StandaloneFinancial Statements 2018

MHP SE

COMPANY SEPARATE

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

31 December 2018

SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

31 December 2018

CONTENTS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OTHER OFFICERS

Board of Directors: John Grant

Viktoria B. Kapelyushnaya

Yuriy Kosyuk

Yuriy Melnyk

John Clifford Rich

Raymond William Richards

(appointed on 23 October 2017 and resigned on 23 October 2018)

Roberto Banfi

(appointed on 18 June 2018)

Christakis Taoushianis

(appointed on 26 July 2018)

Roger Wills

(appointed on 28 December 2018)

Company Secretary: Confitrust Limited

Independent Auditors: Deloitte Ltd

Registered office: 16-18 Zinas Kanther Street

Ayia Triada

3035 Limassol

Cyprus

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STATEMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE PREPARATION AND APPROVAL OF THE SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018

The Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the separate financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position of MHP SE (the "Company") as of 31 December 2018 and of the statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the separate financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies.

In preparing the separate financial statements, the Board of Directors is responsible for:

·; properly selecting and applying accounting policies;

·; presenting information, including accounting policies, in a manner that provides relevant, reliable, comparable and understandable information;

·; providing additional disclosures when compliance with the specific requirements in IFRSs are insufficient to enable users to understand the impact of particular transactions, other events and conditions on the Company's financial position and financial performance;

·; making an assessment of the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.

The Board of Directors, within its competencies, is also responsible for:

·; designing, implementing and maintaining an effective and sound system of internal controls;

·; maintaining adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company, and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements of the Company comply with IFRS;

·; maintaining statutory accounting records in compliance with local legislation and accounting standards in the respective jurisdictions;

·; taking such steps as are reasonably available to them to safeguard the assets of the Company; and

·; preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.

The separate financial statements of the Company as of and for the year ended 31 December 2018 were authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on 19 March 2019. The consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries as of and for the year ended 31 December 2018 were authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 19 March 2019.

Board of Directors' responsibility statement

In accordance with Article 9 sections (3c) and (7) of the Transparency Requirements (Traded Securities in Regulated Markets) Law 190 (1) / 2007 until 2013, we, the members of the Board of Directors responsible for the preparing of the separate financial statements of MHP SE for the year ended 31 December 2018, on the basis of our knowledge, declare that:

a) the separate financial statements which are presented on pages 9 to 37:

i. have been prepared in accordance with the applicable International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union and the provisions of article 9 section (4) of the law, and

ii. provide a true and fair view of the assets and liabilities, the financial position and the profit or loss of the Company

b) the Management report which is published together with the consolidated statements, provides a fair review of the developments and the performance of the business and the financial position of the Group included in the consolidated accounts taken as a whole, together with a description of the main risks and uncertainties which they face.

On behalf of the Board:

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Independent Auditor's Report

To the Members of MHP SE

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of parent company MHP SE (the "Company"), which are presented in pages 9 to 37 and comprise the statement of financial position as at 31 December 2018, and the statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies.

In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements give a true and fair view of the financial position of the parent company as at 31 December 2018, and of its financial performance and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union and the requirements of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISAs). Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We remained independent of the Company throughout the period of our appointment in accordance with the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants' Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (IESBA Code) together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in Cyprus, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the IESBA Code. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

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Independent Auditor's Report (Cont'd)

To the Members of MHP SE

Key audit matters incorporating the most significant risks of material misstatements, including assessed risk of material misstatements due to fraud

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

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Independent Auditor's Report (Cont'd)

To the Members of MHP SE

Responsibilities of the Board of Directors and those charged with governance for the Financial Statements

The Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of financial statements that give a true and fair view in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union and the requirements of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113, and for such internal control as the Board of Directors determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the Board of Directors is responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.

Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements

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

As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

·; Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

·; Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control.

·; Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the Board of Directors.

·; Conclude on the appropriateness of the Board of Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.

Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves a true and fair view.

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Independent Auditor's Report (Cont'd)

To the Members of MHP SE

Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements (Cont'd)

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

Pursuant to the requirements of Article 10(2) of the EU Regulation 537/2014 we provide the following information in our Independent Auditor's Report, which is required in addition to the requirements of International Standards on Auditing.

Appointment of the Auditor and Period of Engagement

We were first appointed as auditors of the Company on 24 October 2017 by a shareholders' resolution. This is our second period of engagement appointment.

Consistency of the Additional Report to the Audit Committee

We confirm that our audit opinion on the financial statements expressed in this report is consistent with the additional report to the Audit Committee of the Company, which we issued on 19 March 2019 in accordance with Article 11 of the EU Regulation 537/2014.

Provision of Non-audit Services

We declare that no prohibited non-audit services referred to in Article 5 of the EU Regulation 537/2014 and Section 72 of the Auditors Law of 2017 were provided. In addition, there are no non-audit services which were provided by us to the Company and which have not been disclosed in the financial statements.

Other Matter

This report, including the opinion, has been prepared for and only for the Company's members as a body in accordance with Article 10(1) of the EU Regulation 537/2014 and Section 69 of the Auditors Law of 2017 and for no other purpose. We do not, in giving this opinion, accept or assume responsibility for any other purpose or to any other person to whose knowledge this report may come to.

The engagement partner on the audit resulting in this independent auditor's report is Costas Georghadjis.

We have reported separately on the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries for the year ended 31 December 2018. The report on the consolidated financial statements is not modified.

Costas Georghadjis

Certified Public Accountant and Registered Auditor

for and on behalf of

Deloitte Limited

Certified Public Accountants and Registered Auditors

Limassol, 19 March 2019

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STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

for the year ended 31 December 2018

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

as of 31 December 2018

On 19 March 2019 the Board of Directors of MHP SE authorized these financial statements for issue.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Chief Executive Officer Yuriy Kosyuk

Chief Financial Officer Viktoria B. Kapelyushnaya

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

for the year ended 31 December 2018

Companies which do not distribute 70% of their profits after tax, as defined by the relevant tax law, within two years after the end of the relevant tax year, will be deemed to have distributed as dividends 70% of these profits. Special contribution for defense at 17% will be payable on such deemed dividends to the extent that the ultimate shareholders are both Cyprus tax resident and Cyprus domiciled. The amount of deemed distribution is reduced by any actual dividends paid out of the profits of the relevant year at any time. This special contribution for defense is payable by the Company for the account of the shareholders.

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

for the year ended 31 December 2018

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the year ended 31 December 2018

1. Incorporation and principal activities

Country of incorporation

MHP SE ("the Company"), a limited liability company (Societas Europaea) registered under the laws of Cyprus, was formed in Luxembourg on 30 May 2006 under the name MHP S.A.. It was converted from a public limited liability company ("société anonyme") into a European company ("Societas Europaea") with effect from 7 August 2017.

On 27 December 2017, the Company transferred its registered office (the "Seat Transfer") from 5, rue Guillaume Kroll, L-1882 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, to 16-18 Zinas Kanther Street, Ayia Triada, 3035 Limassol, Cyprus. The Seat Transfer was made pursuant to the provisions of the SE European Regulation and provisions of the laws of Cyprus and was registered in the Cyprus Companies Registry for SE companies under number SE 27. As of the date of transfer the Company has adopted a new Memorandum and Articles of Association in compliance with the laws applicable to SE companies and with the Cyprus Companies Law Cap.113.

The Company serves as the ultimate holding company of PJSC "Myronivsky Hliboproduct" ("MHP") and its subsidiaries (hereinafter, MHP SE and its subsidiaries are referred to as the "MHP SE Group" or the "Group"), registered and operating in Ukraine. The Company's shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange ("LSE") in the form of global depositary receipts ("GDRs").

The controlling shareholder of the Company is Mr. Yuriy Kosyuk, who owns 100% of the shares of WTI Trading Limited, which is the immediate majority shareholder of the Company.

Principal activities and nature of operations of the Company and the Group

The principal activities of the Company are holding of participations in any form in foreign companies, acquisition by purchase, subscription, and exchange of stock, bonds, debentures and provision of finance to group companies as well as consultancy and legal services. The principal business activities of the Group are in Ukraine and are in poultry and related operations, grain growing, as well as other agricultural operations (meat processing and meat products ready for consumption).

2. Significant accounting policies

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented in these financial statements unless otherwise stated.

These separate financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union (EU) and the requirements of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap.113.

The Company has also prepared consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union (EU) and the consolidated financial statements can be obtained from http://www.mhp.com.ua. Users of these parent's separate financial statements which are supplementary to the consolidated financial statements should read them together with the Group's consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018 in order to obtain a proper understanding of the financial position, performance and cash flows of the Company and the Group.

IFRS 9 Financial Instruments

In the current year, the Company has applied IFRS 9 Financial Instruments (as revised in July 2014) and the related consequential amendments to other IFRS Standards that are effective for an annual period that begins on or after 1 January 2018. The transition provisions of IFRS 9 allow an entity not to restate comparatives. The adjustments arising from the new requirements of recognition and measurement of financial liabilities are therefore not reflected in the restated balance sheet as at 31 December 2017, but are recognized in the opening balance sheet on 1 January 2018.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the year ended 31 December 2018

2. Significant accounting policies (Cont'd)

Adoption of new and revised International Financial Reporting Standards

IFRS 9 Financial Instruments (Cont'd)

IFRS 9 issued in November 2009 introduced new requirements for the classification and measurement of financial assets. IFRS 9 was subsequently amended in October 2010 to include requirements for the classification and measurement of financial liabilities and for derecognition, and in November 2013 to include the new requirements for general hedge accounting. Another revised version of IFRS 9 was issued in July 2014 mainly to include a) impairment requirements for financial assets and b) limited amendments to the classification and measurement requirements by introducing a 'fair value through other comprehensive income' (FVTOCI) measurement category for certain simple debt instruments.

The key requirements of IFRS 9 are:

• Classification and measurement of financial assets. All recognized financial assets that are within the scope of IFRS 9 are required to be subsequently measured at amortised cost or fair value. Specifically, debt investments that are held within a business model whose objective is to collect the contractual cash flows, and that have contractual cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal outstanding are generally measured at amortised cost at the end of subsequent accounting periods. Debt instruments that are held within a business model whose objective is achieved both by collecting contractual cash flows and selling financial assets, and that have contractual terms that give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding, are generally measured at FVTOCI. All other debt investments and equity investments are measured at their fair value at the end of subsequent accounting periods. In addition, under IFRS 9, entities may make an irrevocable election to present subsequent changes in the fair value of an equity investment (that is not held for trading nor contingent consideration recognized by an acquirer in a business combination) in other comprehensive income, with only dividend income generally recognized in profit or loss.

• Classification and measurement of financial liabilities. With regard to the measurement of financial liabilities designated as at fair value through profit or loss, IFRS 9 requires that the amount of change in the fair value of a financial liability that is attributable to changes in the credit risk of that liability is presented in other comprehensive income, unless the recognition of such changes in other comprehensive income would create or enlarge an accounting mismatch in profit or loss. Changes in fair value attributable to a financial liability's credit risk are not subsequently reclassified to profit or loss. Under IAS 39, the entire amount of the change in the fair value of the financial liability designated as fair value through profit or loss is presented in profit or loss.

• Impairment. In relation to the impairment of financial assets, IFRS 9 requires an expected credit loss model, as opposed to an incurred credit loss model under IAS 39. The expected credit loss model requires an entity to account for expected credit losses and changes in those expected credit losses at each reporting date to reflect changes in credit risk since initial recognition. In other words, it is no longer necessary for a credit event to have occurred before credit losses are recognized.

• Hedge accounting. The new general hedge accounting requirements retain the three types of hedge accounting mechanisms currently available in IAS 39. Under IFRS 9, greater flexibility has been introduced to the types of transactions eligible for hedge accounting, specifically broadening the types of instruments that qualify for hedging instruments and the types of risk components of non-financial items that are eligible for hedge accounting. In addition, the effectiveness test has been overhauled and replaced with the principle of an 'economic relationship'. Retrospective assessment of hedge effectiveness is also no longer required. Enhanced disclosure requirements about an entity's risk management activities have also been introduced.

The Company has applied IFRS 9 in accordance with the transition provisions set out in IFRS 9. Additionally, the Company adopted consequential amendments to IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures that were applied to the disclosures for 2018.

There were no financial assets or financial liabilities which the Company had previously designated as at FVTPL under IAS 39 that were subject to reclassification or which the Company has elected to reclassify upon the application of IFRS 9. There were no financial assets or financial liabilities which the Company has elected to designate as at FVTPL at the date of initial application of IFRS 9.

Summarized impact from the adoption of IFRS 9 is as follows:

·; Presentational changes in loans receivable (Note 12), other financial assets (Note 16), other receivables (Note 14), other payables and accruals note disclosures to reflect the business model and cash flow characteristics of these assets and liabilities and group them into their respective IFRS 9 category or other IFRS classification;

·; An additional expected credit loss allowance in the amount of US$ 13,584 thousand as of 1 January 2018 (Note 12) and decrease of carrying amount of bonds issued in the amount of US$ 10,826 as of 1 January 2018 (Note 19), recognised against opening retained earnings.

Total effect of IFRS 9 implementation on retained earnings as of 1 January 2018 amounts to US$ 2,758,059 (decrease).

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the year ended 31 December 2018

2. Significant accounting policies (Cont'd)

Adoption of new and revised International Financial Reporting Standards

IFRS 9 Financial Instruments

The management of the Company reviewed and assessed the Company's existing financial assets and financial liabilities as at 1 January 2018 based on the facts and circumstances that existed at that date and concluded that the initial application of IFRS 9 has had the following impact on the Company's financial assets and liabilities as regards their classification and measurement:

* Management assessed that impact from the adoption of IFRS 9 as of 01 January 2018 and 31 December 2018 was not material.

IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers

In the current year, the Company has applied IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (as amended in April 2016) which is effective for an annual period that begins on or after 1 January 2018. IFRS 15 establishes a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers. IFRS 15 will supersede the current revenue recognition guidance including IAS 18 "Revenue", IAS 11 "Construction Contracts" and the related Interpretations when it becomes effective.

Based on the nature of company's operations and revenue streams, the adoption of IFRS15 had no impact in respect of the time and amount of revenues to be recognised and accordingly prior period amounts were not restated.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the year ended 31 December 2018

2. Significant accounting policies (Cont'd)

Adoption of new and revised IFRSs (Cont'd)

In the current year, the Company has applied a number of amendments to IFRS Standards and Interpretations issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) that are effective for an annual period that begins on or after 1 January 2018:

·; IFRS 2 (amendments) Classification and Measurement of Share‑based Payment Transactions

·; IAS 40 (amendments) Transfers of Investment Property

·; Annual Improvements to IFRS Standards 2014 - 2016 Cycle: amendments to IAS 28 Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures

·; IFRIC 22 Foreign Currency Transactions and Advance Consideration

Adoption of these standards and interpretation did not have any material impact on the disclosures or on the amounts reported in these financial statements.

Standards and Interpretations in issue but not effective:

On the date of approval of these financial statements, the following accounting standards have been issued by the International Accounting Standards Board but were not yet effective:

At the date of authorization of these consolidated financial statements, the following Standards and Interpretations, as well as amendments to the Standards were in issue but not yet effective:

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the year ended 31 December 2018

2. Significant accounting policies (Cont'd)

Investments in subsidiary companies

Subsidiaries are undertakings over which the Company has control and achieved when the Company:

·; has power over the investee;

·; is exposed, or has rights to variable returns from its involvement with the investee; and

·; has the ability to use its power to affect its returns.

The Company reassesses whether or not it controls an investee if facts and circumstances indicate that that there are changes to one or more of the three elements of control listed above.

Investments in subsidiary companies are stated at cost less provision for impairment in value, which is recognised as an expense in the period in which the impairment is identified.

Property, plant and equipment

All property, plant and equipment are sowing at historical cost less accumulated depreciation.

The historical cost of an item of property, plant and equipment comprises (a) its purchase price, including import duties and non-refundable purchase taxes, after deducting trade discounts and rebates; (b) any costs directly attributable to bringing the item to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by the management of the Group; (c) the initial estimate of the costs of dismantling and removing the item and restoring the site on which it is located, (d) the obligation for which the Group incurs either when the item is acquired or as a consequence of having used the item during a particular period for purposes other than to produce inventories during that period; and (e) for qualifying assets, borrowing costs capitalized in accordance with the Group's accounting policy.

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is charged so as to write off the depreciable amount over the useful life of an asset and is calculated using a straight line method. Useful lives of property, plant and equipment are as follows:

·; Furniture and fittings 10 years

·; Computers 4 years

·; Renovations 3 years

Depreciable amount is the cost of an item of property, plant and equipment, or revalued amount, less its residual value. The residual value is the estimated amount that the Company would currently obtain from disposal of the item of property, plant and equipment, after deducting the estimated costs of disposal, if the asset was already of the age and in the condition expected at the end of its useful life.

Assets held under finance leases are depreciated over their expected useful lives on the same basis as owned assets or, where shorter, the term of the relevant lease.

The residual value, the useful lives and depreciation method are reviewed at each financial year-end. The effect of any changes from previous estimates is accounted for prospectively as a change in an accounting estimate.

The gain or loss arising on sale or disposal of an item of property, plant and equipment is determined as the difference between the sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset and is recognized in the statement of comprehensive income

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the year ended 31 December 2018

2. Significant accounting policies (Cont'd)

Revenue recognition

Revenue comprises interest received on loans granted and dividends received as well as consultancy and administrative services. Revenues earned by the Company are recognised on the following bases:

(i) Interest Income

Interest income is recognised on a time proportion basis using the effective interest method. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts the future cash inflows over the expected life of the asset, to the net carrying amount of the financial asset.

(ii) Dividend income

Dividend income is recognized when the right to receive payment is established.

(iii) Consultancy and administrative services

Consultancy and administrative services provided by the Company are recognised as income during the year.

Finance costs

Interest expense and other borrowing costs are charged to profit or loss as incurred.

Foreign currency translation

(1) Functional and presentation currency

Items included in the Company's financial statements are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates ('the functional currency'). The financial statements are presented in United States Dollars (US$), which is the Company's functional and presentation currency.

(2) Transactions and balances

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognized in profit or loss.

Tax

Income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax. Current tax liabilities and assets are measured at the amount expected to be paid to or recovered from the taxation authorities, using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted, or substantively enacted, by the reporting date.

Dividends

Proposed dividends are recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the period in which they are approved by the shareholders. Any interim dividends approved for distribution by the Board of Directors are recognised within equity in the period in which the decision is made. 

Dividend distributed in the form of non-cash assets are measured at the fair value of the net assets to be distributed. The difference between the dividend paid and the carrying amount of the net assets distributed is recognized in the statement of comprehensive income.

Provisions and contingencies 

Provisions are recognised when the Company has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation, and the obligation can be reliably estimated.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the year ended 31 December 2018

2. Significant accounting policies (Cont'd)

Financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised in the Company's statement of financial position when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and financial liabilities of the Company are represented by loans granted, cash and cash equivalents, other receivables, corporate bonds issued and other long-term payables. The accounting policies for initial recognition and subsequent measurement of financial instruments are disclosed in the respective accounting policies set out below in this Note.

Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially recognized at fair value. Transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or issue of financial assets and financial liabilities (other than financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss) are added to or deducted from the fair value of the financial assets or financial liabilities, as appropriate, on initial recognition. Transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition of financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss are recognized immediately in profit or loss.

Financial assets

All recognised financial assets are measured subsequently in their entirety at either amortised cost or fair value, depending on the classification of the financial assets.

Classification of financial assets

Debt instruments that meet the following conditions are measured subsequently at amortised cost (this category is the most relevant to the Group):

- the financial asset is held within a business model whose objective is to hold financial assets in order to collect contractual cash flows; and

- the contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

Debt instruments that meet the following conditions are measured subsequently at FVTOCI:

- the financial asset is held within a business model whose objective is achieved by both collecting contractual cash flows and selling the financial assets; and

- the contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

By default, all other financial assets are measured subsequently at FVTPL.

Financial assets at amortised cost are subsequently measured using the effective interest (EIR) method and are subject to impairment.

The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a debt instrument and of allocating interest income over the relevant period.

The amortised cost of a financial asset is the amount at which the financial asset is measured at initial recognition minus the principal repayments, plus the cumulative amortisation using the effective interest method of any difference between that initial amount and the maturity amount, adjusted for any loss allowance. The gross carrying amount of a financial asset is the amortised cost of a financial asset before adjusting for any loss allowance.

Impairment of financial assets

The Company recognises an allowance for expected credit losses (ECLs) for all debt instruments not held at fair value through profit or loss. ECLs are estimated as the difference between all contractual cash flows that are due to the Company in accordance with the contract and all the cash flows that the Company expects to receive, discounted at the original effective interest rate. The amount of expected credit losses is updated at each reporting date to reflect changes in credit risk since initial recognition of the respective financial instrument.

For other receivables, the Company applies a simplified approach in calculating ECLs. Therefore, the Company does not track changes in credit risk, but instead recognises a loss allowance based on lifetime ECLs at each reporting date.

For all other financial instruments, the Company recognises lifetime ECL when there has been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition. However, if the credit risk on the financial instrument has not increased significantly since initial recognition, the Company measures the loss allowance for that financial instrument at an amount equal to 12‑month ECL.

Lifetime ECL represents the expected credit losses that will result from all possible default events over the expected life of a financial instrument. In contrast, 12‑month ECL represents the portion of lifetime ECL that is expected to result from default events on a financial instrument that are possible within 12 months after the reporting date.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the year ended 31 December 2018

2. Significant accounting policies (Cont'd)

Significant increase in credit risk

In assessing whether the credit risk on a financial instrument has increased significantly since initial recognition, the Company compares the risk of a default occurring on the financial instrument at the reporting date with the risk of a default occurring on the financial instrument at the date of initial recognition. In making this assessment, the Company considers both quantitative and qualitative information that is reasonable and supportable, including historical experience and forward‑looking information that is available without undue cost or effort. Forward‑looking information considered includes the future prospects of the industries in which the Company's debtors operate, obtained from economic expert reports, financial analysts, governmental bodies, as well as consideration of various external sources of actual and forecast economic information that relate to the Company's core operations.

Low credit risk financial instruments

Despite the foregoing, Company assumes that the credit risk on a financial instrument has not increased significantly since initial recognition if the financial instrument is determined to have low credit risk at the reporting date. A financial instrument is determined to have low credit risk if:

(1) The financial instrument has a low risk of default,

(2) The debtor has a strong capacity to meet its contractual cash flow obligations in the near term, and

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

Default definition

The Company considers that default has occurred when a financial asset is more than 90 days past due unless the Company has reasonable and supportable information to demonstrate that a more lagging default criterion is more appropriate.

Credit impaired financial assets

A financial asset is credit‑impaired when one or more events that have a detrimental impact on the estimated

future cash flows of that financial asset have occurred. Evidence that a financial asset is credit‑impaired includes observable data about the following events:

(a) significant financial difficulty of the issuer or the borrower;

(b) a breach of contract, such as a default or past due event;

(c) the lender(s) of the borrower, for economic or contractual reasons relating to the borrower's financial difficulty, having granted to the borrower a concession(s) that the lender(s) would not otherwise consider;

(d) it is becoming probable that the borrower will enter bankruptcy or other financial reorganisation; or

(e) the disappearance of an active market for that financial asset because of financial difficulties.

Write-off policy

The Company writes off a financial asset when there is information indicating that the debtor is in severe financial difficulty and there is no realistic prospect of recovery, e.g. when the debtor has been placed under liquidation or has entered into bankruptcy proceedings, or in the case of trade receivables, when the amounts are over three years past due, whichever occurs sooner. Financial assets written off may still be subject to enforcement activities under the Group's recovery procedures, taking into account legal advice where appropriate. Any recoveries made are recognised in profit or loss.

Financial liabilities

Initial recognition and measurement

The Company's financial liabilities include trade and other payables and loans and borrowings

All financial liabilities are recognised initially at fair value and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a financial liability and of allocating interest expense over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash payments (including all fees and points paid or received that form an integral part of the effective interest rate, transaction costs and other premiums or discounts) through the expected life of the financial liability, or (where appropriate) a shorter period, to the amortised cost of a financial liability.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the year ended 31 December 2018

2. Significant accounting policies (Cont'd)

Financial liabilities (Cont'd)

Derecognition of financial liabilities

The Company derecognises financial liabilities when, and only when, the Company's obligations are discharged, cancelled or have expired. The difference between the carrying amount of the financial liability derecognised and the consideration paid and payable is recognised in profit or loss.

When the Company exchanges with the existing lender one debt instrument into another one with the substantially different terms, such exchange is accounted for as an extinguishment of the original financial liability and the recognition of a new financial liability. Similarly, the Company accounts for substantial modification of terms of an existing liability or part of it as an extinguishment of the original financial liability and the recognition of a new liability. It is assumed that the terms are substantially different if the discounted present value of the cash flows under the new terms, including any fees paid net of any fees received and discounted using the original effective rate is at least 10 per cent different from the discounted present value of the remaining cash flows of the original financial liability. If the modification is not substantial, the difference between: (1) the carrying amount of the liability before the modification; and (2) the present value of the cash flows after modification should be recognised in profit or loss as the modification gain or loss.

Loans granted

Loans originated by the Company by providing money directly to the borrower are categorized as loans and are carried at amortised cost. The amortised cost is the amount at which the loan granted is measured at initial recognition minus principal repayments, plus or minus the cumulative amortization using the effective interest method of any difference between the initial amount and the maturity amount, and minus any reduction for impairment or uncollectibility. All loans are recognized when cash is advanced to the borrower.

The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a financial asset or a financial liability (or group of financial assets or financial liabilities) and of allocating the interest income or interest expense over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash payments or receipts through the expected life of the financial instrument or, when appropriate, a shorter period to the net carrying amount of the financial asset or financial liability.

Cash and cash equivalents

For the purpose of the statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank.

Corporate bonds issued and other long-term payables

Bonds issued and other long-term payables are initially measured at fair value net of directly attributable transaction costs, and are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method. Any difference between the proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the settlement or redemption amount is recognized over the term of the borrowings and recorded as finance costs

Borrowings

Borrowings are recorded initially at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs incurred. Borrowings are subsequently stated at amortised cost.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the year ended 31 December 2018

2. Significant accounting policies (Cont'd)

Impairment of financial assets

The Company assesses at each reporting date whether there are indications for impairment. A financial asset or a group of financial assets is deemed to be impaired if, and only if, there is objective evidence of impairment as a result of one or more events that has occurred after the initial recognition of the asset (an incurred "loss event") and that loss event (or events) has an impact on the estimated future cash flows of the financial asset or the group of financial assets that can be reliably estimated.

Evidence of impairment may include indications that a borrower or a group of borrowers is experiencing significant financial difficulty, default or delinquency in interest or principal payments, the probability that they will enter bankruptcy or other financial reorganisation and where observable data indicate that there is a measurable decrease in the estimated future cash flows, such as changes in arrears or economic conditions that correlate with defaults.

Offsetting financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the statement of financial position if, and only if, there is a currently enforceable legal right to offset the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. This is not generally the case with master netting agreements, and the related assets and liabilities are presented gross in the statement of financial position.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity.

Treasury shares

Treasury shares are shares which were bought back by the Company reducing the number of outstanding shares on the open market. Repurchased shares are classified as treasury shares under a separate reserve within equity. When shares recognised as equity are repurchased, the amount of the consideration paid, which includes directly attributable costs, net of any tax effects, is recognised as a deduction from treasury shares reserve. When treasury shares are sold or reissued subsequently, the amount received is recognised as an increase in equity and the resulting surplus or deficit on the transaction is presented within other reserves.

3. Financial risk factors

The Company is exposed to interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, currency risk and capital risk management arising from the financial instruments it holds. The risk management policies employed by the Company to manage these risks are discussed below:

3.1 Interest rate risk

Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of financial instruments will fluctuate due to changes in market interest rates. The Company's interest rate risk arises from loans granted to and loans received from its subsidiary and indirect subsidiary companies.

The management monitors interest rate fluctuations on a continuous basis and ensures that borrowings received or loan granted to subsidiaries are agreed at market rates.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the year ended 31 December 2018

3.1 Interest rate risk (Cont'd)

At the reporting date, the interest rate profile of interest-bearing financial instruments was as follows:

3.2 Credit risk

Credit risk arises when a failure of a counterparty to discharge its obligations could reduce the amount of future inflows from financial assets held on statement of financial position. The Company has concentration of credit risk mainly from loans granted to its subsidiaries and indirect subsidiaries. The Company monitors its credit risk associated with balances due from related companies by evaluating the credit ability of the borrowers through reviewing of financial statements and repayments history, as well as the fair value and maintainable earnings of the debtors' business.

As detailed in the table below, the carrying amount of financial assets recorded in the financial statements net of impairment losses, represents the Company's maximum exposure to credit risk.

3.3 Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that arises when the maturity of assets and liabilities does not match. An unmatched position potentially enhances profitability, but can also increase the risk of losses. The Company has procedures with the object of minimising such losses such as maintaining sufficient cash and other highly liquid current assets and by having available an adequate amount of committed credit facilities at Group level.

The following tables provide a summary of the Company's remaining contractual maturity for its financial liabilities. The tables have been drawn up based on the undiscounted cash flows of financial liabilities based on the earliest date on which the Company can be required to pay. The tables include both interest and principal cash flows. The adjustment column represents the possible future cash flows attributable to the instrument included in the maturity analysis, which are not included in the carrying amount of the financial instrument on the statement of financial position.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the year ended 31 December 2018

3.3. Liquidity risk (Cont'd)

3.4 Currency risk 

Currency risk is the risk that the value of financial instruments will fluctuate due to changes in foreign exchange rates. Currency risk arises when future commercial transactions and recognized assets and liabilities are denominated in a currency that is not the Company's measurement currency. The Company is not significantly exposed to foreign exchange risk. The Company's management monitors the exchange rate fluctuations on a continuous basis and acts accordingly.

3.5 Capital risk management

The Company manages its capital to ensure that it will be able to continue as a going concern while maximizing the return to shareholders through the optimization between debt and equity. The Company's overall strategy remains unchanged from previous years.

The Company's net debt as of 31 December 2018 and 2017 was as follows:

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the year ended 31 December 2018

3.6 Fair value estimation

Fair value disclosures in respect of financial instruments are made in accordance with the requirements of IFRS 7 "Financial Instruments: Disclosure" and IFRS 13 "Fair value measurement". Fair value is defined as the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between knowledgeable willing parties in an arm's length transaction, other than in forced or liquidation sale.

Due to their short-term nature, the fair value is estimated to approximate the carrying value for the following categories of financial instruments: cash and cash equivalents, other receivables and other payables and accruals.

Set out below is the comparison by category of carrying amounts and fair values of all the Company's financial instruments, excluding those discussed above, that are carried in the statement of financial position:

The carrying amount of loans receivable, loans payable and bonds includes interest accrued at each of the respective dates.

The fair value of Bonds was estimated based on market quotations and is within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

The fair value of loans receivable and loans payable was estimated by discounting the expected future cash outflows by a market rate of interest: 7.8% and 7.99% respectively (2017: 7.7%), and is within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Reconciliation of liabilities arising from financing activities

The table below details changes in the Company's liabilities arising from financing activities, including both cash and non-cash changes. Liabilities arising from financing activities are those for which cash flows were, or future cash flows will be, classified in the Company's statement of cash flows as cash flows from financing activities.

Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the year ended 31 December 2018

3.6 Fair value estimation (Cont'd)

Reconciliation of liabilities arising from financing activities

4. Critical accounting estimates and judgements

Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below:

·; Significant increase in credit risk

As explained in Note 2, ECL are measured as an allowance equal to 12‑month ECL for stage 1 assets, or lifetime ECL for stage 2 or stage 3 assets. An asset moves to stage 2 when its credit risk has increased significantly since initial recognition. IFRS 9 does not define what constitutes a significant increase in credit risk. In assessing whether the credit risk of an asset has significantly increased the Company takes into account qualitative and quantitative reasonable and supportable forward looking information.

·; Calculation of loss allowance

When measuring ECL the Company uses reasonable and supportable forward looking information, which is based on assumptions for the future movement of different economic drivers and how these drivers will affect each other.

Loss given default is an estimate of the loss arising on default. It is based on the difference between the contractual cash flows due and those that the lender would expect to receive, taking into account cash flows from collateral and integral credit enhancements.

Probability of default constitutes a key input in measuring ECL. Probability of default is an estimate of the likelihood of default over a given time horizon, the calculation of which includes historical data, assumptions and expectations of future conditions.

5. Revenue

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the year ended 31 December 2018

6. Expenses

(i) Auditor's remuneration includes statutory audit fees amounting to US$ 156,263 (2017: US$ 100,424), fees for other assurance services amounting to US$ nil (2017: US$ 13,496), tax advisory services amounting to US$ 6,462 (2017: US$ 1,295) and other non-audit services amounting US$ nil (2017: US$ 16,016).

(ii) Directors' fees comprise of amounts attributable to independent non-executive directors of the Company. As at 31 December 2018 and 2017, there were 4 and 3 independent non-executive directors respectively.

7. Finance cost

(i) This includes the annual amortization expense, those costs that are expensed directly and any write offs.

8. Other income/(expenses), net

(i) On 15 June 2017, the Company sold 3,988,206 of its GDRs to its subsidiary Raftan Holding Ltd for a total consideration of US$ 38,725,480, generating a loss of US$9,777,520.

(ii) Other income includes an amount of US$1,420,544 (2017: US$1,420,800) which was reimbursed from the depositary of GDRs.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the year ended 31 December 2018

9. Taxation

The income tax on the Company's profit before income tax differs from the theoretical amount that would arise using the applicable tax rates as follows:

10. Dividends paid

On 6 of March, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the payment of an interim dividend of US$ 0.7492 per share, amounting to US$ 80,000,920 which was paid to the shareholders.

11. Investments in subsidiaries

The details of subsidiaries are as follows:

(*) Starynska PF, Zernoproduct and Urozhay NVF are 100% owned by MHP Group

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the year ended 31 December 2018

11. Investments in subsidiaries (Cont'd)

(I) On 12 of April 2018 Monova Investments Ltd transferred to MHP SE the 1 (one) ordinary share of nominal value EUR 1 in the undertaking called Raftan Holding Ltd. As result the investment in Raftan Holding Limited increased to 100.00%.

(II) During the year MHP SE increased its investment in Starynska Ptahofabrika from 0.25% to 0.85%.

(III) On 9 November 2018, MHP SE established Hemiak Investments Limited as a wholly owned subsidiary. The total issued share capital of the subsidiary consists of 1,000 ordinary shares with a nominal value EUR 1.00.

(IV) On 14 February 2018 the company established in Luxemburg, MHP Lux S.A. as a wholly owned subsidiary. The total issued share capital of the company consists of 30,000 ordinary shares with a nominal value EUR 1.00.

(V) During 2018 and 2017, the company made capital contributions to MHP B.V. for an amount of US$1,241,237 and US$ 663,952 respectively.

12. Non-current loans receivable

(i) The loans granted to the subsidiary companies are denominated in United States Dollars, bear interest at rates ranging from 4.15 % to 9.06% per annum and are due for repayment between 2020 and 2026. The loans granted are unsecured.

Expected credit losses

The Company determines the lifetime expected credit loss of other non-current loan receivables based on different scenarios of probability of default and expected loss applicable to each of the material underlying balances. The movement in loss allowance for loan receivables classified at amortised cost is detailed below:

Maturity analysis

The following tables sets out the contractual maturity of the loans. The tables have been drawn up based on undiscounted cash flows. The tables include both interest and principal cash flows. The adjustment column represents the possible future cash flows attributable to the instrument included in the maturity analysis which are not included in the carrying amount of the borrowings in the statement of financial position.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the year ended 31 December 2018

12. Non-current loans receivable (Cont'd)

Maturity analysis

Fair values

The fair values of loans receivable as at 31 December 2018 are disclosed in Note 3.

The exposure of the Company to credit risk and impairment losses, if any, in relation to loans receivable is reported in Note 3 of the financial statements.

13. Other non-current assets

The balances of other non-current assets were as follows as of 31 December 2018 and 2017:

14. Other receivables

The fair values of other receivables as at 31 December 2018 are disclosed in Note 3.

The exposure of the Company to credit risk and impairment losses if any, in relation to other receivables is reported in Note 3 of the financial statements.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the year ended 31 December 2018

15. Cash and cash equivalents

For the purposes of the statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include the following:

The exposure of the Company to credit risk and impairment losses in relation to cash and cash equivalents is reported in Note 3 of the financial statements.

The fair values of cash at bank approximates their carrying amount as at 31 December 2018.

 16. Other financial assets

As of 31 December 2018, the Company held cash at bank in the amount of US$ 3,383,805 (2017: US$ 2,533,676) that were blocked serving as collateral to secure bank borrowings of subsidiaries of the Group (Note 23).

The exposure of the Company to credit risk and impairment losses, if any, is reported in Note 3 of the financial statements.