PACE PLC CHANGE OF FUNCTIONAL AND PRESENTATIONAL CURRENCY AND COMPARATIVES RE-PRESENTED IN US DOLLARS Introduction Pace announced at the time of its preliminary results announcement that the Board had decided to change the group's reporting currency to US Dollars in 2011. Accordingly, the key financial information for and represented in US Dollars ( USD ) is set out for comparative purposes. Background The group and company now expect a significant majority of revenues and costs to be sourced and incurred in USD. The change of the company s functional currency and group and company s presentational currency has been accounted for in accordance with IAS21, The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates. The change will be effective from the results for the six months to e 2011 which will be reported on 26 July 2011 in USD. All comparatives will be restated in USD. As a consequence of this change, future dividends will be determined in USD. Dividends will continue to be paid to all shareholders in British Pounds Sterling ( GBP ), translated at the exchange rate prevailing when the dividend is declared. Optionally, shareholders can elect to receive their dividends in USD. Pace, which is registered and has its headquarters in England, will maintain its primary listing on the London Stock Exchange, with the shares quoted in GBP. The full year group income statements, balance sheets and cashflows for the financial years ending ember and ember have been restated in USD and are presented below together with the restated interim group income statements, balance sheets and cashflows for the half years e and e. Details of the basis of preparation including the methodology used for the retranslation and the key exchange rates are provided on page 2. Selected retranslated financial highlights are also provided below. Financial highlights Year Year Half year Half year Revenue 2,062.9 1,779.6 978.2 779.2 Operating profit pre-exceptionals 142.5 109.5 69.4 45.6 Underlying earnings (note 1) 160.6 120.0 73.3 50.6 Return on sales (note 2) 7.8% 6.7% 7.5% 6.5% Adjusted basic EPS - cents (note 3) 37.1 30.3 17.9 12.3 1 Underlying earnings are operating profit before exceptional costs and amortisation of other intangibles and are also expressed as adjusted EBITA 2 Adjusted EBITA as a per cent of sales is expressed as return on sales 3 Adjusted EPS is based on earnings before the post-tax value of exceptional costs and amortisation of other intangibles For further information, please contact: Analysts Media Paul Entwistle Stuart Hall Helen Kettleborough Head of Investor Relations Chief Financial Officer Director of Communications +44 1274 537030 +44 1274 532000 +44 1274 532000 1
Basis of preparation This unaudited financial information for the years ember and ember and for the 6 month periods e and e has been prepared due to the change in the functional currency of Pace plc as at 1 January 2011. This financial information has been prepared by translating the British Pound Sterling ( GBP ) functional currency amounts included in the primary statements of the ember statutory financial statements and e interim financial statements into a US dollar ( USD ) presentational currency. The retranslation has been conducted as a result of the decision to change the presentational currency of Pace plc to USD, in order to provide a basis of comparison for results in future periods. Further details of this change are provided below. The USD financial information now provided for the financial year ember does not comprise the company's statutory accounts for that financial year. Those statutory accounts have been reported on by the company's auditors and delivered to the registrar of companies. The report of the auditors was (i) unqualified, (ii) did not include a reference to any matters to which the auditors drew attention by way of emphasis without qualifying their report, and (iii) did not contain a statement under section 498 (2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006. Accounting policies The accounting policies used in the preparation of this financial information are consistent with those noted on pages 40 to 46 of the statutory financial statements for the year ember, except for the change in presentational and functional currency as noted below. No account has been taken of events occurring after the date on which these statutory financial statements were signed. Change in functional currency IAS 21 describes functional currency as the currency of the primary economic environment in which an entity operates. The group and company now expect a significant majority of revenues and costs to be sourced and incurred in USD. The change in functional currency reflects the accumulation over time of those factors which are the main determinants of functional currency. Having considered the aggregate effect of all relevant factors, the directors concluded that this point was reached in the first quarter of 2011, following the integration of 2Wire Inc into the Pace Group. Accordingly, the directors determined that the functional currency of Pace plc had changed to USD from 1 January 2011. In accordance with IAS21 this change will be accounted for prospectively from this date. Change in presentational currency The financial information contained herein has been prepared by translating the GBP functional currency amounts into USD in accordance with the guidance in IAS21 using the procedures outlined below: Assets and liabilities were translated into USD at closing rates of exchange (FY: 1=$1.55, HY: 1=$1.49, FY: 1=$1.61, HY: 1=$1.64. Trading results were translated into USD at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of transaction, or average rates where they are a suitable proxy (FY: 1=$1.55, HY: 1=$1.54, FY: 1=$1.57, HY: 1=$1.48). Share capital, share premium and other capital reserves were translated at the historic rates prevailing at the dates of transactions. Differences resulting from the retranslation have been taken to reserves. 2
Consolidated Income Statement Restated For the years ember and ember, half years e and e Revenue 2,062.9 1,779.6 978.2 779.2 Cost of sales (1,667.8) (1,466.4) (796.6) (645.0) Gross profit 395.1 313.2 181.6 134.2 Administrative expenses: Research and Development expenditure (120.0) (108.0) (55.6) (46.0) Other administrative expenses: Before exceptional costs (114.5) (86.0) (52.7) (38.3) Exceptional costs (29.5) - - - Amortisation of other intangibles (18.1) (10.5) (3.9) (5.0) Total Administrative expenses (282.1) (204.5) (112.2) (89.3) Other operating income - 0.8-0.7 Operating profit 113.0 109.5 69.4 45.6 Financial income interest receivable 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.3 Financial expenses interest payable (4.0) (0.2) - - Tax charge (32.9) (29.0) (21.3) (13.8) Profit after tax 77.3 80.8 48.6 32.1 Attributable to: Equity holders of the Company 77.3 80.8 48.6 32.1 Earnings per ordinary share: Basic earnings cents per share 26.4 27.8 16.5 11.6 Diluted earnings cents per share 25.0 27.0 15.7 11.2 3
Consolidated Balance Sheet Restated As at ember and ember, e and e Assets Non-Current Assets 4 Property, plant and equipment 52.7 31.6 35.0 25.9 Intangible assets goodwill 338.4 113.3 105.5 110.4 Intangible assets other intangibles 273.7 22.5 16.4 27.1 Intangible assets development expenditure 44.6 46.2 43.2 44.8 Deferred tax assets 69.9 10.3 3.6 15.3 Total Non-Current Assets 779.3 223.9 203.7 223.5 Current Assets Inventories 222.7 140.2 105.2 133.7 Trade and other receivables 433.8 340.8 416.2 288.3 Cash and cash equivalents 131.4 118.3 140.2 80.2 Current tax assets 1.9 4.2 3.3 4.8 Total Current Assets 789.8 603.5 664.9 507.0 Total Assets 1,569.1 827.4 868.6 730.5 Equity Issued capital 28.2 28.2 28.2 27.9 Share premium 72.6 71.5 72.0 68.5 Merger reserve 109.9 109.9 109.9 109.9 Hedging reserve (2.1) 1.6 21.7 (13.1) Translation reserve (44.0) (35.5) (66.2) (31.9) Retained earnings 211.3 140.2 187.9 97.1 Total Equity 375.9 315.9 353.5 258.4 Liabilities Non-Current Liabilities Other payables 6.2 3.7-3.3 Deferred tax liabilities 108.5 23.7 22.8 20.5 Provisions 43.9 31.1 33.2 25.7 Borrowings 219.8 - - - Total Non-Current Liabilities 378.4 58.5 56.0 49.5 Current Liabilities Trade and other payables 541.6 422.8 420.6 395.9 Current tax liabilities 7.6 6.9 12.4 7.2 Provisions 42.9 23.3 26.1 19.5 Borrowings 222.7 - - - Total Current Liabilities 814.8 453.0 459.1 422.6 Total Liabilities 1,193.2 511.5 515.1 472.1 Total Equity and Liabilities 1,569.1 827.4 868.6 730.5
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows For the years ember and ember, half years e and e Cash flows from operating activities Adjustments for: Share based payments charge 9.4 3.9 4.7 1.1 Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 16.3 12.0 7.0 5.0 Amortisation and impairment of development expenditure 52.0 62.1 27.4 25.5 Amortisation of other intangibles 18.1 10.5 3.9 5.0 Loss/(profit) on sale of property, plant and equipment 0.5 (0.9) - (0.9) Net financial expense/ (income) 2.8 (0.3) (0.5) (0.3) Movement in trade and other receivables (15.6) 33.3 (90.6) 72.6 Movement in trade and other payables (23.4) (22.4) 35.2 (54.3) Movement in inventories (32.2) (47.1) 30.4 (31.9) Movement in provisions (0.3) 3.3 10.3 (10.3) Cash generated from operations 137.8 164.2 97.7 57.4 Interest paid (2.8) (0.2) - - Tax paid (39.2) (19.3) (14.8) (6.3) Net cash generated from operating activities 95.8 144.7 82.9 51.1 Cash flows from investing activities Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired (422.4) - (10.1) - Purchase of property, plant and equipment (30.6) (19.5) (12.5) (8.8) Proceeds from disposal of property, plant & equipment - 1.9-1.4 Development expenditure (56.9) (66.5) (30.6) (28.6) Interest received 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.3 Net cash used in investing activities (508.7) (83.6) (52.9) (35.7) Cash flows from financing activities Proceeds from external borrowings 442.6 - - - Proceeds from issue of share capital 1.1 4.2 0.5 0.9 Dividends paid (8.0) (5.0) - - Proceeds from exercise of employee share options - 3.6-2.0 Purchase of own shares by employee benefit trust (5.3) (6.3) - - Net cash generated from/ (used in) financing activities 430.4 (3.5) 0.5 2.9 Net change in cash and cash equivalents 17.5 57.6 30.7 18.3 Cash and cash equivalents at start of period 118.3 54.7 118.3 56.6 Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash held (4.4) 6.0 (8.8) 5.3 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 131.4 118.3 140.2 80.2 5