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Applegreen PLC

14 March 2016

Applegreen plc

Preliminary Statement of Results for the year ended 31 December 2015

Dublin, London, 14 March 2016: Applegreen plc ('Applegreen' or 'the Group'), a major petrol forecourt retailer in the Republic of Ireland with a growing presence in the United Kingdom announces preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2015.

Financial highlights:

   --     Strong operating performance with adjusted EBITDA up 26% to EUR28.9m 
   --     30% increase in gross profit on FY 2014 to EUR125.9m (27% in constant currency) 
   --     Like for like growth in store and food gross profit of 8.9% (6.8% in constant currency) 
   --     Revenue up 15% to EUR1,081m 
   --     Net debt position at 31 December 2015 of EUR4.7m 

Operational highlights:

   --     Grew estate to 200 sites as at 31 December 2015 (2014: 152) 
   --     Continued investment in the development of the network with net capex of EUR58.8m in 2015 

-- Positive impact from new store openings and rebrands in driving sales and profit growth in FY 2015

   --     Increased food outlets by 29 and launched two new food offers - Chopstix and Greggs 
   --     Successful IPO in June raising EUR66.3m in primary capital (net of expenses) 

Key figures:

 
                       31 December   31 December   Change 
                        2015          2014 
 Gross profit          EUR125.9m     EUR96.6m      30% 
 Adjusted EBITDA(1)    EUR28.9m      EUR23.0m      26% 
 Adjusted PBT(1)       EUR17.7m      EUR14.5m      22% 
 

Commenting on the results, Bob Etchingham, CEO of Applegreen said: "In reporting our first full year results as a public company we are very pleased to announce a strong performance in 2015 with growth in both profitability and turnover delivered across each of the Republic of Ireland and the UK. This performance was driven by new site openings in both the latter part of 2014 and early 2015 as well as the increased contribution from food driven by our upgrade and rebranding programme.

We continued to expand our business in the year adding five Service Area sites and seven petrol filling stations in the Republic of Ireland, as well as expanding our network of dealer sites by 25. In the UK our site numbers increased by eight including the first Motorway Service Area in Northern Ireland. We also launched two new food offers- Chopstix and Greggs - and increased the number of our food outlets by 29 across the estate.

We have had a positive start to 2016, adding four Service Area sites and seven petrol filling stations to the estate and we continue to see good opportunities for green field and bolt-on expansion. Consumer sentiment is strong in both our key markets, particularly the Republic of Ireland, and we are confident that our distinctive retail offering in the forecourt sector will continue to deliver growth through 2016."

About Applegreen

Established in 1992, Applegreen is a major petrol forecourt retailer in the Republic of Ireland with a significant and growing presence in the United Kingdom, and small presence in the US. The business employs c. 2,900 people, and operates 200 forecourt sites across the UK, Ireland and the US.

Applegreen is the number one Motorway Service Area operator in the Republic of Ireland where it has a motor fuel market share of c.12%. The Group operates a distinctive retail led business model focused on offering "low fuel prices always" to drive footfall to its sites and aims to provide a premium food and hot beverage offering in all its sites.

Applegreen has a number of strategic partnerships with international brands including Burger King, Subway, Costa Coffee, Greggs, Lavazza and Chopstix. The business also has its own food offer through the aCafe and Bakewell café brands.

Applegreen's growth strategy is focused on acquiring and developing new sites in the markets in which it operates and on upgrading and rebranding existing sites.

Conference call details - analysts and institutional investors

Applegreen plc will host a conference call for analysts and investors today, 14 March, 2016 at 09.00 GMT. Presentation will be available at www.applegreenstores.com. Participants should dial in five minutes prior to start time using confirmation code. Dial in details and confirmation code are:

   Confirmation code:                                                     7487645 
   Participants in Ireland:                                              +353(0)12465602 
   Participants in United Kingdom:                            +44(0)2034271915 
 
 For further enquiries, 
  please contact: 
 Applegreen 
  Bob Etchingham, CEO / 
  Paul Lynch CFO                       +353 (0) 1 512 4800 
 
 Drury Porter Novelli 
  (Irish media): 
  Paddy Hughes                         +353 (0) 1 260 5000 
 
 Powerscourt (UK and international 
  media): 
  Lisa Kavanagh 
  Simon Compton                       +44 (0) 20 7250 1446 
 
 Shore Capital 
  Stephane Auton 
  Patrick Castle                      +44 (0) 20 7408 4090 
 
 Goodbody 
  Simon Howley 
  Siobhan Wall                         +353 (0) 1 667 0420 
 

Applegreen FY 2015 Performance Overview and Outlook

We delivered strong growth in 2015 over 2014 driven by the contribution from new sites across the Group's portfolio and the continued development of our food offerings.

Our upgrade and rebranding activity, together with an improving economic backdrop, saw like for like(2) shop and food sales grow by 6.9% (4.5% growth in constant currency(3) ), with related like for like gross profit up by 8.9% (6.8% growth in constant currency).

There was considerable volatility in the oil price during the year with increases in H1 followed by decreases in H2 but, overall, the impact on the business was not significant.

During the period we expanded our portfolio with 48 new sites, including 37 in the ROI, eight in the UK and three in the US. 23 of these were company owned sites, including six Service Areas and 17 petrol filling stations and 25 were dealer sites. The dealer business provides fuel to independent operators. The canopy and pumps on these dealer locations are branded Applegreen while the non-fuel revenue remains under the control of the operator of the site.

We also continued our rebranding and upgrade programme with 27 sites completed in 2015, with one or more new food outlets added at each site. We also expanded our range of food outlets by 29 including launching two new food offers - Chopstix and Greggs. This added to our existing portfolio of own brands and international brands including Subway, Costa Coffee, Burger King and Lavazza.

Republic of Ireland

In the twelve months to 31 December 2015, revenue in the Republic of Ireland increased by 12.6% and gross profit increased by 23.0%. Like for like store and food sales increased by 4.9% and like for like gross profit increased by 6.5%. Fuel gross profit increased by 19.3% with a like for like margin decrease of 0.6% due to fuel price volatility and a strong comparable performance in the prior year.

During the year, we expanded our estate with 37 new sites.

Twelve new company owned units were added during the year, five Service Areas and seven petrol filling stations. The new Service Areas, which are the Group's larger sites, included two sites in the west of Ireland, one in Dublin, one in Kerry as well as a newly built Motorway Service Area in Kilkenny on the M9. The seven new petrol filling stations that opened during the year comprise three located in the east of the country and four in the west of Ireland, further strengthening our network coverage.

The Group also added 25 dealer sites during the year bringing our total portfolio of dealers to 33 by the end of December.

Ten sites were re-branded / upgraded incorporating a new food offer in 2015.

United Kingdom

Revenue increased by 18.1% during 2015 while gross profit increased to EUR34.7m in 2015 from EUR23.0m in 2014. Like for like stores and food sales increased by 3.1% (constant currency) while like for like store and food gross profit increased by 8.5% (constant currency). Fuel gross margin increased by 23.7% (constant currency) and like for like figures recorded growth of 4.9% (constant currency) reflecting an improved 2015 compared to the same period last year.

The key development for this region during the year was the opening of the first Motorway Service Area (MSA) in Northern Ireland just north of Belfast. The reaction from customers has been very positive and it has enjoyed strong sales volumes since the launch. Seven other petrol filling station sites were added in the UK of which two were in the London area.

Eight sites were rebranded / upgraded in the UK during the year with the upgrade incorporating one or more branded food offers.

U.S., Dealer and Fuel Card

By the end of 2015 we were trading from five sites in Long Island having added three during the year. A further site was acquired in January 2016 and three of the forecourts were rebranded as Applegreen in 2015. Trading has been satisfactory and we continue to evaluate growth opportunities in that region.

As referenced earlier our Dealer network grew considerably to 33 sites by 31 December 2015 and now accounts for 9% of our ROI fuel volume making a positive contribution to earnings.

Our fuel card business also grew strongly during the period and with 4% of our Irish fuel volume has a modest but growing earnings profile.

Costs

The rate of increase in selling and distribution costs was slightly ahead of the growth in number of sites, reflecting the increase in number of larger scale sites added. Administrative expenses show an increase of EUR8.1m on 2014, however this includes an increase in the share based payment charge of EUR2.4m. The year on year growth was mainly in the first half of the year reflecting the impact of the investment in our support functions in the second half of 2014.

Outlook

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We continue to develop our estate in 2016. In the Republic of Ireland four new sites have been added year to date, including a new Service Area in Meath. We have also upgraded one of our existing sites to a Service Area. In the UK a further five sites have been added. In Northern Ireland we have opened the second Motorway Service Area as well as a smaller Service Area in Ballymena while we have added three new petrol filling stations in England. We have expanded our UK development team and have a number of UK Service Areas in the pipeline. Our programme of upgrades and rebranding is ongoing.

We continue to see good opportunities for expansion in our two main markets, both greenfield and bolt-on. Consumer sentiment is strong, particularly in Ireland, and we have had a positive and encouraging start to 2016.

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015

 
                             Notes        2015        2014 
                                     Unaudited     Audited 
                                        EUR000      EUR000 
 Revenue                       2     1,081,494     937,322 
 Cost of Sales                 4     (955,595)   (840,740) 
                                    ----------  ---------- 
 Gross Profit                          125,899      96,582 
 
 Selling and distribution 
  costs                        4      (86,067)    (63,903) 
 Administrative expenses       4      (24,321)    (16,238) 
 Other income                              953         974 
 Finance costs                 5       (2,877)     (2,885) 
 Finance income                5           334         417 
 Profit before income 
  tax                                   13,921      14,947 
 
 Income tax expense            6       (1,917)     (2,668) 
                                    ----------  ---------- 
 Profit for the financial 
  year                                  12,004      12,279 
                                    ----------  ---------- 
 

Earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to the owners of the parent company during the year

 
 
 Basic earnings per share 
  (cent)                     3   17.07   20.47 
 Diluted earnings per 
  share (cent)               3   16.29   20.42 
 
 

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015

 
                                         2015      2014 
                                    Unaudited   Audited 
                                       EUR000    EUR000 
 Profit for the financial 
  year                                 12,004    12,279 
 Other comprehensive expense 
 Items that may be reclassified 
  to profit or loss 
 Currency translation 
  differences on foreign 
  operations                            (138)     (159) 
                                   ----------  -------- 
 Other comprehensive expense 
  for the year, net of 
  tax                                   (138)     (159) 
                                   ----------  -------- 
 Total comprehensive income 
  for the year                         11,866    12,120 
                                   ----------  -------- 
 
 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2015

 
                                           Notes        2015       2014 
 Assets                                            Unaudited    Audited 
 Non-current assets                                   EUR000     EUR000 
 Intangible assets                           7         1,660        985 
 Property, plant and equipment               8       182,249    131,525 
 Investment in associates                                  -          - 
 Trade and other receivables                             224          - 
 Deferred income tax asset                             2,962      2,877 
                                                  ----------  --------- 
                                                     187,095    135,387 
                                                  ----------  --------- 
 Current assets 
 Inventories                                 9        24,076     19,158 
 Trade and other receivables                10        15,270      8,333 
 Current income tax receivables                          180          - 
 Cash and cash equivalents                  11        49,297     13,781 
                                                      88,823     41,272 
 Total assets                                        275,918    176,659 
                                                  ----------  --------- 
 
 Equity and Liabilities 
 Capital and reserves attributable to the owners of the parent 
 Issued share capital                       15           796        600 
 Share premium                                       139,427     67,574 
 Capital Contribution                                    512          - 
 Merger reserve                                     (65,537)   (65,537) 
 Currency translation reserve                          (329)      (191) 
 Share based payment reserve                           2,991        332 
 Retained earnings                                    20,429     14,877 
                                                  ----------  --------- 
 Total Equity                                         98,289     17,655 
                                                  ----------  --------- 
 
 Non-current liabilities 
 Trade and other payables                   13         5,624      1,892 
 Borrowings                                 12        47,766     39,595 
 Deferred income tax liabilities                       4,692      4,086 
                                                  ----------  --------- 
                                                      58,082     45,573 
                                                  ----------  --------- 
 Current liabilities 
 Trade and other payables                   13       111,927     89,099 
 Borrowings                                 12         6,214     21,213 
 Current income tax liabilities                           87      1,411 
 Provisions for liabilities and charges     14         1,319      1,708 
                                                  ----------  --------- 
                                                     119,547    113,431 
 Total Liabilities                                   177,629    159,004 
                                                  ----------  --------- 
 
 Total Equity and Liabilities                        275,918    176,659 
                                                  ----------  --------- 
 

Consolidated statement of changes in equity

AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2015

 
                                                  Capital                    Foreign       Share 
                                             Contribution                   currency       based 
                      Issued        Share                       Merger   translation     payment    Retained 
                     capital      premium                      reserve       reserve     reserve    earnings     Total 
                      EUR000       EUR000          EUR000       EUR000        EUR000      EUR000      EUR000    EUR000 
 Audited 
 At 1 January 
  2014                   600       65,700               -     (65,537)          (32)           -       2,598     3,329 
 Profit for the 
  year                     -            -               -            -             -           -      12,279    12,279 
 Other 
  comprehensive 
  income                   -            -               -            -         (159)           -           -     (159) 
 Issue of 
  redeemable 
  ordinary 
  share capital            -        1,874               -            -             -           -           -     1,874 
 Share options 
  granted                  -            -               -            -             -         332           -       332 
                 -----------  -----------  --------------  -----------  ------------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Unaudited 
 As at 1 
  January 2015           600       67,574               -     (65,537)         (191)         332      14,877    17,655 
 Profit for the 
  financial 
  year                     -            -               -            -             -           -      12,004    12,004 
 Other 
  comprehensive 
  income                   -            -               -            -         (138)           -           -     (138) 
 Share based 
  payments                 -            -               -            -             -       2,659           -     2,659 
 Issue of 
  ordinary 
  share capital 
  (note 15)              196       71,853               -            -             -           -     (4,578)    67,471 
 Redemption of 
  ordinary 
  share capital 
  (note 15)                -            -               -            -             -           -     (1,874)   (1,874) 
 Capital 
  Contribution             -            -             512            -             -           -           -       512 
                 -----------  -----------  --------------  -----------  ------------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 At 31 December 
  2015                   796      139,427             512     (65,537)         (329)       2,991      20,429    98,289 
                 -----------  -----------  --------------  -----------  ------------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 

Consolidated statement of cash flows

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YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015

 
                                    Notes        2015       2014 
                                            Unaudited    Audited 
 Cash flows from operating 
  activities                                   EUR000     EUR000 
 Profit before income 
  tax                                          13,921     14,947 
 Adjustments for: 
 Depreciation and amortisation        4         8,663      5,720 
 Finance income                       5         (334)      (417) 
 Finance costs                        5         2,877      2,885 
 Net impairment of non 
  current assets                                 (15)        293 
 Share based payment 
  expense                                       2,667        332 
 Loss/(Profit)on the 
  sale/disposal of property, 
  plant and equipment                 4           509    (2,872) 
                                           ----------  --------- 
                                               28,288     20,888 
 
 Increase in trade and 
  other receivables                           (4,642)    (2,965) 
 Increase in inventories                      (4,526)    (2,423) 
 Increase in trade payables                    18,061     12,512 
 (Decrease)/Increase 
  in provisions                                 (389)      1,207 
                                           ----------  --------- 
 Cash generated from 
  operations                                   36,792     29,219 
 Income taxes paid                            (2,941)    (2,847) 
                                           ----------  --------- 
 Net cash from operating 
  activities                                   33,851     26,372 
 
 Cash flows from investing 
  activities 
 Purchase of property, 
  plant and equipment                        (53,950)   (40,912) 
 Purchase of intangibles                        (867)      (488) 
 Proceeds from sale of 
  equipment                                        48      3,538 
 Interest received                                200        401 
                                           ----------  --------- 
 Net cash used in investing 
  activities                                 (54,569)   (37,461) 
 
 Cash flows from financing 
  activities 
 Proceeds from long-term 
  borrowings                                    9,563     15,000 
 Proceeds from finance 
  leases                                            -        303 
 Redemption of share 
  capital                                     (1,874)          - 
 Proceeds from Issue 
  of ordinary share capital                    67,471          - 
 Contributions from shareholders                  512          - 
 Repayment of borrowings                     (16,600)    (3,571) 
 Payment of finance lease 
  liabilities                                 (1,298)    (1,628) 
 Interest paid                                (2,347)    (2,348) 
                                           ----------  --------- 
 Net cash used in financing 
  activities                                   55,427      7,756 
 
 Net increase in cash 
  and cash equivalents                         34,709    (3,333) 
 Cash and cash equivalents 
  at beginning of year                         12,266     15,273 
 Exchange gains                                   270        326 
 Cash and cash equivalents 
  at end of year                     11        47,245     12,266 
                                           ----------  --------- 
 
   1.    General information and basis of preparation 

Applegreen PLC ('the Company') is a company incorporated in the Republic of Ireland. On 27 May 2015 Petrogas Global Limited converted to a public limited company and changed its name to Applegreen PLC. On 19 June 2015, Applegreen PLC successfully completed an initial public offering on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange and the Enterprise Securities Market (ESM) of the Irish Stock Exchange. The company is incorporated and tax resident in Ireland. The address of its registered office is Unit 17, Joyce Way, Parkwest Business Park, Dublin 24, Ireland.

The Consolidated Financial Statements of the Group are prepared in accordance with Irish law and International Financial Reporting Standards ('IFRS') and their interpretations issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ('IASB') and adopted by the European Union ('EU'). The financial information in this report has been prepared in accordance with the Group's accounting policies. Full details of the accounting policies adopted by the Group are contained in the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Group's annual report for the year ended 31 December 2014 which is available on the Group's website, applegreenstores.com. The accounting policies and methods of computation and presentation adopted in the preparation of the Group financial information are consistent with those described and applied in the annual report for the year ended 31 December 2014. The Group's accounting policy in respect of its initial public offering in June 2015 is set out in note 15. There are no new IFRSs or interpretations effective from 1 January 2015 which have had a material effect on the financial information included in this report.

The financial information presented in this report does not represent full statutory accounts. The preliminary release was approved by the Board of Directors. The annual report and accounts will be approved by the Board of Directors and reported on by the auditors in due course. Accordingly, the financial information is unaudited. Full statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2014 have been filed with the Irish Registrar of Companies. The audit report on those statutory accounts was unqualified.

These Financial Statements are presented in Euro, rounded to the nearest thousand, which is the functional currency of the parent company and also the presentation currency of the Group Financial Statements.

The preparation of these Financial Statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates. In preparing these Financial Statements, the critical judgements made by management in applying the Company's accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as those that were applied to the Consolidated Financial Statements as at and for the year ended 31 December 2014 as set out on pages 17 to 28 in those Financial Statements.

2. Segmental analysis

Applegreen PLC is a forecourt retail business headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with internal reporting provided to the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM). The CODM has been identified as the board of executive directors.

The board considers the business from both a geographic and product perspective. Geographically, management considers the performance in Ireland, the UK and the USA. From a product perspective, management separately considers retail activities in respect of the sale of fuel, food and other groceries within Ireland and the UK and fuel and other grocery in the USA.

The group is organised into the following operating segments:

Retail Ireland - Involves the sale of fuel, food and store within the Republic of Ireland.

Retail UK - Involves the sale of fuel, food and store within the United Kingdom.

Retail USA - Involves the sale of fuel and store within the United States of America

The CODM monitors Revenue and Gross Profit of segments separately in order to allocate resources between segments and to assess performance.

Information regarding the results of each reportable segment is included within this note. Segment performance measures are revenue and gross profit as included in the internal management reports that are reviewed by the executive directors. These measures are used to monitor performance as management believes that such information is the most relevant in evaluating the results of certain segments relative to other entities that operate within these industries. The CODM also reviews adjusted EBITDA on a consolidated basis. Assets and liabilities are reviewed by the CODM for the group in its entirety and as such segment information is not provided for these items.

 
           Analysis of Revenue and Gross Profit 
 2015                IRL        UK      USA       Total 
 Revenue          EUR000    EUR000   EUR000      EUR000 
 Fuel            472,345   397,874    9,081     879,300 
 Food             55,835    11,661        -      67,496 
 Store            94,332    38,946    1,420     134,698 
                --------  --------  -------  ---------- 
                 622,512   448,481   10,501   1,081,494 
                --------  --------  -------  ---------- 
 Gross Profit 
 Fuel             29,994    18,094      947      49,035 
 Food             32,484     5,380        -      37,864 
 Store            27,387    11,186      427      39,000 
                --------  --------  -------  ---------- 
                  89,865    34,660    1,374     125,899 
                --------  --------  -------  ---------- 
 
 
 
 2014                IRL        UK      USA     Total 
 Revenue          EUR000    EUR000   EUR000    EUR000 
 Fuel            428,893   345,948    4,138   778,979 
 Food             41,659     4,768        -    46,427 
 Store            82,407    28,926      583   111,916 
                --------  --------  -------  -------- 
                 552,959   379,642    4,721   937,322 
                --------  --------  -------  -------- 
 Gross Profit 
 Fuel             25,137    13,168      330    38,635 
 Food             23,673     1,765        -    25,438 
 Store            24,266     8,051      192    32,509 
                --------  --------  -------  -------- 
                  73,076    22,984      522    96,582 
                --------  --------  -------  -------- 
 

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Reconciliation of profit before income tax to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), share based payments and other non-recurring charges (Adjusted EBITDA)

 
                             Notes     2015      2014 
                                     EUR000    EUR000 
 Profit before income 
  tax                                13,921    14,947 
 Depreciation                  4      8,484     5,604 
 Amortisation                  4        179       116 
 Net impairment charge         4       (15)       293 
 Net finance cost              5      2,543     2,468 
                                    -------  -------- 
 EBITDA                              25,112    23,428 
 Share based payments                 2,667       332 
 Profit on sale of assets                 -   (2,872) 
 Non-recurring charges         4      1,118     2,093 
 Adjusted EBITDA                     28,897    22,981 
                                    -------  -------- 
 

3. Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to equity holders of the company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year.

 
 Basic earnings per share        2015     2014 
 
 Profit from continuing 
  operations attributable 
  to the owners of the 
  company (EUR'000)            12,004   12,279 
 Weighted average number 
  of ordinary shares in 
  issue for basic earnings 
  per share ('000)             70,339   60,000 
                              -------  ------- 
 Basic earnings per share 
  (cent)                        17.07    20.47 
                              -------  ------- 
 
 

Diluted earnings per share is calculated by adjusting the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding to assume conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares which comprise share options issued under the share incentive plan.

 
  Diluted earnings per 
   share                        2015     2014 
 
 Profit from continuing 
  operations attributable 
  to the owners of the 
  company (EUR'000)           12,004   12,279 
 Weighted average number 
  of ordinary shares in 
  issue ('000)                70,339   60,000 
 Adjusted for: 
 Potentially dilutive 
  ordinary shares ('000)       3,339      141 
                             -------  ------- 
 Weighted average number 
  of ordinary shares for 
  diluted earnings per 
  share ('000)                73,678   60,141 
 Diluted earnings per 
  share (cent)                 16.29    20.42 
                             -------  ------- 
 

4. Expenses

Profit before tax is stated after charging/(crediting):

 
                                       2015      2014 
                                     EUR000    EUR000 
 Cost of inventory recognised 
  as expense                        941,089   831,181 
 Other external charges              14,506     9,559 
 Employee benefits                   41,497    24,722 
 Operating lease charges             12,568    10,347 
 Amortisation of intangible 
  assets                                179       116 
 Depreciation of property, 
  plant and equipment                 8,484     5,604 
 Foreign exchange loss/(gain)           146     (205) 
 Impairment charge                      654       669 
 Impairment reversal                  (669)     (376) 
 Loss on disposal of                    509         - 
  assets 
 Profit on sale of assets                 -   (2,872) 
 Non recurring charges 
  *                                   1,118     2,093 
 Other operating charges             45,902    40,043 
                                 ----------  -------- 
                                  1,065,983   920,881 
                                 ----------  -------- 
 

* 2015: Non-recurring charges comprise provision in respect of uncertain payroll tax positions with Revenue authorities and a one off payment made by the Group's principal shareholders to employees subsequent to the Group's IPO.

2014: Non-recurring charges comprise provision in respect of uncertain tax positions with Revenue authorities and one off payment made to directors of the company for past service.

5. Finance costs and income

 
                                    2015     2014 
 Finance costs                    EUR000   EUR000 
 Interest payable on bank 
  loans and overdrafts             2,266    2,223 
 Foreign currency translation 
  on debt                            585      706 
 Lease finance charges 
  and hire purchase interest         434      343 
 Borrowing costs capitalised       (408)    (387) 
 Finance costs                     2,877    2,885 
                                 -------  ------- 
 
 
                                2015     2014 
 Finance income               EUR000   EUR000 
 Interest income on loans 
  to associate                 (321)    (321) 
 Interest income on loans 
  to directors                  (13)     (96) 
 Finance income                (334)    (417) 
                             -------  ------- 
 Net finance cost              2,543    2,468 
                             -------  ------- 
 

6. Taxation

 
                                 2015     2014 
 Current tax                   EUR000   EUR000 
 Current tax expense - 
  Ireland                       1,022    1,630 
 Current tax expense - 
  Overseas                        370      474 
 Adjustments in respect 
  of previous periods              40      514 
 Total current tax              1,432    2,618 
                              -------  ------- 
 Deferred tax 
 Origination and reversal 
  of temporary differences        485       50 
 Total deferred tax               485       50 
                              -------  ------- 
 Total tax                      1,917    2,668 
                              -------  ------- 
 

The total tax expense can be reconciled to accounting profit as follows:

 
                                            2015      2014 
                                          EUR000    EUR000 
 Profit before tax from continuing 
  operations                              13,921    14,947 
                                         -------  -------- 
 Income tax at 12.5%                       1,740     1,868 
 
 Tax effects of eliminated intra-group 
  transactions and non-tax deductible 
  expenses                                  (16)   (1,339) 
 Income taxable at higher rates              153       741 
 Chargeable gains                              -       884 
 Adjustments in respect of previous 
  periods                                     40       514 
 Total current tax expense                 1,917     2,668 
                                         -------  -------- 
 

7. Intangible Assets

 
                      Operating 
                     agreements   Franchises   Licences    Total 
 Cost                    EUR000       EUR000     EUR000   EUR000 
 At 1 January 
  2015                        -          593        871    1,464 
 Translation 
  Adjustment                  -            4          2        6 
 Additions                  235          163        474      872 
 Disposals                    -          (5)        (3)      (8) 
                   ------------  -----------  ---------  ------- 
 At 31 December 
  2015                      235          755      1,344    2,334 
                   ------------  -----------  ---------  ------- 
 
 Amortisation 
 At 1 January 
  2015                        -          117        362      479 
 Translation                  - 
  Adjustment                               -          -        - 
 Disposals                    -            -          -        - 
 Amortisation 
  charge                     24           44        111      179 
 Impairment 
  charge                      -           14          2       16 
                   ------------  -----------  ---------  ------- 
 At 31 December 
  2015                       24          175        475      674 
                   ------------  -----------  ---------  ------- 
 
 Net Book Value 
                   ------------  -----------  ---------  ------- 
 31 December 
  2015                      211          580        869    1,660 
                   ------------  -----------  ---------  ------- 
 1 January 
  2015                        -          476        509      985 
                   ------------  -----------  ---------  ------- 
 

8. Property, plant and equipment

 
                                                           Fixtures, 
                                  Land                      fittings        Computer          Assets 
                                   and            Plant    and motor        hardware           under 
                             Buildings    and equipment     vehicles    and software    construction     Total 
 Cost                           EUR000           EUR000       EUR000          EUR000          EUR000    EUR000 
 At 1 January 
  2015                         117,062            7,352       38,045           4,302          13,415   180,176 
 Translation 
  adjustment                     1,318               72          353              64             640     2,447 
 Additions                      17,970            4,632       19,050           3,610          12,645    57,907 
 Disposals                       (557)            (371)      (4,196)           (236)           (220)   (5,580) 
 Reclassifications               5,803              242          176             339         (6,560)         - 
                           -----------  ---------------  -----------  --------------  --------------  -------- 
 At 31 December 
  2015                         141,596           11,927       53,428           8,079          19,920   234,950 
                           -----------  ---------------  -----------  --------------  --------------  -------- 
 
 Depreciation/Impairment 
 At 1 January 
  2015                          30,460            1,587       15,078           1,526               -    48,651 
 Translation 

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