cash and collectables given the current curtailment of credit for all businesses.
  • Operational risks facing the Group include issues associated with product contamination and general food scares affecting relevant products.
  • Changing dietary trends and the increased emphasis on health and wellness among consumers present both opportunities and risks for the Group.
  • A further risk to the Group, in common with most companies, is the risk of failure to address increasing compliance requirements in areas such as health and safety, emissions and effluent control.
  • The loss of a significant manufacturing/operational site through natural catastrophe or act of vandalism represents a risk that could, potentially, have a material impact on the Group.
  • A significant failure in the accounting, planning or internal financial controls and related systems could result in a material error or fraud.
  • Similarly, a significant IT or security system failure could adversely impact on operations.
  • The Group faces the challenge of fluctuations in commodity and energy costs.
  • The Group faces the risk of a decrease in consumer spending in the current economic climate.
  • The Group faces the risk of impairment of its goodwill, brands and intangibles.
  • Having grown both organically and through acquisitions, the Group faces risks and challenges associated with managing growth, and ensuring that processes around acquiring and integrating new businesses are robust.
  • The Group faces risks associated with the potential loss of key management personnel.
  • In the event that the Group breaches a financing covenant it may have to renegotiate its facilities resulting in a higher cost of funds for the Group.
  • The loss of a significant supplier as a result of the current economic environment could adversely impact ongoing operations of the business.
  • As the Group operates in a competitive industry, it is subject to the risk of the loss of a significant customer.
  • The implementation of a Group-wide ERP system requires substantial investment and monitoring of implementation, and would result in significant costs in the event of a failed implementation.

1 These risks are not listed in order of importance.

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities for the year ended 31 July 2014

The directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the Group consolidated and Company financial statements, in accordance with Swiss law and regulations.

Company law requires the directors to prepare Group consolidated and Company financial statements for each financial year. Under that law, the directors are required to prepare the Group consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ('IFRS') and the requirements of Swiss law and to prepare the Company financial statements in accordance with Swiss law and the Company's Articles of Association.

This responsibility includes designing, implementing and maintaining an internal control system relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the Group consolidated and Company financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing each of the Group consolidated and Company financial statements, the directors are required to:

  • select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
  • make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and
  • prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis, unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Group and the Company will continue in business.

The directors are responsible for keeping proper books of account that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and enable them to ensure that its financial statements comply with IFRS, the requirements of Swiss law and the Company's Articles of Association.

They are also responsible for taking such steps as are reasonably open to them to safeguard the assets of the Group and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.

The directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the Group's website.

On behalf of the Board

Denis Lucey Owen Killian Chairman, Board of Directors CEO, Member of the Board

25 September 2014

of Directors

Group Consolidated Income Statement

for the year ended 31 July 2014

in EUR '000 Notes 2014 2013
Revenue 2 4,809,022 4,503,690
Cost of sales (3,472,022) (3,279,291)
Gross profit 1,337,000 1,224,399
Distribution expenses (573,267) (564,458)
Administration expenses (327,965) (296,688)
Operating profit before net acquisition, disposal and restructuring-related costs and fair value
adjustments
435,768 363,253
Net acquisition, disposal and restructuring-related costs and fair value adjustments 3 (176,360) (117,356)
Operating profit 259,408 245,897
Share of profit after tax of associates and joint ventures 11,844 22,057
Profit before financing income, financing costs and income tax expense 271,252 267,954
Financing income 5,233 4,739
Financing costs (73,371) (68,643)
Profit before income tax expense 203,114 204,050
Income tax expense (43,575) (48,258)
Profit for the year 159,539 155,792
Attributable as follows:
Equity shareholders 135,513 129,415
Non-controlling interests 24,026 26,377
Profit for the year 159,539 155,792
Earnings per share for the year Notes 2014
euro cent
2013
euro cent
Basic earnings per share 4 120.2 124.3
Diluted earnings per share 4 118.3 123.5

Group Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year ended 31 July 2014

in EUR '000 Notes 2014 2013
Profit for the year 159,539 155,792
Other comprehensive income
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
Foreign exchange translation effects
– Foreign currency net investments 12,544 (237,352)
– Foreign currency borrowings 6 (28,792) 91,854
– Recycle of foreign exchange gain on settlement of quasi-equity loans (1,488)
– Recycle on disposal of joint venture (3,653)
– Taxation effect of foreign exchange translation movements (916) (1,630)
– Share of joint ventures and associates' foreign exchange translation adjustment (2,035)
Cash flow hedges
– Effective portion of changes in fair value of cash flow hedges (1,826) 4,941
– Fair value of cash flow hedges transferred to income statement (2,388) (1,588)
– Deferred tax effect of cash flow hedges 465 (817)
– Share of joint ventures and associates' gains on cash flow hedges, net of deferred tax 565 339
Total of items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss (21,836) (149,941)
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:
Defined benefit plans
– Actuarial loss on Group defined benefit pension plans (1,852) (3,840)
– Deferred tax effect of actuarial loss 221 356
– Share of associates' actuarial gain/(loss) on defined benefit plans, net of deferred tax 1,959 (4,552)
Deferred tax effect of change in tax rates (1,415) (462)
Total of items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss (1,087) (8,498)
Total other comprehensive loss (22,923) (158,439)
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the year 136,616 (2,647)
Attributable as follows:
Equity shareholders of the Company 109,440 (21,913)
Non-controlling interests 27,176 19,266
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the year 136,616 (2,647)

Group Consolidated Balance Sheet

as at 31 July 2014

in EUR '000 Notes 2014 2013
Assets
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 1,374,010 1,141,847
Investment properties 30,716 22,984
Goodwill and intangible assets 3,690,597 2,905,242
Investments in associates and joint ventures 54,911 45,235
Other receivables 42,586 39,433
Deferred income tax assets 72,748 71,146
Derivative financial instruments 342
Total non-current assets 5,265,910 4,225,887
Current assets
Inventory 362,469 297,641
Trade and other receivables 614,326 678,845
Derivative financial instruments 1,077 1,821
Cash and cash equivalents 6 694,838 626,922
Total current assets 1,672,710 1,605,229
Total assets 6,938,620 5,831,116

Group Consolidated Balance Sheet (continued) as at 31 July 2014

in EUR '000 Notes 2014 2013
Equity
Called up share capital 1,172 1,172
Share premium 773,735 773,735
Retained earnings and other reserves 1,928,798 1,888,112
Total equity attributable to equity shareholders 2,703,705 2,663,019
Non-controlling interests 87,752 97,610
Total equity 2,791,457 2,760,629
Liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings 6 1,898,435 1,157,435
Employee benefits 12,451 22,339
Deferred income from government grants 21,261 25,251
Other payables 73,742 48,190
Deferred income tax liabilities 434,186 402,016
Derivative financial instruments 3,445 2,136
Contingent consideration 7,100 8,570
Total non-current liabilities 2,450,620 1,665,937
Current liabilities
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings 6 450,394 348,274
Trade and other payables 1,174,189 1,004,142
Income tax payable 60,152 46,570
Derivative financial instruments 3,654 1,354
Contingent consideration 8,154 4,210
Total current liabilities 1,696,543 1,404,550
Total liabilities 4,147,163 3,070,487
Total equity and liabilities 6,938,620 5,831,116

Group Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended 31 July 2014

31 July 2014 Share Share Treasury Other
equity
Cash
flow
hedge
Revalua
tion
Share
based
payment
Foreign
currency
trans
lation
Retained Total
share
holders
Non
controlling
in EUR '000 capital premium shares reserve reserve reserve reserve reserve earnings equity interests Total
At 1 August 2013 1,172 773,735 (56) 604,446 (106) 13,380 8,862 (7,726) 1,269,312 2,663,019 97,610 2,760,629
Profit for the year 135,513 135,513 24,026 159,539
Other comprehensive
(loss)/income
(3,523) (21,419) (1,131) (26,073) 3,150 (22,923)
Total comprehensive
(loss)/income
(3,523) (21,419) 134,382 109,440 27,176 136,616
Release of treasury shares
due to exercise of LTIP
1 1 1
Share-based payments 10,597 10,597 243 10,840
Equity dividends (47,898) (47,898) (47,898)
Dividends to
non-controlling interests
(10,751) (10,751)
Dividend accrued on
perpetual callable
subordinated
instrument
(29,548) (29,548) (29,548)
Total contributions by and
distributions to owners
1 10,597 (77,446) (66,848) (10,508) (77,356)
Origin tender offer share
buyback and dilution
13 (58) (5) 100 (1,956) (1,906) (26,526) (28,432)
Total transactions with
owners recognised
directly in equity
1 13 (58) 10,592 100 (79,402) (68,754) (37,034) (105,788)
At 31 July 2014 1,172 773,735 (55) 604,446 (3,616) 13,322 19,454 (29,045) 1,324,292 2,703,705 87,752 2,791,457

Group Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (continued) for the year ended 31 July 2014

At 1 August 2012
1,172
773,735
(57)
285,004
(2,381)
15,403
10,148
140,298 1,199,808 2,423,130
86,225 2,509,355
Profit for the year








129,415
129,415
26,377
155,792
Other comprehensive
(loss)/income




2,268


(148,078)
(5,518)
(151,328)
(7,111)
(158,439)
Total comprehensive
(loss)/income




2,268

– (148,078)
123,897
(21,913)
19,266
(2,647)
Issue of perpetual
callable
subordinated
instrument



319,442





319,442

319,442
Transfer of share-based
payment reserve to
retained earnings






(8,699)

8,699



Release of treasury shares
due to exercise of LTIP


1






1

1
Share-based payments






7,416


7,416
395
7,811
Equity dividends








(43,517)
(43,517)

(43,517)
Dividends to
non-controlling interests










(8,935)
(8,935)
Transfer of revaluation
reserve to retained
earnings





(1,993)


1,993



Dividend accrued on
perpetual callable
subordinated
instrument








(19,898)
(19,898)

(19,898)
Total contributions by and
distributions to owners


1
319,442

(1,993)
(1,283)

(52,723)
263,444
(8,540)
254,904
Dilution due to vesting
of Origin management
equity entitlements




7
(30)
(3)
54
(687)
(659)
659
Non-controlling interest
forward contract








(983)
(983)

(983)
Total transactions with
owners recognised
directly in equity


1
319,442
7
(2,023)
(1,286)
54
(54,393)
261,802
(7,881)
253,921
At 31 July 2013
1,172
773,735
(56)
604,446
(106)
13,380
8,862
(7,726) 1,269,312 2,663,019
97,610 2,760,629
31 July 2013
in EUR '000
Share
capital
Share
premium
Treasury
shares
Other
equity
reserve
Cash
flow
hedge
reserve
Revalua
tion
reserve
Share
based
payment
reserve
Foreign
currency
trans
lation
reserve
Retained
earnings
Total
share
holders
equity
Non
controlling
interests
Total

Group Consolidated Cash Flow Statement for the year ended 31 July 2014

in EUR '000 Notes 2014 2013
Cash flows from operating activities
Profit for the year 159,539 155,792
Income tax expense 43,575 48,258
Financing income (5,233) (4,739)
Financing costs 73,371 68,643
Share of profit after tax of associates and joint ventures (11,844) (22,057)
Net gain on acquisitions, disposals and dilution 3 (20,249)
Asset write-downs and fair value adjustments 3 87,357 51,595
Other restructuring-related payments in excess of current-year costs (21,996) (7,804)
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 2 99,595 92,852
Amortisation of intangible assets 2 141,110 120,215
Recognition of deferred income from government grants (4,249) (2,644)
Share-based payments 9,017 7,344
Special pension contribution on wind-up (6,500)
Other (7,437) (2,527)
Cash flows from operating activities before changes in working capital 556,305 484,679
Increase in inventory (45,679) (27,167)
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables 22,873 (23,071)
Increase in trade and other payables 80,932 35,562
Cash generated from operating activities 614,431 470,003
Interest paid (68,766) (70,544)
Interest received 1,688 2,530
Income tax paid (48,124) (40,014)
Net cash flows from operating activities 499,229 361,975

Group Consolidated Cash Flow Statement (continued) for the year ended 31 July 2014

in EUR '000 Notes 2014 2013
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 4,863 10,230
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
– maintenance capital expenditure (72,042) (51,568)
– investment capital expenditure (174,271) (112,195)
Grants received 214 79
Acquisitions of subsidiaries and businesses, net of cash acquired 5 (875,784) (311,609)
Disposal of joint ventures and associates 3 94,002 18,260
Purchase of intangible assets (105,541) (66,432)
Dividends received 2,278 6,908
Net receipts from/(contributions to) associates and joint ventures (423) 21
Contingent consideration paid (4,190) (9,114)
Net cash flows from investing activities (1,130,894) (515,420)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net proceeds from issue of perpetual callable subordinated instrument 319,442
Gross drawdown of loan capital 6 915,004 27,405
Gross repayment of loan capital 6 (124,761) (53,950)
Capital element of finance lease liabilities 6 (836) (2,177)
Dividend paid on perpetual callable subordinated instrument (29,388) (16,561)
Origin tender offer paid to non-controlling interest and related costs (28,432)
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests (10,751) (8,935)
Dividends paid to equity shareholders (47,898) (43,517)
Net cash flows from financing activities 672,938 221,707
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 41,273 68,262
Translation adjustment 5,058 (20,875)
Net cash and cash equivalents at start of year 392,476 345,089
Net cash and cash equivalents at end of year 6 438,807 392,476

Notes to the Group Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2014

1 Basis of preparation

ARYZTA AG (the 'Company') is domiciled and incorporated in Zurich, Switzerland. The consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2014 consolidate the individual financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the 'Group'), and show the Group's interest in associates and joint ventures using the equity method of accounting.

The financial information included on pages 19 to 38 of this News Release has been extracted from the ARYZTA Group financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2014, which are subject to approval by the shareholders at the General Meeting on 02 December 2014.

The Group consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ('IFRS'). These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented, unless otherwise stated. In the preparation of these Group consolidated financial statements, the Group has applied all standards that were effective for accounting periods beginning on or before 1 August 2013. The following standards and interpretations, issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ('IASB') and the IFRS Interpretations Committee, are effective for the first time in the current financial year and have been adopted by the Group:

  • IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements
  • IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements
  • IFRS 12 Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities
  • IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement
  • IAS 27 (Revised) Separate Financial Statements
  • IAS 28 (Revised) Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures
  • Amendment to IFRS 7 Disclosures offsetting financial assets and financial liabilities
  • Amendment to IAS 19 Employee benefits
  • Improvements to IFRSs (2011)

While the above standards and interpretations adopted by the Group modify certain presentation and disclosure requirements, these requirements are not significantly different than information presented as part of the 31 July 2013 year-end financial statements and have no material impact on the consolidated results or financial position of the Group.

The consolidated financial information is presented in Euro, rounded to the nearest thousand, unless otherwise stated.

The principal euro foreign exchange currency rates used by the Group for the preparation of these consolidated financial statements are as follows:

Currency Average 2014 Closing 2014 Average 2013 Closing 2013
CHF 1.2250 1.2169 1.2204 1.2339
USD 1.3601 1.3430 1.2996 1.3280
CAD 1.4590 1.4611 1.3080 1.3644
GBP 0.8291 0.7933 0.8303 0.8630

Notes to the Group Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) for the year ended 31 July 2014

2 Segment information

2.1 Analysis by business segment

Total Group
2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013
220,948
167,067 141,287 19,434 73,236 363,253
(92,441) (51,795) (2,940) (5,649)
89,492 245,897
201 11,844 21,856 11,844 22,057
267,954
4,739
(68,643)
204,050
net acquisition, disposal
and restructuring related
and restructuring related
74,626
74,626
Food
Europe
135,483 176,031
(68,019) (75,330)
67,464 100,701
67,464 100,701
Food
North America
1,586,275 1,391,525 1,586,560 1,459,805
89,693
16,494
16,494
Food
Rest of World
23,283 362,532
23,283 191,821
23,283 191,821
2,762
(65,366)
129,217
Total
Food Group
300,053
– (170,711) (119,814)
67,587
180,239
201
79,431
180,440
2,471
2,040
(8,005)
(59,801)
73,897
122,679
Origin
2,699
234,187 3,393,783 3,085,517 1,415,239 1,418,173 4,809,022 4,503,690
63,200 435,768
2,458 (176,360) (117,356)
65,658 259,408
87,514 271,252
5,233
(8,842) (73,371)
81,371 203,114

1 There were no significant intercompany revenues between business segments.

2 Certain central executive and support costs have been allocated against the operating profits of each business segment.

3 Finance income/(costs) and income tax expense are managed on a centralised basis for the Food Group and separately for Origin. Therefore, these items are not allocated between business segments for the purposes of presenting information to the Chief Operating Decision Maker.

Notes to the Group Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) for the year ended 31 July 2014

Food Food Food Total
II) Segment assets Europe North America Rest of World Food Group Origin Total Group
in EUR '000 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013
Segment assets excluding
investments in associ
ates and joint ventures
2,315,520 2,162,369 2,770,263 1,894,380 310,814 307,428 5,396,597 4,364,177 675,521 682,382 6,072,118 5,046,559
Investments in associates
and joint ventures and
related financial assets 97,497 84,668 97,497 84,668
Segment assets 2,315,520 2,162,369 2,770,263 1,894,380 310,814 307,428 5,396,597 4,364,177 773,018 767,050 6,169,615 5,131,227
Reconciliation to total assets as
reported in the Group
Consolidated Balance Sheet
Derivative financial
instruments
847 1,329 572 492 1,419 1,821
Cash and cash equivalents 555,262 501,438 139,576 125,484 694,838 626,922
Deferred income tax
assets
68,938 66,642 3,810 4,504 72,748 71,146
Total assets as reported
in Group Consolidated
Balance Sheet
6,021,644 4,933,586 916,976 897,530 6,938,620 5,831,116
III) Segment liabilities Food
Europe
Food
North America
Food
Rest of World
Total
Food Group
Origin Total Group
in EUR '000 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013
Segment liabilities 504,389 510,371 467,559 338,119 68,174 68,417 1,040,122 916,907 512,414 444,372 1,552,536 1,361,279
Reconciliation to total liabilities as
reported in Group Consolidated
Balance Sheet
Interest-bearing loans and
borrowings
2,197,341 1,350,666 151,488 155,043 2,348,829 1,505,709
Derivative financial
instruments
5,312 1,283 1,787 2,207 7,099 3,490
Current and deferred
income tax liabilities
212,059 179,566 26,640 20,443 238,699 200,009
Total liabilities as reported
in Group Consolidated
Balance Sheet
3,454,834 2,448,422 692,329 622,065 4,147,163 3,070,487

Notes to the Group Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) for the year ended 31 July 2014

IV) Other segment
information
Food
Europe
Food
North America
Food
Rest of World
Total
Food Group
Origin Total Group
in EUR '000 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013
Depreciation 49,254 43,929 35,710 34,688 9,252 8,866 94,216 87,483 5,379 5,369 99,595 92,852
ERP amortisation 4,515 2,069 4,148 4,138 8,663 6,207 2,408 1,677 11,071 7,884
Amortisation of other
intangible assets
63,267 50,507 54,282 48,999 6,213 7,136 123,762 106,642 6,277 5,689 130,039 112,331
Capital expenditure
– Property, plant and
equipment
145,909 82,739 83,965 35,375 21,060 44,858 250,934 162,972 11,688 7,964 262,622 170,936
– Intangibles 71,176 46,270 27,579 14,529 433 1,781 99,188 62,580 3,018 6,121 102,206 68,701
Total capital expenditure 217,085 129,009 111,544 49,904 21,493 46,639 350,122 225,552 14,706 14,085 364,828 239,637

2.2 Analysis by geography

Europe North America Rest of World Total Group
in EUR '000 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013
Revenue by geography1 3,001,514 2,809,698 1,586,560 1,459,805 220,948 234,187 4,809,022 4,503,690
Assets by geography 3,088,538 2,929,419 2,770,263 1,894,380 310,814 307,428 6,169,615 5,131,227
IFRS 8 non-current assets2 2,375,882 2,177,166 2,530,613 1,717,422 286,325 260,153 5,192,820 4,154,741

1 Revenues from external customers attributed to the Group's country of domicile, Switzerland, are 5.0% (2013: 4.9%) of total Group revenues. Revenues from external customers attributed to material foreign countries are United States 26.8% (2013: 29.1%), United Kingdom 24.4% (2013: 26.9%) and Germany 12.2 % (2013: 9.5 %). For the purposes of this analysis, customer revenues are allocated based on geographic location of vendor. As is common in this industry, the Group has a large number of customers, and there is no single customer with a share of revenue greater than 10% of total Group revenue.

2 Non-current assets as reported under IFRS 8, Operating Segments, include all non-current assets as presented in the Group Consolidated Balance Sheet, with the exception of deferred taxes and derivative financial instruments. Non-current assets attributed to the Group's country of domicile, Switzerland, are 7.4% of total Group non-current assets (2013: 8.9%). Non-current assets attributed to material foreign countries are: United States 33.8 % (2013: 28.3 %), Canada 13.7% (2013: 11.7%) and Germany 13.6 % (2013: 16.2 %).

Notes to the Group Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) for the year ended 31 July 2014

3 Net acquisition, disposal and restructuring-related costs and fair value adjustments

Food
Europe
Food
North America
Food
Rest of World
Total
Food Group
Origin Total Group
in EUR '000 Notes 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013
Acquisition-related costs 3.1 (2,566) (3,427) (4,668) (2,063) (7,234) (5,490) (1,124) (8,358) (5,490)
Net gain/(loss) on
acquisition, disposals and
dilution
3.2 (705) (705) 20,954 20,249
Restructuring-related costs
and fair value adjustments
Asset write-downs (51,751) (23,228) (32,666) (13,149) (2,940) (87,357) (36,377) – (8,612) (87,357) (44,989)
Fair value adjustments of
investment properties
(273) (273) – (6,333) – (6,606)
Severance and other staff
related costs
(24,369) (23,179) (22,801) (15,460) (47,170) (38,639) (3,065) (3,227) (50,235) (41,866)
Contractual obligations (316) (82) (1,229) (5,278) (1,545) (5,360) (1,545) (5,360)
Advisory and other costs (13,439) (17,830) (13,966) (15,140) (27,405) (32,970) (1,460) (324) (28,865) (33,294)
Total restructuring-related
costs and fair value
adjustments
3.3 (89,875) (64,592) (70,662) (49,027) (2,940) – (163,477) (113,619) (4,525) (18,496) (168,002) (132,115)
Total acquisition, disposal
and restructuring-related
costs and fair value
adjustments
(92,441) (68,019) (75,330) (51,795) (2,940) – (170,711) (119,814) (5,649) 2,458 (176,360) (117,356)

3.1 Acquisition-related costs

During the year ended 31 July 2014 the Group incurred acquisition-related costs of €8,358,000 (2013: €5,490,000). These costs primarily related to Food Group acquisition-related activities and include share purchase tax, due diligence and other professional services fees.

3.2 Gain/(loss) on disposal of interest in joint ventures and associate (financial year 2013)

During the year ended 31 July 2013, the Food Group completed the disposal of its interest in a joint venture, previously held as part of the Food North America segment. Consideration received on disposal was €1,941,000, which was less than the investment carrying value of €2,646,000 at the time, resulting in a loss of €705,000.

During financial year 2013, Origin agreed to dispose of its 50% interest in Welcon to its joint venture partner, Austevoll Seafoods ASA, for cash consideration of NOK 740 million. As all conditions were fulfilled by 31 July 2013, the transaction, along with the consideration receivable in the amount of €94,002,000 were reflected in the financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2013. As these proceeds were in excess of the €73,873,000 carrying value of the investment, the transaction resulted in a gain on

Notes to the Group Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) for the year ended 31 July 2014

disposal of €20,631,000, net of foreign exchange gains recycled from other comprehensive income of €3,653,000 and disposal-related costs of €3,151,000. The transaction was completed during August 2013 and these proceeds were received in full, as shown in the Group consolidated cash flow statement for the year ended 31 July 2014.

During financial year 2013, Continental Farmers Group was acquired by United Farmers Holding Company. As a result, Origin no longer has an investment in Continental Farmers Group. Consideration on disposal was €16,910,000, which was in excess of Origin's carrying value of the investment of €16,587,000, resulting in a gain on disposal of €323,000.

3.3 Restructuring-related costs and fair value adjustments

During financial year 2014, progress has continued on the Food Group ATI programme to integrate or rationalise existing business assets in order to enable optimised manufacturing and business support throughout the Group. As of 31 July 2014, the ATI program has been substantially completed, other than the continuing integration of acquisitions completed during the second half of the fiscal year. Origin has also continued to progress on its own separate business transformation programme during the year. As a result of these programmes the Group has recognised costs, including providing for amounts as required by IAS 37, 'Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets', in the Group Consolidated Income Statement as follows:

Asset write-downs

The Group incurred €87,357,000 (2013: €44,989,000) of asset write-downs during the year. These amounts relate to the write-down of certain distribution, manufacturing and administration assets, due to the closure and/or reduction in activities related to those assets, due to those obsolete assets having been replaced as part of the Food Group integration and rationalisation programme.

Fair value adjustments

During the year ended 31 July 2013, the Group incurred €6,606,000 of fair value adjustments related primarily to the carrying value of Origin investment properties. These prior year adjustments were based on independent valuations and were the result of the Irish property market decline, lack of transactions, restricted bank financing for propertyrelated deals, generally difficult economic environment, and in particular the indication that the value of development land in regional areas was converging to that of agricultural land. No further material fair value adjustments were incurred during the year ended 31 July 2014.

Severance and other staff-related costs

The Group incurred and provided for €50,235,000 (2013: €41,866,000) in severance and other staff-related costs during the year. These primarily related to costs associated with employees whose service was discontinued following certain rationalisation decisions throughout the Group and to the continued evaluation and optimization of the manufacturing and distribution footprint across the various Food North America and Food Europe business locations.

Notes to the Group Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) for the year ended 31 July 2014

Contractual obligations

The operational decisions made as a result of the Group's integration and rationalisation projects triggered early termination penalties and resulted in certain operational contracts becoming onerous. The Group incurred total costs of €1,545,000 (2013: €5,360,000) during the year to either exit or provide for such onerous contractual obligations.

Advisory costs and other costs

During the year ended 31 July 2014, the Group incurred €28,865,000 (2013: €33,294,000) in other costs related directly to the integration and rationalisation programs. These costs are composed principally of restructuring-related advisory costs, site restoration costs, costs associated with establishing shared service centres for centralisation of certain administrative functions and other incremental costs directly attributable to the integration and rationalisation programs.

Notes to the Group Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) for the year ended 31 July 2014

4 Earnings per share

2014 2013
Basic earnings per share in EUR '000 in EUR '000
Profit attributable to equity shareholders 135,513 129,415
Perpetual callable subordinated instrument accrued dividend (29,548) (19,898)
Profit used to determine basic earnings per share 105,965 109,517
Weighted average number of ordinary shares '000 '000
Ordinary shares outstanding at 1 August1 88,120 88,038
Effect of exercise of equity instruments during the year2 24 67
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used to determine
basic earnings per share
88,144 88,105
Basic earnings per share 120.2 cent 124.3 cent
2014 2013
Diluted earnings per share in EUR '000 in EUR '000
Profit used to determine basic earnings per share 105,965 109,517
Effect on non-controlling interests share of reported profits, due
to dilutive impact of Origin management equity entitlements3
(186) (116)
Profit used to determine diluted earnings per share 105,779 109,401
Weighted average number of ordinary shares (diluted) '000 '000
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used to determine
basic earnings per share
88,144 88,105
Effect of equity-based incentives with a dilutive impact2 1,263 454
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used to determine
diluted earnings per share4
89,407 88,559
Diluted earnings per share 118.3 cent 123.5 cent

1 Issued share capital excludes treasury shares.

2 The change in the equity instruments with a dilutive impact is due to continued vesting of management share-based incentives, offset by the impact of incentives exercised during the year, which are now included in the weighted average number of ordinary shares used to determine basic earnings per share.

3 Reflects the dilutive impact of equity entitlements granted to Origin senior management under the Origin Plan. These equity entitlements dilute the Group's share of Origin profits available as part of its diluted earnings per share calculation.

4 The 31 July 2014 weighted average number of ordinary shares used to calculate diluted earnings per share is 89,407,313 (2013: 88,559,475).

Notes to the Group Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) for the year ended 31 July 2014

In addition to the basic and diluted earnings per share measures required by IAS 33, Earnings per Share, as calculated above, the Group also presents an underlying fully diluted earnings per share measure, in accordance with IAS 33 paragraph 73. This additional measure enables comparability of the Group's underlying results from period to period, without the impact of transactions that do not relate to the underlying business. It is also the Group's policy to declare dividends based on underlying fully diluted earnings per share, as this provides a more consistent basis for returning dividends to shareholders.

As shown below, for purposes of calculating this measure, the Group adjusts reported net profit by the following items and their related tax impacts:

  • includes the perpetual callable subordinated instrument accrued dividend as a finance cost, as already included in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share;
  • excludes intangible amortisation, except ERP intangible amortisation;
  • excludes net acquisition, disposal and restructuring-related costs and fair value adjustments; and
  • adjusts for the impact of dilutive instruments on non-controlling interests share of adjusted profits.
2014 2013
Underlying fully diluted earnings per share in EUR '000 in EUR '000
Profit used to determine basic earnings per share 105,965 109,517
Amortisation of non-ERP intangible assets (notes 2) 130,039 112,331
Tax on amortisation of non-ERP intangible assets (30,148) (31,833)
Share of associate intangible amortisation, net of tax 1,548
Net acquisition, disposal and restructuring-related costs and fair
value adjustments (note 3)
176,360 117,356
Tax on net acquisition, disposal and restructuring-related costs
and fair value adjustments
(4,457) 10,402
Non-controlling interest portion of acquisition, disposal and
restructuring-related costs and fair value adjustments
(1,616) 1,450
Effect on non-controlling interests share of adjusted profits due
to dilutive impact of Origin management equity entitlements3
(213) (114)
Underlying fully diluted net profit 377,478 319,109
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used to determine
basic earnings per share 88,144 88,105
Underlying basic earnings per share 428.3 cent 362.2 cent
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used to determine
diluted earnings per share
89,407 88,559

Underlying fully diluted earnings per share 422.2 cent 360.3 cent

Notes to the Group Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) for the year ended 31 July 2014

5 Business combinations

Acquisitions in financial year 2014

During the year ended 31 July 2014, the Group completed the 100% acquisitions of Cloverhill Bakery, a leading manufacturer of individually wrapped Ready-To-Eat snacks in the United States and Pineridge Bakery, a top-tier speciality bakery in Canada, as well as multiple other smaller acquisitions, by acquiring all outstanding shares of these individual entities.

The details of the net assets acquired and goodwill arising from these business combinations are set out below. The goodwill arising on these business combinations is attributable to the skills and talent of the in-place work-force and the synergies expected to be achieved from integrating the acquired operations into the Group's existing businesses.

Provisional
in EUR '000 Cloverhill Pineridge Other fair values
Provisional fair value of net assets
acquired:
Property, plant and equipment 67,308 30,134 43,248 140,690
Intangible assets 223,368 87,577 60,573 371,518
Inventory 8,654 9,619 14,402 32,675
Trade and other receivables 12,406 8,147 8,937 29,490
Trade and other payables (33,570) (27,253) (16,863) (77,686)
Employee benefits (22) (22)
Finance leases (24) (24)
Deferred income tax (9,722) (24,580) (9,234) (43,536)
Income tax payable (1,094)
(2,191)
(2,390) (5,675)
Net assets acquired 267,326 81,453 98,651 447,430
Goodwill arising on acquisitions 245,405 136,968 68,119 450,492
Consideration 512,731 218,421 166,770 897,922
Satisfied by:
Cash consideration 516,078 218,885 147,112 882,075
Cash acquired (3,347) (2,757) (187) (6,291)
Net cash consideration 512,731 216,128 146,925 875,784
Contingent consideration 2,293 4,061 6,354
Put option liability 15,784 15,784
Total consideration 512,731 218,421 166,770 897,922

The net cash outflow on these acquisitions during the year is disclosed in the Group Consolidated Cash Flow Statement as follows:

in EUR '000 Total
Cash flows from investing activities
Cash consideration 882,075
Cash acquired (6,291)
Net cash consideration 875,784

Costs of €8,358,000 related to the acquisitions were charged to the net acquisition, disposal, and restructuring-related costs and fair value adjustments in the Group Consolidated Income Statement during the year ended 31 July 2014.

Notes to the Group Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) for the year ended 31 July 2014

The impact of these business combinations during the year on the Group Consolidated Income Statement is set out in the following table:

in EUR '000 Total
Revenue 256,010
Profit for the year 9,281

If these acquisitions had occurred on 1 August 2013, management estimates that the consolidated revenue would have been €5,124,807,000 and profit for the year would have been €171,321,000. In making this determination, management has assumed that the fair value adjustments that arose on the date of the acquisition would have been the same if the acquisitions had occurred on 1 August 2013.

For the identification and estimation of the fair value of the intangibles acquired as part of these acquisitions, ARYZTA was assisted by a non-audit independent appraisal firm. The identified intangibles acquired primarily related to customer relationships, which were valued using the income approach method.

The fair values presented in this note are based on provisional valuations, due to the complexity of the transactions.

6 Analysis of net debt

1 August Non-cash Translation 31 July
in EUR '000 2013 Cash flows movements adjustment 2014
Cash 626,922 61,230 6,686 694,838
Overdrafts (234,446) (19,957) (1,628) (256,031)
Cash and cash equivalents 392,476 41,273 5,058 438,807
Loans (1,269,976) (790,243) (3,253) (28,792) (2,092,264)
Finance leases (1,287) 836 (24) (59) (534)
Net debt (878,787) (748,134) (3,277) (23,793) (1,653,991)
Split of net debt
in EUR '000
1 August
2013
Cash flows Non-cash
movements
Translation
adjustment
31 July
2014
Food Group net debt (849,228) (767,523) (2,646) (22,682) (1,642,079)
Origin net debt (29,559) 19,389 (631) (1,111) (11,912)
Net debt (878,787) (748,134) (3,277) (23,793) (1,653,991)

Notes to the Group Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) for the year ended 31 July 2014

7 Proposed dividend

At the Annual General Meeting on 2 December 2014, shareholders will be invited to approve a proposed dividend of CHF 0.7646 (€0.6333) per share. If approved, the dividend will be paid to shareholders on 2 February 2015. A dividend of CHF 0.6652 per share was paid during the year, as approved by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting on 10 December 2013.

8 Post balance sheet events – after 31 July 2014

Subsequent to year end, during September 2014, the Group announced its intention to repay the CHF 400,000,000 Perpetual callable subordinated instrument funded in October 2010. This repayment is expected to occur in October 2014, in line with the first call date associated with that instrument.

As of 25 September 2014, the date of preliminary approval of the Group consolidated financial statements by the Board of Directors, there have been no other material significant events that would require adjustment or disclosure within the Group consolidated financial statements.

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