Market announcement

AS BALTIKA

LEI code

48510000I3W254YEMG75

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Unique data record identifier

4426

Submission date and time

30.04.2014 10:08:56

Content of announcement in Estonian

Title

Informatsioon Ukraina tütarettevõtte müümise kohta

Message

Seoses jätkuvalt keerulise olukorraga Ukrainas ja Venemaal on Baltika üheks
olulisemaks eesmärgiks Ida-Euroopa  riskide vähendamine. Ettevõte kaalus
Ukraina osas erinevaid stsenaariume ning otsustas muuta turul
opereerimismudelit. Eesmärgiks oli leida Ukraina keerulist turgu tundev
partner, kellele müüa tänane Ukraina jaeäri ning sõlmida pikaajaline
frantsiisileping edasiseks tegutsemiseks. 

29. aprillil 2014 sõlmis Baltika lepingu, millega Baltika Retail Ukraina Ltd
(edaspidi BRU) aktsiad müüdi osaühingule Ellipse Group. Ettevõtte omanikuks on
seni Baltika Ida-Euroopa nõunikuna tegutsenud Boriss Loifenfeld. BRU jätkab
koostööd Baltika frantsiisipartnerina ning 29. aprillil sõlmiti koostööleping
järgmiseks viieks aastaks. 

BRU varad ja kohustused müüdi BRU bilansilise väärtuse lähedal ning peale
müügitehingut on Baltikal nõue BRU vastu summas 1,25 miljon eurot, mille
tasumise osas on lepitud kokku viieaastane maksegraafik.  Nõue on tagatud BRU
varadele seatud  kommertspandiga, aga selle nõude laekumine sõltub Ukraina
majanduse arengust ja ettevõtte äritulemuste paranemisest. 

Esimeses kvartalis, enne müügitehingut, hindas Baltika seoses keerulise
olukorraga Ukraina turul Ukraina ettevõtte varad täielikult alla (summas 1 095
tuhat eurot) ja Baltika jätab selle allahindluse BRU nõude
allahindlusreserviks. 

Tulenevalt eeltoodust puudub müügitehingul oluline mõju Baltika bilansile ja
kasumiaruandele. 

AS Baltika kinnitab, et tehing ei ole käsitletav tehinguna seotud isikuga ning
AS Baltika  juhatuse ja nõukogu liikmed ei ole tehingust muul viisil isiklikult
huvitatud. 

3. septembril 2013 asutatud ettevõtte Baltika Retail Ukraina Ltd 2013. aasta
müügikäive oli 1 649 tuhat eurot ja puhaskasum 28 tuhat eurot. AS Baltika
kinnitab, et Baltika Retail Ukraina Ltd vastu pole kohtu- ega
vahekohtumenetlusi, mis võiksid oluliselt mõjutada nimetatud äriühingu
majandustegevust. 

Maigi Pärnik
Juhatuse liige
[email protected]

Content of announcement in English

Title

Sale of Ukrainian subsidiary information

Message

Due to continuing complicated situation in Ukraine and Russia, reducing
Eastern-European risks became a priority. Company considered different
scenarios for Ukraine and decided to change its model of operation on the
market. Management began looking for a partner with knowledge about the
complicated Ukrainian market to whom the current Ukrainian retail business
could be sold and with whom a long-term franchise agreement could be signed to
continue operating. 

On 29 April 2014 Baltika signed an agreement by which Baltika Retail Ukraina
Ltd (BRU) was sold to Osaühing Ellipse Group. The owner of the company is
Boriss Loifenfeld, who was Baltika’s adviser in Eastern European matters. BRU
will continue as Baltika’s franchise partner and cooperation agreement was
signed on 29 April for the next five years. 

Baltika sold BRU’s assets and liabilities for a price that approximates BRU’s
carrying amount and after the transaction Baltika has receivable from BRU of
1.25 million euros, for which five-year settlement schedule has been agreed.
The receivable is secured with movables pledge on BRU assets but its
collectability depends on the development of the Ukrainian economy and
improvements in the entity’s operating results. 

In the first quarter, prior to sales transaction, Baltika revalued the
Ukrainian assets completely down (in the amount of 1,095 thousand euros) and
Baltika will keep this impairment as allowance reserve for BRU receivable. 

Due to the aforementioned the transaction has no significant impact on
Baltika’s balance and income statement. 

As Baltika confirms that the above-mentioned transaction does not constitute a
transaction with a related party and the members of the Supervisory and
Management Boards of AS Baltika do not have any other personal interest in the
transaction. 

Baltika Retail Ukraina Ltd that was established on 3rd September 2013 net sales
in 2013 were 1,649 thousand euros and net profit 28 thousand euros. AS Baltika
confirms BRU has no court or arbitration proceedings which may have a
significant effect on the business activity. 

Maigi Pärnik
Member of the Management Board
[email protected]