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RNS Number : 2455W

Petrol AD

09 December 2019

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

OF PETROL GROUP

AND CONDENSED EXPLANATORY NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIODED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

(This document is a translation of the original Bulgarian document,

in case of divergence the Bulgarian original shall prevail)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS

AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the period ended September 30

 
                                                2019       2018 
                                             BGN'000    BGN'000 
 
Revenue                                      410,100    394,321 
Other income                                   1,384      7,471 
 
Cost of goods sold                         (359,586)  (349,004) 
Materials and consumables                    (2,787)    (2,766) 
Hired services                              (28,831)   (26,651) 
Employee benefits                           (16,239)   (14,290) 
Depreciation and amortisation                (2,825)      (707) 
Impairment losses                                310         32 
Other expenses                                 (816)      (996) 
 
Finance income                                 1,849     55,845 
Finance costs                                (6,252)    (2,411) 
 
Profit (loss) before tax                     (3,693)     60,844 
                                           ---------  --------- 
 
Tax income (expense)                             (5)        150 
                                           ---------  --------- 
 
Profit (loss) for the period                 (3,698)     60,994 
                                           ---------  --------- 
 
Total comprehensive income for the 
 period                                      (3,698)     60,994 
 
Profit (loss) attributable to: 
 
     Owners of the Parent company            (3,698)     60,994 
     Non-controlling interest                      -          - 
 
Profit (loss) for the period                 (3,698)     60,994 
                                           =========  ========= 
 
Total comprehensive income attributable 
 to: 
 
     Owners of the Parent company            (3,698)     60,994 
     Non-controlling interest                      -          - 
                                           ---------  --------- 
 
Total comprehensive income for the 
 period                                      (3,698)     60,994 
                                           =========  ========= 
 
Profit (loss) per share (BGN)                 (0.03)       0.56 
 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

 
                                                           September             December 
                                                                  30                   31 
                                                                2019                 2018 
                                                             BGN'000              BGN'000 
 
Non-current assets 
 
    Property, plant and equipment and 
     intangible assets                                        12,713               13,498 
    Investment properties                                      1,758                1,793 
    Right-of-use asset                                        10,363                    - 
    Goodwill                                                  19,816               19,827 
    Deferred tax assets                                        4,138                4,186 
    Trade and other receivables                                    -                   95 
 
Total non-current assets                                      48,788               39,399 
                                                           ---------             -------- 
 
Current assets 
 
    Trade and other receivables                               39,991               36,948 
    Inventories                                               19,993               23,977 
    Loans granted                                             22,993               22,124 
    Non-current assets held-for-sale                           3,459                3,459 
    Cash and cash equivalents                                  3,800                4,265 
 
Total current assets                                          90,236               90,773 
                                                           ---------             -------- 
 
Total assets                                                 139,024              130,172 
                                                           =========             ======== 
 
Equity 
 
    Registered capital                            109,250               109,250 
    General reserves                               18,864                18,864 
    Accumulated loss                            (112,255)             (108,557) 
                                                ---------             --------- 
 
Total equity attributable to the 
 owners of the Parent company                      15,859                19,557 
                                                ---------             --------- 
 
Non-controlling interests                               -                     9 
                                                ---------             --------- 
 
Total equity                                       15,859                19,566 
                                                --------- 
 
Non-current liabilities 
 
    Loans and borrowings                           44,735                45,471 
    Lease liabilities                               7,848                     - 
    Employee defined benefit obligations              533                   533 
 
Total non-current liabilities                      53,116                46,004 
                                                ---------             --------- 
 
Current liabilities 
 
    Trade and other payables                       65,167                          61,844 
    Loans and borrowings                            2,186                           2,758 
    Income tax liability                                2                               - 
    Lease liabilities                               2,694                               - 
 
Total current liabilities                          70,049                          64,602 
                                                ---------             ------------------- 
 
Total liabilities                                 123,165                         110,606 
                                                =========             =================== 
 
Total equity and liabilities                      139,024                         130,172 
                                                =========             =================== 
 
 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

 
                                 Equity attributable to the                   Non-controlling          Total 
                                owners of the Parent company                        interests         equity 
                            Registered     General   Accumulated      Total 
                               capital    reserves        profit 
                                                          (loss) 
                               BGN'000     BGN'000       BGN'000    BGN'000           BGN'000        BGN'000 
 
 
   Balance at January 
   1, 2018                     109,250      18,864     (164,473)   (36,359)                10       (36,349) 
 Comprehensive income 
  for the period 
 Profit for the period               -           -        60,994     60,994                 -         60,994 
                           -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ----------------      --------- 
 Total comprehensive 
  income                             -           -        60,994     60,994                 -         60,994 
                           -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ----------------      --------- 
 
 Balance at September 
  30, 2018                     109,250      18,864     (103,479)     24,635                10         24,645 
                           ===========  ==========  ============  =========  ================      ========= 
 
 Comprehensive income 
  for the period 
 Loss for the period                 -           -       (5,064)    (5,064)               (1)        (5,065) 
 Other comprehensive 
  income                             -           -          (14)       (14)                 -           (14) 
 
 Total comprehensive 
  income                             -           -       (5,078)    (5,078)               (1)        (5,079) 
                           -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ----------------      --------- 
 
 
   Balance at December 
   31, 2018                    109,250      18,864     (108,557)     19,557                 9         19,566 
                           ===========  ==========  ============  =========  ================      ========= 
 Comprehensive income 
  for the period 
 Loss for the period                 -           -       (3,698)    (3,698)                 -        (3,698) 
                           -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ----------------      --------- 
 Total comprehensive 
  income                             -           -       (3,698)    (3,698)                 -        (3,698) 
                           -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ----------------      --------- 
 
 Transactions with 
 shareholders, 
 recognized directly 
 in equity 
 Sale of a subsidiary 
  with a non-controlling 
  interest                           -           -             -          -               (9)            (9) 
                           -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ----------------      --------- 
 Total transactions 
  with shareholders                  -           -             -          -               (9)            (9) 
                           -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ----------------      --------- 
 
 Balance at September 
  30, 2019                     109,250      18,864     (112,255)     15,859                 -         15,859 
                           ===========  ==========  ============  =========  ================      ========= 
 
 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the period ended September 30

 
                                                          2019        2018 
                                                       BGN'000     BGN'000 
 
 Cash flows from operating activities 
 
 Receipts from customers                               567,281     579,995 
 Payments to suppliers                               (483,297)   (501,885) 
 VAT and excise paid to the budget, net               (57,745)    (60,570) 
 Payments related to personnel                        (15,567)    (14,053) 
 Income tax paid                                             -        (56) 
 Other cash flows from operating activities, 
  net                                                    (706)     (2,114) 
                                                    ----------  ---------- 
 
 Net cash flows from operating activities                9,966       1,317 
 
 Cash flows from investing activities 
 
 Payments for purchase of property, plant 
  and equipment                                          (428)     (2,952) 
 Proceeds from sale of property, plant and 
  equipment                                                308       7,279 
     Payments for loans granted, net                   (7,907)     (4,443) 
     Repayment of loans granted                          7,617         148 
     Interest received on loans and deposits               105          14 
     Payments for acquisition of subsidiary and 
      other investments, net of cash acquired                -          16 
     Proceeds from sale of subsidiaries, net 
      of cash disposed                                     173        (22) 
     Payments for other investments                    (4,714)     (2,397) 
 
 Net cash flows used in investing activities           (4,846)     (2,357) 
 
 Cash flows from financing activities 
 
 Proceeds from loans and borrowings                         19       2,065 
 Repayment of loans and borrowings                     (1,054)       (453) 
     Lease payments                                    (2,508)           - 
     Interest and bank fees and commissions paid, 
      net                                              (2,598)     (2,325) 
     Proceeds from other investments                       538           - 
 
 Net cash flows from financing activities              (5,603)       (713) 
 
 Net decrease in cash flows during the period            (483)     (1,753) 
 
 Cash at the beginning of the period                     4,265       7,271 
 
     Effect of movements in exchange rates                  18          18 
                                                    ----------  ---------- 
 
 Cash as per cash flow statement at the end 
  of the period                                          3,800       5,536 
                                                    ----------  ---------- 
 
     Restricted cash                                         -       1,023 
                                                    ----------  ---------- 
 
 Cash as per statement of financial position             3,800       6,559 
                                                    ==========  ========== 
 
   I.         General Information 

Petrol AD (the Parent company) was registered in Bulgaria in 1990 and entered in the Commercial Register to the Registry Agency with UIC 831496285. The headquarter address of the Parent company is 12 Tyrgovska Str., Hotel Lovech in Lovech city. As at the end of the reporting period shareholders are legal entities, the country - through the Ministry of Energy and individuals.

The main activity of Petrol AD and its subsidiaries (the Group) is related with trading of petrol products and non-petrol goods and services.

These explanatory notes are prepared according to the requirements of Art. 100o1, par.5 of the Public Offering of Securities Act (POSA) in relation to Art. 33, par.1, item.2 of the Ordinance No 2 of September 17, 2003 on the prospectuses in public offering and admission of securities for trading on a regulated market and for disclosure of information by the public companies and other issuers of securities, and represent information about important events occurred during the third quarter of 2019. The explanatory notes reflect their influence on the results in the statements for the third quarter of 2019 and describe of the main risks and uncertainties, which stay ahead of the Petrol Group in the rest of the financial year and comprise information for transactions with related parties and/or interested parties, as well as information for emerging significant receivables and/or payables during the same period.

II. Information on important events, occurred in the third quarter of 2019 and accumulated from the beginning of the financial year to the end of the this quarter

Property, plant, equipment and intangible assets

As at September 30, 2019 the Group has property, plant, equipment and intangible assets with total carrying amount of BGN 12,713 thousand.

As at September 30, 2019 property, plant and equipment with carrying amount of BGN 10,759 thousand are mortgaged or pledged as collaterals under bank loans, granted to the Group and to unrelated parties, under credit limit agreements for issuance of bank guarantees.

In 2018 the Group has acquired trade sites - petrol stations and storage facilities on purpose to sell them. As at September 30, 2019 the carrying amount of the available in the balance sheet non-current assets, acquired on purpose to sell them subsequently is BGN 3,459 thousand.

Investment property

The investment properties of the Group, consisted of a land and a building, are part of aggregated assets for BGN 1,500 thousand, which serve as a collateral for a credit limit under contract for revolving credit line signed in 2016.

Leases

The Group has adopted IFRS 16 Leases (issued on January 13, 2016), endorsed by the EU on October 31, 2017 and published in Official newspaper on November 9, 2017, for the first time in the financial statements for the year, beginning on January 1, 2019. The Group chooses to apply a modified retrospective approach, as the cumulative effect of the appliance is recognised to the date of the initial appliance of IFRS 16 in the beginning balance of the equity and a comparing information is not recalculated. The expected effect on the financial statements is related to irrevocable contracts for operating leases under which the Group is lessee and therefore the recognition of new assets and new liabilities.

The Group recognizes the liability on the lease contract to the date of the initial appliance of the IFRS 16 for the irrevocable lease contracts, classified before as an operating lease according to IAS 17 at present value of the outstanding lease payments, discounted with the differential interest rate to the date of the first appliance. The "right to use" asset will be recognised right before the date of the initial appliance as an amount in the statement of financial position equal to the liability under the lease contract, corrected with the sum of all paid in advance or accrued lease payments related to this lease contract.

The Group will choose to use the exclusions, provided by the Standard for lease contracts, which ended within 12 months and lease contracts for which the base asset is with low value. The analysis of the terms of the main rent contracts for petrol stations shows that they should be treated as short-term within the scope of the exclusion, because they do not have a guaranteed period, the rent price is determined for six months periods, and both parties have the right to cease the contract for any petrol site with one to three months advance notice without any onerous sanctions, that would justify the Group's assessment of the probability of exercising the termination option by landlords as unlikely.

Loans Granted

In January 2019 the Group granted a cash loan to an unrelated party with a credit limit up to BGN 5,500 thousand, in tranches for the period until December 31, 2019 at 6.7% interest rate. As at September 30, 2019 the Group has receivables at the amount of BGN 4,245 thousand principal and BGN 178 thousand interest.

In April 2019, the Group enters into a contract for the provision of a cash loan to an unrelated person with a credit limit up to the amount of BGN 1,300 thousand at 6.7% annual interest and a repayment term until December 31, 2019. As of September 30, 2019 the receivables under the contract amount to BGN 1,292 thousand principal and BGN 40 thousand interest.

In May 2019, the Group issues a cash loan to an unrelated person with a credit limit of up to BGN 10 thousand for the period up to December 31, 2019 and with an interest rate of 6.7%. As of September 30, 2019 the funds provided amount to BGN 6 thousand.

In August 2019, the Group issues a cash loan to an unrelated person with a credit limit of up to BGN 1,000 thousand, disbursed in tranches for up to one year from the date of its conclusion and with an interest rate of 6.7%. As of September 30, 2019, the loan limit has been increased, and the Group has receivables in the amount of BGN 1,045 thousand principal and BGN 9 thousand interest.

In March 2018 the Group entered into an agreement for granting a loan to unrelated party at the amount of BGN 1,961 thousand at 5.5% annual interest and repayment period until December 31, 2018. At the end of 2018, according to a signed trade agreement between the parties, the loan was partially offset with outstanding opposite trade liabilities under an agreement for goods supplies. With an additional agreement from December 2018 the term of loan agreement was prolonged until December 31, 2019. In 2019 the Group continues to offset the receivables with due trade liabilities under the agreement for goods supplies. The loan is fully repaid in June 2019.

The receivables on loans granted and interest due on them from a controlled company until November 2013 at the amount of BGN 32,063 thousand were completely impaired in previous periods due to an open bankruptcy procedure and their difficult collection. In April 2019, the claims were transferred to an unrelated party through a cession agreement.

In April 2019, the balance of the loan granted, amounting to BGN 393 thousand principal, net of impairment, granted in previous periods to a subsidiary until March 2018, was transferred to an unrelated party through a cession agreement.

In March 2018 the Group entered into an agreement for granting a cash loan to an unrelated party with a credit limit up to BGN 300 thousand at 6.7% annual interest and repayment period until December 31, 2018. With an annex from the end of 2018 the term of the loan was prolonged until December 31, 2019. In 2019 the loan limit was increased, and as at September 30, 2019 the granted funds under this contract were BGN 432 thousand principal and BGN 25 thousand interest.

In August 2017, the Group signed two cash loan agreements, according to which the Group has a liability to grant to unrelated parties interest bearing loans up to BGN 4,000 thousand and up to BGN 500 thousand at 6.7% annual interest. Subsequently the terms of contracts are annexed. The initially contracted repayment period was extended to December 31, 2019. In April 2019, the principal of the commercial loan extended on August 17, 2017 in the amount of BGN 500 thousand was fully repaid.

Cash and cash equivalents

As at September 30, 2019 the Group reported cash amounted to BGN 3,800 thousand.

In the notes under Art. 33a2 of Ordinance No2 from the Public Offering of Securities Act (POSA), as cash equivalents of BGN 2,403 thousand, is presented the cash collected from the trade sites as at the end of the reporting period and actually registered in the Group's bank accounts at the beginning of the next reporting period.

Registered capital

The Group's registered capital is presented at its nominal value. The registered capital of the Group represents the registered capital of the Parent company Petrol AD.

As at the end of the reporting period shareholders in the Parent company are as follows:

 
 Shareholder                                September 
                                                  30, 
                                                 2019 
 
 Alfa Capital AD                               28.85% 
 Yulinor EOOD                                  23.11% 
 Perfeto consulting EOOD                       16.43% 
 Correct Pharm EOOD                            10.98% 
 Trans Express Oil EOOD                         9.86% 
 Corporate Commercial Bank AD                   5.51% 
 VIP Properties EOOD                            2.26% 
 The Ministry of Economy of the Republic 
  of Bulgaria                                   0.65% 
 Other minority shareholders                    2.35% 
                                           ---------- 
 
                                              100.00% 
                                           ========== 
 

The Management of the Parent company has undertaken series of measures related to optimization of its capital adequacy. At several General Meetings of Shareholders (GMS) held in the period of 2016 - 2017 a decision for reverse-split procedure for merging 4 old shares with a nominal value of BGN 1 into 1 share with a nominal value of BGN 4 and consequent decrease of the capital of the Parent company in order to cover losses by decreasing the nominal value of the shares from BGN 4 to BGN 1, was voted. In March 2018, following a decision of the Lovech Regional Court, which repealed the refusal of the Commercial Register to register the decision voted on EGMS for merging 4 old shares with a nominal value of BGN 1 into 1 new share with a nominal value of BGN 4, the applied change was registered in CR resulting in registered capital of the Parent company of BGN 109 249 612, distributed in 27 312 403 shares with a nominal value of BGN 4 each. The change in the capital structure of the Parent company was registered also in Central Depositary AD. The submitted on April 2018 application for registration of the voted on EGMS decision for the second stage of the procedure of the Parent company's capital to be decreased by decreasing the nominal value of the shares from BGN 4 to BGN 1 in order to cover losses, was refused by the Commercial Register.

On EGMS of Petrol AD held on November 8, 2018 the decision to decrease the capital of the Parent company in order to cover losses by decreasing the nominal value of the shares from BGN 4 to BGN 1 was voted again. A refusal of the application for registration of the decision in CR was enacted, which was appealed by the Parent company within the statutory term. The minority shareholders disputed the decision of the EGMS and additionally to the refusal the application proceeding was postponed until the pronouncing of the Lovech Regional Court on the court proceedings, initiated on minority shareholders request. In March 2019 the Lovech Regional Court enacted a decision, which rules the CR to register the decrease of the capital after a resumption of the registration proceedings following the pronouncing on the legal proceedings initiated be the minority shareholders request.

In February 2019 was held a new EGMS, where the decision for reduction of capital was voted again and a decision for substitution of the deceased member of Supervisory Board Ivan Voynovski with Rumen Konstantinov was taken. A refusal on the application for registration of these circumstances in the file of the Parent company was enacted, which was appealed by the Parent company within the statutory term. In addition to the refusal, the registration proceeding was ceased on request of minority shareholders until the RC - Lovech rules on. In May 2019, the Lovech District Court ruled a decision, which repealed the enacted refusal and returned the case file to the Registry Agency to make the requested entry after resuming the suspended registry proceedings. At present, the legal proceedings on the claims for annulment of the decisions of the EGMS from February 2019 are pending.

Current income tax liabilities and tax audits

In January 2017, the Parent company received a tax audit assessment on corporate tax revision for 2013 and VAT until October 2014 amounting to BGN 222 thousand principal and BGN 68 thousand interest.

In order to cease the enforcement of the appealed tax assessment in January 2017, a bank guarantee of BGN 350 thousand was issued. In order to secure the additionally calculated interest liabilities on this tax assessment, in February 2019 was issued an additional bank guarantee for BGN 60 thousand. In April 2019 the Administrative Court - Sofia city enacted a decision, which entirely repealed the obligation for VAT amounting to BGN 112 thousand principal and BGN 37 thousand interest and considerably reduced the corporate tax liability from BGN 110 principal and BGN 31 thousand interest to BGN 24 thousand principal and BGN 2 thousand interest.

In March 2017, the Parent company received a tax assessment due to an tax audit of corporate income tax for 2014 and VAT until June 2015 for BGN 663 thousand principal and BGN 138 thousand interest. The tax assessment is in process of being appealed. In order to suspend the enforcement of the appealed tax assessment, ordered by the Parent company, a bank guarantee in favor of National Revenue Agency for BGN 940 thousand was issued. The bank guarantee is partly secured by BGN 300 thousand cash.

In August 2017 the Director of "Appealing and tax-security practice" department issued a decision which change the appealed tax assessment of the Parent company on corporate income tax for 2014 and VAT until June 2015 and reduce the additional tax liabilities from BGN 663 thousand to BGN 65 thousand principal and from BGN 138 thousand to BGN 15 thousand interest. The issued bank guarantee to suspend the enforcement of the appealed tax audit assessment in favor of the National Revenue Agency of BGN 940 thousand, partly secured by BGN 300 thousand blocked cash, was replaced with new bank guarantee of BGN 94 thousand and the blocked cash was released. The rest of the decreased tax liabilities was appealed in court in higher judicial body. As a result in February 2019, following the final decision of Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) the court proceeding was partly won and the liabilities according to tax assessment reduced to BGN 13 thousand principal, related to additionally calculated VAT and BGN 5 thousand accrued interest. As at the date of preparation of these consolidated financial statements the liability is fully paid and the bank guarantee released and given back by National Revenue Agency (NRA). The liabilities are accounted as correcting events as at December 31, 2018 and are recognised in the result for 2018.

In November 2017 the issued tax assessment from March 2016 on the security contributions tax audit for BGN 543 thousand principal and BGN 248 thousand interest, appealed entirely by the Parent company as unjustified and secured by a bank guarantee of BGN 800 thousand, was entirely repealed due to decision of Administrative Court - Sofia city. The tax administration appealed the decision and SAC repealed the decision of AC - Sofia city and returned the court proceeding to the initial judicial body for new examination. In order to secure the additionally calculated interest liabilities on this tax assessment, an additional bank guarantee for BGN 255 thousand was issued in February 2019.

Loans , borrowings and factoring

As at September 30, 2019 the Group has total liabilities under received bank, debenture and trade loans of BGN 46,921 thousand, including BGN 2,186 thousand current liabilities.

In December 2018 the Group entered into an agreement for sale of receivables with commercial bank under a contract for sale of receivables (standard factoring) with total limit of advance payment up to BGN 550 thousand and Saving-based Interest Rate (SIR) for BGN plus added amount of 3,7157 points, but not less than 4% annually on the received advance payment. As at December 31 2018 the Group received an advance payment of BGN 280 thousand on this factoring agreement. In January 2019 the factoring agreement was ceased and the Group has no utilized limits on it.

In February 2019 the Group entered into a factoring agreement with a commercial bank with special terms with no right of regress for approved in advance receivables with maximum repayment period of 120 days from the date of invoice issuance with advance payment of 90% of the amount of the transferred receivables with added VAT. The commission consideration for factoring services is 0.35% on the total amount of the transferred invoices plus additional annual fees. The interest price for the advance payments is Basis Deposit Index for Entities + 1,95%, daily accrued daily and monthly withdrawn at the end of each calendar month. As at September 30, 2019 the Group has transferred receivables upon this factoring contract at the amount of BGN 746 thousand.

Bank loans

In July 2016, the Parent company entered into an investment loan agreement, prepaying the liabilities on finance lease contract from November 2015. Collateral of the loan is mortgage of property, acquired through finance lease and pledge of receivables. The term of the contract is May 2022 and the contracted interest rate is 3mEuribor+5.25%.

In September 2018 the Parent company entered into a credit-overdraft agreement on current account in commercial bank, intended for working capital with maximum allowed amount of BGN 2,000 thousand and repayment period until January 31, 2019 and contracted interest rate as Savings-based Interest Rate (SIR) plus added amount of 6,1872 points, but cumulatively not less than 6.5% annually. The credit is secured with a special pledge of its goods in turnover at the amount of BGN 2,418 thousand, representing oil products and with pledge of receivables on bank accounts. In December 2018, as a result of a signed annex to an agreement from 2016 for revolving credit line with the same bank, the Group negotiated an increase of the amount of the credit line of BGN 9,500 thousand with an additional amount of BGN 11,500 thousand, by which the total amount of credit line rose to BGN 21,000 thousand. The line is separated in total limit of BGN 13,500 for issuance of bank guarantees and BGN 7,500 for refinancing of the received credit-overdraft of BGN 2,000 thousand and the rest for working capital. The increased amount of the credit limit on the revolving credit line is covered additionally with establishment of mortgages and pledges of properties, plants and equipment with book value of BGN 3,369 thousand as at September 30, 2019 and special pledge on goods in turnover, representing oil products. In June 2019 the limit for working capital, granted under this credit line was partially repaid and as at September 30, 2019 its amount decreased from BGN 7,500 thousand to BGN 7,000 thousand.

Debenture loans

In October 2006, the Parent company issued 2,000 registered transferable bonds with fixed annual interest rate of 8.375% and emission value of 99.507% of the nominal, which is determined at EUR 50,000 per bond. The bond term is 5 years and the maturity date is in October 2011. The principal is due in one payment at the maturity date. At the general meetings of the bondholders conducted in October and December 2011, it was decided to extend the term of the issue until January 26, 2017. On 23 December 2016, a procedure for extension of the bond issue to 2022 and reduction of the interest rate in the range from 5.5% to 8% was successfully completed.

The interest is paid once per year. After the prolongation of the debenture loan, the annual effective interest rate is 6.78%. The purpose of the bond issue is to provide funds for working capital, financing of investment projects and restructuring of the previous debt of the Group.

The debenture loan liabilities are presented in the statement of financial position at amortized cost. As at September 30, 2019 the nominal value of the debenture loan is EUR 18,659 thousand.

Operating lease agreements

The Group is lessee under operating lease agreements. The recognised expenses for rent of fuel stations, rented under operating lease for the period ended September 30, 2019 are at the amount of BGN 11,880 thousand.

Subsidiaries

The Parent company (the Controlling company) is Petrol AD. The subsidiaries included in the consolidation, over which the Group has control as at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are as follows:

 
 Subsidiary              Main activity                    Investment   Investment 
                                                             at Sept       at Dec 
                                                             30 2019      31 2018 
 
 Petrol Properties       Trading movable and immovable 
  EOOD                    property                              100%         100% 
                         Trade with oil and oil 
 Varna Storage EOOD       products                              100%         100% 
 Petrol Finance          Financial and accounting 
  EOOD                    services                              100%         100% 
 Elit Petrol - Lovech    Trade with oil and oil 
  AD                      products                              100%         100% 
                         Acquisition, management 
 Lozen Asset AD           and exploitation of property          100%         100% 
 Kremikovtsi Oil         Processing, import, export 
  EOOD                    and trading with oil and 
                          oil products                          100%            - 
 Shumen Storage          Processing, import, export 
  EOOD                    and trading with oil and 
                          oil products                          100%            - 
 Office Estate EOOD      Management of real estate 
                          properties                            100%            - 
 Svilengrad Ojl          Trade with oil and oil 
  EOOD                    products                              100%            - 
 Varna 2130 EOOD         Trade with oil and oil 
                          products                              100%            - 
 Petrol Finances         Financial and accounting 
  OOD                     services                               99%          99% 
                         Processing and trading 
 Storage Oil EAD          with oil and oil products                -         100% 
 Petrol Technologies 
  OOD                    IT services and consultancy               -       98,80% 
                         Production and trading 
                          with goods and services, 
 Storage Invest           investments and intermediary 
  EOOD                    activities                               -         100% 
 
 

In April 2019 the Group sold to unrelated party its interest in Petrol Technologies OOD for a consideration amounting to BGN 900 thousand. As at the transaction date, the Group's share in the consolidated net assets of the sold company were at the amount of BGN 641 thousand, and the goodwill written off at the amount of BGN 3 thousand. Pursuant to the sale, the Group has reported BGN 256 thousand profit.

In April 2019 the Group sold 5,940,000 shares, representing 100% of the capital of Storage Oil EAD for a total price of BGN 50 thousand. As at the transaction date, the consolidated net assets of the sold company were negative at the amount of BGN 263 thousand. and the goodwill written off at the amount of BGN 7 thousand. Pursuant to the sale, the Group reported BGN 306 thousand profit.

In June 2019 two new subsidiaries - Kremikovtsi Oil EOOD and Shumen Storage EOOD - were established and entered in the Commercial Register through an in-kind contribution of land, buildings, machinery and equipment. The capital of Kremikovtsi Oil EOOD is divided into 1,740,397 company shares, with nominal value of BGN 1 each, and the capital of Shumen Storage EOOD is divided into 1,650,000 company shares, with nominal value of BGN 1 each.

In July, a subsidiary - Office Estate EOOD, was established and registered in the Commercial Register through an in-kind contribution. The capital of the company is divided into 1,541,000 company shares, with nominal valued at BGN 1 each.

In August 2019, the Group has sold to an unrelated party all 32,200 shares held, each with a nominal value of BGN 1, representing 100% of the equity of Store Invest EOOD, at a sale price of BGN 47 thousand, paid in full in the day the purchase contract is signed.

In September 2019 two new subsidiaries - Svilengrad Oil EOOD and Varna 2130 EOOD - were established and entered in the Commercial Register through an in-kind contribution of land, buildings, machinery and equipment. The capital of Svilengrad Oil EOOD is divided into 1,841,700 company shares, with nominal value of BGN 1 each, and the capital of Varna 2130 EOOD is divided into 1,499,810 company shares, with nominal value of BGN 1 each.

Contingent liabilities, including information for newly arising significant liabilities for the reporting period

As at September 30, 2019 the Group has contingent liabilities, including issued mortgages and pledges of property, plant and equipment, which serve as a collateral for bank loans granted to the Group and unrelated parties and credit limits for issuance of bank guarantees with total carrying amount of BGN 10,759 thousand. The Group is a joint co-debtor under loan agreement of unrelated supplier, including limit for overdraft for BGN 25,000 thousand and stand-by credit for issuance of bank guarantees in favour of Customs Agency amounted to BGN 20,000 thousand. The total amount of the utilized funds and issued bank guarantees of all borrower's exposures to the Bank shall not exceed BGN 45,000 thousand. In relation to this credit agreement, the Group has established a special pledge on its cash in the bank account opened in the bank-creditor with total amount of BGN 9 thousand as at September 30, 2019 and a special pledge on receivables from contractors for BGN 4,000 thousand average monthly turnover.

The Group bears a joint obligation according to a contract for debt from January 2017 on an obligation of a subsidiary until February 2018 for BGN 2,346 thousand as at September 30, 2019.

Under a bank agreement for revolving credit line signed in 2016, bank guarantees were issued for a total amount of BGN 9,901 thousand as at September 30, 2019, including BGN 6,450 thousand in favor of third parties - Group's suppliers, BGN 1,465 thousand in favor of National Revenue Agency, for issuance of appealed by the Parent company revision acts and BGN 1,986 thousand to secure own liabilities related to contracts under the Public Procurement Act. The bank agreement is secured by mortgages of property, pledge of plants and equipment, pledge of all receivables on bank accounts of the Parent company and a subsidiary. In July 2017 the credit limit under the revolving credit line was increased from BGN 8,500 thousand to BGN 9,500 thousand. Assets amounted to BGN 1,500 thousand, owned by a subsidiary, additionally secured the credit limit. With annex from December 2018 the limit is increased to BGN 21,000 thousand and is additionally secured with mortgages and pledge of property, plants and equipment, and special pledge of goods in turnover, namely oil products. In June 2019 the limit for working capital, granted under this credit line was partially repaid and as at June 30, 2019 its amount decreased from BGN 7,500 thousand to BGN 7,000 thousand.

As a collateral of an investment loan signed in July 2016, a mortgage of property, acquired through the investment loan and a pledge of receivables, arising from opened bank accounts of the Parent company to the amount of the outstanding balance of the loan, which as at the September 30, 2019 amounting to BGN 1,448 thousand.

There is a pending litigation in relation to a signed in 2015 guarantee contract of the liabilities of a subsidiary until February 2018, arising of a cession contract with outstanding book value as at September 30, 2019 of BGN 245 thousand. The cash granted as a collateral under Art. 180 and Art. 181 of Law on Obligations and Contracts (LOC) amounting to BGN 245 thousand is disclosed as other receivables on guarantees. A request to release the cash was deposited, but the court dismissed the appeal.

In the previous reporting periods companies from the Group have entered into the debt under two loan agreements of a subsidiary with a bank-creditor (until December 2015) for USD 15,000 thousand and USD 20,000 thousand, respectively. In 2015 the bank -creditor acquired court orders for immediate execution and receiving orders against the subsidiaries - joint debtors. In relation to the complains filed by the subsidiaries, the competent court has revoked the immediate enforcement orders and has invalidated the receiving orders. In October and December 2015 the creditor has filed claims under Art. 422 of Civil Procedure Code (CPC) against the subsidiaries for the existence of the receivables under each loan agreement. The court proceedings of the creditor are still pending.

In December 2016 the first instance court decreed a decision (the Decision) which admit for established that the bank has a receivable amounted to USD 15,527 thousand from the subsidiaries - joint debtors, arising from a signed loan agreement for USD 15,000 thousand. With the same decision the court has ordered the joint-debtors to pay BGN 411 thousand to the bank - creditor for legal advisory fees and court dispute expenses and BGN 538 thousand state fee in favor of the judiciary state for the ordered proceedings and BGN 538 thousand state fee for claim proceedings. In January 2017, the co-debtors have filed in time appeals against the court decision, because of that the decision did not come into force. As at the date of the preparation of these explanatory notes, the dispute is pending in the appeal court. The Group's Management considers that there are grounded chances the Decision to be entirely repealed.

As at the date of the preparation of these explanatory notes, the filed proceedings against the subsidiaries - joint debtors for estimation of the bank receivables due to the loan agreement for USD 20,000 thousand is pending before the first-instance court. The Management expects favorable decision by the competent court. As at the date of the preparation of this financial report the Parent company sold its interest in one of co-debtor subsidiaries and the potential risk for the Group is reduced to the court proceedings against the second subsidiary.

A creditor of a subsidiary (until December 2015) unreasonably claimed in court the responsibility of the Parent company under a contract of guarantee for liabilities arising from a contract for a framework credit limit as a result of that the bank accounts of the Parent company amounting to USD 29,983 thousand were garnished. This claim was disputed in court by Petrol AD because the liability as guarantor has not occurred and / or extinguished pursuant to Art. 147, paragraph 2 of the Law on Obligations and Contracts (LOC). At the time of conclusion of the guarantee deadline of the arrangements between the lender and subsidiary contractual framework for credit limit was July 1, 2014.

The term of the framework credit limit was extended without the consent of the customer, therefore the responsibility of the latter has fallen by six months after initially agreed period, during which the creditor has brought an action against the principal debtor. The term of Art. 147, paragraph 1 of the Law on Obligations and Contracts (LOC) is final and upon its expiration the company's guarantee has been terminated, so the objection of the Parent company was granted by the court and imposed liens on bank accounts lifted.

After the writ of execution, pursuant to order proceedings, was canceled on which were imposed liens on bank accounts of the Parent company, the creditor has initiated legal claim proceedings under Art. 422 of the Civil Procedure Code (CPC) to establish the same claims against the subsidiary (until December 2015) and the guarantor Petrol AD. In these proceedings the objections are repeated, that liability as guarantor has not occurred and / or extinguished pursuant to Art. 147, par. 2 of the LOC, and therefore the Management expects that the claim of the creditor against the Parent company will be dismissed permanently by a court decision on those cases. At present, the claim proceedings are ceased, due to preliminary legal dispute, which is important for the proper solving of the case.

Other significant events occurred during the reporting quarter

As it is disclosed above, the Group's Management has taken a series of measures to optimize the capital adequacy of the Parent company. As a result of several general meetings of shareholders hold in 2016 and 2017, a decision for reverse split procedure was voted for merging 4 old shares with nominal value of BGN 1 into 1 new share with nominal value of BGN 4 and subsequent decrease of the Parent company's capital to cover losses by decreasing the nominal value of the shares from BGN 4 to BGN 1. In March 2018, following a decision of the Lovech Regional Court, which repealed the refusal of the Commercial Register to register the decision voted on EGMS for merging 4 old shares with nominal value of BGN 1 into 1 new share with nominal value of BGN 4. The applied change was registered in Commercial Register (CR) resulting in registered capital of the Parent company of BGN 109 249 612, distributed in 27 312 403 shares with nominal of BGN 4 each.

The change in the capital structure of the Parent company was registered also in Central Depositary AD. In the beginning of April 2018 the application was submitted for registration of the voted on EGMS decision for the second stage of the procedure for decreasing the Parent company's capital by decreasing the nominal value of the shares from BGN 4 to BGN 1 in order to cover losses. As at the date of preparation of the actual explanatory notes, the applications is rejected by the CR.

On EGMS of Petrol AD held on November 8, 2018 the decision to decrease the capital of the Parent company in order to cover losses by decreasing the nominal value of the shares from BGN 4 to BGN 1 was voted again. A refusal of the application for registration of the decision in CR was enacted, which was appealed by the Parent company within the statutory term. The minority shareholders disputed the decision of the EGMS and additionally to the refusal the application proceeding was postponed until the pronouncing of the Lovech Regional Court on the court proceedings, initiated on minority shareholders request. In March 2019 the Lovech Regional Court enacted a decision, which rules the CR to register the decrease of the capital after a resumption of the registration proceedings following the pronouncing on the legal proceedings initiated be the minority shareholders request.

In February 2019 was held a new EGMS, where the decision for reduction of capital was voted again and a decision for substitution of the deceased member of Supervisory Board Ivan Voynovski with Rumen Konstantinov was taken. A refusal on the application for registration of these circumstances in the file of the Parent company was enacted, which was appealed by the Parent company within the statutory term. In addition to the refusal, the registration proceeding was ceased on request of minority shareholders until the RC - Lovech rules on. In May 2019, the Lovech District Court ruled a decision, which repealed the enacted refusal and returned the case file to the Registry Agency to make the requested entry after resuming the suspended registry proceedings. At present, the legal proceedings on the claims for annulment of the decisions of the EGMS from February 2019 are pending.

   III.      Disclosure of transactions with related parties 

The total amount of the accrued remunerations of the members of Management and Supervisory Board of the Parent company, included in the personnel expenses, amounted to BGN 1,064 thousand, and the unsettled liabilities as at September 30, 2019 are at the amount of BGN 95 thousand.

In the third quarter of 2019 transactions with related parties have not been carried out.

IV. Risks and uncertainties ahead of the Group for the rest of the financial year

Macroeconomic environment

The Petrol Group's activity is influenced by the general economic condition of the country and in particular the degree of the successful adoption of the market-oriented economic reforms by the government, changes in the gross domestic product (GDP) and the purchasing power of the Bulgarian customers. In the long term the change in the fuels consumption in the country is commensurate with the GDP.

As a result of the global financial and economic crisis, the Bulgarian economy has been experiencing a continuing decline in its development which affects a wide range of industries. This leads to a noticeable deterioration in cash flows and reduction in income and eventually - to a significant deterioration of the economic environment in which the Group operates. In addition, there is a significant increase in price risk, market risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, interest rate risk, operating risk and other types of financial risks, which the Group is exposed to.

As a result, there has been an increase in uncertainty about the customers' ability to repay their obligations in accordance with the agreed terms. Therefore, the amount of impairment losses on loans granted, sales receivables and on the values of other accounting estimates, might differ substantially in future reporting periods from the reported ones in these consolidated financial statements. The Management of the Group applies the necessary procedures to manage these risks.

Legislature

The Parent company is supervised by a number of regulatory bodies in the country and a potential change in the regulatory framework, regulating the Parent company's activity may have a negative impact on the Group's financial results. In July 2018 the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria adopted a new Law for Administrative Regulation of the Economic Activities, Related to Petrol and Petroleum Products, which aims to provide security and predictability in trading with petrol and petroleum products and increase the energy security of the country. Due to its core business, this law will affect the Group.

Suppliers

Due to the specific of the primary business of Petrol Group, namely retail and wholesale trading with fuels, the Group's fuels supplies are provided by a small number of suppliers, as a result of which the Group is at risk of discontinuation of relationships with key suppliers, which may lead to a short-term depletion of inventories and trading activity difficulties;

Competition

Retail trading with petroleum products is carried out in highly competitive market as the products offered in the sector are homogenous and entire substitutes of the offered products by other companies in the sector. In addition, the regulatory framework stipulates an exact specification of the minimum requirements of the fuels offered at the trade stations and all market participants should comply with the imposed legal requirements;

Price risk

The Group is at risk of frequent and sharp changes in prices of fuels and non-petroleum goods. Because of that, the future financial results may diverge significantly from the expectations of the Group's Management. Any future sharp fluctuations in the price of fuels and non-petroleum goods may lead to a deterioration of the financial position of the Group;

Market risk

Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices, such as foreign exchange rates, interest rates and equity prices will affect the Group's income or the value of its holdings of financial instruments. The objective of market risk management is to manage and control market risk exposures within acceptable parameters, while optimizing the return. Because of the nature of its activity, the Group is exposed to price and currency risk.

The Group is exposed to the risk of change in currency rate, movement in the interest rates and the prices of the capital instruments, which may impact the Group's financial instruments or the value of its investments.

Interest rate risk

Risks arising from the increase in the price of the Group's financing;

Credit risk

The risk of inability of the Group's trade partners to fulfill their contractual obligations, which may lead to losses for the Group;

Exceptional costs

There is a risk of incurring unforeseeable costs, which to affect negatively the financial position of the Group;

Political risk

Risks to the Group arising from global and regional political and economic crises;

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group may not be able to meet its financial obligations when they fall due. The policy is aimed at ensuring sufficient liquidity with which to serve liabilities when they fall due, including abnormal and emergency situations.

 
 
 Georgi Tatarski         Milko Dimitrov          Prepared by Elena 
  Executive Director      Executive Director      Pavlova - Teofanova 
 
 

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