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Columbus Energy S.A.

Annual Report Oct 31, 2018

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Annual Report for FY2018

Content_____________________________________________________________________ Page CEO letter 3 Business overview 4 Financial overview 9 Corporate governance 16 Consolidated financial statements 28

Dear Shareholders,

Herewith we are presenting our annual consolidated FY2018 financial report containing unaudited financial data. As disclosed in the current report the Company postponed annual audit procedure until the armed unrests in the region of operations are resolved and access to assets as well as to documentation is safe. The Company will duly inform the Shareholders and investment society through current reports, its web page and other available means of communications about any changes for the renewal of the audit in case situation would improve and it would be possible to hold the required audit procedures.

In 2018 financial year military conflict in the region of assets location as well as continued trade blockade were key factors adversely influencing Company's business. As was reported earlier the Company has idled assets that are located on the territory, which is not under control of Ukrainian authorities. This has influenced production results, cash inflow and financial results of the Company in FY2018. Nevertheless, Management is focused on development of currently operating facilities, strives to preserve business, minimize risks and overcome difficulties arising from ongoing military conflict in the region.

Summarized highlights of the 4Q FY2018 and full FY2018 are presented below:

  • Total output. Mining output of thermal and coking coal in the 4Q FY2018 composed 37.5 thousand tonnes, as opposed to 29.3 thousand tonnes in 3Q FY2018 or increased by 28.0% q-o-q. Annual mining underground output in FY2018 amounted to 121.8 thousand tonnes as compared to 358.3 thousand tonnes in FY2017, declining by 66.0 % y-o-y.
  • Coal volume sales. In the 4Q FY2018 total coal volume sales reached 47.4 thousand tonnes demonstrating 55.9% increase q-o-q (30.4 thousand tonnes in 3Q FY2018). Annual coal volume sales totaled 143.9 thousand tonnes, demonstrating a decline by 68.9% y-o-y (462.6 thousand tonnes in FY2017).
  • Revenue from coal sales. In the 4Q FY2018 generated coal sales revenue reached US\$4.1 million (increased by 95.2% q-o-q from US\$2.1 million in 3Q FY2018). Annual FY2018 coal sales revenue reached US\$10.4 million as opposed to US\$24.3 million in FY2017 decreasing by 57.2% y-o-y.
  • EBITDA. EBITDA in 4Q FY2018 comprised US\$0.5 million as opposed to negative EBITDA of US\$0.6 million in 3Q FY2018. For the 12 months FY2018 the Company recorded US\$0.7 million EBITDA as compared to US\$5.0 million in FY2017.

Management considers that the Company's normal operations cannot be restored until the military conflict in the Eastern Ukraine is resolved and the trade blockade is discontinued. At the moment, we cannot maintain any operational activity at the mines on the occupied territory; instead, we will refocus our attention to our mines located in areas under the control of the Ukrainian government.

Viktor Vyshnevetskyy Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer

Business overview

Business overview

Coal Energy S.A. (hereinafter "Coal Energy" or "the Company" or "the Group") incorporated in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a holding company for a group of 16 companies operating in the mining industry. In July 2011 the Group placed 25% of its shares on the Warsaw Stock Exchange via initial public offering.

Coal Energy holds mining license through seven subsidiary companies located in Ukraine's largest coal basin – Donbas. The Group's principal business comprises the following segments: underground coal mining, processing of coal waste dumps, beneficiation and sale of thermal and coking coals and coal trading. Coal Energy's coal reserves allow producing of a wide range of coal grades, such as anthracite, low and high volatility thermal coal and coking coal.

In order to optimize Group's structure on December 2017 Management took the decision to sell Sh/U Blagoveshenskoe Management Company LLC. This company provided consultancy services for the companies of the Group and had no operating or fixed assets on its balance.

In June 2018 the new subsidiary, LLC Toretsk Coal Mining Company was incorporated by separation from CwAL LE "Mine St. Matrona Moskovskaya", for the possible development of new mining opportunities.

Production overview/ Coal mining

In the FY2018 total output composed 121.8 thousand tonnes as opposed to 358.3 thousand tonnes in FY2017 or decreased by 66.0% y-o-y under the continued trade blockade on the territory of most assets location.

As was reported earlier, assets of the Company that are located on the territory, which are not under control of Ukrainian authorities were temporarily idled as transportation of coal to ultimate customer turned out to be impossible.

Thermal coal output composed 10.0 thousand tonnes in FY2018 versus 172.6 thousand tonnes in FY2017, while coking and dual purpose coal output composed 111.8 thousand tonnes in FY2018 declining from 185.6 thousand tonnes in FY2017, or by 39.7% y-o-y.

The table below shows mining volumes by each legal entity that operates the Group's mines (numbers are rounded):

in thousand of tonnes Coal type FY2018 FY2017
Donprombiznes LLC Thermal - -
Eximenergo LLC Thermal - 173
Ugledobycha LLC Thermal - -
CwAL LE "Sh/U Blagoveshenskoe" Thermal - -
Tekhinovatsiya LLC* Thermal 10 -
Sub-total thermal 10 173
Nedra Donbasa LLC Coking - 52
Tekhinovatsiya LLC* Coking 14 26
CwAL LE "Mine St.Matrona Moskovskaya" Coking 98 107
Sub-total coking and dual-purpose 112 185
Total mining 122 358

* - Tekhinovatsiya LLC mined both thermal and coking coal.

As mentioned earlier in case of peaceful resolution of military conflict the Company will consider and evaluate the additional relevant investments, needed in order to renew the production on mines.

Processing of coal waste dumps

Coal waste processing plant Prepodobnih Antoniya and Feodosiya of Kievo-Pechersk (LLC Antratcit) is located directly in the zone of military conflict. Thus since February 2016 due to significant difficulties with logistics operations of the waste-processing plant were out of the breakeven zone. Prior stabilization of the external environment and improvement in logistic issues the factory is idled.

Coal beneficiation

The Company's coal beneficiating business - Postnikovskaya beneficiation plant (LLC Donugletekhinvest) was idled since May 2016 due to significant difficulties with logistics in the zone of military conflict.

Our markets (based on available statistical and media information)

In FY2018 Ukrainian economy slightly improved, however still facing challenges related to ongoing military conflict on the East of Ukraine. According to the Cabinet of Ministry of Ukraine dynamics of GDP in 2017 calendar year exceeded expectations and forecasts of experts and demonstrated growth by 2.2% y-o-y. While in 2Q 2018 calendar year (4Q FY2018) the growth of GDP composed 3.6% y-o-y. According to state statistics one of the main driver of GDP growth was commodity exports growth. Furthermore, over the first six months of 2018 calendar year (2H FY2018) Ukrainian industrial output increased by 2.5% y-o-y, mainly growth was observed in electricity, gas supply industry and engineering. The Ministry of Economy expects that upward trend of industrial production growth will continue in short-term perspective.

In 2018 financial year the trade blockade with the territories which are not under control of Ukrainian authorities continued. The blockade was declared at the beginning of 2017 calendar year and consequently passage of all cargo traffic across the contact (demarcation) line was blocked. The blockade has led to shortages of anthracite coals on the warehouses of Ukrainian Thermal Power Plants as this type of coal was mined and transported from the territories, which is not under control of Ukraine. Though world market observed upward trends on coal prices (especially for coking coal) unfortunately, favorable situation on the coal market did not brought tangible dividends for Ukrainian coal industry as decline in domestic coal output is still observed. For the first 6 months of 2018 calendar year (2H FY2018) coal mining enterprises of Ukraine produced 16.5 million tonnes of ROM coal demonstrating a considerable decline by 10.5% y-o-y, including state-owned mines that produced only 2.1 million tonnes for the same period, demonstrating decrease by 8.7% y-o-y. The downward trend in Ukrainian coal output increased the need for import supplies. In the 1H 2018 calendar year (2H FY2018) Ukraine increased imports of coals by 40.7% y-o-y up to 11.0 million tonnes.

Basic consumers of thermal coal in Ukraine are thermal power plants (TPP). And for the first six months of 2018 calendar year (2H 2018FY) Ukrainian TPP's increased coal consumption by 19.5% y-o-y up to 13.0 million tonnes of coal. Thus TPP's accounted for 37.7% in electricity generation balance of Ukraine. Over the first half of 2018 calendar year (2H FY2018) electricity production increased by 1.9% y-o-y. It was announced that until November 1, 2018, it is necessary to accumulate 2.6 million tonnes of coal in TPP, with reserves almost equally divided between anthracite group and gas group by 1.0 million tonnes and 1.6 million tonnes, respectively in order to prepare for the heating season.

Traditionally, coking coal is in strong demand on the domestic market from the domestic steel industry. For the first six-month of 2018 steel production in Ukraine remained almost flat, and amounted to 10.3 million tonnes (increased by 1.0% y-o-y). In total, for the first six-month of 2018, 7.1 million tonnes of coals were supplied to domestic coking plants, inter alia: local coals - 1.4 million tonnes, imported - 5.7 million tonnes. Ukrainian steel industry is highly exportoriented, as Ukraine exports about 76.0% of its metal products. In the 1H 2018, Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises increased export of steel products by 5.6% y-o-y, up to 7.8 million tonnes. Furthermore, in January-June 2018, metallurgical enterprises of Ukraine increased revenues from the export of ferrous metals by 32.2% as compared to the same period of 2017 up to US\$ 5.0 billion. Trends in global commodity markets are generally favorable for Ukrainian metallurgists. According to Worldsteel forecasts in 2018 calendar year global steel demand will increase by 1.8% y-o-y.

General economic outlook for 2018 calendar year by IMF for Ukraine suggests GDP growth by 3.2% and average annual inflation rate around 11.0%. According to NBU the main driver of

economic growth in 2018 will remain private consumption. While expectations for 2019 calendar year according to IMF are as follows: GDP will make up 3.3% and inflation is estimated circa 8.0%. According to NBU it is expected that economic growth could make up to 4% or more in the next two years, if macroeconomic stability will be maintained and reforms completed.

People

In FY2018 the Group employed 375 employees (weighted average headcount) demonstrating a decrease y-o-y. As most of the operations facilities were in the sustained/idled the headcount of personnel decreased considerably. The Company also used subcontractor services for underground mining thus headcount of mining personnel decreased substantially.

Additional information concerning the average number of the Group's employees by category for FY2018 and FY2017 is set forth in the table below:

FY2018 FY2017
Mining 32 152
Support production 224 368
Administrative and sales personnel 119 208
Total 375 728

Summary of payments to the Ukrainian authorities

The following information (numbers are rounded) is provided as part of the initiative Publish What You Pay, a global civil society coalition, to achieve transparency of the Company's payments to agencies and representative of governments as a step towards a more accountable system for the management of natural resources and with the mission that mining revenues improve the lives of women, men and youth in resource-rich countries (http://www.publishwhatyoupay.org/about).

in thousand of US\$ FY2018 FY2017
Social Insurance Funds employer 5 26
Social Insurance Funds individual 2 18
Concession fee 33 -
Income tax - 1
Natural resources payment 27 84
VAT 10 17
Environmental tax payments 1 5
Total 78 151

Financial overview

Overview

Business of the Company was adversely affected by the military conflict and trade blockade in 2018FY. Most of the operating facilities were idled, transportation of products and materials through demarcation line was actually ceased, also actual absence of financial system in the region of conflict, deficiency of investment opportunities (Ukrainian banks and institutions are not working in the anti-terroristic zone territory) have significantly influenced financial position of the company in the reporting period.

The following table summarizes the Group's key margins and ratios for FY2018 and FY2017 (numbers are rounded):

in million of US\$ FY2018 FY2017 Relative change y-o-y
Revenue 13.2 26.5 (50.2%)
Gross profit 1.6 6.3 (74.6%)
EBIT (2.1) 2.0 n/a
EBITDA 0.7 5.0 (86.0%)
Net loss/profit (10.2) (9.6) n/a
as a percentage of revenue Δ percentage points
Gross margin % 12.1% 23.8% (11.7)
EBIT % (15.9%) 7.5% 23.4
EBITDA % 5.3% 18.9% (13.6)
Net earnings % (77.3%) (36.2%) (41.1)
Ratios:
EBITDA/Finance costs 0.1 0.4
Debt*/EBITDA 103.7 14.5
Net debt/EBITDA 103.7 14.5

*-EBITDA for calculation of EBITDA/Finance costs is taken for the respective period presented. EBITDA for the Debt/EBITDA and Net Debt/EBITDA ratios calculation is taken for the last four consecutive quarters. Debt and Net debt include loans and finance lease liabilities (discounted future finance charges denominated in UAH for lease of two state-property integral complexes owned by CwAL LE"Sh/U Blagoveshenskoe" and CwAL LE "Mine St.MatronaMoskovskaya")

Revenue

For the FY2018 total revenue composed U\$13.2 million as compared to the US\$26.5 million for the FY2017 declining by 50.2% y-o-y under considerable decrease in operational results. While for the 4Q FY2018 revenue composed US\$5.0 million as opposed toUS\$2.9 million for the 3Q FY2018 thus improving by 72.4% q-o-q.

Revenues in FY2018 are presented in the table below:

in thousand of US\$, except percentages FY2018 FY2017 change in %
Revenue
Coal from own mining and waste processing 8,392 17,226 (51.3%)
Trade activity 4,713 8,754 (46.2%)
Other activity 115 476 (75.8%)
Total revenue 13,220 26,456 (50.0%)

There were no export operations during the reporting period due to the logistic problems and internal deficit of thermal coals in Ukraine.

Coal sales volumes are presented in the table below:

in thousand tonnes FY2018 FY2017 change in %
Thermal 20 257 (92.2%)
Coking 124 206 (39.8%)
Total 144 463 (68.9%)

Coking coal prevailed in the sales structure as the company currently is working on assets that are mining mostly coking coal grades. Thermal coal sales comprised 13.9% of total coal sales volumes in the reporting year versus 55.5% in the FY2017.Under the adverse influence of military conflict and trade blockade in the reporting period total coal sales declined by 68.9% yo-y. Thermal coal sales for FY2018 composed 20 thousand tonnes and dropped by 92.2% y-o-y. While coking coal sales comprised 124 thousand tonnes and declined by 39.8% y-o-y. Company's sales results on quarterly basis improved slightly in 4Q FY2018 total sales comprised 47.4 thousand tonnes as opposed to 30.4 thousand tonnes in 3Q FY2018 or by 55.9% q-o-q.

Company's weighted average sales prices for FY2018 increased slightly y-o-y. For thermal coal prices were in the range of 1109-2505UAH/tonne, for coking coal in the range of 1514-2243 UAH/tonne (for FY2017 prices were in following ranges: thermal – 1207-1756UAH/tonne; coking – 989-1785 UAH/tonne)

Cost of sales and cash cost of production

The following table links cost of sales with total cash cost of production in each business segment of the Company in the FY2018 and the FY2017:

in thousand of US\$ FY2018 FY2017
Cost of sales 11,636 20,159
Less:
Cost of merchandising inventory (3,662) (6,721)
Change in inventories 263 (98)
Cost of other services - (5)
Depreciation and amortization (630) (1,061)
Total cash cost of production 7,607 12,274
Including:
Total cash cost of mining 7,607 12,274
in US\$ per tonne
Cash cost of mining per 1 tonne of ROM coal 62.4 34.3

In order to provide fair view on the financial statements, all expenses related to idle assets were allocated to the group Idle. Cash cost of mining in FY2018 increased by 81.9% as opposed to FY2017. Cash cost of mining was under negative influence of higher fixed costs per 1 tonne of coal due to limited coal production and influence of conditionally fixed expenditures. The Company did not perform waste processing and beneficiation operations in FY2018.

Gross profit

Gross profit comprised US\$1.6 million for the reporting FY2018 as opposed to US\$6.3 million for the FY2017, demonstrating considerable decline by 74.6% y-o-y under lowered production results during FY2018.

Operating expenses

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses continued to decrease y-o-y, composing US\$0.3 million in FY2018 as compared to the same period of the previous financial year in amount of US\$0.7 million revealing decline by 57.1% y-o-y, followed by continued reduction of headcount of administrative personnel.

Selling and distribution expenses

Selling and distribution expenses composed US\$0.2 million in FY2018 decreasing as opposed US\$0.9 million in FY2017 y-o-y and reflecting decline in sales and lower transportation /delivery costs on terms of contracts.

Other operating expenses/ income

Other operating expenses for the FY2018 amounted to US\$0.2 million as compared to income of US\$0.2 million in FY2017, due to writing-off to expenses unrecognized amounts of previously accrued tax.

Idle capacity expenses

Idle capacity expenses remained almost flat y-o-y amounting to US\$3.0 million for the FY2018. Despite the difficult situation associated with military conflict and trade blockade the Company remains focused on business preservation and potential restoration.

Management of the Company uses estimations and judgments to determine the following items: normal capacity of the individual companies, the period of the partial exploitation of the production capacity, amount of overheads that should be allocated.

Operating profit/ loss

For the FY2018 the Company recorded loss of US\$2.1 million , as opposed to US\$2.0 million of profit for the FY2017, lower operating result is associated with higher influence of cost of sales, lower production and sales results.

Financial income

For the FY2018 the Company recorded US\$5.5 million of financial income, as compared to US\$2.1 million for the FY2017. The effect of financial income is caused by strengthening of Ukrainian hryvnia starting 3Q FY2018 and income from measurement of financial assets at amortized cost.

Financial costs

For the FY2018 financial costs composed US\$11.7 million compared to US\$11.3 million in the FY2017, slightly increasing under growth of interest expenses.

Net loss / profit

The Company recorded US\$10.2 million of net losses for FY2018 as opposed to US\$9.6 million of losses for the FY2017, while for the 4Q FY2018 the Company recorded loss of US\$2.2 million versus US0.6 million profit for the 3Q FY2018.

Cash Flow

The following table summarizes the Group's statement of cash flow for the financial years ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively:

in thousand of US\$ FY2018 FY2017
Net cash flow from operating activity 109 13
Net cash flow from investing activity (13) 19
Net cash flow from financial activity (122) (74)
Net cash flows (26) (42)

Risks and uncertainties

The Company's financial performance is dependent on the global price of and demand for coal

The Company's business is dependent on the global market price of coal. Sale prices and volumes in the worldwide coal market depend predominantly on the prevailing and expected levels of demand for and supply of coal, mainly from energy and steel manufacturers. Though Ukrainian coal market is a bit isolated, still global financial and economic crises may influence the Ukrainian coal prices.

To mitigate the price risk and risk of lowering demand, the Company endeavours to diversify its customer base both on local and export markets and aims to sign long-term framework contracts for coal supply. While prices are beyond control of the Company we constantly strive to lower and maintain low cost of production with the same level of operations quality.

The Company is subject to particular demands from customers which vary from customer to customer from product to product and from time to time

As the customer may require coal with higher efficiency characteristics the increased demand for higher grade coal may reduce demand and contract prices for coal with reduced energy efficiency.

The Company's production costs and costs of technologies applied by the Company may increase

The Company's main production expenses are energy costs, salaries and consumables. Changes in costs of the Group's mining and processing operations could occur as a result of unforeseen events and consequently result in changes in profitability or the feasibility and cost expectations

in mining and processing existing reserves. Many of these changes may be beyond the Company's control.

Cost of mining operations per tonne as conditionally fixed (energy, water drainage, ventilation system, etc.) can not be reduced proportionally with the reduction of coal sales as the case may be. These costs need to be incurred in order to maintain certain safety of operations and to secure the Company's ability to increase production after the market revival. If sales for some particular coal grades from a particular asset are not expected to regain back their volume and price the Company may take decision to postpone mining operations on that asset and incur repairing and supportive works and hence incurring idle capacity expenses. Returning to the previous production levels may require additional capital investments amount of which can not be estimated reliably at the moment.

The risk has been realized as most of the Company's assets incurred various levels of damage due to heavy on-going military conflict at assets' locations. Hence various level of reconstruction for renovation of mining and coal waste processing will be needed. Exact amounts are still to be estimated.

Due to the on-going military conflict in the region there is a lack of strong supervision from the local authorities over the businesses as well as over any illegal mining activities in the region which may increase following the coal deficit in the market. Coal from such activities being cheaper in price may create further barriers for coal production restoration at state and privately held mines.

The Company's activity may be impacted by limited banking financing for its projects and operating activity as well as local currency devaluation

In order to continue investment program at the levels which would allow reaching the expected targets the Company needs external financing. Macroeconomic and political instability in the country make the banks reassess their country risk policies and they may either stop providing new financing to customers or even lower their credit exposures.

Macroeconomic instability could also push the population to transfer their savings into US\$ (creating devaluating pressure on the local currency) and/or even to take their savings away from the banking system which may additionally squeeze the banking system's liquidity.

During the last years foreign currency loans had a more attractive interest rate, had longer tenors of financing and were easier available than local currency (hryvnia) loans, hence foreign currency loans may be more attractive in general.

Nevertheless foreign currency loans expose to the exchange rate risks which may inflate liabilities denominated in the foreign currencies in case of local currency devaluation. In order to fulfil obligations under the conditions of limited export proceeds restructuring may be needed with the goal of extending maturities and postponing interest payments until the markets rebound and sufficient resources are accumulated to cover the realized risk.

The risk has been realized: during 2014-2015 local currency has devaluated in more than 3.5 times. Exchange rate remains volatile; this increases the devaluation expectations even higher. Such situation caused huge instability and uncertainty in banking sector; new loan facilities are very limited. Company maintains a constant dialog with its existing creditors. The majority of

existing loan facilities is either in the process of restructuring or in the "on hold" status. Such currency devaluation may raise the risk of hyperinflation in further periods.

The Company's activity may be influenced by political instability and/or uncertainty and/or separatism intentions and escalation of military conflict in Ukraine

Failure to achieve political consensus necessary to support and implement reforms and any resulting instability could adversely affect the country's macroeconomic indices, economic growth, business climate, social and living standards, postpone business decisions by customer and major industrial groups. Such increased uncertainties will definitely affect the industrial output level in the country, electricity, heat and steel production and consumption as well as construction plans and metallurgic industry performance (being directly or indirectly the core consumers for the Company's products), tax payments to the state budget.

The military conflict in the region of the Company's assets allocation may lead to damages to assets and inventories. Furthermore, depending on the severity of the conflict the assets/inventories may be damaged in scope which will make it impossible or economically not viable to restore them.

The realization of the risk is considered to be high. Mitigation of the risk is mainly outside of control of the Company on macro level.

Liquidity risk

As one of the major consequences of decreasing prices and lowering demand for coal is that the Company may need additional means to promote sales, i.e. providing customers with favourable trade credit terms, hence increasing working capital tied up mostly in the trade account receivables. If financial resources from lending institutions are available these additional working capital amounts could be financed respectively. The Company is in constant dialogue with its current financing banks in order to secure timely rolling over and extending of the credit facilities. Nevertheless the ability of banking institutions to lend depends highly on country risks of Ukraine and there own liquidity (UAH liquidity is formed mainly from the deposits of the local individuals and enterprises) which diminishes dramatically in the times of macroeconomic and political instability. In the situation of absence of bank financing to cover the increased trade credit conditions the Company will be forced to decrease sales.

The Company is cooperating with a number of private commercial banks which are subject to the regulations of the Ukrainian authorities. Banks' ability to perform in accordance with such regulations is out of control of the Company. Nevertheless if banks fail to comply with the Ukrainian legislation the regulator may impose various sanctions against them which may influence the ability of such banks to provide financing resources or might force the banks to draw back the financial resources provided to the Company if the Company does not fulfil obligations according to the loan agreements.

The Company can not mitigate the risk that the banks may demand early repayment and the Company will not be able to fund refinancing for such funds.

Corporate Governance Report

The Company has decided to observe the majority of the WSE Corporate Governance Rules included in the Code of Best Practice for WSE Listed Companies to the form and extent determined by the Resolution No. 19/1307/2012 of the Exchange Supervisory Board dated November 21, 2012. However, certain principles apply to the Company accordingly, with due observance of Luxembourg corporate law and the Company's corporate structure, especially the single board structure as opposed to the two-tier system that the WSE Corporate Governance Rules assume. The Company does not have two separate governing bodies (supervisory board and management board) which are obligatory in Polish joint stock companies. Instead, the Board of Directors of the Company performs both the management and supervisory functions. As a result, the Company applies those principles of the WSE Corporate Governance Rules which refer to relations between supervisory board and management board not directly, but accordingly. In all cases, the Company endeavours to create procedures maintaining the spirit of all rules applied accordingly. Therefore, the Company is of an opinion that it complies with the rules that refer to relations between supervisory board and management board or to the functioning of those bodies.

RULE STATUS IN THE COMPANY
I. Recommendations for Best Practice for Listed Companies
1. A company should pursue a transparent
and effective information policy using both
traditional methods and modern technologies
and latest communication tools ensuring fast,
secure and effective access to information.
Using such methods to the broadest extent
possible, a company should in particular:
-
maintain a company website whose scope
and method of presentation should be based
on
the
model
investor
relations
service
available at http://naszmodel.gpw.pl/;
-
ensure
adequate
communication
with
investors
and
analysts,
and
use
to
this
purpose also modern methods of Internet
communication.
The Company made the broad use of both
traditional and modern methods /i.e. Internet
tools/ to ensure effective communication and
access
to
information
for
shareholders,
analysts and investors.
The Company's website is not identical with
the scope and method of presentation specified
by naszmodel.gpw.pl, however the Company
has launched
website which in Company's
opinion meets the requirements for fast and
secure communication with stakeholders and
is designed to pursue effective information
policy.
3. A company should make every effort to
ensure that any cancellation of a General
Meeting or change of its date should not
prevent
or
restrict
the
exercise
of
the
shareholders' right to participate in a General
Meeting
Complies
4. Where securities issued by a company are
traded in different countries (or in different
markets) and in different legal systems, the
company
should
strive
to
ensure
that
corporate events related to the acquisition of
rights by shareholders take place on
the same
dates
in
all
the
countries
where
such
securities are traded
Not applicable, the Company's securities are
listed and traded on the WSE only
5. A company should have a remuneration
policy and rules of defining the policy. The
remuneration
policy
should
in
particular
determine the form, structure, and level of
remuneration of members of supervisory and
management
bodies.
Commission
Recommendation
of
14
December
2004
fostering
an
appropriate
regime
for
the
remuneration of directors of listed companies
(2004/913/EC)
and
Commission
Recommendation
of
30
April
2009
complementing
that
Recommendation
(2009/385/EC) should apply in defining the
remuneration
policy
for
members
of
supervisory and management bodies of the
company.
Currently, the Company does not have a
remuneration policy adopted. The Company
does not exclude that the remuneration policy
will be adopted by the General Meeting in the
future
6. A member of the Supervisory Board
should
have
appropriate
expertise
and
experience and be able to devote the time
necessary to perform his or her duties. A
member of the Supervisory Board should
take
relevant
action
to
ensure
that
the
Supervisory Board is informed about issues
significant to the company
Complies with the reservation that according
to the Luxembourg corporate law there is a
single board structure in the Company.
7. Each member of the Supervisory Board
should act in the interests of the company and
form independent decisions and judgments,
and in particular:
-
refuse
to
accept
unreasonable
benefits
which could have a negative impact on the
independence of his or her opinions and
judgments;
-
raise
explicit
objections
and
separate
opinions in any case when he or she deems
that the decision of the Supervisory Board is
contrary to the interest of the company.
Complies with the reservation that according
to the Luxembourg corporate law there is a
single board structure in the Company.
8. No shareholder may be given undue
preference over other shareholders with
regard to transactions and
agreements made
by the company with shareholders and their
related entities
Complies
9. The WSE recommends to public
companies and their shareholders that they
ensure a balanced proportion of women and
men in management and supervisory
functions in companies, thus reinforcing the
creativity and innovation of the companies'
economic business
Currently, the Company does not comply with
this recommendation. The Company supports
this recommendation however the members of
the Board of Directors are appointed by the
General Meeting of Shareholders and therefore
the
compliance
with
this
recommendation
depends on the shareholders' future decisions
10. If a company supports different forms or Complies
artistic
and
cultural
expression,
sport
activities, educational or scientific activities,
and considers its activity in this area to be a
part of its business
mission and development
strategy, impacting the innovativeness and
competitiveness of the enterprise, it is good
practice to publish, in a mode adopted by the
company, the rules of its activity in this area.
11.
As part of a listed company's due care for
the adequate quality of reporting practice, the
company should take a position, expressed in
a communication published on its website,
unless the company considers other measures
to be more adequate, wherever with regard to
the company:
-
published information is untrue or partly
untrue from the beginning or at a later time;
-
publicly expressed opinions are not based
on
material
objective
grounds
from
the
beginning
or
as
a
result
of
later
circumstances.
This rule concerns opinions and information
expressed
publicly
by
company
representatives in the broad sense or by other
persons
whose
statements
may
have
an
opinion-making
effect,
whether
such
information or opinions contain suggestions
advantageous
or
disadvantageous
to
the
company
Complies
A company should enable its shareholders to
exercise
the voting right during a General
Meeting
either
in
person
or
through
a
plenipotentiary, outside the venue of the
General
Meeting,
using
electronic
communication means.
Currently, the Company complies
with this
recommendation
partially.
Articles
of
Association of the Company provide that all
the meetings take place in Luxembourg, in the
place specified in the convening note and the
Company has not implemented the technology
enabling
electronic
communication.
The
Company however supports its shareholders to
exercise their voting rights by authorizing the
proxies who are bound by instruction or a third
party. The Company does not preclude the
possibility
of
providing
shareholders
with
electronic communication tools during General
Meetings in the future.
II. Best Practice for Management Boards of Listed Companies
1. A company should operate a corporate
website and publish on it, in addition to
information required by legal regulations:
1) basic corporate regulations, in particular
Complies with the reservation that according
to the Luxembourg corporate law there is a
single board structure in the Company.
Currently, the Company has not adopted rules
the statutes and internal regulations of its
governing bodies;
of changing the company authorized to audit
financial
statements
-
rule
II.1.14).
The
2) professional CVs of the members of its
governing bodies;
Company does not exclude that the rules will
be adopted in the future.
The
Company
has
not
implemented
2a)on an annual basis, in the fourth quarter –
information about the participation of
women
and men respectively in the Management
Board and in the Supervisory Board of the
company in the last two years;
registration of General Meetings in audio or
video format, nonetheless the Company does
not exclude that such rule will be adopted in
the future.
3) current and periodic reports;
4) deleted
5)
where
members
of
the
company's
governing body are elected by the General
Meeting –
the basis for proposed candidates
for the company's Management Board and
Supervisory Board available to the company,
together with the professional CVs of the
candidates within a timeframe enabling a
review of the documents and an informed
decision on a resolution;
6) annual reports on the activity of the
Supervisory Board taking account of the
work of its committees together with the
evaluation of the internal control system and
the
significant
risk
management
system
submitted by the Supervisory Board;
7) shareholders' questions on issues on the
agenda
submitted
before
and
during
a
General Meeting together with answers to
those questions;
8)
information
about
the
reasons
for
cancellation of a General Meeting, change of
its date or agenda together with grounds;
9) information about breaks in a General
Meetings and the grounds of those breaks;
9a) a record of the General Meeting in audio
or video format;
10) information on corporate events such as
payment of the dividend, or other events
leading to the acquisition or limitation of
rights
of
a
shareholder,
including
the
deadlines and principles of such operations.
Such information should be published within
a
timeframe
enabling
investors
to
make
investment decisions;
11) information known to the Management
Board based on a statement by a member of
the Supervisory Board on any relationship of
a member of the Supervisory Board with a
shareholder who holds shares representing
not less than 5% of all votes at the company's
General Meeting;
12) where the company has introduced an
employee incentive scheme based on shares
or similar instruments –
information about
the projected cost to be incurred by the
company from its introduction;
13) a statement on compliance with the
corporate governance rules contained in the
last published annual report, as well as the
report referred to in § 29.5 of the Exchange
Rules, if published;
14) information about the content of the
company's internal rule of
changing the
company
authorized
to
audit
financial
statements or information about
the absence
of such rule.
2. A company should ensure that its website
is also available in English, at least to the
extent described in section II.1.
Complies
3. Before a company executes a significant
agreement
with
a
related
entity,
its
Management Board shall request the approval
of
the
transaction/agreement
by
the
Supervisory Board. This condition does not
apply to typical transactions made on market
terms within the operating business by the
company
with
a
subsidiary
where
the
company holds a majority stake.
Not applicable. According to the Luxembourg
corporate law there is a single board structure
in the Company.
4. A member of the Management Board
should provide notification of any conflicts of
interest which have arisen or may arise, to the
Management Board and should refrain from
taking part in the discussion and from voting
on the adoption of a resolution on the issue
which gives rise to such a conflict
of interest.
Complies with the reservation that according
to the Luxembourg corporate law there is a
single board structure in the Company. The
Articles of Association address the conflict of
interest issue in article 14.
6. A General Meeting should be attended by
members of the Management Board who can
answer questions submitted at the General
Meeting.
Complies with the reservation that according
to the Luxembourg corporate law there is a
single board structure in the Company.
7. A company shall set the place and date of a Complies
General
Meeting
so
as
to
enable
the
participation of the highest possible number
of shareholders.
8. If a company's Management Board is
informed that a General Meeting has been
summoned pursuant to Article 399 § 2–4 of
the
Code of Commercial Partnerships and
Companies,
the
company's
Management
Board shall immediately perform the actions
it is required to take in connection with
organizing
and
conducting
a
General
Meeting. This rule shall also apply if a
General Meeting is summoned on the basis of
authorization given by the registration court
pursuant to Article 400 § 3 of the Code of
Commercial Partnerships and Companies.
III. Best Practice for Supervisory Board Members
Complies with the reservation that the Code of
Commercial Partnerships and Companies is
not
applicable
to
the
Luxembourg
based
companies and according to the Luxembourg
corporate law there is a single board structure
in the Company.
Nonetheless the Articles of Association in
article
15.3.
states
that
shareholders
representing one tenth of the subscribed share
capital may, in compliance with the law of 10
August,
as
amended,
on
commercial
companies, request the Board of Directors to
call a General Meeting of shareholders.
1. In addition to its responsibilities laid down
in legal provisions the Supervisory Board
should:
1) once a year prepare and present to the
Ordinary General Meeting a brief assessment
of
the
company's
standing
including
an
evaluation of the internal control system and
the significant risk management system;
2) deleted
3) review and present opinions on issues
subject to resolutions of the General Meeting.
Not applicable. According to the Luxembourg
corporate law there is a single board structure
in the Company. The Board of Directors
reports are available together with the auditor
report and the annual accounts prior to the
Annual General Meeting.
2. A member of the Supervisory Board
should submit to the company's Management
Board information on any relationship with a
shareholder who holds shares representing
not less than 5% of all votes at the General
Meeting. This obligation concerns financial,
family, and other relationships which may
affect the position of the member of the
Supervisory Board on issues decided by the
Supervisory Board.
Not applicable. According to the Luxembourg
corporate law there is a single board structure
in the Company.
3. A General Meeting should be attended by
members of the Supervisory Board who can
answer questions submitted at the General
Meeting.
Complies
4. A member of the Supervisory Board
should notify any conflicts of interest which
have arisen or may arise to the Supervisory
Board and should refrain from taking part in
the
discussion
and
from
voting
on
the
Complies with the reservation that according
to the Luxembourg corporate law there is a
single board structure in the Company. The
Articles of Association address the conflict of
interest issue in article 14.
adoption of a resolution on the issue which
gives rise to such a conflict of interest.
5. A member of the Supervisory Board
should not resign from this function if this
action could have a negative impact on the
Supervisory
Board's
capacity
to
act,
including the adoption of resolutions by the
Supervisory Board.
Complies with the reservation that according
to the Luxembourg corporate law there is a
single board structure in the Company.
6. At least two members of the Supervisory
Board should meet the criteria of being
independent from the company and
entities
with
significant
connections
with
the
company. The independence criteria should
be applied under Annex II to the Commission
Recommendation of 15 February 2005 on the
role of non-executive or supervisory directors
of listed companies and on the committees of
the (supervisory) board. Irrespective of the
provisions of point (b) of the said Annex, a
person who is an employee of the company
or an associated company cannot be deemed
to meet the independence criteria described in
the Annex. In addition, a relationship with a
shareholder precluding the independence of a
member
of
the
Supervisory
Board
as
understood in this rule is an actual and
significant relationship with any shareholder
who has the right to exercise at least 5% of
all votes at the General Meeting.
Complies with the reservation that according
to the Luxembourg corporate law there is a
single board structure in the Company.
2
members of the Board of Directors are
independent.
8.
Annex
I
to
the
Commission
Recommendation of 15 February 2005 on the
role
of
non-executive
or
supervisory
directors… should apply to the tasks and the
operation
of
the
committees
of
the
Supervisory Board.
Complies partially. The Board of Directors
established from among its members the Audit
Committee. The Company did not establish
the Remuneration
Committee. The tasks and
duties
contemplated
by
a
remuneration
committee
and
selection
and
appointment
committee were performed by the entire Board
of Directors
9.
Execution
by
the
company
of
an
agreement/ transaction with a related entity
which meets the conditions of section II.3
requires the approval of the Supervisory
Board.
Not applicable. According to the Luxembourg
corporate law there is a single board structure
in the Company.
IV. Best Practices of Shareholders
1. Presence of representatives of the media
should be allowed at General Meetings.
Complies
2. The rules of General Meetings should not
restrict the participation of shareholders in
General Meetings and the exercising of their
Complies
rights. Amendments of the rules should take
effect at the earliest as of the next General
Meeting.
4.
A
resolution
of
the
General
Meeting
concerning
an
issue
of
shares
with
subscription rights should specify the issue
price or the mechanism of setting it or
obligate the
competent body to set it before
the
date
of
subscription
rights
within
a
timeframe enabling an investment decision.
Complies
5.
Resolutions of the General Meeting should
allow for a sufficient period of time between
decisions causing specific corporate events
and
the
date
of
setting
the
rights
of
shareholders pursuant to such events.
Complies
6.
The date of setting the right to dividend
and the date of dividend payment should be
set so to ensure the shortest possible period
between them, in each case not longer than
15 business days. A longer period between
these dates requires detailed grounds.
Complies
7.
A
resolution
of
the
General
Meeting
concerning a conditional dividend payment
may only contain such conditions whose
potential fulfillment must take place before
the date of setting the right to dividend.
Complies
9.
A resolution of the General Meeting to
split the nominal value of shares should not
set the new nominal value of the shares at a
level which could result in a very low unit
market value of the shares, which could
consequently pose a threat to the correct and
reliable valuation of the company listed on
the Exchange.
Complies
10.
A company should enable its shareholders
to participate in a General Meeting using
electronic communication means through:
1) real-life broadcast of General Meetings;
2)
real-time bilateral communication where
shareholders may take the floor during a
General Meeting from a location other than
the General Meeting.
Currently, the Company complies with this
recommendation
partially.
Articles
of
Association of the Company provide that all
the meetings take place in Luxembourg, in the
place specified in the convening note and the
Company has not implemented the technology
enabling real-life broadcasting or real-time
bilateral
communication.
The
Company
however supports its shareholders to exercise
their voting rights by authorizing the proxies
who are bound by instruction or a third party.
The company does not preclude the possibility
of
providing
shareholders
with
real-time
bilateral
communication
during
General

Meetings in the future.

Board of Directors

The Company has a one-tier corporate governance structure and is administered and managed by the Board of Directors.

In FY2018 Company's Board of Directors composed of 5 directors. The information below sets forth the names, positions, election date, and terms of office of the members of the Board of Directors, discharging their responsibilities as for reporting date of 30th June 2018.

Name Position/ Function Class
Chairman of the Board of Class A director
Viktor Vyshnevetskyy directors, executive director
Pavlo Moiseyenko Executive director Class A director
Oleksandr Reznyk Executive director Class A director
Arthur David Johnson Non-executive
independent
Class A director
director
Diyor Yakubov Non-executive
independent
Class B director
director

The business address for all directors is: 205, route d'Arlon, L-1150 Luxembourg

According to Articles of Association the number of directors is fixed by General Meeting of Shareholders. The General Meeting of Shareholders may decide to appoint Directors of two different classes, being class A Director(s) and class B Director(s). Any such classification of Directors shall be duly recorded in the minutes of the relevant meeting and the Directors be identified with respect to the class they belong. The Directors are to be appointed by the General Meeting of Shareholder for a period not exceeding six years until their successors are elected. Decision to suspend or dismiss a Director must be adopted by the General Meeting of Shareholders with a majority of more than one-half of all voting rights present or represented.

Committees of the Board of Directors

In FY2011, the Board of Directors has established from among its members the Audit Committee. The Company did not establish the Remuneration Committee. The tasks and duties contemplated by a remuneration committee and selection and appointment committee were performed by the entire Board of Directors.

General Meeting of Shareholders

The General Meeting of Shareholders has the powers conferred upon it by the Luxembourg act dated 10 August 1915 on commercial companies as amended.

The General Meeting of Shareholders shall meet in Luxembourg upon call by the Board of Directors or the Sole Director, as the case may be. Shareholders representing one tenth of the share capital may, in compliance with the law of 10 August 1915, as amended, on commercial companies, request the Board of Directors to call General Meeting of Shareholders.

The Annual General Meeting shall be held in Luxembourg in accordance with Luxembourg law at registered office of the Company or at such other place as specified in the notice of the

meeting, on the 12th day of December. If such day is a legal or a bank holiday in Luxembourg, the Annual General Meeting shall be held on the following business day in Luxembourg. In accordance with the Article 3 of the law of 24 May 2011 on exercise of certain rights of shareholders at the general meeting of companies admitted to trading, participation at the AGM is reserved to shareholders of the Company, whose shareholding is determined on the latest the 28th day of November at 24.00 (Central European Time) prior to Meeting, and who give notice of their intention to attend the AGM by mail or return by no later than 6 December.

If all shareholders are present or represented and consider themselves as being duly convened and informed of the agenda, the General Meeting may take place without notice of meeting. An attendance list will be established at the AGM recording the shareholder(s) of the Company attending the AGM in person or by proxy. To be recorded in such a list, a natural or a legal person will have to prove his/her/its quality of shareholder of the Company. In case of a natural person he/she will have to prove his/her identity. In case of a legal person, its representative will have to prove that he/she is a duly authorized representative empowered to bind the legal person. The General Meeting of shareholders shall appoint a chairman and be chaired by the chairman who shall preside over the meeting. The General Meeting shall also appoint a secretary who shall be charged with keeping minutes of the meeting and a scrutineer. All General Meetings of shareholders shall be conducted in English. The shareholders may not decide on subjects that were not listed on the agenda (which shall include all matters required by law) and business incidental to such matters, unless all shareholders are present or represented at the meeting.

Each share is entitled to one vote at all General Meetings of shareholders. Blank votes are considered null and void. A shareholder may act at any General Meeting of shareholders by giving a written proxy to another person, who need not be a shareholder. Unless otherwise provided by law resolutions of the General Meeting are passed by a majority of more than onehalf of all voting rights present or represented. The approval of resolutions of the AGM require the affirmative vote of the majority of the voting rights present or represented and expressed at the General Meeting.

One or several shareholders representing at least 5% (five percent) of the issued share capital of the Company (i) have the right to put items on the agenda of the AGM, provided that each such item is accompanied by a justification or a draft resolution to be adopted in the AGM; and (ii) have the right to table draft resolutions for items included or to be included on the agenda of the AGM.

The AGM will be conducted in conformity with the voting requirements of the Luxembourg law on commercial companies dated 10 August 1915 as amended and the Company's articles of association.

Equity and ownership structure of the parent company

As at the report's publication date and on the June 30, 2018, share capital of Coal Energy S.A. comprised 45,011,120 shares.

The following changes in the ownership structure occurred during FY2018:

Ownership structure of significant blocks of shares (at least 5% of the total number of votes at the Shareholder Meeting of Coal Energy S.A.) as of the date of releasing this financial report, i.e. October 31, 2018, is as follows:

There are no restrictions on transferability of the Company's Shares. According to Articles of Association any transfer of registered shares shall be recorded in the register by the delivery to the Company of an instrument of transfer satisfactory to the Company. There are no holders with special control rights. As at the date of this report as to our knowledge, Group's employees do not have any shareholdings in the Company, do not hold any stock options or other rights to Shares and do not participate in any other way, in the capital of the Company. There are no arrangements relating to such participation. As at the date of this report there are no agreements between shareholders which are known to the company and may result in restrictions on the transfer of securities or voting right.

The Company may acquire its own Shares to the extent permitted by law. To the extent permitted by Luxembourg law the Board of Directors or as the case may be the Sole Director, is irrevocably authorized and empowered to take any and all steps to execute any and all documents and to do and perform any and all acts for and in the name and on behalf of the Company which may be necessary or advisable in order to effectuate the acquisition of the Shares and the accomplishment and completion of all related action. There are no agreements between the company and its board members or employees providing for compensation if they resign or are made redundant without valid reason or if their employment ceases because of a takeover bid.

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018

2018FY

Coal Energy S.A. 2018FY

Contents
Statement of management responsibility Page
3
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2017
Management report 4
Corporate governance statement 5
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income 7
Consolidated statement of financial position 8
Consolidated statement of changes in equity 9
Consolidated statement of cash flows 10
Notes to consolidated financial statements 11

Statement of Management responsibility

To the best of our knowledge, consolidated financial statements as of 30 June 2018 of Coal Energy S.A. which have been prepared in accordance with the international financial reporting standards, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and result of its operations for the year ended 30 June 2018 as required under article 3(3) of the Law. The annual management report includes a fair review of the information required under article 3(3) of the Law.

While preparing these consolidated financial statements, the Management bears responsibility for the following issues:

  • selection of the appropriate accounting policies and their consistent application;
  • making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
  • adherence to IFRS concepts or disclosure of all material departures from IFRS in the consolidated financial statements;
  • preparation of the consolidated financial statements on the going concern basis.

Management confirms that it has complied with the above mentioned principles in preparing the consolidated financial statements of the Group.

The Management is also responsible for:

  • keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Group;
  • taking reasonable steps to safeguard the assets of the Group and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.

On behalf of management

Directors A: Directors B:

____________________________ Chairman of the Board of Directors Viktor Vyshnevetskyy

_____________________________ Independent Non-executive Director Diyor Yakubov

____________________________ Chief Operating Director Pavlo Moiseyenko

____________________________ Business Development Director Oleksandr Reznyk

____________________________ Independent Non-executive Director Arthur David Johnson

Luxembourg, 31 October 2018

Coal Energy S.A.

Management report for the year ended 30 June 2018

Management of the Company hereby presents its consolidated financial statements for the year ended on 30 June 2018.

  1. Results and developments during the year ended on 30 June 2018.

For the year ended on 30 June 2018 the Group recorded EBITDA profit of USD 674 thousand (EBITDA profit for the year ended 30 June 2017 USD 4,987 thousand). After depreciation, amortization, finance costs and finance income the final loss for the year ended 30 June 2018 after taxation was USD 10,152 thousand (loss for the year ended 30 June 2017 USD 9,553 thousand).

  1. Future developments of the Group.

The Group is optimizing internal reserves and is considering remaining options for funding its operations to cover liquidity needs in the environment of continuing military conflict in the Eastern Ukraine.

  1. Activity in the field of research and development.

The Group is not involved in any activity in the field of research and development.

4. Own shares.

During the period ended 30 June 2018, the Company and its affiliates have not repurchased shares of Coal Energy S.A.

5. Group's internal control.

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:

  • pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Group;
  • provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded, as necessary, to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS;
  • provide reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures of the Group are made in accordance with authorizations of Group's management and directors; and
  • provide reasonable assurance that unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of Group's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements would be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting is not intended to provide absolute assurance that a misstatement of our financial statements would be prevented or detected. In addition, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

6. Risk Management.

The Group has implemented policies and procedures to manage and monitor financial market risks. Financial market activities are overseen by the CFO and the Group Management Board.

7. Other information.

Having in mind safety of people and being not able to provide the auditors with necessary access to the assets and documentation and other logistical obstacles (including hostilities, military checkpoints on the roads, absence of electricity, etc.) the Company, took the decision to postpone the annual audit procedure until the military unrests are resolved.

The Group does not use hedging derivatives.

For Coal Energy S.A.: Directors A: Directors B:

____________________________ Chairman of the Board of Directors Viktor Vyshnevetskyy

____________________________

_____________________________ Independent Non-executive Director Diyor Yakubov

Chief Operating Director Pavlo Moiseyenko

____________________________ Business Development Director Oleksandr Reznyk

Independent Non-executive Director Arthur David Johnson Luxembourg, 31 October 2018

____________________________

Coal Energy S.A.

Société anonyme Registered address: 205, route d`Arlon L-1150 Luxembourg, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg R.C.S. Luxembourg: B 154144 (the "Company")

Corporate Governance Statement

Directors:

Name Date of Appointment Date of Resignation
Vyktor Vyshnevetskyy – Director A 17 May 2011
Oleksandr Reznyk – Director A 17 May 2011
Pavlo Moiseyenko – Director A 12 Dec 2016
Arthur David Johnson – Director A 10 June 2011
Diyor Yakubov - Director B 1 August 2016

Audit Committee:

Name Date of Appointment Date of Resignation
Oleksandr Reznyk – Director A 17 May 2011
Pavlo Moiseyenko – Director A 12 Dec 2016
Arthur David Johnson – Director A 10 June 2011

The Board of Directors (the "Board") states its application of Warsaw Stock Exchange corporate governance rules included in the "Code of Best Practice for WSE Listed Companies" to the form and extent determined by the Resolution No. 20/1287/2011 of the Exchange Supervisory Board dated 19 October 2011. Code of Best Practice for WSE Listed Companies is available at the official website of the Warsaw Stock Exchange: www.corp-gov.gpw.pl

The Board is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal and risk management systems for the Company in relation to the financial reporting process. Such systems are designed to manage rather than eliminate the risk of failure to achieve the Company's financial reporting objectives and can only provide reasonable and not absolute assurance against material misstatement or loss.

The Board has established processes regarding internal control and risk management systems to ensure its effective oversight of the financial reporting process. These include appointing an independent administrator (the "Administrator") to maintain the accounting records of the Company independent of Coal Energy S.A. The Administrator has a duty of care to maintain proper books and records and prepare for review and approval by the Board the financial statements intended to give a true and fair view. The Board has appointed Wetrust Luxembourg S.A. as Administrator.

The Board is responsible for assessing the risk of irregularities whether caused by fraud or error in financial reporting and ensuring that the processes are in place for the timely identification of internal and external matters with a potential effect on financial reporting. The Board has also put in place processes to identify changes in accounting rules and recommendations and to ensure that these changes are accurately reflected in the Company's financial statements.

The Board maintains control structures designed and aimed to manage the risks, which are significant for internal control over financial reporting. These control structures include segregation of responsibilities and specific control activities aimed at detecting or preventing the risk of significant deficiencies in financial reporting for every significant account in the financial statements and the related notes in the Company's annual report.

The Company's policies and the Board's instructions with relevance for financial reporting are updated and communicated via appropriate channels, such as e-mail, correspondence and meetings to ensure that all financial reporting information requirements are met in a complete and accurate manner. The Board has an annual process to ensure that appropriate measures are taken to consider and address the shortcomings identified and measures recommended by the independent auditors.

There are no restrictions on voting rights.

The Company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that pertain to the maintenance of financial records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and disposals of the assets of the Company; provide reasonable assurance that the transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with Luxembourg legal and regulatory requirements, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposals of the Company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

In order to ensure, that established controls over financial reporting system worked effectively during the year ended 30 JUNE 2018, a summary of the work performed by the internal audit department was reviewed by the Audit Committee.

No person has any specialrights of control over the Company'sshare capital.

Appointment and replacement of Directors and amendments to the Articles of Association

With regard to the appointment and replacement of Directors, the Company is governed by its Articles of Association (hereafter referred as the "Articles of Association") and Luxembourg Companies Law 1915. The Articles of Associations may be amended from time to time by a general meeting of the shareholders under the quorum and majority requirement provided for by the law of 10 August 1915 on commercial companies in Luxembourg, as amended.

Powers of Directors

The B oard is responsible for managing the business affairs of the Company within the clauses of the Articles of Association. The Directors may only act at duly convened meetings of the Board of Directors or by written consent in accordance with article 9 of Articles of Association.

Rights of the shareholders

The operation of the shareholders meetings and their key powers, description of their rights are governed by Articles of Association and national laws and regulation.

Transfer of shares

Transfer of shares is governed by Articles of Association of the Company.

Directors A: Directors B:

____________________________ Chairman of the Board of Directors Viktor Vyshnevetskyy

_____________________________ Independent Non-executive Director Diyor Yakubov

____________________________ Chief Operating Director Pavlo Moiseyenko

____________________________ Business Development Director Oleksandr Reznyk

____________________________ Independent Non-executive Director Arthur David Johnson

Luxembourg, 31 October 2018

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2018
(in thousands USD, unless otherwise stated) Note Year ended
30 June 2018
(unaudited)
Year ended
30 June 2017
(unaudited)
Revenue 5 13,220 26,456
Cost of Sales 6 (11,636) (20,159)
GROSS PROFIT/(LOSS) 1,584 6,297
General and administrative expenses 7 (286) (705)
Selling and distribution expenses 8 (192) (881)
Other operational (expenses)/income 9 (207) 191
Idle capacity expenses 9.1 (2,988) (2,908)
OPERATING PROFIT/(LOSS) (2,089) 1,994
Other non-operating (expenses)/income 10 (2,362) (2,702)
Financial income 12 5,493 2,077
Financial costs 13 (11,652) (11,322)
LOSS BEFORE TAX (10,610) (9,953)
Income tax expenses 14 458 400
LOSS FOR THE PERIOD (10,152) (9,553)
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS):
Disposal of subsidiary 1 527
Effect of foreign currency translation (50) 161
TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS) (49) 688
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE LOSS: (10,201) (8,865)
LOSS FOR THE PERIOD ATTRIBUTABLE TO:
Equity holders of the parent (10,089) (9,518)
Non-controlling interests (63) (35)
(10,152) (9,553)
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO:
Equity holders of the parent (10,138) (8,825)
Non-controlling interests (63) (40)
(10,201) (8,865)
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding 45,011,120 45,011,120
BASIC (LOSS)/EARNINGS PER ORDINARY SHARE
(expressed in USD cents)
(22.41) (21.15)

Basic earnings per ordinary share are equal to diluted earnings per ordinary share.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30 JUNE 2018

(in thousands USD, unless otherwise stated)

Note As at 30 June
2018 (unaudited)
As at 30 June
2017 (unaudited)
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 15 33,774 35,063
Intangible assets 16 1,096 1,384
Financial assets 17 104 9
Deferred tax assets 14 1,733 1,430
36,707 37,886
Current assets
Inventories 18 25,843 23,646
Trade and other receivables 19 21,933 26,819
Prepayments and prepaid expenses 20 1,108 1,067
Other taxes receivables 22 52 67
Cash and cash equivalents 23 8 34
48,944 51,633
TOTAL ASSETS 85,651 89,519
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity
Share capital 24 450 450
Share premium 77,578 77,578
Retained earnings (69,006) (58,918)
Effect of foreign currency translation (69,932) (69,882)
Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent (60,910) (50,772)
Non-controlling interest (1,157) (1,094)
TOTAL EQUITY (62,067) (51,866)
Non-current liabilities
Loans and borrowings 25 3,502 10,500
Finance lease liabilities 26 1,995 2,003
Defined benefit obligation 10,681 9,474
Provisions 27 2,383 2,152
Deferred tax liabilities 14 374 613
Current liabilities 18,935 24,742
Loans and borrowings 25 66,665 59,673
Finance lease liabilities 26 398 400
Trade and other payables 28 53,778 49,249
Income tax payables
Provisions
14
27
1,762
1,938
1,647
1,947
Other tax payables 22 4,242 3,727
128,783 116,643
TOTAL LIABILITIES 147,718 141,385
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 85,651 89,519

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2018

(in thousands USD, unless otherwise stated)

Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent
Share capital Share
premium
Retained
earnings
Effect of
foreign
currency
translation
Total NCI Total equity
As at 30 June 2016 450 77,578 (49,922) (70,053) (41,947) (1,054) (43,001)
Loss for the period - - (9,518) - (9,518) (35) (9,553)
Disposal of subsidiary - - 522 - 522 5 527
Other comprehensive income/(loss) - - - 171 171 (10) 161
As at 30 June 2017 450 77,578 (58,918) (69,882) (50,772) (1,094) (51,866)
Loss for the period - - (10,089) - (10,089) (63) (10,152)
Disposal of subsidiary - - 1 - 1 - 1
Other comprehensive income/(loss) - - - (50) (50) - (50)
As at 30 June 2018 450 77,578 (69,006) (69,932) (60,910) (1,157) (62,067)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2018

(in thousands USD, unless otherwise stated) Year ended
30 June 2018
(unaudited)
Year ended
30 June 2017
(unaudited)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Loss before tax (10,610) (9,953)
Adjustments to reconcile profit before tax to net cash flows
Depreciation and amortization expenses 2,770 3,000
Finance income (5,493) (2,077)
Finance costs 11,652 11,322
Expenses for doubtful debts/(Recovery of doubtful debts) (100) (73)
(Profit)/Loss from sales of financial assets held-for-sale - (79)
(Income)/Loss from sale of property, plant and equipment (2) (26)
(Income)/Expenses attributable to allowance for receivables on sale of property, plant and equipment (223) (56)
Writing-off of non-current assets 6 263
(Profit)/Loss from exchange differences 34 (90)
(Income) from writing-off of account payables (1) (90)
Movements in defined benefits plan obligations 1,222 1,059
Return/(Income) of/from current assets received free of charge (40) (4)
(785) 3,196
Working capital adjustments:
Change in trade and other receivables 4,781 (7,976)
Change in advances made and deferred expenses (45) (157)
Change in inventories (2,194) (7,117)
Change in trade and other payables (2,190) 11,063
Change in other tax balances 542 1,004
109 13
Income tax paid - -
Net cash flow from operating activity 109 13
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (15) (50)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets - 35
Purchase of financial assets 1 -
Proceeds from financial assets - 34
Proceeds from disposal of subsidiary, net of cash realized 1 -
Net cash flow from investing activity (13) 19
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Repayment of loans and borrowings (122) (74)
Net cash flow from financial activity (122) (74)
NET CASH FLOWS (26) (42)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 34 77
Effect of translation to presentation currency - (1)
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 8 34

Notes to consolidated financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2018

1 General information

For the purposes of theses consolidated financial statements, Coal Energy S.A. ("Parent company") and its subsidiaries have been presented as the Group as follows:

Parent company and its subsidiaries Country of incorporation Group shareholding, % as at
30 June 2018 30 June 2017
Coal Energy S.A. Luxembourg 100,00 100,00
Nertera Investments Limited Cyprus 100,00 100,00
C.E.C. Coal Energy Cyprus Limited Cyprus 100,00 100,00
Coal Energy Trading Limited British Virgin Islands 100,00 100,00
Donugletekhinvest LLC Ukraine 99,00 99,00
Nedra Donbasa LLC Ukraine 99,00 99,00
Donprombiznes LLC Ukraine 99,00 99,00
Ugledobycha LLC Ukraine 99,99 99,99
Donantracit LLC Ukraine 99,99 99,99
Tekhinovatsiya LLC Ukraine 99,99 99,99
Eximenergo LLC Ukraine 99,00 99,00
Antratcit LLC Ukraine 99,00 99,00
CwAL LE "Sh/U Blagoveshenskoe" Ukraine 99,00 99,00
CwAL LE "Mine St.Matrona Moskovskaya" Ukraine 99,00 99,00
Coal Energy Ukraine LLC Ukraine 99,99 99,99
Progress-Vugillya LLC Ukraine 99,99 99,99
Sh/U Blagoveshenskoe Management Company LLC Ukraine - 99,99
Toretsk Coal Mining Company LLC Ukraine 100 -

The parent company, Coal Energy S.A., was incorporated in Luxembourg as a joint stock company on 17 June 2010. The registered office is located at 205, route d`Arlon L-1150 Luxembourg and the Company number with the Registre de Commerce is B 154144.

Principal activities of the Group are coal mining, coal beneficiation, waste dumps processing and sales of marketable coal. Major production facilities are located in Donetsk region of Ukraine.

These consolidated financial statements were authorized by the Board of Directors as at 31 October 2018.

2 Basis of preparation of the annual consolidated financial statements

2.1 Basis of preparation

The preparation of financial statements in accordance to International Financial Accounting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by European Union requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgment in the process of applying of the Group`s accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgment or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the consolidated financial statements are disclosed in Note 4.

These consolidated financial statements are presented in thousands of USD, unless otherwise stated.

2.2 Statement of compliance

The consolidated financial statements of the Group have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adopted by the European Union.

2.3 Basis of consolidation

(a) Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries are entities over which the Group has the power to govern the financial and operating policies. The existence and effect of potential voting rights that are currently exercisable or convertible are considered when assessing whether the Group controls another entity. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the Group. They are de-consolidated from the date that control ceases.

The purchase method of accounting is used to account for the acquisition of subsidiaries by the Group. The cost of an acquisition is measured as the fair value of the assets given, equity instruments issued and liabilities incurred or assumed at the date of exchange. Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured initially at their fair values at the acquisition date.

2 Basis of preparation of the annual consolidated financial statements (continued)

The excess of the cost of acquisition over the fair value of the group's share of the identifiable net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. If the cost of acquisition is less than the fair value of the net assets of the subsidiary acquired, the difference is recognized directly in the statement of comprehensive income. Costs, appeared in connection with the purchase of subsidiaries are recognized as expenses.

Inter-Group transactions, balances and unrealized gains on transactions between Group companies are eliminated. Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the Group. A change in the ownership interest of a subsidiary, without a change of control, is accounted for as an equity transaction. Subsequent to the loss of control of a subsidiary the value of remained share is revalued at fair value that influences the amount of income/loss from the disposal.

Before June 30, 2010 the Parent company did not have direct or indirect ownership interest in consolidated entities included in the consolidated financial statements. The pooling of interest method was applied for business combinations under common control for the earlier periods.

Financial statements of Parent company and its Subsidiaries, which are used while preparing the consolidated financial statements, should be prepared as at the same date on the basis of consistent application of accounting policy for all companies of the Group. (b) Transactions with non-controlling interests

The Group applies a policy of treating transactions with non-controlling interests as transactions with parties external to the Group. The result of disposals to non-controlling interests being the difference between any consideration paid and the relevant share acquired of the carrying value of net assets of the subsidiary are reflected in statements of changes in equity. Losses are attributed to the non-controlling interests even if that results in a deficit balance.

Non-controlling interests are derecognized when purchased, a subsidiary sold or liquidated and profit or loss on de-recognition is recorded in the consolidated statements of changes in equity.

2.4 Changes in accounting policy and disclosures

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the periods presented, unless otherwise stated.

The group has not applied the following standards and IFRIC interpretations and also amendments to them that have been issued but are not yet effective:

IFRS 9 Financial Instruments: Classification and Measurement - accounting standard that will eventually replace IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement (effective from 1 January 2018).

IFRS 15 Revenue from contracts with customers - establishes the principles for the disclosure of useful information in the financial statements in respect of contracts with customers (effective from 1 January 2018).

The Group is currently analyzing the impact of standards endorsed by the European Union but not yet effective, i.e. IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, IFRS 16 Leases, Amendments to IAS 12 Income Tax – Recognition of deferred tax assets for unrealized losses, Explanations to IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers, on its consolidated financial statements.

The Group anticipates that the adoption of these standards and amendments in future periods will have no material impact on its financial statements. The Group currently does not plan early application of the above standards and interpretations.

3 Summary of significant accounting policies

The accounting policies, significant accounting judgments, estimates and assumptions adopted in the preparation of the annual consolidated financial statements are consistent with those followed in the preparation of the Group`s annual financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2013.

3.1 Currency translation

(a) Functional and presentation currency

All items included in the financial statements of each of the Group's entities are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entities operate (the "functional currency"). The national currency of Ukraine, Ukrainian Hryvnia ("UAH") is the functional currency for the Group's entities that operate in Ukraine. For the entities that operate in Cyprus, Luxembourg and British Virgin Islands (BVI) the functional currency is US dollar ("USD"). These consolidated financial statements are presented in thousands of US dollars, unless otherwise stated. (b) Foreign currency transactions

Exchange rates used in the preparation of these in annual consolidated financial statements were as follows:

UAH/USD
As at:
- 30 June 2018 26.1892
- 30 June 2017 26.0990
- 30 June 2016 24.8544
Average for the:
- three months ended 30 June 2018 26.1784
- three months ended 31 March 2018 27.3203
- three months ended 31 December 2017 26.9617
- three months ended 30 September 2017 25.9022
- three months ended 30 June 2017 26.4627
- three months ended 31 March 2017 27.0611
- three months ended 31 December 2016 25.8896
- three months ended 30 September 2016 25.3760

(c) Translation into presentation currency:

  • all assets and liabilities, both monetary and non-monetary, are converted at closing exchange rates at the dates of each statements of financial position presented;

  • income and expense items are converted at the average exchange rates for the period, unless exchange rates fluctuate significantly during the period, in which case exchange rates at the date of transactions are used;

  • all equity items are converted at the historical exchange rates;

  • all resulting exchange differences are recognized as a separate component in other comprehensive income;

  • in the consolidated statements of cash flows, cash balances and beginning and end of each period presented are converted at exchange rates at the respective dates. All cash flows are converted at the average exchange rates for the periods presented. Resulting exchange differences are presented as effect of conversion to presentation currency.

3.2 Revenue recognition

Revenue is recognized to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Group, the revenue can be reliably measured and when specific criteria have been met for each of the Group's activities as described below. The amount of revenue is not considered to be reliably measurable until all contingencies relating to the sale have been resolved. The Group bases its estimates on historical results, taking into consideration the type of customer, the type of transaction and the specifics of each arrangement. Revenue is shown net of value-added tax, returns, rebates and discounts and after eliminating sales within the Group.

(a) Sales of goods

The Group principal activities are stated in Note 1. Revenue from sales of goods is recognized when all criteria are satisfied:

  • the entity has transferred to the buyer the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods;

  • the entity retains neither continuing managerial involvement to the degree usually associated with ownership nor effective control over the goods sold;

  • the amount of revenue can be measured reliably;

  • it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the entity; and

  • the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.

The transfer of the risks and rewards of ownership coincides with the transfer of the legal title or the passing of possession to the buyer.

(b) Rendering of services

Revenue from rendering services is recognized on the basis of the stage of work completion under each contract. When financial result can be measured reliably, revenue is recognized only to the extent of the amount of incurred charges, which can be recovered.

(c) Interest income

For all financial instruments measured at amortized cost and interest bearing financial assets classified as available-for-sale, interest income or expense is recorded using the effective interest rate, which is the rate that exactly discounts the estimated future cash payments or receipts through the expected life of the financial instrument or a shorter period, where appropriate, to the net carrying amount of the financial asset or liability. Interest income is included in finance income in the statement of comprehensive income.

(d) Emission rights

Due to high level of uncertainty income from sale of Emission Reduction Units recognized in other operating income on cash basis and do not recognized as intangible asset.

3.3 Income tax expense

Income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

Income tax is recognized as an expense or income in profit and loss in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income, except when it relates to items recognized directly in other comprehensive income, or where they arise from the initial accounting for a business combination.

(a) Current tax

Current income tax assets and liabilities for the current and prior periods are measured at the amount expected to be recovered from or paid to the taxation authorities. The tax rates and tax laws used to estimate the amount are those that are enacted or substantively enacted, by the reporting date, in the countries where the Group operates and generates taxable income. Management periodically evaluates positions taken in the tax returns with respect to situations in which applicable tax regulations are subject to interpretation and establishes provisions where appropriate. (b) Deferred tax

Deferred tax is provided using the liability method on temporary differences at the reporting date between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes.

Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences, except:

  • where the deferred tax liability arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or of an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss;

  • in respect of taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, associates and interests in joint ventures, where the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences can be controlled and it is probable that the temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

Deferred tax assets are recognized for all deductible temporary differences, carry forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses, to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences, and the carry forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses can be utilized except:

  • where the deferred tax asset relating to the deductible temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss;

  • in respect of deductible temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, associates and interests in joint ventures, deferred tax assets are recognized only to the extent that it is probable that the temporary differences will reverse in the foreseeable future and taxable profit will be available against which the temporary differences can be utilized.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow all or part of the deferred tax asset to be utilized. Unrecognized deferred tax assets are reassessed at each reporting date and are recognized to the extent that it has become probable that future taxable profits will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the year when the asset is realized or the liability is settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date. Deferred tax relating to items recognized outside profit or loss is recognized outside profit or loss. Deferred tax items are recognized in correlation to the underlying transaction either in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are offset, if a legally enforceable right exists to set off current tax assets against current income tax liabilities and the deferred taxes relate to the same taxable entity and the same taxation authority.

3.4 Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and/or accumulated impairment losses, if any. Subsequent costs are included in the asset's carrying amount or recognized as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Group and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. The carrying amount of the replaced part is derecognized. All other repairs and maintenance are charged to the statements of comprehensive income during the financial period in which they are incurred. Major renewals and improvements are capitalized and the assets replaced are retired. Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognized in item 'Other non-operating income (expenses)' in the statement of comprehensive income.

Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method to allocate their revalued amounts to their residual values over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

- Underground mining 40 - 80 years
- Buildings and constructions 35 - 50 years
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles 5 - 10 years
- Other 3 - 5 years

The assets' residual values and useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each financial year end.

Mine development costs are capitalized and classified as capital construction-in-progress. Mine development costs are transferred to mining assets when a new mine reaches commercial production quantities. In addition capital construction-in-progress comprises costs directly related to construction of buildings, infrastructure, machinery and equipment. Cost also includes finance charges capitalized during construction period where such costs are financed by borrowings. Depreciation of these assets commences when the assets are put into operation.

3.5 Leases

(a) Group as a lessee

Leases of property, plant and equipment in which substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership are transferred to the Group are classified as finance leases. The assets leased are capitalized in property, plant and equipment at the commencement of the lease at the lower of the fair value of the leased asset and the present value of the minimum lease payments. Lease payments are apportioned between finance charges and reduction of the lease liability so as to achieve a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance charges are recognized in profit and loss in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Leased assets are depreciated over the useful life of the asset. However, if there is no reasonable certainty that the Group will obtain ownership by the end of the lease term, the asset is depreciated over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the asset and the lease term.

Operating lease payments are recognized as an expense in the income statements on a straight line basis over the lease term.

(b) Group as a lessor

Leases where the Group does not transfer substantially all the risks and benefits of ownership of the asset are classified as operating leases. Initial direct costs incurred in negotiating an operating lease are added to the carrying amount of the leased asset and recognized over the lease term on the same bases as rental income. Contingent rents are recognized as revenue in the period in which they are earned.

3.6 Borrowing costs

Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of an asset that necessarily takes a substantial period of time to get ready for its intended use or sale are capitalized as part of the cost of the respective assets. All other borrowing costs are expensed in the period they occur. Borrowing costs consist of interest and other costs that an entity incurs in connection with the borrowing of funds.

Investment income earned on the temporary investment of specific borrowings pending their expenditure on qualifying assets is deducted from the borrowing costs eligible for capitalization.

3.7 Intangible assets

Intangible assets acquired separately are measured on initial recognition at cost. The cost of intangible assets acquired in a business combination is its fair value as at the date of acquisition. Following initial recognition, intangible assets are carried at cost less any accumulated amortization and any accumulated impairment losses. Internally generated intangible assets, excluding capitalized development costs, are not capitalized and expenditure is reflected in profit or loss in the period in which the expenditure is incurred. Research costs are recognized as an expense as incurred. Costs incurred on development (relating to the design, construction and testing of new or improved devices, products, processes or systems) are recognized as intangible assets only when the Group can demonstrate the technical feasibility of completing the intangible asset so that it will be available for use or sale, its intention to complete and its ability to use or sell the asset, how the asset will generate future economic benefits, the availability of adequate resources to complete the development, and the ability to measure reliably the expenditure during the development. Other development expenditures are recognized as an expense as incurred.

The useful lives of intangible assets are assessed as either finite or indefinite.

Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over the useful economic life and assessed for impairment whenever there is an indication that the intangible asset may be impaired. Amortization is charged on a straight-line basis over the following economic useful lives of these assets:

  • Licenses, special permissions and patent rights 5 20 years
  • Other intangible assets 5 10 years

Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized, but are tested for impairment annually, either individually or at the cash generating unit level.

3.8 Impairment of non-current assets

The carrying amounts of the Group's assets are reviewed at each balance sheet date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss, if any. Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the Group estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less cost to sell and value-in-use.

An impairment loss is recognized whenever the carrying amount of an asset or its cash-generating unit exceeds its recoverable amount. Impairment losses are recognized in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

Where an impairment loss subsequently reversed, the carrying amount of the asset or cash-generating unit is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but only to the extent that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the original carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized in prior periods. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognized in the consolidated statements of the comprehensive income.

3.9 Financial assets

(1) Initial recognition and measurement

The Group classifies its financial assets as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss; loans and receivables; held-to-maturity investments; available for-sale financial assets. The classification depends on the purpose for which the financial assets were acquired. Management determines the classification of financial assets at initial recognition and re-evaluates this designation at every reporting date. The Group's financial assets include cash and short-term deposits, trade and other receivables, loan and other receivables. All financial assets are recognized initially at fair value plus, in the case of investments not at fair value through profit or loss, directly attributable transaction costs. Fair value at initial recognition is best evidenced by the transaction price. A gain or loss on initial recognition is only recorded if there is a difference between fair value and transaction price which can be evidenced by other observable current market transactions in the same instrument or by a valuation technique whose inputs include only data from observable markets. Purchases or sales of financial assets that require delivery of assets within a time frame established by regulation or convention in the marketplace (regular way trades) are recognized on the trade date, i.e., the date that the Group commits to purchase or sell the asset.

(2) Subsequent measurement

The subsequent measurement of financial assets depends on their classification as follows:

(a) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

This category includes financial assets held for trading and financial assets designated upon initial recognition at fair value through profit or loss. Financial assets are classified as held for trading if they are acquired for the purpose of selling or repurchasing in the near term.

(b) Loans and receivables

Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. Receivables include trade and other receivables. Loans are financial assets arising as a result of provision of funds to borrower.

(c) Held-to-maturity investments

Investments with fixed or determinable payments and fixed maturity that management has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity, other than loans and receivables originated by the Group, are classified as held-to-maturity investments. Such investments are included in non-current assets, except for maturities within twelve months from the reporting date, which are classified as current assets.

(d) Available-for-sale financial assets

Investments intended to be held for an indefinite period of time, which may be sold in response to needs for liquidity or changes in interest rates, are classified as available-for-sale; these are included in non-current assets unless management has the express intention of holding the investment for less than 12 months from the reporting date or unless they will need to be sold to raise operating capital, in which case they are included in current assets. Available-for-sale financial assets are accounted at fair value through equity.

Subsequent to initial recognition all financial assets at fair value through profit or loss and all available-for-sale instruments are measured at fair value, except that any instrument that does not have a quoted market price in an active market and whose fair value cannot be reliably measured is stated at cost, including transaction costs, less impairment losses.

Loans and receivables and held-to-maturity assets are measured at amortized cost less impairment losses. Amortized cost is calculated using the effective interest rate method. Premiums and discounts, including initial transaction costs, are included in the carrying amount of the related instrument and amortized based on the effective interest rate of the instrument.

Receivables are accounted at net realizable value, less the allowance for doubtful debts. The amount of allowance for doubtful debts is accounted by using the method of total amount of doubtful debts.

After initial measurement, available-for-sale financial investments are subsequently measured at fair value with unrealized gains or losses recognized as other comprehensive income in the available-for-sale reserve until the investment is derecognized, at which time the cumulative gain or loss is recognized in other operating income, or determined to be impaired, at which time the cumulative loss is recognized in the income statement in finance costs and removed from the available-for-sale reserve.

(3) Impairment of financial assets

The Group assesses at each reporting date whether there is any objective evidence that a financial asset or a group of financial assets is impaired. A financial asset or a group of financial assets is deemed to be impaired if, and only if, there is objective evidence of impairment as a result of one or more events that has occurred after the initial recognition of the asset (an incurred 'loss event') and that loss event has an impact on the estimated future cash flows of the financial asset or the group of financial assets that can be reliably estimated. Evidence of impairment may include indications that the debtors or a group of debtors is experiencing significant financial difficulty, default or delinquency in interest or principal payments, the probability that they will enter bankruptcy or other financial reorganization and where observable data indicate that there is a measurable decrease in the estimated future cash flows, such as changes in arrears or economic conditions that correlate with defaults.

For financial assets carried at amortized cost, the amount of the impairment is the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset's original effective interest rate.

The carrying amount of the financial asset is reduced by the impairment loss directly for all financial assets with the exception of receivables, loans issued where the carrying amount is reduced through the use of an allowance for impairment. When a trade or other or loans issued receivables is considered uncollectible, it is written off against the allowance. On basis of the facts confirming that receivables or loans issued, previously recognized as doubtful, at the reporting date are not doubtful, the amount of previously charged reserve is reflected in income of the reporting period. Except for available-for-sale assets, if, in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss decreases and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognized, the previously recognized impairment loss reverses directly through profit and loss account. The reversal shall not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the amortized cost would have been had the impairment not been recognized at the date the impairment is reversed.

When a decline in fair value of an available-for-sale investment has been recognized directly in other comprehensive income and there is objective evidence that investment is impaired, the cumulative loss that had been recognized directly in other comprehensive income is removed from other comprehensive income and recognized in profit or loss in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income even though the investment has not been derecognized. Impairment losses previously recognized through profit or loss in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income are not reversed. Any increase in fair value subsequent to an impairment loss is recognized directly in other comprehensive income.

(4) Derecognition of financial assets

The Group derecognizes financial assets when:

  • the assets are redeemed or the rights to cash flows from the assets have otherwise expired;

  • or the Group has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the assets;

  • or the Group has neither transferred not retained substantially all risks and rewards of ownership but has not retained control. Control is retained if the counterparty does not have the practical ability to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party without needing to impose additional restrictions on the sale.

3.10 Inventories

Inventories are recorded at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less estimated costs of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale. The cost of inventories is assigned by using the FIFO cost formula.

The cost of inventories comprises all costs of purchase, costs of conversion and other costs incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. The cost of work in progress and finished goods includes costs of raw materials, direct labour and other direct productions costs and related production overheads (based on normal operating capacity).

The Group periodically analyses inventories to determine whether they are damaged, obsolete or slow-moving or if their net realizable value has declined, and makes an allowance for such inventories. If such situation occurred, the sum remissive the cost of inventories should be reflected in statements of comprehensive income. If the circumstances that caused the write-down no longer exist, the amount of the write-down is reversed.

At the date of financial statements preparation the Group estimates the balances of finished products to determine whether there is any evidence of impairment. Amount of impairment is measured on the basis of the analysis of prices in the market of such inventories, existed at the reporting date and issued in official sources.

3.11 Value added tax (VAT)

VAT output equals the total amount of VAT collected within a reporting period, and arises on the earlier of the date of shipping goods to a customer or the date of receiving payment from the customer. VAT input is the amount that a taxpayer is entitled to offset against his VAT liability in a reporting period. Rights to VAT input arise on the earlier of the date of payment to the supplier or the date goods are received. Revenue, expenses and assets are recognized less VAT amount, except cases, when VAT arising on purchases of assets or services, is not recoverable by tax authority; in this case VAT is recognized as part of purchase costs or part of item of expenses respectively. Net amount of VAT, recoverable by tax authority or paid, is included into accounts receivable and payable, reflected in consolidated statements of financial position.

3.12 Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents includes cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short term highly liquid investments with original maturities of six months or less.

For the purpose of the consolidated statements of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents comprise cash and short term deposits as defined above, net of outstanding bank overdrafts.

3.13 Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Nominal value of share capital of Parent company is specified in Note 24.

3.14. Legal reserve

Luxembourg companies are required to allocate to a legal reserve a minimum of 5% of the annual net income, until this reserve equals 10% of the subscribed share capital. This reserve may not be distributed.

3.15 Financial liabilities

(1) Initial recognition and measurement

The Group classifies its contractual obligations as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, loans and borrowings. The Group classifies its financial liabilities at initial recognition. Financial liabilities, including borrowings, are initially measured at fair value, net of transaction cost. The Group's financial liabilities include trade and other payables, bank overdraft, loans and borrowings.

(2) Subsequent measurement

The subsequent measurement of financial liabilities depends on their classification as follows:

(a) Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss include financial liabilities held for trading and those designated at initial recognition as liabilities at fair value through profit or loss.

(b) Loans and borrowings

Loans and borrowings are financial liabilities which the Group has after borrowings attraction. Loans and borrowings are classified as current liabilities except when the Group has unconditional right to delay settlement of obligation at least for 12 months from reporting date. (3) Derecognition

A financial liability is derecognized when the obligation under the liability is discharged or cancelled or expires.

When an existing financial liability is replaced by another from the same lender on substantially different terms, or the terms of an existing liability are substantially modified, such an exchange or modification is treated as a derecognition of the original liability and the recognition of a new liability, and the difference in the respective carrying amounts is recognized through profit or loss.

3.16 Defined benefits plan obligations

The Group contributes to the Ukrainian state pension scheme, social insurance and employment funds in respect of its employees. The Group's pension scheme contributions are expensed as incurred. The contributions are included in expenses for wages and salaries. Companies comprising the Group provide additional post-employment benefits to those employees who are engaged in the industry with particularly detrimental and oppressive conditions of work. Under the Ukrainian legislation employees engaged in hazardous industry may retire earlier than usual terms stipulated by Employee Retirement Income Security Law. The Group reimburses to the State Pension Fund all pension payments which are to be paid to the employees until usual statutory date of retirement. In addition, according to the legislation, the Group makes payments related to providing the employees with domestic fuel (coal). The Group recognizes the liabilities in amount of this payment.

The liability recognized in the statement of financial position in respect of post-employment benefits is the present value of the defined benefit obligation at the balance sheet date together with adjustments for unrecognized actuarial gains or losses. The cost of providing benefits under the defined benefit plans is determined using the projected unit credit method.

Actuarial gains and losses are recognized in the other comprehensive income statements in the period in which they occur.

3.17 Provisions

Provisions are recognized when the Group has legal or constructive obligations as the result of past event for which it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits can be required to settle the obligations, and the amount of the obligations can be reliably estimated. The amount recognized as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the statement of financial position date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding obligation. Where a provision is measured using the cash flows estimated to settle the present obligation, its carrying amount is the present value of those cash flows. Use of discounting results in recognition of financial expenses and increase in provision.

Management created provision for the payment of potential tax liabilities related to settlement of financial assets and liabilities. Though if the controlling authorities classify such transactions as a subject of taxation and apply such classification to the companies of the Group, actual taxes and penalties may differ from the Management assessment.

3.18 Environmental obligations

Environmental obligations include decommissioning and land restoration costs. The Group evaluates the provisions associated with ecological problems separately on every occasion taking into account the requirements of the relevant legislative acts.

Future decommissioning costs, discounted to net present value, are capitalized and the corresponding decommissioning obligations are raised as soon as the constructive obligation to incur such costs arises and the future decommissioning cost can be reliably estimated. Decommissioning costs are provided at the present value of expected costs to settle the obligation using estimated cash flows and are recognized as part of the cost of the asset. The cash flows are discounted at a current pre-tax rate that reflects the risks specific to the decommissioning liability. The unwinding of the discount is expensed as incurred and recognized in the comprehensive income statement as a finance cost. The estimated future costs of decommissioning are reviewed annually and adjusted as appropriate. Changes in the estimated future costs or in the discount rate applied are added to or deducted from the cost of the asset. The amount deducted from the cost of the asset shall not exceed its carrying amount. If a decrease in the liability exceeds the carrying amount of the asset, the excess shall be recognized immediately in profit or loss.

Provision for land restoration, representing the cost of restoring land damage after the commencement of commercial production, is estimated at net present value of the expenditures expected to settle the obligation. Change in provision and unwinding of discount on land restoration are recognized in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Ongoing rehabilitation costs are expensed when incurred.

3.19 Financial guarantee contracts

Management on annual basis assesses probability of risks that can be arising in relation of financial guarantee contracts through financial analysis of counterparties. If the risk is significant – financial guarantee contracts must be recognized as liabilities in notes to consolidated financial statements in accordance with IAS 37. Otherwise – if risk is insignificant – financial guarantee contracts liabilities must be disclosed as off-balance sheet liabilities.

4 Significant accounting judgments, estimates

The preparation of the Group's consolidated financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities, and the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the end of the reporting period. However, uncertainty about these assumptions and estimates could result in outcomes that require a material adjustment to the carrying amount of the asset or liability affected in future periods.

In the process of applying the Group's accounting policies, management has made the following judgments, estimates and assumptions, which have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in these consolidated financial statements:

(a) Fair value of financial instruments

Where the fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities recognized in the statements of financial position cannot be derived from active markets, they are determined using valuation techniques including the discounted cash flows model. The inputs to these models are taken from observable markets where possible, but where this is not feasible, a degree of judgment is required in establishing fair values. The judgments include considerations of inputs such as liquidity risk, credit risk and volatility. Changes in assumptions about these factors could affect the recognized fair value of financial instruments.

(b) Remaining useful life of property, plant and equipment

Management assesses the remaining useful life of property, plant and equipment in accordance with the current technical conditions of assets and estimated period when these assets bring economic benefit to the Group.

(c) Impairment of non-current assets

An impairment exists when the carrying value of an asset or cash generating unit exceeds its recoverable amount, which is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. The fair value less costs to sell calculation is based on available data from binding sales transactions in an arm's length transaction of similar assets or observable market prices less incremental costs for disposing of the asset. The value in use calculation is based on a discounted cash flow model. The recoverable amount is most sensitive to the growth rate used for extrapolation purposes (coal price, sales volume) and to the discount rate used for the discounted cash flow model as well as the expected future cash-inflows and the growth rate used for extrapolation purposes.

(d) Defined benefits plan obligations

For the purpose of estimation of defined benefit obligation, the projected unit credit method was used, which includes the determination of the discount rate, future salary increases, mortality rates and future pension increases. Due to the complexity of the valuation, the underlying assumptions and its long term nature, a defined benefit obligation is highly sensitive to changes in these assumptions. All assumptions are reviewed at each reporting date.

In determining the appropriate discount rate, management considers the interest rates of high-quality government bonds with extrapolated maturities corresponding to the expected duration of the defined benefit obligation. Future salary increases and pension increases are based on expected future inflation rates.

(e) Environmental obligations

The Group's mining and processing activities are susceptible to various environmental laws and regulations changes. The Group estimates environmental obligations based on management's understanding of the current legal requirements, terms of the license agreements and internally generated estimates. Provision is made, based on net present values, for decommissioning and land restoration costs as soon as the obligation arises. Actual costs incurred in future periods could differ materially from the amounts provided. Additionally, future changes to environmental laws and regulations, life of mine estimates and discount rates could affect the carrying amount of this provision.

(f) Income taxes

The Group is subject to income taxes in numerous jurisdictions. Uncertainties exist with respect to the interpretation of complex tax regulations and the amount and timing of future taxable income. The differences of interpretation may arise on a wide variety of issues depending on the conditions prevailing in the respective Group company's domicile.

Deferred tax assets are recognized for all unused tax losses to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the losses can be utilized. Significant management judgment is required to determine the amount of deferred tax assets that can be recognized, based upon the likely timing and the level of future taxable profits together with future tax planning strategies. If actual results differ from these estimates or if these estimates must be adjusted in future periods, the financial position and results of operations may be negatively affected. g) Idle capacity expenses

Due to volatility of the coal market production capacity of the Group's individual Companies in some periods could be operated not according to its normal capacity of the production facilities. In the case of significant deviation of the actual capacity from the normal capacity, part of the fixed production overheads is reflected in item "Idle capacity expenses".

Management of the Group uses estimations and judgments to determine the following items: normal capacity of the individual companies, the period of the partial exploitation of the production capacity, amount of overheads that should be allocated.

5 Information on operational segments

The group defines the following business segments that include goods and services distinguished by the level of risk and terms of acquisition of income:

  • mineral resource and processing industry includes income from sale of own coal products and income from coal beneficiation;
  • trade activity includes income from sale of merchandises;
  • other activity includes income from rendering of other works and services.

Management controls the results of operating segments separately for the purpose of decision making about allocation of resources and performance measurement. The results of segments are estimated on profit/(loss) before tax.

Information about the segments of business for the year ended 30 June 2018:

Business segments
Mineral resource and
processing industry
Trade activity Other activity Assets and
liabilities not
included in
segments
Total
Revenue
Sales to external customers 8,392 4,713 115 - 13,220
8,392 4,713 115 - 13,220
(Loss)/profit before tax of the segment (11,781) 1,056 115 - (10,610)
Depreciation and amortization expenses 2,770 2,770
Defined benefits plan obligations expenses 886 886
Operational assets 82,743 927 84 1,897 85,651
Operational liabilities (137,367) (1,857) (178) (8,316) (147,718)
Disclosure of other information
Capital expenditure 1,359 1,359

As at 30 June 2018 assets of segments do not include financial assets (USD 104 thousand), cash (USD 8 thousand), other taxes receivable (USD 52 thousand), as well as deferred tax assets (USD 1,733 thousand), since management of these assets is carried out at the Group's level. As at 30 June 2018 liabilities of segments do not include deferred tax liabilities (USD 374 thousand), other taxes payable (USD 4,242 thousand), income tax payables (USD 1,762 thousand), provision on tax liabilities (USD 1,938 thousand), since management of these liabilities is carried out at the Group's level.

Information about the segments of business for the year ended 30 June 2017:

Business segments
Mineral resource and
processing industry
Trade activity Other activity Assets and
liabilities not
included in
segments
Total
Revenue
Sales to external customers 17,226 8,754 476 - 26,456
17,226 8,754 476 - 26,456
(Loss)/Profit before tax of the segment (12,579) 2,157 469 - (9,953)
Depreciation and amortization expenses 3,000 - - - 3,000
Defined benefits plan obligations expenses 1,059 - - - 1,059
Operational assets 86,778 1,104 97 1,540 89,519
Operational liabilities (128,152) (5,054) (245) (7,934) (141,385)
Disclosure of other information
Capital expenditure 249 249

As at 30 June 2017 assets of segments do not include financial assets (USD 9 thousand), cash (USD 34 thousand), other taxes receivable (USD 67 thousand), as well as deferred tax assets (USD 1,430 thousand), since management of these assets is carried out at the Group's level. As at 30 June 2017 liabilities of segments do not include deferred tax liabilities (USD 613 thousand), other taxes payable (USD 3,727 thousand), income tax payables (USD 1,647 thousand), provision on tax liabilities (USD 1,947 thousand), since management of these liabilities is carried out at the Group's level.

5 Information on operational segments (continued)

Year ended
30 June 2018
Year ended
30 June 2017
Revenue received from sale of finished goods 8,392 17,226
Revenue from trading activity 4,713 8,754
Revenue from other activity 115 476
13,220 26,456

During the reviewed periods sales were performed on the territory of Ukraine exclusively. All non-current assets of the Group are located in Ukraine.

6 Cost of sales

Year ended
30 June 2018
Year ended
30 June 2017
Cost of merchandising inventory (3,662) (6,721)
Raw materials (1,340) (8,152)
Wages and salaries of operating personnel (1,248) (1,290)
Change in finished goods 263 (98)
Energy supply (1,104) (1,026)
Depreciation and amortization expenses (630) (1,061)
Subcontractors services (2,949) (1,548)
Other expenses (966) (263)
(11,636) (20,159)

7 General and administrative expenses

Year ended
30 June 2018
Year ended
30 June 2017
Subcontractors services (148) (512)
Wages and salaries of administrative personnel (95) (130)
Depreciation and amortization expenses (30) (28)
Bank services (5) (12)
Other expenses (8) (23)
(286) (705)

8 Selling and distribution expenses

Year ended
30 June 2018
Year ended
30 June 2017
Delivery costs (175) (820)
Subcontractors services (14) (57)
Wages and salaries of distribution personnel (1) (2)
Depreciation and amortization expenses (2) (2)
(192) (881)

9 Other operating income/expenses

Year ended
30 June 2018
Year ended
30 June 2017
Doubtful debts income/(expenses) 100 82
Writing-off of VAT (273) (50)
Profit/(loss) from exchange differences (34) 90
Other operating expenses - (9)
Other operating income - 78
(207) 191

9.1 Idle capacity expenses

Year ended
30 June 2018
Depreciation and amortization expenses (2,101) (1,902)
Wages and salaries (882) (718)
Energy supply - (79)
Raw materials - (43)
Other expenses (5) (166)
(2,988) (2,908)

10 Other non-operating income/expenses

Year ended
30 June 2018
Year ended
30 June 2017
Wages and salaries of non-operating personnel - (3)
Social sphere expenses (12) (23)
Writing-off of non-current assets (6) (263)
Recognized penalties, fines, charges (2,206) (2,604)
Depreciation of non-operating property, plant and equipment (7) (7)
Income/(Expenses) attributable to allowance for receivables on sale of property, plant and equipment 223 56
Income from sale of property, plant and equipment 2 26
Other non-operating income 134 154
Other non-operating expenses (490) (38)
(2,362) (2,702)

11 Depreciation and amortization expenses

Year ended
30 June 2018
Year ended
30 June 2017
Depreciation
Idle capacity: depreciation expenses (1,838) (1,641)
Cost of sales (614) (1,035)
Selling and distribution expenses (2) (2)
General and administrative expenses (30) (28)
Depreciation of non-operating property, plant and equipment (7) (7)
(2,491) (2,713)
Amortization
Idle capacity: amortization expenses (263) (261)
Cost of sales (16) (26)
(279) (287)
12 Financial income
Year ended
30 June 2018
Year ended
30 June 2017
Gain from non-operational exchange differences 4,025 2,037
Income from disposal of notes 1 1
Income from initial recognition of financial liabilities at amortized cost 3 -
Income from measurement of financial assets at amortized cost 1,464 39
5,493 2,077

13 Financial costs

Year ended
30 June 2018
Year ended
30 June 2017
Interest expenses (7,177) (6,799)
Loss from non-operational exchange differences (4,095) (4,226)
Finance lease expenses - (5)
Unwinding of discount expenses (233) (296)
Expenses from measurement of financial assets at amortized cost (147) 4
(11,652) (11,322)

(2,770) (3,000)

14 Income tax expenses

Year ended
30 June 2018
Year ended
30 June 2017
Current income tax (79) (120)
Deferred tax 537 520
Income tax expenses 458 400
At the beginning of the period (1,647) (1,459)
Current income tax charge (79) (120)
Amount paid in the period - -
Effect of translation to presentation currency (36) (68)
At the end of the period (1,762) (1,647)
Effect
Loss before tax (10,610) (9,953)
Income tax 1,910 1,792
Effect of different statutory tax rates of overseas jurisdictions 421 395
Tax effect of permanent differences (1,873) (1,787)
Income tax income/(expenses) 458 400

According to the Tax Code, a tax rate of 18% is applied starting from 1 January 2014.

When estimating deferred taxes as at 30 June 2018, the Group accounted for income tax rate and other implications of the Tax Code.

14 Income tax expenses (continued)

Recognized tax assets and liabilities

30 June 2017 Recognized in
profit (loss)
Effect of
translation to
presentation
currency
30 June 2018
Effect of temporary differences on deferred tax assets
Property, plant and equipment, intangible assets 187 46 - 233
Inventories 53 - - 53
Provisions 387 42 - 429
Defined benefit plan obligations 1,705 220 (3) 1,922
Charged vacation expenses 16 3 - 19
Folded on individual Companies' level (918) (923)
Total deferred tax assets 1,430 311 (3) 1,733
Effect of temporary differences on deferred tax liabilities
Property, plant and equipment, intangible assets (1,531) 226 8 (1,297)
Folded on individual Companies' level 918 923
Total deferred tax liabilities (613) 226 8 (374)
Net deferred tax asset/(liability) 817 537 5 1,359

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the income tax rates, which are expected to be applied in the periods when an asset is realized or liability is calculated in accordance with the tax rates provided by the Tax Code.

30 June 2016 Recognized in
profit (loss)
Effect of
translation to
presentation
currency
30 June 2017
Effect of temporary differences on deferred tax assets
Property, plant and equipment, intangible assets 143 47 (3) 187
Inventories 72 (11) (8) 53
Provisions 375 53 (41) 387
Defined benefit plan obligations 1,626 190 (111) 1,705
Charged vacation expenses 19 (2) (1) 16
Folded on individual Companies' level (1,074) (918)
Total deferred tax assets 1,161 277 (164) 1,430
Effect of temporary differences on deferred tax liabilities
Property, plant and equipment, intangible assets (1,900) 244 125 (1,531)
Financial instruments (1) - 1 -
Folded on individual Companies' level 1,074 918
Total deferred tax liabilities (827) 244 126 (613)
Net deferred tax asset/(liability) 334 521 (38) 817

15 Property, plant and equipment

Cost Underground
mining
Buildings
and
constructions
Machinery,
equipment
and vehicles
Other Construction
in progress
Total
as at 30 June 2016 37,871 10,539 11,646 700 831 61,587
Additions 26 - 196 26 - 248
Disposals (971) (626) (181) (116) - (1,894)
Effect of translation to presentation currency
as at 30 June 2017
(2,007)
34,919
(492)
9,421
(552)
11,109
(32)
578
(40)
791
(3,123)
56,818
Additions 1,176 - 182 - - 1,358
Disposals - - (30) (2) - (32)
Effect of translation to presentation currency (119) (32) (36) (3) (2) (192)
as at 30 June 2018 35,976 9,389 11,225 573 789 57,952
Accumulated depreciation
as at 30 June 2016 (7,698) (3,024) (9,256) (613) - (20,591)
Depreciation for the period (1,474) (396) (819) (24) - (2,713)
Disposals 253 110 109 110 - 582
Effect of translation to presentation currency 353 143 441 30 - 967
as at 30 June 2017 (8,566) (3,167) (9,525) (497) - (21,755)
Depreciation for the period (1,443) (424) (594) (30) - (2,491)
Disposals - - 25 2 - 27
Effect of translation to presentation currency 8 4 27 2 - 41
as at 30 June 2018 (10,001) (3,587) (10,067) (523) - (24,178)
Net book value
as at 30 June 2017 26,353 6,254 1,584 81 791 35,063
as at 30 June 2018 25,975 5,802 1,158 50 789 33,774

As at 30 June 2018 loans and borrowings of the Group were pledged by the property, plant and equipment with carrying amount of USD 5,278 thousand (30 June 2017 – USD 5,678 thousand): Note 25 "Loans and borrowings".

During the year ended 30 June 2018 any borrowing costs were capitalized as property, plant and equipment.

During the year ended 30 June 2018 any research and development costs were capitalized as property, plant and equipment. The Group's mining activity in current financial year relates to exploitation of the existing mines and mined beds.

As of the date of publication of annual report Group`s management has no possibility to estimate impact of military conflict on impairment of property, plant and equipment considering uncertainties of their future economic benefits. As at the date of presentation of the financial statements the Group contractual commitments are immaterial.

16 Intangible assets

Cost Licenses, special
permissions and
patent rights
Other intangible
assets
Other projects and
permissions
Total
as at 30 June 2016 3,470 17 40 3,527
Additions - - 1 1
Disposals (1) - (5) (6)
Effect of translation to presentation currency (167) (1) (1) (169)
as at 30 June 2017 3,302 16 35 3,353
Additions 1 - - 1
Disposals - - (1) (1)
Effect of translation to presentation currency (12) - - (12)
as at 30 June 2018 3,291 16 34 3,341
Accumulated depreciation
as at 30 June 2016 (1,728) (14) (29) (1,771)
Amortization charge for the period (282) (1) (4) (287)
Disposal 1 - 3 4
Effect of translation to presentation currency 83 1 1 85
as at 30 June 2017 (1,926) (14) (29) (1,969)
Amortization charge for the period (275) (1) (3) (279)
Disposals - - 1 1
Effect of translation to presentation currency 1 - 1 2
as at 30 June 2018 (2,200) (15) (30) (2,245)
Net book value
as at 30 June 2017 1,376 2 6 1,384
as at 30 June 2018 1,091 1 4 1,096

As at 30 June 2018 licenses and special permissions include special permissions for subsurface use stated below:

-special permissions for subsurface use # 5098 as of 30 December 2009 issued by Ministry of ecology and natural resources of Ukraine for 20 years. Net book value of this permission equals to USD 176 thousand (Tekhinovatsiya LLC);

-special permissions for subsurface use # 4782 as of 18 November 2008 issued by Ministry of ecology and natural resources of Ukraine for 13 years. Net book value of this permission equals to USD 403 thousand (CwAL LE "Sh/U Blagoveshenskoe");

-special permissions for subsurface use # 4820 as of 16 December 2008 issued by Ministry of ecology and natural resources of Ukraine for 12 years. Net book value of this permission equals to USD 291 thousand (CwAL LE "Sh/U Blagoveshenskoe");

  • special permissions for subsurface use # 5438 as of 27 December 2011 issued by Ministry of ecology and natural resources of Ukraine for 20 years. Net book value of this permission equals to USD 137 thousand (Nedra Donbasa LLC).

As at 30 June 2018 there are no pledged intangible assets.

As at 30 June 2018 there are no contractual commitments as for intangible assets of the Group.

17 Financial assets

As at 30 June
2018
As at 30 June
2017
Non-current financial assets
Held-to-maturity investments 104 9
104 9
Current financial assets
Loans issued 5,120 6,659
Allowance for loans issued (5,120) (6,659)
- -

Held-to maturity investments are non-interest notes, issued generally by third parties. These notes are discounted using effective annual interest rate 18% for the year ended 30 June 2018, 2017 and accompanied expenses (incomes) are presented in items 'Finance costs' and 'Finance income'. Management of the Group has the intention to hold these notes to maturity. Held-to maturity investments are not overdue. Loans issued are noninterest loans, generally issued to related parties.

18 Inventories

As at 30 June
2018
As at 30 June
2017
Merchandise 10,587 3,341
Finished goods 2,624 2,366
Raw materials 9,817 15,482
Spare parts 2,088 1,677
Goods on commission 705 758
Other inventories 22 22
25,843 23,646

As at 30 June 2018 bank loans were secured by finished goods, carrying amount of which is USD 5,500 thousand (as at 30 June 2017 finished goods were pledged as collateral on amount USD 5,500 thousand).

As of the day of publication of annual financial report Group`s management has no possibility to assess inventory damage and theft probability.

19 Trade and other receivables

As at 30 June
2018
As at 30 June
2017
Trade receivables 16,831 22,086
Allowance for trade receivables (2,183) (2,251)
Receivables under factoring contracts 1,224 1,281
Receivables on sale of property, plant and equipment 52 276
Allowance for receivables on sale of property, plant and equipment (13) (237)
Other receivables 6,023 5,708
Allowance for other receivables (1) (44)
21,933 26,819

As at 30 June 2018 bank loans were secured by trade receivables, carrying amount of which was USD 4,633 thousand (as at 30 June 2017 – USD 4,713 thousand).

20 Prepayments and prepaid expenses

As at 30 June
2018
As at 30 June
2017
Advances paid 3,376 3,329
Allowances for advances paid (2,271) (2,278)
Deferred expenses 3 16
(1,108) 1,067

21 Changes in allowance made

As at 30 June
2018
As at 30 June
2017
Balance as at the beginning of the period (9,191) (9,833)
(Accrual)/Reverse - -
Use of allowances 1,814 170
Effect of translation to presentation currency 60 472
Balance as at the end of the period (7,317) (9,191)
As at 30 June
2018
As at 30 June
2017
Allowance for loans issued (5,120) (6,659)
Allowance for receivables on sale of property, plant and equipment (13) (237)
Allowance for trade accounts receivable (2,183) (2,251)
Allowance for other accounts receivable (1) (44)
(7,317) (9,191)

22 Other taxes

As at 30 June
2018
As at 30 June
2017
Current taxes receivable
VAT recoverable - 13
Prepayments for other taxes 52 54
52 67
Current taxes payable
VAT payable (769) (967)
Payable for wages and salaries related taxes (2,769) (2,230)
Payables for other taxes (704) (530)
(4,242) (3,727)

23 Сash and cash equivalents

As at 30 June
2018
As at 30 June
2017
Cash in bank 8 34
8 34
24 Share capital As at 30 June 2018 As at 30 June 2017
% Amount % Amount
Lycaste Holding Limited * 75 338 75 338
Free float 25 112 25 112
100 450 100 450

* - according to pledge agreement signed as at 11 February 2013 between Lycaste Holding Limited, European Bank For Reconstruction and Development and Coal Energy S.A. 6747167 shares owned by Lycaste Holding Limited are pledged.

During the year ended 30 June 2018 quantity of shares did not change.

25 Loans and borrowings

As at 30 June 2018 As at 30 June 2017
Non-current loans and borrowings
Loans received (35,000) (35,000)
Notes issued (2) -
(35,002) (35,000)
Deducting current portion of long-term borrowings:
Current portion of long-term loans and borrowings 31,500 24,500
Total non-current loans and borrowings (3,502) (10,500)
Current loans and borrowings
Bank loans (33,893) (33,892)
Current portion of long-term loans and borrowings (31,500) (24,500)
Current portion of payables under factoring contract (1,224) (1,281)
Notes issued (48) -
Total current loans and borrowings (66,665) (59,673)

The amount of non-current loans and borrowings as at 30 June 2018 comprises the followings borrowings:

— loan amounting to USD 35,000 thousand received by Coal Energy S.A. in USD according to the credit agreement concluded with European Bank for Reconstruction and Development with credit limit USD 35,000 thousand. Annual interest rate equals to 6m Libor plus 5,85% margin per annum. Obligations under this credit agreement are guaranteed by the property of Antratcit LLC, pledging value of which amounts to USD 240 thousand and by 14,99% of total shares in Coal Energy S.A. (6,747,167 shares), also obligations under this credit agreement are guaranteed by 99% of share capital of Antratcit LLC and Progress-Vugillya LLC. Maturity date is on 20 June 2020. As at 30 June 2018 current portion composed USD 31,500 thousand.

The amount of current loans and borrowings as at 30 June 2018 comprises the followings borrowings:

— loan amounting to USD 20,000 thousand received by CwAL LE "Sh/U Blagoveshenskoe" in USD according to the credit agreement concluded with Barryntello Investments LTD with credit limit USD 20,000 thousand. Annual interest rate equals to 11,0%. Obligations under this credit agreement are guaranteed by: the corporate rights in share capital of Tekhinovatsiya LLC and property pledged value of which amounts to USD 2,194 thousand; the corporate rights in share capital of Donprombiznes LLC and property pledged value of which amounts to USD 2,823 thousand. Maturity date was on 15 September 2017.

— loan amounting to USD 4,500 thousand received by Antratcit LLC in USD according to the credit agreement concluded with Ukrainian Business Bank with credit limit USD 4,500 thousand. Annual interest rate equals to 13,0%. Obligations under this credit agreement are guaranteed by the property of Donprombiznes LLC, pledging value of which amounts to USD 21 thousand. Maturity date was on 15 August 2017. According to resolution of National Bank of Ukraine №265 from 23 April 2015 Ukrainian Business Bank is under procedure of liquidation and withdrawal of it's banking license.

— loan amounting to USD 5,500 thousand received by Eximenergo LLC in USD according to the credit agreement concluded with Ukrainian Business Bank with credit limit USD 5,500 thousand. Annual interest rate equals to 13,0%. Obligations under this credit agreement are guaranteed by the finished goods (coal) in turnover pledged value of which amounts to USD 5,500 thousand. Maturity date was on 3 June 2015. According to resolution of National Bank of Ukraine №265 from 23 April 2015 Ukrainian Business Bank is under procedure of liquidation and withdrawal of it's banking license.

— loan amounting to USD 1,393 thousand received by Coal Energy Ukraine LLC in UAH according to the credit agreement concluded with Ukrainian Business Bank with credit limit USD 1,795 thousand. Annual interest rate equals to 21,0%. Obligations under this credit agreement are guaranteed by the revenue under the sales contracts amounting to USD 1,616 thousand. Maturity date was on 30 January 2015. According to resolution of National Bank of Ukraine №265 from 23 April 2015 Ukrainian Business Bank is under procedure of liquidation and withdrawal of it's banking license.

— loan amounting to USD 1,146 thousand received by Donvuhletekhinvest LLC in UAH according to the credit agreement concluded with OJSC "Delta Bank" (OJSC "Creditprombank") with credit limit USD 1,146 thousand. Annual interest rate equals to 22,0%. Obligations under this credit agreement are guaranteed by the property of Ugledobyvayushie Tehnology LLC pledging value of which amounts to USD 1,874 thousand and by the guarantee of Ugledobyvayushie Tehnology LLC amounting to USD 1,146 thousand. Maturity date was on 31 December 2015. According to resolution of National Bank of Ukraine №664 from 2 October 2015 OJSC "Delta Bank" is under procedure of liquidation and withdrawal of it's banking license.

— loan amounting to USD 802 thousand received by Donantracit LLC in UAH according to the credit agreement concluded with Ukrainian Business Bank with credit limit equaling to USD 802 thousand. Annual interest rate equals to 21,0%. Obligations under this credit agreement are guaranteed by: the revenue under the contracts amounting to USD 823 thousand. Maturity date was on 22 December 2014. According to resolution of National Bank of Ukraine №265 from 23 April 2015 Ukrainian Business Bank is under procedure of liquidation and withdrawal of it's banking license.

— loan amounting to USD 552 thousand received by Donantracit LLC in EUR according to the credit agreement concluded with Ukrainian Business Bank with credit limit equaling to USD 1,167 thousand. Annual interest rate equals to 12,0%. Obligations under this credit agreement are guaranteed by: the revenue under the contracts amounting to USD 663 thousand. Maturity date was on 26 December 2014. According to resolution of National Bank of Ukraine №265 from 23 April 2015 Ukrainian Business Bank is under procedure of liquidation and withdrawal of it's banking license.

25 Loans and borrowings (continued)

— factoring amounting to USD 1,224 thousand received by Donantracit LLC in UAH according to factoring contract concluded with OJSC "OTP Bank" with credit limit equaling to USD 1,497 thousand. Annual interest rate range to 0,01%. Obligations under this factoring contract are guaranteed by the revenue under the contracts amounting to USD 1,531 thousand, guarantee of CwAL LE "Sh/U Blagoveshenskoe" and Coal Energy S.A. amounting to USD 1,497 thousand. Maturity date is on 27 June 2019.

The amount of non-current loans and borrowings as at 30 June 2017 comprises the followings borrowings:

— loan amounting to USD 35,000 thousand received by Coal Energy S.A. in USD according to the credit agreement concluded with European Bank for Reconstruction and Development with credit limit USD 35,000 thousand. Annual interest rate equals to 6m Libor plus 5,85% margin per annum. Obligations under this credit agreement are guaranteed by the property of Antratcit LLC, pledging value of which amounts to USD 385 thousand and by 14,99% of total shares in Coal Energy S.A. (6,747,167 shares), also obligations under this credit agreement are guaranteed by 99% of share capital of Antratcit LLC and Progress-Vugillya LLC. Maturity date is on 20 June 2020. As at 30 June 2017 current portion composed USD 24,500 thousand.

The amount of current loans and borrowings as at 30 June 2017 comprises the followings borrowings:

— loan amounting to USD 20,000 thousand received by CwAL LE "Sh/U Blagoveshenskoe" in USD according to the credit agreement concluded with Barryntello Investments LTD with credit limit USD 20,000 thousand. Annual interest rate equals to 11,0%. Obligations under this credit agreement are guaranteed by: the corporate rights in share capital of Tekhinovatsiya LLC and property pledged value of which amounts to USD 2,317 thousand; the corporate rights in share capital of Donprombiznes LLC and property pledged value of which amounts to USD 2,947 thousand. Maturity date was on 15 September 2017.

— loan amounting to USD 4,500 thousand received by Antratcit LLC in USD according to the credit agreement concluded with Ukrainian Business Bank with credit limit USD 4,500 thousand. Annual interest rate equals to 13,0%. Obligations under this credit agreement are guaranteed by the property of Donprombiznes LLC, pledging value of which amounts to USD 29 thousand. Maturity date was on 15 August 2017. As at 30 June 2017 current portion composed USD 4,500 thousand. According to resolution of National Bank of Ukraine №265 from 23 April 2015 Ukrainian Business Bank is under procedure of liquidation and withdrawal of it's banking license.

— loan amounting to USD 5,500 thousand received by Eximenergo LLC in USD according to the credit agreement concluded with Ukrainian Business Bank with credit limit USD 5,500 thousand. Annual interest rate equals to 13,0%. Obligations under this credit agreement are guaranteed by the finished goods (coal) in turnover pledged value of which amounts to USD 5,500 thousand. Maturity date was on 3 June 2015. According to resolution of National Bank of Ukraine №265 from 23 April 2015 Ukrainian Business Bank is under procedure of liquidation and withdrawal of it's banking license.

— loan amounting to USD 1,398 thousand received by Coal Energy Ukraine LLC in UAH according to the credit agreement concluded with Ukrainian Business Bank with credit limit USD 1,801 thousand. Annual interest rate equals to 21,0%. Obligations under this credit agreement are guaranteed by the revenue under the sales contracts amounting to USD 1,621 thousand. Maturity date was on 30 January 2015. According to resolution of National Bank of Ukraine №265 from 23 April 2015 Ukrainian Business Bank is under procedure of liquidation and withdrawal of it's banking license.

— loan amounting to USD 1,149 thousand received by Donvuhletekhinvest LLC in UAH according to the credit agreement concluded with OJSC "Delta Bank" (OJSC "Creditprombank") with credit limit USD 1,149 thousand. Annual interest rate equals to 22,0%. Obligations under this credit agreement are guaranteed by the property of Ugledobyvayushie Tehnology LLC pledging value of which amounts to USD 1,880 thousand and by the guarantee of Ugledobyvayushie Tehnology LLC amounting to USD 1,149 thousand. Maturity date was on 31 December 2015. According to resolution of National Bank of Ukraine №664 from 2 October 2015 OJSC "Delta Bank" is under procedure of liquidation and withdrawal of it's banking license.

— loan amounting to USD 805 thousand received by Donantracit LLC in UAH according to the credit agreement concluded with Ukrainian Business Bank with credit limit equaling to USD 805 thousand. Annual interest rate equals to 21,0%. Obligations under this credit agreement are guaranteed by: the revenue under the contracts amounting to USD 826 thousand. Maturity date was on 22 December 2014. According to resolution of National Bank of Ukraine №265 from 23 April 2015 Ukrainian Business Bank is under procedure of liquidation and withdrawal of it's banking license.

— loan amounting to USD 540 thousand received by Donantracit LLC in EUR according to the credit agreement concluded with Ukrainian Business Bank with credit limit equaling to USD 1,141 thousand. Annual interest rate equals to 12,0%. Obligations under this credit agreement are guaranteed by: the revenue under the contracts amounting to USD 665 thousand. Maturity date was on 26 December 2014. According to resolution of National Bank of Ukraine №265 from 23 April 2015 Ukrainian Business Bank is under procedure of liquidation and withdrawal of it's banking license.ne №265 from 23 April 2015 Ukrainian Business Bank is under procedure of liquidation and withdrawal of it's banking license.

— factoring amounting to USD 1,281 thousand received by Donantracit LLC in UAH according to factoring contract concluded with OJSC "OTP Bank" with credit limit equaling to USD 1,502 thousand. Annual interest rate range to 0,01%. Obligations under this factoring contract are guaranteed by the revenue under the contracts amounting to USD 1,601 thousand, guarantee of CwAL LE "Sh/U Blagoveshenskoe" and Coal Energy S.A. amounting to USD 1,502 thousand. Maturity date is on 30 June 2018.

25 Loans and borrowings (continued)

Essential terms:

Currency Nominal interest rate, % As at 30 June
2018
As at 30 June
2017
Non-current loan USD 6-month LIBOR + 5,85% (3,500) (10,500)
(3,500) (10,500)
Terms of non-current loans and borrowings (undiscounted flows)
As at 30 June
2018
As at 30 June
2017
within 1 year - -
from 1 to 5 years (3,502) (10,500)
more than 5 years - -
(3,502) (10,500)
Terms of current loans and borrowings
As at 30 June
2018
As at 30 June
2017
On demand (58,393) (48,992)
Within 3 months (18) (2,413)
From 3 to 12 months (8,254) (8,268)

26 Finance lease liabilities

As at 30 June 2018 As at 30 June 2017
Minimum
lease
payments
Present value of
minimum lease
payments
Minimum
lease
payments
Present value of
minimum lease
payments
Due within 1 year 438 398 439 400
From 1 to 5 years 1,719 1,020 1,725 1,023
More than 5 years 15,052 975 15,535 980
17,209 2,393 17,699 2,403
Future finance charges (14,816) - (15,296) -
Present value of lease obligation 2,393 2,393 2,403 2,403
Current portion of financial lease liabilities (398) (400)
Non-current financial lease liabilities 1,995 (2,003)

In 2009 CwAL LE Sh/U Chapaeva (current entity name - CwAL LE "Sh/U Blagoveshenskoe") negotiated the contract of lease of state propertyintegral property complex GC Shakhtoupravlinnia named after V.I. Chapaeva.

In 2010 CwAL LE Novodzerzhynskaya Mine (current entity name - CwAL LE "Mine St.Matrona Moskovskaya") negotiated the contract of lease of state property-integral property complex – integral property complex GC Novodzerzhynskaya Mine.

According to these contracts, the lessee receives state property for the period of 49 years (current entity name CwAL LE "Sh/U Blagoveshenskoe" until 11 February 2058, CwAL LE "Mine St.Matrona Moskovskaya" - until 27 April 2059) on fee basis. Such property comprises premises, facilities, mine workings, production equipment, transport, assets under construction and special permissions for subsurface use. Also, as term of agreements, the lessee becomes legal success or of rights and liabilities of GC Shakhtoupravlinnia named after V. I. Chapaeva and GC Novodzerzhynskaya Mine. Additionally, the lessee undertakes current and capital maintenance of property, insurance and dismantling of mines in case of mine stock depletion. Under the agreement of lessor, lessee has a right to give property in to sublease and to transfer own rights and liabilities under this agreement to third parties.

There are fixed payments on this contract, but each consequent lease payment is determined by correction of previous month lease payment on current month inflation rate.

Amendments, addendums or cancellation of this contract are possible under agreement of both parties.

Net book value of leased assets:

At 30 June 2018 At 30 June 2017
Property, plant and equipment 12,503 13,296
Intangible assets 694 941
13,197 14,237

(66,665) (59,673)

27 Provisions

Non-current provisions At 30 June 2018 At 30 June 2017
Provision for land restoration (2,097) (1,909)
Dismantling provision (286) (243)
(2,383) (2,152)
Current provisions
Provision on tax liabilities (1,938) (1,947)
(1,938) (1,947)

The Group liabilities, connected with environmental restoration, notably decommission of property, plant and equipment and land restoration under waste dumps. Estimation of liability bases on estimated prices of decommissions of property, plant and equipment and land restoration under waste dumps procedures. Discount rate used by the Group is 18%.

Management recognized provision for the payment of potential tax liabilities. However, if the tax authorities classify such transactions as subject to taxation and apply such classification to the companies of the Group, actual taxes and penalties may differ from the Management assessment. Expected timing of economic benefits outflows for provision for land restoration and dismantling are postponed for long period.

Changes in non-current provisions

Provision for land
restoration
Dismantling
provision
Total provisions
As at 30 June 2017 (1,909) (243) (2,152)
Unwinding of discount (194) (44) (238)
Effect of translation to presentation currency 6 1 7
As at 30 June 2018 (2,097) (286) (2,383)

28 Trade and other payables

Current trade and other payables:

As at 30 June
2018
As at 30 June
2017
Trade payables (11,002) (14,469)
Interest due (32,883) (23,539)
Payables for unused vacations (105) (87)
Payables for wages and salaries (1,199) (829)
Interest due to factoring contract (376) (377)
Other payables (6,730) (7,028)
Payables for acquisition property, plant and equipment (1,097) (1,126)
Advances received (386) (1,794)
(53,778) (49,249)

29 Disposal of subsidiary

On 28 December 2017, the Group sold its share in Sh/U Blagoveshenskoe Management Company LLC, a 99,99% subsidiary of the Group, for a cash consideration of USD 1 thousand. The company had no operating or fixed assets on its balance.

30 Related party transactions

According to existing criteria of determination of related parties, the related parties of the Group are divided into the following categories:

  • Entities related parties under common control with the Companies of the Group;
  • Entities related parties, which have joint key management personnel with the Companies of the Group.

Ultimate controlling party is Mr. Vyshnevetskyy V.

The sales of finished goods, merchandises and rendering of the services to related parties are made at terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm's length transactions on market price basis. Provision of loans and operations with notes are made at terms different from the independent parties transactions.

Transactions between related parties attributable to the second category are occasional and not significant, thus, they are not disclosed in these consolidated financial statements.

Details of transactions between entities - related parties under common control with the Companies of the Group are disclosed below: Items of consolidated statements of comprehensive income

Year ended 30
June 2018
Year ended 30
June 2017
Income from sales of finished products, goods 5,510 23,938
Income from rendering of services 13 416
Bad debts return/Impairment (loss) of loans issued 1,516 (33)
Income from reimbursement of doubtful debts 83 73
Expenses attributable to allowance for receivables on sale of property, plant and equipment (223) (55)
Income from operating lease 2 4
Operating lease expenses - (15)
Purchases of services (85) (1,800)
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (140) (144)
Purchases of inventories (3,833) (5,363)

Items of consolidated statements of financial position

As at 30 June
2018
As at 30 June
2017
Current loans issued 5,120 6,659
Allowances for loans issued (5,120) (6,659)
Trade receivables 7,814 15,323
Allowances for trade receivables (414) (475)
Advances paid 400 406
Allowances for advances paid (28) (28)
Held-to-maturity investments 94 -
Other receivables 2,132 997
Allowances for other receivables - (43)
Receivables on sale of property, plant and equipment 34 258
Allowances for receivables on sale of property, plant and equipment - (224)
Advances received (127) (1,763)
Other payables (3,981) (5,085)
Payables for acquisition property, plant and equipment (7) (13)
Trade payables (1,146) (3,479)

Remuneration of key management personnel

Year ended
30 June 2018
Year ended
30 June 2017
Wages and salaries (8) (12)
Contribution to Pension Fund and other social taxes (3) (3)
Dismissal benefits - (1)
(11) (17)
The average number of key management personnel, persons 7 8

For the year ended 30 June 2018 there were no other benefits to key management personnel except above listed.

30 Related party transactions (continued)

Remuneration of personnel

Year ended
30 June 2018
Year ended
30 June 2017
Wages and salaries of operating personnel 1,248 1,290
Wages and salaries of administrative personnel 95 130
Wages and salaries of distribution personnel 1 2
Wages and salaries of non-operating personnel - 3
Wages and salaries of personnel in the period of idle capacity 882 718
The average number of employees, persons 375 728

31 Management of financial risks

Operating environment

The operations and earnings of the Group are affected by political, legislative, fiscal and regulatory developments. It is impossible to predict the nature and frequency of these developments and events associated with these risks as well as their effect on future operations and earnings of the Group.

Ukrainian tax legislation is characterized by frequent changes is subject to controversial interpretations. Tax authorities may be taking a more assertive position in their interpretation of the legislation and tax assessments. Such cases create a taxation risk exposure which considerably exceeds that of the countries with more advanced tax systems. Management believes that its interpretation of the relevant legislation as of 30 June 2014 is appropriate and all of the Croup's tax will be sustainable. Though, amount of VAT recoverable, as well as terms of such refunds substantially depends on the position of tax authorities.

The Group is continuing to be subject to reform initiatives in the Ukraine. The future direction and effects of any reforms are the subject of political considerations, which could have a significant but undeterminable, effect on entities operating in the Group.

Financial risk factors

The Group's activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: market risk (including foreign currency risk, interest rate risk, cash flow interest rate risk and price risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. The Group's overall risk management focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to reduce potential adverse effects on the financial performance of the Group. Risks are managed centrally. This note presents information about Group's exposure of each type of risks, objectives of risk management, policy and procedures of assessment and management, as well as approaches to capital management. Additional qualitative and quantitative information are disclosed through overall consolidated financial statements.

Credit risk

Credit risk is a risk of financial loss to the Group, which results from failure of a buyer or a contractor under the financial instrument to fulfill its contractual obligations. Credit risk arises from cash and cash equivalents, deposits in banks as well as credit exposures to customers, including outstanding receivables.

Financial assets are subject to the credit risk of the Group. Management of the Group assesses the credit risk as for financial assets on the year basis taking into account counterparties financial position, credit reputation, background cooperation and other factors.

The Group recognizes allowance for receivables to secure trade and other receivables. The calculation of the allowance's amount is based on individual assessment of the financial position of the particular contractor. Group's Management performs monitoring of payback period. In case of delay in payment, its reasons are clarified, and the decision whether to implement a sanction or provide a short-time delay of payment is made. It should be noted that the average delay period in payment for main debtors is 120 days.

Despite the fact that the current business environment may have influence on the customer`s ability to redeem their debts, management considers that recognized allowance for receivables is sufficient.

The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date is represented by the carrying amount of each class of financial assets. Group estimates the concentration of risk in respect of the trade and other receivables as high.

Specific of the Group's activity implies that trade receivables are composed of receivables due from wholesale customers.

Carrying amount of financial assets reflects maximum exposure of the Groups credit risk. The Groups exposure to credit risk is presented below:

At 30 June 2018 At 30 June 2017
Trade receivables 14,648 19,835
Other receivables 6,022 5,664
Receivables on sale of property, plant and equipment 39 39
Held-to-maturity investments 104 9
Cash and cash equivalents 8 34
20,821 25,581

For general evaluation of potential customers Group judges ratings of companies based on public information (if any) from all available sources of information, as well previous experience of business partnership with counterparty is taken for evaluation purposes.

31 Management of financial risks (continued)

Apart from general evaluation made by management, there is an approval procedures which each potential customer has to follow.

Customer reliability is evaluated and approved by following departments:

  • department, which initiated cooperation with counterparty (usually Sales department or Purchase department);
  • Financial department;
  • Analytical department;
  • Audit department;
  • Legal department.

As a result of evaluation procedures, approval sheet is completed with sign-offs and comments if any of all stated above departments.

After Management's approval and clarifications of all responsible departments' comments approval sheet is completed. Consequently of asserted Approval sheet, department which initiated cooperation with the counterparty is entitled to sign an agreement.

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. Approach of the Group to the liquidity management lies in providing, as much as possible, permanent availability of the liquid funds, sufficient for the repayment of liabilities in time, not allowing losses and not exposing to risk of the Group.

Liquidity risk management implies maintaining the availability of funding through an adequate amount of committed credit facilities. Management analyses regularly terms of settlement of obligations and receipts from financial assets, monitors the expected cash flows from operating activities.

Market risk

Market risk is a risk that fair value of future cash flows from financial instrument will fluctuate as a result of changes in market prices. There are 3 types of market risk within the Group's activity:

  • commodity price risk;

  • foreign currency risk;

  • interest rate risk.

Foreign currency risk

Foreign currency risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange rates. The Group's exposure to the risk of changes in foreign exchange rates relates primarily to the Group's operating activities (when revenue or expenses are denominated in a different currency from the Group's functional currency). Such transactions are carried out mainly in USD. The Group's exposure to foreign currency changes for all other currencies is not material.

USD At 30 June 2018 Increase/decreases
in exchange rate
Effect on profit before
tax
Cash and cash equivalents 8 6,38% -
-6,38% -
Loan and borrowings received (in foreign currency) (65,552) 6,38%
(4,183)
-6,38% 4,183
Trade payables (28,692) (1,831)
-6,38% 1,831
Total effect of change in exchange rate Increase (6,014)
Decrease 6,014

Commodity price risk

Commodity price risk is the risk or uncertainty arising from possible movements in prices for mine and related products, and their impact on the Group's future performance and results of the Group's operations. A decline in the prices could result in a decrease in net income and cash flows. An extended period of low prices could precipitate a decrease in mining activities and ultimately impact the Group's ability to settle own contractual obligations.

Group regularly assesses the potential scenarios of future prices fluctuation in cost of sales components and its influence on operating and investment decisions. The risks of changes in the prices of raw materials and electricity are the most significant risks of the Group, as they are essential cost of sales components.

It should be taken into account that in the current economic situation, Management`s estimates may differ from the actual impact of price's changes on the cost of finished goods and the financial position of the Group.

For the purpose of the commodity price risk assessment Management has used composite index that covers inflation rate, business environment and other factors. Composite index for 2018 financial year was estimated as 15%.

31 Management of financial risks (continued)

Commodity price risk and its influence on main financial indicators for the period ended 30 June 2018 is presented below:

Change of composite index
Current position +15% -15%
Revenue 13,220 13,220 13,220
Cost of sales (11,636) (12,003) (11,269)
Gross profit 1,584 1,217 1,951
Administrative expenses (286) (286) (286)
Selling expenses (192) (192) (192)
Other operation expenses (207) (207) (207)
Idle capacity expenses (2,988) (2,988) (2,988)
Operating Loss (2,089) (2,456) (1,722)
Other non-operating expenses (2,362) (2,362) (2,362)
Financial income 5,493 5,493 5,493
Financial costs (11,652) (11,652) (11,652)
Loss before tax (10,610) (10,977) (10,243)
Income tax 458 458 458
Net loss (10,152) (10,519) (9,785)
EBITDA 674 307 1,041

Interest rate risk

The Group is exposed to the effects of fluctuations in interest rates which may negatively affect the financial results of the Group. Sensitivity analysis attributable to loan attracted with floating interest rate presented below.

Effect on profit before tax
Amount of financial
instrument as at 30 +1% -1%
June 2018
Interest expenses attributable to loan with floating rate (Libor 6m + 5.85%) 35,000 350 (350)

Financial instruments

Set out below is a comparison by category of carrying amounts and values of financial instruments:

Carrying amount Fair values
at 30 June 2018 at 30 June 2017 at 30 June 2018 at 30 June 2017
Financial assets
Non-current financial assets
Notes receivable 104 9 104 9
Current financial assets
Trade and other receivables 21,933 26,819 21,933 26,819
Cash and cash equivalents 8 34 8 34
Financial liabilities
Non-current loans and borrowings
Borrowings received 3,500 10,500 3,500 10,500
Notes issued 2 - 2 -
Current loans and borrowings
Bank loans 65,393 58,392 65,392 58,392
Payables under factoring contracts 1,224 1,281 1,224 1,281
Notes issued 48 - 48 -
Obligation under finance lease 2,393 2,403 2,393 2,403
Trade and other payables 53,778 49,249 53,778 49,249

The following methods and assumption were used to estimate fair values:

Cash and deposits, trade receivables, trade payables approximate their carrying amounts largely due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.

Receivables are evaluated by the Group based on individual creditworthiness. Based on this evaluation, allowances are taken to account for the expected losses of these receivables. As at each reporting date, the carrying amounts of such receivables, net of allowances, are not materially different from their calculated fair values.

The fair value of unquoted instruments, loans from banks, long-term promissory notes issued, obligations under finance leases as well as other financial liabilities is estimated by discounting future cash flows using rates currently available for debt on similar terms, credit risk and remaining maturities.

32 Contingent assets and liabilities

As at the date of presentation of the financial statements the Group is not involved in any legal processes that can have material impact on its financial position.

33 Off-balance sheet liabilities

Companies of the Group were engaged in indemnity contracts and guarantee contracts to secure liabilities of third parties. As at 30 June 2018 contracts of guarantee assuring liabilities LLC "Ugletechnic" amount to USD 3,055 thousands. As at 30 June 2018 loans and borrowings of CwAL LE "Shahta Putilovska" were pledged by the property, plant and equipment of Group (Eximenergo LLC) with carrying amount of USD 49 thousand.

34 Subsequent events

As of the date of publication of this report there are no precedents for early loan repayments (defaults) from any financing institutions. In case of continuing military confrontation in Donetsk and Lugansk regions, the Group is expecting to negotiate further postponement for interest and principals payments.

According to the management's opinion there were no events after the closing date, except for the disclosed above and known to the management which would substantially influence the financial standing of the Group.

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