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REG - GVC Holdings PLC - Full Year Results <Origin Href="QuoteRef">GVC.L</Origin> - Part 2

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offer to bwin.party share and option holder                            (E1,508.2m)  
 Existing bwin.party debt discharged*                                                  (E56.7m)     
 Deal costs                                                        Bwin.party  GVC                  
 - Discharged before 31 December 2015                              E4.2m       E13.5m               
 - Discharged since 1 January 2016                                 E8.8m       E16.9m               
                                                                                       (E43.4m)     
 Other liabilities contractually discharged at or near deal close                      (E3.2m)      
 FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR WORKING CAPITAL AND RESTRUCTURING                                 E188.1m      
 
 
* includes any and all amounts repaid since 31 December 2015 including any interest and break fees 
 
I can now turn to the condensed aggregated balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement of the combined entities
as they would have looked for the year ended 31 December 2015, making adjustments for the businesses which bwin.party
disposed of during 2015. 
 
The aggregated statements do not reflect the accounting for the business combination, whereby assets and liabilities
acquired will be fair valued, and goodwill will be recognised by the Group, nor the funding for the acquisition, with
consequential impacts on the income statement.  Please note that the aggregated balance sheet, income statement and cash
flow statement have not been prepared on the same basis as the Unaudited Pro Forma Information of the Enlarged Group
included in Part 7 of the Prospectus prepared by GVC in connection with the bwin.party acquisition. 
 
The figures of GVC Group have been aggregated with the bwin.party figures which have been audited by their respective
independent auditors. 
 
A balance sheet prepared as an aggregation of the enlarged Group at 31 December 2015 is shown below: 
 
 AGGREGATED BALANCE SHEET                                                                  
 As at 31 December 2015                                    Bwin       GVC     Aggregated   
 E millions                                                (audited)          (Unaudited)  
 Non-current assets                                                                        
 Intangible assets                                         512.3      155.1   667.4        
 Property plant and equipment                              48.6       1.4     50.0         
 Available for sale financial assets                       3.7        2.6     6.3          
 Other investments                                         1.1                1.1          
 Deferred consideration receivable                         6.4                6.4          
 Deferred tax                                              2.0                2.0          
                                                           574.1      159.1   733.2        
 Current assets                                                                            
 *Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments        166.4      28.2    194.6        
 *Payment processor balances                               30.9       21.7    52.6         
 Deferred consideration receivable                         6.0        -       6.0          
 Assets held for sale                                      14.5       3.8     18.3         
 Income taxes receivable                                   -          6.0     6.0          
 Other receivables and prepayments                         63.4       12.9    76.3         
                                                           281.2      72.6    353.8        
 Current liabilities                                                                       
 *Customer liabilities                                     (106.3)    (14.8)  (121.1)      
 *Progressive prize pools                                  (8.6)              (8.6)        
 Accrued deal costs                                        -          -       -            
 Trade and other payables                                  (110.2)    (32.0)  (142.2)      
 Income and gaming taxes payable                           (34.7)     (9.3)   (44.0)       
 Hedging instrument liability                              -          (9.9)   (9.9)        
 Share option liability                                    -          (9.7)   (9.7)        
 *Loans and borrowings                                     (6.8)      (3.7)   (10.5)       
 Provision for onerous contracts                           (8.1)      -       (8.1)        
 Contingent consideration payable                          (0.8)      (1.6)   (2.4)        
                                                           (275.5)    (81.0)  (356.5)      
 Non-current liabilities                                                                   
 Contingent consideration payable and similar              (4.4)      (0.7)   (5.1)        
 *Loans and borrowings                                     (49.7)     (19.8)  (69.5)       
 Share option liability                                    -          (2.1)   (2.1)        
 Deferred tax                                              (26.1)     -       (26.1)       
                                                           (80.2)     (22.6)  (102.8)      
 Total net current assets                                  5.7        (8.4)   (2.7)        
 Total of net current assets less non-current liabilities  (74.5)     (31.0)  (105.5)      
 Total net assets                                          499.6      128.1   627.7        
                                                                                           
 *Net cash/(net debt)                                      25.9       11.6    37.5         
                                                                                             
 
 
There are a number of liabilities which are split between current and non-current.  The table below summarises these: 
 
 As at 31 December 2015                                        Bwin       GVC     Aggregated   
 E million                                                     (audited)          (Unaudited)  
 Memorandum: total of deferred consideration payable           (5.2)      (2.3)   (7.5)        
 Memorandum: total of loans and indebtedness                   (56.5)     (23.5)  (80.0)       
 Memorandum: share option liability discharged on acquisition  -          (11.8)  (11.8)       
                                                                                               
 
 
An Income statement, aggregated as if bwin.party had been acquired on 1 January 2015, would appear as below: 
 
 AGGREGATED INCOME STATEMENT                                                                                                           
 Year ended 31 December 2015E millions          Bwin     Disposals  Reclassi-fication  Bwin restated  GVC      Aggregated (Unaudited)  
                                                                                                                                       
 Sports wagers                                  2,708.5                                2,708.5        1,683.0  4,391.5                 
 Sports margin %                                9.02%                                  9.02%          9.16%    9.07%                   
 Sports margin                                  244.3                                  244.3          154.1    398.4                   
 Sports NGR                                     220.6                                  220.6          113.9    334.5                   
 Gaming                                         355.8    (14.3)     -                  341.5          133.8    475.3                   
 TOTAL REVENUES                                 576.4    (14.3)     -                  562.1          247.7    809.8                   
 Variable costs                                 (278.8)  7.0        -                  (271.8)        (112.3)  (384.1)                 
 Contribution                                   297.6    (7.3)      -                  290.3          135.4    425.7                   
 Contribution %                                 51.6%    51.0%      -                  51.6%          54.6%    52.6%                   
                                                                                                                                       
 Expenditure                                    (189.1)  5.2        3.0                (180.9)        (81.3)   (262.2)                 
                                                                                                                                       
 Clean EBITDA                                   108.5    (2.1)      3.0                109.4          54.1     163.5                   
                                                                                                                                       
 Deal costs and similar*                        (25.3)                                 (25.3)         (23.3)   (48.6)                  
 Other exceptional items*                       (9.8)                                  (9.8)          -        (9.8)                   
 Retrospective gaming taxes*                    (8.9)                                  (8.9)          (1.2)    (10.1)                  
 Net financial income/(expense)                 1.4      -          (3.0)              (1.6)          (2.3)    (3.9)                   
 Depreciation, Amortisation                     (68.0)                                 (68.0)         (5.0)    (73.0)                  
 Impairments and similar items                  (7.9)                                  (7.9)          3.6      (4.3)                   
 Share option charges                           (33.2)                                 (33.2)         (0.4)    (33.6)                  
 Other costs                                    3.0                                    3.0            -        3.0                     
 Profit before tax                              (40.2)   (2.1)      -                  (42.3)         25.5     (16.8)                  
 Taxation                                       (4.2)                                  (4.2)          (0.8)    (5.0)                   
 Profit/(loss) for the year                     (44.4)   (2.1)      -                  (46.5)         24.7     (21.8)                  
                                                                                                                                       
 Normalised profit for the year (* added back)                                                                 46.7                    
 
 
A cash flow, aggregated as if bwin.party had been acquired on 1 January 2015, would appear as below: 
 
 AGGREGATED CASH FLOW                                                                                                                         
 Year ended 31 December 2015E millions                    Bwin    Disposals  Reclassi-fication  Bwin restated  GVC     Aggregated(Unaudited)  
 Clean EBITDA                                             108.5   (2.1)      3.0                109.4          54.1    163.5                  
 Plant and equipment                                      (38.3)                                (38.3)         (1.2)   (39.5)                 
 Capitalised development costs                            (19.4)                                (19.4)         (5.0)   (24.4)                 
 Exceptional items incurred in cash                       -                                     -              (1.5)   (1.5)                  
 Debt  & Lease repayments                                 (3.6)                                 (3.6)          (5.0)   (8.6)                  
 Investments made and similar                             2.8                                   2.8            -       2.8                    
 Earn-out repayments                                                                            -              (2.4)   (2.4)                  
 Cash settled share options                                                                     -              (0.5)   (0.5)                  
 Loans drawn down (gross)                                                                       -              20.0    20.0                   
 Draw down fees, interest and legal expenses                                                    -              (9.0)   (9.0)                  
 Other deal related professional fees                                                           -              (13.5)  (13.5)                 
 FX option premium paid, less return of premium received                                        -              0.3     0.3                    
 Net finance expenses                                     (0.8)                                 (0.8)                  (0.8)                  
 Net payment of taxes                                     (8.2)                                 (8.2)                  (8.2)                  
 Net issue of shares                                      0.2                                   0.2                    0.2                    
 Working capital movements                                (10.1)                                (10.1)         8.4     (1.7)                  
 Cash movement for the year before dividend               31.1    (2.1)      3.0                32.0           44.7    76.7                   
 Dividend paid                                            (43.2)                                (43.2)         (34.3)  (77.5)                 
 Cash movement for year                                   (12.1)  (2.1)      3.0                (11.2)         10.4    (0.8)                  
 Cash at start of year                                    164.4   -          13.5               177.9          17.8    195.7                  
 Cash at end of year                                      152.3   (2.1)      16.5               166.7          28.2    194.9                  
                                                                                                                                              
 Clean net operating cash flow                            31.7    -          -                  31.7           52.9    84.6                   
 
 
Future trading updates and financial calendar 
 
It is anticipated that GVC will make further announcements on or around the following dates: 
 
 W/c 25 April 2016  Publication of Report and Accounts on the Company's website, www.gvc-plc.com  
 30 April 2016      Posting of Report and Accounts and Notice of AGM                              
 24 May 2016        AGM trading update, Result of AGM                                             
 July 2016          H1 trading update                                                             
 September 2016     Interim results                                                               
 
 
Richard Cooper 
 
Group Finance Director 
 
22 April 2016 
 
PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES 
 
There are a number of potential risks and uncertainties which could have a material impact on the Group's future
performance.  To mitigate against these risks, the Group conducts a continuous process of assessments that examine whether
any risk has increased, decreased or become obsolete; identify new risks; and evaluate the likelihood of each risk
occurring and the impact it would have on the Group. 
 
The key risks and how we seek to manage them are set out below: 
 
 Technology                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 The Group may be threatened by Denial of Service attacks or similar.                                                                                                                                                                                            The Group has highly advanced preventative measures with world-class technology firms.                                                                                                                                                                                         
 Natural or man-made disasters may affect continuity of operations, undermining player confidence.                                                                                                                                                               Disaster recovery and business continuity solutions are in place and tested regularly.                                                                                                                                                                                         
 With technological advances and continuous shifts in how consumers access our services, maintaining and improving technology may become more complex.                                                                                                           Focus on developing customer experience, for example through an expanded mobile offering.                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Following the acquisition of bwin.party, the Group is undertaking a significant technology platform migration, which carries a project risk.                                                                                                                    Close monitoring by management; reporting up to the Board regularly.                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 Regulatory                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Conflict between jurisdictions in which the customer resides and where the service is provided; risk of enforcement action.                                                                                                                                     Strict adherence to the laws of the jurisdiction in which the service is provided and the rules and protocols in nationally regulated markets.                                                                                                                                 
 In some markets regulation is not clearly defined or adopted; there may be changes in regulation in all markets.                                                                                                                                                Close monitoring of regulatory developments and assessment of their longer term impact.  Maintenance of a diversified product portfolio.                                                                                                                                       
 Taxation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 Imposition of additional gaming or other indirect taxes.                                                                                                                                                                                                        May not be possible to mitigate.  However, payment of additional taxes may create opportunities to work with governments and gain market benefits.                                                                                                                             
 Transfer pricing between group entities could be challenged by the tax authorities.                                                                                                                                                                             Intra-group transactions are documented and take place on commercial terms.  Regular review of all tax arrangements and update transfer pricing when required.                                                                                                                 
 Changes in VAT rules within the EU impacting the digital economy.                                                                                                                                                                                               Monitor the situation, as significant uncertainty remains.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 Economic                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 Conditions in the Eurozone remain challenging and this may erode customer base confidence and spending power.                                                                                                                                                   Customer retention programmes.Broader geographic spread of products.                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 Foreign exchange movements; risk of certain countries exiting the Euro.                                                                                                                                                                                         The Group tries to match its income and cost exposures to create a natural hedge.Regular evaluation of low cost hedging opportunities.Wherever practical, financial assets held within certain countries are limited so they do not exceed the financial liabilities in that   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 jurisdiction.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Economic (continued)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 Brexit: if the outcome of the June referendum is that the UK leaves the EU, this may increase the volatility of global currency and financial markets.  In addition, it may reduce the Group's ability to operate in certain EU markets without a change in     Monitor the situation.  The Group has licences in a number of EU countries including: Malta, Denmark, Italy, France, Romania, Greece, Germany, as well as licences in the Brexit zone (UK, Gibraltar).                                                                         
 domiciliation, which could carry a higher tax burden.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 Financial                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 Increases in EURIBOR will increase the interest cost for the Group.  The loan arrangements contain covenants which, if breached, would trigger early repayment of the facility.                                                                                 Maintenance of cash headroom mitigates some interest rate risk and provides flexibility of early repayment.  Covenants are monitored on a monthly basis.                                                                                                                       
 Operational                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 The market place becomes more competitive via new entrants or more attractive products available from those or existing competitors.                                                                                                                            Monitoring of the competitive landscape.Working with software providers to enhance the product offering.                                                                                                                                                                       
 Withdrawal of payment processing facilities.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Multiple payment processing methods used by the Group.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 Reliance on third party payment and multi-currency processing systems.                                                                                                                                                                                          Spreading of risk across payment processors with varying deposit and withdrawal methods.                                                                                                                                                                                       
 Dependence on third party software.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Long-term contracts in place with key suppliers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 Dependence on key personnel.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    There is a broad base of executives below Board level which has been strengthened with recent joiners.                                                                                                                                                                         
 Loss of major introducer of business.                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Competitive revenue sharing models applied and monitored regularly.  Key introducers are offered long-term revenue prospects with the Group to ensure alignment of financial interests.                                                                                        
 Loss of major customer.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Highly diversified customer base with thousands of customers across all brands.                                                                                                                                                                                                
 Poor sports results.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Sports represents c.50% of the Group's net gaming revenue and as a matter of policy they are not hedged as over the longer term sports results trend to the Group's expected margin percentage.                                                                                
 Abnormal jackpot wins.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Revenues from some business lines have a jackpot insurance policy; others do not, as a matter of policy.                                                                                                                                                                       
 Business integration process following the acquisition of bwin.party: risk of business disruption and the impact on staff; risk of unexpected costs or constraints on delivering expected synergies.                                                            Regular monitoring by management.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 
 
Business integration process following the acquisition of bwin.party: risk of business disruption and the impact on staff;
risk of unexpected costs or constraints on delivering expected synergies. 
 
Regular monitoring by management. 
 
For and on behalf of the Board of GVC Holdings PLC. 
 
Richard Cooper 
 
Group Finance Director 
 
Registered office: 32 Athol Street, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 1JB 
 
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT 
 
for the year ended 31 December 2015 
 
                                                                           2015         2014       
                                                                  Notes    E000's       E000's     
 Net Gaming Revenue                                               2        247,730      224,801    
 Cost of sales                                                             (112,369)    (101,513)  
 Contribution                                                     2        135,361      123,288    
 Administrative costs                                             3        (81,284)     (74,126)   
 Clean EBITDA                                                              54,077       49,162     
 Share option charges                                             3        (449)        (736)      
 Exceptional items                                                3        (24,496)     -          
 Depreciation and amortisation                                    3, 6     (4,985)      (3,912)    
 Impairment of available for sale asset                           7        (1,216)      (1,593)    
 Changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments    8        4,817        -          
 Operating profit                                                          27,748       42,921     
 Financial income                                                 4        4            16         
 Financial expense                                                4        (2,246)      (1,646)    
 Profit before tax                                                         25,506       41,291     
 Taxation expense                                                          (847)        (728)      
 Profit after tax                                                          24,659       40,563     
                                                                                                   
 Earnings per share                                                        E            E          
 Basic                                                            5        0.402        0.664      
                                                                                                   
 Diluted                                                          5        0.383        0.614      
                                                                                                       
 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 
 
for the year ended 31 December 2015 
 
                                              2015      2014    
                                              E000's    E000's  
 Profit for the year                          24,659    40,563  
 Total comprehensive income for the year      24,659    40,563  
 
 
The notes below form part of these financial statements. 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 
 
at 31 December 2015 
 
                                                                       2015        2014      
                                                              Notes    E000's      E000's    
 Assets                                                                                      
 Property, plant and equipment                                         1,428       1,147     
 Intangible assets                                            6        155,153     154,260   
 Available for sale financial asset                           7        2,585       3,801     
 Total non-current assets                                              159,166     159,208   
                                                                                             
 Trade and other receivables                                           34,618      27,605    
 Winunited option asset                                       8        3,808       -         
 Income taxes reclaimable                                              5,972       3,925     
 Other tax reclaimable                                                 12          139       
 Cash and cash equivalents                                             28,170      17,829    
 Total current assets                                                  72,580      49,498    
                                                                                             
 Total assets                                                          231,746     208,706   
                                                                                             
 Current liabilities                                                                         
 Trade and other payables                                              (32,016)    (26,777)  
 Balances with customers                                               (14,808)    (13,036)  
 Amounts due under finance leases                                      (691)       (1,362)   
 Non-interest bearing loans and borrowings                    9        (3,020)     (2,735)   
 Deferred consideration on Betboo                                      (1,606)     (2,347)   
 Share option liability                                       11       (9,740)     (184)     
 Forward contract liability                                   3        (9,877)     -         
 Income taxes payable                                                  (7,251)     (5,014)   
 Other taxation payable                                                (2,020)     (1,338)   
 Total current liabilities                                             (81,029)    (52,793)  
                                                                                             
 Current assets less current liabilities                               (8,449)     (3,295)   
                                                                                             
 Non-current liabilities                                                                     
 Interest bearing loans and borrowings                        9        (19,821)    (327)     
 Non-interest bearing loans and borrowings                    9        -           (2,777)   
 Share option liability                                       11       (2,036)     -         
 Betit option liability                                       8        (736)       (1,745)   
 Deferred consideration on Betboo                                      -           (1,606)   
 Total non-current liabilities                                         (22,593)    (6,455)   
                                                                                             
 Total net assets                                                      128,124     149,458   
                                                                                             
 Capital and reserves                                                                        
 Issued share capital                                         10       613         613       
 Merger reserve                                               10       40,407      40,407    
 Share premium                                                10       85,380      85,380    
 Translation reserve                                          10       359         359       
 Retained earnings                                            10       1,365       22,699    
 Total equity attributable to equity holders of the parent             128,124     149,458   
 
 
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 22 April 2016 and signed on
their behalf by: 
 
 K.J. Alexander(Chief Executive Officer)    R.Q.M. Cooper(Group Finance Director)  
 
 
The notes below form part of these financial statements. 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY 
 
for the year ended 31 December 2015 
 
Attributable to equity holders of the parent company: 
 
                                                 Share  Capital  Merger Reserve  SharePremium  Translation Reserve  Retained Earnings*  Total     
                                          Notes  E000's          E000's          E000's        E000's               E000's              E000's    
 Balance at 1 January 2014                       609             40,407          84,530        359                  15,191              141,096   
                                                                                                                                                  
 Share option charges**                          -               -               -             -                    552                 552       
 Share options exercised                         4               -               850           -                    -                   854       
 Dividend paid                                   -               -               -             -                    (33,607)            (33,607)  
 Transactions with owners                        4               -               850           -                    (33,055)            (32,201)  
                                                                                                                                                  
 Profit for the year                             -               -               -             -                    40,563              40,563    
 Total comprehensive income for the year         -               -               -             -                    40,563              40,563    
 Balance as at 31 December 2014                  613             40,407          85,380        359                  22,699              149,458   
                                                                                                                                                  
 Balance at 1 January 2015                       613             40,407          85,380        359                  22,699              149,458   
                                                                                                                                                  
 Share option charges**                   11     -               -               -             -                    509                 509       
 Share options surrendered                11     -               -               -             -                    (12,183)            (12,183)  
 Share options exercised                  11     -               -               -             -                    -                   -         
 Dividend paid                                   -               -               -             -                    (34,319)            (34,319)  
 Transactions with owners                                        -                             -                    (45,993)            (45,993)  
                                                                                                                                                  
 Profit for the year                             -               -               -             -                    24,659              24,659    
 Other comprehensive income for the year         -               -               -             -                    -                   -         
 Total comprehensive income for the year         -               -               -             -                    24,659              24,659    
 Balance as at 31 December 2015                  613             40,407          85,380        359                  1,365               128,124   
 
 
*the share option reserve included within retained earnings at 31 December 2015 amounted to a debit balance of E6,955,345,
largely due to the surrender of fully vested share options during 2015, now recognised as a liability. 
 
**total share option charge per the Consolidated Income Statement amounted to E449,231, the difference being a net credit
to the cash settled share option expense of E59,282 which is not taken directly to retained earnings. 
 
All reserves of the Company are distributable, as under the Isle of Man Companies Act 2006 distributions are not governed
by reserves but by the Directors undertaking an assessment of the Company's solvency at the time of distribution (section
49, Companies Act Isle of Man 2006). 
 
The notes below form part of these financial statements. 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 
 
for the year ended 31 December 2015 
 
                                                                2015         2014       
                                                       Notes    E000's       E000's     
 Cash flows from operating activities                                                   
 Cash receipts from customers                                   248,227      221,048    
 Cash paid to suppliers and employees                           (208,600)    (172,581)  
 Corporate taxes recovered                                      -            1,256      
 Corporate taxes paid                                           (657)        (1,740)    
 Net cash from operating activities                             38,970       47,983     
                                                                                        
 Cash flows from investing activities                                                   
 Interest received                                              4            16         
 Acquisition earn-out payments (Betboo)                         (2,401)      (4,339)    
 Investment in Betit                                   8        -            (3,649)    
 Acquisition of property, plant and equipment                   (1,156)      (802)      
 Capitalised development costs                         6        (5,003)      (3,343)    
 Net cash used in investing activities                          (8,556)      (12,117)   
                                                                                        
 Cash flows from financing activities                                                   
 Proceeds from interest bearing loan (Cerberus)        9        19,375       -          
 Non-interest bearing loan (from William Hill)         9        (3,245)      (2,856)    
 Proceeds from issue of share capital                           -            854        
 Repayment of borrowings                                        (1,768)      (1,149)    
 Dividend paid                                                  (34,319)     (33,607)   
 Net cash used in financing activities                          (19,957)     (36,758)   
                                                                                        
 Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents           10,457       (892)      
 Exchange differences                                           (116)        (87)       
 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year             17,829       18,808     
 Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year                   28,170       17,829     
 
 
The notes below form part of these financial statements. 
 
1.       SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 
 
Basis of Preparation 
 
The financial information, which comprises the Consolidated Income Statement, the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive
Income, the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, the Consolidated
Statement of Cash flows and related notes, is derived from the Group financial statements for the year ended 31 December
2015, which have been prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union (IFRS)
and those parts of the Isle of Man Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies reporting under IFRS. 
 
The financial information does not constitute the Group's statutory accounts, but is derived from those accounts.  This
financial information has been agreed with the auditors for release. 
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRSs requires directors to make judgements, estimates and
assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses.
The estimates and associated assumptions are based on various factors that are believed to be reasonable under the
circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making the judgements about carrying values of assets and liabilities
that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates. 
 
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised
in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision
and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods. 
 
The consolidated financial information is prepared on the basis of the accounting policies stated in the Group's Annual
Report 2014.  The accounting policies have been applied consistently to all periods presented in these consolidated
financial statements. 
 
2.       SEGMENTAL REPORTING 
 
Management follows one business line with two operating segments, being Sports and Gaming segmenting the revenues. These
operating segments are monitored and strategic decisions are made on the basis of overall operating results. 
 
Management also monitors revenue by geographic location of its customers, monitoring performance in Europe and Latin
America. 
 
2.1     Geographical Analysis 
 
The Group's revenues and other income from external customers are divided into the following geographic areas: 
 
                                         2015     2014     
                                         E000's   E000's   
 Europe                                  214,980  197,442  
 Latin America and Emerging Markets      32,750   27,359   
 Total                                   247,730  224,801  
 
 
The total non-current assets (other than financial instruments, investments accounted for using the equity method, deferred
tax assets and post-employment benefit assets) located in Europe is E103,350,000 (2014: E103,446,000) and the total located
in other regions is E55,816,000 (2014: E55,762,000). 
 
Revenues from external customers in the Group's domicile, Europe, as well as its major markets, Latin America and emerging
markets, have been identified on the basis of the customer's geographical location. Non-current assets are allocated based
on their physical location. 
 
2.2     Reporting by Segment 
 
                                2015       2014       
                         Notes  E000's     E000's     
 STATEMENT OF REVENUE                                 
 Sports wagers                  1,682,955  1,463,523  
 Sports margin                  9.2%       9.8%       
 Gross margin                   154,086    143,544    
 Sports bonuses                 (40,234)   (33,345)   
 Sports NGR                     113,852    110,199    
 Gaming NGR                     133,878    114,602    
 Total Revenue                  247,730    224,801    
 
 
Management do not review the performance of each segment below the level of Net Gaming Revenue. 
 
2.3     Detailed income statement 
 
 Net Gaming Revenue                                                                                                                                                247,730    224,801    
 Variable costs*                                                                                                                                                   (112,369)  (101,513)  
 Contribution                                                                                                                                                      135,361    123,288    
 Contribution margin                                                                                                                                               55%        55%        
 Other operating costs                                                                                                                                          3                        
 Personnel expenditure (including incentive arrangements)                                                                                                          (48,454)   (43,055)   
 Professional fees                                                                                                                                                 (4,662)    (4,489)    
 Technology costs                                                                                                                                                  (23,659)   (20,991)   
 Office, travel and other costs                                                                                                                                    (3,471)    (5,248)    
 Third party service costs                                                                                                                                         -          (3)        
 Foreign exchange differences                                                                                                                                      (1,038)    (340)      
 Clean EBITDA                                                                                                                                                      54,077     49,162     
 Exceptional items                                                                                                                                              3  (24,496)   -          
 Share option charges                                                                                                                                           3  (449)      (736)      
 Impairment of available for sale asset                                                                                                                         7  (1,216)    (1,593)    
 Movement in fair value of derivative financial instruments                                                                                                     8  4,817      -          
 EBITDA                                                                                                                                                            32,733     46,833     
 Depreciation and amortisation                                                                                                                                  3  (4,985)    (3,912)    
 Financial income                                                                                                                                               4  4          16         
 Financial expense                                                                                                                                              4  (2,110)    (869)      
 Finance lease interest                                                                                                                                         4  (82)       (67)       
 Unwinding of discount on deferred consideration                                                                                                                4  (54)       (710)      
 Profit before tax                                                                                                                                                 25,506     41,291     
 Taxation                                                                                                                                                          (847)      (728)      
 Profit after tax from continuing operations                                                                                                                       24,659     40,563     
 * Variable costs include betting taxes & VAT, payment service provider charges, software royalties, chargebacks & bad debt, commissions and marketing costs  
 
 
2.4     Performance Summary by six month period 
 
                              Total    
                     E000's   E000's   
 Revenue                               
 H2-2015             126,814           
 H1-2015             120,916           
 FY-2015                      247,730  
 H2-2014             119,735           
 H1-2014             105,066           
 FY-2014                      224,801  
                                       
 Contribution                          
 H2-2015             69,960            
 H1-2015             65,401            
 FY-2015                      135,361  
 H2-2014             66,566            
 H1-2014             56,722            
 FY-2014                      123,288  
                                       
 Clean EBITDA                          
 H2-2015             28,592            
 H1-2015             25,485            
 FY-2015                      54,077   
 H2-2014             26,808            
 H1-2014             22,354            
 FY-2014                      49,162   
 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 
 
for the year ended 31 December 2015 
 
3.       OPERATING COSTS 
 
                                                                                        2015            2014    
                                                                        Notes           E000's          E000's  
 Wages and salaries, including Directors (excluding incentive schemes)                  23,878          21,744  
 Directors incentive schemes                                                     7,168           6,918          
 Other employees incentive schemes                                               9,411           6,947          
 Incentive schemes                                                                      16,579          13,865  
 Amounts paid to long term contractors                                                  3,333           3,270   
 Compulsory social security contributions                                               2,251           2,137   
 Compulsory pension contributions                                                       722             627     
 Health and other benefits                                                              902             758     
 Recruitment and training                                                               789             654     
 Personnel expenditure (excluding share option charges)                                 48,454          43,055  
 Professional fees                                                                      4,662           4,489   
 Technology costs                                                                       23,659          20,991  
 Office, travel and other costs                                                         3,471           5,251   
 Foreign exchange differences on operating activity                                     1,038           340     
 Administrative costs                                                                   81,284          74,126  
 Equity settled share option charges                                    11              509             552     
 Cash settled share option (credit)/charges                             11              (60)            184     
 Exceptional items                                                      3.1             24,496          -       
 Impairment of available for sale asset                                 7               1,216           1,593   
 Movement in the fair value of derivative financial instruments         8               (4,817)         -       
 Depreciation                                                                           875             675     
 Amortisation                                                           6               4,110           3,237   
                                                                                        107,613         80,367  
 
 
3.1     Exceptional Items 
 
The Group incurred expenditure on exceptional items (as defined in accounting policy note 1.13) of E24,496,000 (2014:
Enil). These are items which are both exceptional in size and nature. 
 
                                                         2015    2014    
                                  

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