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Teraplast SA Annual Report 2019

Apr 29, 2020

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2019 ANNUAL REPORT

I. INTRODUCTION

    1. Letter from the Chairman of the Board of Directors
    1. The members of the Board of Directors and of the executive management

II. THE TERAPLAST GROUP TODAY

    1. The structure of the TeraPlast Group
    1. Milestones in 2019
    1. TeraPlast on the capital market
    1. Markets where the TeraPlast Group is active
    1. Business segments

III. THE TERAPLAST GROUP IN NUMBERS

    1. The results of the TeraPlast Group
    1. The objectives of the TeraPlast Group

IV. EFFICIENCY AND RESPONSIBILITY

    1. The employees of the TeraPlast Group
    1. 360 sustainable development
    1. Risk management
    1. Social responsibility
    1. Other non-financial aspects

V. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

  1. Corporate governance structures and the corporate governance statement

VI. INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT

    1. Consolidated financial statement and auditor's report
  • Consolidated statement of comprehensive income
  • Consolidated statement of financial position
  • Consolidated statement of changes in equity
  • Consolidated cash flow statement
  • Notes to the consolidated financial statements
    1. Individual financial statement of TeraPlast SA and auditor's report
  • Separate statement of comprehensive income
  • Separate statement of financial position
  • Separate statement of changes in equity
  • Separate cash flow statement
  • Notes to the separate financial statements

I. INTRODUCTION

1. LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Esteemed shareholders, partners and employees,

We walked into 2020 with very satisfactory results for 2019. These are the result of the capitalization of the Group's investments and of our determined teams. At the same time, the extensive investments of 2019, worth 98 million lei, set the base for the future development of the Group.

Last year, the Group launched new products, at the highest quality standards, meeting its clients' needs and consolidating its position on the markets. Lead by TeraSteel, the PE 100-RC pipe with PP protective layer and Wetterbest Cardinal are the proof of the Group's commitment to innovation and constant development.

We started 2020 confidently, with ambitious plans of exceeding the 1 billion lei threshold in turnover. The solid position of the Group and the management quality also reflected in the inclusion of the TeraPlast shares in the main index of the stock exchange, BET, starting March 2020, as well as in the first quarter's results.

However, while we prepare this 2019 annual report, the whole world is facing one of the biggest challenges of the last generation – the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite the current challenges and the future Covid-19 impact, we, the TeraPlast Group, remain confident.

Our Group has passed through two wars and several crises. We have the necessary experience and our executive team is fully dedicated to long-term success and fully aligned to TeraPlast's shareholders.

We have a solid business continuity plan with 10 scenarios for gradual activity reduction, that we constantly adapt to the current context. We have to make difficult but necessary decisions to make sure that the Group will be here no matter how severe the effects of the pandemic will be.

We consider it our responsibility to take firm actions in order to resume our activity at full capacity. This implies rational cost reduction through temporary personnel reduction, monitoring the raw materials inventory, controlling the gearing and minimizing the credit risk. This is the only way for us to help our clients, protect our employees and call back to work the ones in technical unemployment.

During this unprecedented time, it is all the more important to show the reliability and determination that define us.

Last year, when there was no sign of the present crisis, we launched the CSR platform – Together We Build Romania. This is very timely considering the current context. The strong position of the Group and the almost 125 years of tradition

bring upon responsibility and right now, supporting the economy is the main priority. It is now when the winningvision businesses are to be supported. Moreover, it is the time for us to be united and employ measures aimed to help Romania's economy during these hard times.

In 2020, We Build Romania Together

Dorel Goia Chairman of the Board of Directors

2. THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OF THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

The members of the Board of Directors

Dorel Goia – Chairman of the Board of Directors Year of birth: 1954

Date since the position is held: June 2008 – present

A graduate of the Faculty of History and Philosophy at UBB Cluj, former history professor and entrepreneur since 1990, Mr. Dorel Goia is the majority shareholder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of TeraPlast since 2008. At the same time, Mr. Goia is part of the Boards of Directors of the companies: TeraSteel SA (part of the TeraPlast Group), ACI Cluj SA, Parc SA, Hermes SA.

Răzvan Lefter, CFA – Non-executive Director

Year of birth: 1980

Date since the position is held: October 2014 – present

Răzvan Lefter has been a member of the Board of Directors of TeraPlast since 2014, supported by the KJK Capital investment fund. Mr. Lefter is a managing partner at RSL Capital Advisors and is a member of the Boards of Directors of Sphera Franchise Group (Romania), Mundus Services (Bulgaria) and Eurohold (Bulgaria). In the past, Mr. Lefter has also been a director of other listed companies in Romania and has worked in the banking and investment fields both in the country as well as abroad. Also, Mr. Lefter is a CFA Charterholder, a distinction awarded by the CFA Institute (USA).

Magda Palfi – Non-executive Director

Year of birth: 1967

Date since the position is held: June 2008 - present Magda Palfi has 29 years of experience in the banking field, working over time in five banks in Romania. She is currently the Director of the Corporate Regional Center of Raiffeisen Bank Cluj Napoca (NW Region).

Liviu Ciupe – Independent Non-executive Director

Year of birth: 1962

Date since the position is held: September 2019

In his first term as part of the Board of Directors of TeraPlast, Liviu Ciupe has over 30 years of experience in the industrial field. Over time, he has held coordination and management positions, and is currently the Chairman and Director of Rematinvest SRL, as well as a member of the Board of Directors of the companies in the Rematinvest Group.

Alexandru Stânean – Executive Director

Year of birth: 1982

Date since the position is held: July 2018 - present

Alexandru Stânean joined the TeraPlast team in 2007 and has held, over time, various positions within the Group, including Deputy General Manager, Chief Operating Officer, and Head of External Development. In 2008, he was part of the team responsible of the IPO of TeraPlast SA. Currently, Mr. Stânean is the General Manager of TeraPlast, in his second term as CEO within the company.

The members of the executive management

Ioana Birta – Financial Director

Year of birth: 1983 Date since the position is held: June 2017 - present Ioana has over 10 years of experience as part of The Big 4. She is an ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) member.

Alexandru Stânean – General Manager

Year of birth: 1982 Date since the position is held: July 2018 - present Alexandru Stânean joined the TeraPlast team in 2007 and has held, over time, various positions within the Group, including Deputy General Manager, Chief Operating Officer and Head of External Development. In 2008, he was part of the team responsible for the IPO of TeraPlast SA. Currently, Mr. Stânean is the General Manager of TeraPlast, in his second term as CEO within the company.

II. THE TERAPLAST GROUP TODAY

1. THE STRUCTURE OF THE TERAPLAST GROUP

TeraPlast Group is the largest Romanian manufacturer of construction materials.

The tradition of the TeraPlast Group begins 124 years ago, with the first ceramic tiles processing workshop in Bistrița. After many transformations, in 1990 the company TeraPlast was born. Over time, the company, and later the companies of the TeraPlast Group, have been focused on continuous development and innovation in order to provide efficient solutions for people and the environment.

Today, the Group operates on the construction materials market in Romania and Europe through the seven companies: TeraPlast, TeraSteel Romania, TeraSteel Serbia, TeraGlass, Wetterbest, TeraPlast Recycling and TeraPlast Hungary.

Our mission is to develop sustainable solutions that create value for us, our shareholders and partners.

Our vision is to become a model of excellence in management, business and social responsibility actions.

Our values are quality, reliability and performance in the market context. These values are part of our organizational culture and have been included in the company's continuous improvement initiatives.

TeraPlast is the largest company of the TeraPlast Group and includes three business lines: Installations, PVC Joinery Profiles and PVC Compounds. The company is a leader on the external sewerage market and on the PVC compounds market in Romania. Since July 2, 2008, TeraPlast SA is listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange under the symbol TRP, and its shares are traded on the main market.

TeraSteel is one of the leaders in the market for sandwich panels and galvanized steel purlins in Central and Eastern Europe, the company's products reaching 25 European countries. Since 2015, the company offers complete solutions to its customers through turnkey halls. Following an investment of over 6 million euros, in 2017 TeraSteel Serbia was inaugurated, which, in just one year since its inauguration, has become a strategic partner in the region. The factory in Serbia is the first production unit with fully private Romanian capital opened abroad after 1990.

TeraGlass has over 10 years of experience in the thermal insulation joinery market, producing windows and doors to the highest European standards. The company operates both in the domestic market and in developed markets in Europe.

Wetterbest has been on the metal roofing market for over 20 years. The company is one of the leaders of the metal tile market in Romania, both in terms of quantity and value.

TeraPlast Recycling is the largest rigid PVC recycler in Romania and among the top 10 in Europe. The company started its activity in April 2019, following the transfer of the business line from TeraPlast SA.

The activity of the TeraPlast Group companies takes place in 11 factories and 5 locations in Romania and Serbia., and 9 distribution centers.

Sărățel

Surface area of the location: 218.000 square meters Covered surface area: 38.688 square meters Number of factories: 6 factories PVC product factory: 32 production lines and a capacity of 52,800 tons/year Polyolefin factory: 15 production lines and a capacity of 3,800 tons/year Polyethylene products factory: 7 production lines and a capacity of 11,500 tons/year Rigid PVC recycling plant: 10 production lines and a capacity of 12,000 tons/year Sandwich panel factory: 1 production line and a capacity of 2.2 million square meters/year Metal tile factory: 2 production lines and a capacity of 800,000 square meters/year

Bistrița

Surface area of the location: 33.061 square meters Covered surface area: 10.968 square meters Factories: 2 factories Windows and doors factory: 5 production lines and a capacity of over 160,000 units/year Galvanized steel purlins factory: 4 production lines and a capacity of 8,000 tons/year

Băicoi

Surface area of the location: 37.805 square meters Covered surface area: 14.355 square meters Factories: 1 Complete roof systems factory: 33 production lines and a capacity of 10 million square meters/ year

Podari

Surface area of the location: 5.000 square meters Covered surface area: 1.121 square meters Factories: 1 Metal tile factory: 3 production lines and a capacity of 1.5 million square meters / year

Leskovac

Surface area of the location: 46.406 square meters Covered surface area: 10.122 square meters Factories: 1 Sandwich and corrugated sheet metal factory: 2 production lines and a capacity of 2.2 million square meters / year

The TeraPlast Group also has 8 distribution centers and showrooms in Romania and Hungary: Distribution centers: Piatra Neamț, Deva, Bucharest, Brașov, Iași, Szolnok, Timișoara Wetterbest showrooms: Cluj Napoca, Brașov.

2. MILESTONES IN 2019

Basis for development

Following the signing of co-financing agreements through the state aid scheme in the second half of 2018, the TeraPlast Group began implementing projects for TeraPlast, TeraGlass and Wetterbest. The projects have a total value of 15 million euros and are aimed at expanding the production capacity of the three companies, as well as relocating Wetterbest. Thus, the TeraPlast Group has increased the competitiveness of its product portfolio in the markets in which it operates and laid the foundations for future development.

Steps towards the green economy

TeraPlast Recycling started its activity as an independent company, part of the TeraPlast Group, following the transfer of the business line from TeraPlast SA in April 2019. The company is the largest rigid PVC recycler in Romania and in the top 10 in Europe, according to production capacity. The transfer of the line of business comes as a result of the need to treat this business independently for continuous development.

Financing agreement

The TeraPlast Group has signed a 16 million euro financing agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The purpose of the financing is to support the development of the TeraSteel and Wetterbest production units, as well as to bolster the regional presence of the TeraPlast Group.

Strengthening the roof systems business

In 2019, the TeraPlast Group reached a 99% stake in Wetterbest. The acquisition of Wetterbest started in 2017, and at the beginning of 2020, TeraPlast's stake in Wetterbest reached 100%. At the same time, in the second half of 2019, Wetterbest reached a 100% stake in Cortina WTB - the subsidiary with production unit in Podari, Dolj County, in which it had until then a 51% ownership.

Together We Build Romania

At the end of 2019, the TeraPlast Group launched the social responsibility platform Together We Build Romania. This represents the Group's commitment to contributing to a better world, beyond the products it offers. The TeraPlast Group supports performance, excellence and projects designed to bring positive change to the community. Thus, the platform brings together the projects supported by the Group companies through the three pillars: Education, Social, and Health & Environment.

3. TERAPLAST ON THE CAPITAL MARKET

TeraPlast SA was listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange on July 2, 2008. TeraPlast shares are included in the BET-BK, BET-XT, BET-XT-TR and BET-Plus indices. As of March 23, 2020, TeraPlast shares are also included in the BET reference index and the BET-TR total return index. In October 2019, the share capital increase was registered by incorporating the reserves from the net profit from 2018, with the amount of 26,756,123.40 lei, from the value of 107,024,527.40 lei to 133,780,650.80 lei, by issuing a number of 267,561,234 new shares, with a nominal value of 0.10 lei/share.

As of December 31, 2019, TeraPlast had a number of 1,337,806,508 shares at a value of 0.10 lei/share, with a total nominal value of 133,780,650.80 lei.

TeraPlast shares 2019 2018
Number of shares* 1.337.806.508 1.070.245.274
Stock market capitalization* RON 378.599.241 LEI 262.210.092 LEI
Stock market capitalization* EUR 79.229.725 EUR 56.221.208 EUR
Maximum adjusted price ** 0,2860 LEI 0,3010 LEI
Minimum adjusted price** 0,1640 LEI 0,1760 LEI
Price adjusted at the end of the year ** 0,2830 LEI 0,1960 LEI
Result attributable to holders of TRP
shares, lei/share
0,02 0,02 lei

* Number of shares and market capitalization at the end of the period (last trading session of the reported year) ** Adjusted price for all corporate events with an influence on the market share price (e.g. granting free shares)

INVESTORS RELATION

TeraPlast promotes the implementation of good practices in relation to the Romanian capital market stakeholders. Communication with shareholders and investors is based on transparency and consistency. The company publishes consolidated financial results and holds a teleconference with stakeholders in which the management of the TeraPlast Group presents and discusses the recorded results on a quarterly basis.

At the same time, the information about the financial results and the evolution of the TeraPlast Group companies are constantly available on the teraplast.ro website in the Investors section.

As a founding member of the Romanian Investor Relations Association (ARIR), the group is actively involved in promoting, developing and implementing good practices in investor relations, increasing transparency and complying with the principles of corporate governance to provide investors all the essential elements for an informed investment decision.

During 2019, the activity of TeraPlast was recognized through the distinctions awarded. During the Inauguration Gala of the Stock Exchange Year 2019, the Bucharest Stock Exchange awarded TeraPlast for the use of stock exchange instruments for employee loyalty - the stock option plan program.

As part of the ARIR Gala, TeraPlast was named the best company with respect to investor relations - the vote of the retail category. The distinctions offered by ARIR during the gala are based on a voting period organized together with Institutional Investor.

At the same time, starting with 2019, ARIR launched Vektor - a set of 15 criteria of good practices in relation to investors based on which the IR activity of the companies listed on the Romanian stock exchange was evaluated. Following the evaluation, TeraPlast obtained the maximum grade, 10.

In 2019, the company distributed to employees the shares redeemed in 2017 and 2018.

4. MARKETS WHERE THE TERAPLAST GROUP IS ACTIVE

The TeraPlast Group operates in the construction materials market, and its product portfolio addresses all segments of the construction market.

According to estimates by ARACO (Romanian Association of Construction Contractors), the construction sector amounted to about 10 billion euros in 2019, and the construction materials market represents about a third of it, i.e. about 3.3 billion euros. According to INS data, last year the construction sector had a contribution of 6.4% to the formation of Romania's Gross Domestic Product.

The volume of construction works increased in 2019 by 27.6% compared to 2018.

Breaking it down by structural elements, the highest increase was registered by new constructions, with + 32.5%, followed by current maintenance and repair works with + 26.3% and capital repair works with + 0.9%.

Breaking it down by construction objects, the volume of construction works registered +49.1% for non-residential buildings, +26.2% for residential buildings and +16.6% for engineering constructions.

Through its product portfolio, the TeraPlast Group addresses each of the three segments of the construction market, as follows:

Residential

  • Roof and drainage systems
  • Interior sewerage
  • Products for electrical installations
  • Wastewater storage and treatment systems

Non-residential

  • Lightweight galvanized steel purlins
  • Thermal insulation panels
  • Corrugated sheet
  • Wastewater storage and treatment systems

Infrastructure

  • Water and gas pipes and fittings
  • Pipes and fittings for external sewerage
  • Maholes, inspection chambers and accessories

MARKETS WHERE THE TERAPLAST GROUP IS ACTIVE

TeraPlast Group products are present in 25 European countries. In 2019, the Group's exports exceeded 48 million euros, which represents 23% of the Group's consolidated turnover in 2019.

TeraPlast Group companies deliver products to high European standards to over 3,000 customers per month.

The Group's distribution network consists of a balanced mix of partners, depending on the specifics of each business:

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5. BUSINESS SEGMENTS

The product portfolio of the TeraPlast Group is structured on seven business lines: Installations, PVC joinery profiles, PVC compounds, Thermal insulation panels, Windows & Doors, Complete roofing systems, Rigid PVC recycling.

The products of the TeraPlast Group are certified and tested by institutions such as: IFT Rosenheim, FIRES Slovakia, ZAG Slovenia, TECHNALIA Spain, INCERC Romania, and ICECON Romania. In addition, the Group has its own Research and Development department, Quality Management: ISO 9001, 14001, 18001. The internal testing laboratory is accredited by RENAR (Romanian Accreditation Association).

Installations

The Installations business line includes five categories of PVC, polyethylene and polypropylene systems:

  • Systems for external sewerage
  • Drainage, storage and treatment systems
  • Systems for interior sewerage
  • Water and gas transport and distribution systems
  • Underfloor heating systems

TeraPlast constantly invests in improving the solutions offered. This involves obtaining systems that fit the needs of the company's customers and reflects responsible development.

In 2019, the company launched a new solution in the portfolio of the Installations business line: 100-RC polyethylene pipe with polypropylene protective layer. This pipe stands out thanks to a high flexibility in installation, the possibility to use alternative techniques with or without sand bed, and due to the fact that it is compatible with existing fittings and welding equipment on the market and can shorten the execution times of the works.

The new product is an optimal choice for drinking water transport and distribution networks, natural gas, drainage, pressurized sewerage, general purpose water, vacuum sewers or water for other applications.

In addition, the PE 100-RC pipe with PP protective layer has a lifespan of up to 100 years and a minimal impact on the environment both in the installation process and during use.

The new type of pipe complements the current portfolio of TeraPlast and aims to provide Romanian water companies with a full range of options for the projects they carry out locally.

The development of the Installations business line also aims at diversifying the portfolio outside the infrastructure market. In 2019, the company implemented an investment project co-financed by the state aid scheme for products intended for the residential market. Thus, the company increased its presence on the market of polypropylene pipes by producing multilayered polypropylene pipes for interior sewerage.

TeraPlast is the leader of the Romanian external sewerage market and the second player on the Romanian installation market.

PVC joinery profiles

The TeraPlast Group has been producing joinery profiles for over 25 years. Currently, the Profile business line produces three types of systems, with 4, 6 and 7 chambers, with constructive widths between 60 and 88mm. This line of business serves over 200 customers producing thermal insulation joinery.

Compounds

The Compounds business line offers plasticized and rigid compounds on the market, used in the moulding industry. The products are customized according to customer needs.

Through the project co-financed by the state aid scheme, this line of business brings an innovation on the Romanian compounds market through a new product: halogen-free, fire-resistant compounds (HFFR).

Currently, TeraPlast is the leader of the compounds market in Romania.

Thermal insulation panels

The production of sandwich panels began in the TeraPlast Group in 2007, within TeraSteel. Starting with 2017, the TeraSteel business has consolidated its position on the Central and Eastern European market and is also present on the Serbian market through the TeraSteel Serbia production unit.

Today, the product portfolio includes:

  • Thermal insulation panels with polyurethane foam (PUR)
  • Thermal insulation panels with fire-retardant polyurethane foam (PIR)
  • Thermal insulation panels with mineral wool (MW)
  • Self-supporting corrugated sheet
  • Lightweight galvanized steel purlins
  • Turnkey halls

After investing more than 1 million euros in 2018 in the Serbian factory for the production of corrugated sheet and mineral wool sandwich panels, the company continued to develop its product portfolio. Thus, in 2019 TeraSteel launched Lead by TeraSteel: a new concept of metal hall for the buildings of the future, sustainable and reusable. The solution proposed by TeraSteel is made of the highest quality materials and is environmentally friendly. Beneficiaries of Lead by TeraSteel halls can obtain LEED and BREAM certificates - the highest certificates in the field of sustainability.

TeraSteel Romania and Serbia products are present in 25 European countries, and exports in 2019 accounted for 58% of turnover. TeraSteel is recognized as a reliable partner in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region, being one of the leaders in the regional market for sandwich panels and galvanized steel purlins.

Windows and doors

The production of windows and doors of the TeraPlast Group is carried out within the TeraGlass Company. With over 10 years of experience in the thermal insulation joinery market, TeraGlass produces:

  • PVC and Aluminum windows
  • PVC and Aluminum doors
  • Facades, terraces and curtain walls
  • Garage doors and accessories

In 2019, TeraGlass implemented an investment project to expand production capacity amounting to a total of over 17 million lei. As a result, the company doubled its production capacity for windows and doors through a new, fully automated flow. Thus, TeraGlass responds to the growing demand and enters new market segments.

TeraGlass, through this line of business, is the largest exporter of the TeraPlast Group, exports exceeding 80% of turnover in 2019.

Complete roof systems

Through Wetterbest's complete roof systems business line, the TeraPlast Group is also present on the regional metallic roof tiles market. The product portfolio includes 5 metal roof tiles profiles, 5 corrugated sheet profiles, folded sheet, metal fence slats and a full range of roof accessories.

Wetterbest is one of the 3 companies of the Group that, in 2019, implemented investment projects through the state aid scheme to expand production capacity. Following the project, Wetterbest operates in a new factory in Băicoi. It

has a production capacity of 10 million square meters of metallic roof tiles annually. The development of Wetterbest products materialized in 2019 with the launch of three new products:

Suprem50 roof protection offers the highest resistance to corrosion and UV rays. In addition to the special appearance, protection can be applied to roof systems in any environment, from rural to coastal areas, in the mountains or in industrial areas. The colour warranty is up to 25 years, and the corrosion warranty reaches 50 years.

The new matte in the metal roofing market, Neomat30, offers a 30-year warranty for both corrosion and colour. This protection is differentiated by a pronounced matte appearance that offers elegance and a distinct note.

The new Cardinal metallic roof tiles profile is the perfect solution for simple and complex roofs. The profile optimally meets the special requirements of Wetterbest customers at the highest quality standards.

Wetterbest is the second manufacturer, in value and quantity, on the metal roof market in Romania.

Rigid PVC recycling

Since 2018, the Group has been carrying out the activity of rigid PVC recycling. In line with the objectives of developing the business line and the need to treat this business as an independent one, TeraPlast SA decided in 2019 to transfer it to TeraPlast Recycling.

The TeraPlast Recycling factory has an annual processing capacity of 12,000 tons through state-of-the-art equipment from Sărățel. Thus, TeraPlast Recycling is the largest rigid PVC recycler in Romania and in the top 10 rigid PVC recyclers in Europe.

III. THE TERAPLAST GROUP IN NUMBERS

1. THE RESULTS OF THE TERAPLAST GROUP

In 2019, our development strategy of the TeraPlast Group had as priorities the consolidation and development of the distribution network, the development of the regional presence, the product portfolio and the production capacities. The purpose of the strategy was to consolidate the Group's businesses and set the premises for the development we set out to do in 2020 and beyond.

In this regard:

  • We implemented 3 projects co-financed by the state aid scheme, with a total value of 15 million euros. The projects aimed to expand production capacity for TeraPlast, TeraGlass and Wetterbest.
  • We developed the TeraPlast and Wetterbest portfolios by launching new products.
  • We expanded the national presence of Wetterbest through a new showroom in Brașov. It joins those from Cluj Napoca and Podari and consolidates the presence of the company's products in the Transylvania area.
  • We transferred the rigid PVC recycling business from TeraPlast SA to TeraPlast Recycling.
  • We strengthened the management team of Wetterbest and TeraGlass.
  • We implemented operational efficiencies at group level.
  • We consolidated the business portfolio by reaching 99% stakes in Wetterbest SA (100% from 2020) and 100% in Cortina WTB through Wetterbest SA.

The results of the strategy are reflected in the performances registered at the end of 2019:

972,6 mill. LEI 91,2 mill. LEI 41,8 mill. LEI
turnover + 21% EBITDA + 41% Net profit + 85%
compared to 2018 compared to 2018 compared to 2018
Operational performance 2019 VS 2018
Pipes LM >16 mill. +20%
Fittings & rotoforming PCS >8 mill. +10%
Profiles LM 7 mill. +0,3%
Compounds TO >14.000 +2%
Sandwich panels SQM >3 mill. +34%
Galvanized steel purlins TO >7.000 +32%
Metallic roof tiles SQM 5 mill. +12%
Corrugated sheet SQM >2 mill. +49%
Drainage & accessories PCS >4 mill. +8,2%
Windows & doors UNITS >118.000 -1,2%
Recycled rigid PVC TO >7.000 +29%

Financial performance and evolution

In million lei 2019 2018 Evolution
Turnover 365 292,6 25%
TeraPlast EBITDA 37 20,6 80%
Turnover 308,8 262 18%
TeraSteel EBITDA 37,6 26,4 42%
Turnover 269,9 221 22%
Wetterbest EBITDA 15,1 14,6 4%
Turnover 28,9 28,9 0%
TeraGlass EBITDA 1,4 3,2 -56%
Turnover 972,6 804,5 21%
TeraPlast Group EBITDA 91,2 64,9 41%

2. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE TERAPLAST GROUP

For 2020, the TeraPlast Group has set the following targets:

1.256,3 mill. LEI LEI turnover

145,1 mill. LEI EBITDA

11,6% EBITDA margin – above the industry average

Therefore, in 2020, the TeraPlast Group aims at a significant increase in profitability against the background of the growth premises of Wetterbest and the Installations business line of TeraPlast. At the same time, TeraSteel Serbia has additional growth resources.

Factors influencing the budget in 2020

In the context of the events related to the Coronavirus pandemic at the beginning of 2020, following the date of the consolidated financial statements, the TeraPlast Group and, implicitly, all its companies adopted a proactive attitude in managing potential risks. The first cases of Covid-19 were reported to the World Health Organization in December 2019 in China. At the date of this report, there were and are not any factors that would lead in any way to the need to adjust the consolidated and individual financial statements for the period January-December 2019 and closed on December 31, 2019.

Following the subsequent evolution of the number of cases, the spread of the virus worldwide and, subsequently, the declaration of a state of emergency in Europe and Romania, the management of the TeraPlast Group proactively and progressively applied the necessary measures both on the recommendation of the authorities and as a result of internal analyses. The measures implemented cover all areas of activity of the Group, are monitored and adjusted, if the situation requires it, by the Analysis Commission which meets regularly at Group level. In order to ensure the correct information of interested parties, the TeraPlast Group reports, in accordance with the regulations to which it is subject, any events that exceed the materiality threshold and which, consequently, may to some extent have an impact on the evolution of the business of the Group's companies.

Considering that the first effects in Europe and Romania have been visible since March, and the current situation is constantly evolving and has a high degree of uncertainty, at this time, the management of the TeraPlast Group considers it impossible to provide a firm estimate of the impact of the pandemic on the Group. As a result, as of the date of this report, taking into account the evolution of the TeraPlast Group's business in the first quarter of 2020, the Group's estimates of the level of results for 2020 are in line with those recorded for 2019. At the same time, the potential impact of the current crisis will be included in the adjustments for expected depreciation and losses, related to the credit risk at the level of the Group, respectively of the companies in 2020.

IV. EFFICIENCY AND RESPONSIBILITY

1. THE EMPLOYEES OF THE TERAPLAST GROUP

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The human resources policy

The priority of the HR department with respect to recruitment is to ensure the human capital necessary to carry out all planned activities at a quantitative and qualitative level, in order to provide concrete support in achieving the Group's objectives.

For this, a precise, calibrated analysis of the human resources needs is important, taking into account the relevant internal and external factors, such as the objectives of the departments for the current year, the activity planning schedule, the seasons of the industry, the indicators fluctuation and, at the same time, the characteristics of the labour market. Based on this analysis, we create the recruitment strategy which is a living and flexible element, constantly updated according to the changes that occur in the business.

Secondly, taking into account the occupational profile of the positions that need to be filled, we resort to the identification and attraction of candidates with potential to fill the vacant positions. In 2019, at country level, an average unemployment rate of 3% was registered, most of the people being unemployed without receiving unemployment benefits (87%), of which less than half - only 40% - graduated from at least one vocational school or high school (according to the website of the Ministry of Labour, mmuncii.ro). In response to these challenges, the diversity of recruitment methods and channels used is constantly growing, so the growing trend is to move from passive recruitment to active recruitment, including through a direct approach.

Thirdly, the road from candidate to employee involves the application of an objective selection process, which aims to match both the person with the job, but also to match the person with the team or organization. Lately, due to the changing balance between supply and demand, the selection has become more and more bidirectional: not only the organization chooses the right candidate, but also the candidate chooses the company that "convinces". Therefore, it is necessary both at the level of companies and at the level of the Group, to adapt our offer so as to remain a competitive employer.

Last but not least, finding the right candidate and launching an offer for him to accept is not a guarantee of recruitment success. The quality of the pre-employment, hiring and integration processes of the new employee in the team and in the organization can be defining in his decision to stay, perform and identify with the company's objectives, so as to make a constant effort to achieve them.

In the recruitment process, the Human Resources department is based on the group of P-O-N-T principles: Professionalism, Objectivity, Non-discrimination and Transparency.

One of our goals is to build, in the long run, a professional relationship with our candidates, based on mutual respect. This is applied through conduct, through the methods and tools we use in the recruitment process.

The use of objective criteria in the selection process and the constant application of the criteria in the analysis of the person's compatibility with the position is a predictor that directly correlates with choosing the most suitable candidate and determines an increase in integration and job performance, especially in the first months after employment.

In all our actions in general, including those related to the recruitment and selection process, we promote equal opportunities and treatment, eliminating any form of discrimination, whether direct or indirect in relation to the protected criteria (gender, ethnicity, race, political orientation, religion, etc.) as defined in national and European legislation. Thus, the method of comparison used in differentiating between candidates remains an objective one, in relation to the requirements of the vacancy for which they apply.

In the relationship with our applicants we want to keep a transparent communication, by informing them about the stages of the recruitment and selection process in which they participate. This involves providing constructive feedback, in line with the current phase, providing a realistic description of the job-specific working conditions and answers to the candidate's questions about the job and the organizational context, while maintaining the confidentiality of sensitive data, as regulated within the organization.

The HR activity in 2019

In 2019, the Human Resources department focused on the development of several specific areas, starting from recruitment and reaching areas like reward, motivation and retention.

Regarding the recruitment and selection process, this process has been transformed from a passive one, into a predominantly active one, based on sourcing and direct approach of potential candidates. We have included the use of new methods and tools: targeted recruitment on Facebook, increasing visibility and promotion of positions on individual LinkedIn profiles, acquiring CVs and direct approach to potential candidates on dedicated platforms, and the use of networking at Group level. We managed to respond positively to the challenge of covering the need for human resources both locally and nationally (Transylvania, Maramureș, Moldova, Crișana, Banat, Muntenia, Dobrogea) and internationally (Serbia, Macedonia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Poland).

In the blue-collar area, during the peak periods, additional actions were launched, such as doorto-door campaigns in local areas or calls for specialized companies to facilitate the coverage of staff needs through national (Moldova) and international mobility / relocation (Vietnam). As a result, our production teams have been complemented also with foreign staff.

In the administrative area, the focus was on standardizing and streamlining processes and ensuring compliance with applicable law. Implementations of administrative and payroll software took place; personnel management processes were integrated and standardized.

In terms of pay, the main objective was to align with the market. The companies participated in salary surveys and used the data collected in order to establish a system of compensation and benefits aligned with the market that is at the same time attractive for the workforce. Variable payment systems have been aligned with companies' performance targets.

In the area of motivation and retention, the focus was both on providing non-salary benefits and on organizing activities for and with TeraPlast Group employees, in order to support and reward each other's contribution to the achievement of departmental, Company and Group objectives.

Out of the desire to support employees when they need it most, but also to demonstrate that everyone's safety matters to the Group, starting in October 2019, all TeraPlast Group employees benefit from a new accident insurance, with 24/7 worldwide coverage.

Beyond the material benefits, we know that the motivation to work in a team stems not only from the difficulty of the tasks and from the working conditions, but also from the quality of relationships with colleagues and the general atmosphere in which we operate. Therefore, in 2019, together with the Marketing department, 3 teambuildings were organized in Brașov, with the participation of approximately 100 employees in each of them:

  • TeraSteel teambuilding: January 25-27 (Cheile Grădiștei)
  • Wetterbest teambuilding: October 11-13 (Perla Ciucașului)
  • TeraPlast teambuilding: November 16-17 (Bran)

At the end of the year, the TeraPlast Group Day was organized in Bistrița, an event open to all TeraPlast Group employees. The event was attended by over 500 people. On this occasion, our colleagues with more than 25 years in the company were celebrated. At the same time, those present participated in a raffle in which 30 prizes were awarded.

Objectives

In 2020 we will continue to develop a set of modern, standardized and interconnected procedures, instructions and work tools for HR processes, and these shall be implemented at all levels of the Group's organizations in the next 3 years.

Effective internal communication is a key element in a growing organization that is constantly looking for new solutions to grow and remain competitive. In 2020 we will lay the foundations of a simple system for fast and accurate transmission of information internally, migrating as much as possible to digitization.

Another important point in the HR strategy for the period 2020-2023 is the development of leaders within the organization.

The integration, training and development of employees remains a constant direction of the department. Starting with 2020 and with the implementation of the new processes, we will build individualized internal and external programs.

At the same time, the digitization process will be continued by integrating the self-service platform for employees in the Serbian company, and by extending the UCMS platform to other HR processes: Time Management, Talent Management and Recruitment.

Within the Group, each company has its own organizational culture and its own value system. Even so, at the level of the TeraPlast Group we are guided by the values of pragmatism, transparency, responsibility, competence, business orientation and the needs of those around us.

We aim for the Group's training programs to be aligned with the Group's development objectives.

Collective labour agreements are negotiated according to the legislation in force, once every 2 years. Trade unions and employee representatives in each company are a constant discussion partner and are constantly consulted on any action of the Group with an impact on employees.

Our orientation is towards the standardization of the Group's processes in order to make them more efficient, without losing sight of the individual needs of each company.

In order to prevent corruption, discrimination and conflicts of interest, we have clear regulations, contained both in the company's Code of Ethics and in the internal regulations and individual employment contracts of employees. Employees receive training with respect to these when they are hired and the regulations are permanently available to them.

2. 360 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Efficient solutions for people and the environment

The impact that our activity can have on the environment is an important element in the elaboration of the annual strategy. We constantly set management goals and reduce the negative impact, as well as prevent situations that may affect everything around us. We constantly allocate resources to identify and minimize factors with a negative influence and we are actively involved in sustainable development.

The integrated management system

All TeraPlast Group companies have implemented the Environmental Management System according to the ISO 14001 standard - a component of the integrated quality-environmenthealth and operational safety management system.

The first certification of the Environmental Management System in TeraPlast was in 2009, by the SGS certification body, being recertified in 2018 by the same body. The activities regulated under this system are maintained, continuously improved and systematically verified both by means of an internal audit and by the certification body. Following inspections, internal and external audits and management reviews, action programs are established.

Within the environmental management system, special emphasis is placed on:

  • training and awareness of all staff regarding the knowledge of legal requirements and regulations concerning the protection of the environment
  • knowledge of the requirements of the environmental management system according to the ISO 14001 standard
  • the company's environmental policy
  • the specific applicable instructions and procedures

The mandatory reports are made periodically and are sent to ANPM (the National Environmental Protection Agency) Bucharest or APM (the Environmental Protection Agency) Bistrița-Năsăud, in accordance with the requests of the authorities.

Rigorous implementation of the Environmental Policy

In order to fulfil the Policy, the commitment assumed and the achievement of environmental objectives and targets, management programs are established (annual or long-term), which include general and specific objectives, deadlines and means to achieve the objectives, responsibilities and authorities designated for the relevant functions.

In order to achieve the objectives and targets, Environmental Management Plans are drawn up, and the Environmental Manager monitors the stage of their achievement during the year, depending on their evolution.

The development of Management Programs takes into account the introduction of new technologies and the views of stakeholders. These programs are periodically analysed by the responsible factors in order to establish the stage of progress or are monitored directly by the Environmental Manager and brought to the attention of the top management.

In the case of projects and / or developments (changes in the product development process, introduction of new working conditions), the management programs are adapted on a caseby-case basis according to the situation, and actions are established to ensure the involvement of management.

Changes following the implementation of these projects / developments, as well as the new requirements of the applicable legal and regulatory norms are documented, in order to ensure the continuous operation of the management system.

Direct and indirect atmospheric emissions

The TeraPlast Group is not currently covered by the industrial emissions legislation. The installations do not fall under the scope of GD 804/2007 (SEVESO).

For TeraSteel S.A., APM Bistrița-Năsăud carries out the procedure for issuing the integrated environmental permit in accordance with the provisions of the Order no. 818/2003, with subsequent amendments and completions, issued by M.A.P.A.M. (the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Water Supply).

Use and protection of natural resources

In each company of our Group there are instructions and procedures related to the management of emergency situations. In all operational areas there are plans for various identified emergencies, along with prevention and intervention instructions.

Company personnel are properly trained in this direction and there are measures to prevent, intervene, limit and eliminate the effects of accidental pollution. When changes occur, emergency plans are updated and/or revised and, where possible, emergencies are simulated.

Risk management

At the level of each company, the processes that take place on each site, the relevant aspects and the associated impact were identified. The processes in each company were analysed as follows:

  • those that can be controlled directly (own processes), indirectly (subcontractors, service providers, visitors) or those that can be influenced (product suppliers)
  • past (pollution history), present (resulting from own activity) and future (projects to be developed)
  • generated by normal, abnormal activity and emergencies

From the analysis, we gather that in normal work situations there are no significant environmental risks that have not been already properly addressed through the policies implemented at Group level.

Sustainable development

The TeraPlast Group is actively involved in the development of sustainable systems, and within the Research and Development Center, research activities are carried out annually in order to improve existing products and to obtain new products.

In 2019, the activity of the Research department was focused on the development of existing products by obtaining physical and mechanical properties superior to existing ones, on ensuring cost efficiency with respect to

raw materials as well as on the development of new products. TeraPlast's research team has developed projects for all of the company's business lines.

The most important projects of the department that were aimed at sustainable development are:

  • the development of improved recipes for existing products
  • the use of zinc-free stabilizers
  • the development of new, sustainable products, adapted to customer needs and manufactured according to the highest standards

Suppliers of raw materials are also assessed in terms of compliance with environmental requirements. We avoid the use of hazardous chemicals in our activities and in the supply chain. All hazardous chemicals used in the activities are carefully monitored, are accompanied by the Safety Data Sheet, and requirements from these Safety Data Sheet are transposed into internal measures (allocation of special spaces, storage/handling measures, use, training, etc.).

TeraPlast Recycling

Every year, Romania buries the largest amount of plastic waste compared to any other state in the area - about 559,000 tons. Of these, up to 100,000 tons per year represent PVC waste.

In line with the Group's sustainable development strategy and the desire to create a context in which the culture of plastics recycling to develop, our Group has invested in a new line of business: recycling.

From April 2019, the business line was transferred to TeraPlast Recycling. The factory features state-of-the-art equipment, which allows us to obtain a superior quality finished product, and has an annual processing capacity of 12,000 tons. The company is the largest rigid PVC recycler in Romania and in the top 10 rigid PVC recyclers in Europe, according to processing capacity.

The rigid PVC waste processed in this line of business comes both from the country and from abroad, from countries such as the Netherlands, Denmark or Italy.

Rigid PVC can be recycled up to 8 times, and in the long run, responsible and regulated management of this waste, as well as the use of recycled raw materials can have a significant impact in reducing the current negative effects.

Pollution prevention and control

In order to prevent soil contamination, all basins within the perimeter of our Group companies are properly sealed. At the same time, both the interior surfaces, where the production activities take place, and a part of the exterior surfaces, such as the surface required for the transport routes, are completely concreted. The non-concrete surface consists partially of green space.

Material loading and unloading takes place in designated areas, protected against leakage by liquid leakage or dust dispersion. There are adequate amounts of absorbents in the storage, suitable for controlling any accidental spillage.

Technological water is recirculated in a percentage of over 80%. Domestic waste water passes through treatment plants. Rainwater reaches oil separators and 2 sand traps. Wastewater quality indicators are determined quarterly and half-yearly.

Hazardous chemicals and preparations are purchased in compliance with the legislation in force and only together with the data sheet with safety data that allow all measures to be taken for environmental protection, as well as for occupational health and safety. The storage of various hazardous chemicals and preparations is done taking into account the compatibility between the substances. The management of these substances is carried out by trained persons who know the measures to be taken in case of emergency situations.

Energy consumption

The Group constantly implements responsible management measures for energy consumption. The key performance indicators aim at mantaining a responsible and balanced energy consumption level, taking into account both climate conditions and the growth in production volumes.

The TeraPlast Group's concern for responsible environmental impact management translates into actions and investments of millions of euros. In 2018, the Group signed an agreement with E.ON Energie worth 1.9 million euros for energy efficiency solutions. Thus, E.ON builds in the TeraPlast Industrial Park from Sărățel, Bistrița-Năsăud County, a Photovoltaic Power Plant one of the largest photovoltaic energy generation systems in Romania. The project is being finalized.

With the help of this plant, TeraPlast will be able to generate its own electricity from renewable sources, up to 2,196 Gigawatt hours (GWh) per year, which means a saving of up to 11.45% of the total energy currently required.

In addition to energy savings, the company will also reduce CO2 emissions by up to 600,000 tons per year in the long run.

Waste management

The companies of the TeraPlast Group generate recoverable and non-recoverable waste. These are:

  • recyclable waste: plastic, metal, paper, cardboard and plastic packaging, wooden packaging, etc.
  • non-recoverable waste: industrial waste, contaminated metal packaging and household waste

The implemented environmental management system obliges to minimize the quantities of waste resulting from the production processes where possible. The waste resulting in the company is collected selectively and recovered/disposed of by authorized economic operators with whom contracts have been concluded.

Hazardous waste shipped off-site for disposal is transported only by authorized economic operators, after ISU (the Inspectorate for Emergency Situations) is notified 24 hours in advance regarding the transport of hazardous substances, in compliance with the legal provisions in force. Waste is transported only from the site where the activity is performed to the disposal site, without adversely affecting the environment.

The waste is packaged and labeled in accordance with the legislation and rules in force on mandatory registration. During collection, recovery or disposal, all waste is temporarily stored in specially designed areas and places, adequately protected against spillage into the environment.

The management of all categories of waste is carried out in compliance with legal provisions. They are collected selectively, clearly labeled and stored temporarily, without mixing, until handed over to authorized operators (collectors/recyclers).

The recovery of waste from recyclable packaging is carried out in compliance with the provisions of Law 211/2011, Law 249/2015, GEO 74/2018 and the other legal provisions in force. Achieving the recycling targets of packaging placed on the market is done individually, through contracts for the delivery of packaging waste with authorized recycling/collection companies.

New product development

During 2019, the TeraPlast company continued its direction of constant development of the portfolio of solutions offered by improving existing products and launching new products.

The PE pipe with PP protective layer

TeraPlast launched a new type of pipes in 2019: the PE-100RC pipe with protective PP layer, manufactured from a main polyethylene layer and an exterior protection of polypropylene, aimes to reduce installation costs and the efficiency of the installations it is meant for.

PE-100 RC with PP protective layer differentiates itself through higher installation flexibility using alternative techniques, with or without sand beds, techniques that are generally known as "trenchless technology".

The new pipes have high flexibility and are compatible with the fittings and equipments available on the market. Using these pipes can shorten the execution time of the works by 35%- 40% compared to using classic techniques. Moreover, the execution costs of the works can be reduced by cca 10%-15% through eliminating some of the specific installation operations.

The PP protective layer protects the pipes from the UV radiation and against the contamitation during their entire manipulating, transport, employment and lifespan. The material used in the pipes does not interact with the environment nor the transported fluid, therefore there is no possibility for it to transfet to the fluid taste, smell or colour properties. Due to its high resistance to cracks, thermal aging, corrosion and aggresive soil, abbrasion and impact, the PE-100RC pipes with PP layer are the optimal choice for transport and distribution of the drinking water, gas, drainage, pressure sewerage, general use water, vacuumatic sewerage and water for ther use.

Lead by TeraSteel

TeraSteel launched Lead – a new turnkey hall concept. The decision of launching Lead is in line with the European directive with regards to energy performance of the buildings that aims that until December 31st 2020, all buildings have a near to zero energy loss.

The Lead thermal insulating panels are manufactured using a special technology that allows superior sealing and an up to 20% energy loss economy compared to the market average. The products that have the Lead technology at base allow the building owners to obtain the BREEAM and/or LEED4 certification, some of the most popular standards for ecologic performance evaluation of the buildings.

Among other advantages of the Lead systems: easy building relocation, extended product warranty, up to 20% economy in the energy loss due to superior sealing compared to the market average.

Last but not least, the Lead package stands out through its superior protection due to the magnesium-aluminum-zinc alloy and corresponds to the REACH European standard.

Wetterbest: Suprem50, Neomat30, Cardinal

Wetterbest launched three new products in 2019:

Suprem50 is a new protection for the roofs that has an up to 50 years warranty. This completes the roof protections portfolio, offers the best UV protection and the highest corrosion resistance according to the norms.

The protection is the layer that protects the steel core of the metallic roof tile from rust and corrosive factors. The Suprem50 protection has a 50 microns thick paint layer, allows bending and assembly at temperatures up to minus 15 degrees Celsius. The scratching resistance is superior compared to the paint-based protections existent on the market.

Due to its characteristics, this protection can be used in every environment, in both rural and coastal areas, in the mountains or in the industrial areas. Depending on the enviroment the building is in, the warranty for the colour can reach 25 years, while the corrosion warranty reaches 50 years.

Suprem50 is manufactured at the highest international standards by one of the world leadrers in the steel production market, using the latest technologies and meeting all environmental regulations. This means that Suprem50 does not have chrome or other dangerous substances in its composition.

Neomat30 is the new roof protection that offers 30 years of warranty for both corrosion and colour. Neomat 30 is the second roof protection launched by Wetterbest, after Suprem50. The 30 years warranty is the highest warranty in the market.

Neomat30 offers the roof an elegant aestethic through a high matte finish that offers a special distinct mark to the roof for at least 30 years. Moreover, due to the premium materials used in its manufacturing, this protection offer maximum performance in UV and corrosion protection.

Wetterbest Neomat30 comes in addition to the current portfolio and applies to all 4 metallic roof tiles profiles as well as to the rolls and trapezoidal sheet profiles manufactured by the company.

Cardinal is the new metallic roof tiles profile, recommendedfor both simple and complex shaped roofs. The shape of the new profile eases its cutout according to the roof segments'.

Cardinal is an asymetrical profile with two capillar canals that stand out though mechanical resistance to the environmental factors, offer high sealing and has an up to 50 years lifespan together with the Suprem50 protection.

Aestethically, the new profile is close to the cncrete roof tiles' shape and is available in the same colour and technical specifications as the rest of the portfolio range.

HFFR Compounds

Following the investment project of TeraPlast in 2019, the company offer an innovation on the Romanian compounds market: halogen-free, fire-resistant compounds.

These are in homologating processes with the clients and are mainly used in electric cable protection.

3. RISK MANAGEMENT

The risk management activity within the Group is carried out in the areas of financial risks (credit, market, geographical, foreign exchange, interest rate and liquidity risk), operational risks and legal risks. The primary objectives of the financial risk management activity are to set risk limits, and then to ensure that risk exposure remains within those limits. Operational and legal risk management activities are intended to ensure the proper functioning of internal policies and procedures to minimize operational and legal risks.

(a) Capital risk management

The Group manages its capital to ensure that the entities within the Group will be able to continue their activity at the same time as maximizing income for shareholders, by optimizing the balance of debts and equity.

The capital structure of the Group consists of debts, which include loans, cash and cash equivalents and equity attributable to holders of the Group's equity. Equity comprises the share capital, reserves and retained earnings.

The Group's risk management also includes a regular analysis of the capital structure. As part of this analysis, management considers the cost of capital and the risks associated with each class of capital.

Based on management's recommendations, the Group may balance its general capital structure by paying dividends, issuing new shares and repurchasing shares, as well as entering into new debts or settling existing debts.

(b) The objectives of financial risk management

The Group's treasury function provides services necessary for the activity, coordinates access to the national financial market, monitors and manages the financial risks related to the Group's operations through internal risk reports, which analyse the exposure by the degree and magnitude of the risks.

These risks include market risk (including currency risk, fair value interest rate risk and price risk), credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow interest rate risk.

(c) Market risk

The Group's activities primarily expose it to financial risks related to exchange rate and interest rate fluctuations.

The Group's management continuously monitors its exposure to risks. However, the use of this approach does not protect the Group from potential losses outside the foreseeable limits in the event of significant market fluctuations. There has been no change from the previous year in the Group's exposure to market risks or in the way the Group manages and measures its risks.

(d) Management of exchange rate risks

The group carries out transactions denominated in different currencies. Hence, there is a risk of exchange rate fluctuations. Exchange rate exposures are managed in accordance with approved policies.

(e) Management of interest rate risks

The Group's interest-bearing assets, income and cash flows from operational activities are exposed to fluctuations in market interest rates. The Group's interest rate risk arises from its bank loans. Variable interest rate loans expose the Group to the risk of interest cash flows. The Group did not resort to any hedging operation in order to reduce its exposure to interest rate risk.

The Group continuously monitors its exposure to interest rate risk. This includes simulating various scenarios, including refinancing, updating existing positions, financing alternatives. Based on these scenarios, the Group estimates the potential impact on the profit and loss account of defined interest rate fluctuations. In each simulation, the same interest rate fluctuation is used for all currencies. These scenarios are prepared only for debts that represent the main interest-bearing positions.

The Group is exposed to interest rate risk, given that the entities within the Group borrow funds at both fixed and variable interest rates. The risk is managed by the group by maintaining a favourable balance between fixed rate and variable rate loans.

(f) Other price-related risks

The Group is not exposed to equity price risks arising from equity investments. Financial investments are held for strategic rather than commercial purposes and are not significant. The Group does not actively market these investments.

(g) Credit risk management

Credit risk refers to the risk that a third party will not comply with its contractual obligations, thus causing financial losses to the Group. The Group has adopted a policy of trading only with trusted parties and obtaining sufficient guarantees, where appropriate, as a means of reducing the risk of financial losses as a consequence of non-compliance. The Group's exposure and the credit ratings of third-party contractors are monitored by management.

Trade receivables consist of a large number of customers, from various industries and geographical areas. The permanent evaluation of the credits is carried out in relation to the financial state of the clients and, when required, a credit insurance is concluded.

Cash is held in financial institutions which, at the time of deposit, are considered to have the lowest risk of default. The Group has policies that limit the amount of exposure for any financial institution.

The carrying amount of receivables, net of the provision for receivables, plus cash and cash equivalents, is the maximum amount exposed to credit risk. Although the collection of receivables could be influenced by economic factors, the management considers that there is no significant risk of losses for the Group, beyond the provisions already recorded.

The Group considers the exposure to credit risk to the counterparty or group of counterparties with similar characteristics, analysing receivables individually and making impairment adjustments with the customer credit management department.

(h) Liquidity risk management

The ultimate responsibility for liquidity risk management rests with the Board of Directors, which has built an appropriate liquidity risk management framework for the Group's short-, medium- and long-term funding and liquidity management requirements. The Group manages liquidity risks by maintaining adequate reserves, banking facilities and reserve lending facilities, by continuously monitoring real cash flows and by matching the maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities.

(i) Risks related to unforeseeable events – Covid-19

In the context of the events related to the Coronavirus pandemic at the beginning of 2020, following the date of the consolidated financial statements, the TeraPlast Group and, implicitly, all its companies adopted a proactive attitude in managing potential risks.

The first cases of Covid-19 were reported to the World Health Organization in December 2019 in China. At the date of this report, there were and are not any factors that would lead in any way to the need to adjust the consolidated and individual financial statements for the period January-December 2019 and closed on December 31, 2019.

Following the subsequent evolution of the number of cases, the spread of the virus worldwide and, subsequently, the declaration of a state of emergency in Europe and Romania, the management of the TeraPlast Group proactively and progressively applied the necessary measures both on the recommendation of the authorities and as a result of internal analyses. The measures implemented cover all areas of activity of the Group, are monitored and adjusted, if the situation requires it, by the Analysis Commission which meets daily at Group level.

In order to ensure the correct information of interested parties, the TeraPlast Group reports, in accordance with the regulations to which it is subject, any events that exceed the materiality threshold and which, consequently, may to some extent have an impact on the evolution of the business of the Group's companies.

Considering that the first effects in Europe and Romania have been visible since March, and the current situation is constantly evolving and has a high degree of uncertainty, at this time, the management of the TeraPlast Group considers it impossible to provide a firm estimate of the impact of the pandemic on the Group. As a result, as of the date of this report, taking into account the evolution of the TeraPlast Group's business in the first quarter of 2020, the Group's estimates of the level of results for 2020 are in line with those recorded for 2019.

At the TeraPlast Group level, ten scenarios were created depending on the possible evolutions of the current context. They follow the following parameters:

  • Potential negative developments in turnover, generated by the evolution of the epidemic, but also by a subsequent economic crisis, going as far as simulating the suspension of activity, if a provision of the authorities would require it
  • The impact on cash flows of possible defaults from customers
  • Ability to bear debt service
  • Adjusting fixed costs to minimize the impact on profitability in declining sales scenarios

The scenarios have associated action plans that are gradually implemented in each company, as the existing situation has an impact on each activity.

So far, among the measures implemented, we mention:

  • Ensuring increased hygiene measures, in accordance with the recommendations in force, for employees
  • Limiting interaction with external staff and business travel, as well as the use of electronic means of interaction
  • Carrying out telework activity, by rotation, where possible
  • Reduction of temporary staff costs in sectors where production has been reduced as a result of declining orders
  • At the level of the Group's management, salaries were temporarily reduced in proportions between 25% and 50%
  • Measures to reduce the work schedule have also been applied to TESA (technical, financial and social-administrative) staff with the corresponding decrease in pay
  • Negotiation with trade unions to make the provisions of the collective agreement flexible for this period, in order to reduce possible non-recurring costs in case of redundancies
  • Renegotiation of contracts with suppliers and identification of alternative suppliers to ensure the availability of raw materials
  • Reducing stocks of raw materials and finished products to reduce working capital requirements
  • Renegotiation of lease contracts for at least 3 months

The potential impact will be included in the adjustments for impairment and expected losses, related to the credit risk at the level of the Group, respectively of the companies in 2020.

4. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

As the largest Romanian manufacturer of construction materials, involvement in society and a responsible attitude towards people and the environment are natural elements in daily activities. Being responsible means carrying out activities that generate the long-term wellbeing of the company's shareholders and employees, but also contributing to the improvement of situations and behaviours in the communities in which we operate.

TeraPlast's CSR programs focus on both the company's internal culture and external activities. For the TeraPlast Group, the main directions of involvement in society are employees, local communities, sporting events and cultural events.

The social responsibility projects are reunited in the Together We Build Romania platform, which is based on three pillars:

Education

The development of society's individuals is based on education. Whether it's the school years, the good family upbringing or the professional sphere, we believe that development is always based on a learning process.

Social

Actions in the social sphere are intended to create an environment conducive to development and to promote equal opportunities. For us, this means contributing to the creation of a living environment which ensures the basic needs are covered, to actions and measures through which to improve or solve problems of members of society.

Health and Environment

Promovarea unor obiceiuri sănătoase prin activități sportive și a unui mediu înconjurător Promoting healthy habits through sports activities and a healthy environment. We support initiatives aimed at excellence, a healthy life and at "creating a better world".

5. THE RESPONSIBLE PROCUREMENT POLICY

The procurement activity is essential to achieve the Group's objectives and to maintain a high degree of quality, competitiveness and performance in terms of the products we place on the market.

The success of our products is closely linked to the quality of the materials supplied and our ability to innovate and develop the products sold. We have the support of our suppliers with whom we develop new products, improve existing products and guarantee consistency in terms of quality for our products.

The procurement activity aims to ensure the supply of all the raw materials, goods and services required within the Group, in a transparent, efficient, timely manner, obtaining the best conditions and complying with the procurement policy and procedures.

The Group's procurement policy is an integral part of the company's overall objective of satisfying customer requirements, managing production processes efficiently and complying with the requirements of the integrated management system. The procurement policy applies to all suppliers of raw materials, materials and services in the group.

In accordance with the procurement policy, we are interested in collaborating with suppliers who share our philosophy on quality, which is why we constantly evaluate suppliers and apply an internal system of qualification and acceptance.

The Group's suppliers will observe and comply with local, national and international environmental regulations. They are required to have all the necessary environmental approvals and permits required to carry out the activity.

Our suppliers:

  • Provide high quality goods, services and processes and adopt reliable quality management methods
  • Are competitive on international markets
  • Have high-performance technology, and their goods and services meet international standards in the field of environment, safety and health
  • Pursue the development of long-term partnerships with the entities of the TeraPlast Group, adapting their offers and strategy to offer competitive solutions

The selection and acceptance of suppliers is based both on the evaluation of their ability to supply products according to our requirements, as well as on the following criteria: quality/price ratio, certified management systems, payment methods, delivery availability and complaint resolution. The evaluation process also consists of auditing and visiting suppliers, in order to assess the compliance with environmental, occupational health and safety as well as social responsibility requirements.

The Group's procurement policy is correlated with the quality standards (SR EN ISO 9001), environmental standards (SR EN ISO 14001) and occupational health and safety standards (SR OHSAS 18001), but it also contains specific requirements based on the company's Code of Conduct.

This ensures the general conditions concerning:

  • the quality of the products and services purchased
  • product safety / management of chemical substances
  • protection of the environment
  • the code of conduct related to the procurement activity

The list of approved suppliers includes all suppliers from which purchases are made and we have ensured that they comply with legal and regulatory requirements both in Europe and in the areas where they operate, regarding: forced labour, child exploitation, discrimination, environment, bribery and corruption, unfair competition, etc. Suppliers are visited before a collaboration begins, and are periodically re-evaluated to determine if they can still meet the established requirements.

Providers will comply with all applicable anti-corruption laws and regulations, and will have a zero-tolerance policy with respect to any form of bribery, corruption and embezzlement. They must conduct all their transactions in a transparent manner and accurately reflect them in accounting records.

V. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

1. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES AND THE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT

Teraplast has implemented recommendations of the Corporate Governance Code of Bucharest Stock Exchange, setting out governance principles and structures mainly aimed at respecting shareholders' rights as well as at providing them fair treatment. In that sense, the Board of Directors elaborated a Regulation for Organization and Operation, consistent with the CGC principles, thus ensuring the company's transparency and sustainable development. The Regulation for Organization and Operation also sets out the roles corresponding to the Board of Directors, competences and responsibilities of the Board, so as to ensure observance of interests of all the company's shareholders, and not least, equal access of the shareholders, and also of potential investors to relevant information pertaining to the company.

For continuation of the process of implementing the principles of the Code of Corporate Governance, the General Meeting of September 2019 elected a new Board of Directors made up of five directors, one of whom is independent from other significant shareholders. Enough members have been this way ensured as to guarantee the Board's efficiency to supervise, analyze and evaluate the efficiency of Teraplast's executive management, the Board's main goal as a collective body being to promote and observe the interests of the company's shareholders.

Another step of the implementation process is the essential amendment of the Company's Memorandum of Association, approved by the General Meeting of Shareholders of September 2019, at which time provisions of the Memorandum were made to match regulatory documents specific to the Romanian stock market and also recommendations and principles included in Code of Corporate Governance of Bucharest Stock Exchange.

Moreover, in compliance with CGC recommendations, strict rules have been set within the company on the internal movement and disclosure to third parties of confidential documents and privileged information, a special importance being granted to data and/or information that could influence the evolution of market price of securities issued by Teraplast. In this sense, specific confidentiality agreements were concluded, with the company management and executives as well as with employees who, based on their positions and/or responsibilities, have access to such confidential/privileged information.

Corporate Governance Statement

Principle Requirement Complies /
Does not
comply
If does not comply,
actions towards
compliance
A1 All companies should have internal regulation of the Board which includes terms of reference/responsibilities for Board
and
key management functions of the company, applying, among others, the General Principles of Section A.
Complies
A2 Provisions for the management of conflict of interest should be included in Board regulation. In any event, members of
the Board should notify the Board of any conflicts of interest which have arisen or may arise, and should refrain from
taking part in the discussion
(including by not being present where this does not render the meeting non-quorate) and
from voting on the adoption of a resolution on the issue which gives rise to such conflict of interest.
Complies
A3 The Board of Directors should have at least five
members
Complies
A4 The majority of the members of the Board of Directors should be non-executive. Not less than two non-executive
members of the Board of Directors should be independent, in the case of Premium Tier Companies. Each member of
the Board of Directors should submit a declaration that he/she is independent at the moment of his/her nomination for
election or reelection as well as when any change in his/her status arises, by demonstrating the ground on which
he/she is considered independent in
character and judgment in practice and according to the criteria from the BVB
Corporate Governance Code
Complies
A5 A Board member's other relatively permanent professional commitments and engagements, including executive and
nonexecutive Board positions in companies and not-for-profit institutions, should be disclosed to shareholders and to
potential investors before appointment and during his/her mandate.
Complies
A6 Any member of the Board should submit to the Board, information on any relationship with a shareholder who holds
directly or indirectly, shares representing more than 5% of all voting rights. This obligation concerns any kind of
relationship which may affect the position of the member on issues decided by the Board
Complies
A7 The company should appoint a Board secretary responsible for supporting the work of the Board Complies
A8 The corporate governance statement should inform on whether an evaluation of the Board has taken place under the
leadership of the chairman or the nomination committee and, if it has, summarize key action points and changes
resulting from it. The company should have a policy/guidance regarding the evaluation of the Board containing the
purpose, criteria and frequency of the evaluation process.
Complies
A9 The corporate governance statement should contain information on the number of meetings of the Board and the
committees during the past year, attendance by directors (in person and in absentia) and a report of the Board and
committees on their activities
Complies
A10 The corporate governance statement should contain information on the precise number of the independent members
of the Board of Directors
Complies
Does not
comply -
A11 The Board of Premium Tier companies should set up a nomination committee formed of non-executives, which will TRP is in
lead the process for Board appointments and make recommendations to the Board. The majority of the members of Standard
the nomination committee should be independent category
The Board should set up an audit committee, and at least one member should be an independent non-executive. The
majority of members, including the chairman, should have proven an adequate qualification relevant to the functions
B1 and responsibilities of the committee. At least one member of the audit committee should have proven and adequate
auditing or accounting experience. In the case of Premium Tier companies, the audit committee should be composed of
at least three members and the majority of the audit committee should be independent. Complies
B2 The audit committee should be chaired by an independent non-executive member. Complies
Among its responsibilities, the audit committee should undertake an annual assessment of the system of internal
B3 control. Complies
The assessment should consider the effectiveness and scope of the internal audit function, the adequacy of risk
B4 management and internal control reports to the audit committee of the Board, management's responsiveness and
effectiveness in dealing with identified internal control failings or weaknesses and their submission of relevant reports
to the Board Complies
B5 The audit committee should review conflicts of interests in transactions of the company and its subsidiaries with
related parties Complies
B6 The audit committee should evaluate the efficiency of the internal control system and risk management system Complies
B7 The audit committee should monitor the application of statutory and generally accepted standards of internal auditing.
The audit committee should receive and evaluate the reports of the internal audit team. Complies
B8 Whenever the Code mentions reviews or analysis to be exercised by the Audit Committee, these should be followed by
cyclical (at least annual), or ad-hoc reports to be submitted to the Board afterwards Complies
B9 No shareholder may be given undue preference over other shareholders with regard to transactions and agreements
made by the company with shareholders and their related parties Complies
The Board should adopt a policy ensuring that any transaction of the company with any of the companies with which it
has close relations, that
is equal to or more than 5% of the net assets of the company (as stated in the latest financial
B10 report), should be approved by the Board following an obligatory opinion of the Board's audit committee, and fairly
disclosed to the shareholders and potential
investors, to the extent that such transactions fall under the category of
events subject to disclosure requirements. Complies
The internal audits should be carried out by a separate structural division (internal audit department) within the
B11 company or by retaining an independent third-party entity Complies
B12 To ensure the fulfillment of the core functions of the internal audit department, it should report functionally to the
Board via the audit committee. For administrative purposes and in the scope related to the obligations of the
management to monitor and mitigate risks, it should report directly to the chief executive officer
Complies
C1 The company should publish a remuneration policy on its website and include in its annual report a remuneration
statement on the implementation of this policy during the annual period under review. The remuneration policy should
be formulated in such a way that allows stakeholders to understand the principles and rationale behind the
remuneration of the members of the Board and the CEO, as well as of the members of the Management Board in two
tier board systems. It should describe the remuneration governance and decision-making process, detail the
components of executive remuneration (i.e. salaries, annual bonus, long term stock-linked incentives, benefits in kind,
pensions, and others) and describe each component's purpose, principles and assumptions (including the general
performance criteria related to any form of variable remuneration). In addition, the remuneration policy should
disclose the duration of the executive's contract and their notice period and eventual compensation for revocation
without cause. The remuneration report should present the implementation of the remuneration policy vis-à-vis the
persons identified in the remuneration policy during the annual period under review. Any essential change of the
remuneration policy should be published on the corporate website in a timely fashion.
Complies
D1 The company should have an Investor Relations function -
indicated, by person (s) responsible or an organizational unit,
to the general public. In addition to information required
by legal provisions, the company should include on its
corporate website a dedicated Investor Relations section, both in Romanian and English, with all relevant information
of interest for investors, including: D.1.1. Principal corporate regulations: the articles of association, general
shareholders' meeting procedures; D.1.2. Professional CVs of the members of its governing bodies, a Board member's
other professional commitments, including executive and non-executive Board positions in companies and not-for
profit institutions; D.1.3. Current reports and periodic reports (quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports) –
at least as
provided at item D.8 –
including current reports with detailed information related to non-compliance with the present
Code; D.1.4.
Information related to general meetings of shareholders: the agenda and supporting materials; the
procedure approved for the election of Board members; the rationale for the proposal of candidates for the election to
the Board, together with their professional CVs; shareholders' questions related to the agenda and the company's
answers, including the decisions taken; D.1.5. Information on corporate events, such as payment of dividends and
other distributions to shareholders, or other events leading to the acquisition or limitation of rights of a shareholder,
including the deadlines and principles applied to such operations. Such information should be published within a
timeframe that enables investors to make investment decisions; D.1.6. The name and contact data of a person who
should be able to provide knowledgeable information on request; D.1.7. Corporate presentations (e.g. IR presentations,
quarterly results presentations, etc.), financial statements (quarterly, semi-annual, annual), auditor reports and
annual
reports
Complies
D2 A company should have an annual cash distribution or dividend policy, proposed by the CEO or the Management Board
and adopted by the Board, as a set of directions the company intends to follow regarding the distribution of net profit.
The annual cash distribution or dividend policy principles should be published on the corporate website
Does not
comply
On its way to be
implemented
A company should have adopted a policy with respect to forecasts, whether they are distributed or not. Forecasts
means the quantified conclusions of studies aimed at determining the total impact of a list of factors related to a future
D3 period (so called assumptions): by nature such a task is based upon a high level of uncertainty, with results sometimes
significantly differing from forecasts initially presented. The policy should provide for the frequency, period envisaged,
and content of forecasts. Forecasts, if published, may only be part of annual, semi-annual or quarterly reports. The
forecast policy should be published on the corporate website.
Complies
D4 The rules of general meetings of shareholders should not restrict the participation of shareholders in general meetings
and the exercising of their rights. Amendments of the rules should take effect, at the earliest, as of the next general
meeting of shareholders
Complies
D5 The external auditors should attend the shareholders' meetings when their reports are presented there Complies
D6 The Board should present to the annual general meeting of shareholders a brief assessment of the internal controls and
significant risk management system, as well as opinions on issues subject to resolution at the general meeting
Complies
D7 Any professional, consultant, expert or financial analyst may participate in the shareholders' meeting upon prior
invitation from the Chairman of the Board. Accredited journalists may also participate in the general meeting of
shareholders, unless the Chairman of the Board decides otherwise.
Complies
D8 The quarterly and semi-annual financial reports should include information in both Romanian and English regarding the
key drivers influencing the
change in sales, operating profit, net profit and other relevant financial indicators, both on
quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year terms
Complies
D9 A company should organize at least two meetings/conference calls with analysts and investors each year. The
information presented on these occasions should be published in the IR section of the company website at the time of
the meetings/conference calls
Complies
D10 If a company supports various forms of artistic and cultural expression, sport activities, educational or scientific
activities, and considers the resulting impact on the innovativeness and competitiveness of the company part of its
business mission and development strategy, it should publish the policy guiding its activity in this area
Complies

VI. INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT

To the Shareholders, Teraplast S.A.

Report on the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements

Opinion

    1. We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Teraplast S.A. (the "Group"), with registered office in Saratel, Șieu-Măgheruș, DN 15A km 45+500, Bistrița-Năsăud county, identified by the unique tax registration code 3094980, which comprise the consolidated statement of financial position as at December 31, 2019, and the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended, including a summary of significant accounting policies and notes to the financial statements.
    1. The consolidated financial statements as at December 31, 2019 are identified as follows:
Net assets / Equity RON 276,148,399
Net profit for the financial year RON 38,907,530
  1. In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Group as at December 31, 2019, and its consolidated financial performance and its consolidated cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with Order 2844/2016, with subsequent amendments, for the approval of accounting regulations conforming with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by EU with subsequent amendments.

Basis for Opinion

  1. We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISAs), Regulation (EU) No. 537/2014 of the European Parliament and the Council (forth named The "Regulation") and Law 162/2017 ("the Law"). Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Group in accordance with the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants' Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (IESBA Code), in accordance with ethical requirements relevant for the audit of the financial statements in Romania including the Regulation and the Law and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the IESBA Code. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Key Audit Matters

  1. Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

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Key Audit Matter How our audit addressed the key audit
matter
Recoverability of the book value of the
Goodwill
Following the acquisition of Wetterbest S.A.'s
shares (previously named "Depaco S.R.L."),
Teraplast recorded Goodwill for the first time on
31 December 2018 in its consolidated financial
statements. An external evaluator was contacted
in order to determine the allocation of the
purchase price and, subsequently, the Goodwill
that resulted at that moment. The Goodwill was
evaluated for depreciation at 31 December 2018
and as at 31 December 2019. Its book value at 31
December 2018 was 35 million RON and at 31
December 2019, 10 million RON. The decrease is
due to the depreciation recorded in 2019. At 31
December 2019, the management identified
depreciation indicators for the Goodwill and
performed depreciation tests which resulted in the
recognition of the 25 million RON which were
depreciated during 2019.
Due to the type of this transaction as well as the
associated risk, we identified this depreciation
analysis as a key aspect of our audit.
The accounting policies related to the depreciation
of Goodwill can be found in Note 3 of the Group's
consolidated financial statements.
In order to address this key audit matter, we have
performed the following audit procedures:
We obtained the analysis done by management
and we evaluated the key aspects which are at
the basis of the potential depreciation of the
Goodwill.

We analyzed the methodology used by
management in order to evaluate the
compliance with IAS 36.

We tested the mathematical accuracy of the
used depreciation model.

We evaluated the historical accuracy of the
budgets and forecasts performed by
management by comparing them with the real
performances.
We evaluated the key estimates of the

company used to determine the update rate,
cash flows, increase rates, the return on sales
and capital expenditure.

We involved our specialists in order to help us
in the evaluation of the estimates used by the
company.
We also assessed whether or not certain
assumptions on which the assessment was based,
individually and taken as a whole.
We evaluated the presentation related to the
depreciation of the Goodwill in the consolidated
financial statements of the Group.

Other Matters

  1. The consolidated financial statements of Teraplast Group for the year ended December 31, 2018, were audited by another auditor who expressed an unmodified opinion on those statements on April 15, 2019.

Other information – Consolidated Administrator's Report

  1. The administrator is responsible for preparation and presentation of the other information. The other information comprises the consolidated Administrator' report but does not include the consolidated financial statements and our auditors report thereon.

Our opinion on the consolidated financial statements does not cover the other information and, unless otherwise explicitly mentioned in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December, 31, 2019, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the consolidated financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.

With respect to the Administrator's report, we read and report if this has been prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the provisions of Ministry of Public Finance Order 2844/2016, with subsequent amendments, for the approval of accounting regulations conforming with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by EU.

On the sole basis of the procedures performed within the audit of the financial statements, in our opinion:

  • a) the information included in the administrators' report for the financial year for which the financial statements have been prepared are consistent, in all material respects, with these financial statements;
  • b) the administrators' report has been prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the provisions of Ministry of Public Finance Order no. 2844/2016, with subsequent amendments, for the approval of accounting regulations conforming with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by EU.

Moreover, based on our knowledge and understanding concerning the Group and its environment gained during the audit on the consolidated financial statements prepared as at December 31, 2019, we are required to report if we have identified a material misstatement of this consolidated Administrator's report. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Consolidated Financial Statements

    1. Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with Order 2844/2016, with subsequent amendments, for the approval of accounting regulations conforming with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by EU with subsequent amendments and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
    1. In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Group's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
    1. Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Group's financial reporting process.

Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements

  1. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated financial statements.

    1. As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
  2. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
  3. Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Group's internal control.
  4. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
  5. Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Group to cease to continue as a going concern.
  6. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
    1. We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
    1. We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
    1. From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

  1. We have been appointed by the General Assembly of Shareholders on September 2, 2019 to audit the consolidated financial statements of Teraplast S.A. for the financial year ended December 31, 2019. The uninterrupted total duration of our commitment is 1 year, covering the financial year ended at December 31, 2019.

We confirm that:

  • Our audit opinion is consistent with the additional report submitted to the Audit Committee of the Company that we issued the same date we issued and this report. Also, in conducting our audit, we have retained our independence from the audited entity.
  • No non-audit services referred to in Article 5 (1) of EU Regulation No. 537/2014 were provided.

The engagement partner on the audit resulting in this independent auditor's report is Alina Ioana Mirea.

Alina Mirea, Audit Partner

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RAPORTUL AUDITORULUI INDEPENDENT

Către Acționarii, Teraplast S.A.

Raport cu privire la situațiile financiare consolidate

Opinie

    1. Am auditat situațiile financiare consolidate ale Societății Teraplast S.A. și ale filialei sale ("Grupul"), cu sediul social Sat Sărățel, Comuna Șieu-Măgheruș, DN 15A, km 45+500, Județ Bistrița-Năsăud, identificată prin codul unic de înregistrare fiscală 3094980, care cuprind situația poziției financiare consolidate la data de 31 decembrie 2019 și situația rezultatului global consolidat, situația consolidată a modificărilor capitalurilor proprii și situația consolidată a fluxurilor de trezorerie aferente exercițiului încheiat la această dată, precum și un sumar al politicilor contabile semnificative și notele explicative.
    1. Situațiile financiare consolidate la 31 decembrie 2019 se identifică astfel:
Activ net / Total capitaluri proprii: 276.148.399 Lei
Profitul net al exercițiului financiar: 38.907.530 Lei
  1. În opinia noastră, situațiile financiare consolidate anexate prezintă fidel, sub toate aspectele semnificative poziția financiară consolidata a Grupului la data de 31 decembrie 2019, și performanța sa financiară consolidata și fluxurile sale de trezorerie consolidate aferente exercițiului încheiat la data respectivă, în conformitate cu Ordinul Ministrului Finanțelor publice nr. 2844/2016 pentru aprobarea Reglementărilor contabile conforme cu Standardele Internaționale de Raportare Financiară adoptate de Uniunea Europeană cu modificările ulterioare.

Baza pentru opinie

  1. Am desfășurat auditul nostru în conformitate cu Standardele Internaționale de Audit ("ISA"), Regulamentul UE nr. 537 al Parlamentului și al Consiliului European (în cele ce urmează "Regulamentul") și Legea nr. 162/2017 ("Legea''). Responsabilitățile noastre în baza acestor standarde sunt descrise detaliat în secțiunea "Responsabilitățile auditorului într-un audit al situațiilor financiare" din raportul nostru. Suntem independenți față de Grup, conform Codului Etic al Profesioniștilor Contabili emis de Consiliul pentru Standarde Internaționale de Etică pentru Contabili (codul IESBA), conform cerințelor etice care sunt relevante pentru auditul situațiilor financiare în România, inclusiv Regulamentul și Legea, și ne-am îndeplinit responsabilitățile etice conform acestor cerințe și conform Codului IESBA. Credem că probele de audit pe care le-am obținut sunt suficiente și adecvate pentru a furniza o bază pentru opinia noastră.

Aspectele cheie de audit

  1. Aspectele cheie de audit sunt acele aspecte care, în baza raționamentului nostru profesional, au avut cea mai mare importanță pentru auditul situațiilor financiare consolidate din perioada curentă. Aceste aspecte au fost abordate în contextul auditului situațiilor financiare în ansamblu și în formarea opiniei noastre asupra acestora și nu oferim o opinie separată cu privire la aceste aspecte.

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ASPECT CHEIE AL AUDITULUI Cum am adresat aspectul cheie al auditului
Recuperabilitatea valorii contabile a
Fondului comercial
Ca urmare a achiziționării acțiunilor
Wetterbest S.A. (numită anterior "Depaco
S.R.L.") prin mai multe etape de achiziție,
Teraplast a înregistrat la 31 decembrie 2018
pentru prima dată fond comercial în
situațiile financiare consolidate. Un
evaluator extern a fost contractat pentru a
determina alocarea prețului de achiziție și,
ulterior, Fondul comercial ce a rezultat în
acel moment. Fondul comercial a fost
evaluat pentru depreciere atât la 31
decembrie 2018, cât și la 31 decembrie
2019. Valoarea contabilă a fondului
comercial la 31 decembrie 2018 a fost de 35
milioane RON, iar la 31 decembrie 2019 a
fost de 10 milioane RON. Scăderea se
datorează deprecierii înregistrate în anul
2019, ca urmare a rezultatului analizei de
depreciere efectuate de către Grup.
La 31 decembrie 2019, conducerea a
identificat că există indicatori de depreciere
pentru Fondul comercial și a efectuat teste
de depreciere pentru aceasta, rezultând ca o
pierdere din depreciere de 25 milioane lei sa
fie recunoscută.
Având în vedere specificul acestui tip de
tranzacții precum și riscul asociat, noi am
identificat această analiză de depreciere ca
fiind un aspect cheie de audit.
Politicile contabile privind deprecierea
fondului comercial se regăsesc in cadrul
Notei 3 la situațiile financiare consolidate ale
Grupului.
Procedurile noastre de audit au inclus, printre altele,
următoarele:
- am obținut analiza efectuată de către conducere și
am evaluat ipotezele cheie care stau la baza evaluării
deprecierii potențiale a Fondului comercial;
- am analizat metodologia utilizată de management
pentru a evalua conformitatea cu IAS 36 pentru
metoda aplicată (valoarea utilizată);
- am testat acuratețea matematică a modelului de
depreciere utilizat;
- am evaluat acuratețea istorică a bugetelor și a
prognozelor conducerii prin compararea acestora cu
performanțele reale;
- am evaluat ipotezele și estimările cheie ale
companiei utilizate pentru a determina rata de
actualizare, fluxurile de numerar viitoare de
exploatare, ratele de creștere, marjele de exploatare,
nevoile de capital de lucru și cheltuielile de capital;
- am implicat specialiștii noștri în evaluare pentru a
ne ajuta în evaluarea ipotezelor-cheie și a estimărilor
utilizate de companie, inclusiv la determinarea ratelor
de actualizare.
De asemenea, am evaluat care sunt sau nu anumite
ipoteze pe care s-a bazat evaluarea, individual și
luate în întregime.
Am evaluat prezentarea deprecierii fondului comercial
în situațiile financiare consolidate ale Grupului.

Alte aspecte

  1. Situațiile financiare consolidate ale Grupului Teraplast pentru anul încheiat la 31 decembrie 2018 au fost auditate de un alt auditor care a emis o opinie nemodificată asupra respectivelor situații la 15 aprilie 2019.

Alte informații – Raportul consolidat al administratorilor

  1. Administratorii sunt responsabili pentru întocmirea și prezentarea altor informații. Acele alte informații cuprind Raportul consolidat al administratorilor, dar nu cuprind situațiile financiare consolidate și raportul auditorului cu privire la acestea.

Opinia noastră cu privire la situațiile financiare consolidate nu acoperă și aceste alte informații și cu excepția cazului în care se menționează explicit în raportul nostru, nu exprimăm nici un fel de concluzie de asigurare cu privire la acestea.

În legătură cu auditul situațiilor financiare consolidate pentru exercițiul financiar încheiat la 31 decembrie 2019, responsabilitatea noastră este să citim acele alte informații și, în acest demers, să apreciem dacă acele alte informații sunt semnificativ inconsecvente cu situațiile financiare consolidate, sau cu cunoștințele pe care noi le-am obținut în timpul auditului, sau dacă ele par a fi denaturate semnificativ.

În ceea ce privește Raportul consolidat al administratorilor, am citit și raportăm dacă acesta a fost întocmit, în toate aspectele semnificative, în conformitate cu Ordinul Ministrului Finanțelor publice nr. 2844/2016, cu modificările ulterioare, pentru aprobarea Reglementărilor contabile conforme cu Standardele Internaționale de Raportare Financiară adoptate de Uniunea Europeană cu modificările ulterioare.

În baza exclusiv a activităților care trebuie desfășurate în cursul auditului situațiilor financiare consolidate, în opinia noastră:

  • a) Informațiile prezentate în Raportul consolidat al administratorilor pentru exercițiul financiar pentru care au fost întocmite situațiile financiare consolidate sunt în concordanță, în toate aspectele semnificative, cu situațiile financiare consolidate;
  • b) Raportul consolidat al Administratorilor, a fost întocmit, în toate aspectele semnificative, în conformitate cu Ordinul Ministrului Finanțelor publice nr. 2844/2016, cu modificările ulterioare, pentru aprobarea Reglementarilor contabile conforme cu Standardele Internaționale de Raportare Financiară adoptate de Uniunea Europeană cu modificările ulterioare.

În plus, în baza cunoștințelor și înțelegerii noastre cu privire la Grup și la mediul acestuia, dobândite în cursul auditului situațiilor financiare consolidate pentru exercițiul financiar încheiat la data de 31 decembrie 2019, ni se cere să raportăm dacă am identificat denaturări semnificative în Raportul consolidat al administratorilor. Nu avem nimic de raportat cu privire la acest aspect.

Responsabilitățile conducerii și ale persoanelor responsabile cu guvernanța pentru situațiile financiare consolidate

    1. Conducerea este responsabilă pentru întocmirea și prezentarea fidelă a situațiilor financiare consolidate în conformitate cu Ordinul Ministrului Finanțelor publice nr. 2844/2016 pentru aprobarea Reglementărilor contabile conforme cu Standardele Internaționale de Raportare Financiară adoptate de Uniunea Europeană cu modificările ulterioare și pentru acel control intern pe care conducerea îl consideră necesar pentru a permite întocmirea de situații financiare lipsite de denaturări semnificative, cauzate fie de fraudă, fie de eroare.
    1. În întocmirea situațiilor financiare consolidate, conducerea este responsabilă pentru aprecierea capacității Grupului de a-și continua activitatea, prezentând, dacă este cazul, aspectele referitoare la continuitatea activității și utilizând contabilitatea pe baza continuității activității, cu excepția cazului în care conducerea fie intenționează să lichideze Grupul sau să oprească operațiunile, fie nu are nicio altă alternativă realistă în afara acestora.
    1. Persoanele responsabile cu guvernanța sunt responsabile pentru supravegherea procesului de raportare financiară al Grupului.

Responsabilitățile auditorului într-un audit al situațiilor financiare consolidate

  1. Obiectivele noastre constau în obținerea unei asigurări rezonabile privind măsura în care situațiile financiare, în ansamblu, sunt lipsite de denaturări semnificative, cauzate fie de fraudă, fie de eroare, precum și în emiterea unui raport al auditorului care include opinia noastră. Asigurarea rezonabilă reprezintă un nivel ridicat de asigurare, dar nu este o garanție a faptului că un audit desfășurat în conformitate cu Standardele Internaționale de Audit va detecta întotdeauna o denaturare semnificativă, dacă aceasta există. Denaturările pot fi cauzate fie de fraudă, fie de eroare și sunt considerate semnificative dacă se poate preconiza, în mod rezonabil, că acestea, individual sau cumulat, vor influența deciziile economice ale utilizatorilor, luate în baza acestor situații financiare consolidate.

    1. Ca parte a unui audit în conformitate cu Standardele Internaționale de Audit, exercităm raționamentul profesional și menținem scepticismul profesional pe parcursul auditului. De asemenea:
  2. Identificăm și evaluăm riscurile de denaturare semnificativă a situațiilor financiare consolidate, cauzată fie de fraudă, fie de eroare, proiectăm și executăm proceduri de audit ca răspuns la respectivele riscuri și obținem probe de audit suficiente și adecvate pentru a furniza o bază pentru opinia noastră. Riscul de nedetectare a unei denaturări semnificative cauzate de fraudă este mai ridicat decât cel de nedetectare a unei denaturări semnificative cauzate de eroare, deoarece frauda poate presupune înțelegeri secrete, fals, omisiuni intenționate, declarații false și evitarea controlului intern.
  3. Înțelegem controlul intern relevant pentru audit, în vederea proiectării de proceduri de audit adecvate circumstanțelor, dar fără a avea scopul de a exprima o opinie asupra eficacității controlului intern al Grupului.
  4. Evaluăm gradul de adecvare a politicilor contabile utilizate și caracterul rezonabil al estimărilor contabile și al prezentărilor aferente de informații realizate de către conducere.
  5. Formulăm o concluzie cu privire la gradul de adecvare a utilizării de către conducere a contabilității pe baza continuității activității și determinăm, pe baza probelor de audit obținute, dacă există o incertitudine semnificativă cu privire la evenimente sau condiții care ar putea genera îndoieli semnificative privind capacitatea Grupului de a-și continua activitatea. În cazul în care concluzionăm că există o incertitudine semnificativă, trebuie să atragem atenția în raportul auditorului asupra prezentărilor aferente din situațiile financiare consolidate sau, în cazul în care aceste prezentări sunt neadecvate, să ne modificăm opinia. Concluziile noastre se bazează pe probele de audit obținute până la data raportului auditorului. Cu toate acestea, evenimente sau condiții viitoare pot determina Grupul să nu își mai desfășoare activitatea în baza principiului continuității activității.
  6. Evaluăm prezentarea, structura și conținutul general al situațiilor financiare consolidate, inclusiv al prezentărilor de informații, și măsura în care situațiile financiare consolidate reflectă tranzacțiile și evenimentele de bază într-o manieră care realizează prezentarea fidelă.
  7. Obținem, probe de audit suficiente și adecvate cu privire la informațiile financiare ale entităților sau activităților de afaceri din cadrul Grupului, pentru a exprima o opinie cu privire la situațiile financiare consolidate. Suntem responsabili pentru coordonarea, supravegherea și executarea auditului grupului. Suntem singurii responsabili pentru opinia noastră de audit.
    1. Comunicăm persoanelor responsabile cu guvernanța, printre alte aspecte, aria planificată și programarea în timp a auditului, precum și principalele constatări ale auditului, inclusiv orice deficiențe semnificative ale controlului intern, pe care le identificăm pe parcursul auditului.
    1. De asemenea, furnizăm persoanelor responsabile cu guvernanța o declarație că am respectat cerințele etice relevante privind independența și că le-am comunicat toate relațiile și alte aspecte despre care s-ar putea presupune, în mod rezonabil, că ne afectează independența și, acolo unde este cazul, măsurile de protecție aferente.
    1. Dintre aspectele comunicate cu persoanele responsabile cu guvernanța, stabilim care sunt aspectele cele mai importante pentru auditul situațiilor financiare din perioada curentă și care reprezintă, prin urmare, aspecte cheie de audit. Descriem aceste aspecte în raportul auditorului, cu excepția cazului în care legile sau reglementările interzic prezentarea publică a aspectului sau a cazului în care, în circumstanțe extrem de rare, determinam că un aspect nu ar trebui comunicat în raportul nostru deoarece se preconizează în mod rezonabil ca beneficiile interesului public să fie depășite de consecințele negative ale acestei comunicări.

Raport cu privire la alte dispoziții legale și de reglementare

  1. Am fost numiți de Adunarea Generală a Acționarilor la data de 2 septembrie 2019 să auditam situațiile financiare consolidate ale Teraplast S.A. pentru exercițiul financiar încheiat la 31 decembrie 2019. Durata totală neîntreruptă a angajamentului nostru este de 1 an, acoperind exercițiul financiar încheiat la 31 decembrie 2019.

Confirmăm că:

  • Opinia noastră de audit este în concordanță cu raportul suplimentar prezentat Comitetului de Audit al Grupului, pe care l-am emis în aceeași dată în care am emis și acest raport. De asemenea, în desfășurarea auditului nostru, ne-am păstrat independenta față de entitatea auditată.
  • Nu au fost furnizate serviciile non audit interzise, menționate la articolul 5 alineatul (1) din Regulamentul UE nr. 537/2014.

Partenerul de misiune al auditului pentru care s-a întocmit acest raport al auditorului independent este Alina Ioana Mirea.

Alina Mirea, Partner de audit

Înregistrată în Registrul public electronic al auditorilor financiari și firmelor de audit cu nr. AF 1504

În numele:

DELOITTE AUDIT S.R.L.

Înregistrată în Registrul public electronic al auditorilor financiari și firmelor de audit cu nr. FA 25

Clădirea The Mark, Calea Griviței nr. 84-98 și 100-102, etajul 8 și etajul 9, Sector 1 București, România 24 aprilie 2020

TERAPLAST SA

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Prepared in accordance with Minister of Public Finance Order no. 2844/2016 approving the accounting regulations compliant with the International Financial Reporting Standards, as of and for the year ended

31 DECEMBER 2019

CONTENTS PAGE
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income 3
Consolidated statement of financial position 4
Consolidated statement of changes in equity 5 - 6
Consolidated cash flow statement 7
Notes to the consolidated financial statements 8 - 79

TERAPLAST SA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 31 December 2019

(all amounts are expressed in Romanian Lei ("RON"), unless otherwise stated)

Financial year
Note 2019 2018
RON RON
Total Revenue from customer contracts, out of which: 4 972,582,408 804,512,197
Revenue from sale of finished products 835,541,229 674,625,885
Revenue from the sale of merchandise 124,469,014 126,426,583
Revenue from turnkey halls and other services 12,572,165 3,459,729
Other operating income 5 2,174,416 1,821,873
Changes in inventory of finished goods and work in progress (3,134,062) 9,129,736
Income from the variation of turnkey halls in progress 310,752 495,838
Raw materials, consumables used and merchandise 6 (698,053,436) (605,376,072)
Employee benefit expenses 9 (86,152,804) (68,406,348)
Amortization and the adjustments for impairment of non-current assets,
net 8 (32,773,395) (30,600,206)
Impairment of trade receivable, net 8 (2,713,577) (1,050,428)
Impairment of trade inventory, net 8 1,976,608 (490,375)
Expenses with provisions, net 8 (1,182,096) (208,780)
Gains / (Losses) from the disposal of tangible and intangible assets 7 (124,645) 15,131
Gains from the disposal of assets held for sale 19 15,034 185,891
Losses from the disposal/fair value measurement of investment properties 19 (133,370) (245,552)
Other operating expenses 10 (96,921,507) (75,010,673)
Income from debt cancellation 16 24,269,035 -
Impairment of goodwill 16 (25,204,000) -
Operating result 54,946,573 34,722,232
Financial expenses
Interest expense, net
5
5
(3,829,085)
(9,005,774)
(4,435,430)
(7,577,317)
Financial income 5 2,552,272 3,324,694
Income from dividends 5 88,742 75,200
Financial result, net 5 (10,193,841) (8,612,853)
Profit before tax 44,752,732 26,159,379
Income tax expense 11 (5,845,202) (3,520,673)
Profit for the year 38,907,530 22,638,706
Other comprehensive income
OCI that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Revaluation of fixed assets 205,310 (700,722)
Deferred tax 11 (32,850) 136,968
OCI that will be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations (436,298) -
(263,838) (563,754)
Profit or loss for the period
Attributable to
Parent entity equity holders
37,782,242 21,878,022
Non-controlling interests 22 1,125,288 760,684
Result for the financial year 38,907,530 22,638,706
Comprehensive income 38,643,692 22,074,952
Attributable to
Parent entity equity holders 37,518,404 21,314,268
Non-controlling interests 1,125,288 760,684
Comprehensive income 38,643,692 22,074,952
Number of shares (weighted average) 1,114,838,813 868,046,555
Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to the parent entity
equity holders
0.034 0.025
Alexandru Stanean Ioana Birta
CEO CFO

The accompanying notes from 1 to 34 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

English translation is for information purposes only. Romanian language text is the official text for submission.

TERAPLAST SA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 31 December 2019

(all amounts are expressed in Romanian Lei ("RON"), unless otherwise stated)

ASSETS
RON
RON
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
12
280,815,152
214,194,882
Investment property
19
6,913,460
8,324,389
Right of use of the leased assets
14
9,172,609
-
Intangible assets
13
43,953,509
71,013,891
Long-term receivable
18
771,748
745,868
Other long-term equity investments
15
16,472
17,107
Total non-current assets
341,642,950
294,296,137
Current assets
Inventories
17
181,596,133
194,414,744
Turnkey halls in progress
806,590
495,838
Trade receivables
18
138,795,247
127,460,704
Prepayments
1,066,286
895,914
Cash
30
29,474,903
22,817,571
Total current assets
351,737,296
346,084,771
Assets classified as held for sale
19
-
1,865,560
Total assets
693,380,246
642,246,468
Equity and liabilities
Equity
Share capital
20
133,780,651
107,024,527
Other capital reserves
20
-
1,472,925
Share premium
27,384,726
27,384,726
Treasury shares
20
(139)
(1,472,925)
Revaluation reserves
20
17,871,014
17,698,554
Legal reserve
21
16,096,574
15,516,164
Translation reserve
(436,298)
-
Retained earnings
79,198,291
68,526,436
Capital attributable to controlling interests
273,894,819
236,150,407
Non-controlling interests
22
2,253,580
1,965,458
Total equity
276,148,399
238,115,865
Non-current liabilities
Bank loans
23
62,930,173
70,772,079
Lease liabilities
27
6,329,949
1,136,477
Other non-current liabilities
16
-
49,022,037
Employee benefit liabilities
24
1,636,529
724,849
Deferred tax liabilities
11
9,690,589
8,855,594
Investment subsidies – long-term portion
32
15,329,362
3,597,809
Total non-current liabilities
95,916,602
134,108,845
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
25
166,287,099
145,252,622
Bank loans
23
149,434,903
122,325,845
Lease liabilities
27
2,615,110
831,510
Income tax payable
6,445
377,800
Investment subsidies - current portion
32
1,920,804
453,766
Provisions
24
1,050,884
780,213
Total current liabilities
321,315,245
270,021,758
Total liabilities
417,231,847
404,130,603
Total equity and liabilities
693,380,246
642,246,468
Alexandru Stanean
Ioana Birta
31 December 31 December
Note 2019 2018
CEO CFO

TERAPLAST SA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY for the financial year ended 31 December 2019

(all amounts are expressed in Romanian Lei ("RON"), unless otherwise stated)

Total share
capital
Other
capital
reserves
Share
premium
Revaluation
reserves
Legal
reserve
Treasury
shares
Cumulated
retained
earnings
Capital
attributable to
controlling
interests
Non
controlling
interests
Total equity
RON RON RON RON RON RON RON RON RON RON
Balance as at 1 January 2018
Result for the year
Other comprehensive income
85,691,097
-
-
-
-
27,384,726
-
-
19,652,114
-
(563,754)
13,939,022
-
-
(663,396)
-
-
78,250,693
21,878,022
-
224,254,257
21,878,022
(563,754)
489,480
760,684
-
224,743,737
22,638,706
(563,754)
Total comprehensive income - - - (563,754) - - 21,728,022 21,314,268 760,684 22,074,952
Share capital increase from reserves (Note 20)
Legal reserve setting (Note 21)
Own shares redemption (Note 20)
Employee benefits in the form of financial
21,333,483
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,577,142
-
-
-
(809,529)
(21,333,430)
(1,577,142)
-
-
-
(809,529)
-
-
-
-
-
(809,529)
instruments (Note 33)
Acquisition of a subsidiary -
Wetterbest SA
- 1,472,925 - - - - - 1,472,925 - 1,472,925
(Note
22)
- - - - - - - - 1,615,926 1,615,926
Realized revaluation reserve (Note 12)
Dividends declared
Other equity items increases
/ (reductions)
-
-
-
-
-
-
(1,389,807)
-
-
-
-
-
1,389,807
(10,069,404)
-
(10,069,404)
-
(1,101,638)
-
(11,171,042)
(53) - - - - - (12,057) (12,110) 201,005 188,895
Balance as at 31 December 2018 107,024,527 1,472,925 27,384,726 17,698,554 15,516,164 (1,472,925) 68,526,436 236,150,407 1,965,458 238,115,865

As of 31 December 2018 and 31 December 2019, the revaluation reserves include amounts representing the unrealized revaluation surplus related to tangible assets land and buildings.

Alexandru Stanean Ioana Birta CEO CFO ________________

TERAPLAST SA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY for the financial year ended 31 December 2019

(all amounts are expressed in Romanian Lei ("RON"), unless otherwise stated)

Total share Other
capital
Share Revaluation Legal Treasury Translation Cumulated
retained
Capital
attributable to
controlling
Non
controlling
capital
RON
reserves
RON
premium
RON
reserves
RON
reserve
RON
shares
RON
reserve
RON
earnings
RON
interests
RON
interests
RON
Total equity
RON
Balance as at 1 January 2019
107,024,527 1,472,925 27,384,726 17,698,554 15,516,164 (1,472,925) - 68,526,436 236,150,407 1,965,458 238,115,865
Result for the year - - - - - - - 37,782,242 37,782,242 1,125,288 38,907,530
Other comprehensive income - - - 172,460 - - (436,298) 436,298 (263,838) - (263,838)
Total comprehensive income - - - 172,460 - - (436,298) 38,218,540 37,518,404 1,125,288 38,643,692
Share capital increase from reserves (Note
20) 26,756,124 - - - - - - (26,756,123) - - -
Legal reserve setting (Note 21) - - - - 580,410 - - (580,410) - - -
Own shares redemption (Note 20) - - - - - 265,750 - (265,750) - - -
Employee benefits in the form of financial
instruments (Note 33) - - - - - 1,207,037 - - 1,207,037 - 1,207,037
Dividends declared - - - - - - - - - (837,166) (837,166)
Other equity items increases / (reductions)
(Note 22)
- (1,472,925) - - - - - 55,596 (981,031) - (981,031)
Balance as at 31 December 2019 133,780,651 - 27,384,726 17,871,014 16,096,574 (139) (436,298) 79,198,288 273,894,819 2,253,580 276,148,396

As of 31 December 2018 and 31 December 2019, the revaluation reserves include amounts representing the unrealized revaluation surplus related to land and buildings.

TeraPlast did not grant dividends in 2019, not did it propose dividends in 2020, from the profit of 2019 (2018: dividends granted 10,069,404, the equivalent of a dividend of RON 0.0116 per share).

Alexandru Stanean Ioana Birta CEO CFO ________________

44,752,733
124,645
32,773,395
1,182,096
2,713,577
(1,976,608)
(88,742)
133,370
-
9,005,774
25,204,000
(24,269,035)
89,555,206
(14,888,529)
16,349,736
(1,378,897)
(6,020,336)
(9,005,774)
888,234
26,159,379
(15,131)
30,600,206
208,780
1,050,428
490,375
(75,200)
245,552
494,662
7,577,317
-
-
66,766,628
(20,431,207)
(52,395,275)
25,428,887
(3,151,254)
(7,577,317)
(753,969)
75,499,640 7,886,493
(95,271,858) (32,059,265)
12,310,357 -
(4,769,350) (6,185,777)
1,014,840 2,048,116
-
(36,196,926)
(1,051,141)
75,200
(11,171,042)
(15,955,580)
12,870,465
55,153,837
(809,529)
18,137,296 39,112,210
10,801,769
22,817,571 12,015,802
22,817,571
(265,750)
(86,981,761)
(1,206,100)
88,742
(837,166)
(22,993,561)
32,709,424
10,376,096
(139)
6,655,173
29,472,744
Ioana Birta
CFO

The accompanying notes from 1 to 34 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

English translation is for information purposes only. Romanian language text is the official text for submission.

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

These are the consolidated financial statements of the Teraplast SA Group (the "Group").

TeraPlast Group is the largest Romanian construction materials manufacturer and comprises of seven companies with a wide range of products for the construction market. The Group offers complete solution for the following market segments: installation, window profiles, compounds, sandwich panels, galvanized steel purlins, turnkey halls, complete roof systems, PVC windows & doors, rigid PVC recycling.

Teraplast SA (or the "Company") is a joint stock company established in 1992. The Company's head office is in the "Teraplast Industrial Park", DN 15A (Reghin-Bistrita), km 45+500, Bistrita- Nasaud County, Romania.

Starting 2 July 2008, the Company Teraplast is listed at the Bucharest Stock Exchange under the symbol TRP.

Teraplast SA has been preparing consolidated financial statements since 2007. These financial statements are available on the Company website (www.teraplast.ro).

Group Teraplast includes Teraplast (manufacturer of pipes, compounds and PVC profiles) and its subsidiaries:

  • Terasteel Romania and Terasteel Serbia (manufacturers of sandwich panels and galvanized steel purlins),
  • Wetterbest (manufacturer of metal tiles),
  • Teraglass (manufacturer of PVC windows and doors),
  • Teraplast Recycling (former Teraplast Logistic which, in June 2016 September 2018, coordinated the logistic operations of the Group; as of October 2018, these operations were re-integrated with the parent) has been operating since April 2019 as a company specialised in recycling following the spin off of the recycling line from Teraplast,
  • Teraplast Hungary (distributor),
  • Politub (at December 31, 2017, the business of Politub was transferred to Teraplast, becoming the Polyethilene Division)

The group, operates in five locations and eight factories: Sărățel (Bistrița-Năsăud), Bistrița (Bistrița Năsăud), Băicoi (Prahova), Podari (Dolj) and Leskovac (Serbia).

Key milestones

In 2007, the Company became the majority shareholder of Terasteeel SA (Terasteel). Terasteel main activity is the production of insulating panels with polyurethane foam for the construction of industrial buildings. Starting 31 December 2015, Teraplast SA owns 97.95% in Terasteel SA.

Starting October 2017, following an asset acquisition from a company undergoing liquidation, Terasteel Serbia produces and trades polyurethane foam and mineral wool sandwich panels in Serbia and the neighboring markets.

In 2015, Teraplast SA transferred the activity of production and trading of PVC windows and doors Teraglass Bistrita SRL, its fully owned subsidiary.

In 2016, Teraplast SA, set up, as sole shareholder, Teraplast Hungary which distributes the Company products, mainly joinery profiles, on this market.

1. GENERAL INFORMATION (continued)

During 2017, the Group concluded agreements for the acquisition of 67% of Wetterbest SA, the second player on the metallic tile market, through the Wetterbest brand. TeraPlast gained control over Wetterbest SA in January 2018, after a favorable approval issued by the Competition Council. The company is consolidated as a subsidiary starting with 1 January 2018.

During 2019, the Group concluded agreements for the acquisition of the remaining 33% of Wetterbest. At the date of these financial statements, Wetterbest is a fully owned subsidiary. Please see Note 3 for additional details on the acquisition.

Also, during 2019, Wetterbest entered into an agreement for the acquisition of the remaining 49% of the subsidiary Cortina WTB SRL, which was approved by the Competition Council in January 2020. Therefore, as of 31 December 2019, Cortina is not a fully owned subsidiary.

Until September 2017, the Company held 50% of the shares of Politub SA ("Politub"), controlling Politub jointly with the other shareholder, New Socotub. Politub SA's main activities include the production of pipes from average and high density polyethylene for water, gas transport and distribution networks, but also for telecommunications, sewerage systems or irrigations. Politub became in full part of the Teraplast portfolio starting October 2017. Starting December 2017, Politub transferred the business to Teraplast as a whole, and it became the Polyethylene Pipe Division of Teraplast.

In March 2019, the recycling activity of Teraplast SA was transferred to Teraplast Recycling (99% shareholding Teraplast SA, 1% shareholding Terasteel SA).

The results of 2018 and 2019 reflect the investments made as described above.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

A. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

2.1. Statement of compliance

The consolidated financial statements of the Group have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Order no. 2844/2016 approving the Accounting regulations compliant with the International Financial Reporting Standards applicable to trading companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market, as subsequently amended and clarified ("OMFP 28422/2016"). These provisions are compliant with the provisions of the International Financial Reporting Standards adopted by the European Union ("EU IFRS").

2.2. Basis of accounting

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, according to the historical cost convention, as modified below:

  • ➢ adjusted to the effects of hyperinflation until 31 December 2003 for fixed assets, share capital and reserves,
  • ➢ measurement at fair value of certain items of fixed assets and investment property, as presented in the Notes.

The accounting policies set out below have been applied consistently to all years presented in these financial statements, unless otherwise stated.

2.3. Going concern

These financial statements have been prepared under the going concern basis, which implies that the Company will continue its activity also in the foreseeable future. In order to assess the applicability of this assumption, management analyzes the forecasts concerning future cash inflows.

As of 31 December 2019, the Group current assets exceed the current liabilities by RON 30,422,051 (31 December 2018: RON 76,063,013). In 2019, the Group recorded profit RON 38,907,530 (2018: RON 22,638,706). As detailed in Note 28, the Group gearing ratio is 40% (31 December 2018: 42%). The Group depends on bank financing, as also described in Note 23.

The budget prepared by the Group management and approved by the Board of Administration for 2020 indicates positive cash flows from operating activities, an increase in sales and profitability which contributes directly to improving liquidity and allows the Group to fulfil its contractual clauses with the financing banks. Group management believes that the support from banks is sufficient for the Group to continue its activity in the ordinary course of business, as a going concern.

Based on these analyses, management believes that the Company will be able to continue its activity in the foreseeable future and, consequently, the application of the going concern principle in the preparation of the financial statements is justified.

The rapid development of the COVID-19 virus and its social and economic impact in Romania and globally may result in assumptions and estimates requiring revisions which may lead to material adjustments to the carrying value of assets and liabilities within the next financial year. Please see Note 33 for the management assessment of the impact of COVID-19 over the activity of the Group.

Basis for consolidation

The financial statements comprise the financial statement of the Company and of its subsidiaries as at 31 December 2019. Control is achieved when the Group is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the investee. Specifically, the Group controls an investee if, and only if, the Group has:

  • Power over the investee (i.e., existing rights that give it the current ability to direct the relevant activities of the investee);
  • Exposure, or rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee;
  • The ability to use its power over the investee to affect its returns.

Generally, there is a presumption that a majority of voting rights result in control. To support this presumption and when the Group has less than a majority of the voting or similar rights of an investee, the Group considers all relevant facts and circumstances in assessing whether it has power over an investee, including:

  • The contractual arrangement with the other vote holders of the investee;
  • Rights arising from other contractual arrangements;
  • The Group's voting rights and potential voting rights.

The Group re-assesses whether or not it controls an investee if facts and circumstances indicate that there are changes to one or more of the three elements of control. Consolidation of a subsidiary begins when the Group obtains control over the subsidiary and ceases when the Group loses control of the subsidiary. Assets, liabilities, income and expenses of a subsidiary acquired or disposed of during the financial year are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date the Group gains control until the date the Group ceases to control the subsidiary.

Profit or loss and each component of other comprehensive income are attributed to the equity holders of the parent and to the non-controlling interests, even if this results in the non-controlling interests having a deficit balance. When necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies into line with the Group's accounting policies. All intra-group assets and liabilities, equity, income, expenses and cash flows relating to transactions between members of the Group are eliminated in full on consolidation.

A change in the ownership interest of a subsidiary, without a loss of control, is accounted for as an equity transaction.

If the Group loses control over a subsidiary, it derecognizes the related assets (including goodwill), liabilities, non-controlling interest and other components of equity while any resultant gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss. Any investment retained is recognized at fair value.

Business combinations

The purchases of businesses are accounted for by using the acquisition method. The consideration transferred in a business combination is measured at fair value, which is computed as the sum of the fair values at the purchase date of the assets transferred by the Company, the liabilities registered by the Company towards the former owners of the acquire and the investments in the equities issued by the Company in exchange for the control over the obtained entity. The costs related to the purchase are, in general, recognized in profit or loss when incurred.

As of the purchase date, the purchased identifiable assets and the undertaken liabilities are recognized at their fair value at the purchase date.

Goodwill is measured as the positive difference between the transferred consideration, the value of any non-controlling interests in the obtained entity, the fair value at the date of purchasing the investment in the equities previously held by the obtainer in the obtained entity (if any), and the net values at the date of purchasing the identifiable assets purchased and the liabilities undertaken. If the difference mentioned above is negative, it is recognized in profit or loss as gains from a bargain purchase.

Non-controlling interests which represent investments in equity and entitle the holders to a proportional share of the entity's net assets in case of liquidation can be measured either according to the fair value or according to the proportional share of the non-controlling interests of the recognized values of the net assets of the obtained entity. The measurement basis is chosen depending on the transaction. Other types of noncontrolling interests are measured at fair value or, when applicable, according to the basis specified in other IFRS standards. When the consideration transferred by the Group in a business combination includes assets or liabilities resulted from a commitment with a contingent consideration, the contingent consideration is measured at the fair value at the date of purchase and it is included as a part of the consideration transferred in a business combination. The amendments to the fair value of the contingent consideration which are qualified as adjustments of the measurement period are adjusted retroactively against goodwill. The adjustments of the measurement period are adjustments that arise from additional information during the "measurement period" (which cannot exceed a year from the purchase date) concerning the facts and circumstances existing at the date of purchase.

The subsequent accounting of the changes in fair value of the contingent consideration which is not included in the adjustments for the assessment period depends on the manner in which it is classified. The contingent consideration classified as equity is not revalued at subsequent reporting dates. The contingent consideration classified as asset or liability is revalued at subsequent reporting dates in accordance with IFRS 9, the corresponding gain or loss being recognized in profit or loss.

When a business combination is performed in stages, the investment into the equities held previously by the Company in the obtained entity is remeasured at fair value at purchase date (i.e. the Group obtains control) and the resulted gains or losses, if any, is recognized in profit and loss. The values resulting from interests in the entity obtained prior to the date of purchase which were previously recognized in other

comprehensive income are reclassified in profit and loss on the same basis that would be required if the obtainer had directly disposed of the previously held investment in equities.

If the initial accounting of a business combination is incomplete at the end of the reporting period when the combination takes place, the Company reports temporary values for the items for which the accounting is incomplete. These temporary values are adjusted during the measurement period (see above), or additional assets or liabilities are recognized, to reflect the new information obtained concerning the facts and circumstances existing at the date of purchase which, if recognized, would have influenced the values recognized at the respective date.

Goodwill

The goodwill generated by a business combination is accounted for at cost as determined at the purchase date minus the cumulated impairment losses, if any. For the purpose of the impairment test, the goodwill is allocated to each cash generating unit of the group (or to the groups of cash generating units) which are expected to benefit from the combination's synergies. A cash generating unit that was allocated goodwill is tested annually for impairment or more often when there is an indication that the unit may be impaired. If the recoverable value of the cash generating unit is lower than its book value, the impairment is allocated, first of all, to decrease the book value of any goodwill allocated to the unit and then to the other unit assets, proportionally to the book value of each asset in the unit. Any goodwill impairment is recognized directly in profit and loss . The impairment recognized for goodwill cannot be reversed in the following periods.

At the sale date of the relevant cash generating unit, the attributable value of goodwill is included in determining the gains or losses from the sale.

Intangible assets purchased in a business combination

Intangible assets purchased as part of a business combination and recognized separately from the goodwill are recognized initially at their fair value at the purchase date (which is considered as their cost). Subsequent to initial recognition, intangible assets purchased as part of a business combination are presented at cost minus the accumulated amortization and the cumulated impairment loss on the same basis as intangible assets that are purchased separately.

Derecognition of intangible assets

An intangible asset is derecognized upon disposal or when no other future economic benefits are expected to be obtained from is use or disposal. Gains or losses resulted from the derecognition of an intangible asset, measured as difference between the net receipts from the sale and the book value of the asset, are recognized in profit and loss.

2.4. Standards, amendments and new interpretations of the standards

The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those of the previous financial year except for the following amended IFRSs which have been adopted by the Company as of 1 January 2019.

Initial application of new amendments to the existing standards effective for the current reporting period

The following new standards, amendments to the existing standards and new interpretation issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and adopted by the EU are effective for the current reporting period:

  • IFRS 16 "Leases" adopted by the EU on 31 October 2017 (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019),
  • Amendments to IFRS 9 "Financial Instruments" Prepayment Features with Negative Compensation – adopted by the EU on 22 March 2018 (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019),
  • Amendments to IAS 19 "Employee Benefits" Plan Amendment, Curtailment or Settlement adopted by the EU on 13 March 2019 (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019),
  • Amendments to IAS 28 "Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures" Long-term Interests in Associates and Joint Ventures – adopted by the EU on 8 February 2019 (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019),
  • Amendments to various standards due to "Improvements to IFRSs (cycle 2015 -2017)" resulting from the annual improvement project of IFRS (IFRS 3, IFRS 11, IAS 12 and IAS 23) primarily with a view to removing inconsistencies and clarifying wording – adopted by the EU on 14 March 2019 (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019),
  • IFRIC 23 "Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments" adopted by the EU on 23 October 2018 (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019).

The adoption of these new standards, amendments to the existing standards and interpretation has not led to any material changes in the Group's financial statements, except for IFRS 16, as presented below.

First time adoption of new or revised standards

Impact of initial application of IFRS 16 Leases

In the current year, the Group has applied IFRS 16 Leases (as issued by the IASB in January 2016) that is effective for annual periods that begin on or after 1 January 2019.

IFRS 16 introduces new or amended requirements with respect to lease accounting. It introduces significant changes to lessee accounting by removing the distinction between operating and finance lease and requiring the recognition of a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at commencement for all leases, except for short-term leases and leases of low value assets when such recognition exemptions are adopted. In contrast to lessee accounting, the requirements for lessor accounting have remained largely unchanged. Details of these new requirements are described in Note 3. The impact of the adoption of IFRS 16 on the Group's consolidated financial statements is described below.

The Group adopted IFRS 16 initially on 1 January 2019, using the modified retrospective approach.

2.4. Standards, amendments and new interpretations of the standards (continued)

(a) Impact of the new definition of a lease

The Group elected to apply the standard to contracts that were previously identified as leases applying IAS 17 and IFRIC 4. The Group did not therefore apply the standard to contracts that were not previously identified as containing a lease applying IAS 17 and IFRIC 4.

The change in definition of a lease mainly relates to the concept of control. IFRS 16 determines whether a contract contains a lease on the basis of whether the customer has the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. This is in contrast to the focus on 'risks and rewards' in IAS 17 and IFRIC 4.

The Group applies the definition of a lease and related guidance set out in IFRS 16 to all lease contracts entered into or changed on or after 1 January 2019 (whether it is a lessor or a lessee in the lease contract). In preparation for the first-time application of IFRS 16, the Group has carried out an implementation project. The project has shown that the new definition in IFRS 16 will not significantly change the scope of contracts that meet the definition of a lease for the Group.

(b) Impact on Lessee Accounting

(i) Former operating leases

IFRS 16 changed how the Group accounted for leases previously classified as operating leases under IAS 17, which were off balance sheet.

Applying IFRS 16 for the first time as at January 1, 2019, for all leases (except as noted below), the Group: a) Recognises right-of-use assets and lease liabilities in the separate financial statements, initially measured at the present value of the future lease payments, with the right-of-use asset adjusted by the amount of any prepaid or accrued lease payments in accordance with IFRS 16 C8(b)(ii).

b) Recognises depreciation of right-of-use assets and interest on lease liabilities in the consolidated statement of profit or loss;

c) Separates the total amount of cash paid into a principal portion (presented within financing activities) and interest (presented within financing activities) in the consolidated statement of cash flows.

Lease incentives (e.g. rent free period) are recognised as part of the measurement of the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities whereas under IAS 17 they resulted in the recognition of a lease incentive, amortised as a reduction of rental expenses on a straight line basis.

For short-term leases (lease term of 12 months or less) and leases of low-value assets, the Group has opted to recognise a lease expense on a straight-line basis as permitted by IFRS 16. This expense is presented within 'other expenses' in profit or loss.

The Group has used the following practical measures, when accounting for leases under IFRS 16:

  • The Group has applied a single discount rate to a portfolio of leases with reasonably similar characteristics.
  • The Group relied on its assessment of whether leases are onerous applying IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets immediately before the date of initial application as an alternative to performing an impairment review. As there was no onerous contract provision recognized at December 31, 2018 consequently no impairment allowance was recognized at January 1, 2019.
  • The Group has elected not to recognise right-of-use assets and lease liabilities to leases for which the lease term ends within 12 months of the date of initial application.
  • The Group has excluded initial direct costs from the measurement of the right-of-use asset at the date of initial application.
  • The Group has used hindsight when determining the lease term when the contract contains options to extend or terminate the lease.

2.4. Standards, amendments and new interpretations of the standards (continued)

(ii) Former finance leases

For leases that were classified as finance leases applying IAS 17, the carrying amount of the leased assets and obligations under finance leases measured applying IAS 17 immediately before the date of initial application is reclassified to right-of-use assets and lease liabilities respectively without any adjustments, except in cases where the Group has elected to apply the low-value lease recognition exemption.

The right-of-use asset and the lease liability are accounted for applying IFRS 16 from 1 January 2019.

(c) Impact on Lessor Accounting

IFRS 16 does not change substantially how a lessor accounts for leases. Under IFRS 16, a lessor continues to classify leases as either finance leases or operating leases and account for those two types of leases differently. As of December 31, 2019 the Group had no significant financial leases where it acts as a lessor.

(d) Financial impact of initial application of IFRS 16

The weighted average lessees incremental borrowing rate applied to lease liabilities recognised in the statement of financial position on 1 January 2019 is 4.4%.

Finance lease liabilities recognised under IAS 17 at 31 December 2018 were of RON 1,967,987, presented under Lease liabilities in the SOFP.

Operating lease commitments 31 December 2018
Short-term leases and leases of low value
11,387,942
(3,226,209)
Impact of discounting the above amounts (685,402)
Finance lease liabilities 1,967,987
Lease liabilities as of 1 January 2019 9,444,318

As at 1 January 2019, the Group has recognized RON 9,961,990 of total right of use assets which includes balance of 2,328,649 transferred from property, plant and equipment which at 31 December 2018 were recognized as assets under finance lease and classified as property plant and equipment. Consequently, the new assets recognized on previous operating leases amount to RON 7,633,341.

The Group has adopted IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, and IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (including the clarifications) for the first time starting with 1 January 2018.

Standards and amendments to the existing standards issued by IASB and adopted by the EU but not yet effective

At the date of authorisation of these financial statements, the following amendments to the existing standards were issued by IASB and adopted by the EU and which are not yet effective:

  • Amendments to IAS 1 "Presentation of Financial Statements" and IAS 8 "Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors" - Definition of Material - adopted by the EU on 29 November 2019 (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2020),
  • Amendments to IFRS 9 "Financial Instruments", IAS 39 "Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement" and IFRS 7 "Financial Instruments: Disclosures" - Interest Rate Benchmark Reform - adopted by the EU on 15 January 2020 (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2020),
  • Amendments to References to the Conceptual Framework in IFRS Standards adopted by the EU on 29 November 2019 (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2020).

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) 2.4. Standards, amendments and new interpretations of the standards (continued)

New standards and amendments to the existing standards issued by IASB but not yet adopted by the EU

At present, IFRS as adopted by the EU do not significantly differ from regulations adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) except for the following new standards and amendments to the existing standards, which were not endorsed for use in EU as at the date of publication of financial statements (the effective dates stated below is for IFRS as issued by IASB):

  • IFRS 17 "Insurance Contracts" (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2021),
  • Amendments to IFRS 3 "Business Combinations" Definition of a Business (effective for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after 1 January 2020 and to asset acquisitions that occur on or after the beginning of that period),
  • Amendments to IAS 1 "Presentation of Financial Statements" Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-Current (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2022),
  • IFRS 14 "Regulatory Deferral Accounts" (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2016) - the European Commission has decided not to launch the endorsement process of this interim standard and to wait for the final standard,
  • Amendments to IFRS 10 "Consolidated Financial Statements" and IAS 28 "Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures" - Sale or Contribution of Assets between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture and further amendments (effective date deferred indefinitely until the research project on the equity method has been concluded).

The Group anticipates that the adoption of these new standards and amendments to the existing standards will have no material impact on the financial statements of the Group in the period of initial application.

Hedge accounting for a portfolio of financial assets and liabilities whose principles have not been adopted by the EU remains unregulated.

According to the Group's estimates, the application of hedge accounting to a portfolio of financial assets or liabilities pursuant to IAS 39: "Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement" would not significantly impact the financial statements, if applied as at the balance sheet date.

Summary of accounting and valuation principles

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include liquid assets and other equivalent values, comprising cash at bank, petty cash.

Revenue recognition Revenues from contracts with customers

Teraplast Group operates in the field of production and trading of products intended for the construction market, namely: PVC pipes and profiles, plasticized and rigid compounds, polypropylene and polyethylene pipes, fittings, steel cables and parts, metal roofing systems, wood joinery, heat insulating panels and metal structures.

Revenue is measured based on the consideration to which the Group is entitled in contracts with customers. The point of recognition arises when the Group satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control of a promised good or service that is distinct to the customer, which is at a point in time for finished goods and merchandise and over time for services provided.

Revenues from the sale of goods and merchandise are recognized at a certain point in time, when the products are delivered to the customers or readily available for the buyer. The payment terms are – in general – between 30 and 90 days from the date of issuing the invoice and delivering the goods. The contracts with the customers for sales of finished goods and merchandise imply one obligation: to deliver the goods at the agreed location (under the agreed incoterms). In rare cases, when the Group's distributers request, the Group enters into bill-and-hold arrangement, for which revenue is recognized when the goods are invoiced and the specific instructions from the clients to store the goods on their behalf for a certain period are received.

Services provided mostly consist of light structure industrial turnkey halls provided by TeraSteel. The construction contracts are shorter than one year and are entered into before construction begins. Clients own the land and are responsible for obtaining all necessary construction authorizations.

Income from construction of turnkey halls is recognised over time based on the actual costs incurred for work performed to date, under Income from turnkey halls in progress. The directors consider that this input method is an appropriate measure of the progress towards complete satisfaction of the performance obligation under IFRS 15.

The Group becomes entitled to invoice customers based on achieving a series of performance-related milestones. When a particular milestone is reached the customer is sent a relevant statement of work and an invoice for the related milestone payment. The Group will previously have recognised a contract asset for any work performed. Any amount previously recognised as a contract asset is reclassified to trade receivables at the point at which it is invoiced to the customer.

If the consideration promised in a contract includes a variable component, the Group estimates the value of the consideration it would be entitled to, in exchange for the transfer of the goods or services promised to a customer. The value of a consideration may vary as a result of discounts.

The Group grants volume discounts to certain customers, depending on the objectives set through the contract, which decrease the amount owed by the customer. The Group applies consistently a single method during the contract, when it estimates the effect of an uncertainty over a value of the variable consideration, using the method of the most likely value – the single most likely value in a range of possible values of the consideration (namely, the single most likely result of the contract). This is an adequate estimate of the value of the variable consideration if the contract has two possible results (such as, a customer either obtains a volume / turnover rebate or not).

As a practical solution, if the Group receives short-term advances from customers, it does not adjust the received amounts for the effects of a significant financing components, because – at the beginning of the contract – it foresees that the period between the transfer of the assets and their receipt will be below 1 year.

For certain products, the Group offers the warranties which are required by the law to protect the customers from the risk of acquiring malfunctioning products. The Group assessed that these do not represent a separate performance obligation and are accounted in accordance with IAS 37 (warranty provisions). Furthermore, a law that requires an entity to pay a compensation if its products cause damage or injuries does not represent a performance obligation for the Group either.

Assets and liabilities related to the contract

When the Group carries out its obligations by transferring goods or services to a client, prior to it paying a consideration or prior to the maturity of the payment, the Group recognises the contract as an asset related to the contract, excluding any amounts presented as receivables.

Upon receiving an advance payment from a customer, the Group recognizes a liability related to the contract at the value of the advance payment for its obligation to execute, transfer or be ready to transfer goods or services in the future. Subsequently, that liability related to the contract (corroborated with the recognition of revenues) is derecognized when the respective goods or services are transferred and, consequently, the Group fulfils its execution obligation.

Dividend and interest income

Income from dividends related to investments are recognized when the shareholders' right to receive them is determined.

The interest income presented on the face of the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income is similar to interest income and is included in finance income in the statement of profit or loss.

Lease

The Group as lessee

The Group assesses whether a contract is or contains a lease, at inception of the contract. The Group recognises a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability with respect to all lease arrangements in which it is the lessee, except for short-term leases (defined as leases with a lease term of 12 months or less) and leases of low value assets. For these leases, the Group recognises the lease payments as an operating expense on a straight-line basis over the term. The Group leases warehouses and property that is uses for show rooms and vehicles.

The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at the commencement date, discounted by using the rate implicit in the lease. If this rate cannot be readily determined, the Group uses its incremental borrowing rate.

Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise the fixed lease payments and the exercise price of purchase options, if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise the options, in case of vehicles.

The lease liability is presented under the line "Lease liabilities" in the consolidated statement of financial position. The lease liability is subsequently measured by increasing the carrying amount to reflect interest on the lease liability (using the effective interest method) and by reducing the carrying amount to reflect the lease payments made.

The Group remeasures the lease liability (and makes a corresponding adjustment to the related right-of-use asset) whenever:

• The lease term has changed or there is a significant event or change in circumstances resulting in a change in the assessment of exercise of a purchase option, in which case the lease liability is remeasured by discounting the revised lease payments using a revised discount rate.

• The lease payments change due to changes in an index or rate or a change in expected payment under a guaranteed residual value, in which cases the lease liability is remeasured by discounting the revised lease payments using an unchanged discount rate (unless the lease payments change is due to a change in a floating interest rate, in which case a revised discount rate is used).

English translation is for information purposes only. Romanian language text is the official text for submission.

The accompanying notes from 1 to 34 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

• A lease contract is modified and the lease modification is not accounted for as a separate lease, in which case the lease liability is remeasured based on the lease term of the modified lease by discounting the revised lease payments using a revised discount rate at the effective date of the modification. The Group did not make any such adjustments during the periods presented.

The right-of-use assets comprise the initial measurement of the corresponding lease liability, lease payments made at or before the commencement day, less any lease incentives received and plus any initial direct costs. They are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.

Whenever the Group incurs an obligation for costs to dismantle and remove a leased asset, restore the site on which it is located or restore the underlying asset to the condition required by the terms and conditions of the lease, a provision is recognised and measured under IAS 37. To the extent that the costs relate to a right-of-use asset, the costs are included in the related right-of-use asset, unless those costs are incurred to produce inventories. Right-of-use assets are depreciated over the shorter period of lease term and useful life of the underlying asset. If a lease transfers ownership of the underlying asset or the cost of the right-ofuse asset reflects that the Group expects to exercise a purchase option, the related right-of-use asset is depreciated over the useful life of the underlying asset. The depreciation starts at the commencement date of the lease. The right-of-use assets are presented as a separate line in the consolidated statement of financial position. The Group applies IAS 36 to determine whether a right-of-use asset is impaired and accounts for any identified impairment loss as described in the 'Property, Plant and Equipment' policy.

Policies applicable prior to 1 January 2019

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee. All other leases are classified as operating leases.

The Group as a lessee

Assets held under finance leases are recognised as assets of the Group at their fair value or, if lower, at the present value of the minimum lease payments, each determined at the inception of the lease. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the statement of financial position as a finance lease obligation.

Lease payments are apportioned between finance expenses and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance expenses are recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless they are directly attributable to qualifying assets, in which case they are capitalised in accordance with the Group's general policy on borrowing costs (see below). Contingent rentals are recognised as expenses in the periods in which they are incurred.

Rentals payable under operating leases are charged to income on a straight-line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the lease asset are consumed. Contingent rentals arising under operating leases are recognised as an expense in the period in which they are incurred.

In the event that lease incentives are received to enter into operating leases, such incentives are recognised as a liability. The aggregate benefit of incentives is recognised as a reduction of rental expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term, except where another systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leased asset are consumed.

Foreign currency transactions

For the preparation of the Group's financial statements, transactions in other currencies (foreign currencies) than the functional one are registered at the exchange rate in force at the date of transaction. Each month, and at each balance sheet date, monetary items denominated in foreign currency are translated at the exchange rate in force at those dates.

Monetary assets and liabilities expressed in foreign currency at the end of the year are translated into RON at the exchange rate valid at the end of the year. Unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses are presented in profit and loss account.

The RON exchange rate for 1 unit of the foreign currency:

31 December
2019
31 December
2018
EUR 1 4.7793 4.6639
USD 1 4.2608 4.0736
CHF 1 4.4033 4.1404

Non-monetary items which are measured at historic cost in a foreign currency are not translated back.

Costs related to long-term borrowings

Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of an asset that necessarily takes a substantial period of time to get ready for its intended use or sale are capitalized as part of the cost of the asset until they are ready for its intended use or for sale.

All other borrowing costs are expensed in the period in which they occur.

The amortized cost for the financial assets and liabilities is calculated using the effective interest rate. The amortized cost is calculated by taking into account any discount or premium on acquisition and fees or costs that are an integral part of the effective interest rate.

Government grants

Government grants are not recognized until there is reasonable assurance that the grant will be received and all attached conditions will be complied with by the Group.

The Government grants the main condition of which is that the Group acquire, build or obtain otherwise long-term assets are recognized as deferred income in the statement of financial position and presented as 'investment subsidies'. The deferred income is amortized in the profit and loss statement systematically and reasonably over the useful life of the related assets or at the time the assets acquired from the subsidy are retired or disposed of.

Costs related to retirement rights and other long-term employee benefits

Based on the collective labor contract, the Group is under the obligation to pay retirement benefits to its employees depending on their seniority within the Group, amounting to 2 - 3.5 salaries. The Group also grants jubilee bonuses as a fixed amount on work anniversaries.

The Group uses an external actuary to compute the value of the retirement benefits and jubilees related liability and reviews the value of this liability each year depending on the employees' seniority within the Group. The value of the retirement benefits and jubilees is recognized as a provision in the statement of financial position.

For defined benefit retirement benefit plans, the cost of providing benefits is determined as mentioned above, with actuarial valuations being carried out at the end of each annual reporting period.

Remeasurements comprising actuarial gains and losses, and the return on plan assets (excluding interest) are recognised immediately in the statement of financial position with a charge or credit to other comprehensive income in the period in which they occur. Remeasurements recognised in other comprehensive income are not reclassified. Past service cost is recognised in profit or loss when the plan amendment or curtailment occurs, or when the Group recognises related restructuring costs or termination benefits, if earlier. Gains or losses on settlement of a defined benefit plan are recognised when the settlement occurs. Net interest is calculated by applying a discount rate to the net defined benefit liability or asset. Defined benefit costs are split into three categories:

  • service costs, which includes current service cost, past service cost and gains and losses on curtailments and settlements;
  • net interest expense or income; and
  • remeasurements.

The retirement benefit obligation recognised in the consolidated statement of financial position represents the deficit or surplus in the Group's defined benefit plans. Any surplus resulting from this calculation is limited to the present value of any economic benefits available in the form of refunds from the plans or reductions in future contributions to the plans.

The adjustments resulting from the annually review of the jubilee provisions are recognized in the profit and loss statement.

The retirement benefits provision is reversed in the profit and loss statement when the Group settles the obligation.

Short-term employee benefits

A liability is recognised for benefits accruing to employees in respect of wages and salaries, annual leave and sick leave in the period the related service is rendered at the undiscounted amount of the benefits expected to be paid in exchange for that service. Liabilities recognised in respect of short-term employee benefits are measured at the undiscounted amount of the benefits expected to be paid in exchange for the related service.

Taxation

Income tax expense is the sum of the current tax and deferred tax.

Current tax

Current tax is based on the taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit is different than the profit reported in statement of comprehensive income, because it excludes the revenue and expense items which are taxable or deductible in other years and it also excludes the items which are never taxable or deductible. The Group's current tax liability is computed using the taxation rates in force or substantially in force at the balance sheet date.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognized over the difference between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding fiscal bases used in the computation of taxable income and it is determined by using the balance sheet liability method. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognized for all taxable temporary differences, while deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences as well as tax losses and credits carried forward in the extent in which it is likely to have taxable income over which to use those temporary deductible differences. Such assets and liabilities are not recognized if the temporary difference arises from initial recognition (other than from a business combination) of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the taxable income, nor the accounting income (and this is assumed as applicable for example in case of initial recognition of a lease contract by a lessee). In addition, a deferred tax liability is not recognised if the temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of goodwill.

Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for temporary taxable differences associated with investments in subsidiaries and in joint ventures, except for the cases in which the Group is able to control the reversal of the temporary difference and it is likely for the temporary difference not to be reversed in the foreseeable future. The deferred tax assets resulted from deductible temporary differences associated with such investments and interests are recognized only in the extent in which it is likely for sufficient taxable income to exist on which to use the benefits related to temporary differences and it is estimated that they will be reversed in the foreseeable future.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each balance sheet date and it is decreased to the extent in which it is not likely for sufficient taxable income to exist to allow the full or partial recovery of the asset.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the taxation rates estimated to be applied during the period when the liability is settled or the asset realized, based on the taxation rates (and tax laws) in force or entering into force substantially until the balance sheet date. The measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities reflects the tax consequences of the manner in which the Group estimates, as of the balance sheet date, that it will recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.

Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are offset if a legally enforceable right exists to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and the deferred taxes relate to the same taxable entity and the same taxation authority and the Group intends to offset its deferred tax assets with its deferred tax liabilities on a net basis.

Current tax and deferred tax is recognized as income or expense in profit and loss, except for the cases which refer to items credited or debited directly in other comprehensive income, case in which the tax is also recognized directly in other comprehensive income or except for the cases in which they arise from the initial accounting of a business combination.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets, except for land and buildings, are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and / or accumulated impairment losses, if any.

Such cost includes the cost of replacing part of the plant and equipment and borrowing costs for long-term construction projects if the recognition criteria are met. When significant parts of plant and equipment are required to be replaced at intervals, the Group depreciates them separately based on their specific useful lives. Likewise, when a major repair is performed, its cost is recognized in the carrying amount of the plant and equipment as a replacement if the recognition criteria are satisfied. All other repair and maintenance costs are recognized in profit or loss as incurred. The present value of the expected cost for the decommissioning of an asset after its use is included in the cost of the respective asset if the recognition criteria for a provision are met.

Land and buildings are measured at fair value less accumulated depreciation on buildings and impairment losses recognized at the date of revaluation. Valuations are performed with sufficient frequency to ensure that the carrying amount of a revalued asset does not differ materially from its fair value. Accumulated depreciation as of the revaluation date is eliminated from the gross carrying amount of the asset and the net amount is restated at the revaluated value of the asset.

A revaluation surplus is recorded in other comprehensive income and credited to the asset revaluation surplus in equity. However, to the extent that it reverses a revaluation deficit of the same asset previously recognized in profit or loss, the increase is recognized in profit and loss. A revaluation deficit is recognized in the profit or loss of the period, except to the extent that it offsets an existing surplus on the same asset recognized in the asset revaluation reserve.

Upon disposal, any revaluation reserve relating to the concerned asset being sold is transferred to retained earnings.

A tangible asset item and any significant part recognized initially are derecognized upon disposal or when no economic benefits are expected from their use or disposal. Any gain or earning resulting from the derecognition of an asset (calculated as the difference between net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset) is included in profit and loss when the asset is derecognized.

The residual value, the useful life and the methods of depreciation are reviewed at the end of each financial year and adjusted retrospectively, if appropriate.

Constructions in progress for production or administrative purposes is registered at historical cost, less impairment. The depreciation of these assets starts when the assets are ready to be used.

Plant and machinery is registered in the financial position statement at their historic value adjusted to the effect of hyperinflation until 31 December 2003, according to IAS 29 Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies decreased by the subsequently accumulated depreciation and other impairment losses, if any.

Depreciation is registered so as to decrease the cost or revalued amount of the asset to its residual value other than the land and investments in progress, along their estimated useful life, using the straight line basis. The estimated useful lives, the residual values and the depreciation method are reviewed at the end of each year, having as effect changes in future accounting estimates.

Assets held in finance lease are depreciated over the useful life, similarly to assets held or, if the lease period is shorter, during the respective lease contract.

Maintenance and repairs of tangible assets are included as expenses when they occur and significant improvements to tangible assets which increase their value or useful life or which significantly increase their capacity to generate economic benefits, are capitalized.

The following useful lives are used for the computation of depreciation:

Years
Buildings 20 – 50
Plant and equipment 3 – 15
Vehicles under finance lease 5 – 6
Installations and furniture 3
1
0

Investment properties

Investment properties are measured initially at cost, including transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, investment properties are stated at fair value, which reflects market conditions at the reporting date. Gains or losses arising from changes in the fair values of investment properties are included in profit or loss in the period in which they arise, including the corresponding tax effect. Fair values are determined based on an annual evaluation performed by an accredited external independent valuator applying a valuation model recommended by the International Valuation Standards Committee.

Investment properties are derecognized either when they have been disposed of or when they are permanently withdrawn from use and no future economic benefit is expected from their disposal.

Transfers are made to or from investment property only when there is a change in use. For a transfer from investment property to owner-occupied property, the deemed cost for subsequent accounting is the fair value at the date of change in use. If owner-occupied property becomes an investment property, the Group accounts for such property in accordance with the policy stated under property, plant and equipment up to the date of change in use.

Intangible assets

Intangible assets purchased separately are reported at cost minus accumulated amortization/impairment losses. Intangible assets acquired as part of a business combination are capitalized at fair value as at the date of acquisition.

Following initial recognition, intangible assets, which have finite useful lives, are carried at cost or initial fair value less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses.

Amortization is computed through the straight line basis over the useful life. The estimated useful lives, the residual values and the amortization method are reviewed at the end of each year, and adjusted as necessary, having as effect changes in future accounting estimates.

The following useful lives are used for the computation of amortization:

Years
1 – 5
20
20

Impairment of tangible and intangible assets

The Group assesses, at each reporting date, whether there is an indication that an asset may be impaired. If there is such an indication, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated to determine the size of the impairment loss. When it is impossible to assess the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the Group assesses the recoverable amount of the cash generating unit which the asset belongs to. Where a consistent distribution basis can be identified, the Group assets are also allocated to other separate cash generating units or to the smallest group of cash generating units for which a consistent allocation basis can be identified.

Intangible assets having indefinite useful lives and intangible assets which are not yet available to be used are tested for impairment annually and whenever there is an indication that it is possible for the asset to be impaired.

An asset's recoverable amount is the higher of an asset's or cash-generating unit's (CGU) fair value less costs of disposal and its value in use. When measuring the value in use, the future estimated cash flows are settled at the current value using a discount rate prior to taxation which reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the specific risks of the asset, for which future cash flows have not been adjusted.

If the recoverable value of an asset (or of a cash generating unit) is estimated as being lower than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (of the cash generating unit) is reduced to the recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognized immediately in profit and loss, except for revalued assets for which there is a revaluation that can be decreased with the impairment loss.

If an impairment loss is subsequently reversed, the carrying amount of the asset (of the cash generating unit) is increased to the reviewed estimation of its recoverable value, but so as the reviewed carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount which would have been determined had any impairment loss not been recognized for the respective asset (cash generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognized immediately in profit and loss.

A revaluation surplus is recognized as an item of comprehensive income and credited to the asset's revaluation reserves, except for the cases in which a decrease in value was previously recognized in profit and loss for a revalued asset, case in which the surplus can be recognized in profit and loss within the limit of this prior decrease.

Goodwill is tested for impairment at the same level as the goodwill is monitored by management for internal reporting purposes, which is at the individual cash generating unit level. In case of a cash generating unit with allocated goodwill, any impairment loss first adjusts the goodwill.

Goodwill is subject to impairment testing on an annual basis and at any time during the year if an indicator of impairment is considered to exist. Impairment is determined by assessing the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the goodwill relates. Where the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit is less than the carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognized in the profit or loss. Impairment losses arising in respect of goodwill are not reversed following recognition.

Inventories

The inventories are registered at the lowest value between cost and the net realizable value. The net realizable value is the selling price estimated for the inventories minus all estimated costs for completion and the costs related to the sale. Costs, including a portion related to fixed and variable indirect costs are allocated to inventories held through the method most appropriate for the respective class of inventories.

Raw materials are valued at the purchase price including transport, handling costs and net of trade discounts.

Work in progress, semi-finished goods and finished goods are carried at actual cost consisting of direct materials, direct labour and directly attributable production overheads and other costs incurred in bringing them to their existing location and condition using the standard cost method. Standard costs take into account normal levels of consumption of materials and supplies, labour, efficiency and capacity utilisation. They are regularly reviewed and, if necessary, revised in the light of current conditions.

For the following classes of inventories, the average weighted cost method is used: the raw material for pipes / piping, merchandise, inventory items / small tools, packaging materials, consumables.

A provision is made, where necessary, in all inventory categories for obsolete, slow moving and defective items.

Share capital

Common shares are classified in equity.

At the repurchase of the Group shares the paid amount will decrease equity belonging to the holders of the company's equity, through retained earnings, until they are cancelled or reissued. When these shares are subsequently reissued, the received amount (net of transaction costs and of income tax effects) is recognized in equity belonging to the holders of the Group's equity.

Dividends

Dividends related to ordinary shares are recognized as liability to the shareholders in the consolidated financial statements in the period in which they are approved by the Group shareholders. Interim dividends on ordinary shares are recognized when they are paid.

Provisions

Provisions are recognized when the Group has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required from the Group to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the respective obligation.

The amount recognized as a provision is the best estimate of the amount necessary to settle the current obligation as of the balance sheet date, considering the risks and uncertainties related to the obligation. If a provision is measured using the estimated cash flows necessary for settling the present obligation, the carrying amount is the present value of the respective cash flows.

Segment reporting

The Group's accounting policy for identifying segments is based on internal management reporting information that is routinely reviewed by the Board of Directors and management. The measurement policies used for the segment reporting under IFRS 8 are the same as those used in the consolidated financial statements. Segment results that are reported to the directors and management include items directly attributable to a segment as well as those that can be allocated on a reasonable basis. The Group has determined that it has six operating segments: Sandwich Panels, Metal Tiles, Installations (systems for sewage, water and gas), Joinery Profiles, Compounds and PVC windows and doors.

Each segment includes similar products, with similar production processes, with similar distribution and supply channels.

Sandwich Panels sales account for more than 85% of the segment's revenue. The segment includes the two TeraSteel legal entities, from Romania and Serbia, which provide complete solutions for industrial buildings. The rest of the items that TeraSteel sells (steel structures, trapezoidal roofs, accessories) are presented under this segment because are sold through the same distribution channel, to the same customers.

The Metal tile segments includes the complete roof solution provided by Wetterbest: metal tiles, drainage system, metal and other accessories. This is a business to consumer segment, though the Group's clients are roofers and distributers.

The Installations, Joinery Profiles and Compounds segments are part of TeraPlast. Installations and Profiles are both produced through extrusion of plastic, but the sales channels and process is different. Installations for infrastructure projects are sold to contractors and installations for residential buildings are sold through a distribution network. Joinery profiles are sold to PVC windows and doors producers.

PVC windows and doors are produced and sold by TeraGlass, mostly in European DYI chains.

Financial instruments

A financial instrument is any contract that gives rise to a financial asset of one entity and a financial liability or equity instrument of another entity.

(a) Financial assets

Initial recognition and measurement

The Group's financial assets include cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and long-term investments.

A financial asset is classified as measured at amortized cost or fair value with any movement being reflected through other comprehensive income or through profit and loss.

The classification of financial assets at initial recognition depends on the financial asset's contractual cash flow characteristics and the Group's business model for managing them. With the exception of trade receivables that do not contain a significant financing component or for which the Group has applied the practical expedient, the Group initially measures a financial asset at its fair value plus, in the case of a financial asset not at fair value through profit or loss, transaction costs. Trade receivables that do not contain a significant financing component or for which the Group has applied the practical expedient are measured at the transaction price determined under IFRS 15. Refer to the accounting policies in section 2.5.2 Revenues from contracts with customers.

The Group's business model for managing financial assets refers to how it manages its financial assets in order to generate cash flows. The business model determines whether cash flows will result from collecting contractual cash flows, selling the financial assets, or both.

Purchases or sales of financial assets that require delivery of assets within a time frame established by regulation or convention in the market place (regular way trades) are recognized on the trade date, i.e., the date that the Group commits to purchase or sell the asset.

On initial recognition of an equity investment that is not held for trading, the Group may irrevocably elect to present subsequent changes in the investment's fair value in other comprehensive income. This election is made on an investment by-investment basis.

Subsequent measurement

For purposes of subsequent measurement, the Group's financial assets are classified in three categories:

  • ➢ Financial assets at amortized cost (debt instruments). The Group's financial assets at amortized cost includes trade receivables and long term receivable.
  • ➢ Financial assets at fair value through OCI with recycling of cumulative gains and losses (debt instruments)
  • ➢ Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

Financial assets designated at fair value through OCI with no recycling of cumulative gains and losses upon derecognition (equity instruments).

The classification of the investments depends on their nature and purpose and it is determined as of the initial recognition.

Financial liabilities include finance lease liabilities, interest bearing bank loans, overdrafts and trade and other payables.

Two measurement categories continue to exist, fair value through the income statement and amortized cost. Financial liabilities held for trading are measured at fair value through the income statement, and all other financial liabilities are measured at amortized cost unless the fair value option is applied.

Financial instruments are classified as liabilities or equity according to the nature of the contractual arrangement. Interest, dividends, gains and losses related to a financial instrument classified as liability are reported as expense. Distributions to the holders of financial instruments classified as equity are registered directly in equity. Financial instruments are offset when the Group has a legal applicable right to offset them and it intends to offset them either on a net basis or to realize the asset and settle the liability at the same time.

Impairment of financial assets

The Group recognises a loss allowance for expected credit losses on trade receivables. The amount of expected credit losses is updated at each reporting date to reflect changes in credit risk since initial recognition of the respective financial instrument.

For trade receivables, a simplified approach is adopted in which impairment losses are recognized based on lifetime expected credit losses at each reporting date. If there are loan insurances or guarantees for the outstanding balances, the computation of expected losses from receivables is based on the probability of default related to the insurer / guarantor for the insured / guaranteed portion of the outstanding balance, while the amount remaining not covered will have the counterparty's probability of default. The Group has established a provision matrix that is based on its historical credit loss experience, adjusted for forwardlooking factors specific to the debtors and the economic environment.

Significant increase in credit risk

Clients' credit risk is updated constantly. In assessing the IFRS 9 allowance, the Group uses the risk of a default occurring on the financial instrument at the reporting date.

In making the credit risk assessment, the Group considers both quantitative and qualitative information that is reasonable and supportable, including historical experience and forward-looking information that is available without undue cost or effort.

In particular, the following information is taken into account when assessing the credit risk deterioration of debtors:

• an actual or expected significant deterioration in the financial instrument's external (KeysFin and Coface) or internal credit rating;

• existing or forecast adverse changes in business, financial or economic conditions that are expected to cause a significant decrease in the debtor's ability to meet its debt obligations;

• an actual or expected significant deterioration in the operating results of the debtor;

• an evaluation of the main projects and clients of the debtor and the sources of financing those projects.

For trade receivables the Company is using the simplified model allowed by IFRS 9 which does not differentiate between Stage 1 and Stage 2. Credit losses are measured based on provision matrix.

A financial instrument is determined to have low credit risk if:

  1. the financial instrument has a low risk of default;

  2. the debtor has a strong capacity to meet its contractual cash flow obligations in the near term; and

  3. adverse changes in economic and business conditions in the longer term may, but will not necessarily, reduce the ability of the borrower to fulfil its contractual cash flow obligations.

The Group considers a financial asset to have low credit risk when the asset has external credit rating of 'investment grade' in accordance with the globally understood definition or if an external rating is not available, the asset has an internal rating of 'performing'. Performing means that the counterparty has a strong financial position and there is no past due amounts.

The Group regularly monitors the effectiveness of the criteria used to identify whether there has been a significant increase in credit risk and revises them as appropriate to ensure that the criteria are capable of identifying significant increase in credit risk before the amount becomes past due.

Definition of default

The Group considers the following as constituting an event of default for internal credit risk management purposes as historical experience indicates that financial assets that meet either of the following criteria are generally not recoverable:

• when there is a payment incident reported; or

• information developed internally or obtained from external sources indicates that the debtor is unlikely to pay its creditors, including the Group, in full (without taking into account any collateral held by the Group). Irrespective of the above analysis, the Group considers that default has occurred when a financial asset is more than 90 days past due unless the Group has reasonable and supportable information to demonstrate that a more lagging default criterion is more appropriate.

Any recoveries made to doubtful receivables are recognised in profit or loss, together with the reversal of the allowance.

Write-off policy

The Group writes off a financial asset when bankruptcy was finalized, as at this point the VAT on these receivables can be recovered. Financial assets written off may no longer be subject to enforcement activities.

Measurement and recognition of expected credit losses

The measurement of expected credit losses is a function of the probability of default, loss given default (i.e. the magnitude of the loss if there is a default) and the exposure at default. The assessment of the probability of default is based on the risk rating of each client obtained from independent parties, adjusted, if the case with forward-looking information as described above.

As for the exposure at default, for financial assets, this is represented by the assets' gross carrying amount at the reporting date.

The Group recognises an impairment gain or loss in profit or loss for all financial instruments with a corresponding adjustment to their carrying amount through a loss allowance accounts.

Derecognition of assets and liabilities

The Group derecognizes financial assets only when the contractual rights over the cash flows related to the assets expire or it transfers to another entity the financial asset and, substantially, all risks and benefits related to the asset.

The Group derecognizes financial liabilities only if the Group's liabilities have been significantly modified, paid, cancelled or they have expired.

The difference between the carrying amount of the financial liability derecognised and the consideration paid and payable is recognised in profit or loss. Similarly, the Group accounts for substantial modification of terms of an existing liability or part of it as an extinguishment of the original financial liability and the recognition of a new liability. It is assumed that the terms are substantially different if the discounted present value of the cash flows under the new terms, including any fees paid net of any fees received and discounted using the original effective rate is at least 10 per cent different from the discounted present value of the remaining cash flows of the original financial liability. If the modification is not substantial, the difference between: (1) the carrying amount of the liability before the modification; and (2) the present value of the cash flows after modification is recognised in profit or loss as the modification gain or loss within other gains and losses.

Fair value measurement

An entity measures financial instruments and non-financial assets, such as investment property, at fair value at each balance sheet date. Also, the fair values of financial instruments measured at amortized cost are presented in Note 29 i).

The fair value of the freehold land was determined based on the market comparable approach that reflects recent transaction prices for similar properties.

The fair value of the buildings was determined using the cost approach that reflects the cost to a market participant to construct assets of comparable utility and age, adjusted for obsolescence.

The fair value of the investment property was determined based on the market comparable approach that reflects recent transaction prices for similar properties.

There has been no change to the valuation technique during the year for none of the above mentioned classes of assets. There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 during the year.

For all of the above, the level in which fair value measurement is categorised is Level 2.

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value measurement is based on the presumption that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability takes place either:

  • In the principal market for the asset or liability; or
  • In the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market for the asset or liability.

The fair value of an asset or a liability is measured using the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, assuming that market participants act in their economic best interest.

A fair value measurement of a non-financial asset takes into account a market participant's ability to generate economic benefits by using the asset in its highest and best use or by selling it to another market participant that would use the asset in its highest and best use.

An entity uses valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient data are available to measure fair value, maximizing the use of relevant observable inputs and minimizing the use of unobservable inputs.

All assets and liabilities for which fair value is measured or disclosed in the financial statements are categorized within the fair value hierarchy, described as follows, based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole:

  • Level 1 Quoted (unadjusted) market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
  • Level 2 Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is directly or indirectly observable;
  • Level 3 Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is unobservable.

For assets and liabilities that are recognized in the financial statements on a recurring basis, the Company determines whether transfers have occurred between levels in the hierarchy by re-assessing categorization (based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole) at the end of each reporting period.

External valuators are involved for valuation of significant assets, such as investment property and available for sale financial assets. Involvement of external valuators is decided upon annually by the management. Selection criteria include market knowledge, reputation, independence and professional standards, if they are specified.

At each reporting date, Group's management analyses the movements in the values of assets and liabilities which are required to be re-measured or re-assessed as per the Group's accounting policies.

Group's management, in conjunction with the entity's external valuators, also compares the change in the fair value of each asset and liability with relevant external sources to determine whether the change is reasonable.

For the purpose of the notes and fair value disclosures, the Group has determined classes of assets and liabilities on the basis of the nature, characteristics and risks of the asset or liability and the level of the fair value hierarchy as explained above.

Use of estimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires the performance of estimates and judgments by the management, which affects the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the presentation of potential assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.

Actual results may be different from these estimates. The estimates and judgments on which these are based are reviewed permanently. The reviews of the accounting estimates are recognized during the period in which the estimate is reviewed, if this review affects only the respective period or during the review period and during future periods, if the review affects both the current period and the future periods.

3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING JUDGMENTS, ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS

Judgments

In the process of applying the Group accounting policies, management has made the following judgments, which have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements:

Impairment of intangible and tangible assets

To determine whether the impairment related to an intangible or tangible asset must be recognized, significant judgment is needed. To take this decision, for each cash generating unit (CGU), the Group compares the carrying amount of these intangible or tangible assets, to the higher of the CGU fair value less costs to sell and its value in use, which will be generated by the intangible and tangible assets of the cash generating units over the remaining useful life. The recoverable amount used by the Group for each cash generating unit for impairment measuring purposes was represented by its value in use.

The Group analyzed the internal and external sources of information and reached the conclusion that there are no indications concerning the impairment of assets, except for goodwill related to the roof tiles business. When reviewing for indicators of impairment, the Group considers, among other factors:

  • The relationship between its market capitalization and its book value
  • The operating performance, for which the group used EBITDA as KPI, improved to 9,3% compared to 8% in the prior year, while revenue increased on all business lines, through organic growth - Utilization of production capacity increased on all CGUs

As a result, the Group decided not to carry an impairment analysis for the recoverable amount of tangible assets, under IAS 36. Therefore, an allowance for asset impairment proved not to be necessary.

3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING JUDGMENTS, ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS (continued)

Estimates

Business combination - Wetterbest

TeraPlast took control of Wetterbest SA in January 2018, after obtaining the favourable approval of the Competition Council and registering the additional 17% investment with the Trade Register, thus reaching 67% shareholding.

Also in 2017, Teraplast has concluded a sale-purchase promise with the minority shareholders of Wetterbest SA, for the rest of their investment up to 99% of the company. According to the contract terms, the transaction was to be carried out within 4 years at most, for a price correlated with Wetterbest SA's results in the following years, but not less than a determined amount. As of 31 December 2017, this contract was not reflected in the Company's balance sheet, because its exercising was also conditioned by the approval by the Competition Council for sole control.

The nature of the sell-purchase promise contract was similar to a forward (or a combination of a call and a put option) and at a control acquisition date (Jan 2018, when it become enforceable) it created an obligation for the Group to deliver cash for its own equity shares (as from the perspective of the consolidated FSs, the shares of the subsidiary are equity instruments of the Group). Following IAS 32.23, such a liability shall be initially measured at the present value of the redemption price (a gross liability). Consequently, in January 2018, after obtaining the control over Wetterbest SA, the Group recognized, under the "Long-term liabilities", the fair value of the purchase price agreed with the promissory-sellers at RON 49,022,037 which was considered the best approximation of the redemption price. Also, the interest subject to the sellpurchase promise contract i.e. 32% was deemed to have been acquired at the acquisition date. Therefore, on the other side, this liability was treated as part of the consideration transferred to obtain control (deferred consideration).

Consequently, the Group consolidated Wetterbest SA as if it held 99% shares since control acquisition in January 2018. The deferred consideration for 32% interest was subsequently measured in accordance with IFRS 9.

The fair value of Wetterbest SA at the date of purchase was of RON 70,556,559, determined following the preparation of a revaluation report by an external appraiser. The consideration for holding 99% was computed in relation to this fair value, resulting in a goodwill of RON 35,230,839.

The consideration transferred in exchange for the 50% investment 39,163,540
The consideration transferred in exchange for the 17% investment 17,456,625
The consideration transferred in exchange for the 32% investment 48,527,375
The fair value of the total consideration of 99% 105,081,832
The fair value of the minority interests (1% of the net asset fair value) 705,566
The fair value of the subsidiary at acquisition date 105,787,398
The net book value of the purchased assets 70,556,559
Goodwill obtained at acquisition 35,230,839

In 2019, further to the conclusion of the sale-purchase agreement for an additional 32% ownership, the value of the transaction was RON 24,269,035 lower than the value of the initial agreement, amount which was accounted as a debt cancellation. On November 2017 between Teraplast SA and Wetterbest S.A.'s minor shareholders (previously called DEPACO SRL) a bilateral promise for sale-acquisition was signed (32% of the company's shares in the value of 10 million EUR.)

On January 2018, Teraplast obtained control over Wetterbest SA and became a major shareholder of the subsidiary.

On April 2019, the promise for sale-acquisition was finalised through a contract for 5 million EUR. The decrease is due to the negotiations which took place between the parties.

3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING JUDGMENTS, ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS (continued)

Impairment of goodwill resulting from the Wetterbest business combination

As a result of the business combination, the Group recognized goodwill and intangibles resulted following the exercise to determine the fair value for all assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities purchased at the acquisition date.

In order to determine the necessity of recognizing an impairment loss related to the goodwill recognized in the consolidated financial statements as a result of the acquisition of Wetterbest, the Group performs annually an impairment test, according to IAS 36. For this purpose, the goodwill recognised on Wetterbest acquisition was allocated to the cash generating unit represented by the operating segment of metallic roof tile business. The Group recorded a provision for impairment of goodwill in amount of 25,204,000 lei as of December 31, 2019. As per management's valuation, the recoverable amount of Wetterbest as of 31 December 2019 is of RON 91,916,940 (2018: RON 119,147,139).

Estimating the recoverable value as of 31 December 2019 was based on determining the value in use by estimating the present value of the future cash flows generated by Wetterbest. The main assumptions used to determine the value in use were the average growth rates and the discount rate.

Cash flows were determined based on the forecast for 2020 and the following 5 years. The cash flows reflect past experience, the estimated evolution of the roof tiles market in Romania and development of competitors in more mature roof tile markets. The forecasted results are EBITDA and EBIT margins similar to the results of 2019.

The forecast used for the impairment test performed as of 31 December 2018 had an average EBITDA increase of 2.5%. Forecasted profit margins were revised based on the results of 2019.

Working capital is forecasted to decrease at an average of 11% - 12% as a result of inventory optimization.

The terminal value was set based on the cash flows forecast for 2025, using a perpetuity increase rate of 2.5% (2018: 2,5%).

The discount rate used was of 12.3% (2018:10,52%), rate corresponding to the degree of risk and capital structure of the subsidiary. This represents the current market evaluation of the risks specific to the subsidiary, taking into account the time value of money and the individual asset risks. The computation of the discount rate is based on the specific circumstances of the subsidiaries and it results from its weighted average cost of capital. The change in the discount rate represented the main driver for the goodwill impairment.

Any changes occurred in the economic conditions may influence can influence the estimates used for determining the value in use, so that the actual results may differ in the end. Concerning the estimation of the impairment loss of goodwill, management considers that the model is most likely sensitive to:

  • the weighted average cost of capital;
  • the assumptions concerning the terminal increase;
  • the EBITDA margin.

The EBITDA margin reflects the management estimates concerning the operating profitability of the cash generating unit, in line with the historical levels and the market evolution.

Revaluation of land and buildings

The Group measures land and buildings at revalued amounts with changes in fair value being recognized in other comprehensive income. Land and buildings were valued by reference to market-based information, using comparable prices adjusted for specific market factors such as nature, location and condition of the property. As of 31 December 2019, based on internal assessment and opinion of the external valuation expert, management concluded that the accounting value of land and buildings approximates their market value and therefore a revaluation of land and buildings was deemed unnecessary.

4. REVENUE AND OPERATING SEGMENTS

An analysis of the Group revenues is detailed below:

Year ended
31 December
2019
Year ended
31 December
2018
RON RON
Sales of finished goods 847,469,033 684,720,115
Sale of merchandise 124,469,014 126,426,583
Revenues from turnkey halls and other activities 12,572,165 3,459,729
Trade discounts granted (11,927,804) (10,094,230)
Total 972,582,408 804,512,197

Geographical analysis

Year ended
31 December
2019
RON
Year ended
31 December
2018
RON
Sales on the internal market (Romania) 740,899,508 644,352,774
Sales on the external market 231,682,899 160,159,423
Total 972,582,408 804,512,197

The information on the operational policy as reported to the management form the perspective of resource allocation and segment performance analysis is classified according to the type of products delivered. The reporting segments of the Group have been determined according to:

  • The nature of the products and services;
  • The nature of the production processes;
  • The type or category of clients for products and services;
  • Methods used for distributing the products or providing the services.

The product portfolio of the TeraPlast Group is structured on six business lines: Installations, PVC joinery profiles, Compounds, Sandwich panels, Windows & Doors and Metal roof tiles.

On the construction materials market, the seasonality influences the monthly evolution of the sales.

Therefore, the peak in our activity consists of approximately 6 months (May – October).

The Group's distribution policy targets specialised clients in the constructions sector through the following channels:

  • Distributors and resellers (domestic and exports)
  • Specialised networks (DIY stores domestic and exports)
  • Contractors and builders (infrastructure projects auctions)
  • Producers (domestic and exports)

4. REVENUE AND OPERATING SEGMENTS (continued)

Sandwich panels

TeraSteel is one of the largest producers on the sandwich panels and galvanized purlings market in Romania and an important exporter in the CEE area. Starting with 2015, the company offers turnkey halls – a complete building solution. The product portfolio also includes, starting with 2018, self-supporting trapezoidal sheets. During 2018, TeraSteel Serbia developed its production capacity through an over EUR 1 million investment and started producing self-supporting trapezoidal sheets and mineral wool sandwich panels.

The distribution network of TeraSteel is comprised of large DIY chains in Romania, contractors and partnercompanies in the warehousing industry.

The TeraSteel products are present in over 25 European countries. The exports account for more than 44% of the business's revenue, the main destination markets being Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Moldova and Bulgaria.

Sales of sandwich panels accounts for more than 85% of the segment's revenue.

TeraSteel offers a complete solution for light structure industrial buildings. The TeraSteel turnkey halls are made from TeraSteel panels and structure, while design and project coordination is done in-house. Construction work is outsourced.

Metallic roof tiles

Wetterbest is the second largest producer on the metallic roof tiles market in Romania, both quantitative and in value. Wetterbest offers complete roofing systems.

Installations

The Installations business line is part of TeraPlast and includes the interior and exterior sewage systems, water & gas distribution systems, rain and wastewater management systems, telecommunications, electric networks, individual utilities branches.

TeraPlast is the leader of the PVC pipes market and the second player on the installations market in Romania.

From its local top-producer position the company has an advantage in contracting the infrastructure works in Romania compared to the foreign competitors.

According to the sustainable development strategy "Romania 2025", the total value of the investments needed for the rehabilitation of the public services of water and sewage infrastructure is EUR 12,5

billion, while the annual medium of the necessary investments is EUR 625 million. As for the population connected to the water and sewage systems, in 2017 in Romania only 50,8% of the residents were connected to a sewage system, while 49,4% were connected to sewage systems with treatment stations.

EUR 11 billion were allotted for the Large Infrastructure Operational Program between 2014 and 2020. So far, EUR 2,3 billion in payments and EUR 9,7 billion in signed contracts were used.

Taking this into consideration, an increase of the demand during the next 2 years, due to the execution phase of these projects.

PVC joinery Profiles

TeraPlast, through its PVC joinery profiles business line, offers systems with 4, 6 and 7 insulating chambers. The PVC joinery profiles portfolio are constantly improved to meet the domestic and international clients' needs.

The joinery profiles business line serves over 200 clients, producers of insulated openings. On the domestic market, the best-seller is the 4 insulating chambers system, while on the international markets the demand targets the 6 and 7 insulating chambers systems.

Compounds

With an over 34% market share, TeraPlast is the leader of the compounds market in Romania and the main supplier of PVC compounds for the cable industry in Romania. The compounds portfolio includes flexible and rigid compounds with appliance in the extrusion and injection manufacturing industry.

Windows & Doors

Through the Windows and Doors business line, TeraGlass offers windows and doors. Over 70% of its production is intended for export, the main destination markets being Germany, Hungary and Slovakia. The TeraGlass products are present mostly in the DIY networks.

4. REVENUES AND OPERATING SEGMENTS (continued)

The reporting segments of the Group are aggregated according to the main types of activities and are presented below:

Sandwich Joinery PVC
windows and
Un
allocated
2018 panels Metal tiles Installations profiles Compounds doors amounts Total
Revenue
from third party customers
(*)
261,992,982 220,999,584 173,537,733 55,970,409 63,091,541 28,919,946 - 804,512,197
Other operating income
Income
from subsidies
827,620
445,858
330,306
304,734
287,096
-
293,442
-
73,602
-
9,809
-
-
-
1,821,874
750,592
Operating income, total 262,820,602 221,329,890 173,824,829 56,263,851 63,165,143 28,929,755 - 806,334,071
Raw materials, consumables used and
merchandise (206,045,308) (169,487,851) (123,390,712) (34,141,646) (48,130,720) (14,554,262) - (595,750,498)
Employee benefits expenses (11,716,002) (17,295,948) (23,067,877) (6,475,778) (3,942,754) (5,907,989) - (68,406,348)
Amortization and adjustments for the
impairment of assets and provisions (5,124,663) (6,543,390) (12,171,889) (4,754,750) (1,512,569) (746,257) - (30,853,518)
Adjustments for the impairment of current
assets (151,934) (778,687) (289,473) (211,007) - (109,702) - (1,540,803)
Other expenses (18,042,052) (18,869,311) (17,216,379) (11,948,741) (3,824,170) (5,110,020) - (75,010,673)
Total expenses related to sales, indirect
and administrative expenses (241,079,961) (212,975,186) (176,136,330) (57,531,922) (57,410,213) (26,428,230) - (771,561,838)
Operating result 21,740,641 8,354,704 (2,311,500) (1,268,071) 5,754,930 2,501,525 - 34,772,232
EBITDA 26,419,446 14,593,359 9,860,389 3,486,679 7,267,499 3,247,782 - 64,875,155
Assets
Total assets, out of which 144,765,996 189,137,726 169,045,528 67,744,885 38,715,501 22,646,883 10,189,949 642,246,468
Non-current assets 53,623,251 99,815,668 72,378,186 34,199,641 15,155,042 10,799,960 8,324,389 294,296,137
Current assets 91,142,745 89,322,058 96,667,342 33,545,244 23,560,459 11,846,923 - 346,084,771
Assets held for sale - - - - - - 1,865,560 1,865,560
Liabilities
Total liabilities, out of which: 96,037,732 162,835,756 109,949,339 31,174,500 19,389,230 5,581,413 - 404,130,603
Non-current liabilities 18,111,998 92,766,044 11,375,401 8,360,680 2,581,214 602,974 - 133,798,312
Current liabilities 77,925,734 70,069,712 77,736,572 22,813,820 16,808,015 4,978,439 - 270,332,291

EBITDA = Operating result + amortization and the adjustments for the impairment of non-current assets and provisions – Income from subsidies

(*) The amounts disclosed are net of the inter-segment transactions elimination

The accompanying notes from 1 to 34 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

English translation is for information purposes only. Romanian language text is the official text for submission.

4. REVENUES AND OPERATING SEGMENTS (continued)

2019 Sandwich
panels
Metal tiles Installations Joinery
profiles
Compounds PVC
windows
and doors
Total
Revenue from third party customers 308,798,619 269,856,527 239,801,610 61,050,050 64,200,791 28,874,813 972,582,410
Other operating income 877,561 82,712 303,612 3,418 0 18,819 1,286,122
Income from subsidies 434,679 303,960 132,144 0 0 17,451 888,234
Operating income, total 310,110,859 270,243,199 240,237,366 61,053,468 64,200,791 28,911,083 974,756,766
Raw materials, consumables used and
merchandise
(231,736,093) (207,947,809) (157,333,349) (40,501,206) (47,501,334) (15,845,685) (700,865,476)
Employee benefits expenses (16,507,089) (21,889,151) (28,016,266) (8,636,151) (4,560,275) (6,543,870) (86,152,803)
Amortization and adjustments for the
impairment of assets and provisions
(5,425,845) (6,624,898) (13,058,407) (6,790,689) (1,541,375) (757,257) (34,198,472)
Adjustments for the impairment of current
assets
(843,770) (696,812) 689,820 203,480 0 (89,687) (736,969)
Sponsorship expenses (690,814) (116,818) (115,555) (56,484) (53,896) (39,087) (1,072,654)
Other expenses (23,065,103) (25,086,136) (30,230,072) (7,975,624) (4,504,008) (4,987,909) (95,848,851)
Total expenses related to sales, indirect
and administrative expenses
(278,268,714) (262,361,624) (228,063,830) (63,756,674) (58,160,889) (28,263,495) (918,875,225)
Goodwill impairment and debt cancellation,
net
(934,965) (934,965)
Operating result 31,842,144 6,946,610 12,173,536 (2,703,205) 6,039,902 647,589 54,946,576
EBITDA 36,833,310 14,202,513 25,099,800 4,087,484 7,581,278 1,387,394 89,191,779
Financial result (2,411,706) (3,234,975) (3,229,464) (400,038) (620,215) (297,442) (10,193,840)
Profit before tax 29,430,438 3,711,635 8,944,073 (3,103,243) 5,419,687 350,147 44,752,736

EBITDA = operating result + amortization and the adjustments for the impairment of non-current assets and provisions – Income from subsidies - Goodwill impairment and debt cancellation, net

Goodwill impairment and debt cancellation related to the metal tiles CGU (Notes 3 and 16) are considered one-off events, not reflecting the operating performance of the Group.

The amounts disclosed above are net of the inter-segment transactions elimination

The following inter – segment transactions, made at prices that approximate market prices, were eliminated in the above segment information, to reflect third party sales which are one of the objectives of management:

  • Sales of steel of RON 7,748,802 from the Roof tiles segment to the Sandwich panels segment;
  • Sales of PVC joinery profiles of RON 12,964,877 to the Windows and Doors segment.

TERAPLAST SA NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the financial year ended 31 December 2019

(all amounts are expressed in Romanian Lei ("RON"), unless otherwise stated)

PVC Un
2019
Assets
Sandwich
panels
Metal tiles Installations Joinery
profiles
Compounds windows
and doors
allocated Total
Total assets, out of which: 136,320,875 197,410,757 212,277,770 52,818,321 39,752,366 47,886,697 6,913,460 693,380,246
Non-current assets 53,116,775 101,293,573 101,956,914 30,037,519 21,590,023 26,734,686 6,913,460 341,642,950
Current assets 83,204,099 96,117,184 110,320,856 22,780,803 18,162,343 21,152,010 351,737,296
Assets held for sale
Liabilities
Total liabilities, out of which: 72,532,759 145,344,717 120,851,604 27,065,016 26,768,012 24,669,740 - 417,231,847
Non-current liabilities 11,866,884 35,258,399 30,850,871 2,017,455 6,032,378 9,890,614 95,916,602
Current liabilities 60,665,875 110,086,317 90,000,733 25,047,561 20,735,634 14,779,126 321,315,245
Additions to non-current
assets
3,727,587 31,778,473 32,054,090 4,206,018 7,783,519 16,334,314 95,884,001

The investment in the metal tiles business is a new production facility of 38,000 sqm in Baicoi (Prahova County). The factory and new production lines will ensure optimal logistics and an annual production capacity of over 10 million sqm of tiles.

The investment in the installations segment includes a production line for polypropylene pipes and an injection machine for fittings. These products are for sewage systems inside of buildings.

With the investment in the new compounder, TeraPlast will be the first producer in Romania of halogen-free, fire-resistant compounds used for insulation of electric cables.

The objective of the investment project of TeraGlass is a fully automated production line for windows and doors, which will also contribute to increasing production capacity and labor productivity.

In addition to these investments that will increase production capacity in 2020 and generate operating efficiencies, the Group invested in maintenance capex.

5. SUNDRY INCOME

Financial income / costs

Year ended
31 December
2019
Year ended
31 December
2018
RON RON
Interest expense (9,051,686) (7,578,252)
Interest income 45,912 935
Loss from foreign exchange differences, net (1,829,772) (626,834)
Dividend income 88,742 75,200
Other financial income/ expenses 480,965 (483,902)
Net financial loss (10,193,841) (8,612,853)

The Group did not capitalize any borrowing cost in 2019 and 2018 because the investments financed through bank debt were non qualifying assets.

Interest expense is for loans from banks which are measured at amortized cost.

Other operating income

Year ended
31 December
2019
Year ended
31 December
2018
RON RON
Compensations, fines and penalties 674,148 364,854
Other income 611,974 706,427
Subsidies income 888,234 750,592
Total 2,174,356 1,821,873

6. RAW MATERIALS, CONSUMABLES USED AND MERCHANDISE

Year ended
31 December
2019
Year ended
31 December
2018
RON RON
Raw materials expenses 564,972,716 462,124,546
Consumables expenses 30,816,190 24,990,443
Merchandise expenses 98,326,251 114,549,848
Packaging expenses 3,927,007 3,711,235
Total 698,042,164 605,376,072

7. GAINS AND LOSSES ON DISPOSAL OF FIXED ASSETS

Year ended
31 December
2019
Year ended
31 December
2018
RON RON
Income from the disposal of the tangible and intangible assets 1,014,840 2,048,116
Expenses with the disposal of tangible and intangible assets (1,139,485) (2,032,985)
Net loss/ Gain from the disposal of tangible and intangible assets (124,645) 15,131

8. EXPENSES WITH PROVISIONS, IMPAIRMENT ADJUSTMENTS AND AMORTIZATION

Year ended
31 December
2019
Year ended
31 December
2018
RON RON
Expenses with non-current assets impairment (IAS 36) (1,532,070) (1,294,955)
Income from reversal of non-current assets impairment (IAS 36) 747,415 434,199
Amortization and depreciation expenses (Notes 12 and 13) (IAS 36) (31,988,740) (29,739,450)
Net adjustments for non-current assets impairment (32,773,395) (30,600,206)
Inventory impairment expenses (IAS 36) (4,002,400) (4,815,438)
Income from inventory impairment reversal (IAS 36) 5,979,008 4,325,063
Net adjustments for inventory impairment (Note 17) 1,976,608 (490,375)
Expenses with allowance for doubtful debts (IFRS 9) (3,937,822) (3,493,008)
Income from impairment reversal (IFRS 9) 2,995,190 3,082,933
Receivables charged to expenses (IFRS 9) (1,770,945) (640,353)
Net adjustments for doubtful debts (Note 18) (2,713,577) (1,050,428)
Provisions (IAS 36) (1,489,741) (512,009)
Revenues from provisions reversal / cancellation (IAS 36) 307,645 303,229
Net adjustments for provisions (Note 24) (1,182,096) (208,780)

Impairment of non-current assets

The Group sets up impairment allowances for equipment that will no longer be used because it is damaged or obsolete. When this equipment is scrapped, recycled or sold, the impairment allowance is reversed. During 2019, the Group incurred a loss of RON 124,645 (2018: gain of RON 15,131) on disposal of non-current assets, presented on line "Gains / (Losses) from the disposal of tangible and intangible assets"

Most of the allowance refers equipment that is part of the extrusion production lines for joinery profiles and installations. Given the nature of the production process of these 2 segments, some parts become damaged before the end of their economic useful life.

Inventory impairment

Allowance are set up for inventory that was not used or sold during the last 12 months, finished goods for which the demand is decreasing, that are damaged or have quality issues. The cost of finished goods on stock as at quarter end is also compared to the expected selling price and an allowance is set up, if necessary, to adjust the cost to the lower net realizable value.

The net reversal is because the Group obtained a value higher than expected for the finished goods that remained on stock from product group that were discontinued in prior 2017 – 2018, namely window seals, PVC decoration elements and PVC rainwater system elements.

9. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT EXPENSES AND REMUNERATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Year ended
31 December
2019
Year ended
31 December
2018
RON RON
Wages 79,132,440 62,826,216
Contributions to the public social security fund 3,300,456 2,370,201
Meal tickets 3,719,908 3,209,931
Total, as presented on line "Employee benefit expenses" 86,152,804 68,406,348

In 2019, the employees and managers of the Group that were awarded free shares of TeraPlast SA, were transferred the property of these shares. As a result, treasury shares of 1,472,925 lei were derecognized. The cost of the shares was expensed in 2017 and 2018, as these were the periods in which the respective employees were granted the bonus in shares.

Remuneration of the Board of Directors

The Chairman and the Members of the Board have a monthly gross salary of RON 8,443. The total remuneration in 2019 and 2018 was of RON 506,580 per year. They do not receive any other benefits.

10. OTHER EXPENSES

Year ended
31 December
2019
Year ended
31 December
2018
RON RON
Transport costs 40,038,520 29,453,184
Expenses with utilities 13,177,175 9,436,746
Expenses with third party services 18,153,155 13,857,324
Expenses with compensations, fines and penalties 325,277 60,693
Entertainment, promotion and advertising expenses 6,437,334 5,155,895
Other general expenses 4,002,197 2,696,494
Expenses with other taxes and duties 2,495,649 2,107,177
Repair expenses 3,531,213 3,083,141
Travelling expenses 1,726,262 1,430,365
Rent expenses 2,974,288 3,824,486
Mail and telecommunication expenses 713,764 752,756
Insurance premium expenses 2,274,019 1,895,322
Sponsorship expenses 1,072,654 1,257,090
Total 96,921,507 75,010,673

11. INCOME TAX

The total expense for the year may be reconciled with the accounting profit as follows:

Period ended
31 December
2019
Period ended
31 December
2018
RON RON
Profit before tax 44,752,732 26,159,379
Income tax calculated (2019: 16% in Romania and 15% in Serbia;
2018: 16% and 10% respectively)
7,078,161 4,185,501
Items assimilated to income 60,154 259,686
Deductions (4,399,024) (3,042,199)
Not taxable income (3,574,141) (3,168,218)
Non-deductible expenses 7,752,706 6,535,393
Sponsorship (tax credit) (1,072,654) (1,249,490)
Credit from tax loss used (795,906) -
Total income tax at the effective rate 13.5% (2018: 13.5%) 5,845,202 3,520,673
Current income tax recognized in the profit and loss account - expense 5,043,054 4,198,150
Deferred income tax – expense/ (benefit) 802,148 (677,477)
Total income tax - expense 5,845,202 3,520,673

The tax rate applied for the reconciliation above for 2019 and 2018 is 16% and is payable by Romanian legal entities. During 2019, Teraplast SA used its credit from the tax loss incurred in the prior year, amounting to RON 4,940,007. In 2019, TeraGlass incurred a tax loss in amount of RON 415,426 which will be used in the following year. According to the Romanian tax legislation, the tax loss may be carried forward for seven years.

The taxation rate in Serbia is 15% (2018: 10%).

The components of the deferred tax:

2018 Opening
balance
Recorded in
the income
statement
Registered in
other
comprehensive
income
The
acquisition of
Wetterbest
Closing
balance
Tangible and intangible assets
and investment properties
(4,199,662) 109,624 136,968 (6,462,576) (10,423,669)
Deferred tax liability
recognized
(4,199,662) 109,624 136,968 (6,462,576) (10,423,669)
Fiscal loss - 795,906 - - 795,906
Investments in subsidiaries 399,924 (392,000) - - 15,936
Employee benefit liabilities 119,445 57,831 - - 177,288
Trade and similar payables 472,831 106,115 - - 578,946
Deferred tax asset recognized 992,200 (228,054) - - 772,170
Net liabilities with deferred tax
recognized
(3,207,462) 677,477 136,968 (6,462,576) (8,855,594)

11. INCOME TAX (continued)

2019 Opening
balance
Recorded in
the income
statement
Registered in
other
comprehensive
income
Closing balance
Tangible and intangible assets
and investment properties (10,423,669) (72,332) (32,850) (10,528,850)
Deferred tax liabilities
recognized
(10,423,669) (72,332) (32,850) (10,528,850)
Fiscal loss 795,906 (729,438) - 66,468
Investments in subsidiaries 15,936 - - 15,936
Employee benefit liabilities 177,288 140,889 - 318,177
Trade and similar payables 578,946 (141,268) - 437,678
Deferred tax assets
recognized 1,568,076 (729,817) - (838,259)
Net liabilities with deferred tax
recognized
(8,855,594) (802,148) (32,850) (9,690,590)

12. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Land Buildings Plant and
equipment
and vehicles
Installations
and furniture
Tangible
assets in
progress
Total
RON RON RON RON RON RON
COST
Balance as at 1 January 2018 12,560,965 91,670,179 219,086,237 1,684,258 5,342,961 330,344,600
Increases: 2,331,508 7,556,282 28,344,831 1,076,638 20,360,758 59,670,018
Out of which:
Increases from the acquisition of Wetterbest SA
Group
2,096,125 8,069,765 16,175,206 424,407 24,908 26,790,411
Increases from the internal production of non-current assets - - - - 1,437,450 1,437,450
Transfers in / from non-current assets in progress - 1,751,837 9,419,807 127,407 (11,309,736) (10,684)
Transfers from inventory items - - 49,884 - - 49,884
Transfers to non-current assets held for sale (1,137,491) (826,853) - - - (1,964,344)
Transfers from investment property 599,425 622,201 - - - 1,221,626
Decrease from valuation prior to the classification as assets held for sale,
with impact on reserves (522,189) (333,862) - - - (856,051)
Increases / (decreases) from value adjustments with impact on reserves - 155,328 - - - 155,328
Disposals and other decreases - (2,555,084) (14,684,417) (210,367) - (17,449,869)
Balance as at 31 December 2018 13,832,218 98,040,028 242,216,342 2,677,936 14,393,983 371,160,508
Balance as at 1 January 2019 13,832,218 98,040,028 242,216,342 2,677,936 14,393,983 371,160,508
Increases: 319,885 387,931 13,029,097 209,565 80,245,320 94,191,799
Out of which:
Increases from the internal production of non-current assets - - - - 1,578,283 1,578,283
Transfers in / from non-current assets in progress - 24,199,335 59,644,743 394,668 (83,904,414) 334,332
Transfer to right of use assets - - (2,145,494) - - (2,145,494)
Increases / (decreases) from value adjustments with impact on reserves - - - - - -
Disposals and other decreases (24,539) - (2,678,205)) (18,317) (455,217) (3,176,278)
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations - 530,937 400,172 - 102,719 1,033,827
Balance as at 31 December 2019 14,127,564 123,158,231 310,466,655 3,263,853 11,960,673 462,976,976

The accompanying notes from 1 to 34 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

English translation is for information purposes only. Romanian language text is the official text for submission.

12. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (continued)

Plant and Installations
and
Tangible
assets in
Land Buildings equipment furniture progress Total
RON RON RON RON RON RON
ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
Balance as at 1 January 2018 346 4,550,778 137,800,175 1,112,499 964,893 144,428,691
Depreciation recorded during the year 346 4,495,501 22,256,684 310,261 - 27,062,791
Disposals and decreases 23,615 (1,515,779) (13,760,561) (160,156) - (15,436,495)
Impairment - (153,253) 474,412 - 539,597 860,756
Transfers from inventory items - - 49,884 - - 49,884
Balance as at 31 December 2018 692 7,377,247 146,820,594 1,262,604 1,504,490 156,965,627
Balance as at 1 January 2019 692 7,377,247 146,820,594 1,262,604 1,504,490 156,965,627
Depreciation recorded during the year 346 4,571,166 21,381,054 378,623 - 26,331,188
Disposals and decreases 23,615 - (2,117,390) (11,410) - (2,105,185)
Impairment - (31,997) 760,816 - (200,512) 528,325
Transfers to right of use assets - - 264,982 - - 264,982
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations - 40,616 136,272 - - 176,888
Balance as at 31 December 2019 24,652 11,957,050 167,246,327 1,629,817 1,303,978 182,161,824
NET CARRYING AMOUNT
Net carrying amount as at 1 January 2019 13,831,526 90,662,781 95,395,748 1,415,332 12,889,493 214,194,880
Net carrying amount as at 31 December 2019 14,102,912 111,201,182 143,220,328 1,634,035 10,656,696 280,815,152

The accompanying notes from 1 to 34 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

English translation is for information purposes only. Romanian language text is the official text for submission.

12. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (continued)

As at 31 December 2019, the Group had pledged in favour of financial institutions non-current assets and investment properties with a net carrying amount RON 143,432,083 (31 December 2018: RON 93,640,578).

The land and buildings were revalued as at 31 December 2016. The Group management decided they represented a single class of assets for fair value revaluation purposes under IFRS 13. This analysis took into consideration the characteristics and risks associated to the revalued properties.

As at 31 December 2018 and 2019, the management analyzed, with the assistance of an authorizer valuator, whether a new revaluation of land and buildings was necessary. Because the differences between the fair value and the carrying amount would be insignificant, the management decided not to perform a new revaluation of the Group land and buildings.

The impairment adjustments are related to assets not used. As at 31 December 2019, the Group recorded impairment adjustments for tangible assets in an amount RON 3,410,349 (2018: RON 2,312,454).

The revaluation reserve as of 31 December 2019 is in amount of RON 17,871,014 (31 December 2018: RON 17,698,554) is not distributable to shareholders. The change in revaluation reserve of RON 172,460 is presented in OCI.

Presentation of the historical cost values that would have been recorded in connection with these assets, in the event that they would have been recognized had the assets been carried under the cost model, is not possible due to technical limitations of the accounting system. The company considers that the costs that would be incurred with obtaining this information exceed the expected benefits to users of the financial statements. Thus, the presentation of the historical cost values is not presented.

13. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill Licenses and
other intangible
assets
Intangible
assets in
progress
Total
Cost
Balance as at 1 January 2018 - 6,786,169 3,097 6,789,266
Increases, out of which: 35,230,839 36,585,892 724,056 72,541,010
Wetterbest SA acquisition, out of which: 35,230,839 36,083,307 - 71,314,146
- Goodwill 35,230,839 - - 35,230,839
- Wetterbest brand - 27,351,076 - 27,351,076
- Commercial relations - 7,427,844 - 7,427,844
Transfers into / from tangible assets in
progress
Disposals and other decreases
-
-
333,163
(216,139)
(322,479)
-
10,684
(216,139)
Balance as at 31 December 2018 35,230,839 43,489,085 404,897 79,124,821
Balance as at 1 January 2019 35,230,839 43,489,085 404,897 79,124,821
Increases - 428,624 1,263,578 1,692,202
Transfers into / from tangible assets in
progress - 1,168,494 (1,502,826) (334,332)
Exchange differences on translating foreign
operations - 16,566 - 16,566
Balance as at 31 December 2019 35,230,839 45,102,769 165,649 80,499,257
Cumulated amortization
Balance as at 1 January 2018 - 5,126,916 - 5,126,916
Amortization expense - 2,695,736 - 2,695,736
Wetterbest SA acquisition - 503,772 - 503,772
Impairment - 56 - 56
Decreases - (215,606) - (215,606)
Balance as at 31 December 2018 - 8,110,874 - 8,110,874
Balance as at 1 January 2019 - 8,110,874 - 8,110,874
Amortization expense - 2,969,498 - 2,969,498
Impairment
Decreases
25,204,000
-
256,347
-
-
-
25,460,347
-
Exchange differences on translating foreign
operations - 5,027 - 5,027
Balance as at 31 December 2019 25,204,000 11,341,747 - 36,545,747
Net carrying amount
As at 31 December 2018 35,230,839 35,378,211 404,897 71,013,891
As at 31 December 2019 10,026,839 33,761,022 165,649 43,953,510

At the date of purchasing the majority package of Wetterbest SA company, according to the valuation report issued by an external appraiser, in the fair value of the Wetterbest SA unit, the Wetterbest brand and the client relationships have also been recognized (for further details, see Note 15).

In the consolidated financial statements as of 31 December 2018, the intangible assets recognized as a result of purchasing Wetterbest SA are included in other intangible assets. The carrying amount of the Wetterbest brand as of 31 December 2019 is RON 24,615,968 (31 December 2018: RON 25,983,522) with a remaining amortisation period of 18 years (31 December 2018: 19 years).The carrying amount of the Commercial relations as of 31 December 2019 is RON 6,685,060 (31 December 2018: RON 7,056,452) with a remaining amortisation period of 18 years (31 December 2018: 19 years).

A goodwill impairment loss was recognized, see Note 3 for details on test performed.

14. RIGHT OF USE ASSETS

The Group has right of use assets from rented buildings, warehouses and showrooms. The Group finances through lease agreements vehicles.

The total cash outflow for leases amount to 2,947,288 RON (for low value assets and short term contracts as presented below) and 1,206,100 RON representing payment of lease liabilities.

Please see maturity analysis of lease liabilities in note 27.

Buildings Equipment Vehicles &
Equipment
Equipment Total
Cost from previous
operating leases
from previous finance
Leases
Balance as of 1 January 2019 7,225,441 407,899 3,624,654 4,032,553 11,257,994
Additions 2,390,609 2,390,609 2,390,609
Transfer to equipment on exercise
of the purchase option
Balance as of 31 December
(1,479,160) (1,479,160) (1,479,160)
2019 7,225,441 407,899 4,536,103 4,944,002 12,169,443
Amortization
Balance as of 1 January 2019 - - 1,296,004 1,296,004 1,296,004
Amortization expense 1,930,279 43,317 758,256 801,573 2,731,851
Amortization of equipment
transferred to PPE
(1,031,023) (1,031,023) (1,031,023)
Balance as of 31 December
2019
1,930,279 43,317 1,023,238 1,066,554 2,996,833
Carrying amount 01 January
2019
Carrying amount 31 December
7,225,441 407,899 2,328,649 2,736,549 9,961,990
2019 5,295,162 364,583 3,512,865 3,877,448 9,172,610

The amount recognized to profit and loss in respect of the right of use assets were:

Buildings Equipment Total
Amortization expense 1,930,279 801,573 2,731,851
Interest expense on
lease liabilities
260,361 - 260,361

In 2019, the Group expensed the lease for low value assets and short term contracts:

Rent expense 2,947,288
short-term 1,894,039
low value 1,053,249

15. SUBSIDIARIES AND OTHER EQUITY INVESTMENTS

As at 31 December 2019 and 31 December 2018, TeraPlast SA has the following investments:

Subsidiary Place of set
up and of
operations
Main activity Shareholding
31 December
2019
Shareholding
31 December
2018
(%) (%)
Terasteel SA Bistrita Romania Heat insulating panel
production
97.95 97.95
Teraglass Bistrita SA Romania Heat insulating joinery
production
100 100
Politub SA Romania Polyethylene pipes production 99.99 99.99
Teraplast Recycling
SRL
Romania PVC recycler 99 99
Teraplast Hungaria Hungary Distributor 100 100
Terasteel DOO Serbia Serbia Heat insulating panel
production
100 100
Wetterbest SA Romania Metal tile production 99 99
Cortina WTB SRL Romania Metal tile production 51 51

In 2019, the recycling business of TeraPlast SA was spin off in Teraplast Recycling. The recycled PVC was sold to TeraPlast SA which used it for the production of pipes and joinery profiles.

Other long-term equity investments

Details concerning other equity investments of Teraplast SA are the following:

Investment name Country Investment
share
31 December
2019
Investment
share
31 December
2018
% RON % RON
CERTIND SA Romania 7.50 14,400 7.5 14,400
Partnership for sustainable development Romania 7.14 1,000 7.14 1,000
Tera Tools SRL Romania 24 72 24 72
The Association of Metal Panels Producers Romania 11.11 1,000 11.11 1,000
- 16,472 - 16,472

CERTIND is an independent certification body accredited by the Greek Accreditation Body – ESYD for the following certification services: certification of quality management systems according to ISO 9001, certification of environment management systems according to ISO 14001, certification of food safety management systems according to ISO 22000.

Teraplast SA did not undertake any obligations and did not make any payment on behalf of the entities in which it holds securities in the form of investments.

The other Group companies do not have any equity investments.

16. ACQUISITION OF WETTERBEST

On 1 March 2017, Teraplast has concluded a contract with the shareholders of Wetterbest SRL to purchase 50% of its capital shares. Subsequently, Teraplast acquired another 17% of the Wetterbest SRL shares, the investment being disclosed in the Statement of Financial Position under Other financial assets. As at 31 December 2017, this shareholding was not recorded with the Trade Register; therefore control over Wetterbest is joint with the other shareholders.

The transaction was completed after its approval by the Shareholders' General Meeting of Teraplast SA and after receiving the approval of the Romanian Competition Council.

Following the approval from the Competition Council for the sole control over Wetterbest, in January 2018, the Wetterbest group is being consolidated into the financial statements through the full consolidation method.

In November 2017, Teraplast has concluded a sale-purchase promise with the minority shareholders of Wetterbest, for the rest of their investment up to 99% of the company as mentioned in Note 3, even though, based on the contractual clauses, the transaction will be carried out in 4 years at most, at the date of taking control, Teraplast has recognized as a liability, under "Other long term liabilities" the obligation resulting from this contract and the value of the option as part of the purchase price. Consequently, for consolidation purposes, the minority interests are 1% of Wetterbest group's net consolidated asset purchased. The Group assesses the value of minority interests proportionally from the fair value of the net asset of the consolidated companies.

As a result of the purchase of 67% of the shares and of the sale-purchase promise mentioned above, the group consolidates the Wetterbest sub-group considering an investment of 99% from the acquisition date. Following the consolidation of the Wetterbest sub-group, the Group has registered goodwill amounting to RON 35,230,839, as positive difference between the consideration paid and, respectively, deferred and the fair value of the net assets taken from the summarized Financial information of the subsidiary Wetterbest SRL at the date of obtaining control, namely 1 January 2018, in amount of RON 70,556,559.

The estimation of the market value of Wetterbest SRL at the date of obtaining control was based on applying the DCF method, for which the main working assumptions include the budgeted EBITDA, the increase rates, the operating margins, the needs of working capital and the discount rates, for a forecast period of 7 years.

The fair value of the assets and liabilities obtained at purchase date, as well as the fair value of the subsidiary Wetterbest SRL, were determined by an independent appraiser. Fair value adjustments were deemed necessary, as follows:

Intangible assets

The estimation of the fair value of the intangible assets held by Wetterbest and registered in the Company's balance sheet as of the valuation date was set at the level of their net book value.

In addition to the existing intangible assets, intangible assets not registered in the Company's balance sheet at the valuation date were identified, as follows:

  • Wetterbest Brand: the valuation of the brand amounting to RON 27,351,076 was done through the royalty economy method, with an estimated useful life of 20 years, being a brand with a consolidated market position, operating in a stable business field;
  • Client lists: the valuation of the client lists amounting to RON 7,427,844, was performed through the surplus economic benefits method as being the discounted cash flow value attributable to the intangible asset after the decrease of the cash flows attributable to other assets, with an estimated useful life of 20 years, on the grounds of a rigorous analysis of the rates of return, rates of retention and, respectively, fluctuation.

The accompanying notes from 1 to 34 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

English translation is for information purposes only. Romanian language text is the official text for submission.

16. ACQUISITION OF WETTERBEST (continued)

Tangible assets

The valuation of land and buildings was based on the market comparison method, while for the evaluation of improvements, of equipment for which there is insufficient information on the market to be able to estimate market value, the estimation of the net replacement cost was aimed at within the cost approach.

The fair value of the tangible assets as of the purchase date was considered as being RON 25,794,107, RON 191,945 lower as compared to their net book value as of the purchase date amounting to RON 25,986,052.

Financial investments

Wetterbest holds 51% of the capital shares of Cortina WTB SRL, established in 2013, with a book value of RON 5,100. The main activity of Cortina is represented by the production and commercialization of the roofing systems, serving the South-Eastern part of Romania.

As of the purchase date, equities registered in the financial statements of Cortina WTB amounted to RON 1,857,879. Therefore, as of the purchase date, the fair value of the 51% investment held in Wetterbest amounts to RON 947,518.

Current assets

As a result of the valuation report, the net book value of inventories, trade receivables, other receivables, prepayments and cash and cash equivalents represent a reliable estimation of the fair value of these assets at the valuation date.

Current liabilities and long-term liabilities

The net book values of current liabilities and of long-term liabilities are considered to reflect their fair value at the date of valuation.

As a result of the business valuation, in the valuation report, a deferred tax amounting to RON 5,715,414 was assessed, based on the difference between the current taxable value of the assets and the taxable value after identifying the brand, the client relations and the adjustments of the value of financial non-current assets by applying the legal taxation rate.

The value of the consideration at the date of obtaining the control

The fair value of the consideration at the date of purchase is represented by:

  • a) The purchase price paid for the investment of 67% amounting to EUR 12,350,000, respectively RON 56,554,457, and
  • b) The fair value of the deferred consideration for the additional investment of 32% of at least EUR 10,000,000, respectively RON 48,527,375.

At the date of obtaining the control, 1 January 2018, the fair value of the consideration paid for the initial investment purchased in 2017 did not suffer any changes in relation to the book value of the investment.

The value of the deferred consideration was not reflected as of 31 December 2017 in the Group balance sheet since its exercise was also conditioned by the favourable agreement of the Competition Council for sole control.

As of 31 December 2018, the Group has recognized under the "Long-term liabilities" balance sheet position the discounted value of the liability the Company committed to pay according to this long-term understanding and the consideration for the capital shares it is entitled to according to the Promise on November 2017 was treated as being considered deferred, for purchasing the 32% investment.

16. ACQUISITION OF WETTERBEST (continued)

The fair value of the consideration agreed for a minimum price of EUR 10,000,000, correlated with Wetterbest's results in the following years was determined as being the present value of the cash flows forecast for Wetterbest, during the agreed 4-year timeframe, in relation to the additional investment of 32%.

As of 31 December 2018, the value of the deferred consideration for the additional investment of 32% was restated at fair value, on the basis of the same reasoning, obtaining an expense in profit and loss of RON 494,662:

1 January 2018

The fair value of the promise for the 32% investment (48,527,375)
Financial expenses resulted from discounting the fair value (494,662)
31 December 2018 (49,022,037)
T

he amount is presented as at 31 December 2018 under Other Long Term Liabilities in the SOFP.

Allocation of the purchase price

In accordance with IFRS 3, in case of a business combination, the obtainer will recognize the goodwill and, respectively, the gains from an advantageous purchase at the acquisition date, computed as difference between the sum of the items (a-c) and (d):

  • (a) The fair value of the consideration transferred at the acquisition date;
  • (b) The fair value of any minority interests in the entity obtained as of the acquisition date;
  • (c) The fair value of the investment in the equity held previously by the obtainer in the obtained entity as of the acquisition date – not applicable;
  • (d) The fair value of the assets obtained and liabilities undertaken at the acquisition date.
31 December
2017
The consideration transferred in exchange for the 50% investment 39,163,540
The consideration transferred in exchange for the 17% investment 17,456,625
The consideration transferred in exchange for the 32% investment 48,527,375
The fair value of the total consideration of 99% 105,081,832
The fair value of the minority interests (1% of the net asset fair value) 705,566
The fair value of the subsidiary at acquisition date 105,787,398
The net book value of the purchased assets 70,556,559
Goodwill obtained at acquisition 35,230,839

As of 31 December 2018, goodwill was tested for impairment, more information being disclosed in Note 3.

In April 2019 the share purchase agreement for 32% was concluded for RON 24,258,340, as a result of negotiations between parties. The difference between the fair value of the promise and the consideration agreed under the SPA of RON 24,269,035 was recorded as Income from debt cancellation in correspondence with the decrease in liability.

At the date of the SPA the promise was terminated.

As of 31 December 2019, the goodwill impairment test was performed, resulting in an impairment of RON 25,204,000 (details on the impairment test are disclosed in Note 3).

17. INVENTORIES

31 December
2019
31 December
2018
RON RON
Finished goods 41,392,276 49,352,661
Raw materials 117,168,078 125,931,763
Commodities 13,626,150 13,436,897
Consumables 3,886,442 3,577,615
Inventory items 312,482 260,198
Semi-finished goods 8,251,520 3,908,861
Residual products 470,187 909,669
Goods to be purchased 845,314 3,732,496
Packaging 2,048,296 1,684,609
Inventories – gross value 188,000,740 202,794,769
31 December 31 December
2019 2018
RON RON
Value adjustments for raw materials and consumables (2,600,884) (2,968,793)
Value adjustments for finished products (2,751,569) (4,463,451)
Value adjustments for merchandise (1,052,154) (947,781)
Total value adjustments (6,404,607) (8,380,025)
Total inventories – net value 181,596,133 194,414,744

The value adjustments are made for all categories of inventory (see above), using both general methods and specific methods according to their age and analyses on the chances to use them in the future. The categories of inventories with the age of one year or above which did not have any movements in the past year are depreciated in full.

The Group's inventories are pledged in favor of financing banks. As of December 31, 2019 the total closing balance is pledged.

18. TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

Short-term receivables 31 December
2019
31 December
2018
RON RON
Trade receivables 145,618,505 133,856,312
Advances paid to suppliers of assets 4,482,479 6,404,825
Advances paid to suppliers of inventories and services 4,490,544 1,528,978
Other receivables 10,242,580 10,766,819
Loss allowance (26,038,861) (25,096,230)
Total 138,795,247 127,460,704

Other receivables include the amount of RON 8,496,794 (2017: RON 8,773,733) representing VAT receivable (Teraglass Bistrita SRL,Terasteel Doo Serbia, Teraplast Recycling SRL, Wetterbest SA, Politub SA).

The changes in adjustment for impairment on doubtful receivables

31 December
2019
31 December
2018
RON RON
Balance at the beginning of the year (25,096,230) (21,939,056)
Receivables written-off during the year 1,770,945 640,353
Impairment adjustment charged to profit and loss for trade receivables (2,713,576) (1,050,491)
Acquisition of a subsidiary - (2,747,037)
Balance at the end of year (26,038,861) (25,096,230)

When determining the recoverability of a receivable, the Group takes into consideration any change in the crediting quality of the concerned receivable starting with the credit granting date until the reporting date. The concentration of the credit risk is limited taking into consideration that the client base is large and they are not related to each other.

An allowance for impairment is recorded for the full amount of trade receivables overdue for more than 90 days.

The measurement of expected credit losses is a function of the probability of default, loss given default (i.e. the magnitude of the loss if there is a default) and the exposure at default. The assessment of the probability of default is based on the risk rating of each client obtained from independent parties, adjusted, if the case with forward-looking information as described above.

As for the exposure at default, for financial assets, this is represented by the assets' gross carrying amount at the reporting date.

The Group's receivables are pledged in full in favour of the financing banks.

19. ASSETS HELD FOR SALE AND INVESTMENT PROPERTY

Assets held for sale

31 December
2019
31 December
2018
Opening balance as of 1 January 1,865,560 653,215
Inputs through transfers from tangible non-current assets - 1,865,560
Outputs through sale 1,865,560 653,215
Closing balance as of 31 December - 1,865,560

In 2017, the Company reclassified its warehouse in Galati (land and building) with a net book value of RON 653,215 from tangible assets into assets held for sale and it was measured at the reclassification date at the lowest of its net book value and the fair value minus the costs generated by the sale. The warehouse was sold in 2018, generating a profit of RON 185,891.

In 2018, the Company reclassified its warehouse in Otopeni (land and buildings) to assets held for sale; they were valued at the date of reclassification at the lower of net book value and fair value less costs to sell, namely RON 1,865,560. The warehouse was sold in January 2019, generating a profit of RON 15,034. The profit from the sale of these assets is classified in the Income Statement under "Gains from the disposal of assets held for sale"

The sale of these warehouses were the result of the Group's strategy to divest from noncore assets. The warehouses were used to service Installations clients.

Investment property

The Group holds assets which were classified to investment property, as follows:

  • The Group owns 36 thousand sqm of land in Bistrita for appreciation, classified as investment property. The production facility of TeraPlast was on this land, before the company relocated in the TeraPlast Industrial Park.
  • As of 31 December 2018, the Group owned land and buildings (previously used as warehouses), in Constanta. The final destination of land and buildings would be as held for appreciation followed by subsequent sale. In July 2019, the property was sold, registering a net loss of RON 133 thousand.

The Group carries its investment properties at fair value, with changes in fair value being recognized in the statement of profit or loss. Investment properties were revalued as at 31 December 2019 by an external independent valuator. The valuation method used was the market comparison.

Year ended
31 December
2019
Year ended
31 December
2018
RON RON
Opening balance at 1 January
8,324,389
9,791,568
Disposals
(1,410,929)
(1,221,627)
Net variation from valuation of investment properties at fair value
-
(245,552)
Closing balance at 31 December
6,913,460
8,324,389

In July 2019, the warehouse in Constanta was sold, generating a reduction of the Group's investment property by RON 1,411 thousand. The warehouse was classified as Investment property because it was vacated and kept for value appreciation.

20. SHARE CAPITAL

31 December
2019
31 December
2018
RON RON
Common shares paid in full 133,780,650 107,024,527
Total 133,780,650 107,024,527

As at 31 December 2019, the value of the share capital called-up and paid up of the Company included 1,337,806,508 (2018: 1,070,245,274) authorized shares, issued and paid in full, at a value RON 0.1 and having a total nominal value of RON 1,337,806,508 (2018: RON 107,024,527). Common shares bear a vote each and give the right to dividends.

On September 18, 2019, the Financial Supervisory Authority issued Certificate for registration of securities, corresponding to the increase of share capital approved by the amount of RON 26,756,123.40, through the issuance of 267,561,234 new shares, at a nominal value of RON 0.1 /share.

On 12 December 2018, the Financial Supervisory Authority has issued the Security Registration Certificate related to the share capital increase with the amount of RON 21,333,483, through the issuance of 213,334,304 new shares, having a nominal value of RON 0.1 / share.

Treasury shares

On September 27, 2019, the Central Depository registered in the Shareholders' Registry of Teraplast SA the transfer of shares to its own employees, as laid down in the program begun in September 2017.

21. LEGAL RESERVES

31 December
2019
31 December
2018
RON RON
Opening balance 15,516,164 13,939,022
Increases in the period 578,852 1,577,142
Total 16,095,016 15,516,164

The legal reserve is used for transferring the profits to retained earnings. According to the Romanian legislation, a transfer from the net profit of the Group is needed. The transfer may account up to 5% of the profit before tax, until the reserve becomes 20% of the share capital.

The reserve cannot be distributed to the shareholders, but it may be used in order to absorb operating losses, and, in this case, it becomes taxable starting the date when it was set. The management does not intend to use the legal reserve in order to cover accounting losses carried forward.

22. NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS

31 December
2019
31 December
2018
RON RON
Balance at the beginning of the year 1,965,458 489,480
Result for the year 1,125,288 760,684
Dividends (837,166) (1,101,638)
Acquirement of non-controlling interests - 1,615,926
Other items - 201,005
Balance at the end of year 2,253,580 1,965,458

As of 31 December 2018 and 31 December 2019, non-controlling interests consist of 2.05% holdings in Terasteel SA, 1% in Wetterbest SA and 49% in Cortina WTB SRL.

23. LOANS FROM BANKS

Short-term Long-term
31 December
2019
31 December
2018
31 December
2019
31 December
2018
Transilvania Bank 73,074,586 71,161,905 61,477,051 67,757,841
Raiffeisen Bank 28,076,297 32,606,025 - -
Exim Bank 41,605,958 - - -
UniCredit Bank 1,383,090 12,490,290 1,453,122 3,014,238
BCR Bank 5,294,972 -
Citi Bank - 5,724,129 - -
ING Bank - 343,496 - -
Total 149,434,903 122,325,845 62,930,173 70,772,079

The classification of loans according to the currencies is as follows:

Currency 2019 2018
EUR 21,543,331 14,985,632
RON 190,821,745 178,112,292
Total 212,365,076 195,065,913

The distribution of bank loans per companies is as follows:

Short-term Long-term
31 December
2019
31 December
2018
31 December
2019
31 December
2018
Teraplast SA 81,721,328 58,948,895 57,682,317 67,218,258
Terasteel SA 8,939,856 27,537,494 - -
Teraglass Bistrita SRL 11,282,796 2,678,585 3,794,734 539,583
Wetterbest SA 37,849,339 23,704,363 1,323,281 2,814,869
Terasteel Doo Serbia 9,572,054 9,366,195 - -
Cortina WTB SRL 69,527 90,313 129,841 199,369
Total 149,434,900 122,325,845 62,930,173 70,772,079

23. LOANS (continued)

Bank loans as of 31 December 2018 and 31 December 2019 are the following:

Teraplast SA

Balance as of
31 December
Balance as of
31 December
Short-term as of
31 December
Long-term as of
31 December
Financing bank Financing type Date granted 2018 2019 2019 2019 Period
Transilvania Bank Working capital 07.06.2017 28,059,730 37,075,977 37,075,977 - 12 MONTHS
Transilvania Bank Investments 20.04.2017 15,035,639 12,266,144 2,725,810 9,540,334 84 MONTHS
Transilvania Bank Investments 07.06.2017 28,200,000 23,500,000 4,700,000 18,800,000 84 MONTHS
Transilvania Bank Investments 19.07.2017 14,411,254 11,747,950 2,610,656 9,137,295 84 MONTHS
Transilvania Bank Investments 24.07.2017 3,824,857 2,723,529 1,089,412 1,634,118 60 MONTHS
Transilvania Bank Investments 31.07.2017 8,345,754 5,942,682 2,377,073 3,565,609 60 MONTHS
Transilvania Bank Investments 07.11.2017 7,820,000 4,500,000 1,500,000 3,000,000 60 MONTHS
Transilvania Bank Investments 04.04.2018 6,230,303 5,172,953 1,034,591 4,138,362 72 MONTHS
Raiffeisen Bank Working capital 01.07.2017 14,239,615 18,504,243 18,504,243 6,871,016 12 MONTHS
Transilvania Bank Investments 07.03.2019 - 8,834,164 1,963,148 995,583 60 MONTHS
Transilvania Bank Investments 05.12.2019 - 1,194,700 199,117 - 60 MONTHS
Transilvania Bank Investments 18.03.2019 - 7,941,303 7,941,303 - 12 MONTHS
TOTAL 126,167,153 139,403,645 81,721,328 57,682,317

Terasteel SA

Financing bank Financing type Date granted Balance as of
31 December
2018
Balance as of
31 December
2019
Short-term as of
31 December
2019
Long-term as of
31 December
2019
Period
Transilvania Bank Working capital 08.07.2018 18,002,763 8,939,856 8,939,856 - 12 MONTHS
Transilvania Bank Investments 30.11.2017 534,516 - - - 12 MONTHS
Raiffeisen Bank Working capital 31.05.2018 9,000,215 - - - 12 MONTHS
TOTAL 27,537,494 8,939,856 8,939,856 -

The accompanying notes from 1 to 34 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

English translation is for information purposes only. Romanian language text is the official text for submission.

23. LOANS (continued)

Teraglass Bistrita SRL

Financing bank Financing type Date granted Balance as of
31 December
2018
Balance as of
31 December
2019
Short-term as of
31 December
2019
Long-term as of
31 December
2019
Period
Transilvania Bank Working capital 07.12.2017 2,493,585 - - - 12 MONTHS
Transilvania Bank Investments 07.12.2017 724,583 539,583 185,000 354,583 60 MONTHS
Transilvania Bank Investments 08.03.2019 - 4,172,796 732,645 3,440,151 60 MONTHS
Transilvania Bank Working capital 14.05.2019 - 3,001,262 3,001,262 - 12 MONTHS
Transilvania Bank Investments 08.03.2019 - 7,363,889 7,363,889 - 24 MONTHS
TOTAL 3,218,169 15,077,530 11,282,796 3,794,734

Wetterbest SA

Financing bank Financing type Date granted Balance as of
31 December
2018
Balance as of
31 December
2019
Short-term as of
31 December
2019
Long-term as of
31 December
2019
Period
UniCredit Bank Investments - 28,317 - - - 48 MONTHS
UniCredit Bank Investments 26.05.2017 1,230,674 520,947 519,559 1,388 30 MONTHS
UniCredit Bank Investments 20.04.2016 580,994 284,402 244,555 39,846 60 MONTHS
UniCredit Bank Investments 26.05.2015 42,655 - - - 48 MONTHS
UniCredit Bank Investments 28.02.2018 1,796,821 1,831,495 549,449 1,282,047 48 MONTHS
UniCredit Bank Investments - - - - 48 MONTHS
UniCredit Bank Working capital 09.02.2012 3,340,914 - - 12 MONTHS
UniCredit Bank Working capital 17.01.2017 3,969,081 - - 24 MONTHS
UniCredit Bank Working capital 25.02.2011 4,261,625 - - 12 MONTHS
Transilvania Bank Working capital 14.12.2016 23,216 - - 23 MONTHS
Transilvania Bank Working capital 20.02.2018 5,213,545 - - 12 MONTHS
CITI Bank Working capital 29.05.2018 5,724,129 - - 12 MONTHS
ING Bank Investments 07.04.2016 343,496 - - 41 MONTHS
BCR Bank Working capital 29.08.2019 - 5,294,969 5,294,969 12 MONTHS
Exim Bank Working capital 14.05.2019 - 31,240,807 31,240,807 12 MONTHS
TOTAL 26,519,232 39,172,620 37,849,339 1,323,281

The accompanying notes from 1 to 34 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

English translation is for information purposes only. Romanian language text is the official text for submission.

23. LOANS (continued)

Terasteel d.o.o Serbia

Financing bank Financing type Date granted On balance as of
31 December
2018
On balance as of
31 December
2019
Short-term as of
31 December
2019
Long-term as of
31 December
2019
Period
Raiffeisen Bank Serbia
TOTAL
Working capital 10.04.2018 9,366,195
9,366,195
9,572,054
9,572,054
9,572,054
9,572,054
-
-
12 MONTHS

Cortina WTB SRL

Financing bank Financing type Date granted On balance as of
31 December
2018
On balance as of
31 December
2019
Short-term as of
31 December
2019
Long-term as of
31 December
2019
Period
UniCredit Bank Investments 01.06.2015 53,973 - - - 60 MONTHS
UniCredit Bank Investments 01.06.2016 52,751 16,411 16,411 - 60 MONTHS
UniCredit Bank Investments 28.02.2018 182,958 182,958 53,117 90,313 60 MONTHS
TOTAL 289,682 199,368 69,527 90,313

The financial covenants agreed with the main financing bank, Banca Transilvania, were met as of 31 December 2019.

The Group's inventories, receivables and cash are pledged in favour of financing banks, as well as part of the Group's non current assets.

24. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT LIABILITIES AND PROVISIONS

The Group grants its employees a retirement benefit according to the seniority within the Group when they turn the retirement age of 65 for men and of 61 for women.

The provision represents the present value of the retirement benefit as calculated on an actuarial basis.

Short-term Long-term
31 December
2019
31 December
31 December
2018
31 December
2018
Employee benefits - - 1,636,529 724,849
Provisions for risks and charges 1,050,884 780,213 - -
Total 1,050,884 780,213 1,636,529 724,849

The latest actuarial valuations were performed on 31 December 2019 by Mr. Silviu Matei, a member of the Romanian Actuarial Institute. The present value of the defined benefit obligations and the current and past costs of related services have been measured using the projected unit credit method.

During the financial year 2019, Teraplast SA set provisions amounting to RON 369,831 (2018: RON 404,011) related to the rights for employee compensation, based on the actuarial computation, for the amounts granted to the employees for retirement, amounts provided to be granted according to the collective labor contract.

Long Term Employee benefits 31 December
2019
31 December
2018
Opening balance 724,849 320,838
Movements 369,831 404,011
Closing balance 1,094,680 724,849

Teraplast SA has set provisions for sundry expenses related to environmental protection and tax liabilities, being probable that certain obligations generated by prior events of the entity would determine an outflow of resources.

25. TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES

31 December
2019
31 December
2018
RON RON
Trade payables 117,526,712 125,833,102
Trade notes payable 1,027,752 818,625
Liabilities from the purchase of non-current assets 1,779,442 2,270,474
Other current payables (Note 26) 36,430,880 9,075,734
Advance payments from clients 9,522,313 7,254,687
Total 166,287,099 142,252,622

Revenue recognised in the reporting period that was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the period is of RON 7,254,687 as the advance payments from clients are usually settled within less one month.

26. OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

31 December
2019
31 December
2018
RON RON
Liability towards the former shareholders of Wetterbest for the 32%
shareholding 19,034,400 -
Salary-related payables to employees and social security payables 8,581,177 6,877,775
VAT payable 6,912,167 1,210,565
Unclaimed employee rights 93,138 91,531
Other creditors 73,585 12,556
Deferred income - 8,928
Commercial guarantees received 386,027 114,859
Other taxes payable 967,691 524,373
Dividends payable 382,695 235,147
Total 36,430,880 9,075,734

RON 19 million included in line "Other creditors" represents the short-term liability in relation to the minority shareholders of Wetterbest SA according to the SPA concluded in April 2019 for the acquisition of additional 32% ownership in Wetterbest.

As at 31 December 2018 the liability towards the former shareholders of Wetterbest is included under Other long term liabilities in the SOFP (please see Note 16 for further details).

27. LEASE OBLIGATIONS

Lease contracts – accounting treatment according to IAS 17

Finance leases relate to motor vehicles and equipment on lease periods of 5 - 6 years. The Group has the option of purchasing equipment for a nominal amount at the end of the contractual periods. The Group's obligations related to financial lease are guaranteed with the lessee's property right over the assets.

Finance lease liabilities

The fair value of finance lease liabilities is approximately equal to their carrying amount.

Minimum lease payments as of
31 December 2018
RON
Present value of minimum lease payments
Amounts payable in one year 741,431
More than one year but less than five years 1,403,743
Above 5 years -
Total lease liabilities 2,145,174
Minus future financial expenses (156,565)
The current value of financial lease liabilities 1,967,987

Operating lease commitments as of 31 December 2018 were of RON 11,387,942.

As of 31 December 2018, the current value of financial lease liabilities was in amount of RON 1,967,987. The finance lease liabilities are for vehicles.

Lease contracts as recognised under IFRS 16

Maturity analysis as of 31 December 2019:

Year 1 2,615,110
Year 2 2,178,425
Year 3 2,075,404
Year 4 1,086,368
Year 5 457,332
Onwards 532,420
Total 8,945,059
Non-current 6,329,949
Current 2,615,110

28. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

In the normal course of business, the Group has exposure to a variety of financial risks, including foreign currency risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk and credit risk, market risk, geographic risk, but also operating risks and legal risks. The Group's focus is to understand these risks and to put in place policies that minimise the economic impact of an adverse event on the Group's performance. Meetings are held on a regular basis to review the result of the risk assessment, approve recommended risk management strategies and monitor the effectiveness of such policies.

The main objectives of the financial risk management activity are to determine the risk limits and then to ensure that the exposure to risks is maintained between these limits. The management of operating and legal risks is aimed at guaranteeing the good functioning of the internal policies and procedures for minimizing operating and legal risks.

The Group measures trade receivable and other financial assets at amortized cost.

Financial assets At amortized cost
31 December 2019
At amortized cost
31 December 2018
Non-current
Long term receivable
Other financial instruments
771,748 745,868
measured at amortized cost 16,472 17,107
Current
Trade receivable 138,795,252 127,460,704
Cash 29,472,744 22,817,571
Prepayment 1,066,286 895,914

(a) Capital risks management

The Group manages its capital to ensure that the entities within the Group will be able to continue their activity and, at the same time, maximize revenues for the shareholders, by optimizing the balance of liabilities and equity.

The structure of the Group capital consists in debts, which include the loans detailed in Note 23, the cash and cash equivalents and the equity attributable to equity holders of the parent Group. Equity includes the share capital, reserves and retained earnings.

Managing the Group's risks also includes a regular analysis of the capital structure. As part of the same analysis, management considers the cost of capital and the risks associated to each class of capital. Based on the management recommendations, the Group may balance its general capital structure through the payment of dividends, by issuing new shares and repurchasing shares, as well as by contracting new liabilities and settling the existing ones.

Just as other industry representatives, the Group monitors the capital based on the gearing ratio. This ratio is calculated as net debt divided by total capital. The net debt is represented by the total loans (including long-term and short-term loans as detailed on the balance sheet) less the cash and cash equivalents. Total capital represents "equity", as detailed on the consolidated balance sheet plus the net debt.

The gearing ratio as at 31 December 2019 and 2018 was as follows:

2019 2018
RON RON
Total loans (Note 23) 221,310,135 195,065,913
Less cash and cash equivalents (29,474,903) (22,817,571)
Net debt 191,835,232 172,248,340
Total equity 276,847,565 238,115,865
Total equity and net debt 468,682,797 410,364,205
Gearing ratio 41% 42%

(b)Summary of significant accounting policies

The details on the main accounting policies and methods adopted, including the recognition criteria, measurement basis and revenue and expenses recognition basis, concerning each class of financial assets, financial liabilities and capital instruments are presented in Note 2 to the financial statements.

(c) Objectives of the financial risk management

The treasury department of the Group provides services needed for the activity, coordinates the access to the national financial market, monitors and manages the financial risks related to the Group operations by way of reports on the internal risks, which analyze the exposure to and extent of the risks. These risks include the market risk (including the foreign currency risk, fair value interest rate risk and the price risk), credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow interest rate risk.

(d)Market risk

The Group activities expose it primarily to the financial risks related to the fluctuation of the exchange rates (see (d) below) and of the interest rate (see [f] below).

The Group management continuously monitors its exposure to risks. However, the use of this approach does not protect the Group from the occurrence of potential losses beyond the foreseeable limits in case of significant fluctuations on the market. There was no change from the prior year in relation to the Group exposure to the market risks or to how the Group manages and measures its risks.

(e) Foreign currency risk management

There are two types of foreign currency risk to which the Group is exposed, namely transaction risk and translation risk. The objective of the Group's foreign currency risk management strategy is to manage and control market risk exposures within acceptable parameters.

Transaction risk

This arises because operating units have input costs or sales in currencies other than their functional currencies. In addition, where operating entities carry monetary assets and liabilities at year end denominated other than in their functional currency, their translation at the year-end rates of exchange into their functional currency will give rise to foreign currency gains and losses. The exposures to the exchange rate are managed according to the approved policies.

The Group is mainly exposed to the EUR-RON exchange rate.

Currency EUR HUF USD RSD RON TOTAL
Trade receivable RON equivalent 21,502,476 295,940 218,079 1,150,182 115,628,574 138,795,252
Currency EUR USD RSD PLN RON TOTAL
Trade and other payable RON equivalent 78,800,798 135,648 1,396,286 66 76,437,098 156,769,897

The table below details the Group sensitivity to a 10% increase and decrease of EUR against RON. 10% is the sensitivity rate used when the internal reporting on the foreign currency risk to the Group is done and it represents the management estimate on the reasonably possible changes in exchange rates. The sensitivity analysis only includes the remaining foreign currency expressed in monetary items and adjusts the conversion at the end of the period for a 10% change in exchange rates. In the table below, a negative value indicates a decrease in profit when the RON depreciates by 10% against the EUR. A 10% strengthening of the RON against the EUR will have an equal opposite impact on profit and other equity, and the balances below will be positive. The changes will be attributable to the exposure related to the loans, trade receivables and payables with foreign partners, and denominated in EUR at the end of the year.

Sensitivity analysis for primary currency risk

31 December 2019 31 December 2018
RON RON RON RON
Profit or (loss) (2,283,616) 2,283,616 3,976,917 (3,976,917)

The Group obtains revenues in EUR based on the contracts signed with foreign clients (as detailed in Note 4).

Translation risk

This exists due to the fact that the Group has operations whose functional currency is not the RON, the Group's presentational currency. Changes in the exchange rate between the reporting currencies of these operations and the RON, have an impact on the Group's consolidated reported result. For 2019, the impact of changing currency rates versus RON compared to the average 2018 rates was negative RON 0.4m (2018: nil).

(f) Interest rate risk management

The interest-bearing assets of the Group, the revenues, and the cash flows from operating activities are exposed to the fluctuations of market interest rates. The Group's interest rate risk relates to its bank loans. The loans with variable interest rate, expose the Group to the cash flow interest rate risk due to fluctuation of EURIBOR for the 2 mil EUR overdraft of TeraSteel Serbia and ROBOR for the other loans with variable interest rate. Out of the loans as at 31 December 2019, RON 108,711,849 is the balance of investment loans with fixed interest rate. The Group performed no hedging operation with a view to reducing its exposure to the interest rate risk.

The Group continuously monitors its exposure to the interest rate risk. These include simulating various scenarios, including the refinancing, discounting current positions, financing alternatives. Based on these scenarios, the Group estimates the potential impact of determined fluctuations in the interest rate on the profit and loss account. For each simulation, the same interest rate fluctuation is used for all models. These scenarios are only prepared for the debts representing the main interest-bearing positions.

The Group is exposed to the interest rate risk taking into account that the Group entities borrow funds both at fixed, and at floating interest rates. The risk is managed by the Group by maintaining a optimal balance between fixed rate and floating rate interest loans.

The Group's exposures to the interest rates on the financial assets are detailed in the section on liquidity risk management of this Note.

As at 31 December 2019 and, respectively 31 December 201, in the case of a CU 100pb increase / decrease of the interest rate on loans, with all the other variables held constant, the net profit for the period would fluctuate as follows, mainly as a result of the higher/lower interest expenses on floating interest loans.

Sensitivity analysis for interest rate risk

31 December 2019 31 December 2018
RON RON RON RON
Profit or (loss) 2,155,508 (2,155,508) 1,950,659 (1,950,659)

(g)Other price risks

The Group is not exposed to the equity price risks arising from equity investments. The financial investments are held for strategic purposes rather than commercial ones and are not significant. The Group does not actively trade these investments.

(h)Credit risk management

Credit risk encompasses the risk of financial loss to the Group of counterparty default in relation to any of its financial assets.

The Group has adopted a policy of performing transactions with trustworthy parties, parties that have been assessed in respect of the credit quality, taking into account its financial position, past experience and other factors, and additionally, obtaining guarantees or advance payments, if applicable, as a means of decreasing the financial losses caused by breaches of contracts. The Group exposure and the credit ratings of third parties to contracts are monitored by the management.

Group's maximum exposure to credit risk is represented by the carrying value of each financial asset: The credit risk relates to the risk that a counterparty will not meet its obligations causing financial losses to the Group.

Trade receivables are from a high number of clients from different industries and geographical areas. The permanent credit assessment is performed in relation to the clients' financial condition and, when appropriate, a credit insurance is concluded.

The Group has policies limiting the value of the exposure for any financial institution.

The carrying amount of receivables, net of the provision for receivables, plus the cash and cash equivalents, are the maximum amount exposed to the credit risk. Although the receivable collection could be influenced by economic factors, the management considers there is no significant loss risk for the Group, beyond the provisions already recorded.

The Group considers the exposure to the credit risk in relation to a counterparty or a group of similar counterparties by analyzing the receivables individually and making impairment adjustments. The Group had more than four thousand clients in 2019, with the highest exposure on one client not exceeding 3%.

(i) Liquidity risk management

The Group manages the liquidity risks by maintaining appropriate reserves, bank facilities and reserve loan facilities, by continuously monitoring actual cash flows and by correlating the maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities. Each Group company prepares annual and short term cash flows (weekly, monthly and quarterly). Financing needs for working capital are determined and contracted based on the budgeted cash flows. Investments projects are approved only with a concrete financing plan.

(j) Fair value of financial instruments

The financial instruments disclosed on the statement of financial position include trade and other receivables, cash and cash equivalents, short and long-term loans and other debts. The carrying amounts represent the maximum exposure of the Group to the credit risk related to the existing receivables.

Financial liabilities are at their carrying amount which is an approximation to their fair value, due to the fact that the liabilities are at variable interest rates and there are no material initial fees and charges amortized over time.

Tables on liquidity and interest rate risks

The tables below detail the dates remaining until the maturity of the Group's financial liabilities.

The tables were prepared based on the undiscounted cash flows of the financial liabilities at the nearest date when is possible for the Group to be requested to pay. The table includes both the interest and the cash flows related to the capital.

2019

Non-interest bearing less than 1
month
1-3
months
3 months -
1
year
1-3 years 3-5 years more than
5 years
Total
Trade payables and other liabilities (101,341,635) (46,329,589) (9,077,742) (9,538,132) 0 0 (166,287,099)
Interest-bearing instruments
Short and long-term loans (129,297,798) (2,881,926) (18,187,857) (39,422,253) (25,042,004) (718,935) (215,550,773)
Future interest on loans (618,615) (1,764,647) (6,865,120) (3,648,050) (922,886) (6,335) (13,825,653)
Leases (180,504) (511,081) (990,850) (3,299,844) (451,352) (325,730) (5,759,361)
Future interest on leases (21,118) (59,372) (135,079) (289,135) (47,413) (14,923) (567,040)
Non-interest bearing
Cash 29,472,745 29,472,745
Receivable 78,729,768 56,884,640 3,131,402 20,784 20,784 7,874 138,795,252
Net cash outflows (123,257,157) 5,338,025 (32,125,246) (56,176,630) (26,442,871) (1,058,049) (233,721,929)

Within the net cash outflows presented for less than a month the Group has presented the credit lines, which are, by nature, short term. However, the credit lines are daily revolving and have been renewed from year to year. The Group is under no constrain regarding the repayment of the credit lines within a month, and is confident that they will be continued to be used. Thus, the Group is confident that it will remain solvent and to pay their liabilities within term. RON 114 million out of it refers to credit lines and excluding these the position is RON 15 million.

3 months to Above 5
2018 Below 1 month 1-3 months 1 year 1-3 years 3 -
5 years
years Total
Non-interest bearing
Trade payables and other liabilities
(96,723,892) (48,253,632) (275,099) (49,022,037) - - (194,274,661)
Interest-bearing instruments
Short and long-term loans (24,290,899) (13,493,867) (84,683,731) (53,004,077) (19,593,338) - (195,065,911)
Future interest (515,878) (1,597,492) (3,706,581) (11,086,541) (4,479,623) - (21,386,116)
Non-interest bearing
Cash 22,817,571 - - - - - 22,817,571
Receivables 78,720,055 46,253,683 2,486,967 - - - 127,460,704
Net cash outflows
(19,993,043) (17,091,308) (86,178,444) (113,112,655) (24,072,961) (260,448,413)

29. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The related and affiliated entities of the Company are as follows:

December 31, 2019

Subsidiaries

Teraglass Bistrita SRL Terasteel SA Politub SA Teraplast Recycling SA Teraplast Hungaria Kft Wetterbest SA Terasteel Doo Serbia Cortina WTB SRL

Related parties (common shareholding/decision-makers)

ACI Cluj SA Romania AGROLEGUMICOLA DRAGU SRL Romania Ditovis Impex SRL Romania Eurohold AD Bulgaria FERMA POMICOLA DRAGU SRL Romania Hermes SA Romania INFO SPORT SRL ISCHIA ACTIVHOLDING SRL ISCHIA INVEST SRL LA CASA RISTORANTE PIZZERIA PANE DOLCE SRL Magis Investment SRL Mundus Services AD Bulgaria NEW CROCO PIZZERIE SRL Parc SA PARCSERV SRL RSL Capital Advisors SRL Sphera Franchise Group SA Dedal As s.r.l. Rematinvest s.r.l. Remat Salaj s.a. Remat s.a. Satu Mare Remat Alba s.a. Recomet s.r.l. Paziv s.r.l. Anda Imobiliare s.r.l. Colina Construct s.r.l.

The transactions between the parent and its subsidiaries, Group affiliates were eliminated from the consolidation.

Transactions and balances with related parties 31 December
2019
RON
31 December
2018
RON
Sales of goods and services 868,860 157,463
Purchases of goods and services 150,467 154,477
Debit balances 123,625 97,276
Credit balances 137 18,496

The accompanying notes from 1 to 34 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

English translation is for information purposes only. Romanian language text is the official text for submission.

30. NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT

Cash

For cash flow statement purposes, the cash include cash on hand and in current bank accounts. The carrying amount of these assets is approximately equal to their fair value.

Cash and cash equivalents at financial year end, as disclosed on the cash flow statement, may be reconciled with the items related to the accounting balance sheet, as follows:

31 December
2019
31 December
2018
RON RON
Cash in bank accounts 26,710,537 22,284,803
Cash in transit 192,795 235,668
Cash on hand 244,817 192,728
Cash in bank accounts, restricted 2,324,595 104,372
Total 29,472,744 22,817,571

The Group's available cash is pledged in full in favor of financing banks.

Non-cash transactions

The tangible assets financed through new leases include vehicles and equipment, as follows:

31 December
2019
31 December
2018
RON RON
Net value – vehicles 2,138,328 1,891,654
Net value – equipment 252,281 436,995
Total 2,390,609 2,328,649

The liability to fixed assets suppliers of RON 1,779,442 as of 31 December 2019 (31 December 2018: RON 2,270,474) relates to additions acquired on payment terms of 30 to 60 days, still outstanding at year end.

Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities

The total net amount of cash used from long term investment loans and overdraft was of RON 20,091,959 in 2019 (2018: RON 52,068,722). The new debt, adjusted with the net amount of dividends paid or received, represents the movement on the Bank Loans lines from the SOFP.

31. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

TeraPlast SA

The Company signed a contract with Banca Transilvania for multi-currency bank letter of guarantee with multiple use, extended for 24 months from August 8, 2019. The value of the ceiling is RON 1,750,000, letters of credit amounting to RON 100.000 are issued.

At December 31, 2019, tangible assets and investment property with a net book value of RON 77,420,197 (December 31, 2018: 56,463,119 RON) are collateral for loans and credit lines. For banks loans, the Company has guaranteed with all the present and future money available, with all the present and future commodity stocks and goods and has assigned the present and future debt rights, as well as the related accessories coming from the present and future contracts with its customers which are assigned debtors. Also, the Company assigned the rights resulting from the insurance policies issued for real estate and movable goods brought as guarantee.

The Company has ongoing finance leases for which the capital rate is included in the short or long term debt, as applicable.

In 2017, the Company granted to Banca Transilvania a guarantee for joint liability with Terasteel SA for the repayment of loans in amount of RON 31,168,950 (December 31, 2018: RON 47,846,249), which Terasteel has contracted from Banca Transilvania

At December 31, 2019, the Company has unused credit facilities of RON 17,190,916 (December 31, 2018: RON 18,794,869 ).

The company signed in November 2018 a financing agreement for an investment project of RON 28,987 thousand, under the State aid scheme for stimulating investments with major impact on the economy, 50% of the value of the project being financed by State aid. The project of TeraPlast SA aims to offer a new product in the field of compounds and the equipment of a line that will allow to expand the production capacity of polypropylene systems.

On March 7, 2019, the Company contracted a loan amounting to RON 14,493,278 from Banca Transilvania in order to support the investments it undertook within the State aid scheme to stimulate investments with major impact on the economy, for which Teraplast SA has received the financing agreement in November 2018.

Until the date of these financial statements, the Company has submitted three requests for reimbursement (in June, August and September 2019) and received, until December 31, 2019, the amount of RON 5.42 million.

In 2018, Teraplast SA and EON Energie Romania signed an agreement worth EUR 1.9 million. Based on such partnership, E.ON will mount solar energy systems on the roofs of 13 production halls and buildings of TeraPlast, which will allow the company to generate its own electricity from renewable sources. The agreement provides the possibility to extend the project next year up to a value of EUR 4 million.

Terasteel SA

At December 31, 2019, the Company registers unused credit facilities, amounting to RON 23,560,144 (December 31, 2018: RON 5,497,027).

The Group's long-term loans and short-term loans are guaranteed with the current and future cash availability deposited in the current accounts opened with the banks which granted the loans, with assignments of inventories and commercial contracts and real estate mortgages.

At December 31, 2019, the Company registers a ceiling of letters of credit of EUR 1,500,000 which expires on 07.08.2020. Within this ceiling, at December 31, 2019, letters of credit amounting to EUR 439,750 are issued.

In 2017, the Company granted to Banca Transilvania a guarantee for joint liability with Teraplast SA for repayment of loans in amount of RON 103,630,305 (December 31, 2018: RON 150,763,303), which Teraplast SA has contracted from Banca Transilvania.

At December 31, 2019, the Company registers a ceiling of letters of guarantee of RON 1,500,000 which expires on 07.08.2020, letters of credit amounting to RON 295,207 are issued.

Teraglass Bistrita SRL

At December 31, 2019, the Company registers unused credit facilities amounting to RON 1,998,738 (December 31, 2018: RON 506,415).

In November 2018, the Company signed a financing agreement for an investment project of RON 16.057 thousand, under the State aid scheme to stimulate investments with major impact on the economy, 50% of the value of the project being financed through State aid. The project of Teraglass Bistrita SRL aims to create a new flow, fully automated, for the production of PVC windows and doors, a process that will contribute both to the increase of the production capacity and the productivity of work, as well as to meeting the growing demand.

On 08.03.2019, the Company contracted a loan amounting to RON 8,028,744 from Banca de Export Import a Romaniei EximBank, in order to support the investments it undertook within the State aid scheme to stimulate investments with major impact on the economy, for which Teraglass Bistrita SA received the financing agreement in November 2018.

On December 31, 2019, the Company submitted a request for reimbursement amounting to RON 6.63 million, unpaid until the date of these financial statements.

Wetterbest SA

At December 31,2019, the Company has unused credit facilities amounting to RON 23,889,000 and EUR 5,000.000 (31 December 2018: RON 8,107,433 and EUR 608,105).

At December 31, 2019, tangible assets with a net book value of RON 8,226,068 (December 31, 2018: RON 16,163,194) are collateral for loans and credit lines.

The Company signed, in November 2018, a financing agreement for an investment project of RON 18.266 thousand, under the State aid scheme for stimulating investments with major impact on the economy, 50% of the value of the project being financed from state aid. The project of Wetterbest SA aims to open a new manufacturing unit in Băicoi (Prahova), which, at a production capacity of over 10 million square meters of tile, will ensure optimal flows of logistics and storage.

At December 31, 2019, the Company has received a reimbursement in amount of RON 2.05 million, n relation to the State aid scheme.

On 12.03.2019, Wetterbest contracted a loan worth EUR 5 million from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in order to support the investments it has committed under the State aid scheme to stimulate investments with major impact on the economy, for which Wetterbest SA was granted the financing in November 2018.

Up to the date of these financial statements, the Company did not draw any amounts from the loan from EBRD.

At December 31, 2019, Cortina WTB SRL registers unused credit facilities, in amount of RON 1,500,000 (31 December 2018: RON 1,500,000).

Potential tax liabilities

In Romania, there are several agencies authorized to perform controls (audits). These controls are similar in nature to the tax inspections performed by the tax authorities in many countries, but they may cover not only tax matters, but also legal and regulatory matters, the concerned agency may be interested in. The Group companies are likely to be occasionally subject to such controls for breaches or alleged breaches of the new and existing laws and regulations. Although the Group may challenge the alleged breaches and related penalties when the management considers they are entitled to take such action, the adoption or implementation of laws and regulations in Romania could have a significant impact on the Group. The Romanian tax system is under continuous development, being subject to constant interpretations and changes, sometimes retrospectively applied. The statute of limitation for tax periods is 5 years.

The Group administrators are of the view that the tax liabilities of the Group have been calculated and recorded according to the legal provisions.

Environmental matters

The main activity of the group companies have inherent effects on the environment. The environmental effects of the companies' activities are monitored by the local authorities and by the management. The group companies permanently aim at complying with the environmental obligations. As a result, no provisions were set for any kind of potential obligations currently unquantifiable in relation to environmental matters or actions for their remedial.

Transfer pricing

The Romanian fiscal legislation includes the "arm's length" principle, according to which inter-company transactions should be performed at market value. Local taxpayers that perform inter-company transactions should prepare and submit the transfer pricing file with the Romanian tax authorities, upon written request of the latter. Failure to submit the transfer pricing documentation file or submission of an incomplete file may lead to penalties for non-compliance; in addition to the contents of the transfer pricing documentation file, the tax authorities may interpret the transactions and circumstances in a manner different than that of the company and, as a result, they may determine additional fiscal obligations resulting from transfer pricing adjustments. The Group management considers they will not record losses in the case of a fiscal review of transfer pricing. However, the impact of a different interpretation from the tax authorities cannot be reliably measured. It could be significant for the Group's financial position and / or operations.

32. INVESTMENT SUBSIDIES

Investment subsidies refer to non-refundable funds related to investments made by Terasteel SA, Wetterbest SA, TeraPlast SA and TeraGlass SRL for production equipment and PPE. There are no unfulfilled conditions or other contingencies related to such subsidies.

2019 2018
As at 1 January 4,051,575 2,928,557
Wetterbest SA acquisition - 1,873,607
Subsidies additions 14,086,828 -
Transferred to profit and loss (888,234) (750,592)
As at 31 December 17,250,166 4,051,575
Current 1,920,804 453,766
Long-term 15,329,362 3,597,809

As of 31 December 2019, the total value of the subsidies recorded was of RON 17,250,166 (2018: RON 4,051,575) recognized as deferred income in the balance sheet and transferred to profit and loss on a systematic and reasonable basis, during the life of the related assets.

33. BUSINESS IMPACT OF THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK

The rapid development of the COVID-19 virus and its social and economic impact in Romania and globally may result in assumptions and estimates requiring revisions which may lead to material adjustments to the carrying value of assets and liabilities within the next financial year. At this stage, management is not able to reliably estimate the impact as events are unfolding day-by-day.

In the context of the COVID-19 virus situation, the Group management constantly analyzes and evaluates the appearance of potential external risks that could disrupt the Group's activity and has prepared various reaction scenarios for a potential impact, for each of the companies within the Group. At the current moment, all the Group manufacturing units are operating within expected parameters.

Starting end of March, there were decreases in the demand of roof tiles, joinery profiles and PVC windows and doors of up to 25% compared to the average of the prior year's corresponding figures.

Sales of installations, sandwich panels and compounds remain within the budgeted levels.

Cost cutting and operational efficiency measures were implemented in the businesses in which the activity was reduced:

  • contracts with suppliers were renegotiated;
  • personnel costs were reduced by a temporary cut in managements' salaries of 25% 50%, reduced work schedule for a number of employees in line with the reduction of the work load, technical temporary unemployment for the personnel working on sectors where production was reduced as a result of decreased demand.

Additional risks identified at this time are the continuity of the supply with raw materials and personnel availability. The Group is in permanent contact with its main suppliers, and is constantly receiving the same message, namely that their production is in operation and that there are no reasons for concern. As an additional assurance, the Group has alternative suppliers for all raw materials, in order to be sure that it will not experience any supply shortages.

Strict sanitary measures are in place to ensure safety of the Group's personnel. Also, part of the Group's staff is working from home, by rotation.

Moreover, the group is in permanent contact with its customers in and outside of Romania and has no indication according to which, on the very short term (the first quarter of 2020), the demand for TeraPlast Group products could be significantly affected. All the Group companies have Business Continuity Plans, which have been updated in order to address the current situation. Furthermore, an Analysis Committee was created in order to monitor the developments and implement new measures, if required. The Committee members are representatives of the Board of Directors and the top management of the Group. The daily agenda of the Analysis Committee includes monitoring potential issues related to staff safety, sales and sales orders backlog and forecast, availability of raw materials, the business developments of the Group's clients and potential negative impact on timely collection of receivable. Daily monitoring also has the objective of ensuring that appropriate measures are planned for all scenarios, that adverse effects are identified immediately and the required scenario is executed effectively.

The longer-term impact may also affect trading volumes, cash flows, and profitability. Nevertheless, at the date of these financial statements the companies within TeraPlast Group continue to meet their obligations as they fall due and therefore continue to apply the going concern basis of preparation.

34. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Changes in participations in subsidiaries

In January 2020, the Group has concluded a sale-purchase agreement for the remaining 1% minority interest for the counter value of RON 955,960.

In September 2019, the Group has concluded a sale-purchase agreement with the minority shareholder of Cortina WTB SRL, for the remaining participation of 49%. The transaction was concluded for the counter value of RON 2,397,223 and was approved by the Competition Council in January 2020. Thus, at the date of the present financial statements, Cortina WTB SRL was consolidated considering 49% minority interest.

Commitments

In February 2020, Wetterbest SA has drawn EUR 4 million out of the EUR 5 million investment loan from EBRD.

Alexandru Stanean Ioana Birta CEO CFO

Declaration of the Management

We confirm to the best of our knowledge that the preliminary and unaudited financial statements give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position, and profit or loss of the Group as required by the applicable accounting standards and that the Preliminary Consolidated Financial Statements of the TeraPlast Group give a true and fair view of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Group together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that the Group faces.

March 24, 2020 The Executive Board

Alexandru Stanean Ioana Birta CEO CFO

The Board of Directors report on the consolidated financial statements of Teraplast Group prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS")

Headquarters: Saratel village, Sieu-Magherus commune, DN 15A, km 45 + 500, Bistrita-Nasaud county

Sole registration number at the Trade Register Office: 3094980

Trade Register No: J06/735/1992

Regulated market on which the issued shares are traded: Bucharest Stock Exchange

Subscribed and paid share capital: RON 133.780.650,80 Main features of securities issued by the trading company: 1.337.806.508 nominative shares with a nominal value of RON 0.1/share

The Board of Directors of Teraplast SA, appointed by the General Meeting of Shareholders, has drawn up for fiscal year 2019 this report on the balance sheet, profit and loss statement, statement of changes in shareholders' equity, cash flow statement and accounting policies and explanatory notes included in the 2019 consolidated financial statements of Teraplast Group.

These consolidated financial statements are submitted along with the Audit Report and this Directors Report and refer to:

Equity RON 276,148 thousands Turnover RON 972,582 thousands Net result – profit RON 38,908 thousands

Of which, attributable to the equity holders of the parent – profit: RON 37,782 thousands

The financial statements have been drawn up in accordance with:

(i) Accounting Law 82/1991 republished in June 2008 ("Law 82")

(ii) Order of the Minister of Public Finance no. 2844/2016 for the approval of the Accounting Regulations in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the parent company, of the subsidiaries and of the jointly controlled unit. The control is obtained when the Company has the power to control the financial and operational politics of an entity in order to obtain benefits from its activity.

Where necessary, correction is made on the financial statements of the subsidiary in order to bring its accounting policies in accordance with those of the Group.

All the intragroup transactions balance, income and expenses are eliminated from the consolidation. Non-controlling interests in assets (excluding goodwill) of the consolidated subsidiary are separately identified from the Group's equity owned in this. Non-Controlling interests are the amount of these interests at the initial combination of the companies and in the part owned by the non-controlling interests in the changes of the equity starting with the combination date.

The consolidated financial statements were audited by the independent auditor Deloitte, which issued an unqualified opinion.

1.1 GROUP STRUCTURE 1
1.2 PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF THE GROUP2
1.3 CUSTOMERS AND MARKETS3
1.4 PRODUCTS AND BUSINESS LINES 3
1.5 THE GROUP'S EMPLOYEES6
1.6 EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT 8
2. The Group's results9
2.1. EVOLUTION OF THE KEY-ITEMS OF PROFIT AND LOSS9
2.2. EVOLUTION OF THE KEY-ITEMS OF THE BALANCE SHEET ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
3. Risk management2
4. The budget for 20201
5. Non-financial statement2
6. Group Management
6
7. Corporate Governance7
1. About TeraPlast Group1

1. About TeraPlast Group

1.1 Group Structure

The history of TeraPlast started in 1896, with the ceramic tile production workshop in Bistrita. Today, almost 125 years later, the TeraPlast Group is the largest Romanian construction materials manufacturer. These achievements are the natural result of more than a century of continuous development and innovation, all done for one objective: providing efficient solutions for people and the environment.

With over 120 years of tradition, TeraPlast SA, the parent company, is the leader of the exterior sewage market and of the compounds market in Romania. The company's product portfolio is organized on seven business lines: Installations, Window Profiles, Compounds, Thermal Insulating Panels, Windows & Doors and Roof Systems. As of July 2 nd , 2008, TeraPlast SA has been listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange under the TRP symbol. TeraPlast shares are included within BET, BET-TR, BET-BK, BET-XT, BET-XT-TR si BET-Plus index range.

The Group Companies as of December 31st , 2019 is:

1.2 Production capacity of the Group

Today, the TeraPlast Group products are made in the 11 factories located in Romania (Saratel, Bistrita, Baicoi, Podari) and outside the country (Leskovac, Serbia) with a surface area of over 300,000 square meters:

    1. PVC factory, Saratel (TeraPlast)
    1. Polypropylene Factory, Saratel (TeraPlast)
    1. Polyethylene products factory, Saratel (TeraPlast)
    1. PVC windows and doors factory, Bistrita (TeraGlass)
    1. Thermal insulating panels factory, Saratel (TeraSteel)
    1. Galvanized steel purlins factory, Bistrita (TeraSteel)
    1. Roof systems Factory, Baicoi (Wetterbest)
    1. Roof systems factory, Saratel (Wetterbest)
    1. Roof systems factory, Podari (Wetterbest)
    1. Thermal insulating panels factory, Leskovac (TeraSteel)
    1. Rigid PVC recycling factory, Saratel (TeraPlast Recycling)

The PVC plant has a processing capacity of over 50 thousand tons / year.

• 4 dosing / mixing plants, 100% automatic;

• 6 PVC pipe extrusion lines for indoor and outdoor sewers as well as for water supply;

• 16 PVC profile extrusion and lamination lines;

• 4 granulators for the production of plasticized granules (especially for the production of electric cables) and rigid (for the production of fittings or other injected parts;

The Polyolefine Factory has a production capacity of 3,800 to / year of extruded, injected and rotoformed polyethylene, polypropylene and PVC products, for internal sewage, external sewerage (fireplaces and some fittings), water supply (bins), liquid storage (tanks) as well as water treatment solutions (septic tanks, purification micro-plants) and comprises:

  • 8 injection machines for the production of PP and PVC fittings
  • 3 line for polypropylene pipe;
  • 1 rotomoulding machine;
  • 1 line for thermoformed fittings;

The polyethylene pipe factory, with a production capacity of 11,500 t / y, produces high density polyethylene pipes for water and gas networks, but also for telecommunication, sewage or irrigation, as well as corrugated polyethylene pipes.

• 5 lines of pressure pipe extrusion for water, gas and irrigation;

• 1 line for corrugated pipe production for sewerage, drain and cable protection.

The PVC windows and doors factory, with a production capacity of 250,000 pieces / year, manufactures PVC and aluminum (Al) insulating joinery,

  • 1 Lisec line for glass processing
  • 1 automated center for cutting & machining PVC profiles
  • 2 cutting centers;
  • 1 cantilever cutting machine;
  • 3 automatic machining centers,
  • 5 welding & 5 deburring lines;
  • Semi automated line for hardware & internal logistics.

The sandwich panel factory from TeraPlast Industrial Park in Saratel, Bistrita-Nasaud (RO):

• 1 Pu.Ma line for production of PUR and PIR sandwich panels, with capacity: 2.2 mil sq m and press length: 32m, • Accessories line

Sandwich panel and corrugated sheet factory from Serbia:

• 1 Pu.Ma line for production of mineral wool, PUR and PIR sandwich panels with a capacity of 2.2 mil sqm and length of the press 32m;

• mineral wool module integrated into the panel line;

• 1 self supporting trapezoidal sheet up to 153mm;

Galvanized profile factory, Bistrita, Bistrita-Nasaud (RO), with the following equipment:

• 1 slicing line;

• 1 C, Z, U and Sigma profile production line, up to 4 mm thick with a capacity of 5,500 tons;

• 2 metal reinforcement lines for PVC joinery, with a production capacity of 4,000 tons / line;

The metal tile and sheet metal factory in Baicoi operates on 33 automatic lines: for metal tiles with different profiles, for 4-dimensional sheet metal, for the gutter and pipe system, for folded sheet metal and many other accessories.

• at present, in the factory in Podari, Dolj County, there are 4 automatic production lines of the Wetterbest metal tile;

• from the second half of 2017, an automatic metal tile production line operates in Bistrita.

The rigid PVC recycling factory is a complex PVC recycling facility for both post-industrial and post-consumer rigid PVC & electrostatic separation of recycled materials with a processing capacity of 12,000 to / year, thus being the largest rigid PVC recycler in Romania and one of the top 10 rigid PVC recyclers at European level.

1.3 Customers and markets

The TeraPlast Group exports to 25 European countries, including all of Romania's neighboring countries and as far Germany, France or Norway. The companies with the highest export activity within the group are TeraSteel and TeraGlass, with over 50% and over 80% respectively. Overall exports of the Group are 23% of the turnover.

Currently, the number of TeraPlast Group's active clients exceeds 3,000. Customer satisfaction levels increase from year to year, according to studies conducted by independent third parties.

1.4 Products and business lines

TeraPlast Group products are certified and tested by institutions such as: IFT Rosenheim, FIRES Slovakia, ZAG Slovenia, TECHNALIA Spain, INCERC Romania, ICECON Romania. In addition, the Group has its own R & D department, Quality Management: ISO 9001, 14001, 18001. The internal testing laboratory is accredited by RENAR (Romanian Association of Accreditation).

Installations

The Installations business line includes external sewage systems, internal sewage, water and gas transport and distribution, rainwater and domestic water management, irrigation, water drilling, telecommunication, electrical networks accessories, individual utilities connections.

TeraPlast is the leader of the external sewage market and the second player on the Romanian overall installation market.

According to the sustainable development strategy "Romania 2025", the total investment needs for the rehabilitation of the public water supply and sewage infrastructure are 12.5 billion euros, and the annual average of the required investments is 625 million euros per year. As regards the connection of the population to water and sewage, in 2018 in Romania, 69,4% of the resident population is connected to the water supply systems, while the percentage of connection to the resident population of the sewage systems provided with sewage treatment plants is 52,7%. Furthermore, only 35% of Romania's dwellings are connected to a gas network.

For 2014-2020, € 11 billion was earmarked under the POIM. Of this amount, 2.75 billion euros were settled to date and contracts worth 9.8 billion euros were signed. In this context, demand is expected to increase over the next 3 years as a result of reaching the execution stage of these projects.

TeraPlast constantly invests in improving the solutions it offers. This implies obtaining systems with functionalities that meet the needs of the clients, but also reflect responsible development - one of the main directions of the Society in this area. In 2019, the company launched the PE 100-RC pipe with protective PP layer, which provides a lifetime of up to 100 years, ease of installation and superior properties.

TeraPlast diversified its product portfolio outside the infrastructure market and into the residential market. For example, under the state aid scheme, TeraPlast has increased its presence into the polypropylene pipes market offering multilayered polypropylene pipes for interior sewerage.

Window profiles

The window profiles business line serves over 200 clients producing thermal insulating window profiles. On the domestic market, the best-selling system is the 4-chamber, while for export the demand is stronger for 6 and 7-chamber systems.

Compounds

With a market share of more than 34%, TeraPlast is the leader in the compounds market in Romania and the main supplier of PVC compounds for the cable industry in Romania. The portfolio includes plasticized compounds and rigid compounds, with applications in the extrusion and injection industry.

The state aid project also targeted this line of business. As a result of the investment, the company brought an innovation on the Romanian compounds market - halogen-free, fire resistant compounds (HFFR).

Metallic roof tiles

Wetterbest products are present through a wide range of dealers, 3 showrooms and in most DIY stores in Romania. The product portfolio covers a complete range of finished products and accessories for roofing:

  • Metallic tiles
  • Flat roofs
  • Roof accessories, which include the complete range of accessories needed for the installation of roof systems
  • Trapezoidal sheets
  • Drainage systems
  • Metallic fence slats

• Membranes and other accessories, marketed in the form of commodities, required to provide a complete roofing system.

Wetterbest invested a total of EUR 9 million, partially funded by a state aid project, aimed at opening a new manufacturing facility in Baicoi (Prahova), which, at a production capacity of more than 10 million square meters of tile, ensures optimal flow of logistics and storage, and increase operational efficiency.

Sandwich panels and galvanized steel purlins

The business line includes an extensive portfolio of products obtained in the three factories, two in Bistrita Nasaud county, Romania, respectively one in Serbia, offering the next product categories:

  • PUR, PIR, MW thermal insulation panels
  • Galvanized steel purlins
  • Turnkey halls
  • Lead by TeraSteel turnkey halls
  • Self-supporting trapezoidal sheet

TeraSteel is a trusted strategic partner in the CEE area and one of the main regional producers through its two factories.

Through the network of partner companies in the refrigeration industry, the Group has provided over 50% of the panels used for refrigeration chambers in the major supermarket chains in Romania.

Windows & Doors

The production and marketing of windows and doors includes 2 product families, namely:

1) PVC windows, door and accessories, with the following product groups:

  • TeraGlass Windows and Doors systems with 4,6 and 7 chambers;
  • Salamander windows and door systems with 5 and 6 chambers;

2) Aluminum doors, windows and structural walls, , including M11000, M9000 and M9300 profiles, with or without thermal barrier depending on the requirements and needs of the final beneficiary.

The state aid project through which Teraglass Bistrita SRL created a new fully automated flow for the production of PVC windows and doors, a process that contributes both to the increase of production capacity and productivity, to meet the demand that is on an upward trend and to enter new market segments.

1.5 The Group's employees

2019 2018
Directors 14 14
Managers 48 49
Sales personnel 135 129
Administrative staff 133 127
Logistic staff 165 144
Production staff 631 574
Total 1,125 1,037

During 2019, the employees' structure was as follows:

According to the applicable collective agreement, Group's minimum pay rates are above the national minimum wage. Furthermore, TeraPlast has implemented variable pay to several structures in order to keep the employees motivated.

TERAPLAST Group aims to hire and retain the best professionals in the labor market, so as to continuously improve operations and create added value.

The HR strategy is driven by the business strategy and aims to respond to the requirements of business objectives through actions on human resources field such as organization, recruitment and selection, performance, development and remuneration. In this respect, the Group has specific internal procedures for each of these stages.

Guidelines for policy implementation are:

  • recruiting and employing staff based on competencies;
  • quick integration of new employees;
  • developing adequate training and improvement programs with the objectives of each organization in the Company;
  • developing incentive plans designed to encourage efficiency and cost cutting;
  • elaboration of non-financial stimulation systems;
  • development of career programs and succession plans;
  • the standardization of human resources policies at the TeraPlast Group level.

We aim to provide a trained and motivated workforce that contributes, by continually improving individual and team performance, to achieving the goals of the Group's Companies. We know that each member of the team is important and can bring added value to the group, which is why we are trying to always have the right person in the right place.

Our values are: quality, seriousness, performance. These values have been embedded in our organizational culture and have been incorporated into the ongoing improvements of group companies.

The human resources policy focuses on the following directions:

  • ensuring the necessary trained personnel in the context of competition resulting from the free movement of labor within the European Community area and achieving a balanced distribution of human resources at group level;
  • increasing the level of professional competence of the employees;
  • Strengthening its internal system of promoting staff with potential for performance;
  • Anticipating fluctuations in staff shortages or surpluses;
  • covering the operational needs of the organization through the efficient use of human resources;
  • Constantly Adjusting the manpower plan with the company's forecasted performance;

The Group's responsibility towards employees means ensuring a safe and healthy work environment, offering professional and personal development opportunities, and establishing a permanent dialogue to monitor their satisfaction and expectations. Each employee has the responsibility to maintain a safe and healthy workplace for all employees, following health and safety regulations and practices in work and by reporting accidents, injuries, and equipment, practices and unsafe conditions.

The main strategic directions for Occupational Health and Safety Management that TeraPlast aims and is committed to accomplish are: to continually prevent and reduce the risks of injury and occupational disease, to create the conditions necessary for the continuous improvement of the occupational health and safety performance and the involvement of all staff in achieving the proposed objectives.

1.6 Effective solutions for people and the environment

Responsibility towards the environment and the community in which we operate is an important part of the principles we abide by. We are constantly allocating resources to identify and minimize the negative impact that our work can have on the environment and we are actively involved in the community.

Effective management of the impact that our work has on the environment means:

  • Waste management, recycling and keeping the percentage of waste / ton of finished product below 1%
  • Optimizing the consumption of electricity, water and natural gas
  • Monitoring environmental factors

The TeraPlast Group has implemented and certified, at each company level, the Quality-Environment-Health and Occupational Safety Integrated Management System according to ISO 9001: 2015, ISO 14001: 2015 and OHSAS 18001: 2007.

TeraPlast Recycling is a statement of this responsible attitude towards sustainability. We have an annual processing capacity of 12,000 tons, which places us on the 1st place in Romania and in the top 10 in Europe.

In addition, the partnership with E.ON Energie at the end of 2018 will lead to the construction of a photovoltaic power plant, which will partially generate our own electricity, saving up to 11.45% of the total energy required today. The energy systems will be installed on the roof of the halls of TeraPlast Industrial Park and, in the long run, make it possible to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 600,000 tons per year.

Community involvement means supporting initiatives in sports, healthcare, social and education areas, both locally and nationally.

The Group supports local community initiatives through long-term partnerships. For example, the Wetterbest Association for the Community aims to support excellence, the chances of education and the social, economic, entrepreneurial and physical development of young people in the communities in which the company operates.

At the end of 2019, the Group launched its CSR platform Impreuna Cladim Romania – Building Romania Together. It is aimed to express the Group's responsibility philosophy and concentrate its CSR projects.

At the same time, within the business lines of roof systems, in the desire to bring about a visible change in the way in which the work of fitter is performed and in the quality of work execution, as well as from the effects of the lack of craft schools, in 2015 the Wetterbest School was established. The school is accredited by the Ministry of National Education, through the National Authority for Qualifications and the County Agency for Payments and Social Inspection.

Minimizing the environmental impact of your business, engaging in local communities, creating attractive working conditions, and working with responsible suppliers are the main guiding principles in our day-to-day business.

2. The Group's results

2.1. Evolution of the key-items of profit and loss

The results of TeraPlast Group for 2019 are summarized as follows:

Profit and loss account (RON thousand) 2019 2018
Net turnover 972,582 804,512
Operating result 54,947 34,722
Net profit 38,908 22,639

The increase in turnover is organic and the improvement in profitability is a result of improved operational efficiency, increased of production capacity utilization and consolidation of the client base.

77% of the Group sales are on the domestic market. The Group has a sales system that includes its own network of rented or owned storehouses, as well as partnerships with the distributors, construction companies, plasticized and rigid PVC processors, as well as with the manufacturers of doors and windows all over the country, roof carpenters.

Considering that the Group operates on construction materials market, seasonality is a major factor in the monthly evolution of sales.

In these circumstances, the peak activity covers about 6 months (May to October).

The distribution policy targets mainly specialist customers in the installation and construction fields, and the distribution channels are:

  • Sales through distributors and resellers (internal market and partially exports);
  • Sales by specialized networks (DIY) (internal market and exports);
  • Sales to general contractors and constructors (tenders for infrastructure projects);
  • Direct sales to cable manufacturers or other profiles (internal market and exports);

The Group has a maximum exposure of 7 % of the turnover for the largest client.

During 2019 and 2018, the weight of receivables for one client did not exceed 2% of the turnover.

2. The Group's results (continued)

The reporting segments of the Group are aggregated according to the main types of activities and are presented below:

PVC Un
2018 Sandwich
panels
Metal tiles Installations Joinery
profiles
Compounds windows and
doors
allocated
amounts
Total
Revenue from third party customers (*) 261,992,982 220,999,584 173,537,733 55,970,409 63,091,541 28,919,946 - 804,512,197
Other operating income
Income from subsidies
827,620
445,858
330,306
304,734
287,096
-
293,442
-
73,602
-
9,809
-
-
-
1,821,874
750,592
Operating income, total 262,820,602 221,329,890 173,824,829 56,263,851 63,165,143 28,929,755 - 806,334,071
Raw materials, consumables used and
merchandise (206,045,308) (169,487,851) (123,390,712) (34,141,646) (48,130,720) (14,554,262) - (595,750,498)
Employee benefits expenses (11,716,002) (17,295,948) (23,067,877) (6,475,778) (3,942,754) (5,907,989) - (68,406,348)
Amortization and adjustments for the
impairment of assets and provisions (5,124,663) (6,543,390) (12,171,889) (4,754,750) (1,512,569) (746,257) - (30,853,518)
Adjustments for the impairment of current
assets (151,934) (778,687) (289,473) (211,007) - (109,702) - (1,540,803)
Other expenses (18,042,052) (18,869,311) (17,216,379) (11,948,741) (3,824,170) (5,110,020) - (75,010,673)
Total expenses related to sales, indirect
and administrative expenses (241,079,961) (212,975,186) (176,136,330) (57,531,922) (57,410,213) (26,428,230) - (771,561,838)
Operating result 21,740,641 8,354,704 (2,311,500) (1,268,071) 5,754,930 2,501,525 - 34,772,232
EBITDA 26,419,446 14,593,359 9,860,389 3,486,679 7,267,499 3,247,782 - 64,875,155
Assets
Total assets, out of which 144,765,996 189,137,726 169,045,528 67,744,885 38,715,501 22,646,883 10,189,949 642,246,468
Non-current assets 53,623,251 99,815,668 72,378,186 34,199,641 15,155,042 10,799,960 8,324,389 294,296,137
Current assets 91,142,745 89,322,058 96,667,342 33,545,244 23,560,459 11,846,923 - 346,084,771
Assets held for sale
Liabilities
- - - - - - 1,865,560 1,865,560
Total liabilities, out of which: 96,037,732 162,835,756 109,949,339 31,174,500 19,389,230 5,581,413 - 404,130,603
Non-current liabilities 18,111,998 92,766,044 11,375,401 8,360,680 2,581,214 602,974 - 133,798,312
Current liabilities 77,925,734 70,069,712 77,736,572 22,813,820 16,808,015 4,978,439 - 270,332,291

EBITDA = Operating result + amortization and the adjustments for the impairment of non-current assets and provisions – Income from subsidies

(*) The amounts disclosed are net of the inter-segment transactions elimination

2. The Group's results (continued)

2019 Sandwich
panels
Metal tiles Installations Joinery
profiles
Compounds PVC
windows
and doors
Total
Revenue from third party customers 308,798,619 269,856,527 239,801,610 61,050,050 64,200,791 28,874,813 972,582,410
Other operating income 877,561 82,712 303,612 3,418 0 18,819 1,286,122
Income from subsidies 434,679 303,960 132,144 0 0 17,451 888,234
Operating income, total 310,110,859 270,243,199 240,237,366 61,053,468 64,200,791 28,911,083 974,756,766
Raw materials, consumables used and
merchandise
(231,736,093) (207,947,809) (157,333,349) (40,501,206) (47,501,334) (15,845,685) (700,865,476)
Employee benefits expenses (16,507,089) (21,889,151) (28,016,266) (8,636,151) (4,560,275) (6,543,870) (86,152,803)
Amortization and adjustments for the
impairment of assets and provisions
(5,425,845) (6,624,898) (13,058,407) (6,790,689) (1,541,375) (757,257) (34,198,472)
Adjustments for the impairment of current
assets
(843,770) (696,812) 689,820 203,480 0 (89,687) (736,969)
Sponsorship expenses (690,814) (116,818) (115,555) (56,484) (53,896) (39,087) (1,072,654)
Other expenses (23,065,103) (25,086,136) (30,230,072) (7,975,624) (4,504,008) (4,987,909) (95,848,851)
Total expenses related to sales, indirect
and administrative expenses
(278,268,714) (262,361,624) (228,063,830) (63,756,674) (58,160,889) (28,263,495) (918,875,225)
Goodwill impairment and debt cancellation,
net
(934,965) (934,965)
Operating result 31,842,144 6,946,610 12,173,536 (2,703,205) 6,039,902 647,589 54,946,576
EBITDA 36,833,310 14,202,513 25,099,800 4,087,484 7,581,278 1,387,394 89,191,779
Financial result (2,411,706) (3,234,975) (3,229,464) (400,038) (620,215) (297,442) (10,193,840)
Profit before tax 29,430,438 3,711,635 8,944,073 (3,103,243) 5,419,687 350,147 44,752,736

EBITDA = operating result + amortization and the adjustments for the impairment of non-current assets and provisions – Income from subsidies - Goodwill impairment and debt cancellation, net

Goodwill impairment and debt cancellation related to the metal tiles CGU (Notes 3 and 16) are considered one off events, not reflecting the operating performance of the Group.

The amounts disclosed above are net of the inter-segment transactions elimination

The following inter – segment transactions, made at prices that approximate market prices, were eliminated in the above segment information, to reflect third party sales which are one of the objectives of management:

  • Sales of steel of RON 7,748,802 from the Roof tiles segment to the Sandwich panels segment;
  • Sales of PVC joinery profiles of RON 12,964,877 to the Windows and Doors segment.

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2. The Group's results (continued)

2019 Sandwich
panels
Metal tiles Installations Joinery
profiles
Compounds PVC
windows
and doors
Un
allocated
Total
Assets
Total assets, out of which: 136,320,875 197,410,757 212,277,770 52,818,321 39,752,366 47,886,697 6,913,460 693,380,246
Non-current assets 53,116,775 101,293,573 101,956,914 30,037,519 21,590,023 26,734,686 6,913,460 341,642,950
Current assets 83,204,099 96,117,184 110,320,856 22,780,803 18,162,343 21,152,010 351,737,296
Assets held for sale
Liabilities
Total liabilities, out of which: 72,532,759 145,344,717 120,851,604 27,065,016 26,768,012 24,669,740 - 417,231,847
Non-current liabilities 11,866,884 44,775,602 30,850,871 2,017,455 6,032,378 9,890,614 105,433,805
Current liabilities 60,665,875 100,569,114 90,000,733 25,047,561 20,735,634 14,779,126 311,798,043
Additions to non current assets 3,727,587 31,778,473 32,054,090 4,206,018 7,783,519 16,334,314 95,884,001

The investment in the metal tiles business is a new production facility of 38,000 sqm in Baicoi (Prahova County). The factory and new production lines will ensure optimal logistics and an annual production capacity of over 10 million sqm of tiles.

The investment in the installations segment includes a production line for polypropylene pipes and an injection machine for fittings. These products are for sewage systems inside of buildings.

With the investment in the new compounder, TeraPlast will be the first producer in Romania of halogen-free, fire-resistant compounds used for insulation of electric cables.

The objective of the investment project of TeraGlass is a fully automated production line for windows and doors, which will also contribute to increasing production capacity and labor productivity.

In addition to these investments that will increase production capacity in 2020 and generate operating efficiencies, the Group invested in maintenance capex.

3. Risk management

In the normal course of business, the Group has exposure to a variety of financial risks, including foreign currency risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk and credit risk, market risk, geographic risk, but also operating risks and legal risks. The Group's focus is to understand these risks and to put in place policies that minimise the economic impact of an adverse event on the Group's performance. Meetings are held on a regular basis to review the result of the risk assessment, approve recommended risk management strategies and monitor the effectiveness of such policies.

The main objectives of the financial risk management activity are to determine the risk limits and then to ensure that the exposure to risks is maintained between these limits. The management of operating and legal risks is aimed at guaranteeing the good functioning of the internal policies and procedures for minimizing operating and legal risks.

The Group measures trade receivable at fair value through profit and loss while the other financial assets are measured at amortized cost

Financial assets As at 31 Decemver 2019
At fair value
through profit
and loss
At
amortized
cost
As at 31 Decemver 2019
At fair value
through profit
and loss
At
amortized
cost
Non current
Long term receivable 771,748 745,868
Other financial instruments measured at amortized cost 16,472 17,107
Current
Trade receivable 138,795,252 127,460,704
Cash 29,472,744 22,817,571
Prepayment 1,066,286 895,914

(a) Capital risks management

The Group manages its capital to ensure that the entities within the Group will be able to continue their activity and, at the same time, maximize revenues for the shareholders, by optimizing the balance of liabilities and equity.

The structure of the Group capital consists in debts, which include the loans detailed in Note 23, the cash and cash equivalents and the equity attributable to equity holders of the parent Group. Equity includes the share capital, reserves and retained earnings.

Managing the Group's risks also includes a regular analysis of the capital structure. As part of the same analysis, management considers the cost of capital and the risks associated to each class of capital. Based on the management recommendations, the Group may balance its general capital structure through the payment of dividends, by issuing new shares and repurchasing shares, as well as by contracting new liabilities and settling the existing ones.

Just as other industry representatives, the Group monitors the capital based on the gearing ratio. This ratio is calculated as net debt divided by total capital. The net debt is represented by the total loans (including long-term and short-term loans as detailed on the balance sheet) less the cash and cash equivalents. Total capital represents "equity", as detailed on the consolidated balance sheet plus the net debt.

3. Risk management

The gearing ratio as at 31 December 2019 and 2018 was as follows:

2019 2018
RON RON
Total loans 221,310,135 195,065,913
Less cash and cash equivalents (29,474,903) (22,817,571)
Net debt 191,835,232 172,248,340
Total equity 276,847,565 238,115,865
Total equity and net debt 468,682,797 410,364,205
Gearing ratio 41% 42%

(b)Summary of significant accounting policies

The details on the main accounting policies and methods adopted, including the recognition criteria, measurement basis and revenue and expenses recognition basis, concerning each class of financial assets, financial liabilities and capital instruments are presented in Note 2 to the financial statements.

(c) Objectives of the financial risk management

The treasury department of the Group provides services needed for the activity, coordinates the access to the national financial market, monitors and manages the financial risks related to the Group operations by way of reports on the internal risks, which analyse the exposure to and extent of the risks. These risks include the market risk (including the foreign currency risk, fair value interest rate risk and the price risk), credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow interest rate risk.

(d)Market risk

The Group activities expose it primarily to the financial risks related to the fluctuation of the exchange rates (see (d) below) and of the interest rate (see [f] below).

The Group management continuously monitors its exposure to risks. However, the use of this approach does not protect the Group from the occurrence of potential losses beyond the foreseeable limits in case of significant fluctuations on the market. There was no change from the prior year in relation to the Group exposure to the market risks or to how the Group manages and measures its risks.

(e) Foreign currency risk management

There are two types of foreign currency risk to which the Group is exposed, namely transaction risk and translation risk. The objective of the Group's foreign currency risk management strategy is to manage and control market risk exposures within acceptable parameters.

Transaction risk

This arises because operating units have input costs or sales in currencies other than their functional currencies. In addition, where operating entities carry monetary assets and liabilities at year end denominated other than in their functional currency, their translation at the year-end rates of exchange into their functional currency will give rise to foreign currency gains and losses. The exposures to the exchange rate are managed according to the approved policies.

The Group is mainly exposed to the EUR-RON exchange rate.

Currency EUR HUF USD RSD RON TOTAL
Trade receivable RON equivalent
21,502,476 295,940 218,079 1,150,182 115,628,574 138,795,252
Currency EUR USD RSD PLN RON TOTAL
Trade and other payable RON equivalent 78,800,798 135,648 1,396,286 66 76,437,098 156,769,897

The table below details the Group sensitivity

to a 10% increase and decrease of EUR against RON. 10% is the sensitivity rate used when the internal reporting on the foreign currency risk to the Group is done and it represents the management estimate on the reasonably possible changes in exchange rates. The sensitivity analysis only includes the remaining foreign currency expressed in monetary items and adjusts the conversion at the end of the period for a 10% change in exchange rates. In the table below, a negative value indicates a decrease in profit when the RON depreciates by 10% against the EUR. A 10% strengthening of the RON against the EUR will have an equal opposite impact on profit and other equity, and the balances below will be positive. The changes will be attributable to the exposure related to the loans, trade receivables and payables with foreign partners, and denominated in EUR at the end of the year.

Sensitivity analysis for primary currency risk

31 December 2019 31 December 2018
RON RON RON RON
Profit or (loss) (2,283,616) 2,283,616 3,976,917 (3,976,917)

The Group obtains revenues in EUR based on the contracts signed with foreign clients (as detailed in Note 4).

Translation risk

This exists due to the fact that the Group has operations whose functional currency is not the RON, the Group's presentational currency. Changes in the exchange rate between the reporting currencies of these operations and the RON, have an impact on the Group's consolidated reported result. For 2019, the impact of changing currency rates versus RON compared to the average 2018 rates was negative RON 0.4m (2018: nil).

(f) Interest rate risk management

The interest-bearing assets of the Group, the revenues, and the cash flows from operating activities are exposed to the fluctuations of market interest rates. The Group's interest rate risk relates to its bank loans. The loans with variable interest rate, expose the Group to the cash flow interest rate risk due to fluctuation of EURIBOR for the 2 mil EUR overdraft of TeraSteel Serbia and ROBOR for the other loans with variable interest rate. Out of the loans as at 31 December 2019, RON 108,711,849 is the balance of investment loans with fixed interest rate. The Group performed no hedging operation with a view to reducing its exposure to the interest rate risk.

The Group continuously monitors its exposure to the interest rate risk. These include simulating various scenarios, including the refinancing, discounting current positions, financing alternatives. Based on these scenarios, the Group estimates the potential impact of determined fluctuations in the interest rate on the profit and loss account. For each simulation, the same interest rate fluctuation is used for all models. These scenarios are only prepared for the debts representing the main interest-bearing positions.

The Group is exposed to the interest rate risk taking into account that the Group entities borrow funds both at fixed, and at floating interest rates. The risk is managed by the Group by maintaining a optimal balance between fixed rate and floating rate interest loans.

The Group's exposures to the interest rates on the financial assets are detailed in the section on liquidity risk management of this Note.

As at 31 December 2019 and, respectively 31 December 201, in the case of a CU 100pb increase / decrease of the interest rate on loans, with all the other variables held constant, the net profit for the period would fluctuate as follows, mainly as a result of the higher/lower interest expenses on floating interest loans.

Sensitivity analysis for interest rate risk

31 December 2019 31 December 2018
RON RON RON RON
Profit or (loss) 2,155,508 (2,155,508) 1,950,659 (1,950,659)

(g)Other price risks

The Group is not exposed to the equity price risks arising from equity investments. The financial investments are held for strategic purposes rather than commercial ones and are not significant. The Group does not actively trade these investments.

(h)Credit risk management

Credit risk encompasses the risk of financial loss to the Group of counterparty default in relation to any of its financial assets.

The Group has adopted a policy of performing transactions with trustworthy parties, parties that have been assessed in respect of the credit quality, taking into account its financial position, past experience and other factors, and additionally, obtaining guarantees or advance payments, if applicable, as a means of decreasing the financial losses caused by breaches of contracts. The Group exposure and the credit ratings of third parties to contracts are monitored by the management.

Group's maximum exposure to credit risk is represented by the carrying value of each financial asset: The credit risk relates to the risk that a counterparty will not meet its obligations causing financial losses to the Group.

Trade receivables are from a high number of clients from different industries and geographical areas. The permanent credit assessment is performed in relation to the clients' financial condition and, when appropriate, a credit insurance is concluded.

The Group has policies limiting the value of the exposure for any financial institution.

The carrying amount of receivables, net of the provision for receivables, plus the cash and cash equivalents, are the maximum amount exposed to the credit risk. Although the receivable collection could be influenced by economic factors, the management considers there is no significant loss risk for the Group, beyond the provisions already recorded.

The Group considers the exposure to the credit risk in relation to a counterparty or a group of similar counterparties by analysing the receivables individually and making impairment adjustments. The Group had more than four thousand clients in 2019, with the highest exposure on one client not exceeding 3%.

(i) Liquidity risk management

The Group manages the liquidity risks by maintaining appropriate reserves, bank facilities and reserve loan facilities, by continuously monitoring actual cash flows and by correlating the maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities. Each Group company prepares annual and short term cash flows (weekly, monthly and quarterly). Financing needs for working capital are determined and contracted based on the budgeted cash flows. Investments projects are approved only with a concrete financing plan.

(j) Fair value of financial instruments

The financial instruments disclosed on the statement of financial position include trade and other receivables, cash and cash equivalents, short and long-term loans and other debts. The carrying amounts represent the maximum exposure of the Group to the credit risk related to the existing receivables.

Financial liabilities are at their carrying amount which is an approximation to their fair value, due to the fact that the liabilities are at variable interest rates and there are no material initial fees and charges amortized over time.

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3. Risk management (continued)

Tables on liquidity and interest rate risks

The tables below detail the dates remaining until the maturity of the Group's financial liabilities.

The tables were prepared based on the undiscounted cash flows of the financial liabilities at the nearest date when is possible for the Group to be requested to pay. The table includes both the interest and the cash flows related to the capital.

2019

Non-interest bearing less than 1 month 1-3 months 3 months - 1 year 1-3 years 3-5 years more than
5 years
Total
Trade payables and other liabilities (101,341,635) (46,329,589) (9,077,742) (9,538,132) 0 0 (166,287,099)
Interest-bearing instruments
Short and long-term loans (129,297,798) (2,881,926) (18,187,857) (39,422,253) (25,042,004) (718,935) (215,550,773)
Future interest
on loans
(618,615) (1,764,647) (6,865,120) (3,648,050) (922,886) (6,335) (13,825,653)
Leases (180,504) (511,081) (990,850) (3,299,844) (451,352) (325,730) (5,759,361)
Future interest
on leases
(21,118) (59,372) (135,079) (289,135) (47,413) (14,923) (567,040)
Non-interest bearing
Cash 29,472,745 29,472,745
Receivable 78,729,768 56,884,640 3,131,402 20,784 20,784 7,874 138,795,252
3 months to Above 5
2018 Below 1 month 1-3 months 1 year 1-3 years 3 - 5 years
years
Total
Non-interest bearing
Trade payables and other liabilities
(96,723,892) (48,253,632) (275,099) (49,022,037) - - (194,274,661)
Interest-bearing instruments
Short and long-term loans
Future interest
(24,290,899)
(515,878)
(13,493,867)
(1,597,492)
(84,683,731)
(3,706,581)
(53,004,077)
(11,086,541)
(19,593,338)
(4,479,623)
-
-
(195,065,911)
(21,386,116)
Non-interest bearing
Cash
22,817,571 - - - - - 22,817,571
Receivables 78,720,055 46,253,683 2,486,967 - - - 127,460,704

4. The budget for 2020

The likely evolution of the Group is included in the Revenues and Expenses Budget for 2020:

  • Turnover: RON 1.256,342 thousand
  • Operating profit: RON 115,168 thousand

Teraplast Group has planned for 2020 an investment budget of RON 31 million.

These investments can be directed towards: equipment, capital repairs and constructions.

The full Budget presentation can be seen at the following link: https://www.teraplast.ro/wpcontent/uploads/2020/04/2020-Budget-TeraPlast-Group-ENG.pdf

Potential factors of influence on 2020 budget

Considering the events related to the Coronavirus outbreak worldwide at the beginning of 2020, the TeraPlast Group and its companies had a proactice attitude regarding the management of the potential risks.

The crisis led to European states, including Romania, declaring the state of emergency, and implementing various levels of lockdown.

At TeraPlast Group level, progressive and firm measures were taken in order to ensure the employees' and partners' health and security. The set of measures aim to all areas of activity, are monitored, and reviewed as needed by the Analysis Commission of the Group, regularly.

In order to ensure a fair and equal information of the stakeholders, the Group reports, in line with the regulations in place, any event that exceeds the materiality threshold and could, to some extent, influence the Group's business evolution.

Considering that

the first impact of Covid-19 was first visible in Europe and Romania at the beginning of March,

the current situation is changing rapidly and has a high level of uncertainty,

At the time of this report, the TeraPlast Group management team considers it can not provide a firm prognosis of the Covronavirus pandemic impact on the Group businesses.

10 potential action scenarios were set up depending on the possible evolution of the current crisis. These scenarios imply the following parameters:

  • ➢ The potential negative influences on the revenue due to both the pandemic evolution and a potential economic crisis following it, including a total activity suspension simulation in case the authorities would impose so
  • ➢ Cash flow impact due to potential clients' defaults
  • ➢ The ability of managing the debt service
  • ➢ Fixed costs adjustment to minimize the impact on profitability in the demand drop scenarios
  • ➢ Monitoring of the cost structure to secure a sustainable long-term performance

Measures already in place

  • ➢ Heightened hygiene measures in order to protect our employees' health and security at work. Highly digital close collaboration among employees and with third parties. Special procedures on production sites.
  • ➢ Personnel costs were temporarily reduced in areas where the production and demand declined. For a part of the white-collar personnel the working schedule was reduced.
  • ➢ Temporary income reduction in management by 25%-50%
  • ➢ Renegotiated contracts with the suppliers. Alternative suppliers were identified in order to ensure the raw materials availability.
  • ➢ The raw materials and finished goods stocks were diminished in order to decrease the working capital need
  • ➢ The rent contracts were renegotiated for at least 3 months
  • ➢ Tightened credit procedures in order to minimize credit risk
  • ➢ Cash conservation policies in place

New measures are being planned and implemented.

5. Non-Financial statement

According to the legal regulation on the disclosure of non-financial information, the Group prepares and publishes a distinctive sustainability report which includes information required by the non-financial statement and which describes our initiatives regarding sustainability. The Teraplast sustainability report for 2019 will be published by 31st of December 2020.

Environmental policy

We are aware of the impact that our activity and products can have on the environment. One of our goals is to mitigate the negative impact and prevent situations that can affect the environment and society. As a result, we constantly allocate resources to identify and minimize them, and we are actively involved in sustainable development.

Integrated management system

Teraplast has implemented the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System as a component of an integrated qualityenvironment-occupational health and safety management system. The environmental management system has been certified for the first time in Teraplast in 2009. The activities regulated by this system are maintained and continually improved, being systematically verified by internal audit and also by the certification body. Action programs are based on internal, external audits and management reviews.

Rigorous implementation of Environmental Policy

In order to fulfill the Policy, the commitment undertaken and the achievement of the environmental objectives and targets, management programs (annual or long-term) are established, which include general and specific objectives, deadlines and means of accomplishment, responsibilities and authorities designated for the relevant functions.

In order to achieve the objectives and targets, Environmental Management Plans are established and the Environmental Officer monitors the stage of their implementation during the year, according to their evolution.

When preparing Management Programs, consideration is given to introducing new technologies and to the views of stakeholders. These programs are periodically analyzed by the responsible factors to determine the stage of their implementation or are monitored directly by the Environmental Manager and brought to the attention of top management.

In the case of projects and / or developments (changes in product design, introduction of new working conditions), management programs are tailored to suit the situation and actions are set up to ensure management involvement. Changes resulting from the implementation of these projects / developments, as well as the new requirements of the applicable legal and regulatory norms, are documented so as to ensure the continued operation of the management system.

Sustainable Development

Teraplast is actively involved in the development of sustainable systems, and within the Research and Development Center, research activities are performed annually to improve the existing products and to obtain new products.

Research projects in 2019 were focused on product development aiming at obtaining higher physical and mechanical properties than existing ones and cost efficiency with raw materials. Thus, PVC multi-layer pipes with micronized recycled PVC were obtained from various recycled rigid PVC. The impact of using this micronized recycled PVC is a major one, both for the environment, through its reuse in the production process and substitution of virgin PVC as well as cost optimization. Recycled PVC obtained in the form of granules was tested on the co-extruded layer of the joinery profiles. The results obtained were positive, superior to the substituted dry-blend in which the base raw material is virgin PVC. The research department studies recycled PVC in various compositions in order to identify new applications. TeraPlast has patents pending for some of these applications.

TeraSteel also introduced Leed Pannels with decreased environmental impact and increased thermal transfer properties, in partnership with Dow Chemicals. Wetterbest introduced as well new product groups, the Supreme 50 product line, with increased corrosion protection and lower carbon footprint.

Suppliers of raw materials are also assessed from the point of view of complying with environmental requirements. We avoid the use of hazardous chemicals in the activities and in the supply chain.

All hazardous chemicals used in the activities are carefully monitored, accompanied by the Safety Data Sheet and their requirements are transposed into internal measures (allocation of special spaces, storage / handling, use, training, etc.).

5. Non-financial statement (continued)

Pollution prevention and control

To prevent soil contamination, all pools are properly sealed. At the same time, both the interior surfaces where the productive activities are carried out as well as part of the exterior surfaces such as the surface of the transport paths are constructed from concrete. The remainder of the land is partially formed of green areas. Loading and unloading of material takes place in designated areas, protected against leakage through liquid leakage or dust dispersion. In storage there are adequate quantities of absorbents suitable for controlling any accidental spillage, in the unlikely event of such an occurrence. The rainwater from the platform is circulated through an oil separator.

Over 80% of the technological water is recirculated and wastewater is passed through the sewage treatment station. Wastewater quality indicators are determined quarterly. In 2020 we will invest in upgrading this station to accommodate the increase in staff.

Dangerous chemical substances are purchased in strict compliance with applicable legislation and their handling, use and disposal is in accordance with the safety data sheet that allows for all measures for environmental protection, occupational health and safety to be taken. The storage of the various dangerous chemicals is made taking into account the compatibility of the substances. The management of these substances is carried out by trained persons who know the measures to be taken in case of emergency situations.

Waste management

In the Group companies, recoverable waste (plastic waste, metal waste, paper packaging waste, cardboard, plastic packaging, wood packaging, etc.) and non-recoverable waste (industrial waste, contaminated metal packaging and household waste) are generated.

The implemented environmental management system aims to minimize the quantities of waste resulting from production processes, where possible. The resulting waste in the company is collected selectively and used/disposed of by authorized economic operators.

Hazardous waste sent off-site for disposal is transported only by authorized economic operators, in compliance with the legal provisions in force. Waste is transported only from the site of activity to the disposal site without adversely affecting the environment.

Waste is packaged and labeled in accordance with the laws and regulations in force for mandatory inscriptions. During collection, recovery or disposal, all waste is temporarily stored in specially designed areas and places, properly protected against dispersion in the environment. Waste is clearly labeled and separated accordingly.

The management of all categories of waste is carried out in strict compliance with the legal provisions. Waste is collected and stored temporarily by types and categories without being mixed. These are stored separately, inert and nonhazardous waste separately from the hazardous one.

The recovery of recyclable industrial waste is carried out in compliance with the provisions of Law 211/2011 and other legal provisions in force.

Reaching recycling and collection targets is done individually through contracts with authorized recycling / collection companies.

Combating corruption and bribery

Internal compliance programs in this area focus on the following directions:

  • anticompetitive practices;
  • economic sanctions and embargoes;
  • the fight against corruption;
  • gift policies;
  • conflicts of interests.

5. Non-financial statement (continued)

Conflicts of interests may arise when personal interests conflict with the ability to exercise one's duties properly and efficiently. In relation to relationships or activities that may affect or appear to affect the ability to make objective and fair decisions when carrying out activities on behalf of the Company, there is an internal procedure at the level of the Group with the aim of complying with the legal provisions in force, namely Law 24/2017 on Issuers of Financial Instruments and Market Operations, which states: "The managers of issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market are obliged to report immediately any legal act concluded by the issuer with the directors, the employees, the controlling shareholders, as well as the persons with whom they act in concert, whose cumulative value represents at least the equivalent in RON of EUR 50,000. "(Art.82 (1) of Law 24/2017)

Sanctions and embargoes restrict transactions with certain countries, individuals and legal entities. These restrictions need to be known and analyzed before starting any transaction.

When integrating any new employee, according to the New Employee's Guide, it is clear what the Group companies are asking for the expected behaviors with respect to the issues listed above. Our employees have clearly defined limitations on the acceptance of gifts, services and benefits of any kind coming from suppliers or customers in order to facilitate commercial transactions with any of the Group companies. They are authorized to accept or offer gifts and invitations that are appropriate in the circumstances, subject to the limitations, approvals and registration requirements defined in our internal rules. No money or equivalent gift may be offered or received.

In our business relationships with public and state institutions, our employees do not solicit or accept gifts, services, favors, invitations or any other personal benefits that may affect their impartiality in the exercise the function held. No gifts or other free gifts are given to government officials or state organ representatives, except for small-value promotional items customized with the Company's logo.

Responsible procurement policy

Procurement is critical to the Company's competitiveness and its ability to innovate. The main objective of the procurement activity is the complete material availability both in terms of quantity and quality, in due time, in conditions of maximum safety and with minimal cost of material resources necessary for the development of productive activities within the Company. At the same time, the activity involves proactive management of supply chain risks in order to minimize their potential impact.

The purchasing policy within Group companies is an integral part of the overall objective of the Group, to meet customer requirements, to manage production processes efficiently and to meet the requirements of the integrated management system.

An essential role in continuously improving the quality of our products and working standards lies with our suppliers who are carefully selected for the production process.

We are building long term partnerships with our suppliers, based on trust and responsibility. We are constantly evaluating suppliers and applying an internal qualification and acceptance system. Furthermore, we are actively seeking alternative suppliers to reduce dependence on a single supplier.

Group suppliers will comply with and observe local, national and international environmental regulations. They are required to hold all the environmental permits and authorizations required to conduct the business. Suppliers will systematically manage environmental impacts, including: energy, water, waste, chemicals and air pollution.

Suppliers will comply with all applicable anti-corruption laws and regulations, and will have a zero tolerance policy for any form of bribery, corruption, and misappropriation. They must carry out all transactions in a transparent manner and accurately reflect them in accounting records and books. Suppliers must comply to intellectual property regulations and warrant against any risks that might arise from this field.

Selecting and accepting suppliers is based on both assessing their ability to deliver products according to our requirements, as well as: quality / price ratio, certified management systems, payment options, availability on delivery, complaint handling. The evaluation process also involves auditing and visiting suppliers as much as possible, and assessing the compliance with environmental, occupational health and safety requirements, and social responsibility.

The Teraplast Group believes that establishing strong partnerships with suppliers ensures a positive outcome for both parties.

5. Non-financial statement (continued)

The Group's procurement policy is linked to the quality standards (SR EN ISO 9001), the environment (SR EN ISO 14001) and Occupational Health and Safety (SR OHSAS 18001), but it also contains specific requirements based on the Group's Code of Conduct.

This ensures the general conditions for:

  • the quality of the products and services purchased
  • product safety / chemicals management
  • protecting the environment
  • the code of conduct in the procurement activity

Supplier selection and evaluation follow their capacity for innovation, continuous improvement of processes and adaptation of environmental codes.

The procurement policy applies to all suppliers of raw materials, materials and services in the Group.

The list of approved vendors includes all procurement providers and we have ensured that they comply with legal and regulatory requirements both in Europe and in the areas in which they operate, with regard to: forced labor, child exploitation, discrimination, the environment, bribery and corruption, unfair competition, etc. Suppliers are visited before they start a collaboration, and periodically are re-evaluated to determine whether they can still meet the set requirements.

Responsible sales policy

The Group's sales policy is based on a transparent procedure, tailored to a normal and fair competitive environment, designed to sustain sales growth through various economic and non-economic leverage, such as: sales price, gross margin to production cost, profit conditions, transportation conditions, cashing conditions, discount quota etc.

How to use these levers forms distinct chapters of commercial policy for each business line, customer category, or product. At the same time, the Commercial Policy is correlated with the quality standards and contains specific measures and procedures based on the Group Code of Conduct, as well as measures and procedures for the prevention of corruption acts.

The Sales Department of the Group is coordinated by the Commercial Director and follows a simple structure based on both the geographical structure of the market served by the Group and the structure of the Group's portfolio on business lines. Each business line is coordinated by a Business Line Manager, who further coordinates the Regional Managers, with Sales Agents subordinate to them. Each sales agent is assigned a territory of his own, being also informed of the Commercial Policy. All sales of the Group closely follow the Commercial Policy, subject to a hierarchical approval system and with its own elements of substantiation and action either directly on sales. Changes to the fundamental elements of the Commercial Policy, for example the sale price, are reapproved at the appropriate hierarchical level before they are exposed to the market by the sales agents.

Both our clients and our employees will comply with all applicable anti-corruption laws and regulations, and will have a zero tolerance policy for any form of bribery, corruption, and misappropriation. They must carry out all transactions in a transparent manner and accurately reflect them in accounting records and books. The main documents underlying customer transactions, Sales Agreements, are also subject to an internal approval and signature procedure that minimizes the risk of unfair trading.

6. Group Management

Directors` presentation

Teraplast is managed in a unitary system by a Board of Directors composed of five members appointed by the General Meeting of Shareholders by secret vote. The length of service of the Directors is one year and the Directors can be reappointed. At the date of this Report the structure of the Board of Directors is as follows:

DOREL GOIA

  • Position: Chairman of the Board
  • Background area: entrepreneurship
  • First elected on the Board of Directors: 2008
  • Activity: ACI Cluj SA; Parc SA; Hermes SA

LIVIU CIUPE

  • Position: Independent Non-executive Director
  • Background area: industrial
  • First elected on the Board of Directors: 2019
  • Activity: Rematinvest Group

RĂZVAN LEFTER (RSL Capital Advisors SRL)

  • Position: Non-executive Director
  • Background area: economy
  • First elected on the Board of Directors: 2014
  • Activity: RSL Capital Advisors, Conpet Ploiesti (Board of Directors), Mundus Services AD Bulgaria (Board of Directors)

MAGDA PALFI

  • Position: Non-executive Director
  • Background area: Banking
  • First elected on the Board of Directors: 2008
  • Activity: Raiffeisen Bank (Regional Corporate Director– Cluj Corporate Center), TeraSteel SA (Board of Directors)

ALEXANDRU STÂNEAN

  • Position: Executive Director
  • Background area: Business Administration
  • First elected on the Board of Directors: 2007
  • Activity: TeraPlast SA (Chief Executive Officer)

Members of the Board of Directors are elected at the General Meeting of Shareholders on the basis of shareholders' voting in accordance with legal requirements. Therefore, there are no agreements or understandings to report in this document.

Members of the executive team

Teraplast's executive management is appointed by the Board of Directors, and at the date of this report it is delegated to the CEO and the CFO. The CEO and CFO manage the everyday activity of the company.

The executive team is comprised of:

Alexandru Stânean – Chief Executive Officer

Year of Birth: 1982

In office: July 2018 – present

Alexandru Stânean joined the TeraPlast Team in 2007, occupying, over time, different positions within the TeraPlast Group, such as Deputy General Manager, Director of Operations, in charge of external development. In 2008, he was part of the team responsible for TeraPlast's IPO. Currently, Mr. Stânean is Chief Executive Officer of TeraPlast, in his second term.

Ioana Birta – Chief Financial Officer

Year of birth: 1983

In office: June 2017 – present

Ioana Birta has more than 10 years of experience within Big 4. She is a member of the ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and CAFR (Romanian Chamber of Financial Auditors).

7. Corporate Governance

Teraplast has implemented recommendations of the Corporate Governance Code of Bucharest Stock Exchange, setting out governance principles and structures mainly aimed at respecting shareholders' rights as well as at providing them fair treatment. In that sense, the Board of Directors elaborated a Regulation for Organization and Operation, consistent with the CGC principles, thus ensuring the company's transparency and sustainable development. The Regulation for Organization and Operation also sets out the roles corresponding to the Board of Directors, competences and responsibilities of the Board, so as to ensure observance of interests of all the company's shareholders, and not least, equal access of the shareholders, and also of potential investors to relevant information pertaining to the company.

Governance structures

For continuation of the process of implementing the principles of the Code of Corporate Governance, the General Meeting of September 2019 elected a new Board of Directors made up of five directors, one of whom is independent from other significant shareholders. Enough members have been this way ensured as to guarantee the Board's efficiency to supervise, analyze and evaluate the efficiency of Teraplast's executive management, the Board's main goal as a collective body being to promote and observe the interests of the company's shareholders.

Another step of the implementation process is the essential amendment of the Company's Memorandum of Association, approved by the General Meeting of Shareholders of September 2019, at which time provisions of the Memorandum were made to match regulatory documents specific to the Romanian stock market and also recommendations and principles included in Code of Corporate Governance of Bucharest Stock Exchange.

Moreover, in compliance with CGC recommendations, strict rules have been set within the company on the internal movement and disclosure to third parties of confidential documents and privileged information, a special importance being granted to data and/or information that could influence the evolution of market price of securities issued by Teraplast. In this sense, specific confidentiality agreements were concluded, with the company management and executives as well as with employees who, based on their positions and/or responsibilities, have access to such confidential/privileged information.

Alexandru Stânean Ioana Birta

Director Chief Financial Officer

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT

To the Shareholders, Teraplast S.A.

Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements

Opinion

    1. We have audited the standalone financial statements of Teraplast S.A. (the Company), with registered office in Saratel, Șieu-Măgheruș, DN 15A km 45+500, Bistrița-Năsăud county, identified by the unique tax registration code 3094980, which comprise the statement of financial position as at December 31, 2019, and the statement of comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows for the year then ended, including a summary of significant accounting policies and notes to the financial statements.
    1. The standalone financial statements as at December 31, 2019 are identified as follows:
Net assets/ Equity RON 219.958.543
Net profit for the financial year RON 9.669.152
  1. In our opinion, the accompanying standalone financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as at December 31, 2019, and its financial performance and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with Order 2844/2016, with subsequent amendments, for the approval of accounting regulations conforming with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by EU with subsequent amendments.

Basis for Opinion

  1. We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISAs), Regulation (EU) No. 537/2014 of the European Parliament and the Council (forth named The "Regulation") and Law 162/2017 ("the Law"). Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants' Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (IESBA Code), in accordance with ethical requirements relevant for the audit of the financial statements in Romania including the Regulation and the Law and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the IESBA Code. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Key Audit Matters

  1. Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
Key Audit Matter How our audit addressed the key audit matter
The treatment of the acquisition of Wetterbest
SA – the restatement of the investment in
subsidiary
On November 2017 between Teraplast S.A. and
Wetterbest S.A.'s minor shareholders (previously
called "DEPACO S.R.L.") a bilateral sale-purchase
promise was signed for the acquisition of 32% of the
company's shares, for the amount of 10 million EUR.
Our audit procedures focused on the accounting of
the sale-purchase promise as of December 31, 2018
and on the subsequent accounting treatment of this
transaction, resulted from the transactions realized
in the financial year 2019.
On January 2018, Teraplast S.A. obtained control
over Wetterbest S.A. and became a major
shareholder of the subsidiary.
From an accounting perspective, on 31 December
2018, the company recorded this transaction in
Teraplast S.A.'s individual financial statements as an
increase in the value of the investment in the
Wetterbest S.A. subsidiary at the fair value of the
promise for the 32% of the shares from the previous
shareholders, evaluated at 10 million EUR. In April
2019, the promise for sale-purchase was annulled,
at the moment of the signing of the sale-purchase
contract for 5 million EUR. The decrease is due to
the negotiations which took place between the
parties.
At this moment, the Company reconsidered the
classification of the sale-purchase promise in the
financial statements as of 31 December 2018 and
realized that it actually represents a forward
contract. As a result, the Company restated the
presentation of this financial instrument, from
investments in subsidiaries to financial instruments,
in the stand-alone financial statements. Considering
the specificity of this type transaction and the
associated risk, we identified this element of the
financial statements as a key audit matter.
This restatement is presented in Note 30 to the
Company's financial statements.
Our audit procedures regarding the Wetterbest S.A.
include, amongst other, the following:
-
We read the bilateral sale-purchase promise
and the sale-purchase contract as well as
other documents related to this acquisition in
order to evaluate the Company's decisions as
of December 31, 2018;
-
We involved our IFRS specialists in order to
evaluate the compliance with the
international accounting standards, among
which: IFRS 3, IFRS 9, IFRS 19 and IAS 39;
-
We evaluated the necessity for restatement of
the opening balances in order to correctly
reflect the accounting treatment at 31
December 2018.
Recoverability of the investment in Wetterbest
S.A.
As presented in Note 17 to the financial statements,
starting with 2018, the Company has control over
Wetterbest S.A. (previously named "Depaco
S.R.L."), an entity in which the Company recorded a
change of the value of the investment. The
accounting value of the investment cost at 31
December 2019 is 81 million RON, which represents
18% of total assets. The depreciation test over the
accounting value of the investment in Wetterbest
S.A. is significant for our audit because the
evaluation process is complex, it needs significant
estimates and judgement and it is based on
hypotheses related to the future evolution of this
subsidiary.
In order to address this key audit matter, we have
performed the following audit procedures:
-
We evaluated the key estimates of the
company used to determine the update rate,
cash flows, increase rates, the return on sales
and capital expenditure.
-
We evaluated the historical accuracy of the
budgets and forecasts performed by
management by comparing them with the
real performances.
-
We evaluated the presentation related to the
depreciation in the individual financial
statements.

Emphasis of Matter

  1. We draw attention to Note 30 to the stand-alone financial statements, which presents the fact that the corresponding figures for 2018 have been restated in order to correct misstatements. Our opinion is not modified with respect to this matter.

Other Matters

  1. The financial statements of Teraplast Company for the year ended December 31, 2018, were audited by another auditor who expressed an unmodified opinion on those statements on March 27, 2019.

Other information – Administrator's Report

  1. The administrator is responsible for preparation and presentation of the other information. The other information comprises the Administrator' report but does not include the separate financial statements and our auditors report thereon.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, unless otherwise explicitly mentioned in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements for the year ended December, 31, 2019, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.

With respect to the Administrator's report, we read and report if this has been prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the provisions of Ministry of Public Finance Order 2844/2016, with subsequent amendments, for the approval of accounting regulations conforming with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by EU with subsequent amendments.

On the sole basis of the procedures performed within the audit of the financial statements, in our opinion:

  • a) the information included in the administrators' report for the financial year for which the financial statements have been prepared are consistent, in all material respects, with these financial statements;
  • b) the administrators' report has been prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the provisions of Ministry of Public Finance Order no. 2844/2016, with subsequent amendments, for the approval of accounting regulations conforming with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by EU.

Moreover, based on our knowledge and understanding concerning the Company and its environment gained during the audit on the standalone financial statements prepared as at December 31, 2019, we are required to report if we have identified a material misstatement of this Administrator's report. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Standalone Financial Statements

    1. Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the standalone financial statements in accordance with Order 2844/2016, with subsequent amendments, for the approval of accounting regulations conforming with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by EU and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
    1. In preparing the standalone financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
    1. Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.

Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements

    1. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
    1. As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
  • Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
  • Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control.
  • Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
  • Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
  • Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
    1. We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
    1. We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
    1. From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

  1. We have been appointed by the General Assembly of Shareholders on September 2, 2019 to audit the financial statements of Teraplast S.A. for the financial year ended December 31, 2019. The uninterrupted total duration of our commitment was 1 year, covering the financial year ended December 31, 2019.

We confirm that:

  • Our audit opinion is consistent with the additional report submitted to the Audit Committee of the Company that we issued the same date we issued and this report. Also, in conducting our audit, we have retained our independence from the audited entity.
  • No non-audit services referred to in Article 5 (1) of EU Regulation No. 537/2014 were provided.

The engagement partner on the audit resulting in this independent auditor's report is Alina Ioana Mirea.

Alina Mirea, Audit Partner

For signature, please refer to the original Romanian version.

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On behalf of:

DELOITTE AUDIT SRL

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TERAPLAST SA

SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Prepared in accordance with Minister of Public Finance Order no. 2844/2016 approving the accounting regulations compliant with the International Financial Reporting Standards, as of and for the year ended 31 DECEMBER 2019

Contents PAGE
Separate statement of comprehensive income 3
Separate statement of financial position 4
Separate statement of changes in equity 5 - 6
Separate cash flow statement 7
Notes to the separate financial statements 8 - 70

TERAPLAST SA SEPARATE STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME for the financial years ended 31 December 2019

(all amounts are expressed in Romanian Lei ("RON"), unless otherwise stated)

Description
Note
2019
2018
Revenues total –out of which:
4
371,113,282
301,466,783
Revenues from sale of finished products
324,107,838
263,858,865
Revenues from the sale of merchandise
46,574,399
36,382,958
Revenues from service rendering
431,045
1,224,960
Other operating income (including rent)
5
2,004,428
645,262
Changes in inventories of finished goods and work in progress
(469,965)
6,239,075
Raw materials, consumables used and merchandise
6
(258,372,802)
(219,046,622)
Employee benefit expenses
9
(39,154,707)
(30,530,294)
Expenses with impairment adjustments and amortization
8
(18,213,381)
(17,729,088)
Impairment of trade receivable, net
8
(734,803)
(190,517)
Impairment of trade inventory, net
8
1,627,842
(363,081)
Provisions, net
23, 24
(1,052,686)
(140,383)
Losses on disposal of tangible and intangible assets
7
(190,023)
(52,258)
Gains from sale of assets held for sale
16
15,034
185,891
Gains/(Losses) from the fair value measurement of investment
properties
16
205,310
(90,224)
Loss at disposal of investment properties
16
(133,370)
-
Other expenses
11
(40,250,227)
(38,023,825)
Operating result
16,178,346
2,370,720
Interest expense, net
10
(5,784,967)
(5,211,894)
Other financial income/ (expense), net
10
118,005
(443,140)
Dividends received
10
88,742
32,888,859
Profit before tax
10,600,126
29,604,545
Income tax expense
12
(930,974)
429,884
Profit for the year
9,669,152
30,034,429
Other comprehensive income
Other comprehensive income not reclassified to profit or loss
in subsequent periods (net of tax)
-
-
Revaluation of fixed assets
-
(856,051)
Impact of deferred tax
-
136,968
Other comprehensive income, net, not reclassified to
profit or loss in subsequent periods
-
(719,083)
Total comprehensive income
9,669,152
29,315,346
Average number of shares
1,114,838,813
868,046,555
Financial year
Basic and diluted net earnings per share
0,0263
0,0346

The separate financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorized for issue according to the Directors' Decision of 28 April 2020.

Alexandru Stanean Ioana Birta CEO CFO

The accompanying notes from 1 la 35 are an integral part of these separate financial statements. English translation is for information purposes only. Romanian language text is the official text for submission.

3

TERAPLAST SA STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION for the financial years ended 31 December 2019

(all amounts are expressed in Romanian Lei ("RON"), unless otherwise stated)

Financial year ended
31 December 31 December
ASSETS Note 2019 2018
Non-current assets (Restated)*
Property, plant and equipment 13 131,170,896 118,250,709
Investment properties 16 16,700,934 17,906,553
Intangible assets 14 903,442 1,232,493
Right of use of the leased assets 15 5,855,668 -
Investments in subsidiaries 17 111,834,865 79,331,275
Other equity investments 17 15,472 15,472
Long-term receivables 19 18,679,424 23,429,315
Total non-current assets 285,160,702 240,165,817
Current assets
Inventories 18 54,409,831 65,849,277
Trade and other receivables 19 101,006,306 102,185,102
Prepayments 557,602 532,577
Tax on profit to be recovered 439,999 -
Cash and cash equivalents 28 5,669,112 9,774,157
Total current assets 162,082,849 178,341,113
Assets classified as held for sale 16 - 1,865,560
Total assets 447,243,551 420,372,490
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity
Share capital 20 133,780,651 107,024,527
Share premium 27,384,726 27,384,726
Treasury shares 20 (139) (1,472,925)
Revaluation reserves 13,671,771 13,671,772
Legal reserve 10,481,647 9,919,037
Retained earnings 34,639,887 52,555,218
Total equity 219,958,543 209,082,355
Non-current liabilities
Loans from banks 21 57,682,317 67,218,258
Lease liabilities 22 3,960,439 764,442
Employee benefit liabilities 23 1,453,762 630,767
Investment subsidies – long-term portion 4,902,235 -
Deferred tax liabilities 12 3,402,166 2,471,192
Total non-current liabilities 71,400,920 71,084,658
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 25 71,318,498 80,572,300
Deferred income - 8,926
Loans from banks 21 81,889,947 58,948,895
Lease liabilities 22 1,652,788 265,121
Investment subsidies - current portion 382,932 -
Provisions 24 639,925 410,234
Total current liabilities 155,884,090 140,205,477
Total liabilities 227,285,009 211,290,135
Total equity and liabilities 447,243,552 420,372,490

*The comparative information have been restated as discussed in Note 30.

Alexandru Stanean Ioana Birta
CEO CFO

The accompanying notes from 1 la 35 are an integral part of these separate financial statements.

English translation is for information purposes only. Romanian language text is the official text for submission.

2019

Issued
capital
Share
premium
Treasury
shares
(Note 23)
Revaluation
reserves
Legal
reserve
Retained
earnings
Total
Balance as at 1 January 2019 107,024,527 27,384,726 (1,472,925) 13,671,772 9,919,037 52,555,218 209,082,355
Net result for the period - - - - - 9,669,152 9,669,152
Total comprehensive income - - - - - 9,669,152 9,669,152
Set up of legal reserve (Note 24) - - - - 562,610 (562,610) -
Share capital increase from retained earnings (Note 23) 26,756,123 - - - - (26,756,123) -
Dividends granted - - - - - - -
Losses related to own shares sale - - - - - (265,750) (265,750)
Own shares redemption (Note 23) - - 1,472,786 - - - 1,472,786
Balance as at 31 December 2019 133,780,650 27,384,726 (139) 13,671,772 10,481,647 34,639,887 219,958,544

As of 31 December 2018 and 31 December 2019, the revaluation reserves include amounts representing the unrealized revaluation surplus related to land and buildings.

TeraPlast did not grant dividends in 2019, not did it propose dividends in 2020, from the profit of 2019 (2018: dividends granted 10,069,404, the equivalent of a dividend of RON 0.0116 per share).

Alexandru Stanean Ioana Birta CEO CFO

TERAPLAST SA SEPARATE STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY for the financial years ended 31 December 2019

(all amounts are expressed in Romanian Lei ("RON"), unless otherwise stated)

2018

Issued
capital
Share
premium
Treasury
shares
(Note 23)
Revaluation
reserves
Legal
reserve
Retained
earnings
Total
Balance as at 1 January 2018 85,691,097 27,384,726 (663,396) 15,631,288 8,399,015 54,203,265 190,645,995
Net result for the period - - - - - 30,034,429 30,034,429
Other comprehensive income (Note 13, 15) - - - (719,083) - - (719,083)
Total comprehensive income - - - (719,083) - 30,034,429 29,315,346
Set up of legal reserve (Note 24) - - - - 1,520,022 (1,520,022) -
Share capital increase from retained earnings (Note 23) 21,333,430 - - - - (21,333,430) -
Dividends granted - - - - - (10,069,404) (10,069,404
)
Losses related to own shares sale - - - - - (53) (53)
Own shares redemption (Note 23) - - (809,529) - - - (809,529)
Realized revaluation reserve (Note 15) - - - (1,240,343) - 1,240,343 -
Balance as at 31 December 2018 107,024,527 27,384,726 (1,472,925) 13,671,772 9,919,037 52,555,218 209,082,355

Alexandru Stanean Ioana Birta CEO CFO

TERAPLAST SA SEPARATE CASH FLOW STATEMENT for the financial years ended 31 December 2019

(all amounts are expressed in Romanian Lei ("RON"), unless otherwise stated)

2019 2018
10,600,127 29,604,545
6,670,959 6,496,993
(885,991) (1,285,099)
308,359 52,258
734,803 190,517
(1,627,842) 363,081
17,179,141
549,947
(231,477)
90,224
371,860
(88,742) (32,888,859
)
- 494,662
34,772,429 20,987,791
(17,182,254
)
(6,396,165)
19,079,667
(5,391,835)
(50,781)
14,944,428 11,046,423
124
20,574,756
(19,653,360
)
(7,215,405)
1,436,064
(809,529)
-
(5,667,351)
10,956,236
(12,951,499
)
(692,902)
12,587,741
(10,069,404
)
12,891,154 (169,827)
(4,105,045) 5,209,245
9,774,157 4,564,912
17,174,798
1,038,583
229,691
(205,310)
822,995
(4,558,107)
14,932,848
(23,103,394)
(6,659,349)
(439,999)
14,447
12,243,903
(44,652,120)
(4,867,560)
5,285,168
203,076
-
(265,750)
(31,940,625)
21,059,566
(20,946,938)
(502,348)
13,280,875
-

Alexandru Stanean Ioana Birta CEO CFO

The accompanying notes from 1 la 35 are an integral part of these separate financial statements.

English translation is for information purposes only. Romanian language text is the official text for submission.

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

Teraplast SA (the Company) is a joint-stock company established in 1992. The Company's head office is in the "Teraplast Industrial Park", DN 15A (Reghin-Bistrita), km 45+500, Bistrita-Nasaud County, Romania.

The Company's main activities include the production of PVC pipes and profiles, plasticized and rigid granules, polypropylene pipes, fittings and the trading of cables, polyethylene pipes, steel parts.

Starting 2 July 2008, Teraplast is listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange under the symbol TRP.

As at 31 December 2019, TeraPlast SA has the following subsidiaries:

  • Terasteel Romania and Terasteel Serbia (manufacturers of sandwich panels and galvanized steel purlins),
  • Wetterbest (manufacturer of metal tiles),
  • Teraglass (manufacturer of PVC windows and doors),
  • Teraplast Recycling (former Teraplast Logistic which, in June 2016 September 2018, coordinated the logistic operations of the Company; as of October 2018, these operations were re-integrated with the parent) has been operating since April 2019 as a company specialised in recycling following the spin off of the recycling line from Teraplast,
  • Teraplast Hungary (distributor),
  • Politub (at December 31, 2017, the business of Politub was transferred to Teraplast, becoming the Polyethilene Division)

The Company, operates in five locations and eight factories: Sărățel (Bistrița-Năsăud), Bistrița (Bistrița Năsăud), Băicoi (Prahova), Podari (Dolj) and Leskovac (Serbia).

The Company is preparing consolidated financial statements for Teraplast SA starting with 2007. These financial statements are available on the company's website (www.teraplast.ro).

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

2.1. Statement of compliance

The Company's financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Order no. 2844/2016 approving the Accounting regulations compliant with the International Financial Reporting Standards applicable to trading companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market, as subsequently amended and clarified ("OMFP 28422/2016"). These provisions are compliant with the provisions of the International Financial Reporting Standards adopted by the European Union ("EU IFRS").

2.2. Basis of accounting

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, according to the historical cost convention, as modified below:

  • adjusted to the effects of hyperinflation until 31 December 2003 for fixed assets, share capital and reserves,
  • measurement at fair value of certain items of fixed assets and investment property, as presented in the Notes.

The accounting policies set out below have been applied consistently to all years presented in these financial statements, unless otherwise stated.

2.3. Going concern

These financial statements have been prepared under the going concern basis, which implies that the Company will continue its activity in the foreseeable future, as well. In order to assess the applicability of this assumption, management analyzes the forecasts concerning future cash inflows.

As of 31 December 2019, the Company's current assets exceed its current liabilities by RON 15,715,960 (2018: RON 41,291,763). In 2019, the Company recorded profit RON 9,669,152 (2018: RON 30,034,429) and cash flows from operating activities (before changes in working capital) RON 34,772,429 (2018: RON 20,987,791).

The Company relies on the financing banks, as also described in Note 25.

The budget prepared by the Company management and approved by the Board of Directors for 2020 indicates positive cash flows from operating activities, an increase in sales and profitability which contributes directly to improving liquidity and allows the Company to fulfill its contractual clauses with the financing banks. Company management believes that the support from banks is sufficient for the Company to continue its activity in the ordinary course of business, as a going concern.

Based on these analyses, management believes that the Company will be able to continue its activity in the foreseeable future and, consequently, the application of the going concern principle in the preparation of the financial statements is justified.

The rapid development of the COVID-19 virus and its social and economic impact in Romania and globally may result in assumptions and estimates requiring revisions which may lead to material adjustments to the carrying value of assets and liabilities within the next financial year. Please see Note 31 for the management assessment of the impact of COVID-19 over the activity of the Company.

2.4. Standards, amendments and new interpretations of the standards

The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those of the previous financial year except for the following amended IFRSs which have been adopted by the Company as of 1 January 2019.

Initial application of new amendments to the existing standards effective for the current reporting period

The following new standards, amendments to the existing standards and new interpretation issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and adopted by the EU are effective for the current reporting period:

  • IFRS 16 "Leases" adopted by the EU on 31 October 2017 (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019),
  • Amendments to IFRS 9 "Financial Instruments" Prepayment Features with Negative Compensation – adopted by the EU on 22 March 2018 (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019),
  • Amendments to IAS 19 "Employee Benefits" Plan Amendment, Curtailment or Settlement adopted by the EU on 13 March 2019 (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019),
  • Amendments to IAS 28 "Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures" Long-term Interests in Associates and Joint Ventures – adopted by the EU on 8 February 2019 (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019),
  • Amendments to various standards due to "Improvements to IFRSs (cycle 2015 -2017)" resulting from the annual improvement project of IFRS (IFRS 3, IFRS 11, IAS 12 and IAS 23) primarily with a view to removing inconsistencies and clarifying wording – adopted by the EU on 14 March 2019 (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019),
  • IFRIC 23 "Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments" adopted by the EU on 23 October 2018 (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019).

The adoption of these new standards, amendments to the existing standards and interpretation has not led to any material changes in the Company's financial statements, except for IFRS 16, as presented below.

First time adoption of new or revised standards

Impact of initial application of IFRS 16 Leases

In the current year, the Company has applied IFRS 16 Leases (as issued by the IASB in January 2016) that is effective for annual periods that begin on or after 1 January 2019.

IFRS 16 introduces new or amended requirements with respect to lease accounting. It introduces significant changes to lessee accounting by removing the distinction between operating and finance lease and requiring the recognition of a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at commencement for all leases, except for short-term leases and leases of low value assets when such recognition exemptions are adopted. In contrast to lessee accounting, the requirements for lessor accounting have remained largely unchanged. Details of these new requirements are described in Note 3. The impact of the adoption of IFRS 16 on the Company's financial statements is described below.

The Company adopted IFRS 16 initially on 1 January 2019, using the modified retrospective approach.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) 2.4. Standards, amendments and new interpretations of the standards (continued)

(a) Impact of the new definition of a lease

The Company elected to apply the standard to contracts that were previously identified as leases applying IAS 17 and IFRIC 4. The Company did not therefore apply the standard to contracts that were not previously identified as containing a lease applying IAS 17 and IFRIC 4.

The change in definition of a lease mainly relates to the concept of control. IFRS 16 determines whether a contract contains a lease on the basis of whether the customer has the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. This is in contrast to the focus on 'risks and rewards' in IAS 17 and IFRIC 4.

The Company applies the definition of a lease and related guidance set out in IFRS 16 to all lease contracts entered into or changed on or after 1 January 2019 (whether it is a lessor or a lessee in the lease contract). In preparation for the first-time application of IFRS 16, the Company has carried out an implementation project. The project has shown that the new definition in IFRS 16 will not significantly change the scope of contracts that meet the definition of a lease for the Company.

(b) Impact on Lessee Accounting

(i) Former operating leases

IFRS 16 changed how the Company accounted for leases previously classified as operating leases under IAS 17, which were off balance sheet.

Applying IFRS 16 for the first time as at January 1, 2019, for all leases (except as noted below), the Company:

a) Recognises right-of-use assets and lease liabilities in the separate financial statements, initially measured at the present value of the future lease payments, with the right-of-use asset adjusted by the amount of any prepaid or accrued lease payments in accordance with IFRS 16 C8(b)(ii).

b) Recognises depreciation of right-of-use assets and interest on lease liabilities in the statement of profit or loss;

c) Separates the total amount of cash paid into a principal portion (presented within financing activities) and interest (presented within financing activities) in the statement of cash flows.

Lease incentives (e.g. rent free period) are recognised as part of the measurement of the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities whereas under IAS 17 they resulted in the recognition of a lease incentive, amortised as a reduction of rental expenses on a straight line basis.

For short-term leases (lease term of 12 months or less) and leases of low-value assets, the Company has opted to recognise a lease expense on a straight-line basis as permitted by IFRS 16. This expense is presented within 'other expenses' in profit or loss.

The Company has used the following practical measures, when accounting for leases under IFRS 16:

  • The Company has applied a single discount rate to a portfolio of leases with reasonably similar characteristics.
  • The Company relied on its assessment of whether leases are onerous applying IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets immediately before the date of initial application as an alternative to performing an impairment review. As there was no onerous contract provision recognized at December 31, 2018 consequently no impairment allowance was recognized at January 1, 2019.
  • The Company has elected not to recognise right-of-use assets and lease liabilities to leases for which the lease term ends within 12 months of the date of initial application.
  • The Company has excluded initial direct costs from the measurement of the right-of-use asset at the date of initial application.

  • The Company has used hindsight when determining the lease term when the contract contains options to extend or terminate the lease.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) 2.4. Standards, amendments and new interpretations of the standards (continued)

(ii) Former finance leases

For leases that were classified as finance leases applying IAS 17, the carrying amount of the leased assets and obligations under finance leases measured applying IAS 17 immediately before the date of initial application is reclassified to right-of-use assets and lease liabilities respectively without any adjustments, except in cases where the Company has elected to apply the low-value lease recognition exemption.

The right-of-use asset and the lease liability are accounted for applying IFRS 16 from 1 January 2019.

(c) Impact on Lessor Accounting

IFRS 16 does not change substantially how a lessor accounts for leases. Under IFRS 16, a lessor continues to classify leases as either finance leases or operating leases and account for those two types of leases differently. As of December 31, 2019 the Company had no significant financial leases where it acts as a lessor.

(d) Financial impact of initial application of IFRS 16

The weighted average lessees incremental borrowing rate applied to lease liabilities recognised in the statement of financial position on 1 January 2019 is 4.4%.

Finance lease liabilities recognised under IAS 17 at 31 December 2018 were of RON 1,029,563, presented under Lease liabilities in the SOFP.

Lease liabilities as of 1 January 2019 6,078,690
Finance lease liabilities 1,029,563
Impact of discounting the above amounts (787,507)
Short-term leases and leases of low value (608,245)
Operating lease commitments 31 December 2018 6,444,879

The Company has recognised RON 6,291,100 of right-of-use assets and RON 6,078,690 of lease liabilities upon transition to IFRS 16. Those right of use assets include previously recognised assets under finance lease that were transferred from PPE, in amount of RON 1,241,973. Those lease liabilities include previous finance lease liabilities, in amount of RON 1,029,563. Consequently, the new assets recognized on previous operating leases amount to RON 5,049,127.

The Company has adopted IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, and IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (including the clarifications) for the first time starting with 1 January 2018.

Standards and amendments to the existing standards issued by IASB and adopted by the EU but not yet effective

At the date of authorisation of these financial statements, the following amendments to the existing standards were issued by IASB and adopted by the EU and which are not yet effective:

  • Amendments to IAS 1 "Presentation of Financial Statements" and IAS 8 "Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors" - Definition of Material - adopted by the EU on 29 November 2019 (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2020),
  • Amendments to IFRS 9 "Financial Instruments", IAS 39 "Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement" and IFRS 7 "Financial Instruments: Disclosures" - Interest Rate Benchmark Reform - adopted by the EU on 15 January 2020 (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2020),

Amendments to References to the Conceptual Framework in IFRS Standards adopted by the EU on 29 November 2019 (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2020).

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) 2.4. Standards, amendments and new interpretations of the standards (continued)

New standards and amendments to the existing standards issued by IASB but not yet adopted by the EU

At present, IFRS as adopted by the EU do not significantly differ from regulations adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) except for the following new standards and amendments to the existing standards, which were not endorsed for use in EU as at the date of publication of financial statements (the effective dates stated below is for IFRS as issued by IASB):

  • IFRS 17 "Insurance Contracts" (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2021),
  • Amendments to IFRS 3 "Business Combinations" Definition of a Business (effective for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after 1 January 2020 and to asset acquisitions that occur on or after the beginning of that period),
  • Amendments to IAS 1 "Presentation of Financial Statements" Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-Current (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2022),
  • IFRS 14 "Regulatory Deferral Accounts" (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2016) - the European Commission has decided not to launch the endorsement process of this interim standard and to wait for the final standard,
  • Amendments to IFRS 10 "Consolidated Financial Statements" and IAS 28 "Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures" - Sale or Contribution of Assets between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture and further amendments (effective date deferred indefinitely until the research project on the equity method has been concluded).

The Company anticipates that the adoption of these new standards and amendments to the existing standards will have no material impact on the financial statements of the Company in the period of initial application.

Hedge accounting for a portfolio of financial assets and liabilities whose principles have not been adopted by the EU remains unregulated.

According to the Company's estimates, the application of hedge accounting to a portfolio of financial assets or liabilities pursuant to IAS 39: "Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement" would not significantly impact the financial statements, if applied as at the balance sheet date.

2.5. Summary of accounting and valuation principles

The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those of the previous financial year.

Cash

Cash and cash equivalents include liquid assets and other equivalent values, comprising cash at bank, petty cash.

Revenue recognition

Revenues from contracts with customers

Teraplast SA produces and sells PVC pipes and profiles, plasticized and rigid compounds, polypropylene and polyethylene pipes, fittings, and the trading of cables and, polyethylene pipes, steel parts.

Revenue is measured based on the consideration to which the Company is entitled in contracts with customers. The point of recognition arises when the Company satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control of a promised good or service that is distinct to the customer, which is at a point in time for finished goods and merchandise and over time for services provided.

Revenues from the sale of goods and merchandise are recognized at a certain point in time, when the products are delivered to the customers or readily available for the buyer. The payment terms are – in general – between 30 and 90 days from the date of issuing the invoice and delivering the goods. The contracts with the customers for sales of finished goods and merchandise imply one obligation: to deliver the goods at the agreed location (under the agreed incoterms). In rare cases, when the Company's distributers request, the Company enters into bill-and-hold arrangement, for which revenue is recognized when the goods are invoiced and the specific instructions from the clients to store the goods on their behalf for a certain period are received.

If the consideration promised in a contract includes a variable component, the Company estimates the value of the consideration it would be entitled to, in exchange for the transfer of the goods or services promised to a customer. The value of a consideration may vary as a result of discounts.

The Company grants volume discounts to certain customers, depending on the objectives set through the contract, which decrease the amount owed by the customer. The Company applies consistently a single method during the contract, when it estimates the effect of an uncertainty over a value of the variable consideration, using the method of the most likely value – the single most likely value in a range of possible values of the consideration (namely, the single most likely result of the contract). This is an adequate estimate of the value of the variable consideration if the contract has two possible results (such as, a customer either obtains a volume / turnover rebate or not).

As a practical solution, if the Company receives short-term advances from customers, it does not adjust the received amounts for the effects of a significant financing components, because – at the beginning of the contract – it foresees that the period between the transfer of the assets and their receipt will be below 1 year.

For certain products, the Company offers the warranties which are required by the law to protect the customers from the risk of acquiring malfunctioning products. The Company assessed that these do not represent a separate performance obligation and are accounted in accordance with IAS 37 (warranty provisions). Furthermore, a law that requires an entity to pay a compensation if its products cause damage or injuries does not represent a performance obligation for the Company either.

Assets and liabilities related to the contract

When the Company carries out its obligations by transferring goods or services to a client, prior to it paying a consideration or prior to the maturity of the payment, the Company recognises the contract as an asset related to the contract, excluding any amounts presented as receivables.

Upon receiving an advance payment from a customer, the Company recognizes a liability related to the contract at the value of the advance payment for its obligation to execute, transfer or be ready to transfer goods or services in the future. Subsequently, that liability related to the contract (corroborated with the recognition of revenues) is derecognized when the respective goods or services are transferred and, consequently, the Company fulfils its execution obligation.

Dividend and interest income

Income from dividends related to investments are recognized when the shareholders' right to receive them is determined.

The interest income presented on the face of the Statement of Comprehensive Income is similar to interest income and is included in finance income in the statement of profit or loss.

Lease

The Company as lessee

The Company assesses whether a contract is or contains a lease, at inception of the contract. The Company recognises a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability with respect to all lease arrangements in which it is the lessee, except for short-term leases (defined as leases with a lease term of 12 months or less) and leases of low value assets. For these leases, the Company recognises the lease payments as an operating expense on a straight-line basis over the term. The Company leases warehouses and property that is uses for show rooms and vehicles.

The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at the commencement date, discounted by using the rate implicit in the lease. If this rate cannot be readily determined, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate.

Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise the fixed lease payments and the exercise price of purchase options, if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise the options, in case of vehicles.

The lease liability is presented under the line "Lease liabilities" in the statement of financial position. The lease liability is subsequently measured by increasing the carrying amount to reflect interest on the lease liability (using the effective interest method) and by reducing the carrying amount to reflect the lease payments made.

The Company remeasures the lease liability (and makes a corresponding adjustment to the related right-ofuse asset) whenever:

• The lease term has changed or there is a significant event or change in circumstances resulting in a change in the assessment of exercise of a purchase option, in which case the lease liability is remeasured by discounting the revised lease payments using a revised discount rate.

• The lease payments change due to changes in an index or rate or a change in expected payment under a guaranteed residual value, in which cases the lease liability is remeasured by discounting the revised lease payments using an unchanged discount rate (unless the lease payments change is due to a change in a floating interest rate, in which case a revised discount rate is used).

• A lease contract is modified and the lease modification is not accounted for as a separate lease, in which case the lease liability is remeasured based on the lease term of the modified lease by discounting the revised lease payments using a revised discount rate at the effective date of the modification. The Company did not make any such adjustments during the periods presented.

The right-of-use assets comprise the initial measurement of the corresponding lease liability, lease payments made at or before the commencement day, less any lease incentives received and plus any initial direct costs. They are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.

Whenever the Company incurs an obligation for costs to dismantle and remove a leased asset, restore the site on which it is located or restore the underlying asset to the condition required by the terms and conditions of the lease, a provision is recognised and measured under IAS 37. To the extent that the costs relate to a right-of-use asset, the costs are included in the related right-of-use asset, unless those costs are incurred to produce inventories. Right-of-use assets are depreciated over the shorter period of lease term and useful life of the underlying asset. If a lease transfers ownership of the underlying asset or the cost of the right-of-use asset reflects that the Company expects to exercise a purchase option, the related right-of-use asset is depreciated over the useful life of the underlying asset. The depreciation starts at the commencement date of the lease. The right-of-use assets are presented as a separate line in the statement of financial position. The Company applies IAS 36 to determine whether a right-of-use asset is impaired and accounts for any identified impairment loss as described in the 'Property, Plant and Equipment' policy.

The Company as lessor

The Company enters into lease agreements as a lessor with respect to some of its investment properties. Leases for which the Company is a lessor are classified as finance or operating leases. Whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee, the contract is classified as a finance lease. All other leases are classified as operating leases. As of December 31, 2019, the Company analyzed the terms of the leases where the Company is a lessor and concluded that all are operating leases, as the lease terms do not transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.

When the Group is an intermediate lessor, it accounts for the head lease and the sublease as two separate contracts. The sublease is classified as a finance or operating lease by reference to the right-ofuse asset arising from the head lease. There was no such case for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Rental income from operating leases is recognised on a straight-line basis over the term of the relevant lease. Initial direct costs incurred in negotiating and arranging an operating lease are added to the carrying amount of the leased asset and recognised on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Amounts due from lessees under finance leases are recognised as receivables at the amount of the Company's net investment in the leases. Finance lease income is allocated to accounting periods so as to reflect a constant periodic rate of return on the Company's net investment outstanding in respect of the leases.

When a contract includes lease and non-lease components, the Group applies IFRS 15 to allocate the consideration under the contract to each component.

The Company rents some of its property to the subsidiary, TeraGlass under operating lease. Rent is of a fixed amount, at market price, as determined by an independent valuator.

Policies applicable prior to 1 January 2019

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee. All other leases are classified as operating leases.

The Company as a lessee

Assets held under finance leases are recognised as assets of the Company at their fair value or, if lower, at the present value of the minimum lease payments, each determined at the inception of the lease. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the statement of financial position as a finance lease obligation.

Lease payments are apportioned between finance expenses and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance expenses are recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless they are directly attributable to qualifying assets, in which case they are capitalised in accordance with the Company's general policy on borrowing costs (see below). Contingent rentals are recognised as expenses in the periods in which they are incurred.

Rentals payable under operating leases are charged to income on a straight-line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the lease asset are consumed. Contingent rentals arising under operating leases are recognised as an expense in the period in which they are incurred.

In the event that lease incentives are received to enter into operating leases, such incentives are recognised as a liability. The aggregate benefit of incentives is recognised as a reduction of rental expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term, except where another systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leased asset are consumed.

The Company as a lessor

Amounts due from lessees under finance leases are recognised as receivables at the amount of the Company's net investment in the leases. Finance lease income is allocated to accounting periods so as to reflect a constant periodic rate of return on the Company's net investment outstanding in respect of the leases.

Rental income from operating leases is recognised on a straight-line basis over the term of the relevant lease. Initial direct costs incurred in negotiating and arranging an operating lease are added to the carrying amount of the leased asset and recognised on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Foreign currency transactions

The Company is operating in Romania and its functional currency is Romanian leu (RON).

For the preparation of the Company's financial statements, transactions in other currencies (foreign currencies) than the functional one are registered at the exchange rate in force at the date of transaction. Each month, and at each balance sheet date, monetary items denominated in foreign currency are translated at the exchange rate in force at those dates.

Monetary assets and liabilities expressed in foreign currency at the end of the year are translated into RON at the exchange rate valid at the end of the year. Unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses are presented in the profit and loss statement.

The RON exchange rate for 1 unit of the foreign currency:

31 December
2019
31 December
2018
EUR 1 4.7793 4.6639
USD 1 4.2608 4.0736
CHF 1 4.4033 4.1404

Non-monetary items which are measured at historic cost in a foreign currency are not translated back.

Costs related to long-term borrowings

Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of an asset that necessarily takes a substantial period of time to get ready for its intended use or sale are capitalized as part of the cost of the asset until they are ready for its intended use or for sale.

All other borrowing costs are expensed in the period in which they occur.

The amortized cost for the financial assets and liabilities is calculated using the effective interest rate. The amortized cost is calculated by taking into account any discount or premium on acquisition and fees or costs that are an integral part of the effective interest rate.

Government grants

Government grants are not recognized until there is reasonable assurance that the grant will be received and all attached conditions will be complied with by the Company.

The Government grants the main condition of which is that the Company acquire, build or obtain otherwise long-term assets are recognized as deferred income in the statement of financial position and presented as 'investment subsidies'. The deferred income is amortized in the profit and loss statement systematically and reasonably over the useful life of the related assets or at the time the assets acquired from the subsidy are retired or disposed of.

Costs related to retirement rights and other long-term employee benefits

Based on the collective labor contract, the Company is under the obligation to pay retirement benefits to its employees depending on their seniority within the Company, amounting to 2 - 3.5 salaries. The Company also grants jubilee bonuses as a fixed amount on work anniversaries.

The Company uses an external actuary to compute the value of the retirement benefits and jubilees related liability and reviews the value of this liability each year depending on the employees' seniority within the Company. The value of the retirement benefits and jubilees is recognized as a provision in the statement of financial position.

For defined benefit retirement benefit plans, the cost of providing benefits is determined as mentioned above, with actuarial valuations being carried out at the end of each annual reporting period.

Remeasurements comprising actuarial gains and losses, and the return on plan assets (excluding interest) are recognised immediately in the statement of financial position with a charge or credit to other comprehensive income in the period in which they occur. Remeasurements recognised in other comprehensive income are not reclassified. Past service cost is recognised in profit or loss when the plan amendment or curtailment occurs, or when the Company recognises related restructuring costs or termination benefits, if earlier. Gains or losses on settlement of a defined benefit plan are recognised when the settlement occurs. Net interest is calculated by applying a discount rate to the net defined benefit liability or asset. Defined benefit costs are split into three categories:

  • service costs, which includes current service cost, past service cost and gains and losses on curtailments and settlements;
  • net interest expense or income; and
  • remeasurements.

The retirement benefit obligation recognised in the statement of financial position represents the deficit or surplus in the Company's defined benefit plans. Any surplus resulting from this calculation is limited to the present value of any economic benefits available in the form of refunds from the plans or reductions in future contributions to the plans.

The adjustments resulting from the annually review of the jubilee provisions are recognized in the profit and loss statement.

The retirement benefits provision is reversed in the profit and loss statement when the Company settles the obligation.

Short-term employee benefits

A liability is recognised for benefits accruing to employees in respect of wages and salaries, annual leave and sick leave in the period the related service is rendered at the undiscounted amount of the benefits expected to be paid in exchange for that service. Liabilities recognised in respect of short-term employee benefits are measured at the undiscounted amount of the benefits expected to be paid in exchange for the related service.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Taxation

Income tax expense is the sum of the current tax and deferred tax.

Current tax

Current tax is based on the taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit is different than the profit reported in statement of comprehensive income, because it excludes the revenue and expense items which are taxable or deductible in other years and it also excludes the items which are never taxable or deductible. The Company's current tax liability is computed using the taxation rates in force or substantially in force at the balance sheet date.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognized over the difference between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding fiscal bases used in the computation of taxable income and it is determined by using the balance sheet liability method. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognized for all taxable temporary differences, while deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences as well as tax losses and credits carried forward in the extent in which it is likely to have taxable income over which to use those temporary deductible differences. Such assets and liabilities are not recognized if the temporary difference arises from initial recognition (other than from a business combination) of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the taxable income, nor the accounting income (and this is assumed as applicable for example in case of initial recognition of a lease contract by a lessee). In addition, a deferred tax liability is not recognised if the temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of goodwill.

Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for temporary taxable differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, except for the cases in which the Company is able to control the reversal of the temporary difference and it is likely for the temporary difference not to be reversed in the foreseeable future. The deferred tax assets resulted from deductible temporary differences associated with such investments and interests are recognized only in the extent in which it is likely for sufficient taxable income to exist on which to use the benefits related to temporary differences and it is estimated that they will be reversed in the foreseeable future.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each balance sheet date and it is decreased to the extent in which it is not likely for sufficient taxable income to exist to allow the full or partial recovery of the asset.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the taxation rates estimated to be applied during the period when the liability is settled or the asset realized, based on the taxation rates (and tax laws) in force or entering into force substantially until the balance sheet date. The measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities reflects the tax consequences of the manner in which the Company estimates, as of the balance sheet date, that it will recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.

Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are offset if a legally enforceable right exists to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and the deferred taxes relate to the same taxable entity and the same taxation authority and the Company intends to offset its deferred tax assets with its deferred tax liabilities on a net basis.

Current tax and deferred tax is recognized as income or expense in profit and loss, except for the cases which refer to items credited or debited directly in other comprehensive income, case in which the tax is also recognized directly in other comprehensive income or except for the cases in which they arise from the initial accounting of a business combination.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets, except for land and buildings, are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and / or accumulated impairment losses, if any.

Such cost includes the cost of replacing part of the plant and equipment and borrowing costs for longterm construction projects if the recognition criteria are met. When significant parts of plant and equipment are required to be replaced at intervals, the Company depreciates them separately based on their specific useful lives. Likewise, when a major repair is performed, its cost is recognized in the carrying amount of the plant and equipment as a replacement if the recognition criteria are satisfied. All other repair and maintenance costs are recognized in profit or loss as incurred. The present value of the expected cost for the decommissioning of an asset after its use is included in the cost of the respective asset if the recognition criteria for a provision are met.

Land and buildings are measured at fair value less accumulated depreciation on buildings and impairment losses recognized at the date of revaluation. Valuations are performed with sufficient frequency to ensure that the carrying amount of a revalued asset does not differ materially from its fair value. Accumulated depreciation as of the revaluation date is eliminated from the gross carrying amount of the asset and the net amount is restated at the revaluated value of the asset.

A revaluation surplus is recorded in other comprehensive income and credited to the asset revaluation surplus in equity. However, to the extent that it reverses a revaluation deficit of the same asset previously recognized in profit or loss, the increase is recognized in profit and loss. A revaluation deficit is recognized in the profit or loss of the period, except to the extent that it offsets an existing surplus on the same asset recognized in the asset revaluation reserve.

Upon disposal, any revaluation reserve relating to the concerned asset being sold is transferred to retained earnings.

A tangible asset item and any significant part recognized initially are derecognized upon disposal or when no economic benefits are expected from their use or disposal. Any gain or earning resulting from the derecognition of an asset (calculated as the difference between net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset) is included in profit and loss when the asset is derecognized.

The residual value, the useful life and the methods of depreciation are reviewed at the end of each financial year and adjusted retrospectively, if appropriate.

Constructions in progress for production or administrative purposes is registered at historical cost, less impairment. The depreciation of these assets starts when the assets are ready to be used.

Plant and machinery is registered in the financial position statement at their historic value adjusted to the effect of hyperinflation until 31 December 2003, according to IAS 29 Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies decreased by the subsequently accumulated depreciation and other impairment losses, if any.

Depreciation is registered so as to decrease the cost or revalued amount of the asset to its residual value other than the land and investments in progress, along their estimated useful life, using the straight line basis. The estimated useful lives, the residual values and the depreciation method are reviewed at the end of each year, having as effect changes in future accounting estimates.

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the assets held in finance lease were depreciated over the useful life, similarly to assets held or, if the lease period is shorter, during the respective lease contract. For the policy applicable starting with 1 January 2019, please see Lease policy, as presented above.

Maintenance and repairs of tangible assets are included as expenses when they occur and significant improvements to tangible assets which increase their value or useful life or which significantly increase their capacity to generate economic benefits, are capitalized.

The following useful lives are used for the computation of depreciation:

Years
Buildings 20 – 50
Plant and equipment 3 – 15
Vehicles under finance lease 5 – 6
Installations and furniture 3
1
0

Investment properties

Investment properties are measured initially at cost, including transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, investment properties are stated at fair value, which reflects market conditions at the reporting date. Gains or losses arising from changes in the fair values of investment properties are included in profit or loss in the period in which they arise, including the corresponding tax effect. Fair values are determined based on an annual evaluation performed by an accredited external independent valuator applying a valuation model recommended by the International Valuation Standards Committee.

Investment properties are derecognized either when they have been disposed of or when they are permanently withdrawn from use and no future economic benefit is expected from their disposal.

Transfers are made to or from investment property only when there is a change in use. For a transfer from investment property to owner-occupied property, the deemed cost for subsequent accounting is the fair value at the date of change in use. If owner-occupied property becomes an investment property, the Company accounts for such property in accordance with the policy stated under property, plant and equipment up to the date of change in use.

Intangible assets

Intangible assets purchased separately are reported at cost minus accumulated amortization/impairment losses. Intangible assets acquired as part of a business combination are capitalized at fair value as at the date of acquisition.

Following initial recognition, intangible assets, which have finite useful lives, are carried at cost or initial fair value less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses.

Amortization is computed through the straight line basis over the useful life. The estimated useful lives, the residual values and the amortization method are reviewed at the end of each year, and adjusted as necessary, having as effect changes in future accounting estimates.

The following useful lives are used for the computation of amortization:

Licenses 1 – 5

Years

Impairment of tangible and intangible assets

The Company assesses, at each reporting date, whether there is an indication that an asset may be impaired. If there is such an indication, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated to determine the size of the impairment loss. When it is impossible to assess the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the Company assesses the recoverable amount of the cash generating unit which the asset belongs to. Where a consistent distribution basis can be identified, the Company assets are also allocated to other separate cash generating units or to the smallest Company of cash generating units for which a consistent allocation basis can be identified.

Intangible assets having indefinite useful lives and intangible assets which are not yet available to be used are tested for impairment annually and whenever there is an indication that it is possible for the asset to be impaired.

An asset's recoverable amount is the higher of an asset's or cash-generating unit's (CGU) fair value less costs of disposal and its value in use. When measuring the value in use, the future estimated cash flows are settled at the current value using a discount rate prior to taxation which reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the specific risks of the asset, for which future cash flows have not been adjusted.

If the recoverable value of an asset (or of a cash generating unit) is estimated as being lower than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (of the cash generating unit) is reduced to the recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognized immediately in profit and loss, except for revalued assets for which there is a revaluation that can be decreased with the impairment loss.

If an impairment loss is subsequently reversed, the carrying amount of the asset (of the cash generating unit) is increased to the reviewed estimation of its recoverable value, but so as the reviewed carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount which would have been determined had any impairment loss not been recognized for the respective asset (cash generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognized immediately in profit and loss.

A revaluation surplus is recognized as an item of comprehensive income and credited to the asset's revaluation reserves, except for the cases in which a decrease in value was previously recognized in profit and loss for a revalued asset, case in which the surplus can be recognized in profit and loss within the limit of this prior decrease.

Inventories

The inventories are registered at the lowest value between cost and the net realizable value. The net realizable value is the selling price estimated for the inventories minus all estimated costs for completion and the costs related to the sale. Costs, including a portion related to fixed and variable indirect costs are allocated to inventories held through the method most appropriate for the respective class of inventories.

Raw materials are valued at the purchase price including transport, handling costs and net of trade discounts.

Work in progress, semi-finished goods and finished goods are carried at actual cost consisting of direct materials, direct labour and directly attributable production overheads and other costs incurred in bringing them to their existing location and condition using the standard cost method. Standard costs take into account normal levels of consumption of materials and supplies, labour, efficiency and capacity utilisation. They are regularly reviewed and, if necessary, revised in the light of current conditions.

For the following classes of inventories, the average weighted cost method is used: the raw material for pipes / piping, merchandise, inventory items / small tools, packaging materials, consumables.

Impairment is reconized, where necessary, in all inventory categories for obsolete, slow moving and defective items.

Investments in subsidiaries

Investments in subsidiaries represent shares owned in these entities.

These investments are initially recognized as purchase price and subsequently at purchase cost less accumulated impairment losses. TeraPlast continues to assess the interests held in subsidiaries and associates at cost minus any impairment losses according to IAS 27.

At each financial statements date, the Company assesses whether there are indications of impairment of the investments in subsidiaries. These indications refer to important changes that occurred in the economic environment in which the respective entities operate or to important changes in the evolution of the financial position or, respectively, of the financial performance of the entities in which the Company holds interests.

If there are any indications of impairment, the Company carries out an impairment test and it computes the value of the impairment losses as difference between the recoverable value and the net book value.

Except for the assets the value of which will be recovered through a sale transaction rather than by use, for all the impairment tests carried out, the recoverable value was based on the value of use. Its measurement requires different estimates and hypothesis, depending on the nature of the activity, such as the discount rates, the increase rates, the gross margins.

The impairment loss resulted from the impairment tests represents an expense of the current year and it is recognized in profit and loss.

Acquisition of activities from controlled entities

When the Company acquires activities / lines of business from controlled entities, it records the assets and liabilities undertaken at the carrying amount in the Company financial statements, and the difference between the value of the net assets undertaken and the price agreed between the parties for the transfer is charged directly in Equity.

Share capital

Common shares are classified in equity.

At the repurchase of the Company shares the paid amount will decrease equity belonging to the holders of the company's equity, through retained earnings, until they are cancelled or reissued. When these shares are subsequently reissued, the received amount (net of transaction costs and of income tax effects) is recognized in equity belonging to the holders of the Company's equity.

Dividends

Dividends related to ordinary shares are recognized as liability to the shareholders in the financial statements in the period in which they are approved by the Company shareholders. Interim dividends on ordinary shares are recognized when they are paid.

Provisions

Provisions are recognized when the Company has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required from the Company to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the respective obligation.

The amount recognized as a provision is the best estimate of the amount necessary to settle the current obligation as of the balance sheet date, considering the risks and uncertainties related to the obligation. If a provision is measured using the estimated cash flows necessary for settling the present obligation, the carrying amount is the present value of the respective cash flows.

Segment reporting

The Company's accounting policy for identifying segments is based on internal management reporting information that is routinely reviewed by the Board of Directors and management. The measurement policies used for the segment reporting under IFRS 8 are the same as those used in the financial statements. Segment results that are reported to the directors and management include items directly attributable to a segment as well as those that can be allocated on a reasonable basis. The Company has determined that it has three operating segments: Installations (systems for sewage, water and gas), Joinery Profiles and Compounds.

The Company also does corporate centre activities for its subsidiaries.

Each segment includes similar products, with similar production processes, with similar distribution and supply channels.

Installations and Profles are both produced through extrusion of plastic, but the sales channels and process is different. Installations for infrastructure projects are sold to contractors and installations for residential buildings are sold through a distribution network. Joinery profiles are sold to PVC windows and doors producers.

Financial instruments

A financial instrument is any contract that gives rise to a financial asset of one entity and a financial liability or equity instrument of another entity.

(a) Financial assets

Initial recognition and measurement

The Company's financial assets include cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and long-term investments.

A financial asset is classified as measured at amortized cost or fair value with any movement being reflected through other comprehensive income or through profit and loss.

The classification of financial assets at initial recognition depends on the financial asset's contractual cash flow characteristics and the Company's business model for managing them. With the exception of trade receivables that do not contain a significant financing component or for which the Company has applied the practical expedient, the Company initially measures a financial asset at its fair value plus, in the case of a financial asset not at fair value through profit or loss, transaction costs. Trade receivables that do not contain a significant financing component or for which the Company has applied the practical expedient are measured at the transaction price determined under IFRS 15. Refer to the accounting policies in section 2.5.2 Revenues from contracts with customers.

The Company's business model for managing financial assets refers to how it manages its financial assets in order to generate cash flows. The business model determines whether cash flows will result from collecting contractual cash flows, selling the financial assets, or both.

Purchases or sales of financial assets that require delivery of assets within a time frame established by regulation or convention in the market place (regular way trades) are recognized on the trade date, i.e., the date that the Company commits to purchase or sell the asset.

On initial recognition of an equity investment that is not held for trading, the Company may irrevocably elect to present subsequent changes in the investment's fair value in other comprehensive income. This election is made on an investment by-investment basis.

Subsequent measurement

For purposes of subsequent measurement, the Company's financial assets are classified in three categories:

  • Financial assets at amortized cost (debt instruments). The Company's financial assets at amortized cost includes trade receivables and long term receivable.
  • Financial assets at fair value through OCI with recycling of cumulative gains and losses (debt instruments)
  • Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

Financial assets designated at fair value through OCI with no recycling of cumulative gains and losses upon derecognition (equity instruments).

The classification of the investments depends on their nature and purpose and it is determined as of the initial recognition.

Financial liabilities include finance lease liabilities, interest bearing bank loans, overdrafts and trade and other payables.

Two measurement categories continue to exist, fair value through the income statement and amortized cost. Financial liabilities held for trading are measured at fair value through the income statement, and all other financial liabilities are measured at amortized cost unless the fair value option is applied.

Financial instruments are classified as liabilities or equity according to the nature of the contractual arrangement. Interest, dividends, gains and losses related to a financial instrument classified as liability are reported as expense. Distributions to the holders of financial instruments classified as equity are registered directly in equity. Financial instruments are offset when the Company has a legal applicable right to offset them and it intends to offset them either on a net basis or to realize the asset and settle the liability at the same time.

Impairment of financial assets

The Company recognises a loss allowance for expected credit losses on trade receivables. The amount of expected credit losses is updated at each reporting date to reflect changes in credit risk since initial recognition of the respective financial instrument.

For trade receivables, a simplified approach is adopted in which impairment losses are recognized based on lifetime expected credit losses at each reporting date. If there are loan insurances or guarantees for the outstanding balances, the computation of expected losses from receivables is based on the probability of default related to the insurer / guarantor for the insured / guaranteed portion of the outstanding balance, while the amount remaining not covered will have the counterparty's probability of default. The Company has established a provision matrix that is based on its historical credit loss experience, adjusted for forward-looking factors specific to the debtors and the economic environment.

Significant increase in credit risk

Clients' credit risk is updated constantly. In assessing the IFRS 9 allowance, the Company uses the risk of a default occurring on the financial instrument at the reporting date.

In making the credit risk assessment, the Company considers both quantitative and qualitative information that is reasonable and supportable, including historical experience and forward-looking information that is available without undue cost or effort.

In particular, the following information is taken into account when assessing the credit risk deterioration of debtors:

• an actual or expected significant deterioration in the financial instrument's external (KeysFin and Coface) or internal credit rating;

• existing or forecast adverse changes in business, financial or economic conditions that are expected to cause a significant decrease in the debtor's ability to meet its debt obligations;

• an actual or expected significant deterioration in the operating results of the debtor;

• an evaluation of the main projects and clients of the debtor and the sources of financing those projects.

For trade receivables the Company is using the simplified model allowed by IFRS 9 which does not differentiate between Stage 1 and Stage 2. Credit losses are measured based on provision matrix.

A financial instrument is determined to have low credit risk if:

  1. the financial instrument has a low risk of default;

  2. the debtor has a strong capacity to meet its contractual cash flow obligations in the near term; and

  3. adverse changes in economic and business conditions in the longer term may, but will not necessarily, reduce the ability of the borrower to fulfil its contractual cash flow obligations.

The Company considers a financial asset to have low credit risk when the asset has external credit rating of 'investment grade' in accordance with the globally understood definition or if an external rating is not available, the asset has an internal rating of 'performing'. Performing means that the counterparty has a strong financial position and there is no past due amounts.

The Company regularly monitors the effectiveness of the criteria used to identify whether there has been a significant increase in credit risk and revises them as appropriate to ensure that the criteria are capable of identifying significant increase in credit risk before the amount becomes past due.

Definition of default

The Company considers the following as constituting an event of default for internal credit risk management purposes as historical experience indicates that financial assets that meet either of the following criteria are generally not recoverable:

• when there is a payment incident reported; or

• information developed internally or obtained from external sources indicates that the debtor is unlikely to pay its creditors, including the Company, in full (without taking into account any collateral held by the Company).

Irrespective of the above analysis, the Company considers that default has occurred when a financial asset is more than 90 days past due unless the Company has reasonable and supportable information to demonstrate that a more lagging default criterion is more appropriate.

Any recoveries made to doubtful receivables are recognised in profit or loss, together with the reversal of the allowance.

Write-off policy

The Company writes off a financial asset when bankruptcy was finalized, as at this point the VAT on these receivables can be recovered. Financial assets written off may no longer be subject to enforcement activities.

Measurement and recognition of expected credit losses

The measurement of expected credit losses is a function of the probability of default, loss given default (i.e. the magnitude of the loss if there is a default) and the exposure at default. The assessment of the probability of default is based on the risk rating of each client obtained from independent parties, adjusted, if the case with forward-looking information as described above.

As for the exposure at default, for financial assets, this is represented by the assets' gross carrying amount at the reporting date.

The Company recognises an impairment gain or loss in profit or loss for all financial instruments with a corresponding adjustment to their carrying amount through a loss allowance accounts.

Derecognition of assets and liabilities

The Company derecognizes financial assets only when the contractual rights over the cash flows related to the assets expire or it transfers to another entity the financial asset and, substantially, all risks and benefits related to the asset.

The Company derecognizes financial liabilities only if the Company's liabilities have been significantly modified, paid, cancelled or they have expired.

The difference between the carrying amount of the financial liability derecognised and the consideration paid and payable is recognised in profit or loss. Similarly, the Company accounts for substantial modification of terms of an existing liability or part of it as an extinguishment of the original financial liability and the recognition of a new liability. It is assumed that the terms are substantially different if the discounted present value of the cash flows under the new terms, including any fees paid net of any fees received and discounted using the original effective rate is at least 10 per cent different from the discounted present value of the remaining cash flows of the original financial liability. If the modification is not substantial, the difference between: (1) the carrying amount of the liability before the modification; and (2) the present value of the cash flows after modification is recognised in profit or loss as the modification gain or loss within other gains and losses.

Fair value measurement

An entity measures financial instruments and non-financial assets, such as investment property, at fair value at each balance sheet date. Also, the fair values of financial instruments measured at amortized cost are presented in Note 29 i).

The fair value of the freehold land was determined based on the market comparable approach that reflects recent transaction prices for similar properties.

The fair value of the buildings was determined using the cost approach that reflects the cost to a market participant to construct assets of comparable utility and age, adjusted for obsolescence.

The fair value of the investment property was determined based on the market comparable approach that reflects recent transaction prices for similar properties.

There has been no change to the valuation technique during the year for none of the above mentioned classes of assets. There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 during the year.

For all of the above, the level in which fair value measurement is categorised is Level 2.

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value measurement is based on the presumption that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability takes place either:

  • In the principal market for the asset or liability; or
  • In the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market for the asset or liability.

The fair value of an asset or a liability is measured using the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, assuming that market participants act in their economic best interest.

A fair value measurement of a non-financial asset takes into account a market participant's ability to generate economic benefits by using the asset in its highest and best use or by selling it to another market participant that would use the asset in its highest and best use.

An entity uses valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient data are available to measure fair value, maximizing the use of relevant observable inputs and minimizing the use of unobservable inputs.

All assets and liabilities for which fair value is measured or disclosed in the financial statements are categorized within the fair value hierarchy, described as follows, based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole:

  • Level 1 Quoted (unadjusted) market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
  • Level 2 Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is directly or indirectly observable;
  • Level 3 Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is unobservable.

For assets and liabilities that are recognized in the financial statements on a recurring basis, the Company determines whether transfers have occurred between levels in the hierarchy by re-assessing categorization (based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole) at the end of each reporting period.

External valuators are involved for valuation of significant assets, such as investment property and available for sale financial assets. Involvement of external valuators is decided upon annually by the management. Selection criteria include market knowledge, reputation, independence and professional standards, if they are specified.

At each reporting date, Company's management analyses the movements in the values of assets and liabilities which are required to be re-measured or re-assessed as per the Company's accounting policies.

Company's management, in conjunction with the entity's external valuators, also compares the change in the fair value of each asset and liability with relevant external sources to determine whether the change is reasonable.

For the purpose of the notes and fair value disclosures, the Company has determined classes of assets and liabilities on the basis of the nature, characteristics and risks of the asset or liability and the level of the fair value hierarchy as explained above.

Use of estimates

The preparation of the financial statements requires the performance of estimates and judgments by the management, which affects the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the presentation of potential assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.

Actual results may be different from these estimates. The estimates and judgments on which these are based are reviewed permanently. The reviews of the accounting estimates are recognized during the period in which the estimate is reviewed, if this review affects only the respective period or during the review period and during future periods, if the review affects both the current period and the future periods.

3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING JUDGMENTS, ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS

Judgments

In the process of applying the Company accounting policies, management has made the following judgments, which have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in the separate financial statements.

Impairment of intangible and tangible assets

To determine whether the impairment related to an intangible or tangible asset must be recognized, significant judgment is needed. To take this decision, for each cash generating unit (CGU), the Company compares the carrying amount of these intangible or tangible assets, to the higher of the CGU fair value less costs to sell and its value in use, which will be generated by the intangible and tangible assets of the cash generating units over the remaining useful life. The recoverable amount used by the Company for each cash generating unit for impairment measuring purposes was represented by its value in use.

The Company analyzed the internal and external sources of information and reached the conclusion that there are no indications concerning the impairment of assets, except for goodwill related to the roof tiles business. When reviewing for indicators of impairment, the Company considers, among other factors:

  • The relationship between its market capitalization and its book value
  • The operating performance, for which the Company used EBITDA as KPI, improved to 9,5% compared to 6,7% in the prior year, while revenue increased on all business lines, through organic growth
  • Utilization of production capacity increased on all CGUs

As a result, the Company decided not to carry an impairment analysis for the recoverable amount of tangible assets, under IAS 36. Therefore, an allowance for asset impairment proved not to be necessary.

Estimates and assumptions

The key assumptions concerning the future and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date, that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year, are described below. The Company based its assumptions and estimates on parameters available when the separate financial statements were prepared. Existing circumstances and assumptions about future developments, however, may change due to market changes or circumstances arising beyond the control of the Company. Such changes are reflected in the assumptions when they occur.

Revaluation of property, plant and equipment and investment properties

The Company carries its investment properties at fair value, with changes in fair value being recognized in the statement of profit or loss.

The Company measures land and buildings at revalued amounts with changes in fair value being recognized in other comprehensive income.

Investment property and buildings were valued by reference to market-based information, using comparable prices adjusted for specific market factors such as nature, location and condition of the property. As of 31 December 2019, based on internal assessment and opinion of the external valuation expert, management concluded that the accounting value of land and buildings approximates their market value and therefore a revaluation was deemed unnecessary.

4. REVENUE AND OPERATING SEGMENTS

An analysis of the Company revenues from contracts with customers is detailed below:

Year ended
31 December
2019
Year ended
31 December
2018
Sales from own production 328,095,213 267,429,927
Income from sale of goods 46,574,399 36,382,958
Revenues from other activities 431,045 20,262
Rent income - 1,204,698
Commercial discounts granted (3,987,375) (3,571,061)
Total 371,113,282 301,466,783

As of December 31, 2018 the Rent income has been presented in the Revenues line. As of December 31, 2019 the Rental income is presented in the Other operating income line – please see Note 5.

Geographical analysis

Year ended
31 December
2019
Year ended
31 December
2018
Sales on the internal market (Romania) 344,669,663 276,503,435
Sales on the foreign market 26,443,619 24,963,348
Total 371,113,282 301,466,783

The information on the operational policy as reported to those responsible for the operating policy from the perspective of resource allocation and segment performance analysis is classified according to the type of products delivered. The reporting segments of the Company have been determined according to:

  • The nature of the products and services
  • The nature of the production processes
  • The type or category of clients for products and services
  • Methods used for distributing the products or providing the services.

The product portfolio of the TeraPlast is structured on three business lines: Installations, PVC joinery profiles and Compounds.

On the construction materials market, the seasonality influences the monthly evolution of the sales. Therefore, the peak in our activity consists of approximately 6 months (May – October).

The Company's distribution policy targets specialised clients in the constructions sector through the following channels:

  • Distributors and resellers (domestic and exports)
  • Specialised networks (DIY stores domestic and exports)
  • Contractors and builders (infrastructure projects auctions)
  • Producers (domestic and exports)

4. REVENUE AND OPERATING SEGMENTS (continued)

Installations

The Installations business line includes the interior and exterior sewage systems, water & gas distribution systems, rain and wastewater management systems, telecommunications, electric networks, individual utilities branches.

TeraPlast is the leader of the PVC pipes market and the second player on the installations market in Romania.

From its local top-producer position the company has an advantage in contracting the infrastructure works in Romania compared to the foreign competitors.

According to the sustainable development strategy "Romania 2025", the total value of the investments needed for the rehabilitation of the public services of water and sewage infrastructure is EUR 12,5

billion, while the annual medium of the necessary investments is EUR 625 million. As for the population connected to the water and sewage systems, in 2017 in Romania only 50,8% of the residents were connected to a sewage system, while 49,4% were connected to sewage systems with treatment stations. EUR 11 billion were allotted for the Large Infrastructure Operational Program between 2014 and 2020.

So far, EUR 2,3 billion in payments and EUR 9,7 billion in signed contracts were used.

Taking this into consideration, an increase of the demand during the next 2 years, due to the execution phase of these projects.

PVC joinery Profiles

TeraPlast, through its PVC joinery profiles business line, offers systems with 4, 6 and 7 insulating chambers. The PVC joinery profiles portfolio are constantly improved to meet the domestic and international clients' needs.

The joinery profiles business line serves over 200 clients, producers of insulated openings. On the domestic market, the best-seller is the 4 insulating chambers system, while on the international markets the demand targets the 6 and 7 insulating chambers systems.

Compounds

With an over 34% market share, TeraPlast is the leader of the compounds market in Romania and the main supplier of PVC compounds for the cable industry in Romania. The compounds portfolio includes flexible and rigid compounds with appliance in the extrusion and injection manufacturing industry.

4. REVENUE AND OPERATING SEGMENTS (continued)

The reporting segments of the Company are aggregated according to the main types of activities and are presented below:

Year ended
31 December 2019
Installations Joinery
profiles
Compounds Non
allocated
amounts
Total
Total revenues 250,896,980 55,991,364 64,224,938 - 371,113,282
Sales, general and
administrative expenses
(238,363,143) (58,092,397) (58,479,396) - (354,934,936)
Operating result 12,533,837 (2,101,033) 5,745,542 - 16,178,346
Financial result (3,756,330) (917,753) (904,137) - (5,578,220)
Profit before tax 8,777,506 (3,018,786) 4,841,405 - 10,600,126
Operating assets 194,720,182 49,895,510 51,224,979 151,402,881 447,243,551
Non-current assets 89,283,547 21,572,403 22,901,871 151,402,881 285,160,702
Current assets 105,436,635 28,323,107 28,323,107 - 162,082,849
Operating liabilities 103,916,901 25,208,697 24,163,750 73,995,661 227,285,009
Long-term liabilities 17,617,586 2,116,154 3,776,023 47,891,156 71,400,920
Current liabilities 86,299,315 23,092,543 20,387,726 26,104,505 155,884,090
Fixed assets additions 31,134,953 4,206,018 7,783,519 44,962,764
Year ended
31 December 2018
Installations Joinery
profiles
Compounds Non
allocated
amounts
Total
Total revenues 185,686,076 52,554,144 63,226,562 - 301,466,783
Sales, general and
administrative expenses (187,773,645) (53,820,465) (57,501,953) - (299,096,063)
Operating result (2,087,569) (1,266,321) 5,724,609 - 2,370,720
Financial result (1,733,703) (876,027) (674,584) 32,888,859 29,604,545
(Loss)/ Profit before tax (3,821,272) (2,142,348) 5,050,025 32,888,859 31,975,265
Operating assets 193,684,601 66,217,200 19,389,230 171,078,469 469,695,771
Non-current assets 70,258,447 34,066,794 15,155,042 169,212,909 288,693,192
Current assets 123,426,155 32,150,406 23,560,459 - 179,137,019
Non-current assets - - - 1,865,560 1,865,560
Operating liabilities 103,791,342 31,028,762 19,389,230 106,404,081 260,613,415
Long-term liabilities 13,847,674 8,369,876 2,581,214 96,103,835 120,902,599
Current liabilities 89,943,668 22,658,886 16,808,015 10,300,246 139,710,815

The non-allocated non-current assets relate to investment properties, investments in subsidiaries and other financial assets, which include the long-term portion of the loan granted by Teraplast to Terasteel Serbia. The non-allocated current assets relate to the short-term portion of the loan granted by Teraplast to Terasteel Serbia and the short-term loan granted by Teraplast to Teraplast Hungaria Kft. The nonallocated liabilities relate to the bank loans contracted by Teraplast for the shareholdings in Wetterbest and Politub and the financing of Terasteel Doo.

The unallocated finance income of RON 32,888,859 is the income from dividends.

5. OTHER OPERATING INCOME

The Group as a lessor

Disclosure required by IFRS 16

Operating leases, in which the Company is the lessor, relate to investment property owned by the Company with lease terms of between 1 to 7 years, with one year extension option. All operating lease contracts contain market review clauses in the event that the lessee exercises its option to renew. The lessee does not have an option to purchase the property at the expiry of the lease period.

The unguaranteed residual values do not represent a significant risk for the Company, as they relate to property which is located in a location with a constant value over the last years. The Company did not identify any indications that this situation will change.

Property rental income earned during the year 2019 was 1,582,696 RON.

Maturity analysis of operating lease
receipts:
Rental income:
Year ended
31 December 2019
Year ended
31 December 2019
RON
Operating lease rental
Year 1
income
1,582,696
1,238,403
Year 2
- Investment
1,212,595
1,582,696
property
Year 3
1,212,595
- Contingent
Year 4
rental income
-
1,212,595
Year 5 972,815
Year 6 and onwards 1,132,694 Disclosure required by IAS 17
Total 6,981,695 As set out in Note 5, property rental
income earned during the year 2018

was 1,204,698 RON.

All of the properties held have committed tenants for the next 7 years. All operating lease contracts contain market review clauses in the event that the lessee exercises its option to renew. The lessee does not have an option to purchase the property at the expiry of the lease period.

At the reporting date, the Group had contracted with tenants for the following future minimum lease receipts:

Year ended
31 December 2018
Within one year 820,765
In the second to fifth years
inclusive
3,182,320
After five years 683,931

As at 31.12.2018, the rental contracts with Teraplast Logistics and Terasteel SA, amounting to RON528,018, had been finalized.

6. RAW MATERIALS, CONSUMABLES USED AND MERCHANDISE

Year ended
31 December
2019
Year ended
31 December
2018
(207,214,699) (176,017,728)

TERAPLAST SA NOTES TO THE SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the financial year ended 31 December 2019 (all amounts are expressed in Romanian Lei ("RON"), unless otherwise stated)

Total (258,372,802 (219,046,622)
Consumed packaging (973,397) (905,752)
Commodity expenses (35,976,523) (29,748,013)
Consumable expenses (14,208,183) (12,375,129)

7. GAINS AND LOSSES FROM THE DERECOGNITION OF ASSETS

Year ended
31 December
2019
Year ended
31 December
2018
Income from the sale of assets 25,177,077 1,436,064
Net book value of derecognized assets (Note 15) (25,367,100) (1,488,322)
Total (190,023) (52,258)

In 2019, TeraPlast SA transferred the equipment used for production of recycled PVC to its subsidiary, TeraPlast Recycling. The assets were sold at the fair value determined by an independent valuator.

8. IMPAIRMENT AND AMORTIZATION

Year ended
31 December
2019
Year ended
31 December
2018
Receivables impairment
Receivables charged to expenses (IFRS 9) 782,233 590,814
Expenses with allowance for doubtful debts (IFRS 9) 823,657 731,246
Income from impairment reversal (IFRS 9) (871,087) (1,131,542)
Net adjustments for doubtful debts 734,803 190,517
Allowance for inventories
Inventory impairment expenses (IAS 36) 3,855,111 4,462,779
Income from inventory impairment reversal (IAS 36) (5,482,953) (4,099,699)
Net adjustments for inventory impairment (1,627,842) 363,081
Expenses with non-current assets impairment (IAS 36) (1,038,583) (549,947)
Amortization and depreciation expenses (Notes 12 and 13) (IAS 36) (17,174,798) (17,179,141)
Net adjustments for non-current assets impairment (18,213,381) (17,729,088)

Impairment of non-current assets

The Company sets up impairment allowances for equipment that will no longer be used because it is damaged or obsolete. When this equipment is scrapped, recycled or sold, the impairment allowance is reversed.

Most of the allowance refers equipment that is part of the extrusion production lines for joinery profiles and installations. Given the nature of the production process of these 2 segments, some parts become damaged before the end of their economic useful life.

Inventory impairment

Allowance are set up for inventory that was not used or sold during the last 12 months, finished goods for which the demand is decreasing, that are damaged or have quality issues. The cost of finished goods on stock as at quarter end is also compared to the expected selling price and an allowance is set up, if necessary, to adjust the cost to the lower net realizable value.

The net reversal is because the Company obtained a value higher than expected for the finished goods that remained on stock from product Company that were discontinued in prior 2017 – 2018, namely window seals, PVC decoration elements and PVC rainwater system elements.

9. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT EXPENSES AND REMUNERATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Year ended
31 December
2019
Year ended
31 December
2018
RON RON
Wages (35,986,056) (28,089,279)
Contributions to the public social security fund (873,166) (629,996)
Social aid within the limit of 5% of the salary fund (552,185) (369,079)
Meal tickets (1,743,300) (1,441,940)
Total, as presented on line "Employee benefit expenses" (39,154,707) (30,530,294)

In 2019, the employees and managers of the Company that were awarded free shares of TeraPlast SA, were transferred the property of these shares. As a result, treasury shares of 1,472,925 lei were derecognized.

The cost of the shares was expensed in 2017 and 2018 under Wages, as these were the periods in which the respective employees were granted the bonus in shares.

Remuneration of the Board of Directors

The Chairman and the Members of the Board have a monthly gross salary of RON 8,443. The total remuneration in 2019 and 2018 was of RON 506,580 per year. They do not receive any other benefits.

10. FINANCIAL COSTS AND INCOME

Year ended 31 December Year ended 31 December

TERAPLAST SA NOTES TO THE SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the financial year ended 31 December 2019 (all amounts are expressed in Romanian Lei ("RON"), unless otherwise stated)

2019 2018
Financial costs
Interest expense (6,670,959) (6,496,993)
Expenses with exchange rate differences (1,432,142) (1,115,946)
Other financial expenses (27,477) (494,662)
Total (8,130,578) (8,107,601)

Other financial expenses represent the discounting, by applying a specific index, of the liability Teraplast committed to pay to the minor shareholders of Wetterbest within the bilateral Promise in November 2017. As disclosed in Note 30, the underlying liability was restated. No restatement performed on P&L.

Year ended
31 December
2019
Year ended
31 December
2018
Financial Income
Interest Income 885,991 1,285,099
Income from exchange rate differences 1,576,865 1,115,366
Dividend income 88,742 32,888,859
Other 760 52,101
Total 2,552,358 35,341,426
Financial result (5,578,220) 27,233,825

Dividend income include dividends received from Terasteel amounting to RON nil (2018: RON 32,813,658) and from CERTIND in amount RON 88,742 (2018: RON 75,200).

Out of the dividends received from TeraSteel in 2018, the receipt of RON 12,243,903 was in 2019.

11. OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES

Year ended
31 December
2019
Year ended
31 December
2018
Transport costs 15,232,874 13,173,735
Expenses with utilities 10,435,290 8,040,177
Expenses with third party services 7,034,397 8,422,523
Expenses with compensations, fines and penalties 8,663 1,788
Entertainment, promotion and advertising expenses 1,448,384 1,635,253
Expenses with other taxes and duties 1,015,353 1,163,105
Repair expenses 1,916,566 1,399,238
Travelling expenses 683,470 437,198
Rent expenses 352,421 1,303,513
Mail and telecommunication expenses 340,013 331,447
Insurance premium expenses 1,128,856 1,023,790
Expenses with sponsorship, donations 215,585 386,052
Other general expenses 438,355 706,006
Total 40,250,227 38,023,825

12. INCOME TAX

The total expense for the year is reconciled with the accounting profit as follows:

2019 2018
Profit before tax 10,600,126 29,604,544
Income tax calculated (16%)) 1,696,020 4,736,727
Deduction for dividends income not taxable (14,199) (5,262,217)
Non-deductible expenses 45,059 95,606
Credit from tax loss used (795,906) -
Total income tax 930,974 (429,884)
Deferred income tax – expense/ (benefit) 930,974 (429,884)

The components of the net deferred tax liabilities

2019 Opening
balance
Recorded in the
income statement
Closing
balance
(3,059,036 (2,540,825
Tangible and intangible assets and investment properties ) 518,211 )
Reserve from Politub business transfer (464,453) (464,453)
Fiscal loss 795,906
(2,727,583
(1,583,043) (787,137)
(3,792,415
Deferred tax liabilities recognized ) (1,064,832) )
Employee benefit liabilities 100,923 131,679 232,602
Trade and similar payables 155,468 2,179 157,647
Deferred tax assets recognized 256,391 133,858 390,249
(2,471,192 (3,402,166
Net liabilities with deferred tax recognized ) (930,974) )
2018 Opening
balance
Recorded
in the
income
statement
Registered in
other
comprehensive
income
Closing
balance
(2,931,357 (3,059,036
Tangible and intangible assets and investment properties ) (127,679) 136,968 )
Reserve from Politub business transfer (464,453)
(3,395,810
(464,453)
(3,523,489
Deferred tax liabilities recognized ) (127,679) 136,968 )
Investments in subsidiaries 392,000 (392,000) 0
Employee benefit liabilities 41,425 59,498 100,923
Trade and similar payables 61,309 94,159 155,468
Fiscal loss 795,906 795,906
Deferred tax assets recognized 494,734 557,563 1,052,297
Net liabilities with deferred tax recognized (2,901,076
)
429,884 136,968 (2,471,192
)

13. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Installations
Tools and and Tangible assets
Land Buildings equipment furniture in progress Total
COST
Balance as at 1 January 2019
6,939,873 52,912,333 171,593,584 1,366,339 8,636,490 241,448,889
Increases 319,356 - 3,355,370 - 41,288,038 44,962,764
Out of which:
Increases from the internal production of non-current
assets
- - - - 1,549,229 1,549,229
Transfers in/from non-current assets in progress - 4,165,154 38,215,070 394,668 (42,440,560) 334,332
Transfers IFRS 16 right of use - - (2,834,253) - - (2,834,253)
Transfers to Teraplast Recycling - (671,502) (12,879,463) (23,247) (1,938,629) (15,512,841)
Disposals and other decreases - - (1,336,521) (11,604) - (1,348,124)
Balance as at 31 December 2019 7,259,229 56,405,984 196,114,586 1,726,156 5,545,340 267,051,295
ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
Balance as at 1 January 2019 691 4,322,421 116,735,866 947,951 1,191,250 123,198,180
Depreciation recorded during the year (Note 9) 346 2,455,022 12,569,318 128,703 - 15,153,388
Transfers to Teraplast Recycling - (35,058) (1,829,447) (3,632) - (1,868,137)
Transfers IFRS 16 right of use - - (559,764) - - (559,764)
Disposals and other decreases - - (814,621) (11,410) - (826,031)
Impairment (Note 9) - (31,997) 750,307 - 63,926 782,235
Balance as at 31 December 2019 1,037 6,710,916 126,851,659 1,061,611 1,255,176 135,880,399
Net carrying amount as at 1 January 2019 6,939,181 48,589,911 54,857,988 418,388 7,445,240 118,250,709
Net carrying amount as at 31 December 2019 7,258,192 49,695,068 69,262,927 664,545 4,290,164 131,170,896

English translation is for information purposes only. Romanian language text is the official text for submission.

13. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (continued)

Land Buildings Tools and
equipment
Installations
and
furniture
Tangible
assets
in
progress
Total
COST
Balance as at 1 January 2018 8,599,553 54,778,961 173,486,479 1,387,372 4,506,536 242,758,902
Increases - - 987,529 - 13,935,314 14,922,842
Out of which: Increases from the internal production of non-current assets - - - - 1,018,220 1,018,220
Transfers in/from non-current assets in progress - 770,670 8,896,598 127,408 (9,805,360
)
(10,684)
Transfers in/from other fixed assets classes - - - - - -
Transfers from inventory items - - 49,884 - - 49,884
Valuation decrease prior to the classification as assets held for sale, with an impact in
reserves
(522,189) (333,862) - - - (856,051)
Transfers from investment property (Note 16) 599,425 622,201 - - - 1,221,626
(1,137,491 (826,853) - - - (1,964,344)
Transfers to assets held for sale (Note 17) )
Disposals and other decreases (Note 8) (599,425) (2,098,785) (11,826,635) (148,441) - (14,673,286)
Balance as at 31 December 2018 6,940,401 52,912,333 171,593,584 1,366,339 8,636,490 241,448,889
ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
Balance as at 1 January 2018 346 3,426,060 113,881,489 918,273 964,893 119,191,062
Depreciation recorded during the year (Note 9) 346 2,589,887 13,966,780 134,022 - 16,691,035
Transfers from inventory items - - 49,884 - - 49,884
Disposals and other decreases (Note 8) - (1,441,218) (11,639,401) (104,344) - (13,184,964)
Impairment (Note 9) - (153,253) 477,114 - 226,357 549,947
Balance as at 31 December 2018 691 4,322,421 116,735,866 947,951 1,191,250 123,198,180
Net carrying amount as at 1 January 2018 8,599,208 51,352,901 59,604,989 469,099 3,541,643 123,567,840
Net carrying amount as at 31 December 2018 6,939,181 48,589,911 54,857,988 418,388 7,445,240 118,250,709

English translation is for information purposes only. Romanian language text is the official text for submission.

13. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (continued)

As at 31 December 2019, the Company had pledged in favor of financial institutions non-current assets and investment properties with a net carrying amount RON 77,420,197 (31 December 2018: RON 56,463,119).

The land and buildings were revalued as at 31 December 2016. The Company management decided they represented a single class of assets for fair value revaluation purposes under IFRS 13. This analysis took into consideration the characteristics and risks associated to the revalued properties.

As at 31 December 2018 and 2019, the management analyzed, with the assistance of an authorizer valuator, whether a new revaluation of land and buildings was necessary. Because the differences between the fair value and the carrying amount would be insignificant, the management decided not to perform a new revaluation of the Company land and buildings.

Land and buildings were revalued as of 31 December 2016. Company management has determined that they are only one class of assets for fair value revaluation purposes according to IFRS 13. This analysis took into account the associated characteristics and risks of the revalued properties.

Presentation of the historical cost values that would have been recorded in connection with these assets, in the event that they would have been recognized had the assets been carried under the cost model, is not possible due to technical limitations of the accounting system. The company considers that the costs that would be incurred with obtaining this information exceed the expected benefits to users of the financial statements. Thus, the presentation of the historical cost values is not presented.

14. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets
Licenses in progress Total
Cost
Balance as at 1 January 2019 5,296,256 290,507 5,586,762
Increases, out of which 217,138 597,954 815,092
Transfers 391,800 (726,132) (334,332)
Disposals and other decreases - -
Balance as at 31 December 2019 5,905,194 162,328 6,067,523
Accumulated amortization
Balance as at 1 January 2019 4,354,270 - 4,354,270
Amortization expense 553,464 - 553,464
Impairment expense 256,347 - 256,347
Balance as at 31 December 2019 5,164,081 5,164,081
Net carrying amount as at 1 January 2019 941,986 290,507 1,232,493
Net carrying amount as at 31 December 2019 741,114 162,328 903,442
Intangible
assets
Licenses in progress Total
Cost
Balance as at 1 January 2018 4,979,745 - 4,979,745
Increases 296,431 309,134 605,566
Transfers 29,312 (18,628) 10,684
Disposals and other decreases (9,232) - (9,232)
Balance as at 31 December 2018 5,296,256 290,507 5,586,762
Accumulated amortization
Balance as at 1 January 2018 3,875,339 - 3,875,339
Amortization expense 488,106 - 340,623
Decreases (9,232) - (9,232)
Corrections 56 - 56
Balance as at 31 December 2018 4,354,270 - 4,354,270
Net carrying amount as at 1 January 2018 1,104,406 - 1,104,406
Net carrying amount as at 31 December 2018 941,986 290,507 1,232,493

15. RIGHT OF USE ASSETS

The Company has right of use assets from rented buildings, warehouses and showrooms. The Company finances through lease agreements vehicles.

The total cash outflow for leases amount to 352,421 RON (for low value assets and short term contracts as presented below) and 1,206,100 RON representing payment of lease liabilities.

Please see maturity analysis of lease liabilities in note 27.

Buildings Vehicles Total
from previous finance
Cost leases
Balance as of 1 January 2019 5,049,127 2,014,851 7,063,978
Additions 1,684,455 1,684,455
Transfer to equipment on exercise of the
purchase option (865,053)
Balance as of 31 December 2019 5,049,127 2,834,253 7,883,380
Accumulated depreciation
Balance as of 1 January 2019 - 772,878 772,878
Depreciation expense 1,467,947 416,810 1,884,757
Depreciation of equipment transferred to PPE (629,923) (629,923)
Balance as of 31 December 2019 1,467,947 559,765 2,027,711
Carrying amount 01 January 2019 5,049,127 1,241,973 6,291,100
Carrying amount 31 December 2019 3,581,180 2,274,488 5,855,668

The amount recognized to profit and loss in respect of the right of use assets were:

Buildings Equipment Total
Depreciation expense 1,467,947 416,810 1,884,757
Interest expense on lease liabilities 173,099 - 173,099

In 2019, the Company expensed the lease for low value assets and short term contracts:

Rent expense 352,421
short-term 307,482
low value 44,939

16. INVESTMENT PROPERTIES AND ASSETS HELD FOR SALE

Investment properties

The Company holds assets which were classified to investment property, as follows:

  • The Company owns 36 thousand sqm of land in Bistrita for appreciation, classified as investment property. The production facility of TeraPlast was on this land, before the company relocated in the TeraPlast Industrial Park.
  • As of 31 December 2018, the Company owned land and buildings (previously used as warehouses), in Constanta. The final destination of land and buildings would be as held for appreciation followed by subsequent sale. In July 2019, the property was sold, registering a net loss of RON 133 thousand.
  • Starting 31 March 2015, the buildings and land located in Bistrita, which are rented to Teraglass Bistrita SRL, are classified as investment properties.

The Company carries its investment properties at fair value, with changes in fair value being recognized in the statement of profit or loss. Investment properties were revalued as at 31 December 2019 by an external independent valuator. The valuation method used was the market comparison.

31 December
2019
31 December
2018
Opening balance at 1 January 17,906,553 19,218,403
Reductions (1,410,929) (1,221,626)
Net loss from valuation of investment properties at fair value 205,310 (90,224)
Closing balance at 31 December 16,700,934 17,906,553

In July 2019, the warehouse in Constanta was sold, generating a reduction of the Company's investment property by RON 1,411 thousand. The warehouse was classified as Investment property because it was vacated and kept for value appreciation.

Assets held for sales

31 December
2019
31 December
2018
Opening balance as of 1 January 1,865,560 653,215
Inflows by transfer from tangible assets - 1,865,560
Outflows by sale (1,865,560) 653,215
Closing balance as of 31 December - 1,865,560

In 2017, the Company reclassified its warehouse in Galati (land and building) with a net book value of RON 653,215 from tangible assets into assets held for sale and it was measured at the reclassification date at the lowest of its net book value and the fair value minus the costs generated by the sale. The warehouse was sold in 2018, generating a profit of RON 185,891.

In 2018, the Company reclassified its warehouse in Otopeni (land and buildings) to assets held for sale; they were valued at the date of reclassification at the lower of net book value and fair value less costs to sell, namely RON 1,865,560. The warehouse was sold in January 2019, generating a profit of RON 15,034.

The profit from the sale of these assets is classified in the Income Statement under "Gains from the disposal of assets held for sale"

The sale of these warehouses were the result of the Company's strategy to divest from noncore assets. The warehouses were used to service Installations clients

17. SUBSIDIARIES AND OTHER EQUITY INVESTMENTS

As at 31 December 2019 and 31 December 2018, the Company holds the following investments:

Subsidiary Country Investment
share
31 December
2019
Investment
share
31 December
2018
% RON % RON
Terasteel S.A. Bistrita Romania 97.95 10,960,083 97.95 10,960,083
Teraglass Bistrita SRL Romania 100 50,000 100 50,000
Politub SA Romania 99.99 11,677,250 99.99 11,677,250
Teraplast Recycling SA
(former TRP Logistic SRL)
Romania 99 89,100 99 990
Teraplast Hungaria KFT Hungary 100 43,167 100 43,167
Wetterbest SA (former
Depaco SRL)
Romania 99 80,822,897 67 56,554,457
Terasteel DOO Serbia Serbia 100 8,192,369 100 45,271
- 111,834,865 - 79,331,275

During 2017, Teraplast has concluded a contract with the shareholders of Wetterbest SA to purchase 67% of its capital shares. Following the approval from the Competition Council for the sole control over Wetterbest, in January 2018, the 67% shareholding in Wetterbest was recorded with the Trade Register.

Also during 2017, Teraplast has concluded a sale-purchase promise with the minority shareholders of Wetterbest, for the rest of their investment up to 99% of the company. The transaction is be carried out within 4 years at most, for a price correlated with Wetterbest's results in the following years.

As described in Note 30, of 31 December 2018, the Company recognized, under the "Investments in subsidiaries and jointly controlled entities" balance sheet item the equivalent value of the capital shares it is entitled to according to the Promise concluded in 2017 and in the "Long-term liabilities" balance sheet item the discounted value of the liability the Company undertook to pay according to this long-term agreement.

As at 31 December 2019, comparatives were restated to reflect the 67% shareholding in Wetterbest, as registered in the Companies Register in Romania. For details please see Note 30 – Prior period error

In 2019, the Company acquired and registered the additional 32% shareholding

Other long-term equity investments

Details concerning other equity investments of Teraplast SA are the following:

31 December 31 December
Investment description Country Share-part 2019 Share-part 2018
% RON % RON
CERTIND SA
Sustainable development
Romania
Romania
7.50 14,400 7.5 14,400
partnership 7.14 1,000 7.14 1,000
Tera Tools SRL Romania 24 72 24 72
- 15,472 - 15,472

CERTIND Company is an independent certification body accredited by Greek Accreditation Body – ESYD for the following certification services: quality management system certification according to ISO 9001, environmental management system certification according to ISO 14001, food safety management system certification according to ISO 22000.

The Company has undertaken no obligation and has made no payment on behalf of the entities in which it holds securities as investments in associates.

18. INVENTORIES

31 December
2019
31 December
2018
Finished goods 25,598,154 33,944,576
Raw materials 20,290,416 19,563,702
Commodities 7,992,078 8,365,253
Consumables 2,318,696 2,323,890
Inventory items 115,007 86,253
Semi-finished goods 1,163,078 2,561,593
Residual products 457,159 894,626
Goods to be purchased 52,337 3,539,791
Packaging 1,239,320 1,013,849
Inventories – gross value 59,226,244 72,293,532
Value adjustments on raw materials and materials (1,645,056) (1,557,006)
Value adjustments for finished products (2,201,295) (4,022,478)
Value adjustments for commodities (970,062) (864,771)
Total 54,409,831 65,849,277

The value adjustments are made for all categories of inventory (see above), using both general methods and specific methods according to their age and analyses on the chances to use them in the future. The categories of inventories with the age of one year or above which did not have any movements in the past year are provided for in full.

The Company's inventories are pledged in favour of financing banks. As of December 31, 2019 the total closing balance is pledged.

19. TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

liquidity term
31 December
2019
below 1 year above 1
year
Trade receivables 91,840,023 91,840,023 -
Advances paid to suppliers of non-current assets 2,197,258 2,197,258 -
Advances paid to suppliers of inventories and services 528,730 528,730 -
Loans granted to subsidiaries (Note 27) 25,192,587 9,415,683 15,776,904
Other receivables from affiliates (Note 27) 10,647,683 7,745,162 2,902,521
Other receivables 943,471 943,471 -
Adjustments for trade and other receivables impairment (11,664,022) (11,664,022) -
Total 119,685,730 101,006,306 18,679,424
liquidity term
31 December above 1
2018 below 1 year year
Trade receivables 77,308,377 77,308,377 -
Advances paid to suppliers of non-current assets 6,306,541 6,306,541 -
Advances paid to suppliers of inventories and services 738,596 738,596 -
Loans granted to subsidiaries (Note 27) 31,983,744 11,162,418 20,820,982
Other receivables from affiliates (Note 27) 18,888,061 16,855,058 2,033,003
Other receivables 1,700,549 1,125,219 575,330
Adjustments for trade and other receivables impairment (11,711,451) (11,711,451) -
Total 125,614,417 102,185,102 23,429,315

When determining the recoverability of a receivable, the Company takes into consideration any change in the crediting quality of the concerned receivable starting with the credit granting date until the reporting date. The concentration of the credit risk is limited taking into consideration that the client base is large and they are not related to each other.

An allowance for impairment is recorded for the full amount of trade receivables overdue for more than 90 days.

The measurement of expected credit losses is a function of the probability of default, loss given default (i.e. the magnitude of the loss if there is a default) and the exposure at default. The assessment of the probability of default is based on the risk rating of each client obtained from independent parties, adjusted, if the case with forward-looking information as described above.

As for the exposure at default, for financial assets, this is represented by the assets' gross carrying amount at the reporting date.

The Company's receivables are pledged in full in favour of the financing banks.

20. SHARE CAPITAL AND RESERVES

31 December
2019
31 December
2018
Share capital called-up and paid in full 133,780,651 107,024,527
Total 133,780,651 107,024,527

As at 31 December 2019, the value of the share capital called-up and paid up of the Company included 1,337,806,508 (2018: 1,070,245,274) authorized shares, issued and paid in full, at a value RON 0.1 and having a total nominal value of RON 1,337,806,508 (2018: RON 107,024,527). Common shares bear a vote each and give the right to dividends.

On September 18, 2019, the Financial Supervisory Authority issued Certificate for registration of securities, corresponding to the increase of share capital approved by the amount of RON 26,756,123.40, through the issuance of 267,561,234 new shares, at a nominal value of RON 0.1 /share.

On 12 December 2018, the Financial Supervisory Authority has issued the Security Registration Certificate related to the share capital increase with the amount of RON 21,333,483, through the issuance of 213,334,304 new shares, having a nominal value of RON 0.1 / share.

Shareholding structure

31 December 2019 31 December 2018
Number of
shares
%
ownership
Number of
shares
%
ownershi
p
Goia Dorel 626,496,322 46.83 501,197,059 46.83
Viciu Emanoil 33,677,814 2.52 39,447,752 3.69
Marley Magyarorszag (Gemencplast Szekszard) 106,073,412 7.93 84,858,730 7.93
KJK BALKAN HOLDING S.a.r.l. 134,413,359 10.05 107,530,688 10.05
KJK Fund II Sicav-SIF - - - -
FONDUL DE PENSII ADMINISTRAT PRIVAT NN/NN
PENSII S.A.F.P.A.P. S.A.
89,131,396 6.66 71,305,117 6.66
FD DE PENS ADMIN PRIV AZT VIITORUL
TAU/ALLIIANZ PP
57,218,659 4.28 - -
LCS IMOBILIAR SA 48,274,105 3.61 38,619,285 3.61
Other natural persons and legal entities 242,521,441 18.12 227,286,643 21.24
1,070,245,27
Total 1,337,806,508 100 4 100

Treasury shares

As of 31 December 2018, the Company had RON 1,480,308 worth of treasury shares for a stock compensation plan.

In December 2017, Terasteel registered a provision amounting to RON 920,000.

In December 2018, Teraplast registered RON 552,925 representing benefits granted to the employees in the form of own shares in Teraplast SA, which will be settled at a subsequent date.

On September 27, 2019, the Central Depository registered in the Shareholders' Registry of Teraplast SA the transfer of shares to its own employees, as laid down in the program begun in September 2017.

21. LOANS FROM BANKS

Bank loans as of 31 December 2019 and, respectively, 31 December 2018 are the following:

Balance as of
31 December
Balance as of
31 December
Short-term as of
31 December
Long-term as of
31 December
Financing bank Financing type Date granted 2018 2019 2019 2019 Period
Transilvania Bank Working capital 07.06.2017 28,059,730 37,244,594 37,244,594 - 12 MONTHS
Transilvania Bank Investments 20.04.2017 15,035,639 12,266,144 2,725,810 9,540,334 84 MONTHS
Transilvania Bank Investments 07.06.2017 28,200,000 23,500,000 4,700,000 18,800,000 84 MONTHS
Transilvania Bank Investments 19.07.2017 14,411,254 11,747,950 2,610,656 9,137,295 84 MONTHS
Transilvania Bank Investments 24.07.2017 3,824,857 2,723,529 1,089,412 1,634,118 60 MONTHS
Transilvania Bank Investments 31.07.2017 8,345,754 5,942,682 2,377,073 3,565,609 60 MONTHS
Transilvania Bank Investments 07.11.2017 7,820,000 4,500,000 1,500,000 3,000,000 60 MONTHS
Transilvania Bank Investments 04.04.2018 6,230,303 5,172,953 1,034,591 4,138,362 72 MONTHS
Raiffeisen Bank Working capital 01.07.2017 14,239,615 18,504,243 18,504,243 6,871,016 12 MONTHS
Transilvania Bank Investments 07.03.2019 - 8,834,164 1,963,148 995,583 60 MONTHS
Transilvania Bank Investments 05.12.2019 - 1,194,700 199,117 - 60 MONTHS
Transilvania Bank Investments 18.03.2019 - 7,941,303 7,941,303 - 12 MONTHS
TOTAL 126,167,153 139,572,262 81,889,947 57,682,317

English translation is for information purposes only. Romanian language text is the official text for submission.

22. LEASE LIABILITIES

Lease contracts – accounting treatment according to IAS 17

Finance leases

Finance leases relate to motor vehicles and equipment on lease periods of 5 - 6 years. The Company has the option of purchasing equipment for a nominal amount at the end of the contractual periods. The Company's obligations related to financial lease are guaranteed with the lessee's property right over the assets.

The fair value of finance lease liabilities is approximately equal to their carrying amount.

Present value of minimum lease
payments
31
December
2018
Amounts payable under finance leases:
Amounts payable in one year 309,143
More than one year but less than five years 829,902
Total lease liabilities 1,139,045
Less: future financial charges 109,483
Present value of lease obligations 1,029,562

As of 31 December 2018, the present value of financial lease liabilities was in amount of RON 1,029,562. The finance lease liabilities are for vehicles.

Operating leases

Total operating lease commitments as of 31 December 2018 were of RON 6,444,879.

Lease contracts – accounting treatment according to IFRS 16Maturity analysis of lease liabilities as of 31 December 2019:

Year 1 1,880,792
Year 2 1,624,662
Year 3 1,563,393
Year 4 825,645
Year 5 218,314
Onwards 5,150
Total 6,117,955
Non-current 4,237,163
Current 1,880,792

23. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT LIABILITIES

The Company has established a benefit plan according to which the employees are entitled to receive retirement benefits according to the seniority within the Company when they turn the retirement age of 65 for men and of 61 for women. There are no other post-retirement employee benefits. The provision represents the present value of the retirement benefit as calculated on an actuarial basis. The discount rate is the interest rate curve of the RON interest, without adjustments, as provided by EIOPA in December 2019. Future salary increases are estimated on the long term at 1,1% in the first year, 1,4% in the second year, 1,6% in the third year and, at 1,37% for the remainder.

The latest actuarial valuations were performed on 31 December 2019 by Mr. Silviu Matei, a member of the Romanian Actuarial Institute. The present value of the defined benefit obligations and the current and past costs of related services have been measured using the projected unit credit method.

During the financial year 2019, the Company set up a long term liability amounting to RON 822,995 (2018: RON 371,860) related to the rights to compensate employees, based on the actuarial calculation, for the amounts granted to the employees on retirement; these amounts are provided under the collective labor agreement. The expense is included in SOCI under "Provisions, net".

Employee benefits 31 December
2019
31 December
2018
Opening balance 630,767 258,907
(Decreases) / increases 822,995 371,860
Closing balance 1,453,762 630,767

The liability is included in the SOFP under "Employee benefit liabilities".

24. PROVISIONS

Movements
1 January
2019
Reversal of
provision
not used
Reversal of
provision
used
Provision
in addition
31 December
2019
Provisions for environmental
expenses
395,354 (168,719) - 14,978 241,613
Provisions for litigation - - - - -
Other provisions 14,880 - - 383,432 398,312
Closing balance 410,234 (168,719) 398,410 639,925
Movements
1 January
2018
Reversal of
provision
not used
Reversal of
provision
used
Provision
in addition
31 December
2018
Provisions for environmental
expenses
359,867 - 35,487 395,354
Provisions for litigation 10,000 (10,000) - - -
Other provisions 271,844 (256,964) - - 14,880
Closing balance 641,711 (266,964) - 35,487 410,234

Teraplast SA has set provisions for sundry expenses related to environmental protection and for tax liabilities, being probable certain obligations generated by prior events of the entity.

25. TRADE AND SIMILAR LIABILITIES

31 December
2019
31 December
2018
Trade payables 40,689,579 49,646,145
Trade notes payable 178,452 237,279
Liabilities from the purchase of long-term assets (620,079) 1,429,820
Contractual liabilities 881,553 697,527
Other payables 30,188,992 28,561,529
Total 71,318,498 80,572,300

Contractual liabilities reflect the Company's obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer from whom it received the equivalent value of the goods/services or from whom the amount receivable is due.

25. TRADE AND SIMILAR LIABILITIES (continued)

Other payables 31 December
2017
31 December
2018
Salary-related payables to employees and social security payables 4,696,067 3,906,484
VAT payable 5,507,069 743,890
Unclaimed employee rights 87,706 87,706
Sundry creditors 19,343,536 23,428,089
Dividends 382,695 235,149
Commercial guarantees received 104,707 106,579
Other taxes payable 67,213 53,632
Total 30,188,993 28,561,529

The net increase of approximately RON 2 million in Other payables at year end 2019 results mainly from the increase with RON 4,8 million in VAT payable for the sale of assets to Teraplast Recycling, and on the other hand from the decrease with RON 2,4 million in Sundry creditor due to payments performed to the former minority shareholders of Wetterbest.

26. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

In the normal course of business, the Company has exposure to a variety of financial risks, including foreign currency risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk and credit risk, market risk, geographic risk, but also operating risks and legal risks. The Company's focus is to understand these risks and to put in place policies that minimise the economic impact of an adverse event on the Company's performance. Meetings are held on a regular basis to review the result of the risk assessment, approve recommended risk management strategies and monitor the effectiveness of such policies.

The main objectives of the financial risk management activity are to determine the risk limits and then to ensure that the exposure to risks is maintained between these limits. The management of operating and legal risks is aimed at guaranteeing the good functioning of the internal policies and procedures for minimizing operating and legal risks.

The Company measures trade receivable and other financial assets at amortized cost.

Financial assets At amortized cost
31 December 2019
At amortized cost
31 December 2018
Non-current
Long term receivable 18,679,424 23,429,315
Other financial instruments
measured at amortized cost
15,472 15,472
Current
Trade receivable 101,006,306 102,185,102
Cash 5,669,112 9,774,157
Prepayment 557,602 532,577

(a) Capital risks management

The Company manages its capital to ensure that the entities within the Company will be able to continue their activity and, at the same time, maximize revenues for the shareholders, by optimizing the balance of liabilities and equity.

The structure of the Company capital consists in debts, which include the loans detailed in Note 23, the cash and cash equivalents and the equity attributable to equity holders of the parent Company. Equity includes the share capital, reserves and retained earnings.

Managing the Company's risks also includes a regular analysis of the capital structure. As part of the same analysis, management considers the cost of capital and the risks associated to each class of capital. Based on the management recommendations, the Company may balance its general capital structure through the payment of dividends, by issuing new shares and repurchasing shares, as well as by contracting new liabilities and settling the existing ones.

Just as other industry representatives, the Company monitors the capital based on the gearing ratio. This ratio is calculated as net debt divided by total capital. The net debt is represented by the total loans (including long-term and short-term loans as detailed on the balance sheet) less the cash and cash equivalents. Total capital represents "equity", as detailed on the balance sheet plus the net debt.

The gearing ratio as at 31 December 2019 and 2018 was as follows:

2019 2018
Total loans 145,185,491 127,196,715
Cash (5,669,112) (9,774,157)
Net debt 139,516,379 117,422,558
Total equities 219,491,113 209,082,355
Total equity and net debt 359,007,492 326,999,575
Gearing ratio 38.9% 36%

(b)Summary of significant accounting policies

The details on the main accounting policies and methods adopted, including the recognition criteria, measurement basis and revenue and expenses recognition basis, concerning each class of financial assets, financial liabilities and capital instruments are presented in Note 2 to the financial statements.

(c) Objectives of the financial risk management

The treasury department of the Company provides services needed for the activity, coordinates the access to the national financial market, monitors and manages the financial risks related to the Company operations by way of reports on the internal risks, which analyze the exposure to and extent of the risks. These risks include the market risk (including the foreign currency risk, fair value interest rate risk and the price risk), credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow interest rate risk.

d) Market risk

The Company activities expose it primarily to the financial risks related to the fluctuation of the exchange rates (see (d) below) and of the interest rate (see [f] below).

The Company management continuously monitors its exposure to risks. However, the use of this approach does not protect the Company from the occurrence of potential losses beyond the foreseeable limits in case of significant fluctuations on the market. There was no change from the prior year in relation to the Company exposure to the market risks or to how the Company manages and measures its risks.

(e) Foreign currency risk management

There are two types of foreign currency risk to which the Company is exposed, namely transaction risk and translation risk. The objective of the Company's foreign currency risk management strategy is to manage and control market risk exposures within acceptable parameters.

Transaction risk

This arises because operating units have input costs or sales in currencies other than their functional currencies. In addition, where operating entities carry monetary assets and liabilities at year end denominated other than in their functional currency, their translation at the year-end rates of exchange into their functional currency will give rise to foreign currency gains and losses. The exposures to the exchange rate are managed according to the approved policies.

The Company is mainly exposed to the EUR-RON exchange rate.

Currency EUR HUF USD RON TOTAL
Trade receivable - RON equivalent 6,848,579 295,940 218,079 93,643,707 101,006,306
Trade and other payable - RON equivalent 27,193,714 44,124,783 71,318,498

The table below details the Company sensitivity

to a 10% increase and decrease of EUR against RON. 10% is the sensitivity rate used when the internal reporting on the foreign currency risk to the Company is done and it represents the management estimate on

the reasonably possible changes in exchange rates. The sensitivity analysis only includes the remaining foreign currency expressed in monetary items and adjusts the conversion at the end of the period for a 10%

change in exchange rates. In the table below, a negative value indicates a decrease in profit when the RON

depreciates by 10% against the EUR. A 10% strengthening of the RON against the EUR will have an equal

opposite impact on profit and other equity, and the balances below will be positive. The changes will be attributable to the exposure related to the loans, trade receivables and payables with foreign partners, and

denominated in EUR at the end of the year.

Sensitivity analysis for primary currency risk

31 December 2019 31 December 2018
RON RON RON RON
Profit or (loss) 1,246,852 (1,246,852) 3,976,917 (3,976,917)

The Company obtains revenues in EUR based on the contracts signed with foreign clients (as detailed in Note 4).

(f) Interest rate risk management

The interest-bearing assets of the Company, the revenues, and the cash flows from operating activities are exposed to the fluctuations of market interest rates. The Company's interest rate risk relates to its bank loans. The loans with variable interest rate, expose the Company to the cash flow interest rate risk due to fluctuation of ROBOR for the other loans with variable interest rate.

The Company continuously monitors its exposure to the interest rate risk. These include simulating various scenarios, including the refinancing, discounting current positions, financing alternatives. Based on these scenarios, the Company estimates the potential impact of determined fluctuations in the interest rate on the profit and loss account. For each simulation, the same interest rate fluctuation is used for all models. These scenarios are only prepared for the debts representing the main interest-bearing positions.

The Company is exposed to the interest rate risk taking into account that the Company entities borrow funds both at fixed, and at floating interest rates. The risk is managed by the Company by maintaining a optimal balance between fixed rate and floating rate interest loans.

The Company's exposures to the interest rates on the financial assets are detailed in the section on liquidity

risk management of this Note.

As at 31 December 2019 and, respectively 31 December 201, in the case of a CU 100pb increase / decrease of the interest rate on loans, with all the other variables held constant, the net profit for the

period would fluctuate as follows, mainly as a result of the higher/lower interest expenses on floating interest

loans.

Sensitivity analysis for interest rate risk

31 December 2019 31 December 2018
RON RON RON RON
Profit or (loss) 823,562 (823,562) 1,270,397 (1,270,397)

(g)Other price risks

The Company is not exposed to the equity price risks arising from equity investments. The financial investments are held for strategic purposes rather than commercial ones and are not significant. The Company does not actively trade these investments.

(h) Credit risk management

Credit risk encompasses the risk of financial loss to the Company of counterparty default in relation to any of its financial assets.

The Company has adopted a policy of performing transactions with trustworthy parties, parties that have been assessed in respect of the credit quality, taking into account its financial position, past experience and other factors, and additionally, obtaining guarantees or advance payments, if applicable, as a means of decreasing the financial losses caused by breaches of contracts. The Company exposure and the credit ratings of third parties to contracts are monitored by the management.

Company's maximum exposure to credit risk is represented by the carrying value of each financial asset: The credit risk relates to the risk that a counterparty will not meet its obligations causing financial losses to the Company.

Trade receivables are from a high number of clients from different industries and geographical areas. The permanent credit assessment is performed in relation to the clients' financial condition and, when appropriate, a credit insurance is concluded.

The Company has policies limiting the value of the exposure for any financial institution.

The carrying amount of receivables, net of the provision for receivables, plus the cash and cash equivalents, are the maximum amount exposed to the credit risk. Although the receivable collection could be influenced by economic factors, the management considers there is no significant loss risk for the Company, beyond the provisions already recorded.

The Company considers the exposure to the credit risk in relation to a counterparty or a Company of similar counterparties by analyzing the receivables individually and making impairment adjustments. The Company had more than four thousand clients in 2019, with the highest exposure on one client not exceeding 3%.

(i) Liquidity risk management

The Company manages the liquidity risks by maintaining appropriate reserves, bank facilities and reserve loan facilities, by continuously monitoring actual cash flows and by correlating the maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities. Each Company company prepares annual and short term cash flows (weekly, monthly and quarterly). Financing needs for working capital are determined and contracted based on the budgeted cash flows. Investments projects are approved only with a concrete financing plan.

(j) Fair value of financial instruments

The financial instruments disclosed on the statement of financial position include trade and other receivables, cash and cash equivalents, short and longterm loans and other debts. The carrying amounts represent the maximum exposure of the Company to the credit risk related to the existing receivables.

Financial liabilities are at their carrying amount which is an approximation to their fair value, due to the fact that the liabilities are at variable interest rates and there are no material initial fees and charges amortized over time.

Tables on liquidity and interest rate risks

The tables below detail the dates remaining until the maturity of the Company's financial liabilities.

The tables were prepared based on the undiscounted cash flows of the financial liabilities at the nearest date when is possible for the Company to be requested to pay. The table includes both the interest and the cash flows related to the capital.

Non-interest bearing less than 1 month 1-3 months 3 months - 1 year 1-3 years 3-5 years more than 5
years
TOTAL
Trade payables and other
liabilities
(19,328,612) (24,948,553
)
(8,006,931) (9,517,200) 0 0 (61,801,297)
Interest-bearing instruments
Short and long-term loans (63,729,399) (2,770,563) (15,872,804) (35,648,709 (23,312,247 (204,267) (141,537,989)
Future interest on loans (304,080) (1,129,054) (3,984,850) )
(3,501,947)
)
(873,850)
(4,007) (9,797,788)
Non-interest bearing
Cash 5,668,548 5,668,548
Receivable 62,695,830 34,629,968 2,760,087 891,762 20,784 7,874 101,006,305
Net cash outflow (14,997,713) 5,781,798 (25,104,498) (47,776,095
)
(24,165,313
)
(200,400) (106,462,221)

Within the net cash outflows presented for less than a month the Company has presented the credit lines, which are, by nature, short term. However, the credit lines are daily revolving and have been renewed from year to year. The Company is under no constrain regarding the repayment of the credit lines within a month, and is confident that they will be continued to be used. Thus, the Company is confident that it will remain solvent and to pay their liabilities

English translation is for information purposes only. Romanian language text is the official text for submission.

TERAPLAST SA NOTES TO THE SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the financial year ended 31 December 2019

(all amounts are expressed in Romanian Lei ("RON"), unless otherwise stated)

within term. RON 50 million out of it refers to credit lines and excluding these the position is RON 35 million.

26. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

(j) Fair value of financial instruments

Below 3 months Over 5
2018 1 month 1-3 months to 1 year 1-3 years 3 - 5 years years Total
Non-interest bearing
(25,168,669
Trade payables and other liabilities ) (30,844,540) (24,061,511) (49,022,037) - - (129,099,676)
Interest-bearing instruments
Short and long-term loans (48,036) (2,427,158) (56,577,780) (47,757,747) (19,543,459) - (127,196,715)
Future interest (354,430) (1,009,405) (2,604,516) (5,788,127) (987,280) - (10,743,760)
Non-interest bearing
Cash and cash equivalents 9,774,157 - - -
-
- 9,774,157
Receivables 48,111,080 34,967,837 19,106,186 - - - 102,185,102
Net cash outflow 32,314,102 686,734 (64,137,621) (102,567,911) (20,530,739) -
(55,080,892)

27. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The related and affiliated entities of the Company are as follows:

31 December 2019

Subsidiaries

Teraglass Bistrita SRL Terasteel SA Politub SA Teraplast Recycling (former Teraplast Logistic SRL) Teraplast Hungaria Kft Wetterbest SA (former Wetterbest) Terasteel Doo Serbia

Related entities (shareholding/joint decision-maker)

ACI Cluj SA Romania AGROLEGUMICOLA DRAGU SRL Romania Ditovis Impex SRL Romania Eurohold AD Bulgaria FERMA POMICOLA DRAGU SRL Romania Hermes SA Romania INFO SPORT SRL ISCHIA ACTIVHOLDING SRL ISCHIA INVEST SRL LA CASA RISTORANTE PIZZERIA PANE DOLCE SRL Magis Investment SRL Mundus Services AD Bulgaria NEW CROCO PIZZERIE SRL Parc SA PARCSERV SRL RSL Capital Advisors SRL Sphera Franchise Company SA Dedal As s.r.l. Rematinvest s.r.l. Remat Salaj s.a. Remat s.a. Satu Mare Remat Alba s.a. Recomet s.r.l. Paziv s.r.l. Anda Imobiliare s.r.l.

31 December 2018

Subsidiaries

Teraglass Bistrita SRL Terasteel SA Politub SA Teraplast Recycling (former Teraplast Logistic SRL) Teraplast Hungaria Kft Wetterbest SA (former Depaco SRL) Terasteel Doo Serbia

27. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)

Related entities (shareholding/joint decision-maker)

ACI Cluj SA Romania AGROLEGUMICOLA DRAGU SRL Romania Cetus Capital SRL Romania Ditovis Impex SRL Romania Eurohold AD Bulgaria FERMA POMICOLA DRAGU SRL Romania Hermes SA Romania INFO SPORT SRL ISCHIA ACTIVHOLDING SRL ISCHIA INVEST SRL LA CASA RISTORANTE PIZZERIA PANE DOLCE SRL Magis Investment SRL Mundus Services AD Bulgaria NEW CROCO PIZZERIE SRL Parc SA PARCSERV SRL RSL Capital Advisors SRL Sphera Franchise Company SA

Transactions and balances with other related parties 31 December
2019
31 December
2018
Sales of goods and services 868,860 22,084
Purchases of goods and services 150,467 136,033
Debit balances 123,625 20,900
Credit balances 137 15,572
Transactions and balances with subsidiaries 31 December
2019
31 December
2018
RON RON
Sales of goods and services 12,964,877 9,984,905
Re-invoice 3,242,475 994,347
Purchases of goods and services 23,315,019 18,264,011
Purchases of fixed assets 217,440 339,322
Debit balances current activity 11,735,517 3,425,634
Debit balances from the insulation joinery line 2,822,668 3,742,170
Debit balances – polyethylene pipes business line transfer 901,988 2,901,988
Debit balances related to dividends receivable - 12,243,903
Debtor balance from sale assets to Teraplast Recycling 6,843,175 -
Credit balances current activity 3,834,659 262,973
Credit balances from the polyethylene pipes business line transfer 263,895 22,888,013
Affiliates borrowing balance 25,192,587 31,983,744

During 2019 and 2018, the Company did not have transactions with key management personnel or shareholders.

27. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)

Loans granted to affiliates

During 2019, loan contracts granted by the Company to the below subsidiaries were in force:

  • a) Terasteel Doo: a loan of EUR 6.25 million, the due date being December 2024; during 2019 EUR 1.7 million were incorporated in the share capital of Terasteel Doo. The remaining amount was fully reimbursed in April 2020
  • b) Teraplast Hungaria: loan amounting to EUR 0.2 million, due on 21 February 2019, date at which its term was extended for another year.

28. NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT

Cash

For cash flow statement purposes, the cash include cash on hand and in current bank accounts. The carrying amount of these assets is approximately equal to their fair value.

Cash and cash equivalents at financial year end, as disclosed on the cash flow statement, may be reconciled with the items related to the accounting balance sheet, as follows:

31 December
2019
31 December
2018
Cash in bank 5,536,014 9,680,354
Cash on hand 69,745 54,307
Cash equivalents 63,353 39,496
Total cash and cash equivalents 5,669,112 9,774,157

The Company's cash and cash equivalents are pledged in favor of the financing banks.

Non-cash transactions

The tangible assets financed through new leases as follows:

31 December
2019
31 December
2018
RON RON
Forklifts 1,305,365 874,662
Vehicles 379,090 367,310
Total 1,684,455 1,241,972

The liability to fixed assets suppliers of RON 620,079 as of 31 December 2019 (31 December 2018: RON 1,426,902) relates to additions acquired on payment terms of 30 to 60 days, still outstanding at year end.

Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities

The total net amount of cash used from long term investment loans and overdraft was of RON 13,393,502 in 2019 (2018: RON 10,592,478). The new debt, adjusted with the net amount of dividends paid or received, represents the movement on the Bank Loans lines from the SOFP.

29. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

The Company signed a contract with Banca Transilvania for multi-currency bank letter of guarantee with multiple use, extended for 24 months from August 8, 2019. The value of the ceiling is RON 1,750,000, letters of credit amounting to RON 100.000 are issued.

At December 31, 2019, tangible assets and investment property with a net book value of RON 77,420,197 (December 31, 2018: 56,463,119 RON) are collateral for loans and credit lines. For banks loans, the Company has guaranteed with all the present and future money available, with all the present and future commodity stocks and goods and has assigned the present and future debt rights, as well as the related accessories coming from the present and future contracts with its customers which are assigned debtors. Also, the Company assigned the rights resulting from the insurance policies issued for real estate and movable goods brought as guarantee.

The Company has ongoing leases for which the capital rate is included in the short or long term debt, as applicable.

In 2017, the Company granted to Banca Transilvania a guarantee for joint liability with Terasteel SA for the repayment of loans in amount of RON 31,168,950 (December 31, 2018: RON 47,846,249), which Terasteel has contracted from Banca Transilvania

At December 31, 2019, the Company has unused credit facilities of RON 17,190,916 (December 31, 2018: RON 18,794,869).

The company signed in November 2018 a financing agreement for an investment project of RON 28,987 thousand, under the State aid scheme for stimulating investments with major impact on the economy, 50% of the value of the project being financed by State aid. The project of Teraplast SA aims to offer a new product in the field of compounds and the equipment of a line that will allow to expand the production capacity of polypropylene systems.

On March 7, 2019, the Company contracted a loan amounting to RON 14,493,278 from Banca Transilvania in order to support the investments it undertook within the State aid scheme to stimulate investments with major impact on the economy, for which Teraplast SA has received the financing agreement in November 2018.

Until the date of these financial statements, the Company has submitted three requests for reimbursement (in June, August and September 2019) and received, until December 31, 2019, the amount of RON 5.42 million.

In 2018, Teraplast SA and EON Energie Romania signed an agreement worth EUR 1.9 million. Based on such partnership, E.ON will mount solar energy systems on the roofs of 13 production halls and buildings of TeraPlast, which will allow the company to generate its own electricity from renewable sources. The agreement provides the possibility to extend the project next year up to a value of EUR 4 million.

Potential tax liabilities

In Romania, there are several agencies authorized to perform controls (audits). These controls are similar in nature to the tax inspections performed by the tax authorities in many countries, but they may cover not only tax matters, but also legal and regulatory matters, the concerned agency may be interested in. The Company is likely to be occasionally subject to such controls for breaches or alleged breaches of the new and existing laws and regulations. Although the Company may challenge the alleged breaches and related penalties when the management considers they are entitled to take such action, the adoption or implementation of laws and regulations in Romania could have a significant impact on the Company. The Romanian tax system is under continuous development, being subject to constant interpretations and changes, sometimes retrospectively applied. The statute of limitation for tax liabilities is 5 years.

The Company administrators are of the view that the tax liabilities of the Company have been calculated and recorded according to the legal provisions.

Environmental matters

The main activity of the Company has inherent effects on the environment. The environmental effects of the Company activities are monitored by the local authorities and by the management. As a result, no provisions were set for any kind of potential obligations currently unquantifiable in relation to environmental matters or actions for their remedial.

Transfer pricing

The Romanian fiscal legislation includes the "arm's length" principle, according to which inter-company transactions should be performed at market value. Local taxpayers that perform inter-company transactions should prepare and submit the transfer pricing file with the Romanian tax authorities, upon written request of the latter. Failure to submit the transfer pricing documentation file or submission of an incomplete file may lead to penalties for non-compliance; in addition to the contents of the transfer pricing documentation file, the tax authorities may interpret the transactions and circumstances in a manner different than that of the company and, as a result, they may determine additional fiscal obligations resulting from transfer pricing adjustments. The Company management considers they will not record losses in the case of a fiscal review of transfer pricing. However, the impact of a different interpretation from the tax authorities cannot be reliably measured. This may be significant for the Company financial position and/or operations.

30. PRIOR PERIOD ERROR

The acquisition of the additional investment in Wetterbest

Accounting of the transaction as of 31 December 2018

On 1 March 2017, Teraplast signed a contract with the shareholders of Wetterbest for the acquisition of 50% of its shares. The transaction was finalized after its approval by the Teraplast SA General Shareholders Meeting and receiving the approval from the Romanian Competition Council in January 2018, as mentioned below.

Also in 2017, the Company has concluded agreements for the purchase of an additional investment of 17% din Wetterbest. TeraPlast took control of Wetterbest in January 2018, after obtaining the favorable approval of the Competition Council and registering the 67% investment with the Trade Register.

Additionally, in 2017, Teraplast has concluded a sale-purchase promise with the minority shareholders of Wetterbest, for the rest of their investment up to 100% of the company (i.e. 32% of shares). The nature of the sell-purchase promise contract was similar to a forward (or a combination of a call and a put option) – it created an obligation for the future purchase of the shares of another entity.

The transaction was to be carried out within 4 years at most, for a price correlated with Wetterbest's results in the following years.

As of 31 December 2017, this forward was not reflected in the Company's balance sheet, because its exercising is also conditioned by the approval by the Competition Council for sole control.

In 2018, the Company recognized under "Long-term liabilities" balance sheet item the fair value of the purchase price agreed with the promissory-sellers and under the "Investments in subsidiaries and jointly controlled entities" balance sheet item the equivalent value of the capital shares.

Therefore, as of 31 December 2018 the Company recognized under Investments in subsidiaries and jointly controlled entities the fair of the consideration of 99% shareholding:

The consideration transferred in exchange for the 50% investment 39,163,540
The consideration transferred in exchange for the 17% investment 17,456,625
The consideration transferred in exchange for the 32% investment 48,527,375
The fair value of the total consideration of 99% 105,081,832

30. PRIOR PERIOD ERROR (continued) The acquisition of the additional investment in Wetterbest

Accounting of the transaction as of 1 January 2019

During 2019, management has reassessed accounting treatment for the forward and has corrected the accounting treatment for this financial instrument, in accordance with the provisions of IFRS 9. Following IFRS 9, the forward shall be measured at fair value through profit or loss and not at the gross liability. Consequently, the Company had to restate the comparative figures for 2018.

As per management's valuation, the equity value of Wetterbest as of 31 December 2019 is of RON 91,916,940 and based on this valuation, it determined the fair value of the sell-purchase promise contract:

32% of equity value 29,413,421
Consideration for 32% 48,527,375
Fair value of the contract on initial recognition (19,113,954)

However, a loss on initial recognition was not expensed further from the amount of RON 494,662, based on the provisions of IFRS 7.28, as the fair value of the contract is neither evidenced by a quoted price in an active market for an identical asset or liability (i.e. a Level 1 input) nor based on a valuation technique that uses only data from observable markets.

In April 2019 the share purchase agreement for 32% was concluded for RON 24,258,340, as a result of negotiations between parties. At the date of the SPA the promise was terminated. Moreover, as of 31 December 2018, the parties were in negotiations for concluding the share transfer at a lower price.

As the final price of the 32% shareholding is lower than the assessed equity value, recognition of a loss is no longer applicable.

The impact of the correction of this error is a restatement of the comparatives:

31 December
2018
Restated
31 December
2018
Reported
Difference
Restated vs
Reported
Investments in subsidiaries and jointly controlled
entities 79,331,275 127,858,650 (48,527,375)
Other long term liabilities - 49,022,037 (49,022,037)

The amount of RON 494,662 was expensed in the P&L of 2018 as day 1 loss.

The estimation of the equity value of of RON 91,916,940 as of 31 December 2019 was based on determining the value in use by estimating the present value of the future cash flows generated by Wetterbest. The main assumptions used to determine the value in use were the average growth rates and the discount rate.

Cash flows were determined based on the forecast for 2020 and the following 5 years. The cash flows reflect past experience, the estimated evolution of the roof tiles market in Romania and development of competitors in more mature roof tile markets. The forecasted results are EBITDA and EBIT margins similar to the results of 2019.

Working capital is forecasted to decrease at an average of 11% - 12% as a result of inventory optimization.

The terminal value was set based on the cash flows forecast for 2025, using a perpetuity increase rate of 2.5% (2018: 2,5%).

The discount rate used was of 12.3%, rate corresponding to the degree of risk and capital structure of the subsidiary. This represents the current market evaluation of the risks specific to the subsidiary, taking into account the time value of money and the individual asset risks. The computation of the discount rate is

based on the specific circumstances of the subsidiaries and it results from its weighted average cost of capital.

31. BUSINESS IMPACT OF THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK

The rapid development of the COVID-19 virus and its social and economic impact in Romania and globally may result in assumptions and estimates requiring revisions which may lead to material adjustments to the carrying value of assets and liabilities within the next financial year. At this stage, management is not able to reliably estimate the impact as events are unfolding day-by-day.

In the context of the COVID-19 virus situation, the Company management constantly analyzes and evaluates the appearance of potential external risks that could disrupt the Company's activity and has prepared various reaction scenarios for a potential impact, for each of the companies within the Company. At the current moment, all the Company manufacturing units are operating within expected parameters.

Starting end of March, there were decreases in the demand of roof tiles, joinery profiles and PVC windows and doors of up to 25% compared to the average of the prior year's corresponding figures.

Sales of installations, sandwich panels and compounds remain within the budgeted levels.

Cost cutting and operational efficiency measures were implemented in the businesses in which the activity was reduced:

  • contracts with suppliers were renegotiated;
  • personnel costs were reduced by a temporary cut in managements' salaries of 25% 50%, reduced work schedule for a number of employees in line with the reduction of the work load, technical temporary unemployment for the personnel working on sectors where production was reduced as a result of decreased demand.

Additional risks identified at this time are the continuity of the supply with raw materials and personnel availability. The Company is in permanent contact with its main suppliers, and is constantly receiving the same message, namely that their production is in operation and that there are no reasons for concern. As an additional assurance, the Company has alternative suppliers for all raw materials, in order to be sure that it will not experience any supply shortages.

Strict sanitary measures are in place to ensure safety of the Company's personnel. Also, part of the Company's staff is working from home, by rotation.

Moreover, the Company is in permanent contact with its customers in and outside of Romania and has no indication according to which, on the very short term (the first quarter of 2020), the demand for TeraPlast Company products could be significantly affected. All the Company companies have Business Continuity Plans, which have been updated in order to address the current situation. Furthermore, an Analysis Committee was created in order to monitor the developments and implement new measures, if required. The Committee members are representatives of the Board of Directors and the top management of the Company.

The daily agenda of the Analysis Committee includes monitoring potential issues related to staff safety, sales and sales orders backlog and forecast, availability of raw materials, the business developments of the Company's clients and potential negative impact on timely collection of receivable. Daily monitoring also has the objective of ensuring that appropriate measures are planned for all scenarios, that adverse effects are identified immediately and the required scenario is executed effectively.

The longer-term impact may also affect trading volumes, cash flows, and profitability. Nevertheless, at the date of these financial statements the companies within TeraPlast Company continue to meet their obligations as they fall due and therefore continue to apply the going concern basis of preparation.

32. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Changes in participations in subsidiaries

In January 2020, the Company has concluded a sale-purchase agreement for the remaining 1% minority interest in Wetterbest for the price of RON 955,960.

In September 2019, the Company has concluded a sale-purchase agreement with the minority shareholder of Cortina WTB SRL, for the remaining participation of 49%. The transaction was concluded for RON 2,397,223 and was approved by the Competition Council in January 2020. Thus, at the date of the present financial statements, Cortina WTB SRL was consolidated considering 49% minority interest.

Alexandru Stanean Ioana Birta CEO CFO

Declaration of the Management

We confirm to the best of our knowledge that the preliminary and unaudited financial statements give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position, and profit or loss of the Company as required by the applicable accounting standards and that the Financial Statements of the TeraPlast Company give a true and fair view of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Company together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that the Company faces.

April 28, 2020 The Executive Board

Alexandru Stanean Ioana Birta CEO CFO

The Board of Directors report on the stand alone financial statements of Teraplast SA for

2019

Headquarters: Saratel village, Sieu-Magherus commune, DN 15A, km 45 + 500, Bistrita-Nasaud county

Sole registration number at the Trade Register Office:3094980

Trade Register No:J06/735/1992

Regulated market on which the issued shares are traded: Bucharest Stock Exchange

Subscribed and paid share capital: RON 133.780.650,80 Main features of securities issued by the trading company: 1.337.806.508 nominative shares with a nominal value of RON 0.1/share

The Board of Directors of Teraplast SA, appointed by the General Meeting of Shareholders, has drawn up for fiscal year 2019 this report on the balance sheet, profit and loss statement, statement of changes in shareholders' equity, cash flow statement and accounting policy, as well as explanatory notes included in the 2019 individual financial statements.

These financial statements are submitted along with the Audit Report and this Directors Report and refer to:

Equity RON 219,959 thousands Turnover RON 371,113 thousands Net result – profit RON 9,669 thousand

Our company is submitting financial statements in accordance with Ordinance no. 2844/2016 for the approval of accounting Regulations compliant with the International Financial Reporting Standards, applicable to trading companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market, with any subsequent amendments and clarifications.

The Company's financial statements have been audited by the independent auditor Deloitte Romania, who issued an unqualified opinion.

About TeraPlast3
INSTALLATIONS3
JOINERY PROFILES4
GRANULES4
Financial investments5
Company`s results6
Production capacity of the Company8
The Company's employees9
Effective solutions for people and the environment10
Risk management12
The budget for 201917
Non-financial statement18
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY18
INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM18
RIGOROUS IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY18
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT19
POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL19
WASTE MANAGEMENT20
COMBATING CORRUPTION AND BRIBERY20
RESPONSIBLE PROCUREMENT POLICY21
RESPONSIBLE PROCUREMENT POLICY (CONTINUED)21
Company Management22
DIRECTOR`S PRESENTATION22
MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE TEAM22
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE23
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES23

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About TeraPlast

The history of TeraPlast started in 1896, with the ceramic tile production workshop in Bistrita. Today, in over 12 decades, the TeraPlast Company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of building materials. These achievements are the natural result of more than a century of continuous development and innovation, all done for one objective: providing efficient solutions for people and the environment.

As of 2 July 2008, TeraPlast SA – has been listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange under the symbol TRP. TeraPlast shares are covered by BET-BK, BET-XT, BET-XT-TR si BET-Plus index range.

Today, TeraPlast is operating in TeraPlast Industrial Park, with an area of over 200,000 square meters.

The product portfolio of TeraPlast SA is structured on three business lines:

  • PVC, polyethylene and polypropylene installations
  • PVC joinery Profiles
  • Plasticized and rigid granules

Starting 2019, the company started its activity in the recycling section of rigid PVC waste. The department has an annual processing capacity of 12,000 tons.

Installations

The Installations business line includes external sewage systems, internal sewage, water and gas transport and distribution, rainwater and domestic water management, telecommunication, electrical networks, individual utilities connections.

TeraPlast is the leader of the PVC pipe market and the second player on the Romanian market.

According to the sustainable development strategy "Romania 2025", the total investment needs for the rehabilitation of the public water supply and sewerage infrastructure are 12.5 billion euros, and the annual average of the required investments is 625 million euros per year. As regards the connection of the population to water and sewage, in 2017 in Romania, 50.8% of the resident population is connected to the sewage systems, while the percentage of connection to the resident population of the sewage systems provided with sewage treatment plants is 49.4%.

For 2014-2020, € 11 billion was earmarked under the POEM. Of this amount, payments totaled 2.3 billion euros to date and contracts worth 9.7 billion euros were signed. In this context, demand is expected to increase over the next 2 years as a result of reaching the execution stage of these projects.

TeraPlast constantly invests in developing the solutions it offers. This implies obtaining systems with functionalities that meet the needs of the clients, but also responsible development - one of the main directions of the Society in this area. In 2019, Politub PE-100RC launched the latest generation polyethylene, which provides a lifetime of up to 100 years, ease of installation and superior properties.

The Company also envisages investments in product categories that do not address the infrastructure market within the development strategy. For example, under the state aid scheme, TeraPlast is investing in a new technique for the production of polypropylene sewer pipes. These are a superior quality alternative to PVC pipes and, following the investment, the company will offer multilayer polypropylene pipes for indoor sewerage.

Joinery profiles

The joinery profiles business line serves over 200 clients producing thermal insulating joinery. On the domestic market, the best-selling system is the 4-room, while for export the demand is predominant for 6 and 7-room systems.

Starting 2019, TeraPlast offers a new range of joinery profiles with a new co-extruded gasket that offers superior thermal and sound insulation as well as new glaze variants for the existing range of systems.

Compounds

With a market share of more than 34%, TeraPlast is the leader in the granular market in Romania and the main supplier of PVC granules for the cable industry in Romania. The portfolio includes plasticized granules and rigid granules, with applications in the extrusion and injection industry.

The state aid project through which TeraPlast SA invests a total of EUR 6.2 million also targets this line of business. As a result of the investment, the company will bring an innovation on the Romanian grain market - halogen-free, fire resistant granules (HFFR).

Financial investments

Subsidiary Country Investment share 31 December
2019
Investment share 31 December
2018
% RON % RON
Terasteel S.A. Bistrita Romania 97.95 10,960,083 97.95 10,960,083
Teraglass Bistrita SRL Romania 100 50,000 100 50,000
Politub SA Romania 99.99 11,677,250 99.99 11,677,250
Teraplast Recycling SA (former
TRP Logistic SRL)
Romania 99 89,100 99 990
Teraplast Hungaria KFT Hungary 100 43,167 100 43,167
Wetterbest SA (former Depaco
SRL)
Romania 99 80,822,897 67 56,554,457
Terasteel DOO Serbia Serbia 100 8,192,369 100 45,271
- 111,834,865 - 79,331,275

As at 31 December 2019 and 31 December 2018, the Company holds the following investments:

During 2017, Teraplast has concluded a contract with the shareholders of Wetterbest SA (former Wetterbest) to purchase 67% of its capital shares. Following the approval from the Competition Council for the sole control over Wetterbest, in January 2018, the 67% shareholding in Wetterbest was recorded with the Trade Register.

Also during 2017, Teraplast has concluded a sale-purchase promise with the minority shareholders of Wetterbest, for the rest of their investment up to 99% of the company. The transaction is be carried out within 4 years at most, for a price correlated with Wetterbest's results in the following years.

As described in Note 30, of 31 December 2018, the Company recognized, under the "Investments in subsidiaries and jointly controlled entities" balance sheet item the equivalent value of the capital shares it is entitled to according to the Promise concluded in 2017 and in the "Long-term liabilities" balance sheet item the discounted value of the liability the Company undertook to pay according to this long-term agreement.

As at 31 December 2019, comparatives were restated to reflect the 67% shareholding in Wetterbest, as registered in the Companies Register in Romania.

In 2019, the Company acquired and registered the additional 32% shareholding

Company`s results

The reporting segments of the Company are aggregated according to the main types of activities and are presented below:

Non
Year ended Joinery allocated
31 December 2019 Installations profiles Compounds amounts Total
Total revenues 250,896,980 55,991,364 64,224,938 - 371,113,282
Sales, general and administrative (238,363,143) (58,092,397) (58,479,396) - (354,934,936)
expenses
Operating result 12,533,837 (2,101,033) 5,745,542 - 16,178,346
Financial result (3,756,330) (917,753) (904,137) - (5,578,220)
Profit before tax 8,777,506 (3,018,786) 4,841,405 - 10,600,126
Operating assets 194,720,182 49,895,510 51,224,979 151,402,881 447,243,551
Non-current assets 89,283,547 21,572,403 22,901,871 151,402,881 285,160,702
Current assets 105,436,635 28,323,107 28,323,107 - 162,082,849
Operating liabilities 103,916,901 25,208,697 24,163,750 73,995,661 227,285,009
Long-term liabilities 17,617,586 2,116,154 3,776,023 47,891,156 71,400,920
Current liabilities 86,299,315 23,092,543 20,387,726 26,104,505 155,884,090
Fixed assets additions 31,134,953 4,206,018 7,783,519 44,962,764
Non
Year ended Joinery allocated
31 December 2018 Installations profiles Compounds amounts Total
Total revenues 185,686,076 52,554,144 63,226,562 - 301,466,783
Sales, general and administrative
expenses (187,773,645) (53,820,465) (57,501,953) - (299,096,063)
Operating result (2,087,569) (1,266,321) 5,724,609 - 2,370,720
Financial result (1,733,703) (876,027) (674,584) 32,888,859 29,604,545
(Loss)/ Profit before tax (3,821,272) (2,142,348) 5,050,025 32,888,859 31,975,265
Operating assets 193,684,601 66,217,200 19,389,230 171,078,469 469,695,771
Non-current assets 70,258,447 34,066,794 15,155,042 169,212,909 288,693,192
Current assets 123,426,155 32,150,406 23,560,459 - 179,137,019
Non-current assets - - - 1,865,560 1,865,560
Operating liabilities 103,791,342 31,028,762 19,389,230 106,404,081 260,613,415
Long-term liabilities 13,847,674 8,369,876 2,581,214 96,103,835 120,902,599
Current liabilities 89,943,668 22,658,886 16,808,015 10,300,246 139,710,815

The non-allocated non-current assets relate to investment properties, investments in subsidiaries and other financial assets, which include the long-term portion of the loan granted by Teraplast to Terasteel Serbia. The non-allocated current assets relate to the short-term portion of the loan granted by Teraplast to Terasteel Serbia and the short-term loan granted by Teraplast to Teraplast Hungaria Kft. The non-allocated liabilities relate to the bank loans contracted by Teraplast for the shareholdings in Wetterbest and Politub and the financing of Terasteel Doo.

The unallocated finance income of RON 32,888,859 is the income from dividends.

The Company's production capacity

The PVC plant has a processing capacity of 50 thousand tons / year.

• 4 dosing / mixing plants, 100% automatic;

• 6 PVC pipe extrusion lines for indoor and outdoor sewers as well as for water supply;

• 14 PVC profile extrusion lines;

• 4 granulators for the production of plasticized granules (especially for the production of electric cables) and rigid (for the production of fittings or other injected parts;

The Polyolefine Factory has a production capacity of 2,500 tons / year of extruded, injected and rotoformed polyethylene, polypropylene and PVC products, for internal sewage, external sewerage (fireplaces and some fittings), water supply (bins), liquid storage (tanks) as well as water treatment solutions (septic tanks, purification micro-plants) and comprises:

  • 7 injection machines for the production of PP and PVC fittings
  • 1 line of polypropylene pipe;
  • 1 rotoforming machine;

The Polyethylene pipe factory, with a production capacity of 12,000 t / y, produces high density polyethylene pipes for transmission and distribution networks of water, natural gas, but also for telecommunication, sewerage or irrigation, as well as polyethylene pipes of medium and high density with structured walls.

  • 5 lines of pressure pipe extrusion for water and gas feeds;
  • 1 line for corrugated pipe production for sewerage and cable protection.

In November 2017, the Company set up a complex PVC recycling facility both post-industrial and post-consumer with an automatic sorting cycle, grinding washing and color separation of recycled materials with a processing capacity of over 10,000 tons / year , thus entering the top 10 rigid PVC recyclers at European level.

The Company's employees

During 2019, the employees' structure was as follows:

2019 2018
Directors 2 2
Managers 16 15
Administrative staff 112 104
Production staff 349 280
Total 479 401

According to the applicable collective agreement, Company's minimum pay rates are above the national minimum wage. Teraplast Company aims to hire and retain the best professionals in the labor market, so as to continuously improve operations and create added value.

The HR strategy is integrated into the business strategy and aims to respond to the requirements of business objectives through actions on human resources field such as organization, recruitment and selection, performance, and development. In this respect, the Company has specific internal procedures for each of these stages.

Guidelines for policy implementation are:

  • recruiting and employing staff based on competencies;
  • quick integration of new employees;
  • developing adequate training and improvement programs with the objectives of each organization in the Company;
  • developing incentive plans designed to encourage efficient achievements with reduced costs;
  • elaboration of non-financial stimulation systems;
  • development of career programs and succession plans;
  • the standardization of human resources policies at the TeraPlast Company level.

We aim to provide a trained and motivated workforce that contributes, by continually improving individual and team performance, to achieving the goals of the Company companies. We know that each member of the team is important and can bring added value to the Company, which is why we are trying to always have the right person in the right place.

Our values are: quality, seriousness, performance. These values have been embedded in our organizational culture and have been incorporated into the ongoing improvements of Company companies.

The Company's employees (continued)

The human resources policy focuses on the following directions:

  • ensuring the needed trained personnel in the context of competition resulting from the free movement of labor within the European Community area and achieving a balanced distribution of human resources at Company level;

  • increasing the level of professional competence of the employees;

  • Strengthening its own system of promoting staff with potential for performance;
  • Anticipating fluctuations in staff shortages or surpluses;
  • covering the operational needs of the organization through the efficient use of human resources;

  • observance of the financial forecasts, respectively the sizing of the human resources at the level of the need established in the organizational chart;

The Company's responsibility towards employees means ensuring a safe and healthy work environment, offering professional and personal development opportunities, and establishing a permanent dialogue to monitor their satisfaction and expectations.

Each employee has the responsibility to maintain a safe and healthy job for all employees, following health and safety regulations and practices in work and by reporting accidents, injuries, and equipment, practices and unsafe conditions.

The main strategic directions for Occupational Health and Safety Management that TeraPlast aims and is committed to accomplish are: to continually prevent and reduce the risks of injury and occupational disease, to create the conditions necessary for the continuous improvement of the occupational health and safety performance and the involvement of all in achieving the proposed objectives.

Effective solutions for people and the environment

Responsibility towards the environment and the community in which we operate is an important part of the principles we guide our activity after. We are constantly allocating resources to identify and minimize the negative impact that our work can have on the environment and we are actively involved in the community. Effective management of the impact that our work has on the environment means:

  • Waste monitoring, recycling and keeping the percentage of waste / ton of finished product below 1%
  • Maintaining under control the consumption of electricity, water and natural gas
  • Monitoring environmental factors

TeraPlast has implemented and certified, at each company level, the Quality-Environment-Health and Occupational Safety Integrated Management System according to ISO 9001: 2015, ISO 14001: 2015 and OHSAS 18001: 2007.

The materialization of this responsible attitude towards sustainability is translated by the TeraPlast rigid PVC recycling unit, which has an annual processing capacity of 12,000 tons, which places us on the 1st place in Romania and in the top 10 in Europe.

Community involvement means supporting initiatives in sport, social and education areas, both locally and nationally.

Risk management

In the normal course of business, the Company has exposure to a variety of financial risks, including foreign currency risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk and credit risk, market risk, geographic risk, but also operating risks and legal risks. The Company's focus is to understand these risks and to put in place policies that minimise the economic impact of an adverse event on the Company's performance. Meetings are held on a regular basis to review the result of the risk assessment, approve recommended risk management strategies and monitor the effectiveness of such policies.

The main objectives of the financial risk management activity are to determine the risk limits and then to ensure that the exposure to risks is maintained between these limits. The management of operating and legal risks is aimed at guaranteeing the good functioning of the internal policies and procedures for minimizing operating and legal risks.

The Company measures trade receivable and other financial assets at amortized cost.

Financial assets At amortized cost
31 December 2019
At amortized cost
31 December 2018
Non-current
Long term receivable 18,679,424 23,429,315
Other financial instruments
measured at amortized cost
15,472 15,472
Current
Trade receivable 101,006,306 102,185,102
Cash 5,669,112 9,774,157
Prepayment 557,602 532,577

(a) Capital risks management

The Company manages its capital to ensure that the entities within the Company will be able to continue their activity and, at the same time, maximize revenues for the shareholders, by optimizing the balance of liabilities and equity.

The structure of the Company capital consists in debts, which include the loans detailed in Note 23, the cash and cash equivalents and the equity attributable to equity holders of the parent Company. Equity includes the share capital, reserves and retained earnings.

Managing the Company's risks also includes a regular analysis of the capital structure. As part of the same analysis, management considers the cost of capital and the risks associated to each class of capital. Based on the management recommendations, the Company may balance its general capital structure through the payment of dividends, by issuing new shares and repurchasing shares, as well as by contracting new liabilities and settling the existing ones.

Just as other industry representatives, the Company monitors the capital based on the gearing ratio. This ratio is calculated as net debt divided by total capital. The net debt is represented by the total loans (including long-term and short-term loans as detailed on the balance sheet) less the cash and cash equivalents. Total capital represents "equity", as detailed on the balance sheet plus the net debt.

The gearing ratio as at 31 December 2019 and 2018 was as follows:

2019 2018
127,196,715
(9,774,157)
139,516,379 117,422,558
219,491,113 209,082,355
359,007,492 326,999,575
38.9% 36%
145,185,491
(5,669,112)

(b)Summary of significant accounting policies

The details on the main accounting policies and methods adopted, including the recognition criteria, measurement basis and revenue and expenses recognition basis, concerning each class of financial assets, financial liabilities and capital instruments are presented in Note 2 to the financial statements.

(c) Objectives of the financial risk management

The treasury department of the Company provides services needed for the activity, coordinates the access to the national financial market, monitors and manages the financial risks related to the Company operations by way of reports on the internal risks, which analyze the exposure to and extent of the risks. These risks include the market risk (including the foreign currency risk, fair value interest rate risk and the price risk), credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow interest rate risk.

d) Market risk

The Company activities expose it primarily to the financial risks related to the fluctuation of the exchange rates (see (d) below) and of the interest rate (see [f] below).

The Company management continuously monitors its exposure to risks. However, the use of this approach does not protect the Company from the occurrence of potential losses beyond the foreseeable limits in case of significant fluctuations on the market. There was no change from the prior year in relation to the Company exposure to the market risks or to how the Company manages and measures its risks.

(e) Foreign currency risk management

There are two types of foreign currency risk to which the Company is exposed, namely transaction risk and translation risk. The objective of the Company's foreign currency risk management strategy is to manage and control market risk exposures within acceptable parameters.

Transaction risk

This arises because operating units have input costs or sales in currencies other than their functional currencies. In addition, where operating entities carry monetary assets and liabilities at year end denominated other than in their functional currency, their translation at the year-end rates of exchange into their functional currency will give rise to foreign currency gains and losses. The exposures to the exchange rate are managed according to the approved policies.

The Company is mainly exposed to the EUR-RON exchange rate.

Currency EUR HUF USD RON TOTAL
Trade receivable - RON equivalent 6,848,579 295,940 218,079 93,643,707 101,006,306
Trade and other payable - RON equivalent 27,193,714 44,124,783 71,318,498

The table below details the Company sensitivity

to a 10% increase and decrease of EUR against RON. 10% is the sensitivity rate used when the internal reporting on the foreign currency risk to the Company is done and it represents the management estimate on

the reasonably possible changes in exchange rates. The sensitivity analysis only includes the remaining foreign currency expressed in monetary items and adjusts the conversion at the end of the period for a 10%

change in exchange rates. In the table below, a negative value indicates a decrease in profit when the RON

depreciates by 10% against the EUR. A 10% strengthening of the RON against the EUR will have an equal

opposite impact on profit and other equity, and the balances below will be positive. The changes will be attributable to the exposure related to the loans, trade receivables and payables with foreign partners, and

denominated in EUR at the end of the year.

Sensitivity analysis for primary currency risk

31 December 2019 31 December 2018
RON RON RON RON
Profit or (loss) 1,246,852 (1,246,852) 3,976,917 (3,976,917)

The Company obtains revenues in EUR based on the contracts signed with foreign clients (as detailed in Note 4).

(f) Interest rate risk management

The interest-bearing assets of the Company, the revenues, and the cash flows from operating activities are exposed to the fluctuations of market interest rates. The Company's interest rate risk relates to its bank loans. The loans with variable interest rate expose the Company to the cash flow interest rate risk. The Company performed no hedging operation with a view to reducing its exposure to the interest rate risk.

The Company continuously monitors its exposure to the interest rate risk. These include simulating various scenarios, including the refinancing, discounting current positions, financing alternatives. Based on these scenarios, the Company estimates the potential impact of determined fluctuations in the interest rate on the profit and loss account. For each simulation, the same interest rate fluctuation is used for all models. These scenarios are only prepared for the debts representing the main interest-bearing positions.

The Company is exposed to the interest rate risk taking into account that it borrows funds both at fixed, and at floating interest rates. The risk is managed by the Company by maintaining a favorable balance between fixed rate and floating rate interest loans.

The Company's exposures to the interest rates on the financial assets are detailed in the section on liquidity risk management of this Note.

As at 31 December 2019 and, respectively, 31 December 2018, in the case of a 1% increase / decrease of the interest rate on loans, with all the other variables held constant, the net profit for the period would fluctuate as follows, mainly as a result of the higher/lower interest expenses on floating interest loans.

31 December 2019 31 December 2018
Profit or (loss) 823,562 (823,562) 1,270,397 (1,270,397)

Translation risk

This exists due to the fact that the Company has operations whose functional currency is not the RON, the Company's presentational currency. Changes in the exchange rate between the reporting currencies of these operations and the RON, have an impact on the Company's reported result. For 2019, the impact of changing currency rates versus RON compared to the average 2018 rates was negative RON 0.4m (2018: nil).

(g)Other price risks

The Company is not exposed to the equity price risks arising from equity investments. The financial investments are held for strategic purposes rather than commercial ones and are not significant. The Company does not actively trade these investments.

(h) Credit risk management

Credit risk encompasses the risk of financial loss to the Company of counterparty default in relation to any of its financial assets.

The Company has adopted a policy of performing transactions with trustworthy parties, parties that have been assessed in respect of the credit quality, taking into account its financial position, past experience and other factors, and additionally, obtaining guarantees or advance payments, if applicable, as a means of decreasing the financial losses caused by breaches of contracts. The Company exposure and the credit ratings of third parties to contracts are monitored by the management.

Company's maximum exposure to credit risk is represented by the carrying value of each financial asset: The credit risk relates to the risk that a counterparty will not meet its obligations causing financial losses to the Company.

Trade receivables are from a high number of clients from different industries and geographical areas. The permanent credit assessment is performed in relation to the clients' financial condition and, when appropriate, a credit insurance is concluded.

The Company has policies limiting the value of the exposure for any financial institution.

The carrying amount of receivables, net of the provision for receivables, plus the cash and cash equivalents, are the maximum amount exposed to the credit risk. Although the receivable collection could be influenced by economic factors, the management considers there is no significant loss risk for the Company, beyond the provisions already recorded.

The Company considers the exposure to the credit risk in relation to a counterparty or a Company of similar counterparties by analyzing the receivables individually and making impairment adjustments. The Company had more than four thousand clients in 2019, with the highest exposure on one client not exceeding 3%.

(i) Liquidity risk management

The Company manages the liquidity risks by maintaining appropriate reserves, bank facilities and reserve loan facilities, by continuously monitoring actual cash flows and by correlating the maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities. Each Company company prepares annual and short term cash flows (weekly, monthly and quarterly). Financing needs for working capital are determined and contracted based on the budgeted cash flows. Investments projects are approved only with a concrete financing plan.

(j) Fair value of financial instruments

The financial instruments disclosed on the statement of financial position include trade and other receivables, cash and cash equivalents, short and longterm loans and other debts. The carrying amounts represent the maximum exposure of the Company to the credit risk related to the existing receivables.

Financial liabilities are at their carrying amount which is an approximation to their fair value, due to the fact that the liabilities are at variable interest rates and there are no material initial fees and charges amortized over time.

Tables on liquidity and interest rate risks

The tables below detail the dates remaining until the maturity of the Company's financial liabilities.

The tables were prepared based on the undiscounted cash flows of the financial liabilities at the nearest date when is possible for the Company to be requested to pay. The table includes both the interest and the cash flows related to the capital.

Non-interest bearing less than 1 month 1-3 months 3 months - 1 year 1-3 years 3-5 years more than 5
years
TOTAL
Trade payables and other
liabilities
(19,328,612) (24,948,553
)
(8,006,931) (9,517,200) 0 0 (61,801,297)
Interest-bearing instruments
Short and long-term loans (63,729,399) (2,770,563) (15,872,804) (35,648,709
)
(23,312,247
)
(204,267) (141,537,989)
Future interest on loans (304,080) (1,129,054) (3,984,850) (3,501,947) (873,850) (4,007) (9,797,788)
Non-interest bearing
Cash 5,668,548 5,668,548
Receivable 62,695,830 34,629,968 2,760,087 891,762 20,784 7,874 101,006,305
Net cash outflow (14,997,713) 5,781,798 (25,104,498) (47,776,095
)
(24,165,313
)
(200,400) (106,462,221)

Within the net cash outflows presented for less than a month the Company has presented the credit lines, which are, by nature, short term. However, the credit lines are daily revolving and have been renewed from year to year. The Company is under no constrain regarding the repayment of the credit lines within a month, and is confident that they will be continued to be used. Thus, the Company is confident that it will remain solvent and to pay their liabilities within term. RON 50 million out of it refers to credit lines and excluding these the position is RON 35 million.

Risk management (continued)

(j) Fair value of financial instruments

2018 Below
1 month
1-3 months 3 months
to 1 year
1-3 years 3 - 5 years Over 5
years
Total
Non-interest bearing
(25,168,669
Trade payables and other liabilities ) (30,844,540) (24,061,511) (49,022,037) - - (129,099,676)
Interest-bearing instruments
Short and long-term loans (48,036) (2,427,158) (56,577,780) (47,757,747) (19,543,459) - (127,196,715)
Future interest (354,430) (1,009,405) (2,604,516) (5,788,127) (987,280) - (10,743,760)
Non-interest bearing
Cash and cash equivalents 9,774,157 - - -
-
- 9,774,157
Receivables 48,111,080 34,967,837 19,106,186 - - - 102,185,102
Net cash outflow 32,314,102 686,734 (64,137,621) (102,567,911) (20,530,739) -
(55,080,892)

The budget for 2020

The likely evolution of the enterprise is included in the Revenues and Expenses Budget for 2020:

  • Turnover: RON 453 million
  • EBITDA: RON 51 million

The full Budget presentation can be seen at the following link: https://www.teraplast.ro/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-Budget-TeraPlast-Group-ENG.pdf

Potential factors of influence on 2020 budget

Considering the events related to the Coronavirus outbreak worldwide at the beginning of 2020, the TeraPlast Group and its companies had a proactice attitude regarding the management of the potential risks.

The crisis led to European states, including Romania, declaring the state of emergency, and implementing various levels of lockdown.

At TeraPlast Group level, progressive and firm measures were taken in order to ensure the employees' and partners' health and security. The set of measures aim to all areas of activity, are monitored, and reviewed as needed by the Analysis Commission of the Group, regularly.

In order to ensure a fair and equal information of the stakeholders, the Group reports, in line with the regulations in place, any event that exceeds the materiality threshold and could, to some extent, influence the Group's business evolution.

Considering that

the first impact of Covid-19 was first visible in Europe and Romania at the beginning of March,

the current situation is changing rapidly and has a high level of uncertainty,

At the time of this report, the TeraPlast Group management team considers it can not provide a firm prognosis of the Covronavirus pandemic impact on the Group businesses.

10 potential action scenarios were set up depending on the possible evolution of the current crisis. These scenarios imply the following parameters:

  • The potential negative influences on the revenue due to both the pandemic evolution and a potential economic crisis following it, including a total activity suspension simulation in case the authorities would impose so
  • Cash flow impact due to potential clients' defaults
  • The ability of managing the debt service
  • Fixed costs adjustment to minimize the impact on profitability in the demand drop scenarios
  • Monitoring of the cost structure to secure a sustainable long-term performance

Measures already in place

  • Heightened hygiene measures in order to protect our employees' health and security at work. Highly digital close collaboration among employees and with third parties. Special procedures on production sites.
  • Personnel costs were temporarily reduced in areas where the production and demand declined. For a part of the white-collar personnel the working schedule was reduced.
  • Temporary income reduction in management by 25%-50%
  • Renegotiated contracts with the suppliers. Alternative suppliers were identified in order to ensure the raw materials availability.
  • The raw materials and finished goods stocks were diminished in order to decrease the working capital need
  • The rent contracts were renegotiated for at least 3 months
  • Tightened credit procedures in order to minimize credit risk
  • Cash conservation policies in place

New measures are being planned and implemented.

Non-financial statement

According to the legal regulation on the disclosure of non-financial information, the Company prepares and publishes a distinctive sustainability report which includes information required by the non-financial statement and which describes our initiatives regarding sustainability. The Teraplast sustainability report for 2019 will be published by 30 June 2019.

Environmental policy

We are aware of the impact that our activity and products can have on the environment. One of our goals is to mitigate the negative impact and prevent situations that can affect the environment and society. As a result, we constantly allocate resources to identify and minimize them, and we are actively involved in sustainable development.

Integrated management system

Teraplast has implemented the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System as a component of an integrated quality-environment-occupational health and safety management system. The environmental management system has been certified for the first time in Teraplast in 2009. The activities regulated by this system are maintained and continually improved, being systematically verified by internal audit and also by the certification body. Action programs are based on internal, external audits and management reviews.

Rigorous implementation of Environmental Policy

In order to fulfill the Policy, the commitment undertaken and the achievement of the environmental objectives and targets, management programs (annual or long-term) are established, which include general and specific objectives, deadlines and means of accomplishment, responsibilities and authorities designated for the relevant functions. In order to achieve the objectives and targets, Environmental Management Plans are established and the Environmental Officer monitors the stage of their implementation during the year, according to their evolution. When preparing Management Programs, consideration is given to introducing new technologies and to the views of stakeholders. These programs are periodically analyzed by the responsible factors to determine the stage of their implementation or are monitored directly by the Environmental Manager and brought to the attention of top management. In the case of projects and / or developments (changes in product design, introduction of new working conditions), management programs are tailored to suit the situation and actions are set up to ensure management involvement. Changes resulting from the implementation of these projects / developments, as well as the new requirements of the applicable legal and regulatory norms, are documented so as to ensure the continued operation of the management system.

Sustainable Development

Teraplast is actively involved in the development of sustainable systems, and within the Research and Development Center, research activities are performed annually to improve the existing products and to obtain new products. Research projects in 2017 were focused on product development aiming at obtaining higher physical and mechanical properties than existing ones and cost efficiency with raw materials. Thus, polystyrene multi-layer pipes with micronized recycled PVC were obtained from various applications. The impact of using this micronized recycled PVC is a major one, both for the environment, through its reuse in the production process and substitution of virgin PVC as well as cost optimization. Recycled PVC obtained in the form of granules was tested on the co-extruded layer of the joinery profiles.

The results obtained were positive, superior to the substituted dry-blend in which the base raw material is virgin PVC. The research department studies recycled PVC in various compositions in order to identify new applications.

Suppliers of raw materials are also assessed from the point of view of complying with environmental requirements. We avoid the use of hazardous chemicals in the activities and in the supply chain.

All hazardous chemicals used in the activities are carefully monitored, accompanied by the Safety Data Sheet and their requirements are transposed into internal measures (allocation of special spaces, storage / handling, use, training, etc.).

Pollution prevention and control

To prevent soil contamination, all pools are properly sealed. At the same time, both the interior surfaces where the productive activities are carried out as well as part of the exterior surfaces such as the surface of the transport paths are completely concreted. The uncovered surface is partially formed of green areas. Loading and unloading of material takes place in designated areas, protected against leakage through liquid leakage or dust dispersion. In stores there are adequate quantities of absorbents suitable for controlling any accidental spillage.

Technological water is recycled to over 80% and waste water is passed through the sewage treatment plant. Wastewater quality indicators are determined quarterly.

Dangerous chemical substances and preparations are purchased in compliance with applicable legislation and only together with the safety data sheet that allows for taking all measures for environmental protection, occupational health and safety. The storage of the various dangerous chemicals and preparations is made taking into account the compatibility of the substances. The management of these substances is carried out by trained persons who know the measures to be taken in case of emergency situations.

Waste management

In the Company companies, recoverable waste (plastic waste, metal waste, paper packaging waste, cardboard, plastic packaging, wood packaging, etc.) and non-valuable waste (industrial waste, contaminated metal packaging and household waste) are generated.

The implemented environmental management system makes it necessary to minimize the quantities of waste resulting from production processes where possible. The resulting waste in the company is collected selectively and used/disposed of by authorized economic operators.

Hazardous waste sent off-site for disposal is transported only by authorized economic operators, in compliance with the legal provisions in force. Waste is transported only from the site of activity to the disposal site without adversely affecting the environment.

Waste is packaged and labeled in accordance with the laws and regulations in force for mandatory inscriptions. During collection, recovery or disposal, all waste is temporarily stored in specially designed areas and places, properly protected against dispersion in the environment. Waste is clearly labeled and separated accordingly.

The management of all categories of waste is carried out in strict compliance with the legal provisions. Waste is collected and stored temporarily by types and categories without being mixed. These are stored separately, inert and non-hazardous waste separately from the hazardous one.

Non-financial statement (continued)

The recovery of recyclable industrial waste is carried out in compliance with the provisions of Law 211/2011 and other legal provisions in force.

Reaching recycling and collection targets is done individually through contracts with authorized recycling / collection companies.

Combating corruption and bribery

Internal compliance programs in this area focus on the following directions:

  • - anticompetitive practices;
  • - economic sanctions and embargoes;
  • - the fight against corruption;
  • - gift policies;
  • - conflicts of interests.

Conflicts of interests may arise when personal interests conflict with the ability to exercise one's duties properly and efficiently. To the extent possible, relationships or activities that may affect or appear to affect the ability to make objective and fair decisions when doing business on behalf of the Company are avoided.

Sanctions and embargoes restrict transactions with certain countries, individuals and legal entities. These restrictions need to be known and analyzed before starting any transaction.

When integrating any new employee, according to the New Employee's Guide, it is clear what the Company companies are asking for the expected behaviors with respect to the issues listed above. Our employees have clearly defined limitations on the acceptance of gifts, services and benefits of any kind coming from suppliers or customers in order to facilitate commercial transactions with any of the Company's companies. They are authorized to accept or offer gifts and invitations that are appropriate in the circumstances, subject to the limitations, approvals and registration requirements defined in our internal rules. No money or equivalent gift may be offered or received.

In our business relationships with public and state institutions, our employees do not solicit or accept gifts, services, favors, invitations or any other personal benefits that may affect their impartiality in the exercise the function held. No gifts or other free gifts are given to government officials or state organ representatives, except for small-value promotional items customized with the Company's logo.

Responsible procurement policy

Procurement activity is critical to the Company's competitiveness and its ability to innovate. The main objective of the procurement activity is the complete material assurance both in terms of quantity and quality, at the time, in conditions of maximum safety and with minimal cost of material resources necessary for the development of productive activities within the Company. At the same time, the activity involves proactive management of supply chain risks in order to minimize their potential impact.

The purchasing policy within Company companies is an integral part of the overall objective of the Company, to meet customer requirements, to manage production processes efficiently and to meet the requirements of the integrated management system.

An essential role in continuously improving the quality of our products and working standards lies with our suppliers who are carefully selected for the production process.

Supplier relationships are trusted, committed to their own products, and are pursuing the development of long-term partnerships. We are constantly evaluating suppliers and applying an internal qualification and acceptance system.

Company suppliers will comply with and observe local, national and international environmental regulations. They are required to hold all the environmental permits and authorizations required to conduct the business. Suppliers will systematically manage environmental impacts, including: energy, water, waste, chemicals and air pollution.

Responsible procurement policy (continued)

Suppliers will comply with all applicable anti-corruption laws and regulations, and will have a zero tolerance policy for any form of bribery, corruption, and misappropriation. They must carry out all transactions in a transparent manner and accurately reflect them in accounting records and books.

Selecting and accepting suppliers is based on both assessing their ability to deliver products according to our requirements, as well as: quality / price ratio, certified management systems, payment options, availability on delivery, complaint handling. The evaluation process also involves auditing and visiting suppliers in terms of compliance with environmental, occupational health and safety requirements, and social responsibility.

Teraplast believes that establishing strong partnerships with suppliers ensures a positive outcome for both parties. The Company's procurement policy is linked to the quality standards (SR EN ISO 9001), the environment (SR EN ISO 14001) and Occupational Health and Safety (SR OHSAS 18001), but it also contains specific requirements based on the Company's Code of Conduct.

This ensures the general conditions for:

  • the quality of the products and services purchased
  • product safety / chemicals management
  • protecting the environment
  • the code of conduct in the procurement activity

Supplier selection and evaluation follow their capacity for innovation, continuous improvement of processes and adaptation of environmental codes.

The procurement policy applies to all suppliers of raw materials, materials and services in the Company.

The list of approved vendors includes all procurement providers and we have ensured that they comply with legal and regulatory requirements both in Europe and in the areas in which they operate, with regard to: forced labor, child exploitation, discrimination, the environment, bribery and corruption, unfair competition, etc. Suppliers are visited before they start a collaboration, and periodically are re-evaluated to determine whether they can still meet the set requirements.

Company Management

Director`s presentation

Teraplast is managed in a unitary system by a Board of Directors composed of five members appointed by the General Meeting of Shareholders by secret vote. The length of service of the Directors is one year and the Directors can be reappointed. At the date of this Report the structure of the Board of Directors is as follows:

DOREL GOIA

  • Position: Chairman of the Board
  • Background area: entrepreneurship
  • First elected on the Board of Directors: 2008
  • Activity: ACI Cluj SA; Parc SA; Hermes SA

LIVIU CIUPE

  • Position: Independent Non-executive Director
  • Background area: industrial
  • First elected on the Board of Directors: 2019
  • Activity: Rematinvest Group

RĂZVAN LEFTER (RSL Capital Advisors SRL)

  • Position: Non-executive Director
  • Background area: economy
  • First elected on the Board of Directors: 2014
  • Activity: RSL Capital Advisors, Conpet Ploiesti (Board of Directors), Mundus Services AD Bulgaria (Board of Directors)

MAGDA PALFI

  • Position: Non-executive Director
  • Background area: Banking
  • First elected on the Board of Directors: 2008
  • Activity: Raiffeisen Bank (Regional Corporate Director– Cluj Corporate Center), TeraSteel SA (Board of Directors)

ALEXANDRU STÂNEAN

  • Position: Executive Director
  • Background area: Business Administration
  • First elected on the Board of Directors: 2007
  • Activity: TeraPlast SA (Chief Executive Officer)

Members of the Board of Directors are elected at the General Meeting of Shareholders on the basis of shareholders' voting in accordance with legal requirements. Therefore, there are no agreements or understandings to report in this document.

Members of the executive team

Teraplast's executive management is appointed by the Board of Directors, and at the date of this report it is delegated to the CEO and the CFO. The CEO and CFO manage the everyday activity of the company.

The executive team is comprised of:

Alexandru Stânean – Chief Executive Officer

Year of Birth: 1982

In office: July 2018 – present

Alexandru Stânean joined the TeraPlast Team in 2007, occupying, over time, different positions within the TeraPlast Group, such as Deputy General Manager, Director of Operations, in charge of external development. In 2008, he was part of the team responsible for TeraPlast's IPO. Currently, Mr. Stânean is Chief Executive Officer of TeraPlast, in his second term.

Ioana Birta – Chief Financial Officer

Year of birth: 1983 In office: June 2017 – present Ioana Birta has more than 10 years of experience within Big 4. She is a member of the ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and CAFR (Romanian Chamber of Financial Auditors).

Corporate Governance

Teraplast has implemented recommendations of the Corporate Governance Code of Bucharest Stock Exchange, setting out governance principles and structures mainly aimed at respecting shareholders' rights as well as at providing them fair treatment. In that sense, the Board of Directors elaborated a Regulation for Organisation and Operation, consistent with the CGC principles, thus ensuring the company's transparency and sustainable development. The Regulation for Organisation and Operation also sets out the roles corresponding to the Board of Directors, competences and responsibilities of the Board, so as to ensure observance of interests of all the company's shareholders, and not least, equal access of the shareholders, and also of potential investors to relevant information pertaining to the company.

Governance structures

For continuation of the process of implementing the principles of the Code of Corporate Governance, the General Meeting of October 2014 approved the election of a new Board of Directors made up of five directors, one of whom is independent from other significant shareholders. Enough members have been this way ensured as to guarantee the Board's efficiency to supervise, analyze and evaluate the efficiency of Teraplast's executive management, the Board's main goal as a collective body being to promote and observe the interests of the company's shareholders.

Another step of the implementation process is the essential amendment of the Company's Memorandum of Association, endorsed by the General Meeting of Shareholders of September 2008, at which time provisions of the Memorandum were made to match regulatory documents specific to the Romanian stock market and also recommendations and principles included in Code of Corporate Governance of Bucharest Stock Exchange. One of the most important updates of the company's Charter is the amendment of chapter VI – Managers – pursuant to which the premises of a fundamental change of the company management are created, thus enabling the Board of Directors to delegate managing competencies not just to a sole manager, but to a larger number of directors, one of them being appointed general manager.

Moreover, in compliance with CGC recommendations, strict rules have been set within the company on the internal movement and disclosure to third parties of confidential documents and privileged information, a special importance being granted to data and/or information that could influence the evolution of market price of securities issued by Teraplast. In this sense starting 2008, specific confidentiality agreements were concluded, with the company management and executives as well as with employees who, based on their positions and/or responsibilities, have access to such confidential/privileged information.

Alexandru Stanean Ioana Birta

Director Chief Financial Officer

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