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Robertet Interim / Quarterly Report 2019

Oct 21, 2019

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 2019

SUMMARY

STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE PERIOD 4
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 5
BALANCE SHEET 6
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY 7
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW 8
ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN WORKING CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS 9
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 10
BUSINESS REPORT FOR THE 1ST HALF OF 2019 28
CERTIFICATION OF THE HALF-YEARLY FINANCIAL REPORT 31
STATUTORY AUDITOR'S REPORT 33
THE ROBERTET GROUP 35

  • STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE PERIOD •
  • STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
    • BALANCE SHEET •
  • CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
    • STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW •

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 30 JUNE 2019

STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE PERIOD in thousands of euros

NOTE 30-June-19 30-June-18 31-Dec-18
Sale of products 12 287 710 270 931 524 901
REVENUE FROM ORDINARY ACTIVITIES 287 710 270 931 524 901
Other operating income 872 1 482 3 407
Purchases consumed -133 158 -124 452 -241 820
External expenses -39 277 -40 617 -80 226
Personel cost -58 601 -55 279 -110 233
Taxes and duties - 5 367 -6 163 -10 207
Depreciation, amortization,provisions and reversals 13 -11 364 -9 806 -16 826
Other operating expenses -36 -125 -148
CURRENT OPERATING INCOME 12 40 778 35 971 68 848
Asset disposals 98 29
OPERATING INCOME 40 876 36 000 68 848
Income from cash and cash equivalents 132 19 72
Gross cost of financial debt -830 --453 -915
Net financial cost 14 -698 -434 -843
Other financial income and expenses 14 794 1 393 1 425
INCOME BEFORE TAXES 40 972 36 959 69 430
Current and deferred taxes 15 -11 716 -9 267 -17 611
Share in the net income of equity affiliates 245 -3 119
NET INCOME OF CONSOLIDATED COMPANIES 29 256 27 691 51 819
NET INCOME OF THE CONSOLIDATED GROUP 29 501 27 688 51 938
Net income attributable to minority interest 80 36 187
NET INCOME (Group share) 12 29 422 27 652 51 751
NET INCOME PER EXISTING SHARE (in euros) 12,75 12,00 22,45
BASIC NET INCOME PER SHARE (in euros) 17 12,76 12,00 22,41
DILUTED NET INCOME (in euros) 17 12,76 12,00 22,41

Certain items in the income statement have been impacted by the application of IFRS 16. These are the following items :

• "External charges", by cancelling a rent charge of €1.7 million ;

• "Depreciation, amortization, provisions and reversals", by amortizing €1.5 million over the period of the right of use;€ ;

•"Financial income and expenses", by recognizing an interest expense on rental obligations of €0.3 million.

This new standard therefore has a positive impact on Ebitda (1), a key performance indicator, for an amount of €1.7 million.

(1) This is current operating income before depreciation, amortization, provisions and reversals and excluding other operating expenses (considered non-current).

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME in thousands of euros

NOTE 30-June-19 30-June-18 31-Dec-18
Income net 29 501 27 688 51 938
Recyclable components 1 084 1 524 3 371
Currency translation differential EVCP(1) 1 084 1 524 3 363
Effective portion of gains and losses
on hedging instruments
12
Relative tax impact on hedging instruments -4
Non-recyclable components -688 30 121
Actuarial gains and losses on pension benefits 9 -1 012 45 184
Tax impact on actuarial gains and losses 324 -16 -63
Global Income EVCP(1) 29 897 29 242 55 430
Income attributable to shareholders
of Robertet SA
EVCP(1) 29 818 29 197 55 243
Income attributable to minority interests EVCP(1) 80 45 187

(1) SCSE : Statement of changes in shareholders' equity

BALANCE SHETT in thousands of euros

NOTE 30-June-19 31-Dec-18
NON-CURRENT ASSETS 215 079 200 050
GOODWILL 3 27 621 27 621
INTANGIBLE ASSETS 1 689 1 710
TANGIBLE ASSETS 4 155 322 153 274
RIGHTS OF USE 4 12 003
FINANCIAL ASSETS 5 14 708 14 041
INVESTISSEMENT IN ASSETS 2 421 2 304
DEFERRED TAXES 15 1 315 1 099
CURRENT ASSETS 446 725 419 474
INVENTORIES AND WORK IN PROGRESS 6 191 916 187 746
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND RELATED ACCOUNTS 7 130 567 107 753
OTHER RECEIVABLES AND PREPAID EXPENSES 8 18 661 15 445
CURRENT TAX ASSETS 8 608 3 568
OTHER CURRENT FINANCIAL ASSETS 94 594
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 104 879 104 368
TOTAL ASSETS 661 804 619 524
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 427 946 410 959
CAPITAL 5 769 5 763
SHARE PREMIUMS 12 432 12 432
CONSOLIDATED RESERVES 408 477 391 575
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (GROUP SHARE) 426 678 409 770
MINORITY INTERESTS 1 268 1 189
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 95 757 93 306
PROVISIONS - LONG-TERM PORTION 9 13 188 11 555
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES - LONG-TERM PORTION 10 62 576 72 172
RENTAL DEBTS - LONG-TERM PORTION 11 032
DEFERRED TAXES 15 8 961 9 578
CURRENT LIABILITIES 138 101 115 259
PROVISIONS - SHORT-TERM PORTION 9 1 716 1 858
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES - CURRENT PORTION 10 51 063 38 479
RENTAL DEBTS - SHORT-TERM PORTION 2 293
CURRENT TAX LIABILITIES 4 969 4 019
SUPPLIERS 41 533 36 393
OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES 11 36 526 34 510
TOTAL LIABILITIES 661 804 619 524

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN CONSOLIDATED SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY in thousands of euros

Capital Premiums Consolidated
reserve
Conversion Group share
Equity
interests
Minority
Total shareholders
equity
Total shareholders' equity as of 31 December 2017 5 756 12 432 346 662 -344 364 506 1 481 365 988
Overall income 27 681 1 515 29 197 45 29 242
Dividends paid -11 987 -11 987 -11 987
Changes in scope of consolidation -25 -25 -25
Allocation of free shares 537 537 537
Other variations 31 31 31
Total other changes in shareholders' equity -11 443 -11 443 -11 443
Total shareholders' equity as of 30 June 2018 5 756 12 432 362 900 1 171 382 259 1 526 383 786
Total shareholders' equity as of 31 December 2018 5 763 12 432 388 556 3 019 409 770 1 189 410 959
Overall income 28 734 1 084 29 818 80 29 897
Dividends paid -12 922 -12 922 -12 922
Changes in scope of consolidation
Allocation of free shares 808 808 808
Capital increase 6 -6
Impact of IFRS16 (1) -1 047 -1 047 -1 047
Other variations 251 251 251
Total other changes in shareholders' equity 6 -12 917 -12 911 -12 911
Total shareholders' equity as of June 30, 2019 5 769 12 432 404 373 4 103 426 677 1 269 427 946

(1) The "IFRS16" line corresponds to the impact on shareholders' equity at the opening of the effective date of IFRS 16 applicable as from 1 January 2019, for an amount of €1.0 million. Indeed, Robertet opted for the simplified retrospective method, the impact of the transition was thus recognized in shareholders' equity at the beginning of the 2019 financial year without restatement of previously published information

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW in thousands of euros

NOTE 30-June-19 30-June-18 31-Dec-18
Consolidated net income 17 29 422 27 652 51 751
Minority interests 80 36 187
Elimination of net income from EAE (Equity Affiliates and Minorities) 95 103 -19
Amortization of fixed tangible and intangible assets 13 10 010 8 135 16 135
Net allocations to provisions 241 807 33
(Gains) / losses on disposals of assets -98 -29
Charges and expenses without impact on cash flow 786 687 1 148
Current and deferred taxes 15 11 716 9 267 17 612
Cost of net financial debt 412 214 297
Impact of local re-evaluation 157 265
Operating cash flow
before cost of net financial debt and tax
52 628 46 872 87 409
Stock variations 6 -3 371 -11 079 -18 410
Change in trade and other receivables 7/8 -25 560 -23 253 2 244
Change in trade payables and other accounts payable 6 709 6 782 -3 214
Impact of changes in working capital requirements -22 583 -27 550 -19 380
Interest paid and received -440 -251 -310
Taxes paid -7 613 -7 714 -17 099
Net cash flow from operating activities 21 992 11 356 50 621
Industrial investments and finance leases 4 -11 235 -5 968 -17 027
Financial investments net of divestments -110 -1 581 -1 567
Disposal of assets 161 81 328
Dividends received 24
Impact of changes in the scope of consolidation -25 -25
Cash flow used in investing activities -11 160 -7 493 -18 291
Dividends paid out by the parent company EVCP(1) -12 922 -11 987 -11 987
Loans taken out 300 2 290 24 681
Loans reimbursed -11 989 -11 249 -25 696
Net change in other financial debts 637 -226 -41
Cash flow from financing activities -23 975 -21 171 -13 043
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 53 694 899
Overall changes in cash and cash equivalents -13 090 -16 614 20 186
Net cash and cash equivalents at fiscal year opening 90 126 69 940 69 940
Net cash and cash equivalents at fiscal year closing 77 036 53 326 90 126
Net cash : 30-june-19 30-June-18 31-Dec-18
Liquid assets 95 922 86 820 98 153
Investment securities 16 8 957 4 314 6 215
Bank overdrafts 10 -27 843 -37 808 -14 242
TOTAL 77 036 53 326 90 126

(1) SCSE : Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity

The effective date of IFRS 16 on 1 January 2019 changed the presentation of the statement of cash flows. Rent payments previously presented in net cash flow from operating activities are now deferred in net cash flow from financing activities (see Note 10).

ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN WORKING CAPITAL REQUIREMENT in thousands of euros

31-Dec-18 exchange and
other flows
Foreign
Cash flow 30-june-19
Inventories and work in progress 195 322 432 4 671 200 425
Trade and other accounts receivable 126 723 488 25 564 152 775
Payable to suppliers
and other accounts payable
-70 903 -447 -6 709 -78 059
Gross working capital requirement 251 141 473 23 527 275 142
Depreciation -11 100 -12 -944 -12 056
Net working capital requirement 240 040 461 22 583 263 085

NOTE TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT GENERAL INFORMATION AND EVENTS DURING THE PERIOD

The Robertet Group's condensed consolidated financial statements for the first half of 2019 include Robertet and its subsidiaries. Robertet is a Group fully focused on the conception, manufacture and marketing of aromatic products. Robertet is a company incorporated under French law, listed on the Paris Stock Exchange (Euronext compartment B), whose registered office is located at 37, avenue Sidi-Brahim, 06130 Grasse.

Robertet's condensed consolidated interim financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 17 September 2019.

As already described in the financial statements as of 31 December 2018, the new integration phase of Charabot is preparing for the merger of this entity into Robertet SA on 1 January 2020.

Meanwhile, the American company Charabot Inc. merged on January 1, 2019 into Robertet USA

NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF MAIN ACCOUNTING RULES AND METHODS

Basis for the preparation of the financial statements

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

The condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ending June 30, 2019 have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of IAS 34 on interim financial reporting. In accordance with the latter, only a selection of explanatory notes are included in these condensed financial statements. These notes may be supplemented by a reading of the consolidated financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2018. The accounting principles are identical to those applied for the consolidated financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2018.

The Group has not anticipated any standards and interpretations that are not mandatory in 2019.

For the presentation of the condensed half-year consolidated financial statements for the six months ending 30 June 2019, the Group has applied all the standards and interpretations that have taken effect at European level and are applicable to financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2019.

The new standards applicable in 2019 are as follows:

IFRS 16. Leases - Change in accounting policy

On 13 January 2016, the IASB published IFRS 16 to redefine the recognition, measurement and presentation of leases. IFRS 16 replaces IAS 17 and the associated IFRIC and SIC interpretations and removes, for lessees, the distinction previously made between "operating leases" and "finance leases". Lessees must now recognize all leases with a term of more than one year by recognizing an asset and a liability for the rights and obligations created by a lease.

The Group has opted for the simplified retrospective transition method, which consists of restating the amount of the residual rent liability at the transition date and recognizing the impact of the transition in opening equity without restating comparative information. It was also decided to use the simplification measures provided for in the standard and not to take into account leases with terms of less than twelve months or those for low-value assets.

Lease terms correspond to non-cancellable periods plus, where applicable, renewal options, the exercise of which by the Group is considered reasonably certain.

For the identification of contracts, the Group has developed a questionnaire to collect all the information relating to contracts, as required by the standard, and to carry out an initial impact study in 2018. For the purposes of the 2019 half-yearly closing, this inventory was completed with the new contracts. The company has implemented a software solution dedicated to the automated processing of lease contracts and the management of financial calculations of the effects of the standard.

The amortization periods of the rights of use used correspond to the terms of the contracts.

The discount rates used apply to the initial terms of the contracts and have been determined by taking into account the lessee's marginal debt rate. This rate was determined by taking into account the country risk of each entity. The conversion rates used for the simplified retrospective method are the average rates for the period.

In terms of presentation of the financial statements, the Group has chosen to isolate the rights of use on the one hand, as well as the rental obligations on the other hand, on dedicated lines in the statement of financial position.

The impacts of this new standard on the Group's consolidated financial statements are presented in notes 4 and 10.

IFRIC 23. Uncertainty regarding the treatment of income taxes

This interpretation clarifies how to recognize and measure the tax consequences of tax uncertainty, in accordance with IAS 12 ("Uncertainty over tax treatments").

Amendments to IAS 19. Plan amendment, reduction or winding-up

This amendment clarifies that such events are taken into account in determining the current service cost and net interest expense for the period, which must be revalued from the event using the actuarial assumptions available at that date.

Amendments to IAS 28. Long-term interests in associates and joint ventures

This amendment clarifies the application of IFRS 9, including impairment, to long-term investments in an associate or joint venture that form part of the associate's net investment.

Amendments to IFRS 9. Prepayment clauses with a symmetrical penalty

Improvements to IFRSs (2015-2017 cycle)

These improvements relate to IAS 12 (tax consequences of payments for financial instruments classified as equity instruments), IAS 23 (borrowing costs capitalized), IFRS 3 and IFRS 11 (interests previously held in a joint venture).

With the exception of IFRS 16, these new standards had no impact on the Group's financial statements

Use of estimates

The preparation of financial statements requires Robertet to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the amounts of assets and liabilities and income and expenses. The estimates and underlying assumptions are based on past experience and other factors considered reasonable in the circumstances. They thus serve as a basis for the exercise of judgment in determining the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities, which cannot be obtained directly from other sources. The amounts in Robertet's future financial statements may differ from the currently estimated values. These estimates and assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis.

The Group's tax charge was calculated on the basis of the estimated effective tax rate for the period. This rate, determined on the basis of the tax rates applicable in the Group's tax entities, is applied to pre-tax income.

Consolidation rules

Significant subsidiaries under exclusive direct or indirect control are fully consolidated. Companies over which Robertet exercises joint control or significant influence are consolidated using the equity method. All these companies have been consolidated on the basis of the financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2019.

All intra-group balances and transactions are eliminated at the consolidation level.

The financial statements of foreign companies whose functional currency is not the euro are converted according to the following principles:

  • •balance sheet items are converted at the rates in effect at the end of the period. The conversion difference resulting from the application of a different exchange rate to opening shareholders' equity is recorded in shareholders' equity in the consolidated balance sheet;
  • •income statements are converted at the average rate for the period. The conversion difference resulting from the application of an exchange rate different from the balance sheet rate is recorded in shareholders' equity in the consolidated balance sheet.

The risks identified within the Robertet Group are identical to those described in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018.

Scope of consolidation

The condensed interim financial statements as at 30 June 2019 include the financial statements of companies over which the Robertet Group has direct or indirect control, in law or in fact.

Description of the main risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months

The risk factors are of the same nature as those described in the 2018 Annual Report (management report) and do not present any significant changes during the first half of 2019.

Main related party transactions

Information on related parties is detailed in Note 18, which presents the main developments in the first half of the year.

NOTE 3 - GOODWILL in a thousands of euros

Goodwill on the assets side breaks down as follows

30-June-19 31-Dec-18
Flavors Division
Gross Value 7 879 7 879
Depreciation
Net Asset Value 7 879 7 879
Fragrance Division
Gross Value 17 808 17 808
Depreciation
Net Value 17 808 17 808
Raw Materials Division
Gross Value 1 934 1 934
Depreciation
Net Value 1 934 1 934
Total Nt Value 27 621 27 621

The change in net values is analyzed as follows :

30-June-19 31-Dec-18
Opening Net Values 27 621 27 621
Total 27 621 27 621

The goodwill analysis did not reveal any indication of impairment since the opening balance sheet. It should be noted that the application of IRS 16 and the linkage of new assets to CGUs or groups of CGUs was taken into consideration, wich had no impact on the impairment tests conducted.

•1 Tangible fixed assets

FIXED ASSETS Value at
31-Dec-18
Exchange
differential
Acquisitions Divestmen Other
movements
Changes
in scope of
consolidation
Value at
30-June-19
Land 28 335 67 382 12 41 28 813
Buildings 148 418 328 2 505 1 54 151 304
Technical facilities 152 488 274 5 985 142 -4 133 158 734
Other fixed assets 20 422 30 471 23 13 -133 20 780
Assets in progress 8 893 60 801 9 754
TOTAL 358 557 759 10 144 178 104 369 386
DEPRECIATION Value at
31-Dec-18
Exchange
differential
Allocations Reversals Other
movement
Changes
in scope of
consolidation
Value at
30-June-19
Lands 2 996 118 3 114
Buildings 65 679 122 2 968 31 68 800
Technical facilities 120 416 246 4 527 115 18 60 125 152
Other fixes assets 16 192 16 861 18 7 -60 16 998
TOTAL 205 283 384 8 474 133 56 214 064
NET VALUE
153 274
155 322
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Assets under construction mainly consist of industrial projects for the parent company and the Brazilian entity.

•2 Rights of use

In presenting its financial statements, the Robertet Group has chosen to isolate the rights of use resulting from contracts falling within the scope of IFRS 16 on a dedicated line in the statement of financial position.

Changes in rights of use during the first half of 2019 can be analyzed as follows:

DROITS D'UTILISATION Value at
31-Dec-18
Exchange
differential
Acquisitions Divestmen Impact of
first time
adoption
Changes
in scope of
consolidation
Value at
30-June-19
Buildings 56 539 -19 7 231 7 807
Technical facilities 34 -99 14 384 14 319
Other fixed assets 1 580 625 1 206
TOTAL 91 1 020 -19 22 240 23 332
DEPRECIATION
AND AMORTIZATION
RIGHTS OF USE
Value at
31-Dec-18
Exchange
differential
Allocations Reversals Impact of
first-time
adoption
Changes
in scope of
consolidation
Value at
30-June-19
Buildings 38 427 2 726 3 191
Technical facilities -1 877 6 958 7 834
Other fixed assets 135 169 304
TOTAL 37 1 439 9 853 11 329
NET VALUE
12 003
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The amount of residual rent expense at 30 June 2019 amounts to €0.8 million and represents rents resulting from non-capitalized leases under the exceptions provided for by the standard.

NOTE 5 - FINANCIAL ASSETS in thousands of euros

NON-CURRENT FINANCIAL ASSETS 30-june-19 31-Dec-18
Equity investments recorded at cost 1 586 1 417
Deposits and guarantees 2 404 1 978
Receivables from equity interests 7 684 5 963
Other immobilized securities (1) 2 845 4 519
Prêts 189 164
TOTAL 14 708 14 041

(1) These are long-term investments of the American subsidiary Robertet USA

NOTE 6 - STOCKS in thousands euros

30-June-19 31-Dec-18
Raw materials 135 374 132 791
Work in progress and finished goods 65 051 62 530
Gross value 200 425 195 322
Provisions -8 509 -7 575
NET VALUE 191 916 187 746

Provisions for depreciation are analyzed as follows:

30-June-19 31-Dec-18
Balance at opening of the fiscal period 7 575 7 298
Increases 1 259 824
Reversals and uses -319 -458
Conversion differential -6 -89
Balance at the closing of the fiscal period 8 509 7 575

NOTE 7 – TRADE RECEIVABLES in thousands of euros

Breakdown of trade receivables 30-June-19 31-Dec-18
Europe 44 131 34 304
North America 35 246 26 220
South America 13 912 13 984
Asia 29 588 28 574
Other countries 11 237 8 196
TOTAL GROSS RECEIVABLES 134 114 111 278
Provisions for depreciation 3 547 3 525
TOTAL NET RECEIVABLES 130 567 107 753

Provisions for impairment are as follows:

30-June-19 31-Dec-18
Balance at opening of the fiscal period 3 525 3 958
Increases 317 827
Reversals and uses -313 -1 226
Conversion differential 18 27
Other movements -60
Balance at closing of the fiscal period 3 547 3 525

The increase in gross trade receivables is due to the growth in activity during the last quarter of the period.

NOTE 8 – OTHER ASSETS in thousands of euros

30-June-19 31-Dec-18
Prepaid expenses 6 928 7 454
Other receivables 11 733 7 991
TOTAL OTHER RECEIVABLES AND ACCRUALS 18 661 15 445
Current tax assets 608 3 568
Deferred tax assets 1 315 1 099
TOTAL 20 584 20 112

NOTE 9 – PROVISIONS in thousands of euros

Opening Allocations Uses Exchange
rate
variation
Equity Other Closing
RETIREMENT BENEFITS (2) 10 049 588 -201 2 1 012 200 11 649
Other employee benefits (2) 1 868 143 -40 37 2 008
Other risks (1) 1 496 198 -447 -22 21 1 246
RISKS AND EXPENSES 3 364 341 -487 15 21 3 254
TOTAL PROVISIONS 13 413 929 -688 17 1 012 221 14 903
of which current liabilities 1 858 1 716
of which non-current liabilities 11 555 13 188

(1) The other risks mainly correspond to social, tax and commercial risks.

Each of the known disputes in which Robertet or Group companies are involved was reviewed at the balance sheet date and, after consulting legal counsel, any provisions deemed necessary were recorded to cover the estimated risks.

(2) The actuarial assumptions have not changed since 31 December 2018 for the calculation of pension benefits and other employee benefits for the Group's French entities (commitments in France representing 98.6% of the Group's pension provisions, which is why only the assumptions concerning France are detailed), excluding the discount rate:

30-June-19 30-June-18 31-Dec-18
Discount rate (1) 0,77% 1,45% 1,57%

(1) This corresponds to the Iboxx AA10+ rate

NOTE 10 - FINANCIAL & LEASING DEBT in thousands of euros

•1 Financial liabilities

Analysis by debt category 30-June-19 31-Dec-18
Long- and medium-term borrowings 78 061 88 487
Finance lease borrowings 141 142
Bank overdrafts 27 843 14 242
Other financial debts (1) 6 661 6 651
Partners' current accounts 933 1 129
TOTAL 113 639 110 651

(1) These debts include:

• a financial debt of €2,552,000 in respect of a put option on a minority stake in SAPAD.

• a financial debt of €4,000,000,000 in respect of a put option on minority interests in Robertet Goldfield.

Analysis by payment due date 30-June-19 31-Dec-18
Within one year (1) 51 063 38 479
Due in more than one year and less than five years 62 553 67 124
More than five years 23 5 048
TOTAL 113 639 110 651
of which in Euros 99 852 105 150
of which in USD 10 620 2 802
Other currencies 3 167 2 699

(1) The portion of financial debts due within one year breaks down as follows:

30-June-19 31-Dec-18
Current portion of borrowings 19 653 20 427
Current portion of miscellaneous financial debts 3 485 3 787
Current portion of finance lease borrowings 82 23
Bank overdrafts 27 843 14 242
TOTAL 51 063 38 479

Loan repayments for the first half of the year amounted to €11,989 thousand, compared with €11,249 thousand at the end of the first half of 2018 and €25,696 thousand at the end of 2018.

Borrowings amounted to €300k over the first half of the year.

The breakdown of fixed-rate and variable-rate borrowings is as follows :

30-June-19 31-Dec-18
Fixed rate loans 76 642 80 443
Variable rate loans 1 419 9 005
TOTAL 78 061 89 448

•2 Capital lease debts

These debts represent the Group's financial liabilities on all its leases following the implementation of IFRS 16.

Opening New contracts
and renewal
Repayments
and termination
Impact of the
transition
Differences of
conversion
Closing
LEASE OBLIGATIONS 796 -1 234 13 685 78 13 325
Of which current liabilities 2 946
Of which non-current liabilities 11 032
Analysis by repayment due date 30-June-19
WITHIN ONE YEAR 2 293
IN MORE THAN ONE YEAR AND LESS THAN FIVE YEARS 4 269
OVER FIVE YEARS 6 762
TOTAL 13 325
Of which in Euros 2 776
Of which in USD 7 283
Other currencies 3 266

NOTE 11 –CURRENT LIABILITIES in thousands of euros

30-June-19 31-Dec-18
Tax and social security liabilities 20 709 20 598
Other liabilities 15 403 13 462
Deferred income 414 449
TOTAL 36 526 34 510

NOTE 12 – SECTOR INFORMATION in thousands of euros

In accordance with IFRS 8, the Group provides segment information as used internally by the PDO (chief operating decision maker). The PDO is the General Management of the Robertet Group, chaired by Philippe Maubert.

The Group's level of sectoral reporting is the business sector. The breakdown is made on the three Divisions of the Group:

  • •Raw Materials
  • •Fragrance
  • •Flavors

The internal reporting for the PDO corresponds to the operating segments identified above.

As of 30 June 2019
Raw
Materials
Fragrance Flavors TOTAL
Consolidated revenue 79 571 104 193 103 946 287 710
Current operating income from ordinary activities 15 143 9 534 16 101 40 778
Net income Group share 10 991 6 741 11 770 29 502
GOODWILL 1 934 17 808 7 879 27 621
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS & RIGHTS OF USE 58 279 55 886 53 160 167 325

As of 30 June 2018

Raw
Materials
Fragrance Flavors TOTAL
Consolidated revenue 78 997 97 684 94 250 270 931
Current operating income from ordinary activities 12 916 8 149 14 906 35 971
Net income Group share 9 987 5 942 11 723 27 652
GOODWILL 1 934 17 808 7 879 27 621
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS 55 170 47 278 47 192 149 640

As of 31 December 2018

Raw
Materials
Fragrance Flavors TOTAL
Consolidated revenue 148 004 195 121 181 776 524 901
Current operating income from ordinary activities 26 667 14 899 27 283 68 849
Net income Group share 20 518 9 971 21 262 51 751
GOODWILL 1 934 17 808 7 879 27 621
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS 56 484 49 454 47 336 153 274

NOTE 13 - DEPRECIATION, AMORTIZATION AND PROVISIONS in thousands of euros

30-June-19 30-June-18 31-Dec-18
Depreciation on fixed assets 10 093 8 135 16 206
Charges and reversals of provisions (1) 1 271 1 671 620
TOTAL 11 364 9 806 16 826

(1) Provisions for impairment in value relate to inventories, receivables and provisions for liabilities and charges (see notes 6, 7 and 9).

NOTE 14 – FINANCIAL RESULT in thousands or euros

30-June-19 30-June-18 31-Dec-18
Interest on borrowings and similar charges -830 -453 -915
Securities products 132 19 72
Net financial cost -698 -434 -843
Foreign exchange losses -508 -313 -3 340
Foreign exchange gains 1 245 1 684 4 488
Other 56 21 277
Other financial income and expenses 794 1 393 1 425
TOTAL 96 959 582

As a result of the application of IFRS 16 as from 1 January 2019, the cost of financial debt now includes interest charges on rental liabilities, which amounted to €278k at 30 June 2019.

NOTE 15 – TAXES in thousands of euros

The income tax expense for the first half of the year is calculated by applying the estimated average effective tax rate for the year to pre-tax income for the period. This calculation is performed individually at the level of each consolidated tax entity of the Group.

30-June-19 31-Dec-18
Net incomet
before taxes
Net tax income/
(expenses)
Net incomet
before taxes
Net tax income/
(expenses)
French companies of the Group 22 023 -7 240 37 676 -10 104
Other companies of the Group 18 949 -4 476 31 754 -7 507
TOTAL 40 972 -11 716 69 430 -17 611
30-June-19 31-Dec-18
Current tax -11 516 -17 515
Net deferred tax -200 -96
TAXES -11 716 -17 611

Tax assets and liabilities break down as follows :

30-June-19 31-Dec-18 Variation
Deferred tax assets 1 315 1 099 216
Deferred tax liabilities -8 961 -9 578 617
Deferred tax Net -7 646 -8 480 833
30-June-19 31-Dec-18
Net deferred taxes on 1 January (assets/liabilities) -8 480 -8 282
Recognized in shareholders' equity 996 -68
(Expense)/income -200 -96
Conversion differential 38 -33
Other -1
TOTAL -7 646 -8 480
Of which deferred tax liabilities -8 961 -9 578
Of which deferred tax assets 1 315 1 099

NOTE 16 – CASH EQUIVALENTS in thousands of euros

Marketable securities consist of certificates of deposit and other short-term, liquid investment products with a maturity of less than three months:

31-Dec-18 Variation Conversion
differential
30-June-19
Marketable securities 6 215 2 667 75 8 957
TOTAL 6 125 2 667 75 8 957

NOTE 17 - CALCULATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE

The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the periods ended June 30, 2019, December 31,

2018, and June 30, 2018 is presented below

Basic earnings per share 30-June-19 31-Dec-18 30-June-18
Net income attributable to the Company's shareholders (in
thousands of euros)
29 422 51 751 27 652
Weighted average number of common shares and
investment certificates outstanding (in thousands)
2 306 2 309 2 304
Basic net income per share (in euros) 12,76 22,41 12,00
Résultat dilué 30-June-19 31-Dec-18 30-June-18
Net income attributable to the Company's shareholders (in
thousands of euros)
29 422 51 751 27 652
Weighted average number of ordinary shares
and investment certificates in circulation (in thousands)
3 306 2 309 2 304
Weighted average number of shares used to
calculate diluted earnings (in thousands of euros)
2 306 2 309 2 304
Diluted earnings per share (in euros) 12,76 22,41 12,00

NOTE 18 – INFORMATION REGARDING RELATED PARTIES

Transactions with affiliated companies are only purchases and sales of raw materials between the parent company and the latter. The parent company's purchases and sales to these affiliated companies amounted to €2,961k and €1,443k respectively for the first half of 2019.

With regard to the compensation of executive corporate officers, the only significant change is the implementation of a free share plan detailed below, authorized by the Board of Directors on June 5, 2019:

Concerning the compensation elements of the free shares granted by each executive corporate officer during the half-year period:

Date
of the plan
Number
of share
Conditions
of acquisition
Acquisition
date
Availability
date
Philippe MAUBERT 05/06/2019 700 gratuite 05/06/2020 05/06/2022
Christophe MAUBERT 05/06/2019 400 gratuite 05/06/2020 05/06/2022
Olivier MAUBERT 05/06/2019 400 gratuite 05/06/2020 05/06/2022
Lionel PICOLET 05/06/2019 450 gratuite 05/06/2020 05/06/2022

In addition, the free share plan granted in June 2018 was definitively acquired by each executive corporate officer during this half-year period:

Date
of the plan
Number
of share
Conditions
of acquisition
Acquisition
date
Availability
date
Philippe MAUBERT 05/06/2018 800 gratuite 05/06/2019 05/06/2021
Christophe MAUBERT 05/06/2018 500 gratuite 05/06/2019 05/06/2021
Olivier MAUBERT 05/06/2018 500 gratuite 05/06/2019 05/06/2021
Lionel PICOLET 05/06/2018 600 gratuite 05/06/2019 05/06/2021

Note 23 to the 2018 annual report details all these remunerations.

NOTE 19 - SEASONALITY

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The Group's activity is not highly seasonal. The contribution of the first half of the year to annual revenue is historically slightly higher than that of the second half.

NOTE 20- LIST OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

Entity Country % of ownership Consolidation
method
Robertet GMBH Germany 100%
Robertet Argentina Argentina 100%
Robertet Do Brasil Brazil 100% N
Robertet Espana Spain 100% O
Robertet USA United States 100% I
Robertet Italia Italy 100% T
Robertet Hiyoki Japan 100%
Robertet de Mexico Mexico 100% A
Robertet UK United Kingdom 100% D
Robertet et Cie SA Switzerland 100% I
Robertet Turkey Turkey 100% L
Robertet South Africa Aromatics South Africa 100% O
Charabot France 100% S
Arco France 100% N
Charabot China China 100%
Charabot Japon Japan 100% O
Charabot Corée Korea 100% C
Robertet China China 100%
Robertet India India 100% L
Plantes Aromatiques du Diois France 80% L
Robertet Bulgaria Bulgaria 100% U
Robertet Andina Colombia 100% F
Robertet Asia Singapore 100%
Robertet Goldfield India 100%
Hitex SAS France 50% EQUITY
Bionov France 100% METHOD

BUSINESS REPORT FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2019

PERIOD ENDING 30 JUNE 2019

BUSINESS REPORT FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR 2019

The Group operated in an uncertain and intensely competitive environment. The general sector was less active.

Even if the situation for Robertet has improved in terms of supply, the cost of raw materials consumed has remained high, particularly specialty chemicals, which faced a difficult period in the previous year, marked by the near absence of some major suppliers.

Anticipating this situation, the Group's business forecasts had been drawn up prudently, but the advance accumulated as of 30 June was fragile.

Consolidated sales at 30 June were €287.7 million, up 6.2%. At constant exchange rates, this growth is 4%, which can be considered as a good performance in this context.

By operational divisions, the results are positive. The Commodities Division grew by 1.5% after several years of sustained growth, Fragrance by 6.5% and Flavors by 9%, with, however, a decrease in the gross margin produced.

By geographical area, the breakdown is essentially the same as in the previous financial year.

36% of sales are made in Europe, 33% in the United States, 19% in Asia, 8% in Latin America and 4% in Africa.

Business was good for Fragrances in the United States, Spain, England and India/China.

On the other hand, the trend in Brazil has been relatively weak as well as for some countries served directly by Robertet Grasse.

The half-yearly results of the Group's entities call for the following comments:

Robertet Grasse, the parent company, holding all the shares in the Group's subsidiaries, posted a 5% increase in sales, with 8% in Fragrances.

Gross margins are stable but earnings are down for the six-month period while remaining at a high level.

Charabot is recording a decline in sales but its profits are on the right track, taking advantage of the synergies generated by the continued merger of its services with those of Robertet Grasse.

This should continue as part of the legal and operational merger project of the latter. This will be effective by 1 January 2020.

The other French companies Hitex (supercritical Co2) and Sapad (biological products) are growing significantly.

Robertet Grasse and Charabot alone contribute 50% of the Group's profits.

Robertet US reported a slight increase in its results. Robertet Fragrances is still in deficit while having very good commercial performances.

The growth of US Natural Ingredients is well oriented, consolidating the strong developments of previous years, by adopting the so-called and repeated strategy towards New Products / New Markets / New Customers.

Robertet US contributes 30% to the consolidated results.

Robertet Brazil is achieving good financial results, while continuing its major investment program of more than €10 million, which consists of the construction of a new industrial site necessary to improve our credibility, in order to work with the major Brazilian companies in the Fragrance and Flavor sector.

China and India continue to grow their business as part of profitable growth for both countries.

The results of the new Health and Beauty Division can be considered very encouraging. It is progressing rapidly around the investments already made by the Group in connection with the acquisition of certain Hitex and Bionov ingredients, but also in the determined enhancement of the Group's knowledge, particularly its R&D and its Raw Materials Division, of this type of product.

The strategy in this area is to also pursue opportunities to buy out targeted companies of moderate size that have interesting products or assets in the field.

The financial results for the first half of the year are correct with a net profit up 6.5%.

However, this is significant for the calculation of EBITDA. Thus, it is up 13.7% with this IFRS impact, but would only be 10% on a constant method basis.

Taking all this into account, the consolidated profit for the first half of the year is €29.5 million. For the full year 2019, we are being conservative with regard to the Group's projections.

More positive is Robertet's financial balance sheet, without debt and allowing it to seize any external growth opportunity in accordance with its ongoing strategy.

CERTIFICATION OF THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR HALF-YEARLY FINANCIAL REPORT

PERIOD ENDING 30 JUNE 2019

C E R T I F I C A T I O N O F T H E P E R S O N R E S P O N S I B L E FOR THE HALF-YEARLY FINANCIAL REPORT 2019

Mr Philippe MAUBERT

Chairman of the Board of Directors

I certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards and give a true and fair view of the assets, financial position and results of the company and of all the companies included in the consolidated financial statements, and that the half-yearly management report presents a true and fair view of the significant events that occurred during the first six months of the financial year, their impact on the half-year financial statements, the main transactions between related parties, and the prospects for the remaining six months of the financial year.

Grasse , September 17, 2019 Philippe MAUBERT Chairman of the Board of Directors.

STATUTORY AUDITORS' REPORT

COGEPARC Le Thélémos 12 quai du Commerce - Case 202 69336 LYON CEDEX 09

DELOITTE & ASSOCIÉS Les Docks, Atrium 10.4 10, Place de la Joliette 13567 MARSEILLE CEDEX 02

ROBERTET Société Anonyme 37 avenue Sidi- Brahim 06130 GRASSE

Statutory auditors' report on the half-year financial information

Period from January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019

To the shareholders of Robertet,

In accordance with the assignment entrusted to us by your General Meeting and in accordance with Article L. 451-1-2 III of the French Monetary and Financial Code, we have carried out:

•the limited review of the company's condensed half-year consolidated financial statements for the period from 1 January 2019 to 30 June 2019, as attached to this report;

•the verification of the information provided in the half-yearly activity report.

These condensed half-year consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Board of Directors. It is our responsibility, based on our limited review, to express our conclusion on these financial statements.

1.Conclusion on the financial statements

We conducted our limited review in accordance with professional standards applicable in France. A limited review consists mainly of making inquiries of persons responsible for accounting and financial matters and applying analytical procedures. This work is less extensive than that required for an audit conducted in accordance with the professional standards applicable in France. Consequently, the assurance that the financial statements, taken as a whole, are free from material misstatement obtained in the course of a limited review is moderate assurance, less than that obtained in the course of an audit.

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying condensed half-year consolidated financial statements are not prepared in all material respects in accordance with IAS 34 - IFRS as adopted by the European Union applicable to interim financial information.

Without qualifying the conclusion expressed above, we draw your attention to the note "IFRS 16. Leases change in accounting policy" in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements, which sets out the impacts of the first application of IFRS 16 as from 1 January 2019.

2.Specific verification

We have also verified the information given in the half-year management report commenting on the condensed consolidated half-yearly financial statements subject to our limited review. We have no matters to report as to its fair presentation and consistency with the condensed half-year consolidated financial statements.

Lyon et Marseille, le 30 septembre 2019. Les Commissaires aux Comptes

Anne BRION TURCK Philippe BATTISTI

COGEPARC DELOITTE & ASSOCIĒS

ROBERTET GROUP

FRANCE

ROBERTET GRASSE 37, avenue Sidi Brahim BP 52100 06130 Grasse Cedex France www.robertet.fr E-mail : [email protected]

CHARABOT 10 Avenue Yves-Emmanuel Baudoin BP 22070 06131 Grasse Cedex France E-mail : [email protected]

ROBERTET PARIS 21 Rue Émile Ménier 75116 Paris France

SAPAD 26340 Vercheny

HITEX SAS 56000 Vannes

BIONOV 84900 Avignon

SUBSIDARIES

USA

Robertet Flavors Inc

Robertet Fragrances Inc

Robertet Fragrances Inc. New York Creative Center

EUROPE

GERMANY Robertet GMBH

SPAIN Robertet España SA

GREAT BRITAIN Robertet UK Ltd.

ITALY Robertet Italia Srl

SWITZERLAND Robertet SA

SOUTH AMERICA

ARGENTINA Robertet Argentina

BRAZIL Robertet do Brasil Ind. e Com. Ltda

COLOMBIA Robertet Andina S.A.S.

MEXICO Robertet de Mexico s.a. de c.v.

ASIA

TURKEY Robertet Gulyagi ve

Robertet Aroma ue esens Istanbul

CHINA Robertet Flavors & Fragrances (Beijing) CO., LTD.

INDIA Robertet Flavours & Fragrances Pvt. Ltd. Robertet Goldfield India

JAPAN Robertet Japan

VIETNAM Robertet Vietnam Representative Office Hochiminh City

AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA Robertet South Africa Aromatics Ltd.

www.robertet.com