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Applegreen plc Transformational acquisition of Welcome Break
Applegreen plc – Transformational Acquisition of a
Majority Stake in Welcome Break
September 2018
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Applegreen plc Transformational acquisition of Welcome Break
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Table of Contents
1. Transaction Overview 4
2. Overview of Welcome Break 6
3. Overview of Applegreen 11
4. The combined Group 17
5. Transaction Structure 19
6. Transaction Funding 21
7. Transaction Financial Effects and Synergies 23
8. H1 2018 Interim Results 25
Appendices 31
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Welcome Break
Birchanger (MSA)
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Transaction Overview
─ Following a competitive process, Applegreen plc (“Applegreen”) has agreed to acquire a 55.02% majority stake in
Welcome Break from NIBC Infrastructure Fund (“the Seller”) for a consideration of €361.8m¹
─ In addition, Applegreen has entered into a conditional agreement with Welcome Break Investors LLP, a limited
partnership acting by its general partner Arjun Infrastructure Partners LLP (“AIP”), the sole other current shareholder of
Welcome Break, the result of which will see Applegreen ultimately holding 50.01% of Welcome Break
─ Fully underwritten debt and standby equity financing in place to fund the transaction
Strategic Rationale
─ Transformational deal for Applegreen via well established and compatible Welcome Break business
─ Significantly broadens Applegreen’s MSA network, further deepens exposure to food and beverage
─ Stable long-term infrastructure earnings, fuelled by significant recent investments
─ Significant step up in Applegreen’s earnings and valuable synergy potential across group
─ Strong cash generation allows for rapid deleveraging
─ Pre-emption rights provide a pathway to increase shareholding in Welcome Break
Note (1): excludes leakage and interest between signing and closing 5
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Applegreen plc Transformational acquisition of Welcome Break
An infrastructure portfolio generating stable and growing ─ Formed in 1960 with almost 60 years’ experience and
cash flows consisting of: c.5,000 employees operating multiple food and retail
brands
─ 24 MSAs, including 10 double sided MSAs, in premium
locations across the strategic road network ─ Established position as the 2nd largest operator of MSA’s
in the UK, attracting an estimated 85m motorway
customers p.a.
─ Two TRSAs
─ Welcome Break generated revenues of £720.1m,
─ 20 Drive Thru restaurants (Starbucks)
adjusted EBITDA of £65.6m with Net Debt of £385.5m²
in the year ended 31 January 2018
─ 29 Hotels with 2,282 bedrooms, 23 co-located on
MSAs ─ Welcome Break has completed three years of a
significant four year capital expenditure programme.
─ Three stand alone Pizza Express restaurants £64.7m has been invested up to FYE Jan18 with total
investment of c.£100m expected on completion of the
programme. Expected to drive significant EBITDA growth
─ 35 retail forecourts and convenience stores with HGV in future years
facilities
─ Real estate is predominantly leasehold with a mix of
government and commercial leases with weighted
average unexpired lease term of 19.7 years and
statutory renewal rights. Two MSA sites are freehold
Key brand franchise, commercial agreements and relationships
Note (2): excludes shareholder loans 7
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Map of Locations
MSA (24 in total, 10 double sided)
Hotels (29 hotels, 23 co-located on MSAs)
TRSA (two in total)
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Welcome Break at a glance
Well
Defensible assets Strong brand 35 UK locations
2nd
largest UK invested
with significant with multiple including 29
MSA operator infrastructure
barriers to entry brand partners hotels
assets
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Financials
Historical Trading
Income Statement
FYE - Jan (£'m) FYEJan2016 FYEJan2017 FYEJan2018
Turnover 644.0 672.6 720.1
% growth 4% 7%
Cost of Sales (504.6) (523.2) (563.8)
Gross Profit 139.4 149.5 156.3
EBITDA 62.8 63.0 55.0
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Adjusted EBITDA 55.3 61.8 65.6
% growth 12% 6%
Balance Sheet
FYE - Jan (£'m) FYEJan2016 FYEJan2017 FYEJan2018
Non-current assets 401.5 393.3 390.9
Current assets 75.1 63.2 90.2
Current liabilties 57.1 48.0 54.6
Non-current liabilities 716.6 753.3 801.3
Net assets/(Liabilities) (297.1) (344.8) (374.8)
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Distinctive convenience retail offering in the forecourt sector with three key elements
“Low Fuel Prices, Always” “Better Value Always” Food and beverage focus
− Price promise to drive footfall to − Tailored retail offering − 274 food outlets across the estate
the stores (30 June 2018)
− Mix of own and international
brands
− Tailored offering to each location
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Overview
─ Applegreen is a major petrol forecourt retailer in the Revenue Growth
Republic of Ireland with a growing presence in the
United Kingdom and the US
€1,081m
€1,178m
€1,428m
15.1%
€937m
─ From an operational base of 64 sites at the end of 2009, CAGR
Applegreen has grown to 368 sites as at 30 June 2018,
across the Republic of Ireland (184 sites), United 2014 2015 2016 2017
Kingdom (112 sites) and the US (72 sites)
Adjusted EBITDA Growth
─ Applegreen is the number one MSA operator in the
Republic of Ireland. The Group operates a business
€23.0m
€28.9m
€32.0m
€39.8m
model built around the following key features:
20.1%
─ “Low Fuel Prices Always” price promise CAGR
─ “Better Value Always” in shop 2014 2015 2016 2017
─ High quality food and beverage offering Food & Store Gross Profit Growth
─ Since IPO in 2015, Applegreen’s growth strategy has
been focused on acquiring and developing new service
€113.6m
25.2%
€76.9m
€92.8m
€57.9m
area sites in the three markets in which it operates
CAGR
─ Capex of €77.6m in FY2017 expanding and
upgrading the portfolio 2014 2015 2016 2017
Site Growth
30.1% 152
200
243
342
CAGR
2014 2015 2016 2017
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Republic of Ireland
Service Areas – MSAs and TRSAs ROI Site Numbers
88% of the ROI estate is now branded Applegreen (2017: 88%)
─ Continued market leading position in Republic of Ireland
including nine MSA sites 200 177 184
155 32
─ Highly evolved food and retail offerings on national 30
150 133
roads 27
23 60 63
100 48
─ Strong pipeline of TRSA opportunities – two new TRSA’s 33
in H1 2018
50 87 89
77 80
─ Tesla charge points opening in various sites across
Republic of Ireland 0
2015 2016 2017 H1 2018
Petrol Filling Stations – Company Owned
PFS - Company Owned PFS - Dealer Owned SA
─ Two new sites added in H1 2018
ROI Cap Ex
Petrol Filling Stations – Dealer Owned €25.0 €22.0 €22.3 €22.7
─ Three new dealer sites opened during H1 2018
€20.0
€6.9
─ 19% of ROI volumes in H1 2018 sold through dealer €12.9
€12.0
€15.0
sites
€10.0 €8.5
Commercial Fuelcard €15.4
€10.7 €4.7
€5.0 €9.1
─ Continued growth in profitability and accounted for €3.8
12% of ROI fuel volumes in H1 2018 €-
2015 2016 2017 H1 2018
PFS SA
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United Kingdom
Service Areas – MSAs and TRSAs UK Site Numbers
61% of the UK estate now branded Applegreen (2016: 39%)
─ Opened one new MSA in Northern Ireland on M1
112
Inbound to Belfast in February 2017 115
97 11
95
─ Three existing PFS sites upgraded to TRSAs during 77 11
FY2017 and the first new build TRSA in the UK opened 75 62 6
in July 2017
55 2 101
─ Four MSAs are in early stages of the planning process 86
35 71
60
─ Carsley Group sites trading well and newly established 15
TRSAs performing -5
2015 2016 2017 H1 2018
Petrol Filling Stations – Company Owned
PFS - Company Owned SA
─ 15 new sites added in the period
UK Cap Ex
─ Seven sites as part of the Carsley Group acquisition
were integrated in FY2017
€50.0 €44.4
─ Strong competition for new assets in the market €40.0
─ Good LFL growth in non-fuel gross margin over the €30.0 €26.0
course of FY2017 €22.1
€20.0 €37.0
€10.0 €6.0
€13.0
€8.6 €6.0
€-
2015 2016 2017 H1 2018
PFS / Restaurant SA
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United States of America
North East US Site Numbers
• 30 sites trading end of FY2017 – combination of single
sites and the strategic partnership with CrossAmerica 80 72
68
Partners 70
60
─ Four sites added in H1 2018
50
─ Significant fuel focus with strong margins 40
68 72
30
─ 7-Eleven convenience stores trading well and future
20
strategic relationships developing 11
10 5
11
─ One 7-Eleven convenience store added in the period 0 5
and an additional two opened since the end of the 2015 2016 2017 H1 2018
period (Four now trading)
South East US Cap Ex
─ 34 PFS sites and eight standalone Burger King
€12.0
restaurants
€10.0
─ Brandi Group acquisition in October 2017 integrated
successfully and trading in line with expectations €8.0
€6.0
─ Applegreen have transferred some resources to the US €10.5
to support local management team €4.0
€2.0 €4.0
€2.1 €1.0
€-
2015 2016 2017 H1 2018
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Pro-Forma financials for the enlarged Group
Pro-Forma financials
Income Statement
(€'m) 31-Dec-17
Turnover 2,249.5
Cost of Sales (1,889.5)
Gross Profit 360.0
EBITDA 94.6
Adjusted EBITDA 114.6
Balance Sheet
(€'m) 31-Dec-17
Non-current assets 1,137.9
Current assets 210.3
Current liabilties 238.7
Non-current liabilities 776.2
Net assets/(Liabilities) 343.6
Note: Detailed pro-forma adjustments included on page 40
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Welcome Break South
Mimms (MSA)
2. Overview of Welcome
Break and Applegreen
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Transaction Structure
─ Applegreen has entered into a SPA with the Seller to acquire its 55.02% holding in Welcome Break for a consideration of
€361.8m4
─ Applegreen has also entered into a separate conditional agreement with AIP:
─ The net impact of the transactions will be that Applegreen will hold a 50.01% shareholding in Welcome Break and
management control
─ Applegreen will initially sell an 8.6%5 shareholding in Welcome Break to AIP for €56.5m
─ AIP will invest a further £80m in return for equity in Welcome Break with the intention to repay junior debt within
Welcome Break, delivering the consolidated entity with significant interest savings
─ Applegreen transfers its UK MSA and TRSA assets (representing EBITDA of c.£4m), as well as its UK development pipeline
assets, to Welcome Break in exchange for a further c.£120m of equity in Welcome Break
─ Applegreen will have the right to appoint the CEO and CFO of Welcome Break and to receive an annual management fee
─ All “excess cash” to be distributed as dividends by Welcome Break to Applegreen and AIP, unless Applegreen and AIP
decide otherwise
─ Intention is for Applegreen to have the ability to increase its shareholding in Welcome Break in due course
Excess cash distribution Path to increased
Management control
policy in Welcome Break ownership
Note (4): excludes leakage and interest between signing and closing
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Welcome Break
Birchanger (MSA) 21
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Transaction Funding
─ Committed debt facility of €300m: Banking syndicate
─ €150m term loan facility
New debt
─ €150m revolving credit facility
facilities
─ Margin grid dependent on leverage 6
─ Margin range of 2.00% to 3.75%
─ €175m placing
Equity raise ─ Included a €10m equity commitment from Applegreen founders and largest shareholder, B&J Holdings
Equity Sale ─ €56.5m7 to be paid to Applegreen for the sale of 8.6% holding in Welcome Break to AIP8
Note (6): Ulster Bank Ireland DAC
Note (7): to be adjusted for leakage and interest between signing and closing
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Transaction Financial Effects and Synergies
─ All Welcome Break debt is non-recourse to Applegreen
─ Standalone Applegreen December 2018 (Pro Forma) adjusted net debt9/ adjusted EBITDA10 of c.2.5x with intention to reduce to below
1.0x by FY2020
─ Consolidated December 2018 (Pro Forma) adjusted net debt9/ adjusted EBITDA10 of c.4.0x with intention to reduce to below 2.5x by
FY2020
─ On completion of the transaction Welcome Break will be fully consolidated into Applegreen’s financial statements
─ Significant potential synergies identified from combining two compatible businesses:
─ Wet stock purchasing
─ Dry stock purchasing
─ Admin / IT scale efficiencies
─ Outsourcing
─ Corporate overheads
─ Significant scope to enhance negative working capital generation
Note (9): excludes shareholder loans in Welcome Break of c.€50m
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Applegreen plc H1 2018 Interim Results Presentation
Highlights
INTERIM
+17% +26 -€1.1m €30.3m +5%
TO €19.4m TO 368 TO -€9.1m FOR H1 2018 TO 0.63c
(+18% at constant
currency)
H1 2018 performance:
─ Severe weather disruption in domestic markets
─ 2017 acquisitions performing well
─ Wage inflation and availability pressures emerging
Ongoing non-fuel focus:
─ Non fuel L4L gross margin growth of 3.5% (UK 9.8% on constant currency basis)
─ 14 new food offers opened across the estate
US expansion continues;
─ Seven site deal in Columbia, South Carolina
─ 43 sites in Florida from CrossAmerica expected to close in late September 2018
Announced transformational acquisition of majority stake in Welcome Break
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Applegreen plc H1 2018 Interim Results Presentation
Profit and Loss Account
H12018 H12017 %Var
€m €m
854.9
─ Adjusted EBITDA grew by 17% (18% on a constant
Revenue 672.5 27.1%
currency basis)
Gross Profit 109.2 82.2 32.8%
Selling & Distribution Costs (63.3) (45.8) 38.2% ─ S&D cost increase is driven by the 37% increase in site
Administrative Expenses (16.2) (12.7) 27.6% numbers, particularly the site additions in the US which
included a number of food offerings with associated
Other income 1.4 0.8
payroll and utility costs
Adjusted EBITDAR 31.1 24.5 26.9%
Rent (11.7) (7.9) ─ Increase in admin. expenses driven by business
Adjusted EBITDA 16.6 16.9%
growth, targeted marketing campaigns and further
19.4
investment in management capacity
Depreciation & Amortisation (8.7) (6.2)
Impairment 0.0 0.0 ─ Increase in rent is partially driven by the Brandi
Finance Costs, net (0.6) (0.3) acquisition of 42 leasehold sites in October 2017
Adjusted PBT 10.1 10.1 0.0%
─ Adjusted PBT growth impacted by higher
Tax (1.4) (1.4) depreciation and interest costs
Adjusted PAT 8.7 8.7 0.0%
─ Adjusted EPS growth impacted by higher number of
Adjusted EBITDA 19.4 16.6 16.9% shares now in issue following September placing
Share Based Payments (0.4) (0.8)
Non Recurring Costs (0.6) (0.4)
Reported EBITDA 18.4 15.4 19.5%
Adjusted Basic EPS (cents) 9.46 10.82 (12.6%)
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Applegreen plc H1 2018 Interim Results Presentation
FY 2017 Cashflow Summary
H12018 H12017
€m €m
─ Strong cash conversion of 173.6%. Favorable
Profit Before Tax 9.1 8.9 improvement in working capital position due to
Non - cash Adjustments 9.8 7.6 fuel volume growth and improved credit terms
Working Capital Movement 14.2 3.8
Taxes Paid (1.4) (0.6)
Cash flows from Operating Activities 31.7 19.7
Capital Expenditure (31.2) (32.0)
Proceeds from Share Issue 0.2 0.4
Dividends Paid 0.0 (1.0)
Long-Term Borrowings (6.5) 23.3
Net Finance Leasing (0.4) (0.4)
Net Interest Paid (0.4) (0.8)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities (7.1) 21.5
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (6.7) 9.2
Opening Cash & Cash Equivalents 57.5 27.7
Exchange Losses 0.1 (0.3)
Closing Cash & Cash Equivalents 51.0 36.6
Cash Conversion 173.6% 152.5%
Note (1) Cash Conversion is calculated using Adjusted EBITDA and working capital movement,
Adjusted EBITDA refers to normalised trading EBITDA, being EBITDA adjusted for share based
payments & non-recurring items. Working capital movement is the variance between opening and
Net Debt 9.1 10.2 closing debtors, creditors and stock adjusted for fixed asset accruals
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Applegreen plc H1 2018 Interim Results Presentation
FY 2017 Balance Sheet Summary
30 June 2018 31 Dec 2017
€m €m
─ Net leverage of 0.5x at 30 June 2018 (31
Non-Current Assets 345.4 322.9
December 2017: 0.3x)
Current Assets 72.2 58.5
Current Liabilities (206.8) (176.5)
Working Capital (134.6) (118.0)
Capital Expenditure Analysis
Cash and Cash Equivalents 54.6 57.5 H12018 H12017 H12016
Total Debt (63.7) (67.7) €m €m €m
Net Debt (9.1) (10.2)
Service Areas 4.8 9.0 10.9
PFS 8.4 9.1 10.6
Non Current Liabilities (13.0) (13.4) Rebrands 0.6 1.1 4.1
Dealer 0.8 0.4 0.9
Net Assets 188.7 181.3
USA 4.0 0.3 0.3
Share Capital & Share Premium 191.6 191.4
Development sites 3.4 4.6 0.0
JFT 0.0 0.0 0.0
Capital Reserves (62.0) (63.7)
Other 8.3 5.3 4.6
Retained Earnings 59.1 53.6
Total 30.3 29.8 31.4
Equity 188.7 181.3
Return on Capital Employed 14.8% 15.8% Note (1)Return on Capital Employed based on adjusted EBIT (Earnings Before Interestand
Taxation)
Note (1) Return on Capital Employed adjusted for impact of assets under construction
Adjusted Return on Capital Employed 17.4% 18.0% and development assets held at year end
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Applegreen plc H1 2018 Interim Results Presentation
Outlook
─ Momentum continuing across the group
─ Continuing expansion of the estate since 30 June 2018
─ Three new PFS opened in ROI including two Dealer sites
─ One new stand-alone PFS in US
─ Completed the acquisition of a 7-site group in South Carolina
─ Acquisition of a 43-site group in Florida completed in September 2018
─ Acquisition of majority stake in Welcome Break announced in August 2018
"Our financial performance for the first six months of 2018 has been robust notwithstanding the difficult trading conditions caused by the
exceptional weather in March, especially in our Irish business. Apart from the impact of this one off event, the underlying business
continues to perform well and we remain confident in the prospects for the business in 2018.”
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Summary
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Transaction Structure – Overview
Step 1
€361.8m 55.02% of WB
Step 2 8.6% of WB
£120m of Assets
€56.5m
Step 3
£80m to pay down junior debt
Post
Completion
50.01% 49.99%
Operational Control
Management Fee
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Welcome Break Hotel Portfolio
─ Hotel portfolio directly managed and is 8% of FYE Jan 2018 Gross Profit before
Wages of Welcome Break
Rebranding RevPAR CAGR
─ Welcome Break operates 29 hotels consisting of 20 Days Inn and nine Ramada
strategy to from FY16-
upgrade to FY18 of
─ Hotels are a common feature in UK MSA sites Ramada c.4.5%
─ 23 of the hotels are co-located within Welcome Break existing sites and the
remaining six located in independent sites
─ Standalone Welcome Break hotel management team which will remain in place
post transaction providing continuity for the business c.75% c.51% gross
occupancy profit margin
─ Welcome Break has undertaken a strategy to rebrand some of its hotel portfolio
from Days Inn to Ramada sites, for which improved occupancy rates and
increased rooms rates are being achieved
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Applegreen Site Transfers into Welcome Break as Part of
the AIP Agreement
Applegreen UK Trading Sites Transfers: ─ As part of the AIP deal the Company will
transfer to Welcome Break their UK MSA
Name Location Site Type sites, their TRSA sites deemed suitable for
transfer and their UK development pipeline
Ballymena North N. Ireland TRSA
Hillsborough N. Ireland TRSA ─ Applegreen will receive in exchange a
further c.£120m of equity in Welcome
Templepatrick Outbound N. Ireland MSA Break
Lisburn Outbound N. Ireland MSA
─ Combined EBITDA of existing sites is c.£4m
Lisburn Inbound N. Ireland MSA
Spaldwick UK TRSA ─ Adjustment mechanism is in place for the
valuation of the greenfield sites
Spalding UK TRSA
Cromwell UK TRSA
Kates Cabin UK TRSA
Darrington UK TRSA
Whitley UK TRSA
Fosseway UK TRSA
Wyboston UK TRSA
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Site Categories
Service Areas – MSAs and TRSAs Petrol Filling Stations (“PFS”)
Motorway Service Areas (“MSA”) Company Owned
− MSAs are located on motorways with large facilities, − Traditional forecourt, store offering and food and
parking and at least three food and beverage offerings beverages
− MSAs offer own brand food and beverage offerings and − Relevant retail proposition built to reflect local
a range of internationally recognised brands demographic
Trunk Road Service Areas (“TRSA”) Dealer
− TRSAs are mid-size sites on major roads with seating − PFS owned by operator, five year fuel supply
areas and one to three food and beverage offerings agreements
− High-end stores with attractive ambiance − Fixed margin per litre to dealer
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Pro-forma adjustments
Pro-forma consolidation adjustments
Income Statement
Note 1
• The income statement of Applegreen Group has been extracted without adjustment from the audited published financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017
Note 2
• The income statement of Welcome Break Group for the 52 week period ended 30 January 2018 been extracted without material adjustment from the Welcome Break
Historical Financial Information set out in the Admission Document, converted to Euro using a Euro/GBP of 0.87667 being the average rate applied in the Applegreen Group
financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017
Note 3
• This adjustment relates to the incremental interest cost and related tax benefit of additional borrowings incurred as a part of the funding of the transaction. Applegreen plc
claim an Irish tax deduction on its interest on a paid basis. No carry forward of unused amounts is allowed. Therefore, it has been assumed that the Irish entities will have
sufficient taxable income to utilise the full interest relief available
Note 4
• The adjustments relate to:
o Business combination transaction costs - Transaction costs of €5.3 million relating to the Welcome Break acquisition are expensed in the income statement with
the corresponding tax impact of €0.7 million also reflected
o Interest on Eurobonds - The Eurobonds are unsecured loans that are required to be held by the shareholders in Welcome Break in the same proportion to their
respective shareholdings in the Welcome Break Group. Each noteholder has agreed to convert £151.7 million in total of Eurobonds, out of the total £301.7 million
that existed on 31 January 2018, into equity once the AIP Agreement has been implemented to optimise interest deductibility for the Enlarged Group;
o Interest saving of €23.8 million on the conversion of a portion of the existing Eurobonds into equity in Welcome Break Group; and €11.9 million of consolidation
adjustment to add back the proportion of Eurobonds interest held by Applegreen resulting in a total Eurobond interest saving of €35.7 million
o The interest saving and associated break fees totalling €3.6 million associated with the early repayment of Welcome Break Group junior debt
o The recognition of minority interest of €20.7m based on 49.99% in the Welcome Break Group following the transaction plus €17.8m of interest saving on
Eurobonds attributable to minority interests plus €1.8m saving on interest costs relating to the early repayment of Welcome Break Group junior debt and net of
deal costs.
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Pro-forma adjustments
Pro-forma consolidation adjustments
Balance sheet
Note 1:
• The statement of financial position of Applegreen Group have been extracted without adjustment from the audited published financial statements for the year ended 31
December 2017.
Note 2:
• The statement of financial position of Welcome Break Group as at 31 January 2018 have been extracted from the Welcome Break Historical Financial Information set out in
the Admission Document, converted to Euro using a Euro/GBP exchange rate of 0.87667 being the closing rate applied in the Applegreen Group financial statements for the
year ended 31 December 2017.
Note 3:
• The adjustments relate to the expected fundraising associated with the transaction as follows:
• the drawdown of the new Applegreen Group debt facility of €207.0 million (before related fees
• and costs) and repayment of the existing debt facility of €64.0 million;
• an equity fundraising of €175.0 million, gross of fees and costs; and
• costs associated with the debt and equity fundraising, net of tax
Note 4:
• The up font acquisition cost of €360.5 million, being the total cash consideration of €361.8 million less agreed adjustments for leakage and interest between signing and
closing, for the NIBC 55.02% interest in Welcome Break Group along with related transaction costs of €5.3 million.
• The AIP sale proceeds of €56.5 million provided for under the AIP Agreement;
• The transfer of Applegreen UK Business Transfer Assets to Welcome Break Group at an estimated valuation of £120 million (€135.3 million). As this is an intergroup
transaction, all except the non-controlling interest eliminates on consolidation. Therefore, €67.6 million (being 49.99 per cent.) is being recorded on this transfer;
• The expected contribution of the AIP additional equity investment;
• The intended repayment (subject to approval of the Welcome Break Group lenders) of €87.5 million of junior debt within the Welcome Break Group along with the related
debt break fees of 2 per cent. have been assumed and the related tax impact;
• The conversion of a portion of the existing shareholder loans (Eurobonds) into equity in Welcome Break Group to optimise interest deductibility for the Enlarged Group; and
• The elimination of pre-acquisition reserves.
• No fair value assessment has been carried out in relation to assets and liabilities acquired as part of the Welcome Break Group. All purchase consideration in excess of the
Welcome Break Group net assets has therefore been recorded as Goodwill.
• After completion, but ahead of 31 December 2018, the Board will be required to undertake a fair value exercise of the identifiable assets and liabilities of the acquired
business to assess the purchase price for accounting purposes. This fair value exercise may result in adjustments to the carrying value of the Enlarged Group’s statement of
financial position items.
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