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Gr. Sarantis S.A.

Interim / Quarterly Report Sep 11, 2023

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1. STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 4
2. SEMI-ANNUAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MANAGEMENT REPORT 6
2.1 INTRODUCTION6
2.2 PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL POSITION6
2.3 SIGNIFICANT EVENTS DURING THE 1ST HALF OF 2023 10
2.4 MAJOR RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES FOR THE 2nd HALF OF 2023. 12
2.5 FUTURE OUTLOOK AND PROSPECTS 14
2.6 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS15
2.7 INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ACQUIRED TREASURY SHARES ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 50, PARAGRAPH 2, LAW 4548/2018.
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2.8 COMPANY'S BRANCHES 17
2.9 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS 18
2.10 ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE MEASURES ("APMs") 18
3. REPORT ON REVIEW OF THE INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION 21
4. INTERIM CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 24
4.1 INTERIM CONDENSED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION24
4.2 INTERIM CONDENSED ITEMS OF THE STATEMENT OF INCOME 25
4.3 INTERIM CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN GROUP'S EQUITY FOR THE PERIOD 26
4.4 INTERIM CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN COMPANY'S EQUITY FOR THE PERIOD 27
4.5 INTERIM CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 28
4.6 NOTES ON THE INTERIM CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS29
4.6.1 The Company 29
4.6.2 Group Structure 29
4.7 BASIS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS30
4.7.1 Compliance with IFRS 30
4.7.2 Basis for the preparation of the financial statements 30
4.7.3 Approval of financial statements 30
4.7.4 Covered Period 30
4.7.5 Presentation of the financial statements 30
4.7.6 Significant Judgments and Estimates by the Management 30
4.7.7 Significant Accounting Policies 30
4.8 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT 31
4.8.1 Capital Management 31
4.8.2 Financial Instruments 32
4.8.3 Definition of fair values 32
4.9 EXPLANATORY NOTES ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 33
4.9.1 Segment Reporting 33
4.9.2 Investments in subsidiaries, associate companies 35
4.9.3 Goodwill 35
4.9.4 Inventories 36
4.9.5 Trade and Other Receivables 37
4.9.6 Cash & cash equivalents 38
4.9.7 Financial Assets at Fair Value through Results 39
4.9.8 Trade and other liabilities 39
4.9.9 Provisions and other long-term liabilities 40
4.9.10 Loans 40
4.9.11 Income tax 41
4.9.12 Financial Income / Expenses 41
4.9.13 Share Capital 42

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4.9.15 Dividends 42
4.9.16 Treasury Shares 42
4.9.17 Table of changes in fixed assets 43
4.9.18 Number of Employees 50
4.9.19 Litigation Cases 50
4.9.20 Contingent Liabilities 50
4.9.21 Commitments and Contractual Obligations 50
4.9.22 Events after the reporting date of the financial statements 50
4.9.23 Related party transactions 51
4.9.24 Business Units and Geographical Analysis Tables 54

1. STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Statements by the Members of the Board of Directors (According to article 5 of Law 3556/2007)

It is hereby declared that to our knowledge:

a) The Semi-Annual Condensed Financial Statements (Parent and Consolidated) of the company "GR. SARANTIS S.A." for the period from 1 January 2023 to 30 June 2023, which were prepared according to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) that were adopted by the European Union and specifically based on the International Accounting Standard (IAS) 34 "Interim Financial Reporting", accurately present the assets and liabilities, equity and results for the aforementioned period of the Company as well as those of the companies included in the consolidation, considered as a whole, according to the provisions of paragraphs 3 to 5 of article 5, Law 3556/2007.

b) The Semi-Annual Report of the Board of Directors reflects in a true manner the information required according to the paragraph 6 of article 5 of Law 3556/2007, namely the significant events that took place during the first half of the fiscal year and their effect on the semi-annual financial statements, the development, performance and financial position of the Company as well as of the businesses included in the Group consolidation, considered as a whole, including the description of the principal risks and uncertainties for the second half of the fiscal year, and also the significant transactions that concerned the Company and the businesses included in the consolidation, and furthermore the transactions with the related parties.

Marousi, September 11th , 2023

The Members of the Board

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
BOARD
THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
& BOARD MEMBER
THE DEPUTY
MANAGING DIRECTOR
& BOARD MEMBER
THE GROUP'S CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER &
BOARD MEMBER
GRIGORIS SARANTIS KYRIAKOS SARANTIS GIANNIS BOURAS CHRISTOS VARSOS
ID NO. Χ 080619/2003 ID NO. ΑΙ 597050/2010 ID NO. ΑΒ 055247/2006 ID NO. ΑΟ 547315/2020

SEMI-ANNUAL MANAGEMENT REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE PERIOD 01.01.2023 - 30.06.2023

SEMI-ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 1/1/2023 - 30/06/2023 5

2. SEMI-ANNUAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MANAGEMENT REPORT

SEMI-ANNUAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MANAGEMENT REPORT OF THE COMPANY GR. SARANTIS S.A.

On the Financial Statements for the period from 1 January to 30 June 2023

2.1 INTRODUCTION

The present report of the Board of Directors of "GR. SARANTIS S.A." (henceforth the "Company") has been compiled according to the provisions of article 5 of Law 3556/2007 as well as to the relevant decisions of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission and refers to the Interim Condensed financial statements (Consolidated and Separate) of 30th June 2023 and of the semi-annual period that ended on the above date.

The Report is included in the semi-annual financial report of the period 1.1.2023 - 30.06.2023, together with the Company's and Group's financial statements and other information and statements required by law.

The present report briefly presents the Company's financial information for the first half of the year 2023, significant events that occurred during the above-mentioned period and their effects on the semi-annual financial statements. The report also includes a description of the basic risks and uncertainties the Group's companies may face during the second half of the current year. Finally, significant transactions between the issuer and its related parties are also presented.

The semi-annual separate and consolidated financial statements have been compiled according to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), which were adopted by the European Union and specifically based on the International Accounting Standard (IAS) 34 "Interim Financial Reporting".

The current Report also presents the Alternative Performance Measures in paragraph 2.10.

2.2 PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL POSITION

The Group's total turnover during the H1 2023 reached € 232.35 million from € 212.72 million in H1 2022, posting an increase by 9.23%.

The diversification of Group's product portfolio, the emphasis on the HERO product portfolio, its ability to capture growth opportunities, as well as the pricing policy initiatives strengthened the Group's sales across the entire geographic area of operations and in strategic categories, particularly in the categories of skin care, sun care, deodorants, body cleansers, garbage bags, food packaging, as well as selective distribution products.

• Sales in Greece (including Portugal) amounted to € 74.98 million in the first half of 2023 from € 77.18 million in the first half of the previous year, posting a marginal decrease of 2.85%. In the first half of 2022, the partnership with Coty-Wella concerning the mass distribution of the latter's cosmetics was terminated, with this event being the main reason for the above-mentioned decrease. However, the above unfavorable impact was fully offset by growth in other strategic personal care categories.

• The countries of the Group's international network, which represent 67.73% of the total consolidated sales, increased by 16.10% to €157.37 million in the first half of 2023 from €135.55 million in the corresponding period of the previous year. Excluding the foreign exchange effect, on a currency neutral basis, international network sales increased by 17.75%.

After the pandemic, and as compared to the year 2022, a gradual normalization of the raw material prices and product transportation costs was observed during the year 2023, mitigating the impact on the Group's gross profit margin, while operating expenses along with advertising and promotion expenses were maintained under control.

Therefore, the Group's profitability* is as follows:

  • Earnings Before Interest Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)** increased by 27.26% to €28.73 mil. in H1 2023 from €22.57 mil. in H1 2022. EBITDA margin stood at 12.36% in the first half of 2023 from 10.61% in the corresponding period of the previous year.
  • Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) amounted to €21.58 mil. in H1 2023 from €16.04 mil. in H1 2022, increasing by 34.55%. EBIT margin stood at 9.29% from 7.54% in the first half of the previous year.
  • Earnings Before Tax (EBT) reached €23.47 mil. in H1 2023 from €14.69 mil. in H1 last year, up 59.70%, and EBT margin stood at 10,10% from 6.91% in the first half of last year.
  • Net Profit amounted to €19.18 mil. in the first half of 2023 from €11.53 mil. in the corresponding period of the previous year, posting an increase by 66.34%. Net Profit margin reached 8.25% from 5.42% in the first half of 2022.

* Items in the comparable period of the 1st half of 2022 correspond to the Group's continuing operations excluding the contribution of ELCA Cosmetics Ltd, as the Group's participation was sold on June 15, 2022, and excluding the contribution of the Group's subsidiary Hoztorg LLC, as the company decided to permanently withdraw from the Russian market. Detailed information can be found in the Group's Financial Report of December 31st, 2022 in paragraph 4.10.2.

** Alternative Performance Measures. (Detailed information on APMs are presented in paragraph 2.10 of the Semi-Annual Financial Report of 2023)

The Group exhibits a healthy financial position supported by the improving profitability of the business, and balanced capital expenditure.

At the end of the first half of 2023, the Group maintained successfully a net positive cash position of €5.17 million from €15.35 million at the end of 2022. The Group managed to improve its working capital needs in terms of sales compared to last year's levels, which demonstrates its ability to manage inventories effectively. Additionally, the Group's effective management of trade receivables showed its commitment to maintain a healthy cash flow position. Overall, the Group is navigating a difficult market environment, but remains committed to its strategic agenda investing in initiatives to accelerate growth, either organically or through acquisitions, and to return value to its shareholders.

As part of its strategy to further grow sales and profits organically, emphasis is given in optimizing and enhancing the Group's product portfolio, leveraging the strong brand equity within its strategic product categories across its geographical region. Targeted investments and innovation plans are allocated behind strategic product development initiatives in order to drive further growth across our territory and generate value.

Within the years 2021 - 2023 a significant project took place related to focusing on the Group's HERO portfolio, highvalue core brands within our strategic categories that can drive profitability and sustainable growth for the Group. The Group implements successfully a portfolio rationalization process, that resulted in the destruction of low value adding non-core stock, and generated benefits from the focus we placed behind our HERO portfolio through increased sales and targeted A&P expenses. We expect that this strategic focus will have a significant positive impact on the future growth prospects of the Group.

During the year 2023, Sarantis Group proceeded with a dividend payment for the year 2022 of a gross amount of 10 million Euros (0.143108 Euros per share).

At the same time the Group remains active behind its agenda for acquisitive growth. The acquisition of STELLA PACK, a Polish consumer household products company, boasting 25 years of successful presence in the categories of Garbage Bags, Food Packaging and Cleaning items for the Household, is expected to be finalized by the end of H2 2023, following the approval of the antimonopoly authorities, and is estimated to bring significant additional value creation to the Group, as well as contribute to the Group's efforts behind circular economy practices.

Moreover, the Group is also working to improve its operational efficiencies and effectiveness focusing on streamlining processes in the supply chain, investing in automations, infrastructure and systems.

Our robust financial position enables us to consistently support our social and environmental ambitions, in line with our aim to maintain the optimum balance between our economic performance and our responsible environmental and social practices.

Within 2023 we have made significant progress behind our ambitions and our initiatives with a focus on the Group's sustainable development pillars:

Sustainable production and consumption are at the heart of the Group's sustainability strategy and significantly affect its production facilities and its product approach. Thus, special emphasis is placed on actions aimed at minimizing packaging and adopting circular economy waste practices, safeguarding sustainable and circular sourcing of raw and packaging materials, improving energy efficiency, using renewable energy sources and reducing GHG emissions, while ensuring innovation, product quality and consumer safety.

Furthermore, we remain committed to developing brands with a higher ecological profile, using sustainable ingredients, recycled and recyclable materials and circular economy practices. Recently, within March of 2023, we launched a refillable clean beauty brand, clinea, that uses a unique clean formula concept and sustainable packaging of recycled and recyclable materials with refillable jars.

Empowered employees and consistent investment for the development, safety, and wellbeing of our employees within a positive and supportive working environment that promotes equality, transparency and mutual respect are part of our philosophy.

In 2022, an Employee Engagement Survey was carried out, the results of which are already being assessed and utilized with the aim of improving various areas identified during the survey.

Finally, our commitment to inclusion is reflected in the high participation of female employees, which stands at 54% across the Group. We will continue to prioritize a positive and supportive work environment for all employees.

➢ In the Group, we assume actions in accordance with the sustainable development strategic plan and we support the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development set by the United Nations. Deeply recognizing the importance of protecting the environment for the future generations, we implement projects for the reduction of our environmental footprint. Our business activity is based on social responsibility and ethics. For instance, the first volunteer group clean-up operation was organized with the employees, supporting the "Save Your Hood" cause. In the context of World Environment Day, over 150 employees of the Group participated in the voluntary clean-up of the Merchant Navy Nursing Institution and the wider area.

Regarding the sales breakdown per business unit, sales of Beauty and Skin Care products rose by 19.25% during the first half of 2023 at €32.36 mil., from €27.13 mil. in the corresponding period of the previous year. The contribution of Beauty and Skin Care products to the Group's sales amounted to 13.93%.

Sales of Personal Care products increased by 20.13% during the first half of 2023 at €43.38 mil. from €36.11 mil. in the corresponding period of the previous year. This upward trend reflects the diversification of product portfolio and the Group's ability to exploit growth opportunities. The contribution of Personal Care products to the Group's sales amounted to 18.67%.

Sales of Home Care Solutions products amounted to €78.39 mil. in the first half of 2023 from €73.30 mil. in the first half of 2022, posting an increase of 6.95%, reflecting the consumer trend in both the food packaging, as well as in waste bags which posted an increase in sales. The participation of Home Care Solutions products in the total sales of the Group amounted to 33.74%.

The category "Private Label" represents sales of Polipak, the Polish packaging products company, which specializes on the production of private label garbage bags. It presented a sales increase of 4.48% to €15.93 mil. in the first half of 2023 from €15.24 mil. in the first half of 2022.

The Strategic Partnerships category presented an increase in sales by 1.62% compared to the previous period, supported both by sales of Mass Market products that rose by 1.59%, as well as by sales of Selective Distribution products that posted an increase of 1.68%. Their participation in the total sales of the Group amounted to 25.99%.

The Other Sales category presented an increase of 26.33% at €1.91 mil. in the 1st half of 2023 from €1.51 mil. in the 1 st half of 2022.

Regarding the operating profit per business unit, EBIT of Beauty and Skin Care category amounted to €4.06 mil. from €4.83 mil., posting a decrease of 15.92%, mainly being affected by the investment realized for the launching of the clean beauty brand clinéa. The EBIT margin of Beauty and Skin Care category stood at 12.56% in the first half of 2023 from 17.81% in the corresponding period of last year.

EBIT of Personal Care category products amounted to €5.82 mil. from €3.22 mil., enhanced by 80.88%, as it was positively affected by cost improvements resulting in the optimization of the gross profit margin and the balanced management of advertising and promotion expenses. The EBIT margin of Personal Care products stood at 13.42% in the first half of 2023 from 8.91% in the same period of the previous year.

The EBIT of Home Care Solutions products, having been affected by the positive changes in the prices of raw materials, rose to €9.26 mil. from €5.55 mil.. The EBIT margin of Home Care Solutions items settled at 11.82% in first half of 2023 from 7.58% in the first half of 2022 whereas their participation in the total EBIT stood at 42.93%.

The EBIT of Strategic Partnerships category presented a slight increase of 3.74% at €2.69 mil. in the first half of 2023 compared to the corresponding period last year, while the EBIT margin reached 4.45% compared to 4.36% in the first half of 2022.

In terms of geographical analysis, sales in Greece (including Portugal) amounted to €74.98 mil. in the first half of 2023 from €77.18 mil. in the first half of the previous year, showing a marginal decrease of 2.85%. In the first half of 2022, the partnership with Coty-Wella concerning the mass distribution of the latter's cosmetics was terminated, with this event being the main reason for the above-mentioned decrease. However, the above unfavorable impact was fully offset by growth in the Beauty and Skin Care and Personal Care categories.

The countries of the international network, which represent 67.73% of the Group's total sales, increased by 16.10% to €157.37 mil. in the first half of 2023 from €135.55 mil. in the corresponding period of last year. Excluding the currency effect, on a currency neutral basis, foreign sales increased by 17.75%.

All of the Group's countries benefited from the broad portfolio of personal care products and capitalized on growth opportunities, resulting in significant sales growth particularly in the personal care, deodorant, suncare and body cleansing categories. In addition, the categories of waste bags and food packaging showed an increase in sales across all countries within the Group.

Regarding the operating profit by geographic region, during the first half of 2023 the EBIT of Greece (including Portugal) dropped by 20.23% to €7.04 mil. from €8.83 mil. in the corresponding period of the previous year, having been affected by the investment realized for the launching of the clean beauty brand clinéa included in the Beauty and Skin Care category. The EBIT margin of Greece (including Portugal) stood at 9.39% in the first half of 2023 from 11.44% in the first half of 2022.

The countries of the international network presented an increase in EBIT of 101.67% to €14.53 mil. from €7.21 mil. in the first semester of the previous year attributed to the categories of Beauty & Skin Care, Personal Care, as well as Home Care Solutions. The countries' EBIT margin stood at 9.24% from 5.32% in the first half of 2022.

The following are noted:

  • ❖ The breakdown by product category and by geographical region is presented in detail in section 4.9.24 "Business Units and Geographical Analysis Tables".
  • ❖ References to sales in Greece (including the ones of Portugal) are made at Group level, that is, having eliminated intra-group transactions.
  • ❖ References to the EBIT of Greece (including the one of Portugal), as well as to the EBIT of the other countries, relate to the operating profitability as being monitored by the management in order to facilitate the evaluation of performance and assist towards a more efficient decision-making per business unit, i.e. having proportionally applied the distribution of expenses per country. In addition, the EBIT tables in paragraph 4.9.24 present the items in the comparable period of the 1st half of 2022 correspond to the Group's continuing operations excluding the contribution of ELCA Cosmetics Ltd, as the Group's participation was sold on June 15, 2022, and excluding the contribution of the Group's subsidiary Hoztorg LLC, as the company decided to permanently withdraw from the Russian market. Detailed information can be found in the Group's Financial Report of December 31st, 2022 in paragraph 4.10.2.

2.3 SIGNIFICANT EVENTS DURING THE 1ST HALF OF 2023

Sarantis Group launches clinéa, the new refillable pharmacy clean skincare Brand

Sarantis Group, one of the largest multinational consumer product corporations with significant international presence as well as with leading brands and partnerships in place, being fully committed to its strategy, is intensifying efforts towards sustainable development and reaffirms once again its dedication towards innovation and high quality products. Through the new launch of the clean beauty brand clinéa, Sarantis enters the beauty sector dynamically, breaking the boundaries between science and nature. Clinéa, fully aligned with the Group's commitments, sets new terms, creates and innovates, combining the efficiency of science with the purity of nature. By selecting the good elements of these two worlds, Sarantis Group created the new refillable pharmacy clean skincare brand that is effective, safe and respects the environment.

Resolutions of the Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting of May 4th , 2023

On May 4 th, 2023, Thursday and at 14:00, the Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting of "GR. SARANTIS S.A." took place at the Company's registered offices and made decisions on following items of the daily agenda:

  1. Submission and Approval of the Annual Financial Statements, including the consolidated annual financial statements, along with the reports of the Board of Directors and the Statutory Auditor, for the financial year 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022. Approval of distribution of results for the financial year 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022 payment of dividend and fees from the profits of the year.

  2. Submission of the Audit Committee's Annual Activity Report for the financial year 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022.

  3. Approval of the overall management regarding the financial year 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022.

  4. Discharge of the Certified Auditors for the audit of the financial year 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022.

  5. Election of a regular and alternate certified auditor for the regular audit of the financial statements for the year 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023, and determination of their remuneration.

  6. Submission for discussion and voting of the Remuneration Report of article 112 of Law 4548/2018 for the financial year 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022.

  7. Election of a new Audit Committee in accordance with article 44 of Law 4449/2017, as applicable determination of the type, term, number and qualifications of its members and their designation.

  8. Submission of the report of the independent non-executive members of the Board of Directors according in accordance with article 9 par. 5 Law 4706/2020.

  9. Announcements.

Read the resolutions of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of May 4th , 2023.

Announcement of dividend payment of Financial Year 2022

The company GR. SARANTIS S.A. (the Company) informs its shareholders that the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on 04.05.2023 approved the distribution of a dividend amounting to 0.1431076139 Euros per share in accordance with the provisions of the Greek legislation.

According to the legislation in force, the dividend corresponding to the company's 2,993,883 treasury shares is applied to the dividend paid out to the other shareholders and hence the gross amount of dividend is increased to 0.14951348 Euros per share.

The aforementioned dividend amount is subject to a 5% withholding tax and therefore shareholders will receive a net amount of 0,142037806 Euros per share.

The ex-dividend date was set as May 9th, 2023, while the entitled shareholders are those registered in the Dematerialized Securities System on May 10th, 2023 (Record date).

The dividend was paid on 16.05.2023.

Announcement regarding the election of the Audit Committee Chairman and the formation of the Audit Committee into body

Following the election by the Ordinary General Meeting of May 4th, 2023, as members of the Audit Committee, of Messrs. Christos Economou of Ioannis and Irene Nikiforakis of Markos, independent non-executive members of the Board of Directors, and Mr. Ioannis Arkoulis of Michael, non-member of the Board of Directors, Certified Public Accountant, and in accordance with the provisions of a. 44 of Law 4449/2017, the members of the Audit Committee, during the meeting of 5 May 2023, decided to appoint, Mr. Ioannis Arkoulis of Michael as its Chairman.

Following the above, the Company's Audit Committee was formed into body as follows:

Ioannis M. Arkoulis, Chairman of the Audit Committee, Christos I. Economou of Ioannis, member of the Audit Committee, Irene M. Nikiforaki, member of the Audit Committee.

It is noted that the Audit Committee is an independent committee, since it consists of two independent nonexecutive members of the Board of Directors and a third person, and has a term starting from its election until the Ordinary General Meeting to be convened in 2024.

Announcement of acquisition of minority rights of Polipak

On June 14, 2023, Sarantis Group completed the acquisition of a 20% equity stake in the share capital of the company named Polipak sp. z o.o. with headquarters in Poland for a total consideration of PLN 22 mil., through its subsidiary, Sarantis Polska.

As a result of the above corporate transaction, Sarantis Group now owns 100% of Polipak's share capital, thereby unlocking further synergies that will strengthen the Group's long-term prospects.

It is noted that Polipak is one of the leading companies in Europe producing waste bags for household use as well as packaging products for industrial use, with a successful corporate history of almost 40 years. Over the past three decades, Polipak has become one of the largest producers of its kind in the region of Central and Eastern Europe.

This strategic move strengthens Sarantis Group's position in the sector of consumer products and reaffirms its commitment towards further growth and generation of long-term value for its shareholders.

Organizational Changes of Sarantis Group

The Company proceeded into changes of the Management, based on the decision of its Board of Directors dated 22.05.2023:

Mr. Ioannis Bouras, Commercial Director of the Group and executive member of the Board of Directors, was appointed on 12.06.2023 as Deputy CEO. Mr. Bouras is responsible for the overall management of the Group as well as its strategy which includes the management of subsidiaries, the Marketing Department, the Financial Services Department, the Supply Chain Department as well as the Human Resources Department, reporting to Mr. Kyriakos Sarantis, CEO of the Company.

Mr. Kostas Rozakeas, assumed the duties of Group Strategic Advisor from 12.06.2023, reporting to the CEO of the Company, Mr. Kyriakos Sarantis.

Mr. Christos Varsos assumed the duties of the Chief Financial Officer of the Group from 12.06.2023, replacing Mr. Kostas Rozakeas.

As part of his duties, Mr. Varsos is responsible for the Financial Services Department, the Legal Department, the IT department, the GDPR, and the Investor Relations & Corporate Communication Department of the Company.

Assignment of duties of Deputy CEO to a member of the Board of Directors - Reconstitution of the Board of Directors into a body

The Company, at the meeting of the Board of Directors on 12.06.2023, decided to assign the duties of Deputy CEO to the executive member of the Board of Directors, Mr. Ioannis Bouras. As a result the Board of Directors was reconstituted into a body as follows:

Grigoris P. Sarantis, Chairman-Executive member Dimitrios P. Reppas, Vice Chairman – Independent non-executive member, Kyriakos P. Sarantis, Chief Executive Officer – Executive member, Ioannis K. Bouras, Deputy CEO - Executive member Aikaterini P. Saranti, Non-executive member, Konstantinos P. Rozakeas, Executive member, Konstantinos F. Stamatiou, Executive member, Evangelos A. Siarlis, Executive member, Christos I. Oikonomou, Independent non-executive member, Nikolaos P. Nomikos, Independent non-executive member, Irene M. Nikiforaki, Independent non-executive member.

Constitution of the Board of Directors into a body

On 30.6.2023, Mr. Konstantinos Stamatiou of Fokion, executive member, and Mr. Christos Oikonomou of Ioannis, independent non-executive member, submitted their resignations to the Board of Directors. The Company, at the meeting of its Board of Directors on 30.6.2023, decided in accordance with article 82, paragraph 1 and 2 of Law 4548/2018 and article 10 of the Company's Articles of Association, the election of Mr. Christos Varsos of Andreas to replace the resigned member Mr. Konstantinos Stamatiou. The Company also decided the nonreplacement of Mr. Christos Oikonomou. The 10-member Board of Directors of the Company was then constituted in a body, as follows:

  • 1) Grigoris P. Sarantis, Chairman-Executive member
  • 2) Dimitrios P. Reppas, Vice Chairman Independent non-executive member,
  • 3) Kyriakos P. Sarantis, Chief Executive Officer Executive member,
  • 4) Ioannis K. Bouras, Deputy CEO Executive member
  • 5) Aikaterini P. Saranti, Non-executive member,
  • 6) Evangelos A. Siarlis, Executive member,
  • 7) Christos A. Varsos, Executive member,
  • 8) Konstantinos P. Rozakeas, Non-executive member,
  • 9) Nikolaos P. Nomikos, Independent non-executive member,
  • 10) Irene M. Nikiforaki, Independent non-executive member.

The election of the new member will be announced at the next General Meeting of the Company. The new member will exercise his/her duties for the remaining period until the end of the term of the Board of Directors.

2.4 MAJOR RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES FOR THE 2nd HALF OF 2023.

The Group is exposed to financial and other risks, including the unforeseen changes in interest rates, credit risks and liquidity risks. The Group's overall risk management program aims at minimizing the possible negative effects from such risks on its financial performance. The Group's financial instruments consist mainly of deposits with banks, trade accounts receivable and payable, loans and dividends payable.

2.4.1 Foreign exchange risk

The Group operates in an environment characterized by relatively high foreign exchange risk given that almost 68% of the Group's total turnover comes from Eastern European countries where the volatility of foreign exchange rates is likely to be high. The management of the Group is constantly examining the currencies' fluctuations, and, may occasionally hedge against the foreign exchange risk.

2.4.2 Interest rate risk

The interest rate risk emerges from the relation between the cost of debt and the subsequent effect of any interest rate changes on the earnings and cash flows. The Group's objective is to achieve an optimal balance between borrowing cost and the potential effect of any interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows. The Group monitors and manages its debt and overall financing strategies using a combination of short and long-term debt. It is policy of the Group to continuously review interest rate trends along with its financing needs. Daily working capital requirements are typically financed with operational cash flow and through the use of various committed lines of credit. The interest rate on these short-term borrowing arrangements, is generally determined as the inter-bank offering rate at the borrowing date plus a pre-set margin. The mix of fixed-rate debt and variable-rate debt is managed within Group policy guidelines.

2.4.3 Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk that a counterparty will cause the Group and the Company to suffer a financial loss because of the obligation to settle the liabilities. The maximum credit risk to which the Group and the Company are exposed at the date of the preparation of the financial statements is the book value of their financial assets. Financial assets classified as at fair value through profit or loss are viewed not to expose the Group and the Company to material credit risk.

The greater part of the risk is found in the event that the debtor - customer of the Group may default on contractual obligations resulting in material loss to the Group. The Group's receivables come from wholesale, while a large part of its receivables come from large customers. The financial position of the customers is continuously monitored by the Group companies, which both control the amount of credit provisions and the credit limits of the accounts and, on the other hand, try to effectively manage the receivables before they become overdue but also when they become

overdue or doubtful. Where necessary, additional collateral is required with guarantees. In order to monitor credit risk, customers are grouped according to the category they belong to, their credit risk characteristics, the maturity of their receivables and any previous problematic receivables that they have demonstrated, taking into account future factors as well as the economic environment.

The Group and the Company apply the simplified approach of IFRS 9 for the calculation of expected credit losses and recognize impairment losses for expected credit losses for all financial assets other than those measured at fair value through profit or loss.

2.4.4 Liquidity risk

The liquidity risk refers to a case when the Group is not in position to fulfill its obligations with regard to money payments. Prudent liquidity risk management implies the existence of a balance between cash flows as well as funding through adequate amounts of committed credit facilities. The Group closely monitors the amount of funding as well as the short-term and long-term funding with respect to total debt and the composition of total debt, and it manages the risk that could arise from the lack of sufficient liquidity and secures that necessary borrowing facilities are maintained. The Group has sufficient credit line facilities that could be utilized to fund any potential shortfall in cash resources.

The Group manages and monitors its working capital in order to minimize any possible liquidity and cash flow risks.

2.4.5 Raw material price risk

The Group is exposed to price volatility in the basic raw materials it uses for products that manufactures in its own production facilities.

❖ The basic raw materials used by the Group for the Perfume, Cosmetics and Face Care products are perfumes, oils and chemicals.

The prices of raw materials in perfumes, cosmetics and facials present fluctuations, and any differences are eliminated by gradually transferring volumes from one supplier to another when necessary, maintaining active alternative suppliers and creating security stocks.

❖ The basic raw materials used by the Group for the categories of household products (food packaging products and plastic waste bags) are aluminum (in jumbo rolls), plastic (PVC / LDPE Clingfilm in Jumbo rolls) and polyethylene (HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE).

Regarding the effect of fluctuations in the prices of aluminum and plastic, the Group proceeds to the closing of price at short intervals, and in addition creates a security stock when it deems it necessary.

2.4.6 Compliance Risk

The incomplete compliance with the legal regulatory framework that governs the Group could lead to penalties and other fines, so by this way it will negatively affect the financial position and, as a result its reputation. Regulatory compliance issues that are recognized by the management are as follows:

    1. Issues related to commercial legislation
    1. Taxation and labor issues
    1. Issues related to the Capital Market Committee and the Stock Exchange
    1. Issues related to the protection of personal data
  • Issues covered by the Code of Ethics (fraud, bribery, child labor, work safety and work practices, issues relating to free competition, etc.)

  • Issues relating to the protection of the environment and the operation of the production facilities.

  • Issues relating to product safety and certification (e.g. EFET) where provided, as well as to the protection of consumers.

The relevant body that is responsible for assessing the risks is the Execution Committee. Each group of risks shall be examined separately. The likelihood of occurrence, the potential effect and the level of the organization's abundance are estimated, and then the optimum actions are being proposed. Subsequently the Group assigns the personnel

responsible for the management who implement the agreed actions and inform the administration about the results of these actions.

2.4.7 Geo-political Risk

The Company is exposed to geopolitical risk, mainly through its subsidiaries' activities in the region of Central and Eastern Europe.

Political disorders that derive from geopolitical, economic and strategic countries' interests, trigger refugee flows, economic sanctions between states, changes in legislation and can even lead to military action by creating a fluid and unpredictable geopolitical environment that can potentially threaten the Group's business activities, its production, its supply chain, its financial performance and the safety of its employees.

The Company has a coordinating team for geopolitical crisis management that assesses emerging geopolitical risks that may affect the Group's activity. The specific crisis management team ensures the objective assessment of the risks and ensures the timely information and activation of the Management for the taking measures and actions in view of the active geopolitical risks.

At the same time, in the context of the Group's expanding business activity, the risk management team examines thoroughly the Company's risk exposure assessment scenarios at all levels (e.g. political, credit, health & safety, tax, supply chain, etc.) and based on these, strategies for coping with the aforementioned risks are formed, always in relation to the benefits that appear from the expansion of the Company's activities.

2.5 FUTURE OUTLOOK AND PROSPECTS

In 2023, we navigated the challenging high-cost inflation environment by strategically balancing price growth, volume, and competitiveness. Additionally, we implemented successfully a portfolio rationalization process and benefited from the focus we placed behind our HERO portfolio.

As we navigate through this complex and challenging operating environment our focus is turned on sustaining our growth momentum and competitiveness while also protecting our profitability margins. To this end, the management is continuously reviewing its action plan, in order to activate further mitigating actions.

The Group's long-term strategy remains intact behind its strategic priorities and we are confident for the Group's further expansion. Our focus is on organic and acquisitive growth, further market development and penetration, cost efficiencies, economies of scale, benefits from synergies and operating leverage.

2.6 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The most significant transactions between the Company and its related parties, as such are defined by International Accounting Standard 24, are presented below.

Company
Trade receivables 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Sarantis Banja Luca D.O.O 153,618 0
Sarantis Bulgaria LTD 191,042 90,516
Sarantis Romania S.A. 2,071,388 1,289,681
Sarantis Polska S.A. 2,202,850 3,199,205
Sarantis Czech Republic sro 2,269,851 1,936,952
Polipak SP.Z.O.O. 26,632 34,314
Sarantis Slovakia S.R.O 0 5,355
Ergopack LLC 169,365 912,991
Sarantis Hungary Kft. 341,225 668,545
Sarantis Portugal Lda 697,856 853,749
Elode France SARL 36,474 35,685
Lenidi SA 0 2,230,379
Lenidi Bulgaria LTD 43,025 16,638
Lenidi Romania LTD 4
2
4
2
Total 8,203,367 11,274,052
Grand total receivables 8,203,367 11,274,052
Trade liabilities 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Sarantis Belgrade D.O.O 1,891,089 944,260
Sarantis Banja Luca D.O.O 3,229 0
Sarantis Skopje D.O.O 1,107,658 678,476
Sarantis Bulgaria LTD 19,177 0
Sarantis Romania S.A. 50,015 3,224
Sarantis Polska S.A. 540,174 597,520
Sarantis Czech Republic sro 18,680 189
Polipak SP.Z.O.O. 397,103 514,928
Sarantis Slovakia S.R.O 2,201 0
Ergopack LLC 49,080 0
Sarantis Hungary Kft. 11,129 0
Sarantis Portugal Lda 198 0
Sarantis France SARL 40,183 40,971
Lenidi SA 175,479 0
Total 4,305,393 2,779,568
Liabilities from loans 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Zetafin LTD 524,271 0
Waldeck LTD 0 546,492
Total 524,271 546,492
Lease liabilities 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Lenidi SA 6,793,184 7,131,110
Total 6,793,184 7,131,110

5 6
1
Other liabilities 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Sarantis Polska S.A. 12,335,147 0
Total 12,335,147
Grand total liabilities 23,957,995 10,457,171

It is noted that the other liabilities of 12.3 million Euros concern the share capital increase of Sarantis Polska S.A., the payment of which was completed in July 2023 (see Note 4.9.8).

Income

01.01 -
01.01 -
Income from sale of merchandise 30.06.2023
30.06.2022
Sarantis Belgrade D.O.O 1,658,777 1,272,212
Sarantis Banja Luca D.O.O 151,921 0
Sarantis Skopje D.O.O 498,514 452,444
Sarantis Bulgaria LTD 1,353,595 977,366
Sarantis Romania S.A. 4,685,489 2,487,849
Sarantis Polska S.A. 6,900,374 6,854,453
Sarantis Czech Republic sro 4,667,048 2,434,732
Sarantis Slovakia S.R.O 0 677,597
Ergopack LLC 479,066 167,125
Sarantis Hungary Kft. 461,206 415,827
Sarantis Portugal Lda 800,705 452,608
Lenidi SA 282,436 0
Lenidi Bulgaria LTD 43,025 0
Total 21,982,156
16,192,213
01.01 - 01.01 -
Other income 30.06.2023 30.06.2022
Sarantis Belgrade D.O.O 112,440 99,430
Sarantis Banja Luca D.O.O 4,926 3,054
Sarantis Skopje D.O.O 10,496 10,397
Sarantis Bulgaria LTD 36,371 26,708
Sarantis Romania S.A. 163,305 96,855
Sarantis Polska S.A. 641,176 600,736
Sarantis Czech Republic sro 176,577 116,212
Polipak SP.Z.O.O. 83,056 82,953
Sarantis Slovakia S.R.O 2,201 26,043
Ergopack LLC
49,438 60,613
Sarantis Hungary Kft. 49,066 42,790
Sarantis Portugal Lda 64,321 35,343
Total 1,393,374 1,201,133
Grand total income 23,375,530 17,393,346

Expenses and Purchases

Purchases of merchandise - services 01.01 -
30.06.2023
01.01 -
30.06.2022
Sarantis Romania S.A. 26,913 9,727
Sarantis Polska S.A. 1,193,832 1,124,858
Sarantis Czech Republic sro 0 3,490
Polipak SP.Z.O.O. 1,328,646 2,110,123
Lenidi SA 69,080 0
Total 2,618,470 3,248,198
Expenses – interest 01.01 -
30.06.2023
01.01 -
30.06.2022
Sarantis Bulgaria LTD 0 20,888
Sarantis Romania S.A. 0 41,793
Sarantis Polska S.A. 0 21,242
Zetafin LTD 7,779 0
Waldeck LTD 0 7,779
Lenidi SA 94,373 0
Total 102,152
91,701
Table of disclosures of related parties
Group Company
a) Income 501,706 23,375,530
b) Expenses 188,179 2,720,623
c) Receivables 187,452 8,203,367
d) Liabilities 6,969,031 23,957,995
e) Transactions and remuneration of senior
executives and management
1,458,114 1,458,114
f) Receivables from senior executives and
management
88,037 88,037
g) Liabilities towards senior executives and
management
3,623 3,623

Grand total expenses 2,720,623 3,339,900

2.7 INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ACQUIRED TREASURY SHARES ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 50, PARAGRAPH 2, LAW 4548/2018.

During the first half of 2023, the Company proceeded to the purchase of 140,561 treasury shares at an average purchase price of 7.14 Euros per share, for a total amount of 1,003,821 Euros.

Including the 2,918,794 treasury shares already held by the company as of 31/12/20212, the Company as of 30/06/2023 holds in total 3,059,355 treasury shares with nominal value of EUR 0.78 per share and an average purchase price of 4.94 Euros per share, having paid a total of 15,117,161 Euros. The treasury shares that the Company holds correspond to 4.38% of its share capital.

2.8 COMPANY'S BRANCHES

The Company has the following branches:

  • 1 67 MESOGEION TZAVELLA, 15231 HALANDRI
  • 2 52KLM NATIONAL ROAD ATHENS-LAMIA POSITION LYSIA TEMPELI 32011, OINOFYTA
  • 3 TZUMBA POSITION 0 19011 AVLONA
  • 4 IROON POLYTECHNIOU 19, 15231 CHALANDRI
  • 5 LAND PLOT 51 B10 GROUND FLOOR 0 57001 THERMI
  • 6 28 AMAROYSIOU-HALANDRIOU STREET, 15125, MAROUSI

2.9 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

  • ❖ On August 1, 2023, the Company GR. SARANTIS S.A. proceeded to a reduction of its share capital by cancelling 3,026,921 treasury shares, in accordance with the decision of the Extraordinary General Meeting of its Shareholders dated 12.07.2023. The Company's share capital now amounts to € 52,143,439.14 and is divided into 66,850,563 common registered voting shares, with a nominal value of € 0.78 per share.
  • ❖ In July 2023, a €10 million bond loan was raised for working capital needs by the Company.
  • ❖ By the decision of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company's Shareholders dated 12/7/2023, the election of a new Audit Committee was approved due to the resignation of Mr. Christos Economou as a member of the Audit Committee who had been previously elected by the decision of the General Meeting of Shareholders on 4.5.2023. Specifically, Ms. Eirini Nikiforakis of Markos, independent non-executive member of the Board of Directors and Mr. Ioannis Arkoulis of Michael, non-member of Board of Directors, Certified Auditor Accountant, as well as Ms. Angeliki Samara of Dimitrios, non-member of Board of Directors, Assistant Professor of Accounting at the University of Macedonia were re-elected as members of the Audit Committee.

Following the above, the Company's Audit Committee was constituted into a body as follows:

Ioannis Arkoulis of Michael, Chairman of the Audit Committee,

Angeliki Samara of Dimitrios, member of the Audit Committee,

Eirini Nikiforakis of Markos, member of the Audit Committee.

2.10 ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE MEASURES ("APMs")

The Group utilizes Alternative Performance Measures (APM) in the context of its decision making with regard to the financial, operational and strategic planning as well as for the evaluation and public disclosure of its performance. These APMs serve and facilitate the best understanding of the financial and operating results of the Group, its financial position and the statement of cash flows. The Alternative Performance Measures (APMs) should be always taken into consideration along with the financial results which have been prepared in accordance with the IFRS whereas in no case they replace IFRS.

Definitions and reconciliation of Alternative Performance Measures ("APM")

a. Profitability ratios

The Group utilizes the following profitability ratios for the purpose of the full analysis of its operating results:

EBITDA (Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization)

EBITDA is calculated from the semi-annual financial statements as follows: "Gross operating earnings" plus "Other operating income" minus the "Administrative Expenses" and the "Distribution Expenses" prior to depreciation and amortization. The depreciation and amortization for the Group are presented in the paragraph "Table of Changes in Fixed Assets" of the financial statements.

(Euro million) H1 2023 H1 2022*
Gross operating earnings 86.23 74.86
Other operating income 0.30 0.52
Administrative expenses 11.48 10.28
Distribution expenses 53.47 49.07
Depreciation and amortization 7.15 6.54
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization
28.73 22.57

* Items in the comparable period of the 1st half of 2022 correspond to the Group's continuing operations excluding the contribution of ELCA Cosmetics Ltd, as the Group's participation was sold on June 15, 2022, and excluding the contribution of the Group's subsidiary Hoztorg LLC, as the company decided to permanently withdraw from the Russian market.

EBIT (Earnings before interest and taxes)

EBIT equals with the operating earnings of the Group as they are recorded in the semi-annual financial statements.

EBT (Earnings before taxes)

EBT equals with the earnings deriving before the deduction of taxes from the semi-annual financial statements.

Net Income (Net earnings)

It equals with the earnings after the deduction of taxes as they are recorded in the financial statements. These earnings are distributed to the shareholders of the parent company.

Profitability Margins

For all the above profitability figures, the corresponding profit margin is calculated by dividing each figure with the total turnover.

EBIT (Earnings before interest and taxes)

H1 2023 H1 2022*
(Euro
million)
Margin Margin
EBITDA Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization
28.73 12.36% 22.57 10.61%
EBIT Earnings before interest and taxes 21.58 9.29% 16.04 7.54%
EBT Earnings before taxes 23.47 10.10% 14.69 6.91%
Net Income Net Earnings 19.18 8.25% 11.53 5.42%

* Items in the comparable period of the 1st half of 2022 correspond to the Group's continuing operations excluding the contribution of ELCA Cosmetics Ltd, as the Group's participation was sold on June 15, 2022, and excluding the contribution of the Group's subsidiary Hoztorg LLC, as the company decided to permanently withdraw from the Russian market.

b. Net Debt

The net debt comprises a figure which depicts the capital structure of the Group. It is calculated by adding the longterm loans and the short-term loans then by deducting the cash and cash equivalents and other financial assets, such as the "Financial Assets at fair value through results", since they are considered to be liquid items. The relevant calculations are presented in the following table:

(Euro million) H1 2023 FY 2022
Long-term loans 38.73 20.71
Short-term loans 9.24 27.36
Cash and cash equivalents 47.53 60.68
Other financial assets 5.60 2.74
Net Debt (5.17) (15.35)

The Board of Directors

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
BOARD
THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
& BOARD MEMBER
THE DEPUTY
MANAGING DIRECTOR
& BOARD MEMBER
THE GROUP'S CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER &
BOARD MEMBER
GRIGORIS SARANTIS KYRIAKOS SARANTIS GIANNIS BOURAS CHRISTOS VARSOS
ID NO. Χ 080619/2003 ID NO. ΑΙ 597050/2010 ID NO. ΑΒ 055247/2006 ID NO. ΑΟ 547315/2020

3. REPORT ON REVIEW OF THE INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION

To the Shareholders of the Company "GR. SARANTIS S.A."

Report on Review of Interim Financial Information

Introduction

We have reviewed the accompanying interim condensed separate and consolidated statement of financial position of "GR. SARANTIS S.A." as at 30 June 2023 and the related condensed separate and consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the six-month period then ended, as well as the selected explanatory notes that comprise the interim condensed financial information, which is an integral part of the six-month financial report as required by the Law 3556/2007.

Management is responsible for the preparation and presentation of this interim condensed financial information in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union and applied to Interim Financial Reporting (International Accounting Standard "IAS 34"). Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on this interim condensed financial information based on our review.

Scope of Review

We conducted our review in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements 2410, "Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity". A review of interim financial information consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing, as incorporated into the Greek Legislation and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Conclusion

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying interim condensed financial information is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with IAS 34.

Report on other legal and regulatory requirements

Our review has not revealed any material inconsistency or misstatement in the statements of the members of the Board of Directors and the information of the six-month Board of Directors Report, as defined in articles 5 and 5a of Law 3556/2007, in relation to the accompanying interim condensed financial information.

BDO Certified Public Accountant S.A. 449 Mesogion Av, Athens- Ag. Paraskevi, Greece Reg. SOEL: 173

Ag. Paraskevi, September 11th , 2023 Certified Public Accountant

Christoforos I. Achiniotis Reg. SOEL: 35961

INTERIM CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEMI-ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 1/1/2023 - 30/06/2023 23

4. INTERIM CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Those responsible for the preparation of the Interim Financial Statements of the period 01/01 - 30/06/2023 are the signatories at the end of the Financial Statements.

4.1 INTERIM CONDENSED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

Note Group Company
Amounts in € 30.06.2023 31.12.2022 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
ASSETS
Non-current assets 226,730,665 222,729,930 244,192,896 200,378,055
Tangible fixed assets 4.9.17 96,633,794 95,269,696 40,625,064 41,001,934
Right of use 4.9.17 17,492,854 16,527,207 10,569,143 10,723,699
Investments in Property 4.9.17 6,876,288 6,704,387 2,372,097 2,430,309
Intangible assets 4.9.17 57,449,682 57,556,112 28,127,068 28,909,223
Company goodwill 4.9.3 7,737,942 7,631,304 1,100,000 1,100,000
Deferred tax assets 1,477,248 324,944 0 0
Investments in subsidiaries, associates 4.9.2 0 0 161,248,916 116,062,279
Other long-term receivables 4.9.5 39,062,857 38,716,279 150,609 150,609
Current assets 282,977,788 277,214,294 157,468,685 165,138,036
Inventories 4.9.4 116,354,410 108,137,662 46,101,957 46,654,686
Trade receivables 4.9.5 105,105,026 98,423,702 51,718,321 53,266,562
Other receivables 4.9.5 8,386,999 7,234,098 42,599,249 39,941,137
Cash & cash equivalents 4.9.6 47,528,090 60,679,908 11,445,895 22,536,726
Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss 4.9.7 5,603,263 2,738,925 5,603,263 2,738,925
Total Assets 509,708,453 499,944,224 401,661,580 365,516,091
Shareholders' EQUITY:
Share capital 4.9.13 54,504,438 54,504,438 54,504,438 54,504,438
Share premium account 40,676,356 40,676,356 40,676,356 40,676,356
Reserves 23,811,143 21,271,949 17,385,798 14,864,966
Profit (losses) carried forward 219,640,815 212,215,328 169,908,051 165,656,763
Total Shareholders' Equity 338,632,751 328,668,070 282,474,642 275,702,523
Non controlling interest 0 2,076,346
Total Equity 338,632,751 330,744,416 282,474,642 275,702,523
LIABILITIES
Long-term liabilities 71,076,664 50,960,819 52,085,587 33,535,790
Loans 4.9.10 38,726,340 20,710,000 38,726,340 20,710,000
Lease liabilities 13,423,620 12,521,523 8,815,644 8,877,360
Deferred tax liabilities 6,838,685 6,640,470 3,047,757 2,534,141
Provisions for post employment employee benefits 1,670,218 1,574,984 1,495,845 1,414,289
Provisions - Long-term liabilities 4.9.9 10,417,800 9,513,841 0 0
Short-term liabilities 99,999,038 118,238,990 67,101,351 56,277,779
Suppliers 4.9.8 64,543,305 70,145,754 31,731,412 37,338,374
Other liabilities 4.9.8 12,597,940 10,957,992 21,211,531 7,089,167
Income taxes - other taxes payable 8,808,748 5,248,564 2,902,368 2,665,091
Loans 4.9.10 9,237,965 27,363,527 9,237,857 7,095,000
Lease liabilities 4,811,080 4,523,153 2,018,183 2,090,147
Total Equity & Liabilities 509,708,453 499,944,224 401,661,580 365,516,091

The basic financial statements should be read in conjunction with the attached notes.

4.2 INTERIM CONDENSED ITEMS OF THE STATEMENT OF INCOME

Group Company
01.01-30.06.2023
01.01-30.06.2022*
01.01-30.06.2023 01.01-30.06.2022
Amounts in € Note Total Activities Continued
Activities
Discontinued
Activities
Total Activities Total Activities Total Activities
Revenue 4.9.1 232,351,529 212,723,735 754,020 213,477,756 95,506,987 92,561,572
Cost of sales (146,125,170) (137,862,134) (592,478) (138,454,612) (61,286,419) (58,853,415)
Gross operating profit 86,226,359 74,861,601 161,542 75,023,143 34,220,569 33,708,157
Income from associates 0 0 20,311,927 20,311,927 0 0
Other operating income 298,377 522,441 4 522,445 1,510,413 1,471,413
Administrative expenses (11,479,798) (10,282,067) (54,619) (10,336,686) (7,043,901) (6,333,845)
Distribution expenses (53,468,334) (49,066,225) (103,658) (49,169,882) (25,964,621) (24,863,391)
Operating profit 21,576,603 16,035,749 20,315,198 36,350,947 2,722,459 3,982,334
Financial income-expenses 4.9.12 1,948,323 (1,337,410) 70,408 (1,267,003) 16,043,100 12,696,621
Gain from revaluation of fixed assets (58,212) (3,931) 0 (3,931) (58,212) (3,931)
Earnings before taxes 23,466,714 14,694,408 20,385,606 35,080,013 18,707,347 16,675,024
Income tax 4.9.11 (5,537,757) (4,722,969) (337,404) (5,060,373) (417,790) (890,189)
Deferred tax 4.9.11 956,331 1,608,929 110,675 1,719,604 (513,616) (105,079)
Earnings after the deduction of tax (A) 18,885,288 11,580,367 20,158,877 31,739,244 17,775,940 15,679,756
Owners of the parent 19,179,062 11,529,751 20,158,877 31,688,628 17,775,940 15,679,756
Non controlling interest (293,774) 50,616 0 50,616 0 0
Other Comprehensive Income: 0 0 0 0 0 0
Items not transferred to the statement of
comprehensive income:
0 (17,337) 241,698 224,361 0 0
Profit from revaluation of fixed assets 0 (17,337) 0 (17,337) 0 0
Share of associates' other comprehensive income 0 0 241,698 241,698 0 0
Items which may be transferred in future to the
statement of comprehensive income:
5,338,836 (877,730) 422,351 (455,379) 0 0
Foreign exchange differences from subsidiaries
abroad
5,338,836 (877,730) 422,351 (455,379) 0 0
Other total income after taxes (Β) 5,338,836 (895,067) 664,049 (231,018) 0 0
Total comprehensive income after taxes (A) + (B) 24,224,124 10,685,300 20,822,926 31,508,226 17,775,940 15,679,756
Owners of the parent 24,751,190 10,674,511 20,822,926 31,497,436 17,775,940 15,679,756
Non controlling interest (527,066) 10,789 0 10,789 0 0
Earnings per share, which correspond to the parent's
shareholders for the period
4.9.14 0.2866 0.1722 0.3010 0.4732 0.2656 0.2341

The basic financial statements should be read in conjunction with the attached notes.

* The Discontinued Activities in the comparable period refer to the sale of ELCA Cosmetics Ltd along with its subsidiaries and to the final withdrawal from the Russian market, in which the Company activated through its 100% indirect subsidiary, i.e. the commercial company HOZTORG LLC (see note 4.10.2 of the Group's financial statements as of December 31st, 2022).

4.3 INTERIM CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN GROUP'S EQUITY FOR THE PERIOD

Attributed to shareholders of the parent
Amounts in € Share Capital Share Premium Readjustments
Reserve and other
reservesl
Balance of profit /
losses
Total Non controlling
interest
Total
Balance as at 1 January 2022 54,504,438 40,676,356 19,744,904 182,996,596 297,922,293 2,071,826 299,994,119
Total comprehensive income for the period
Net profit for the period 31,688,628 31,688,628 50,616 31,739,244
Other comprehensive income
Foreign exchange differences
(419,020) (419,020) (36,359) (455,379)
Revaluation of property (13,870) (13,870) (3,467) (17,337)
Change from associates 241,698 241,698 241,698
Other comprehensive income (13,870) (177,321) (191,191) (39,827) (231,018)
Other transactions registered in Equity
Total comprehensive income after taxes (13,870) 31,511,306 31,497,436 10,789 31,508,226
Purchase of treasury shares (153,826) (153,826) (153,826)
Distributed dividends (10,000,001) (10,000,001) (10,000,001)
Formation of reserves 1,102,707 (1,102,707) 0 0
Other transactions registered in Equity 948,881 (11,102,708) (10,153,827) 0 (10,153,827)
Balance as at 30 June 2022 54,504,438 40,676,356 20,679,915 203,405,195 319,265,903 2,082,615 321,348,518
Balance as at 1 January 2023 54,504,438 40,676,356 21,271,949 212,215,328 328,668,070 2,076,346 330,744,416
Total comprehensive income for the period
Net profit for the period 19,179,062 19,179,062 (293,774) 18,885,288
Other comprehensive income
Foreign exchange differences 5,572,128 5,572,128 (233,292) 5,338,836
Other comprehensive income 5,572,128 5,572,128 (233,292) 5,338,836
Other transactions registered in Equity
Total comprehensive income after taxes 24,751,190 24,751,190 (527,066) 24,224,124
Purchase of treasury shares (1,003,821) (1,003,821) (1,003,821)
Capital Aggregation Tax (362,718) (362,718) (362,718)
Distributed dividends (10,000,000) (10,000,000) (10,000,000)
Minority interests due to acquisition of interest in a subsidiary (3,419,970) (3,419,970) (1,549,280) (4,969,250)
Formation of reserves 3,543,015 (3,543,015) 0 0
Other transactions registered in Equity 2,539,194 (17,325,703) (14,786,508) (1,549,280) (16,335,789)
Balance as at 30 June 2023 54,504,438 40,676,356 23,811,143 219,640,815 338,632,751 0 338,632,751

The basic financial statements should be read in conjunction with the attached notes.

4.4 INTERIM CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN COMPANY'S EQUITY FOR THE PERIOD

Attributed to shareholders of the parent
Amounts in € Share Capital Share Premium Readjustments
Reserve and other
reservesl
Balance of profit /
losses
Total
Balance as at 1 January 2022 54,504,438 40,676,356 13,818,124 107,371,318 216,370,235
Total comprehensive income for the period
Net profit for the period 15,679,756 15,679,756
Other comprehensive income
Other comprehensive income 0 0
Other transactions registered in Equity
Total comprehensive income after taxes 15,679,756 15,679,756
Purchase of treasury shares (153,826) (153,826)
Distributed dividends (10,000,001) (10,000,001)
Formation of reserves 1,345,896 (1,345,896) 0
Other transactions registered in Equity 1,192,071 (11,345,897) (10,153,827)
Balance as at 30 June 2022 54,504,438 40,676,356 15,010,194 111,705,176 221,896,164
Balance as at 1 January 2023 54,504,438 40,676,356 14,864,966 165,656,763 275,702,523
Total comprehensive income for the period
Net profit for the period 17,775,940 17,775,940
Other comprehensive income
Other comprehensive income 0 0
Other transactions registered in Equity
Total comprehensive income after taxes 17,775,940 17,775,940
Purchase of treasury shares (1,003,821) (1,003,821)
Distributed dividends (10,000,000) (10,000,000)
Formation of reserves 3,524,652 (3,524,652) 0
Other transactions registered in Equity 2,520,831 (13,524,652) (11,003,821)
Balance as at 30 June 2023 54,504,438 40,676,356 17,385,798 169,908,051 282,474,642

The basic financial statements should be read in conjunction with the attached notes.

4.5 INTERIM CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

Group Company
Amounts in € 01.01 - 30.06.2023 01.01 - 30.06.2022* 01.01 - 30.06.2023 01.01 - 30.06.2022
Operating Activities
Earnings before tax (continuing activities) 23,466,714 14,694,408 18,707,347 16,675,024
Earnings before tax (discontinued activities) 0 20,385,606 0 0
Plus / minus adjustments for:
Depreciation/Amortization 7,151,199 6,537,548 3,856,775 3,547,839
Revaluation of fixed assets 58,212 0 58,212 0
Foreign Exchange differences (720,316) 246,554 190,859 46,519
Results (income, expenses, profits and losses) from investing activities (3,801,041) 8,807 (17,719,285) (13,477,825)
Interest expense and related expenses 2,275,468 1,075,716 1,153,554 460,201
Decrease / (increase) in inventories (6,595,135) (17,655,386) 552,729 (8,449,637)
Decrease / (increase) in receivables (7,200,463) (20,942,733) 665,364 (13,814,271)
(Decrease) / increase in liabilities (other than to banks) (2,090,730) 4,988,678 (4,032,468) 6,985,494
Less:
Interest and related expenses paid (2,211,757) (1,133,962) (1,110,942) (409,892)
Tax paid (3,842,517) (3,359,932) (312,098) (263,225)
Operating flows from discontinued operations 0 (20,372,327) 0 0
Total inflows / (outflows) from operating activities (a) 6,489,634 (15,527,025) 2,010,047 (8,699,773)
Investing Activities
Acquisition/Sale of subsidiaries, associates, joint ventures and other investments (5,967,776) 16,663,893 (34,199,273) 2,664,054
Purchase of tangible and intangible fixed assets (2,669,564) (6,340,032) (1,475,715) (1,226,226)
Proceeds from sale of tangible and intangible assets 70,496 4,625,313 388 14,349
Interest received 1,488,697 106,647 223,027 90,621
Dividends received 0 0 14,553,635 10,771,451
Proceeds from grants 14,272 2,317,107 0 0
Total inflows / (outflows) from investing activities (b) (7,063,874) 17,372,928 (20,897,938) 12,314,249
Financing Activities
Increase / (decrease) in Long-Term Liabilities 28,778,126 20,125,071 28,778,126 10,000,000
Payment of borrowings (29,161,771) (5,290,505) (8,618,929) (3,942,500)
Decrease / (increase) in restricted cash (595,000) 0 (595,000) 0
Payment of lease liabilities (2,293,106) (2,184,603) (1,000,628) (791,965)
(Payments) / Proceeds from (purchase) / sale of treasury shares (1,003,821) (153,826) (1,003,821) (153,826)
Dividends paid towards the shareholders of the parent (9,762,689) (9,768,791) (9,762,689) (9,768,791)
Total inflows / (outflows) from financing activities (c) (14,038,260) 2,727,347 7,797,060 (4,657,082)
Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (a+b+c) (14,612,501) 4,573,250 (11,090,831) (1,042,607)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 60,679,908 45,809,278 22,536,726 20,082,361
Effect from foreign exchange differences due to translation to euro 1,460,683 114,076 0 0
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 47,528,090 50,496,604 11,445,895 19,039,754

The basic financial statements should be read in conjunction with the attached notes.

* The Discontinued Activities in the comparable period refer to the sale of ELCA Cosmetics Ltd along with its subsidiaries and to the final withdrawal from the Russian market, in which the Company activated through its 100% indirect subsidiary, i.e. the commercial company HOZTORG LLC (see note 4.10.2 of the Group's financial statements as of December 31st, 2022).

4.6 NOTES ON THE INTERIM CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4.6.1 The Company

Gr. Sarantis SA (the Company) has the legal form of a société anonyme and is the parent company of the Gr. Sarantis SA group (Group). The Company's headquarters is located at 26 Amarousiou – Chalandriou Street, Marousi, Greece. The Company's central offices are also located at the same address. The shares of Gr. Sarantis SA are listed on the main market of the Athens Exchange.

4.6.2 Group Structure

The Group's companies, which are included in the consolidated financial statements, are the following:

GROUP STRUCTURE
Company Domicile Direct Participation
Percentage
Indirect
Participation
Percentage
Total
Full Consolidation Method
GR. SARANTIS S.A. GREECE PARENT
SARANTIS BULGARIA LTD BULGARIA 100.00% 0.00% 100.00%
SARANTIS ROMANIA S.A. ROMANIA 100.00% 0.00% 100.00%
SARANTIS BELGRADE D.O.O. SERBIA 100.00% 0.00% 100.00%
SARANTIS BANJA LUKA D.O.O. BOSNIA 0.00% 100.00% 100.00%
SARANTIS LJUBLJANA D.O.O. SLOVENIA 0.00% 100.00% 100.00%
SARANTIS SKOPJE D.O.O. F.Y.R.O.M. 0.00% 100.00% 100.00%
SARANTIS POLSKA S.A. POLAND 100.00% 0.00% 100.00%
POLIPAK SP. Z.O.O. POLAND 0.00% 100.00% 100.00%
SARANTIS CZECH REPUBLIC sro CZECH REPUBLIC 100.00% 0.00% 100.00%
SARANTIS HUNGARY Kft. HUNGARY 100.00% 0.00% 100.00%
ZETAFIN LTD CYPRUS 100.00% 0.00% 100.00%
ZETA COSMETICS LTD CYPRUS 0.00% 100.00% 100.00%
ELODE FRANCE S.A.R.L FRANCE 100.00% 0.00% 100.00%
SARANTIS FRANCE S.A.R.L FRANCE 100.00% 0.00% 100.00%
SARANTIS PORTUGAL Lda PORTUGAL 100.00% 0.00% 100.00%
ASTRID T.M. A.S. CZECH REPUBLIC 100.00% 0.00% 100.00%
SARANTIS SLOVAKIA S.R.O SLOVAKIA 0.00% 100.00% 100.00%
IVYBRIDGE VENTURES LTD CYPRUS 100.00% 0.00% 100.00%
ERGOPACK LLC UKRAINE 0.00% 100.00% 100.00%
On June 14th, 2023, the subsidiary company Sarantis Polska S.A. completed the acquisition of 20% of the share capital
of subsidiary Polipak SP. Z O.O., based in Poland, for a total consideration of PLN 22 million. As a result of the above
transaction, Sarantis Group now owns 100% of Polipak's share capital.
Finally, the fully owned by 100% subsidiary company Zetafin Ltd based in Cyprus absorbed its Cypriot subsidiary
Waldeck Ltd in January 2023. The particular event had no effect on the consolidated financial statements.
Business Activity
The Group is active in the production and trade of cosmetics, household products and parapharmaceutical items.
The Group's basic activities have not changed since the previous year.

Business Activity

4.7 BASIS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4.7.1 Compliance with IFRS

The consolidated and separate financial statements of "GR. SARANTIS S.A." are in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), which have been issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) as well as their interpretations which have been issued by the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) of IASB and have been adopted by the European Union.

4.7.2 Basis for the preparation of the financial statements

The interim consolidated financial statements for the period ended on 30th June 2023, have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting". The financial statements do not include all disclosures that would otherwise be required in a complete set of annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of the Company and the Group as of 31st December 2022. The latter are available at the Company's website www.sarantisgroup.com .

4.7.3 Approval of financial statements

The interim consolidated financial statements have been approved by the Company's Board of Directors on September 11th, 2023.

4.7.4 Covered Period

The present interim consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of "GR. SARANTIS S.A." and its subsidiaries, which together are referred to as the group, and cover the period from January 1st 2023 to June 30th 2023.

4.7.5 Presentation of the financial statements

The present financial statements are presented in €, which is the group's operating currency, namely the currency of the primary economic environment in which the parent company operates.

4.7.6 Significant Judgments and Estimates by the Management

The preparation of the Financial Statements according to the International Accounting Standards requires the implementation of estimations, judgments and assumptions that may affect the accounting balances of assets and liabilities and the required disclosures for contingent receivables and liabilities, as well as the amount of income and expenses recognized.

During the preparation of the current interim condensed financial statements, the significant accounting judgments and estimations that were adopted by the Management in the application of the Group's accounting policies, as well as the major sources for estimation of the uncertainty, remained unchanged as compared to the ones applied in the annual financial statements of 31st December 2022, except for those that concern the adoption of the new IFRS that were set in effect on 1st January 2023 (see note 4.7.7).

4.7.7 Significant Accounting Policies

The significant accounting principles that were applied for the preparation of the interim condensed financial statements of the Group are in agreement with those that were adopted during the preparation of the annual financial statements of the Group for the year ended on 31st December 2022 except for the new standards and interpretations that were adopted whose application is mandatory for periods after 1st January 2023.

Furthermore, the financial statements include selected notes for the explanation of events and transactions, which are significant for the understanding of changes in the Group's and Company's financial position as compared to the latest available and published annual financial statements.

a. New Accounting Standards, amendments of standards and Interpretations applied in the financial statements

Title Effective for periods
beginning on or after
IAS 8 Accounting policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors 1 January 2023
IAS 12 Income Taxes (Amendment - Deferred Tax related to Assets and
Liabilities arising from a Single Transaction)
1 January 2023

These amendments had no effect on the Group's interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

b. New Accounting Standards, amendments of standards and Interpretations that are mandatorily applied in subsequent periods

Title Effective for periods
beginning on or after
IAS 12 Income Taxes (Amendment - International Tax Reform – Pillar
Two Model Rules)
1 January 2023
IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements and IAS 8: Classification of
Liabilities as Current or Non-current, Non-current Liabilities
1 January 2024
IFRS 16 Leases (Amendment - Lease Liability in a Sale and Leaseback) 1 January 2024
IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows and IFRS 7 Financial Instruments
(Amendment - Disclosures: Supplier Finance Arrangements)
1 January 2024

IAS 12 Income Taxes (Amendment - International Tax Reform – Pillar Two Model Rules)

The amendments have not yet been endorsed for adoption in the EU jurisdiction, and therefore, the Group is unable to apply them as at 30 June 2023.

The Company and the Group are currently assessing the impact of the new standards and amendments on the financial statements. The amendments applied mandatorily in subsequent periods are not expected to have a significant impact on the financial statements of the Company and the Group.

4.8 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

4.8.1 Capital Management

The Group's objectives as regards to management of capital, is to reassure the ability for the Group's smooth operation, aiming at providing satisfactory returns to shareholders and to maintain an ideal capital structure by reducing thus the cost of capital. The Group monitors its capital based on the leverage ratio. The leverage ratio is calculated by dividing net debt with total employed capital. Net debt is calculated as "Total debt" (including "short term and long-term debt" as presented in the Statement of Financial Position) minus "Cash and cash equivalents" and "financial assets at fair value through the profit and loss". The calculation of net debt does not include the purchase of treasury shares. Total employed capital is calculated as "Shareholders' Equity" as presented in the statement of financial position plus net debt.

The leverage ratio on 30 June 2023 was as follows:

Group
Amounts in € 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Total Debt 47,964,305 48,073,527
Minus
Cash & cash equivalents (47,528,090) (60,679,908)
Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss (5,603,263) (2,738,925)
Net Debt (5,167,048) (15,345,306)
Shareholders' Equity 338,632,751 328,668,070
Total Employed Capital 333,465,704 313,322,764
Leverage Ratio -1.55% -4.90%

4.8.2 Financial Instruments

The Group's financial instruments mainly consist of bank deposits, bank overdrafts, trade debtors and creditors, investments in securities, other liabilities.

The financial assets and liabilities during the date of the financial statements can be classified as follows:

Group Company
Amounts in € 30.06.2023 31.12.2022 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Non-current assets
Financial assets available for sale
Other long-term receivables 39,062,857 38,716,279 150,609 150,609
Total 39,062,857 38,716,279 150,609 150,609
Current assets
Trade receivables 105,105,026 98,423,702 51,718,321 53,266,562
Other receivables 8,386,999 7,234,098 42,599,249 39,941,137
Cash & cash equivalents 47,528,090 60,679,908 11,445,895 22,536,726
Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss 5,603,263 2,738,925 5,603,263 2,738,925
Total 166,623,378 169,076,632 111,366,728 118,483,350
Long-term Liabilities
Loans 38,726,340 20,710,000 38,726,340 20,710,000
Lease liabilities 13,423,620 12,521,523 8,815,644 8,877,360
Provisions and other long-term liabilities 10,417,800 9,513,841 0 0
Total 62,567,760 42,745,364 47,541,985 29,587,360
Short-term Liabilities
Loans 9,237,965 27,363,527 9,237,857 7,095,000
Lease liabilities 4,811,080 4,523,153 2,018,183 2,090,147
Suppliers 64,543,305 70,145,754 31,731,412 37,338,374
Other liabilities 12,597,940 10,957,992 21,211,531 7,089,167
Total 91,190,289 112,990,426 64,198,983 53,612,687

4.8.3 Definition of fair values

The following table presents the fixed assets measured at fair value, according to the measurement method. The different categories are as follows:

• Published market prices (without amendment or adjustment) for the financial assets traded in active money markets (level 1)

• Measurement or valuation techniques based directly on publicized market prices or calculated indirectly from publicized market prices for similar instruments (level 2).

• Measurement or valuation techniques that are not based on available information from current transactions in active money markets (level 3).

The financial assets measured at fair value during 30 June 2023 are as follows:

Group
Assets Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Tangible fixed assets 0 49,627,203 0 49,627,203
Investments in Property 0 6,876,288 0 6,876,288
Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit and Loss 5,603,263 0 0 5,603,263
Assets Company
Level 1
Level 2 Level 3 Total
Tangible fixed assets 0 25,712,930 0 25,712,930
Investments in Property 0 2,372,097 0 2,372,097
Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit and Loss 5,603,263 0 0 5,603,263

The fair value of own-use tangible fixed assets and investments in property is carried out by approved appraiser based on international rules and standards, taking into account comparative data of recent or even older realized real estate prices in the wider area of the real estate if they exist or with the Depreciated Replacement Cost (DRC) method as well as its special characteristics such as location, size, construction quality and state of maintenance.

The fair value of financial assets traded on active markets (i.e. derivatives, equity, bonds, mutual funds), is defined based on the published prices in effect during the balance sheet date. A market is considered "Active" when there are available and revised prices in frequent intervals that are published by a stock exchange, broker, sector, rating agency or regulatory authority. Such financial instruments are included in level 1.

The fair value of financial assets not traded on active markets (i.e. over the counter derivative contracts) is defined using valuation techniques that are based primarily on available information for transactions carried out in active markets, while they use the least possible estimations by the entity. Such financial instruments are included in level 2.

If the valuation techniques are not based on available market information, then the financial instruments are included in level 3.

4.9 EXPLANATORY NOTES ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4.9.1 Segment Reporting

For administrative purposes, the Group is organized into six core business units: Beauty / Skin / Sun Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Private Label (Polipak), Strategic Partnerships and Other Sales. Regarding the Strategic Partnerships, it should be noted that they are further analyzed in the product categories of Mass Distribution and Selective Distribution. The Management monitors the operating results of the business units separately in accordance with "IFRS 8 - Operating Segments" in order to evaluate the performance and take decisions forthe allocation of resources. The results of the Group by business unit are analyzed as follows:

Commercial Activity Sectors Beauty/Skin
/Sun Care
Personal
Care
Home Care Private Label Strategic
Partnerships
Mass
Distribution
Selective
Distribution Other Sales
Continuing
Activities
Discontinued
Activities
Group Total
Income from external customers 32,357,172 43,380,470 78,394,445 15,926,162 60,387,938 39,631,383 20,756,556 1,905,342 232,351,529 0 232,351,529
Earnings before interest & tax
(EBIT)
4,063,182 5,819,704 9,262,857 258,139 2,688,180 2,706,859 (18,679) (515,457) 21,576,603 0 21,576,603
Interest income 198,023 265,484 479,766 97,467 369,568 242,540 127,028 11,661 1,421,969 0 1,421,969
Interest expenses (259,264) (347,588) (628,140) (127,609) (483,862) (317,549) (166,313) (15,267) (1,861,729) 0 (1,861,729)
Earnings before tax 4,326,398 6,172,591 9,900,572 387,693 3,179,418 3,029,248 150,170 (499,958) 23,466,714 0 23,466,714
Income tax 827,026 1,179,942 1,892,576 74,111 607,772 579,066 28,706 0 4,581,426 0 4,581,426
Earnings / losses after tax 3,499,371 4,992,650 8,007,997 313,583 2,571,646 2,450,183 121,464 (499,958) 18,885,288 0 18,885,288
Depreciation / amortization 945,565 1,267,695 2,290,899 826,660 1,764,700 1,158,137 606,563 55,679 7,151,199 0 7,151,199
Earnings before interest, tax,
depreciation & amortization
(EBITDA)
5,008,746 7,087,399 11,553,756 1,084,799 4,452,880 3,864,996 587,884 (459,778) 28,727,802 0 28,727,802

For the period 01/01/2023 - 30/06/2023:

For the period 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2022:

Commercial Activity Sectors Beauty/Skin
/Sun Care
Personal
Care
Home Care Private Label Strategic
Partnerships
Mass
Distribution
Selective
Distribution Other Sales
Continuing
Activities
Discontinued
Activities
Group Total
Income from external customers 27,133,008 36,111,896 73,300,212 15,243,587 59,426,847 39,012,306 20,414,542 1,508,185 212,723,735 754,020 213,477,756
Earnings before interest & tax
(EBIT)
4,832,423 3,217,613 5,553,528 (37,896) 2,591,256 2,636,794 (45,538) (121,174) 16,035,749 20,315,198 36,350,947
Interest income 11,145 14,833 30,107 6,261 24,409 16,024 8,385 619 87,374 0 87,374
Interest expenses (99,270) (132,121) (268,180) (55,771) (217,422) (142,733) (74,690) (5,518) (778,283) 0 (778,283)
Earnings before tax 4,661,334 2,989,907 5,091,329 (134,016) 2,216,537 2,390,800 (174,263) (130,684) 14,694,408 20,385,606 35,080,013
Income tax 959,177 615,243 1,047,659 0 491,962 491,962 0 0 3,114,041 226,729 3,340,769
Earnings / losses after tax 3,702,157 2,374,665 4,043,671 (134,016) 1,724,574 1,898,837 (174,263) (130,684) 11,580,367 20,158,877 31,739,244
Depreciation / amortization 813,839 1,083,156 2,198,598 614,243 1,782,475 1,170,152 612,323 45,237 6,537,548 716 6,538,263
Earnings before interest, tax,
depreciation & amortization
(EBITDA)
5,646,262 4,300,769 7,752,126 576,346 4,373,731 3,806,946 566,785 (75,937) 22,573,297 20,315,913 42,889,210

Notes:

  • For administrative purposes on 30/06/2023, the Group monitors the operating results in the above business units. Subsequently, last year's items have been adjusted in order to be comparable.

  • The Discontinued Activities in the comparable period refer to the sale of ELCA Cosmetics Ltd along with its subsidiaries and to the final withdrawal from the Russian market, in which the Company activated through its 100% indirect subsidiary, i.e. the commercial company HOZTORG LLC (see note 4.10.2 of the Group's financial statements as of December 31st, 2022).

  • The calculation of financial income & expenses and depreciation, amortization has been proportionately based on the sales of each business activity of the Group. The calculation of income tax is based proportionately on the earnings before tax of each of the Group's business activity.

The allocation of consolidated assets and liabilities to the Group's business segments is analyzed as follows:

Group Beauty/Skin/Sun Care Personal Care Home Care Private Label Strategic Partnerships Mass Distribution Selective Distribution Other Sales
30.06.2023 31.12.2022 30.06.2023 31.12.2022 30.06.2023 31.12.2022 30.06.2023 31.12.2022 30.06.2023 31.12.2022 30.06.2023 31.12.2022 30.06.2023 31.12.2022 30.06.2023 31.12.2022 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Total Assets 509,708,453 499,944,224 66,499,277 38,876,528 89,153,957 93,414,103 161,113,399 166,970,656 64,918,944 60,825,707 124,107,085 135,026,232 81,448,970 87,895,206 42,658,115 47,131,025 3,915,790 4,830,999
Total Liabilities 171,075,702 169,199,809 23,345,377 11,826,193 31,298,577 28,416,457 56,560,810 50,792,272 14,926,957 35,620,487 43,569,295 41,074,816 28,593,647 26,737,615 14,975,648 14,337,201 1,374,685 1,469,584

Information per geographic area

The Group's sales and non-current assets by geographical region are analyzed as follows:

Revenue 01.01 -
30.06.2023
01.01 -
30.06.2022
Greece (incl. Portugal) 74,979,996 77,177,999
Poland 55,518,827 52,511,406
Romania 37,197,130 31,883,419
Bulgaria 9,046,439 7,045,439
West Balcans 17,656,973 14,160,229
Czech-Slovakia 19,551,886 14,609,133
Hungary 6,398,891 5,619,382
Ukraine 12,001,387 9,716,728
Discontinued activities 0 754,020
Total 232,351,529 213,477,756
  • The Discontinued Activities in the comparable period refer to the final withdrawal from the Russian market, in which the Company activated through its 100% indirect subsidiary, i.e. the commercial company HOZTORG LLC (see note 4.10.2 of the Group's financial statements as of December 31st , 2022).

  • The geographic area of Western Balkans includes sales in Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Slovenia.

Non Current Assets 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Greece (incl. Portugal) 82,955,777 84,330,571
Poland 63,282,622 59,362,763
Romania 5,909,295 5,704,243
Bulgaria 1,917,240 676,504
West Balcans 1,017,026 1,098,096
Czech-Slovakia 16,304,220 16,360,419
Hungary 1,661,688 1,533,354
Ukraine 14,935,128 15,298,706
Cyprus 38,747,035 38,364,659
France 633 615
Total 226,730,665 222,729,930

4.9.2 Investments in subsidiaries, associate companies

The movement of the Company's participations in subsidiary companies are analyzed as follows:

Amounts in €

Company 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Opening Balance 116,062,279 107,598,517
Share capital increase 45,186,636 8,463,762
Closing balance 161,248,916 116,062,279

The share capital increase in the Company's participations during the 1st half of 2023 concerns the participation in Sarantis Polska SA.

The movement of the Group's participations in associate companies and joint ventures is analyzed as follows:

Amounts in €
Group 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Opening Balance 0 29,606,078
Participation on associates gains 0 516,800
Cost of disposals 0 (30,123,581)
Foreign exchange differences 0 703
Ending Balance 0 0

4.9.3 Goodwill

The goodwill of the Group and the Company are analyzed as follows:

Amounts in Euros Group Company
Balance as at 1.1.2023 7,631,304 1,100,000
Foreign exchange differences 106,638 0
Balance as at 30.06.2023 7,737,942 1,100,000

3 6
Amounts in Euros Group Company
Balance as at 1.1.2022 7,662,556 1,100,000
Foreign exchange differences (31,252) 0
Balance as at 31.12.2022 7,631,304 1,100,000

4.9.4 Inventories

The inventories are analyzed as follows:

Group 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Merchandise 85,492,374 71,455,753
Products 11,021,492 12,169,408
Raw Materials 18,474,775 22,731,308
Prepayments for stock purchase 1,596,392 3,200,655
Impairment due to obsolescence (230,623) (1,419,462)
Total 116,354,410 108,137,662
Company 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Merchandise 25,687,547 20,810,003
Products 9,879,396 11,066,289
Raw Materials 9,578,174 13,630,868
Prepayments for stock purchase 1,016,287 1,928,387
Impairment due to obsolescence (59,447) (780,861)
Total 46,101,957 46,654,686

The increase in inventories of the Group is partially related to the appreciation of currencies seen in the first half of 2023 compared to previous year's period.

There is no pledge over the Group's and the Company's inventories.

The analysis of the provision for the impairment due to obsolescence is as follows:

Group 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Opening Balance 1,419,462 3,037,080
Provision 1,387,041 4,425,706
Use of provision (2,578,011) (6,003,251)
Foreign exchange differences 2,131 (30,563)
Discontinued activities 0 (9,510)
Closing balance 230,623 1,419,462
Company 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Opening Balance 780,861 2,660,000
Provision 656,553 2,256,327
Use of provision (1,377,967) (4,135,466)
Closing balance 59,447 780,861

4.9.5 Trade and Other Receivables

The trade receivables account is analyzed as follows:

Group 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Trade receivables 86,887,715 82,762,513
Minus provisions (2,402,894) (2,298,157)
Net trade receivables 84,484,821 80,464,355
Checks and notes receivable 23,020,205 20,359,346
Minus provisions (2,400,000) (2,400,000)
Net checks and notes receivable 20,620,205 17,959,346
Total 105,105,026 98,423,702
Company
Trade receivables
30.06.2023
33,920,209
31.12.2022
37,428,780
Minus provisions (1,271,187) (1,228,037)
Net trade receivables 32,649,022 36,200,744
Checks and notes receivable 21,469,299 19,465,819
Minus provisions (2,400,000) (2,400,000)
Net checks and notes receivable 19,069,299 17,065,819

The increase in trade receivables on the Group level is largely due to seasonality and will smooth out in the second half of the year.

The other receivables are analyzed as follows:

Group 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Restricted cash 595,000 0
Accounts receivable in legal contest 474,708 473,793
Sundry Debtors 4,512,041 5,361,287
Short-term Lease Receivables 20,429 111,679
Prepayments and accrued income 3,335,929 1,815,266
Accounts for management of prepayments & credits 56,706 78,971
Minus provisions (607,814) (606,899)
Total 8,386,999 7,234,098
Company 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Restricted cash 595,000 0
Accounts receivable in legal contest 425,136 425,136
Sundry Debtors 1,389,686 1,748,928
Receivables from dividends 38,281,854 37,222,830
Short-term Lease Receivables 20,429 111,679

It is noted that the restricted deposit accounts concern a loan related reserve account.

Prepayments and accrued income 2,388,680 946,449 Accounts for management of prepayments & credits 56,706 44,357 Minus provisions (558,243) (558,243) Total 42,599,249 39,941,137

The analysis of the provision for trade receivables and for other receivables is as follows:

Group 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Opening Balance 5,305,057 5,968,429
Additions for the year 136,377 462,381
Receivables written off (10,688) (873,639)
Amounts offset (18,541) (15,838)
Foreign exchange differences (1,496) (117,370)
Discontinued activities 0 (118,905)
Closing balance 5,410,709 5,305,057
Company 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Opening Balance 4,186,280 4,687,782
Additions for the year 43,150 178,938
Receivables written off 0 (680,441)
Closing balance 4,229,430 4,186,280

The Other long-term receivables are analyzed as follows:

Group 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Other long-term receivables 39,062,857 38,716,279
Total 39,062,857 38,716,279
Company 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Other long-term receivables 150,609 150,609

The main part of the Other Long-term receivables of the Group refers to the amount of the discounted receivable that resulted from the sale of the participation in ELCA Cosmetics Ltd and its subsidiaries.

4.9.6 Cash & cash equivalents

Cash & cash equivalents represent cash in hand of the Group and Company and bank deposits available at first demand, which are analyzed as follows:

Group 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Cash in hand 116,177 148,205
Bank deposits 47,411,913 60,531,702
Total 47,528,090 60,679,908
Company 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Cash in hand 106,889 141,755
Bank deposits 11,339,005 22,394,971

It is noted that restricted cash are not included in the total cash and cash equivalents. Restricted cash of the parent Company amounting to 595 thousand Euros are presented as other receivables.

4.9.7 Financial Assets at Fair Value through Results

Group Company
30.06.2023 31.12.2022 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Opening Balance 2,738,925 4,771,648 2,738,925 4,771,648
Acquisitions 3,399,371 3,057,713 3,399,371 3,057,713
Cost of disposals (1,748,935) (4,650,682) (1,748,935) (4,650,682)
Fair value adjustments 1,213,902 (439,753) 1,213,902 (439,753)
Closing balance 5,603,263 2,738,925 5,603,263 2,738,925

The above items are placements with a short-term investment horizon that are traded on active markets.

4.9.8 Trade and other liabilities

The Company's and Group's trade and other liabilities are analyzed as follows:

Group 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Suppliers 60,324,495 65,570,428
Checks payable 4,218,810 4,575,325
Total 64,543,305 70,145,754
Company 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Suppliers 27,512,602 32,763,048
Checks payable 4,218,810 4,575,325

The changes observed in the account of suppliers on the Company level is mainly due to supplier balances related to supply of seasonal products.

The other liabilities of the Company and the Group are analyzed as follows:

Group 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Social Security Funds 1,409,505 1,951,785
Customer Prepayments 1,007,550 1,516,873
Long-term Liabilities payable in the following year 22,956 20,667
Government Grants 815,368 1,531,924
Dividends Payable 29,605 30,247
Accruals and deferred expenses 6,982,331 3,768,221
Sundry Creditors 2,330,624 2,138,274
Total 12,597,940 10,957,992
Company 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Social Security Funds 667,928 1,284,011
Customer Prepayments 3,921,556 2,566,396
Short-term Liabilities towards Related Companies 12,851,639 546,492
Dividends Payable 29,605 30,247
Accruals and deferred expenses 2,301,815 1,260,336
Sundry Creditors 1,438,989 1,401,686
Total 21,211,531 7,089,167

It is noted that the Company's short-term liabilities to related parties include an amount of 12.3 million Euros related to the share capital increase of Sarantis Polska S.A., the payment of which was completed in July 2023.

4.9.9 Provisions and other long-term liabilities

The provisions and other long-term liabilities are analyzed as follows:

Group 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Government Grants 7,592,001 6,724,543
Other provisions 2,602,496 2,539,300
Other long-term liabilities 223,303 249,998
Total 10,417,800 9,513,841

Analysis of provisions is as follows:

Group 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Opening Balance 2,539,300 503,360
Additions for the year 163,204 2,488,542
Use of provision (111,588) (403,416)
Foreign exchange differences 11,580 (34,977)
Discontinued activities 0 (14,210)
Closing balance 2,602,496 2,539,300

4.9.10 Loans

Loans are analyzed as follows:

Group Company
30.06.2023 31.12.2022 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Short-term loans
Bank loans 2,920,108 23,188,527 2,920,000 2,920,000
Bond Loans 6,317,857 4,175,000 6,317,857 4,175,000
Long-term loans
Bank loans 12,700,000 14,160,000 12,700,000 14,160,000
Bond Loans 26,026,340 6,550,000 26,026,340 6,550,000
Total 47,964,305 48,073,527 47,964,197 27,805,000

The Group's bank loans concern loans for working capital and Bond Loans.

During the 1st half of the year 2023, the parent company repaid instalments of bond loans amounting to €2.1 mil. for a loan granted by Eurobank S.A. with initial amount of €20 mil. and to €1.1 mil. for a loan granted by Hellenic Bank Public Company Ltd with initial amount of €15 mil..

Additionally, in the 1st half of the year 2023, the parent company repaid instalments amounting to €1.5 mil. of a loan which was granted by the EBRD to the parent Company with initial amount of €20 mil.. Also, during the 1st half of the year 2023, the subsidiary company Polipak SP.Z.O.O. fully repaid loans amounting to €20.5 mil..

Finally, in the 1st half of the year 2023, bond loans of €15 mil. were granted to the parent company by Hellenic Bank Public Company Ltd and of €9.8 mil. by Eurobank SA.

4.9.11 Income tax

Group Company
01.01-30.06.2023 01.01-30.06.2022 01.01-30.06.2023 01.01-30.06.2022
Total Activities Continued
Activities
Discontinued
Activities
Total Activities Total Activities Total Activities
Income tax (5,537,757) (4,722,969) (337,404) (5,060,373) (417,790) (890,189)
Deferred tax 956,331 1,608,929 110,675 1,719,604 (513,616) (105,079)
Total (4,581,426) (3,114,041) (226,729) (3,340,769) (931,407) (995,268)

With regard to the fiscal year 2022, the Company is subject to the tax audit of the Certified Auditors stipulated by the provisions of article 65A of Law 4174/2013. The audit is under progress and the relevant tax certificate is expected to be granted after the release of the semi-annual financial statements for the period 01.01-30.06.2023. The Management of the Company does not expect the emergence of any significant tax obligations apart from those already depicted in the financial statements.

4.9.12 Financial Income / Expenses

The financial income / expenses are analyzed as follows:

Group 01.01 - 30.06.2023 01.01 - 30.06.2022
Interest Expense (1,630,378) (658,874)
Interest Expense on Leasing (231,351) (119,409)
Interest Income 1,421,239 84,393
Interest Income on Leasing 730 2,981
Foreign exchange differences 720,273 (224,444)
Gain from sale of participations & securities 494,676 640,348
Loss from sale of participations & securities (15,702) (231,058)
Other financial income/expense 1,188,836 (831,347)
Discontinued activities 0 70,408
Total 1,948,323 (1,267,003)
Company 01.01 - 30.06.2023 01.01 - 30.06.2022
Interest Expense (859,140) (325,330)
Interest Expense on Leasing (134,416) (50,894)
Interest Income 7,192 2
8
Interest Income on Leasing 730 2,981
Foreign exchange differences (190,859) (25,117)
Gain from sale of participations & securities 494,676 640,348
Loss from sale of participations & securities (15,702) (231,058)
Dividends from subsidiaries 15,625,744 13,254,995
Other financial income/expense 1,114,875 (569,332)

It is noted that in the other financial income, the particular increase comes from the Company and concerns mainly the valuation of shares within its portfolio.

4.9.13 Share Capital

Share Capital
Number of shares Nomical value of
shares
Share capital Share premium Total
30.06.2023 69,877,484 0.78 54,504,438 40,676,356 95,180,793
31.12.2022 69,877,484 0.78 54,504,438 40,676,356 95,180,793
31.12.2021 69,877,484 0.78 54,504,438 40,676,356 95,180,793

4.9.14 Earnings per Share

Earnings per share were calculated according to the weighted average number of shares after the deduction of the weighted average number of treasury shares held by the Company.

Group Company
01.01-30.06.2023 01.01-30.06.2022 01.01-30.06.2023 01.01-30.06.2022
Amounts in € Total Activities Continued
Activities
Discontinued
Activities
Total Activities Total Activities Total Activities
Earnings after tax attributed to the owners of the
Company
19,179,062 11,529,751 20,158,877 31,688,628 17,775,940 15,679,756
Weighted average number of shares 66,925,174 66,967,982 0 66,967,982 66,925,174 66,967,982
Earnings per share (€ ) 0.2866 0.1722 0.3010 0.4732 0.2656 0.2341

4.9.15 Dividends

❖ For the period ended on 30/06/2023:

The Ordinary General Meeting of the Company's shareholders on 04.05.2023 approved the distribution of a dividend amounting to €0.1431076139 per share, namely corresponding to a total amount of €10 mil.. In accordance with current legislation, the dividend corresponding to the 2,993,883 treasury shares held by the Company was added to the dividend of the other shareholders and therefore the total gross amount of the distributed per share accounted for €0.14951348.

❖ For the period ended on 30/06/2022:

The Ordinary General Meeting of the Company's shareholders on 31.05.2022 approved the distribution of a dividend amounting to €0.1431076139 per share, namely corresponding to a total amount of €10 mil.. In accordance with current legislation, the dividend corresponding to the 2,915,273 treasury shares held by the Company was added to the dividend of the other shareholders and therefore the total gross amount of the distributed dividend per share settled at €0.14933796.

4.9.16 Treasury Shares

During the first half of 2023, the Company proceeded to the purchase of 140,561 treasury shares at an average purchase price of 7.14 Euros per share, for a total amount of 1,003,821 Euros.

Including the 2,918,794 treasury shares already held by the company as of 31/12/20212, the Company as of 30/06/2023 holds in total 3,059,355 treasury shares with nominal value of EUR 0.78 per share and an average purchase price of 4.94 Euros per share, having paid a total of 15,117,161 Euros. The treasury shares that the Company holds correspond to 4.38% of its share capital.

4.9.17 Table of changes in fixed assets

4.9.17.1 Company

Land - fields Buildings,
building facilities
and technical
Investment
property
Machinery,
technical
installations and
Vehicles Furniture and
other
equipment
Fixed assets
under
construction and
Intangible assets Total
Acquisition cost 1.1.2022 9,490,451 37,974,200 31,972 22,737,621 1,086,245 12,466,732 1,821,109 41,045,247 126,653,578
Acquisitions 0 56,042 2,465,620 178,285 14,170 360,962 1,256,150 41,610 4,372,838
Reclassifications 0 289,398 0 880,174 0 536,524 (1,789,375) 83,278 0
Revaluation 0 0 (58,212) 0 0 0 0 0 (58,212)
Write-offs 0 0 0 0 0 (121,501) (93,075) 0 (214,576)
Cost of disposals 0 0 (8,681) 0 (27,526) (172,721) 0 (1,218) (210,146)
Value as at 31.12.2022 9,490,451 38,319,640 2,430,698 23,796,080 1,072,889 13,069,996 1,194,810 41,168,918 130,543,482

Land - fields Buildings,
building facilities
Investment Machinery,
technical
Vehicles Furniture and
other
Fixed assets
under
Intangible assets Total
and technical property installations and equipment construction and
Depreciations 1.1.2022 0
20,290,717
115 12,180,389 873,363 9,121,478 0
10,580,975
53,047,038
Depreciations for the Period 0
1,340,068
274 1,380,773 44,630 1,024,880 0
1,679,938
5,470,563
Depreciation on write-offs 0
0
0 0 0 (115,550) 0
0
(115,550)
Depreciation of disposals 0
0
0 0 (27,526) (171,292) 0
(1,218)
(200,036)
Depreciations 31.12.2022 0
21,630,785
390 13,561,162 890,467 9,859,517 0
12,259,694
58,202,015
Net book value as at 31.12.2022 9,490,451 16,688,855 2,430,309 10,234,917 182,422 3,210,480 1,194,810 28,909,223 72,341,467
Land - fields Buildings,
building facilities
and technical
Investment
property
Machinery,
technical
installations and
Vehicles Furniture and
other
equipment
Fixed assets
under
construction and
Intangible assets Total
Acquisition cost 1.1.2023 9,490,451 38,319,640 2,430,698 23,796,080 1,072,889 13,069,996 1,194,810 41,168,918 130,543,482
Acquisitions 0 67,838 0 116,230 12,427 438,298 921,814 29,160 1,585,768
Reclassifications 0 0 0 174,292 0 16,466 (216,011) 25,253 0
Revaluation 0 0 (58,212) 0 0 0 0 0 (58,212)
Write-offs 0 0 0 (176) 0 (58,724) 0 0 (58,900)
Cost of disposals 0 0 0 0 0 (808) 0 0 (808)
Value as at 30.6.2023 9,490,451 38,387,478 2,372,486 24,086,426 1,085,317 13,465,228 1,900,613 41,223,331 132,011,330

Land - fields Buildings,
building facilities
and technical
Investment
property
Machinery,
technical
installations and
Vehicles Furniture and
other
equipment
Fixed assets
under
construction and
Intangible assets Total
Depreciations 1.1.2023 0
21,630,785
390 13,561,162 890,467 9,859,517 0 12,259,694 58,202,015
Depreciations for the Period 0
673,900
0 691,773 21,957 519,820 0 836,569 2,744,020
Depreciation on write-offs 0
0
0 (176) 0 (58,261) 0 0 (58,437)
Depreciation of disposals 0
0
0 0 0 (497) 0 0 (497)
Depreciations 30.6.2023 0
22,304,685
390 14,252,759 912,425 10,320,579 0 13,096,263 60,887,101
Net book value as at 30.6.2023 9,490,451 16,082,792 2,372,097 9,833,667 172,892 3,144,649 1,900,613 28,127,068 71,124,228

The net book value of the Company's intangible assets as at 30/06/2023 consists of trademarks - rights amounting to approximately 25.1 million Euros (25.6 million Euros on 31/12/2022) and software programs amounting to approximately 3.0 million Euros (3.3 million Euros on 31/12/2022).

The fixed assets of the Company are free of encumbrances.

The right of use assets for the Company as at 30th June 2023 are as follows:

Buildings,
building facilities
and technical
Vehicles Total
Acquisition cost 1.1.2022 6,001,252 2,976,380 8,977,632
Acquisitions 7,779,465 214,214 7,993,680
Write-offs 0 (215,102) (215,102)
Value as at 31.12.2022 13,780,717 2,975,492 16,756,210
Buildings,
building facilities
and technical
Vehicles Total
Depreciations 1.1.2022 2,571,388 1,818,439 4,389,827
Depreciations for the Period 1,163,740 606,906 1,770,646
Depreciation on write-offs 0 (127,963) (127,963)
Depreciations 31.12.2022 3,735,128 2,297,382 6,032,510
Net book value as at 31.12.2022 10,045,589 678,110 10,723,699

Buildings,
building facilities
and technical
Vehicles Total
Acquisition cost 1.1.2023 13,780,717 2,975,492 16,756,210
Acquisitions 0 1,071,698 1,071,698
Write-offs 0 (1,042,603) (1,042,603)
Value as at 30.6.2023 13,780,717 3,004,588 16,785,305
Buildings,
building facilities
and technical
Vehicles Total
Depreciations 1.1.2023 3,735,128 2,297,382 6,032,510
Depreciations for the Period 797,159 315,597 1,112,756
Depreciation on write-offs 0 (929,103) (929,103)
Depreciations 30.6.2023 4,532,287 1,683,875 6,216,162
Net book value as at 30.6.2023 9,248,430 1,320,713 10,569,143

4.9.17.2 Group

Land - fields Buildings,
building facilities
and technical
Investment
property
Machinery,
technical
installations and
Vehicles Furniture and
other
equipment
Fixed assets
under
construction and
Intangible assets Total
Acquisition cost 1.1.2022 12,463,207 51,816,624 4,632,191 46,514,490 2,614,431 13,543,230 34,079,379 76,903,447 242,567,000
Acquisitions 0 56,042 2,465,620 411,047 51,210 374,328 6,838,008 636,409 10,832,665
Reclassifications (487,158) 10,048,344 5,956,435 4,611,817 673,019 726,157 (21,611,892) 83,278 0
Revaluation 51,515 1,579,311 (58,212) 0 0 0 (21,001) 0 1,551,613
Write-offs 0 (50,231) 0 (515,904) (53,447) (137,540) (118,341) (1,258) (876,722)
Cost of disposals 0 (32,026) (4,624,601) (265,661) (53,056) (172,721) 0 (1,218) (5,149,283)
Reductions from discont.operations 0 0 0 (5,392) 0 0 0 0 (5,392)
Foreign exchange differences (79,370) (1,368,842) 12,779 (1,747,671) (77,408) (18,820) (617,925) 20,295 (3,876,962)
Value as at 31.12.2022 11,948,194 62,049,222 8,384,212 49,002,726 3,154,748 14,314,634 18,548,228 77,640,954 245,042,918
Land - fields Buildings,
building facilities
and technical
Investment
property
Machinery,
technical
installations and
Vehicles Furniture and
other
equipment
Fixed assets
under
construction and
Intangible assets Total
Depreciations 1.1.2022 0 24,372,260 115 25,014,480 1,983,252 9,761,448 0 17,616,508 78,748,063
Depreciations for the Period 0 1,868,211 274 3,090,526 240,741 1,134,734 0 2,526,604 8,861,090
Revaluation 0 579,735 0 0 0 0 0 0 579,735
Depreciations of reclassifications 0 (1,680,259) 1,680,259 0 0 0 0 0 0
Depreciation on write-offs 0 (9,074) 0 (456,931) (53,447) (131,589) 0 (1,258) (652,300)
Depreciation of disposals 0 (4,324) 0 (144,184) (53,056) (171,292) 0 (1,218) (374,074)
Depreciation on reductions from discont.operations 0 0 0 (3,721) 0 0 0 0 (3,721)
Foreign exchange differences 0 (512,350) (824) (1,008,061) (57,042) (12,000) 0 (55,794) (1,646,070)
Depreciations 31.12.2022 0 24,614,199 1,679,825 26,492,110 2,060,447 10,581,300 0 20,084,843 85,512,723
Net book value as at 31.12.2022 11,948,194 37,435,023 6,704,387 22,510,616 1,094,301 3,733,334 18,548,228 57,556,112 159,530,195

Land - fields Buildings,
building facilities
and technical
Investment
property
Machinery,
technical
installations and
Vehicles Furniture and
other
equipment
Fixed assets
under
construction and
Intangible assets Total
Acquisition cost 1.1.2023 11,948,194 62,049,222 8,384,212 49,002,726 3,154,748 14,314,634 18,548,228 77,640,954 245,042,918
Acquisitions 0 89,080 0 247,892 51,772 497,105 1,406,977 818,898 3,111,724
Reclassifications 0 0 0 323,815 0 74,967 (424,035) 25,253 0
Revaluation 0 0 (58,212) 1,740 0 1,687 (3,427) 0 (58,212)
Write-offs 0 (31,528) 0 (42,124) (69,100) (88,243) (0) (64,182) (295,177)
Cost of disposals 0 (6,940) 0 (148,443) (22,617) (4,183) 0 (38,145) (220,328)
Foreign exchange differences 123,918 854,471 320,532 857,270 63,360 48,152 939,441 460,428 3,667,572
Value as at 30.6.2023 12,072,112 62,954,304 8,646,532 50,242,877 3,178,163 14,844,119 20,467,184 78,843,207 251,248,497
Land - fields Buildings,
building facilities
and technical
Investment
property
Machinery,
technical
installations and
Vehicles Furniture and
other
equipment
Fixed assets
under
construction and
Intangible assets Total
and technical installations and equipment construction and
Depreciations 1.1.2023 0 24,614,199 1,679,825 26,492,110 2,060,447 10,581,300 0 20,084,843 85,512,723
Depreciations for the Period 0 949,336 0 1,626,845 119,322 590,269 0 1,272,981 4,558,754
Depreciation on write-offs 0 (14,172) 0 (38,212) (69,100) (87,779) 0 (102,327) (311,590)
Depreciation of disposals 0 (4,164) 0 (137,691) 0 (2,058) 0 0 (143,913)
Foreign exchange differences 0 (6,299) 90,419 399,364 23,906 27,343 0 138,027 672,759
Depreciations 30.6.2023 0 25,538,900 1,770,244 28,342,415 2,134,575 11,109,074 0 21,393,524 90,288,733
Net book value as at 30.6.2023 12,072,112 37,415,404 6,876,288 21,900,462 1,043,588 3,735,045 20,467,184 57,449,682 160,959,764

The net book value of the Group's intangible assets as at 30/06/2023 consists of trademarks - rights amounting to approximately 50.8 million Euros (51.4 million Euros on 31/12/2022) and software programs amounting to approximately 6.0 million Euros (5.9 million Euros on 31/12/2022).

The fixed assets of the Group are free of encumbrances.

The right of use assets for the Group as at 30th June 2023 are as follows:

Buildings, Machinery, Furniture and
Land - fields building facilities technical Vehicles other Total
and technical installations and equipment
Acquisition cost 1.1.2022 251,497 14,643,979 0 6,920,652 90,826 21,906,955
Acquisitions 63,014 9,661,395 15,496 691,326 0 10,431,231
Write-offs (41,904) (757,327) 0 (342,155) 0 (1,141,386)
Foreign exchange differences (54,483) (221,453) (8) (21,767) 1
3
(297,699)
Value as at 31.12.2022 218,124 23,326,594 15,489 7,248,056 90,839 30,899,101
Buildings, Machinery, Furniture and
Land - fields building facilities technical Vehicles other Total
and technical installations and equipment
Depreciations 1.1.2022 27,358 7,098,159 0 3,654,844 37,936 10,818,296
Depreciations for the Period 9,116 2,769,806 1,877 1,678,728 13,009 4,472,536
Depreciation on write-offs 0 (594,373) 0 (209,097) 0 (803,470)
Foreign exchange differences (6,781) (102,079) (1) (6,570) (37) (115,469)
Depreciations 31.12.2022 29,692 9,171,512 1,876 5,117,906 50,908 14,371,894
Net book value as at 31.12.2022 188,431 14,155,082 13,613 2,130,150 39,931 16,527,207
Land - fields Buildings,
building facilities
Machinery,
technical
Vehicles Furniture and
other
Total
and technical
installations and
equipment
Acquisition cost 1.1.2023 218,124 23,326,594 15,489 7,248,056 90,839 30,899,101
Acquisitions 29,122 2,150,256 5,113 1,470,063 0 3,654,553
Write-offs 0 (224,152) 0 (1,206,677) 0 (1,430,828)
Foreign exchange differences (6,071) 178,728 1,037 76,762 (293) 250,163
Value as at 30.6.2023 241,175 25,431,426 21,639 7,588,204 90,546 33,372,990

Buildings, Machinery, Furniture and
Land - fields building facilities technical Vehicles other Total
and technical installations and equipment
Depreciations 1.1.2023 29,692 9,171,512 1,876 5,117,906 50,908 14,371,894
Depreciations for the Period 4,547 1,702,161 1,828 885,371 6,448 2,600,356
Depreciation on write-offs 0 (182,018) 0 (1,065,803) 0 (1,247,822)
Foreign exchange differences (833) 101,686 174 54,885 (203) 155,708
Depreciations 30.6.2023 33,406 10,793,340 3,878 4,992,358 57,153 15,880,136
Net book value as at 30.6.2023 207,769 14,638,085 17,761 2,595,846 33,393 17,492,854

The additions to the buildings during the 1st half of 2023 concern mainly new lease contracts for offices and storage facilities.

4.9.18 Number of Employees

The number of employees for the Group and the Company is as follows:

Group Company
01.01-30.06.2023 01.01-30.06.2022 01.01-30.06.2023 01.01-30.06.2022
Amounts in € Total Activities Continued
Activities
Discontinued
Activities
Total Activities Total Activities Total Activities
Regular employees 1,847 1,831 6 1,837 734 711
Day-wage employees 432 433 0 433 143 112
Total Employees 2,279 2,264 6 2,270 877 823

4.9.19 Litigation Cases

There are no pending or under arbitration legal cases and decisions by judicial or arbitration bodies which may significantly affect the financial statements of the Group and the Company, apart from the case of Marinopoulos S.A., where the Company has a claim of 2.4 million Euros, that is included in the Company's provisions.

4.9.20 Contingent Liabilities

There are no contingent liabilities either in the Group or the Company.

4.9.21 Commitments and Contractual Obligations

A. Guarantees

The Company has no guarantees against loan liabilities on 30/6/2023.

B. Capital investment commitments

There are no commitments for capital investments.

4.9.22 Events after the reporting date of the financial statements

  • ❖ On August 1, 2023, the Company GR. SARANTIS S.A. proceeded to a reduction of its share capital by cancelling 3,026,921 treasury shares, in accordance with the decision of the Extraordinary General Meeting of its Shareholders dated 12.07.2023. The Company's share capital now amounts to € 52,143,439.14 and is divided into 66,850,563 common registered voting shares, with a nominal value of € 0.78 per share.
  • ❖ In July 2023, a €10 million bond loan was raised for working capital needs by the Company.
  • ❖ By the decision of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company's Shareholders dated 12/7/2023, the election of a new Audit Committee was approved due to the resignation of Mr. Christos Economou as a member of the Audit Committee who had been previously elected by the decision of the General Meeting of Shareholders on 4.5.2023. Specifically, Ms. Eirini Nikiforakis of Markos, independent non-executive member of the Board of Directors and Mr. Ioannis Arkoulis of Michael, non-member of Board of Directors, Certified Auditor Accountant, as well as Ms. Angeliki Samara of Dimitrios, non-member of Board of Directors, Assistant Professor of Accounting at the University of Macedonia were re-elected as members of the Audit Committee.

Following the above, the Company's Audit Committee was constituted into a body as follows:

Ioannis Arkoulis of Michael, Chairman of the Audit Committee,

Angeliki Samara of Dimitrios, member of the Audit Committee,

Eirini Nikiforakis of Markos, member of the Audit Committee.

4.9.23 Related party transactions

The most significant transactions between the Company and its related parties, as such are defined by International Accounting Standard 24, are presented below.

Company

Trade receivables 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Sarantis Banja Luca D.O.O 153,618 0
Sarantis Bulgaria LTD 191,042 90,516
Sarantis Romania S.A. 2,071,388 1,289,681
Sarantis Polska S.A. 2,202,850 3,199,205
Sarantis Czech Republic sro 2,269,851 1,936,952
Polipak SP.Z.O.O. 26,632 34,314
Sarantis Slovakia S.R.O 0 5,355
Ergopack LLC 169,365 912,991
Sarantis Hungary Kft. 341,225 668,545
Sarantis Portugal Lda 697,856 853,749
Elode France SARL 36,474 35,685
Lenidi SA 0 2,230,379
Lenidi Bulgaria LTD 43,025 16,638
Lenidi Romania LTD 4
2
4
2
Total 8,203,367 11,274,052
Grand total receivables 8,203,367 11,274,052
Trade liabilities 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Sarantis Belgrade D.O.O 1,891,089 944,260
Sarantis Banja Luca D.O.O 3,229 0
Sarantis Skopje D.O.O 1,107,658 678,476
Sarantis Bulgaria LTD 19,177 0
Sarantis Romania S.A. 50,015 3,224
Sarantis Polska S.A. 540,174 597,520
Sarantis Czech Republic sro 18,680 189
Polipak SP.Z.O.O. 397,103 514,928
Sarantis Slovakia S.R.O 2,201
0
Ergopack LLC 49,080 0
Sarantis Hungary Kft. 11,129 0
Sarantis Portugal Lda 198 0
Sarantis France SARL 40,183 40,971
Lenidi SA 175,479 0
Total 4,305,393 2,779,568
Liabilities from loans 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Zetafin LTD
Waldeck LTD
524,271
0
0
546,492

Lease liabilities 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Lenidi SA 6,793,184 7,131,110
Total 6,793,184 7,131,110
Other liabilities 30.06.2023 31.12.2022
Sarantis Polska S.A. 12,335,147 0
Total 12,335,147 0
Grand total liabilities 23,957,995 10,457,171

It is noted that the other liabilities amounting to 12.3 million Euros relate to the share capital increase of Sarantis Polska S.A., the payment of which was concluded in July 2023 (see note 4.9.8).

Income

01.01 - 01.01 -
Income from sale of merchandise 30.06.2023 30.06.2022
Sarantis Belgrade D.O.O 1,658,777 1,272,212
Sarantis Banja Luca D.O.O 151,921 0
Sarantis Skopje D.O.O 498,514 452,444
Sarantis Bulgaria LTD 1,353,595 977,366
Sarantis Romania S.A. 4,685,489 2,487,849
Sarantis Polska S.A. 6,900,374 6,854,453
Sarantis Czech Republic sro 4,667,048 2,434,732
Sarantis Slovakia S.R.O 0 677,597
Ergopack LLC 479,066 167,125
Sarantis Hungary Kft. 461,206 415,827
Sarantis Portugal Lda 800,705 452,608
Lenidi SA 282,436 0
Lenidi Bulgaria LTD 43,025 0
Total 21,982,156 16,192,213
01.01 - 01.01 -
Other income 30.06.2023 30.06.2022
Sarantis Belgrade D.O.O 112,440 99,430
Sarantis Banja Luca D.O.O 4,926 3,054
Sarantis Skopje D.O.O 10,496 10,397
Sarantis Bulgaria LTD 36,371 26,708
Sarantis Romania S.A. 163,305 96,855
Sarantis Polska S.A. 641,176 600,736
Sarantis Czech Republic sro 176,577 116,212
Polipak SP.Z.O.O. 83,056 82,953
Sarantis Slovakia S.R.O 2,201 26,043
Ergopack LLC 49,438 60,613
Sarantis Hungary Kft. 49,066 42,790
Sarantis Portugal Lda 64,321 35,343
Total 1,393,374 1,201,133

Expenses and Purchases

01.01 - 01.01 -
Purchases of merchandise - services 30.06.2023 30.06.2022
Sarantis Romania S.A. 26,913 9,727
Sarantis Polska S.A. 1,193,832 1,124,858
Sarantis Czech Republic sro 0 3,490
Polipak SP.Z.O.O. 1,328,646 2,110,123
Lenidi SA 69,080 0
Total 2,618,470 3,248,198
01.01 - 01.01 -
Expenses – interest 30.06.2023 30.06.2022
Sarantis Bulgaria LTD 0 20,888
Sarantis Romania S.A. 0 41,793
Sarantis Polska S.A. 0 21,242
Zetafin LTD 7,779 0
Waldeck LTD 0 7,779
Lenidi SA 94,373 0
Total 102,152 91,701
Grand total expenses 2,720,623 3,339,900
Table of disclosures of related parties
Group Company
a) Income 501,706 23,375,530
b) Expenses 188,179 2,720,623
c) Receivables 187,452 8,203,367
d) Liabilities 6,969,031 23,957,995
e) Transactions and remuneration of senior
executives and management
1,458,114 1,458,114
f) Receivables from senior executives and
management
88,037 88,037
g) Liabilities towards senior executives and
management
3,623 3,623

It is noted that related party transactions are carried out at normal market prices.

4.9.24 Business Units and Geographical Analysis Tables

4.9.24.1 Breakdown by Business Unit

Analysis of Consolidated Sales
SBU Turnover (€ mil) H1 '23 % H1 '22*
Beauty/Skin/Sun Care 32.36 19.25% 27.13
% of Total 13.93% 12.76%
Personal Care 43.38 20.13% 36.11
% of Total 18.67% 16.98%
Home Care 78.39 6.95% 73.30
% of Total 33.74% 34.46%
Private Label 15.93 4.48% 15.24
% of Total 6.85% 7.17%
Strategic Partnerships 60.39 1.62% 59.43
% of Total 25.99% 27.94%
Mass Distribution 39.63 1.59% 39.01
% of SBU 65.63% 65.65%
Selective Distribution 20.76 1.68% 20.41
% of SBU 34.37% 34.35%
Other Sales 1.91 26.33% 1.51
% of Total 0.82% 0.71%
Total Turnover 232.35 9.23% 212.72

* Items in the comparable period of the 1st half of 2022 correspond to the Group's continuing operations excluding the contribution of ELCA Cosmetics Ltd, as the Group's participation was sold on June 15, 2022, and excluding the contribution of the Group's subsidiary Hoztorg LLC, as the company decided to permanently withdraw from the Russian market.

** For administrative purposes on 30/06/2023, the Group monitors the operating results in the above business units. Subsequently, last year's items have been adjusted in order to be comparable.

EBIT Analysis
SBU EBIT (€ mil) H1 '23 % H1 '22*
Beauty/Skin/Sun Care 4.06 -15.92% 4.83
Margin 12.56% 17.81%
% of EBIT 18.83% 30.14%
Personal Care 5.82 80.88% 3.22
Margin 13.42% 8.91%
% of EBIT 26.97% 20.06%
Home Care 9.26 66.79% 5.55
Margin 11.82% 7.58%
% of EBIT 42.93% 34.63%
Private Label 0.26 781.17% -0.04
Margin 1.62% -0.25%
% of EBIT 1.20% -0.24%
Strategic Partnerships 2.69 3.74% 2.59
Margin 4.45% 4.36%
% of EBIT 12.46% 16.16%
Mass Distribution 2.71 2.66% 2.64
Margin 6.83% 6.76%
% of EBIT 12.55% 16.44%
Selective Distribution -0.02 58.98% -0.05
Margin -0.09% -0.22%
% of EBIT -0.09% -0.28%
Other Sales -0.52 -325.39% -0.12

Margin -27.05% -8.03% % of EBIT -2.39% -0.76%

Margin 9.29% 7.54%

* Items in the comparable period of the 1st half of 2022 correspond to the Group's continuing operations excluding the contribution of ELCA Cosmetics Ltd, as the Group's participation was sold on June 15, 2022, and excluding the contribution of the Group's subsidiary Hoztorg LLC, as the company decided to permanently withdraw from the Russian market.

Total EBIT 21.58 34.55% 16.04

** For administrative purposes on 30/06/2023, the Group monitors the operating results in the above business units. Subsequently, last year's items have been adjusted in order to be comparable.

4.9.24.2 Geographical Breakdown

For administrative purposes, the Group monitors its operating results separately by country of operation. The allocation of operating expenses is performed in a manner that facilitates the evaluation of performance and the more effective decisionmaking per business unit.

Analysis of Consolidated Sales
Country Turnover (€ mil) H1 '23 % H1 '22*
Greece (incl. Portugal) 74.98 -2.85% 77.18
% of Total Turnover 32.27% 36.28%
Poland 55.52 5.73% 52.51
Romania 37.20 16.67% 31.88
Bulgaria 9.05 28.40% 7.05
West Balcans 17.66 24.69% 14.16
Czech-Slovakia 19.55 33.83% 14.61
Ukraine 12.00 23.51% 9.72
Hungary 6.40 13.87% 5.62
Affiliates Subtotal 157.37 16.10% 135.55
% of Total Turnover 67.73% 63.72%
Total Turnover 232.35 9.23% 212.72

* Items in the comparable period of the 1st half of 2022 correspond to the Group's continuing operations excluding the contribution of ELCA Cosmetics Ltd, as the Group's participation was sold on June 15, 2022, and excluding the contribution of the Group's subsidiary Hoztorg LLC, as the company decided to permanently withdraw from the Russian market.

Analysis of Consolidated EBIT
Country EBIT (€ mil) H1 '23 % H1 '22*
Greece (incl. Portugal) 7.04 -20.23% 8.83
% of Total Ebit 32.64% 55.06%
Poland 3.21 104.96% 1.57
Romania 5.53 50.74% 3.67
Bulgaria 0.93 103.86% 0.45
West Balcans 1.42 101.63% 0.71
Czech-Slovakia 2.18 59.18% 1.37
Ukraine 0.75 611.77% -0.15
Hungary 0.52 224.59% -0.41
Affiliates Subtotal 14.53 101.67% 7.21
% of Total Ebit 67.36% 44.94%
Total EBIT 21.58 34.55% 16.04

* Items in the comparable period of the 1st half of 2022 correspond to the Group's continuing operations excluding the contribution of ELCA Cosmetics Ltd, as the Group's participation was sold on June 15, 2022, and excluding the contribution of the Group's subsidiary Hoztorg LLC, as the company decided to permanently withdraw from the Russian market.

** The geographic area of Western Balkans includes sales in Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Slovenia.

Marousi, September 11th , 2023

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
BOARD
THE MANAGING
DIRECTOR & BOARD
MEMBER
THE DEPUTY MANAGING
DIRECTOR & BOARD
MEMBER
THE GROUP'S CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER &
BOARD MEMBER
THE COMPANY'S
FINANCE DIRECTOR
GRIGORIS SARANTIS KYRIAKOS SARANTIS GIANNIS BOURAS CHRISTOS VARSOS ANASTASIA
STAVROULA LATSOU
ID No. Χ 080619/2003 ID No. ΑΙ 597050/2010 ID No. ΑΒ 055247/2006 ID No. ΑΟ 547315/2020 ID No. ΑΑ 128208/2005

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