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Quest Holdings S.A.

Interim / Quarterly Report Dec 7, 2017

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Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements for the period ended September 30, 2017

(1 January to 30 September 2017)

In accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards («IFRS»)

These financial statements have been translated from the original statutory financial statements that have been prepared in the Greek language. In the event that differences exist between this translation and the original Greek language financial statements, the Greek language financial statements will prevail over this document.

Quest Holdings S.A. S.A. Reg.No. 121763701000 2a Argyroupoleos Street GR-176 76 Kallithea Athens - Hellas

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

The attached financial statements have been approved by the Board of Directors of Quest Holdings S.A. on November 27th, 2017, and have been set up on the website address www.quest.gr ,where they will remain at the disposal of the investing public for at least 10 years from the date of its publication.

The Chairman The C.E.O. The Member of B.o.D.

Theodore Fessas Apostolos Georgantzis Markos Bitsakos

The Group Financial Controller The Chief Accountant

Dimitris Papadiamantopoulos Konstantinia Anagnostopoulou

for the period ended 30 September 2017

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

Contents Page
Balance sheet 3
Income statement - Group 4
Income statement – Company 5
Statement of comprehensive income 6
Statement of changes in equity 7
Cash flow statement 8
Notes upon financial information 10
1. General information 10
2. Structure of the Group 11
3. Summary of significant accounting policies 11
4. Critical accounting estimates and judgments 14
5. Critical accounting estimates and assumptions 14
6. Segment information 15
7. Property, plant and equipment 16
8. Goodwill 17
9. Intangible assets 18
10. Investment properties 19
11. Investments in subsidiaries 20
12. Investments in associates 21
13. Available - for - sale financial assets 22
14. Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 22
15. Share capital 23
16. Borrowings 23
17. Contingencies 25
18. Guarantees 25
19. Commitments 25
20. Income tax expense 26
21. Dividends 26
22. Related party transactions 27
23. Earnings per share 28
24. Periods unaudited by the tax authorities 29
25. Number of employees 29
26. Seasonality 29
27. Non-current tax assets 29
28. Non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations 30
29. Business Combination 32
30. Events after the balance sheet date of issuance 33

for the period ended 30 September 2017

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

Balance sheet

GROUP COMPANY
Note 30/9/2017 31/12/2016 30/9/2017 31/12/2016
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 7 62.091 52.860 7.778 7.799
Goodwill 8
9
25.878 25.537 - -
Other intangible assets 10 9.776 10.180 32 28
Investment Properties
Investments in subsidiaries
11 2.838
-
2.845
-
-
63.281
-
77.012
Investments in associates 12 944 837 700 700
Available for sale financial assets 13 4.707 4.378 4.450 4.250
Deferred income tax asset 10.802 6.742 - -
Non-current income tax asset 27 12.706 12.706 12.706 12.706
Trade and other receivables 1.709 949 33 63
131.451 117.034 88.980 102.558
Current assets
Inventories 15.374 17.080 - -
Trade and other receivables 103.323 106.941 900 386
Available for sale financial assets 13 194 154 - -
Derivatives 12 106 - 61
Financial assets at fair value through P&L 14 4.233 - 14 -
Current income tax asset 6.180 3.221 6 2
Cash and cash equivalents 57.140 65.931 13.771 2.000
Assets held for sale 28 - 27.796 - 23.247
186.458 221.228 14.691 25.695
Total assets 317.909 338.263 103.671 128.253
EQUITY
Capital and reserves attributable to the Company's shareholders
Share capital 15 12.160 39.579 12.160 39.579
Share premium 106 106 106 106
Other reserves 8.016 8.016 11.019 11.019
Retained earnings 112.834 107.636 79.012 76.019
Own shares (25) (25) (25) (25)
133.090 155.312 102.271 126.697
Non-controling interests (383) 10.645 - -
Total equity 132.709 165.956 102.271 126.697
LIABILITIES
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings 16 18.805 23.236 - -
Deferred tax liabilities 8.457 2.444 575 469
Retirement benefit obligations 8.052 7.455 10 9
Trade and other payables 1.397 1.671 41 44
Provisions for other non-current payables 10.111 4.926 - -
46.822 39.732 626 521
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 110.595 101.385 688 1.035
Current income tax liability 7.521 7.533 4 -
Borrowings 16 19.946 22.837 - -
Provisions for other current payables 233 352 - -
Derivative Financial Instruments 83 - 83 -
Liabilties directly associated with assets classified as held for sale 28 - 467
138.378 132.573 775 1.035
Total liabilities 185.200 172.306 1.400 1.556
Total equity and liabilities 317.909 338.263 103.671 128.253

for the period ended 30 September 2017

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

Income statement - Group

GROUP
01/01/2016-30/9/2016
Note 01/01/2017-
30/9/2017
Continuing
operations
Discontinued
operations
Total
Sales 6 294.907 260.387 5.924 266.311
Cost of sales (241.776) (217.835) (1.919) (219.754)
Gross profit 53.131 42.552 4.005 46.558
Selling expenses (15.094) (14.508) - (14.508)
Administrative expenses (20.673) (18.608) (562) (19.170)
Other operating income / (expenses) net 865 1.239 - 1.239
Other profit / (loss) net (4.644) 1.859 - 1.859
Operating profit 13.584 12.534 3.443 15.978
Finance income 239 449 10 459
Finance costs (3.137) (2.642) (764) (3.406)
Finance costs - net (2.898) (2.193) (754) (2.947)
Share of profit/ (loss) of associates 12 106 56 - 56
Profit/ (Loss) before income tax 10.792 10.398 2.688 13.086
Income tax expense 20 (5.640) (2.913) (878) (3.791)
Profit/ (Loss) after tax for the period from
continuing operations
5.152 7.485 1.810 9.295
Attributable to :
Controlling interest 5.539 6.288 1.147 8.098
Non-controlling interest (387) 1.197 - 1.197
5.152 7.485 1.147 9.295
Earnings/(Losses) per share attributable to equity holders of the
Company (in € per share)
Basic and diluted 0,4646 0,5275 0,1518 0,6793

for the period ended 30 September 2017

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

Income statement – Company

COMPANY
01/01/2016-30/6/2016
Note 01/01/2017- Continuing Discontinued Total
30/9/2017 Operations Operations
Sales - - - -
Cost of sales - - - -
Gross profit - - - -
Selling expenses - - - -
Administrative expenses (672) (1.565) (312) (1.877)
Other operating income / (expenses) net 4.183 2.499 1.551 4.050
Other profit / (loss) net (508) 17 - 17
Operating profit 3.003 950 1.239 2.190
Finance income 38 72 - 72
Finance costs 59 (3) - (3)
Finance costs - net 97 69 - 69
Profit/ (Loss) before income tax 3.100 1.020 1.239 2.258
Income tax expense 20 (106) (468) - (468)
Profit/ (Loss) after tax for the period 2.994 552 1.239 1.791
COMPANY
01/07/2016-30/9/2016
01/07/2017- Continuing Discontinued
Note 30/9/2017 Operations Operations Total
Sales - - - -
Cost of sales - - - -
Gross profit - - - -
Selling expenses - - - -
Administrative expenses (342) (407) (214) (620)
Other operating income / (expenses) net 1.359 233 520 753
Other profit / (loss) net (385) (15) - (15)
Operating profit 632 (188) 306 118
Finance income 13 - - -
Finance costs 21 - - -
Finance costs - net 34 - - -
Profit/ (Loss) before income tax 666 (188) 306 118
Income tax expense 20 (24) (129) - (129)
Profit/ (Loss) after tax for the period 642 (317) 306 (11)

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

Statement of comprehensive income

GROUP COMPANY
01/01/2017-
30/9/2017
1/1/2016-
30/9/2016
01/01/2017-
30/9/2017
1/1/2016-
30/9/2016
Profit / (Loss) for the period 5.152 9.295 2.994 1.791
Other comprehensive income / (loss)
Gain / (loss) on valuation of derivatives
financial assets
- (213) - -
Provisions for other gain/(loss) that probably
influence the income statement
- (213) - -
Total comprehensive income / (loss) for
the period
5.152 9.082 2.994 1.791
Attributable to:
-Owners of the parent
-Non-controlling interest
5.539
(387)
7.981
1.102

for the period ended 30 September 2017

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

Statement of changes in equity

Attributable to equity holders of the Company
Share capital Other
reserves
Retained
eairnings
Own shares Total Non-controling
interests
Total
Equity
GROUP
Balance at 1 January 2016 45.394 6.852 103.739 (225) 155.760 12.077 167.835
Profit/ (Loss) for the year - - 2.398 - 2.398 3.886 6.284
Other comprehensive income / (loss) for the year, net of tax - - (173) - (173) - (173)
Consolidation of new subsidiaries and increase in stake in
existing ones
- - 4.104 - 4.104 (4.098) 6
Share Capital Decrease Quest Energy in minority interests - - - - - (1.221) (1.221)
Share Capital Decrease (6.446) - - - (6.446) - (6.446)
Share Capital increase expenses (313) - - - (313) - (313)
Reclassifications 1.200 1.164 (2.364) - - - -
Purchase of own shares - - - (25) (25) - (25)
Cancellation of own shares (150) - (67) 225 8 - 8
Balance at 31 December 2016 39.685 8.016 107.636 (25) 155.312 10.645 165.958
Balance at 1 January 2017 39.685 8.016 107.636 (25) 155.312 10.645 165.958
Profit/ (Loss) for the period - - 5.540 - 5.540 (386) 5.153
Consolidation of new subsidiaries and increase in stake in
existing ones
- - (341) - (341) 318 (23)
Acquisition of non-controling interests - - - - - (2.400) (2.400)
Share capital decrease (BriQ Properties REIC carve-out) (27.420) - - - (27.420) - (27.420)
Share Capital decrease of subsidiary in minority interests - - - - - (8.559) (8.559)
Purchase of own shares - - - - - - -
Balance at 30 September 2017 12.266 8.016 112.834 (25) 133.091 (383) 132.709
Attributable to equity holders of the
Other
Share capital
reserves
Retained
eairnings
Own shares Total Equity
COMPANY
Balance at 1 January 2016 45.394 11.019 79.109 (225) 135.298
Profit/ (Loss) for the year - - (1.823) - (1.823)
Other comprehensive income / (loss) for the year, net of tax - - (3) - (3)
Reclassifications 1.200 - (1.200) - -
Share Capital Decrease (6.446) - - - (6.446)
Share Capital increase expenses (313) - - - (313)
Cancellation of owned shares (150) - (67) 225 8
Purchase of own shares - - - (25) (25)
Balance at 31 December 2016 39.685 11.019 76.018 (25) 126.697
Balance at 1 January 2017 39.685 11.019 76.018 (25) 126.697
Profit/ (Loss) for the period - - 2.994 - 2.994
Share capital decrease (BriQ Properties REIC carve-out) (27.420) - - - (27.420)
Balance at 30 September 2017 12.266 11.019 79.012 (25) 102.271

for the period ended 30 September 2017

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

Cash flow statement

GROUP COMPANY
Note 01/01-
30/9/2017
1/1/2016-
30/9/2016
01/01-
30/9/2017
1/1/2016-
30/9/2016
Profit/ (Loss) after tax for the period 10.792 13.087 3.100 2.258
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 7 6.692 6.335 27 28
Amortization of investment properties 10 7 7 - -
Amortization of intangible assets 9 1.457 1.456 4 3
(Gain) / Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment and other investments 102 (1.416) - (19)
Loss/ (Gain) on derivatives - - - (25)
(Gain) / Loss on financial assets at fair value through P&L 4 - (6) 9
Loss/ (Gain) of available for sale financial assets - - 513 19
Losses / (Profit) from associates 12 (106) (56) - -
Interest income (239) (459) (38) (72)
Interest expense
Dividends proceeds
3.137
(336)
3.406
(462)
(59)
(3.339)
3
(1.785)
21.510 21.672 202 420
Changes in working capital
(Increase) / decrease in inventories 1.705 4.353 - -
(Increase) / decrease in receivables 3.261 (2.384) (485) 343
Increase/ (decrease) in liabilities 13.966 14.109 (350) (1.409)
(Increase)/ decrease in derivative financial instruments 176 (52) - -
Increase / (decrease) in retirement benefit obligations 597 380 2 (64)
19.706 16.407 (833) (1.130)
Net cash generated from operating activities 41.215 38.079 (631) (710)
Interest paid (3.137) (3.406) 59 (3)
Income tax paid
Net cash generated from operating activities
(6.762)
31.316
(4.398)
30.276
-
(571)
(127)
(840)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
7 (13.725) (12.123) (7) (268)
Purchase of intangible assets 9 (1.096) (1.032) (8) (4)
Purchase of financial assets 13 (362) (8.241) (200) -
Purchase of financial assets at fair value through P&L (6.313) - (2.079) (296)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, equipment and intangible assets - - 1 22
Proceeds from financial assets availiable for sale
Purchase of subsidiaries & accosiates and other investment activities
13 2.076
(1.306)
8.776
-
-
-
2
-
Proceeds from financial assets at fair value through P&L - - 2.068 716
Acquisition of non-controling interests of subsidiaries (2.400) 2.152 (2.400) -
Share Capital return - - 11.592 -
Purchase / Share capital increase of subsidiaries & accosiates - - - 1.492
Share capital inrcrease / (decrease) of subsidiaries in minotity interests
Interest received
-
239
(1.221)
459
-
38
-
72
Dividends received 336 462 3.339 1.785
Net cash used in investing activities (22.550) (10.768) 12.343 3.522
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings
16 3.628 8.716 - -
Repayment of borrowings 16 (12.414) (35.593) - -
Proceeds from subsidiaries share capital increase on minority interests - - -
Capital Increase Expenses - (313) - (313)
Proceeds from sale/ (purchase) of own shares (18) (17) - (17)
Return of Share Capital
Cancelation of own shares
(8.559) (2.392)
8
-
-
(2.392)
-
Net cash used in financing activities (17.363) (29.591) - (2.722)
Net increase/ (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (8.598) (10.083) 11.772 (34)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents of Subsidiary "Xilades"
65.931
195
53.311
-
2.000
-
2.313
-
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period 57.140 43.226 13.771 2.278

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

Company:

The operations related to the property to be contributed to a BriQ Properties REIC are characterized as discontinued. The cash flow from discontinued operations per class for the corresponding period of previous year is resented as follows:

3rd Quarter 2016

Cash flow from operating activities: Euro 1.239 thousand. Cash flow from investing activities: Euro (238) thousand. Cash flow from financing activities: Euro 0 thousand. Total Cash flow from discontinued operations: Euro 1.001 thousand

Group:

The operations related to the subsidiaries "Quest Solar S.A." and "Quest Solar Almirou S.A." are characterized as discontinued. The cash flow from discontinued operations per class for the previous year is presented as follows.

3rd Quarter 2016

Cash flow from operating activities: Euro 1.945 thousand. Cash flow from investing activities: Euro (11) thousand. Cash flow from financing activities: Euro (3.616) thousand. Total Cash flow from discontinued operations: Euro (1.682) thousand

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

Notes upon financial information

1 General information

Financial statements include the financial statements of Quest Holdings S.A. (the "Company") and the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries (the "Group") for the period ended September 30st, 2017, according to International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"). The names of the Group's subsidiaries are presented in Notes 11, 12 and 24 of this information.

The main activities of the Group are the distribution of information technology and telecommunications products, the design, application and support of integrated systems and technology solutions, financial services and the supply of various telecommunication services, express mail services and production of electric power from renewable sources.

The Group operates in Greece, Romania, Cyprus, Belgium, Holland and Turkey and the Company's shares are traded in Athens Stock Exchange.

These group consolidated financial statements were authorized for issue by the Board of Directors of Quest Holdings S.A. on November 27, 2017.

Shareholders composition is as follows:

Theodore Fessas 50,41%
Eftichia Koutsoureli 25,33%
Other Investors 24,36%

Total 100%

The address of the Company is Argyroupoleos 2a str., Kallithea Attikis, Greece. Its website address is www.quest.gr.

The Board of Director of the Company is as follows:

    1. Fessas Theodore Chairman, executive member
    1. Koutsoureli Eftichia Vice Chairman, executive member
    1. Tzortzakis Pantelis Vice Chairman, independent non executive member
    1. Georganztis Apostolos Managing Director executive member
    1. Bitsakos Μarkos Executive member
    1. Labroukos Nicolaos Socrates Executive member
    1. Papadopoulos Apostolos Independent non executive member
    1. Tamvakakis Apostolos Independent non executive member
    1. Tamvakakis Fedon Independent non executive member

The Audit company is:

PricewaterhouseCoopers SA

260 Kifisias ave & Kodrou, 152 32 Halandri Registration No: 113

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

2 Structure of the Group

The structure of the Quest Holdings group is presented as follows:

Direct Invenstment Parent Company

3 Summary of significant accounting policies

3.1 Preparation framework of the financial information

This interim financial information covers the nine-month period ended September 30th, 2017 and has been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard ("IAS") 34 "Interim Financial Reporting".

The accounting policies used in the preparation and presentation of this interim financial information are the same as the accounting policies that were used by the Company and the Group for the preparation of the annual financial statements for the year ended December 31st, 2016.

The interim financial information must be considered in conjunction with the annual financial statements for the year ended December 31st, 2016, which are available on the Group's web site at the address www.quest.gr.

These financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by the revaluation of available-for-sale financial assets, and financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss.

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires the Management to exercise its judgement in the process of applying the Group's accounting policies. Moreover, it requires the use of estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of preparation of the financial information and the reported income and expense amounts during the reporting

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

period. Although these estimates and judgments are based on the best possible knowledge of the Management with respect to the current conditions and activities, the actual results can eventually differ from these estimates.

Differences between amounts presented in the financial statements and corresponding amounts in the notes results from rounding differences.

The group and the Company fulfill their needs for working capital through cash flows generated, including bank lending.

Current economic conditions continue to limit the demand for the Group's and Company's products, as well as their liquidity for the foreseeable future.

The Group and the Company, taking into account possible changes in their business performance, create a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate resources to seamlessly continue their business operations in the near future.

Therefore, the Group and the Company continue to adopt the "principle of business continuity of their activities" during the preparation of the separate and consolidated financial statements for the period from January 1st, to September 30th, 2017.

3.3 New standards, amendments to standards and interpretations:

Certain new standards, amendments to standards and interpretations have been issued that are mandatory for periods beginning during the current financial year and subsequent years. The Group's evaluation of the effect of these new standards, amendments to standards and interpretations is as follows:

Standards and Interpretations effective for the current financial year

New standards, amendments to standards and interpretations: Certain new standards, amendments to standards and interpretations have been issued that are mandatory for periods beginning during the current financial year and subsequent years. The Group's evaluation of the effect of these new standards, amendments to standards and interpretations is as follows:

Standards and Interpretations effective for the current financial year

There are no new standards, amendments to standards and interpretations that are mandatory for periods beginning on 1.1.2017.

Standards and Interpretations effective for subsequent periods

IFRS 9 "Financial Instruments" and subsequent amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7 (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018)

IFRS 9 replaces the guidance in IAS 39 which deals with the classification and measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities and it also includes an expected credit losses model that replaces the incurred loss impairment model used today. IFRS 9 establishes a more principles-based approach to hedge accounting and addresses inconsistencies and weaknesses in the current model in IAS 39. The Group is currently investigating the impact of IFRS 9 on its financial statements.

IFRS 9 (Amendments) "Prepayment Features with Negative Compensation" (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019)

The amendments allow companies to measure particular prepayable financial assets with so-called negative compensation at amortised cost or at fair value through other comprehensive income if a specified condition is met—instead of at fair value through profit or loss. The Group cannot early adopt the amendments as they have not yet been endorsed by the EU.

IFRS 15 "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018)

IFRS 15 has been issued in May 2014. The objective of the standard is to provide a single, comprehensive revenue recognition model for all contracts with customers to improve comparability within industries, across industries, and across capital markets. It contains principles that an entity will apply to determine the measurement of revenue and timing of when it is recognised. The underlying principle is that an entity will recognise revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers at an amount that the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The Group is currently investigating the impact of IFRS 15 on its financial statements.

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

IFRS 16 "Leases" (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019)

IFRS 16 has been issued in January 2016 and supersedes IAS 17. The objective of the standard is to ensure the lessees and lessors provide relevant information in a manner that faithfully represents those transactions. IFRS 16 introduces a single lessee accounting model and requires a lessee to recognise assets and liabilities for all leases with a term of more than 12 months, unless the underlying asset is of low value. IFRS 16 substantially carries forward the lessor accounting requirements in IAS 17. Accordingly, a lessor continues to classify its leases as operating leases or finance leases, and to account for those two types of leases differently. The Group is currently investigating the impact of IFRS 16 on its financial statements. The standard has not yet been endorsed by the EU.

IFRS 17 "Insurance contracts" (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2021)

IFRS 17 has been issued in May 2017 and supersedes IFRS 4. IFRS 17 establishes principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of insurance contracts within the scope of the Standard and its objective is to ensure that an entity provides relevant information that faithfully represents those contracts. The new standard solves the comparison problems created by IFRS 4 by requiring all insurance contracts to be accounted for in a consistent manner. Insurance obligations will be accounted for using current values instead of historical cost. The standard has not yet been endorsed by the EU.

IAS 12 (Amendments) "Recognition of Deferred Tax Assets for Unrealised Losses" (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2017)

These amendments clarify the accounting for deferred tax assets for unrealised losses on debt instruments measured at fair value. The amendments have not yet been endorsed by the EU.

IAS 7 (Amendments) "Disclosure initiative" (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2017)

These amendments require entities to provide disclosures that enable users of financial statements to evaluate changes in liabilities arising from financing activities. The amendments have not yet been endorsed by the EU.

IFRS 2 (Amendments) "Classification and measurement of Shared-based Payment transactions" (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018)

The amendment clarifies the measurement basis for cash-settled, share-based payments and the accounting for modifications that change an award from cash-settled to equity-settled. It also introduces an exception to the principles in IFRS 2 that will require an award to be treated as if it was wholly equity-settled, where an employer is obliged to withhold an amount for the employee's tax obligation associated with a share-based payment and pay that amount to the tax authority. The amendments have not yet been endorsed by the EU.

IFRS 4 (Amendments) "Applying IFRS 9 Financial instruments with IFRS 4 Insurance contracts" (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018)

The amendments introduce two approaches. The amended standard will: a) give all companies that issue insurance contracts the option to recognise in other comprehensive income, rather than profit or loss, the volatility that could arise when IFRS 9 is applied before the new insurance contracts standard is issued; and b) give companies whose activities are predominantly connected with insurance an optional temporary exemption from applying IFRS 9 until 2021. The entities that defer the application of IFRS 9 will continue to apply the existing financial instruments standard—IAS 39. The amendments have not yet been endorsed by the EU.

IAS 40 (Amendments) "Transfers of Investment Property" (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018)

The amendments clarified that to transfer to, or from, investment properties there must be a change in use. To conclude if a property has changed use there should be an assessment of whether the property meets the definition and the change must be supported by evidence. The amendments have not yet been endorsed by the EU.

IAS 28 (Amendments) "Long term interests in associates and joint ventures" (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019)

The amendments clarify that companies account for long-term interests in an associate or joint venture—to which the equity method is not applied—using IFRS 9. The amendments have not yet been endorsed by the EU.

IFRIC 22 "Foreign currency transactions and advance consideration" (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018)

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

The interpretation provides guidance on how to determine the date of the transaction when applying the standard on foreign currency transactions, IAS 21. The Interpretation applies where an entity either pays or receives consideration in advance for foreign currencydenominated contracts. The interpretation has not yet been endorsed by the EU.

IFRIC 23 "Uncertainty over income tax treatments" (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019)

The interpretation explains how to recognise and measure deferred and current income tax assets and liabilities where there is uncertainty over a tax treatment. IFRIC 23 applies to all aspects of income tax accounting where there is such uncertainty, including taxable profit or loss, the tax bases of assets and liabilities, tax losses and credits and tax rates. The interpretation has not yet been endorsed by the EU.

Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2014 (2014 – 2016 Cycle)

The amendments set out below describe the key changes to two IFRSs. The amendments have not yet been endorsed by the EU.

IFRS 12 "Disclosures of Interests in Other Entities"

The amendment clarified that the disclosures requirement of IFRS 12 are applicable to interest in entities classified as held for sale except for summarised financial information. The amendment is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2017.

IAS 28 "Investments in associates and Joint ventures"

The amendments clarified that when venture capital organisations, mutual funds, unit trusts and similar entities use the election to measure their investments in associates or joint ventures at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL), this election should be made separately for each associate or joint venture at initial recognition. The amendment is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018.

4 Critical accounting estimates and judgments

Estimates and judgments are continually evaluated and are based on historical data, forecasts and expectations of future events that are deemed reasonable under the circumstances

5 Critical accounting estimates and assumptions

The Company and the Group makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results. Estimates and assumptions involving significant risk adjustment to the carrying value of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are addressed below.

Estimates and assumptions are continually reassessed and are based on historical experience as adjusted for current market conditions and other factors, including expectations of future events which are considered reasonable under the circumstances.

(a) Income tax

Judgement is required by the Group in determining the provision for income taxes. There are many transactions and calculations for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain during the ordinary course of business. Where the final tax outcome of these matters is different from the amounts that were initially recorded, such differences will impact the income tax and deferred tax provisions in the period in which such determination is made.

(b) Estimated trade receivables impairment

The Company examines the overdue balances of customers and whether exceeding the credit policies. The Company makes impairments of doubtful balances and creates corresponding provisions based on estimations. Estimates are made taking into consideration the timing and amount of repayment of receivables and any collateral of claims received. In particular, when there are guarantees, the Company creates provisions for doubtful debts, with percentage less than 100% of the claim. These statements involve significant degree of subjectivity and require the judgment of management.

(c) Estimation of investments and non-financial assets impairment

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

The Company examine annually and whether the shareholdings and non-financial assets have suffered any impairment in accordance with accounting practices. The recoverable amounts of cash generating units have been determined based on value in use. These calculations require the use of estimates.

(d) Retirement obligations

The present value of retirement obligations depends on a number of factors that are determined using actuarial methods and assumptions. Such actuarial assumption is the discount rate used to calculate the cost of delivery. Changes in these assumptions will change the present value of the obligations in the balance sheet.

The Group and the Company determine the appropriate discount rate at the end of each year. This is defined as the rate that should be used to determine the present value of future cash flows, which are expected to be required to meet the obligations of the pension plans. Low risk corporate bonds are used to determine the appropriate discount rate, which are converted to the currency in which the benefits will be paid, and whose expiry date is approaching that of the related pension obligation.

(e) Provisions for pending legal cases

The Company has pending legal cases. Management evaluates the outcome of the cases and, if there is a potential negative outcome then the Company makes the necessary provisions. The provisions, when they are required are calculated based on the present value of management's estimation of the expenditure required to settle the obligation at the balance sheet date. This value is based on a number of factors which require the exercise of judgment.

6 Segment information

Primary reporting format – business segments

The Group is organised into five business segments:

  • (1) Information Technology
  • (2) Information Technology services
  • (3) Courier services
  • (4) Production of electric power from renewable sources
  • (5) Financial transactions

Management monitors the financial results of each business segment separately. These business segments are managed independently. The management making business decisions is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the business areas.

In Unallocated mainly included the Company's activity.

The segment results for the period ended 30th of September 2017 and 30th of September 2016 are analysed as follows:

9 months up to 30 September 2017

IT Products IT Services Courier
services
Financial
transactions
Production of
electric power
from
renewable
sources
Unallocated Total of
continuing
operations
Discontinued
operations
Total
Total gross segment sales 149.375 61.961 72.454 28.268 544 1.100 313.703 - 313.703
Inter-segment sales (16.080) (594) (1.040) (13) (14) (1.055) (18.796) - (18.796)
Net sales 133.296 61.367 71.414 28.255 530 45 294.907 - 294.907
Operating profit/ (loss) 2.485 1.460 7.978 417 680 565 13.585 - 13.585
Finance (costs)/ revenues (875) (251) (168) (1.747) 12 130 (2.898) - (2.898)
Share of profit/ (loss) of Associates - - - 106 - - 106 - 106
Profit/ (Loss) before income tax 1.611 1.209 7.811 (1.224) 692 695 10.793 - 10.793
Income tax expense (note 20) (5.640)
Profit/ (Loss) after tax for the period 5.152

for the period ended 30 September 2017

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

9 months up to 30 September 2016

IT Products ΙΤ Services Courier
services
Financial
transactions
Production of
electric power
from
renewable
sources
Unallocated Total of
continuing
operations
Discontinued
operations
Total
Total gross segment sales 132.678 62.664 64.400 15.515 375 - 275.632 5.924 281.557
Inter-segment sales (13.226) (1.022) (838) (54) (105) - (15.245) - (15.245)
Net sales 119.452 61.642 63.562 15.460 270 - 260.387 5.924 266.311
Operating profit/ (loss) 1.813 1.790 6.373 411 1.285 863 12.535 3.443 15.978
Finance (costs)/ revenues (650) (79) (90) (1.442) (0) 69 (2.193) (754) (2.947)
Share of profit/ (loss) of Associates - - - 56 - - 56 - 56
Profit/ (Loss) before income tax 1.164 1.711 6.283 (976) 1.285 932 10.398 2.688 13.087
Income tax expense (note 20) (3.791)
Profit/ (Loss) after tax for the period 9.295

The financial results for the current period include an amount of euro 5.000 thousand relates to the additional provision of contingent consideration of Cardlink S.A.s acquisition. The calculation of the above additional payment was based on the future sales of the above subsidiary.

The financial results of the corresponding period of previous year include a profit of € 1.4 million resulting from the sale of the associated company "Anemopyli SA ".

Transfers and transactions between segments are on commercial terms and conditions, according to those that apply to transactions with third parties.

7 Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment of the Group and the Company are analyzed as follows:

Land and
buildings
Vehicles and
machinery
Furniture and
other
equipment
Total
GROUP - Cost
1st January 2016 27.662 54.518 28.449 116.052
Transfer to non-current assets classified as held for sale (note 28) (209) 296 1.980 2.067
Additions 594 12.751 1.346 14.691
Disposals / Write-offs (14) (582) (4.034) (4.630)
Disposals of subsidiaries (180) (30.143) (18) (30.341)
Reclassifications (30) (31) 61 -
31 December 2016 27.823 36.809 27.785 97.840
Accumulated depreciation
1st January 2016 (4.287) (14.484) (22.761) (41.531)
Transfer to non-current assets classified as held for sale (note 28) - (296) (1.831) (2.127)
Depreciation charge (190) (6.906) (1.416) (8.512)
Impairments (4.480) 174 - (4.305)
Disposals / Write-offs - 384 4.106 4.490
Disposals of subsidiaries 16 6.980 9 7.006
Reclassifications - 31 (31) -
31 December 2016 (8.940) (14.116) (21.924) (44.980)
Net book value at 31 December 2016 18.883 22.692 5.861 52.860
1 January 2017 27.823 36.809 27.785 97.840
Translation differences -
Additions 442 12.652 631 13.725
Disposals / Write-offs - (1.050) (22) (1.071)
Acquisition of subsidiaries - 2.987 2.987
Reclassifications - 12 (12) -
Transfer to non-current assets classified as held for sale (note 28) - - (2) (2)
30 September 2017 28.265 51.409 28.380 113.478
Accumulated depreciation
1 January 2017 (8.940) (14.116) (21.924) (44.980)
Depreciation charge (134) (5.423) (1.135) (6.692)
Disposals / Write-offs - 991 19 1.010
Reclassifications - (9) 9 -
Transfer to non-current assets classified as held for sale (note 28) 2 - 2 4
Acquisition of subsidiaries - (728) - (728)
30 September 2017 (9.072) (19.286) (23.029) (51.387)
Net book value at 30 September 2017 19.193 32.125 5.351 62.091

for the period ended 30 September 2017

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

Land and
buildings
Vehicles and
machinery
Furniture and
other
equipment
Total
COMPANY - Cost
1st January 2016 12.963 210 625 13.798
Additions 238 - 43 281
Disposals / Write-offs (14) (155) (873) (1.041)
Reclassifications - (31) 31 -
Transfer to non-current assets classified as held for sale (note 28) (209) 296 1.980 2.067
12.980 320 1.806 15.105
Accumulated depreciation
1st January 2016 (1.249) (198) (526) (1.973)
Depreciation charge (16) (3) (18) (37)
(4.280) - - (4.280)
Disposals / Write-offs - 152 959 1.111
Reclassifications - 31 (31) -
Transfer to non-current assets classified as held for sale (note 28) - (296) (1.831) (2.127)
(5.545) (314) (1.447) (7.306)
Net book value at 31 December 2016 7.434 6 359 7.799
12.980 320 1.806 15.105
Additions - 1 7 7
Disposals / Write-offs - - (1) (1)
12.980 320 1.811 15.111
Accumulated depreciation
1 January 2017
(5.545) (314) (1.447) (7.306)
Depreciation charge (12) (1) (14) (27)
30 September 2017 (5.557) (315) (1.461) (7.333)
Net book value at 30 September 2017 7.422 5 351 7.778

Current period: In Group level, the assets held through leasing amounted to € 24.358 thousand with accumulated depreciation amounting to € 8.995 thousand.

Previous year: For the Group, the amount of € 4.305 thousand of the Impairments relates to provisions for impairments in Company's land and building through the income statement of the closed fiscal year. The amount of € 4.630 thousand minus € 4.490 thousand in accumulated depreciations relates mainly to the destruction of computer equipment of the subsidiary Info Quest Technologies. The amount of € 12.751 thousand in group's vehicle and machinery equipment mainly concerns Cardlink's additions through leasing terminals electronic transactions (POS). The amount of € 30.341 thousand in group's disposals of subsidiaries minus € 7.006 thousand relates to the disposal of the indirect subsidiaries Quest Solar S.A. and Quest Solar Almirou S.A. (note 29).

8 Goodwill

The Goodwill of the Group are analyzed as follows:

GROUP
30/9/2017
31/12/2016
At the beginning of the year 25.537 25.537
Additions
Disposals / Write-offs
342
-
-
-
At the end of the period 25.878 25.537

The amount of € 25.878 thousand of goodwill contains € 4.932 thousand for the acquisition of «Rainbow AE», which absorbed in 2010 by the 100% subsidiary "iSquare SA", € 3.785 thousand from the acquisition of minority interests of the subsidiary "ACS SA" , amount of € 16.820 thousand the goodwill of the acquired company named "Cardilink SA" and the amount of € 342 thousand from the acquisition of the subsidiary "Xilades E.E." (note 29).

Goodwill is allocated to the Group's cash generating units (CGU) identified according to country of operation & business segment. The recoverable amount of a CGU is determined based on value in use calculations. These calculations are pre-tax cash flow projections based on financial budgets approved by management and cover a five-year period.

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

The key assumptions used for value-in-use calculations are consistent with the external information sources. For the "Apple products distribution" segment, these are: discount rate: 9,9%, sales growth rate: 3%, gross margin: 8%, growth rate in perpetuity: 1,5%. Concerning the segment of courier services, the key assumptions are: discount rate: 9,9%, sales growth rate: 3%, gross margin: 27%, growth rate in perpetuity: 1,5%. Relating to the segment of financial services: discount rate: 10,5%, sales growth rate:9%, EBITDA margin: 34%, growth rate in perpetuity: 1%. The budgeted gross margin is calculated based on the gross margins of the previous year increased by the expected efficiency improvement.

9 Intangible assets

The intangible assets of the Group and the Company are analyzed as follows:

Industrial
property rights
Others Software &
Others
Total
GROUP - Cost
1st January 2016 24.134 - 15.900 40.035
Additions - - 1.238 1.238
Disposals / Write-offs - - (84) (84)
Transfer to assets classified as held for sale (note 28) - - (8) (8)
31 December 2016 24.134 - 17.045 41.180
Accumulated depreciation
1st January 2016 (17.409) - (11.684) (29.094)
Depreciation charge (329) - (1.616) (1.945)
Disposals / Write-offs - - 14 14
Transfer to assets classified as held for sale (note 28) - - 24 24
31 December 2016 (17.738) - (13.262) (31.001)
Net book value at 31 December 2016 6.396 - 3.783 10.180
1 January 2017 24.134 - 17.045 41.180
Additions - - 1.096 1.096
Disposals / Write-offs - (120) (216) (216)
Transfer to assets classified as held for sale (note 28) - (5) -
Reclassifications (1.068) - - -
30 September 2017 23.066 (120) 17.920 40.986
Accumulated depreciation
1 January 2017 (17.738) - (13.262) (31.001)
Depreciation charge (308) - (1.149) (1.457)
Disposals / Write-offs - 179 179
Reclassifications 1.069 1.069
30 September 2017 (16.977) - (14.233) (31.210)
Net book value at 30 September 2017 6.089 (120) 3.687 9.776

for the period ended 30 September 2017

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

Software Total
COMPANY - Cost
1st January 2016 42 42
Additions 4 4
Transfer to assets classified as held for sale (8) (8)
31 December 2016 38 38
Accumulated depreciation
1st January 2016 (29) (29)
Depreciation charge (4) (4)
Transfer to assets classified as held for sale 24 24
31 December 2016 (10) (10)
Net book value at 31 December 2016 28 28
1 January 2017 38 38
Additions 8 8
30 September 2017 46 46
Accumulated depreciation
1 January 2011 (10) (10)
Depreciation charge (4) (4)
30 September 2017 (14) (14)
Net book value at 30 September 2017 32 32

The amount of € 6.089 thousand relates to the net value of the brand name: "Unisystems", with initial value of € 15.600 thousand, which has been acquired in 2007 with useful life of 30 years. The valuation for the aforementioned value is made using Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) at the end of the previous year. The key assumptions used by the Management to calculate future cash flows in order to conduct the impairment evaluation and the partial impairment for the pre mentioned asset are as follows: interest rate used to calculate present value 9,9%, sales increase 3%, gross margin of 16% and growth rate in perpetuity:1%.

10 Investment properties

The change of investment properties of the Group is as follows:

GROUP
30/9/2017 31/12/2016
Balance at the beginning of the year 8.230 8.230
Balance at the end of the period 8.230 8.230
Accumulated depreciation
Balance at the beginning of the year (5.385) (3.375)
Depreciations (7) (10)
Impairment - (2.000)
Balance at the end of the period (5.392) (5.385)
Net book value at the end of the period 2.838 2.845

The amount of € 2.838 thousand concerns the net book value of the subsidiary company's "UNISYSTEMS S.A." land, in Athens, which was acquired in 2006 with initial plan the construction of offices. The Group, taking into account the qualified value report and the circumstances in real estate market proceeded, in previous use, in partial deletion of € 2.000 thousand (adjustment to fair value) of the value of the above investment. In 2007 the management decided not to construct the mentioned offices. Thus, since this land is owned for long term investment other than short term disposal, based on the requirements of I.F.R.S. 40 «Investment Properties», it was transferred from Property, plant and equipment to Investment Properties.

The depreciation of € (7) thousand relates to small-scale installations associated with the above plot.

for the period ended 30 September 2017

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

11 Investments in subsidiaries

The movement of investment in subsidiaries is as follows:

COMPANY
30/9/2017 31/12/2016
Balance at the beginning of the year 77.012 80.297
Additions - 124
Acquisition of non-controling interests 2.400 -
Capital decrease of subsidiaries (16.131) (3.409)
Balance at the end of the period 63.281 77.012

In the closing period, the amount of € 16.131 thousand refers to:

  1. The share capital decrease of "Unisystems S.A."(100% subsidiary), by capital return of the shares of the BriQ Properties R.E.I.C. that Unisystems S.A. hold and cash, of total value € 5.670 thousand, and

  2. The share capital decrease with cash return of Quest Energy S.A. (55% subsidiary), amounting to € 10.461 thousand.

In previous year the amount of € (3.409) thousand consists of 1.492 thousand which relates to the 55 % share capital reduction of the subsidiary Quest Energy S.A. and € 1.917 thousand which relates to the capital return of subsidiary "Info Quest Technologies S.A."

Summarized financial information relating to subsidiaries:

30 September 2017

Name Country of
incorporation
Cost Impairment Carrying
amount
% interest
held
UNISYSTEMS S.A. Greece 66.947 (36.133) 30.814 100,00%
ACS S.A. Greece 23.713 (21.345) 2.368 100,00%
ISQUARE S.A. Greece 60 - 60 100,00%
QUEST ΕΝΕRGY S.A. Greece 5.167 - 5.167 100,00%
QUEST onLINE S.A. Greece 810 (810) - 100,00%
INFO QUEST Technologies S.A. Greece 29.017 (13.431) 15.586 100,00%
ISTORM S.A. Greece 3.157 - 3.157 100,00%
Diasimo Holdings Ltd Cyprus - - - 100,00%
CARDLINK S.A. (ex. U-YOU Ltd) Greece 6.106 - 6.106 85,00%
U-YOU S.A. (ex. INFOCARD S.A.) Greece 24 - 24 100,00%
135.000 (71.720) 63.281

31 December 2016

Name Country of
incorporation
Cost Impairment Carrying
amount
% interest
held
UNISYSTEMS S.A. Greece 72.617 (36.133) 36.484 100,00%
ACS S.A. Greece 23.713 (21.345) 2.368 100,00%
ISQUARE S.A. Greece 60 - 60 100,00%
QUEST ΕΝΕRGY S.A. Greece 13.228 - 13.228 55,00%
QUEST onLINE S.A. Greece 810 (810) - 100,00%
INFO QUEST Technologies S.A. Greece 29.017 (13.431) 15.586 100,00%
ISTORM S.A. Greece 3.157 - 3.157 100,00%
Diasimo Holdings Ltd Cyprus - - - 100,00%
CARDLINK S.A. (ex. U-YOU Ltd) Greece 6.106 - 6.106 85,00%
U-YOU S.A. (ex. INFOCARD S.A.) Greece 24 - 24 100,00%
148.731 (71.720) 77.012

for the period ended 30 September 2017

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

Under the provisions of IFRS on the valuation of subsidiaries (IAS 36 - Impairment of Assets) contributions have been valuated at the lower value between acquisition and recoverable value. The recoverable amount was determined at the end of the previous year 2016, using the method of the projected discounted cash flows (DCF) of the Group financial budgets which are approved by management. The Company's management believes that there are no indications of impairment of its subsidiaries value and that it approximates the fair.

In addition to the above subsidiaries, the Group consolidated financial statements also include the indirect investments as they are presented below:

  • The 100% held subsidiary of "ACS S.A.", "ACS Courier SH.pk.", which is established in Albania, the 100% held subsidiary of "ACS S.A.", "GPS" and the 100% subsidiary INVEST LIMITED based in the United Kingdom.
  • The subsidiaries of "Quest Energy S.A.": "Amalia Wind Farm of Viotia S.Α." (94.87% subsidiary), "Megalo Plai Wind Farm of Viotia S.Α". (94.87% subsidiary), "ALPENER S.A." (90% subsidiary), "Quest Aioliki Livadiou Larisas Ltd" (98.67% subsidiary), "Quest Aioliki Servion Kozanis Ltd" (98.67% subsidiary), "Quest Aioliki Distomou Megalo Plai Ltd" (98.67% subsidiary), «Quest Solar Almirou ltd» (98,67% subsidiary), «Drama Wind Farm ltd» (90% subsidiary), "Quest Aioliki Sidirokastrou Hortero Ltd" (98.67% subsidiary) and "Xilades E.E." (99% subsidiary).
  • The "Unisystems S.Α" subsidiary, "Unisystems B.V." (100% subsidiary) based in Holland and "Unisystems Türk Bilgi Teknolojileri A.Ş." (80% subsidiary) based in Turkey
  • «Unisystems Cyprus Ltd»'s subsidiary «Quest Rom Systems Integration & Services Ltd» had been renamed to «Unisystems information technology systems SLR and is based in Romania (100% subsidiary).

All the subsidiaries (direct & indirect) of the Company as well as the method of their consolidation are also mentioned in Note 24 (Periods unaudited by the tax authorities).

No other significant changes have been realized in "Investments in subsidiaries".

12 Investments in associates

GROUP COMPANY
30/9/2017 31/12/2016 30/9/2017 31/12/2016
Balance at the beginning of the year 837 943 700 700
Percentage of associates' profits / (losses) 106 137 - -
Disposals / Write off - (243) - -
Balance at the end of the period 944 837 700 700

"NUBIS S.A." (42,6% associate) and "Impact S.A." (21,5% associate) are also included as associates of the Company ("Quest Holdings").

30 September 2017

Name Country of
incorporation
Assets Liabilities Sales Profit % interest
held
PARKMOBILE HELLAS S.A. Greece 419 739 - - 40,00%
NUBIS S.A. Greece 856 1.022 - - 40,60%
Impact S.A. Greece 2.361 499 1.569 495 21,50%
3.636 2.260 1.569 495

31 December 2016

Name Country of
incorporation
Assets Liabilities Sales Profit % interest
held
PARKMOBILE HELLAS S.A. Greece 419 739 - 11 40,00%
NUBIS S.A. Greece 599 333 - - 29,98%
Impact S.A. Greece 2.159 391 1.903 742 21,50%
3.177 1.463 1.903 752

for the period ended 30 September 2017

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

13 Available - for - sale financial assets

GROUP COMPANY
30/9/2017 31/12/2016 30/9/2017 31/12/2016
Balance at the beginning of the year 4.531 5.846 4.250 5.529
Disposals - (50) - (50)
Impairment - (1.570) - (1.229)
Additions 362 308 200 -
Other 8 (3) - -
Balance at the end of the period 4.901 4.531 4.450 4.250
Non-current assets 4.707 4.378 4.450 4.250
Current assets 194 154 - -
4.901 4.531 4.450 4.250

The available-for-sale financial assets include mainly investments in mutual funds and EU member bonds and investments in unquoted shares. The Group establishes the fair values of unlisted securities by using refined valuation techniques and estimates in order to reflect the market's specific circumstances at the financial statements date. The fair values of listed shares are based on bid prices the date of the financial statement.

The value of the non-current available-for-sale financial assets for the Company amounts to € 4.231 thousand in the prior year, which relates to Company's investments in a percentage rating from 25% to 38%. However, the Company is not capable of exercising a significant influence to them, since other shareholders are controlling them either individually or in an agreement between them. For the above mentioned reason, the Company classifies the companies IASON S.A. (33,5% percentage), AMERICAN COMPUTERS & ENGINEERS HELLAS S.A. (35,48% percentage) and TEKA SYSTEMS S.A. (25% percentage) in the category "Available-for-sale financial assets".

The Company at year-end 2016 had made a revaluation of such securities by using discounted cash flows and had formed impairment provisions of € 1.229 thousand.

Furthermore, the Company's management estimates that there are no further indications of impairment of available for sale financial assets and that this approximates the fair.

14 Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

GROUP COMPANY
30/9/2017 31/12/2016 30/9/2017 31/12/2016
Balance at the beginning of the year - 649 - 649
Additions 6.313 296 2.079 296
Disposals (2.076) (776) (2.061) (776)
Revaluation at fair value (4) (169) (4) (169)
Balance at the end of the period 4.233 - 14 -

The Financial Assets at fair value through P&L comprise listed shares. The fair values of listed securities are based on published period-end bid prices at the financial information date.

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

15 Share capital

Number of
shares
Ordinary
shares
Share
premium
Total
1st January 2016 11.962.443 5.981 39.413 45.394
Share Capital decrease - (6.446) - (6.446)
Cancellation of treasury shares (40.912) (12) (138) (150)
Share Capital Increase Expenses - - (313) (313)
Reclassifications to retained earnings - - 1.200 1.200
Capitalization of Reserves - 40.056 (40.056) -
31 December 2016 11.921.531 39.579 106 39.685
1 January 2017 11.921.531 39.579 106 39.685
Share Capital decrease - (27.420) - (27.420)
30 September 2017 11.921.531 12.160 106 12.266

The shareholders decided at the General Meeting of June 1st, 2016, which amended the Articles of Association, the Company's share capital was reduced by twelve thousand two hundred seventy-three euros and sixty cents (12.273,60) through the cancellation of forty thousand nine hundred twelve (40.912) own shares, with nominal value of thirty cents (€ 0,30) each. In addition, the General Meeting of Shareholders decided the increase of the company's share capital by € 40.056.344,16 by increasing the nominal value of each share by € 3,36 with capitalization of share premium.

Thus, the share capital amounted to forty-three million six hundred thirty-two thousand eight hundred three euros and forty-six cents (€ 43.632.803,46) divided into eleven million nine hundred twenty-one thousand five hundred thirty-one (11.921.531) shares of nominal value of € 3.66 each.

The Shareholders' Extraordinary General Meeting, held on the 4th of November 2016, decided to decrease the share capital of the Company, return € 4.053.320,54 to shareholders by reducing the nominal value of the share by € 0.34.

After this reduction, the share capital will amount to € 39.579.482,92 divided into eleven million nine hundred twenty-one thousand five hundred thirty-one (11.921.531) shares of nominal value of € 3,32 each.

The Extraordinary General Assembly of Shareholders held on 7 April 2017, due to the postponement from 17 March 2017, decided on the decrease of the company's share capital by € 27,419,512.30 with the corresponding decrease in the shares' nominal value from € 3.32 to € 1.02 and the return in kind instead of cash of one (1) share of the 100% subsidiary under corporate name "BriQ Properties Real Estate Investment Societe Anonyme" trading as "BriQ Properties REIC" each having a nominal value of € 2.33 for one (1) Quest Holdings SA share.

At the end of the current period, the Company held 7.899 treasury shares with an average price of € 5.71 per share.

16 Borrowings

GROUP COMPANY
30/9/2017 31/12/2016 30/9/2017 31/12/2016
Non-current borrowings
Bank borrowings 2.745 2.283 - -
Borrowings from related parties 150 150 - -
Finance lease liabilities 11.598 14.733 - -
Bonds 4.313 6.070 - -
Total non-current borrowings 18.805 23.236 - -
Current borrowings
Bank borrowings 13.109 16.256 - -
Bonds 2.100 2.168 - -
Finance lease liabilities 4.737 4.413 - -
Total current borrowings 19.946 22.837 - -
Total borrowings 38.751 46.073 - -

for the period ended 30 September 2017

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

The Group has approved credit lines with financial institutions amounting to euro 74 million and the Company to euro 0,5 million. Short term borrowings fair values reach their book values.

The movement of borrowings is analyzed as follows:

GROUP COMPANY
30/9/2017 31/12/2016 30/9/2017 31/12/2016
Balance at the beginning of the year 46.073 74.399 - -
Repayment of borrowings (12.414) (25.868) - -
Proceeds of borrowings 3.628 13.204 - -
Disposal of subsidiaries - (15.661)
Balance at the end of the period 38.751 46.073 - -

Both the Company and the Group are not exposed to exchange risk since the total of borrowings for 3rd quarter of 2016 was in euro.

GROUP COMPANY
30/9/2017 31/12/2016 30/9/2017 31/12/2016
Between 1 and 2 years 8.528 7.949 - -
Between 2 and 3 years 8.025 8.039 - -
Between 3 and 5 years 2.252 7.248 - -
Over 5 years - - - -
18.805 23.236 - -

The Company is exposed to interest rate changes that domain in the market and which affect its financial position and cash flow. The cost of borrowing is possible to either increase or decrease as a result of the above mentioned fluctuations.

The finance leasing liabilities relate to the subsidiary company Cardlink contracts for the supply of credit card terminals (POS).

Bond Loans

Unisystems S.A.

On July 1st, 2011, Unisystems S.A. (100% subsidiary) signed the issuance of a bond loan amounting € 6 million. The bond loan, signed with NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE SA, has a six-year maturity and its scope is to finance the company's office building construction of 8.458 sq. meters, located in Kallithea, Attica. The capital of the loan will be repaid in 10 equal semi-annual installments starting June 30, 2013 and a final payment date on 31 December 2017. The interest rate is the three-month Euribor plus 4.50% margin.

Unisystems S.A must maintain throughout the duration of the loan satisfactory capital adequacy, profitability and liquidity, as defined by the following financial indices:

  • (1) EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciations and amortizations) over Financial Expense minus Financial Income to be throughout the bond loan greater or equal to 5.
  • (2) Total loans (-) Cash and cash equivalents over EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciations and amortizations) to be throughout the bond loan less or equal to 4.
  • (3) The sum of Short term and long-term Liabilities to the total Equity to be throughout the bond loan less or equal to 2,5.

The measurement of the above mentioned financial indicators takes place on an annual basis, based on the annual financial statements of the issuer.

For the above agreement a mortgage is needed, with 130% of the amount of the loan, € 7.8 million (€ 7.800.000).

These indicators were achieved at the end of the previous year.

The measurement of the above mentioned financial indicators takes place on an annual basis, based on the annual financial statements of the issuer.

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

Cardlink S.A.

On November 25, 2015, Cardlink S.A. signed a bond loan with Alpha Bank of € 6.750 thousand with three-month Euribor rate plus 4.50% margin. The repayment of the loan will be in 13 quarterly installments of € 300 thousand starting on 30.06.2017. Based on the repayment plan the last installment of € 663 thousand will be paid on 30.06.2020.

On May 8, 2015 Cardlink S.A. signed a long term loan with Eurobank amounting € 2.740 thousand with three-month Euribor rate plus 4.75% margin. The repayment of the loan will be in 12 quarterly installments of € 228 thousand starting on 11.08.2017. Based on the repayment plan the last (12th installment) of € 228 thousand will be repaid on May 11, 2020.

17 Contingencies

The Group and the Company have contingencies in respect of bank guarantees, guarantees and other matters arising in the ordinary course of business from which Management is confident that no material liability will arise.

The contingent liabilities are analysed as follows:

GROUP COMPANY
30/9/2017 31/12/2016 30/9/2017 31/12/2016
Letters of guarantee to customers securing contract performance 6.171 8.943 - -
Letters of guarantee to participations in contests 1.643 1.732 - -
Letters of guarantee for credit advance 1.115 1.298 - -
Guarantees to banks on behalf of subsidiaries 56.790 65.085 56.790 65.085
Letters of guarantee to creditors on behalf of subsidiaries 13.975 13.975 13.975 13.975
Other 9.683 8.581 - -
89.377 99.614 70.765 79.060

In addition to the above, the following specific issues should be noted:

The tax obligations of the Group are not final since there are prior periods which have not been inspected by the tax authorities. Note 24 presents the last periods inspected by the tax authorities for each company in the Group.

Furthermore, there are various legal cases against companies of the Group for which the Management estimates that no additional material liabilities will arise.

18 Guarantees

In the end of the current period the liens and mortgages on the Group's and Company's land and buildings are as follows:

A) On 17.7.2013 was registered a mortgage on property owned by the subsidiary «Unisystems» located in Kallithea, Attika, road O. Kanakidi and Th. Kosmeridi in favour of National Bank of Greece for € 7.800 thousand.

The rest of the Group's borrowings are secured by guarantees The Company has provided.

19 Commitments

Capital commitments

At the financial information date, September 30st, 2017, there are no capital expenditures that has been contracted for the Group and the Company.

Operating lease commitments

The Group leases mechanical equipment under operating leases. Total future lease payments under operating leases are as follows:

for the period ended 30 September 2017

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

GROUP COMPANY
30/9/2017 31/12/2016 30/9/2017 31/12/2016
Not later than 1 year 4.828 2.841 124 4
Later than 1 year but not later than 5 years 14.674 7.750 491 -
Later than 5 years 11.731 1.989 484 -
31.233 12.581 1.100 4

20 Income tax expense

Income tax expense of the Group and Company for the period ended September 30st, 2017 and September 30st, 2016 respectively was:

GROUP COMPANY
01/01-30/9/2017 01/01-30/9/2016 01/01-30/9/2017 01/01-30/9/2016
Current tax (3.851) (4.341) - (128)
Deferred tax (1.789) 550 (106) (340)
Total (5.640) (3.791) (106) (468)

In addition, the cumulative provision for future tax liability concerning tax unaudited periods for September 30st, 2017 and September 30st, 2016 were as follows:

GROUP COMPANY
30/9/2017 31/12/2016 30/9/2017 31/12/2016
Provision for unaudited years 1.407 1.407 - -

The Company and its Greek subsidiaries of the Group for the year ended on 31/12/2016, as well as for the years from 2011 to 2016, have not calculated additional provisions, as the tax audit for the year ended had already been performed by the statutory auditors. The Management of the companies of the group does not expect significant tax liabilities beyond those recognized and reported in the financial statements.

Current income tax, for the Company and the domestic subsidiaries, has been calculated using the tax rate of the period of 2017 (29%) and of the previous year 2016 (29%). Concerning the abroad subsidiaries, in order for the current tax expense to be calculated, domestic tax rates have been used. Tax over profit before taxes of the Company differs to the theoretical amount which would arise in case of using the weighted average tax rate of the company's' Country of origin.

21 Dividends

There is no proposal for dividend distribution.

for the period ended 30 September 2017

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

22 Related party transactions

The following transactions were carried out with related parties:

GROUP COMPANY
1/1/2017 -
31/3/2017
1/1/2016 -
31/3/2016
1/1/2017 -
31/3/2017
1/1/2016 -
31/3/2016
i) Sales of goods and services
Sales of goods to: 3.286 3.042 - -
- Other indirect subsidiaries 3 1 - -
- Other related parties 3.283 3.041 - -
Sales of services to: 473 648 660 2.049
-Unisystems Group - - 390 1.207
-Info Quest Technologies - - 128 555
-ACS - - - 3
-iStorm - - 8 6
-iSquare - - 68 139
- Other direct subsidiaries - - 56 137
- Other indirect subsidiaries 35 21 9 1
- Other related parties 438 627 1 -
Dividends 337 442 3.339 1.768
4.097 4.132 3.999 3.817
ii) Purchases of goods and services
Purchases of goods from: 150 8 - -
- Other related parties 150 8 - -
Purchases of services from: 532 72 142 74
-Unisystems - - 22 27
-Info Quest Technologies - - 28 46
- Other direct subsidiaries - - 60 1
- Other related parties 461 2 30 -
682 80 142 74
iii) Benefits to management
Salaries and other short-term employment benefits 1.283 1.660 36 95
1.283 1.660 36 95

for the period ended 30 September 2017

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

iv) Period end balances from sales-purchases of goods / servises / dividends
GROUP COMPANY
30/9/2017 31/12/2016 30/9/2017 31/12/2016
Receivables from related parties:
-Unisystems - - 151 148
-Info Quest Technologies - - 12 43
-ACS - - 4 -
-iSquare - - 10 13
- Other direct subsidiaries - - 10 75
- Other indirect subsidiaries 220 83 216 60
- Other related parties 2.432 1.591 21 -
2.651 1.674 424 338
Obligations to related parties:
-Unisystems - - - 1
-Info Quest Technologies - - 3 3
-ACS - - 1
-iStorm - - - -
-iSquare - - - -
- Other direct subsidiaries - - - 3
- Other indirect subsidiaries 12 6 - -
- Other related parties 74 55 4 -
86 61 7 8
v) Receivables from management personel - - - -
vi) Payables to management personel - - - -

Services from, and, to related parties as well as sales and purchases of goods, take place on the basis of the price lists in force with non-related parties.

23 Earnings per share

Basic and diluted

Basic and diluted earnings/ (losses) per share are calculated by dividing profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent entity, by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period, and excluding any ordinary treasury shares that were bought by the Company.

Continuing operations

GROUP
01/01/2017-
30/9/2017
01/01/2016-
31/3/2016
Earnings/ (Losses) from continuing operations attributable to equity
holders of the Company
5.539 6.288
Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue (in thousand) 11.922 11.922
Basic earnings/ (losses) per share (Euro per share) 0,4646 0,5274

for the period ended 30 September 2017

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

24 Periods unaudited by the tax authorities

The unaudited by the tax authorities years for each company of the Group, are as follows:

Company Name Website Country of
incorporation
%
Participation
(Direct)
%
Participation
(Indirect)
Consolidation
Method
Unaudited years
** Quest Holdings S.A. www.quest.gr - - - - 2010 & 2014-2016
* Unisystems S.A. www.unisystems.com Greece 100,00% 100,00% Full 2010 & 2014-2016
- Unisystems Belgium S.A. - Belgium 99,84% 100,00% Full 2009-2010
- Unisystems B.V. Holland 100,00% 100,00% Full -
- Unisystems Türk Bilgi Teknolojileri A.Ş. - Turkey 80,00% 80,00% Full -
- Parkmobile Hellas S.A. - Greece 40,00% 40,00% Equity Method 2007-2010
- Unisystems Cyprus Ltd - Cyprus 100,00% 100,00% Full 2007-2010
- Unisystems Information Technology Systems SRL - Romania 100,00% 100,00% Full 2007-2010
* ACS S.A. www.acscourier.net Greece 100,00% 100,00% Full 2010 & 2014-2016
- ACS Courier SH.p.k. - Albania 100,00% 100,00% Full 2005-2010
- GPS INVEST LIMITED www.genpost.gr United Kingdom 100,00% 100,00% Full -
- GPS Postal Services IKE Greece 100,00% 100,00% Full -
* Quest Energy S.A. www.questenergy.gr Greece 100,00% 100,00% Full 2010
- Wind farm of Viotia Amalia S.A. www.aioliko-amalia.gr Greece 97,88% 97,88% Full 2010 & 2014-2016
- Wind farm of Viotia Megalo Plai S.A. www.aioliko-megaloplai.gr Greece 97,88% 97,88% Full 2010 & 2014-2016
- ALPENER S.A. www.alpener.gr Greece 100,00% 100,00% Full 2010 & 2014-2016
- Quest Aioliki Livadiou Larisas Ltd - Greece 98,67% 98,67% Full 2010 & 2014-2016
- Quest Aioliki Servion Kozanis Ltd - Greece 98,67% 98,67% Full 2010 & 2014-2016
- Quest Aioliki Distomou Megalo Plai Ltd - Greece 98,67% 98,67% Full 2010 & 2014-2016
- Quest Aioliki Sidirokastrou Hortero Ltd Greece 98,67% 98,67% Full 2010 & 2014-2016
- Quest Solar Αlmirou Ltd Greece 98,67% 98,67% Full -
- Quest Solar S.A. Greece 100,00% 100,00% Full 2010
- Xylades Energeiaki E.E. - Greece 99,00% 99,00% Full -
* iSquare S.A. www.isquare.gr Greece 100,00% 100,00% Full 2010 & 2014-2016
iQbility M Ltd www.iqbility.com Greece 100,00% 100,00% Full -
* Info Quest Technologies S.A. www.infoquest.gr Greece 100,00% 100,00% Full 2010 & 2014-2016
* Cardlink S.A. www.cardlink.gr Greece 100,00% 85,00% Full 2010 & 2014-2016
* iStorm S.A. www.store.istorm.gr Greece 100,00% 100,00% Full 2010 & 2014-2016
- iStorm Cyprus ltd - Cyprus 100,00% 100,00% Full -
* QuestOnLine S.A. www.qol.gr Greece 100,00% 100,00% Full 2010 & 2014-2016
* U-YOU S.A. www.you.gr Greece 100,00% 100,00% Full 2014-2014
* DIASIMO Holding ltd - Cyprus 100,00% 100,00% Full 2010 & 2014-2016
- Blue onar ltd - Cyprus 50,00% 50,00% Equity Method -
* Nubis S.A. www.nubis.gr Greece 29,98% 29,98% Equity Method -
* Impact S.A. www.impact.gr Greece 21,50% 21,50% Equity Method -

* Direct investment ** Parent Company

25 Number of employees

Number of employees at end of period: Group 1.558, Company 4 and the end of the previous year: Group 1.506, Company 4.

26 Seasonality

The Group has significant dispersion of activities, as a result there are not sighs of seasonality. The sales of the quarter approach proportionality the total year sales.

27 Non-current tax assets

The amount of euro 12.706 thousand in the account of long-term tax assets to the Company and the Group relates to a tax advance tax of 5% on the sale price (€330.000 thousand) of the subsidiary "Q Telecommunication" in 2006.

The Company, for the above fact and under the current legislation has formed special taxed reserve of € 203.556 thousand in retained earnings, which in case of it distribution, or a proportion of it, it will deduct at the percentage of 5% of that which had already been advanced.

Specifically, in 2006 (as detailed in the respective annual financial report) the company (formerly Info-Quest S.A.) decided to spin off the telecommunications branch and sale it for € 330.000 thousand and profit before taxes € 241.232 thousand. Based on L.2238 / ar.13, 5% tax withheld on the sale price, which stands at the recoverable amount of € 12.706 thousand.

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

28 Non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations

The Board of Directors of the companies "Quest Holdings S.A." and its subsidiary "Unisystems Commercial Information Technology Systems S.A." decided on the incorporation of a Real Estate Investment Societe Anonyme (REIC), pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 2778/1999 and the submission of an application to the Hellenic Capital Market Commission for a license to operate an REIC in accordance with para. 4 of art. 21 of Law No. 2778/1999.

During the Hellenic Capital Market Commission Board meeting under no. 757/31.5.2016, it was decided to grant an operating license to the under incorporation subsidiary with corporate name "BriQ Properties Real Estate Investment Company to operate as: a) a Public Real Estate Investment Company pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 2778/1999 and b) an internal management Alternative Investment Organization according to the provisions of Law No. 4209/2013.

October 7, 2016 marks the signing of the incorporation contract of the subsidiary "BriQ Properties REIC" pursuant to the company's Ordinary General Assembly decision taken on 1 June 2016 and the decision taken at the "Unisystems SA" Ordinary General Assembly on 9 June 2016.

The Company and its subsidiary "Unisystems SA" contributed property and cash totaling € 27,777,167.23 to the subsidiary "BriQ Properties REIC", which also constituted its initial share capital in accordance with the decisions of the above Ordinary General Assemblies and the decision no. 3/757/31.5.2016 of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission Board, which granted the operating license to "BriQ Properties REIC" to operate as a Public Real Estate Investment Company pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 2778/1999 and an internal management Alternative Investment Organization according to the provisions of case (b), para. 1 of art. 5 of Law No. 4209/2013.

An Extraordinary General Assembly of the Company's Shareholders was held on 07 April 2017 (due to the postponement from 17/03/2017) which unanimously approved the decrease of the share capital with the decrease of the share's nominal value by €2.30 per share and the return of the capital decrease to the shareholders in kind (shares in the company "BriQ Properties Real Estate Investment Company"), subject to the statutory decisions by the Hellenic Capital Market Commission and the Athens Stock Exchange. The "BriQ Properties REIC" shares will be listed on the Athens Stock Exchange in accordance with existing legislation.

According to the above, the assets that were reclassified in group of assets, the values in use and their valuations at fair value, as these arise from the valuation reports of the certified assessors, are presented below:

Square Group Company
Property Address meters Net book Fair value Impairment Net book Fair value Impairment
Warehouse building Loutrou 65 / Acharnes Attiki 3.903 2.245 1.650 595 - - -
Warehouse building Kifisou Av. 125-127 / Ag.Ioannis Rentis 7.948 6.870 4.050 2.820 6.870 4.050 2.820
Office building Al.Pantou 19-23 / Kallithea Attiki 6.601 6.986 4.970 2.016 6.986 4.970 2.016
Office building Al Pantou 25 / Kallithea Attiki 6.276 2.646 5.720 -3.074 2.646 5.720 -3.074
Office building Al.Pantou 27 / Kallithea Attiki 1.347 833 1.385 -552 833 1.385 -552
Office building Argiroupoleos 2a / Kallithea Attiki 3.765 2.648 3.860 -1.212 2.648 3.860 -1.212
Warehouse building Kifisou Av. 119 / Ag.Ioannis Rentis 6.118 7.129 3.140 3.989 7.129 3.140 3.989
29.357 24.775 4.582 27.112 23.125 3.987

As mentioned earlier, the incorporation of the REIC and contribution of the property in question was finalized in 2016. Thus, the property that had initially been classified as "Non-current assets held for sale" from the "Tangible assets" category was contributed to the subsidiary "BriQ Properties REIC".

Further to the completion of the above, the Company's holding in the subsidiary "BriQ Properties REIC" was classified under the "Assets held for sale" category. Moreover, the subsidiary's total assets and liabilities are presented under the same category in the Group's financial statements.

Below is a brief presentation of the progress of the assets held for sale from the reclassification of the Tangible and Intangible assets until the incorporation of the subsidiary "BriQ Properties REIC":

for the period ended 30 September 2017

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

GROUP COMPANY
30/9/2017 31/12/2016 30/9/2017 31/12/2016
Balance at the beginning of the year 27.329 24.775 23.247 23.125
Transfer from tangible assets (Note 7) (2) 60 - 60
Transfer from intangible assets (Note 9) 5 (16) - (16)
Cash contribution - 2.957 - 77
Share Capital Decrease of the subsidiary Unisystems in
kind (Shares of BriQ Properties R.E.I.C.)
- - 4.539 -
Profit/ (losses) after tax 474 (449) - -
Profit/ (losses) from Carve-out (386) - (386) -
Capital return in kind (BriQ Properties REIC shares) (27.420) - (27.420) -
Other - 3 - -
Balance at the end of the period (0) 27.329 - 23.247
Current Assets - 27.796 - 23.247
Current Liabilities - 467 - -
- 27.329 - 23.247

The amount of euro 27,786 thousand (euro 23,247 thousand in the prior year) in the Company corresponds to its 100% holding in the share capital of BriQ Properties REIC.

The amount of EURO 28,515 thousand and euro 757 thousand in the Group corresponds to the above subsidiary's incorporation in the non-current assets held for sale category.

From the Company's previous fiscal period, the operations that arise from this holding are also considered "discontinued operations" due to their significance in the results of the latter according to IFRS 5.

Specifically, the financial results of the Company's discontinued operations and for the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year are:

Discontinued
Operations
Sales -
Cost of sales -
Gross profit -
Selling expenses -
Administrative expenses (312)
Other operating income / (expenses) net 1.551
Other profit / (loss) net -
Operating profit 1.239
Finance income -
Finance costs -
Finance costs - net -
Profit/ (Loss) before income tax 1.239
Income tax expense -
Profit/ (Loss) after tax for the period 1.239

The cash flows from discontinued operations of the Company are as follows:

Q3 2016

Cash flow from operating activities: Euro 1.239 thousand. Cash flow from investing activities: Euro (238) thousand. Cash flow from financing activities: Euro 0 thousand. Total Cash flow from discontinued operations: Euro 1.001 thousand

The Extraordinary General Assembly of Shareholders held on 7 April 2017, due to the postponement from 17 March 2017, decided on the decrease of the Company's share capital by € 27,419,512.30 with the corresponding decrease in the shares' nominal value from € 3.32 to € 1.02 and the return in kind instead of cash of one (1) share of the 100% subsidiary under corporate name "BriQ Properties Real Estate Investment Company" trading as "BriQ Properties REIC" each having a nominal value of € 2.33 for one (1) Quest Holdings SA share.

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

Following the above decrease, the company's share capital amounts to € 12,159,961.62 divided into 11,921.531 ordinary registered shares, each having a nominal value of € 1.02. The Ministry of Economy & Development approved the amendment of the relevant article in the Company's statute with decision no. 43596/12-4-2017. During its meeting on 18.07.2017, the Steering Committee of Hellenic Exchanges of the Athens Stock Exchange was informed of this corporate act. Further to the above, the withdrawal of the right to return in kind and the temporary suspension of the company's share trading was effected on 25.07.2017. Quest Holdings SA shareholders that were registered on 26.07.2017 (record date) were the return in kind beneficiaries. The re-trading date of the Quest Holdings SA shares with the new nominal value of € 1.02 per share was the same as the date that the "BriQ Properties REIC" shares traded on the Main Market of the Athens Stock Exchange. July 26, 2017 marked the Hellenic Capital Market Commission's approval for the submitted listing particulars concerning the listing of shares on the Athens Stock Exchange and the Athens Stock Exchange's approval of the listing of shares. Trading of the aforementioned shares on the Athens Stock Exchange commenced on 31 July 2017.

29 Business Combination

The Company in 2017 acquired the 99% of the share capital of the company "Xilades E.E.", through its 55% subsidiary company "Quest Energy S.A." (note 11).

The goodwill of this acquisition was determined based on the accounting value of the acquired and is temporary.

The calculation of fair value of assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities acquired, the purchase price allocation (PPA) and the finalization of the resulting goodwill will have concluded within 12 months from the time of acquisition in accordance with IFRS 3 (business combinations).

Below is the calculation of the final goodwill acquisition of that subsidiary:

Purchase consideration :

- Cash paid 1.500.000
- Direct costs related to the acquisition -
Total purchase consideration 1.500.000
Book
Value
Assets
Non-current assets 2.284
Short-term receivables 385
Cash and cash equivalents 194
Total assets 2.863
Liabilities
Long-term liabilities 163
Short-term liabilities 1.530
Total liabilities 1.693
Net assets 1.170
Percentage (%) acquired 99,00%
Net assets acquired 1.158
Consideration paid in cash 1.500
Assets acquired 1.170
Goodwill 342
Consideration paid in cash 1.500
Total Consideration 1.500
Cash on acquisition date 194
Net cash out flow 1.306

(Amounts presented in thousand Euro except otherwise stated)

The financial statements of "Cardlink SA" incorporated in the financial statements with the full consolidation method for the first time on June 30, 2017.

30 Events after the balance sheet date of issuance

Share Capital reduction of the Company

The General Assembly on 19/11/2017 of the Company decided the reduction of share capital by reducing the nominal value of the shares by € 0.34 per share and returning the amount to shareholders in cash.

According to the above decision, the share capital of the Company reduced by four million, fifty-three thousand, three hundred twenty euros and fifty-four cents (€ 4.053.320,54) by reducing the nominal value of each share by € 0,34 in order to return capital by cash to shareholders. Thus, the share capital amounts to thirty-nine million, five hundred seventy-nine thousand, four hundred eighty-two euros and ninety-two cents (€ 39.579.482,92) divided into eleven million, nine hundred twenty-one thousand, five hundred thirty-one (11.921.531) common registered shares of nominal value of three euros thirty-two cents (€ 3,32) each."

No further events have arisen after the financial information date.

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