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Livermore Investments Group Limited
30 September 2022
30 September, 2022
LIVERMORE INVESTMENTS GROUP LIMITED
UNAUDITED INTERIM RESULTS FOR SIX MONTHSED 30 JUNE 2022
Livermore Investments Group Limited (the "Company" or
"Livermore") today announces its unaudited interim results for the
six months ended 30 June 2022 . These results will be made
available on the Company's website today.
For further investor information please go to
www.livermore-inv.com .
Enquiries:
Livermore Investments Group Limited +41 43 344 3200
Gaurav Suri
Strand Hanson Limited (Financial and Nominated Adviser) +44 (0)20 7409 3494
Richard Johnson / Ritchie Balmer
Arden Partners plc (Broker) +44 (0)20 7614 5900
Chairman's and Chief Executive's Review
Introduction
We are pleased to announce the interim financial results for
Livermore Investments Group Limited (the "Company" or "Livermore")
for the six months ended 30 June 2022. References to the Company
hereinafter also include its consolidated subsidiaries (note
8).
The economic environment of 2022 can be characterized as a
period of indigestion from the monetary and fiscal policy largesse
in the previous years. Inflation has risen to multi-decade highs.
The inflation situation has been further complicated by the energy
cost shock emanating from sanctions applied to Russia on its war in
Ukraine. Developed economy central banks are therefore being forced
to apply the economic breaks and increase interest rates in a bid
to contain inflation. Financial markets have tumbled with both
fixed income and equity markets recording significant losses in
2022. The US Dollar has rallied against most developed world
currencies and is at multi-year highs as the US Federal Reserve
leads the monetary policy tightening race.
While management had expected US Federal Reserve to increase
rates in the US, Russia's aggression in Ukraine and the significant
resulting sanctions portended a potentially ominous path for
economic growth. With government bonds offering extremely low to
negative yields at the start of the year, rate increases implied
negative returns on government bonds and fixed rate instruments in
the near future. At the same time, equity markets face a decline in
lofty price/earnings multiples while earnings remain under margin
pressure. Management therefore decided to reduce risk and rapidly
and successfully converted its two open warehouses into new issue
CLOs at amongst the lowest financing costs in 2022. As of 30(th)
June 2022, management had significantly de-risked its portfolio and
had no open warehouse positions. Further, management increased cash
and short term investments to USD 37.3m allowing the Company to
benefit from opportunistic trading and price dislocations. The
Company started the year with USD 45.1m cash on its balance sheet
received about USD 13.6m from its CLO and warehouse portfolio,
divested about USD 7.6m in investments and returned USD 24.0m to
shareholders via dividends during the period.
During the period, US loans held up relatively well as their
floating rate component guards against rising rates. Further, there
are only a few maturities in the near term as most borrowers took
advantage of strong markets in 2021 and extended their loan
maturities. On the other hand, these borrowers will be expected to
pay more interest costs in the future and may face earnings
reductions and liquidity issues in 2023 and management is focused
on such situations as they arise. CLO equity valuations have
declined during the period, especially for positions with
reinvestment periods ending in near-term as CLO managers lose some
flexibility to manage the portfolios in these positions.
During the first half of 2022, the Company recorded a net loss
of USD 21.6m (30 June 2021: gain of USD 15.5m) as cashflow from the
Company's CLO and warehouse portfolio was offset by valuation
declines of USD 32.7m. The Company distributed an interim dividend
of USD 24.0m during the period.
The NAV of the Company stood at USD 0.79 per share as 30 June
2022 after returning USD 24.0m to shareholders through dividend
distributions (30 Jun 2021: NAV per share USD 1.00). The losses
relate largely to mark-to-market declines of its CLO portfolio
offset by net carry from CLO positions and warehouses. During the
first half of 2022, the CLO and warehousing portfolio generated USD
13.6m in cash and USD 32.7m in net valuation declines. Management
continues to actively manage the financial portfolio and remains in
frequent contact with CLO managers with a view to optimizing
exposure to US credit markets.
Financial Review
The NAV of the Company as at 30 June 2022 was USD 130.0m (30
June 2021: USD 164.4m). The loss after tax for the first half of
2022 was USD 21.7m, which represents loss per share of USD 0.13.
The loss relates largely to the period end valuations of the CLO
portfolio and exposure to leveraged loans.
30 June 202 2 30 June 202 1 31 December 202 1
US $m US $m US $m
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Shareholders' funds at beginning of period 17 7 .7 163.9 163.9
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Income from investments 1 3.7 1 2.2 27 .5
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Unrealised ( losses) / p rofits on investments (35.8) 5.5 9 .4
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Unrealised exchange gains - - 0 .1
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Operating expenses ( 1.4) ( 1.8) (8.6)
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Net finance c osts (0 .2) (0 .3) (0 .4)
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Tax charge - (0.1) ( 0.1)
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(Decrease) / i ncrease in net assets from operations (23.7) 15.5 2 7 . 9
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Dividends paid ( 24.0) ( 8.0) ( 8.0)
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Purchase of own shares - ( 7.0) ( 7.0)
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R e-issuance of own shares - - 0.9
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Shareholders' funds at end of period 1 30 .0 1 64 .4 1 77 .7
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Net Asset Value per share US $0. 79 US $1. 00 US $1. 07
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Livermore's Strategy
The Company's primary investment objective is to generate high
current income and regular cash flows. The financial portfolio is
constructed around fixed income instruments such as Collateralized
Loan Obligations ("CLOs") and other securities or instruments with
exposure primarily to senior secured and usually broadly syndicated
US loans. The Company has a long-term oriented investment
philosophy and invests primarily with a buy-and-hold mentality,
though from time to time the Company will sell investments to
realize gains or for risk management purposes.
Strong emphasis is given to maintaining sufficient liquidity and
low leverage at the overall portfolio level and to re-invest in
existing and new investments along the economic cycle.
Dividend & Buyback
On 5 January 2022, the Board announced an interim dividend of
USD 24.0m (USD 0.145 per share) to members on the register on 14
January 2022. The dividend was paid on 7 February 2022.
The Board of Directors will decide on the Company's dividend
policy for 2022 based on profitability, liquidity requirements,
portfolio performance, market conditions, and the share price of
the Company relative to its NAV.
Richard Rosenberg Noam Lanir
Non-Executive Chairman Chief Executive
29 September 2022
Review of Activities
Economic & Investment Environment
After years of low inflation, the powerful global monetary and
fiscal policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have finally
reignited fears of persistently high inflation. Economic sanctions
on Russia, as it wages a war in Ukraine, have driven energy costs
higher - adding further fuel to the inflation fire. Already in
November 2021, the US Federal Reserve recognized that inflation was
no longer a transitory phenomenon and was running too hot, yet it
surprisingly kept interest rates unchanged and continued its bond
buying programme until March 2022. The result - a 9.1% increase in
US Consumer Price Index (CPI), a 9.4% increase in the UK CPI, and
an 8.6% increase in euro area inflation rate. Central bankers have
once again found themselves behind the curve on inflation, and the
cost of catching up and ensuring inflation does not become
entrenched may well be significant economic pain and
unemployment.
The global economy grew much more slowly since the beginning of
2022. Although unemployment continued to decline in many countries,
and in most advanced economies is now back around pre-pandemic
lows, high level of inflation and uncertainty from the war in
Ukraine had a curbing effect, weighing on purchasing power and
reducing demand.
In the US, GDP fell in the first quarter by 1.5% primarily
reflecting weak growth in exports due to another pandemic wave and
supply chain issues. Unemployment at 3.6% in June is back near its
pre-pandemic lows in 2019. Inflation continued to increase in the
US reaching a 40-year high of 9.1% increase in June Consumer Price
Index. The elevated level of inflation is partly attributable to
higher energy and food prices, due to the war in Ukraine. However,
core inflation also rose further across the board and stood at 5.9%
in June. The US Federal Reserve, in a bid to contain inflation, has
vowed to aggressively raise rates and increased its target range
for the federal funds rate in March by 25 basis points, 50 basis
points in May and by 75 basis points in June, to 1.5 - 1.75%.
Further, the Federal Reserve started reducing its balance sheet and
signalled additional interest rate hikes to curb inflation.
In the euro area, GDP expanded by 0.7% and 0.8% in the first and
second quarter of 2022 respectively. Employment figures in the euro
area increased further with unemployment at 6.8% in January and in
April, which was lower than its pre-pandemic level. While GDP grew
in most member states, it declined in Germany as a result of
tightened pandemic containment measures. Manufacturing also
recorded slight growth, despite having been burdened for some time
by the global shortage of intermediate products. Exports continued
to recover and inventory levels increased substantially. However,
the war in Ukraine is likely to have a lasting impact on future
economic development. Consumer sentiment has deteriorated
considerably since the war began, particularly also as higher
energy and food prices are weighing on households' real incomes.
Furthermore, the war has led to additional supply bottlenecks in
manufacturing. Consumer price inflation in the euro area advanced
further in recent months and stood at 8.6% in May driven by high
energy and food prices which increased substantially with the
outbreak of the war in Ukraine. Although the European Central Bank
left its key interest rates unchanged in March, it announced its
decision to wind down the net purchases under its asset purchase
programme (APP) faster than planned. In addition, In June, the
European Central Bank decided to end net asset purchases under its
asset purchase programme (APP) as of 1 July.
Financial market sentiment declined and volatility increased
considerably since the beginning of 2022. Expectations of a faster
normalisation of monetary policy in the advanced economies, the war
in Ukraine and China's continued zero-COVID policy weighted heavily
on fixed income and equity markets. As of 30 June 2022, the SPX 500
Index had declined by 21%, the NASDAQ Composite by 30.3%, and the
EuroStoxx 50 Index by 20.2%. Yields on ten-year government bonds in
advanced economies rose significantly at the turn of the year, as
market participants expected a stronger monetary policy response to
rising inflation. The US 10 year bond yield increased from 1.51% to
3.01% during the first half of the year while the German 10 year
bond yield increased from 0% to 1.33% resulting in significant
price declines. High-yield bonds and investment grade bonds
declined by 14% during the period.
The US dollar appreciated on a trade-weighted basis while the
euro fell to a five-year low against the dollar. The yen and pound
sterling weakened in trade-weighted terms, with the yen dropping to
a twenty-year low against the US dollar.
Commodity prices were affected by the war in Ukraine and the
sanctions imposed. In March, the price of Brent crude was at times
almost USD 130 per barrel; and at the end of quarter 2022, the
price of Brent crude hovered around USD 110 per barrel, thus
remaining considerably higher than at the beginning of the year
US Leveraged Loan market performed relatively better losing
4.45% in the first half of 2022 as the floating rate component
protected investors against rising rates. At the same time, these
borrowers face higher interest costs due to rising rates increasing
the probability of future stress and default. Countering this
headwind is the fact that near-term maturities remain low as most
borrowers took advantage of strong demand in 2021 and pushed out
their loan maturities. Nonetheless, while default rates remain low
(0.28% in June on a trailing twelve-month basis), we expect default
rates to increase in 2023 for certain borrowers with potential
liquidity needs in the near future and management is intently
focused on such exposures.
The CLO market continued to grow in the first half of 2022,
albeit at a much slower pace that in 2021, despite all-in debt
spreads widening from SOFR+175bps to SOFR+270bps as already open
loan warehouses rushed to securitize financing as well as
opportunistic investors seeking to take advantage of loans at low
prices. As anticipated, CLO refinancing and reset activities were
minimal as most transactions were done in 2021 and the current debt
costs are not accretive. With most loans trading at discounts to
par, most CLO managers have been able to increase principal par in
CLOs, which should help in offsetting some future losses from
defaults and restructurings. We expect long reinvestment period
CLOs to outperform CLOs with reinvestment periods ending in the
near-term as CLO managers lose some flexibility in trading once
reinvestment periods are over. The mark-to-market valuations of CLO
equity already demonstrates this expected outperformance as prices
for short reinvestment end period CLO transactions have declined
much more sharply in 2022.
Sources: Swiss National Bank (SNB), European Central Bank (ECB),
US Federal Reserve, Bloomberg, JP Morgan, S&P Capital IQ
Financial Portfolio and trading activity
The Company manages a financial portfolio valued at USD 116.2m
as at 30 June 2022, which is invested mainly in fixed income and
credit related securities.
The following is a table summarizing the financial portfolio as
at 30 June 2022
Name 30 June 2022 30 June 2021 31 December
Book Value Book Value 2021
US $m US $m Book Value
US $m
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Investment in the loan market
through CLOs 77.0 95.2 101.7
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Open Warehouse facilities - 25.5 7.6
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Public Equities 1.9 11.2 10.0
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Perpetuals and money market
notes 18.4 - -
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Invested Total 97.3 131.9 119.3
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Cash 18.9 19.6 45.1
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Total 116.2 1 51.5 164.4
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Senior Secured Loans and CLOs
In the first half of 2022, the US senior secured loan market
(leveraged loan market) was not immune to the decline in risk
assets despite its floating rate component. Still, it outperformed
on a relative basis losing 4.45% as measured by the CS Leveraged
Loan Index as compared to the high-yield and investment grade bonds
losing about 14%. New issue loan market slowed considerably as
SOFR-LIBOR transition issues persisted in the initial weeks and
thereafter credit spreads widened. Institutional loan issuance
finished the first half of 2022 at USD 171.8 billion, compared to
USD 330.7 billion for the first half of 2021.
While defaults stayed at very low levels (par-weighted default
rate of 0.28% as of June 2022 compared to 1.25% a year ago),
defaults in the near to mid term are expected to increase as
borrowing costs shift higher due to rising LIBOR/SOFR and margin
pressures increase. At the same time, near-term maturities are low
and should help in capping the default risk.
Despite debt spreads rising from SOFR+175bps to as wide as
SOFR+270bps, new issue CLO market continued to grow supported by
existing warehouse investors desire to securitize into long-term
financing and opportunistic investors taking advantage of low loan
prices. USD 71 billion of new issue CLO transactions were created
along with USD 5 billion of refinancing and USD 20 billion of reset
activity (extension of reinvestment period and maturity of existing
CLOs). This compares to over USD 80 billion of new issue
transactions in addition to USD 67 billion of refinancing and USD
70 billion of reset activity.
Management had two warehouses open coming into the year, which
it successfully and rapidly converted to new issue CLOs at amongst
the lowest cost of debt in 2022.
During the first half of 2022, the CLO and warehouse portfolio
generated USD 13.6m in cash distributions which were offset by
mark-to-market valuation declines of USD 32.7m.
Given the challenging and uncertain macroeconomic backdrop, in
the first half of the year the Company aggressively de-risked and
its increased cash and short-terms holdings. As of end of June
2022, the Company had USD 37.3m in cash and short-term holdings
compared to USD 21.1m at the start of the year (after payout of USD
24.0m dividend). Management expects to opportunistically trade when
prices are dislocated while maintaining sufficient liquidity and a
no-debt position.
The Company's CLO portfolio is divided into the following
geographical areas:
30 June Percentage 30 June Percentage
2022 2021 Amount
Amount
US $000 US $000
US CLOs 77,077 100.0% 95,151 100.0%
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Fund Investments (previously described as Private Equities)
The fund investments held by the Company are incorporated in the
form of Managed Funds (mostly closed end funds) mainly in emerging
economies. The investments of these funds into their portfolio
companies were mostly done in 2008 and 2009. Overall, the Company
expects that exits of portfolio companies should materialize by
2022.
The following summarizes the book value of the fund Investments
as at 30 June 2022:
Name Book Value
US $m
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Cole Capital Fund 5.5
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Fetcherr Ltd 1.8
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Phytech (Israel) 1.9
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Say2eat Inc 0.8
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Other investments 0.4
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Total 10.4
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Cole Capital: Cole Capital is a fund that trades in digital
assets such as Bitcoin and it is advised by Frequant. The advisor
has developed automated trading algorithms that have outperformed
the underlying digital assets performance by consistently avoiding
large drawdowns. The fund declined by 8.9% return in the first half
of 2022, although the investment is still up 38.5% since the
Company invested in the fund in March 2021.
Fetcherr Ltd: Fetcherr is the Israeli start-up that has
developed a proprietary AI-powered goal based enterprise pricing
and workflow optimization system. Founded in 2019 by experts in
deep learning, Algo-trading, e-commerce, and digitization of legacy
architecture, Fetcherr aims to disrupt traditional rule-based
(legacy) revenue systems through reinforcement learning
methodologies, beginning with the airline industry. The Company
invested USD 2m in 2021.
Phytech: Phytech is an agriculture-technology company in Israel
providing end-to-end solutions for achieving higher yields on crops
and trees. In September 2020, Phytech raised USD 25m at a pre-money
valuation of USD 105m. As part of the capital raise, the manager of
the investment reduced its holding in Phytech and distributed USD
471k (versus our investment of USD 394k) in cash. Following these
transactions, Livermore continues to hold 12.2% in Phytech Global
Advisors Ltd, which in turns now holds 11.95% on a fully diluted
basis in Phytech Ltd.
Say2eat Inc: Say2eat is a company that has proved they can
disrupt the existing food delivery (3(rd) party) marketplace model,
with a first party, direct delivery model that is commission free.
The company has shown rapid growth and is now active in over 20 US
states from the east coast all the way to Hawaii working with 200
restaurants. The Company invested USD 0.750m in 2020.
The following table reconciles the review of activities to the
Group's financial assets as at 30 June 2022.
Name 30 June 2022
Book Value
US $m
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Financial portfolio 97.3
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Fund investments 10.4
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Total 107.7
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Financial assets at fair
value through profit or
loss (note 4) 97.3
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Financial assets at fair
value through other comprehensive
income (note 5) 10.4
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Total 107.7
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Events after the reporting date
Details of material events after the reporting date are
disclosed in note 24 of these interim condensed consolidated
financial statements.
Litigation
Information is provided in note 22 to the interim condensed
consolidated financial statements.
Going Concern
The Directors have reviewed the current and projected financial
position of the Company, making reasonable assumptions about cash
and short-term holdings, interest and distribution income, future
trading performance, valuation projections and debt requirements.
On the basis of this review, the Directors have a reasonable
expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in
operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they
continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the interim
condensed consolidated financial statements.
Livermore Investments Group Limited
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
as at 30 June 2022
30 June 30 June 31 December
2022 2021 2021
Note Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Assets US $000 US $000 US $000
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 50 34 52
Right-of-use asset 126 275 176
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 4 77,077 95,151 101,667
Financial assets at fair value through other
comprehensive income 5 10,376 8,721 12,435
Investments in subsidiaries 8 6,484 7,000 7,196
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94,113 111,181 121,526
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Current assets
Trade and other receivables 9 66 1,325 366
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 4 20,304 36,784 17,553
Cash and cash equivalents 10 18,947 19,655 45,130
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39,317 57,764 63,049
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Total assets 133,430 168,945 184,575
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Equity
Share capital 11 - - -
Share premium and treasury shares 11 163,130 162,214 163,130
Other reserves (20,128) (21,251) (18,026)
Accumulated losses / retained earnings (13,045) 23,455 32,618
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Total equity 129,957 164,418 177,722
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Liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Lease liability 42 148 88
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Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 12 3,347 4,162 6,641
Lease liability - current portion 84 127 88
Current tax liability 0 90 36
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3,431 4,379 6,765
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Total liabilities 3,473 4,527 6,853
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Total equity and liabilities 133,430 168,945 184,575
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Net asset valuation per share
Basic and diluted net asset valuation per share (US $) 14 0.79 1.00 1.07
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Livermore Investments Group Limited
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss
for the six months ended 30 June 2022
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Six months Six months Year
Note ended ended ended
30 June 30 June 31 December
2022 2021 2021
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
US $000 US $000 US $000
Investment income
Interest and distribution income 16 13,748 12,232 27,495
Fair value changes of investments 17 (33,734) 5,378 6,250
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(19,986) 17,610 33,745
Operating expenses 18 (1,430) (1,784) (8,599)
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Operating (loss) / profit (21,416) 15,826 25,146
Finance costs 19 (250) (329) (398)
Finance income 19 3 18 18
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(Loss) / profit before taxation (21,663) 15,515 24,766
Taxation charge - (65) (66)
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(Loss) / profit for period / year (21,663) 15,450 24,700
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Earnings per share
Basic and diluted (loss) / earnings per share (US $) 20 (0.13) 0.09 0.15
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Livermore Investments Group Limited
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
for the six months ended 30 June 2022
Six months Six months Year
ended ended ended
30 June 30 June 31 December
2022 2021 2021
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
US $000 US $000 US $000
(Loss) / profit for the period / year (21,663) 15,450 24,700
Other comprehensive income :
Items that will be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Foreign exchange (losses) / gains on the translation of
subsidiaries (43) 49 59
Items that are not reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Financial assets designated at fair value through other comprehensive income
- fair value
(losses) / gains (2,059) (15) 3,200
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Total comprehensive (loss) / income for the period / year (23,765) 15,484 27,959
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The total comprehensive (loss) / income for the period / year is
wholly attributable to the owners of the Company.
Livermore Investments Group Limited
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
for the period ended 30 June 2022
Share Treasury shares Translation Investment Retained Total
premium reserve revaluation earnings
reserve
US $000 US $000 US $000 US $000 US $000 US $000
Balance at 1
January 2021 169,187 - 25 (21,310) 16,005 163,907
Dividends - - - - (8,000) (8,000)
Purchase of own
shares - (6,973) - - - (6,973)
Re-issue of
shares - 916 - - (87) 829
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Transactions
with owners - (6,057) - - (8,087) (14,144)
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Profit for the
year - - - - 24,700 24,700
Other
comprehensive
income:
Financial
assets at fair
value through
OCI - fair
value gains - - - 3,200 - 3,200
Foreign
exchange gains
on the
translation of
subsidiaries - - 59 - - 59
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Total
comprehensive
loss for the
year - - 59 3200 24,700 27,959
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Balance at 31
December 2021 169,187 (6,057) 84 (18,110) 32,618 177,722
Di vidends - - - - (24,000) (24,000)
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Transactions
with owners - - - - (24,000) (24,000)
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Loss for the
period - - - - (21,663) (21,663)
Other
comprehensive
income:
Financial
assets at fair
value through
OCI - fair
value losses - - - (2,059) - (2,059)
Foreign
exchange
losses on the
translation of
subsidiaries - - (43) - - (43)
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Total
comprehensive
loss for the
period - - (43) (2,059) (21,663) (23,765)
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Balance at 30
June 2022 169,187 (6,057) 41 (20,169) (13,045) 129,957
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Share Treasury shares Translation Investment Retained Total
premium reserve revaluation earnings
reserve
US $000 US $000 US $000 US $000 US $000 US $000
Balance at 1
January 2021 169,187 - 25 (21,310) 16,005 163,907
Di vidends - - - - (8,000) (8,000)
Purchase of own
shares - (6,973) - - - (6,973)
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Transactions
with owners - (6,973) - - (8,000) (14,973)
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Profit for the
period - - - - 15,450 15,450
Other
comprehensive
income:
Financial assets
at fair value
through OCI -
fair value
losses - - - (15) - (15)
Foreign exchange
gains on the
translation of
subsidiaries - - 49 - - 49
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Total
comprehensive
income for the
period - 49 (15) 15,450 15,484
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Balance at 30
June 2021 169,187 (6,973) 74 (21,325) 23,455 164,418
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Livermore Investments Group Limited
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
for the period ended 30 June 2022
Six months Six months Year
Note ended ended ended
30 June 30 June 31 December
2022 2021 2021
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
US $000 US $000 US $000
Cash flows from operating activities
(Loss) / profit before taxation (21,663) 15,515 24,766
Adjustments for:
Depreciation expense 63 66 109
Interest expense 19 22 75 35
Interest and distribution income 16 (13,748) (12,232) (27,495)
Bank interest income 19 (3) (18) (18)
Fair value changes of investments 17 33,734 (5,378) (6,250)
Exchange differences 19 228 254 363
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(1,367) (1,718) (8,490)
Changes in working capital
(Increase) /decrease in trade and other receivables (24) 6,965 7,817
(Decrease) / increase in trade and other payables (3,335) (706) 1,774
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Cash flows from operations (4,726) 4,541 1,101
Interest and distribution received 13,751 12,250 27,512
Tax paid (36) (13) (50)
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Net cash from operating activities 8,989 16,778 28,563
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Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of investments (51,896) (66,333) (119,905)
Proceeds from sale of investments 41,037 34,171 100,629
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Net cash from investing activities (10,859) (32,162) (19,276)
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Cash flows from financing activities
Lease liability payments (63) (66) (109)
Interest paid (22) (75) (35)
Dividends paid (24,000) (8,000) (8,000)
Purchase of own shares - (6,973) (6,057)
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Net cash from financing activities (24,085) (15,114) (14,201)
------ ------ ------
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (25,955) (30,498) (4,914)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period / year 45,130 50,407 50,407
Exchange differences on cash and cash equivalents (228) (254) (363)
------ ------ ------
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period / year 10 18,947 19,655 45,130
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Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
1. Accounting policies
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements of
Livermore have been prepared on the basis of the accounting
policies stated in the 2021 Annual Report, available on
www.livermore-inv.com .
The application of the IFRS pronouncements that became effective
as of 1 January 2022 has no significant impact on the Company's
consolidated financial statements.
2. Critical accounting judgements and estimation uncertainty
When preparing the interim condensed consolidated financial
statements, management undertakes a number of judgements, estimates
and assumptions about recognition and measurement of assets,
liabilities, income and expenses. The actual results may differ
from the judgements, estimates and assumptions made by management,
and will seldom equal the estimated results. The judgements,
estimates and assumptions applied in the interim condensed
consolidated financial statements, including the key sources of
estimation uncertainty were the same as those applied in the
Company's last annual consolidated financial statements for the
year ended 31 December 2021.
3. Basis of preparation
These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial
statements are for the six months ended 30 June 2022. They have
been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 "Interim Financial
Reporting" as adopted by the European Union. They do not include
all the information required for full annual financial statements
and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial
statements of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2021.
The financial information for the year ended 31 December 2021 is
extracted from the Company's consolidated financial statements for
the year ended 31 December 2021 which contained an unqualified
audit report.
Investment entity status
Livermore meets the definition of an investment entity, as this
is defined in IFRS 10 "Consolidated Financial Statements".
In accordance with IFRS 10, an investment entity is exempted
from consolidating its subsidiaries, unless any subsidiary which is
not itself an investment entity mainly provides services that
relate to the investment entity's investment activities. In
Livermore's situation and as at the reporting date, one of its
subsidiaries provide such services. Note 8 shows further details of
the consolidated and unconsolidated subsidiaries.
References to the Company hereinafter also includes its
consolidated subsidiary (note 8 ).
4. Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
30 June 30 June 31 December
2022 2021 2021
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
US $000 US $000 US $000
Non-current assets
Fixed income investments (CLOs) 77,077 95,151 101,667
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Current assets
Fixed income investments 18,431 25,500 7,584
Public equity investments 1,873 11,284 9,969
------ ------ ------
20,304 36,784 17,553
------ ------ ------
For description of each of the above categories, refer to note
6.
The above investments represent financial assets that are
mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss.
The Company treats its investments in the loan market through
CLOs as non-current investments as the Company generally intends to
hold such investments over a period longer than twelve months.
The movement in financial assets at fair value through profit or
loss during the year was as follows:
30 June 30 June 31 December
2022 2021 2021
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
US $000 US $000 US $000
At 1 January 119,220 99,583 99,583
Purchases 51,896 61,333 114,399
Sales (17,523) (9,172) (28,408)
Settlements (23,514) (25,000) (72,221)
Fair value gains / (losses) (32,698) 5,191 5,867
------ ------ ------
At 31 December 97,381 131,935 119,220
------ ------ ------
5. Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income
30 June 30 June 31 December
2022 2021 2021
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
US $000 US $000 US $000
Non-current assets
Fund investments 10,376 8,721 12,435
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For description of each of the above categories, refer to note
6.
The above investments are non-trading equity investments that
have been designated at fair value through other comprehensive
income.
The movement in financial assets at fair value through other
comprehensive income during the year was as follows:
30 June 30 June 31 December
2022 2021 2021
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
US $000 US $000 US $000
At 1 January 12,435 3,729 3,729
Purchases - 5,000 5,506
Settlements - - -
Fair value gains / (losses) (2,059) (8) 3,200
------ ------ ------
At 31 December 10,376 8,721 12,435
------ ------ ------
6. Financial assets at fair value
The Company allocates its non-derivative financial assets at
fair value (notes 4 and 5) as follows:
-- Fixed income investments relate to investments in the loan
market through CLOs and open warehouse facilities, as well as
investments in fixed and floating rate bonds and perpetual bank
debt.
-- Public equity investments relate to investments in shares of
companies listed on public stock exchange.
-- Fund investments (previously described as Private equities)
relate to investments in the form of equity purchases in both high
growth opportunities in emerging markets and deep value
opportunities in mature markets. The Company generally invests
directly in prospects where it can exert influence. Main
investments under this category are in the fields of real
estate.
7. Fair value measurements of financial assets and liabilities
The table in note 7.2 below presents financial assets measured
at fair value in the consolidated statement of financial position
in accordance with the fair value hierarchy. This hierarchy groups
financial assets and liabilities into three levels based on the
significance of inputs used in measuring the fair value of the
financial assets and liabilities. The fair value hierarchy has the
following levels:
- Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for
identical assets or liabilities that the entity can access at the
measurement date;
- Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included within Level
1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly
or indirectly; and
- Level 3: unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
The level within which the financial asset is classified is
determined based on the lowest level of significant input to the
fair value measurement.
7.1 Valuation of financial assets and liabilities
-- Fixed Income Investments and Public Equity Investments are
valued per their closing market prices on quoted exchanges, or as
quoted by market makers. Investments in open warehouse facilities
that have not yet been converted to CLOs, are valued based on an
adjusted net asset valuation.
The Company values the CLOs based on the valuation reports
provided by market makers. CLOs are typically valued by market
makers using discounted cash flow models. The key assumptions for
cash flow projections include default and recovery rates,
prepayment rates and reinvestment assumptions on the underlying
portfolios (typically senior secured loans) of the CLOs.
Default and recovery rates: The amount and timing of defaults in
the underlying collateral and the amount and timing of recovery
upon a default affect are key to the future cash flows a CLO will
distribute to the CLO equity tranche. All else equal, higher
default rates and lower recovery rates typically lead to lower cash
flows. Conversely, lower default rates and higher recoveries lead
to higher cash flows.
Prepayment rates: Senior loans can be pre-paid by borrowers.
CLOs that are within their reinvestment period may, subject to
certain conditions, reinvest such prepayments into other loans
which may have different spreads and maturities. CLOs that are
beyond their reinvestment period typically pay down their senior
liabilities from proceeds of such pre-payments. Therefore, the rate
at which the underlying collateral prepays impacts the future cash
flows that the CLO may generate.
Reinvestment assumptions: A CLO within its reinvestment period
may reinvest proceeds from loan maturities, prepayments, and
recoveries into purchasing additional loans. The reinvestment
assumptions define the characteristics of the loans that a CLO may
reinvest in. These assumptions include the spreads, maturities, and
prices of such loans. Reinvestment into loans with higher spreads
and lower prices will lead to higher cash flows. Reinvestment into
loans with lower spreads will typically lead to lower cash
flows.
Discount rate: The discount rate indicates the yield that market
participants expect to receive and is used to discount the
projected future cash flows. Higher yield expectations or discount
rates lead to lower prices and lower discount rates lead to higher
prices for CLOs.
-- Private Equities are valued using market valuation techniques
as determined by the Directors, mainly based on valuations reported
by third-party managers of such investments. Real Estate entities
are valued by independent qualified property valuers with
substantial relevant experience on such investments. Underlying
property values are determined based on their estimated market
values.
-- Investments in subsidiaries are valued at fair value as
determined on an adjusted net asset valuation basis. The Company
has determined that the reported net asset value of each subsidiary
represents its fair value at the end of the reporting period.
7.2 Fair Value Hierarchy
Financial assets measured at fair value are grouped into the
fair value hierarchy as follows:
30 June 2022 Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
US $000 US $000 US $000 US $000
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets
Fixed income investments 18,431 77,077 - 95,508
Fund investments - - 10,376 10,376
Public equity investments 1,873 - - 1,873
Investments in subsidiaries - - 6,484 6,484
------ ------ ------ ------
20,304 77,077 16,860 114,241
------ ------ ------ ------
30 June 2021 Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
US $000 US $000 US $000 US $000
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets
Fixed income investments - 95,151 25,500 120,651
Fund investments - - 8,721 8,721
Public equity investments 11,284 - - 11,284
Investments in subsidiaries - - 7,000 7,000
------ ------ ------ ------
11,284 95,151 41,221 147,656
------ ------ ------ ------
31 December 2021 Audited Audited Audited Audited
US $000 US $000 US $000 US $000
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets
Fixed income investments - 101,667 7,584 109,251
Fund investments - - 12,435 12,435
Public equity investments 9,969 - - 9,969
Investments in subsidiaries - - 7,196 7,196
------ ------ ------ ------
9,969 101,667 27,215 138,851
------ ------ ------ ------
The Company has no financial liabilities measured at fair
value.
The methods and valuation techniques used for the purpose of
measuring fair value are unchanged compared to the previous
reporting period.
No financial assets or liabilities have been transferred between
different levels.
Financial assets within level 3 can be reconciled from beginning
to ending balances as follows:
Six months ended At fair
30 June 2022 At fair value through
value through profit or Investments
OCI loss in subsidiaries
Fund investments Fixed Income
investments Total
US $000 US $000 US $000 US $000
As at 1 January 2022 12,435 7,584 7,196 27,215
Purchases - 15,930 324 16,254
Settlement (23,514) - (23,514)
Losses recognised
in:
- Profit or loss - - (1,036) (1,036)
- Other comprehensive
income (2,059) - - (2,059)
------ ------ ------ ------
As at 30 June 2022 10,376 - 6,484 16,860
------ ------ ------ ------
Six months ended At fair
30 June 2021 At fair value through
value through profit or Investments
OCI loss in subsidiaries
Fund investments Fixed Income
investments Total
US $000 US $000 US $000 US $000
As at 1 January 2021 3,729 10,036 6,813 20,578
Purchases 5,000 40,500 - 45,500
Settlement (25,000) (25,000)
(Losses) / gains recognised
in:
- Profit or loss - (36) 187 151
- Other comprehensive
income (8) - - (8)
------ ------ ------ ------
As at 30 June 2021 8,721 25,500 7,000 41,221
------ ------ ------ ------
Year ended 31 December At fair
2021 At fair value through
value through profit or Investments
OCI loss in subsidiaries
Fund investments Fixed Income
investments Total
US $000 US $000 US $000 US $000
As at 1 January 2021 3,729 10,036 6,813 20,578
Purchases 5,506 69,805 - 75,311
Settlement - (72,221) - (72,221)
Gains / (losses) recognised
in:
- Profit or loss - (36) 383 347
- Other comprehensive
income 3,200 - - 3,200
------ ------ ------ ------
As at 31 December
2021 12,435 7,584 7,196 27,215
------ ------ ------ ------
The above recognised gains / (losses) are allocated as
follows:
Six months ended 30 June At fair
2022 At fair value through
value through profit or Investments
OCI loss in subsidiaries
Fund investments Fixed Income
investments Total
US $000 US $000 US $000 US $000
Profit or loss
- Financial assets held
at period-end - - (1,036) (1,036)
------ ------ ------ ------
Other comprehensive income
- Financial assets held
at period-end (2,059) - - (2,059)
------ ------ ------ ------
Total losses for period (2,059) - (1,036) (3,095)
------ ------ ------ ------
Six months ended 30 June At fair At fair Investments
2021 value through value through in subsidiaries
OCI profit or
loss
Fund investments Fixed Income
investments Total
US $000 US $000 US $000 US $000
Profit or loss
- Financial assets held
at period-end - (36) 187 151
------ ------ ------ ------
Other comprehensive income
- Financial assets held
at period-end (8) - - (8)
------ ------ ------ ------
Total (losses) / gains
for period (8) (36) 187 143
------ ------ ------ ------
Year ended 31 December At fair At fair Investments
2021 value through value through in subsidiaries
OCI profit or
loss
Fund investments Fixed Income
investments Total
US $000 US $000 US $000 US $000
Profit or loss
- Financial assets held
at period-end - (36) 383 347
------ ------ ------ ------
Other comprehensive income
- Financial assets held
at period-end 3,200 - - 3,200
------ ------ ------ ------
Total gains / (losses)
for period 3,200 (36) 383 3,547
------ ------ ------ ------
The Company has not developed itself any quantitative
unobservable inputs for measuring the fair value of its level 3
financial assets at the reporting date. Instead, the Group used
prices from third - party pricing information without
adjustment.
Fixed income investments within level 3 represent open
warehouses that have been valued based on their net asset value.
Their net asset value is primarily driven by the fair value of
their underlying loan asset portfolio plus received and accrued
interest less the nominal value of the financing and accrued
interest on the financing. In all cases, due to the nature and the
short life of a warehouse, the carrying amounts of the warehouses'
underlying assets and liabilities are considered as representative
of their fair values.
Private equities within level 3 represent investments in private
equity funds. Their value has been determined by each fund manager
based on the funds' net asset value. Each fund's net asset value is
primarily driven by the fair value of its underlying investments.
In all cases, considering that such investments are measured at
fair value, the carrying amounts of the funds' underlying assets
and liabilities are considered as representative of their fair
values.
Investments in subsidiaries have been valued based on their net
asset position. The main assets of the subsidiaries represent
investments measured at fair value and receivables from the Company
itself. Their net asset value is considered as a fair approximation
of their fair value.
A reasonable change in any individual significant input used in
the level 3 valuations is not anticipated to have a significant
change in fair values as above.
8. Investment in subsidiaries
30 June 30 June 31 December
2022 2021 2021
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
US $000 US $000 US $000
Unconsolidated subsidiaries
At 1 January 7,196 6,813 6,813
Additions 324 - -
Fair value (losses) / gains (1,036) 187 383
------ ------ ------
At 30 June / 31 December 6,484 7,000 7,196
------ ------ ------
Additions for the period relate to the fair value of the
receivable amount from the Company's unconsolidated subsidiary
Sandhirst Ltd, that has been waived by the Company (note 21).
The investments in which the Company has a controlling interest
as at the reporting date are as follows:
Name of Subsidiary Place of Holding Voting Principal activity
incorporation rights
and shares
held
Consolidated subsidiary
Livermore Capital Switzerland Ordinary 100% Administration
AG shares services
Unconsolidated subsidiaries
Livermore Properties British Ordinary 100% Holding of investments
Limited Virgin Islands shares
Mountview Holdings British Ordinary 100% Investment vehicle
Limited Virgin Islands shares
Sycamore Loan Strategies Cayman Islands Ordinary 100% Investment vehicle
Ltd shares
Livermore Israel Israel Ordinary 100% Holding of investments
Investments Ltd shares
Sandhirst Ltd Cyprus Ordinary 100% Holding of investments
shares
9. Trade and other receivables
30 June 30 June 31 December
2022 2021 2021
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
US $000 US $000 US $000
Financial items
Accrued interest and distribution income - 1 -
Amounts due by related parties (note 21 ) - 256 289
------ ------ ------
- 257 289
Non-financial items
Advance to related party (note 21) - 1,000 -
Prepayments 60 61 65
VAT receivable 6 7 12
------ ------ ------
66 1,325 366
------ ------ ------
For the Company's receivables of a financial nature, no lifetime
expected credit losses and no corresponding allowance for
impairment have been recognised, as their default rates have been
determined to be close to 0%.
No receivable amounts have been written-off during either 2022
or 2021.
10. Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents included in the consolidated cash flow
statement comprise the following:
30 June 30 June 31 December
2022 2021 2021
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
US $000 US $000 US $000
Demand deposits 18,947 19,655 45,130
------ ------ ------
Cash and cash equivalents 18,947 19,655 45,130
------ ------ ------
11. Share capital, share premium and treasury shares
Livermore Investments Group Limited (the "Company") is an
investment company incorporated under the laws of the British
Virgin Islands. The Company has an issued share capital of
174,813,998 ordinary shares with no par value.
During the six-month period ended 30 June 2021, the Company
purchased 10,888,577 ordinary shares at an average price of US$0.64
(GBP0.46) per share to be held in treasury. At 30 June 2021 the
Company had 10,888,577 ordinary shares held in treasury.
During the second half of 2021, 1,430,000 of the Company's
treasury shares were re-issued to a key management member (note 21)
in full settlement of an accrued amount of USD 0.7m. The re-issued
shares had an average cost of USD 0.916m and a fair value of USD
0.829m, as determined based on their market price, resulting in the
recognition of a loss in retained earnings of USD 0.087m. The
difference between the fair value and the accrued amount is
included in professional fees (note 18).
In the statement of financial position the amount included as
'share premium and treasury shares' comprises of:
30 June 30 June 31 December
2022 2021 2021
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
US $000 US $000 US $000
Share premium 169,187 169,187 169,187
Treasury shares (6,057) (6,973) (6,057)
------ ------ ------
163,130 162,214 163,130
------ ------ ------
12. Trade and other payables
30 June 30 June 31 December
2022 2021 2021
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
US $000 US $000 US $000
Financial items
Trade payables 99 15 36
Amounts due to related parties (note 21 ) 2,939 3,745 6,193
Accrued expenses 309 402 412
------ ------ ------
3,347 4,162 6,641
------ ------ ------
13. Dividend
On 5 January 2022, the Board announced an interim dividend of
USD 24.0m (USD 0.145 per share) to members on the register on 14
January 2022. The dividend was paid on 7 February 2022.
The Board of Directors will decide on the Company's dividend
policy for 2022 based on profitability, liquidity requirements,
portfolio performance, market conditions, and the share price of
the Company relative to its net asset value.
14. Net asset value per share
30 June 30 June 31 December
2022 2021 2021
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Net assets attributable to ordinary shareholders (USD 000) 129,957 164,418 177,722
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Closing number of ordinary shares in issue 165,355,421 163,925,421 165,355,421
------------- ------------- -------------
Basic net asset value per share (USD) 0.79 1.00 1.07
------------- ------------- -------------
Number of Shares
Ordinary shares 174,813,998 174,813,998 174,813,998
Treasury shares (9,458,577) (10,888,577) (9,458,577)
------------- ------------- -------------
Closing number of ordinary shares in issue 165,355,421 163,925,421 165,355,421
------------- ------------- -------------
The diluted net asset value per share equals the basic net asset
value per share since no potentially dilutive shares exist at any
of the reporting dates presented.
15. Segment reporting
The Company's activities fall under a single operating
segment.
The Company's investment (losses) / income and its investments
are divided into the following geographical areas:
Six months Six months Year ended
ended 30 June ended 30 June 31 December
2022 2021 2021
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
US $000 US $000 US $000
Investment (losses) / income
Other European countries (449) 115 94
United States (17,820) 17,225 33,109
Asia (1,393) 270 542
------ ------ ------
(19,662) 17,610 33,745
------ ------ ------
Investments
Other European countries 1,478 3,118 3,435
United States 105,128 136,448 127,071
Asia 7,635 8,090 8,345
------ ------ ------
114,241 147,656 138,851
------ ------ ------
Investment (loss) / income, comprising interest and distribution
income as well as fair value gains or losses on investments, is
allocated based on the issuer's location. Investments are also
allocated based on the issuer's location.
The Company has no significant dependencies, in respect of its
investment income, on any single issuer.
16. Interest and distribution income
Six months Six months Year ended
ended 30 June ended 30 June 31 December
2022 2021 2021
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
US $000 US $000 US $000
Interest from investments 240 430 669
Distribution income 13,508 11,802 26,826
------ ------ ------
13,748 12,232 27,495
------ ------ ------
Interest and distribution income is analysed between the
Company's different categories of financial assets, as follows:
Six months ended 30 June 2022
Unaudited
Interest Distribution Total
from investments income
Financial assets at fair value US $000 US $000 US $000
through profit or loss
Fixed income investments 240 13,321 13,561
Public equity investments - 187 187
------ ------ ------
240 13,508 13,748
------ ------ ------
Six months ended 30 June 2021
Unaudited
Interest Distribution Total
from investments income
Financial assets at fair value US $000 US $000 US $000
through profit or loss
Fixed income investments 430 11,766 12,196
Public equity investments - 36 36
------ ------ ------
430 11,802 12,232
------ ------ ------
Year ended 31 December 2021
Audited
Interest Distribution Total
from investments income
Financial assets at fair value US $000 US $000 US $000
through profit or loss
Fixed income investments 669 26,632 27,301
Public equity investments - 194 194
------ ------ ------
669 26,826 27,495
------ ------ ------
The Company's distribution income derives from multiple issuers.
The Company does not have concentration to any single issuer.
17. Fair value changes of investments
Six months Six months Year ended
ended 30 June ended 30 June 31 December
2022 2021 2021
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
US $000 US $000 US $000
Fair value (losses) / gains on financial assets through profit or
loss (32,698) 5,191 5,867
Fair value (losses) / gains on investment in subsidiaries (1,036) 187 383
------ ------ ------
(33,734) 5,378 6,250
------ ------ ------
The investments disposed of had the following cumulative (i.e.
from the date of acquisition up to the date of disposal) financial
impact in the Company's net asset position:
Disposed in 2022
Cumulative distribution or
Realised gains* interest Total financial impact
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
US $000 US $000 US $000
Financial assets at fair value
through profit or loss
Public equity investments 1,430 76 1,506
------ ------ ------
* difference between disposal proceeds and original acquisition
cost
18. Operating expenses
Six months Six months Year ended
ended 30 June ended 30 June 31 December
2022 2021 2021
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
US $000 US $000 US $000
Directors' fees and expenses 492 442 3,903
Other salaries and expenses 105 99 201
Professional and consulting fees 426 905 3,528
Legal expenses 3 1 53
Bank custody fees 60 - 102
Office cost 96 96 277
Depreciation 63 66 109
Other operating expenses 171 161 349
Audit fees 14 14 75
Tax fees - - 2
------ ------ ------
1,430 1,784 8,599
------ ------ ------
19. Finance costs and income
Six months Six months Year ended
ended 30 June ended 30 June 31 December
2022 2021 2021
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
US $000 US $000 US $000
Finance costs
Bank interest costs 22 75 35
Foreign exchange loss 228 254 363
------ ------ ------
250 329 398
------ ------ ------
Finance income
Bank interest income 3 18 18
------ ------ ------
20. (Loss) / earnings per share
Basic (loss) / earnings per share has been calculated by
dividing the (loss) / profit for the period / year attributable to
ordinary shareholders of the Company by the weighted average number
of shares in issue of the Company during the relevant financial
periods.
Six months Six months Year ended
ended 30 June ended 30 June 31 December
2022 2021 2021
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
(Loss) / profit for the period / year attributable to ordinary
shareholders of the parent
(USD 000) (21,663) 15,450 24,700
--------- --------- -------------
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding 165,355,421 170,816,548 165,372,512
--------- --------- -------------
Basic (loss) / earnings per share (USD) (0.13) 0.09 0.15
--------- --------- ---------
The diluted (loss) / earnings per share equals the basic (loss)
/ earnings per share since no potentially dilutive shares were in
existence during 2022 and 2021.
21. Related party transactions
The Company is controlled by Groverton Management Ltd, an entity
owned by Noam Lanir, which
at 30 June 2022 held 74.41% of the Company's voting rights.
30 June 30 June 31 December
2022 2021 2021
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
US $000 US $000 US $000
Amounts receivable from unconsolidated subsidiaries
Sandhirst Limited - 256 289 (1)
------- ------- -------
Amounts receivable from / advances to key management
Advance to Director - 1,000 - (2)
Directors' current accounts 58 - - (2)
Advances to other key management personnel 201 - - (3)
------- ------- -------
259 1,000 -
------- ------- -------
Amounts payable to unconsolidated subsidiaries
Livermore Israel Investments Ltd (3,046) (3,046) (3,046) (4)
------- ------- -------
Amounts payable to other related party
Loan payable (149) (149) (149) (5)
------- ------- -------
Amounts payable to key management
Directors' current accounts (3) (63) (1,011) (4)
Other key management personnel - (487) (1,987) (6)
------- ------- -------
(3) (550) (2,998)
------- ------- -------
Key management compensation
Short term benefits
Executive Directors' fees 398 398 795 (7)
Executive Directors' reward payments - - 3,000
Non-executive Directors' fees 44 44 108
Non-executive Directors' reward payments 50 - -
Other key management fees 194 500 2,829 (8)
------- ------- ------
686 942 6,732
------- ------- -------
(1) The amounts receivable from unconsolidated subsidiaries and
the Directors' current accounts with debit balances are interest
free, unsecured, and have no stated repayment date.
(2) A loan of USD 1m was made during 2019 to a key management
employee and a Company's Director. The loan was free of interest,
unsecured and was repayable on demand. During 2021, the Directors
agreed to reclassify the loan with a balance of USD 1m as an
advance against future remuneration of the specific Director. The
advance is included within trade and other receivables (note
9).
(3) The advances to other key management personnel relate to
payments made to members of key management against their fees for
the second half of 2022.
(4) The amounts payable to unconsolidated subsidiaries and
Directors' current accounts with credit balances are interest free,
unsecured, and have no stated repayment date.
(5) A loan with a balance at 30 June 2022 of USD 0.149m has been
received from a related company (under common control) Chanpak Ltd.
The loan is free of interest, unsecured and repayable on demand.
This loan is included within trade and other payables (note
12).
(6) The amount payable to other key management personnel relates
to a payment made on behalf of the Company for investment purposes
and accrued consultancy fees. During 2021, an accrued amount of USD
0.7m was settled by re-issuing 1,207,624 of the Company's treasury
shares at their fair value as at the date of transfer.
(7) These payments were made directly to companies which are
related to the Directors.
(8) During 2021, 222,376 of the Company's treasury shares were
re-issued to a key management member for no consideration and no
vesting conditions. The fair value of these shares at the date of
transfer was USD 0.129m.
Other key management fees are included within professional fees
(note 18 ).
During the period, the Company has waived its receivable balance
from its subsidiary Sandhirst Ltd (USD: 0.324m) as a means of
capital contribution to the subsidiary (note 8).
No social insurance and similar contributions nor any other
defined benefit contributions plan costs incurred for the Group in
relation to its key management personnel in either 2022 or
2021.
22. Litigation
Fairfield Sentry Ltd vs custodian bank and beneficial owners
One of the custodian banks that the Company uses faces a
contingent claim up to USD 2.1m, and any interest as will be
decided by a US court and related legal fees, with regard to the
redemption of shares in Fairfield Sentry Ltd, which were bought in
2008 at the request of Livermore and on its behalf. If the claim
proves to be successful Livermore will have to compensate the
custodian bank since the transaction was carried on Livermore's
behalf. The same case was also filed in BVI where the Privy Council
ruled against the plaintiffs.
As a result of the surrounding uncertainties over the existence
of any obligation for Livermore, as well as for the potential
amount of exposure, no provision has been made.
23. Commitments
The Company has expressed its intention to provide financial
support to its subsidiaries, where necessary to enable them to meet
their obligations as they fall due.
Other than the above, the Company has no capital or other
commitments as at 30 June 2022.
24. Events after the reporting date
There were no other material events after the reporting date,
which have a bearing on the understanding of
these interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
25. Preparation of interim financial statements
Interim condensed consolidated financial statements are
unaudited. Consolidated financial statements for Livermore
Investments Group Limited for the year ended 31 December 2021,
prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards as adopted by the European Union, on which the auditors
gave an unqualified audit report are available on the Company's
website www.livermore-inv.com.
Review Report to the Members of Livermore Investments
Group Limited
Review Report on the interim Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Introduction
We have reviewed the interim condensed consolidated financial
statements of Livermore Investments Group Limited (the "Company")
and its subsidiary (together with the Company "the Group"), which
are presented in pages 8 to 27 and comprise the condensed
consolidated statement of financial position as at 30 June 2022 and
the consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in
equity and for the period from 1 January 2022 to 30 June 2022, and
notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements,
including a summary of significant accounting policies.
The Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation and
presentation of these interim condensed consolidated financial
statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards applicable to interim financial reporting as adopted by
the European Union ('IAS34 Interim Financial Reporting'). Our
responsibility is to express a conclusion on these interim
condensed consolidated financial statements based on our
review.
Scope of Review
We conducted our review in accordance with International
Standard on Review Engagements 2410, 'Review of Interim Financial
Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity'. A
review of interim financial information consists of making
inquiries, 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
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 accompanying interim condensed
consolidated financial information does not present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of the entity as at June
30, 2022, and of its financial performance and its cash flows for
the six month period then ended in accordance with IAS 34 'Interim
Financial Reporting' as adopted by the European Union.
Emphasis of Matter
We draw attention to the note 22 of the interim condensed
consolidated financial statements which describes the uncertainty
related to the outcome of a legal claim against one of the
custodian banks that the Group and the Company uses on its behalf.
Our conclusion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Other information
The Board of Directors is responsible for the other information.
The other information comprises the information included in the
Chairman's and Chief Executive's Review and Review of Activities,
but does not include the condensed consolidated financial
statements and our review report thereon.
Our conclusion on the condensed consolidated financial
statements does not cover the other information and we do not
express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our review of the condensed consolidated
financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other
information and, in doing so, consider whether the other
information is materially inconsistent with the consolidated
financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the review or
otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work
we have performed, we conclude that there is a material
misstatement of this other information, we are required to report
that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Other Matter
This report, including the conclusion, has been prepared for and
only for the Group's members as a body and for no other purpose. We
do not, in giving this conclusion, accept or assume responsibility
for any other purpose or to any other person to whose knowledge
this report may come to.
Froso Yiangoulli
Certified Public Accountant and Registered
Auditor
for and on behalf of
Grant Thornton (Cyprus) Ltd
Certified Public Accountants and
Registered Auditors
Nicosia, 29 September 2022
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