Annual Report • Apr 30, 2021
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| Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. | |
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| Core business | Provider of modern information and communications products, solutions, software |
| and services | |
| Address | Krapinska 45, PO Box 93, HR-10 002 Zagreb |
| Poljička cesta 39, HR-21 000 Split | |
| Ulica Hrvatske Republike 29, HR-31 000 Osijek | |
| Telephone | Zagreb / +385 1 36 53 535 |
| Split / +385 21 20 58 00 | |
| Osijek / +385 31 36 53 535 | |
| Fax | Zagreb / +385 1 36 53 156 |
| Split / +385 21 43 58 34 | |
| Osijek / +385 31 36 53 156 | |
| [email protected] | |
| [email protected] | |
| Web | www.ericsson.hr |
| Personal identification | |
| number (OIB) | 84214771175 |
| Commercial court | |
| registration number | |
| (MBS) | 080002028 |
| Statistical number | |
| (MB) | 03272699 |
| Share capital | HRK 133,165,000 |
| Number of shares | 1,331,650 registered shares |
| Ownership structure | Ericsson 49.07%, other shareholders 50.90%, treasury shares 0.03% (as at 31 |
| December 2020) | |
| Share trading | |
| Ericsson Nikola Tesla shares (ERNT-R-A) are traded in the Regular Market of the | |
| Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) | |
| IBAN | RBA HR7624840081100331673 |
| ZABA HR8423600001101235687 | |
| PBZ HR2223400091110012058 | |
| ERSTE HR8824020061100414168 | |
| OTP HR5324070001024070003 | |
| ADDIKO HR9725000091101465712 | |
| Management Board / |
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Managing Director Gordana Kovačević, MSc
Chairperson of the Franck Pierre Roland Bouétard Supervisory Board
| Core business | Provider of network infrastructure build and maintenance services |
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| Address Telephone Fax |
Krapinska 45, HR-10 002 Zagreb +385 1 30 38 503 +385 1 30 38 601 [email protected] |
| Web Personal identification number (OIB) Commercial court registration number |
www.ericsson.hr/ericsson-nikola-tesla-servisi 47445593925 |
| (MBS) | 080921748 |
| IBAN | Ownership structure - Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. 100 percent RBA HR2124840081107008882 ZABA HR4723600001102860133 ESB HR7324020061100756266 |
| Director | Dario Runje |
| Chairperson of the Supervisory Board |
Gordana Kovačević, MSc |
| Core business | Provider of modern information and communications products, solutions, software and services |
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| Address | Ulica kralja Petra Krešimira IV, Lamela B-bb, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Telephone | +387 36 446 492 |
| Fax | +387 36 446 494 |
| Web | www.ericsson.hr/ericsson-nikola-tesla-bh |
| Unique identification | |
| number (JIB) | 4201717070003 |
| Tax number (VAT id) 201717070003 | |
| Registration number | 58-01-0534-18 |
| Ownership structure Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d.100 percent | |
| IBAN | UniCredit Bank BA393386904896538387 |
| Raiffeisen Bank BA391611000002324857 | |
| Director | Jagoda Barać |
| Chairperson of the | |
| Supervisory Board | Gordana Kovačević, MSc |
| Address | Fra Anđela Zvizdovića 1, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Telephone | +387 33 252 260 |
| Fax | +387 33 209 419 |
| Unique identification | |
| number (JIB) | 4201717070011 |
| Director | Adnan Halimić |
| Core business | Provider of telecom services; installation, putting into service |
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| and upgrading telecom equipment (core and access network) | |
| Address | Selska 93, HR-10 002 Zagreb |
| Telephone | +385 1 36 54 035 |
| Fax | +385 1 36 54 038 |
| [email protected] | |
| E-mail address | [email protected] |
| www.libratel.hr |
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| Personal identification |
| 97566215530 |
| 080300404 |
| Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. 100 percent |
| ZABA HR7623600001101211096 |
| Branko Droniić |
Address Vicianum Arbëria 3 Veranda C2.7 LI.II Lok.5, Pristina, Republic of Kosovo Telephone +381 38 749 080 Tax number (VAT id) 600411235 Registration number Ownership structure Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. 100 percent Director Besar Spahija Ericsson Nikola Tesla BY d.o.o.
| Address | Kirova str, 8, office 33, 220030, Minsk, Republic of Belarus |
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| Ownership structure Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. 100 percent | |
| Director | Mario Lovreković |
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The challenges that marked 2020 could not have been predicted by anyone. Globally, the year will be remembered for fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, in Croatia, we will also remember 2020 for the devastating earthquakes that hit parts of our country in March and December.
Despite great challenges, Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group had a stable business performance, and achieved excellent business results. We quickly responded, adjusted and were innovative, always trying to support our employees and the community in which we operate to cope somewhat easier with the consequences of pandemic, and then earthquakes. The health and safety of our employees, customers, and partners has always remained our main priority. We are proud of the dedication and engagement of our employees who have continued to provide services/support to our customers despite the difficult business conditions. Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group's products, services and solutions, as well as the knowledge, engagement, innovativeness and courage of our employees in the most critical moments, in cooperation with our customers, have secured the operation of telecom network and internet connections, as well as smooth operation of, among others, a strategically important Central National Information Healthcare System in Croatia.
In complex circumstances, by adhering to the highest standards of ethics, compliance and transparency, we have timely, and with quality, realized many projects in Croatia and in export markets, and have signed several strategic multi-year agreements. This has strengthened our market position and created a strong foundation for the future.
Sales revenue grew by 13.7% year-over-year to MHRK 2,023.0. In total revenue, export accounts for 54.2%, and with more than a billion HRK of export in 2020, Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group is positioned among the largest Croation exporters, and as number one, when it comes to exporting knowledge.
Taking over and signing a new contract for managed services in build and maintenance of HT's telecommunication infrastructure had a significant impact on the Company's results in 2020. Main focus was placed on securing soles revenue through a successful implementation of the contracted works and on the transformation of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Servisi. Furthermore, we were focused on cost optimization and control of operating cash flow. Such focus was also placed on other network modernization projects, as well as projects in the Industry & Society segment. In the domestic market in the operator segment, we have continued to support our long-term strategic partners HT and A1 Hrvatska on the modernization and expansion of radio access network, while in the segment of ICT for Industry&Society, we have been intensively working on innovative solutions in e-Health, e-Business, and public safety, which additionally strengthened our position in the domestic market.
The biggest operators in Croatia (HT and A1 Hrvatska) have started to introduce the 5G based on Dynamic Spectrum Sharing technology (ESS – Ericsson Spectrum Sharing) that was delivered by Ericsson Nikola Tesla. We look forward that, by assigning 5G radio frequency spectrum, conditions will be created for full implementation of 5G. Export markets recorded lower sales revenue year. Realization of projects, in addition to COVID-19, is aggravated by political and economic situation in certain markets. Quality cooperation on the expansion, modernization and maintenance of telecommunication networks has been achieved with our long-term customers: HT Eronet (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Ipko (Kosovo), Crnogorski Telekom (Montenegro), beCloud (Belarus), Beltelekom (Belarus), A1 (Belarus), and Interdnestercom (Moldova). Our activities on these markets continue with a strong focus on risk mitigation. Risk management, as an important part of our business strategy, includes the mitigation of all potential business, financial and operating risks through appropriate policies and continuous improvement in the way of working. A successful cooperation with the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR) and commercial banks resulted in the mitigation of political and financial risks in certain markets.
When we talk about the importance of digitalization in all spheres of business and personal lives, I would like to highlight a contract for the implementation of the Central Software Platform for the Centralized e-Health System of the Republic of Belarus that we signed at the end of 2020. Such a significant contract in e-Health additionally
confirms our references in this domain, in Croatia and abroad. The fact that the world Bank and the customer have recognized us os a quality partner shows that our focused strategy in this area and long-term investment in creating a strong team of experts with the necessary domain knowledge, bring new business opportunities.
Our excellent performance and recognition as Ericsson supplier for R&D, services and solutions give us a good foundation to continue to achieve planned results in 2021.I am proud that our research and development and expert teams for solutions and services in Zagreb, Split, and Osijek, have been continuously gaining new responsibilities within the global organization.
In 2020, 204 new employees, mostly highly educated experts in STEM, joined Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group, and at the end of 2020, the Group had 3236 new employees. We have thus contributed to the development of Croatian economy even in the aggravated circumstances caused by the pandemic and earthquakes.
At Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group level, gross profit increased by 6.0% to MHRK 174.4 year-over-year, while gross margin decreased by 0.6 percentage points as a result of business mix due to taking over the full responsibility for managed services for HT from Ericsson Corporation, and transition and transformation costs. Operating profit increased by 1.8% year-over-year to MHRK 104.4, as a result of higher gross profit and profitability program aimed at comprehensive cost optimization. Despite an increased engagement in pre-soles activities related to 4G/5G radio access and core networks, as well as increased costs related to managed services for HT, the share of selling and administration expenses in sales revenue was stable and amounted to 4.14%. Net profit amounted to MHRK 94.5, and ROS was 4.7%. The year was concluded with a solid balance sheet, and an equity ratio of 34.8%. A strong cash flow from operating activities was realized, amounting to MHRK 308.1. Therefore, total cash equivalents, including short-tern financial assets, at the end of 2020 amounted to MHRK 314.0. Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group's Working Capital Efficiency, measured in Working Capital Days (WCD), was 25 days, and if we exclude services to Ericsson, WCD was 44 days.
Although at the end of the year, vaccination against COVID-19 began in Croatia and worldwide, measures restricting movement, as well as certain business activities on site, are still in force. 2021 remains challenging and will demand a lot of knowledge and flexibility in conducting the business. Therefore, to continue successful business performance, we are taking the necessary measures to mitigate all risks, as much as possible with a special focus on profitability and operating cash flow.
Considering the unpredictability due to the impact of COVID-19, the risks, such as delays in the implementation of existing contracts, reduction or postponement of investments and travel restrictions, are still present. An additional risk is economic environment and political situation in certain export markets. The demand for customer financing continues, as well as the exposure to an increased credit and financial risk, should our customers face adverse financial conditions. A challenging global environment, as well as consolidation among the products and services, and new ICT companies entering the market leads to an increased competition, which impacts the demand and prices of our products and services. The exposure to financial impact of foreign exchange differences continues to be significant, as a big part of the Group's revenue comes from export, but the risk is mitigated by active foreign exchange (FX) risk management.
Although we further strengthen business continuity measures to be able to continue to support our customers and mitigate any impact on our business, disruptions to the global economy and to the operations/business of our customers, suppliers, and partners could cause disturbances in our operations and impact our business and financial position.
We dedicate special attention to responsible business, as the foundation to realize a strategic goal - achieving a competitive and innovative economy, i.e. developing green and digital industry through products, solutions and services that we offer to our customers, as well as through internal activities in Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group.
Two and a half years after contract signing, we successfully completed the project "Improvement in energy efficiency and use of renewable energy sources in Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d.". This is one of the biggest energy efficiency projects in the Republic of Croatia, co-financed by the EU's Structural and Investment Funds within the "Competitiveness and Cohesion" Operational Program 2014 -2020. The expected annual colculated energy sovings amount to 4.6 million kWh, with the annual reduction of CO2 emissions by 1400 t.
In 2020, perhaps more than ever, multiple crisis situations encouraged Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group and the employees to solidarity and to take initiative. Through concrete actions of support and assistance, the core values of the Group were demonstrated.
Numerous realized projects and initiatives related to social responsibility are described in this Annual Report (Nonfinancial report).
Ericsson Nikolo Tesla Group continuously works on strengthening business practice regarding ethics and compliance. I am convinced that the culture of integrity, responsibility, and transparency is what in the end determines the company's long-term success. Therefore, all stakeholders that are in contractual relation with the Group, os well as all the employees, are required to adhere to the Code of Business Ethics and the Code of Conduct for Business Partners of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group in their daily operations.
The Management Board and Executive Management have zero tolerance on corruption and promote foir market competition. Such messages, along with a comprehensive set of rules, processes and targeted training, are transmitted daily to all Group's employees and all other stakeholders. Our Risks and Compliance Board is responsible for the overall management of compliance aspects within the Group, and the implementation of Ethics and Compliance Program.
The information-telecommunications market under the influence of COVID-19, both in the world and in Croatia, has shown great resilience and limited impact of the crisis, and at the same time emphasized the importance of telecommunications infrastructure and digitalization in various industries, government institutions and in all spheres of life. In addition to innovative solutions in the Industry & Society segment, especially solutions in the field of healthcare, public sofety and eBusiness, there is a growing need for telecommunications solutions that ensure higher bandwidth within telecom infrastructure and mobile broadband access (like 5G), as well as solutions for smart network management and network capacity. We will certainly play an important role in the implementation of 5G, and our advantage is that, beside an intensive cooperation with the leading domestic operators, many of our experts are already working on the development and application of new solutions and services within Ericsson global teams. Our focused strategy remains unchanged. We remain focused on the development of solutions, on providing services and sales in 4G/5G, on digital transformation of service providers based on cloud and automation, managed services and the development and implementation of innovative platform solutions in Industry & Society segment. We also continue with extensive activities of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group's digital transformation with the aim to simplify and automate company's key processes and increase efficiency.
In a challenging year, such as 2020, Zagreb Stock Exchange awarded Ericsson Nikola Tesla in two categories: the share with the largest increase in price and the share with the largest increase in turnover. This is an important recognition as it shows the confidence of investors and the public in what we do it. In the end, I would like to thank our customers, partners, suppliers and investors for their cooperation and trust, and
especially to our employees whose expertise and continuous motivation enabled to achieve top results.
All other data comprising the annual company report pursuant to Article 250a of the Companies Act can be found in the enclosed 2020 Annual Report, consisting of Management report, Non-financial report, and Consolidated and Non-Consolidated Financial Statements as at December 31, 2020.
In a business and social environment that has been continuously, and especially nowadays, going through very dynamic changes, our business model gains even more importance. Our business model is based on agile adaptation to changing market conditions and on capturing new business opportunities. In this way, we can offer technologically advanced, cost efficient and sustainable products, solutions and services to our customers. Customer focus and motivated employees are the foundation of our business through which we create new value for all our stakeholders.
| Customer focus | Motivated employees | |
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| Foundation: | Business foundation: | |
| Vision and purpose Empowering on intelligent. sustainable and connected world |
Technology leadership by leading edge Enicsson Nikola Tesla, Ericsson and 3PP portfolio |
Innovative 18.5 solutions |
| Mission Enable the full value of connectivity for communication service providers and lead digital transformation in selected industries |
Cost-effectiveness | Highly competent resources & strong local presence |
| Key volues: | ||
| Strategy high efficiency end user experience new revenue streams |
- professionalism - respect - perseveronce |
We develop innovative and cost-efficient ICT solutions
Motivated and talented employees are key drivers of our business
We create value for all stakeholders through o stable company in the long term
| Value for stakeholders | ||
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| Key stakeholders and our focus: | Corporate social responsibility: | |
| Customers enable the full value of connectivity |
Society a responsible and relevant driver of positive change |
2022 sustainability goals: zelo tolerance for corruption - checking of key supplier in all sustainability greas |
| Employees attract, retain and develop top talents |
shareholders create new value |
30 percent of woman in employee structure positive impact on the environment by offering and implementing eco-friendly products, solutions and services |
| Financial goals: | ||
| stable business | ||
ICT solutions and products play a key role in digital transformation of all industry segments and are the catalyst of change for the well-being of each individual, and society at large. Our company's purpose is in empowering an intelligent, sustainable and connected world by offering innovative ICT solutions and products that are easy to adopt, use and scale.
Our focused strategy is based on five pillars:
technology leadership by leading portfolio from Ericsson Nikola Tesla, Ericsson and 3PP,
innovative solutions for Industry & Society,
cost efficiency,
highly competent resources and strong local presence,
doing business in line with the standards of sustainability and business responsibility.
We secure a successful implementation of our strategy by being:
— a partner of choice that leads digital transformation in selected industries and a trusted advisor to our customers.
– an expert and a reliable R&D and service center, that provide highly efficient and innovative services.

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Ericsson Nikola Tesla is the leading provider of communication products and services in the operator segment, as well as a provider of innovative ICT solutions related to health care, national and public safety, state administration, transport, utilities, and multimedia communication. For communication service providers, it enables the full value of connectivity and leads digital transformation in selected industries and areas of human activities. It is among the leading exporters in Croatia, and number one when it comes to exporting knowledge. The Company provides a modern test environment, along with a wide range of innovative solutions that enable quality testing of operators' and internal Ericsson's users' networks.
By combining technology leadership of Ericsson's qlobal and the company's portfolio, innovative and cost efficient solutions, along with the assistance of highly educated employees, the customers' needs, with the aim to realize a vision to further strengthen an advanced, sustainable and connected world. As an associated member of Ericsson corporation, our company operates in the Market Area Europe and Latin America (MELA).
The company's main activities encompass the following:
The core business of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Services related to the monitoring, build and maintenance of telecommunications network infrastructure. With regard to the services portfolio and the long-term experience in managing telecommunications projects, the complex and most complex and most demanding market and technology requirements, and also offers a service on a turnkey basis.
The company's activities are the following:
Libratel's core activity is to provide highly professional and cost-efficient telecom services; installation of telecom equipment, putting telecom network into operation and upgrade of telecom equipment.
The company operates on the market of Bosnia and Herzegovina and delivers products and services offered by Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group.
The branch office operates on the market of Kosovo and delivers products and services offered by Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group. Ericsson Nikola Tesla BY d.o.o.
The company operates on the Belarusian market and delivers products and services offered by Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group.
Ericsson Nikolo Tesla Group provides its customers with an entire portfolio of Ericsson Nikolo Testa's, Ericsson's and other selected providers' communication products, solutions and services in the following segments:
Of the total sales revenue, domestic market accounts for 45.8 percent, services to Ericsson
account for 42.6, while other export markets account for 11.6 percent.
In the domestic market, soles revenue amounted to MHRK 926.7 (2019: MHRK 496.9), up by 86.5 percent year-year.
Hrvatski Telekom (HT) and Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group strengthened their cooperation during 2020 by signing several significant multi-vear agreements. The coperation in radio part of network continued by signing the first 5G agreement in Croatia, which makes Ericsson Nikola Tesla the radio part for Hrvatski Telekom's mobile network until 2024. At the end of October, Hrvatski Telekom launched the first 5G commercial network in Croatia, based on the technology of dynamic spectrum sharing - ESS (Ericsson Spectrum Sharing a significant step in the upcoming digitalization of Crootia. In only a few weeks that followed, 5G network became available in numerous Croation cities.
Ericsson Nikola Tesla Servisi d.o.o. (a daughter company of Ericsson Nikolo Tesla d.d.) has taken over the full responsibility for managed services in the beginning of 2020, i.e. for building, maintenance and mobile network of Hrvatski Telekom d.d. In August, this company
signed an extension of the Management Services Agreement for the construction and maintenance of fixed and mobile telecommunications infrastructure, supervision of the telecommunications network, and field maintenance of the active access network and passive network. The Agreement is in force until the end of 2023, and its frame volue is over HRK 1.6 billion. The most significant program of the Agreement is an intensive deployment of fiber to the home (FTTH). Solely in Q4, optical infrastructure was deployed to almost 40.000 households, and thus the total number of deployed optics infrastructure to households and enterprises in 2020 reached the planned number of almost 80,000 households.
Mid-December, we signed a contract regarding the delivery of microwave transport technology until the end of 2024. A strong partnership of the two companies, even in the times of crisis, was additionally highlighted during the devastating earthquakes in Zagreb and in Banovina, when the good communication of joint teams enabled, in the shortest time possible ofter the earthquake, on uninterrupted operation. In Zagreb, the in which the HT's building and part
of the equipment related to Internet access service provisioning were damaged. By promptly reacting, the system was restored into its initial state. In Banovina, there were disturbances in operation in the area of Sisak, Petrinja, and Gling, which was also eliminated. Moreover, by jointly implementing additional cell on wheels, the capacity in Petinja was increased by 30%, and in Glina by 100% in order to enable all the individuals and services on site to do their job.
With the strategic partner A1 Hrvatska, activities continued the modernization of radio access network using the latest technological solutions from Ericsson Radio System (ERS) portfolio. Ericsson Nikola Tesla shigh network quality in order for A1 Hrvatska to meet the increased user demand for services in a situation caused by COVID-19. The cooperation in the segments of core network and transport telecommunication network has also continued, which contributes to the increased network quality and new services for end-users. The technology of dynamic spectrum sharing (Ericsson Spectrum Sharing) has also been implemented.
As a particularly interesting part of our cooperation, the news that A1 Hrvatska put into commercial operation the longest radio relay network in the world MIMO (Multiple Output) which was redized using Ericsson's ML TN system in 2x2 MIMO configuration at the distance of 26.8 km in the hinterland of the city of Split, was published worldwide.
With the mobile operator Telemach Hrvatska, we have worked on their microwove transport network and the expansion of core network capacity.
In ICT solutions for Industry & Society, intensive activities are ongoing on the implementation of solutionally improve digital connectivity between the public sector and enable new ways of using information and communications infrastructure. In 2020, we signed contracts with the Ministry of Justice and Public Administration of the Republic of Croatia, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Croatia, Ministry of the Republic of Croatia, Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Croatio, and State Geodetic Administration. We have continued the upgrade of the Joint Information System of Land Registry and Cadaster (J.C.) by signing a new one-year agreement. With the Croation Ministry of Health, we have signed a three-year Contract for the Support, Maintenance and Upgrade of the Central Part Software of the Integral Central Healthcare Information System of the Republic of Croatia (CEZIH).
With the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media, we signed a contract related to the services of development and maintenance of the information and communications system for the project e-Culture "Diaitalization of cultural heritage", finonced by the EU funds.
An agreement was signed with the Ministry of the Republic of Croatio on the continuation of the implementation of the "Green Borders" project, while the expansion of activities on the adjustment of geodetic surveys for import into the cadaster infrastructure system has been agreed with the State Geodetic Administration. Furthermore, we successfully completed the first phase of the project of "Introduction of quality management system into Public Administration of the Republic of Croatia", signed with the Croatian Ministry of Justice and Public Administration in the beginning of 2020.
In export markets (excluding Ericsson market) soles revenue decreased by 7.9 percent year-over-year to MHRK 234.4 (2019: MHRK 254.6). In addition to the negative impacts of COVID-19 pandemic, business performance is additionally aggravated by the political and economic situation in certain export markets.
We have been working with the operator HT Eronet (Bosnia and Herzegovina) on the construction and modernization of LTE network, based on Ericsson Radio System solution, throughout Bosnia and Herzegoving, and on the expansion of transport network. We have also continued the cooperation ond maintenance of telecommunication networks with the operators Crnogorski Telekom (Montenegro) and IPKO (Kosovo). In the Belarusian market, we have continued our cooperation with the operator beCloud on the project of expanding the LTE network, as well as activities in the field of fixed network with Beltelecom, and transport network with A1 Belarus. Activities on the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) are ongoina with the Moldovan operator Interdnestrcom (IDC).
In ICT for Industry&Society, we contracted a business deal worth almost HRK 370 million regarding the implementation of the Central Software Platform for the Centralized e-Health System of the Republic of Belarus, financed by a loan of the International Bank for the Reconstruction and Development within the scope of the World Bank project "Belarus Health System Modernization Project". The planned duration of the platform implementation project is 2.5 years, and the contract also includes a 3-year warranty period.
Within the project of healthcare system informatization in cooperation with the Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the activities are ongoing on the maintenance of the national information healthcare system.
In Ericsson market, sales revenue amounted to MHRK 861.9 (2019: MHRK 1,027.8), down by 16.1% year-over-year, due to change of business model regarding managed services of HT's network in 2020. For comparable units, excluding managed services, sales revenue increased by 2.7%.
Ericsson Nikola Tesla's R&D Center finished 2020 with excellent results, despite the COVID-19 situation and the fact that almost during the entire year R&D worked mostly from home. All business are ongoing as planned. In business segment Networks, significant features related to 5G products were delivered with a high level of quality, and at the same time we continue to enter into new areas and expand our responsibilities. Within the business segment Digital Services, new functionalities in the Cloud and in the domain Home Location Register and the Centralized User Database (CUDB) node were successfully delivered, as well as the elements related to the modernization of Mobile Switching node. We continue to gain new responsibilities in the business segment Digital Services, related to CUDB node, and in the domain Home Location Register, and for the so called "Cloud features". In segments of Service Area Networks, Wireline and Legacy, numerous customer support activities were successfully provided.
The satisfaction of the quality of the delivered software was confirmed at the regular semi-annual evoluation MBR/OSG (Management Business Review / Operational Steering Group) meetings, where the representatives of Ericsson's global organizations gave especially high evaluations of the work of our R&D Center.
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The demand for the services of Ericsson Nikola Tesla's by Ericsson global/regional organizations was high throughout the entire year. The impact of pandemic on the realization of activities is limited, as it was possible to perform most activities remotely.
In addition to the projects for the customers of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group, the experts from Services and Solutions Center for Networks participated in activities of integration of various technologies for Ericsson customers in the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Czech Republic, Greece, the USA, Albanio, Malto, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Russia, Estonia, Turkey, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, the UAE, Oman, Bahrein, Qatar, Iraq, Vietnam, Mexico, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Pazil, Malesia, etc. The work has continued on the development and implementation of software tools for management and optimization of mobile networks, which are applied in the implementation of these services in many countries /by many operators worldwide, with which Ericsson Nikola Tesla do business.
Experts from Services and Solutions Center for Digital Services, Media and Operations, in addition to projects for our customers, were also engaged on projects for Ericsson customers in Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlonds, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Ireland, Norway, Lithuania, Italy, Slovenia, Poland, Greece, Albania, Australia, Tahiti, and Mexico. They are engaged in complex projects of 5G technology introduction, operational and business support systems, as well as projects of introduction of core solutions in Cloud.
The teams working in IT& Engineering Services, in addition to providing excellent support and achieving excellent results on test environment management projects and IT operations for Ericsson corporation, have a key role in our company's transformation processes. A new data information center was built which, energy efficiently, by using advanced technologies (Zero Trust Network, Software Defined Network...) crectes a functional network with centralized management with fast delivery of solutions where they are needed. This expands the foundation of digital platform, optimally prepared to support security and functional business requirements, such as transformation of business towards customation of business processes within Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group, transformation of business model towards Ericsson corporation, as well as the introduction of advanced computer algorithms in the development of intelligent digital tools (Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence,...). Moreover, the experts of units for IT& Engineering Services have secured IT equipment ond infrastructure ond have continuously provided quality support for a smooth operation from home, as well as providing customer support remotely.
The segment of ICT for Industry and Society, in addition to numers of Ericsson Nikola Tesla, has also been achieving quolity results on projects in the field of IoT platforms and Connected Urban Traffic for the needs of Ericsson corporation.
Scientific and research activities at Ericsson Nikola Tesla are aligned with the long-term business development strategic goals. They are based on applied research for the development of new products, research of new processes and technologies, as well as the application of new functionalities for the needs of our products.
The driving force behind scientific and research activities is Ericsson Nikola Tesla's Research Unit. Moreover, this unit is responsible for Ericsson Nikola Tesla's Institute that virtually connects all the company. Research work implies colloboration on joint projects with R&D centers in the corporation, as well as universities, and companies in Croatia and abroad. A very important part of research activities refers to participating in projects funded by the European Union. Early in 2018, the implementation of Horizon 2020 (H2020) LIVING INNOVATIONS project began, in which we participate as an industry partner. The project aims at developing methods for the implementation of responsible research and development, with the purpose of improving people's lives with the use of technology. The project's duration is three years, and all the activities are ongoing as planned. At the end of 2019, we started a 4-year H2020 project - PHArA-ON. The project is to test and consolidate platforms for technology assisted living of elderly. Our role is to help in creating system's architecture, take care of security and ensure the integration of various solutions to provide services, support to establish and operate in three countries in Europe. Along with the issues caused by the project realized all the planned activities, and is ongoing as planned. We have successfully continued to work on H2020 project INSULAE, that lasts for four years, and its purpose is to apply technology to improve life on European islands. Our company participates particularly in the case for the island Unije in Croatia, where the first devices for energy consumption control in household were installed during the year. We are collaborators in the ERASMUS++ BENEFIT project, which aims at advancing telecommunication study programs in the region, and through our work, we contributed to a successful implementation of all the planned project assignments.
The company continued a quolity research cooperation with the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, and a project of researching into the communication between different devices in the communication was particularly highlighted. We continued with the system of radio signal transport optimization. A highlight was also given to research of new radio elements in the build of antenna systems for multiple output of signal (MIMO), as well as the development of support for beamforming radio signals. Our employees, who ore enrolled in a PhD, are included in the work on these projects, along with the Faculty Professors and the company's employees who already have a PhD. With the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Split, we have worked on the project of optimum service positioning in complex networks. There was also research on the project of defining access networks reliability for connecting many nodes for the Internet of Things, with a special focus on the in communication and decision-making, and application of multiple sensors. The projects are carried out within our research loboratory at the premises of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Split. At the University of Split, we successfully cooperate in implementing student proctice with the University Department of Professional Studies.
The successful operation of the Traffic and Logistics Data Science Lab at the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Science, University of Zagreb (FPZ) has been continued. In collaboration of the Faculty, our company and the City of Rijeka, a special contribution was made by receiving a short project on the European Institute of Innovation & Technology. The project aimed at researching new methods for urban planning by using data on mobile network user movement. The received results of the project shall be used in the lob for students' practices, and potentially also in commercial projects.
The research team has continued working big data and has worked during the year on projects of machine learning and artificial intelligence, with a highlight on personalized medicine and the application for
predicting fires. The activities on the analysis and creation of systems for automated recognition of events that may cause irregularities in industrial plant operations by applying a robot hand model have continued. The activities of IoT application in the domain of environment control with a concrete case of testing drinking water have continued. An IRI project for the control of water eutrophication in rivers was submitted and accepted.
During the year, we have continued to work with our partners within the Scientific Center for Dota Science and Cooperative Systems (our company is a member of this Center). We have participated in preparing projects to encourage research, development, and innovations in Croatia by establishing digital innovation hubs for the domain of Artificial Intelligence application. We have passed the local evaluation and are now waiting for EU evaluation (opplication domains are urban areas and personalized healthcare).

We have continued with the garage project in Split that has been research in analytical methods for connecting various types of data with the aim to better predict and create AI in the field of enrichment of available sensor data, and with the purpose to reach more precise and faster conclusions and decrease the number of the necessary physical sensors. Through this research, we participate in two projects of the Croation Science Foundation. New methods for data correlation have been established, as well as a new lab platform for fast search and reaching conclusions from various available data types.
During 2020, three projects started with a research phase within the Center of Competences (CEKOM) for Smart Cities which is led by the City of Rijeka, and we are a partner, along with other 20 members. The projects are cofinanced by the European Structural Fund. We lead two projects, and through development in the following three years, we wish to test the existing prototypes and develop new technologies for smart city management, from infrastructure to traffic, all in the purpose of a more economic and "greene" business, to a greater satisfaction and lower costs for citizens.
We have established 5G lab in Zagreb, and the preparation activities are ongoing for the realization of 5G lab in Split and Osiiek.
We could not host our ETK Summer Camp this year due to epidemiological measures; however, with the preventive epidemiological measures in limited scope, we worked with the students on carrying out their students proctice remotely. The Company also has two new PhDs, and as the result of the Institute, more articles have been published in magazines and conferences.
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Ericsson Nikolo Teslo donated HRK 400 thousand on the account that the Government of the Republic of Croatia opened with the aim of collecting aid to repair the damage caused by earthquakes.
Whether it regards participating and working in branch associations, numerous bodies and organizations on national and international level, or quality initiatives in economic and social environment, the Group gives its contribution to positive changes in business and society. Owing to advanced practices and knowledge, Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group is very often respected as a reference point for certain areas and activities.
The Group's experts largely contribute to this through their readiness to transfer the acquired knowledge, competences, and experience, and additionally engage in various professional associations, scientific institutions, etc.
In addition to compulsory memberships in umbrella institutions prescribed by law, the Group is also a regular member of the following organizations:
Ericsson Nikola Tesla participates in the following socially important initiatives and platforms:
| Ericsson Nikola Tesla Grupa | Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |
| Income statement and cash flow items (in HRK million) | ||||||
| Sales revenue | 2.023 | 1.779 | 1 558 | 1 417 | 1 545 | 1.374 |
| Selling and Administration expenses | -84 | -82 | -73 | -73 | -75 | -66 |
| Operating profit | 104 | 103 | 120 | 82 | 94 | 117 |
| Profit for the year | વેરૂ | 103 | 114 | 76 | 96 | 112 |
| Operating cash flow | 308 | 69 | 75 | 276 | 40 | 81 |
| Year-end position (in HRK million) | ||||||
| Total assets | ਰੋਕਿ | વે છે. રે | 840 | 786 | 807 | 819 |
| Cash, cash equivalents and liquid financial assets | 314 | 136 | 236 | 279 | 121 | 231 |
| Capital employed | 425 | 395 | 326 | 372 | 352 | 305 |
| Equity | 346 | 315 | 305 | 307 | 294 | 291 |
| Per share indicators | ||||||
| Earnings per share (EPS) in HRK | 71 | 77 | 85 | 57 | 72 | 84 |
| Dividends per share | 49,0 | 70,6 | 49.0 | 70,6 | ||
| Number of shares outstanding, average (in millions) | 1.331 | 1.331 | 1.332 | 1.331 | 1.331 | 1.332 |
| Other information (in HRK million) | ||||||
| Additions to property, plant and equipment | 45 | 68 | 40 | 41 | 65 | રેત્રે |
| Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | 35 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 29 |
| Alternative Performance Measures (APMs) | ||||||
| Gross margin | 8.6% | 9,2% | 9,1% | 10,2% | ﻭ ﺍﻟﻤﺆﺳﺴﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺍ | 10% |
| Operating margin | 5,2% | 5,8% | 7,7% | 5,8% | 6,1% | 9% |
| EBITDA Margin | 7,9% | 9,0% | વે, જે જ | 8,8% | 8,7% | 10,7% |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 28,6% | 37.3% | 42,0% | 25,5% | 36,9% | 43,5% |
| Return on capital employed (ROCE) | 23,1% | 31,1% | 38,4% | 21,1% | 32,1% | 40,7% |
| Return on sales (ROS) | 4,7% | 5,8% | 7,3% | 5.4% | 6,2% | 8.1% |
| Equity ratio | 34.8% | 33,0% | 36,3% | 39,1% | 32,8% | 35,5% |
| Capital turnover | 4,9 | 5.4 | 5,3 | 3.9 | 5,2 | 5.0 |
| Current ratio | 1,3 | 1,2 | 1,3 | 1,3 | 1,2 | 1,2 |
| P/E ratio | 21,1 | 18,2 | 11,8 | 26,1 | 19,5 | 12,0 |

Equity Liabilities Non-current assets Other current assets Cash, cash equivalents and liquid financial assets
ROS (in percentages) 50% 120 40% 90 30% Operating profit 60 Return on sales (ROS) 20% Gross margin 30 10% Return on capital employed (ROCE) 0% 0 2018 2019 2020
Operating profit (in MHRK), Gross margin, ROCE and



Looking at Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group's results in 2020, we can say that we successfully overcame all the challenges related to the extraordinary circumstances that were coused by the COVID-19 pandemic and earthquakes.
Managing crisis situations, risk management system, company's processes, and first and foremost the competences and motivation of our employees, showed that we are ready to minimize the impacts of such events, and secure Group's stable business performance. We have demonstrated the ability to adapt and to quickly respond in challenging circumstances, thus securing a stable business performance.
The quality business performance in 2020 is the result of focus on several key areas: (i) securing new contracts within focus areas, defined in our strategy, (ii) securing the delivery of projects, with a highlight on optimization of project costs, securing collection, and working capital optimization of company's costs and focus on business critical investments, (iv) providing best in class R&D and other services and (v) company's cash flow.
During the entire year, we have continued a successful cooperation Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR) and commercial partner banks.
Through our achievements in key projects, activities, and segments, we have justified our position of a recognizable brand in ICT area and a technology leader in Croatia and in our export markets. Such a development of the markets led to a total increase in sales by 13.7% year-over, with the largest increase in Croatia, and a stable business performance towards Ericsson and export markets. In addition to the increase in soles, in 2020 the Group realized a stable gross and operating margin. Gross margin is 8.6 %, representing a decline of 0.6 pp year-over-year. The Group's gross margin is stable, considering business mix and sales growth in managed services. This is the result of Group's focus on transformation within the project of managed services with HT, and on the project. It is precisely through this program that we have optimized costs on all other projects, as well as company's investments and operating profit increased by 1.8% year-over-year to MHRK 104.4. Despite an increase of general and administrative expenses related to the support of growing business with different business mix and along with the necessary transformations, as well as presdes activities reqarding 4G/5G radio access and core networks, we can say that operating profit is stable. Net profit amounts to MHRK 94,5, down by 7,8% year-over-vegr due to lower gain from financial activities and less tax incentives. Return on Sales is 4.67%.
The balance sheet reflects the stability of business performance and is at the same level as last year's results. Significant changes are visible in working capital and cash equivalents. The trend of changes in working capital shows decrease, because of high level of realization of complex network modernization projects that usually require an increased engagement of working capital during their implementation. Consequently, and additionally driven by our focus on cash collection and control of cash outflow, the available cash and cash equivalents show a significant increase year, and represent a healthy base for further business investments, and continuous need to invest in our employees. The level of effort ond complexity of other projects are still visible in the Group's balance sheet as a significant amount of working capital engagement, and therefore, we are still focused on maintaining high performance, quality and savings in the areas where this is optimal and necessary, and especially taking into account the COVID-19 situation. The energy efficiency project was successfully completed, and now it remains for us to meet the project-related financial obligations. We expect to see the results of this project, i.e. return on investment, in the form of savings in the upcoming years.
The Digital Transformation continues, and the course of the project so for resulted in decisions on the existing processes, and decisions on further investments in infrastructure and the aim is to enable the development of strategic knowledge and skills required for quality operation in all areas, and also in the area of support to the overall business and business reporting process.
A continuous focus on our own transformations with clearly defined goals, the ability to adapt and quickly react to unexpected circumstances, as well as the motivation of our employees secured excellent results in a challenging 2020. Taking additionally into consideration our belief in the importance and the long-term perspective of ICT industry, and a significant role that we have, the Group is ready for a challenging and unpredictable 2021.
Damir Bušić Director Finance Sourcing & Comm. Mamt
Shares of Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. are traded in the Regular Market of the Zagreb Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ERNT-R-A.
In 2020, share price increased by 7.14%. At the end of 2020, Ericsson Nikola Teslo's market capitalization was MHRK 1,997.5 (end of 2019: MHRK 1,864.3). In regard to the free float market capitalization, Ericsson Nikola Tesla is ranked nineth on the Zagreb Stock Exchange, with MHRK 1,016.7, representing 3.2% of the total free float market capitalization. At the end of 2020, Ericsson Nikola Tesla's share weight in CROBEX Index was 10.9%. Ericsson Nikola Tesla's share was the fifth most traded share on the Zagreb Stock Exchange with a turnover of MHRK 121.1 (2019: MHRK 58).

The Company won the Zagreb Stock Exchange awards in two categories: the share with the largest increase in turnover and the largest increase in price. The Zagreb Stock Exchange are traditionally presented every year in December with the aim of strengthening the visibility of the capital market and its active participants among the financial and general public.
| Share price and turnover | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest (HRK) | 1.177.99 | 1,444.00 | 1,240 | 1,415 | 1,530 |
| Lowest (HRK) | 940 | 1,066.51 | 976 | 972 | 1,020 |
| Last - end of year (HRK) | 1,164 | 1,203.99 | 1.010 | 1,400 | 1,500 |
| Turnover (in MHRK) | 53.2 | 55.1 | 39.3 | 58.0 | 121.1 |
| Trade volume | 49,628 | 43,312 | 36,116 | 49,652 | 93,010 |
| Dividend per share (HRK) regular extraordinary |
20 70 |
32.5 | 70.6 | 49 - |
82* |
* The dividend proposed to Ericsson Nikola Tesla's General Meeting

ERNT-R-A share trading volume and average price trend in 2020 (in HRK)

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In March 2020, US indexes suffered the fastest decline since 1987 due to the culmination of the spread of coronovirus and related serious impocts on the global economy. The companies worldwide were faced liquidity issues and the inability to deliver the announced quarterly results. Record increase in unemployment rate in the US also contributed to the decline. Accordingly, in March, the main indexes recorded the in value: NASDAQ Composite (-10.12%), Dow Jones (-13.74%), S&P 500 (-12.51%). Negative impoct was also felt in Europe, where the situation was most dramatic in Italy and Spain. On a monthly level, the leading European indexes redized the following results: German DAX (-16.14%), French CAC40 (-16.42%), FTSE100 (-15.45%).
Croatian stock market responded strongly to current, as well as the potential negative consequences of the pandemic to Croatia's economy. In March, CROBEX recorded a strong decline of values on a monthly level (-20.55%).
After suffering the initial decline, stock markets recovered, which was initiated by a certain optimism of the further course of the pandemic, and by many monetary and fiscal measures to support the market and the economy on a global scale, and the assessments of some investors that share price levels represent a good opportunity for long term positioning. Thus, as early as April, stock markets recorded a respectable growth, for example NASDAQ Composite (15.45%), Dow Jones (11.08%), S&P 500 (12.68%). This optimism was also felt in Europe, and therefore on a monthly level European indexes recorded the following: German DAX (8.93%), French CAC40 (3.03%), and British FTSE100 (6.07%). The leading stock indexes went back to the levels that were approximately halfway between the highest values in February and the lowest values in March. However, the entire year was marked by investors shifting from the sectors that were most impacted by the pandemic, which resulted in great shifts in capital markets.
Investors' understanding that COVID-19 pandemic brings more benefit that harm to the companies in the technology sector, such as Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN) or Microsoft (MSFT), initiated a strong growth of Nasdaq 100 index (which is dominated by such technology ajants) throughout several months. Moreover, a combination of historically low interest rates and stimulative of monetary and fiscal authorities created an environment in which the index was repeatedly breaking new records during summer, and in spite of corrections in September and October (when, due to the lack of reaching the fiscal package of help in the US and selling-off shares of the technology sector, as well as the re-introduction of restriction measures in some European countries due to a sudden increase in the number of new cases of COVID 19) realized a strong growth (+ 46.6%) in 2020. A strong growth of Nasdaq100 index components pushed the growth of the overall US market, measured by S&P 500 index, to historically highest levels. On the other hand, European indexes did not record significant movements due to a weaker representation of technology sector in comparison to the US indexes.
Following the growth of global indexes, CROBEX strengthened by 8.1 percent in November, which is the best monthly result since January 2013 when, waiting for Croatia to join the EU, the index went up by 8.5%.
However, if we observe the period from the beginning of 2020, some of the domestic indexes weakened between -7.5% and -10%, while CROBEX and CROBEXtr declined by -13.8%, i.e. - 12.5%. Some indexes ended the year with significant growth, for example CROBEXindustrija (+9.19%) and CROBEXkonstrukt (+61.74%). CROBEXturist slightly went up by +0.60%, which, however, was somewhat optimistic for one of the sectors that was most hit by crisis.
By observing the price range during 2020, we can conclude that ERNT-R-A share in the first half of 2020 mainly followed the trend of CROBEX indexes, however, did not have respond equally strong. Mid-March till the end of 2020, share price increased by 45.6%, which significantly surposses the values of CROBEX indexes in the same period.
As at 31 December 2020, Ericsson Nikola Tesla joint-stock company had a share capital amounting to HRK 133,165,000 distributed in 1,331,650 ordinary registered Class A share carries one vote at the General Meeting. The total number of treasury shares at the end of 2020 was 406, representing 0.03% of the share copital. The shares were owned by 6,590 shareholders.
Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. major shareholders as at 31 December 2020
| Shareholders | Number of shares | % of share capital |
|---|---|---|
| Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson | 653.473 | 49.07 % |
| Addiko Bank d.d. / Raiffeisen mandatory pension | 123,514 | 9.28 % |
| fund, B category | ||
| OTP banka d.d. / Erste Plavi mandatory pension | 54,507 | 4.09 % |
| fund, B category | ||
| Addiko Bank d.d. / PBZ Croatia osiguranje | 35,667 | 2.68 % |
| mandatory pension fund, B category | ||
| PBZ d.d. / The Bank of New York as Custodian | 13,605 | 1.02 % |
| OTP banka d.d. / OTP Index fund - open-end | 10,104 | 0.76% |
| alternative | ||
| investment fund with public offering | ||
| PBZ d.d. / custodian client account | 8,949 | 0.67 % |
| Addiko Bank d.d. / Raiffeisen voluntary pension fund | 8.094 | 0.61 % |
| Vuleta Ivica | 4,761 | 0.36% |
| Addiko Bank d.d. / Raiffeisen voluntary pension fund | 3,668 | 0.28 % |
| Other shareholders | 415,308 | 31.18% |
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Annual report
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This non-financial report describes Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group's CSR activities in 2020. The report and additional information are available on the website of the mother company and affiliated companies that comprise Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group. On its corporate social responsibility, the Group has been informing the public and stakeholders in a regular, true and documentary manner.
Sustainable development and social responsibility are an integral part of our Long-Term Business Strategy and are the pillars of sustainability and responsibility, embeded in all our business processes and activities. All our employees are fully focused on the implementation of the triple bottom line of responsibility: financial, and social. Our goal is to create positive impacts on our business performance and to all our stakeholders through our business. At the same time, we strive to successfully manage all types of business risks, especially environmental, social, and ethical. Our key priority is to be an example of responsible and transparent entrepreneur in a society in which we operate in order to encourage other business environment to follow positive examples in their business operations, and thereby always consider the full perspective of the overall business value chain. Our long-term experience suggests that such a responsible approach to business opportunities, increased efficiency, reduces risks, increases brand value and strengthens market position, strengthens the Group's position as the employer of choice and finally encourages long-term competitiveness.
All the information and data mentioned in the report, unless stated otherwise, relate to the activities and projects undertaken from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020. The report encompasses the activities undertaken by Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d., as the mother company, and all its affiliated companies in Croatia and abroad. 2020 Annual Report provides information about the structure, the nature of ownership, legal form, offiliated companies, as well as changes in the size, structure and financial results of the Group. The previous report was published in April 2020 and it comprised the data for 2019. This non-financial report has not been subject to an external verification, however, it has been sent to auditors before they give their Independent Auditor's Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements.
Sustainability and social responsibility principles are applied in all segments of our business operations. The Group reports on its sustainability and the effect of corporate responsibility in line with globally recognized standards and principles to provide the stakeholders with all the required information about the Group's activities in this area. This report was prepared in line with GRI Standards (Global Reporting Initiative).
The Group also reports on its progress in the field of human rights, environment, and anti-corruption in line with UN Global Compact principles. The principle of stakeholder engagement, sustainability and completeness, as well as response and impact, help the Group to define the sustainability and social responsibility report. To ensure the quality of reporting, the Group applies principles of accuracy, balance, clarity, and timeliness.
Additional information about the Group and its social responsibility is available on www.ericsson.hr. Moreover, the entire Annual Report is publicly available on Ericsson Nikola Tesla's website.
Certain topics that are explored include statements relating to the future are subject to risks and uncertainty. Those who read this content should note that such statements have no guarantee and future actions and developments may fundamentally differ from the described or implied ones. We expressly deny the responsibility to update the statements relating to the future after publishing the report.
Regular and transparent payment of all toxes and contributions to the state budget and local government, ensuring thereby functioning and development of all activities which are important to the community, including taking care of the socially most vulnerable groups.
Our employees volunteered to collect food and personal hygiene products for the needs of soup kitchen clients, and the company financed the supply of food for the most vulnerable groups in the society in Zagreb, Split, Osijek and Vukovar.
We continue with the intense activities in eHealth in Croatia and abroad. With the signed a new three-year Contract for the Support, Maintenance and Upgrade of the Central Part Software of the Integral Central Healthcare Information System of the Republic of Croatia (CEZIH). We are dso working on the implementation of the Central Software Platform for the Centralized e-Health System of the Republic of Belarus.
By including students into concrete projects in the Company, as well as projects in cooperation with the academig, we achieve synergy potential for all stakeholders. In addition, within the implementation of the project "Improvement and implementation of professional practice at the University Department of Professional Studies", University of Split, which is co-funded by the EU funds, we participate as a project partner.
We undertake activities in all segments of the society with the aim of eliminating prejudice and stereotypes, encouraging interest in STEM jobs, promoting at the same time the importance of equal participation of women in ICT.
Together with our partners, we are working on several solutions related to the digital monitoring of environmental quality by using the state-of-the-art technologies that, among other things, enables up-to-date monitaring of physical and chemical parameters of water.
In our business operations, we use ZelEn (green) energy from renewable energy sources.
We provide our employees with a pleasant working environment. We encourage them to participate in lifelong learning for them to stay competitive on the lobor market during their entire coreer and we give them rightful, regular and competitive salaries.
In global Ericsson teams, we work on the solutions related to 5G, which is becoming the most important open innovation platform for the development of industry and society. We are taking over new responsibilities in the field of improving the quality of telecom infrastructure of our strategic partners, which indirectly also enables new services and a better quality of life for their end-users.
In the project of increasing energy efficiency of our campus, we have dedicated special attention to placing tactile stripes that enable movement for people with visual impairments. Moreover, we deliver microwave transfer technology to our customers, which is the prerequisite for the introduction of 5G network also in the islands.
Together with the City of Rijeka and the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb, we have been working on the project SumBOOST, majority of which is financed by the EU grants, with the aim of creating a new strategic foundation for the redlization of measures in the field of sustainable forms of urban mobility.
A considerable part of our services is delivered remotely, primarily in the segment of network design and optimization, integration and software upgrade of networks and we continuously work on their development.
We have successfully implemented the project "Improvement in energy efficiency and use of renewable energy sources in Ericsson Nikolo Tesla d.d." co-financed by the EU funds from the European Structural and Investment Funds - one of the biggest projects of this kind in Croatia. This will enable us to significantly reduce our total energy consumption and carbon footprint.
By systemic education of our employees and, based on our example, the wider public as well, and through corresponding process activities in which we also include our suppliers, we reduce the use of harmful chemicals and single-use plastics, and point out to an urgent need to reduce the pollution of rivers and sea.
Environmental sustainability aimed at reducing pollution and preservation of life on land is an integral part of our business strategy. This is achieved through responsible management of impacts from our own activities and through o product portfolio with a focus on innovative 5G solutions that will significantly contribute to the preservation of ecosystem on land.
By developing solutions for state green borders monitoring, as well as for other security aspects, we provide an opportunity for a more efficient work of institutions, and a safer life.
We play one of the leading roles and actively participate in national umbrella institutions that encourage corporate social responsibility - Croatian Business Council for Sustainable Development (HRPSOR), Croatian Employers' Association (CEA), Croatian Chamber of Economy (HGK), etc.
The purpose of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group's business performance is to empower on intelligent, sustainable, and connected world. Sustainability is embedded in all the Group's activities and represents a foundation for creating business values. The focus on sustainability and responsible business performance helps us in redizing two main goals: creating positive impacts, and reduction of all types of risks. We wish to be a responsible and relevant driver of positive changes in the society.
Integration of sustainability and responsible business practice makes the Group's business more efficient long-term. Focus on energy efficiency of products that we offer to the operators we do business with to reduce the costs of their networks, and also supports positive social and ecological effects in the society. The aim of our endeavors is to improve all the characteristics in a business chain, create new value, and make our brand different from our market competitors.
Doing business responsibly is the primary mark of the Group's long-term strategy, as well as our company culture. Respecting human rights on all levels of our business operations is in line with The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. We believe that responsible business and reaching the right decisions during the whole value chain is crucial for the Group's business success. In addition to the team that is responsible for compliance, each Group's employee is responsible for implementing compliance in all activities and processes in which the person participates in. We form partnerships with all target groups and do business with integrity and transparency on all our markets.
At Ericsson Nikola Tesla, we believe that communication is a basic human need and that technology is the key driver of positive changes, which are important for society's sustainable development. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that over many years the society has recognized our company as a relevant and responsible leader of digital transformation process.
ICT industry plays an important role in the process of implementing UN Sustainable Development Goals and fulfilling the obligations foreseen by the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. As a responsible and relevant driver of positive change in the society, in our organization, we use UN SDGs as a platform for the implementation of concrete activities in order to use technology, knowledge and experience of our experts to contribute as much as possible to achieving goals set, bringing thereby benefits to all the people in society.
ICT has a transforming role in providing support to other economy sectors by harmonizing business growth with a rational use of resources; it can greatly contribute to the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions as well as to the preservation of clean air, drinking water and other natural resources.

In order to increase our positive impact on the society, we are dedicated to circular economy, the focus being on three key areas:
Key part of our Strategy is to enable every person to use the Internet and mobile communications anywhere and anytime. Along with providing global connectivity, we use our technology daily, we play the leading role and are innovative in ICT- the key area of our business activities.
Aligning our goals to the UN Sustainable Development Goals is nowadays necessary more than ever because it is an integral part of a successful transformation of the society. We use a framework and methodology for evaluating and describing the positive impact we have on the society, for setting further goals and monitoring progress.
In order to support the sustainability of business and social responsibility strategy, we measure annual and longterm goals of positive impacts and risk management. There are two main ways in which we measure our positive impact:
-- activities and projects by which we contribute to sustainable development
-- reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the society.
We measure risk mitigation in the following areas:
The way in which we implement our Strategy is described in three sections of this report: business, environmental, and social responsibility.
Sustainability and social responsibility are integrated into the implementation of our business strategy, goal setting and managing business risks. Sustainability and social responsibility policy, as well as our Code of Business Ethics and Code of Conduct, are part of our management system and are applied in the entire Group.
Every year, we report from the perspective of activities of the business chain and meeting the most important goals and achievements related to key material issues in our business. We will continue to be the leader in sustainable development, both in the society and on the markets where we operate. We will also continue to strengthen the impact of our technology in accelerating activities for achieving global sustainable development goals.
Our strategy integrates sustainability and corporate responsibility, thus creating prerequisites for an active role in implementing society's digital transformation of new value for all stakeholders. The Group measures and evaluates its ecological, social and economic impacts. Activities regarding these areas represent a continuous journey, and implementation of strategy covers three main areas:
Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group wishes to continue to develop responsible business practices to strengthen its position as a reliable partner with all relevant stakeholders. We are proactive in many activities that encompass much more that complying with the law, and we continuously conduct programs in areas such as human rights, anti-corruption, occupational health and safety, impact of radio waves on health, as well as responsible supplier chain manaqement.
Through a circular economy, we wish to enable solutions and services that will contribute to the creation of a new value in business and positioning of the Group on the market.
By implementing innovative ICT solutions, Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group creates prerequisites for the availability of mobile broadband for all people.
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Through a continuous two-way communication, Ericsson Nikola Tesla has a meaningful dialogue with all stakeholders and builds relationships that contribute to the achievement of joint goals, important for Group's sustainable development, as well as the community in which we operate.
By including stakeholders and engaging in a dialog with them about the topics of common interest, we build mutual trust and gain an insight into topics that are important to our business, we encourage innovativeness and build relationships that improve our vision of the digital society. Our stakeholders are divided into four main categories: customers, shareholders, employees, and the society. comprises suppliers, public administration, civil society, non-governmental organizations (NGO), industry partners, media, the ocademia, and the public.
Being in regular contact with our stakeholders, we are continuously involved in discussions and agree in various woys. We communicate through numerous activities of our employees, joint projects and initiatives, meetings with investors, surveys, participation at industry meetings activities in decision-making bodies, as well os academic research. Moreover, we gain insight into stakeholders' opinions in other ways, such as individual meetings, consultations, collaboration in the field of research with the academia, institutions, associations' members. In order to increase contact and dialog with the public, the Company uses social media.
| Key stakeholders | Our way of working |
|---|---|
| Customers | Professionalism Partnership in finding the best solutions Innovativeness in providing comprehensive ICT solutions that have a positive impact on business, peoples' lives, and the environment, including climate change Measuring customer satisfaction |
| Employees | Lifelong learning and training Attractive jobs in ICT sector Equal development and work opportunities for all employees Performance-based salary system Motivating work environment High-quality equipped workplace |
| Shareholders and Investors |
Applying the principles of corporate governance Timely and objectively informing on the most significant activities and achieved business results ● from the aspect of risk management |
| Suppliers and Partners | Joint efforts to improve the supplier chain ● Knowledge transfer Regular inspection of compliance and the system of management of quality, environment, OHS |
| Unions | Partnership ● Consulting and engaging in the decision-making process Supporting union work, including care for the interests of its members � |
| Business and professional associations |
· Participating in activities and communication Exchanging knowledge, experience and good practice ● |
| Government bodies | Participating in the passing of legislation Exchanging ideas Encouraging favorable business environment |
| Educational institutions | Support to educational initiatives through joint projects, etc. Transfer of knowledge about the latest technologies Financial aid ● |
| Community | Knowledge exchange Support and collaboration in local initiatives Financial aid |
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We include our stakeholders in a wide range of topics, including supply chain management, energy efficiency, assessment of human rights impact, impact of our technology on the quality of life, occess to health care, education, state administration and discussions on other important sustainable development goals. Our committed approach helps us to determine the stakeholders, topics and the way of inclusion with the aim of obtaining feedback, which is important for the current and the future development of both us and the society.
We include different stakeholders, such as NGOs and the public administration about human rights. We are aware that we can address the challenges and complex issues regarding human rights more properly and adequately if we identify the topics and start a constructive and inclusive dialog on time.
We respect all internationally proclaimed human rights, including the International Bill of Human Rights and the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.
To ensure solid foundations of sustainable corporate social responsibility, Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group regularly evaluates its key economic, ecological and social topics. This is the central component of the situation analysis, which is essential for the development of strategy, goal setting, risk management and reporting.
The evaluation is carried out at an annual level and aims to:
-- determine the Group's impact on economic, ecological, and social topics
-- examine stakeholders' feedback which significantly affects views and decisions.
In 2020, during the evaluation process, we have focused on identifying important topics that have a long-term significance for our business.
When assessing materiality, we strive to focus on our most significant material topics. Some of the topics, such as privacy and security, will be important for business long-term, while others may be relevant in the short and medium term.
We assess the lifecycle of our products to determine and measure our impact on the environment as well as to define possibilities for increasing positive impacts throughout the whole chain. Every material topic and its limits, i.e. where in the value chain the impact appears, are described in this report.
Our material topics matrix consists of the following quadrants:
These are the topics which are identified as the most significant for the Group and our stakeholders, so we actively participate in them. Where necessary, we look into and adapt ourselves and/or implement new management procedures to ensure business sustainability and focus on priorities. We actively include stakeholders in these topics to discuss and mitigate possible risks, as well as to optimize the positive socioeconomic and environmental impacts of mobility, broadband Internet access and cloud computing.
-- We have assessed/recognized and participate when necessary: These are the areas which we work on with selected stakeholders when necessary, but we do not necessarily report on them. We have established procedures by which we strive to ensure that, in relation to specific topics, we operate in accordance with our stakeholders' expectations.

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Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group and all its employees have a responsibility and commitment to the highest level of integrity and ethics in doing business. Integrity and ethics are an integral part of the company culture, and an essential characteristic of our everyday way of working and doing business. Operating with a strong sense of honesty is crucial to maintain credibility and preserve the trust of customers, partners, employees, shareholders, and all other stakeholders.
Our Risk and Compliance Board is responsible for the overall management of compliance in the Group. The Supervisory Board, the Management Board and the Executive Management are regularly notified on sustainability, as well as social and corporate responsibility issues.
Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group's policies, directives and processes cover the following topics: responsible sourcing, occupational health and safety (OHS), environmental management, anti-corruption, human rights, trade and sales compliance. Code of Business Ethics, Code of Conduct for Business Partners, Trade Compliance Policy, Occupational Health and Safety Policy, and Sustainability Policy are part of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group's Management System. In this way, we ensure the integration of sustainability and corporate responsibility into every aspect of our business activities, wherever we do business.
Independent certification institutes and Eroup's team for operational excellence and quality regularly verify the way in which we implement policies and directives, manage risks, and achieve our goals.
Creating a transparent environment in managing business is the Group's top priority. We use our Code of Business Ethics to show our commitment to acting honestly and truthfully in our business activities and our communication with the market. We expect the company to be managed in line with the principles outlined in this Code. These standards should be met by everyone: members of the Supervisory Board, the Management Board, and the Executive Management, as well as every individual working for Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group. The Code of Business Ethics reflects the company's commitment to responsible business management, including:
the commitments we have as responsible citizens
-- respecting human rights throughout our business operations
-- support to the United Nations Global Initiative, as stated in the Code of Conduct for Business Partners.
The Code of Business Ethics also comprises rules for all the individuals working at companies of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group and for Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group, including the following:
-- promoting complete, fair, accurate, timely and comprehensible publication of data in financial reports and other public
statements
-- resolving potential conflicts of interests adequately
-- protecting and using assets appropriately.
The Code emphasizes our zero tolerance for all types of corruption. All employees are obliged to read and sign the Code now they become employees of the company and occasionally during the time spent working for the company.
Our goal is to build company culture with a strong focus on compliance and ethics. We aim to be a responsible and relevant driver of positive changes within communities, organizations, and society at large.
All stakeholders that have a contractual relation with the Group, as well as all employees, are required to adhere to the Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group's Code of Conduct for Business Partners and Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group's Code of Business Ethics in their daily operations. These documents can be found at: https://www.ericsson.hr/en/company-governance.
Our management system is the foundation of our way of working. We approach our business activities on the highest in the company responsibly, starting with the Supervisory Board, the Management Board and all the members of the Executive Management.
Our Code of Conduct for Business Partners has been drawn up with the purpose of protecting human rights and promoting fair employment conditions, safety at work, responsible environmental management, and high ethical standact applies to all the employees, contractors, and suppliers and their subcontractors are also required to adhere to the Code of Conduct or similar standards as well as to confirm such adherence.
The Code is based on ten principles set out in the United Nations Global Compact on human rights, labor, environment, and anticorruption. Moreover, it emphasizes our intention to apply the United Nations Guiding Principles in our business activities.
Monitoring compliance on the Group level, especially when it corruption and the implementation of the principles of fair-trade competition, is carried out by the Compliance Officer. This is a person who reports to Ericsson Nikola Tesla Audit Committee and Supervisory Board and participates in the work of Risk and Compliance Board.
The implementation of the regulations regarding personal data protection, especially the Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive (ePrivacy Directive) is managed by the Personal Data Protection Officer, who reports the Management Board about it.
Employees, suppliers, customers and other partners, associated with Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group, can report a suspected breach of a law or the Code of Business Ethics to the local executive manager, Compliance Officer or a Person of Confidence, as described on the web page: www.ericsson.hr/en/company-governance.
This page describes how to submit a report anonymously by using the Compliance Line is operated by a third party and is available 24/7/365. It is possible to communicate in Croation, Serbian, Montenegrin, English, and Russian language. The system for anonymous reporting is user-friendly. After a report has been made, the third party will deliver it to Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group, which will not have access to the sender. Compliance Officer receives the reports and informs the Risk and Compliance Board and Audit Committee (a body of a Supervisory Board), who determine the ways of further handling the report.
In 2020, there were no confirmed incidents of corruption.
We organize various types of trainings to ensure that our employees and business portners adhere to all the aspects of our Code of Business Ethics and Code of Conduct.
In 2020, all active Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group employees completed the anti-corruption course via e-learning application. With providing continuous education, we aim to increase risk awareness among all attendants, solve all possible dilemmas and encourage them to act properly. Furthermore, we also held additional anti-corruption trainings for key personnel and continued with the introduction anti-corruption courses for new employees, with the aim to raise awareness of risks, dilemmas and corresponding actions.
As of December 2015, we have been providing all our employees on human rights and business.
Our compliance course is focused on anti-corruption, competition, and trade compliance.
We regularly organize free online courses for all suppliers and other stakeholders, covering four key areas: Code of Conduct, anticorruption, occupational health and safety, and conflict minerals.
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In the process of creating and preserving values, the organization meets with numerous unexpected circumstances, derogations from planned patterns of behavior, business acceptable practices, etc. An important stronghold to overcome the mentioned negativities is a quality established process of integrated management of business risks - Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) . The Group's Business Risk Management is an integral part of Management System, with the purpose of a more efficient corporate governance.
This body has the main iurisdiction. The Board includes monitoring risks and compliance and ensuring harmonization and risk mitigation. The Management Board, Executive Management, Risk and Compliance Board and line managers of all organizational units of the Group take into account on compliance with the directives.
The Management Bord, Executive Leadership and Risk and Compliance Board monitor and regulate the following areas through specific elements:
compliance regarding labor relations and Workers Councils matters, compliance with the Code of Business practice to avoid the risk of employee claims and sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, etc.), compliance with laws on immigration and posted workers. compliance of obligations related to pensions.
preparation and filing statutory accounts with local authorities; compliance with accounting standards and IFRS, compliance with tox laws and filing appropriate returns to authorities, compliance with the Group Authorization policy and Code of Conduct, compliance according to Group Code of Conduct and the Supply chain directive, suppliers' compliance with the Ericsson Nikolo Tesla Conduct for Business Partners, environmental and Occupational Health and Safety requirements, suppliers' compliance with anti-coruption requirements by continuous supplier integrity screening and requests of due diligence reports.
sdes compliance with the Group Scles directive, handing of approval requests related to Sensitive Business Areas, as well as Government and Defense business: trade compliance with local laws, including administration of import/export licenses.
compliance to statutory, regulatory, and contracts in the areas of Anti-Bribery & Coruption, Competition Low, compliance with Corporate law, Data Protection and IPR.
compliance according to security directives and legal obligations according to Croation laws, compliance with ISO 9001, compliance with insurance requirements and insurance to lesse arrangements and local lows related to activities at company's sites in the country.
compliance according to policies and directives of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Grupe, directives of the Marketing and CSR, as well as Croatian laws and regulations (Securities Market Act, ZSE rules, etc.), corporate communications and investor relations, including transparent and fair reporting, managing risk, i.e. perception in brand, external/internal and crisis communications, compliance with Donation and Sponsorship directive;
managing risk in relation to Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) matters; evidencing and auditing compliance with OHS policy, law and best practice; compliance with ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001/ISO 45001.
Based on the inputs gathered through screening process done by Sourcing and Finance, this Board decides natters related to business partners, with which the Group or a subsidiary does, or intends to do business with.
The Head of each unit is responsible for each of the mentioned areas. It is important to highlight that Board proposes to Management Board and Executive Management the decisions regarding the approval or rejections with a business partner and/or a specific deal structure, should it in the board be deemed that it would pose a compliance risk which cannot be mitigated.
To successfully manage risks, an integrated approach is neens and practices with strategic gods and their execution, a framework is created to manage risks in certain scenarios with the aim to create, realize and retain values.
Group's risk management includes an operational and process dimension, and the primary risks are defined as:
The ERM process itself has three lines of defense:
The first line of defense refers to carrying out control in regard per certain organizations. The holders are line managers, as the owners of responsibility for a certain risk is related to their area of operations.
The second line of defense refers to the control risk and compliance. The holders are the Management Board, Executive Management and Group's Risk and Compliance Board, in a way that they are support to the owners of a certain risk in reaching policies, but also helps to define goals and actions with risks that are multi-functional.
These are the risks that appear in several various functions at the same time, such as sourcing, sales, payments, sofety, quolity, etc. In order for the defense to function. all risk owners must realing of a certain risk with the Risk and Compliance Board, and which are regularly monitored and mitigated on the meetings of Executive Leadership.
For a positive status of defense, all includers need to have a deep understanding of the types of jeopardies. A comprehensive internal and external communication regarding this. Detailed information can be found at Internet and Intranet pages within the content related to management, i.e. management model.
Corporate governance describes the way in which the rights and responsibilities are shared between the Company's bodies in accordance with the applicable laws, rules and internal procedures. Corporate governance also describes the system of reaching decisions and the structure through which the shareholders can directly or indirectly control the Company is managed. Its long-term purpose is to continuously create economic value and Company's sustainability.
Management Board and Supervisory Board of Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. encourage the respect of corporate governonce main principles by striving to ensure transparent business, protection of rights and equal treatment of all shareholders, as well as to strengthen the responsibility towards all stakeholders.
The Company's experts continuously, timely and objectively inform the public about all important business activities and results, thus strengthening the public perception of a Company that fully implements the Code of Business Ethics. Good governance of the Company strengthens trust of all stakeholders, credibility towards customers, partners, employees, shareholders, and others; it also represents a significant factor investments into the Company.
Ericsson Nikola Tesla is a joint-stock company with shares listed on the Regular Market of the Zagreb Stock Exchange, and accordingly, is subjected to various regulations that affect the management of the most significant regulations that apply to us, are:
Furthermore, in order to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and high standards we set, Ericsson Nikola Tesla adopted internal rules, which include:
Our Code of Business Ethics summarizes Group's main policies and contains rules which ensure business with a strong sense of integrity. This is crucial for maintaining trust and credibility towards our customers, employees, shareholders, and other stakeholders. Everyone who works for Ericsson Nikola Tesponsibility to ensure that business activities are performed in accordance with the Code of Business Ethics.
After they are employed, the employees confirm that they are aware of the Code of Business Ethics. This procedure is periodically repeated during their employment.
In addition to the above, Ericsson Nikola Tesla is a signatory of the Code of Ethics in Business, initiated by the Croatian Chamber of Economy. The above-mentioned Code defines the quidelines of ethical behavior of business entities in Croatia.
The General Meeting is a place where shareholders exercise their legally established rights.
In addition to the Supervisory Board members, elected by shareholders, the Supervisory Board has on employees' representative, elected by the Company's employees. The Supervises managing of the Company. The Management Board of the Company consists of one member, appointed by the Supervisory Board. The Management Board manages the Company's business under its own responsibility with the support of Erics Executive Management. General Meeting selects Ericsson Nikola Tesla's external auditors.
The person in charge of Operational Excellence and Quality, and the person in charge of Compliance regularly report on their work to the Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board.
General Meeting of shareholders decion and recall of the Supervisory Board members, profit allocation, discharge from liability of the Management Board the Supervisory Board, appointment of an independent auditor of annual financial statements, policy of remuneration and the remuneration for the members of the Management Board and the members of the Supervisory Board, amendments to the Company's Articles of Association, as well as other issues explicitly defined in the Companies Act and the Company's Articles of Association.
At the General Meeting, the decisions are reached by the majority of votes cast (simple majority), unless prescribed by low or the Articles of Association that it needs a larger majority. For example, the Companies Act defines that the eached at the General Meeting related to amendments of the Articles of Association of the share capital are to be reached by the votes which represent at least three quarters of the share capital represented at the General Meeting. Ericsson Nikola Tesla's General Meeting is held in Zagreb, at the Company's headquarters. The date, time and place of the General Meeting, as well as the respective agenda, are published on Ericsson Nikolo Tesla's web page no loter than a month before the General Meeting is going to be held, with the extension for the application for participation.
The shareholders who cannot participate in person at the General Meeting, can exercise their right to vote by proxies. All documentation related to the General Meeting is available in Croatian and English.
The shareholders attending the General Meeting are entitled to ask questions regarding the Group's business performance. Normally, the majority of members of the Supervisory Board, Management Board and Executive Management are present at the General Meeting to answer such questions.
External auditor attends the General Meeting.
In the conditions caused by COVID-19 pandemic and with the observance of all epidemiological measures, in the Company's premises in Zagreb, Ericsson Nikola Tesla held its Regular and Extraordinary General Meeting.
The Regular General Meeting of the joint stock company Ericsson Nikola Tesla was held on June 26, 2020. The share capital was represented in the amount of HRK 89,870,700, which accounts for 67.49 percent of the Company's total share capital. At the regular General Meeting, the decision was adopted to allocate the Company's net income for the financial year 2019, amounting to HRK 95,551,068.81 into retained earnings.
Supervisory Board's report on the supervision performed in 2019 was adopted.
The Company's Managing Director, Gordana Kovačević, as well as the members of the Supervisory Board were discharged from liability for 2019.
It was decided that KPMG Hrvatska d.o. is re-appointed as the auditor for the Company's business performance in 2020. The Extroordinary General Meeting of Ericsson Nikola Tesla was held on December 9, 2020. For the part of the General Meeting, HRK 85,957,100 of the share capital was registered, corresponding to 64.55 percent of the Company's total equity.
In line with the published Agenda, the Extroordinary General Meeting of Ericsson Nikola Tesla reached the following Decisions: The Company's shareholders will be paid a dividend amounting to HRK 49 per share from retained earnings from 2019. The dividend will be paid on December 21, 2020 to all the Company's shareholders who had the Company's shares registered on their securities account in the Central Depository & Clearing Company on December 14, 2020.
The Company's Management Board was given consent to award the Company's employees up to 11,000 treasury shares. The decision on amendments of the Company's Articles of Association related to the use of electronic means so that shareholders could participate in the General Meeting and exercise their rights.
In 2021, the regular General Meeting of Ericsson Nikola Tesla will be held on June 29 at the Company's headquarters, Krapinska 45, Zagreb. Additional information can be found at Ericsson Nikola Tesla's web page.
The main task of the Supervisory Board is to supervise the managing of Company's business. Ericsson Nikola Tesla's Supervisory Board consists of five members, appointed for a four-year term with the possibility of re-election. Four members of Supervisory Board are selected by the Company's General Meeting, and one is selected by the employees.
In its work, the Supervisory Board shall apply high ethical standards and consider the interests of the Company and its shareholders. If a member of a Supervisory Board believes that he/she is interest regarding a certain decision, he/she must notify the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of this.
The Company's Management Board has regularly informed the Supervisory Board on all important business activities and course of business operations, as well as all other items that the Supervisory Board asked for.
The Supervisory Board reports to the General Meeting on business operations, presents the opinion on the Management Board proposal on the profit allocation and proposes the appointment of the General Meeting.

Franck Pierre Roland Bouétard
Chairman of the Supervisory Board (elected 2018)
Ericsson Regional Head for France, Algeria, Tunisia, Belgium and Luxembourg, as well as Head of Orange, Altice and Iliad global accounts. Graduated from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications (Télécom Paris) and graduated from IFA (Institut Francais des Administareurs) at Sciences Po Paris. Board member of Swedish Chamber of Commerce in France. Article 1 association and Telecom Paris engineering school.

Olgica Spevec
Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board; Chair of the Audit Committee (independent member, elected 2019)
Director, Amplus Consult Ltd, Zagreb 2003-2013: President of the Competition Council in the Croatian Competition Agency appointed for 2 terms of office by the Croatian Parliament 2005-2013: Member of the Croatian Government Negotiating Team for the EU accession - Chief negotiator in Chapter 8 Competition policy and Chapter 20 Entrepreneurship and Industrial policy 2000-2003: Deputy Minister of economy MSc of the economics, University of Zagreb - Faculty of Economics, Croatia

Vidar Mohammar
Member of the Supervisory Board: member of the Audit Committee (first elected 2015)
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Group Function Finance Bachelor's degree in Finance, University of Stockholm, Sweden Board Memberships: two different Swedish mutual insurance companies PRI Pensionsaaranti and Bliwa. Ericsson-LG and several other Ericsson Group companies including Ericsson Pensions Trust. Ericsson Insurance AB and Ericsson Credit.

Professor Dr. Dubravko Radošević
Member of the Supervisory Board (independent member, first elected 2010)
2000 2010 economic adviser of the President of the Republic of Croatia
University Professor of Economics (in the field of Finance), University of Zagreb, Croatia

Vladimir Filipović
Project Manager in Ericsson Nikola Tesla R&D Centar Business and quality development Graduated in electrical engineering, Department of Telecommunications; Master of Economics; Department of Informatics management; University of Zagreb, Croatia
Rules of Procedure of Ericsson Nikola Tesla's Supervisory Bord is available at Company's web page: https://www.ericsson.hr/en/company-governance.
In line with the decision of the General Meeting, the members of the Supervisory Board are entitled to receive monthly remuneration amounting to half of the average monthly gross solary of the Company's employees. Additional information on remuneration is available in Note 29.b. "Key management compensation".
Pursuant to provisions of the Companies Act and Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. Articles of Association, Ericsson Nikolo Tesla d.d., Supervisory Board monitored Company's business operations, reaching decisions at four (4) regular and five (5) extraordinary meetings held during 2020. There was full attendance of Supervisory Board members at all meetings. In 2020, members of the Supervisory Board were:
The Supervisory Board dedicated special attention to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic as well as the consequences of the two catastrophic earthquakes highlighting the importance of caring for health and safety of all Ericsson Nikola Tesla employees. At the regular meetings, the Supervisory Board discussed business environment, activities with the customers in the domestic and export markets, key risks, focus areas, strategic projects, and financial performance. Further topics of discussion encompossed investments, compliance issues regarding human resources and shareholders. The Supervisory Board has been continuously monitoring business development and responsibilities of Research & Development Center, Center for Digital Services, Customer Operations & Networks, Center for ICT for Industry and Society, IT & Engineering Services Unit, and a daughter company Ericsson Nikola Tesla Servisi d.o.o..
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At extraordinary Supervisory Board meetings, the members discussed targets for 2020, impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and earthquakes in Zagreb and Banovina on the realization of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group's business plans, approval of annual financial reports for 2019, dividend proposal for 2019, the application of the national Code of Corporate Governance of the Croctian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (HANFA) and the Zagreb Stock Exchange and the vetting procedures for key positions, including the members of the Supervisory Board.
The Supervisory Board strongly supported the octivities on strengthening business proctice regarding ethics and compliance, in order to secure that the company meets the highest standards, in line with the Code of Business on Nikola Tesla Group.
During the year, special focus was on compliance with the Code of Corporate Governance (in force since the beginning of 2020). In line with this, the categories of the Management Board Decisions that require prior approval by, or consultation with, the Supervisory Board have been defined. Also, the targeted percentage of female members in Supervisory Board, Executive Management, Line Managers, and on the level of the entire Company until 2025 was defined. The goal is to reach 40% of women in Supervisory Board, and 30% in Executive Management, among Line Manages, and on the level of the entire Company.
The Supervisory Board conducted a self-assesment of the effectiveness, competences and composition of the Supervisory Board and its Audit Committee, as well as the performance of individual SB members. Furthermore, the Supervisory Board assessed the efficiency of cooperation with the Management Board and the support and information it receives from the Management Board.
The Supervisory Board itself carried out the assessment of external advisors. The tools for assessment included detailed questionnaires and discussions.
Overall conclusion is that the Supervisory Board of Ericsson Nikolo Tesla and its Audit Committee operated well, had sufficient experience and were efficient in performing their main tasks. A strong strategic alignment with the Management Board, devotion of the Supervisory Board members to the Company, and the support to Management Board in achieving its goals, were especially highlighted. The Supervisory Board will continue improving its ways of working, and strengthening its resilience, including diversity and succession planning.
The Management Board assessed its own effectiveness and presented its conclusions at the Supervisory Board. All members of the Supervisory Board agreed with the self-assessment of the Management Board.
Moreover, the Supervisory Board analyzed the efficiency of risk management and with the aim of continuous improvement, reached a decision on introduction of an interdependent internal auditor.
Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Supervisory Board proposed to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to appoint KPMG Hrvatska as the auditor of Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. for 2021.
The Audit Committee is a specialized subcommittee of the Supervisory Board. Ericsson Nikolo Tesla's Audit Committee Charter is available at Company's web page: https://www.ericsson.hr/en/company-governance.
In 2020, the Audit Committee acted in the following composition: Dubravko Radošević (member and Chairman until December 17, 2020), Vidar Mohammar (Member) and Vesna Vašiček (Member). Olgica Spevec was appointed as a new member and a Chair of Audit Committee on December 17, 2020, instead of Dubravko Radošević, All Audit Committee members were present at all meetings.
Audit Committee held six (6) meetings in 2020. The topics of discussion included finance during the year, approval of annual financial statements, 2020 audit findings, audity control and risk management systems, and security and compliance issues, and performed other tasks in line with the Audit Act.
The Audit Committee regularly met with external audit plan and audit report on annual financial statements.
The Audit Committee monitored Ericsson Nikolo Tesla Group compliance process and program activities, Furthermore, it also monitored key positions vetting procedures and decided about the reported compliance concerns. It analyzed the compliance with the Code of Corporate Governance in details as well as the risk management system and internal control. The Audit Committee regularly presented its conclusions and recommendations to the Supervisory Board.
The role of the Management Board in the management of Company's business is defined by the Companies Act, Articles of Association and Ericsson Nikola Tesla's internal rule books. The Management Board is obliged to consciously perform its duties, taking into account the Company's and its shareholders' interests. Ericsson Nikola Tesla has a one-member Management Board, a Managing Director appointed by the Supervisory Board for a five-year term, with the possibility of re-election. Gordana Kovačević is the Managing Director of the Company since January 1, 2005, and at the end of 2019, she was reappointed for another, fourth term in office.
The Management Board has the following non-transferable rights and obligations:
The Management Board is obliged to take into account the Company and may not, while making decisions, be driven by personal interests or use Company's business opportunities for itself. The Management Board is obliged to immediately inform the Supervisory Board on the conflict of interest.
The salary and other compensations of the Management Board are defined by the Supervisory Board and they depend on the Company's business results. Additional in remuneration is available in Note 29.b. "Key management compensation".
Ericsson Nikola Tesla's Executive Managing Director and the directors of the main organizational units.
The Managing Director is responsible for managing daily business operations, and in her work is supported by other members of the Executive Management.
Executive Management:
defines the strategy and policy, and establish a strong corporate culture.
defines goals for operational units, allocates resources and monitors the performance of particular units.
ensures operational excellence and achieves synergy through efficient organization of the Group.
Additional information on the members of the Executive Management and their remunerations can be found in the chapter under the title Profile of the parent company and its subsidiaries and Note 29.b. "Key management compensation".
Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group's management system encourages corporate culture and ensures management of business operations:
Ericsson Nikolo Tesla Group management system is a framework consisting of rules and requests related to Group's business performance, defined by described processed and organization, policies, guidelines and instructions. The management system is based on ISO 9001:2015 (international standard for quality management), ISO 14001:2015 (international environmental management standard), ISO 45001:2018 (international occupational health and safety management standard) and ISO 27001:2013 (international information security management standard), but it is designed as a dynamic system which enables the Group to adapt the system to varying requirements and expectations, including the new legislation as well as customers and other stakeholders' requests.
Management system is a prerequisite for operational excellence that results in an increased customer satisfaction, reduced costs and an increased competitiveness.
Members of the operational excellence/development and quality team perform on internal control of processes and activities. The focus is on improving integrated management system, strategy execution, managing business processes, reporting, and managing performance.
In implementing its strategy and achieving business goals, the company is faced with various risks daily. The Management System takes these risks into consideration and enables their timely identification, andysis and assessment, as well as taking appropriate preventive measures to eliminate or mitigate them. Risk management is incorporated into all business segments and all operative processes through the Management System, with the aim to ensure:
Managers of all Group's organizational units, together with the employees, actively participate in the risk management process. Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group regularly certifies its management certification authorities, and holds the following certificates:
ISO 14001:2015 Certificate for Environmental Management System, including Research and Development, Management, Marketing, Sales and Delivery of Information and Communications Solutions, Products and Services, including Managed Services of Telecommunication Systems and other services in telecommunications (SGS Adriatica, Hrvatska)
ISO 45001:2018 Certificate for Occupational Health and Safety Management System, including Research and Development, Management, Marketing, Sales and Delivery of Information and Communications Solutions, Products and Services, including Managed Services of Telecommunication Systems and other services in telecommunications (SGS Adriatica, Hrvatska)
ISO 27001:2013 Certificate for Information Security Management Systems, including Marketing, Sales, Development and Delivery of information and Communication Products, Solutions and Services (EY CertifyPoint, Nizozemska)
Ericsson Nikola Tesla Servisi d.o.o., are not included in the scope of the above-mentioned certificates and their own certificates, as follows:
ISO 9001:2015 Certificate for Quality Management System, including Planning, Design, Geodetics, Build, Testing, Monitoring and Maintenance of the Information and Electronic Communication Infrastructure and Network (TUV Austrija)
ISO 14001:2015 Certificate for Environmental Management System, including Planning, Design, Geodetics, Build, Testing, Monitoring and Maintenance of the Information and Electronic Communication Infrastructure and Network (TUV Austrija)
ISO 45001:2018 Certificate for Occupational Health and Safety Management System, including Planning, Design, Geodetics, Build, Testing, Monitoring and Maintenance of the Information and Electronic Communication Infrastructure and Network (TUV Austrija)
External independent auditors, appointed by the General Meeting of the Company, perform the annual audit of the financial statements and business reports to ensure independent, objective view on the financial statements are prepared and presented. The independent auditor's report to the General Meeting is an integral part of the Annual Report. KPMG Hrvatska d.o.o. was again chosen as the Company's auditor for 2020.
We dedicate significant attention to human rights protection. Our aim is to raise awareness among our employees and business partners regarding human rights issues, and how our business impacts these issues. Bearing this in mind, we have been continuously working on implementing processes and controls that support respecting human rights.
As an associated member of Ericsson Corporation, and as a socially responsible entrepreneur, Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group follows the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), and has developed concrete s. In daily activities, this is primarily seen in mandatory complying with the Code of Business Ethics for the Group, under the guidance of the Group's executive management or on its premises, whether they are an employee, a subcontractor or a private contractor.
Among many measures and activities, we particularly highlight our strategic commitment to cooperate with business partners and all other stakeholders that share our values regarding human rights and our insistence on responsible use of technology. In this way, we can avoid potential harmful effects that we might cause, to which we could contribute, or that can be linked to our business, products, or services.
In the mentioned insistence on responsible use of technology, we are aware of the potential risks of using ICT solutions and services for harmful actions. Lately, there has been a lot of talk regarding the protection of human rights and open communication, as well as the right to privacy. In addition, new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, and similar, presented new questions and doubts. It is our responsibility to take care of all aspects of human rights protection while developing products and services, and, subsequently, in their application. We achieve this by continuous investment in training and raising owareness of employees and business partners, ethical ways of working and in-depth review.
Misuse of Ericsson technology of Ericsson Nikola Tesla that could negatively impoct on the right to privacy and freedom of expression.
Failure to comply with all the standards of protecting human rights in the supply chain, that could have a negative impact on a wide spectra or rights in the field of the right to work and labor law.

Nowadays, ICT infrastructure has an important role in protecting a large amount of various kind of information, which is in different IT systems. Every day, we are exposed to threats and risks of growing cybercrime, and the awareness on the importance of information is the foundation for the implementation of information security measures. Accordingly, one of our key priorities is the security of our personal information, as well as the information related to our customers. By applying high standards of data protection, we balance daily between strict protection measures and efficiency in our operations.
Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group has been continuously, and with dedication and carrying out the protection measures by respecting high standards of private data protection, with the aim to develop and deliver our products and services, as well as to secure business continuity, regardless of the possible threats.
Information security management is a high priority of the Management structure of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group. The policy of information security reflects the readiness and commitment of the entire special attention to information security in its business.
Security Management Board and Crisis Management Task Force are the umbrellas at Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group level that deal with safety issues in the phase of planning and implementation, as well as in times when a crisis occurs. At Ericsson Nikolo Tesla Group level, a security manager was also appointed, who operationally coording information security. Considering the importance of IT systems in securing the basic as of information security, an IT Security Manager has also been appointed. Aiming to operationally solve security issues, incident reporting has been implemented, which can be accessed by all employees, as well as business partners. The incidents are processed in corresponding to the incident type. Along with the operational activities on eliminating the cause and the consequence of incident management also serves as one of the input data for continuous improvement of security systems.
Ericsson Nikola Tesla is using an integrated management system (EGMS) based on business standards (ISO 9001, 1400 and 45001) that also includes information security standard - ISO 27001, for which Ericsson Nikola Tesla has corresponding certificate for many years.
All employees regularly, and mandatory, pass a detailed training in regard to information security.
In Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group, an integrated system of managing risk is applied - Enterprise Risk Management. Considering the types of risks and areas from which they can occur, all the departments in the company have the tools to estimate, process and eliminate or reduce risks. For the requirements of information security, a range of organizational and technical measures have been implemented, in order to eliminate or neutralize threats. Vital parts of IT equipment are continuously being monitored and protective measures are carried out. As the areas from which the threats come from, as well as the forms in which they occur have been continuously changing, thus our employees have been additionally educated and informed. From time to time, the company carries out threat simulation exercises.
In addition to cyber threats, during 2020, we have been exposed to strong earthquakes in Zagreb, Sisak-Moslavina County, Karlovac County, and Zagreb County, as well as the pandemic caused by the COVID 19 virus. Due to a demanding situation, since 25 February 2020, the company's Crisis Management Task Force has been working 24/7/365, reaching decisions and informing employees, with the aim of sustaining the Group's normal business operations. By actively responding to these challenges, and within the social responsibility that Ericsson Nikola Tesla has, as a company of a special public interest, our experts and employees participate in organizing a system of civil protection in the community. The system enables a fast and an efficient response to the emergence of crisis situations in a wider environment.
Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group respects privacy and protects personal data of everyone it communicates with in any way. Therefore, we apply the regulations on personal data protection, among which we would like to highlight the Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive (popularly known as "ePrivacy Directive") which was implemented in Croatia through the amendments of the Electronic Communications Act and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing the Directive 95/46/EC (popularly known as GDPR), that was implemented in Croatia through the Act on Implementation of GDPR.
In line with Articles 13 and 14 of the GDPR, on ENT Group web pages, at https://www.ericsson.hr/en/privacy, we transparently provide basic information on personal data processing, including the processing of personal data of job applicants.
In line with positive global practice, and the website is one of the most important communication channels through which the Company easily and effectively communicates with the rules on the protection of privacy on ENT Group websites are available via the link at the bottom of every page (in the footer), regardless off its content.
In line with the Act on Implementation of General Data Protection Regulation, we use video surveillance on our premises to protect the employees and visitors, as well as the assets of the company, employees, and visitors. All information on the use of video surveillance are also available on our portal.
As we lead the digital transformation of industry in various segments and/or participate in it, we believe that ICT has an enormous potential to improve all aspects of life, work and communication among people, but only if networks and services keep information secure, and protect our right to privacy.
Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group has a Dato Protection Officer, and a question or a complaint regarding personal data handling may be sent to him by postal mail or an e-mail to [email protected]. Detailed information on the process is available via the above link, i.e. the article.
Privacy is very important to us also because it is one of the basic human rights, and therefore our business ethics is focused on strictly complying with the right to privacy of every individual we communicate with, in any ground. In general, we do not process special categories of personal data which reveals roce or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, political and philosophical views, or union membership. Furthermore, we do not process genetic and in order for unique identification of a personal data about health, or personal data about a person's sex life or sexual orientation.
Depending on the category, sensitivity or purpose, personal data at Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group is available to managers and employees of specific units, such as human resources, IT, security, marketing and courcing. Moreover, it is ovailable to suppliers who are entrusted with the processing of personal data under a contract; to clients in case they need the company employees contact information and to others who have a valid lead basis for processing personal data, e.g. courts.
Controlling the entry and processing of personal data in line with GDPR requirements is a mandatory part of operating practice. It is carried out via a special monitoring system which also includes strict protection of personal data as a lostits of key processes.
All our employees have taken education courses on the natt to right to privacy, which is included in the Code of Business Ethics, which is a basic document defining behavior we expect from all our employees to report any kind of behavior for which they believe in good faith to constitute the breach of the Code of Business Ethics. Every person who is likely to submit a report, whether internally, is provided with protection of personal data, i.e. anonymity and confidentiality, via the Compliance Line which was specially developed for this purpose.
Due to the nature of our business, we have additional responsibility to efficiently address of enormous amount of data, generated by today's communication networks may create permanent benefits for the society. The most efficient way to realize this potential is to combine freedom of innovation of positive impacts with strong principles of privacy protection, which ensure the corresponding levels of data anonymization, while the result brings benefits for all the stakeholders,
Failure of employees or third party to comply with the laws regarding information security and company regulations, policies and directives related to that area.
Potential actors of threats with the aim to jeopardize our intellectual capital, network, and personal data.
Stricter or new regulatory demands of information security that may impact on the more demanding conditions of our business. - System failure due to human error, or lack of quality control.
Ericsson Nikola Tesla is a large exporter doing business in many markets, and is therefore exposed to various commercial, political, and ethical risks. The best protection against these risks is to be well informed on the need to adhere to international standards, and to apply legislation of every individual market, as well as to follow current situations in the countries we are interested in.
Each employee passed a corresponding training, and is obliged to respect the laws of own country, as well as other countries in which we do business, and especially take care of potential sanctions and/or embargo, of which the employees are educated. The Group finds violations of human rights and unethical practices to be completely unacceptable.
In a world in which some business entities are prone to tolerate and overlook breaches of legal framework to reach their gools, additional caution is more than necessary. Therefore, Ericsson Nikola Testa applies Sales Compliance: all aspects and relations are considered in order to protect the brand, stakeholders' interests, and ensure responsible behavior, and especially human rights in countries where the Company operates.
Sales Compliance regulates actions in all parts of the sales process, direct or indirect sale and business connections. Sales Compliance enables a good assessment, prevention, and neutralization of potential negative impacts in the field of human rights and brand, preventing in such manner the risk of harmful, inappropriate or unauthorized use of our products, solutions and services by customers, i.e. end users.
The assessment is carried out according to the following criteria: portfolio (are these products, services or knowledge sensitive), purpose for the use of products; profile and structure of the customers as well as their country. Defining risks is carried out regarding the limitation of human rights, corruption, freedom of expression, the right to privacy, and other parameters, based on international standards and assessments.
During the year, 48 requests for sales compliance check for our customers were initiated: 46 received full compliance, 1 received conditional agreement, and 1 was declined in agreement with Sales organization.
Business sales processes prescribe one more process that additionally protects against misuse. This is Trade Compliance, a process which respects specific international laws and regulations, and especially the regulations of the European Union and the USA, as well as Ericsson's policies and directives that we should adhere to as an affiliated member.
Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group's employees must be familiarized with and are obliged to comply with all the rules and regulations that are applicable in their area of work and defined in local directives and instructions. Employees can address all their questions to experts in charge of the processes and their implementation.
country classification
– Sales Compliance team classifies every country according to the risk level: low; medium; high.
Sales Compliance Board will evaluate the customer purpose with the project and make a decision: approved with conditions or rejected.
customer classification
Customers are classified as: civil customers or government and defense customers.
Civil customers are connected to the country classification according to risk level.
By implementing an improved sourcing process that is applied to all the suppliers of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group, an additional highlight has been placed on the transparency and efficiency of sourcing activities.
The responsible sourcing program ensures high standards during the sourcing process and in the supply chain in the areas related to fight against corruption. labor, the environment, human rights protection, and ethical standards. This program enables social and professional involvement, as well as business opportunities and realizing better conditions for persons with disabilities.
The program implies continuous risk assessment for suppliers, regular supplier audits, evaluations, comparisons of performance and other activities which ensure compliance with the Code of Conduct and the Code of Business Ethics. The Code of Conduct is based on the United Nations Global Compact Principles for reporting.
The suppliers are familiar with the proposals of cooperation with the Group and accept reqular reviews. It must be noted that requirements from the Supplier Code of Conduct are an integral part of all Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group's General Purchase Agreements. By signing these agreements, the suppliers fully accept them and shall:
This Code of Conduct encompasses, when necessary, specific related to occupational health and safety as well as environmental protection, which can be found in the following documents:
In 2020, we have continued to use the Suppliers Screening Tool - SST, to check their possible connection and involvement in corruption offairs, or any kind of unethical behavior, operations, etc. The tool provides local ond global dato on the quality of business entities.
In 2020, the list of screened business entities (suppliers and partners) contained a total of 1679 suppliers with whom an active business cooperation was achieved during this period. Additionally, all these legal entitles were additionally screened (owners, directors and members of management boards), which resulted in almost 5000 for screening these business entities, approximately 4500 checks of potential suppliers and partners were also performed.
Continuous use of this tool enables a continuous and their internetation, filter, and understanding, This is necessary for us so that we can reach business decisions and optimize potential risks regarding the choice of suppliers and business partners.


Many new business responsibilities and demanding projects in 2020, as well as the global threat of COVID-19 illness, has reflected on the volume of performed risk assessments and the number of screened suppliers:
Employees, suppliers, customers, and other partners associated with Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group can report suspected infringements of the law or the Code of Conduct to the local executive manager or in a manner in accordance with the locally established procedure. Any irregularity can be reported via e-mail: [email protected], or anonymously by using the Compliance Line at www.ericsson.hr/en/company-governance. The is operated by a third party and is available 24/7/365. Reports can be made in the following languages: Croatian, Serbian, Montenegrin, English, and Russian. Reports can be made via a user-friendly reporting system. After a report has been made, the third party will deliver it to Ericsson Nikola Tesla Sto the sender's IP address.
Failure of employees or third parties to comply with the Code of Business Ethics.
Failure to monitor, report or check the origin and source of materials used in production.
Altered or new regulatory requirements that can negatively impact on the price of materials used in the production of products.
Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group has zero tolery and corruption. Corruption entails serious legal and reputational risks; it hinders business growth; it harms relationships with employees, customers, shareholders, suppliers and it represents a significant obstacle to the economic and social development in countries worldwide.
We have embedded zero tolerance for corruption as the highest levels of the company. Moreover, we have carried it out throughout the entire organization, along with a comprehensive set of rules and processes that the employees must adhere to. Our Risk and Compliance Board provides support to the Management and is responsible for the overall management of aspects of compliance within the Group and the implementation of the Program.
We continue to strengthen the rules and processes through which we set our own expectations high and ensure the ability of meeting strict anti-corruption regulations in all our markets. Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group's Code of Business Ethics and Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group's Code of Conduct for Business Partners are two main policies that describe our commitment to anti-corruption. During 2020, after several months of work of a team of risk evaluators, selected by the Risk and Compliance Board, a special Anti-bribery and Corruption Risk Assessment (ABC RA) program was carried out for the companies of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group. Supervisory Board and Audit Committee have been reqularly informed of the implements of ABC RA program. All the Group's employees are reaularly educated and pass the knowledge test rearding anti-corruption: following education programs and knowledge tests, newly employed persons certify with they agee to follow the Company's Anti-corruption Policy. Anti-corruption is one of the important components of internal gudits.
Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group does business in a responsible and legal way ond requires its subcontractors and suppliers to do the same. We reduce corruption risks in a way that we expressly state our commitment to our suppliers and other business partners through our Code of Conduct for Business Partners and anti-corruption e-learning.
In this way, we build long-term relationships which imply dialog, knowledge sharing and application of models. The company's evaluators, by using a survey prepared in line with the standards, perform also an external evoluation of major domestic suppliers.
We screen our suppliers and business partners by using the Suppliers Screening Tool (SST), to check their possible connection and involvement in corruption affairs or any kind of unerations, etc. By continuously monitoring relevant adabases, and through weekly reports on the discovered information on suppliers, accordive risks screening, the tool shows a possible connection of an individual business entity, or persons connected to a business entity, with some sort of risk. They be of financial nature; it may refer to political exposure of the Monagement Board members, directors and owners connected to a business entity; and it may show whether the entity is listed on any sanctions or a similar negative list.
Key data for 2020
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carried out in the entire Group.
-- all active employees have passed the e-learning anti-corruption course.
compliance and anti-corruption workshops were held for the Supervisory
Board, Management Board, other managers, and employees in all the units
Deputies were appointed in the two companies of the Group: Ericsson Nikola
-- an extensive Anti-bribery and Corruption Risk Assessment program was
-- we have continued with organizing anti-corruption courses, and
-- in line with the Bylaw on Internal Reporting of Irregularities, and
-- by carrying out a survey among all employees, excellent results were received regarding the answers in the field of Group's ethics, compliance,
according to the Whistleblower Act, Persons of Confidence and their
that might be exposed to risks of corruption.
Tesla d.d. and Ericsson Nikola Tesla Servisi d.o.o.
Our anti-corruption tools
Key elements of the Ethics and Compliance program
Main risks include:
and management.
Health and safety of our employees, as well as our customers, have always been our top priority. In a year in which the woy of life we knew, and everything we used to do, has suddenly been changed and replaced by the protection of health qained a new dimension and became more important than ever. After the information of the infection in China, the Company began seriously preparing for what will soon follow in the rest of the world, as well as in our own environment. All the ovailable resources of the entire Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group, both human and material, were redirected to protect employees' health.
One of the first activities undertaken by the Management Board was to establish the Crisis Management Task Force of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group. This team, led by the Pesident of the Comprised of the Company's most important managerial positions, as well as experts in safety, human resources, health protection, held regular meetings, reached important decisions in short period of time and coordinated measures to prevent the infection to spread within the organization.

Group's Crisis Management Task Force: Gordana Kovačević, President of Ericsson Nikola Tesla, Snježana Bahtijari, Director of Marketing, Communications & Corporate Social Responsibility: Dragon General Services and responsible for safety; Marijana Duzel, Head of People; Hrvoje Benčić, Director Digital Services, Media, Customer Operations & Networks; Drago Holub, Manager of Team for development of 3G, 4G and 5G Radio Access Networks, Dario Runje, Director of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Servisi, and Dean Marušić (virtually from site in Split Business Support, secured the prerequisites for employees to perform their work smoothly in extraordinary circumstances.
As a global organization, we have been monitoring the corona virus spread since the beginning, and very early began to inform our employes of the measures and decisions that came into force, both in Croatia and within the organization. Major events were canceled, business travel restrictions were introduced, as well as the return of employees from the countries of risk. Before the infection was recorded in Croatia, the Company has aready had an established system of providing support and monitoring employees' health condition, primarily of those who returned from business trips and posted workers outside Croatio, as well as the ones who started to develop symptoms similar to COVID-19 infection, or were on a private trip in countries of risk at that time.
The first case of COVID-19 infection in Croatia was the cose of Ericsson Nikola Tesla's employee in Zagreb, who got infected during a private trip to Italy.
On that Tuesday, February 25, 2020, although then in a completely unknown and new situation, we can say that we were ready, as we had a well-organized team of experts who immediately started taking all the protocol for such situations. Department of Esidemiology of Andria Standard Public Health immediately performed all the corresponding activities in the company's work premises and other common arestauront). For the next two days, certified specialist services performed the disinfection of all the company's offices and during that period our employees worked from home.
To addition to colling specialist service and enige to the Company, a fast response included gathering information on the workplace of the infected employee, the mployee within the company, finding the contacts the employee had and listing the colleagues with whom the employee and who were immediately sent to self-isolation (40 people). Futhermore, it included listing all the employees who were in the Company on that day and went for a business trip before they found our about our employees' infection. All this resulted in the colleagues, nor anyone else who was in the company, got infected. After this event, we introduced the proctice for the Crisis Management Task Force of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group to address the employees via urgent e-mails, through which we have, timely and transparently, informed the employees of the Task Force activities and new circumstances, as well as of the ongoing business action to this way of regularly receiving information from the Crisis Management Task Force (in which the Company participated in from the beginning) was very positive, and the employees began to actively participate, give suggestions the information and the measures that the Company was taking. Until the end of 2020, 42 such urgent emails were sent.
Considering the current situation of working in extraordinary conditions caused by COVID-19 pandemic and hit Zagreb and its surroundings, a safe and a healthy environment to us more than ever. In times like these, our behavior plays a great role and it is important that we take care of ourselves, and at the same time, We are expected to be prepared, dedicated, and focused on performing work tasks in line with OHS rules in order to reduce the risks and danger from injuries, or getting sick, to a minimum.
Almost overnight, with the aim to limit physical contact, we have successfully organized working from home, and even now almost all business meetings take place in a virtual reality.
Knowing that there is no manual for this kind of situation, the members of the Company's Crisis Management Tosk Force and OHS sevice closely monitor the events, regularly meet and reach ne instructions and measures in order to enable, on the one hand, that the work of employees is as safe as possible, and on the ther hand, a smooth performance of business of all the employees whose work is related to going and working on site, as well as for the employees who perform their tasks at company's location, corresponding protective equipment was secured, instructions of santizers were placed in all visible places. In addition, we secured thermometers and devices that measure employees' temperature at the entrance.
The employees took the measures seriously, because they know that the only way to return to normal as soon as possible is to act responsibly and conscientiously. Out of the most important measures that we have introduced, and are still in force, we would like to highlight the following:


In 2020, Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group had 228 employees who were infected by COVID-19,
In addition to the data on the infected employees, we have also been gathering data about employees who were in self-isolation because they were in contact with the infected person, as well as symptoms of disease, travelling, and other risk situations. As time went by, we have noticed that, considering that most employees work from home, the number of employees in self-isolation declined, even though the number of the infected significantly increased in the last three months of 2020.


Behind every instruction, message or accompanying material for the protection of their health, the health of their families and loved ones, is the work of an entire team of people engaged in harmonization ond measures from global and local sources, and their implementation in our company and on our way of working, with a permanent focus on continuity and sustainability of our business." Marija Petras Palačić, OHS Manager
Most of our colleagues in Zagreb, Split and Osijek, as well as colleagues in locations outside Croatio, perform their work tasks in the office. Therefore, it is important that work premises are ergonomically designed to every employee. Regular testing of the workplace environment parameters, risk assessment of working in the offices with new office desks whose height can be electrically adjusted, as well as regular evercises are only some of the measures that impact the quality of our employees' workplace.
COVID-19 situation also led to changes in the way of performing tasks and, primarily due to the recommendations of national expert services, most employees were sent to work from home. This change, new emerged risks, as well as changes in legal regulations in OHS, resulted in a need to adjust the changed work conditions in company's documents, and therefore, new Risk Assessment was performed in the companies of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group.
In circumstances that demand strict and consistent limitation of physical contact, telecommunication of business imposed themselves as the optimal choice. By trying to deliver an excellent service to the customer, many of our employees perform their tasks on site, and these activities did not stop in the extraordinary circumstances caused by COVID-19 pandemic and earthquakes in Zagreb and surroundings. Therefore, Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group continued to work with moximum efforts on ensuring the stability of telecommunication networks that became a key backbone for public services, business, and connectivity in Croatia. In addition to the climbers, the statistics says that approximately 40% of tasks performed by Ericsson Nikola Tesla Servisi d.o.o. are considered tasks with special working conditions, which means this is a company of medium risk, and thus requires a special engagement of our OHS experts.
Challenging conditions of performing working on height, working with electricity, and unfavorable weather conditions, require our continuous preparation, dedication and focus on executing work tasks in line with OHS rules in order for the risks and danger from injuries to be minimized. We achieve this through regular medical checkups, quality protection equipment, continuous education, and field supervision.
In addition to having supervised our employees, our OHS expert audit of suppliers, paying special attention to compliance with OHS rules on high-risk projects. The situation on site showed that in the cases, suppliers perform their work in line with the rules.
All new employees, as well as students and employers' newly appointed persons, passed the theoretical and practical part of training for working in a safe way and passed the OHS training prescribed by low. Expert trainings of employees for tasks with special working conditions, as well as for providing first aid and rescue, are held when necessary and correspond to workplace requirements.
With the aim to preserve health, working abilities and optimal efficiency, the employees receive educational matious topics regarding OHS, such as working in unfavorable microclimate conditions, driving safety incidents and news regarding safety regulations.

Training for climbers of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Servisi d.o.o.
In addition to taking care of our employees, we additionally take care of external contractors on various projects, who, by accepting to cooperate with Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group took over the obligation to comply not only with the legal regulations regarding OHS, but also with the standards of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group. To our external contractors, we particularly brought to attention that applying and adhering to OHS regulations represents on extremely important segment of business for our company, and that the failure to do so is unacceptable. During the workshops we try to provide an individual external contractor in a way that we examine they come across in their work, and through our advices, help them to organize an OHS system within their organizations in the best way possible. We all have the same goal - to go back home to our loved ones each day after performing our tasks at work.
Following the extensive preparations in which many employees partification audit of our integrated management system in line with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018, the auditors checked and confirmed that the members of Ericsson Nikela Tesla Group with the requirements regarding the quality of products, services, solutions and processes, as well as the requiremental protection and occupational health & safety. Thus, for the upcoming three-year period, we have secured the certificates that are a necessary prerequisite to maintain business continuity.

Core Team responsible for certification: Zoran Zorić, Kristina Jakopčin, Jasna Glavaš, Perica Bošnjak and Marija Petras Palačić.
Within the energy efficiency project, our location in Zagreb was turned into a big construction site, and the project of improving energy efficiency was completed in 2020. The daily expert supervision of works resulted in an excellent cooperation of all participants in construction, and by respecting all the OHS regulations, which represented a special challenge in the conditions of COVID-19 pandemic and earthquakes; nevertheless, the year and the project ended without any incidents.

Main risks include:
Failure to implement legal regulations and stakeholder demands.
Failure to implement the Care Program in a consistent and standardized manner in the entire organization.
Lack of compliance with the occupational health and safety demands in the supply chain.
Risks that threat to musculoskeletal system, mental health, including stress, as well as balance business and personal lives of employees during their business.
Continuation of pandemic with the increase in infection of employees, partners, subcontractors; situation out of Company's control
Not enough vaccine
Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group, as an associated member of Ericsson corporation, successfully conducts business in Croatia and in many foreign markets for many years. The Group's business success and growth is based on innovativeness, knowledge and skills of all its employees, who, professionally and with full responsibility work on the realization of Group's strategic directions and goals, and continuously develop and create new products, solutions and services of high added value, important for implementing processes of society's digital transformation.
The Group's important strategic goal is to be an employer of choice in its environment. Therefore, we pay special attention to planning the development of employees and attracting experts, who have the capacity and the quality to, through their work and efforts, contribute to a successful realization of complex business and activities in a dynamic and fast growing ICT industry in which we operate. As positioning our company as the employer of choice represents for us one of the key components of successful organization management, we have therefore defined the necessary knowledge, skills that talented candidates must possess, as well as the octivities and incentive measures to attract, motivate, and retain the best experts. We have a four excellence, and oll our employees are governed by the principles of corporate culture in their everyday work. Our fundamental values – respect, professionalism, and perseverance – define our corporate culture and direct us in our everyday work and the way we do business. With colleagues from global Ericsson, as an associated company, we share joint obligation and commitment to the highest level of integrity, ethics and transparency in managing business. We strongly promote the principle of equal opportunities for every individual and this is something we constantly work on, with a zero tolerance for discrimination on grounds of age, national or ethnic origin, language, religion, political views, sexual orientation, physical abilities, etc. With their way of working, our employees represent our best ambassadors, who strengthen the Group's reputation and experts.
To achieve a higher level of transparency and implementation of strategy related to human resources, we have defined our business philosophy of managing human resources.
Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group continuously works on creating work environment for employees, namely by
In Ericsson Nikola Tesla, awarding system of salaries and benefits by which the employees are encouraged to use and develop their knowledge and capabilities axpand their and jurisdictions, and are awarded in line with the achieved results and realized new values in their work. The system is based on the principle of equal results, the correlation between the goals set and the results achieved, as well as the possibility to differentiate may work accomplishments.
The awarding system encompasses the following elements:
Each of the listed elements of the owarding system is regulated by the founding documents in the Collective Agreement, Salary Rulebook, as well as corresponding policies.
In line with the general goals of salaries system, employees are additionally awarded for the volume and importance of which exceeds the expectation of their organizational unit or the company.
Company's award/ all employee award, paid in line with the reviously planned business targets and conditions, defined at the beginning of the year
Variable pay compensation for target realization of previously planned business targets and conditions, defined at the beginning of the year, and in line with the rules defined by the Salary Rulebook and the Agreement about Salary Policy for the concrete year.
Employees have many benefits at their disposal, and here would like to highlight a few: employer's poyment and the possibility to have a more favorable saving conditions in the Closed Voluntary Pension Fund of Ericsson Nikolo Tesla, organized health checkups, shares for employees, IT equipment, continuous education, using a credit terms, parking lots for cars and bicycles, using the services of the Company's restaurant, possibility to join cultural and sport sections, using the benefits of the Bonus Club.
More than 38 percent of Group's employees are younger than 35, and we know this is a period in life when most people decide to have their own family. To help our young employees in this demanding period of their life, we have created numerous measures to ochieve balance between their professional and private life. For example, young parents have the right to support for each newborn baby amounting to HRK 10,000 net. The parents of children with special needs have the right to receive an annual aid amounting to HRK 20,000 gross and 2 additional days of annual leave. Young parents can bring their children to work whenever there is a need for that, flexible working hours, a free day for a preastfeeding pauses, equal right of fathers for parental leave, and other benefits. The children of our employees up to the age of 15 are entitled to receive a gift in value of HRK 600 per year, and their parents have the right to hove two to six days of annual leave, depending on the age and the number of children, regardless of to whom the children are registered to. The children of our employees who died ore entitled to receive a scholarship during their regular education.
In cooperation with the Raiffeisen pension fund, in the beginning of 2005, Ericsson Nikola Testo founded ETK's Closed Voluntary Pension Fund. In such a way, as the sponsor of the Fund, the Company wanted to offer its employees, primarily the younger ones, a chance to realize maximum benefit from a long-term saving in a closed pension fund.
As the sponsor of the Closed Voluntary Pension Fund (ETK ZDMF), for the second year in a row Ericsson Nikola Teslo decided to additionally motivate employees to save in the Fund, and therefore the Company paid to each employee who is a member of the Fund a single deposit of HRK 1,000 on their personal account in the Fund in 2020, as well.
During 2020, 102 new members joined the Fund, while 8 members left the end of 2020 the Fund had 1,732 members. End of 2020, the Fund's net assets amounted to more than MHRK 34.7. Since the Fund was established, the Fund's overge annual return is 6.69 percent, and in 2020 it was - 0.52 percent, because of the impocts of COVID-19 pandemic on the social life and the economy in Croatia and worldwide. In such circumstances, Raiffeisen Pension Fund tried to structure the assets of the Closed Voluntary Pension Fund of Ericsson Nikola Teslo in a way that, in line with the legal limits, as well as strategy defined in the Fund's bulletin and Articles of Association, the Fund's assets are invested in the market segments for which they estimated to offer the highest expected return in comparison to the risk taken.
For the entire Group that has been intensively hiring many young experience over the last few years, a developed and elaborated process of introducing traines into the work processes is important. For this purpose, many guality mentars were trained in order to provide their expert assistance in everyday work, monitor personal development of young employees, and participate in the process of their career planning. Good mentor relationship has its true value if it is based on quality connection, trust and focus on gaining new knowledge and developing new competences. A well thought process enables the mentor to perform a high-quality assessment of the trainee during the trainees' progress, development, necessary knowledge and skills as well as additional recommendations. In 2020, the Group hired 204 employees in Ericsson Nikola Tesla, who were mentored by 78 experts/mentors. Special attention was given to trainees, in order to speed up their inclusion into business and processes; 52 experts/mentors mentored 122 trainees.
Employee engagement and satisfaction is monitored through Voice - a survey that is conducted twice a year in Ericsson Nikola Tesla. The survey represents an important tool to measure organization climate and agin an insight into employees' opinions on various areas of operations. In this way, we foster the culture of feedback, and continuous change management. By conducting the survey twice, a year, we can continuously monitor employee pulse, keep the dialogue, and qain information on the satisfaction with various we introduce. The employees, together with their managers, take part in provements in all segments of their work and doing business. The survey is anonymous, and is conducted on a local online platform, and the results are available immediately after the period for taking the survey is finished. In this way, we receive relevant feedback, and changes and adjustments an be implemented foster. Based on a detailed analysis of the survey, areas for improvement on all the segments are identified. In 2020, on Ericsson Nikola Tesla level, the survey on employee engagement was carried out twice, and more than 80 percent of employees participated in the survey. The survey showed that almost 90 percent (87) of employees state that they happy by working in Ericsson Nikola Tesla, and the same percentage of employees sees a meaning in their job and has a strong sense do belonging to the company. Almost three-quarters (72 percent) of our employees believe they career gools in the company, while fourfifths (80 percent) believe that they have a good chance of learning and growth in Ericsson Nikola Tesla. We are happy by the foct that almost 90 percent (88 percent) would recommend their direct manager to others, and more than 90 percent believes that we, as a company, show commitment to ethic and responsible business.
We continuously work on harmonizing our organization with market requirements and needs, with the purpose of ensuring and strengthening competitiveness. Our cost-efficiency program continued in 2020. In addition, the Group's management has continuously been informing the representatives of the Union on the impact of corona virus pandemic on business activities of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group. Sharing information with the Union regarding all the important topics were carried out in line with the low and as foresen by the Collective Agreement provisions are applied to all the Group's employees.
Although the labor market is currently demanding, and all the companies in ICT sector are in a ruthless race for talents, the Group has a small percentage of people leaving the Group. We regularly conduct analysis of sur employees, provide various benefits for them, enable competence directions, and at the same time maintaining a healthy balance of personal and professional life. The feedback we receive from each employee who left the roprove the way of working, retain experts and attract new talents.
An integral part of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group's vision, strategy, and adopted values are diversity and inclusion of all our employees and all other stakeholders in our business and society as a whole. In all the processes and business activities, we are building a culture of diversity and inclusion, i.e. respecting mutual differences, and accepting values that each individual brings to the work environment. By connecting people of various characteristics and talents and giving each person a chance to give the best he/sher work, we create prerequisites for long-term sustainable development of our business.
When hiring women in STEM jobs (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), a serious limitation of femde resources and talents in this area poses a real challenge.
Our way of working implies the implementation of Divy in all segments of our business and activities, and this policy is incorporated in all other company policies, such as employment policy, managing human resources, etc.
Implementation of diversity and inclusion in all segments of business is encouraged and supervised by the organization's highest management bodies. We have developed and constantly invest in the company culture, where managers act so as to set an example and have an active role in putting together teams and creating a stimulating working environment, where included, appreciated and is ready to give his/her best.
Such company culture is implemented in the entire organization and it includes each and every one of our every doy in their work and activities show respect for the collegges they work with, customers, and all other people they interact with. We have a big customer base, and wherever we do business, our employees are very devoted to the development of mutual and long-term relationships with different groups of stakeholders.
The Group has a zero tolerance towards discrimination, which means no individual in the organization shall be discriminated based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, genental status, pregnancy, religion, political opinion, nationality, ethnicity, social origin, social status, disability, age, union membership or any other characteristic protected by law.
The application of diversity and inclusion principles helps us to:
Ericsson Nikolo Tesla Group encourages to point out and report any behavior which is not in accordance with our volues and company culture.
Gender diversity
We advocate equal possibilities for women and men in being promoted and in performing leading functions regardless of gender. Age diversity
We encourage intergeneration understanding and complementing.
Cultural diversity
We empower a multicultural environment where people feel included and can do their job in a successful way.
LGBTO+
We have ensured an inclusive work environment where every individual feels appreciated and welcome.
We offer equal opportunities for advancement to all employees, and people with disabilities feel appreciated and equal to every other person.

On the occasion of implementing the Declaration on Women in Digital, the Central State Office for the Development of Digital Society organized a round table titled "Postani i TI, djevojka IT" (Become a Girl in ICT). The second edition of this gathering was held in February 2020 at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology in Osijek, and our company plso supported a greater engagement of women in digital. One of the interest in IT industry can be increased among girls, is to promote positive experiences of female role models working in ICT. Therefore, the participants of round table, female experts from various companies and institutions, spoke about their professional journey to girls from senior grades of secondary schools. By sharing their stories of success, they encouraged them to choose STEM professions. Marina Simunić, on expert working in Ericsson Nikolo Tesla R&D center in Osijek, also sent this kind of message: "If you are good in math, logics and informatics, choose IT. There are jobs for STEM experts of all profiles, and they are various and interesting. You can code, test, work on development studies... And you can do it here, in Osijek, you don't have to go any further".
Our goal is to encourage a gender-integrated organization which recognizes and values the contribution made by persons of diverse personalities and characteristics. By 2022, we want to achieve our goal for women to moke 30 percent of all employees. Currently, 25 percent of Group's employees are women while at the level of Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d., the percentage of women is higher and amounts to 28 percent. The percentage of women is not at a satisfied with the trends that the trends that show that this is changed in the wanted direction. One of the biggest obstacles on our way to achieving gender balance is the for a longer period of time there has not been enough women with STEM education in the lobor market. Therefore, in cooperation with the educational community, for a longer period we have been undertaking many activities to motivate girls and young women to choose STEM professions.
The key to achieving Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group's long-term development strategy lies in the development of employees' professional, business, and personal competences. Coordinating employees' knowledge, skills and competences with the requirements of the digital society, agile ways of working in the ICT segment and modern ways of project management represent the focus of Group's development strategy.
Ericsson Nikola Tesla's Education Center operates as a flexible organization focused on providing a wices for the needs of employees, customers. The Education Center coordinates the work of internal trainers' network and cooperates with renowned educational institutions in Croatia and aboad, as well as with Ericsson Academy that globally via internet provides a wide range of training for all Ericsson Nikola Tesla employees.
Moreover, the employees can develop their competences by taking e-courses, using internal corporation software of expert knowledge, by attending seminars, conferences, taking postgraduate studies, and during their work on ene ts. As an associated member of Ericsson, the Group is included in the Talent Management Program. These are Ericsson corporation global programs where special attention is given to experts with relevant knowledge and skills, and top intellectual potential. With desire to additionally strengthen young managers, new Leadership program was launched that represents a comprehensive program of developing leadership skills. newLDP is a one-year program which includes various learning methods (modular courses, coaching and mentoring, learning by exchanging knowledge and experience, etc.) and places considerable emplass on applying acquired knowledge and skills in the work environment.
Ericssona Nikole Tesla's employees have the Ericsson's global Degreed learning platform, which enables them to acquire the wanted set of competences through short videos and texts. This platform is flexible, and can be reached from computer, by using mobile phone or tablet, in order for the employees to be able to develop their competences even when the. Virtual forms of learning not only save time and money, but are also ecologically acceptable, which we, as a leader of positive changes in the society, strongly support.
The development plan of business and technical knowledge, as well as social skills of our employees, is agreed with their line managers during the established process which is a part of the annual planning (Individual Performance Monagement - IPM), and in line with the needs of the business strategy and set goals. Every employee has clearly defined development goals, the realization of which is continuously monitored throughout the enployees receive reaular feedback from their managers. For several vears now, we have been hiring a lot of young educated people without work experience and have been continually investing in their knowledge and skills, encouraging them to lifelong learning, which enables them to be competitive in the labor market throughout their entire career. For the employees who left the company, there was no need to organize an education on how to easily find largest part of those employees retired, and the rest continued to work at another company.
| Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group - an organization that learns | ||
|---|---|---|
| percentage of employees who participated in some form of education | 93% | |
| average number of hours spent in education programs per employee | ||
| total number of hours spent in education programs | 123,925 | |
| number of available courses | 6 1 25 |
| Number of employees in Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
| ETK | 2148 | 2268 | 2402 | 2515 | 2571 |
| Libratel | 25 | 25 | 33 | ਹੈਰੇ | 27 |
| TBA (od 1.2.2012) | 17 | 16 | 18 | ਰਿ | 19 |
| EHR (od 1.9.2014) | 758 | 743 | 711 | 651 | 610 |
| TXK (od 01.09.2015) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| TBY ( od 01.01.2017) | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
| Total Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group | 2949 | 3060 | 3174 | 3224 | 3236 |
| Number of new employees hires in Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group | |||||
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
| ETK | 300 | 282 | 310 | 240 | 183 |
| Libratel | 1 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 3 |
| TBA (od 1.2.2012) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| EHR (od 1.9.2014) | 15 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 17 |
| TXK (od 01.09.2015) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TBY ( od 01.01.2017) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group | 316 | 304 | 338 | 273 | 204 |
| Employee turnover in Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group | |||||
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
| Total number of employees | 2949 | 3060 | 3173 | 3224 | 3236 |
| The number of new employees per year | 316 | 304 | 338 | 273 | 204 |
| Total % of increase in the number of employees | 5.7% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| Employee turnover - ETK | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019. | 2020 |
| Total number of employees | 2148 | 2268 | 2402 | 2515 | 2571 |
| The number of new employees per year | 300 | 282 | 310 | 240 | 183 |
| Total % of increase in the number of employees | 11.1% | 5.5% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% |
| employees | ETK | % ETK | Libratel | TBA | EHR | TXK | TBY | affiliated companie S |
0/0 | ETK GROUP |
% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| younger than 25 | 143 | 6% | 2 | 2 | 3 | D | 7 | 1% | 150 | 5% | ||
| 26-35 years old | 952 | 37% | 11 | 8 | 92 | 1 | D | 112 | 17% | 1064 | 33% | |
| 36-45 years old | 869 | 34% | 7 | 4 | 110 | 2 | 123 | 18% | ਹੈ ਹੈ 2 | 31% | ||
| 46-55 years old | 437 | 17% | 1 | 3 | 283 | 5 | 292 | 44% | 729 | 23% | ||
| older than 55 | 170 | 7% | 6 | 2 | 122 | 1 | 131 | 20% | 301 | 9% | ||
| total | 2571 | 100% | 27 | 19 | 610 | 1 | 8 | 665 | 100% | 3236 | 100% | |
| male | 1850 | 72% | 23 | 11 | 535 | 1 | 5 | 575 | 86% | 2425 | 75% | |
| female | 721 | 28% | 4 | 8 | 75 | 0 | 3 | 90 | 14% | 811 | 25% | |
| average age | 38 | 39 | 38 | 47 | 35 | 49 | 42 | 40 | ||||
| 32 years old or younger than 32 |
898 | 35% | g | 7 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 11% | 973 | 30% | |
| average employment duration |
10 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 11 | ||||
| up to two years of work experience | 633 | 25% | 15 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 1 | ਕਰ | 7% | 682 | 21% | |
| Qualification structure of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group® Qualification |
ETK | % ETK | Libratel | TBA | EHR | TXK | TBY | affiliated companies |
0/0 | ETK GROUP |
% | |
| University degree College degree and |
2228 | 86.7% | 0 | 16 | 189 | 8 | 214 | 32.2% | 2442 | 75.5% | ||
| univ. Secondary |
245 | 9.5% | 5 | 1 | 133 | 139 | 20.9% | 384 | 11.9% | |||
| education Highly-skilled |
ਰੇ ਪ | 3.7% | 20 | 2 | 243 | 265 | 39.8% | 359 | 11.1% | |||
| workers | 2 | 0.1% | 38 | 38 | 5.7% | 40 | 1.2% | |||||
| Skilled workers Others |
1 1 |
0.0% 0.0% |
2 | 4 3 |
6 | 0.9% | 7 র্ব |
0.2% | ||||
| 3 | 0.5% | 0,1% | ||||||||||
| total | 2571 | 100.0% | 27 | 19 | 610 | 1 | 8 | 665 | 100.0% | 3236 | 100.0% | |
| University degree | 2228 | 87% | 0 | 16 | 189 | 1 | 8 | 214 | 32% | 2442 | 75% | |
| PhD | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | ||||
| MSc | 133 | D | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 149 | ||||
Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group employees – distribution by sex and age*
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| ETK | % | Libratel | TBA | EHR | TXK | TBY | attliated companies |
% | ETK Group | 0/0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number of | |||||||||||
| managers | 187 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 43 | 230 | |||||
| managers - male | 146 | 31 | 35 | 181 | |||||||
| managers - female | 41 | 22% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19% | 49 | 21% | ||
| average manager | |||||||||||
| age | 45 | 58 | 56 | 47 34 | 47 47 | 48 | 46 |
| 2019 | 2020 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. | Zagreb | Split | Zagreb | Split | |||||
| M | M | M | M | ||||||
| Total number of injuries | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Work related injuries | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Injuries during commuting to/from work |
A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | a | |
| Major injuries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Minor injuries | N | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total worktime lost | 1064 | 1098 | 0 | 9 | 115 | 0 | 0 | O |
| Ericsson Nikola Tesla Servisi d.o.o. | 2019 | 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | M | |||
| Total number of injuries | S | |||
| Work related injuries | S | S | ||
| Injuries during commuting to/from work | S | |||
| Major injuries | S | |||
| Minor injuries | S | |||
| Total worktime lost | 2256 | 432 | 2720 | 0 |
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As a socially responsible entrepreneur, Ericsson Nikola Tesla dedicates special attention to sustainable business, which also includes setting concrete goals in regard to climate and environmental protection, and act accordingly. Therefore, looking at our own impact on climate and the environment, and systemic optimization of spending all kinds of energy and other natural resources is an important part of the company culture and strategy. The fact that the Croatian capital is more often appearing on the list of European cities with the most polluted air, is just one of the arguments which supports the validity of the decisive actions should start in "our own yard", more precisely, on our campus in Trešnjevka (Zagreb).
Two and a half years after the signing of an agreement for granting funds from the European Structural and Investment Funds, within the "Competitiveness and Cohesion" Operational Program 2014-2020, a new period of sustainable business started, characterized by annual energy savings of more than 4.6 million kWh, and at the same reduction of CO-emissions by almost 1400 tonnes. For comparison, this is a reduction equivalent to savings that would be obtained by building a solar power plant with the surface of 8 soccer fields.
The project was implemented through a successful cooperation with the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund and the Central Finance and Contracting Agency for the EU projects and programs.
Nevertheless, when an agreement was signed in June 2018 on the co-financing of the "Improvement in energy efficiency and use of renewable energy sources in Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d.", no one could imagine, even in the worst scenario, that during its implementation, both pandemic and earthquake will take place. Despite all this, energy efficiency that comprised of eight completely different and very complex sub-projects, was finished timely and according to plan.

The plan's quantitative basis was made within the LIFE Program, focused on the contribution to the protection and improvement of quality of the environment, and reduction of the climate change impact through projects that will contribute to the transition to a lowcarbon economy. Ericsson Nikola Tesla joined Life Clim'Foot project, and as the only large private company in Croatia, calculated its annual carbon footprint for 2017, and prepared a corresponding action plan to reduce it. A comprehensive and very complex calculation according to Bilan Carbone® model included a precise collection of data on numerous activities and own impacts on the environment. After several months of work, the results showed that in the company's total annual CO2 emission, 47 percent are energy sources. This has quantitatively proven the belief of Management Board and Executive Management that in order to efficiently reduce carbon footprint, we must primarily focus on improvement of thermo technical plants with the corresponding infrastructure and physical characteristics of buildings.
In brief. the calculation confirmed that responsibility towards the environment, in addition to a "green" portfolio that includes solutions such as the ones in e-Health, Joint Information System of Land Registry and Cadaster or smart cities, must also encompass the improvement of energy efficiency from its own production processes. As the company has been for years continuously applying innovative measures of energy efficiency, precisely because the high energy consumption is a necessary prerequisite of production of the center for communication equipment and networks, whose market responsibility is continuously increasing, a comprehensive energy efficiency of a part of production resources presented itself as an optimum solution to reduce carbon footprint.

A team of 600 participants worked on the energy consolidation of production of the main heat exchange station with the corresponding substation and the main cooling station and outdoor connecting pipelines, as well as on the renewal of building envelopes buildings, setting up the new heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems and an installation of a significantly more efficient lighting system. Despite all the
unexpected challenges, they managed to finish this large and a very complex project regarding coordination within
the agreed deadlines. During all implementation phases, the employees worked in full capacity and provided support to customers in conditions that were much harder than in the previous years and were able to achieve, with the EU grants and a great own investment, an important long-term objective.
A special challenge of this energy efficiency was the primary request regarding business continuity, and especially in the main production site that operates 24/7. Most works were invisible to the public eve, however, it had an important impact on our work, demanding a complex and a precisely coordinated adjustment of production process and several transfers of large amounts of equipment and employees, without any interruption in operations.
By successfully implementing this project, one of the largest energy efficiency projects in Croatia was completed, co-financed by the EU funds. Since the beginning of 2021, we have been working with a significantly improved technological capacities. Thus, we have once again confirmed our strategic direction of reducing carbon footprint in line with the European Green Deal and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, as well as the responsibility towards the environment and the community in which we operate.
Through this concrete contribution and our own example, we have demonstrated that participating in the creation of public policies for calculation, and afterwards a consistent implementation of activities to reduce carbon footprint, despite all the organizational and financial efforts that follow this process, is the only rational response to the challenge of sustainable life and business.





Environmental pollution and climate change have been recognized as one of the biggest global threats, and to stop them, all economy sectors need to act. Therefore, smart application of ICT, that by itself does not cause significant pollution; however, its application can reduce the negative impact of almost all areas of operations, is also the key for sustainable future.
Many believe so nowadays, which is confirmed by the Ericsson ConsumerLab report dating May 2020. Based on the study of 12,000 Internet users worldwide, the report presents the current user attitudes on lifestyles that are environmentally sustainable. Solely in the last two decades, the concern regarding air and water pollution increased from 20 to almost 50 percent, while nowadays every other Internet user is concerned about climate change and global warming. Although, 8 out of 10 users believe that the governments are responsible for environmental protection, 70 percent believe that individuals are also responsible, whereby they see technology innovations as a key potential to tackle future environmental challenges. The respondents see the need for joint action and increase of individual positive impact, and half of them expect the companies to take their share of responsibility.
It is interesting that the users who believe that technology will be crucial in solving future environmental challenges are almost two times more interested than others, for various ICT solutions that would help them to live more ecologically gware. Remote work, remote medical treatment, which modern technology enables nowadays, implies less commuting to/from work, and results in decrease of CO2 emissions, which COVID-19 pandemic also confirmed. However, this is not enough,
ICT solutions have much greater potential to increase sustainability by replacing physical products and services. Digitalization represents an enormous opportunity and sustainability and ICT solutions, such as 5G, IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual and Augmentation will be the most important ones to achieve a greater level of sustainability. In this regard, 2020 has by the virtue of decision, and primarily Force Majeure, truly became a turning point.

Despite the exponential growth of data transfer, for several years, the ICT industry's carbon footprint has been at 1.4 percent out of the total global emissions, and the companies from this industry are alobally also the biggest buyers of renewable electricity. These are often companies that influence others by their example, by setting demanding climate goals based on science and technology. They do not only reduce the emissions caused by their products and cooperation with others, but also invest directly or indirectly in renewable energy sources and reduction of carbon footprint from their own activities. Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group stands out in both areas.
Technologies, primarily 5G, are becomina the foundation of industry and society transformation that will enable an environmentally sustainable future. Until now, each previous mobile network generation has been increasing energy consumption and carbon emission, but 5G, as an energy most efficient standard ever developed, interrupted this trend in mobile sector. In addition, instead of suppressing activities with great emissions, Ericsson Nikola Tesla and other large companies in ICT industry, have been creating solutions that will efficiently replace many of these activities, primarily in energy supply, industry. transport, tourism, and agriculture.
Solutions, products and services, offered by Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group have a positive impact on business sustainability and the quality of people's lives and the environment. Since an important prerequisite for using any e-service is a quality infrastructure, we have intensified our cooperation with many telecom operators on their network modernization, and especially domestic operators. We became the exclusive supplier of 5G in the radio part of HT's network, and have also signed a contract on the delivery of microwave transport technology, which is a prerequisite for introducing 5G also in rural areas and on the islands. With A1 Hrvatska, we are working on the modernization of radio access network, as well as in core and transport network. With Telemach Hrvatska, we work on the expansion of capacities of microwave transport and core network. In ICT solutions for Industry & Society, we continue improving services and systems in eHealth. We have contracted the delivery of new functionalities of the Central Healthcare Information System of the Republic of Croatia with the Ministry of Health. Furthernore, we contracted a business ded of the implementation of the Central for the Centralized e-Health System of the Republic of Belarus, thus confirming a significant position in delivering innovative solutions in this segment, also in an international level.
Moreover, we have been working on the implementation of the "Green Borders" project for the Ministry of the Interior, while for the State Geodetic Administration, we hove been improving the Joint Information System for Land Registry and Cadaster.
All this enables a more efficient approach and data management, and often reduces the need to change location solely to perform some service, thus reducing the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that would, without the use of the mentioned systems and services, be emitted into the atmosphere.
We have also continued the projects related to e-Environment, primarily related to water protection, but also other natural resources, and the company's experts are also working on developing solutions for tourism and agriculture.
We expect that modern mobile communication networks, IoT and data science will significantly impact the transport industry as we know it today and bring a range of "green" solutions in the intelligent transport systems and logistics domain. Therefore, solutions for smart cities and e-transport are one of the segments that especially contribute to decarbonization in a modern, urban world.
In this segment, Ericsson Nikola Tesla, together with the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Science, University of Zagreb, and the City of Rijeka, works on the project SumBOOST (Sustainable Urban Mobility Boost Smart Toolbox), co-financed by EU grants. After project completion, Rijeka will have a new strategic foundation for realization of measures in the field of urban mobility, that will significantly improve the city's transport system, and direct it towards using sustainable forms of urban mobility.
Scarcity of materials and the change in regulatory requirements that may impact on the supplier ability to delivery components.
Ericsson products at the end-of-life stage that do not enter the Product take-back program may end up in a poorly managed activities of waste treatment.
Requirements of regulators and customers that are related to circular economy that may impact on the design of products and the strategy of development of Ericsson products.
Slow-down or stopping the modernization of networks in certain locations and the introduction of 5G, due to unjustified fears of electromagnetic radiation.

Ethics, responsibility, and sustainability are embedded in the foundations of business of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group, and we strictly adhere to them in all our activities, and we expect our business partners to do the same. The norms defined by Ericsson Code of Conduct for Business Partners, in addition to a general overview of our expectations and demands in key areas, such as business ethics, anti-corruption, employee rights and human rights, OHS, also imply responsibility towards the environment and fighting climate change. We are aware that the reduction of negative impact on the environment, created as a result of our business activities, implies examining the entire business chain, starting from us to business partners and suppliers.
Specifying demands for business partners in terms of environmental protection is prescribed by a special document that defines requirements reaarding products and services. production, transportation, energy consumption, water management, as well as requirements related to waste reduction and circular approach. Our suppliers must meet the demands stated in list of banned and restricted substances (https://www.ericsson.hr/en/supliers). Moreover, before signing business contracts with the Group's members, they are familiarized with these lists that encompass the material composition of products and packaging, and other information regarding product materials and materials used during service provisioning.

In line with the corresponding annual plans, we pay special attention to targeted evaluations (audits) of our suppliers and our own organizational units, including the evaluation according to ISO 14001. In this way, we actively evoluate our impact on the environment and contribute to increasing the overall quality of our management system. In line with the findings, when and if necessary, we provide education and/or suggest improvements, and in extreme cases, toke radical corrective measures. We particularly insist on programs of improvement, which encompass plans and spectives of reducing the impact on the environment. We try to additionally improve our knowledge and transfer it to our suppliers/ contractors, business partners and the wider community.
We are aware that education is an important integral part of our responsibility towards the environment: on individual level, Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group level, as well as towards the public. We foster quality cooperation with government bodies, specialized companies and institutions, as well as media and other interested parties. Through consultations and exchange of opinions with them, we try to contribute to shaping positive changes.
We have been continuously encouraging education focused on responsible relation towards the environment among our employees, suppliers and partners, readers of our company's publications and social media followers. Moreover, we motivate them to rationally use natural resources.
Therefore, Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group, in the conditions caused by pandemic that best demonstrate of water in preserving health and saving lives, marked World Water Day, on March 22.
Since hand hygiene is crucial for limiting the spread of COVID-19 (as well as many other infectious diseases), and we are constantly reminded on the importance of regularly washing our hands, we have once again highlighted to our employees how important it is to have an adequate supply of clean water to protect ourselves, our loved ones and the community.
Although the responsibility for the biggest pollution lies in the international community, it does not amnesty us from failing to do so on a company and personal level. Ericsson Nikola Tesla and its partners of activities that are related to the research of ICT applicability in collection of data and increase of information transparency related to water status. This also includes evaluation of risks related to the impact of water quality on public health and water ecosystems.
Furthermore, we encourage our employees to stop using single-use plastic products, and in cooperation with our service providers, we have already replaced most of the single-use plastic items by the ones made of eco-friendly materials. We believe that by publicly conveying adequate messages, such as those about avoiding the use of single-use plastics, we encourage personal responsibility and by example positively impact on others, thus proving that the contribution of each individual and each company is an important and vital segment of fighting for a cleaner and a healthier environment.
Main risks include:
In addition to a "green" portfolio of solutions, products and services, our responsibility towards the environment also includes the renovation of our own infrastructure and improvement of business processes with the aim to rationalize the consumptions of energy and water, of which we regularly inform the public.
As knowledge is our most important product, we regularly use it to reduce the impact of our own work on the environment. The company has continuously been working on optimizing the consumption of all energy sources, and due to the innovations of our experts, we have been continuously realizing significant energy sovings on our test systems, i.e. Test Environment, which is also our largest consumer of electricity.
Nevertheless, in this continuous, ever process of improvement, last year is particularly highlighted, as in 2020 we completed an extensive energy efficiency project, co-financed by the EU's Structural and Investment Funds within the "Competitiveness and Cohesion" Operational Program 2014-2020. Despite all the challenges, the works have been completed in due course, and therefore, this year the Company is entering a period in which it will realize reference energy sovings of more than 4.6 million kWh, and at the same time reduce the emission of CO2 by almost 1400 tonnes.
Technological solutions of using heat pumps and using waste heat that appears when cooling equipment and new Data Center for the preparation of sanitary hot water, as well as for heating in transitional periods, will significantly contribute to long-term energy savings.
This strategic project is in line with the European Green Deal and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, as well as with the Ericsson Nikola Tesla's Action plan to reduce its carbon footprint, created three years ago within the European LIFE Clim'Foot project, in which the Company also participated.
We use intelligent tools to collaborate, which enables us to take additional care about the environment, in addition to customer satisfaction with the service provided, regardless of the they are provided remotely. This primarily refers to services of network design and optimization, and integration and software network upgrade.
Furthermore, in our business operations, we use solely ZelEn (green) energy from renewable sources.
The production process, which is characterized by intellectual work of many experts, and equipping new work premises results in significant consumption of water and steam. Regardless of the continuous increase in the number of employees, the consumption of steam, and water even more, is significantly dropping, thus additionally contributing to the realization of our strategic goals regarding "green business" and sustainable development.
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Quantitative indicators of a three-year consumption of water and energy for the Group's location at Krapinska 45 are presented in the following table.
| year | water (m3) |
steam (tonnes) |
electricity (MWh) |
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| 2018 | 42,847 | 8.613 | 21,132 |
| 2019 | 21,195 | 6.921 | 22,467 |
| 2020 | 17,848 | 6,214 | 23,701 |
The data show how investing in infrastruction, along with using the central system for monitoring, results in optimization of consumption of water and steam for heating purposes. Namely, despite extensive construction and electric energy works during the entire year, and a significant increase in the number of available workplaces, the trend of decrease in water and steam for heating purposes continued. Understandably, some of the decrease can be attributed to working from home. A slight increase in electricity consumption was caused by the works on the campus energy efficiency and increase of capacity in test environment of the center for communication equipment and networks.

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We manage waste in line with the Act on Sustainable Waste Management, and Ordinance on Waste Management which is in force as of July 2020.
We also apply all the corresponding regulations for special waste categories, and our internal procedures (which are published on intranet and available to all employees) are in line with the mentioned laws and regulations. This means that we take a comprehensive and systematic care of all types of waste produced on site. We have valid contracts signed with external service providers related to transport and disposal/recycling of waste and manage all the prescribed documentation on the way in which the waste is created and handled. Waste management also includes the coordination with external contractors and monitoring the activities of collecting, sorting, temporary disposal, preparation of deliveries of various types of waste.
We also meet all the obligations stipulated by the Ordinance on the Management of Waste of Electronic Appliances and Equipment and take care of disposing electronic waste from our locations in the prescribed manner.
The main characteristic regarding focts and data on the waste collected at Ericsson Nikola Tesla location in Zagreb, Krapinska 45, during 2020 is a significant decrease in the amount of waste in almost every category. In addition to municipal solid waste, last year we collected, sorted and sent for recycling treatment, a total of 13 types of waste: 9 nonhazardous and 4 hazardous types of waste (marked as * in the table). Some categories recorded an increased amount of waste, produced during intensive works on the project of "Improvement in energy efficiency and use of renewable energy sources in Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d.", co-financed by the EU's Structural and Investment Funds within the "Competitiveness and Cohesion" Operational Program 2014-2020. This is primarily iron and steel, as the result of realing a part of heating stations, as well as fluorescent pipes, that were replaced by a more efficient, and ecologically more acceptable, LED lighting.
A significant decrease in the amount of collected paper and cardboard, as well as wood and plastics, is the result of, among other things, a continuous work on raising owareness on the importance of responsible relation towards the environment and improving knowledge on sustainability among employees and suppliers, which is an important part of our business practice.
An increase in the amount of electronic waste and discarded equipment is the result of the change in technology and contracted services.

As an entrepreneur that is responsible for the environment, we have been continuously working on the improvement of processes, and waste sorting is the obligation of each employee.
Compared to a traditional, linear model based on the pattern "take-produce-spend-discard", the circular approach is (almost) a closed loop, which includes reusing, renewing and recycling. Therefore, to support the recycling process, special, clearly marked containers for separate collection of paper, cardboard, batteries, etc., (which are regularly being emptied by external contractors) have been placed on many locations in work areas. Should there be a need to take care of a larger amount of waste than usual, for example, when moving, which was the case during the energy efficiency project, the employees have the corresponding support, provided by the Helpdesk of General Services.
Waste generated on Ericsson Nikola Tesla's location in Zagreb, Krapinska 45, in 2020.
| Key waste code | Waste name | Amount in tonnes |
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| 08 03 18 | waste printing toner | 0,38 |
| 15 01 01 | paper and cardboard packaging | 33,13 |
| 20 01 01 | paper and cardboard | 3,85 |
| 15 01 02 | plastic packaging | 18,84 |
| 15 01 03 | wooden packaging | 27,1 |
| 16 02 13* | discarded equipment - EE waste | 14,7 |
| 20 01 02 | glass | 0,72 |
| 17 04 05 | iron and steel | 18,82 |
| 20 01 33* | batteries and accumulators | 0,078 |
| 20 01 21* | fluorescent tubes | 0,4 |
| 16 06 01* | lead batteries | 0,53 |
| 16 06 05 | other batteries and accumulators | 0,04 |
| 20 03 07 | bulky waste | 0,7 |
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Regardless of the fact that understanding the importance of corporate social responsibility (CSR) advanced in the last few years among the companies and all the other actors of social and economic life, nothing could compare to the major rise of its affirmation and application as the two strong and long-lasting crisis that marked 2020. Covid-19 pandemic and disastrous earthquakes left a deep mark on people, business and the community; they jeopardized all the aspects of human life and business, to which responsible entrepreneurs reacted with a great amount of empathy and humanity.

Despite the mentioned crisis, the Group has also continued with the ongoing activities related to the Group's positive impact and changes in society, primarily through technology leadership and innovative ICT solutions for improving people's lives, as well as development of society and the economy. Advanced technologies have proved to be rucial in order for life and work to go on as normal as possible.
It is worth highlighting the fact that business entities with CSR as part of their strategy, and with it linked all detected target groups, goals and wanted relations, showed greater resilience to such difficult conditions, and were ready to adapt. The crisis generated completely new ways of life and work, business needs, skills, etc., that quickly became o necessity for sustainable business. Such scenario also happened in Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group, that maintained a stable business performance and at the same time took care of the health and safety of all stakeholders.
Therefore, through the example of its own stable and successful business performance, the Group has continued to strongly contribute to the national economy, has been developing its own economic sustainability and has the strength to invest in development and to promote positive practices in all business segments.
Deeply moved by the community's needs and aware of our comparative advantages, we have maintained the focus on three main areas:
education
partnerships for socioeconomic development
helping the community.
The link between young people and technology is twofold. On the one hand, it is clear that they are strongly focused on the use of all the technologies in their daily activities, which places them among the most active users. On the other hand, this is the group that has the highest potential to use all the benefits provided by this technology in a professional sense but has not been using this potential enough. Namely, despite the significant user experience, young people do not choose STEM professions, which causes a great, unfulfilled demand in the labor market for these types of professionals.
Therefore, for some time now, the Group's intention is to show all the advantages of choosing the so called "future professions" in an interesting and acceptable way for young people, and show them first-hand what a profession in advanced technologies' offers.
In a year in which many conferences and projects, such as Summer Camp, Open Door Program, fairs and workshops in schools and foculties, etc. had to be postponed in order to comply with the epidemiological measures of avoiding social contact, the Group's experts have found a way to convey these messages and to participate in qualition to motivating young people for STEM professions, a special effort was given to attract future experts to work in Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group, as the employer of choice.

The University Department of Professional Studies at the University of Split has been implementing the project "Improvement and implementation of professional practice at the University Department of Professional Studies", which is co-funded by the EU funds. Ericsson Nikola Tesla is a project partner in the implementation of this project. The project aims to establish a service for professional practice that would improve the services of support for students, advance the professional practice models, strengthen the capacities of the University Department of Professional Studies and boost the level of students' knowledge and skills. The project is aimed at teaching and nonteaching staff, and students of undergraduate professional studies and specialist graduate studies. The upgrade of the existing programs will improve the quality of studies and students' competences, which they need to graduate and enter the labor market.

In January, during the workshop held at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing in Zagreb, we were joined by students who wanted to find out more about our field of work, the kind of jobs we offer, but also about the development of 5G mobile networks in which Croatian experts actively participate together with their colleagues in Ericsson corporation. They showed the greatest interest in demo session. Ten experts from R&D Center answered numerous students' and professors' questions. The students were particularly interested in access devices from Ericsson 5G portfolio, MIMO, as well as new scientific papers related to beamforming, etc.
Considering that FER students are among the profile of employees that is chronically lacking in the domestic labor market, it was important to show them that there are equally good research and development jobs in Croatia, and in this way motivate them not to search for their careers outside of our country, but in the largest domestic R&D Center.

On the occasion of the Declaration on Women in Digital, mid-February the Central State Office for the Development of Digital Society organized a round table titled "Postani i TI, djevojka IT" (Become a Girl in ICT) at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology (FERIT) in Osijek. Our Group also supported a greater engagement of women in digital world. The participants of round table discussion, female experts from various companies and institutions, talked about their professional journey to girls from senior grades of secondary schools, encouraging them in their decision to choose STEM professions.

On the occasion of marking 25 years since the official presentation of Java, at the end of May, a virtual round table was held, aiming to popularize the learning of this language among pupils and students. The reason is clear: according to the number of iobs. Java is the number one in the market. The representatives of all levels of educational system in Croatia participated at the round table, from high schools to faculties. In addition to Algebra, Electrical Engineering Vocational School in Zagreb, the Faculty of Organization and Informatics, RIT Croatia, Polytechnic of Šibenik, as the representative of business sector, Ericsson Nikola Tesla also presented its view on Java.

A more efficient way to popularize current technologies are also Group's partnerships in various activities for students. Such activity is Workshop on Embedded Systems (WES), a free professional workshop organized by EESTEC LC Zagreb. The fifth edition of the workshop was dedicated to design of an embedded system by using micro controllers and CAD tools. In addition to the theoretical part, the experienced engineers shared the issues they are faced with in practice, and the students tested their knowledge on a practical assignment.
Ericsson Nikola Tesla incorporated into its business strategy a strong responsibility for the growth and development of all stakeholders, including the wider community. With proactive attitude when it comes to identifying needs, with support and development of partnerships with the community, we try to adjust local and national programs to the best international practice.
Our solutions regarding health care, public safety, e-Business, and in general in the field of digital transformation, novedays, more than ever, due to extreme circumstances of business and life, help the entire community. In additions, as a necessary prerequisite for public services and connectivity, we also secure stable telecommunication networks, in order for smooth-running of activities. For example, the work of educations in the conditions of on-line work is unimaginable without reliable networks that can withstand the greatest loads. This is similar in many other areas, in which we may not be directly responsible, however, as their work relies on a reliable infrastructure, our contribution is also significant.
Another good example is our partnership with the stakeholders that fight against COVID-19: in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, Croatian Institute for Public Health, APIS IT and Croation Health Insurance Fund (HZZO), we have uparaded the Central Healthcare Information System of the Republic of Croatia, and in particular its safety infrastructure, so that it would enable the implementation of new, especially important web applications in fight against COVID-19 infection, that literally saved lives.
The agenda to empower women is high on the list of goals of each advanced society, and the increased percentage of highly educated women and their equality in professional environment are proof of quality policies and measures to achieve this god. Scientists from the Faculty of Economics and Business in Zagreb, Professors Nina Pološki Vokić, PhD, Alka Obadić, PhD, and Dubravka Sinčić Čorić, PhD, carried out a research of the current situation in Croatia, and presented the findings in the book, titled "Gender Equality in the Workplace: Macro and Micro Perspectives on the Status of Highly Educated Women". Ericsson Nikola Tesla, and Gordano Kovace were described among the companies with good practice when it comes to inclusion of women. The representatives of companies with good proctices that were presented in the book, such as Ericsson Nikola Tesla and HT, participated in a round table discussion "Karijere i uključivanje žena – prakse organizacija u Hrvatskoj"(Careers and inclusion of women - practices of organizations in Croatia).
For the Group, gender equality is just one piece of the puzzle that makes a wider dedication of the company to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and in the society. In addition to equal opportunities for all, such as equal salary and parental leave for female and male employees, gender equality is encouraged through greater efforts in representation of women in the company, as well as in its management. With the purpose to achieve higher representation of women in ICT industry, we have been continuously involved in activities and initiatives, such as Girls in ICT Day, etc.

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In 2020, perhaps more than ever, multiple crisis in the society encouraged Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group and its employees to solidarity and to take initiative. Through many concrete actions of support and help, we have demonstrated the Group's fundamental values.
Particularly sensitive to the needs of vulnerable groups in society, threat to health and safety of people and assets, the Group and the employees have always been ready to take a step further in situations that require a selfless engagement in dealing with the consequences of natural disasters, in improving the living and working conditions of vulnerable groups of citizens, etc. It is through social engagement and personal contribution that they contribute to a fairer society and a better life for all.

In misfortune that offected the entire world and marked the life and work in 2020, the Group also extended a helping hand to the community. Ericsson Nikolo Tesla's management decided to give multiple donations to the healthcare system, amounting to HRK 400,000. To improve the conditions of treating severely ill patients, a donation of HRK 100 thousand was given to each COVID-19 center - one in the Clinical Hospital Dubrava and the Clinical Hospital Center Osijek. We donated infusion pumps, worth more than HRK 100 thousand, to the University Hospital for Infectious Diseases "Fran Mihaljević" in Zagreb. Moreover, we donated computer equipment to health institutions across Croatia that have been fighting against Covid-19. A great contribution was also given by the employees who, in their free time equipment for medical staff, such as 3D visors.

In times when special measures were introduced throughout the entire country, due to the newly arrived virus, Zagreb was hit by another unprecedented disaster. At the end of March, the strongest earthquake in the last 140 years, with 5.5 magnitude on the Richter Scale, destroyed the city and took lives. In addition to many buildings telecom infrastructure was also damaged, which additionally aggravated the situation. Through a quick and a professional action of 36 employees of Ericsson Nikolo Tesla Servisi, the malfunction was promotly reaginally important for the operation of emergency services, as well as for the concerned citizens.
And when it seemed, at least from a psychological perspective, that the danger from earthquake passed, Croatia was hit by another, an even more deadly earthquake of 6.2 magnitude with epicenter close to Petrinja in Sisak-Moslovina County took eight human lives and left 36,000 damaged buildings. The aftershocks which additionally devastated the entire area. The Group also responded to the Government's call to help the reconstruction after the earthquoke by donating HRK 400,000. The employees additionally engaged by joining numerous voluntary citizens' initiative, helping to clean up the consequences of earthquakes, working in voluntary centers, etc.
In devastating earthquakes, more than 60 of our employees lost their homes were badly damaged. The employees have, with the Group's support, initiated a humanitarian "Kolegama so srcem"("For our collagues from our hearts"), with the aim to voluntarily collect cash funds to repair the damages. With almost hrk 300 thousand collected, 12 colleagues started the reconstruction.
Although the pandemic and natural disasters have increased the community's needs for help to maximum and the entrepreneurs have mainly focused their CSR activities on that, the Group did not forget about other valnerable groups. Even in the circumstances as demanding as this, we have continued the tradition of donating funds for four soup kitchens: in Zagreb, Split, Osiiek and Vukovar, where homeless people and socially deprived people receive help throughout the entire year in food and necessaries.
Following the orinciples of sustainability and circular economy, a few years ago the Group has come up with a way, socially useful purpose for high-quality, second-hand office furniture. In cooperation with the community, potential users that could use such equipment for a more successful work and a more pleasant stay have been detected, and thus our office furniture is nowadays daily used in many institutions such as schools, educational workshops for children and elderly, etc. Therefore, in a very positive way, all the criteria of sustainability have been satisfied, opening new possibilities for various groups.

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This report and all the important information about Ericsson Nikola Tesla can be found at: www.ericsson.hr. Department of Marketing, Communications and CSR is responsible for Non-financial reporting and sustainability. If you wish to find out more, give your comments, opinions or suggestions, make sure to communicate with us: Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d.
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Ericsson Nikola Tesla's sustainability and corporate responsibility objectives are aligned with the company's strategy. The objectives are reviewed and reported on annually and reflect our efforts to reduce risks and increase positive impacts.
| Positive impact objectives | |||
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| Long-term objective | 2020 achievement | ||
| Increase the representation of women up to 40% in Supervisory Board; 30% among the Executive Management, line managers and worktorce by 2025. |
Achieved: Supervisory Board 20%; the Executive Management 29.4%, line managers 21%, workforce 25% |
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| Reduce CO2 emissions by offering and implementing new solutions in the portfolio |
In cooperation with the Ministry of Health, Croatian Institute for Public Health, APIS IT and Croatian Health Insurance Fund, we have upgraded the Central Healthcare Information System of the Republic of Croatia (CEZIH). We have contracted the implementation of the Central Software Platform for the Centralized e-Health System of the Republic of Belarus. These e-Health solutions reduce carbon footprint by eliminating the need to travel related to the services that are now available remotely. Furthermore, we participate in the project SumBOOST, through which the European Union co-finances the development of sustainable urban transport, among other things, also with the aim to reduce CO2 emission in urban traffic. |
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| Encourage the reduction of impact on climate through the reduction of CO2 emissions in business-related activities |
We have successfully finished the project "Increasing energy efficiency and using renewable energy sources at Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d.", co-financed by the EU's Structural and Investment Funds. This will reduce annual CO2 emission by almost 1400 tonnes. |
| Risk mitigation objectives | ||
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| Long-term objective | 2020 achievement | |
| Responsible sourcing: 1. percentage of audits executed in total audits planned (with the weight of 40% in total result) 2. percentage of closed findings in total audit findings (with the weight of 60% in total result) |
96.25% (one finding was not closed during 2020) | |
| Anti-corruption program | 100 percent of Ericsson Nikola Tesla's active employees completed an anti-corruption course (Anti-corruption 3.0) |
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| Secure that Business Units adhere to Sales Compliance process |
Business done 100% in line with the Sales Compliance process. | |
| 1. Audits of suppliers regarding OHS; SRAN HT, Energy Efficiency, 12 audits based on priority 2. Awareness about the importance of reporting accidents and near misses through educational information that will be delivered to all employees 3. Internal auditors training for ISO 45001 (Occupational Health and Safety Management System), 3 internal auditors |
In 2020, 12 audits were carried out based on priority (3 audits on the project of energy efficiency, 7 internal audits for ISO 45001, 2 audits of external suppliers). Due to the situation regarding COVID-19 pandemic and earthquake in Croatia in Q1 2020, there was a re-arrangement of goals set, and the planned goals (2 and 3) and their realization, were rescheduled to 2021. In 2020, OHS focus of the entire ENT Group was aimed at protecting employee health in new conditions, and planning and realizing goals that derived from these conditions, such as crisis management (instructions, procedures, posters, health bulletin, etc.), new risk assessment, new plan of evacuation and saving in Zagreb (instructions in case of an earthquake) and successful certification of OHS system (ISO 45001). In addition, Energy Efficiency project was successfully finished, without OHS incidents. Although in aggravated conditions (restriction of movement - official pass, as well as restrictions of visits, gatherings, education and business travel, etc.), and the fact that the majority of employees worked from home, OHS realized exceptional results in a new, nonstandard situation. In addition to all the new activities that were carried out, at the same time all the legal prerequisites that represent regular activities of OHS were met. |
Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. was among the first companies in Croatia to adopt its own Code of Corporate Governonce (in April 2005), based on the leastation of the Republic of Croatia and recommendations published in OECD Corporate Governance Working Papers. These documents clearly describe and define the rights and obligations of the Management Board, Supervisory Board and shareholders (https://www.ericsson.hr/en/corporate-governance).
The company also applies the Code of Corporate Governance adopted by the Croatian Financial Services Agency (HANFA) and Zagreb Stock Exchange, and meets the obligations derived therefrom, with the exception of provisions whose application is not practical at a given moment.
Deviations from the Code of Corporate Governance are as follows:
· Chapter 3: Appointment of the members of Management Board and Supervisory Board
The role of the appointment committee
The Supervisory Board does not have an established appointment committee; the Chairman of the Supervisory Board carries out these activities.
· Chapter 4: The Supervisory Board and its Committees
Composition of the Supervisory Board
The company's Supervisory Board is not composed primarily of independent members. Out of five members, two members are elected on the largest shareholder's proposal, one member is the of employees, and the remaining two members are independent.
Committees of the Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board has an Audit Committee: it does not have an established appointment committee and remuneration committee. The activities of these committees are carried out by the Chairman of the Supervisory Board.
Chapter 5: Management Board
The Management Board has one member - Company's Managing Director. In its work, the Management Board closely cooperates with the Executive Management that includes, in addition to the Managing Directors of main organizational units.
Management Board Duties
The Management Board does not have the adopted Rules of Procedure: responsibilities and ways of the Company's Managing Director are defined by the Company's Articles of Associations and internal acts. Ericsson Nikola Tesla's governance model defines the responsibilities and the way of working of the Executive Management.
Chapter 6: Remuneration of Management Board and Supervisory Board
Remuneration policy for the members of the Supervisory Board and the Management Board will be presented for approval to the Company's General Meeting in 2021 and will be available on the Company's web pages. The information regarding emoluments and other ways of remuneration of the Company's Supervisory Board and Executive Management are published in the Annual Report, in the total amount for all the members.
· Chapter 7: Risks, internal control and audit
The role of the Supervisory Bord and the Management Board
The Company does not have an officially adopted policy that determines the nature and the scope of risks that the company must and is willing to take over ("prone to risk taking"). However, all the key risks have been identified, its nature and scope has been defined, and they are regularly discussed at the meetings of the Supervisory Board, Audit Committee and Executive Management, and are covered in the Group's Annual Report. Risk management and internal control
The Company has established systems of internal control, including risk management, and the plan is to establish a function of an independent internal audit in 2021.

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Consolidated Financial Statements and Auditors' report 31 December 2020
Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. (the Parent Company) is a Croatian company with over seventy years of continuous operations. It is a leading supplier and exporter of specialized telecommunications equipment, ICT solutions, software and services in Central and Eastern Europe.
The Parent Company was founded on 13 May 1995, as a result of the enterprise Nikolo Tesla -Poduzeće za proizvodnju telekomunikaciiskih sistema i uređaja, po.
Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. has prepared these consolidated financial statements for the Parent Company and its five active subsidiaries (of which two are domiciled in Croatia, one in Bosnia and Herzegovina, one in Kosovo and one in Belarus).
The principal activities of the Group are research and development of telecommunications software and services, design, testing and integration of total communications solutions, managed services, supply and maintenance of communications solutions and ICT solutions, towards customers within the Ericsson Group, customers in the Republic of Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and several customers in Central and Eastern Europe.
Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. is a joint-stock company incorporated in Croatio. The headquarters of the Parent Company are in Zagreb, Krapinska 45.
The Group applies the Code of Corporate Governance of the Zagreb Stock Exchange and meets the obligations derived therefrom, with the exception of provisions whose application is not practical at the moment.
Supervisory Board, Audit Committee, Management Board and executive management
The Supervisory Board members during 2020 and up to the release of these consolidated statements were:
| Franck Pierre Roland Bouétard Chairman | Appointed on 20 June 2018 | |
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| Olgica Spevec | Member; Vice-Chairman | Appointed on 13 June 2019: elected for Vice- chairman of Supervisory Board on 17 December 2020 |
| Vidar Mohammar | Member | Reappointed on 13 June 2019 |
| Dubravko Radošević | Member | Reappointed on 20 June 2018; Vice-chairman until 17 December 2020 |
| Vladimir Filipović | Member and employees' representative Appointed on 29 November 2018 |
The Audit Committee members during 2020 and up to the release of these consolidated statements were:
| Olgica Spevec | Chairman | Appointed on 17 December 2020 |
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| Dubravko Radošević | Chairman | Chairman/member until 17 November 2020 |
| Vidar Mohammar | Member | Reappointed on 13 June 2019 |
| Vesna Vašiček | Member | Appointed on 21 February 2017 |
The Management Board has one member:
Gordana Kovačević
President
Reappointed on 17 December 2019
As at 31 December 2020, the executive management comprised:
| Gordana Kovačević | Company President |
|---|---|
| Branka Vučemilo Elezović | Director, Legal |
| Branko Dronjić | Director, IT&Test Environment Operations |
| Damir Bušić | Director, Finance, Sourcing and Commercial Management |
| Darko Huljenić | Director, Research |
| Dragan Fratrić | Director, General Services |
| Goran Ožbolt | Director, Sales and Marketing for Telemach Hrvatska and Alternative Operators |
| Hrvoje Benčić | Director, Digital Services and Operations, Networks and Media |
| Ivan Barać | Director, Sales and Marketing for Hrvatski Telekom and Crnogorski Telekom |
| Jagoda Barać | Director, Sales and Marketing for Export markets for Op. Seg. |
| Marijana Đuzel | Director, Human Resources |
| Milan Živković | Director, Strategy and Business Development & GIR |
| Miroslav Kantolić | Director, Sales and Marketing for A1 Croatia |
| Patrick Gerard Martin | Director, R&D Center |
| Snježana Bahtijari | Director, Marketing, Communications & Corporate Social Responsibility |
| Tihomir Fabeta | Director, ICT for Industry and Society |
| Vjeran Buća | Director, Sales and Marketing for Industry and Society |
The Management Board is required to prepare consolidated financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Group and of the results of its operations and cash flows, in accordance with applicable accounting standards, and is responsible for maintaining proper accounting records to enable the preparation of such consolidated financial statements at any time. It has a general responsibility for taking such steps as are reasonably available to it to safeguard the assets of the Group and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.
The Management Board is responsible for selecting suitable accounting policies to conform with applicable accounting standards and then apply them consistently; make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and prepare the consolidated financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Group will continue in business.
The Management Board is responsible for the supervisory Board of its annual report on the business situation of the Group together with the annual consolidated financial statements, following which the Supervisory Board is required to approve the annual consolidated financial statements which will be presented to the General Assembly of Shareholders.
The consolidated financial statements set out below were authorized by the Management Board on 23 April 2021 for issue to the Supervisory Board and are signed below.
Gordana Kovačević President Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. Krapinska 45 10000 Zagreb Croatia
ERICSSON Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. Krapinska 45 HR-10 000 Zagreb
CROATIA
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We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. ("the Company") and its subsidiaries (together referred to as "the Group"), which comprise the consolidated statement of financial position of the Group as at 31 December 2020, and its consolidated statements of comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity for the year then ended, and notes, comprising significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (further referred to as "the financial statements").
In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements give a true and fair view of the consolidated financial position of the Group as at 31 December 2020 and of its consolidated financial performance and its consolidated cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union ("EU IFRS").
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' Responsibilities for the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Group in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in Croatia and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

Revenue in 2020: HRK 2,022,953 thousand (2019: HRK 1,779,306 thousand). As at 31 December 2020: trade accounts receivable: HRK 193,332 thousand; contract liabilities: HRK 191,658 thousand (31 December 2019: trade accounts receivable: HRK 215,437 thousand; contract assets: HRK 3,239 thousand; contract liabilities: HRK 149,375 thousand).
Please refer to the Note 1 Revenue recognition of Significant accounting policies, Note 4 c) Revenue recognition of Critical accounting estimates and judgements, Note 5 Soles revenue and Note 6 Segment reporting in the financial statements.
In the year ended 31 December 2020, the Group's principal revenue streams included sales of products and software, as well as provision of services, including installation and integration services, maintenance and support.
Application of revenue recognition principles of the relevant financial reporting standards is complex and requires making significant assumptions and judgments. Particular complexity is associated with the following factors:
Our audit procedures in this area included, among others:

| Key audit matter (continued) | How our audit addressed the matter (continued) |
|---|---|
| Although contracts with customers are usually agreed with fixed transaction price, significant judgement is required in allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations. The transaction price, which is the consideration the Group expects to receive for the transfer of products and services to the customer, is allocated to the performance obligations based on its relative standalone selling price; In the wake of the above factors, we considered revenue recognition to be associated with a significant risk of material misstatement in the consolidated financial statements. Therefore, the area required our increased attention in the audit and as such was determined to be a key audit matter. |
o Determination of total contract consideration, by reference to contracts with customers and any subsequent modifications to the frame agreement, if any; o Allocation of the contract consideration to each of the identified performance obligations, based on their estimated stand-alone selling prices, also by reference to the sales department's data and the analysis of current transaction prices; o Determination of the timing of the transfer of control, the resulting pattern of revenue recognition and revenue amounts, by reference to sales invoices, inventory and shipping documents, customer acceptance forms and other documents as appropriate. For a sample of customers, obtaining confirmations of the amounts receivable outstanding as at the reporting date, and challenging any significant differences between confirmations received and the Group's records by inspecting the underlying documentation such as contracts with customers, invoices, shipping documents and customer acceptance forms; Examining whether the Group's revenue recognition-related disclosures in the financial statements appropriately include and describe the relevant quantitative and qualitative information |
| required by the applicable financial reporting framework. |
Management is responsible for the other information comprises the Management Report and the Corporate Governance Statement included in the Group's Annual Report, but does not include the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.

With respect to the Management Report and the Corporate Governance Statement, we also performed procedures required by the Accounting Act in Croatia ("Accounting Act"). Those procedures include considering whether:
Based solely on the work required to be undertaken in the course of the financial statements and procedures above, in our opinion:
In addition, in light of the knowledge and understanding of the entity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we are also required to report if we have identified material misstatements in the Management Report and the Corporate Governance Statement. We have nothing to report in this respect.
Management is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view in accordance with EU IFRS, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Group's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Group's financial reporting process.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors' report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.As part of an audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal controls that we identify during our audit.

We also provide those charged with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, actions taken to eliminate threats or safeguards applied.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditors' report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
We were appointed by those charged with governance on 26 June 2020 to audit the consolidated financial statements of Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. for the year ended 31 December 2020. Our total uninterrupted period of engagement is two years, covering the year ended 31 December 2019 and 31 December 2020.
We confirm that:
The engagement partner on the audit resulting in this independent auditors' report is Domagoj Hrkać.
KPMG Croatia d.o.o. za reviziju Croatian Certified Auditors Eurotower, 17th floor Ivana Lučića 2a 10000 Zagreb Croatia
23 April 2021
Domagoj Hrkać
Director, Croatian Certified Auditor
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Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group
| 2020 | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| Sales revenue | 5,6 | 2,022,953 | 1,779,306 |
| Cost of sales | 7 | (1,848,582) | (1,614,851) |
| Gross profit | 174,371 | 164,455 | |
| Selling expenses | 7 | (40,122) | (47,107) |
| Administrative expenses | 7 | (43,707) | (34,721) |
| Other operating income | 7 | 23,185 | 20,199 |
| Impairment loss on financial assets | (9,336) | (265) | |
| Operating profit | 104,391 | 102,561 | |
| Finance income | 9 | 6,125 | 7,176 |
| Finance expense | 9 | (3,884) | (1,507) |
| Finance income/(expense), net | 9 | 2,241 | 5,669 |
| Profit before tax | 106,632 | 108,229 | |
| Income tax | 10 | (12,092) | (5,750) |
| Profit for the year | 94,540 | 102,479 | |
| Other comprehensive income | |||
| Currency translation differences | (222) | 90 | |
| Total comprehensive income for the year | 94,318 | 102,569 | |
| Earnings per share (HRK) | 11 | 71.02 | 76.97 |
| 2020 | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | Notes | HRK '000 | HRK '000 |
| Non-current assets | |||
| Property, plant and equipment | 12 | 153,802 | 143,776 |
| Right of use assets | 28 | 53,955 | 51,920 |
| Intangible assets | 13 | 4,522 | 4,412 |
| Loans and receivables | 14 | 37,867 | 53,772 |
| Deferred tax assets | 10 | 9,541 | 16,200 |
| Total non-current assets | 259,687 | 270,080 | |
| Current assets | |||
| Inventories | 15 | 86,616 | 173,311 |
| Trade receivables | 16 | 193,332 | 215,437 |
| Receivables from related parties | 29 (c) | 89,002 | 112,861 |
| Contract assets | 27 | 3,239 | |
| Other receivables | 17 | 6,226 | 18,123 |
| Income tax receivables | 11,979 | 14,323 | |
| Prepayments | 33,411 | 11,654 | |
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 18 | 32,966 | 37,892 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 19 | 281,056 | 97,906 |
| Total current assets | 734,588 | 684,746 | |
| Total necato | 994.275 | 05/ 276 |
| 2020 | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity and liabilities | Notes | HRK '000 | HRK '000 |
| Equity | |||
| Share capital | 20 (a) | 133,165 | 133,165 |
| Treasury shares | 20 (b) | (506) | (240) |
| Legal reserves | 20 (c) | 6,658 | 6,658 |
| Reserve for treasury shares | 20 (d) | 13,904 | 14,873 |
| Reserve of currency conversion | (281) | (176) | |
| Retained earnings | 192,934 | 160,473 | |
| Total equity | 345,874 | 314,753 | |
| Non-current liabilities | |||
| Borrowings | 21 | 30,387 | 27,362 |
| Lease lightlities | 28 | 37,384 | 33,584 |
| Other non-current liabilities | 22 | 1,095 | 8,704 |
| Employee benefits | 23 (a) | 10,388 | 10,314 |
| Total non-current liabilities | 79,254 | 79,964 | |
| Current ligbilities | |||
| Payables to related parties | 29 (c) | 10,937 | 90,579 |
| Borrowings | 21 | 14,316 | 34 |
| Trade and other payables | 24 | 230,553 | 188,460 |
| Income tax payable | 2,463 | 315 | |
| Provisions | 25 | 13,718 | 16,376 |
| Accrued charges and deferred revenue | 26 | 87,262 | 95,913 |
| Contract liabilities | 27 | 192,322 | 149,375 |
| Lease liabilities | 28 | 17,576 | 19,057 |
| Total current liabilities | 569,147 | 560,109 | |
| Total liabilities | 648,401 | 640,073 | |
| Total equity and liabilities | 994,275 | 954,826 |
| Share | Treasury | Legal | Reserve for | Translation | Retained | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| capital | shares | reserves | treasury shares |
reserve | earnings | ||
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| As at 1 January 2019 | 133,165 | (240) | 6,658 | 14,873 | (86) | 150,609 | 304,979 |
| Changes in equity for 2019 | |||||||
| Total comprehensive income | - | (90) | 102,749 | 102, 659 | |||
| Dividend distribution for 2018, Note 20 (e) |
(94,000) | (94,000) | |||||
| Equity-settled transactions, Note 23 (b) |
- | 1,114 | 1,114 | ||||
| Total contributions by and distributions to owners of the parent recognized directly in equity |
(92,886) | (92,886) | |||||
| As at 31 December 2019 | 133,165 | (240) | 6,658 | 14,873 | (176) | 160,473 | 314,753 |
| As at 1 January 2020 | 133,165 | (240) | 6,658 | 14,873 | (176) | 160,473 | 314,753 |
| Changes in equity for 2020 | |||||||
| Reclassification | 117 | (117) | |||||
| Total comprehensive income | - | (222) | 94,540 | 94,318 | |||
| Dividend distribution for 2019, Note 20 (e) |
(65,231) | (65,231) | |||||
| Purchase of treasury shares, Note 20 (b) |
(1,235) | (1,235) | |||||
| Share-based payments, Note 23 (b) |
deg | (969) | |||||
| Equity-settled transactions, Note 23 (b) |
3,269 | 3,269 | |||||
| Total contributions by and distributions to owners of the |
|||||||
| parent recognized directly in equity | (266) | (aea) | (61,962) | (63,197) | |||
| As at 31 December 2020 | 133,165 | (506) | 6,658 | 13,904 | (281) | 192,934 | 345,874 |
| 2020 | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | HRK '800 | HRK '000 | |
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||
| Profit before tax | 106,632 | 108,229 | |
| Adjustments for: | |||
| Depreciation and amortization | 7, 12, 13 | 55,686 | 57,534 |
| Effects of lease derecognition | (217) | ||
| Impairment losses and reversals | (8,715) | 4,052 | |
| Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment | (168) | (2,323) | |
| Net loss on remeasurement of financial assets | (265) | (497) | |
| Amortization of discount | 13 | (1,023) | |
| Interest income | (6,023) | (5,742) | |
| Interest expense | 1,943 | 1,565 | |
| Foreign exchange gain/losses, net | 4,823 | (2,699) | |
| Equity-settled transactions | 23 (b) | 3,269 | (846) |
| 156,978 | 158,250 | ||
| Changes in working capital: | |||
| In receivables | 55,681 | (55,924) | |
| In inventories | 86,097 | (62,638) | |
| In provisions | (2,589) | (296) | |
| In payables | 15,112 | 35,854 | |
| Cash generated from operations | 311,279 | 74,946 | |
| Interest paid | (1,880) | (1,474) | |
| Income taxes paid | (1,299) | (4,526) | |
| Net cash from operating activities | 308,100 | 68,946 | |
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||
| Interest received | 1,777 | 1,734 | |
| Dividends received | 59 | 70 | |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 201 | 2,360 | |
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment, and intangible | |||
| assets Deposits given to financial institutions - net |
(59,649) | (82,414) | |
| 789 | (3,440) | ||
| Receipt of government grant Net change of financial assets at fair value through profit and |
11,261 | 4,794 | |
| loss | 5,013 | 10,956 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (40,549) | (65,940) |
| 2020 | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||
| Proceeds from borrowings | 21 | 53,182 | 21,656 |
| Repayment of borrowings | 21 | (46,369) | |
| Purchase of treasury shares | 20 (b) | 1,235 | |
| Dividends paid | 20 (e) | (65,231) | (94.000) |
| Payment of lease liabilities | 28 | (23,050) | (21,203) |
| Net cash used in financing activities | (82,703) | (93,547) | |
| Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (1,698) | ਦੇ ਦੇ ਕੇ ਇੱਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ | |
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 183.150 | (89,982) | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year | 97.906 | 187,888 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year | 19 | 281,056 | 97,906 |
Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. (the Parent Company) is a joint-stock company incorporated and domiciled in Croatia. The address of its registered office is Krapinska 45, 10000 Zagreb, the Republic of Croatia. The Parent Company's shares are listed on the Public Joint Stock Company listing on the Zagreb Stock Exchange. Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. has prepared these consolidated financial statements as at 31 December 2020 and for the Parent Company, its five active subsidiaries of which two are domiciled in Croatia, one in Bosnia and Herzegoving, one in Belarus (together "the Group"). A summary of the Group's principal accounting policies is set out below.
The consolidated financial statements of the Group have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards adopted by the European Union (IFRS). These consolidated financial statements also comply with the Croation Accounting Act in effect on the date of issue of these consolidated financial statements. These consolidated financial statements are a translation of the official statutory IFRS consolidated financial statements.
The consolidated financial statements are prepared on the historicol cost basis, with the exception of financial instruments which are carried at fair value. These comprise derivative financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss. Policies have been consistently goolied to all the periods presented, unless otherwise stated (refer to Note 3).
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRSs requires managements, estimates and assumptions that offect the applicies and reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of making the judgements about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revision affects only that period or in the period of revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods. Judgements made by executive management in the application of IFRSs that have significant effect on the consolidated financial statements and estimates are discussed in Note 2.
The executive management have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseable future. The Group therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its consolidated financial statements.
Items included in the financial statements of each of the Group's entities are measured using the primary economic environment where the entity operates ('the functional currency'). The consolidated financial statements are presented in Croatian kuna (HRK), which is the Parent Company's functional and the Group's presentation currency.
IFRS 15 "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" is a principle based model of recognizing revenue from customer contracts. It has a five-step model that requires revenue to be recognized when control over goods and services are transferred to the customer.
The following paragraphs describes the types of contracts, when performance obligations are satisfied, and the timing of revenue recognition. They also describe the normal payment terms associated with such contracts and the resulting impoct on the balance sheet over the duration of the contracts. The vast majority of the Group's business is for the sale of standard products and services.
Products and services are classified as standard solutions if they do not reavire significant installation and integration services to be delivered. Installation and integration services are generally completed within a short period of time from the delivery of the related products.
These products and services are viewed as separate distinct performance obliagtions. This type of customer contract is usually signed as a frame agreement and the customer issues individual purchase orders to commit to purchases of products and services over the duration of the agreement.
Revenue for standard products shall be recognized when control over the equipment is transferred to the customer at a point in time. This assessment shall be viewed from a customer's perspective considering indicators such as transfer of titles and risks, customer acceptance, physical possession, and billing rights. Control of an asset therefore refers to the ability to direct use of and obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits from the asset.
Furthermore, control includes the ability to prevent other entities from using and obtaining the benefits from on asset. The benefits of an asset are the potential cash flows or sovings in outflows) that can be obtained directly. For hardware soles, transfer of control is usually deemed to occur when the equipment arrives at the customer site and for software sales, when the licenses are made available to the customer. Software licenses may be provided to the customer at a point in time, activated or ready to be activated by the customer at a later stage, therefore revenue is recognized when customer obtains control of the software.
Contractual terms vary, therefore judgment will be applied when assessing the indicators of transfer of control. Revenue for installation and integration services is recognized upon completion of the service. Costs incurred in delivering standard oroducts and services are recognized as costs of sales when the related revenue is recognized in the Income Statement. Costs incurred relating to performance obligations not yet fully delivered are recognized as inventories.
Transaction prices under these contracts are usually fixed, and mostly billed upon delivery of the hardware and completion of installation services. Customer finance agreements may be agreed separately with some customers where payment terms exceed 179 days.
Revenue for recurring services such as customer support and managed services is recognized as the services are delivered, generally pro-rata over time. Costs incurred in delivering recurring services are recognized as cost of sales as they are incurred. Transaction prices under these contracts are billed over time, often on a quarterly basis.
Contract liabilities or receivables may arise depending on whether the quarterly billing is in arrears. Contract for standard products and services applies to business in all segments.
Some products and services are sold together as part of a customized solution to the customer. This type of contract requires significant installation and integration services to be delivered within the solution, normally over a period of more than 1 year. These products and services are viewed together as a combined performance obligation. This type of contract is usually sold as a firm contract in which the sope of the solution on both parties are clearly defined for the duration of the contract.
Revenue for the combined performance obligation shall be recognized over time if progress of completion can be reliably measured and enforceable right to payment exists over the contract. The progress of completion is estimated by reference to the output delivered such as achievement of contract milestones and customer acceptance. This method determines revenue milestones over the contract, and it is considered appropriate as it reflects the nature of the customized solution and how integration service is delivered in these projects. If the criteria above are not met, then all revenue shall be recognized upon the completion of the customized solution, when final acceptance is provided by the customer. Costs incurred in delivering customized solutions are recognized as costs of sales when the related in recognized in the Income Statement. Costs incurred relating to future revenue milestones are recognized as Inventories and assessed for recoverability on a reqular basis.
Transaction price under these contracts is usually a fixed fee, split into a number of progress payments or billing milestones as defined in the contract. In most cases, revenue recognized is limited to the progress payments or unconditional billing milestones over the duration of the contract, therefore no contract liability rrises on these contracts. Customer finance agreements may be agreed separately with some customers where payment terms exceed 365 days. Contract for customized solution applies to the Industry and Society business Support Systems (BSS) business, within the segment Digital Services, and the Media Solutions business within the segment Emerging Business and Other.
The nature of Ericsson's provide a right to use Ericsson's IP as it exists (in terms of form and functionality) at the point in time at which the license is granted to the customer. This means that the use of, and obtain substantially all the remaining benefits from, the license at the point in time at which the license transfers.
Trade receivables include amounts that have been billed in accordance with customer contract terms and amounts that the Group has an unconditional right to, with only passage of time before the amounts can be billed in accordance with the customer contract terms.
Customer finance credits arise from credit terms exceeding 179 days in the customer contract or a separate financing agreement signed with the customer finance is a class of financial assets that is managed separately from receivables. See note 30(d) for further information on credit risk monagement of trade receivables and customer finance credits. In accordance with IFRS 15, where significant financing is provided to the customer, revenue is adjusted to reflect the impact of the financing transaction. These transactions could arise from the customer finance credits above if the contracted interest rate is below the market rate or through implied financing transactions due to payment terms of more than one year from the date of transfer of control.
Contract asset is unbilled sales amount relating to performance obligation that has been satisfied under contract but is conditional on terms other than only the passage of time before payment of the consideration is due. Under previous standards these unbilled sales balances have been included within trade receivables.
Contract liability relates to amounts that are paid by or due from customers for which performance obligations are unsatisfied or partially satisfied. Under previous standards these balances have been disclosed as deferred revenue within other current liabilities, and the Group concluded that the balances meet the definition of contract liability under IFRS 15. Advances from customers are also included in the contract liability balance.
Items of property, plant and equipment are shown at cost or deemed cost, less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.
The Group recognizes in the carrying amount of an item of property, plant and equipment the cost of replacing part of such an item when that cost is incurred if it is probable that the future economic benefits embodied with the item will flow to the Group and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. All other expenditure on repairs and maintenance is expensed as incurred. Where parts of an item of property, plant and equipment have different useful lives, they are accounted for as separate items of property, plant and equipment.
Land is not depreciated. Depreciation on other assets is provided on a straight-line basis to allocate their cost over the estimated economic useful life of the assets. The estimated useful lives are as follows:
| Usefullives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buildings | 5-30 years | |
| Plant and equipment | 2-10 years | |
| Other | 5-7 years |
The depreciation method, useful lives and residual volues are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriote, at each balance sheet atte. An asset's carrying amount is written down immediately to its recoverable amount if the asset's carrying amount is greater than its estimated recoverable amount. Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing proceeds with carrying amount and are included in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
Intangible assets are stated on initial recognition at cost and subsequently at cost less accumulated amortization and impairment losses.
Amortization is provided on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of intangible assets. Intangible assets include acauired computer software and are amortized on a straight-line basis over their useful life of 2-4 years. Cost associated with maintaining computer software is recognized as an expense as incurred.
Assets that have an indefinite useful life (such as goodwill) are not subject to amortization and are tested annually for impairment. Assets that are subject to amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the asset's carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an assets fair value less costs to sell and value in use. For the purposes of assess are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are separately identifiable cash flows (cash-generating units). Non-financial assets other than goodwill that suffered an impairment are reviewed for possible reversal of the impairment at each reporting date.
Financial assets are classified as amortized cost if the contractual terms give rise to payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding and the financial asset is held in a business model whose objective is to hold financial assets in order to collect contractual cash flows. These assets are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, minus impairment allowonces. Interest income and gains and losses from financial assets at amortized cost are recognized in financial income.
A financial asset is classified as held for trading if it is acquired principally for the purpose of selling in the near term. Derivatives are classified as held for trading, unless they are designated os hedging instruments for the purpose of hedge accounting. Assets held for trading are classified as current assets. Debt instruments classified as FVTPL, but not held for trading, are classified on the balance sheet based on their maturity date (i.e. those with a maturity longer than one year are classified as non-current). Investments in shares and participations are classified as FVTPL and classified as non-current financial assets. Gains or losses arising from changes in the FVTPL category (excluding derivatives and customer financing) are presented in the income statement within financial income in the period in which they arise. Gains and losses on derivatives are presented in the income statement as follows. Gains and losses on derivatives that hedge operating assets or liabilities, financial assets and financial liabilities are presented as cost of sales, financial income and financial expense, respectively. Gains and losses on customer financing are presented in the income statement as selling expenses. Dividends on equity instruments are recognized in the income statement as part of financial income when the Group's right to receive payments is established.
Cash comprises cash held at banks and on hand. Cash equivalents include demand deposits with maturities up to three months. Cash and cash equivalents are carried at amortized cost because: (i) they are held for collection of contractual cash flows and those cash flows represent solely payments of principal and interest, and (i) they are not designated at fair value through profit and loss.
Financial assets offected by the new model are cash equivalents, deposits, trade receivables and contract assets. Two unified models were developed financial assets. Cash equivalents and deposits are assessed for impoirment under one unified model and trade receivables and contract assessed for impairment under another unified model. Cash equivalents and deposits are assessed based on probability of defoult as Group exposure to certain financial institution at the time of default. To determine probability of default, country credit rating of financial is used, as well as the rating of future outlook is used.
Expected loss on cash, cosh equivalents and deposits for each financial institution gives the total expected credit loss. There were no significant changes to the model during the year. The Group has determined that credit risk largely depends on both the payment pattern of the customer as well as the risk in the customer resides (e.g. ability to make cross-border payments).
Therefore, expected credit losses (ECLs) are colculated using a provision matrix that specifies a fixed rate depending both on the number of days past due and the country risk ratings depend on the ratings used by all Export Credit Agencies within the OECD. The rates defined in the based on historical loss potterns for certain portfolio of customers. Each customer is regulatory monitored and these rates are adjusted for current conditions as well as management expectations for changes to political risks and payment potterns of certain customer in the future. There were no significant changes to the model during the year.
Trade and other payables are initially recognized at fair value and subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate.
Financial liabilities are recognized when the Group becomes bound to the instrument. Financial liabilities are derecognized when they are extinguished, i.e. when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged, cancelled or expires.
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less the estimated costs of completion and selling expenses. The cost of other inventories is based on the First In First Out (FIFO) principle and includes expenditures incurred in acquiring the inventories and bringing them to their existing location and condition. In case of monufactured inventories, the cost includes materials, labor and related overhead, and expenditure incurred in acquiring the inventories and bringing them to their existing location and condition. Slow-moving and obsolete inventories have been written down to their estimated realizable value.
Share capital is stated in Croatian kuna at nominal value.
Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new ordinary shares or options are shown in equity as a deduction, net of tax, from the proceeds. Where the Parent Company purchases its own equity share capital (treasury shares), the consideration paid, including any directly attributable incremental costs (net of income taxes), is deducted from equity attributable to the equity holders until the shares are cancelled or reissued. Where such ordinary shares are subsequently reissued, any consideration received, net of any directly attributable incremental transaction costs and the related income tox effects, is included in equity attributable to the equity holders.
The tox expense for the period is based on taxable profit for the year and comprises current and deferred tox. Income tox is recognized in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income except to the extent that it relates to items recognized directly in equity, in which case it is recognized in equity. The current income is calculated on the basis of the tox laws enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date in the countries where the Parent Company and its subsidiaries operate and generate taxable income. Management periodically evaluates positions tax returns with respect to situations in which applicable tox regulation is subject to interpretation. It establishes provisions where appropriate on the basis of amounts expected to be paid to the tax authorities.
Deferred income tax is recognized by using the balance sheet liability method on temporary differences arising between tox basis of assets and liabilities and their carrying amount in the financial statements. However, the deferred income tax is not accounted for if it arises from initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction other than a business combination that at the time of the transaction does not affect either accounting or taxable profit or loss. Deferred tox assets and liabilities are not discounted and are classified as non-current assets and/or liabilities in the balance sheet. Deferred tox assets are recognized when it is probable that sufficient taxable against which the deferred tox assets can be utilized. At each balance sheet date, the Group reassesses unrecognized deferred tox assets and the carrying amount of deferred tox assets. Deferred income toxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Deferred tox assets and liabilities are measured by using the tax rates expected to apply to taxable profit in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled based on tox rates enacted or substantially enacted at the balance sheet date. The measurement of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tox consequences that would follow from the manner in which the enterprise expects, at the balance sheet date, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.
Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into functional currency at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency at the balance sheet date have been translated to functional currency at the foreign exchange rate ruling at that date. Foreign exchange differences arising from translation are included in the consolidated statement of come. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies that are stated at fair value are translated to functional currency at foreign exchange rates ruling at the dates the values were determined. Non-monetary assets and items that are measured in terms of "historical cost of a foreign currency" are not retranslated.
I tems included in the financial statements of each of the Group's entities are measured using the primary economic environment where the entity operates ('the functional currency'). The consolidated financial statements are presented in Croation kuna (HRK), which is the Parent Company's functional and the Group's presentation currency. The results and financial position of all the Group's entities with a functional currency different from the presentation currency are translated into the presentation currency as follows:
On consolidation, exchange differences arising from the translation of the net investment in foreign operations are taken into other comprehensive income. When a foreign operation is sold, exchange differences that were recorded in equity are reclassified from other comprehensive income statement as part of the gain or loss on sale.
The Group provides employees with jubilee and one-off retirement awards. The obligation and costs of these benefits are determined by using the Projected Unit Credit Method. The Projected Unit Credit Method considers each period of service as giving rise to an additional unit of benefit entitlement and measures each unit separately to build up the final obligation. The obligation is measured at the present value of estimated future cash flows using a discount rate in the interest rate on government bonds where the currency and terms of the government bonds are consistent with the currency and estimated terms of the benefit obligation.
The Group operates an equity-settled, share-based compensation plan allowing the employees to receive shares according to internal policy. The fair value of the employee services received in exchange for the shares is recognized as an expense with a corresponding increase in equity. The fair value is measured at grant date and spread during which the employees become unconditionally entitled to the shares. The total amount to be expensed over the vesting period is determined by reference to the fair value of the shares granted. At each balance sheet date, the Parent Company revises its estimates of the number of shares that are expected to become granted. It recognizes the impoct of the revision of original estimates, if any, in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, with a corresponding adjustment to equity. When distributed upon vesting dote, treasury shares are credited at average purchase cost and recorded against retained earnings.
The Group recognizes a liability and an expense for bonuses as a provision where contractually obliged or where there is past practice that has created a constructive obligation.
A provision is recognized when the Group has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event and it is probable (i.e. more likely than not) that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be reguired to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate can be made of the obligation. Provisions are reviewed at each balance sheet date and adjusted to reflect the current best estimate. The most significant provisions in the consolidated financial statements are provisions for warranty claims and litigation. If the effect is material and if the obligation is expected to be settled in a period of over 12 months, provisions are determined by discounting the expected future cash flows at a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and, where appropriate, the risks specific to the liability. A provision for warranties is recognized when the underlying products or services are sold. The provision is based on historical warranty data and a weighting of all possible outcomes against their associated probabilities. The increase in the provision due to passage of time is recognized as interest expense.
Interest income is recognized using the effective interest method. When a loan and receivable is impaired, the Group reduces the carrying amount to its recoverable amount, being the estimated future cash flow discounted at the original effective interest rate of the instrument, and continues unwinding the discount as interest income on impaired loan and receivables is recognized using the original effective interest rate.
Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decisionmaker. The chief operating decision-maker, who is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating segments, has been identified as the Management Board that makes strategic decisions.
Borrowings are initially recognized at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred. Borrowings are subsequently stated at amortized cost; any difference between the proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the redemption volue is recognized in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income over the borrowings using the effective interest method. Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the Group has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least 12 months after the balance sheet date.
Grants from the government are recognized within "Other operating income" at their fair volue where there is reasonable assurance that the grant will be received, and the Group with all attached conditions.
Government grants relating to costs are deferred and recognized over the period necessary to motch the costs that they are intended to compensate.
Grants relating to property, plant and equipment are recognized in profit or loss over the periods and in the proportions in which depreciation on those assets is recognized. In statement of financial position, government grant is deducted in arriving at the carrying amount of the underlying asset and is recognized in the profit or loss over the useful life of depreciable asset by way of a reduced depreciation charge.
Dividend distribution to the shareholders is recognized as a liability in the consolidated financial statements in the period in which the dividends are approved by the shareholders.
Subsidiaries are all entities (including structured entities) over which the Group control. The Group controls on entity when the Group is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ablity to offect those returns through its power over the entity. Subsidiated from the date on which controlis transferred to the Group and are de-consolidated from the date that control ceases.
The Group applies the ocquisition method to account for business combinations. The consideration transferred for the acquisition of a subsidiary is the fair values of the liabilities incurred and the equity interests issued by the Group. The consideration transferred includes the fair value of any asset or liability resulting from a contingent consideration arrangement. Acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred. Identifioble assets acquired and liobilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured initially ot their foir values at the acquisition date. On an acquisition-by-acquisition basis, the Group recognizes any non-controlling interest in the acquiree either at foir value or at the non-controlling interest's proportionate share of the recognized amounts of identifiable acquires's net assets.
Goodwill is initially measured as excess of the consideration transferred and the fair value of noncontrolling interest in the acquiree and acquisition-date fair value of any previous equity interest in the acquiree over the foir value of the Group's share of the identifiable net assets acquired. If this is lower than the fair volue of the net assets of the subsidiary acquired in the case of a bargain purchase, the difference is recognized directly in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
Intercompany transactions, balances and unrealized gains on transactions between Group companies are eliminated. Unrealized losses are also eliminated. Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the Group.
As a lessee, the Group leases property and vehicles. Under IFRS 16, the Group recognizes right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for most of these leases - i.e. these leases are on-balance sheet.
At commencement or on modification of a contract that contains a lease component, the Group allocates the consideration in the contract to each lease component based on its relative stand-alone price.
However, for leases of property the Group has elected not to separate non-lease components and account for the lease and associated non-lease components as a single lease component.
The Group uses a number of practical expedients when applying IFRS 16 to leases. In particular, the Group:
When measuring lease liabilities for leases that were classified as operating leases, the Group discounted lease poyments using its incremental borrowing rate, the weighted average rate applied is 2.5%.
The Group leases out its own property and the Group has classified these leases as operating leases.
The Group is not required to make any adjustments on transition to IFRS 16 for leases in which it acts as a lessor, except for a sub-lease.
The Group sub-leases some of its properties. Under IFRS 16, the right-of-use assets recognized from the head leases are presented in investment property and measured at fair volue at that date. The Group assessed the classification of the sublease contracts with reference to the right-of-use asset rather than the underlying asset and concluded that they are operating leases under IFRS 16.
The Group has applied IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers to allocate consideration in the contract to each lease and non-lease component.
There were no changes in accounting policies for the financial year ending as at 31 December 2020 in comparison with prior reporting period.
Certain new accounting standards and interpretations have been published that are not mandatory for 31 December 2020 reporting period and have not been early adopted by the group. These standards are not expected to have a material impact on the entity in the current or future reporting periods and on foreseeable future transactions.
Accounting estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and ore based on historical experience and other foctors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The Group mokes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting estimates will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results. The estimotes and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below.
The Group reviews its receivables to assess impairment on a monthly basis. In determining whether on impairment loss should be recorded in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the Group makes judgements as to whether there is any observable data indicating that there is a measurable decrease in the estimated future cash flows from a portfolio of loans and receivables before the dectified with an individual loan or receivable in that portfolio. This evidence may include observable data indicating that there has been an adverse change in the payment status of borrowers in a group, or national or local economic conditions that correlate with parameters in the Group.
In 2016, the Group entered into several new customer contracts in the foreign market. The contracts include delivery of equipment ond sole of services with 15% up-front payment while remaining 85% have deferred payment terms up to 54 months.
The Group financed the sale of equipment through a Supplier credit arrangement.
The arrangement includes (i) motching cost receipts from customer with payments to the bank, (ii) assignation of insurance policy to the bank, and (iii) ceding future cash receipts from the customer to the bank through special purpose accounts secured by special purpose deposits (Note 14).
By transferring to the bank its contractual right to receive the Group tronsferred the financial asset to the bank. In terms of derecognition criteria, the Group andyzed transfer of risk and rewards of the receivable, specifically related to credit risk and late payment risk.
The Credit risk is shifted from international customer to the risk from domestic insurance company default, which is considered as significant transfer in credit risk. The Group issued guarantees to the financing bank for risk of nonperformance by the insurance company which is disclosed in Note 22. The issued guarantee for non-performance of the insurance company is recognized initially at fair value and subsequently at the unamortized balance of the initial fair value and the best estimate of expenditure required to settle the obligation under the guarantee.
Late payment risk was transferred based on the fact that the special purpose deposit covers the late payment charges and/or history of payments with the customer do not historically evidence late payment risk as substantial to the agreement.
Hoving transferred the right to cash flows and substantially all the risk and rewards relating to 90% of receivables, the management concluded that it was appropriate to derecognize 90% of the related receivables from the balance sheet. The remaining 10% of the receivables remain on the balance sheet as long-term receivables from the customer (Note 14) and a 10% of the related financing liability to the bank is recorded as borrowings (Note 21).
Following derecognition, the residual difference between interest receivable from the customer and interest poyable to the bank represents separate liability recognized at foir value and is disclosed in Note 21.
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The Group uses estimates and iudaments in determining the amount and timing of revenue under IFRS 15, particularly when determining the transaction price and its allocation to performance obligations identified under the contract.
Transaction price may consist of variable elements such as discounts and contract penalties. Transaction price, including variable considerations, is estimated at the contract (and periodically thereafter). Judgment is used in the estimation process based on historical experience with the type of business and customer.
IFRS 15 also requires revenue to be allocated to each performance obligations by reference to their stand-alone selling prices. The Group considers that an adjusted market assessment approach should be used to estimate stand-alone selling prices for its products and services for the purposes of allocating transaction price. These estimates are comprised of prices set for similar customer and circumstances, adjusted to reflect appropriate profit margins for the market. Estimates are used to determine discounts that relate specifically to each performance obligations, thus impacting their selling prices.
The management applies judgment when assessing the customer's ability and intention to pay in a controct. The assessment is bosed on the latest customer credit standing and the customer's past payment history. This assesment may change during the contract execution, and if there is evidence of deterioration in the customer's ability or intention to pay, then under IFRS 15 no further revenue shall be recognized until the collectability criteria is met. Conversely, this assessment may also change favorably over time, upon which revenue shall now be recognized on a contract that did not initially meet the collectability criteria.
Revenue for standard products shall be recognized when control over the equipment is transferred to point in time. This assessment shall be viewed from a customer's perspective considering indicators such as transfer of titles and risks, customer acceptance, physical possession, and billing rights.
Control of an asset therefore refers to the ability to direct use of and obtain substantially all the remaining benefits from the asset. Control includes the ability to prevent other entities from using and obtaining the benefits of an asset are the potential cash flows or sovings in outflows) that can be obtained directly or indirectly.
Judgment may be opplied in determining whether risk and rewards have been transferred to the customer and whether the customer has accepted the products. In a sale of software license, judgment may also be applied to determine when the software is made avoilable to the customer by considering when they can direct the use of, and obtain substantially all the benefits of, the license. Often all indicators of control are assessed together and an overall judgment formed as to when transfer of control has occurred in a customer contract.
Revenue for customized solutions shall be recognized over time if progress of completion can be reliably measured and enforceable right to payment exists over the contract. The progress of completion is estimated by reference to the output delivered such as achievement of contract milestones and customer acceptance. Judgments are applied when determining the appropriate revenue milestones that best reflect the progress of completion and are aligned with key acceptance stages within the contract.
Analysis of revenue by category:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '600 | ||
| At a point in time |
Over time | At a point in time |
Over time | ||||
| Sales revenue from products | 209,699 | 189,535 | 20,164 | 459.315 | 409,552 | 49,763 | |
| Sales revenue from services | 1,813,254 | 1,510,814 | 302.440 | 1,319,991 | 1,195,517 | 124,474 | |
| 2,022,953 | 1,700,349 | 322,604 | 1,779,306 | 1,605,069 | 174,237 |
The Group has determined the operating segments based on the Management Board that are used to moke strategic decisions. The Management Board assesses the perating segments based on a measure of adjusted Operating profit. The measurement basis excludes the effects of gains/losses on operating exchange rate differences and administration expenses.
When determining the operating seaments, the Group has looked of which market and to what type of customers the Group (s products are aimed, and through what distribution channels they are sold, as well as to commonality regarding technology, research and development.
To best reflect the business focus and to facilitate comparability with the Ericsson Group, four operating segments are reported:
Networks include radio and transport solutions with supporting services, based on industry standards and offered via scalable modular platforms. The portfolio enables customers to evolve their telecom networks across generations to 5G.
Digital Services include products and services providing solutions for our Telecom and Industry & Society customers' digital transformation journeys across the support systems BSS and OSS, Telecom Core, and IT Cloud domains through a combination of products, technology and expertise in networks, software, cloud, and business processes.
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Other includes products and services that enable content owners, broadcasters, TV service providers and network operators to efficiently deliver, manage and monetize new TV experiences. In addition, segment Other includes iconectiv and emerging business such as Internet of Things and Unified Delivery Network (UDN).
The Management Board does not monitor assets and liabilities by segments and therefore this information is not disclosed.
Revenues determined based on the geographic location of customers are disclosed in this note. The Group's assets are located in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '800 | |
| At a point in time |
Over time | At a point in time |
Over time | |||
| Sales revenue in domestic market |
933,526 | 681,591 | 251,935 | 497,706 | 389.304 | 108,402 |
| Sales revenue in CIS countries | 128,839 | 94,355 | 34,484 | 92,977 | 68,527 | 24,450 |
| Sales revenue to Ericsson | 855,074 | 855,074 | - | 1,027,055 | 1,027,055 | |
| Sales revenue in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Kosovo |
94,569 | 61,629 | 32,940 | 136,757 | 98,336 | 38,421 |
| Other export sales revenue | 10,945 | 7.700 | 3,245 | 24,811 | 21,847 | 2,964 |
| 2,022,953 | 1,700,349 | 322,604 | 1,779,306 | 1,605,069 | 174,237 |
| Networks | Digital services | Managed services | Other | Unallocated | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |
| HRK '000 | HRK . 000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '800 | HRK '800 | HRK '800 | HRK '800 | HRK '000 | HRK '800 | HRK '000 | HRK '900 | |
| Sales revenue | 980,436 1,011,967 | 464.834 | 570,812 569,604 | 189,327 | 8.079 | 7,200 | - 2,022,953 1,779,306 | |||||
| Timing of revenue recognition: |
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| At a point in time | 922,256 | 905.945 | 385,315 | 502,597 | 384,699 | 189.327 | 8,079 | 7,200 | - 1,700,349 1,605,069 | |||
| Over time | 58,180 | 106,022 | 79,511 | 68,215 | 184,905 | 322,604 | 174.257 | |||||
| Operating profit | 85,152 | 86,305 | 40.818 | 41,937 | 21,825 | 5,639 | કેળવ | 158 | (43,707) | (31,479) | 104,391 | 102,561 |
| Finance income/(exp ense), net |
2,241 | 5,668 | ||||||||||
| Profit before tax | 106,632 | 108,229 | ||||||||||
| Income tax | (12,029) | (5,750) | ||||||||||
| Profit for the year | 94,540 | 102,479 |
Cost of sales, selling expenses and administrative expenses consist of the following expenses by nature:
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| HRK '800 | HRK '000 | |
| Changes in contract work in progress (Note 15) | 108,980 | (62,616) |
| Material and external services (1) | 851,955 | 804.063 |
| Personnel expenses (Note 8) | 913.899 | 895.451 |
| Depreciation and amortization (Notes 12, 13, 28) | 55,686 | 57,534 |
| Value adjustments | 1.891 | 2,247 |
| 1,932,411 | 1.696.679 |
ു Including fees to auditors of HRK 622 thousand). Fees to auditors mainly relate to statutory audit services.
Other operating income consists of rent income in total amount of HRK 13,143 thousand (2019: HRK 13,963 thousand) and other in total amount of HRK 10,042 thousand (2019: HRK 6,236 thousand).
| 2020 | 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | ||||
| Net salaries | 505.077 | 489.644 | |||
| Taxes and contributions | 344,870 | 333,988 | |||
| Other payroll-related costs | 60,683 | 70,705 | |||
| Equity-settled transactions (Note 23 (b)) | 3,269 | 1,114 | |||
| 913,899 | 895,451 |
Personnel expenses include HRK 143,669 thousand (2019: HRK 139,851 thousand) of defined persion contributions paid or payable into obligatory pension plans. Contributions are calculated as a percentage of employees' gross I). Other payroll-related costs mainly relate to termination benefits in the amount of HRK 4,459 thousand (2019: HRK 4,696 thousand), and to transportation expenses and vacation accrual cost.
As at 31 December 2020, the total number of employees was 3,237 (2019: 3,224).
| 2026 | ||
|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| Interest income | 6,023 | 4,637 |
| Net foreign exchange rate result | - | 1,153 |
| Net change in fair value of financial assets at fair value through profit and loss | 102 | 471 |
| Other income | - | 913 |
| Finance income | 6,125 | 7,176 |
| Interest expense | (1,836) | (1,507) |
| Net foreign exchange rate loss | (2,035) | |
| Other expenses | (13) | |
| Finance expense | (3,884) | (1,507) |
| Finance income/(expense), net | 2,241 | 5,669 |
Income tax has been colculated on the taxable income at statutory tox rates applicable to profits in the respective countries. Income tax expense recognized in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income comprises:
| 2029 HRK '000 |
HRK '000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Current income tax expense | (5,433) | (592) |
| Total deferred tax income/(expense) | (6,659) | (5,158) |
| Total income tax expense | (12,092) | (5,570) |
The Group did not recognize deferred income tax assets of HRK 721 thousand (2019: HRK 721 thousand) in respect of cumulative tax losses amounting to HRK 7,208 thousand) that can be caried forward against future taxable income.
A tax loss may be caried for five years subsequent to the year in which it was incurred. The availability of tax losses against future periods, subject to review by the Ministry of Finance, is as follows:
| 2828 HRK '000 |
24.00 HRK '000 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Tax loss for 2016 - expires 31 December 2021 | 1,577 | 1,577 |
| Tax loss for 2017 - expires 31 December 2022 | 1,543 | 1,543 |
| Tax loss for 2018 - expires 31 December 2023 | 2,578 | 2,578 |
| Tax loss for 2019 – expires 31 December 2024 | 1.150 | 1,150 |
| 7,208 | 7,208 |
The tax on the profit before tax differs from the theoretical amount that would arise using the weighted average tax rate applicable to profits of the consolidated entities as follows:
| 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '800 | |
| Profit before tax | 106,632 | 108,229 |
| Tax calculated at domestic tax rates applicable to profits in the respective countries Tax effects of: |
18,759 | 19,143 |
| Permanent non-deductible expenses | 170 | 433 |
| Effects of temporary differences | 1,643 | (309) |
| Tax incentives | (8,480) | (13,517) |
| Tax charge | 12,092 | 5,750 |
| Effective tax rate | 11.3% | 5.3% |
Tax incentives totaling HRK 8,480 thousand (2019: HRK 13,517 thousand) include tax allowances for certain expenditure, as employment and education and training, as defined by Croatian tax legislation. The underlying expenditure is included in cost of sales.
The Croation Income Tax Act is subject to different interpretations and changes in respect of certain expenses which reduce the tax base. The Management Board's interpretation of these transactions and activities of the Group may be disputed by the relevant authority moy take a different view in interpreting the lows and judgments, and it is possible that those transactions and activities that have not been disputed in the past may be disputed now. The Tax Authority may carry out a tax audit within three years from the year in which the income tax liability for a certain financial period was established.
The Group recognized deferred tax assets in the amount of HRK 9,541 thousand (2019: HRK 16,200 thousand) relating to temporary differences arising from:
| Impairments, provisions and accrued expenses HRK '000 |
|
|---|---|
| As at 1 January 2019 | 21,358 |
| Tax credited to the Income statement | 10,776 |
| Tax charged to the Income statement | (15,934) |
| As at 31 December 2019 | 16,200 |
| As at 1 January 2020 | 16,200 |
| Tax credited to the Income statement | 6,265 |
| Tax charged to the Income statement | (12,924) |
| As at 31 December 2020 | 9,541 |
| 2020 | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Profit for the year (HRK '000) | 94,540 | 102,479 | |
| Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding at the year-end | 1,331,096 | 1,331,439 | |
| Earnings per share (HRK) | 71.02 | 76.97 |
Basic and fully diluted earnings per share since the Parent Company does not have any dilutive potential ordinary shares.
| Land anc buildings |
Plant and equipment HRK '000 |
Asset under construction HRK '000 |
Other HRK '000 |
Total HRK '800 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | |||||
| As at 1 January 2019 | |||||
| Cost or valuation | 171,418 | 392,420 | 832 | 327 | 564,997 |
| Accumulated depreciation | (125,283) | (324,801) | (259) | (450,343) | |
| Net book gmount | 46,135 | 67,619 | 832 | 68 | 114,654 |
| Year ended 31 December 2019 | |||||
| Opening net book amount | 46,135 | 67,619 | 832 | 68 | 114,654 |
| Transfer of asset under construction | 832 | (832) | |||
| Additions | 6,742 | 32,256 | 28,853 | 67,851 | |
| Disposals | (2,348) | - | (2,348) | ||
| Depreciation charge | (3,619) | (32,755) | (7) | (36,381) | |
| Closing net book amount | 49,258 | 65,604 | 28,853 | 61 | 143,776 |
| As at 31 December 2019 | |||||
| Cost or valuation | 175,163 | 387,879 | 28,853 | 328 | 592,223 |
| Accumulated depreciation | (125,905) | (322,275) | (267) | 448,447 | |
| Net book amount | 49,258 | 65,604 | 28,853 | 61 | 143,776 |
| Year ended 31 December 2020 | |||||
| Opening net book amount | 49,258 | 65,604 | 28,853 | 61 | 143,776 |
| Transfer of asset under construction | 1,788 | 10,656 | (12,444) | ||
| Additions | 280 | 28,432 | 16,006 | 44,718 | |
| Disposals | (175) | (175) | |||
| Depreciation charge | (3,644) | (30,865) | (8) | (34,517) | |
| Closing net book amount | 47,682 | 73,652 | 32,415 | 53 | 153,802 |
| As at 31 December 2020 | |||||
| Cost or valuation | 177,231 | 359,598 | 32.415 | 328 | 569,572 |
| Accumulated depreciation | (129,549) | (285,946) | (275) | (415,770) | |
| Net book amount | 47,682 | 73,652 | 32,415 | 53 | 153,802 |
As at 31 December 2020, the Group had contracts totaling HRK 524 thousand (2019: HRK 1,417 thousand) reloted to future equipment purchases. Asset under construction mostly relotes to building energy reconstruction in Krapinska 45, Zagreb.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group (continued)
The Group acts as a lessor under operating leases, mainly in respect of land and buildings. Property leased to others with a carrying value of HRK 8,239 thousand (2019: HRK 9,942 thousand) is included within land and buildings. These assets are depreciated at the same depreciation rates as other buildings. Subsequent renewals are negotiated with the lessee. No contingent rents are charged. Portions of the property which is held for rental could not be sold separately or leased out separately under finance lease. Consequently, the IAS 40 criteria for separate investment property recognition are not met.
The movement on intangible assets in the year ended 31 December 2020 may be analyzed as follows:
| Application software |
Goodwill (i) | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '800 | |
| As at 1 January 2019 | |||
| Cost or valuation | 5,388 | 4,173 | 9,561 |
| Accumulated amortization | (4,491) | (4,491) | |
| Net book amount | 897 | 4,173 | 5,070 |
| Year ended 31 December 2019 | |||
| Opening net book amount | 897 | 4,173 | 5,070 |
| Additions | |||
| Amortization charge | (୧୮୫) | (୧୮୫) | |
| Closing net book amount | 239 | 4.173 | 4,412 |
| As at 31 December 2019 | |||
| Cost or valuation | 5,047 | 4,173 | 9,220 |
| Accumulated omortization | (4,808) | (4,808) | |
| Net book amount | 259 | 4,173 | 4,412 |
| Year ended 31 December 2020 | |||
| Opening net book amount | 239 | 4,173 | 4,412 |
| Additions | 357 | 357 | |
| Amortization charge | (247) | (247) | |
| Closing net book amount | 349 | 4,173 | 4,522 |
| As at 31 December 2020 | |||
| Cost or valuation | 5,404 | 4,173 | 9,577 |
| Accumulated amortization | (5,055) | (5,055) | |
| Net book amount | 349 | 4,173 | 4,522 |
(i) In September 2014, the Group signed business unit transfer agreements by which the Group acquired a business from Hrvatski Telekom d.d. The agreements included transfer of 641 employees, supplier contracts, organizational structure, activities and operational processes. The business comprises acquired assets and assumed liabilities to employees.
Goodwill is tested annually for impairment as stated in Note 1.
The recoverable amount of cash generating units is determined based on value-in-use calculations use cash flow projections from financial budgets approved by the management covering a five-year period. The present volue of future cash flows is calculated using a discount rate of 9.49%, based on the Group's weighted average cost of capital.
| 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | ||
| Deposits with financial institutions, denominated in foreign currency | 18,018 | 13.826 | |
| Deposits with financial institutions, denominated in HRK | 5,800 | 18.160 | |
| Non-current receivables from foreign customers, denominated in foreign currency |
18.050 | 14,381 | |
| Loans given, Note 4 (b) | 3.912 | 9,119 | |
| Receivables for sold apartments | 436 | 478 | |
| Total loans and receivables | 46,216 | 55,964 | |
| Impairment allowance on loans and receivables | (8,349) | (2,192) | |
| 37 867 | 53 779 |
Deposits with financial institutions in the amount of HRK 22,020 thousand (2019: 30,210 thousand) are used as a collateral for Supplier credit arrangement and performance guarantees disclosed in Note 4 (b), with interest rate from 0% to 2% and maturing in year 2026.
The rest of the deposits with financial institutions of HRK 1,799 thousand (2019: HRK 1,777 thousand) are placed as guarantee deposits for housing loans provided to the employees with a remaining maturity of over three years.
Loans and receivables from customers are partially secured with bank guarantees and letters of credit. The current portion of the non-current receivables is classified under current assets.
Receivables for sold apartments are linked to the counter value of euro, repayments are made by deduction from monthly salary and the loans are secured with collateral on the house or apartment. Receivables for sold apartments and housing loans provided to a limited number of employees bear fixed interest rates of up to 5% per annum.
| 2820 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Due | HRK 1000 | HRK '000 |
| 2021 | - | 14,850 |
| 2022 | 21,666 | 8,650 |
| 2023 | 296 | ा |
| 21,962 | 23,500 |
| 2020 | 2019 HRK '000 |
|
|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | ||
| Raw materials | 22,286 | |
| Contract work in progress | 64,330 | 173,311 |
| 86,616 | 173,311 |
Slow-moving or obsolete inventories have been written down to their estimated realizable value through an impairment allowance. The impairment allowance is included within other operating expenses in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income in total amount of HRK 598 thousand (2019: HRK 13 thousand)
| 2020 | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| HRK '800 | HRK '000 | ||
| Foreign trade receivables | 48,571 | 59,366 | |
| Current portion of non-current foreign receivables | 10,805 | 12,678 | |
| Total current foreign receivables | 59,376 | 72,044 | |
| Domestic trade receivables | 134,399 | 143,976 | |
| Total current domestic receivables | 134,399 | 143,976 | |
| Impairment allowance on receivables | (443) | (583) | |
| 193.332 | 215.437 |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group (continued)
Movements in impairment allowance on loans and receivables were as follows:
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| HRK '800 | HRK '000 | |
| As at 1 January | 4,467 | 20,006 |
| Impact of discounting non-current receivables | (2,046) | (1,389) |
| Receivables written off during the year as uncollectible | (1,339) | (16,338) |
| Impairment on receivables | 8.832 | 2,188 |
| As at 31 December (1) | 9,914 | 4,467 |
11 Including impoirment provision for receivables from related parties of 1,104 thousand (2019: HRK 1,686 thousand).
| 2020 | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | ||
| Advances given | 1,207 | 9,535 | |
| Net VAT receivables | il | 1,020 | |
| Other receivables | 5,019 | 7,568 | |
| 6,226 | 18.123 |
| 2020 | 2019 HRK 1000 |
|
|---|---|---|
| HRK 1800 | ||
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | ||
| - Equity securities | 1.503 | 1.612 |
| - Investment in open-ended investment funds | 31,463 | 36,280 |
| 32,966 | 37,892 |
| 2020 HRK '000 |
2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| HRK '800 | ||
| Cash and demand deposits | 282.131 | 98,333 |
| Impairment loss (Note 30(d)) | (1,075) | (427) |
| 281,056 | 97.906 |
As at 31 December 2020, the share capital is represented by 1,331,650) of authorized, issued and fully paid ordinary shares, with a total registered value of HRK 133,165 thousand (2019: HRK 133,165 thousand). The nominal value of one share is HRK 100 (2019: HRK 100). Holders of the ordinary shares are entitled to receive dividends as declared at the General Assembly and are entitled to one vote per share at the General Assembly. The shareholders as at 31 December are:
| Number of shares | % held | Number of shares | % held | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 207 | 276 | ||||
| Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson | 653,473 | 49.07 | 653.473 | 49.07 | |
| Other shareholders | 677,771 | 50.90 | 677.966 | 50.91 | |
| Treasury shares | 406 | 0.03 | 211 | 0.02 | |
| 1,331,650 | 100.00 | 1,331,650 | 100.00 |
These shares are initially held as "treasury shares" and are regularly granted to key management and other employees as a part of the share-based program established in Note 23 (b). Shares transferred to employees are recognized on a first-in-first-out basis.
Movements in treasury shares are as follows:
| Number of shares | Number of shares | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| As at 1 January (Note 20 (a)) | 211 | 211 | |
| Purchased during the year | 1,000 | ||
| Distributed during the year | (805) | ||
| As at 31 December (Note 20 (a)) | 406 |
A legal reserve in the amount of 5% of total share capital was formed during previous periods by appropriation of 5% of net profit per annum up to a cap of 5% of share capital. The legal reserve may be used to cover losses if the losses are not covered by current net profit or if other reserves are not available. The Group recorded the required level of legal reserves in 2000 and no further allocation to legal reserves is required. Legal reserves up to 5% of total share capital are not distributable.
Reserve for own shares are separated by decision of General Assembly of the Company.
Dividends payable are not accounted for until they have been ratified at the General Assembly of shareholders. On 9 December 2020, the General Assembly approved a dividend in respect of 2019 of HRK 49.00 pershare, totaling HRK 65,231 thousand.
Cash dividends authorized and paid for previous years were as follows:
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| HRK 49.00 per share for 2019 | 65,231 | ﺎ |
| HRK 70.60 per share for 2018 | - | 94,000 |
| 65,231 | 94,000 |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group (continued)
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| Loans | 42,588 | 21,728 |
| Borrowings, Note 4 (b) | 2,115 | 5,668 |
| Total liabilities for borrowings | 44,703 | 27,396 |
| Short term portion | (14,316) | (34) |
| Long term portion | 30,387 | 27,362 |
| Changes in liabilities from financing activities | Borrowings | |
| HRK '800 | ||
| Year ended 31 December 2019 | ||
| Opening net book amount | 5,770 | |
| Cash transactions | ||
| Proceeds from loans | 21,656 | |
| Non-cash transactions | ||
| Foreign exchange differences | 141 | |
| Release of obligations (Note 4(b)) | (171) | |
| Closing net book amount | 27,396 | |
| Year ended 31 December 2020 | ||
| Opening net book amount | 27,396 | |
| Cash transactions | ||
| Proceeds from loans | 53,182 | |
| Repayment of loans and borrowings | (46,369) | |
| Non-cash transactions | ||
| Overtake of liability towards bank | 21,164 | |
| Compensation of liability with deposit | (7,531) | |
| Accrued interest | 147 | |
| Foreign exchange differences | 127 | |
| Release of obligations (Note 4(b)) | (3,413) | |
| Closing net book amount | 44,703 |
Loan is taken due to the Energy Efficiency project for premises in Zagreb (Krapinska 45). Loan is taken with fixed interest rate. Borrowings movement reflect increase and repayment of the obligations toward barks arising from refinancing of customer credit. Non-cash item is generated by forming obligation toward banks for existing customer financing agreements.
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| Deferred revenue | 684 | 3,025 |
| Liabilities for issued guarantee, Note 4 (b) | 294 | 903 |
| Other non-current liabilities, Note 4 (b) | 117 | 4,776 |
| 1,095 | 8,704 |
The Group does not operate any pension schemes or other retiremes for the benefit of any of its employees or management. In respect of all of the personnel, such social payments as required by the authorities are paid. These contributions form the basis of social benefits payable out of the Croatian Pension Insurance Institute to the Croatian employees upon their retirement. Additionally, in 2001 the Parent Company signed an Annex to the Union Agreement based on which employees are entitled to a benefit upon early refirement.
However, the Group pays a one-time benefit amounting to HRK 8,000 for each employee who retires. Additionally, the Group pays jubilee awards in respect of each 5 years of service of an employee, starting from the 10th year and ending in the 40th year. The principal actuarial assumptions used to determine retirement and jubilee obligations as at 31 December 2020 were a 2.76% discount rate (2019: 2.76%) and a 7.37% (2019: 6.26%) rate of average employment turnover.
Movements in long-term service benefits were as follows:
| Jubilee awards |
Retirement | Total | Jubilee awards |
Retirement | Tota | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| As at 1 January | 9,263 | 1.051 | 10.314 | 7,461 | 1,201 | 8,662 |
| Obligation created during the year | 1,442 | 91 | 1,533 | 2,650 | 9,946 | 12,596 |
| Obligation fulfilled during the year | (1,122) | (48) | (1,170) | (848) | (9,911) | (10,759) |
| Obligation reversed during the year | (223) | (66) | (289) | (185) | (185) | |
| As at 31 December | 9,360 | 1,028 | 10,388 | 9,263 | 1,051 | 10,514 |
In 2004, the Parent Company established its Loyalty program, a share-based scheme underkey employees are entitled to receive the Parent Company's shares conditional on the employee completing certain years of service (the vesting period) from the grant date.
The treasury shares are distributed to eligible employees upon ratification at the General Assembly.
Part of the share-based program from 2014 relates to the right of employee to purchase certain shares, which are settled according to fair value relevant at the purchase and the difference between the purchase price of the shares and selling price received from the employee has been recognized within retoined earnings.
In 2019 the Parent Company continued its Loyalty program and granted additional shares to eligible employees under vesting condition related to years of service with the Parent Company.
Movements in shares under the Award and Loyalty programs are as follows:
| 2020 | 2019 Number of shares |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of shares | |||
| As at 1 January | 7,915 | ||
| Granted | - | 7,915 | |
| Exercised | (805) | ||
| Expired | (195) | ||
| As at 31 December | 6,915 | 7,915 |
Vesting conditions for shares granted under Loyalty program are two to five years of service.
The fair value of service received in return for shares granted is measured by reference to the observable market price of shares at the grant date.
During 2020, the Group had HRK 3,269 thousand expenses (2019: HRK 1,114 thousand) in respect of share-based payments, which are included in personnel expenses as disclosed in Note 8.
| 2020 HRK '000 |
2019 HRK '000 |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Trade payables | 103,432 | 54,360 | |
| Liabilities to employees | 99,117 | 108,583 | |
| VAT liabilities | 3,157 | 1,323 | |
| Other current liabilities | 24,847 | 24,194 | |
| 230,553 | 188,460 |
Movements in provisions were as follows:
| Warranty | Termination | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reserve | benefits | reserve | Total | |
| HRK '000 | HRK '800 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| As at 1 January 2019 | 3,513 | 1,249 | 12,209 | 16,971 |
| Additional provisions | 1,661 | 23,567 | 8,626 | 33,854 |
| Unused provisions reversed | (182) | (182) | ||
| Provisions used during the year | (2,441) | (13,514) | (18,312) | (34,267) |
| As at 31 December 2019 | 2,551 | 11,302 | 2,523 | 16,376 |
| As at 1 January 2020 | 2,551 | 11,302 | 2,523 | 16,576 |
| Additional provisions | 548 | 10,042 | 5,723 | 16.313 |
| Unused provisions reversed | (4) | (1,876) | (1,888) | |
| Provisions used during the year | (782) | (16,309) | (17,091) | |
| As at 31 December 2020 | 2,317 | 5,031 | 6,370 | 13,718 |
The warranty reserve is established to cover the expected warranty claims on products sold during the year. Reversal of warranty reserves relates to expired warranties.
Followed by the prudence principle and based on the circumstances and other factors, including expectations of future events, additional provisions were made.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group (continued)
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| Deferred revenue | 5,766 | 8.330 |
| Accrued charges for unused holidays | 29,725 | 25,593 |
| Accrued charges in respect of service contracts | 22,058 | 32,106 |
| Other accrued charges | 29,713 | 29,884 |
| 87,262 | 95,913 |
Deferred revenue represents mainly government grants relating to costs which are deferred and recognized in income statement in the same time when the relating costs are recognized. Accrued charges in respect of service controcts mainly represent costs incurred for which no invoice has been received from supplier or other external contractor at the balance sheet date.
The Group has recognized the following assets and liabilities arising from contracts with customers:
| 31 December 2020 | 31 December 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | ||
| Contract assets from contracts with customers | 1 | 3,239 | |
| Loss allowance | |||
| Total current contract assets | 1 | 3,239 | |
| Contract liabilities - advances from customers | 10,513 | 6,611 | |
| Contract liabilities - deferred revenue | 181,809 | 142,764 | |
| Total current contract liabilities | 192,322 | 149,375 |
As at 31 December 2019 the Group has recognized contract assets net of impairment loss provisions (refer to Note 29) in respect of managed services contracts that relate to future service performance.
As at 31 December 2020 the Group recognized HRK 192,232 thousand of contract liabilities in respect of the following contracts related to modernization of mobile and fixed network, project-related services and support activities, e-Health Information Systems and other (as at 31 December 2019: HRK 149,375 thousand).
The following table presents information on unsatisfied performance obligations resulting from long-term contracts with customers.
| 31 December 2020 | 31 December 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| HRK '900 | HRK '000 | |
| Aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to long-term contracts that are fully unsatisfied |
389,001 | 22,639 |
| Aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to long-term contracts that are partially unsatisfied |
52,486 | 81,647 |
| 441,487 | 104,286 |
The Group expects to recognize approximately 25% of the transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations as revenue in financial year 2021, 40% as revenue in financial year 2022, 30% as revenues in financial year 2023, 3% as revenues in financial year 2024 and 2% as revenues in financial year 2025.
All other controcts are for periods of one year or less or are billed based on time incurred. As permitted by IFRS 15, the transaction price allocated to these unsatisfied contracts is not disclosed.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group (continued)
The Group leases warehouse, office premises and parking lots. The leases typically run for a period of 5 years, with an option to renew the lease after that date. For certain leases, the Group is restricted from entering into any sub-lease arrangements.
The warehouse, office premises and parking lots were entered many years ago as combined leases of land and buildings.
The Group leases vehicles under of leases. The leases typically run for a period of 3 to 5 years.
Information about leases for which the Group is a lessee is presented below.
Right-of-use assets related to leased properties that do not meet the definition of investment property are presented as property, plant and equipment.
| 2020 | 2019 HRK '000 |
|
|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | ||
| Balance as at 1 January | 51,920 | 63,135 |
| Depreciation charge for the year | (21,844) | (20,495) |
| Increase of right-of-use assets | 32,451 | 9,280 |
| Derecognition of RoU assets | (8,572) | |
| Balance as at 31 December | 53,955 | 51,920 |
| Leases under IFRS 16 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| Interest on lease liabilities | 1,243 | 1,447 |
| Income from sub-leasing right-of-use assets presented in 'other revenue' |
30 | |
| Expenses relating to short-term leases | 1,210 | 3.630 |
Some property leases contain extension options exercisable by the Group up to one year before the end of the noncancellable contract period. Where practicable, the Group seeks to include extension options in new leases to provide operational flexibility.
The Group assesses at lease comment date whether it is reasonably certain to exercise the extension options. The Group reassesses whether it is reasonably certain to exercise the options if there is a significant event or significant changes in circumstances within its control.
| 2020 | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | ||
| Balance as at 1 January | 52.641 | 63,135 | |
| Repaid lease liability | (23,050) | (21,203) | |
| Additions to lease liability | 32,451 | 9,280 | |
| Derecognition of lease | (8,789) | ||
| Interest expense | 1.243 | 1,447 | |
| Interest paid | (1,243) | (1,447) | |
| FX rate | 1,707 | 1,429 | |
| Balance as at 31 December | 54,960 | 52,641 |
The Group leases out its property consisting of commercial properties. All leases are classified as operating leases from a lessor perspective.
The Group leases out its owned commercial properties. The Group has classified these leases because they do not transfer substantially all of the risks and rewards incidental to the ownership of the assets.
Rental income recognized by the Group during 2020 was HRK 13,103 thousand (2019: HRK 13,925 thousand).
The following table sets out a maturity analysis of lease poyments to be received after the reporting date.
| Operating leases under IFRS 16 | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | ||
| Less than one year | 6,809 | 10,051 | |
| Between one and three years | 2,184 | 4.939 | |
| Between three and five years | 3,513 | 4,354 | |
| More than five years | 13,472 | 8,537 | |
| Total | 25,978 | 27,881 |
For the purposes of these consolidated financial statements, parties are generally considered to be related if one party has the ability to control the other party, is under common control, or can exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and operational decisions. In considering each possible related party relationship, attention is directed to the substance of the relationship, not merely the legal form. The Group is a related party to the Ericsson Group via the 49.07% (2019: 49.07%) shareholding by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, which is also the ultimate parent of the Ericsson Group. The Group has related-party relationships with Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Group subsidiaries and associates, the Supervisory Board, the Management Board and other executive management.
Major transactions with the Ericsson Group companies may be summarized as follows:
| Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson |
Other Ericsson Group consolidated companies |
Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2028 | 2005 | ||
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | ||
| Sales of goods and services | |||||||
| Sales revenue | = | 855.074 = |
1,027,055 | 855,074 | 1,027,055 | ||
| Other income | 3,370 | 7,964 | 3,370 | 7,964 | |||
| 858,444 | 1,035,019 | 858,444 | 1,035,019 | ||||
| Purchases of goods and services | |||||||
| Licenses | 5,734 | 3.688 | 18,637 | 19.401 | 24,371 | 23.089 | |
| Cost of sales | 290,368 | 436,860 | 290,368 | 436,860 | |||
| 5,734 | 3,688 | 309,005 | 456,261 | 314,739 | 459,949 |
The sales of goods and services transactions have been directly negotiated between the involved parties and agreed on an individual basis. The Group pays: (i) license fees on sales of services and wireline products, (ii) corporate trademark licenses,
(iii) support services, (iv) R&D tools and (v) IS/IT fee. The license fee is paid as a percentage of sales of services and sales of wireline products.
The key management include the executive monagement listed under Company profile, comprising the Management Board member and directors of main organizational units.
| 2020 | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK 1800 | ||
| Salaries and other short-term employee benefits | 25,672 | 22,173 | |
| Other long-term benefits | 1,114 | ||
| 25,672 | 23,287 |
The members of the executive management and the Supervisory Board held 4,711 ordinary shares at the year-end (2019: 5,090 shares).
In addition, the Group paid remuneration totaling HRK 393 thousand (2019: HRK 349 thousand) to the Supervisory Board and Audit Committee members during 2020.
Year-end balances arising from key transactions with Ericsson Group companies may be summarized as follows:
| Receivable | Payable | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | ||
| Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (LME), largest individual shareholder |
728 | ||||
| Other Ericsson Group companies | 89,002 | 112,861 | 10,937 | 89,851 | |
| 89,002 | 112,861 | 10,937 | 90,579 |
The Group recorded a non-current receivable (Note 12) of HRK nil thousand (2019: HRK & thousand) and a non-current portion of deferred revenue (Note 22) of HRK nil thousand) and current portion of deferred revenue of HRK 1,028 thousand (2019: HRK 1,833 thousand) from Ericsson Services d.o.o. (ESK) relating to the fiveyear managed services contract with Hrvatski Telekom.
The Group's activities expose it to a variety of financial risk (including currency risk, interest rate risk, and price risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. Exposure to currency, interest rate and credit risk arises in the normal course of the Group's business. Risk management is carried out by a treasury department and its principal role is to actively manage investment of excess liquidity as well as financial assets and liabilities, and to monage and control financial risk exposures. The Group also has a customer finance function with the main objective to find suitable third-party financing solutions for customers and to minimize recourse to the Group. Risk management policies that relate to financial instruments can be summarized as follows:
Currency risk is the risk that the value of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in foreign exchange rates. The Group is exposed to US dollars and to the euro, as a substantial proportion of receivables and foreign revenues are denominated in these currencies. Risk management relies on attempts to match, as much as possible, revenues in each currency with the same currency expenditure. The Group may enter into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge economically its exposure to currency risk arising on operating cash flows.
As at 31 December 2020, if the euro and US dollar had weakened/strengthened by 1% (2019: 1%) against the Croatian kuna, with all other variables held constant, the net result after tax for the reporting period would have been HRK 939 thousand higher/lower (2019: HRK 297 thousand), mainly as a result of foreign exchange losses/gains on translation of cash equivalents, deposits, trade payables, customer receivables and customer financing denominated in euro.
Other currencies to which the Group is exposed are: SEK, BAM, PLN, GBP.
The Group continues to focus on securing natural hedges and active currency management and to minimize impacts from currency moves. The Group's exposure to foreign currencies is shown in the table below.
The tables below present the currency analysis and the resulting gap.
| 2020 | EUR | USD | Other currency |
Total foreign currencies |
HRK | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| Loans and receivables | 11,666 | 20,538 | - | 32,204 | 5,663 | 37,867 |
| Trade and other receivables | 137,124 | 2,265 | 15,710 | 155,099 | 146,615 | 301,714 |
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 1,291 | 1,291 | 31,646 | 32,937 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 58,374 | 12,075 | 10,624 | 81,071 | 204,027 | 285,098 |
| 207,164 | 34,876 | 27,625 | 269,665 | 387,951 | 657,616 | |
| Borrowings and lease liabilities | (37,873) | (2) | (37,875) | (44,211) | (82,086) | |
| Trade and other payables | (88,563) | (1,784) | (538) | (90,885) | (154,278) | (245,163) |
| (126,436) | (1,786) | (538) | (128,760) | (198,489) | (327,249) | |
| Currency gap | 80,963 | 30,090 | 27,087 | 140,905 | 189,462 | 330,367 |
| EUR HRK '000 |
USD HRK '000 |
Other currency HRK '000 |
l ota foreign currencies HRK '000 |
HRK HRK '000 |
Total HRK '000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16,426 | 31,633 | 48,059 | 5,713 | 53,772 | |
| 147,375 | 12,398 | 8,097 | 167,870 | 196,113 | 363,983 |
| 11 | - | 37,892 | 37,892 | ||
| 22,211 | 4,220 | 11,757 | 38,188 | 59,718 | 97,906 |
| 186,012 | 48,251 | 19,854 | 254,117 | 299,436 | 553,553 |
| (14,002) | (3,450) | (17,452) | (62,585) | (80,037) | |
| (86,807) | (13,025) | (52) | (99,864) | (188,194) | (288,058) |
| (166,864) | (16,475) | (32) | (117,316) | (250,779) | (368,095) |
| 85,203 | 31,776 | 19,822 | 136,801 | 48,657 | 185,458 |
Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market interest rates. As the Group mainly has its customer financing at a fixed interest rate and only a small portion of customer financing is affected by possible changes in market interest rates, the risk of fluctuating market interest rates is considered low. The Group also has deposits in financial institutions at a variable interest rate.
As at 31 December 2020:
– if the effective EUR interest rate on EUR deposits had increased by 1% (2019: 1%) on an annual level, the net result due to changes in EUR deposits ofter tax for the reporting period would have been HRK 15 thousand higher/lower (2019: HRK 15 thousand);
– if the effective HRK interest rate on HRK deposits had increased by 1% (2019: 1%) on an annual level, the net result due to changes in HRK deposits after tax for the reporting period would have been HRK 50 thousand higher/lower (2019: HRK 297 thousand);
– if the effective USD interest rate on USD deposits had increased by 1% (2019: 1%) on annual level, the net result due to changes in USD deposits after tax for the reporting period would have been HRK 43 thousand higher/lower (2019: HRK 99 thousand).
The following table presents the annual average interest rates exposure of financial assets.
| Average interest rates 2020 |
Average interest rates |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | |||
| % | % | ||
| Loans and receivables | 0.48 | 0.84 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 0.04 | 0.03 |
The Group has insignificant exposure to debt securities price risk due to low investments and all classified on the balance sheet at fair value through profit or loss (investments funds).
Credit risk is the risk that one party to a financial instrument will fail to discharge an obligation and cause the other party to incur a financial loss. Significant risk is associated with high level of customer finance receivables. The internal directives to manage the credit rishtened during 2015 with the implementation of updated credit management framework and implementation of credit evaluation tools to manage credit risks.
Credit Management function within the Group Treasury has been established to further assist the Group in managing its credit risk exposure. New customers are only accepted on satisfactory completion of a detailed credit check of the customer and a review of the related country risk. Outstanding credit arrangements are monitored on a quarterly or annual basis depending on risk category. Impairment losses are colculated by discounting receivables. Additionally, there is credit concentration risk as the Group has a significant portion of receivables outstanding from a small number of customers. As at 31 December 2020, the five largest customers represent 69% of total net trade receivables (2019: 66%). The Group considers that its maximum exposure to credit risk is reflected in the amount of trade receivables (Notes 14 and 16) and other receivables (Note 17), not impaired as doubtful. Ageing analysis of these receivables is within the maturity analysis table shown further in this note.
Letters of credit are used as a method for securing payments from customers operating in certain markets, in particular in markets with unstable political and/or economic environments. By having the letters of credit, the political and commercial credit risk exposures are mitigated.
Prior to the approval of new facilities reported as customer finance, an internal credit risk assessment is conducted in order to assess the credit rating (for political and commercial risk) of each transaction. A reassessment of the credit rating for each customer finance facility is made on a regular basis.
The Group defines customer financing as any credit period longer than 179 days. The Group is working closely with Croction Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR) and partnership banks to secure risk mitigation. Provisions related to customer finance risk exposures are only made when they are reliably measurable and where, after the financing arrangement has become effective, certain events occur which are expected to have a significant adverse impact on the borrower's ability and/or willingness to service the outstanding debt. These events can be political (normally outside the control of the borrower) or commercial, e.g. the borrower's deteriorating creditworthiness.
Security arrangements for customer finance facilities normally include pledges of certain of the borrower's assets. If available, third-party risk coverage may also be arranged. "Third-party risk coverage" means that a financial poyment quarantee covering the credit risk has been issued by a bank, an export credit agency or other financial institution. It may also be a credit risk transfer under the so-called "sub-participation arrangement" with a bank, whereby the credit risk and the funding is taken care of by the bank. A credit risk cover from a third party may also be issued by an insurance company.
Cash equivalents amounted to HRK 285,096 thousand as at 31 December 2019: HRK 97,966 thousand). Provisions for expected credit losses on cash and deposits amounted to HRK 1,075 thousand as at 31 December 2020 (31 December 2019: HRK 427 thousand). The Group's write-offs have historically been low.
Trade receivables, receivables from related party and contract assets together amounted to HRK 284,252 thousand as at 31 December 2020 (31 December 2019: HRK 331,537 thousand). Provisions for expected credit losses on trade receivables, receivobles from related party and contract assets amounted to HRK 8,349 thousand as at 31 December 2019: HRK 2,269 thousand). The Group's write-offs have historically been low.
The following tables provide an ageing detail of current and overdue amounts in respect of all customer loans and receivables as at 31 December 2020.
| Table 1 | Payment due date for total customer loans and receivables | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Due balance | Up to 3 months |
3 months to 1 year |
1 to 3 years | Over 3 years | Total | |||
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '800 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |||
| 2020 | ||||||||
| Foreign receivables | 216 | 26.998 | 19,559 | 1,365 | 48,138 | |||
| Domestic receivobles | 4,643 | 92.947 | 35,821 | 27 | - | 133,438 | ||
| Receivables from related parties * | 4,114 | 84,888 | 89,0002 | |||||
| Contract assets | ||||||||
| 8,973 | 204,833 | 55,380 | 1,392 | 270,578 | ||||
| * excluding impairment allowance in the amount of HRK 1,686 thousand | ||||||||
| 2019 | ||||||||
| Foreign receivables | 200 | 31,780 | 39,929 | 23,543 | ਰੇਤ | 95,545 | ||
| Domestic receivables | 2,681 | 139,002 | 2,293 | 143,976 | ||||
| Receivables from related parties * | 7,033 | 83,301 | 24,213 | 114,547 | ||||
| Contract assets | 3.239 | 3,239 | ||||||
| 9,914 | 257,322 | 66,435 | 23,543 | ਰੇਤ | 357,307 |
* include non-current portion of domestic receivables in the amount of HRK 862 thousand
| Table 2 | Ageing of total due customer loans and receivables | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 3 months |
3 months to l year |
1 to 3 years | Over 3 years | Total | |||
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |||
| 2020 | |||||||
| Foreign receivables | 216 | 216 | |||||
| Domestic receivables | 3,360 | 1,188 | વેરે | 4,643 | |||
| Receivables from related parties | 3,862 | (55) | 211 | તે ઉ | 4,114 | ||
| 7,438 | 1,133 | 306 | તેરૂ | 8,973 | |||
| 2019 | |||||||
| Foreign receivables | 200 | 200 | |||||
| Domestic receivables | 2,442 | 144 | વે ક | 2,681 | |||
| Receivables from related parties | 6,240 | 49 | 607 | 137 | 7,033 | ||
| 8,882 | 193 | 702 | 137 | 9,914 |
Liquidity risk, also referred to as funding risk is the risk that an enterprise will encounter difficulty in raising funds to meet commitments associated with financial instruments. As the Group has no significant commitments in financial instruments, the risk lies only in its daily operations. The Group has a strong focus on its cash flow with daily updates on actual development and monthly updated forecasts. The Group's maturity profile demonstrates the strong liquidity position of the Group and therefore the risk is considered low. The table below presents the maturity analysis and the resulting gap.
The Group has a revolving credit facility with our core banks should an extraordinary liquidity need arise. As at 31 December 2020, the facility remained untapped.
| Up to 1 | 1-3 | 3-12 | 1-5 | Over 5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | month | months | months | years | years | Total |
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| Loans and receivables | 514 | 5 | 9,730 | 25,902 | 1,799 | 37,950 |
| Trade and other receivables | 178,049 | 62,481 | 63,847 | 1,392 | 305,769 | |
| Current financial assets | 32,937 | - | = | 32,937 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 281,056 | 281,056 | ||||
| 492,558 | 62,486 | 73,577 | 27,294 | 1,799 | 657,714 | |
| Borrowings | (147) | (42,356) | (2,200) | (44,703) | ||
| Lease ligbilities | - | = | (17,576) | (37,384) | = | (54,960) |
| Trade and other payables | (130,074) | (113,994) | (1,095) | (245,163) | ||
| (130,221) | (113,994) | (59,932) | (40,679) | (344,826) | ||
| Maturity gap | 362,357 | (51,508) | 13,645 | (13,385) | 1,799 | 312,888 |
| 2019 | Up to 1 month |
1-3 months |
3-12 months |
1-5 years |
Over 5 years |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '800 | HRK '800 | |
| Loans and receivables | 916 | 1,668 | 10,287 | 38,647 | 2,254 | 53,772 |
| Trade and other receivables | 255,859 | 105,235 | 2,705 | 184 | 363,983 | |
| Current financial assets | 37,892 | 4 | 37,892 | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 97.906 | 97,906 | ||||
| 392,573 | 106,993 | 12,992 | 38,831 | 2,254 | 553,553 | |
| Borrowings | (34) | (27,328) | (27,362) | |||
| Lease ligbilities | 1 | (19,057) | (33,584) | (52,641) | ||
| Trade and other payables | (279,354) | (8,704) | (288,058) | |||
| (279,388) | (19,057) | (69,616) | (368,061) | |||
| Maturity gap | 113,185 | 106,963 | (6,065) | (30,785) | 2,254 | 185,492 |
Financial assets at fair volue through profit and loss are carried at fair value at the balance sheet date. The fair value is estimated by reference to their quoted active market price at the balance sheet date which represents Level 1 input (Note 18)
A market is regarded as active if quoted prices are readily and regularly available from an exchange, dealer, broker, industry group, pricing service, or regulatory agency, and those prices represent actual and regularly occurring market transactions on an arm's length basis. The quoted market price used for financial assets held by the Group is the current bid price. There are no financial assets derived from level 2 inputs which represent different valuation techniques based on observable market data or from level 3 inputs which represent different valuation techniques based on no observable market data.
The Group's principal financial instruments not carried at fair value are cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, other receivables, non-current loans and receivables, trade and other payables and borrowings.
The fair value of loans and receivables and the fair value of borrowings are calculated based on the Management's best estimate of discounted expected future principal and interest cash flows, using the market-related rote for a similar instrument at the balance sheet date as a discount rate. Foir values and carrying amounts are not significantly different as the loans and receivables were granted at market rates, which were not substantially different from market rates at the end of the reporting year. Current financial assets are stated at fair value that is based on quoted prices at the balance sheet date without any deduction for transaction costs.
The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents and of bank deposits reflects fair value due to the short-term maturity of these financial instruments. Similarly, the amortized cost carrying amounts of trade receivables and payables with remaining life of less than one year and which are all subject to normal trade credit terms reflect fair values. In 2020 0,59% (2019: 0.59%) interest rates were used for determining fair values, which are based on available market rates for similar financial instruments.
The Group's objectives when managing capital are:
The Group is generating sufficient cash from operations to fund liabilities as they become due, finance customers when required and budgeted investments, and pay dividends.
The Group monitors capital using the statutory minimum capital requirement. Shareholders' equity is disclosed in Note 20 to the consolidated financial statements.


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Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d.
Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. (the Company) is a Croatian company with over seventy years of continuous operations. It is a leading supplier and exporter of specialized telecommunications equipment, ICT solutions, software and services in Central and Eastern Europe.
The Company was founded on 13 May 1995, as a result of the enterprise Nikola Tesla - Poduzeće za proizvodnju telekomunikacijskih sistema i uređaja, po.
According to the ownership structure as at 31 December 2020, Telefonaktiebologet LM Ericsson (Ericsson) holds 49.07% of the Company's shares. Other shareholders own the remaining 50.91% of the Company's shares and 0.03 % is held as treasury shares.
The principal activities of the Company are research and development of telecommunications software and services, design, testing and integration of total communications solutions, and supply and maintenance of communications solutions and ICT solutions towards customers within the Ericsson Group, customers in the Republic of Croatia, and Herzegovina, and several customers in Centrol and Eastern Europe.
Ericsson Nikolo Tesla d.d. is a joint-stock company incorporated in Croatia. The headquarters of the Company are in Zagreb, Krapinska 45.
The Company applies the Code of Corporate Governance of the Zagreb Stock Exchange and meets the obligations derived therefrom, with the exception of provisions whose application is not practical at the moment.
The Supervisory Board members during 2020 and up to the release of these statements were:
| Franck Pierre Roland Bouétard Chairman Olgica Spevec |
Member; Vice-Chairman | Appointed on 20 June 2018 Appointed on 13 June 2019: elected for Vice- chairman of Supervisory board on 17 December 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Vidar Mohammar | Member | Reappointed on 13 June 2019 |
| Dubravko Radošević | Member | Reappointed on 20 June 2018; Vice-chairman until 17 December 2020 |
| Vladimir Filipović | Member and employees' representative Appointed on 29 November 2018 |
The Audit Committee members during 2020 and up to the release of these statements were:
| Olgica Spevec | Chairman | Appointed on 17 December 2020 | |
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| Dubravko Radošević | Chairman | Chairman/member until 17 November 2020 | |
| Vidar Mohammar | Member | Reappointed on 13 June 2019 | |
| Vesno Vašiček | Member | Appointed on 21 February 2017 |
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The Management Board has one member:
Gordana Kovačević
President
Reappointed on 17 December 2019
As at 31 December 2020, the Company's executive management comprised
| Gordana Kovačević | Company President |
|---|---|
| Branka Vučemilo Elezović | Director, Legal |
| Branko Dronjić | Director, IT&Test Environment Operations |
| Damir Bušić | Director, Finance, Sourcing and Commercial Management |
| Darko Huljenić | Director, Research |
| Dragan Fratrić | Director, General Services |
| Goran Ožbolt | Director, Soles and Marketing for Telemach Hrvatska and Alternative Operators |
| Hrvoje Benčić | Director, Digital Services and Operations, Networks and Media |
| Ivan Barać | Director, Sales and Marketing for Hrvatski Telekom and Crnogorski Telekom |
| Jagoda Barać | Director, Sales and Marketing for Export markets for Op.Seg. |
| Marijana Duzel | Director, Humon Resources |
| Milan Živković | Director, Strategy and Business Development & GIR |
| Miroslav Kantolić | Director, Sales and Marketing for A1 Croatia |
| Patrick Gerard Martin | Director, R&D Center |
| Snježana Bahtijari | Director, Marketing, Communications & Corporate Social Responsibility |
| Tihomir Fabeta | Director, ICT for Industry and Society |
| Vieran Buća | Director, Sales and Marketing for Industry and Society |
Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d.
The Management Board is required to prepare financial vear which aive a true and fair view of the financial position of the Company and of the results of its operations and cash flows, in accordance with applicable accounting stondards, and is responsible for maintaining proper accounting records to enoble the preparation of such financial statements at ony time. It has a general responsibility for taking such steps as are reasonably available to it to safeguard the assets of the Company and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.
The Management Board is responsible for selecting suitable accounting policies to conform with applicable accounting standards and then apply them consistently; make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Company will continue in business.
The Management Board is responsible for the submission to the Supervisory Board of its annual report on the business situation of the Company together with the annual financial statements, following which the Supervisory Board is required to approve the annual financial statements which will be presented to the General Assembly of Shareholders.
The financial statements set out bellow were authorized by the Management Board on 23 April 2021 for issue to the Supervisory Board and are signed below.
Gordana Kovačević President Fricsson Nikola Tesla d d Krapinska 45 10000 Zagreb Croatia
ERICSSON
Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. Krapinska 45 HR-10 000 Zagreb CROATIA 01

We have audited the separate financial statements of Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. ("the Company"), which comprise the separate statement of financial position of the Company as at 31 December 2020, and its separate statements of comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity for the year then ended, and notes, comprising significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (further referred to as "the financial statements").
In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements give a true and fair view of the unconsolidated financial position of the Company as at 31 December 2020 and of its unconsolidated financial performance and its unconsolidated cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union ("EU IFRS").
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' Responsibilities for the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in Croatia and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

Sales revenue in 2020: HRK 1,417,214 thousand (2019: HRK 1,545,299 thousand). As at 31 December 2020: trade receivables: HRK 81,353 thousand; contract assets: nil; contract liabilities: HRK 167,119 thousand (31 December 2019: trade receivables: HRK 207,009 thousand; contract assets: HRK 3,239 thousand; contract liabilities: HRK 149,375 thousand).
Please refer to the Note 1 Revenue recognition of Significant accounting policies, Note 4 c) Revenue recognition of Critical accounting estimates and judgements, Note 5 Sales revenue and Note 6 Segment reporting in the financial statements.
| Key audit matter | How our audit addressed the matter | ||
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| In the year ended 31 December 2020, the Company's principal revenue streams included sales of products and software, as well as provision of services, including installation and integration services, maintenance and support. Application of revenue recognition principles of the relevant financial reporting standards is complex and requires making significant assumptions and judgments. Particular complexity is associated with the following factors: In the Company's Networks and Digital services segment, goods and services with different revenue recognition patterns may be sold as part of one contract or several contracts accounted for as one arrangement. The Company applies significant judgment, among other things, in identifying contracts which require to be combined and accounted for as one arrangement, and identifying performance obligations therein, including those, if any, resulting from warranties and non-returnable upfront fees; Each performance obligation requires evaluation of whether it is satisfied over time or at a point in time. The determination requires a thorough consideration of contractual provisions to understand when control of the promised products or services is transferred to customers. Note 6 of the financial statements provides details of the timing and pattern of recognition of revenue for |
Our audit procedures in this area included, among others: Obtaining understanding of and evaluating the Company's revenue recognition process, and testing related key internal controls in particular the controls associated with project feasibility and adequacy of approvals, segregation of duties, determination of revenue recognition pattern, fulfillment of contracts and procedures related to finalization of projects and acceptance by the customer; Assessing the Company's revenue recognition policy for compliance with relevant provisions of the financial reporting standards; For a sample of contracts with customers concluded during the audited year, inspecting contractual provisions and making inquiries of project managers and relevant finance personnel in order to challenge the Company's: o Meeting of the contract existence criteria, including, among other things, those relating to the parties' commitment to their obligations and probability of collecting the consideration due; o Identification of the contracts which require to be accounted for on a combined basis and of performance obligations within contracts. The procedure included, among other things, assessing the nature of the warranties provided to customers for potential consideration as performance obligations; |
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| Key audit matter (continued) | How our audit addressed the matter (continued) | ||
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| Although contracts with customers are usually agreed with fixed transaction price, significant judgement is required in allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations. The transaction price, which is the consideration the Company expects to receive for the transfer of products and services to the customer, is allocated to the performance obligations based on its relative standalone |
o Determination of total contract consideration, by reference to contracts with customers and any subsequent modifications to the frame agreement, if any; o Allocation of the contract consideration to each of the identified performance obligations, based on their estimated stand-alone selling prices, also by reference to the sales department's data and the analysis of current transaction prices; |
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| selling price; In the wake of the above factors, we considered revenue recognition to be associated with a significant risk of material misstatement in the consolidated financial statements. Therefore, the area required our increased attention in the audit and as such was determined to be a key audit |
o Determination of the timing of the transfer of control, the resulting pattern of revenue recognition and revenue amounts, by reference to sales invoices, inventory and shipping documents, customer acceptance forms and other documents as appropriate. |
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| matter. | For a sample of customers, obtaining confirmations of the amounts receivable outstanding as at the reporting date, and challenging any significant differences between confirmations received and the Company's records by inspecting the underlying documentation such as contracts with customers, invoices, shipping documents and customer acceptance forms; |
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| Examining whether the Company's revenue recognition- related disclosures in the financial statements appropriately include and describe the relevant quantitative and qualitative information required by the applicable financial reporting framework. |
Management is responsible for the other information comprises the Management Report and the Corporate Governance Statement included in the Annual Report of the Company, but does not include the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to therwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.

With respect to the Management Report and the Corporate Governance Statement, we also performed procedures required by the Accounting Act in Croatia ("Accounting Act"). Those procedures include considering whether:
Based solely on the work required to be undertaken in the course of the financial statements and procedures above, in our opinion:
in addition, in light of the knowledge and understanding of the entity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we are also required to report if we have identified material misstatements in the Management Report and the Corporate Governance Statement. We have nothing to report in this respect.
Management is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view in accordance with EU IFRS, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statement is responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors' report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal controls that we identify during our audit.

We also provide those charged with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and communicate with them all other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, actions taken to eliminate threats or safeguards applied.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditors' report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
We were appointed by those charged with governance on 26 June 2020 to audit the separate financial statements of Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. for the year ended 31 December 2020. Our total uninterrupted period of engagement is two years, covering the year ended 31 December 2019 and 31 December 2020.
We confirm that:
The engagement partner on the audit resulting in this independent auditors' report is Domagoj Hrkać.
KPMG Croatia d.o.o. za reviziju Croatian Certified Auditors Eurotower, 17th floor Ivana Lučića 2a 10000 Zagreb Croatia
23 April 2021
Domagoj Hrkać Director, Croatian Certified Auditor
Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d.
| 2020 | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| Sales revenue | 5, 6 | 1,417,214 | 1,545,299 |
| Cost of sales | 7 | (1,272,263) | (1,392,796) |
| Gross profit | 144,951 | 152,503 | |
| Selling expenses | 7 | (39,710) | (43,663) |
| Administrative expenses | 7 | (33,714) | (31,589) |
| Other operating income | 7 | 20,301 | 16,591 |
| Impairment loss on financial assets | (9,336) | (265) | |
| Operating profit | 82,492 | 93,577 | |
| Finance income | 9 | 6,133 | 7,466 |
| Finance expense | 9 | (3,385) | (670) |
| Finance income/ (expense), net | 9 | 2,748 | 6,796 |
| Profit before tax | 85,240 | 100,373 | |
| Income tax | 10 | (8,749) | (4,821) |
| Profit for the year | 76,491 | 95,552 | |
| Other comprehensive income | |||
| Total comprehensive income for the year | 76,491 | 95,552 | |
| Basic and diluted earnings per share (HRK) | 11 | 57.46 | 71.77 |
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| 2020 | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | Notes | HRK '000 | HRK '000 |
| Non-current assets | |||
| Property, plant and equipment | 12 | 148,687 | 138,436 |
| Right of use assets | 29 | 37,780 | 27,572 |
| Intangible assets | 13 | 347 | 226 |
| Loans and receivables | 14 | 37,867 | 53,772 |
| Investments in subsidiaries | 15 | 1,053 | 1,053 |
| Deferred tax assets | 10 | 8,397 | 15,449 |
| Total non-current assets | 234,131 | 236,508 | |
| Current assets | |||
| Inventories | 16 | 44,179 | 170,522 |
| Trade receivables | 17 | 81,353 | 207,009 |
| Receivables from related parties | 30 (c) | 97,933 | 121,316 |
| Contract assets | 28 | 3,239 | |
| Other receivables | 18 | 5,729 | 12,472 |
| Income tax receivable | 11,651 | 13,870 | |
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 19 | 32,936 | 38,899 |
| Prepayments | 32,379 | 11,057 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 20 | 245,833 | 81,833 |
| Total current assets | 551,993 | 660,217 | |
| Total accete | 786 124 | 896 725 |
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| 2020 | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity and liabilities | Notes | HRK '000 | HRK '000 |
| Equity | |||
| Share capital | 21 (a) | 133,165 | 133,165 |
| Treasury shares | 21 (b) | (506) | (240) |
| Legal reserves | 21 (c) | 6,658 | 6,658 |
| Reserve for treasury shares | 21 (d) | 13,904 | 14,873 |
| Retained earnings | 153,872 | 139,344 | |
| Total equity | 307,093 | 293,800 | |
| Non-current liabilities | |||
| Borrowings | 22 | 30,292 | 27,324 |
| Employee benefits | 24 (a) | 7,335 | 7,080 |
| Lease liabilities | 29 | 26,559 | 17,830 |
| Other non-current liabilities | 23 | 411 | 5,679 |
| Total non-current liabilities | 64,597 | 57,913 | |
| Current liabilities | |||
| Payables to related parties | 30 (c) | 29,759 | 104,505 |
| Borrowings | 22 | 14,236 | |
| Trade and other payables | 25 | 112,735 | 162,425 |
| Provisions | 26 | 13,598 | 13,104 |
| Accrued expense and deferred revenue | 27 | 65,300 | 105,552 |
| Contract liabilities | 28 | 167,119 | 149,375 |
| Lease liabilities | 29 | 11,687 | 10,051 |
| Total current liabilities | 414,434 | 545,012 | |
| Total liabilities | 479,031 | 602,925 | |
| Total equity and liabilities | 786,124 | 896,725 |
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| Share capital |
Treasury shares |
Legal reserves |
Reserve for treasury shares |
Retained earnings |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| As at 1 January 2019 | 133,165 | (240) | 6,658 | 14,873 | 136,678 | 291,134 |
| Changes in equity for 2019 | ||||||
| Profit for the year | 95,552 | 95,552 | ||||
| Transactions with owners | ||||||
| Dividend distribution for 2018, Note 21 (e) | (94,000) | (94,000) | ||||
| Equity settled transactions, Note 24 (b) | 1,114 | 1,114 | ||||
| Total contributions by and distributions to owners recognized directly in equity |
(92,886) | (92,886) | ||||
| As at 31 December 2019 | 133,165 | (240) | 6,658 | 14,873 | 139,344 | 293,800 |
| As at 1 January 2020 | 133,165 | (240) | 6,658 | 14,873 | 139,344 | 293,800 |
| Changes in equity for 2020 | ||||||
| Profit for the year | 76,491 | 76,491 | ||||
| Transactions with owners | ||||||
| Dividend distribution for 2019, Note 21 (e) | (65,231) | (65,231) | ||||
| Equity settled transactions, Note 24 (b) | 3,268 | 3,268 | ||||
| Purchase of treasury shares, Note 21 (b) | (1,235) | (1,235) | ||||
| Shared-based payments, Note 24 (b) | ರ್ಕರಿ | (969) | ||||
| Total contributions by and distributions to owners recognized directly in equity |
(266) | (aea) | (61,963) | (63,198) | ||
| As at 31 December 2020 | 133,165 | (506) | 6,658 | 13,904 | 153,872 | 307,093 |
Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d.
| 2020 | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||
| Profit before tax | 85,240 | 100,372 | |
| Adjustments for: | |||
| Depreciation and amortization | 7,12,13,29 | 42,734 | 41,590 |
| Impairment losses and reversals | 9,934 | 4,050 | |
| Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment | (25) | (2,322) | |
| Net loss on remeasurement of financial assets | (265) | (497) | |
| Amortization of discount | 13 | (1,019) | |
| Interest income | (6,031) | (5,831) | |
| Interest expense | 1,291 | ୧୧୨ | |
| Foreign exchange gain/losses | 4,783 | (5,597) | |
| Equity-settled transaction | 24 (b) | 3,268 | 846 |
| 140,942 | 132,261 | ||
| Changes in working capital: | |||
| In receivables | 135,657 | (53,090) | |
| In inventories | 125,746 | (61,824) | |
| In provisions | 748 | (3,770) | |
| In payables | (125,472) | 31,019 | |
| Cash generated from operations | 277,621 | 44,596 | |
| Interest paid | (1,224) | (656) | |
| Income taxes paid | (407) | (3,968) | |
| Net cash from operating activities | 275,990 | 39,972 | |
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||
| Proceeds from loans given Loans given |
16,014 (15,000) |
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| Interest received | 1,784 | 1,734 | |
| Dividends received | 59 | 70 | |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 169 | 2,360 | |
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment, and intangible assets | (59,252) | (78,142) | |
| Deposits given to financial institutions - net | 789 | (3,440) | |
| Receipt of government grant | 11,261 | (4,794) | |
| Net change of financial assets at fair value through profit and loss | 5,013 | 10,955 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (39,163) | (71,669) |
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| 2020 | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||
| Proceeds from borrowings | 22 | 20,609 | 23,716 |
| Repayment of borrowings | 22 | (13,796) | |
| Purchase of treasury shares | 21 (b) | (1,235) | |
| Dividends paid | 21 (e) | (65,231) | (94,000) |
| Payment of lease liabilities | 29 | (11,502) | (9,190) |
| Net cash used in financing activities | (71,155) | (79,474) | |
| Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (1,672) | 560 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 164,000 | (100,610) | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year | 81,833 | 182.443 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year | 20 | 245,833 | 81.833 |
Notes to the Financial Statements of Fricsson Nikola Tesla d.d.
Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. (the Company) is a joint-stock company incorporated and domiciled in Croatia. The address of its registered office is Krapinska 45, 10000 Zagreb, the Republic of Croatia. The Company's shares are listed on the Public Joint-Stock Company listing on the Zagreb Stock Exchange. A summary of the Company's principal accounting policies is set out below.
The financial statements hove been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards adopted by the European Union (IFRSs). These financial statements also comply with the Croatian Accounting Act in effect on the date of issuing of these financial statements. These financial statements are a translation of the financial statements.
The financial statements are prepared on the historical cost basis, with the exception of financial instruments which are carried at fair volue. These comprise derivative financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss. Policies have been consistently opplied to all the periods presented, unless otherwise stated (refer to Note 3). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires managements, estimates and assumptions that offect the application of policies and reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of making the judgements about carrying volues of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revision affects only that period or in the period of revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods. Judgements made by the executive management in the application of IFRSs that have significant effect on the financial statements and estimates are discussed in Note 4. The Company has issued these separate financial statements in accordance with Croations. The Company has also prepared consolidated financial statements as at 31 December 2020 and for the year then ended in accordance with IFRS for the Company and its subsidiaries (the Group), which were approved by the Management Board on 23 April 2021. In the consolidated financial statements. subsidiary undertakings (listed in Note 15) and those companies in which the Group indirectly has an interest of more than half of the voting rights or otherwise has power to exercise control over the operations have been fully consolidated. Users of these non-consolidated financial statements should read them together with the Group's consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 December 2020 in order to obtain full information on the financial position, results of operations and changes in financial position of the Group as a whole.
The executive management have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseable future. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.
The Company's financial statements have been prepared in Croatian kuna (HRK), which is the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (the functional currency) and the presentation currency and have been rounded to the nearest thousand. The closing exchange rate as at 31 December 2020 was HRK 6.139039 per USD 1 (2019; HRK 6.649911) and HRK 7.536898 per EUR 1 (2019: HRK 7.442580).
Notes to the Financial Statements of Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. (continued)
IFRS 15 "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" is a principle-based model of recognizing revenue from customer contracts, It has a five-step model that requires revenue to be recognized when control over goods and services are transferred to the customer.
The following paragraphs describes the types of contracts, when performance obligations are satisfied, and the timing of revenue recognition. They also describe the normal payment terms associated with such contracts and the resulting impoct on the balance sheet over the duration of the contracts. The vast majority of the Company's is for the sale of standard products and services.
Products and services are classified as standard solutions if they do not require significant installation and integration services to be delivered. Installation and integration services are generally completed within a short period of time, from the delivery of the related products.
These products and services are viewed as separate distinct performance obligations. This type of customer contract is usually signed as a frame agreement and the customer issues individual purchase orders to commit to purchases of products and services over the duration of the agreement.
Revenue for standard products shall be recognized when control over the equipment is transferred to point in time. This assessment shall be viewed from o customer's perspective indicators such as transfer of titles and risks, customer acceptance, physical possession, and billing rights. Control of an asset therefore refers to the obility to direct use of and obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits from the asset.
Furthermore, control includes the ability to prevent other entities from using and obtaining the benefits from an asset. The benefits of an asset are the potential cash flows or sovings in outflows) that can be obtained directly or indirectly. For hardware sales, transfer of control is usually deemed to occur when the equipment arrives of the customer site and for software sales, when the licenses are made available to the customer. Software licenses may be provided to the customer at a point in time, activated or ready to be activated by the customer at a later stage, therefore revenue is recognized when customer obtoins control of the softwore.
Contractual terms may vary; therefore, iudament will be applied when assessing the indicators of transfer of control. Revenue for installation and integration services is recognized upon completion of the service. Costs incurred in delivering standard products and services are recognized as costs of sales when the related revenue is recognized in the Income Statement.
Costs incurred relating to performance obligations not vet fully delivered are recognized as inventories.
Transaction prices under these contracts are usually fixed, and mostly billed upon delivery of the hardware or software and completion of installation services. Customer finance agreements may be agreed separately with some customers where payment terms exceed 179 days.
Revenue for recurring services such as customer support and monaged services is recognized as the services are delivered, generally pro-rata over time. Costs incurred in delivering recurring services are recognized as cost of sales as they are incurred. Transaction prices under these contracts are billed over time, often on a quarterly basis.
Contract liabilities or receivables may arise depending on whether the quarterly billing is in advance or in arrears. Contract for standard products and services applies to business in all segments.
Some products and services are sold together as part of a customized solution to the customer. This type of contract requires significant installation and integration services to be delivered within the solution, normally over a period of more than 1 year. These products and services are viewed together as a combined performance obligation. This type of contract is usually sold as a firm contract in which the sope of the solution on both parties are clearly defined for the duration of the contract.
Revenue for the combined performance obligation shall be recognized over time if progress of completion can be reliably measured and enforceable right to payment exists over the contract. The progress of completion is estimated by reference to the output delivered such as achievement of contract milestones and customer acceptance. This method determines revenue milestones over the duration of the contract, and it is considered appropriate as it reflects the noture of the customized solution and how integration service is delivered in these projects. If the criteria above are not met, then all revenue shall be recognized upon the completion of the customized solution, when final acceptance is provided by the customer. Costs incurred in delivering customized solutions are recognized as costs of sales when the related revenue milestone is recognized in the Income Statement. Costs incurred relating to future revenue milestones are recognized as Inventories and assessed for recoverability on a regular basis.
Transaction price under these contracts is usually a fixed fee, split into a number of progress payments or billing milestones as defined in the contract. In most coses, revenue recognized is limited to the progress payments or unconditional billing milestones over the duration of the contract, therefore no contract liability rrises on these contracts. Customer finance agreements may be agreed separately with some customers where payment terms exceed 365 days. Contract for customized solution applies to the Industry and Society business Support Systems (BSS) business, within the segment Digital Services, and the Media Solutions business within the segment Emerging Business and Other.
The nature of Ericsson's promise is to provide a right to use Ericsson's IP as it exists (in terms of form and functionality) at the point in time at which the license is gronted to the customer. This means that the use of, and obtain substantially all the remaining benefits from, the license at the point in time at which the license transfers.
Trade receivables include amounts that have been billed in accordance with customer contract terms and amounts that the Company has an unconditional right to, with only passage of time before the amounts can be billed in accordance with the customer contract terms.
Customer finance credits arise from credit terms exceeding 179 days in the customer contract or a separate financing agreement signed with the customer finance is a class of financial assets that is managed separately from receivables. See note 31 (d) for further information on credit risk management of trade receivables and customer finance credits.
In accordance with IFRS 15, where significant financing is provided to the customer, revenue is adjusted to reflect the impoct of the financing transaction. These transactions could arise from the customer finance credits above if the contracted interest rate is below the market rate or through implied financing transactions of more than one year from the date of transfer of control. The Company has elected to use the practical expedient not to adjust revenue for transactions with payment terms, measured from the date of transfer of control, of one year or less.
Contract asset is unbilled sales amount relating to performance obligation that has been satisfied under contract but is conditional on terms other than only the passage of time before payment of the consideration is due. Under previous standards these unbilled sales balances have been included within trade receivables.
Contract liability relates to amounts that are paid by or due from customers for which performance obligations are unsatisfied or partially satisfied. Under previous standards these balances have been disclosed as deferred revent liabilities, and the Company concluded that the bolances meet the definition of contract liability under IFRS 15. Advances from customers are also included in the contract liability balance.
Items of property, plant and equipment are shown at cost or deemed cost, less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.
The Company recognizes in the carrying amount of an item of property, plant and equipment the cost of such an item when that cost is incurred if it is probable that the future economic benefits embodied with the item will flow to the Company and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. All other expenditure on repairs and maintenance is expensed as incurred. Where parts of an item of property, plant and equipment have different useful lives, they are accounted for as separate items of property, plant and equipment.
Land is not depreciated. Depreciation on other assets is provided on a straight-line basis to allocate their cost over the estimated economic useful life of the assets. The estimated useful lives are as follows:
| Usefullives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings | 5 - 30 years 2 - 10 years |
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| Plant and equipment | |||
| Other | 5 - 7 years |
The depreciation method, useful lives and residual values are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each balance sheet date. An asset's carrying amount is written down immediately to its recoverable amount if the assets carrying amount is greater than its estimated recoverable amount. Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing proceeds with carrying amount and are included in the statement of comprehensive income.
Intangible assets are stated on initial recognition at cost and subsequently at cost less accumulated amortization and impairment losses.
Amortization is provided on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of intangible assets. Intangible assets include acquired computer software and are amortized on a straight-line basis over their useful life of 2-4 years. Cost associated with maintaining computer software is recognized as an expense as incurred.
Assets that have an indefinite useful life (such as goodwill) are not subject to amortization and are tested annually for impairment. Assets that are subject to amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or chonges in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the asset's carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount is the higher of an asset's fair value less costs to sell and value in use. For the purposes of assessing impairment, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are separately identifiable cash flows (cash-generating units). Non-financial assets other than goodwill that suffered an impairment are reviewed for possible reversal of the impairment at each reporting date
Financial assets are classified as amortized cost if the contractual terms give rise to payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding and the financial asset is held in a business model whose objective is to hold financial assets in order to collect contractual cash flows. These assets are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, less impairment allowances. Interest income and gains and lossets at amortized cost are recognized in financial income.
A financial asset is classified as held for trading if it is ocquired principally for the purpose of selling in the near term. Derivatives are classified as held for trading, unless they are designated as hedging instruments for the purpose of hedge accounting. Assets held for trading are classified as current assets. Debt instruments clossified as FVTPL, but not held for trading, are classified on the balance sheet based on their maturity date (i.e. those with a maturity longer than one year are classified as non-current). Investments in shares and participations are classified as FVTPL and clasified as non-current financial assets. Gains or losses arising from changes in the FVTPL category (excluding derivatives and customer financing) are presented in the income statement within financial income in the y arise. Gains and losses on derivatives are presented in the income statement as follows.
Gains and losses on derivatives that hedge operating assets or liabilities, financial liabilities are presented as cost of sales, financial expense, respectively. Gains and losses on customer financing are presented in the income statement as selling expenses. Dividends on equity instruments are recognized in the income statement as part of financial income when the Company's right to receive payments is established.
Cash comprises cash held at banks and on hand. Cash equivalents include demand deposits with maturities up to three months. Cash equivalents are carried at amortized cost because: (i) they are held for collection of contractual cash flows and those cash flows represent solely payments of principal and interest, and (ii) they are not designated at fair value through profit and loss.
Financial assets offected by the new model are cash equivalents, deposits, trade receivables and contract assets. Two unified models were developed for relatable financial assets. Cash equivalents and deposits are assessed for impoirment under one unified model and trade receivables and contract assets are assessed for impairment under another unified model. Cosh equivalents and deposits are assessed based on probability of default as the Company's exposure to certain financial institution at the time of default, To default, country credit rating of financial institution is used, as well as the rating of future outlook.
Expected loss on cash, cash equivalents and deposits for each financial institution gives total loss. There were no significant changes to the model during the year. The Company has determined that credit risk largely depends on both the payment pattern of the customer as well as the country where the customer resides (e.g. ability to make crossborder payments).
Notes to the Financial Statements of Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. (continued)
Therefore, expected credit losses (ECLs) are colculated using a provision matrix that specifies of fixed rate depending both on the number of days post due and the country risk rating. The country risk ratings used by all Export Credit Agencies within the OECD. The rates defined in the provision matrix are based on historical loss patterns for certain portfolio of customers. Each customer is regulatory monitored and these rates are adjusted for current conditions as well as management expectations for changes to political risks and payment patterns of certain customer in the future. There were no significant changes to the model during the year.
Trade and other poyables are initially recognized at foir value and subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate.
Financial liabilities are recognized when the Company becomes bound to the contractual obligations of the instrument. Financial liabilities are derecognized when they are extinguished, i.e. when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged, cancelled or expires.
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realizable volue is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less the estimated costs of completion and selling expenses. The cost of other inventories is based on the First In First Out (FIFO) principle and incurred in ocquiring the inventories and bringing them to their existing location and condition. In case of monufactured inventories, the cost includes materials, labor and related overhead, and expenditure incurred in acquiring the inventories and bringing them to their existing location and condition. Slow-moving and obsolete inventories have been written down to their estimated realizable value.
Share capital is stated in HRK at nominal value.
Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new ordinary shares or options are shown in equity as a deduction, net of tax, from the proceeds. Where the Company purchases its own equity share capital (treasury shares), the consideration paid, including any directly attributable incremental costs (net of income toxes) is deducted from equity attributable to the Company's equity holders until the shares are cancelled or reissued. Where such ordinary shares are subsequently reissued, any consideration received, net of any directly attributoble incremental transaction costs and the related income tax effects, is included in equity attributable to the Company's equity holders.
The tax expense for the period is based on toxable profit for the year and comprises current and deferred tox. Income tox is recognized in the statement of come except to the extent that it relates to items recognized directly in equity, in which case it is recognized in equity. The current income tox charge is calculated on the basis of the tax lows
enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date in the company and its subsidiaries operate and generate toxable income. Monagement periodically evaluates positions with respect to situations in which applicable tax regulation is subject to interpretation. It establishes provisions where appropriate on the basis of amounts expected to be paid to the tax authorities.
Notes to the Financial Statements of Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. (continued)
Deferred income tax is recognized by using the bolance sheet liability method on temporary differences arising between tax basis of assets and liabilities and their carrying amount in the financial statements. However, the deferred income tox is not accounted for if it arises from initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction other that at the time of the transaction does not affect either accounting or taxable profit or loss. Deferred tox assets and liabilities are not discounted and are classified as non-current assets and/or liabilities in the balance sheet. Deferred tox assets are recognized when it is probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available against which the deferred tox assets can be utilized. At each balance sheet date, the Company reasses unrecognized deferred tax assets and the carrying amount of deferred tax assets.
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax assets and liabilities are measured by using the tax rates expected to apply to taxable profit in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled based on tax rates enacted or substantially enacted at the bolance sheet date.
The measurement of deferred tox liabilities and deferred tox assets reflects the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which the enterprise expects, at the balance sheet date, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.
Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into HRK at the rate prevailing at the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency at the balance sheet date have been translated to HRK at the foreign exchange rate ruling at that date. Foreign exchange differences arising from translation or included in the statement of comprehensive income. Non-monetary ossets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies that are stated at fair value are translated to HRK at foreign exchange rates ruling at the values were determined. Non-monetary assets and items that are measured in terms of "historical cost of a foreign currency" are not retranslated.
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The Company provides employees with jubilee and one-off retirement awards. The obligation and costs of these benefits are determined by using the Projected Unit Credit Method. The Projected Unit Credit Method considers each period of service as giving rise to an additional unit of benefit entitlement and measures each unit separately to build up the final obligation. The obligation is measured at the present value of estimated future cash flows using a discount rate that is similar to the interest rate on government bonds where the currency and terms of the government bonds are consistent with the currency and estimated terms of the benefit obligation.
The Company operates an equity-settled, share-based compensation plan allowing the Company's employees to receive shares. The fair value of the employee services received in exchange for the Company's shares is recognized as an expense with a corresponding increase in equity. The fair value is measured at gront date and spread during which the employees become unconditionally entitled to the shares. The total amount to be expensed over the vesting period is determined by reference to the fair value of the shares aronted. At each balance sheet date, the Company revises its estimates of the number of shares that are expected to become granted. It recognizes the impact of the revision of original estimotes, if any, in the statement of comprehensive with a corresponding adjustment to equity. When distributed upon vesting date, treasury shares are credited at average purchase cost and recorded against retained earnings.
The Company recognizes a liability and an expense for bonuses as a provision where contractually obliged or where there is past practice that has created a constructive obligation.
A provision is recognized when the Company has o present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event and it is probable (i.e. more likely than not) that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate can be made of the obligation. Provisions are reviewed at each bolonce sheet date and adjusted to reflect the current best estimate. The most significant provisions in the financial statements are provisions for warranty claims and litigation. If the effect is material and if the obligation is expected to be settled in a period of over 12 months, provisions are determined by discounting the expected future cash flows at o pre-tox rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and, where appropriate, the risks specific to the liobility. A provision for warranties is recognized when the underlying products or sold. The provision is based on historical warranty data and a weighting of all possible outcomes against their ossociated probabilities. The increase in the provision due to passage of time is recognized as interest expense.
Interest income is recognized using the effective interest method. When a loan and receivable is impared, the company reduces the carrying amount to its recoverable amount, being the estimated future cash flow discounted at the original effective interest rate of the instrument, and continues unwinding the discount os interest income on impared loan and receivables is recognized using the original effective interest rate.
Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decisionmaker. The chief operating decision-maker, who is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating segments, has been identified as the Management Board that makes strategic decisions.
Borrowings are initially recognized at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred. Borrowings are subsequently stated at amortized cost; any difference between the proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the redemption value is recognized in the statement of comprehensive income over the period of the borrowings using the effective interest method.
Grants from the government are recognized within "Other operating income" at their fair value where is reasonable assurance that the grant will be received, and the Company with all attached conditions.
Government grants relating to costs are deferred and recognized over the period necessary to match the costs that they are intended to compensate.
Grants relating to property, plant and equipment are recognized in profit or loss over the proportions in which depreciation on those assets is recognized. In statement of financial position, government grant is deducted in orriving at the carrying amount of the underlying asset and is recognized in the profit or loss over the useful life of depreciable asset by way of a reduced depreciation charge.
Dividend distribution to the Company's shareholders is recognized as a liability in the Company's financial statements in the period in which the dividends are approved by the Company's shareholders.
Investments in subsidiaries in which the Company has an interest of more than one half of the voting rights or otherwise has power to exercise control over the operations are recorded at cost less impairment is tested annually whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Investments in subsidiaries for which an impairment loss has been recorded are tested at each reporting date for a potential reversal of impairment.
Dividend income is recognized when the right to receive payment is established.
As a lessee, the Company leases property and vehicles. Under IFRS 16, the Company recognizes right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for most of these leases - i.e. these leases are on-balance sheet.
At commencement or on modification of a contract that contains o lease component, the Company allocates the consideration in the contract to each lease component based on its relative stand-alone price.
However, for leases of property the Company has elected not to separate non-lease components and account for the lease and associated non-lease components as a single lease component.
The Company uses a number of practical expedients when applying IFRS 16 to leases. In particular, the Company:
When measuring lease liabilities for leasified as operating leases, the Company discounted lease payments using its incremental borrowing rate, the weighted-average rate applied is 2.5%.
The Company leases out its own property and the Company has classified these leases as operating leases.
The Company sub-leases some of its properties. Under IFRS 16, the right-of-use assets recognized from the head leases are presented in investment property and measured at fair value at that date. The Company assessed the classification of the sub-lease contracts with reference to the right-of-use asset rather than the underlying asset and concluded that they are operating leases under IFRS 16.
The Company has applied IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers to allocate consideration in the contract to each lease and non-lease component.
There were no changes in accounting policies for the financial year ending as at 31 December 2020 in comparison with prior reporting period.
New standards and amendments to existing not yet adopted.
Certain new accounting standards and interpretations have been published that are not mandatory for 31 December 2020 reporting periods and have not been early adopted by the group. These standards are not expected to have a material impact on the entity in the current or future reporting periods and on foreseeable future transactions.
Accounting estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The Company makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below.
The Company reviews its receivables to assess impairment on a monthly basis. In determining whether on impairment loss should be recorded in the statement of comprehensive income, the Company makes judgements as to whether there is any observable data indicating that there is a measurable decrease in the estimated future cash flows from a portfolio of loans and receivables before the decrease can be identified with an individual loan or receivable in that portfolio. This evidence may include observable data indicating that there hos been an adverse change in the payment status of borrowers in a group, or national or local economic conditions that correlate with parameters relevant to assets in the Company.
In 2016, the Company entered into several new customer contracts in the foreign market. The contracts include delivery of equipment and sale of services with 15% up-front payment while remaining 85% have deferred payment terms up to 54 months.
The Company financed the sale of equipment through a Supplier credit arrangement. The arrangement includes: (i) matching cash receipts from customer with payments to the bank, (ii) assignation of insurance policy to the bank, and (ii) cedina future cash receipts from the customer to the bank through special purpose accounts secured by special purpose deposits (Note 14).
By transfering to the bank its contractual right to receive the Company transferred the financial asset to the bank. In terms of derecognition criteria, the Company analyzed transfer of risk and rewards of the receivable, specifically related to credit risk and late payment risk.
The credit risk is shifted from international customer to the risk from domestic insurance company default which is considered as significant transfer in credit risk. The Company issued guarantees to the financing bank for risk of nonperformance by
the insurance company which is disclosed in Note 23. The issued guarantee for non-performance of the insurance company is recognized initially at fair value and subsequently at the unamortized bolance of the initial fair volue and the best estimate of expenditure required to settle the obligation under the guarantee.
Late payment risk was transferred based on the fact that the special purpose deposit covers the late payment charges and/or history of payments with the customer do not historically evidence late payment risk as substantial to the agreement.
Having transferred the right to cash flows and substantially all the risk and rewards relating to 90% of receivables, management concluded that it was appropriate to derecognize 90% of the related receivables from the balance sheet. The remaining 10% of the receivables remain on the balance sheet as long-term receivables from the customer (Note 14) and a 10% of the related financing liability to the bank is recorded as borrowings (Note 22).
Following derecognition, the residual difference between interest receivable from the customer and interest payable to the bank represents separate liability recognized at fair value and is disclosed in Note 22.
The Company uses estimates and judgments in determining the amount and timing of revenue under IFRS 15, particularly when determining the transaction price and its allocation to performance obligations identified under the contract.
Transaction price may consist of variable elements such as discounts and contract penalties. Transaction price, including variable considerations, is estimated at the commencement of the contract (and periodically thereafter). Judgment is used in the estimation process based on historical experience with the type of business and customer.
IFRS 15 also requires revenue to be allocated to each performance obligations by reference to their stand-olone selling prices. The Company considers that an adjusted market assessment approach should be used to estimate stand-alone selling prices for its products and services for the purposes of allocating transaction price. These estimates are comprised of prices set for similar customer and circumstances, adjusted to reflect appropriate profit market. Estimates are used to determine discounts that relate specifically to each performance obligations, thus impacting their stand-alone selling prices.
The Management applies judgment when assessing the customer's ability and intention to pay in a contract. The assessment is based on the latest customer credit standing and the customer's past payment history. This assessment may change during the contract execution, and if there is evidence of deterioration in the customer's ability or intention to pay, then under IFRS 15 no further revenue shall be recognized until the collectability criteria is met. Conversely, this assessment may also change favorably over time, upon which revenue shall now be recognized on a contract that did not initially meet the collectability criteria.
Revenue for standard products shall be recognized when control over the equipment is transferred to point in time. This assessment shall be viewed from a customer's perspective considering indicators such as transfer of titles and risks, customer acceptance, physical possession, and billing rights.
Control of an asset therefore refers to the ability to direct use of and obtain substantially all the remaining benefits from the asset. Control includes the obility to prevent other entities from using and obtaining the benefits of an asset are the potential cash flows or savings in outflows) that can be obtained directly or indirectly. Judgment may be applied in determining whether risk and rewords hove been transferred to the customer has accepted the products. In a sale of software license, judgment may also be applied to determine when the software is made ovoiloble to the customer by considering when they con direct the use of, and obtain substantially all the benefits of, the license. Often all indicators of transfer of control are assessed together and an overall judgment formed as to when transfer of control has occurred in a customer contract.
Revenue for customized solutions shall be recognized over time if progress of completion can be reliably medsured and enforceable right to payment exists over the duration of the contract. The progress of completion is estimated by reference to the output delivered such as achievement of contract milestomer acceptance. Judgment are applied when determining the appropriate revenue milestones that best reflect the progress of completion and are aligned with key acceptance stages within the contract.
Analysis of revenue by category:
| 2020 | =200 € | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '800 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | ||
| At a point in time |
Over time | At a point in time |
Over time | ||||
| Sales revenue from products | 178.046 | 160,744 | 17,302 | 420,776 | 373,230 | 47,546 | |
| Sales revenue from services | 1,239,168 | 1,125,102 | 114,066 | 1,124,523 | 999,688 | 124,835 | |
| 1,417,214 | 1,285,846 | 131,368 | 1,545,299 | 1,372,918 | 172,381 |
The Company has determined the operating segments based on the Management Board that are used to make strategic decisions. The Management Board assesses the performance of the operating segments based on a measure of adjusted Operating profit. The measurement basis excludes the effects of gains/losses on operating exchange rate differences and administration expenses.
When determining the operating segments, the Company has looked at which market and to what type of customers the Company's products are aimed, and through what distribution channels they are sold, as well as to commonality regarding technology, research and development.
To best reflect the business focus and to facilitate comparability with the Ericsson Group, four operating segments are reported:
The Management Board does not monitor assets and liabilities by segments and therefore this information is not disclosed.
Revenues determined based on the geographic location of customers are disclosed in this note. All the Company's assets are located in Croatia.
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK 000 | HRK 000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| At a point in time |
Over time | At a point in time |
Over time | |||
| Sales revenue in domestic market |
372,543 | 305,513 | 67,030 | 496,993 | 388,591 | 108,402 |
| Sales revenue in former CIS countries |
127,000 | 94.355 | 32,645 | 92,977 | 68,527 | 24,450 |
| Sales revenue to Ericsson | 855,102 | 855,102 | 841,480 | 841,480 | ||
| Sales revenue in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Kosovo |
51,624 | 23,176 | 28,448 | 89,038 | 52,472 | 36,566 |
| Other export sales revenue | 10,945 | 7.700 | 3,245 | 24,811 | 21,848 | 2,963 |
| 1,417,214 | 1,285,846 | 131,368 | 1,545,299 | 1,372,918 | 172,381 |
| Networks | Digital services | Managed services | Other | Unallocated | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |
| HRK '800 | HRK '800 | HRK '000 | HRK '800 | HRK '000 | HRK 000 HRK '000 HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '800 | |||
| Soles revenue Timing of revenue recognition |
938,021 | 971,110 | 455,870 | 563,321 | 15,244 | 3,668 | 8,078 | 7,200 | - 1,417,214 | 1,545,299 | ||
| At a point in time | 885,232 | 866,195 | 377,292 | 495,855 | 15,244 | 3,668 | 8,078 | 7,200 | - 1,285,846 | 1,372,918 | ||
| Over time | 52,789 | 104,915 | 78,578 | 67,466 | + | 131,368 | 172,381 | |||||
| Operating profit | 76,921 | 82,569 | 38,195 | 38,692 | 792 | 2,612 | 298 | 158 (33,714) | (30,454) | 82,492 | 93,577 | |
| Finance income/ (expense), net | 2,748 | 6,796 | ||||||||||
| Profit before tax | 85,240 | 100,373 | ||||||||||
| Income tax | (8,749) | (4,821) | ||||||||||
| Profit for the year | 76,491 | 95,552 |
Cost of sales, selling expenses and administrative expenses consist of the following expenses by nature:
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '800 | |
| Changes in contract work in progress (Note 16) | 126,344 | (61,802) |
| Material and external services (1) | 399,441 | 743,631 |
| Personnel expenses (Note 8) | 775,277 | 742,382 |
| Depreciation and amortization (Notes 12, 13, 29) | 42,734 | 41,590 |
| Value adjustments | 1,891 | 2,247 |
| 1,345,687 | 1,468,048 |
(1) Including fees to auditors of HRK 466 thousand (2019: HRK 543 thousand). Fees to auditors mainly relate to statutory audit services.
Other operational income consists of rent income in total amount of HRK 14,470 thousand (2019: HRK 15,348 thousand), and other in total amount of HRK 5,831 thousand (2019: HRK 1,243 thousand).
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| Net salaries | 427,907 | 407,320 |
| Taxes and contributions | 299,735 | 285,469 |
| Other payroll-related costs | 44,367 | 48.479 |
| Equity-settled transactions (Note 24 (b)) | 3,268 | 1,114 |
| 775,277 | 742,382 |
Personnel expenses include HRK 123,255 thousand (2019: HRK 117,914 thousand) of defined pension contributions paid or payable into obligatory pension plans. Contributions are calculated as a percentage of employees' gross salaries (Gross I).
Other payroll-related costs relate to transportation expenses, vacation accrualcost and other personnel provisions as well as to termination benefits that amount HRK 4,899 thousand (2019: HRK 3,633 thousand).
As at 31 December 2020, total number of employees was 2,571 (2019: 2,515).
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| Interest income | 6,031 | 4,663 |
| Net foreign exchange rate gain | 1,419 | |
| Net gain in fair value of financial assets ot fair value through profit and loss | 102 | 471 |
| Other income | 913 | |
| Finance income | 6,133 | 7,466 |
| Interest expense | (1,291) | (670) |
| Net foreign exchange rate loss | (2,081) | |
| Other expenses | (13) | |
| Finance expense | (3,385) | (676) |
| Finance income/(expense), net | 2,748 | 6,796 |
Income tax has been calculated on the taxable income at statutory tax rate of 18% (2019: 18%). Income tax expense recognized in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income comprises:
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '800 | |
| (1,697) | 473 | |
| (7,052) | (5,294) | |
| (8,749) | (4,821) | |
The reconciliation between tax expense and accounting profit is shown as follows:
| 2020 | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | ||
| Profit before tax | 85,240 | 100,373 | |
| Income tax at 18% (2019: 18%) | 15,343 | 18,067 | |
| Tox effects of: | |||
| Permanent non-deductible expenses | 390 | 273 | |
| Effects of temporary differences | 1,493 | (14) | |
| Tax incentives | (8,473) | (13,505) | |
| Tax charge | 8,753 | 4,821 | |
| Effective tax rate | 10.5% | 4.8% |
Tox incentives totaling HRK 8,473 thousand (2019: HRK 13,505 thousand) include tax allowances for certain expenditure, as employment and education and training, as defined by Croatian tax legislation. The underlying expenditure is included in cost of sales.
The Croation Income Tax Act is subject to different interpretations and changes in respect of certain expenses which reduce the tax base. The Management Board's interpretation of these transactions and activities of the Company may be disputed by the relevant authority may take a different view in interpreting the lows ond judgments, and it is possible that those transactions and activities that have not been disputed in the past may be disputed now. The Tax Authority may carry out a tax audit within three years from the year in which the income tox liability for a certain financial period was established.
The Company recognized deferred tax assets in the amount of HRK 8,397 thousand (2019: HRK 15,449 thousand) relating to temporary differences arising from:
| Impairments, provisions and accrued expenses HRK '000 |
|
|---|---|
| As at 1 January 2019 | 20,743 |
| Tax credited to the Income statement | 10,566 |
| Tax charged to the Income statement | (15,860) |
| As at 31 December 2019 | 15,449 |
| As at 1 January 2020 | 15,449 |
| Tax credited to the Income statement | 5.595 |
| Tax charged to the Income statement | (12,646) |
| As at 31 December 2020 | 8.397 |
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Profit for the year (HRK '000) | 76,491 | 95,552 |
| Weighted Average Number of Shares | 1,331,096 | 1,331,439 |
| Earnings per share (HRK) | 57.46 | 71.77 |
Basic and fully diluted earnings per share are the Company does not have any dilutive potential ordinary shares.
Notes to the Financial Statements of Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. (continued)
| Land and buildings |
Plant and equipment |
Asset under construction |
Other | Tota | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '800 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| As at 1 January 2019 | |||||
| Cost | 171,394 | 369,848 | 2 | 327 | 541,571 |
| Accumulated depreciation | (125,259) | (308,537) | (259) | (434,055) | |
| Net book amount | 46,135 | 61,311 | 2 | ୧୫ | 107,516 |
| Year ended 31 December 2019 | |||||
| Opening net book amount | 46,135 | 61,311 | 2 | 68 | 107,516 |
| Transfer of asset under construction | 2 | (2) | |||
| Additions | 6,742 | 30,008 | 28,292 | 65,042 | |
| Disposals | (2,345) | (2,345) | |||
| Depreciation charge | (3,619) | (28,150) | (8) | (31,777) | |
| Closing net book amount | 49,258 | 60,826 | 28,292 | 60 | 138,436 |
| As at 31 December 2019 | |||||
| Cost | 175,140 | 364,869 | 28,292 | 327 | 568,628 |
| Accumulated depreciation | (125,882) | (304,043) | (267) | (430,192) | |
| Net book amount | 49,258 | 60,826 | 28,292 | 60 | 138,436 |
| Year ended 31 December 2020 | |||||
| Opening net book amount | 49,258 | 60,826 | 28,292 | 60 | 138,436 |
| Transfer of asset under construction | 1.788 | 10,656 | (12,444) | ||
| Additions | 280 | 25,092 | 16,006 | 41,378 | |
| Disposals | - | (134) | (134) | ||
| Depreciation charge | (3,644) | (27,351) | (8) | (31,003) | |
| Closing net book amount | 47,682 | 69,099 | 31,854 | 52 | 148,687 |
| As at 31 December 2020 | |||||
| Cost | 177,208 | 336,705 | 31,854 | 327 | 546,094 |
| Accumulated depreciation | (129,526) | (267,606) | (275) | (397,407) | |
| Net book amount | 47,682 | 69,099 | 31,854 | 52 | 148,687 |
As at 31 December 2020, the Company had contracts totaling HRK 498 thousand (2019: HRK 1,417 thousand) related to future equipment purchases.
Asset under construction relates to building energy reconstruction in Krapinska 45, Zagreb.
The Group acts as a lessor under operating leases, mainly in respect of land and buildings. Prope rty leased to others with a carrying value of HRK 8,239 thousand (2019: HRK 7,434 thousand) is included within land and buildings. These assets are depreciated at the same depreciation rates as other buildings. Subsequent renewals are negotiated with the lessee. No contingent rents are charged. Portions of the property which is held for rental could not be sold separately or leased out separately under finance lease. Consequently, the IAS 40 criteria for separate investment property recognition are not met.
The movement on intangible assets in the year ended 31 December 2020 may be analyzed as follows:
| Application softwore |
|
|---|---|
| HRK '000 | |
| As at 1 January 2019 | |
| Cost or valuation | 3,332 |
| Accumulated amortization | (2,642) |
| Net book amount | 699 |
| Year ended 31 December 2019 | |
| Opening net book amount | 690 |
| Amortization charge | (464) |
| Closing net book amount | 226 |
| As at 31 December 2019 | |
| Cost or valuation | 2,991 |
| Accumulated amortization | (2,765) |
| Net book amount | 226 |
| Year ended 31 December 2020 | |
| Opening net book amount | 226 |
| Additions | 357 |
| Amortization charge | (236) |
| Closing net book amount | 347 |
| As at 31 December 2020 | |
| Cost or valuation | 3,348 |
| Accumulated amortization | (3,001) |
| Net book amount | 347 |
Notes to the Financial Statements of Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. (continued)
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| Deposits with financial institutions, denominated in foreign currency | 18,018 | 13,826 |
| Deposits with financial institutions, denominated in HRK | 5,800 | 18,160 |
| Non-current receivables from foreign customers, denominated in foreign currency | 18,050 | 14.381 |
| Loans given, Note 4 (b) | 3,912 | 9.119 |
| Receivables for sold apartments | 436 | 477 |
| Total loans and receivables | 46,216 | 55,963 |
| Impairment allowance on loans and receivables | (8,349) | (2,191) |
| 37,867 | 53,772 |
Deposits with financial institutions in the amount of HRK 22,020 thousand (2019: 30,209 thousand) are used as a collateral for Supplier credit arrangement and performance guarantees disclosed in Note 4 (b), with interest rote from 0% to 2% and maturing in year 2026.
The remainder of the deposits with financial institutions in the amount of HRK 1,799 thousand (2019: HRK 1,777 thousand) are placed as guarantee deposits for housing loans provided to the employees, and with a remaining maturity of over three years.
Loans and receivables from customers are partially secured with bank guarantees and letters of credit. The current portion of the non-current receivables is classified under current assets.
Receivables for sold apartments are linked to the counter value of euro, repayments are made by deduction from monthly salary and the loans are secured with collateral on the house or apartment. Receivables for sold apartments and housing loans provided to a limited number of employees bear fixed interest rates of up to 5% per annum.
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Due | HRK '000 | HRK '000 |
| 2021 | - | 14,850 |
| 2022 | 21,666 | 8,650 |
| 2023 | 296 | |
| 21,962 | 23,500 |
Notes to the Financial Statements of Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. (continued)
| 2020 | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ownership | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| Ericsson Nikola Tesla BY d.o.o. | 100% | 1,020 | 1.020 |
| Ericsson Nikola Tesla Servisi d.o.o. | 100% | 20 | 20 |
| Libratel d.o.o | 100% | 5 | 5 |
| Ericsson Nikola Tesla BH d.o.o | 100% | 7 | 7 |
| Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. - Branch office of Kosovo | 100% | 1 | 1 |
| 1.053 | 1.053 |
| 20207 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| Contract work in progress | 44,179 | 170,522 |
| 44,179 | 170,522 |
Slow-moving or obsolete inventories have been written down to their estimated realizable value through an impairment allowance. The impairment allowance is included within other operating expenses in the statement of comprehensive income in total amount of HRK 598 thousand (2019: HRK 14 thousand).
| 2020 HRK '000 |
2019 HRK '000 |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign trade receivables | 48,571 | 59,366 | |
| Current portion of non-current foreign receivables | 10,805 | 12,678 | |
| Total current foreign receivables | 59,376 | 72,044 | |
| Domestic trade receivables | 22,420 | 135,548 | |
| Impairment allowance on receivables | (443) | (583) | |
| 81,353 | 207,009 |
Movements in impairment allowance on loans and receivables were as follows :
| 2020 | 2019 HRK '000 |
|
|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | ||
| As at 1 January | 4.467 | 20,006 |
| Impact of discounting non-current receivables | (2.046) | (1,389) |
| Receivables written off during the year as uncollectible | (1,339) | (16,338) |
| Impairment on receivables | 8.832 | 2,188 |
| As at 31 December (1) | 9,914 | 4.467 |
(1) Including impairment provision for receivables from related parties of HRK 1,119 thousand)
Notes to the Financial Statements of Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. (continued)
| 2020 | 2019 HRK '600 |
|
|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | ||
| Advances given | 1,034 | 9,455 |
| Net VAT receivables | - | 2,497 |
| Other receivables | 4,695 | 520 |
| 5,729 | 12,472 |
| 2020 | 2019 HRK '000 |
|
|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | ||
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - Equity securities |
1,503 | 1,612 |
| - Investment in open-ended investment funds | 31.433 | 36,280 |
| -Other financial asset | 1,007 | |
| 32,936 | 38,899 |
| 2020 | 2019 HRK '000 |
|
|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | ||
| Cash and demand deposits | 246,908 | 82,260 |
| Impairment loss (Note 31 (d)) | (1,075) | (427) |
| 245,833 | 81,833 | |
Notes to the Financial Statements of Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. (continued)
As at 31 December 2020, the share capital of the Company is represented by 1,331,650 (2019: 1,331,650) of authorized, issued and fully paid ordinary shares, with a total registered value of HRK 133,165 thousand (2019 HRK 133,165 thousand). The nominal volue of one share is HRK 100). The holders of the ordinary shares are entitled to receive dividends as declared at the General Assembly and are entitled to one vote per share at the General Assembly. The Company's shareholders as at 31 December are:
| Number of shares | % held | Number of shares | % held |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | ||
| 653.473 | 49.07 | 653.473 | 49.07 |
| 677.771 | 50.90 | 677,966 | 50.91 |
| 406 | 0.03 | 211 | 0.02 |
| 1,331,650 | 100.00 | 1,331,650 | 100.00 |
These shares are held initially as "treasury shares" and are reaularly aranted to kev management and other employees as a part of the share-based program established during 2004, as described in Note 24 (b). Shares transferred to employees are recognized on a first-in-first-out basis.
Movements in treasury shares are as follows:
| Number of shares | Number of shares | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | |
| As at 1 January | 211 | 211 |
| Purchased during the year | 1,000 | |
| Distributed during the year | (805) | |
| As at 31 December | 406 | 211 |
A legal reserve in the amount of 5% of total share capital was formed during previous periods by appropriation of 5% of net profit per annum up to a cap of 5% of share capital. The lead reserve may be used to cover losses if the losses are not covered by current net profit or if other reserves are not available. The Company recorded the required level of legal reserves in 2000 and no further allocation to legal reserves is required. Legal reserves up to 5% of total shore capital are not distributable.
Reserve for own shares are separated by decision of General Assembly of the Company.
Dividends poyable are not accounted for until they have been ratified at the General Assembly of shareholders. On 9 December 2020, the General Assembly approved a regular dividend in respect of 2019 of HRK 49.00 per share, totaling HRK 65,231 thousand.
Cash dividends authorized and paid for previous years were as follows:
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| HRK 49.00 per share for 2019 | 65,231 | : 1 |
| HRK 70.60 per share for 2018 | 94,000 | |
| 65,231 | 94,000 - |
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| Loans | 42,412 | 21,656 |
| Borrowings, Note 4 (b) | 2,115 | 5,668 |
| Total liabilities for borrowings | 44,528 | 27.324 |
| Short term portion | 14,236 | |
| Long term portion | 30,292 | 27,324 |
| Changes in liabilities from financing activities | Borrowings | |
| HRK 1000 | ||
| Year ended 31 December 2019 | ||
| Opening net book amount | 5,668 | |
| Cash transactions | ||
| Proceeds from loans | 21,656 | |
| Non-cash transactions | ||
| Foreign exchange differences | 171 | |
| Release of obligations (Note 4(b)) | (171) | |
| Closing net book amount | 27,324 | |
| Year ended 31 December 2020 | ||
| Opening net book amount | 27,324 | |
| Cash transactions | ||
| Proceeds from loans | 20,609 | |
| Repayment of loans and borrowings | (13,796) | |
| Non-cash transactions | ||
| Overtake of liability towards bank | 21,164 | |
| Compensation of liability with deposit | (7,531) | |
| Accrued interest | 147 | |
| Foreign exchange differences | 24 | |
| Release of obligations (Note 4(b)) | (3.413) | |
| Closing net book amount | 44,528 |
Loan is taken due to the Energy Efficiency project for premises in Zagreb (Krapinska 45). Loan has fixed interest rate. Borrowings movement reflect increase and repayment of the obligations toward banks arising from refinancing of customer credit.
Recognition of liabilities is generated by forming obligation toward banks for existing customer financing agreements.
| HRK '000 | HRK '900 | |
|---|---|---|
| Liabilities for issued guarantee, Note 4 (b) | 294 | 902 |
| Other non-current liabilities, Note 4 (b) | 117 | 4,777 |
| 411 | 5,679 |
The Company does not operate any pension schemes or other retirement benefit schemes for the benefit of any of its employees or management. In respect of all of the Company's personnel, such social payments as required by the authorities are paid. These contributions form the basis of social benefits payable out of the Croatian Pension Insurance Institute to the Croatian employees upon their retirement. Additionally, in 2001 the Company signed an Annex to the Union Agreement based on which employees are entitled to a benefit upon early retirement.
However, the Company pays a one-time benefit amounting to HRK 8,000 for each employee who retires. Additionally, the Company pays jubilee awards in respect of each 5 years of service, of an employee, starting from the 10th year and ending in the 40th year. The principal actuarial assumptions used to determine retirement and jubilee obligations as at 31 December 2020 were a 2.76% discount rate (2019: 2.76%) and a 7.37% (2019: 6.26%) rate of average employment turnover.
Movements in long-term service benefits were as follows:
| 2020 | 2015 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jubilee awards HRK '000 |
Retirement HRK '000 |
Total HRK '000 |
Jubilee awords HRK '000 |
Retirement HRK '800 |
Total HRK 'ØØØ |
|
| As at 1 January | 6,327 | 753 | 7.080 | 4,758 | 822 | 5,580 |
| Obligation created during the year | 1,141 | 48 | 1,189 | 2,048 | 43 | 2.091 |
| Obligation fulfilled during the year | (821) | (48) | (869) | (479) | (8) | (487) |
| Obligation reversed during the year | (65) | (65) | (104) | (104) | ||
| As at 31 December | 6,647 | 6878 | 7,335 | 6,327 | 753 | 7,080 |
Notes to the Financial Statements of Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. (continued)
In 2004, the Company established its Loyalty program, a share-based scheme under which key employees are entitled to receive the Company's shares conditional on the employee completing certain years of service (the vesting period) from the grant date.
The treasury shares are distributed to eligible employees upon ratification at the General Assembly.
Part of the share-based program from 2014 relates to the right of employee to purchase certain shares, which are settled according to fair value relevant at the date of the purchase and the difference between the purchase price of the shares and selling price received from the employee has been recognized within retained earnings.
In 2019 the Company continued its Loyalty program and granted additional shares to eligible employees under vesting condition related to years of service with the Company.
Movements in shares under the Award and Loyalty programs are as follows:
| 2020 | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of shares | Number of shares | ||
| As at 1 January | 7.915 | ||
| Granted | 7.915 | ||
| Exercised | (805) | ||
| Expired | (195) | ||
| As at 31 December | 6.915 | 7,915 |
Vesting conditions for shares granted under Loyalty program are one to four years of service.
The fair value of service received in return for shares granted is measured by reference to the observable market price of shares at the grant date.
During 2020, the Company had HRK 3,268 thousandexpenses (2019: HRK 1,114) in respect of share-based payments, which would be included in personnel expenses as disclosed in Note 8.
| 2020 | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | ||
| Trade payables | 3,481 | 47,258 | |
| Liabilities to employees | 84,092 | 94,323 | |
| VAT liabilities | 3,826 | - | |
| Other current liabilities | 21,336 | 20,844 | |
| 112,735 | 162,425 |
Movements in provisions were as follows:
| Warranty reserve |
Termination henefits |
Other reserve | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| As at 1 January 2019 | 3,513 | 1,249 | 12,112 | 16,874 |
| Additional provisions | 1,544 | 10,298 | 8,626 | 20,468 |
| Unused provisions reversed | (183) | (183) | ||
| Provisions used during the year | (2,441) | (3,306) | (18,308) | (24,055) |
| As at 31 December 2019 | 2,435 | 8,241 | 2,430 | 13.104 |
| As at 1 January 2020 | 2,433 | 8,241 | 2,430 | 13,104 |
| Additional provisions | 543 | 3,226 | 5.723 | 9,492 |
| Unused provisions reversed | (4) | (1,778) | (1,783) | |
| Provisions used during the year | (781) | (6,434) | (7,215) | |
| As at 31 December 2020 | 2,195 | 5,029 | 6,374 | 13,598 |
The warranty reserve is established to cover the expected warranty claims on products sold during the year. Reversal of warranty reserves relates to expired warranties.
Followed by the prudence principle and based on the circumstances and other factors, including expectations of future events, additional provisions were made.
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| Deferred revenue | 5,766 | 8,330 |
| Accrued charges for unused holidays | 25,573 | 21,428 |
| Accrued charges in respect of service contracts | 17,837 | 52,276 |
| Other accrued charges | 16,124 | 23,518 |
| 65,300 | 105,552 |
Deferred revenue represents mainly government grants relating to costs which are deferred and recognized in income statement in the same time when the relating costs are recognised.
Accrued charges in respect of service contracts mainly represent costs incurred for which no invoice has been received from supplier or other external contractor at reporting date.
The Company has recognized the following assets and liabilities arising from contracts with customers:
| 31 December 2828 | 31 December 201 | |
|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '900 | |
| Contract assets from contracts with customers | 3,239 | |
| Loss allowance | ||
| Total current contract assets | 3,239 | |
| Contract liabilities - advances from customers | 10,512 | 6,611 |
| Contract liabilities - deferred revenue | 156,607 | 142,764 |
| Total current contract liabilities | 167,119 | 149,375 |
As at 31 December 2019 the Company has recognized contract assets net of impairment loss provisions in respect of managed services contracts that relate to future service performance.
As at 31 December 2020 the Company recognized HRK 167,029 thousand of contract liabilities in respect of the following contracts related to modernization of mobile and fixed network, project-related services and support activities, e-Health Information Systems and other (as at 31 December 2019: HRK 149,375 thousand).
The following table presents information on unsatisfied performance obligations resulting from long-term contracts with customers.
| 31 December 2020 HRK '000 |
31 December 2019 HRK '000 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to long-term contracts that are fully unsatisfied |
389,001 | 22.248 |
| Aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to long-term contracts that are partially unsatisfied |
47,108 | 75.766 |
| 436,109 | 98.014 |
The Company expects to recognize approximately 24% of the transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations as revenue in financial year 2021, 40% as revenues in the financial year 2022, and 30% as revenues in the financial year 2023, 3% as revenues in the financial year 2024 and 2% as revenues in the financial year 2025 .
All other contracts are for periods of one year or less or are billed based on time incurred.
Notes to the Financial Statements of Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. (continued)
The Company leases warehouse, office premises and parking lots. The leases typically run for a period of 5 years, with an option to renew the lease after that date. For certain leases, the Company is restricted from entering into any sub-lease arrangements.
The warehouse, office premises and parking lots were entered many years ago as combined leases of land and buildings.
The Company leases vehicles under of lease contracts. The leases typically run for a period of 3 to 5 years.
Information about leases for which the Company is a lessee is presented below.
Right-of-use assets related to leased properties that do not meet the definition of investment property are presented as property, plant and equipment.
| 2020 HRK '000 |
2019 HRK '800 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Balance as at 1 January | 27,572 | 27,909 |
| Depreciation charge for the year | (11,495) | (9,349) |
| Increase of right-of-use assets | 21,704 | 9,012 |
| Balance as at 31 December | 37,780 | 27,572 |
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| HRK 1800 | HRK '000 | |
| Interest on lease liabilities | 798 | 656 |
| Income from sub-leasing right-of-use assets presented in 'other revenue' |
132 | |
| Expenses relating to short-term leases | 36 | 687 |
Leases as lessee (continued)
Some property leases contain extension options exercisable by the Company up to one year before the end of the noncancellable contract period. Where practicable, the Company seeks to include extension options in new leases to provide operational flexibility.
The Company assesses at lease commencement date whether it is reasonably certain to extension options. The Company reassesses whether it is reasonably certain to exercise the options if there is a significant changes in circumstances within its control.
The following table sets out a movement in lease liability
| 2028 HRK '000 |
2017. HRK '000 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Balance as at 1 January | 27,881 | 27,909 |
| Repaid lease liability | (11,502) | (9,199) |
| Additions to lease liability | 21,159 | 9,012 |
| Interest expense | 798 | ୧୧୧ |
| Interest paid | (798) | (୧୮୧) |
| FX rate | 708 | 150 |
| Balance as at 31 December | 38,246 | 27,881 |
The Company leases out its property consisting of commercial properties. All leases are classified as operating leases from a lessor perspective.
The Company leases out its owned commercial properties. The Company has classified these , because they do not transfer substantially all of the risks and rewards incidental to the assets. Rental income recognized by the Company during 2020 was HRK 14,470 thousand (2019: HRK 15,348 thousand). The following table sets out a maturity analysis of lease payments to be received after the reporting date.
| Operating leases under IFRS 16 | 2820 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |||
| Less than one year | 7,705 | 10,051 | ||
| Between one and three years | 3.079 | 4,939 | ||
| Between three and five years | 4.110 | 4.354 | ||
| More than five years | 13,472 | 8,537 | ||
| Total | 28,366 | 27,881 |
For the purposes of these financial statements, parties are generally considered to be related if one party has the ability to control the other party, is under common control, or can exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and operational decisions. In considering each possible related party relationship, attention is directed to the substance of the relationship, not merely the legal form.
The Company is a related party to the Ericsson Group via the 49.07%) shareholding by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, which is also the ultimate parent of the Ericsson Group.
The Company has related-party relationships with Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Ericsson Group subsidiaries and associates, the Supervisory Board, the Management Board and other executive management.
Major transactions with the Ericsson Group companies may be summarized as follows:
| Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson |
Other Ericsson Group consolidated companies |
ENT Group consolidated companies |
Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2026 | 2019 | 2020 | 2016 | |
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK 'ØØØ | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| Sales of goods and services | ||||||||
| Sales revenue | 855,102 | 841,480 | 14,464 | 17,304 | 869,566 | 858,784 | ||
| Other income | 61,686 | 5,586 | 132 | 243 | 61,818 | 5,829 | ||
| 916,788 | 847,066 | 14,596 | 17,547 | 931,384 | 864,613 | |||
| Purchases of goods and services |
||||||||
| Licenses | 2.747 | 3,454 | 18,341 | 19.255 | 21,088 | 22,709 | ||
| Cost of sales | 288,541 | 607,902 | 24,355 | 24,061 | 312,896 | 631,963 | ||
| Other expenses | 26 | 26 | ||||||
| 2,747 | 3,454 | 306,882 | 627,157 | 24,355 | 24,087 | 333,984 | 654,698 |
The sales of goods and services transactions have been directly negotiated between the involved parties and agreed on an individual basis. The Company pays: (i) license fees on sales of services and wireline products, (i) corporate trademark licenses, (iii) support services, (iv) R&D tools and (v) IS/IT fee. The license fee is paid as a percentage of sales of services and sales of wireline products.
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The Company's key management include the executive management listed under Company profile, comprising the Management Board member and directors of the main organizational units.
| 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | ||
| Salaries and other short-term employee benefits | 21,730 | 19,054 | |
| Other long-term benefits | - | 1,114 | |
| 21,730 | 20,168 |
The members of the executive management and the Supervisory Board held 4,711 ordinary shares at the year-end (2019: 5,090 shares).
In addition, the Company paid remuneration totaling HRK 393 thousand (2019: HRK 349 thousand) to the Supervisory Board and Audit Committee members during 2020.
Year-end balances arising from key transactions with Ericsson Group companies may be summarized as follows:
| Trade receivable | Trade payable | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 255-29 | 2019 | 2017 | 2395 | |
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (LME), largest individual shareholder |
- | - | 728 | |
| Other Ericsson Group companies | 87.903 | 112,862 | 6,598 | 89,431 |
| Subsidiaries: | ||||
| Ericsson Nikola Tesla BH d.o.o | 7,377 | 682 | - | 345 |
| Ericsson Nikola Tesla Servisi d.o.o. | 2,282 | 7,696 | 23,105 | 13,620 |
| Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. - Branch office of Kosovo | 76 | 76 | ||
| Libratel d.o.o. | ||||
| Ericsson Nikola Tesla BY | 295 | રેણ | 381 | |
| 97,933 | 121,316 | 29,759 | 104,505 |
The Company's activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: market risk (including currency risk, interest rate risk, and price risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. Exposure to currency, interest rate and credit risk arises in the normal course of the Company's business. Risk management is carried out by a treasury department and its principal role is to actively manage investment of excess liquidity as well as financial assets and liabilities, and to manage and control financial risk exposures. The Company also has a customer finance function with the main objective to find suitable third-party financing solutions for customers and to minimize recourse to the Company. Risk management policies that relate to financial instruments can be summarized as follows:
Currency risk is the risk that the value of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in foreign exchange rates. The Company is exposed to US dollars and to the euro, as a substantial proportion of receivables and foreign revenues are denominated in these currencies. Risk management relies on attempts to much as possible, revenues in each currency with the same currency expenditure. The Company may enter into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge economically its exposure to currency risk arising on operating cosh flows.
As at 31 December 2020, if the euro and US dollar had weakened/strengthened by 1% (2019: 1%) against the Croatian kuno, with all other variables held constant, the net result after tox for the reporting period would have been HRK 952 thousand higher/lower for the Company (2019: HRK 284 thousand), mainly as a result of foreign exchange losses/gains on translation of cash, cash equivalents, deposits, trade payables, customerreceivables and customer financing denominated in euro.
Other currencies to which The Group is exposed are: SEK, BAM, PLN, GBP.
The Company continues to focus on securing natural hedges and active currency management and to minimize impacts from currency moves. The Company's exposure to foreign currencies is shown in the table below.
The tables below present the currency analysis and the resulting gap.
| 2020 | EUR | USD | Other currency |
Tota foreign currencies |
HRK | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRK '800 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '800 | |
| Loans and receivables | 11,666 | 20,465 | 32,131 | 5,736 | 37,867 | |
| Trade and other receivables Financial assets at foir value |
142,890 | 2,515 | 2,126 | 147,531 | 49,122 | 196,653 |
| through profit or loss | 1,291 | 1,291 | 31,645 | 32,936 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 42,773 | 12,073 | 10,624 | 65,470 | 180,363 | 245,833 |
| 197,329 | 35,053 | 14,041 | 246,423 | 266,866 | 513,289 | |
| Borrowings | (34,658) | (2) | (34,660) | (48,112) | (82,772) | |
| Trade and other payables | (86,728) | (2,075) | (619) | (89,422) | (53,482) | (142,904) |
| (121,386) | (2,077) | (619) | (124,082) | (101,594) | (225,676) | |
| Currency gap | 75,943 | 32,976 | 13,422 | 122,341 | 165,272 | 287,613 |
| 2019 | EUR | USD | Other currency |
Total foreign currencies |
HRK | Tota |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| Loans and receivables | 16,426 | 31,633 | - | 48,059 | 5,713 | 53,772 |
| Trade and other receivables | 139,336 | 12,529 | 14,036 | 165,901 | 192,005 | 357,906 |
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
1,908 | - | 1,008 | 37,891 | 38,899 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 16,821 | 4,220 | 7,209 | 28,250 | 53,583 | 81.833 |
| 173,591 | 48,382 | 21,245 | 243,218 | 289,192 | 532,410 | |
| Borrowings | (15,414) | (3,450) | - | (18,864) | (36,341) | (55,205) |
| Trade and other payables | (89,249) | (56,094) | (57) | (145,400) | (127,209) | (272,609) |
| (104,663) | (59,544) | (57) | (164,264) | (163,550) | (327,814) | |
| Currency gap | 68,928 | (11,162) | 21,188 | 78,954 | 125,642 | 204,596 |
Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of a finoncial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market interest rates. As the Company mainly has its customer financing at a fixed interest rate and only a small portion of customer financing is affected by possible changes in market interest rates, the risk of fluctuating market interest rates is considered low. The Company also has deposits in financial institutions at a variable interest rate.
As at 31 December 2020:
| Average interest rates |
Average interest rates |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | ||
| % | % | ||
| Loans and receivables | 0,48 | 0.84 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 0,04 | 0.03 |
The Company has insignificant exposure to debt securities price risk due to low investments and all classified on the balance sheet at fair value through profit or loss (investments funds).
Credit risk is the risk that one party to a financial instrument will fail to discharge an obligation and cause the other party to incur a financial loss. Significant risk is associated with a high level of customer finance receivables.
The internal directives to manage the credit risks have been tightened during 2015 with the implementation of updated credit management framework and implementation tools to manage credit risks.
Credit Management function within the Treasury has been established to further assist the Company in managing its credit risk exposure. New customers are only accepted on satisfactory completion of a detailed credit check of the customer and a review of the related country risk. Outstanding credit arrangements are monitored on a quarterly or annual basis depending on risk category. Impairment losses are calculated by discounting receivables. Additionally, there is credit concentration risk as the Company has a significant portion of receivables outstanding from a small number of customers. As at 31 December 2020, the five largest customers represent 69% of total net trade receivables (2019: 66%). The Company considers that its maximum exposure to credit risk is reflected in the amount of trade receivables (Notes 14 and 17) and other receivables (Note 18), not impaired as doubtful receivables. Ageing analysis of these receivables is within the maturity analysis table shown further in this note.
Letters of credit are used as a method for securing poyments from customers operating in certain markets, in particular in markets with unstable political and/or economic environments. By having banks confirming the letters of credit, the political and commercial credit risk exposures are mitigated.
Prior to the approval of new facilities reported as customer finance, an internal credit risk assessment is conducted in order to assess the credit rating for political and commercial risk of each transaction. A reast rating for each customer finance facility is made on a regular basis.
The Company defines customer financing as any credit period longer than 179 days. The Company is working closely with Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR) and partnership banks to secure risk mitigation.
Provisions related to customer finance risk exposures are only made when they are reliably measurable and where, after the financing arrongement has become effective, certain events occur which are expected to have a significant odverse impoct on the borrower's ability and/or willingness to service the outstanding debt. These events can be political normally outside the control of the borrower or commercial, e.g. the borrower's deterioratiness.
Security arrangements for customer facilities normally include pledges of equipment and pledges of certain of the borrower's assets. If available, third-party risk coverage may also be arranged. "Third-party risk coverage" means that a financial payment guarantee covering the credit risk has been issued by a bank, an export credit agency or other financial institution. It may also be a credit risk transfer under the so-called "sub-participation arrangement" with a bank, whereby the credit risk and the funding is taken care of by the bank for the part covered by the bank. A credit risk cover from a third party may also be issued by an insurance company.
Cash equivalents amounted to HRK 245,833 thousand as at 31 December 2020 (31 December 2019: HRK 81,833 thousand). Provisions for expected credit losses on cash and depasits amounted to HRK 1,075 thousand as at 31 December 2020 (31 December 2019: HRK 427 thousand). The Company's write-offs have historically been low.
Trade receivables from related party and contract assets together amounted to HRK 181,204 thousand as at 31 December 2020 (HRK 331,564 as at 31 December 2019). Provisions for expected credit losses on trade receivables, receivables from related party and contract assets amounted to HRK 8,349 thousand as at 31 December 2020 (HRK 2,269 as at 31 December 2019). The Company's write-offs have historically been low.
Notes to the Financial Statements of Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. (continued)
The following tables provide an ageing detail of current and overdue amounts in respect of all customer loons and receivables as at 31 December 2020 and 2019.
| Table 1 | Payment due date for total customer loans and receivables | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Due balance | Up to 3 months |
3 months to 1 year |
1 to 3 years | Over 3 years | Tota | ||
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK 000 | HRK '800 | HRK '000 | HRK '800 | ||
| 2020 | |||||||
| Foreign receivables | 216 | 18,527 | 40,097 | 1,365 | 60,205 | ||
| Domestic receivables | 1,553 | 12,531 | 7,466 | 27 | 21,577 | ||
| Receivables from related parties* | 4,086 | 84,656 | 9,177 | 97,919 | |||
| Contract asset | |||||||
| 5,855 | 115,714 | 56,740 | 1,392 | 179,701 | |||
| *excluding impairment allowance in the amount of HRK 1.686 thousand | |||||||
| 2019 | |||||||
| Foreign receivables | 200 | 31,780 | 39,929 | 23,543 | ਰੇਤ | 95,545 | |
| Domestic receivables | 1,109 | 132,146 | 2,293 | 8 | 135,548 | ||
| Receivables from related parties * | 7,637 | 91,151 | 24,213 | - | 123,001 | ||
| Contract asset | 3,239 | 3,239 | |||||
| 8,946 | 258,316 | 66,435 | 23,543 | 93 | 357,333 |
* excluding impairment allowance in the amount of HRK 862 thousand
| Table 2 | Ageing of total due customer loans and receivables | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 3 months |
3 months to 1 year |
1 to 3 years | Over 3 years | Total | ||
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | ||
| 2020 | ||||||
| Foreign receivables | 216 | = | V | 216 | ||
| Domestic receivables | 785 | 673 | 95 | - | 1,553 | |
| Receivables from related parties | 3,838 | (59) | 211 | 96 | 4,086 | |
| 4,839 | 614 | 306 | વેરૂ | 5,855 | ||
| 2019 | ||||||
| Foreign receivables | 200 | 200 | ||||
| Domestic receivobles | 870 | 144 | ਰੇਤ | 1,109 | ||
| Receivables from related parties | 5,873 | 391 | 1,277 | તેરિ | 7,637 | |
| 6,943 | 535 | 1,372 | 96 | 8,946 |
Liquidity risk, also referred to as funding risk, is the risk that an enterprise will encounter difficulty in raising funds to meet commitments associated with financial instruments. As the Company has no commitments in financial instruments, the risk lies only in its daily operations. The Company has a strong focus on its cash flow with daily updates on actual development and monthly updated forecasts. The Company's maturity profile demonstrates the strong liquidity position of the Company and therefore the risk is considered low. The table below presents the maturity analysis and resulting gap.
The Company has a revolving credit facility with our core banks should an extraordinary liquidity need arise. As at 31 December 2020, the facility remained untapped.
| 2020 | Up to 1 month |
1-3 months |
3-12 months |
1-5 Years |
Over 5 years |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRK '800 | HRK '000 | HRK '800 | HRK '800 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| Loans and receivables | 5 | 9,750 | 28,132 | - | 37,867 | |
| Trade and other receivables | 133,980 | 36,541 | 24,755 | 1,392 | 196,668 | |
| Current financial assets | 32,937 | 32,937 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 245,835 | 245,835 | ||||
| 412,752 | 36,546 | 34,485 | 29,524 | 513,307 | ||
| Borrowings | (42,412) | (2,114) | - | (44,526) | ||
| Lease liabilities | (11,687) | (26,559) | - | (38,246) | ||
| Trade and other payables | (85,016) | (57,017) | (460) | (411) | (142,904) | |
| (85,016) | (57,017) | (54,559) | (29,084) | (225,676) | ||
| Maturity gap | 327,736 | (20,471) | (20,074) | 440 | 287,631 |
| 2019 | Up to 1 month |
1-3 months |
3-12 months |
1-5 Years |
Over 5 years |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | HRK '000 | |
| Loans and receivables | 914 | 1,668 | 10,287 | 39,126 | 1,777 | 53,772 |
| Trade and other receivables | 242,776 | 111,522 | 3,424 | 184 | 357,906 | |
| Current financial assets | 38,899 | 38,899 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 81,833 | 81,833 | ||||
| 364,422 | 113,190 | 13,711 | 39,310 | 1,777 | 532,410 | |
| Borrowings | (27,324) | (27,324) | ||||
| Lease liabilities | (10.051) | (17,830) | - | (27,881) | ||
| Trade and other payables | (138,944) | (124,098) | (3,888) | (5,679) | (272,609) | |
| (138,944) | (124,098) | (13,939) | (50,833) | (327,814) | ||
| Maturity gap | 225,478 | (10,908) | 228 | (11,523) | 1,777 | 204,596 |
Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss are carried at fair value at the balance sheet date. The fair value is estimated by reference to their quoted active market price at the bolance sheet date which represents Level 1 input (Note 19).
A market is regarded as active if quoted prices are readily and regularly available from an exchange, dealer, broker, industry group, pricing service, or regulatory agency, and those prices represent actual and regularly occurring market transactions on an arm's length basis. The quoted market price used for financial assets held by the Company is the current bid price.
There are no financial assets derived from level 2 inputs which represent different valuation techniques based on observable market data or from level 3 inputs which represent different valuation techniques based on no observable market data.
The Company's principal financial instruments not carried at fair volue are cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, other receivables, non-current loans and receivables, trade and other payobles and borrowings. The fair value of loans and receivables and the fair value of borrowings are calculated based on the Management's best estimate of discounted expected future principal and interest cash flows, using the market-related rate for a similar instrument at the balance sheet date as a discount rate. Fair volues and carrying amounts are not significantly different as the loans and receivables were granted at market rates, which were not substantially different from market rotes at the end of reporting year. Current financial assets are stated at fair value that is based on quoted prices at the balance sheet date without any deduction for transaction costs.
The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents and of bank deposits reflects fair value due to the shortterm maturity of these financial instruments. Similarly, the amortized cost carrying amounts of trade receivables and payables with remaining life of less than one year and which are all subject to normal trade credit terms reflect foir values. In 2020 0.59% (2019: 0.59%) interest rates were used for determining fair values, which are based on available market rates for similar financial instruments.
Notes to the Financial Statements of Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. (continued)
The Company's objectives when managing capital are:
The Company is generating sufficient cash from operations to fund liabilities as they become due, finance customers when required and budgeted investments, and pay dividends.
The Company monitors capital using the statutory minimum capital requirement. Shareholders' equity is disclosed in Note 21 to the financial statements.


April 23, 2021
Pursuant to the provisions of the Croatian Companies Act and Ericsson Nikola Testa d.d. Articles of Association, the Supervisory Board of Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. monitored the Company's business operations, taking respective decisions and conclusions at four (4) regular and five (5) extraordinary Supervisory Board meetings, held in 2020. There was full attendance of Supervisory Board members at all meetings.
In 2020, the members of the Supervisory Board were: Franck Pierre Roland Bouétard (Chairman) Olgica Spevec (appointed Deputy Chair on December 17, 2020) Vidar Mohammar (Member) Dubravko Radošević (Member; Deputy Chairman until December 17, 2020) Vladimir Filipović (Member and Employees' Representative)
The Company's Management Board regularly informed the Supervisory Board on all important business activities, assets and liabilities positions, revenues, and the course of business performance.
The Supervisory Board dedicated special attention to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic as well as the consequences of the two catastrophic earthquakes, first in Zagreb on March 2204, and second in the Banovina (cca. 50 km far from Zagreb) on December 29", highlighting the importance of caring for health and safety of all Ericsson Nikola Tesla employees. At the regular meetings, the Supervisory Board discussed business environment, activities with the customers in the domestic and export markets, key risks, focus areas, strategic projects, realization of targets and financial performance. Further topics of discussion encompassed investments, compliance issues, as well as issues regarding human resources and shareholders. The Supervisory Board has been continuously monitoring business development and responsibilities of Research & Development Center for Digital Services, Customer Operations& Networks, Center for Industry and Society, IT & Engineering Services Unit, and a daughter company Ericsson Nikola Tesla Servisi d.o.o.
At extraordinary Supervisory Board meetings, the members discussed targets for 2020, impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and earthquakes in Zagreb and Banovina on achieving Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group's business plans, approval of annual financial reports for 2019, dividend proposal for 2019, the application of the Code of Corporate Governance adopted by Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency and Zagreb Stock Exchange, and the vetting procedures for key positions, including the members of the Supervisory Board.
The Supervisory Board strongly supported the activities on strengthening ethics and compliance business practice to ensure that the Company meets the highest standards, in line with the Code of Business Ethics of Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group.
During the year, special focus was on compliance with the Code of Corporate Governance (in force since the beginning of 2020). In line with this, the categories of the Management Board Decisions that require a previous approval or consultation with the Supervisory Board have been defined. Also, the targeted percentage of women in the Supervisory Board, Executive Management, among line managers and on the entire company until 2025 has been defined - 40% of women in Supervisory Board, and 30% in Executive Management, among the line managers, and at the level of the entire company.
The Supervisory Board conducted a self-assessment of the effectiveness, competencies and composition of the Supervisory Board and its Committee as well as the performance of individual SB members. Furthermore, the Supervisory Board assessed the effectiveness of cooperation with the Management Board and the adequacy of the support and information it receives from the Management Board.
The evaluation was led the Supervisory Board itself without the engagement of external advisors. Evaluation tools included detailed questionnaires and discussions.

Overall conclusion is that ETK Supervisory Board and its Audit Committee performed well, have sufficient experience and were effective in performing their main tasks. Especially strong is strategic alignment with the Management Board, devotion of Supervisory Board members to the Company and support to the Management Board in achieving its goals. The Supervisory Board will continue improving its ways of working and strengthening its resilience including diversity and succession planning.
The Management Board assessed its own effectiveness and presented its conclusions at the meeting of the Supervisory Board. All members of the Supervisory Board agreed with the self-assessment of the Management Board.
Furthermore, the Supervisory Board analyzed the efficiency of the risk management and internal control systems, and with the aim of continuous improvement, reached a decision on implementing a function of independent internal auditor.
Analyzing the reports of the Management Board and monitoring the development of key financial indicators, the Supervisory Board assessed that Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group had a successful business performance during the challenging 2020, miligating the main business risks in a good way. The Group achieved increase in sales revenue and orders booked as well as a strong cash flow from operating activities. The year was marked by a successfully implemented project of taking over the full responsibility for managed services for HT from Ericsson Corporation, and network modernization activities with an emphasis on the introduction of 5G technology in the domestic market. In addition, numerous business deals were realized in Croatia and in export markets, and several significant multiyear business agreements have been signed which strengthened the market position and created a solid foundation for the future.
The company's success can be attributed to responsible business, development and implementation of the stateof-the-art technologies, strong leadership, professional and motivated employees and a long-term partnership with Ericsson. The Supervisory Board is positive regarding long-term prospects of ICT industry and is convinced that Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group is well positioned to realize its strategy of further development of the company.
The Audit Committee, a sub-committee of the Supervisory Board of Ericsson Nikola Tesla, held six (6) meetings in 2020, during which it discussed the financial performance during the year, approval of annual financial statements, plan and findings of external audit, quality control and risk management system as well as compliance and safety issues.
The Audit Committee monitored Ericsson Nikola Tesla Group compliance process and program activities. Furthermore, it also monitored key positions vetting procedures and decided about reported compliance concerns. It analyzed the compliance with the Code of Corporate Governance in detail, as well as effectiveness of the risk management system and internal control, and regularly informed the Supervisory Board of its conclusions and recommendations.
Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Supervisory Board proposed to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders the appointment of KPMG Croatia as the auditor of Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. for 2021.
During 2020, the members of the Audit Committee were: Dubravko Radošević (Member and Chairman until December 17, 2020), Vidar Mohammar (Member), and Vesna Vašiček (Member). Olgica Spevec was appointed as a new Member and the Chair of the Audit Committee on December 17, 2020, instead of Dubravko Radošević. All Audit Committee members were present at all meetings.
Based on the review of financial and other relevant business documents, the Managing Director's report, and the auditors' report, the Supervisory Board concluded the following:

Pursuant to the Companies Act, art. 300 d, the following documents are enclosed to this report:
For the Supervisory Board
Franck Pierre Roland Bouétard, Chairman

Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. Zagreb Krapinska 45
OIB: 84214771175
Zagreb, 23. travnja 2021
Zagreb, April 23, 2021
nakon primitka suglasnosti Nadzornog odbora dioničkog subsequent to the Supervisory Board of društva Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. Zagreb donosim slijedeću ODLUKU:
Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. Zagreb Uprava
Gordana Kovačević Jan a
Temeljem članka 300.d Zakona o trgovačkim društvima, a In accordance with the Company Act, Article 300.d and the Joint Stock Company Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. Zagreb, I herewith forward the following DECISION:
Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. Zagreb Managing Director
Gordana Kovačević This
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Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. Krapinska 45 HR-10 000 Zagreb 0-CROATIA
Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. Zagreb Krapinska 45 OIB: 84214771175
Zagreb, 23. travnja 2021.
Zagreb, April 23, 2021
Temeljem članka 300.d Zakona o trgovačkim društvima, Supervisory Board of the Joint Stock Company Ericsson Nadzorni odbor dioničkog društva Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. Zagreb, hereby confirms that: d.d. Zagreb donosi slijedeće:
Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. Zagreb Za Nadzorni odbor
Franck Pierre Roland Bouétard Predsjednik
Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. Krapinska 45 HR-10 000 Zagreb CROATIA 0
Pursuant to the Company Act, Article 300.d the
Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. Zagreb For Supervisory Board
Franck Pierre Roland Bouétard Chairman
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