(PZC) PZ Cussons

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT

1.     Basis of preparation

The Company is a public limited company incorporated and domiciled in England. It has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange.

These condensed interim financial statements for the six months ended 30 November 2011, which have been reviewed but not audited, have been prepared in accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules (DTR) of the Financial Services Authority and in accordance with IAS 34, 'Interim financial reporting' as adopted by the European Union (EU). The condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 May 2011 which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted for use in the EU, including International Accounting Standards (IAS) and interpretations issued by the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC).

The interim financial statements for the period ended 30 November 2011 do not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434 of the Companies Act 2006.

The financial information set out in this statement relating to the year ended 31 May 2011 does not constitute statutory accounts for that period. Full audited accounts of the Group in respect of that financial period were approved by the Board of Directors on 26 July 2011 and have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The report of the auditors on these accounts was unqualified, did not contain an emphasis of matter paragraph and did not contain a statement under section 498 of the Companies Act 2006.

1.1    Going-concern basis

The Group's business activities, together with the factors likely to affect its future development, performance and position are set out in the Business Review. The financial position of the group and liquidity position are also described within the Financial Position section of that review.

After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Interim Statement.

2.     Accounting policies

The accounting policies are consistent with those of the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 May 2011, except as described below:

- Taxes on income in the interim periods are accrued using the tax rate that would be applicable to expected total annual earnings.

(a) New and amended standards adopted by the Group  

The following new standards and amendments to standards are mandatory for the first time for the financial year beginning 1 June 2011:

·      Revised IAS 24, 'Related party disclosures', issued in November 2009 and superseding IAS 24, 'Related party disclosures', issued in 2003. The revised IAS 24 is required to be applied from 1 January 2011.

(b) Standards, amendments and interpretations to existing standards effective in 2011 but not relevant to the Group:

·      'Prepayments of a minimum funding requirement' (Amendments to IFRIC 14), issued in November 2009. The amendments correct an unintended consequence of IFRIC 14, 'IAS 19 - The limit on a defined benefit asset, minimum funding requirements and their interaction'. Without the amendments, entities are not permitted to recognise as an asset some voluntary prepayments for minimum funding contributions. This was not intended when IFRIC 14 was issued, and the amendments correct the problem. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning 1 January 2011. The amendments should be applied retrospectively to the earliest comparative period presented.

·      IFRIC 19, 'Extinguishing financial liabilities with equity instruments'. This clarifies the requirements of IFRSs when an entity renegotiates the terms of a financial liability with its creditor and the creditor agrees to accept the entity's shares or other equity instruments to settle the financial liability fully or partially. The interpretation is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 July 2010.

 (c) The following new standards, new interpretations and amendments to standards and interpretations have been issued but are not effective for the financial year beginning 1 June 2011 and have not been early adopted:

·      IFRS 9 'Financial instruments' (effective 1 January 2015).

·      IFRS 10 'Consolidated financial statements' (effective 1 January 2013).

·      IFRS 11 'Joint arrangements' (effective 1 January 2013).

·      IFRS 12 'Disclosures of interests in other entities' (effective 1 January 2013).

·      IAS 19 (revised 2011) 'Employee benefits' (effective 1 January 2013).

·      IFRS 13 'Fair value measurement' (effective 1 January 2013).

3.    Segmental analysis  

The chief operating decision-maker has been identified as the Executive Board which comprises the four Executive Directors.

The Executive Board reviews the Group's internal reporting in order to assess performance and allocate resources. Management has determined the operating segments based on these reports which include an allocation of central revenue and costs as appropriate.

The Executive Board considers the business from a geographic perspective, with Africa, Asia and Europe being the reporting segments. The Executive Board assesses the performance based on operating profit before any exceptional items.  Other information provided, except as noted below, to the Executive Board is measured in a manner consistent with that of the financial statements.

Business segments

4.     Exceptional items

Half year to 30 November 2011

The Group has incurred exceptional costs of £0.9 million as follows:

-     Final costs relating to the ETV exercise for deferred members of the main UK pension scheme (£0.5 million)

-     Beauty division restructuring costs (£0.4 million).

Further exceptional costs relating to the acquisition of the Fudge brand (see note 17) and some related restructuring costs relating to the Beauty division will be charged in the second half.

Half year to 30 November 2010

The Group incurred £1.7 million in acquisition and related costs for the purchase of St Tropez Holdings Limited.

Year to 31 May 2011

The Group incurred exceptional costs of £0.8 million as follows:

-     The cost of de-risking the UK defined benefit pension scheme (charge of £2.4 million)

-     Change in the statutory basis for determining minimum pension increases from RPI to CPI (credit of £7.5 million)

-     Costs relating to the acquisition of St Tropez (charge of £1.7 million)

-     Integration costs relating to the formation of the Beauty division (charge of £4.2 million).

5.    Net finance income

6.    Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

At 30 November 2011, the Group had entered into commitments for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment amounting to £2.4 million (30 November 2010: £4.2 million). At 30 November 2011, the Group's share in the capital commitments of the joint ventures was £2.8 million (30 November 2010: nil).

7.    Taxation charge

Income tax expense is recognised based on management's best estimate of the weighted average annual income tax rate expected for the full financial year. The estimated average annual tax rate to be used for the year ending 31 May 2011 is 27.1% (the estimated tax rate for the half-year ending 30 November 2010 was 28.5%).

8.    Dividends

An interim dividend of 2.23p per share for the half-year to 30 November 2011 (30 November 2010: 2.123p) has been declared totalling £9.6 million (30 November 2010: £9.1 million) and is payable on 2 April 2012 to ordinary shareholders on the register on 24 February 2012. This interim dividend has not been recognised in this half yearly report. The proposed final dividend for the year ended 31 May 2011 of 4.487p per share, totalling £19.2 million, was approved by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of the Company and paid on 5 October 2011.            

9.    Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share are calculated by dividing profit for the period attributable to equity holders by the following weighted average number of shares in issue:

The difference between the basic and diluted weighted average number of shares represents the dilutive effect of the Deferred Annual Share Bonus Scheme, Executive Share Option Schemes and Performance Share Plan. The basic and diluted earnings per share for the period are as follows:

10.    Reconciliation of profit before taxation to cash (used in)/generated from operations

11.  Net funds reconciliation

Group net funds comprises the following:

12.     Retirement benefits

The Group operates retirement benefit schemes for most of its UK and overseas subsidiaries.  These obligations have been measured in accordance with IAS 19 and are as follows:

The Group has three main defined benefit schemes which are based and administered in the UK and are now closed to future accrual.

The amounts recognised in the balance sheet in relation to these UK schemes are determined as follows:

The key financial assumptions applied in the actuarial review of the pension schemes have been reviewed in the preparation of these interim accounts and amended where appropriate. The principal assumptions made were:

The last triennial actuarial valuations of the schemes administered in the UK were performed by independent professional actuaries at 1 June 2009.

The movement during the period is as follows:

The total income statement gain of £0.5 million (30 November 2010: £0.4 million) relating to the expected return on pension scheme assets less the interest cost on liabilities has been recognised within administrative expenses.

Plan settlement charges of £0.2 million relate to the final costs of the ETV exercise for deferred members of the main UK pension scheme and have been classified as exceptional, along with related professional fees of £0.3 million.

13.     Business combinations

Throughout the period from 1 June 2011 to 30 November 2011, the Group has acquired additional share capital of its existing subsidiary PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc, increasing the Group's stake from 66.8% to 67.4%. The consideration for these additional shares was £2.8 million and the amount debited to retained earnings was £1.6 million.

14.    Related party transactions

The following related party transactions were entered into by subsidiary companies during the period under the terms of a joint venture agreement with Glanbia Plc:

-     At 30 November 2011 the outstanding long term balance receivable from Milk Ventures (UK) Ltd was £23.7 million (31 May 2011: £23.7 million).

-     The Group sourced and then sold fixed assets, power and raw materials to Nutricima Ltd to the value of £25.9 million (30 November 2010: £20.5 million). In addition the Group received distribution fee income of £2.6 million (30 November 2010: £1.9 million).  At 30 November 2011 the amount outstanding from Nutricima Ltd was £9.7 million (31 May 2011: £7.7 million).

The following related party transactions were entered into by subsidiary companies during the period under the terms of a joint venture agreement with Wilmar International Limited:

-     At 30 November 2011 the outstanding long term loan balance receivable from PZ Wilmar was £6.4 million (31 May 2011 £1.2 million).

There were no provisions for doubtful related party receivables at 30 November 2011 (31 May 2011: nil) and no charge to the income statement in respect of doubtful related party receivables (30 November 2010: nil).

15.    Seasonality

Certain individual business units have a degree of seasonality with the biggest factors being the weather and Christmas. However, no individual reporting segment is seasonal as a whole and therefore no further analysis is provided.

16.    Principal risks and uncertainties

The principal risks affecting the Group and measures taken to reduce these risks are explained in detail on pages 24 and 25 of our 2011 Annual Report which is available on our website at www.pzcussons.com. The risks were categorised as market risk, financial risk and operational risk and are summarised as follows:

Market risks identified are: political and economic stability due to substantial operations in emerging markets; demand risk arising from changes in consumer preferences and the competitive environment in which the Group operates; and raw material risk relating to price and supply fluctuations in raw materials used in production.

The major financial risk identified is foreign currency and treasury risk due to the international nature of the Group.

Operational risks identified are: the ability to retain and recruit the right calibre of people at all levels; and reputational risk as a result of failure to meet safety, social, environmental and ethical standards in all operations and activities.

The Group Risk Committee is responsible for ensuring, where possible, actions are taken to manage and mitigate the risks identified.

17.    Post balance sheet event

On 5 January 2012 the Group exchanged contracts to acquire the Fudge hair care brand from the Australia based Sabre Group.

The brand and associated inventory are being acquired for a consideration of £25.5 million in cash following completion taking place today.

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES

The Directors confirm that, to the best of their knowledge, these condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 as adopted by the European Union. The interim management report includes a fair review of the information required by DTR 4.2.7 and DTR 4.2.8, namely:

·      an indication of important events that have occurred during the first six months of the financial year and their impact on the condensed set of financial statements, and a description of the principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of the financial year; and

·      material related-party transactions in the first six months of the financial year and any material changes in the related party transactions described in the last Annual Report.

The Directors of PZ Cussons Plc are listed at the end of this report.  A list of current directors is maintained on the PZ Cussons Plc website: www.pzcussons.com. Two non-executive Directors were appointed during the period. Ngozi Edozien and Helen Owers each joined the board on 1 January 2012.

The Directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the Company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

By order of the Board

Mr S P Plant

Company Secretary

24 January 2012

Independent review report to PZ Cussons Plc

Introduction

We have been engaged by the company to review the consolidated set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report for the six months ended 30 November 2011, which comprises the Consolidated income statement, Consolidated statement of comprehensive income, Consolidated balance sheet, Consolidated statement of changes in equity, Consolidated cash flow statement and related notes. We have read the other information contained in the half-yearly financial report and considered whether it contains any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the information in the condensed set of financial statements.

Directors' responsibilities

The half-yearly financial report is the responsibility of, and has been approved by, the directors. The directors are responsible for preparing the half-yearly financial report in accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom's Financial Services Authority.

As disclosed in note 1, the annual financial statements of the group are prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union. The condensed set of financial statements included in this half-yearly financial report has been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34, "Interim Financial Reporting", as adopted by the European Union.

Our responsibility

Our responsibility is to express to the company a conclusion on the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report based on our review. This report, including the conclusion, has been prepared for and only for the company for the purpose of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Services Authority and for no other purpose. We do not, in producing this report, accept or assume responsibility for any other purpose or to any other person to whom this report is shown or into whose hands it may come save where expressly agreed by our prior consent in writing.

Scope of review

We conducted our review in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements (UK and Ireland) 2410, 'Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity' issued by the Auditing Practices Board for use in the United Kingdom. A review of interim financial information consists of making enquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Conclusion

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report for the six months ended 30 November 2011 is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 as adopted by the European Union and the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom's Financial Services Authority.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chartered Accountants
24 January 2012
Manchester

Directors

Chairman

R J Harvey *

Chief Executive

G A Kanellis

J A Arnold *

C G Davis

N Edozien *            (appointed 1 January 2012)

S J N Heale *

B H Leigh

D W Lewis *

H Owers *               (appointed 1 January 2012)

J Pantelireis

J T J Steel *

* Non-executive

Secretary

S P Plant

Registered Office

3500 Aviator Way

Manchester

M22 5TG

Registered number

Company registered number 19457

Registrars

Computershare Investor Services PLC

PO Box 82

The Pavilions

Bridgwater Road

Bristol BS99 7NH

Website

www.pzcussons.com