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Bonduelle Interim / Quarterly Report 2024

Mar 6, 2025

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Interim / Quarterly Report

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1. Activity report on half-year financial statement 2024-2025 2
2. Consolidated income statement 5
3. Consolidated balance sheet 6
4. Consolidated cash flows statement7
5. Changes in consolidated Shareholders' equity 8
6. Notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements9
NOTE 1 Accounting principles 9
1.1 Preparation methods9
1.2 Accounting standards applied9
1.3 Specific features of the preparation of Interim Financial Statements10
NOTE 2 Change in the scope of consolidation 10
2.1 Plans to sell packaged salad fresh activity in France and Germany10
NOTE 3 Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations 10
3.1 Application of IFRS 5 10
3.2 Comparative information 11
NOTE 4 Segment reporting13
NOTE 5 Non-recurring items14
NOTE 6 Employee benefit obligations 14
NOTE 7 Financial income 15
NOTE 8 Derivative financial instruments16
NOTE 9 Net debt17
9.1 Analysis of net debt by type 17
9.2 Liquidity18
NOTE 10 Goodwill18
NOTE 11 Additional information 19
11.1 Earnings per share 19
11.2 Contingent liabilities 19
11.3 Related parties 19
11.4 Subsequent events19
7. Certification of the persons responsible for the half-yearly financial statements20
8. Statutory Auditors' report on the half-yearly financial information 21

1. Activity report on half-year financial statement 2024-2025

The 2024-2025 half year financial statements were approved by the General Partner, then reviewed by the Supervisory Board of March 05, 2025 and have been subject to a limited review by the Statutory Auditors.

Key figures

(in millions of euros) 1
st half year
2024-2025
1
st half year
2023-2024
Variation
Sales 1,119.4 1,139.2 -1.7%
Current operating income 48.0 40.6 +18.3%
Current operating margin 4.3% 3.6% +70 bps
Net income from continuing operations 17.2 6.4 +167.5%
Consolidated net income -5.0 4.5 -211.6%
(2)
Gearing
1.23 0.95

Sales

The Bonduelle Group's sales for the 1 st half year of fiscal year 2024-2025 amounted 1,119.4 million euros compared with 1,139.2 million euros for the 1 st half of previous fiscal year, -1.5% on a like-for-like basis (1) and -1.7% on reported figures.

Activity by Geographical Region

Total consolidated sales
(in millions of euros)
st half year
1
2024-2025
st half year
1
2023-2024
Variation
reported figures
Variation
(1)
Like-for-like basis
Europe Zone 672.3 712.6 -5.6% -5.8%
Non-Europe Zone 447.1 426.6 4.8% 5.8%
Total 1,119.4 1,139.2 -1.7% -1.5%

Activity by Operating Segments

Total consolidated sales
(in millions of euros)
st half year
1
2024-2025
st half year
1
2023-2024
Variation
reported figures
Variation
(1)
Like-for-like basis
Canned 554.7 594.7 -6.7% -6.4%
Frozen 150.4 148.9 1.0% 0.9%
Fresh processed 414.3 395.6 4.7% 5.1%
Total 1,119.4 1,139.2 -1.7% -1.5%

Europe Zone

The Europe Zone, which accounts for 60.1% of the business activity over the period, posted for the whole 1 st half year an overall evolution of -5.6% on reported figures and -5.8% on a like-for-like basis (1) , mostly due to the significant sales drop in private label canned activities, caused by delays in contracted volumes deliveries by major customers.

The fresh processed activities maintained in the portfolio (packaged salads activity in Italy and prepared segment in France and Italy) posted solid growth over the 1 st half year, especially in Bonduelle branded products, in retail and food service.

Non-Europe Zone

The Non-Europe Zone, which accounts for 39.9% of the business activity over the period, posted for the 1 st half year, an overall evolution of +4.8% on reported figures and +5.8% on a like-for-like basis (1) .

In North America, the return to growth for the first time in four years was driven by the solid increase in retail sales of complete meal solutions and salad kits; a growth which accelerated further in Quarter 2 over branded products and innovations.

In the Eurasia region, CIS countries and Russia posted solid growth fueled by the Bonduelle and Globus brands.

Operating income

For the 1 st half of fiscal year 2024-2025, the Bonduelle Group's current operating income stands at 48 million euros at current exchange rates and 47.8 million euros at constant exchange rates, compared with 40.6 million euros the previous fiscal year.

This corresponds to a +17.8% increase in current operating income on a like-for-like basis (1) . The current operating margin stands at 4.3% on both like-for-like basis (1) and reported figures, given the slight impact of exchange rates over the period.

In the Europe Zone, good agro-industrial performances only partially offset the downturn in volumes, in particular the delay in private label sales (-22.2% in canned and frozen segments).

In the Non-Europe Zone, the growth momentum in branded activities enabled a return to a positive profitability: on one hand, in the United States with an improvement in current operating income driven by new contracts, a good dynamic in brands and better harvests than last fiscal year, and on the other hand, the Eurasia region posting an increase in branded products sales.

After taking into account non-recurring items of -3.1 million euros over the period, following the logistical optimizations in the United States, the Bonduelle Group's operating income reaches 44.9 million euros on reported figures, compared with 35.7 million euros for the 1 st half of previous fiscal year representing an increase over the period of +25.8% on reported figures.

Net income from continuing operations

Net financial income amounted to -17.8 million euros, compared to -17 million euros at the end of previous half year. The posted interest expense for the period went from -15.3 million euros to -14.7 million euros, mainly due to lower indebtedness in high-interest currencies (Hungarian forint, Russian ruble).

The group average financing rate declined over the period and is now at 4.12%. The foreign exchange result is negative for the half year (-1.2 million euros, mainly due to the weakening of the ruble), compared with -0.2 million euros for the same period last year.

Tax expense came to 12.7 million euros, compared with 13.3 million euros in the 1 st half of the previous fiscal year, the effective tax rate (46.7%), although improving, remains distorted by the non-activated losses from the North American fresh activities.

Net income from associates amounts to 2.8 million euros corresponding to the share of income from Nortera Foods accounted for under the equity method.

After taking into account financial income, tax expense and income from associates, Bonduelle Group's net income from continuing operations for the 2024-2025 1 st half year amounted to 17.2 million euros compared with 6.4 million euros the previous fiscal year, representing 1.5% of sales.

Net income from discontinued operations

In accordance with IFRS 5, contributions from activities being discontinued are gathered under the heading "net income from discontinued operations". Thus, for the 1 st half year, items under this heading amounted to -22.3 million euros, of which: -2.6 million euros as current operating income for the period, non-recurring items including the provision for the Saint-Mihiel redundancy plan and the Genas voluntary redundancy plan for a total of 20 million euros, 5.7 million euros in tax and financial income restatements , the impairment of 4 million euros in goodwill related to the packaged salad activity in Germany, and fees related to the divest of these activities.

After taking into account net income from discontinued operations, the Bonduelle Group's consolidated net income for the 1 st half of the 2024-2025 fiscal year amounted to -5 million euros, compared with +4.5 million euros the previous fiscal year.

Financial situation

Net financial debt (excluding IFRS 16 and after taking IFRS 5 into account) stood on December 31, 2024 at 664 million euros against 649 million euros at December 31 of the previous fiscal year. After taking IFRS 16 into account, debt stood at 755.5 million euros (versus 716.5 million euros at December 31 of the previous fiscal year), and the debt-to-equity ratio (gearing (2) ) was 1.23, compared with 0.95 at the same period last year.

Good summer harvests, in particular in Nord Picardie (France), and sales delay of private label products in Europe have a direct effect on the increase in inventories and therefore in the group's working capital requirement, while pointing out that the seasonal nature of the business activity (summer agricultural harvests) results in a high level of debt at December 31, which is not representative of average debt or end of fiscal year debt level.

Outlook

Despite the slight downturn of business activity in the 1 st half year and the impact of difficult harvests in Russia which will have a particular impact over the 2 nd half year, the Bonduelle Group is pursuing its transformation and confirms its annual objectives of stable sales and recurring operating income on a like-for-like basis (1) .

Main transactions with related parties

Information regarding transactions with related parties is detailed in Note 11.3 "Related Parties" of the notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements in this document.

(1) at constant currency exchange rate and scope of consolidation basis. Net sales in foreign currency over the given period are translated into the rate of exchange for the comparable period. The impact of business acquisitions (or gain of control) and divestments is restated as follows

  • - For businesses acquired (or gain of control) during the current period, net sales generated since the acquisition date is excluded from the organic growth calculation;
  • - For businesses acquired (or gain of control) during the prior fiscal year, net sales generated during the current period up until the first anniversary date of the acquisition is excluded;
  • - For businesses divested (or loss of control) during the prior fiscal year, net sales generated in the comparative period of the prior fiscal year until the divestment date is excluded;
  • - For businesses divested (or loss of control) during the current fiscal year, net sales generated in the period commencing 12 months before the divestment date up to the end of the comparative period of the prior fiscal year is excluded.

(2) net financial debt / equity - Inc. IFRS 16

2. Consolidated income statement

At 2024/12/31
Revenue
4
2,223,413 1,139,201 1,119,430
Purchases and external charges (1,586,431) (780,339) (765,202)
Employee benefits expenses (462,055) (261,374) (265,008)
Depreciation, amortization and impairment (77,288) (45,680) (49,892)
Other operating income 26,426 8,518 22,897
Other operating expenses (40,699) (19,727) (14,188)
Current operating income 83,366 40,598 48,036
Non-recurring items
5
(139,738) (4,886) (3,104)
Operating profit (56,373) 35,712 44,932
Cost of net debt (30,161) (15,316) (14,728)
Other financial income and expenses (3,843) (1,723) (3,067)
Financial income
7
(34,004) (17,038) (17,795)
Share of net income from associates 3,584 1,052 2,754
Profit before tax (86,792) 19,725 29,891
Income tax (21,278) (13,285) (12,662)
Net income from continuing operations (108,070) 6,441 17,229
Net income from discontinued operations (11,702) (1,925) (22,269)
Consolidated net income (119,772) 4,516 (5,040)
• Attributable to owners of the Company (119,744) 4,536 (5,040)
• Attributable to non-controlling interests (28) (21) 0
Basic earnings per share of continuing operations - group share
11.1
Basic earnings per share - group share
11.1
(3.37)
(3.74)
0.20
0.14
0.54
(0.16)
Diluted earnings per share of continuing operations - group share
11.1
(3.29) 0.20 0.53
Diluted earnings per share - group share
11.1
(3.64) 0.14 (0.15)

*In accordance with IFRS 5, net income from discontinued operations is presented on the separate line of the income statement "Net income from discontinued operations" for the fiscal years presented. The impact of the application of IFRS 5 on the data reported in June 2024 and December is presented in Note 3.

Gains and losses recognised directly in equity

(in thousands of euros) At 2024/06/30 At 2023/12/31 At 2024/12/31
Net income for the period (119,772) 4,516 (5,040)
Items that may be recycled subsequently to P&L (5,580) (16,069) (17,141)
Cash flow hedge (4,883) (6,733) (2,998)
Translation adjustments (1,958) (11,075) (14,918)
Tax effects 1,262 1,739 774
Items that may not be recyclable subsequently to P&L (165) (1,009) 0
Actuarial gains and losses on defined benefit plans (424) (1,367) 0
Tax effects 109 358 0
Unrealized gains and losses on financial assets 150 0 0
Income and expenses recognized directly in equity (5,745) (17,077) (17,141)
Total recognized income and expenses (125,517) (12,561) (22,181)
of which attributable to owners of the Company (125,489) (12,540) (22,181)
of which attributable to non-controlling interests (28) (21) 0

3. Consolidated balance sheet

Assets

(in thousands of euros) Notes At 2024/06/30 At 2023/12/31 At 2024/12/31
Non-current assets 879,322 975,850 853,761
Other intangible assets 51,499 50,204 51,505
Goodwill 10 256,876 380,061 238,368
Property, plant and equipment 382,298 366,882 356,400
Rights of use 68,809 60,436 83,690
Investments in associates 97,442 95,321 98,292
Other non-current financial assets 3,349 2,970 3,543
Deferred tax 14,338 14,618 18,157
Other non-current assets 4,712 5,359 3,806
Current assets 1,059,506 1,265,139 1,278,839
Inventories and work-in-progress 720,881 873,878 868,105
Trade and other receivables 305,533 367,272 331,512
Tax receivables 11,026 2,644 2,944
Other current assets 5,223 8,522 8,720
Other current financial assets 8 630 2,421 312
Cash and cash equivalents 9 16,212 10,403 16,083
Assets held for sale 3 0 0 51,163
TOTAL ASSETS 1,938,829 2,240,989 2,132,600

Liabilities

(in thousands of euros) Notes At 2024/06/30 At 2023/12/31 At 2024/12/31
Shareholders' equity (group share) 640,157 752,919 611,828
Share capital 57,103 57,103 57,103
Additional paid-in capital 40,103 40,103 40,103
Consolidated reserves 542,951 655,713 514,622
Non-controlling interests (9) (9) (18)
Shareholders' equity 640,148 752,911 611,810
Non-current liabilities 472,773 571,636 560,664
Financial liabilities 9 340,898 460,868 434,500
Lease liabilities 58,369 52,270 73,375
Employee benefit obligations 6 23,358 23,811 22,734
Other non-current provisions 11,670 11,336 8,159
Deferred taxes 1,075 455 277
Other non-current liabilities 37,403 22,896 21,618
Current liabilities 825,908 916,442 960,126
Current financial liabilities 9 162,506 201,399 246,632
Current lease liabilities 17,862 15,463 17,726
Current provisions 12,025 7,499 8,709
Trade and other payables 631,567 681,861 591,039
Tax payables 1,054 9,986 7,936
Other current liabilities 894 234 291
Liabilities held for sale 3 0 0 87,792
TOTAL LIABILITIES 1,938,829 2,240,989 2,132,600

4. Consolidated cash flows statement

(in thousands of euros) Notes At 2024/06/30 At 2023/12/31 At 2024/12/31
Net income from continuing operations (108,070) 6,440 17,229
Share of net income from associates (3,594) (1,052) (2,754)
Depreciation, amortization and impairment 206,938 38,618 46,462
Other non-cash items 497 864 1,184
Deferred tax (421) (1,542) (2,877)
Accrued interest (635) (961) 660
Gross cash flows from operating activities 94,725 42,368 59,905
Change in working capital requirement
Net cash flows from operating activities from continuing
(96,336) (264,665) (202,942)
operations
Net cash flows from operating activities from discontinued
(1,611) (222,298) (143,037)
operations 3 (8,217) (2,608) (3,322)
Net cash flows from operating activities (9,828) (224,906) (146,359)
(1)
Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets
(84,167) (46,773) (41,136)
(2)
Disposals of property, plant and equipment and financial assets
3,071 639 159
Net change in loans and other non-current financial assets
Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities from continuing
0 (23) (676)
operations (81,096) (46,157) (41,653)
Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities from
discontinued operations
3 (3,725) (2,776) (942)
Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities (84,821) (48,933) (42,596)
Transactions with non-controlling interests (1,620) 0 102
(Acquisition) Disposal of treasury shares 742 548 409
Increase (Decrease) in non-current financial liabilities 71,306 160,309 91,206
Increase (Decrease) in current financial liabilities 49,607 120,712 105,850
Increase (Decrease) in lease liabilities (21,166) (11,637) (10,031)
Dividends paid to group and minority Shareholders
Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities from continuing
(8,259) 0 0
operations
Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities from
90,610 269,932 187,537
discontinued operations 3 9,853 5,379 3,742
Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities 100,462 275,311 191,279
Impact of exchange rate changes 1,391 (77) (2,453)
Change in cash and cash equivalents 7,205 1,396 (129)
Cash and cash equivalents – opening balance 9,007 9,007 16,212
Cash and cash equivalents – closing balance 16,212 10,403 16,083
CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 7,205 1,396 (129)

(1) Investments correspond to the acquisitions of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets plus the change in related trade payables.

(2) Disposals of fixed assets correspond to the proceeds received less advances and down-payments on fixed assets.

* In accordance with IFRS 5, cash flows from discontinued operations are presented on separate lines. The impact of the application of IFRS 5 on the published figures is presented in Note 3.

5. Changes in consolidated Shareholders' equity

(in thousands of euros) In number
of shares
Capital Additional
paid-in
capital
Actuarial
gains
and
losses
Treasury
shares
Translation
reserves
Accumulat
ed income
Shareholde
rs' equity
(group
share)
Non
controlling
interests
Total
Shareholde
rs' equity
Shareholders' equity at June 30,
2023
32,630,114 57,103 40,103 (1,199) (10,738) (106,262) 795,455 774,462 (6) 774,456
Income recognized
directly through equity
(315) (1,958) (3,471) (5,745) 0 (5,745)
Net income at 2024/06/30 (119,744) (119,744) (28) (119,772)
Free allocation of shares (485) (485) 0 (485)
Transactions with
non-controlling interests
0 0 28 28
Treasury Shares 639 (86) 552 0 552
Other (624) (624) (3) (627)
Dividends paid (8,259) (8,259) 0 (8,259)
Equity at June 30, 2024 32,630,114 57,103 40,103 (1,514) (10,099) (108,220) 662,784 640,157 (9) 640,148
Income recognized
directly through equity
(14,918) (2,223) (17,141) 0 (17,141)
Net income at 2024/12/31 (5,040) (5,040) 0 (5,040)
Free allocation of shares 17 17 0 17
Treasury Shares 494 63 557 (9) 548
Other 63 63 0 63
Dividends paid (6,785) (6,785) 0 (6,785)
Equity at December 31, 2024 32,630,114 57,103 40,103 (1,514) (9,605) (123,138) 648,879 611,828 (18) 611,810

6. Notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements

Bonduelle SCA is a French limited partnership (société en commandite par action) that is listed on Euronext Paris (compartment B). Bonduelle is a market leader in processed vegetables both within and outside Europe. The Company operates in three business segments: canned, frozen and ready-to-use fresh vegetables (prepared and fresh-cut).

On February 21 st , 2025, the Executive Management approved the consolidated half-yearly financial statements under IFRS and authorized the publication of the financial statements for the year ended 31 st December 2024.

NOTE 1 ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

1.1 Preparation methods

The consolidated financial statements of the Bonduelle Group and its subsidiaries ("the group") for the 2024-2025 fiscal year have been prepared in accordance with the "IFRS" (International Financial Reporting Standards) published by the IASB (International Accounting Standards Board), and whose adoption ruling has been published in the official journal of the European Union.

The notes to the half-year consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS and follow recommendation 2016‑09 of the Autorité des normes comptables (ANC – French Accounting Standards Board).

Half-year financial statements have been prepared in compliance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting.

As part of the normal preparation of the consolidated financial statements, the calculation of certain financial data requires the use of assumptions, estimates and assessments that have an impact on amounts recognized in the balance sheet, the income statement and the notes to the consolidated financial statements and which are principally :

Monitoring the value of intangible assets :

The net book value of goodwill, brands and other intangible assets is reviewed at least once a year, at the annual closing and when events or circumstances indicate that a reduction in value is likely to have occurred. An impairment loss is recognized when the recoverable amount of the intangible assets becomes lower than their net carrying amount.

As of December 31 st , 2024, the Bonduelle group performed a review of impairment indicators. As a result of this work, no impairment has been recognised in the accounts as at December 31 st , 2024.

1.2 Accounting standards applied

As these are condensed financial statements, they do not include all the information required by IFRS for the preparation of consolidated financial statements. They should therefore be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements for the year ended June 30 th , 2024.

The accounting policies used for these condensed consolidated interim financial statements are the same as those applied in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended June 30 th , 2024, except for the newly applicable standards, amendments and interpretations as of July 1 st , 2024.

Main standards, amendments and interpretations adopted by the European Union and mandatory for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 st January 2024:

Standards, amendments and interpretations Theme
Amendments to IAS1 Non-current Liabilities with Covenants
Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current - Deferral of
Effective Date
Amendments to IAS 7 and IFRS 7 Supplier Finance Arrangements
Amendments to IFRS 16 Lease Liability in a Sale and Leaseback

These publications did not have a material impact on the group's consolidated financial statements.

Standards, amendments and interpretations not yet mandatorily applicable for financial years beginning on or after January 1,2025

The group has not applied these standards, amendments and interpretations whose application is not mandatory in the consolidated financial statements as at December 31 st , 2024 and believes that they would not have a material impact on its results and financial position.

1.3 Specific features of the preparation of Interim Financial Statements

Seasonality of operations

The condensed interim consolidated financial statements as of December 31 are characterized by significant seasonality. The production of canned and frozen technologies is mainly carried out during the first half of Bonduelle's fiscal year. As of December 31 st , costs directly related to the production of these technologies have been recognized based on the costs that will be incurred over the entire fiscal year to account for the significant effects of seasonality.

However, the interim result is not necessarily indicative of the result expected for the full year.

To provide readers with a better understanding of the financial statements given this seasonality, the 12-month period ending June 30, 2024, has been added to the income statement and the cash flow statement. For the balance sheet, the interim period ending December 31, 2023, has also been included. The details of these additional informational periods are not included in the notes to the financial statements.

Employee Benefits

The retirement obligation is assessed based on the valuation performed as of June 30, 2024, adjusted for significant market fluctuations since then, any plan amendments, curtailments, or settlements, and any other significant events. As of December 31, the group has not identified any significant event that would challenge the assumptions made as of June 30, 2024, particularly regarding the financial assumptions used in the calculation.

Income Tax

The tax expense is assessed based on the best estimate of the weighted average effective tax rate expected for the full fiscal year. As of December 31, 2024, the effective tax rate (ETR) was calculated at 46.7%.

NOTE 2 CHANGE IN THE SCOPE OF CONSOLIDATION

2.1 Plans to sell packaged salad fresh activity in France and Germany

The Bonduelle Group announced, on August 29, 2024, several projects designed to protect the company's long-term future.

Regarding the planned downsizing of Bonduelle Frais France, an agreement has been reached with employee representatives bodies on one hand, the terms and conditions of employee support in view of the effective closure of the Saint-Mihiel plant on February 28, 2025 and on the other hand, the implementation of the voluntary redundancy plan for the Genas head office.

Work is in progress on the disposal of our packaged salad activities in France and Germany, with a view to lifting the conditions precedent.

In the meantime, exceptional expenses related to the implementation of the 2 plans mentioned above, have been recognized in the 1st half year financial statements as described in the paragraph related to the net income from discontinued operations.

Information related to the business held for sale is presented in Note 3.

NOTE 3 ASSETS HELD FOR SALE AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

3.1 Application of IFRS 5

As indicated in Note 2, the group considers that, as from 29 August 2024, the conditions for applying IFRS 5 have been met in respect of its plan to dispose of its packaged salad business in France and Germany.

As a result, the assets of this business and the associated liabilities are presented separately from the group's other assets and liabilities on specific lines in the financial statements at 31 December 2024, without restatement of the comparative balance sheet at 31 December 2023 and 30 June 2024. At that date, they are measured at the lower of their carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell. Following this assessment, a goodwill impairment loss of 4.0 million euros was recognised in the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 in respect of the bagged salad business in Germany. No impairment has been recorded for France.

In the income statement, the contribution from discontinued operations is included under 'Net income from discontinued operations'. In the cash flow statement, the contribution is grouped together on the lines 'Cash flow from discontinued operations' for the three main aggregates in the statement (Operating activities, Investments, Financing). These restatements are applied to all the periods presented in order to ensure that the information is consistent.

Details of items classified under "Net income from discontinued operations","Cash flow from discontinued operations', "Assets held for sale" and "Liabilities held for sale".' are shown in Note 3.2.

3.2 Comparative information

Income statement including reclassification of discontinued operations

For the 2024-2025 financial year, the Bonduelle Group's packaged salad operations in France and Germany were conducted over the first 6 months of the period. The group's performance prior to the IFRS 5 reclassification is presented below, with details of the reclassification.

At 2024/12/31
(in thousands of euros) Without IFRS 5 IFRS 5 restatement Published
Revenue 1,189,242 (69,812) 1,119,430
Purchases and external charges (817,202) 52,000 (765,202)
Employee benefits expenses (283,278) 18,270 (265,008)
Depreciation, amortization and impairment (51,803) 1,911 (49,892)
Other operating income 23,505 (608) 22,897
Other operating expenses (15,074) 885 (14,189)
Current operating income 45,390 2,646 48,036
Non-recurring items (28,470) 25,366 (3,104)
Operating profit 16,920 28,013 44,933
Cost of net debt (15,344) 616 (14,728)
Other financial income and expenses (3,138) 71 (3,067)
Financial income (18,482) 686 (17,795)
Share of net income from associates 2,754 0 2,754
Profit before tax 1,192 28,699 29,891
Income tax (6,232) (6,430) (12,662)
Net income from continuing operations (5,040) 22,269 17,229
Net income from discontinued operations 0 (22,269) (22,269)
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME (5,040) 0 (5,040)

For the 2024-2025 half-year, the IFRS 5 restatement includes non-recurring items such as provisions for the Saint-Mihiel redundancy plan and the Genas voluntary redundancy plan totalling 20 million euros, the 4.0 million impairment of goodwill relating to the packaged salad business in Germany, and fees relating to the disposal of these businesses.

Reconciliation of profit for the year ended 30 June 2024 :

At 2024/06/30
(in thousands of euros) Published IFRS 5 restatement Restated
Revenue 2,371,769 (148,356) 2,223,413
Purchases and external charges (1,700,097) 113,666 (1,586,431)
Employee benefits expenses (499,545) 37,490 (462,055)
Depreciation, amortization and impairment (82,186) 4,898 (77,288)
Other operating income 27,177 (751) 26,426
Other operating expenses (41,825) 1,126 (40,699)
Current operating income 75,293 8,073 83,366
Non-recurring items (145,037) 5,299 (139,738)
Operating income (69,745) 13,372 (56,373)
Cost of net debt (31,103) 942 (30,161)
Other financial income and expenses (3,965) 122 (3,843)
Financial income (35,068) 1,064 (34,004)
Share of net income from associates 3,584 0 3,584
Profit before tax (101,228) 14,437 (86,792)
Income tax (18,543) (2,735) (21,278)
Net income from continuing operations (119,772) 11,702 (108,070)
Net income from discontinued operations 0 (11,702) (11,702)
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME (119,772) 0 (119,772)

With regard to the IFRS 5 restatement at 30 June 2024, non-recurring items include the impairment of assets at the Saint-Mihiel site for 5 million euros following the announcement of the cessation of activity at this site.

Reconciliation of results for the six months to 31 December 2023 :

At 2023/12/31
(in thousands of euros) Published IFRS 5 restatement Restated
Revenue 1,213,082 (73,881) 1,139,201
Purchases and external charges (834,376) 54,037 (780,339)
Employee benefits expenses (279,449) 18,075 (261,374)
Depreciation, amortization and impairment (48,104) 2,424 (45,680)
Other operating income 9,036 (518) 8,518
Other operating expenses (21,730) 2,003 (19,727)
Current operating income 38,459 2,139 40,598
Non-recurring items (5,037) 151 (4,886)
Operating profit 33,422 2,290 35,712
Cost of net debt (15,648) 332 (15,316)
Other financial income and expenses (1,788) 65 (1,723)
Financial income (17,435) 397 (17,038)
Share of net income from associates 1,052 0 1,052
Profit before tax 17,038 2,687 19,725
Income tax (12,522) (763) (13,285)
Net income from continuing operations 4,516 1,925 6,441
Net income from discontinued operations 0 (1,925) (1,925)
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME 4,516 0 4,516

Assets and liabilities held for sale

Les actifs et passifs destinés à être cédés se détaillent de la façon suivante :

(in thousands of euros) Fresh France Fresh Germany At 2024/12/31
(1)
Non-current assets
27,306 13,226 40,532
Current assets 7,521 3,110 10,631
Assets held for sale 34,827 16,336 51,163
Non-current liabilities 4,357 493 4,850
(2)
Current liabilities
71,214 11,728 82,942
Liabilities held for sale 75,571 12,221 87,792

(1) including 16.2 million euros in goodwill, 17.2 million euros in property, plant and equipment and 2.4 million euros in rights of use

(2) including 26.4 million euros in financial debt, 21.1 million euros in provisions and 34.8 million euros in trade and other payables

Cash flow statement

Breakdown of cash flow from discontinued operations for the three restated financial years

(in thousands of euros) At 2024/06/30* At 2023/12/31* At 2024/12/31
Net income from continuing operations (11,702) (1,925) (22,269)
Depreciation, amortization and impairment 10,258 2,721 26,205
Other non-cash items (1,101) 26 2
Deferred tax (2,203) (1,493) (6,441)
Gross cash flows from operating activities (4,748) (671) (2,503)
Change in working capital requirement (3,469) (1,937) (820)
Net cash flows from operating activities from discontinued operations (8,217) (2,608) (3,323)
Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (2) (3,725) (2,776) (960)
Net change in loans and other non-current financial assets 0 0 18
Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities from discontinued
operations
(3,725) (2,776) (942)
Increase (Decrease) in non-current financial liabilities 0 0 0
Increase (Decrease) in current financial liabilities 10,612 5,744 4,045
Increase (Decrease) in lease liabilities (759) (365) (303)
Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities from discontinued
operations
9,853 5,379 3,742

NOTE 4 SEGMENT REPORTING

Europe Total at
(in thousands of euros) Zone Non-Europe Zone Eliminations 2023/12/31
Income Statement
Revenue 713,896 426,283 (978) 1,139,201
Intercompany sales (978) 0 978 0
Total revenue 712,918 426,283 0 1,139,201
Current operating profit 46,756 (6,157) 0 40,598
(in thousands of euros) Europe
Zone
Non-Europe Zone Total at
2023/12/31
Non-current assets
France 325 496 0 325 496
United- States 0 378 744 378 744
Others 167 613 103 997 271 610
Total non current assets 493 109 482 741 ( 0) 975 850
(in thousands of euros) Europe Zone Non-Europe Zone Eliminations Total at
2024/12/31
Income Statement
Revenue 683,712 447,128 (11,410) 1,119,430
Intercompany sales (11,410) 0 11,410 0
Total revenue 672,302 447,128 0 1,119,430
Current operating profit 37,432 10,604 48,036
(in thousands of euros) Europe Zone Non-Europe Zone Total at
2024/12/31
Non-current assets
France 321,627 321,627
United- States 238,917 238,917
Others 144,614 148,602 293,216
Total non current assets 466,241 387,519 853,761

Information by segment

Total at
(in thousands of euros) Canned Frozen Fresh 2023/12/31
Revenue – excluding intercompany 594,706 148,881 395,614 1,139,201
Total at
(in thousands of euros) Canned Frozen Fresh 2024/12/31
Revenue – excluding intercompany 554,688 150,417 414,325 1,119,430

Information by geographical area

(in thousands of euros) Total at
2023/12/31
Total at
2024/12/31
France 355,997 33% 341,940 31%
United States 270,444 22% 284,202 25%
Southern Europe 137,119 11% 134,343 12%
(1)
Eurasia
127,468 11% 134,349 12%
Germany 80,163 9% 67,973 6%
Northern Europe 60,542 5% 51,198 5%
Central and Eastern Europe 76,731 6% 75,488 7%
Other 30,737 3% 29,939 3%
Total revenue 1,139,201 100% 1,119,430 100%

(1) Russia and other CIS countries.

NOTE 5 NON-RECURRING ITEMS

(in thousands of euros) At 2023/12/31* At 2024/12/31
(1)
Reorganization and restructuring costs
1,355 (575)
Insurance deductibles and costs relating to claims (1,699) 77
Other expenses and honoraries
(2)
(4,542) (2,605)
Total non recurring items (4,886) (3,104)

(1) Mainly includes various expenses related to organisational changes.

(2) Corresponds for 1.7 million euros to the closure of a fresh ready-to-use warehouse in North America.

NOTE 6 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS

At 31 December 2024, the assumptions used to calculate pension commitments were identical to those used at the June 2024 year-end, i.e. a discount rate of 3.60%. A decrease in the rate of 50 basis points would increase the commitments by €2,091 thousand. An increase in the rate of 50 basis points would reduce commitments by 523 thousand euros.

NOTE 7 FINANCIAL INCOME

(in thousands of euros) At 2023/12/31 At 2024/12/31
Cost of net debt A (15,316) (14,728)
Cash and cash equivalents 103 313
Interest expense (at effective interest rate) (15,419) (15,042)
Gains and losses on liabilities covered by fair value hedges 0 (2,300)
Gains and losses on fair value hedging derivatives 0 2,300
Other financial income and expenses B (1,723) (3,067)
Foreign exchange gain (loss) 121 (914)
Net gain (loss) on derivatives ineligible for hedge accounting (foreign currency & interest
rate risk)
(304) (270)
Other finance costs (1,540) (1,883)
FINANCIAL INCOME A+B (17,038) (17,795)

The group's financial result as of December 31 st , 2024 amounts to -17.8 million euros compared to -17.0 million euros a year earlier.

The cost of net debt, the main component of financial result, stood at -15.3 million euros as at December 31 st , 2023 to -14.7 million euros as at December 31 st , 2024, corresponding to interest paid at the effective interest rate. This increase is due to the rise in interest rates impacting all our currencies and also to the increase in our average indebtedness over the year due to the rise in working capital requirements linked to a higher and more costly level of inventories (inflation). Following the application of IFRS 9, the impact of the residual ineffectiveness between the gains and losses on the debt hedged at fair value and the hedging derivatives recognized at fair value linked to cross-currency basis swaps spread, is recognized in equity and will be recognized in the profit or loss when the underlying debt matures, in line with the option offered by IFRS 9 and adopted by the group.

The interest rate, calculated on the group's average debt, all currencies combined, and restated for IFRS impacts, stood at 4.12% versus 4.6% the previous year.

Other financial income and expenses (-1.9 million euros) mostly come from the interest charges of IFRS 16 lease liabilities (-1.8 million euros).

Foreign exchange loss (-1.2 million euros) is mainly due to foreign exchange hedges on cash flows relating to commercial activities and cash in foreign currencies.

NOTE 8 DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Derivatives at 2024/06/30

Notional Carrying value
(in thousands of euros) amount Assets Liabilities
Interest rate derivatives (A)
(1)
Cash flow hedges
285,000 935 797
Fair value hedges 120,000 0 4,627
Hedges not eligible for hedge accounting under IFRS 0 0 0
Current portion 1,157
Non-current portion 935 4,268
Foreign currency derivatives (B)
Cash flow hedges 18,250 322 141
o.w. forward contracts 14,709 271 100
o.w. options 3,541 51 40
Fair value hedges 42,459 82 217
Hedges not eligible for hedge accounting under IFRS 49,085 226 225
o.w. forward contracts 44,193 226 147
o.w. options 4,891 0 79
Current portion 630 582
Non-current portion 0 0
TOTAL DERIVATIVES (A+B)
Current portion 630 1,739
Non-current portion 935 4,268

(1) Including non-asset caps

Derivatives at 2024/12/31

Notional Carrying value
(in thousands of euros) amount Assets Liabilities
Interest rate derivatives (A)
Cash flow hedges 304,251 501 3,307
Fair value hedges 90,000 0 2,328
Hedges not eligible for hedge accounting under IFRS 0 0 0
Current portion 160 865
Non-current portion 341 4,769
Foreign currency derivatives (B)
Cash flow hedges 8,701 140 103
o.w. forward contracts 5,754 80 88
o.w. options 2,947 60 15
Fair value hedges 35,068 0 511
Hedges not eligible for hedge accounting under IFRS 13,223 13 169
o.w. forward contracts 7,969 13 80
o.w. options 5,254 1 90
Current portion 154 784
Non-current portion 0 0
TOTAL DERIVATIVES (A+B)
Current portion 312 1,648
Non-current portion 341 4,770

9.1 Analysis of net debt by type

At 2024/06/30

(in thousands of euros) Nominal < 6 months < 1 year 1 to 5 years > 5 years Total
Bonds (USPP) 297,366 38,227 27,976 226,520 0 292,722
Finance leases 76,231 8,931 8,931 43,899 14,469 76,231
Other bank borrowings 160,096 50,096 0 110,000 0 160,096
Other borrowings and financial debts 147 18 18 111 0 147
Accrued interest 2,013 2,013 0 0 0 2,013
Current bank lines 42,420 42,420 0 0 0 42,420
Total gross debt before derivatives 578,273 141,705 36,925 380,530 14,469 573,629
Derivatives – Liabilities 458 1,280 4,268 0 6,006
o.w. derivatives hedging a debt in a fair value
hedge
217 1,156 3,471 0 4,843
o.w. other derivatives 241 124 797 0 1,163
Total gross debt after fair value of derivatives 142,163 38,206 384,798 14,469 579,635
Derivatives – Assets 538 92 935 0 1,566
o.w. derivatives hedging a debt in a fair value
hedge
82 0 0 0 82
o.w. other derivatives 456 92 935 0 1,483
Securities 21 21 0 0 0 21
Cash 16,191 16,191 0 0 0 16,191
TOTAL NET DEBT 125,413 38,113 383,862 14,469 561,857
TOTAL NET DEBT - EXCLUDING IFRS16 116,482 29,181 339,963 0 485,626

At 2024/12/31

(in thousands of euros) Nominal < 6 months < 1 year 1 to 5 years > 5 years Total
Bonds (USPP) 258,877 27,980 38,883 189,619 0 256,483
Finance leases 91,101 8,863 8,863 37,328 36,048 91,101
Other bank borrowings 378,093 138,078 0 240,015 0 378,093
Other borrowings and financial debts 134 19 19 96 0 134
Accrued interest 2,490 2,490 0 0 0 2,490
Current bank lines 37,515 37,515 0 0 0 37,515
Total gross debt before derivatives 768,210 214,945 47,765 467,058 36,048 765,816
Derivatives – Liabilities 250 1,398 4,769 0 6,417
o.w. derivatives hedging a debt in a fair value
hedge
112 1,176 1,552 0 2,839
o.w. other derivatives 139 223 3,218 0 3,579
Total gross debt after fair value of derivatives 215,195 49,164 471,828 36,048 772,233
Derivatives – Assets 71 242 341 0 653
o.w. derivatives hedging a debt in a fair value
hedge
0 0 0 0 0
o.w. other derivatives 71 242 341 0 655
Securities 42 42 0 0 0 42
Cash 16,041 16,041 0 0 0 16,041
TOTAL NET DEBT 199,041 48,921 471,487 36,048 755,497
TOTAL NET DEBT - EXCLUDING IFRS16 190,178 40,058 434,159 0 664,395

Issuances are subject to financial covenants, principally an early redemption clause should Bonduelle default on its financial liabilities (cross default), and in the event of failure to comply with the following ratios:

  • Long-term debt/long-term equity ratio less than or equal to 0.60;

  • Consolidated current assets/consolidated current liabilities greater than or equal to 1.10.

At December 31 st ,2024, the group complied with these financial covenants.

9.2 Liquidity

At December 31 st , 100 million euros of the 400 million euros syndicated loan RCF (Revolving Credit Facility), indexed to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) indicators, had been drawn down. The maturity of this syndicated loan is now set at February 6 th , 2030, following activation of the second extension option.

In addition, the Negotiable European Commercial Paper (Neu CP) program continued to be a great success with investors during the year. The maximum ceiling of this program, secured by the RCF credit line, is EUR 400 million euros.

Finally, the group also benefits from several confirmed bank credit lines with maturities of up to three years, bringing the total amount of confirmed bank credit lines (including RCF) to 500 million euros (500 million euros at 31 December 2023), of which 240 million euros were drawn down at December 31 st , 2024 (200 million euros at 31 December 2023).

Drawings underbank credit lines (including RCF) confirmed beyond a year are classified in the consolidated balance sheet as non-current financial liabilities.

NOTE 10 GOODWILL

Changes in goodwill were as follows :

(in thousands of euros) At 2023/06/30 Acquisitions or
charges
Sale, disposal
or recovery
(1)
Other
At 2023/12/31
GROSS AMOUNT 445,066 0 0 (5,287) 439,780
Impairment (60,730) 1,011 (59,719)
NET CARRYING AMOUNT 384,336 0 0 (4,276) 380,061

(1) Translation adjustments.

(in thousands of euros) At 2024/06/30 Acquisitions or
charges
Sale, disposal
(1)
or recovery
(2)
Other
At 2024/12/31
GROSS AMOUNT 449,299 (28,116) 7,609 428,792
Impairment (192,423) 7,852 (5,853) (190,424)
NET CARRYING AMOUNT 256,876 0 (20,264) 1,756 238,368

(1) Relates to the IFRS 5 restatement of the packaged salad activity in France and Germany

(2) Translation adjustments.

At 31 st December 2024, the net carrying amount per CGU was as follows :

Goodwill par UGT At 2024/06/30 Acquisitions or
charges
Sale, disposal or
(1)
recovery
(2)
Other
At 2024/12/31
Europe / canned and frozen 73,999 0 73,999
Europe / fresh ready-to-use 73,160 (20,264) 0 52,896
Eastern Europe / canned and frozen 10,924 (1,207) 9,717
North and South America / fresh ready-to-use 98,793 2,963 101,756
Total 256,876 0 (20,264) 1,756 238,368

(1) Relates to the IFRS 5 restatement of the packaged salad activity in France and Germany

(2) Translation adjustments.

NOTE 11 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

11.1 Earnings per share

A dividend of 0.20 euro per share has been voted to the Shareholders' Meeting held on December 5, 2024.

At December 31 st ,2024, Bonduelle SCA's share capital comprised of 32,630,114 shares with a par value of 1.75 euros per share.

(in thousands of euros) At 2023/12/31 At 2024/12/31
Number of shares used to calculate:
• Net income 32,047,919 32,076,018
• Diluted net income 32,889,368 32,734,472
Net result - group share 4,536 (5,040)
Earnings per share (in euros)
• Basic earnings per share 0.14 (0.16)
• Diluted earnings per share* 0.14 (0.15)
Net result from continuing operations - group share 6,462 17,229
Result per share from continuing operations (in euros)
• Basic earnings per share 0.20 0.54
• Diluted earnings per share* 0.20 0.53

*Dilution is mainly due to the probability of exercise of stock options and free share allocation plans. The risk of dilution mentioned above is considered as limited, given the allocation of treasury shares to the objective of coverage for securities giving rights to allocations of shares.

11.2 Contingent liabilities

(in thousands of euros) At 2024/06/30 At 2024/12/31
Commitments given
Guarantees and security deposits given (net of uses) 42,669 40,108
Commitments received
Guarantees and security deposits received (net of uses) 9,830 16,126

The commitments correspond to our current activities.

Environment

None of the group's activities generates any major environmental liabilities.

The group occasionally incurs refurbishing costs on closed industrial sites.

11.3 Related parties

For the first half-year ended December 31, 2024, the relationships between the group and related parties remained comparable to those of the financial year ended June 30, 2024, as mentioned in the Universal Registration Document. In particular, no unusual transaction, either in nature or amount, occurred during this period.

11.4 Subsequent events

There were no major events between the balance sheet date and the closing date.

7. Certification of the persons responsible for the half-yearly financial statements

We hereby certify that, to the best of our knowledge, the condensed accounts for the previous half-year have been drawn up according to the applicable accounting standards and provide a faithful impression of the assets, financial situation and results of the company Bonduelle SCA and all the firms within its consolidation structure and that the half-year business report presents a faithful impression of the important events occurring during the first six months of the financial year, their effects on the accounts, the main transactions between associated parties and a description of the main risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of the financial year.

The Executive Manager The Chief Financial Officer

Pierre and Benoît Bonduelle SAS Grégory Sanson Represented by Christophe Bonduelle

8. Statutory Auditors' report on the half-yearly financial information

This is a free translation into English of the statutory auditors' review report on the half-yearly financial information issued in French and is provided solely for the convenience of English-speaking users. This report includes information relating to the specific verification of information given in the Group's half-yearly management report. This report should be read in conjunction with, and construed in accordance with, French law and professional standards applicable in France.

To the Shareholders,

In compliance with the assignment entrusted to us by your annual general meeting and in accordance with the requirements of article L. 451-1-2-III of the French Monetary and Financial Code ("Code monétaire et financier"), we hereby report to you on:

  • § the review of the accompanying condensed half-yearly consolidated financial statements of Bonduelle, for the period from July 1st, 2024 to December 31st, 2024.
  • § the verification of the information presented in the half-yearly management report.

These condensed half-yearly consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the responsibility of the Management Board. Our role is to express a conclusion on these financial statements based on our review.

1. Conclusion on the financial statements

We conducted our review in accordance with professional standards applicable in France. A review of interim financial information consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with professional standards applicable in France and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying condensed half-yearly consolidated financial statements are not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with IAS 34 - standard of the IFRSs as adopted by the European Union applicable to interim financial information.

2. Specific verification

We have also verified the information presented in the half-yearly management report on the condensed half-yearly consolidated financial statements subject to our review. We have no matters to report as to its fair presentation and consistency with the condensed half-yearly consolidated financial statements.

Lille and Neuilly-sur-Seine, March 5 th ,2025

The Statutory Auditors

French original signed by

Grant Thornton Deloitte

Alexis PENET Vincent Frambourt Edouard LHOMME