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Petrol Group Interim / Quarterly Report 2018

May 21, 2018

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Report on the operations of the Petrol Group and the company Petrol d.d., Ljubljana in the first three months of 2018

May 2017

Report on the operations of the Petrol Group and the company Petrol d.d., Ljubljana in the first three months of 2018

INTRODUCTORY NOTES 5
HIGHLIGHTS 7
The Petrol Group's significant performance indicators 8
BUSINESS REPORT 10
Operations of the Petrol Group 11
A.
SALES 13
Sales of petroleum products 13
Sales of merchandise 16
Sales of services 16
Sales of liquefied petroleum gas16
Sales of natural gas 17
Sales of electricity 17
B.
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS 17
Natural gas distribution 17
Environmental solutions 17
Energy solutions 17
District heating 18
Electricity generation 18
C.
TRADING 18
Sustainable development 19
Employees 19
Investments 20
The quality management system 20
Social responsibility 21
Risk management 21
Petrol's shares 24
Contingent increase in share capital 27
Dividends 27
Own shares 27
Regular participation at investors' conferences and external communication 27
General Meeting resolutions 28
Credit rating 28
Events after the end of the accounting period 28
FINANCIAL REPORT 29
Financial performance of the Petrol Group and the company Petrol d.d., Ljubljana 30
Notes to the financial statements 36
Notes to individual items in the financial statements 37
Appendix 1: Organisational structure of the Petrol Group 58

STATEMENT OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD

Members of the Management Board of Petrol d.d., Ljubljana, which comprises Tomaž Berločnik, President of the Management Board, Rok Vodnik, Member of the Management Board, Igor Stebernak, Member of the Management Board, and Ika Krevzel Panić, Member of the Management Board/Worker Director, declare that to their best knowledge:

  • − the financial report of the Petrol Group and Petrol d.d., Ljubljana for the first three months of 2018 has been drawn up in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and gives a true and fair view of the assets and liabilities, financial position, financial performance and comprehensive income of the company Petrol d.d., Ljubljana and other consolidated companies as a whole;
  • − the business report of the Petrol Group and Petrol d.d., Ljubljana for the first three months of 2018 gives a fair view of the development and results of the Company's operations and its financial position, including the description of material risks that the company Petrol d.d., Ljubljana and other consolidated companies are exposed to as a whole;
  • − the report of the Petrol Group and the company Petrol d.d., Ljubljana for the first three months of 2018 contains a fair presentation of significant transactions with related entities, which has been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.

Tomaž Berločnik President of the Management Board

Rok Vodnik Member of the Management Board

Igor Stebernak Member of the Management Board

Ika Krevzel Panić Member of the Management Board and Worker Director

INTRODUCTORY NOTES

The report on the operations of the Petrol Group and Petrol, d.d., Ljubljana, Dunajska 50, in the first three months of 2018 has been published in accordance with the Market in Financial Instruments Act, the Ljubljana Stock Exchange Rules, Guidelines on Disclosure for Listed Companies and other relevant legislation.

The figures and explanation of the operations are based on unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Petrol Group and unaudited financial statements of Petrol d.d., Ljubljana for the first three months of 2018 prepared in compliance with the Companies Act and IAS 34 – Interim Financial Reporting.

Subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS on the basis of the full consolidation method, while jointly controlled entities and associates are included on the basis of the equity method.

In the separate financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS, investments in subsidiaries, jointly controlled entities and associates are carried at historical cost.

The report on the operations in the first three months of 2018 has been published on the website of Petrol d.d., Ljubljana (http://www.petrol.si), and is available on demand at the registered office of Petrol d.d., Ljubljana, Dunajska cesta 50, 1000 Ljubljana, every working day between 8 am and 3 pm.

The Company's Supervisory Board discussed the report on the operations of the Petrol Group and the company Petrol d.d., Ljubljana in the first three months of 2018 at its meeting held on 17 May 2018.

Company name Petrol, slovenska energetska družba, d.d., Ljubljana
Abbreviated company name Petrol d.d., Ljubljana
Registered office Dunajska cesta 50, 1000 Ljubljana
Telephone (01) 47 14 234
Telefax (01) 47 14 809
Website http://www.petrol.si, http://www.petrol.eu
Activity code 47.301
Company registration number 5025796000
Tax number SI 80267432
Share capital EUR million 52,24
Number of shares 2.086.301
President of the Management board Tomaž Benočnik
Members of the Management board Rok Vodnik, Igor Stebemak, Ika Krevzel Panić (worker director)
President of the Supervisory board Nada Drobne Popović

Table 1: Profile of the parent company Petrol d.d., Ljubljana

List of acronyms and explanation of financial ratio calculations

Ratio/acronym Explanation
SEE South Eastern Europe
Merchandise Consists of automotive products, foodstuffs,
accessories, tobacco and lottery products, coupons
and cards, coffee-to-go, chemical products, wood
biomass.
EBITDA Operating profit or loss + regular depreciation and
amortisation
Earnings per share Net profit or loss for the period / weighted average
number of issued ordinary shares, excluding own
shares
Book value of share Equity as at period end / total number of shares

HIGHLIGHTS

The Petrol Group's significant performance indicators

The Petrol Group Unit I-III 2018 I-III 2017 Index 2018 /
2017
Sales revenues EUR million 1,178.6 1,108.4 106
Adjusted gross profit1 EUR million 102.2 92.5 110
Operating profit EUR million 25.5 21.3 120
Net profit EUR million 17.9 16.1 111
EBITDA EUR million 37.7 32.7 115
Non-current (long-term) assets as at period end EUR million 821.2 808.9 102
Earnings per share EUR 8.7 7.8 112
Net debt / Equity 0.5 0.7 76
Net debt / EBITDA2 2.2 2.3 93

2 Calculated on an annual level 1Adjusted gross profit = Sales revenues - Cost of goods sold (this item is not defined in international Financial Reporting Standards)

The Petrol Group Unit I-III 2018 I-III 2017 Index 2018 /
2017
Volume of petroleum products sold thousand tons 729.0 756.1 96
Volume of liquefied petroleum gas sold thousand tons 38.3 36.9 104
Volume of natural gas sold thousand MWh 7,354.7 525.5 -
Heat sold thousand MWh 72.8 64.2 113
Revenue from the sale of merchandise EUR million 151.9 135.5 112
Number of service stations as at period end1 494 495 100

1 Number of service stations for the year 2017 as at 31 December 2017. Report on the operations of the Petrol Group and the company Petrol d.d., Ljubljana in the first three months of 2018

Figure 1: Volume of petroleum products sold by the Petrol Group

Figure 3: Increase in the number of the Petrol Group's service stations

Figure 5: EBITDA of the Petrol Group

Figure 2: The Petrol Group's revenue from the sale of merchandise

Figure 4: Net profit or loss of the Petrol group

Figure 6: Breakdown of the Petrol Group's investments in the first three months of 2018

BUSINESS REPORT

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Operations of the Petrol Group

The Petrol Group operates in a competitive environment influenced by oil price fluctuations, US dollar exchange rate, global and domestic economic developments, and national laws governing the pricing of energy products. In Slovenia and Croatia, the economic situation is improving, but other SE Europe countries which also make up Petrol's sales market still face demanding economic conditions, low purchasing power and high unemployment. Although in Slovenia, where the Petrol Group sells the greater part of its petroleum products, the prices of petrol and diesel fuel at motorway and expressway service stations have been liberalised and determined by the market, the prices of petrol (less than 98 octane) and diesel fuel at other service stations remain regulated.

The Petrol Group's sales revenue for the first three months of 2018 stood at EUR 1.2 billion, a year-on-year increase of 6 percent, which was mainly due to higher oil prices. Adjusted gross profit totalled EUR 102.2 million or 10 percent more than in the first three months of 2017, with EBITDA amounting to EUR 37.7 million or 15 percent more than in the first three months of 2017.

Figure 7: EBITDA broken down by activity

Figure 8: EBITDA broken down by market

Pre-tax profit totalled EUR 22.0 million or 19 percent more than in the first three months of 2017, with net profit for the first quarter of 2018 amounting to EUR 17.9 million or 11 percent more than in the first three months of 2017.

In the first three months of 2018, the Petrol Group sold 729.0 thousand tons of petroleum products1 , a year-on-year decrease of 4 percent. This was mainly the result of lower heating oil sales, which is offset through the sale of other energy products used for heating. In Slovenia, the three-month sales of petroleum products stood at 375.8 thousand tons, accounting for 52 percent of the Petrol Group's total sales. In the same period, the Group sold 173.4 thousand tons of petroleum products in SEE markets, representing 24 percent of the Petrol Group's total sales, and 179.8 thousand tons in EU markets, which represented 25 percent of the Group's total sales.

In the first three months of 2018, 40 percent of petroleum product sales were generated in the retail market and 60 percent in the wholesale market. At the end of March 2018, the Petrol Group's retail network consisted of 494 service stations, of which 317 were in Slovenia, 105 in Croatia, 38 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 12 in Serbia, 11 in Montenegro and 11 in Kosovo.

During this period, EUR 151.9 million was generated in revenue from the sale of merchandise, an increase of 12 percent compared to the same period of the previous year.

In the first three months of 2018, the Petrol Group sold 38.3 thousand tons of liquefied petroleum gas, a year-on-year increase of 4 percent, and 7.4 TWh of natural gas.

Good performance was also achieved in electricity and heat sales.

What follows is a detailed presentation of the Petrol Group's operations in the first three months of 2018 broken down by type of activity:

  • A. Sales, consisting of petroleum product sales, liquefied petroleum gas sales, natural gas sales, electricity sales to end users, merchandise sales and sale of services
  • B. Energy and environmental systems, consisting of natural gas distribution, energy solutions, environmental solutions, district heating, electricity generation and biomass production
  • C. Electricity and natural gas trading

1 Petroleum product sales do not include liquefied petroleum gas sales, which are presented separately.

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A. SALES

Sales of petroleum products

In the first three months of 2018, the Petrol Group sold 729.0 thousand tons of petroleum products, a year-on-year decrease of 4 percent. This was mainly the result of lower heating oil sales, which is offset through the sale of other energy products used for heating.

In this period, 375.8 thousand tons of petroleum products were sold in Slovenia, which was 3 percent less than in the same period of 2017. Of this quantity, liquid fuels accounted for 366.6 thousand tons and other petroleum products for 9.2 thousand tons. Motor fuel sales (petrol and diesel fuel) were down 1 percent compared to the previous year's figures for this period.

In SEE markets, 173.4 thousand tons of petroleum products were sold in the first three months of 2018, a year-on-year increase of 9 percent. The most important commodities sold in SEE markets are diesel fuel and petrol.

In addition to the above, the jointly controlled entity Petrol - Oti - Slovenija L.L.C. sold 2.0 thousand tons of petroleum products.

In EU markets, 179.8 thousand tons of petroleum products were sold in the first three months of 2018, which was 14 percent less than in the same period of 2017. The most important commodity sold in EU markets is diesel fuel.

Key impacts on operations

Fuel pricing in Slovenia

The prices of petrol and diesel fuel at motorway and expressway service stations have been liberalised and determined by the market, while the prices of petrol and diesel fuel at other service stations remain regulated.

Until 28 February 2018, the prices of regulated motor fuels were set in accordance with the Decree Setting Prices for Petroleum Products, which was in force from 1 November 2017, i.e. for a period of four months. On 27 February 2018, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted a new Decree Setting Prices for Petroleum Products, which was in force from 1 March 2018 to 31 March 2018. The new decree did not change the pricing method.

On 29 March 2018, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted a new Decree Setting Prices for Petroleum Products, which shall remain in force from 1 April 2018 to 30 September 2018. The new decree does not change the pricing method.

The model-based margin is still government-regulated and stands at EUR 0.08701 per litre of NMB-95 petrol and EUR 0.08158 per litre of diesel fuel.

Since 9 April 2016, the prices of the 98-octane and higher-octane petrol and of extra light heating oil have been liberalised and determined by the market.

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Slovenia's gross margins for petroleum products, which are, under the model, set at a fixed amount and do not reflect changes in retail prices, are still below European average. In the case of petrol, they amounted to 78 percent of the average gross margin in the EU countries (68 percent if the compulsory stocks membership fee is not taken into account) and in the case of diesel fuel to 61 percent (53 percent if the compulsory stocks membership fee is not taken into account) (own calculations based on Platts and Oil Bulletin data).

Fuel pricing in Croatia

Since 20 February 2014, when the Oil and Petroleum Products Market Act entered into force and fully liberalised the pricing of petroleum products, the prices of petroleum products in Croatia have been set freely and determined by the market.

Fuel pricing in Bosnia and Herzegovina

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the prices of petroleum products are not government-regulated and are set freely and determined by the market. The prices may change on a daily basis. In the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, retailers notify the Federal Ministry of Commerce of new retail prices four days in advance, whereas in the Republic of Srpska changes in retail prices need not be notified in advance. Due to the free setting of prices, retail fuel prices vary according to the location of a service station.

Fuel pricing in Serbia

Since the legislation liberalising Serbia's oil market (unregulated imports of oil and petroleum products) entered into force on 1 January 2011, the prices of petroleum products have no longer been government-regulated and are set freely and determined by the market.

Fuel pricing in Montenegro

In Montenegro, the prices of petroleum products are set in accordance with the Regulation on the Method of Setting Maximum Retail Prices, which has been in force since 1 January 2011. The prices change fortnightly, provided that prices on the oil market (Platts European Marketscan) and the exchange rates of the euro and the US dollar change by more than 5 percent. In addition to market oil prices and changes in the exchange rates of the euro and the US dollar, the methodology used to calculate selling prices takes into account taxes, the costs of transhipment, handling, bank charges, storage, transport and distribution, as well as (excise) duties and an oil companies' gross margin. The latter amounts to EUR 0.063 per litre of petrol, EUR 0.064 per litre of eurodiesel and EUR 0,076 per litre of extra light heating oil. In addition to these gross margins, liquid fuel traders may factor in all of the above costs at EUR 0.05 per litre of petrol, EUR 0.05 per litre of eurodiesel and EUR 0.026 per litre of extra light heating oil.

Fuel pricing in Kosovo

In Kosovo, retail and wholesale prices of petroleum products are not government-regulated. Only in the case of sales of petroleum products to government institutions and state-owned companies are prices set in accordance with a prescribed methodology, which takes into account average monthly market prices, changes in the exchange rate of the euro and the US

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dollar, logistics costs and a maximum margin. These prices represent an unofficial basis for retail prices, which change according to market-based fuel prices. Changes in oil and petroleum product prices in the world market

The average price of Brent Dated North Sea crude oil stood at USD 66.83 per barrel in the first three months of 2018, up 24 percent year-on-year. The average price in euros was up 8 percent. During this period, the price of Brent crude peaked on 11 January 2018, reaching USD 70.72 per barrel. Its lowest price was recorded on 13 February 2018 at USD 61.53 per barrel. The prices of petrol and middle distillates followed the same trends as crude oil prices.

Figure 9: Changes in Brent Dated High oil price in the first three months of 2018 in USD/barrel

SOURCE: Petrol, 2018

Figure 10: Changes in Brent Dated High oil price in the first three months of 2018 in EUR/barrel

SOURCE: Petrol, 2018

OPEC reached an agreement with non-member oil producing countries to limit oil output in order to stabilise prices. Future oil price movements will continue to depend mostly on OPEC's oil output agreements, the situation in the Middle East (Syria, Iran), relations between Iran and the United States concerning the nuclear treaty, the deterioration of Russian-American

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relations, and also economic growth expectations, US and EU oil stocks figures and demand in China.

Changes in the US dollar to the euro exchange rate

The US dollar to the euro exchange rate ranged between 1.19 and 1.25 US dollars per euro in the first three months of 2018. The average exchange rate of the US dollar according to the exchange rate of the European Central Bank stood at 1.23 US dollars per euro in the period concerned.

Sales of merchandise

Merchandise sales consist of sales of automotive products, foodstuffs, accessories, tobacco and lottery products, coupons and cards, coffee-to-go, chemical products and wood biomass. The Petrol Group generated EUR 151.9 million in revenue from the sale of merchandise in the first three months of 2018, an increase of 12 percent compared to the same period of the previous year.

In Slovenia, EUR 138.3 million was generated in revenue from the sale of merchandise in the period under review, an increase of 12 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. The range at Petrol's points of sale is modified and expanded as we try to accommodate the needs of our service station customers by quickly adapting the range.

In SEE markets, EUR 13.5 million was generated in revenue from the sale of merchandise in the first three months of 2018, an increase of 8 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. The best results were achieved in tobacco and food sales.

Sales of services

Services consist of revenue from storage and petroleum-product handling services, renting of business premises and hospitality facilities, transport, carwash services, revenue from Petrol Club cards, and other services. In the first three months of 2018, the Petrol Group generated EUR 9.0 million in revenue from the services related to oil and merchandise sales.

Sales of liquefied petroleum gas

In the first three months of 2018, the Petrol Group sold 38.3 thousand tons of liquefied petroleum gas, a year-on-year increase of 4 percent.

At the end of March 2018, the Petrol Group operated 6 LPG supply concessions in Slovenia. In addition, the company Petrol Plin d.o.o. has LPG supply contracts in the towns of Šibenik and Rijeka. Liquefied petroleum gas is supplied to customers also through LPG storage tanks and at service stations as autogas.

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Sales of natural gas

In the first three months of 2018, the Petrol Group sold 4.8 TWh of natural gas, a significant increase relative to the previous year's figure for the same period. This was the result of the full consolidation of Geoplin d.o.o. natural gas sales.

Sales of electricity

The Petrol Group has positioned itself as an important electricity market player, which sells electricity to end users in Slovenia (businesses and households) while also expanding to SE Europe. In the first three months of 2018, the Petrol Group sold 289.2 MWh of electricity to end users.

B. ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS

Natural gas distribution

In the first three months of 2018, the Petrol Group distributed 529.9 thousand MWh of natural gas.

At the end of March 2018, the Group operated 26 natural gas supply concessions in Slovenia and, in Serbia, supplied natural gas to the municipalities of Bačka Topola and Pećinci as well as three Belgrade municipalities.

Environmental solutions

In the first three months of 2018, the Petrol Group operated four concessions for the public utility service of municipal wastewater treatment. The capacity of the treatment plant in Murska Sobota is 42,000 population equivalents (PE), in Sežana 6,000 PE, in Ig and Matena 6,000 PE and in Mežica 4,000 PE. Petrol also managed industrial waste treatment plants at Vevče Paper Mill and Paloma and 53 small and medium waste treatment plants at its points of sale and storage facilities. As an important member of the company Aquasystems d.o.o., Petrol d.d., Ljubljana is involved in the treatment of municipal wastewater in the Municipality of Maribor, the capacity of which is 190,000 PE.

At all waste treatment plants, the treatment process and financial performance were in line with the plan in the period concerned.

In the first three months of 2018, the Petrol Group generated EUR 1.3 million in revenue from environmental solutions.

Energy solutions

Energy solutions consist of an energy range offered in the following segments:

  • development of alternative solutions for supplying heat and other forms of energy (energy packages) to households and small-business customers;
  • implementation of more complex comprehensive energy solutions projects;

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  • production of energy from renewable sources.

Long-term contract-based supply of energy and contractually guaranteed energy and water savings (performance contracting) are the most common project implementation models in the public sector, the commercial sector and in industry. In the first three months of 2018, the public economic service of public lighting was performed in several municipalities, accompanied by other energy solutions projects.

During this period, the Petrol Group generated EUR 6.4 million in sales revenue from energy solutions.

District heating

Heat is supplied to customers through district heating systems. In the first three months of 2018, the Petrol Group generated EUR 3.0 million in sales revenue from district heating.

During this period, the Group sold 72.8 thousand MWh of heat (some of it as part of energy solutions) or 13 percent more than in the same period of the previous year.

Electricity generation

At the end of 2015, Petrol d.d., Ljubljana co-founded a Bosnia and Herzegovina based company Petrol Hidroenergija d.o.o. Teslić, which is to produce hydroelectricity. In 2016 the company Vjetroelektrane Glunča d.o.o. (Croatia) was established, which is engaged in the production of wind electricity. Renewable electricity is produced as planned. The company Petrol Hidroenergija d.o.o. Teslić obtained all the necessary permits and decisions, enabling it to complete the construction of the small hydroelectric plant and begin regular operation.

C. TRADING

The Petrol Group has positioned itself as an important electricity market player. It set up a complete infrastructure for wholesale electricity trading in Slovenia, EU countries and SEE countries.

In the first three months of 2018, the Group sold 4.5 TWh of electricity (of which 289.2 thousand MWh to end users, 4.2 TWh as part of trading and 41.7 thousand MWh as part of energy and environmental systems).

By acquiring a majority interest in Geoplin d.o.o. Ljubljana, the Petrol Group also began trading in natural gas in 2018. In the first three months of 2018, the Group sold 7.4 TWh of natural gas, of which 4.8 TWh to end users and 2.6 TWh as part of trading.

Sustainable development

Employees

On 31 March 2018, the Petrol Group had 4,568 employees, of which 33 percent worked for subsidiary companies abroad. The number of employees increased by 60 compared to the end of 2017.

Figure 11: Changes in the number of employees of the Petrol Group and at third-party managed service stations in the period 2015 – 2018

Employee structure

At the end of March 2018, the average age of the Petrol Group employees was 39 years. Sixtyone percent of the employees were male and 39 percent were female.

The educational structure of the Petrol Group has been improving over the years. This is a result of employee training on the one hand and HR policy on the other. Newly hired employees with higher education thus improve the educational structure, while at the same time employees with lower education leave the company. The Petrol Group has a keen interest in training its employees, as knowledge represents one of Petrol's key competitive advantages.

Training

In the first three months of 2018, more than 4.4 thousand employees took part in various forms of training. In all, the Petrol Group provided 22.6 thousand teaching hours of training, which represented, on average, 5 teaching hours of training per employee in the period concerned. Organised as part of the Petrol Group is Petrol Academy. Its main goal is to provide training to all employees in a systematic and comprehensive manner. The Group carried out technical and legally required training in the period under review.

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Investments

In the first three months of 2018, net investments2 in property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and long-term investments stood at EUR 19.3 million. Out of the above amount, 62 percent was allocated to sales in Slovenia, 4 percent to sales in SE Europe, 25 percent to energy and environmental systems, and 9 percent to the upgrading of information and other infrastructure.

Figure 12: Breakdown of the Petrol Group's investments in the first three months of 2018

The quality management system

The Petrol Group's operations are based on the implementation of strict quality standards. Since 1997, we have been constantly upgrading and expanding the Group's quality management system. In addition to certified quality and environmental management systems, the comprehensive quality management system incorporates the requirements of the ISO 50001 energy management system, of the OHSAS 18001 occupational health and safety system, of the HACCP food safety management system and of the SIST ISO 27001 information security system.

2 Net investments in fixed assets = investments in fixed assets – disposal of fixed assets.

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Company Quality Environmental Energy Laboratory accreditations Other certificates
management management management
system system system
Petrol d.d., Ljubljana ISO 9001:2015 ISO 14001:2015 ISO 50001:2011 SIST EN ISO/IEC 17025:2012 OHSAS 18001
SIST EN ISO/IEC 17020:2012 RC, FSC*
Petrol Energetika d.o.o. ISO 9001:2015 ISO 14001:2015 / /
Petrol d.o.o. ISO 9001:2015 ISO 14001:2004 / /
Petrol Geoterm d.o.o. ISO 9001:2008 / / /
Beogas d.o.o. ISO 9001:2008 / / /
Petrol d.o.o., Beograd ISO 9001:2008 ISO 14001:2004 / / OHSAS 18001

Table 2: Overview of certificates and laboratory accreditations

* Based on the Report on the implementation of the Responsible Care Global Charter commitments, Petrol d.d., Ljubljana became a holder of a Responsible Care Certificate for its activities relating to storage, logistics and retail network of service stations in Slovenia and granted the right to use the initiative's logo.

** Petrol d.d. Ljubljana is a holder of an FSC certificate for the production of wood chips used for heat generation. The FSC certificate, which is issued by an international NGO called the Forest Stewardship Council, promotes environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable management of forests.

Social responsibility

Caring for social and environmental issues has been part of the Petrol's operations for a number of years. The demands and challenges of our time are addressed based on a longterm growth strategy and a strong awareness that supporting the environment in which we operate significantly affects our operations and development. For many years we have been helping wider social and local communities achieve a dynamic lifestyle and better quality of life. Our responsible social attitude is demonstrated through the support we provide to a number of sports, arts, humanitarian and environmental projects. In the Petrol Group, social responsibility is perceived as a lasting commitment to work together with the environment in which we operate.

Risk management

The Petrol Group manages risks using a comprehensive risk management system, making sure that the Company's key risks are identified, assessed, managed, utilised and monitored. In doing that, it aims to develop a risk-awareness culture to ensure better control over the risks and better information for decision-making at all levels of the Group's operation. Risk management concerns each Petrol Group employee who is, as a result of their decisions and actions, exposed to risks on a daily basis while carrying out their work assignments and responsibilities.

Petrol's risk model comprises 20 risk categories that are divided into two groups:

  • environment risks and
  • performance risks.

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According to risk assessment results from the previous year, the most relevant and probable risks still comprise the following financial risks: price and volumetric risk, foreign exchange risk, credit risk and liquidity risk.

In addition to the main financial risks, the most relevant and probable risks include legislation and regulation risks, information system risks, business decision-making risks, interest rate risks and information risks.

Price and volumetric risk and foreign exchange risk

The Petrol Group's business model includes energy products, such as petroleum products, natural gas, electricity and liquefied petroleum gas, exposing the Group to price and volumetric risks and to foreign exchange risks arising from the purchase and sale of these products.

The Petrol Group purchases petroleum products under international market conditions, pays for them mostly in US dollars and sells them in local currencies. Because the global oil market and the US dollar market constitute two of the most volatile global markets, the Petrol Group is exposed to both the price risk (changes in the prices of petroleum products) and the foreign exchange risk (changes in the EUR/USD exchange rate) while pursuing its core line of business. The Petrol Group manages volumetric and price risks to the largest extent possible by matching suppliers' terms of procurement with the terms of sale applying to customers. Any remaining open price or foreign exchange positions are closed through the use of financial instruments, in particular commodity swaps in the case of price risks and forward contracts in the case of foreign exchange risks.

Trading in energy products exposes the Group to price and volumetric risks. These are managed with an assortment of limits systems defined depending on the business partner, the area of trading and the value at risk, and with appropriate processes in place to monitor and control these risks.

In addition to the risks arising from changes in the EUR/USD exchange rate, the Petrol Group is exposed, to some degree, also to the risk of changes in other currencies, which is linked to doing business in the region. The Group monitors open foreign exchange positions and decides how to manage them on a monthly basis.

Transactions with derivatives are entered into only to hedge against price and volumetric risks and foreign exchange risks rather than for reasons of speculative nature.

Credit risk

The credit risk was assessed in 2017 as the third most relevant financial risk to which the Petrol Group was exposed in connection with the sale of goods and services to natural and legal entities. The risk is managed using the measures outlined below.

The operating receivables management system provides us with an efficient credit risk management. In 2016 we introduced, throughout the Group, certain changes to the process of setting and approving credit limits applicable to legal entities in order to further improve and harmonise the credit risk management system. In the first half of 2017, the new system of limits was also being introduced at the Petrol Group's subsidiaries.

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In addition, the upgrading and redesign of the limit system for operations involving natural persons is in the pipeline.

As part of the usual receivables management processes, we keep actively pursuing the collection of receivables. Particular attention is given to individual treatment of major customers or customers in relation to which outstanding receivables balances exceed EUR 250,000. We refine procedures for approving the amount of exposure (limits) to individual buyers and expand the range of first-class credit insurance instruments as a requirement to approve sales (receivables insurance with credit insurance companies, bank guarantees, letters of credit, collaterals, corporate guarantees, securities, mortgages, pledges). A great deal of work is put into the management of receivables from large customers in Slovenia, and significant attention is also devoted to the collection of receivables in SE Europe markets, where the solvency and payment discipline of the business sector differs from that in Slovenia. Receivables are systematically monitored by age, region and organisational unit as well as by quality and individual customer. The exposure of customers in the Petrol Group's portfolio to the credit risk is monitored at a global level. To monitor receivables, we use a joint receivables management application, which provides us with automated control over the exposure to individual customers and the possibility to respond immediately. Through experience, the application is continuously improved. In addition, we introduced centralised control over credit insurance instruments received and centralised the collection process.

We consider that credit risks are adequately managed within the Petrol Group. Our assessment is based on the nature of our products, our market share, our large customer base, the vast range of credit insurance instruments and a higher volume of secured receivables. The Petrol Group too, however, is unable to fully avoid the consequences of bankruptcies, compulsory composition proceedings and personal bankruptcies.

Liquidity risk

The Petrol Group has been assigned a BBB- long-term international credit rating, an A-3 shortterm credit rating and a stable credit rating outlook by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, which reaffirmed the ratings on 11 April 2018. This investment-grade rating enables us to tap international financial markets more easily and represents an additional commitment towards successful operations and the deleveraging of the Petrol Group. We are currently introducing relevant S&P's methodology into the management of liquidity risks.

In the first quarter of 2018, average petroleum product prices were higher year-on-year, meaning that slightly more working capital was needed. The acquired long-term and shortterm credit lines provide the Petrol Group with a high level of liquidity. It was thus not necessary to incur additional non-current financial liabilities in the first three months of 2018.

Cash flow management nevertheless requires considerable attention and prudence, especially as regards the planning of cash inflows from lay away sales, this being the main source of credit risks and, consequently, liquidity risks.

The Petrol Group is capable of meeting all of its outstanding liabilities at any given moment. The Group's successful operations in particular are a guarantee for the Group's long-term solvency and boost its equity capital.

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Interest rate risk

The Petrol Group regularly monitors its exposure to the interest rate risk. Thirty-one percent of the Group's non-current financial liabilities contain a variable interest rate that is linked to EURIBOR. The average EURIBOR rate in the first three months of 2018 was similar to the one at the end of 2017 and thus remains historically low (negative). In the first three months of 2018, the Petrol Group's overall borrowing interest rate was, on average, lower than in 2017. This was the result of low EURIBOR rates, interest rate margins, which had been further reduced, and the redemption of bonds issued in 2012, which carried a high fixed interest rate.

To hedge against exposure to the interest rate risk, a portion of variable interest rates is transformed into a fixed interest rate using derivative financial instruments, thus protecting our net interest position. When deciding whether to pursue additional hedging activities, forecasts regarding interest rate changes are considered. The time of hedging and the type of instruments used to this effect are determined based on market conditions. In the first three months of 2018, we entered into a new EUR 60 million interest rate hedging contract with a maturity that matches the loan agreement with a variable interest rate and deferred drawing until the end of the second quarter of 2019, which had already been signed. All of the Petrol Group's non-current financial liabilities containing a variable interest rate are thus hedged by interest-rate swaps.

Petrol's shares

At the end of March 2018, share prices at the Ljubljana Stock Exchange were on average slightly higher than at the end of 2017. This was also reflected in the SBITOP, the Slovene blue-chip index, which is used as a benchmark and provides information on changes in the prices of the most important and liquid shares traded on the regulated market. The index also comprises Petrol's shares. The SBITOP stood at 817.45 as at the end of March 2018 and was up 1.4 percent relative to the end of 2017 (806.52). During this period, Petrol's shares lost 0.4 percent in value. In terms of trading volume, which in the case of Petrol's shares amounted to EUR 13.9 million between January and March 2018, the shares were ranked third among the shares traded on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange. In terms of market capitalisation, which stood at EUR 726 million as at 31 March 2018, the shares were ranked second and accounted for 13.6 percent of the total Slovene stock market capitalisation on the said date.

Figure 13: Base index changes for Petrol d.d., Ljubljana's closing share price and the SBITOP index in the first three months of 2018 compared to the end of 2017

In the first three months of 2018, the price of Petrol's shares ranged between EUR 339 and EUR 357 per share. Their average price for the period stood at EUR 347.89 and their price as at the end of March 2018 at EUR 348. The Petrol Group's earnings per share stood at EUR 8.71, with its book value per share amounting to EUR 343.51. Petrol d.d., Ljubljana had 24,007 shareholders as at 31 March 2018. At the end of March 2018, 560,589 shares or 26.9 percent of all shares were held by foreign legal or natural persons. Compared to the end of 2017, the number of foreign shareholders increased by 1 percentage point.

Figure 14: Closing price and the volume of trading in Petrol's shares in the first three months of 2018

Figure 15: Ownership structure of Petrol d.d., Ljubljana as at 31 March 2018

Table 3: Changes in the ownership structure of Petrol d.d., Ljubljana (comparison between 31 March 2018 and 31 December 2017)

March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017
No. of Shares in % No. of Shares in %
Slovenski državni holding d.d. 264,516 12.7% 264,516 12.7%
Kapitalska družba d.d. together with own funds 184,191 8.8% 184,191 8.8%
Republic of Slovenia 210,685 10.1% 210,685 10.1%
Other institutional investors - domestic 277,779 13.3% 287,248 13.8%
Banks - domestic 31,189 1.5% 44,210 2.1%
Insurers - domestic 25,486 1.2% 25,486 1.2%
Foreign legal entities (banks and other inst. inv.) 555,840 26.7% 535,905 25.7%
Private individuals (domestic and foreign) 443,079 21.2% 441,840 21.2%
Own shares 24,703 1.2% 24,703 1.2%
Others 68,833 3.3% 67,517 3.2%
Total 2,086,301 100.0% 2,086,301 100.0%

Table 4: 10 largest shareholders of Petrol d.d., Ljubljana as at 31 March 2018

Shareholder Address No. of Shares Share in %
1 ČEŠKOSLOVENSKA OBCHODNI BANK, A.S. - FID RADLICKA 333/150, 150 57 PRAGA 5, REPUBLIKA ČEŠKA 267,076 12.80%
2 SLOVENSKI DRŽAVNI HOLDING, D.D. MALA ULICA 5, 1000 LJUBLJANA 264,516 12.68%
3 REPUBLIKA SLOVENIJA GREGORČIČEVA ULICA 20, 1000 LJUBLJANA 210,685 10.10%
4 KAPITALSKA DRUŽBA, D.D. DUNAJSKA CESTA 119, 1000 LJUBLJANA 172,639 8.27%
5 SPLITSKA BANKA D.D. - CLIENT ACCOUNT - F DOMOVINSKOG RATA 61, 21000 SPLIT, HRVAŠKA 102,852 4.93%
6 VIZIJA HOLDING, K.D.D. DUNAJSKA CESTA 156, 1000 LJUBLJANA 71,676 3.44%
7 VIZIJA HOLDING ENA, K.D.D. DUNAJSKA CESTA 156, 1000 LJUBLJANA 63,620 3.05%
8 PERSPEKTIVA FT D.O.O. DUNAJSKA CESTA 156, 1000 LJUBLJANA 36,262 1.74%
9 SOP LJUBLJANA VOŠNJAKOVA ULICA 6, 1000 LJUBLJANA 34,496 1.65%
10 DUTB, D. D. DAVČNA ULICA 1, 1000 LJUBLJANA 29,979 1.44%

Table 5: Shares owned by members of the Supervisory and Management Board as at 31 March 2018

Name and Surname Position No. of shares Share of equity
Supervisory board 88 0.0042%
Internal members 0 0.0000%
1. Zoran Gračner Supervisory Board Member 0 0.0000%
2. Alen Mihelčič Supervisory Board Member 0 0.0000%
3. Robert Ravnikar Supervisory Board Member 0 0.0000%
External members 88 0.0042%
1. Nada Drobne Popović Supervisory Board President 1 0.0000%
2. Sašo Berger Supervisory Board Vice-president 0 0.0000%
3. Igo Gruden Supervisory Board Member 0 0.0000%
4. Sergej Goriup Supervisory Board Member 5 0.0002%
5. Metod Podkrižnik Supervisory Board Member 82 0.0039%
6. Mladen Kaliterna Supervisory Board Member 0 0.0000%
Management Board 220 0.0105%
1. Tomaž Berločnik Management Board President 0 0.0000%
2. Igor Stebernak Management Board Member 0 0.0000%
3. Rok Vodnik Management Board Member 220 0.0105%
4. Ika Krevzel Panić Management Board Member/Worker Director 0 0.0000%

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Contingent increase in share capital

In the period up to 31 March 2018, the General Meeting of Petrol d.d., Ljubljana did not adopt any resolutions regarding the contingent increase in share capital.

Dividends

In accordance with a resolution of the 28th General Meeting held on 26 April 2018, Petrol d.d., Ljubljana shall pay 2017 gross dividends of EUR 16.00 per share in August 2018. The gross dividend per share for 2016, which was paid in 2017, stood at EUR 14.00.

Own shares

Petrol d.d., Ljubljana did not repurchase its own shares in the first three months of 2018. As at 31 March 2018, the Company held 24,703 own shares, representing 1.2 percent of its registered share capital. Their total cost equalled EUR 2.6 million as at 31 March 2018 and was EUR 6 million lower than their market value on that date.

Own shares, in total 36,142, were purchased between 1997 and 1999. The Company may acquire own shares only for the purposes laid down in Article 247 of the Companies Act (ZGD-1) and as remuneration to the Management Board and the Supervisory Board. Own shares are used in accordance with the Company's Articles of Association.

In accordance with a resolution of the 27th General Meeting held on 10 April 2017, the Company's Management Board is authorised to acquire own shares within 36 months of the adoption of the resolution. Under this authorisation, a maximum of 208,630 own shares may be acquired, but the total percentage of the shares acquired based on this authorisation may not exceed, together with other own shares already held by the Company (24,703 own shares), 10 percent of the Company's share capital (208,630 shares). The shareholder H12 d.d. announced at the 27th General Meeting that it intends to contest this resolution, bringing a lawsuit for its annulment in May 2017. In June 2017, Petrol filed a response to the lawsuit. In April 2018, it received a court decision according to which the procedure is now concluded and final due to the withdrawal of the lawsuit.

Regular participation at investors' conferences and external communication

Petrol d.d., Ljubljana has set up a programme of regular cooperation with domestic and foreign investors, which consists of public announcements, individual meetings and presentations, and public presentations. The Company regularly attends investors' conferences that are organised each year by stock exchanges, banks and brokerage companies. In the first three months of 2018, several individual investor and analyst meetings were held. In March, we participated in a Ljubljana Stock Exchange webcast.

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General Meeting resolutions

At the 28th General Meeting of Petrol d.d., Ljubljana held on 26 April 2018, the following resolutions were adopted:

  • The accumulated profit of EUR 32,985,568.00 as at 31 December 2017 shall be used in its entirety to pay gross dividends of EUR 16.00 per share (own shares excluded). The dividends are to be paid out of the net profit for 2017 and other revenue reserves. The Company shall pay the dividends on 10 August 2018 to shareholders registered with KDD – the Central Securities Clearing Corporation on 9 August 2018, as laid down in a Management Board decision.
  • The Company's Management Board shall be granted discharge from liability for the year 2017.
  • The Company's Supervisory Board shall be granted discharge from liability for the year 2017.
  • The audit firm ERNST & YOUNG Revizija, poslovno svetovanje, d.o.o., Ljubljana shall be appointed auditor for the year 2018.

Credit rating

On 11 April 2018, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services affirmed Petrol d.d., Ljubljana's "BBB-" long-term credit rating, its "A-3" short-term credit rating and its "stable" credit rating outlook.

Events after the end of the accounting period

There were no events after the reporting date that would significantly affect the disclosed operations in the first three months of 2018.

FINANCIAL REPORT

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Financial performance of the Petrol Group and the company Petrol d.d., Ljubljana

Statement of profit and loss of the Petrol Group and Petrol d.d., Ljubljana

The Petrol Group Petrol d.d.
(in EUR) Note 1-3 2018 1-3 2017 1-3 2018 1-3 2017
Sales revenue 1,178,635,455 1,108,380,674 917,699,199 936,739,356
- of which excise duty 252,466,469 247,702,580 177,058,669 179,425,913
Cost of goods sold (1,076,478,622) (1,015,881,575) (842,576,650) (868,316,733)
Costs of materials 3 (9,209,103) (9,814,680) (5,191,725) (5,166,219)
Costs of services 4 (33,816,038) (31,450,934) (27,242,023) (25,630,231)
Labour costs 5 (21,374,346) (17,779,956) (14,462,254) (12,351,812)
Depreciation and amortisation 6 (12,421,804) (11,714,391) (7,973,685) (7,713,065)
Other costs 7 (1,781,276) (2,030,323) (1,182,984) (585,984)
Operating costs (78,602,567) (72,790,284) (56,052,672) (51,447,311)
Other revenue 2 2,053,606 1,598,684 665,862 1,228,711
Other expenses (133,062) (16,860) (5,829) (5,173)
Operating profit 25,474,810 21,290,639 19,729,910 18,198,851
Share of profit or loss of equity accounted investees 332,203 295,495 - -
Finance income from dividends paid by subsidiaries,
associates and jointly controlled entities - - 801,029 0
Other finance income 8 13,275,952 13,272,939 10,692,955 11,231,323
Other finance expenses 8 (17,069,900) (16,313,001) (14,665,597) (13,825,535)
Net finance expense (3,793,948) (3,040,062) (3,972,642) (2,594,212)
Profit before tax 22,013,065 18,546,072 16,558,298 15,604,639
Tax expense (4,106,059) (1,045,312) (2,788,418) (1,702,002)
Deferred tax (3,802) (1,434,512) 81,657 (1,499,361)
Corporate income tax (4,109,861) (2,479,824) (2,706,761) (3,201,364)
Net profit for the period 17,903,204 16,066,248 13,851,536 12,403,275
Net profit for the period attributable to:
Owners of the controlling company 18,225,973 16,055,222 13,851,536 12,403,275
Non-controlling interest (322,769) 11,026 - -
Basic and diluted earnings per share 9 8.71 7.79 6.72 6.02

Other comprehensive income of the Petrol Group and Petrol d.d., Ljubljana

The Petrol Group Petrol d.d.
(in EUR) 1-3 2018 1-3 2017 1-3 2018 1-3 2017
Net profit for the period 17,903,204 16,066,248 13,851,536 12,403,275
Other comprehensive income to be recognised in the
statement of profit or loss in the future
Effective portion of changes in the fair value of cash flow
variability hedging (338,391) 40,158 (244,392) (95,617)
Change in deferred taxes 87,153 (6,273) 70,233 18,167
Foreign exchange differences 462,582 2,362,902 - -
Total other comprehensive income to be recognised in
the statement of profit or loss in the future 211,344 2,396,787 (174,159) (77,450)
Other comprehensive income not to be recognised in
the statement of profit or loss in the future
Unrealised actuarial gains and losses 0 0 0 0
Attribution of changes in the equity of subsidiaries 0 0 - -
Attribution of changes in the equity of associates 0 0 - -
Total other comprehensive income not to be
recognised in the statement of profit or loss in the
future 0 0 0 0
Total other comprehensive income after tax 211,344 2,396,787 (174,159) (77,450)
Total comprehensive income for the period 18,114,548 18,463,035 13,677,377 12,325,826
Total comprehensive income attributable to:
Owners of the controlling company 18,418,170 18,455,289 13,677,377 12,325,826
Non-controlling interest (303,622) 7,746 - -

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Statement of financial position of the Petrol Group and Petrol d.d., Ljubljana

The Petrol Group Petrol d.d.
31 December 31 December
(in EUR) Note 31 March 2018 2017 31 March 2018 2017
ASSETS
Non-current (long-term) assets
Intangible assets 10 187,088,489 186,185,049 151,896,753 153,693,903
Property, plant and equipment 11 617,557,426 620,459,508 311,204,021 312,657,480
Investment property 16,509,254 16,750,344 15,979,015 16,211,085
Investments in subsidiaries 12 - - 339,654,796 329,225,470
Investments in jointly controlled entities 13 1,897,651 1,755,182 1,219,000 1,219,000
Investments in associates 14 61,833,051 62,444,322 21,726,406 21,726,406
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive
income 15 11,173,565 11,173,565 1,689,491 1,689,491
Financial receivables 32,803,502 32,651,760 7,973,915 6,362,867
Operating receivables 4,168,210 3,275,362 4,129,762 3,239,145
Deferred tax assets 9,046,235 8,977,390 5,620,223 5,468,333
942,077,383 943,672,482 861,093,380 851,493,180
Current assets
Inventories 16 125,640,649 159,748,956 94,990,864 117,265,435
Financial receivables 17 30,790,799 29,754,766 13,088,476 15,018,789
Operating receivables 18 437,971,325 441,456,308 302,078,405 293,516,557
Corporate income tax assets 111,349 108,824 0 0
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 19 1,233,635 1,661,550 1,233,635 1,661,550
Prepayments and other assets 20 35,238,162 34,377,552 19,513,204 21,218,283
Cash and cash equivalents 48,670,149 45,492,821 19,606,238 23,651,242
679,656,068 712,600,777 450,510,821 472,331,856
Total assets 1,621,733,451 1,656,273,259 1,311,604,201 1,323,825,036
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity attributable to owners of the controlling company
Called-up capital 52,240,977 52,240,977 52,240,977 52,240,977
Capital surplus 80,991,385 80,991,385 80,991,385 80,991,385
Legal reserves 61,987,955 61,987,955 61,749,884 61,749,884
Reserves for own shares 4,708,359 4,708,359 2,604,670 2,604,670
Own shares (4,708,359) (4,708,359) (2,604,670) (2,604,670)
Other revenue reserves 215,574,783 214,915,535 216,359,244 216,667,051
Fair value reserve (812,490) (832,522) 39,295,125 39,295,125
Hedging reserve (291,155) (39,917) (342,946) (168,787)
Foreign exchange differences (5,609,834) (6,053,269) - -
Retained earnings 266,218,598 247,992,625 45,988,034 32,136,498
670,300,219 651,202,769 496,281,704 482,912,133
Non-controlling interest 46,355,682 50,664,385 - -
Total equity 716,655,901 701,867,154 496,281,704 482,912,133
Non-current liabilities
Provisions for employee post-employment and other long
term benefits 7,107,629 7,104,156 6,100,872 6,100,872
Other provisions 37,281,304 38,687,918 14,238,270 14,119,496
Long-term deferred revenue 7,192,190 6,376,773 6,552,257 6,328,758
Financial liabilities 21 357,619,683 357,485,819 306,535,146 306,280,056
Operating liabilities 1,162,089 1,217,562 867,909 923,382
Deferred tax liabilities 3,787,568 3,800,572 0 0
414,150,463 414,672,800 334,294,452 333,752,564
Current liabilities
Financial liabilities 21 62,777,078 62,860,637 158,801,310 134,723,206
Operating liabilities 22 397,559,870 450,518,749 302,674,194 356,672,760
Corporate income tax liabilities 4,455,770 3,460,394 5,213,961 3,778,471
Other liabilities 23 26,134,369 22,893,525 14,338,579 11,985,901
490,927,087 539,733,305 481,028,045 507,160,338
Total liabilities 905,077,550 954,406,105 815,322,497 840,912,903
Total equity and liabilities 1,621,733,451 1,656,273,259 1,311,604,201 1,323,825,036

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Entered into the Companies Register of the District Court of Ljubljana; Company Registration Number: 5025796000; Share capital: EUR 52,240,977.04, VAT ID: SI80267432 33/58

Statement of changes in equity of Petrol d.d., Ljubljana

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496
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,704

Entered into the Companies Register of the District Court of Ljubljana; Company Registration Number: 5025796000; Share capital: EUR 52,240,977.04, VAT ID: SI80267432 34/58

Cash flow statement of the Petrol Group and Petrol d.d., Ljubljana

The Petrol Group Petrol d.d.
(in EUR) Note 31 March 2018 31 March 2017 31 March 2018 31 March 2017
Cash flows from operating activities
Net profit
Adjustment for:
17,903,204 16,066,248 13,851,536 12,403,275
Corporate income tax 4,109,861 2,479,824 2,706,761 3,201,364
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment and of investment property 6 10,351,004 10,092,959 6,230,342 6,351,454
Amortisation of intangible assets 6 2,070,800 1,621,432 1,743,343 1,361,611
(Gain)/loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 2, 7 (36,296) (61,043) (82,517) (171,341)
Impairment, write-down/(reversed impairment) of assets (12,931) 795,405 0 0
Revenue from assets under management (16,350) (16,350) (16,350) (16,350)
Net (decrease in)/creation of provisions for long-term employee benefits 3,000 0 0 0
Net (decrease in)/creation of other provisions and long-term deferred
revenue (899,276) (324,478) 34,465 (315,297)
Net goods surpluses (289,389) (36,529) (367,522) (140,716)
Net (decrease in)/creation of allowance for receivables 8 (586,095) 2,064,602 (900,844) 1,131,246
Net finance (income)/expense 8 1,645,654 3,086,489 1,934,359 2,930,287
Impairment of goodwill 8 0 341,093 0 0
Share of profit of jointly controlled entities
Share of profit of associates
(142,445)
(189,758)
(107,141)
(188,354)
-
-
-
-
Finance income from dividends received from associates - - (801,029) 0
Cash flow from operating activities berfore the changes in working
capital 33,910,983 35,814,157 24,332,544 26,735,534
Net (decrease in)/creation of other liabilities 23 3,230,780 3,661,226 2,352,678 (17,699)
Net decrease in/(creation of) other assets
Change in inventories
20
16
(2,309,877)
34,462,173
(2,451,635)
(8,674,373)
(2,307,054)
22,642,093
(4,677,179)
(2,767,327)
Change in operating and other receivables 18 7,607,894 75,261,859 (2,977,440) 74,437,207
Change in operating and other liabilities 22 (47,055,171) (121,579,347) (48,254,171) (127,033,405)
Cash generated from operating activities 29,846,782 (17,968,113) (4,211,350) (33,322,869)
Interest paid 8 (424,801) (1,105,009) (480,064) (1,459,852)
Taxes paid (2,863,975) (3,589,471) (1,352,927) (940,693)
Net cash from (used in) operating activities 26,558,006 (22,662,593) (6,044,341) (35,723,414)
Cash flows from investing activities
Payments for investments in subsidiaries 12 (8,361,725) (353,344) (9,881,725) (1,500,000)
Receipts from investments in subsidiaries 12 480,000 0 0 0
Receipts from intangible assets 10 205,472 0 53,808 0
Payments for intangible assets 10 (260,974) (1,059,893) 0 (1,056,086)
Receipts from property, plant and equipment 11 352,835 564,659 320,419 424,853
Payments for property, plant and equipment 11 (17,671,241) (13,863,667) (14,855,266) (6,227,275)
Payments for financial assets available for sale 15 0 (36,464) 0 (36,464)
Receipts from loans granted 17 1,011,755 755,799 2,225,897 5,107,056
Payments for loans granted
Interest received
17
8
(2,198,087)
731,445
(74,990)
860,708
(1,812,356)
665,791
(7,815,426)
787,874
Dividends received from associates 801,029 0 801,029 0
Net cash from (used in) investing activities (24,909,491) (13,207,192) (22,482,403) (10,315,468)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from bonds issued 21 0 11,000,000 0 11,000,000
Payments for bonds issued 21 0 (8,408,000) 0 (8,408,000)
Proceeds from borrowings 21 182,137,690 313,945,235 249,603,310 386,024,348
Repayment of borrowings 21 (182,387,010) (282,637,859) (225,121,213) (345,241,929)
Dividends paid to shareholders (358) (21,706) (358) (21,706)
Net cash from (used in) financing activities (249,678) 33,877,670 24,481,739 43,352,713
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 1,398,837 (1,992,115) (4,045,004) (2,686,170)
Changes in cash and cash equivalents
At the beginning of the year 45,492,821 26,987,969 23,651,242 12,657,723
Foreign exchange differences 13,043 71,823 - -
Cash acquired through acquisition of companies 1,765,448 22,751 - -
Increase/(decrease) 1,398,837 (1,992,115) (4,045,004) (2,686,170)
At the end of the period 48,670,149 25,090,428 19,606,238 9,971,553

Notes to the financial statements

Reporting entity

Petrol d.d., Ljubljana (hereinafter the "Company") is a company domiciled in Slovenia. Its registered office is at Dunajska cesta 50, 1527 Ljubljana. Below we present consolidated financial statements of the Group for the period ended 31 March 2018 and separate financial statements of the company Petrol d.d., Ljubljana for the period ended 31 March 2018. The consolidated financial statements comprise the Company and its subsidiaries as well as the Group's interests in associates and jointly controlled entities (together referred to as the "Group"). A more detailed overview of the Group's structure is presented in the chapter Organisational structure of the Petrol Group.

Basis of preparation

a. Statement of compliance

The Company's management approved the Company's financial statements and the Group's consolidated financial statements on 7 May 2018.

The financial statements of Petrol d.d., Ljubljana and consolidated financial statements of the Petrol Group have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 – Interim financial reporting and should be read in conjunction with the Group's annual financial statements as at 31 December 2017.

The financial statements for the period from January – March 2018 are prepared based on the same accounting policies used for the preparation of financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017, considering the implementation of the new standards IFRS 9 and IFRS 15.

b. Basis of measurement

The Group's and the Company's financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for the following assets and liabilities that are carried at fair value:

  • derivative financial instruments,
  • financial assets at fair value through profit or loss,
  • financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income.

c. Functional and presentation currency

These financial statements are presented in euros (EUR) without cents, the euro also being the Company's functional currency. Due to rounding, some immaterial differences may arise as concerns the sums presented in tables.

d. Use of estimates and judgements

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgements based on the assumptions used and reviewed that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses. How the estimates are produced and the related assumptions and uncertainties is disclosed in the notes to individual items.

The estimates, judgements and assumptions are reviewed on a regular basis. Because estimates are subject to subjective judgments and a degree of uncertainty, actual results might

differ from the estimates. Changes in accounting estimates, judgements and assumptions are recognised in the period in which the estimates are changed if a change affects that period only. If the change affects future periods, they are recognised in the period of the change and in any future periods.

Estimates and assumptions are mainly used in the following judgements:

  • estimating the lives of depreciable assets,
  • assets impairment testing,
  • estimating of the fair value of assets,
  • estimating of the influence in jointly controlled entities,
  • estimate of provisions for litigation,
  • estimate of provisions for employee post-employment and other long-term benefits,
  • assessing the possibility of using deferred tax assets.

Notes to individual items in the financial statements

1. Segment reporting

In view of the fact that the financial report consists of the financial statements and accompanying notes of both the Group and the Company, only the Group's operating segments are disclosed.

An operating segment is a component of the Group that engages in business activities from which it earns revenues and incurs expenses that relate to transactions with any of the Group's other components. The operating results of operating segments are reviewed regularly by the management to make decisions about resources to be allocated to a segment and assess the Group's performance.

The management monitors information on two levels: on the micro level, in which case individual units are monitored, and on the macro level, where information is monitored only in terms of certain key information that can be used to make comparisons with similar companies in Europe. Given the substantial amount of information and their sensitivity on the micro level, the Group only discloses macro-level information in its annual report.

The Group thus uses the following segments in the preparation and presentation of the financial statements:

  • sales,
  • energy and environmental systems.

Sales consist of:

  • retail and wholesale of oil and petroleum products,
  • retail and wholesale of merchandise,
  • sales of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG),
  • sales of natural gas,
  • sales of electricity,
  • trading with electricity and natural gas.

Energy and environmental systems consist of:

  • distribution of natural gas,
  • other services (energy solutions, environmental solutions, biomass production, district heating, generation of electricity).

The Group's operating segments in the period 1 January - 31 March 2017:

Energy and
Environmental
Statement of
profit or loss/
Statement of
financial
(in EUR) Sales Systems Total position
Sales revenue
Revenue from subsidiaries
1,201,707,661
(113,960,787)
21,115,996
(482,196)
1,222,823,657
(114,442,983)
-
-
Sales revenue 1,087,746,874 20,633,800 1,108,380,674 1,108,380,674
Net profit for the year
Interest income*
11,767,304
644,951
4,298,944
197,864
16,066,248
842,815
16,066,248
842,815
Interest expense*
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment,
depreciation of investment property, amortisation of
(2,775,352) (851,447) (3,626,799) (3,626,799)
intangible assets (8,469,390) (3,245,001) (11,714,391) (11,714,391)
Share of profit or loss of equity accounted investees 0 295,495 295,495 295,495
Total assets 1,209,687,061 229,669,535 1,439,356,596 1,439,356,596
Equity accounted investees 82,254,881 49,379,537 131,634,418 131,634,418
Property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and
investment property 637,445,055 171,416,277 808,861,332 808,861,332
Other assets 489,987,126 8,873,720 498,860,846 498,860,846
Current and non-current operating and financial
liabilities 656,172,669 124,580,047 780,752,716 780,752,716

*Interest income and expenses are estimated based on a segment's share of investments and assets in total investments and assets.

The Group's operating segments in the period 1 January - 31 March2018:

(in EUR) Sales Energy and
Environmental
Systems
Total Statement of
profit or loss/
Statement of
financial
position
Sales revenue
Revenue from subsidiaries
1,277,863,313
(118,937,288)
19,817,804
(108,374)
1,297,681,117
(119,045,662)
-
-
Sales revenue 1,158,926,025 19,709,430 1,178,635,455 1,178,635,455
Net profit for the year 13,975,428 3,927,776 17,903,204 17,903,204
Interest income* 740,437 271,718 1,012,155 1,012,155
Interest expense* (1,778,321) (652,592) (2,430,913) (2,430,913)
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment,
depreciation of investment property, amortisation of
intangible assets (8,858,168) (3,563,636) (12,421,804) (12,421,804)
Share of profit or loss of equity accounted investees 0 332,203 332,203 332,203
Total assets 1,373,281,530 248,451,921 1,621,733,451 1,621,733,451
Equity accounted investees 12,355,333 51,375,369 63,730,702 63,730,702
Property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and
investment property 634,978,173 186,176,996 821,155,169 821,155,169
Other assets 725,948,024 10,899,556 736,847,580 736,847,580
Current and non-current operating and financial
liabilities 693,628,542 125,490,178 819,118,720 819,118,720
*Interest income and expenses are estimated based on a segment's share of investments and assets in total investments and

*Interest income and expenses are estimated based on a segment's share of investments and assets in total investments and assets.

2. Other revenue

The Petrol Group Petrol d.d.
(in EUR) 1-3 2018 1-3 2017 1-3 2018 1-3 2017
Compensation, litigation proceeds and contractual penalties
received 212,943 494,414 53,026 493,396
Utilisation of environmental provisions 156,286 314,276 154,984 312,974
Gain on disposal of fixed assets 98,773 301,549 90,948 181,090
Compensation received from insurance companies 14,299 20,422 10,097 10,594
Other revenue 1,571,305 468,023 356,807 230,657
Total other revenue 2,053,606 1,598,684 665,862 1,228,711

3. Costs of material

The Petrol Group Petrol d.d.
(in EUR) 1-3 2018 1-3 2017 1-3 2018 1-3 2017
Costs of energy 7,147,870 7,185,061 3,599,340 3,528,210
Costs of consumables 1,882,258 2,437,958 1,498,386 1,533,685
Write-off of small tools 25,253 51,939 12,350 15,455
Other costs of materials 153,722 139,722 81,649 88,869
Total costs of materials 9,209,103 9,814,680 5,191,725 5,166,219

4. Costs of services

The Petrol Group Petrol d.d.
(in EUR) 1-3 2018 1-3 2017 1-3 2018 1-3 2017
Costs of service station managers 8,291,751 8,181,697 8,291,751 8,181,697
Costs of transport services 7,168,015 7,042,651 6,141,496 5,953,793
Costs of fixed-asset maintenance services 4,382,988 3,042,369 3,214,096 2,157,353
Lease payments 3,094,620 2,903,384 1,395,906 1,233,721
Costs of professional services 2,013,703 1,433,515 1,811,636 1,539,307
Costs of payment transactions and bank services 1,852,877 1,833,755 1,386,593 1,387,988
Costs of fairs, advertising and entertainment 1,793,409 1,470,788 1,264,103 1,131,406
Contributions for operations at motorway service areas 1,233,002 1,100,439 1,048,273 916,848
Costs of insurance premiums 1,012,875 918,138 620,985 589,559
Costs of fire protection and physical and technical security 443,754 463,415 358,709 364,647
Outsourcing costs 362,139 279,169 197,674 16,343
Property management 335,117 381,506 298,068 374,107
Costs of environmental protection services 320,261 319,570 189,838 177,005
Concession charges 318,792 302,525 209,659 207,525
Reimbursement of work-related costs to employees 229,989 222,608 136,324 123,247
Membership fees 129,289 85,775 70,837 58,460
Other costs of services 833,457 1,469,630 606,075 1,217,225
Total costs of services 33,816,038 31,450,934 27,242,023 25,630,231

5. Labour costs

The Petrol Group Petrol d.d.
(in EUR) 1-3 2018 1-3 2017 1-3 2018 1-3 2017
Salaries 15,065,442 12,456,909 10,029,183 8,494,685
Costs of pension insurance 1,324,312 1,008,783 984,263 826,244
Costs of other social insurance 1,408,000 1,211,982 792,743 676,552
Transport allowance 708,048 632,543 426,482 384,108
Annual leave allowance 611,619 430,449 444,077 325,971
Meal allowance 588,302 512,455 420,474 373,746
Supplementary pension insurance 296,389 250,494 256,270 228,586
Other allowances and reimbursements 1,372,234 1,276,341 1,108,762 1,041,920
Total labour costs 21,374,346 17,779,956 14,462,254 12,351,812

6. Depreciation and amortisation

The Petrol Group Petrol d.d.
(in EUR) 1-3 2018 1-3 2017 1-3 2018 1-3 2017
Amortisation of intangible assets 2,070,800 1,621,432 1,743,343 1,361,611
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 10,077,543 9,822,510 5,965,900 6,091,760
Depreciation of investment property 273,461 270,449 264,442 259,694
Total depreciation and amortisation 12,421,804 11,714,391 7,973,685 7,713,065

7. Other costs

The Petrol Group Petrol d.d.
(in EUR) 1-3 2018 1-3 2017 1-3 2018 1-3 2017
Sponsorships and donations 711,300 515,379 697,910 493,840
Environmental charges and charges unrelated to operations 611,919 282,014 272,621 37,172
Disposals/impairment of assets 62,477 1,035,911 8,431 9,749
Other costs 395,580 197,019 204,022 45,223
Total other costs 1,781,276 2,030,323 1,182,984 585,984

8. Other financial income and expenses

The Petrol Group Petrol d.d.
1-3 2018 1-3 2017 1-3 2018 1-3 2017
4,204,366 5,159,327 2,282,267 3,265,365
7,035,613 7,115,006 6,713,504 7,053,965
1,012,155 842,815 739,588 864,022
993,526 150,380 901,459 9,217
30,292 5,411 56,138 38,754
13,275,952 13,272,939 10,692,955 11,231,323
(2,837,259) (1,386,768) (1,632,328)
(6,984,952) (10,548,130) (7,219,680)
(3,626,799) (2,463,305) (3,588,604)
(2,214,982) (615) (1,140,464)
0 (341,093) 0 0
(307,916) (266,779) (244,459)
(17,069,900) (16,313,001) (14,665,597) (13,825,535)
(3,040,062) (3,972,642) (2,594,212)
(2,706,906)
(11,267,462)
(2,430,913)
(407,431)
(257,188)
(3,793,948)

9. Earnings per share

Petrol d.d.
31 March 2018 31 March 2017 31 March 2018 31 March 2017
17,903,204 16,066,248 13,851,536 12,403,275
2,086,301 2,086,301 2,086,301 2,086,301
30,723 24,703 24,703 24,703
30,723 24,703 24,703 24,703
2,055,578 2,061,598 2,061,598 2,061,598
2,055,578 2,061,598 2,061,598 2,061,598
8.71 7.79 6.72 6.02
The Petrol Group

Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing the owners' net profit by the weighted average number of ordinary shares, excluding ordinary shares owned by the Company. The Group and the Company have no potential dilutive ordinary shares, so the basic and diluted earnings per share are identical.

10. Intangible assets

Intangible assets of the Petrol Group

(in EUR) Right to use
concession
Ongoing Long-term
deferred
Cost Software infrastructure Goodwill investments expenses Total
As at 1 January 2017 19,571,272 104,067,778 106,509,484 1,269,770 0 231,418,304
New acquisitions as a result of control obtained 0 821 341,093 0 0 341,914
New acquisitions 0 0 0 1,059,893 0 1,059,893
Disposals/Impairments (108,471) 0 (341,093) 0 0 (449,564)
Transfer from ongoing investments 93,225 68,667 0 (161,
892)
0 0
Foreign exchange differences 1,129 100,125 209,304 2,943 0 313,501
As at 31 March 2017 19,557,155 104,237,391 106,718,788 2,170,714 0 232,684,048
Accumulated amortisation
As at 1 January 2017 (12,253,666) (37,971,966) 0 0 0 (50,225,632)
New acquisitions as a result of control obtained 0 (509) 0 0 0 (509)
Amortisation (580,000) (1,041,432) 0 0 0 (1,621,432)
Disposals/Impairments 108,471 0 0 0 0 108,471
Foreign exchange differences (1,165) (34,067) 0 0 0 (35,232)
As at 31 March 2017 (12,726,360) (39,047,974) 0 0 0 (51,774,334)
Net carrying amount as at 1 January 2017 7,317,606 66,095,812 106,509,484 1,269,770 0 181,192,672
Net carrying amount as at 31 March 2017 6,830,795 65,189,417 106,718,788 2,170,714 0 180,909,714
(in EUR) Software Right to use
concession
infrastructure
Goodwill Ongoing
investments
Long-term
deferred
expenses
Total
Cost
As at 1 January 2018 26,746,392 105,938,314 105,882,081 5,014,512 0 243,581,299
New acquisitions as a control obtained 0 430,428 2,589,211 0 1,115 3,020,754
New acquisitions 0 0 0 186,101 74,873 260,974
Disposals/Impairments (253) (44,530) 0 (187,337) 0 (232,120)
Transfer from ongoing investments 300,528 840,141 0 (1,140,669) 0 0
Foreign exchange differences 630 7,219 14,678 284 0 22,811
As at 31 March 2018 27,047,297 107,171,572 108,485,970 3,872,891 75,988 246,653,718
Accumulated amortisation
As at 1 January 2018
(14,393,544) (43,002,706) 0 0 0 (57,396,250)
New acquisitions as a control obtained 0 (121,499) 0 0 0 (121,499)
Amortisation (963,660) (1,107,140) 0 0 0 (2,070,800)
Disposals/Impairments 252 26,396 0 0 0 26,648
Foreign exchange differences (450) (2,878) 0 0 0 (3,328)
As at 31 March 2018 (15,357,402) (44,207,827) 0 0 0 (59,565,229)
Net carrying amount as at 1 January 2018 12,352,848 62,935,608 105,882,081 5,014,512 0 186,185,049
Net carrying amount as at 31 March 2018 11,689,895 62,963,745 108,485,970 3,872,891 75,988 187,088,489

Intangible assets of Petrol d.d., Ljubljana

Right to use Long-term
(in EUR) Software concession
infrastructure
Goodwill Ongoing
investments
deferred
expenses
Total
Cost
As at 1 January 2017 18,958,934 81,374,984 89,138,157 1,073,527 0 190,545,602
New acquisitions 0 0 0 1,056,086 0 1,056,086
Disposals/Impairments (107,414) 0 0 0 0 (107,414)
Transfer from ongoing investments 92,090 68,667 0 (160,
757)
0 0
As at 31 March 2017 18,943,610 81,443,651 89,138,157 1,968,856 0 191,494,274
Accumulated amortisation
As at 1 January 2017 (11,952,028) (30,598,285) 0 0 0 (42,550,313)
Amortisation (554,116) (807,495) 0 0 0 (1,361,611)
Disposals/Impairments 107,414 0 0 0 0 107,414
As at 31 March 2017 (12,398,730) (31,405,780) 0 0 0 (43,804,510)
Net carrying amount as at 1 January 2017 7,006,906 50,776,699 89,138,157 1,073,527 0 147,995,289
Net carrying amount as at 31 March 2017 6,544,880 50,037,871 89,138,157 1,968,856 0 147,689,764
(in EUR) Software Right to use
concession
infrastructure
Goodwill Ongoing
investments
Long-term
deferred
expenses
Total
Cost
As at 1 January 2018 26,013,629 81,744,724 89,138,157 4,678,547 0 201,575,057
New acquisitions 0 0 0 58,657 74,873 133,530
Disposals/Impairments 0 0 0 (187,337) 0 (187,337)
Transfer from ongoing investments 297,947 769,199 0 (1,
067,146)
0 0
As at 31 March 2018 26,311,576 82,513,923 89,138,157 3,482,721 74,873 201,521,250
Accumulated amortisation
As at 1 January 2018 (14,057,563) (33,823,591) 0 0 0 (47,881,154)
Amortisation (925,131) (818,212) 0 0 0 (1,743,343)
Disposals/Impairments 0 0 0 0 0 0
As at 31 March 2018 (14,982,694) (34,641,803) 0 0 0 (49,624,497)
Net carrying amount as at 1 January 2018 11,956,066 47,921,133 89,138,157 4,678,547 0 153,693,903
Net carrying amount as at 31 March 2018 11,328,882 47,872,120 89,138,157 3,482,721 74,873 151,896,753

11. Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment of the Petrol Group

Ongoing
(in EUR) Land Buildings Plant Equipment investments Total
Cost
As at 1 January 2017 210,223,392 630,442,717 35,094,760 189,822,550 42,083,400 1,107,666,819
New acquistions as a result of control obtained 153,813 89,082 0 32,805 0 275,700
New acquistions 0 0 0 0 12,382,336 12,382,336
Disposals/Impairments (433,572) (1,228,756) (9,377) (772,360) (3,597) (2,447,662)
Transfer from ongoing investments 727,922 2,218,168 822,647 30,213,260 (33,981,997) 0
Transfer to investment property (392) (737,830) 0 0 0 (738,222)
Transfer from investment property 0 659,726 0 0 0 659,726
Foreign exchange differences 972,039 1,610,908 (110) 527,772 321,712 3,432,321
As at 31 March 2017 211,643,202 633,054,015 35,907,920 219,824,027 20,801,854 1,121,231,018
Accumulated depreciation
As at 1 January 2017 0 (358,316,182) (18,582,112) (124,830,764) 0 (501,729,058)
New acquistions as a result of control obtained 0 (4,
441)
0 (17,529) 0 (21,970)
Depreciation 0 (5,636,866) (475,788) (3,709,856) 0 (9,822,510)
Disposals/Impairments 0 384,835 9,325 754,481 0 1,148,641
Transfer to investment property 0 454,524 0 0 0 454,524
Transfer from investment property 0 (406,120) 0 0 0 (406,120)
Foreign exchange differences 0 (585,187) 95 (308,981) 0 (894,073)
As at 31 March 2017 0 (364,109,437) (19,048,480) (128,112,649) 0 (511,270,566)
Net carrying amount as at 1 January 2017 210,223,392 272,126,535 16,512,648 64,991,786 42,083,400 605,937,761
Net carrying amount as at 31 March 2017 211,643,202 268,944,578 16,859,440 91,711,378 20,801,854 609,960,452
Ongoing
Land Buildings Plant Equipment investments Total
212,380,212 639,874,317 36,457,138 230,848,417 34,743,016 1,154,303,100
0 0 2,022,626 67,506 0 2,090,132
0 0 0 0 6,119,123 6,119,123
(92,185) (26,743) (527,459) (18,732) (798,313)
135,389 6,108,774 264,546 4,239,579 (10,748,288) 0
0 (34,695) 0 0 0 (34,695)
128,173 323,303 0 97,548 17,552 566,576
212,510,580 646,179,514 38,717,567 234,725,591 30,112,671 1,162,245,923
0 (533,843,592)
0 0 (1 (30,973) 0 (1,085,132)
0 (5,416,459) (471,313) (4,189,771) 0 (10,077,543)
0 11,099 25,561 444,507 0 481,167
0 2,323 0 0 0 2,323
0 (120,082) 0 (45,638) 0 (165,720)
0 (544,688,497)
212,380,212 261,389,827 16,838,749 95,107,704 34,743,016 620,459,508
617,557,426
212,510,580 (133,194)
0 (378,484,490)
0 (384,007,609)
262,171,905
17,599,267 (19,618,389) (135,740,713)
,054,159)
(21,118,300) (139,562,588)
95,163,003
30,112,671

Property, plant and equipment of Petrol d.d., Ljubljana

Ongoing
(in EUR) Land Buildings Equipment investments Total
Cost
As at 1 January 2017 106,043,536 476,160,386 171,338,303 9,594,422 763,136,647
New acquisitions 0 0 0 5,162,346 5,162,346
Disposals/Impairments (202,815) (360,901) (730,251) (3,597) (1,297,564)
Transfer from ongoing investments 727,922 1,992,651 1,775,059 (4,495,632) 0
Transfer to investment property (392) (737,830) 0 0 (738,222)
Transfer from investment property 0 640,474 0 0 640,474
As at 31 March 2017 106,568,251 477,694,780 172,383,111 10,257,539 766,903,681
Accumulated depreciation
As at 1 January 2017 0 (334,960,876) (121,371,254) 0 (456,332,130)
Depreciation 0 (3,679,278) (2,412,482) 0 (6,091,760)
Disposals/Impairments 0 327,912 716,140 0 1,044,052
Transfer to investment property 0 454,524 0 0 454,524
Transfer from investment property 0 (398,019) 0 0 (398,019)
As at 31 March 2017 0 (338,255,737) (123,067,596) 0 (461,323,333)
Net carrying amount as at 1 January 2017 106,043,536 141,199,510 49,967,049 9,594,422 306,804,517
Net carrying amount as at 31 March 2017 106,568,251 139,439,043 49,315,515 10,257,539 305,580,348
Ongoing
(in EUR) Land Buildings Equipment investments Total
Cost
As at 1 January 2018 104,270,519 479,686,715 176,240,824 23,106,434 783,304,492
New acquisitions 0 0 0 4,782,715 4,782,715
Disposals/Impairments (133,042) (92,185) (259,303) (5,184) (489,714)
Transfer from ongoing investments 132,890 1,170,581 2,700,115 (4,003,586) 0
Transfer to investment property 0 (34,695) 0 0 (34,695)
Transfer from investment property 0 0 0 0 0
As at 31 March 2018 104,270,367 480,730,416 178,681,636 23,880,379 787,562,798
Accumulated depreciation
As at 1 January 2018 0 (345,512,369) (125,134,643) 0 (470,647,012)
Depreciation 0 (3,441,036) (2,524,864) 0 (5,965,900)
Disposals/Impairments 0 11,099 240,713 0 251,812
Transfer to investment property 0 2,323 0 0 2,323
Transfer from investment property 0 0 0 0 0
As at 31 March 2018 0 (348,939,983) (127,418,794) 0 (476,358,777)
Net carrying amount as at 1 January 2018 104,270,519 134,174,346 51,106,181 23,106,434 312,657,480
Net carrying amount as at 31 March 2018 104,270,367 131,790,433 51,262,842 23,880,379 311,204,021

12. Investment in subsidiaries

Investments in subsidiaries are eliminated from the Group's financial statements during consolidation.

Petrol d.d.
(in EUR) 31 March 2018 31 March 2017
As at 1 January
New acquisitions
329,225,470
10,429,326
290,581,344
1,500,000
As at 31 March 339,654,796 292,081,344

13. Investments in jointly controlled entities

The Petrol Group Petrol d.d.
(in EUR) 31 March 2018 31 March 2017 31 March 2018 31 March 2017
As at 1 January 1,755,182 1,652,682 1,219,000 1,196,000
Attributed profit/loss 142,445 107,141 0 0
Foreign exchange differences 24 0 0 0
As at 31 March 1,897,651 1,759,823 1,219,000 1,196,000

14. Investments in associates

The Petrol Group Petrol d.d.
(in EUR) 31 March 2018 31 March 2017 31 March 2018 31 March 2017
As at 1 January 62,444,322 129,686,241 21,726,406 52,852,540
Attributed profit/loss 189,758 188,354 0 0
Dividends received (801,029) 0 0 0
As at 31 March 61,833,051 129,874,595 21,726,406 52,852,540

15. Financial assets at fair value through comprehensive income

The Petrol Group Petrol d.d.
(in EUR) 31 March 2018 31 March 2017 31 March 2018 31 March 2017
As at 1 January
New acquisitions
11,173,565
0
2,598,071
36,464
1,689,491
0
2,519,028
36,464
As at 31 March 11,173,565 2,634,534 1,689,491 2,555,491

16. Inventories

Petrol d.d.
31 December 31 December
31 March 2018 2017 31 March 2018 2017
1,896,790
123,134,381 157,386,223 93,012,457 115,368,645
86,366,115 100,594,442 64,567,638 86,478,396
5,159,342 5,357,876 4,441,647 4,303,093
31,608,924 51,433,905 24,003,172 24,587,156
125,640,649 159,748,956 94,990,864 117,265,435
2,506,268 The Petrol Group
2,362,733
1,978,407

17. Current financial receivables

The Petrol Group Petrol d.d.
31 December 31 December
(in EUR) 31 March 2018 2017 31 March 2018 2017
Loans granted 21,438,495 22,025,288 18,005,378 20,004,800
Adjustment to the value of loans granted (3,057,078) (3,095,684) (5,389,212) (5,430,283)
Time deposits with banks (3 months to 1 year) 12,220,889 10,541,500 0 0
Interest receivables 1,223,913 1,157,199 4,531,022 4,397,792
Allowance for interest receivables (1,147,325) (1,105,221) (4,108,326) (4,029,003)
Finance lease receivables 49,614 75,482 49,614 75,482
Bank receivables arising from interest rate swaps 62,291 156,202 0 0
Total current financial receivables 30,790,799 29,754,766 13,088,476 15,018,789

18. Current operating receivables

The Petrol Group Petrol d.d.
31 December 31 December
(in EUR) 31 March 2018 2017 31 March 2018 2017
Trade receivables 473,355,005 481,578,064 321,319,858 318,916,206
Allowance for trade receivables (49,908,456) (50,602,952) (31,235,579) (32,059,730)
Operating receivables from state and other institutions 2,491,108 3,962,504 404,324 376,081
Operating interest receivables 6,070,825 5,505,191 6,671,000 6,288,440
Allowance for interest receivables (3,158,047) (2,849,598) (3,034,959) (2,676,168)
Receivables from insurance companies (loss events) 316,310 371,155 152,501 198,302
Other operating receivables 9,188,945 3,876,309 7,801,260 2,473,426
Allowance for other receivables (384,365) (384,365) 0 0
Total current operating receivables 437,971,325 441,456,308 302,078,405 293,516,557

19. Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

The Petrol Group Petrol d.d.
31 December 31 December
(in EUR) 31 March 2018 2017 31 March 2018 2017
Assets arising from commodity swaps 778,110 1,661,550 778,110 1,661,550
Assets arising from forward contracts 455,524 0 455,524 0
Total financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 1,233,635 1,661,550 1,233,635 1,661,550

20. Prepayments and other assets

The Petrol Group Petrol d.d.
31 December 31 December
31 March 2018 2017 31 March 2018 2017
25,694,520 27,188,684 13,197,666 17,209,798
1,591,372 1,432,884 1,392,125 1,248,633
1,300,919 1,226,748 1,023,393 982,477
333,088 832,266 193,005 565,048
6,318,263 3,696,970 3,707,015 1,212,327
35,238,162 34,377,552 19,513,204 21,218,283

21. Financial liabilities

The Petrol Group Petrol d.d.
31 December 31 December
(in EUR) 31 March 2018 2017 31 March 2018 2017
Current financial liabilities
Bonds issued 5,628,136 3,878,327 5,628,136 3,878,327
Bank loans 54,848,213 54,455,711 54,044,303 54,092,750
Liabilities to banks arising from commodity swaps 92,583 1,729,801 92,583 1,635,792
Liabilities to banks arising from interest rate swaps 423,390 178,999 423,390 178,999
Liabilities to banks arising from forward contracts 12,298 845,458 12,298 845,458
Other liabilities arising from financial instruments 0 0 2,568,846 2,568,846
Other loans and financial liabilities 1,772,458 1,772,341 96,031,754 71,523,033
62,777,078 62,860,637 158,801,310 134,723,206
Non-current financial liabilities
Bonds issued 256,768,407 256,527,730 256,768,407 256,527,730
Bank loans 100,851,276 100,958,089 49,766,739 49,752,326
357,619,683 357,485,819 306,535,146 306,280,056
Total financial liabilities 420,396,761 420,346,456 465,336,456 441,003,262

22. Current operating liabilities

The Petrol Group Petrol d.d.
31 December 31 December
(in EUR) 31 March 2018 2017 31 March 2018 2017
Trade liabilities 273,318,073 338,710,484 203,732,502 269,513,648
Excise duty liabilities 64,970,584 60,837,074 57,186,177 53,207,020
Value added tax liabilities 27,108,052 22,062,303 18,005,879 11,792,071
Environment pollution charge liabilities 10,838,450 10,140,301 10,388,804 9,638,883
Liabilities to employees 9,775,095 8,834,803 7,859,846 7,179,922
Liabilities arising from prepayments and collaterals 3,052,268 2,331,190 1,842,760 1,681,815
Import duty liabilities 2,625,747 2,240,607 5,050 7,701
Other liabilities to the state and other state institutions 2,091,543 1,908,983 176,391 194,538
Liabilities arising from interests acquired 767,600 220,000 767,600 220,000
Social security contribution liabilities 744,505 669,887 535,042 536,744
Liabilities associated with the allocation of profit or loss 634,310 634,630 634,310 634,630
Other liabilities 1,633,643 1,928,487 1,539,833 2,065,788
Total current operating and other liabilities 397,559,870 450,518,749 302,674,194 356,672,760

23. Other liabilities

Petrol d.d.
31 December 31 December
31 March 2018 2017 31 March 2018 2017
2,004,114 2,003,527 1,211,614 1,211,614
332,457 194,800 332,457 194,800
115,838 115,869 115,838 115,869
181,191 194,857 147,466 186,871
17,646,786 14,939,585 7,324,064 5,513,531
1,106,499 598,611 669,721 282,016
2,114,977 2,114,977 2,114,977 2,114,977
1,559,951 1,406,305 1,458,323 1,280,609
1,072,556 1,324,994 964,119 1,085,614
26,134,369 22,893,525 14,338,579 11,985,901
The Petrol Group

24. Financial instruments and risks

This chapter presents disclosures about financial instruments and risks. Risk management is explained in the interim report, in the chapter Risk management.

The Group is exposed to various types of financial risks, which are regularly monitored by relevant departments and responded to in time by taking appropriate measures and using various hedging instruments.

Credit risk

Maximum exposure to credit risk represents the carrying amount of financial assets which was the following as at 31 March 2018:

The Petrol Group Petrol d.d.
31 December 31 December
(in EUR) 31 March 2018 2017 31 March 2018 2017
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income 11,173,565 11,173,565 1,689,491 1,689,491
Non-current financial receivables 32,803,502 32,651,760 7,973,915 6,362,867
Non-current operating receivables 4,168,210 3,275,362 4,129,762 3,239,145
Current financial receivables 30,790,799 29,754,766 13,088,476 15,018,789
Current operating receivables (excluding receivables from the state) 435,480,217 437,493,804 301,674,081 293,140,476
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 1,233,635 1,661,550 1,233,635 1,661,550
Cash and cash equivalents 48,670,149 45,492,821 19,606,238 23,651,242
Total assets 564,320,077 561,503,628 349,395,598 344,763,560

The category that was most exposed to credit risk on the reporting date were short-term operating receivables.

The Group's short-term operating receivables by maturity:

Breakdown by maturity
Up to 30 days 31 to 60 days 61 to 90 days More than 90
(in EUR) Not yet due overdue overdue overdue days overdue Total
Trade receivables 373,747,330 47,319,698 6,003,575 673,908 3,230,601 430,975,112
Interest receivables 2,433,590 130,230 32,415 4,048 55,310 2,655,593
Other receivables (excluding receivables from the state) 3,827,842 23,467 10,521 767 502 3,863,099
Total as at 31 December 2017 380,008,762 47,473,395 6,046,511 678,723 3,286,413 437,493,804
Breakdown by maturity
Up to 30 days 31 to 60 days 61 to 90 days More than 90
(in EUR) Not yet due overdue overdue overdue days overdue Total
Trade receivables 383,250,406 28,741,263 5,353,194 1,748,922 4,352,764 423,446,549
Interest receivables 2,642,617 142,397 61,476 8,864 57,424 2,912,778
Other receivables (excluding receivables from the state) 9,052,265 52,429 9,123 5,862 1,211 9,120,890
Total as at 31 March 2018 394,945,288 28,936,089 5,423,793 1,763,648 4,411,399 435,480,217

The Company's short-term operating receivables by maturity:

Breakdown by maturity
Up to 30 days 31 to 60 days 61 to 90 days More than 90
(in EUR) Not yet due overdue overdue overdue days overdue Total
Trade receivables 249,618,785 25,959,059 3,578,435 829,530 6,870,666 286,856,476
Interest receivables 12,700 85,487 17,302 0 3,496,783 3,612,272
Other receivables (excluding receivables from the state) 2,671,728 0 0 0 0 2,671,728
Total as at 31 December 2017 252,303,213 26,044,546 3,595,737 829,531 10,367,449 293,140,476
Breakdown by maturity
Up to 30 days 31 to 60 days 61 to 90 days More than 90
(in EUR) Not yet due overdue overdue overdue days overdue Total
Trade receivables 257,455,585 17,721,770 4,167,488 3,031,025 7,708,411 290,084,279
Interest receivables 10,447 76,498 52,313 0 3,496,783 3,636,041
Other receivables (excluding receivables from the state) 7,953,761 0 0 0 0 7,953,761
Total as at 31 March 2018 265,419,792 17,798,268 4,219,801 3,031,025 11,205,194 301,674,081

The Group/Company measures the degree of receivables management using day's sales outstanding:

The Petrol Group Petrol d.d.
(in days) 1-3 2018 1-3 2018 1-12 2017
Days sales outstanding
Contract days 33 30 30 28
Overdue receivables in days 8 9 7 8
Total days sales outstanding 41 39 37 36

Liquidity risk

The Group/Company successfully manages liquidity risks according to Standard & Poor's guidelines.

The Group/Company manages liquidity risks through:

  • deleveraging (measured as the net debt to EBITDA ratio) as laid down in the strategy;
  • ensuring adequate structural liquidity in accordance with S&P methodology;
  • standardised and centralised treasury management at Group level;
  • annual funding for the Petrol Group as well as monthly and daily planning;
  • unified approach to banks in Slovenia and abroad is handled by the headquarters;
  • cash flow planning IT application for the parent company and all subsidiaries;
  • cash pooling.

Half of the Group's/Company's total revenue is generated through its retail network in which cash and payment cards are used as the means of payment. This ensures regular daily inflows and mitigates liquidity risks.

In addition, the Group/Company has credit lines available in Slovenia and abroad. The volume enables the Group to meet all its due liabilities at any given moment.

The Group/Company carefully planes their cash flows also in 2018, which enables optimal liquidity management of both, surpluses or shortages.

Entered into the Companies Register of the District Court of Ljubljana; Company Registration Number: 5025796000; Share capital: EUR 52,240,977.04, VAT ID: SI80267432 50/58

The majority of financial liabilities arising from long-term and short-term loans are held by the parent company, where the majority of revenue is generated.

The Group's liabilities as at 31 December 2017 by maturity:

Contractual cash flows
(in EUR) Carrying
amount of
liabilities
Liability 0 to 6 months 6 to 12 months 1 to 5 years More than 5
years
Non-current financial liabilities 357,485,819 371,470,330 0 0 325,407,925 46,062,405
Non-current operating liabilities (excluding other liabilities) 24,000 24,000 0 0 24,000 0
Current financial liabilities 62,860,637 72,001,674 71,641,369 360,305 0 0
Current operating liabilities (excluding liabilities to the state,
employees and arising from advance payments) 341,493,601 341,493,601 340,514,158 979,443 0 0
As at 31 December 2017 761,864,057 784,989,605 412,155,527 1,339,748 325,431,925 46,062,405

The Group's liabilities as at 31 March 2018 by maturity:

Contractual cash flows
(in EUR) Carrying
amount of
liabilities
Liability 0 to 6 months 6 to 12 months 1 to 5 years More than 5
years
Non-current financial liabilities
Non-current operating liabilities (excluding other liabilities)
Current financial liabilities
Current operating liabilities (excluding liabilities to the state,
employees and arising from advance payments)
357,619,683
24,000
62,777,078
276,353,626
371,297,667
24,000
72,302,589
276,353,626
0
0
64,400,746
275,670,274
0
0
7,901,843
683,352
324,940,924
24,000
0
0
46,356,743
0
0
0
As at 31 March 2018 696,774,387 719,977,882 340,071,020 8,585,195 324,964,924 46,356,743

The Company's liabilities as at 31 December 2017 by maturity:

Contractual cash flows
(in EUR) Carrying
amount of
liabilities
Liability 0 to 6 months 6 to 12 months 1 to 5 years More than 5
years
Non-current financial liabilities 306,280,056 318,331,345 0 0 272,979,607 45,351,738
Non-current operating liabilities (excluding other liabilities) 24,000 24,000 0 0 24,000 0
Current financial liabilities
Current operating liabilities (excluding liabilities to the state,
134,723,206 143,544,979 113,671,723 29,873,256 0 0
employees and arising from advance payments) 272,434,066 272,434,066 271,642,539 791,527 0 0
As at 31 December 2017 713,461,328 734,334,390 385,314,262 30,664,783 273,003,607 45,351,738

The Company's liabilities as at 31 March 2018 by maturity:

Contractual cash flows
(in EUR) Carrying
amount of
liabilities
Liability 0 to 6 months 6 to 12 months 1 to 5 years More than 5
years
Non-current financial liabilities 306,535,146 318,604,463 0 0 273,334,045 45,270,418
Non-current operating liabilities (excluding other liabilities) 24,000 24,000 0 0 24,000 0
Current financial liabilities
Current operating liabilities (excluding liabilities to the state,
158,801,310 167,630,085 119,541,695 48,088,390 0 0
employees and arising from advance payments) 206,674,245 206,674,245 206,496,537 177,708 0 0
As at 31 March 2018 672,034,701 692,932,793 326,038,232 48,266,098 273,358,045 45,270,418

Foreign exchange risk

As far as foreign exchange risks are concerned, the Group/Company is mostly exposed to the risk of changes in the EUR/USD exchange rate. Petroleum products are generally purchased in US dollars and sold in local currencies. For government-regulated fuels, hedging is performed in accordance with the Group's price and foreign exchange risk management policies prepared on the basis of the Decree Setting Prices for certain Petroleum Products, whereas for fuels with market-determined prices, internal Rules on the Pricing of Mineral Fuels are used.

Entered into the Companies Register of the District Court of Ljubljana; Company Registration Number: 5025796000; Share capital: EUR 52,240,977.04, VAT ID: SI80267432 51/58

Foreign exchange hedging is used to hedge against the exposure to changes in the EUR/USD exchange rate. The EUR/USD exchange rate is fixed at the rate recognised under the Decree Setting Prices for certain Petroleum Products and the internal rules, and the margin is thus secured. The Group/Company predominantly uses forward contracts to hedge the EUR/USD risk.

Given that forward contracts for hedging against foreign exchange risks are entered into with first-class Slovene banks, the Group/Company considers the counterparty default risk as minimal.

The Group is exposed to foreign exchange risks also due to its presence in South-eastern Europe. Considering the low volatility of local currency exchange rates in South-eastern markets and the relatively low exposure, the Group/Company believes it is not exposed to significant risks in this area. To control these risks, we rely on natural hedging to the largest possible extent.

In the first three months of 2018, the Group/Company was also exposed to certain other currencies (RON, HUF), which were hedged using derivative financial instruments.

The Group/Company regularly monitors its open currency position and sensitivity based on the VaR method for all currencies to which it is exposed.

Exposure to the exchange rates on other markets where the Group/Company is present with its companies is either smaller or their rates against the euro are significantly less volatile. We estimate that the change in the exchange rate would not have a significant impact on the operating profit.

Price and volumetric risk

The Group/Company is exposed to price and volumetric risks deriving from energy commodities. The Group/Company manages price and volumetric risks primarily by aligning purchases and sales of energy commodities in terms of quantities as well as purchase and sales conditions, thus securing its margin. Potential residual mismatches are hedged with derivative financial instruments. Depending on the business model for each energy commodity, appropriate limit systems are in place that limit exposure to price and volumetric risks.

The Group/Company hedges energy commodity prices primarily by using commodity swaps (variable to fixed price swap). Partners in this area include global financial institutions and banks or suppliers of goods. The Group/Company considers the counterparty default risk as minimal.

Interest rate risk

The source of interest rate risks are loans with a floating interest rate that are mostly Euribor based.

In the first three months of 2018, the Group/Company continued to monitor the limit corresponding to changes in net interest expense.

The exposure to interest rate risks is hedged using the following instruments:

  • partly through ongoing operations, the Group's/Company's interest rate on operating receivables being Euribor-based,
  • interest rate swaps and
  • funding with a fixed interest rate.

The Group/Company applies hedge accounting where the effects of the interest rate risk are recognized directly in equity.

Partners are first-class Slovene banks, therefore the Group/Company estimates that the counterparty default risk is minimal.

Capital Adequacy Management

The main purpose of capital adequacy management is to ensure the best possible financial stability, solvency and maximum shareholder value. The Group/Company achieves this also through stable dividend pay-out policy.

In June 2014 Petrol was rated investment grade (BBB-) by S&P followed by successful inaugural Eurobond issuance in the amount of EUR 265 million. On 11 April 2018 Standard & Poor's Ratings Services reaffirmed the "BBB-" long-term credit rating and the "A-3" short-term credit rating of Petrol d.d., Ljubljana, and the "stable" credit rating outlook was also reaffirmed.

The Petrol Group continued to implement the strategic directions in the first three months of 2018 to keep indebtedness in line with the strategic plan.

Carrying amount and fair value of financial instruments

The Petrol Group
31 March 2018 31 December 2017
Carrying Carrying
(in EUR) amount Fair value amount Fair value
Non-derivative financial assets at fair value
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income
Non-derivative financial assets at amortised cost
11,173,565 11,173,565 11,173,565 11,173,565
Financial receivables (excluding derivative financial instruments) 63,532,010 63,532,010 62,250,324 62,250,324
Operating receivables (excluding receivables from the state) 439,648,427 439,648,427 440,769,166 440,769,166
Cash and cash equivalents 48,670,149 48,670,149 45,492,821 45,492,821
Total non-derivative financial assets 563,024,151 563,024,151 559,685,876 559,685,876
Non-derivative financial liabilities at amortised cost
Bank loans and other financial liabilities (excluding derivative fin.instr.),
Operating liabilities (excluding other non-current liabilities and current
(419,868,490) (419,868,490) (417,592,198) (417,592,198)
liabilities to the state, employees and arising from advance payments) (276,377,626) (276,377,626) (341,517,601) (341,517,601)
Total non-derivative financial liabilities (696,246,116) (696,246,116) (759,109,799) (759,109,799)
Derivative financial instruments at fair value
Derivative financial instruments (assets) 1,295,926 1,295,926 1,817,752 1,817,752
Derivative financial instruments (liabilities) (528,271) (528,271) (2,754,258) (2,754,258)
Total derivative financial instruments 767,655 767,655 (936,506) (936,506)

Report on the operations of the Petrol Group and the company Petrol d.d., Ljubljana in the first three months of 2018

Petrol d.d.
31 March 2018 31 December 2017
Carrying Carrying
(in EUR) amount Fair value amount Fair value
Non-derivative financial assets at fair value
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income
1,689,491 1,689,491 1,689,491 1,689,491
Non-derivative financial assets at amortised cost
Financial receivables (excluding derivative financial instruments) 21,062,391 21,062,391 21,381,656 21,381,656
Operating receivables (excluding receivables from the state) 305,803,843 305,803,843 296,379,621 296,379,621
Cash and cash equivalents 19,606,238 19,606,238 23,651,242 23,651,242
Total non-derivative financial assets 348,161,963 348,161,963 343,102,010 343,102,010
Non-derivative financial liabilities at amortised cost
Bank loans and other financial liabilities (excluding derivative fin.instr.), (462,239,339) (462,239,339) (435,774,167) (435,774,167)
Operating liabilities (excluding other non-current liabilities and current
liabilities to the state, employees and arising from advance payments)
(206,698,245) (206,698,245) (272,458,066) (272,458,066)
Total non-derivative financial liabilities (668,937,584) (668,937,584) (708,232,233) (708,232,233)
Derivative financial instruments at fair value
Derivative financial instruments (assets) 1,233,635 1,233,635 1,661,550 1,661,550
Derivative financial instruments (liabilities) (3,097,117) (3,097,117) (5,229,095) (5,229,095)
Total derivative financial instruments (1,863,482) (1,863,482) (3,567,545) (3,567,545)

25. Related party transactions

The Petrol Group Petrol d.d.
(in EUR) 1-3 2018 1-3 2017 1-3 2018 1-3 2017
Sales revenue:
Subsidiaries - - 67,070,290 70,827,695
Jointly controlled entities 349,154 309,230 23,633 26,889
Associates 86,464 26,828 86,464 26,828
Cost of goods sold:
Subsidiaries - - 26,061,964 13,119,634
Jointly controlled entities 114,763 46,145 0 0
Associates 0 8,555,261 0 14,362
Cost of materials:
Subsidiaries - - 368,250 377,571
Jointly controlled entities 1,946 1,823 377 328
Associates 0 162,750 0 0
Cost of services:
Subsidiaries - - 330,540 515,740
Jointly controlled entities 0 0 0 0
Associates 0 0 0 0
Other costs:
Subsidiaries - - 5,001 9
Jointly controlled entities 0 253 0 0
Associates 0 0 0 0
Finance income from interests in Group companies:
Subsidiaries - - 0 0
Jointly controlled entities 142,445 107,141 0 0
Associates 189,758 188,354 801,029 0
Finance income from interest:
Subsidiaries - - 176,520 130,699
Jointly controlled entities 0 44,551 0 44,551
Associates 0 0 0 0
Gain of derivatives:
Subsidiaries - - 18,118 55,927
Jointly controlled entities 0 0 0 0
Associates 0 0 0 0
Other finance income:
Subsidiaries - - 52,881 33,343
Jointly controlled entities
Associates
0
0
0
688
0
0
0
688
Finance expenses due to impairment of goodwill:
Subsidiaries 0 341,093 0 0
Jointly controlled entities 0 0 0 0
Associates 0 0 0 0
Finance expenses for interest:
Subsidiaries
Jointly controlled entities
-
0
-
0
177,139
0
163,247
0
Associates 0 0 0 0
Loss on derivatives:
Subsidiaries - - 0 266,144
Jointly controlled entities 0 0 0 0
Associates 0 0 0 0

Report on the operations of the Petrol Group and the company Petrol d.d., Ljubljana in the first three months of 2018

The Petrol Group Petrol d.d.
31 December 31 December
(in EUR) 31 March 2018 2017 31 March 2018 2017
Investments in Group companies:
Subsidiaries - - 339,654,796 329,225,470
Jointly controlled entities 1,897,651 1,755,182 1,219,000 1,219,000
Associates 61,833,051 62,444,322 21,726,406 21,726,406
Non-current financial receivables:
Subsidiaries - - 6,275,918 4,805,918
Jointly controlled entities 583,548 428,994 738,548 583,994
Associates 0 0 0 0
Current operating receivables:
Subsidiaries - - 20,885,091 21,351,402
Jointly controlled entities 489,975 438,342 330,705 313,222
Associates 37,178 654 37,178 654
Current financial receivables:
Subsidiaries - - 10,648,547 12,037,946
Jointly controlled entities 487,229 486,006 487,229 486,006
Associates 0 0 0 0
Short-term deposits (up to 3 months):
Subsidiaries - - 239,382 219,533
Jointly controlled entities 0 0 0 0
Associates 0 0 0 0
Current accrued revenue:
Subsidiaries - - 196,603 0
Jointly controlled entities 0 0 0 0
Associates 0 0 0 0
Current financial liabilities:
Subsidiaries - - 96,940,804 72,432,083
Jointly controlled entities 1,571,939 0 1,571,939 0
Associates 0 0 0 0
Current operating liabilities:
Subsidiaries - - 9,817,746 9,305,163
Jointly controlled entities 31,128 46,505 399 1,513
Associates 0 0 0 0
Current accrued costs and expenses:
Subsidiaries - - 153,014 0
Jointly controlled entities 0 0 0 0
Associates 0 0 0 0

26. Contingent liabilities

Contingent liabilities for guarantees issued

Petrol d.d. Petrol d.d.
31 December 31 December
(in EUR) 31 March 2018 2017 31 March 2018 2017
Guarantee issued to: Value of guarantee issued Guarantee amount used
Petrol d.o.o. 113,120,743 116,685,484 69,095,219 68,065,716
Geoplin d.o.o. Ljubljana 28,000,000 28,000,000 0 0
Petrol BH Oil Company d.o.o. Sarajevo 10,681,312 10,681,312 508,397 36,646
Petrol d.o.o. Beograd 8,513,610 8,504,298 1,915,082 1,500,000
Petrol Bucharest ROM S.R.L. 4,000,000 4,500,000 0 0
Petrol Trade Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H. 3,000,000 3,000,000 1,800,000 2,250,000
Petrol - Energetika Dooel Skopje 1,000,000 1,000,000 0 0
Aquasystems d.o.o. 911,309 911,309 911,309 911,309
Petrol Crna Gora MNE d.o.o. 790,000 790,000 129,424 161,299
Petrol Oti Slovenia LLC 500,000 0 233,363 0
Petrol Geoterm d.o.o. 132,490 132,490 132,490 132,490
Petrol Energetika, d.o.o. 50,000 50,000 0 0
Total 170,699,464 174,254,893 74,725,284 73,057,460
Other guarantees 8,087,510 15,183,739 8,087,510 15,183,739
Bills of exchange issued as security 5,116,485 4,693,627 5,116,485 4,693,627
Guarantee statement 23,458 0 23,458 0
Total contingent liabilities for guarantees issued 183,926,917 194,132,259 87,952,737 92,934,826

The value of a guarantee issued represents the maximum value of the guarantee issued, whereas the guarantee amount used represents a value corresponding to a company's liability for which the guarantee has been issued.

Contingent liabilities for lawsuits

The total value of lawsuits against the Company as defendant and debtor totals EUR 31,130,190. The Company's management estimates that there is a possibility that some of these lawsuits will be lost. As a result, the Company set aside long-term provisions, which stood at EUR 9,515,582 as at 31 March 2018.

The total value of lawsuits against the Group as defendant and debtor totals EUR 34,944,272. The Group's management estimates that there is a possibility that some of these lawsuits will be lost. As a result, the Group set aside long-term provisions, which stood at EUR 9,799,689 as at 31 March 2018.

27. Events after the reporting date

There were no events after the reporting date that would significantly affect the financial statements for the first three months of year 2018.

APPENDIX 1: ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE PETROL GROUP

The Petrol Gropup as at 31 March 2018 Sales Energy and
environmental
systems
Trading
The parent company
PETROL d.d., LJUBLJANA
Subsisdiaries
PETROL d.o.o. (100%)
DUBROVNIK PLIN d.o.o. (100%)
PETROL JAVNA RASVJETA d.o.o. (100 %)
PETROL BH OIL COMPANY d.o.o. Sarajevo (100%)
PETROL d.o.o. BEOGRAD (100%)
PETROL CRNA GORA MNE d.o.o. (100%)
PETROL TRADE HANDELSGES.m.b.H. (100%)
PETROL ENERGETIKA, d.o.o. (100%)
RODGAS AD Bačka Topola (100%)
PETROL GEOTERM d.o.o. (100%)
BEOGAS INVEST d.o.o. Beograd (100%)
BEOGAS AD Beograd (100%)
DOMINGAS d.o.o. (100%)
PETROL LPG d.o.o. Beograd (51%)
TIGAR PETROL d.o.o. (100%)
PETROL LPG HIB d.o.o. (100%)
INTRADE ENERGIJA d.o.o. Sarajevo (51%)
PETROL-ENERGETIKA DOOEL Skopje (100%)
PETROL BUCHAREST ROM S.R.L. (100%)
PETROL PRAHA CZ S.R.O. (100%)
PETROL TRADE SLOVENIJA L.L.C. (100%)
PETROL HIDROENERGIJA d.o.o. Teslić (80%)
VJETROELEKTRANE GLUNČA d.o.o. (100%)
IG ENERGETSKI SISTEMI d.o.o. (100%)
GEN-EL d.o.o. (25%) (Associate)
MEGAENERGIJA d.o.o. (100%)
MBILLS d.o.o. (76%)
GEOPLIN d.o.o. Ljubljana (53.4155%)
GEOCOM d.o.o. (100%)
GEOPLIN D.O.O., Zagreb (100%)
GEOPLIN D.O.O. Beograd (100%)
EKOPUR d.o.o. (100%)
GEOPLIN d.o.o., Ljubljana (7.39%) (Associate)
PLINHOLD d.o.o., Ljubljana (7.39%) (Associate)
Jointly controlled entities
PETROL OTI SLOVENIJA L.L.C. (51%)
GEOENERGO d.o.o. (50%)
VJETROELEKTRANA DAZLINA d.o.o. (50%)
SOENERGETIKA d.o.o. (25%)
Associates
PLINHOLD d.o.o. Ljubljana (22.31%)
AQUASYSTEMS d.o.o. (26%)