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DP Poland PLC

24 September 2019

DP Poland plc

("DP Poland" or the "Group")

Interim results for the half year to 30 June 2019

System sales up 10%, like-for-likes returning positive from March and more sub-franchisees in place

Appointment of General Manager in Poland

Financial highlights:

   --           10% increase in System Sales(1) to 41m PLN H1 2019 (37m PLN H1 2018) 

o including the three highest monthly levels of System Sales for the Group to date

-- -1% like-for-like(2) growth in System Sales H1 2019 on H1 2018, reflecting the strong comparatives driven by TV advertising in January and February 2018

o Latest like-for-like System Sales: July +1% and August +8%

o System Sales growth continuing in September to date

-- Pre-IFRS 16 Group EBITDA(5) losses increased, impacted as expected by investment in operations and weaker commissary performance

   --           Net cash of GBP5.1m as at 30 June 2019 (GBP2.0m as at 31 December 2018) 
   --           Group performance in line with management expectations for 2019 

Operational highlights:

   --           80% of delivery sales ordered online H1 2019 (77% H1 2018) 
   --           4 new stores opened in H1 2019, 2 further opened since the period end 
   --           69 stores open to-date, across 29 towns and cities 
   --           2 further leases signed 
   --           3 corporate stores acquired by 2 new sub-franchisees across Poland 
   --           3 corporate stores taken under management contract by 1 existing sub-franchisee 

-- Appointment of Iwona Olbrys as General Manager in Poland joining from Telepizza Poland; an experienced Food & Beverage executive

   --           Positive interaction with aggregator Pyzszne 

Nick Donaldson, non-executive Chairman, said:

"DP Poland delivered continued expansion and growth in System Sales across both corporate stores and commissary during the first half of the year, notwithstanding the strong comparatives driven by TV advertising in January and February 2018. March to June 2019 saw positive growth in both like-for-like System Sales and like-for-like order count. Pleasingly, System Sales growth has continued in July, August and September.

We have expanded the store estate to 69 stores. We intend to continue to increase the number of stores through corporate and sub-franchise openings.

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Iwona Olbrys as our new General Manager in Poland, succeeding Peter Shaw. Iwona, who is based in Warsaw, has significant experience in the Food & Beverage sector in Poland, having been the general director of Telepizza Poland - a business with 93 stores, both company owned and sub-franchised - since 2011. This appointment is in line with our strategy, announced in February, to focus our resources in Poland.

The recent headwinds affecting the Polish food delivery sector, including food and labour costs, and the impact of the aggregators on the sector, continue. However we remain confident that, underpinned by our well-invested infrastructure and world-renowned service and products, Domino's Pizza in Poland will continue to grow in this environment. The strong fundamentals in the Polish economy and continued expansion of the delivery market support the growing opportunity for the Domino's proposition in Poland."

(1) System Sales - total retail sales including sales from corporate and sub-franchised stores, unaudited.

(2) Like-for-like growth in PLN, matching trading periods for the same stores between 1 January and 30 June 2018 and 1 January and 30 June 2019.

(3) When a store's delivery area is split, by opening a second store in its original delivery area, a significant portion of the original store's customer database is allocated to the new store, resulting in the original store losing sales.

(4) Sales minus variable costs

(5) Excluding non-cash items, non-recurring items and store pre-opening expenses

(6) Source: PizzaPortal

(7) Non-like-for-like stores that are less than 12 months old, with no matching trading periods year on year.

(8) Exchange rate average for H1 2019 GBP1: 4.9158

(9) Exchange rate average for H1 2018 GBP1: 4.7988

Enquiries:

 
 DP Poland PLC 
  Nick Donaldson, non-executive Chairman 
  www.dppoland.com                          020 3393 6954 
 Peel Hunt LLP 
  Adrian Trimmings / George Sellar          020 7418 8900 
 
 

Notes to editors:

DP Poland, through its wholly owned subsidiary DP Polska S.A., has the exclusive right to develop, operate and sub-franchise Domino's Pizza stores in Poland. There are currently 69 Domino's Pizza stores, 42 corporately managed (4 of which are under management contract) and 27 sub-franchised.

Non-executive Chairman's Review

Group performance

System Sales increased by 10% in H1 2019. This was driven by improved like-for-like growth during March-June 2019, following the strong comparatives driven by our trial TV advertising in January 2018 (+24%) and February 2018 (+18%). Other positive factors included the incremental growth from stores that are less than 12 months old and the contributions from 4 new corporate stores opened during the course of H1 2019.

In the first half of 2019 we had the three highest monthly levels of System Sales to date. These results were achieved despite the increased cost of ingredients and higher labour rates. We continue to focus upon controlling and, where possible, reducing our costs.

Overall, Pre-IFRS 16 Group EBITDA losses increased in the period by 20% year on year at constant exchange rates(8) . At actual exchange rates(8,9) , Pre-IFRS 16 Group EBITDA losses increased by 18% year on year.

Group performance remains in line with management expectations for 2019.

Store performance

System Sales in the period increased 10% year on year on the back of -1% like-for-like sales growth, growth from non-like-for-like(7) stores and four new store openings. Compound like-for-like sales performance H1 2018-19 was 12%. Pre-IFRS 16 corporate store EBITDA decreased 11% year on year.

Sustained robust growth in the Polish economy continues to add inflationary pressure to labour rates, particularly in Warsaw and the other major cities. Although staff recruitment and retention pressures continue, we believe that the fact that we are perceived to be an attractive employer continues to be helpful to us.

Store roll-out

We currently have 69 stores in 29 towns and cities, having expanded the store estate by 6 stores since the beginning of the year.

 
     Stores        1 Jan 2019   Opened   30 June 2019   24 Sept 2019 
    Corporate          39         4           43            42* 
                  -----------  -------  -------------  ------------- 
 Sub-franchised        24         0           24             27 
                  -----------  -------  -------------  ------------- 
      Total            63         4           67             69 
                  -----------  -------  -------------  ------------- 
 

* 4 corporate stores are run by sub-franchisees under management contract, with the option to acquire and sub-franchise in the future.

We have two further store leases signed and a pipeline of more sites under negotiation.

We have satisfied the minimum store opening target under the Master Franchise Agreement we have with Domino's Pizza, Inc.

Commissary performance

Our two commissaries are both performing efficiently in the production of dough and the supply of all ingredients and non-food items to pizza stores. The growing commissary revenue line is an increasingly important component of the Group's total revenue and directly reflects growth in System Sales. However, pre-IFRS 16 commissary gross profit(4) in the period decreased 7%, H1 2019 on H1 2018, principally on account of sales incentives and other support for sub-franchisees.

Cost pressures on ingredients impacted gross profit margins in the first half, driven particularly by price inflation in respect of flour in Q1 2019 and in respect of cheese and meat in Q2 2019. Assisted by our increasing volume requirements we seek to buy ingredients and non-food items at the best prices for our business, sharing these cost reductions with our sub-franchisees.

We expect to see continued inflationary pressures on ingredients in the second half. I am confident that our buying team will continue to perform strongly.

Sub-franchising

Two new sub-franchisees acquired three existing corporate stores. In addition, three corporate stores were taken under management contract by one existing sub-franchisee. We currently have 10 sub-franchisees across Poland. As at 30 June, 24 of our 67 stores were sub-franchised and a four further stores were managed by sub-franchisees under management contract, with the option for them to sub-franchise those stores in the future.

With 39% of the store estate operated today by sub-franchisees we are seeing the establishment of successful sub-franchise businesses. The emerging success stories should attract more potential sub-franchisees to the brand. We are actively marketing our sub-franchise proposition and strengthening our resources to address this increasing interest.

We are in discussions with a number of third parties about sub-franchising Domino's stores, which we expect complete later this year and early 2020.

Marketing and product

We continue to invest in improving our digital presence, including the effectiveness of our existing interfaces and the creation of new ones. We are currently testing dynamic pricing on our digital channels.

80% of all delivery orders were ordered online in H1 2019, up from 77% in H1 2018. We are seeing a growing proportion of online orders made on small screens (smart phones in particular), presently accounting for 63% of online orders.

We introduced 2 new pizzas in H1 2019, SzparagoweLove and Lesne Smaki, both created by Damian Kordas, the Polish MasterChef winner. These new recipes have been well received by our customers.

Appointment of General Manager in Poland

DP Poland is a very different business from the start-up which opened its first store in Warsaw in February 2011. DP Poland is now a business of substance, requiring greater management resource in Poland, with strong local knowledge.

We are therefore delighted to announce the appointment of Iwona Olbrys as our new General Manager in Poland, succeeding Peter Shaw. Iwona, who is based in Warsaw, has significant experience in the Food & Beverage sector in Poland, having been the general director of Telepizza Poland - a business with 93 stores, both company owned and sub-franchised - since 2011. This appointment is in line with our strategy, announced in February, to focus our resources in Poland.

We are confident that Iwona, working closely with Maciej Jania, will comprise a strong, experienced management team, focused on taking DP Poland to its next stage of growth.

Current trading and outlook

We have expanded the store estate by 10% so far this year to 69 stores to date. We intend to continue to increase the number of stores through corporate and sub-franchise openings.

As our business matures and the DP Poland sub-franchisee proposition become more attractive, we expect to interest an increasing number of sub-franchise candidates. We are in discussions with both existing and potential sub-franchisees to open stores and expect to see the sub-franchised estate expand in H2 2019 and thereafter.

Our business has been affected by the rapid growth of new food and beverage offers and by the growing presence of the aggregators in Poland, particularly in Warsaw, notably Pyzszne, Pizza Portal and UberEats. We believe that the aggregators now represent a continuing feature of the Polish food service market, which can be particularly helpful to DP Poland in regions where we are less well known. We remain confident that Domino's will continue to grow well, underpinned by the strength of our consumer proposition - food quality, customer service, competitive pricing and the investments we have made in our expansion.

Poland is arguably the last large high growth market opportunity in Europe, a substantial and stable country of 38 million people that is maturing into a sophisticated consumer economy. The food delivery sector is growing(6) and we remain confident of the long-term sales and growth prospects for Domino's Pizza in Poland.

Nick Donaldson

Non-executive Chairman

24 September 2019

Finance Director's Review

In accordance with new accounting requirements, these half year results are presented in accordance with IFRS 16, the new lease accounting standard. On 1 January 2019 the Group adopted a new accounting standard, IFRS 16 'Leases'. The Group has used the modified retrospective transition approach as permitted by the standard, which means that comparative figures in the financial statements have not been restated. The adoption of IFRS 16 has had a significant impact on the Group's financial statements, including the important measure of Group EBITDA, which under IFRS 16 excludes the rental cost of the Group's stores, commissaries and offices. The Directors believe that a clearer picture of trading performance compared to prior periods is given by looking at Group EBITDA excluding the effect of IFRS 16 and therefore the figures for Group EBITDA shown in the Non-executive Chairman's Statement and the Finance Director's Review are shown excluding the effect of IFRS 16 ('Pre-IFRS 16').

 
                                                  Unaudited     Unaudited     Unaudited 
                                                   6 months                    6 months 
                                                         to   6 months to            to 
                                                   30.06.19      30.06.19      30.06.18 
                                                                Pro-forma 
                                                              Pre-IFRS 16 
                                                        GBP           GBP           GBP 
 Revenue                                          6,887,081     6,945,328     6,394,787 
 
 Direct costs                                   (5,820,311)   (6,490,479)   (5,820,464) 
 Selling, general and administrative 
  expenses - excluding: 
  store pre-opening expenses, depreciation, 
  amortisation and share based payments         (1,332,591)   (1,417,293)   (1,388,409) 
 
 GROUP EBITDA - excluding non-cash 
  items, non-recurring items and store 
  pre-opening expenses                            (265,821)     (962,444)     (814,086) 
                                               ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 Store pre-opening expenses                        (30,971)      (30,971)      (45,852) 
 Other non-cash and non-recurring 
  items                                           (220,043)     (198,248)       335,960 
 Finance income                                      78,071        66,650        70,651 
 Finance costs                                    (106,420)      (10,178)      (10,189) 
 Foreign exchange gains / (losses)                 (18,446)      (18,446)      (21,968) 
 Depreciation, amortisation and impairment      (1,214,320)     (631,985)     (530,025) 
 Share based payments                              (72,902)      (72,902)      (95,573) 
 
 Loss before taxation                           (1,850,852)   (1,858,524)   (1,111,082) 
                                               ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 

Direct costs

We continue to experience inflation in food costs. We work hard to control these cost increases as well as possible, and we are careful to share the benefits of any reduction in food costs with our sub-franchisees.

Labour cost inflation continues in Poland's robust economy and represents a challenge, particularly for our younger stores which have fewer sales to absorb the fixed element of labour. National Minimum Wage in Poland in 2019 has been increased by 7% (year-on-year) on top of a 5% (year-on-year) increase in 2017. We expect a further National Minimum Wage increase in 2020.

Selling, General and Administrative expenses

In H1 2019 Pre-IFRS 16 Selling, General and Administrative expenses were 17% of System Sales, representing a 1% point improvement on H1 2018 (H1 2018 18%) (measured using actual average exchange rates).

Store count

6 stores have been opened in 2019 to-date, taking the total to 69 stores in 29 cities.

The table below sets out our current store estate.

 
     Stores        1 Jan 2019   Opened     Sold to      Closed   30 June   24 Sept 2019 
                                          franchisees              2019 
    Corporate          39         4           0           0        43          42* 
                  -----------  -------  -------------  -------  --------  ------------- 
 Sub-franchised        24         0           0           0        24           27 
                  -----------  -------  -------------  -------  --------  ------------- 
      Total            63         4           0           0        67           69 
                  -----------  -------  -------------  -------  --------  ------------- 
 

*4 corporate stores are run by sub-franchises under the management contract; with the option to acquire and sub-franchise in the future.

Sales Key Performance Indicators

In H1 2019 we saw 10% growth in System Sales, on the back of -1% like-for-like sales growth, growth from non-like-for-like(7) stores and 4 new store openings in the period.

Delivery online sales continue to grow, a more cost-efficient means of making sales, however newly opened stores need time to build online customers. Mobile orders represented 63% of online sales.

 
                                  H1 2019   H1 2018   Change % 
                                      000       000 
 System Sales PLN                  41,029    37,159       +10% 
                                 --------  --------  --------- 
 System Sales GBP *                 8,346     7,559       +10% 
                                 --------  --------  --------- 
 L-F-L system sales PLN               -1%      +13% 
                                 --------  --------  --------- 
 Delivery system sales ordered 
  online                             +80%      +77% 
                                 --------  --------  --------- 
 

*Constant exchange rate of PLN 4.92:GBP1

Like-for-likes in July and August 2019 were: +1% and +8% respectively; pre-split(3) : +1% and +9% post-split.

Group performance

11% growth of Pre-IFRS 16 Group Revenue in PLN is derivative of 10% growth of System Sales.

 
 Group Revenue & EBITDA*    H1 2019   H1 2018   Change % 
       (Pre IFRS 16) 
-------------------------                      --------- 
 
 Revenue PLN 000             34,142    30,687       +11% 
                           --------  --------  --------- 
 Revenue GBP000 *             6,945     6,243       +11% 
                           --------  --------  --------- 
 Group EBITDA GBP000          (962)     (800)       -20% 
                           --------  --------  --------- 
 

*Constant exchange rate of PLN 4.92:GBP1

 
 Group Revenue & EBITDA*    H1 2019   H1 2018   Change 
       (Pre IFRS 16)                                 % 
-------------------------                      ------- 
 
 Revenue PLN 000             34,142    30,687     +11% 
                           --------  --------  ------- 
 Revenue GBP000 *             6,945     6 395      +9% 
                           --------  --------  ------- 
 Group EBITDA GBP000          (962)     (814)     -18% 
                           --------  --------  ------- 
 

*Actual exchange rates for H1 2019 and H1 2018

Group loss for the period

Pre-IFRS 16 Group EBITDA loss (at actual exchange rates) increased by 18% against the comparative period in 2018, whereas the Pre-IFRS 16 Group loss before tax (at actual exchange rates) increased by 67%. The 49% difference between the increase in Group EBITDA loss and Group loss before tax was due in part to higher depreciation and amortization charges and an increase of Other non-cash and non-recurring items. Higher depreciation and amortization was triggered by the opening of new stores. The increase of Other non-cash and non-recurring items resulted principally from redundancy payments to the Group's former CEO and the fact that, in H1 2018, DP Polska S.A. received a one-off VAT repayment relating to prior years.

 
 Group Loss for the period*    H1 2019   H1 2018   Change % 
        (Pre IFRS 16)              000       000 
 Group loss for the period     (1,859)   (1,111)       -67% 
                              --------  --------  --------- 
 

* Actual exchange rates for H1 2019 and H1 2018

Exchange rates

 
       PLN : GBP1         H1 2019   H1 2018   Change % 
 Profit & Loss Account     4.9158    4.7988      +2.4% 
                         --------  --------  --------- 
 Balance Sheet             4.7461    4.9443      -4.0% 
                         --------  --------  --------- 
 

Financial Statements for our Polish subsidiary DP Polska S.A. are denominated in zloties (PLN) and translated to Sterling (GBP). Under IFRS the Profit and Loss Account for the Group has been converted from PLN at the average half-a-year exchange rate applicable to PLN against GBP. The balance sheet has been converted from PLN to GBP at the 30 June 2019 exchange rate applicable to PLN against GBP.

Cash position

On 28 February 2019 the Group completed a placing of 96,666,666 new ordinary shares at the price of 6 pence per share, raising a net total (after expenses) of c. GBP5.5m.

Cash of GBP2.7m was deployed in H1 2019 to cover Group losses, store CAPEX, working capital and fundraising expenses.

 
                  1 January 2019   Cash movement   30 June 2019 
                      GBP000           GBP000         GBP000 
 Cash in bank*             1,958           3,100          5,058 
                 ---------------  --------------  ------------- 
 

*Actual exchange rates as at 31 Dec 2018 and 30 June 2019

A note on like-for-like metrics

For this and future sets of results we will present like-for-like sales growth pre-split, as we account for an increasing number of splits across our store estate. When a store's delivery area is split - by opening a second store in its original delivery area - a significant portion of the original store's customer database is allocated to the new store. It is expected that the original store will recover its sales after 2-3 years, but in the meantime its sales will have been reduced. The rationale for splitting is that the combined sales of the two stores will in time typically outstrip the original store's sales, as customers are better served by faster delivery times. Pre-split like-for like measure the sales growth by like-for-like delivery areas, up until the first anniversary of the split, when we can revert to like-for-like store measures. This is a standard approach adopted by many Domino's Pizza master franchisees.

Maciej Jania

Finance Director

24 September 2019

 
 Group Income Statement 
 for the six months ended 30 
  June 2019 
 
                                                                    Unaudited     Unaudited        Audited 
                                                                     6 months      6 months        Year to 
                                                                           to            to 
                                                                     30.06.19      30.06.18       31.12.18 
                                                         Notes            GBP           GBP            GBP 
 
 Revenue                                                   2        6,887,081     6,394,787     12,369,815 
 
 Direct costs                                                     (5,820,311)   (5,820,464)   (11,426,271) 
 Selling, general and administrative expenses 
  - excluding: 
  store pre-opening expenses, depreciation, 
  amortisation and share based payments                           (1,332,591)   (1,388,409)    (2,863,992) 
 GROUP EBITDA - excluding non-cash items, non-recurring 
  items and store pre-opening expenses*                             (265,821)     (814,086)    (1,920,448) 
                                                                 ------------  ------------ 
 
 Store pre-opening expenses                                          (30,971)      (45,852)       (72,900) 
 Other non-cash and non-recurring 
  items                                                             (220,043)       335,960        131,054 
 Finance income                                                        78,071        70,651        129,315 
 Finance costs                                                      (106,420)      (10,189)       (21,254) 
 Foreign exchange gains 
  / (losses)                                                         (18,446)      (21,968)        (6,513) 
 Depreciation, amortisation 
  and impairment                                                  (1,214,320)     (530,025)    (1,793,258) 
 Share based payments                                                (72,902)      (95,573)      (239,268) 
 
 Loss before taxation                                             (1,850,852)   (1,111,082)    (3,793,272) 
                                                       --------  ------------  ------------  ------------- 
 
 Taxation                                                  3                -             -              - 
 
 Loss for the 
  period                                                          (1,850,852)   (1,111,082)    (3,793,272) 
                                                       --------  ------------  ------------  ------------- 
 
 
                                                                        (0.86         (0.74          (2.53 
 Loss per share                       Basic                4               p)            p)             p) 
                                                                        (0.86         (0.74          (2.53 
  Diluted                                                  4               p)            p)             p) 
 
 * The Group has adopted IFRS 16 'Leases' on 1 January 2019 and applied 
  the modified retrospective method on adoption. Comparatives for 2018 
  have not been restated and therefore Group EBITDA for the comparative 
  periods includes the cash cost of rent on stores, commissaries and 
  head office, whereas under IFRS 16 the current period does not. The 
  Group EBITDA loss for the six months to 30 June 2019, excluding the 
  effect of IFRS 16, was GBP962,444. 
 
 
 
 
   Group Statement 
 of comprehensive income 
 for the six months ended 30 
  June 2019 
                                                      Unaudited     Unaudited       Audited 
                                                       6 months      6 months       Year to 
                                                             to            to 
                                                       30.06.19      30.06.18      31.12.18 
                                                            GBP           GBP           GBP 
---------------------------------------------      ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 Loss for the 
  period                                            (1,850,852)   (1,111,082)   (3,793,272) 
 Currency translation 
  differences                                           159,294     (518,905)     (253,668) 
---------------------------------------------- 
 Other comprehensive expense for the period, 
  net of tax to be reclassified to profit or 
  loss in subsequent periods                            159,294     (518,905)     (253,668) 
-------------------------------------------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 Total comprehensive income 
  for the period                                    (1,691,558)   (1,629,987)   (4,046,940) 
-----------------------------------------------    ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Group Balance Sheet 
 at 30 June 2019 
 
                                       Unaudited      Unaudited        Audited 
                                        30.06.19       30.06.18       31.12.18 
                                             GBP            GBP            GBP 
-----------------------------      -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 Non-current assets 
 Intangible assets                       568,938        547,240        604,392 
 Property, plant and 
  equipment                            6,459,661      6,492,012      6,437,717 
 Leases - right of use                 3,300,098              -              - 
  assets 
 Trade and other receivables           1,853,389      1,683,556      1,730,633 
------------------------------     -------------  -------------  ------------- 
                                      12,182,086      8,722,808      8,772,742 
 Current assets 
 Inventories                             404,860        467,158        464,102 
 Trade and other receivables           2,443,035      1,840,189      1,931,434 
 Cash and cash 
  equivalents                          5,057,831      3,807,953      1,957,916 
---------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
                                       7,905,726      6,115,300      4,353,452 
 
 Total assets                         20,087,812     14,838,108     13,126,194 
---------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
 Current liabilities 
 Trade and other 
  payables                           (1,689,412)    (1,551,344)    (2,132,199) 
 Borrowings                            (123,394)      (118,965)      (143,820) 
 Lease liabilities                   (1,433,843)              -              - 
 Provisions                             (22,666)       (31,039)       (27,296) 
---------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
                                     (3,269,315)    (1,701,348)    (2,303,315) 
    -----------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
 Non-current liabilities 
 Lease liabilities                   (2,457,005)              -              - 
 Borrowings                            (180,056)      (172,837)      (131,963) 
---------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
                                     (2,637,061)      (172,837)      (131,963) 
 
 Total liabilities                   (5,906,376)    (1,874,185)    (2,435,278) 
---------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
 Net assets                           14,181,436     12,963,923     10,690,916 
---------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
 Equity 
 Called up share 
  capital                              1,247,444        763,860        764,111 
 Share premium 
  account                             36,838,450     31,829,463     31,829,463 
 Capital reserve - own 
  shares                                (48,163)       (48,163)       (48,163) 
 Retained earnings                  (24,214,926)   (19,515,337)   (22,053,832) 
 Currency translation 
  reserve                                358,631       (65,900)        199,337 
------------------------------     -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 Total equity                         14,181,436     12,963,923     10,690,916 
---------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Group Statement of Cash Flows 
 for the six months ended 
  30 June 2019 
                                                   Unaudited     Unaudited       Audited 
                                                    6 months      6 months       Year to 
                                                          to            to 
                                                    30.06.19      30.06.18      31.12.18 
                                                         GBP           GBP           GBP 
------------------------------------------      ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 Cash flows from operating 
  activities 
 Loss before taxation 
  for the period                                 (1,850,852)   (1,111,082)   (3,793,272) 
 
 Adjustments for: 
 Finance income                                     (78,071)      (70,651)     (129,315) 
 Finance costs                                       106,420        10,189        21,254 
 Depreciation and amortisation 
  and impairment                                   1,214,320       530,025     1,793,258 
 Share based payments 
  expense                                             72,902        95,573       239,268 
-------------------------------------------     ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 Operating cash flows before movement 
  in working capital                               (535,281)     (545,946)   (1,868,807) 
 
 Change in inventories                                61,539        35,039       142,777 
 Change in trade and 
  other receivables                                (612,654)       723,051       313,459 
 Change in trade and other payables 
  and provisions                                   (457,019)       143,041       556,875 
-------------------------------------------- 
 Cash (used in) / provided by 
  operations                                     (1,543,415)       355,185     (855,696) 
 
 Taxation paid                                             -             -             - 
 
 Net cash from operating 
  activities                                     (1,543,415)       355,185     (855,696) 
 
 Cash flows from investing 
  activities 
 Payments to acquire 
  software                                           (1,852)      (25,131)     (109,307) 
 Payments to acquire property, plant 
  and equipment                                    (491,597)   (1,044,815)   (1,534,529) 
 Payments to acquire intangible 
  fixed assets                                      (11,451)      (34,477)      (93,468) 
 Net movement in loans to sub-franchisees             53,389       139,352       239,949 
 Interest received                                    15,350         6,776        20,544 
----------------------------------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 Net cash used in investing 
  activities                                       (436,161)     (958,295)   (1,476,097) 
 
 Cash flows from financing 
  activities 
 Net proceeds from issue of 
  ordinary share capital                           5,492,320         1,106         1,357 
 Repayment of borrowings and 
  lease liabilities                                (323,563)             -     (126,425) 
 Interest paid                                     (124,866)       (9,981)      (18,805) 
----------------------------------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 Net cash from financing 
  activities                                       5,043,891       (8,875)     (143,873) 
 
 
 Change in cash and cash 
  equivalents                                      3,064,315     (611,985)   (2,475,666) 
 
 Exchange differences on cash 
  balances                                            35,600      (85,973)      (72,329) 
 Cash and cash equivalents at 
  beginning of period                              1,957,916     4,505,911     4,505,911 
 
 Cash and cash equivalents at 
  end of period                                    5,057,831     3,807,953     1,957,916 
--------------------------------------------    ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 
 
 Group Statement of Changes 
  in Equity 
 for the six months ended 
  30 June 2019 
 
 
                                            Share                     Currency      Capital 
                               Share      premium       Retained   translation      reserve 
                                                                                          - 
                             capital      account       earnings       reserve   own shares         Total 
                                 GBP          GBP            GBP           GBP          GBP           GBP 
------------------------  ----------  -----------  -------------  ------------  -----------  ------------ 
 
 At 31 December 
  2017                       762,754   31,829,463   (18,499,828)       453,005     (48,163)    14,497,231 
 Shares issued                 1,106            -              -             -            -         1,106 
 Share based payments              -            -         95,573             -            -        95,573 
 Translation difference            -            -              -     (518,905)            -     (518,905) 
 Loss for the 
  period                           -            -    (1,111,082)             -            -   (1,111,082) 
------------------------  ----------  -----------  -------------  ------------  -----------  ------------ 
 At 30 June 2018             763,860   31,829,463   (19,515,337)      (65,900)     (48,163)    12,963,923 
 Shares issued                   251            -              -             -            -           251 
 Share based payments              -            -        143,695             -            -       143,695 
 Translation difference            -            -              -       265,237            -       265,237 
 Loss for the 
  period                           -            -    (2,682,190)             -            -   (2,682,190) 
------------------------  ----------  -----------  -------------  ------------  -----------  ------------ 
 At 31 December 
  2018                       764,111   31,829,463   (22,053,832)       199,337     (48,163)    10,690,916 
 
 Adjustment to reserves on 
  adoption of IFRS 16                                  (383,144)                                (383,144) 
                                                   -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 Shares issued               483,333    5,316,667              -             -            -     5,800,000 
 Expenses of share 
  issue                            -    (307,680)              -             -            -     (307,680) 
 Share based payments              -            -         72,902             -            -        72,902 
 Translation difference            -            -              -       159,294            -       159,294 
 Loss for the 
  period                           -            -    (1,850,852)             -            -   (1,850,852) 
 At 30 June 2019           1,247,444   36,838,450   (24,214,926)       358,631     (48,163)    14,181,436 
------------------------  ----------  -----------  -------------  ------------  -----------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 
 
 Notes to the Interim Financial Statements 
 for the six months ended 
  30 June 2019 
 
 1 (a) Basis of 
  preparation 
 
 These condensed interim financial statements are unaudited and do 
  not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of the Companies 
  Act 2006. These condensed interim financial statements have been prepared 
  in accordance with IAS 34 'Interim Financial Reporting' and were approved 
  on behalf of the Board by the Non-executive Chairman Nicholas Donaldson. 
 
 The accounting policies and methods of computation applied in these 
  condensed interim financial statements are consistent with those applied 
  in the Group's most recent annual financial statements for the year 
  ended 31 December 2018 apart from the new accounting standard; IFRS 
  16 'Leases', which was adopted by the Group on 1 January 2019. Further 
  information on the impact of IFRS 16 'Leases' is set out in note 1(b) 
  below. 
 The financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018, which 
  were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting 
  Standards, as endorsed by the European Union ('IFRS'), and with those 
  parts of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies reporting 
  under IFRS, have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The 
  auditors' opinion on those financial statements was unqualified and 
  did not contain a statement made under s498(2) or (3) of the Companies 
  Act 2006. 
 
 Copies of these condensed interim financial statements and the Group's 
  most recent annual financial statements are available on request by 
  writing to the Company Secretary at our registered office DP Poland 
  plc, Elder House, St Georges Business Park, 207 Brooklands Road, Weybridge, 
  Surrey KT13 0TS, or from our website www.dppoland.com. 
 
 1 (b) Change of accounting policy - 
  IFRS 16 'Leases' 
 
 The Group has adopted IFRS 16 'Leases' at 1 January 2019 and applied 
  the modified retrospective approach. Comparatives for 2018 have not 
  been restated and the cumulative impact of adoption has been recognised 
  as a decrease to net assets with a corresponding decrease in retained 
  earnings at 1 January 2019 as follows: 
                                                                              01 January 2019 
--------------------------------------------------      -----------  ------------------------ 
 Non-current assets 
 Property, plant and equipment (right-of-use 
  assets)                                                                           2,526,723 
 Trade and other receivables (sub-lease 
  receivables)                                                                        963,334 
 Current assets 
 Trade and other receivables (sub-lease 
  receivables)                                                                        286,332 
 Non-current liabilities 
 Financial liabilities 
  - lease liabilities                                                             (2,768,254) 
 Current liabilities 
 Financial liabilities 
  - lease liabilities                                                             (1,391,279) 
 Total decrease in retained earnings 
  at 1 January 2019                                                                 (383,144) 
-----------------------------------------------------   -----------  ----------  ------------ 
 
 The Group's lease portfolio consists of approximately 70 property 
  leases together with a number of vehicle and equipment leases. The 
  lease liability has been measured at the present value of the remaining 
  lease payments, discounted using the incremental borrowing rate at 
  transition. The right-of-use asset has been measured at the carrying 
  amount as if the standard had been applied since the commencement 
  of the lease, discounted using the incremental borrowing rate at transition. 
  Where data was not available to enable this measurement to be made, 
  the right-of-use asset has been measured at an amount equal to the 
  lease liability. On transition the Group elected not to reassess whether 
  a contract is, or contains, a lease, instead relying on the assessment 
  already made applying IAS 17 'Leases' and IFRIC 4 'Determining whether 
  an Arrangement contains a Lease'. In addition, the Group applied the 
  available practical expedients as follows: 
 -- Relied on its assessment of whether leases are onerous immediately 
  prior to the date of initial application. 
 -- Applied the short-term leases exemptions to leases with a lease 
  term ending within 12 months at the date of the initial application. 
 -- Excluded the initial direct costs from the measurement of the right-of-use 
  asset at the date of initial application. 
 -- Used hindsight in determining the lease term where the contract 
  contains options to extend or terminate the lease. 
 
 
 The Group operates as an intermediate lessor for a proportion of its 
  leases, resulting in subleases to sub-franchisees. The Group has evaluated 
  and classified these subleases as either operating leases or finance 
  leases as required under IFRS 16. Where the sublease transfers substantially 
  all of the risks and rewards arising from right-of-use asset from 
  the head lease, the right-of-use asset from head lease has been derecognised 
  and a lease receivable equal to the net investment in the sublease 
  has been recognised. Where the sublease does not transfer substantially 
  all of the risks and rewards arising from right-of-use asset from 
  the head lease, these are classified as operating leases as required 
  under IFRS 16 and the accounting treatment has not changed. 
 
 Adoption of the new standard has a material impact on the Group. The 
  lease liability brought onto the balance sheet at transition was GBP4,159,533 
  with the corresponding right-of-use asset valued at GBP3,776,389. 
  The net impact on the balance sheet is a reduction of net assets of 
  GBP383,144. 
 There is no overall impact on the Group's cash and cash equivalents 
  although there is a change to the classification of cash flows in 
  the cash flow statement with lease payments and finance lease receipts 
  previously categorised as net cash used in operations now being split 
  between the principal element (categorised in financing activities 
  for payments and investing activities for receipts) and the interest 
  element (categorised as interest paid in operating activities or interest 
  received in investing activities). 
 
 From 1 January 2019, the Group's lease policy 
  is summarised as follows: 
 The Group recognises a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at 
  the lease commencement date. The right-of-use asset is initially measured 
  at cost, comprising the initial amount of the lease liability plus 
  any initial direct costs incurred and an estimate of costs to restore 
  the underlying asset, less any lease incentives received. The right-of-use 
  asset is subsequently depreciated using the straight-line method from 
  the commencement date to the earlier of the end of the useful life 
  of the asset or the end of the lease term. The lease liability is 
  initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that 
  are not paid at the commencement date, discounted using the incremental 
  borrowing rate. The lease liability is measured at amortised cost 
  using the effective interest method. It is remeasured when there is 
  a change in future lease payments arising from a change in an index 
  or a rate or a change in the Group's assessment of whether it will 
  exercise an extension or termination option. When the lease liability 
  is remeasured, a corresponding adjustment is made to the right-of-use 
  asset. 
 
  Where the Group acts as an intermediate lessor, the Group evaluates 
  and classifies these subleases as either operating leases or finance 
  leases. Where the sublease transfers substantially all of the risks 
  and rewards arising from right-of-use asset from the head lease, the 
  right-of-use asset from head lease is derecognised and a lease receivable 
  equal to the net investment in the sublease is recognised. Where the 
  sublease does not transfer substantially all of the risks and rewards 
  arising from right-of-use asset from the head lease, the sublease 
  is classified as an operating lease and rent received is recognised 
  in the income statement on a straight line basis over the lease term. 
 
 Copies of these condensed interim financial statements and the Group's 
  most recent annual financial statements are available on request by 
  writing to the Company Secretary at our registered office DP Poland 
  plc, Elder House, St Georges Business Park, 207 Brooklands Road, Weybridge, 
  Surrey KT13 0TS, or from our website www.dppoland.com. 
 
 2 Revenue 
                                                          Unaudited   Unaudited       Audited 
                                                           6 months    6 months       Year to 
                                                                 to          to 
                                                           30.06.19    30.06.18      31.12.18 
                                                                GBP         GBP           GBP 
==================================================      ===========  ==========  ============ 
 Core revenue                                             6,887,081   6,349,950    12,325,147 
 Other revenue                                                    -      44,837        44,668 
                                                          6,887,081   6,394,787    12,369,815 
    --------------------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ------------ 
 
 Core revenues are ongoing revenues including sales to the public from 
  corporate stores, sales of materials and services to sub-franchisees, 
  royalties received from sub-franchisees and rents received from sub-franchisees. 
  Other revenues are non-recurring transactions such as the sale of 
  stores, fittings and equipment to sub-franchisees. 
 
 
 
 3 Taxation 
                                                  Unaudited     Unaudited       Audited 
                                                   6 months      6 months       Year to 
                                                         to            to 
                                                   30.06.19      30.06.18      31.12.18 
                                                        GBP           GBP           GBP 
========================================      =============  ============  ============ 
 Current tax                                              -             -             - 
 Deferred tax charge relating to the 
  origination and reversal 
 of temporary                                             -             -             - 
  differences 
---------------------------------------- 
 Total tax charge in                                      -             -             - 
  income statement 
-----------------------------------------     -------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 4 Earnings per ordinary 
  share 
 
 The loss per ordinary share has been 
  calculated as follows: 
                                                  Unaudited     Unaudited       Audited 
                                                   6 months      6 months       Year to 
                                                         to            to 
                                                   30.06.19      30.06.18      31.12.18 
----------------------------------------      -------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 Profit / (loss) 
  after tax (GBP)                               (1,850,852)   (1,111,082)   (3,793,272) 
 
 Weighted average number of 
  shares in issue                               215,867,842   150,106,962   150,185,274 
 
 Basic and diluted earnings                           (0.86         (0.74         (2.53 
  per share (pence)                                      p)            p)            p) 
------------------------------------------    -------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 The weighted average number of shares for the period excludes those 
  shares in the Company held by the employee benefit trust. At 30 June 
  2019 the basic and diluted loss per share is the same, because the 
  vesting of share awards would reduce the loss per share and is, therefore, 
  anti-dilutive. 
 
 5 Principal risks and 
  uncertainties 
 The principal risks and uncertainties facing the Group are disclosed 
  in the Group's financial statements for the year ended 31 December 
  2018, available from www.dppoland.com and remain unchanged. 
 

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