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2019 Interim Results Announcement

Half Year Results19 November 2018SKOIndustrials

Serko Limited, Saatchi Building, Unit 14D 125 The Strand, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
PO Box 47-638, Ponsonby, T: +64 9 309 4754, F: +64 9 377 0545, investor.relations@serko.com

Incorporated in New Zealand ARBN 611 613 980



Market Release

20 November 2018


UNAUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2018


Serko establishes footholds in new markets as growth continues

Online travel and expense management leader remains profitable as it continues to expand its market

share in Australia and New Zealand and invests in core infrastructure and system features to support

growth locally and in the Northern Hemisphere


Highlights from the unaudited six-month period include:

• Total Operating Revenue

1

for the period ended 30 September 2018 at $11.4 million is up 25% over the previous

corresponding six-month period of $9.1 million.

• Travel booking platform transaction volumes increased by 21% over the same period last year.

• ATMR

2

reached a peak of $19.4 million during the period.

• Total Income

1

from all sources, including grants, was $11.8 million for the period.

• Net profit before tax (NPBT) for the period was $1 million. Prior year period was $1.2 million.

• EBITDA

3

profit for the period was $1.5 million. Prior year period was $1.3 million.

• Cash on hand as at 30 September 2018 was $19 million, up from $5.2 million at 31 March 2018 and included

$14.3 million (net of issue costs) from the August 2018 capital raise.

• Dual-listing on the ASX by way of a Foreign Exempt Listing.

Serko Limited (NZX/ASX:SKO), a leader in online travel booking and expense management for business, today announced

the results for the half year to 30 September 2018. Serko’s revenues continued to grow in its home markets of Australia

and New Zealand and good progress was made in establishing its presence in the Northern Hemisphere, while remaining

profitable.

Transactional volumes across Serko’s travel platforms were up 21% on the same period a year ago. Operating Revenue

grew 25% over the previous corresponding period. This is within the guidance range of 20-30% provided for the full year in

August 2018. Net profit before tax (NPBT) was $1 million and EBITDA

3

was $1.5 million, largely in-line with the prior year

and consistent with guidance.

Serko Chairman Simon Botherway said: “We made pleasing progress in the half year and we continue to be the leading online

business travel booking platform in the Australasian market. We experienced increased transaction volumes from existing

and new customers, additional revenue from travel-related content, such as hotel bookings and airport transfers, as well as

strong growth in our Expense platform revenue.


1

Total Operating Revenue is revenue excluding income from grants and finance income, while Total Income includes grants.


2

ATMR is a non-GAAP measure representing Annualised Transactional Monthly Revenue. Serko uses this as a useful indicator of recurring revenue from

Serko products, based on the monthly transactions and average revenue per booking, on a constant currency basis. Due to seasonality Serko uses the

latest month which is not affected by a seasonality trend. For the current period, September 2018 is affected by Australian holidays and as such the

calculation is based on August 2018 transactions.

3

EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure representing Earnings or Losses before Interest (net Finance income/cost), Tax, Depreciation, Amortisation and

Impairments. Serko uses this as a useful measure for an estimate of operating profits excluding non-cash expenses.

Serko Limited, Saatchi Building, Unit 14D 125 The Strand, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
PO Box 47-638, Ponsonby, T: +64 9 309 4754, F: +64 9 377 0545, investor.relations@serko.com

Incorporated in New Zealand ARBN 611 613 980

“We maintained profitability and we have made significant investment in platform development including Zeno, our

premium platform that is spearheading entry into new Northern Hemisphere markets.”

“It has been a gratifying six-month period. Agreements have been entered into with approximately two thirds of our

Australasian Travel Management Company (TMC) partners (as measured by transactional volume) to enable them to offer

Zeno to their corporate customers.”


“We have also made significant progress on the next phase of our growth plans, to expand our presence in the Northern

Hemisphere markets. Zeno was successfully trialled in the UK from May 2018 in conjunction with our global TMC partner,

ATPI, and one of its corporate customers. ATPI is now expanding the offer to other UK corporates. We expect to commence

transactions in continental Europe and North America in the second half. Demand has exceeded our capacity. In order to

support this growth, we have expanded our team with both permanent and contract resource. We will increase our level of

investment into new features for the Northern Hemisphere and the integration of new content, while also improving core

platform resilience.”

“We are being noticed by the global travel management industry. In October 2018 we were recognised at the BTN (Business

Travel Network) Group Innovate conference, as the Peoples’ Choice Business Travel Innovator. Meanwhile, in New Zealand,

Serko was awarded excellence in innovation at the New Zealand Business Awards held in November 2018 by New Zealand

Trade and Enterprise.”

“Finally, we broadened our reach into Australasian capital markets with a capital raising and ASX listing in the middle of this

year. It has been a gratifying six-month period.”

Financial highlights

Total Operating Revenue

1

in the half-year period rose 25% to $11.4 million, reflecting the 21% increase in transacted booking

volumes (which translated into an 18% increase in transactional fee revenue). It also reflected strong growth in income from

Expense platform transactions and content supplier commissions. These latter sources of revenue, plus other revenue,

contributed 17% of Total Operating Revenue. Average Revenue per Booking (ARPB) earned from travel platform associated

revenue, including supplier commissions, remained steady against the prior year.

Serko Chief Executive Darrin Grafton said: “Approximately 85% of revenue in the period was derived from core product

sources, with the remainder derived mainly from system customisation work. We are seeing increased demand for

customised versions of our core technology and we expect this to translate into revenue growth in the future.”

“Annualised Transactional Monthly Revenue (ATMR

2

), an indicator of the company’s recurring revenues, was a peak of $19.4

million for the period, up from $18.4 million at the end of March 2018. We are very pleased with Serko’s progress and

performance.”

Half-year Total Income

1

rose 23% to $11.8 million, which was a $2.2 million increase over the prior half-year result of $9.6

million.

First half EBITDA

3

of $1.5 million remained comparable to the prior period of $1.3 million, consistent with guidance. NPBT

for the six-month period of $1 million, was down slightly against the prior period of $1.2 million, with the fall primarily related

to currency fluctuations.

“Serko remains in a sound financial position with cash balances of $19 million, up from $5.2 million at 31 March 2018.

Serko raised additional capital in August 2018 to accelerate growth opportunities. Cash balances include $14.3 million (net

of issue costs) from the capital raise.”

“Serko had positive $1.6 million cash flow from operations. Investment in our product, Research and Development (R&D),

increased to $3.8 million from $2.4 million in the same period a year ago. Around $1.9 million of product investment in the

current year was capitalised,” Mr Grafton said.

Strategic Achievements

“Serko’s three-pronged strategy of delivering market-leading technological innovations, growing its customer base both

within its home markets and new markets, and increasing average revenue per booking (ARPB) continues to deliver strong

financial outcomes for the Company. Serko has made significant advances towards achieving its strategic objectives.”

Key strategic achievements for the period include:

Serko Limited, Saatchi Building, Unit 14D 125 The Strand, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
PO Box 47-638, Ponsonby, T: +64 9 309 4754, F: +64 9 377 0545, investor.relations@serko.com

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• The continued onboarding of new customers, resulting in a 21% increase in online booking transactions over the

previous corresponding period. This increase primarily relates to Serko’s home markets of Australia and New

Zealand as expansion into the Northern Hemisphere is still in the early stage of development.

“We expect to continue to grow our share in our home markets, although potentially not as quickly as we have seen

in the first half of the financial year. This growth, although moderated by the holiday business travel slowdown, will

be assisted by the on-boarding of Orbit Travel Group, which signed in July 2018 and will begin to transition onto

Zeno during the second half of this financial year,” Mr Grafton said.

• The commencement of expansion into the Northern Hemisphere. Serko’s TMC partner ATPI successfully completed

a customer trial in the UK and is expected to roll Zeno out to other customers in the second half. Investment in

development requirements to expand the rollout to other European countries has commenced with the integration

of new travel content to the platform.

• Zeno agreements have been signed with North American TMCs and discussions are underway with additional TMCs

after a successful launch of Zeno at the Global Business Travel Association conference held in the US in August 2018.

We expect to close additional reseller agreements with customer trials to begin in the second half following

completion of content integration and system optimisation work, with revenue to follow in future financial years.

• In Australasia, we have signed reseller distribution agreements for the new Zeno platform with TMCs representing

approximately two thirds of Serko’s customers, based on current volume. More than 350 corporates are now using

Zeno, including some large customers transacting at a rate of over 1,000 bookings per month. Flight Centre launched

Savi, a customised travel booking platform based on Zeno in September 2018. It is trialling the service with some

existing customers and expects to roll it out to new customers in the last quarter of this financial year.

• Services revenue, primarily system customisation, expanded by 68% over the prior period. The increased service

level activity is due to customers specifying specialist features that are expected to contribute to increased

transactions in the future and ultimately improve ARPB. New contractual arrangements now include an element of

committed development spend so Services revenue is likely to persist at this elevated level in future.

• Revenue from Serko Expense, our expense management solution, grew by 31% compared to the previous

corresponding period.

• Content revenues (commissions on third party services such as transfers and hotel bookings) grew by 24% compared

to the previous corresponding period with over 6% of all bookings generating additional content revenues, up from

5.4% at the same time a year ago.

• We continue to innovate. We are partnering with airlines, including Qantas, to bring New Distribution Capability

(NDC) booking functionality to the Zeno travel platform. NDC will allow customers to book previously unavailable

content, such as meal and seat selection, as well as access other information and services not yet provided through

other integrations.

OUTLOOK

Serko Chairman Mr Botherway said: “Serko retains its guidance within the range of 20-30% Operating Revenue growth for

the full financial year ending 31 March 2019. Currency fluctuations and the timing of customer onboarding will be key factors

determining the final result as usual.

“We will accelerate investment in system development during the second half to provide local content, additional

functionality and to ensure we have the infrastructure to support global growth. We expect that the benefits of this

investment will be apparent in the 2020 financial year. We anticipate that the majority of these costs will be capitalised,

resulting in our EBITDA remaining consistent with the prior period.”

“Serko is looking forward confidently to the next phase of our growth plan as we take Serko’s Zeno to the world,” Mr

Botherway said.

We also continue to assess acquisition opportunities to support our growth objectives.

ENDS

Serko Limited, Saatchi Building, Unit 14D 125 The Strand, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
PO Box 47-638, Ponsonby, T: +64 9 309 4754, F: +64 9 377 0545, investor.relations@serko.com

Incorporated in New Zealand ARBN 611 613 980



For more information:

Investor.relations@serko.com

Susan Putt

Chief Financial Officer, Serko

+64 21 388 009

Visit www.serko.com for more information. Serko’s interim results are available for downloading from Serko’s website at

http://www.serko.com/investor-centre/ .

Non-GAAP financial information


Non-GAAP financial information does not have a standardised meaning prescribed by GAAP and therefore may not be

comparable to similar financial information presented by other entities. The information has not been audited.

The measures reported by Serko are used by management to monitor the performance of the company and are useful to

investors to assess performance. Non-GAAP measures are defined and explained by footnote where used in this release.

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Serko Limited (SKO)
Results for announcement to the market


Reporting Period 6 months to 30 September 2018

Previous Reporting Period 6 months to 30 September 2017


Amount

(NZ$000)

Percentage change

Revenue from ordinary

activities

11,350 Up 25.1%

Profit (loss) from ordinary

activities after tax

attributable to security

holder

920 Down 16%

Net profit (loss) attributable

to security holders

920 Down 16%


Interim/Final Dividend Amount per security Imputed amount per

security

No Dividend declared Not Applicable Not Applicable


Record Date Not Applicable

Dividend Payment Date Not Applicable


Comments:

This Appendix 1 should be read in conjunction with the

unaudited consolidated financial statements for the six months

ended 30 September 2018 and the Interim Report for the six

months ended 30 September 2018 (Interim Report)

For commentary on the results please refer to the Interim Report

and accompanying announcement.

The unaudited consolidated financial statements for the six

months ended 30 September 2018 have been prepared in

accordance with New Zealand Generally Accepted Accounting

Practice and with New Zealand Equivalents to International

Financial Reporting Standards (“NZIFRS”) and the accounting

policies set out in the Interim Report.




Net tangible assets per

security

September 2018 September 2017

CENTS (NZD) CENTS (NZD)

Net tangible assets per

security

25.61 7.79

Basis of report

This report is based on unaudited financial statements.

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SERKO INTERIM REPORT

Interim Report

For the period ended 30 September 2018

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SERKO INTERIM REPORT

SERKO INTERIM

REPORT

This report is dated 20 November 2018 and is signed on behalf of the Board of Serko Limited by Simon

Botherway, Chairman, and Darrin Grafton, Chief Executive Officer.

DARRIN GRAFTONSIMON BOTHERWAY

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERCHAIRMAN

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SERKO INTERIM REPORT

Key Dates

Contents

Chairman and CEO’s Report04

Interim Financial Statements08

Statement of Comprehensive Income10

Statement of Changes in Equity11

Statement of Financial Position12

Statement of Cash Flows13

Notes to the Financial Statements14

Corporate Directory and Shareholders Enquiries25

30 September 201822 May 2019

Half-year EndFull-year Results Announced

20 November 2018May 2019

Half-year Results AnnouncedAnnual Report Released

31 March 201921 August 2019

Financial-year EndAnnual Shareholders Meeting

Pursuant to ASX listing rule1.15.3, Serko Limited confirms that it continues to comply with the rules of its home

exchange (NZX Main Board).

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SERKO INTERIM REPORT

CEO AND CHAIRMAN’S LETTER

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

Serko can look back on another gratifying six-

month period and we are looking ahead with

confidence. We have grown in our home markets

of Australia and New Zealand, where we have truly

transformed the way businesses manage travel

and expenses. We have taken the first steps on the

next stage of our growth plan to do the same in the

Northern Hemisphere. And, we have done all of this

while remaining profitable.

that is spearheading our entry into new Northern

Hemisphere markets.

We have entered into agreements with

approximately two thirds of our Australasian

Travel Management Company (TMC) partners (as

measured by transactional volume) to enable them

to offer Zeno to their corporate customers.

In the Northern Hemisphere, Zeno was successfully

trialled in the UK from May 2018 in conjunction with

our global TMC partner, ATPI, and one of its corporate

customers. ATPI is now expanding the offer to other

UK corporates. We expect to commence transactions

in continental Europe and North America in the

second half. Demand has exceeded our capacity. In

order to support this growth we have expanded our

team with both permanent and contract resource.

We will increase our level of investment into new

features for the Northern Hemisphere and the

integration of new content, while also improving

core platform resilience.

We are being noticed by the global travel

management industry. In October 2018 we were

recognised at the BTN (Business Travel Network)

Group Innovate conference, as the Peoples’

Choice Business Travel Innovator. Meanwhile, in

New Zealand, Serko was awarded excellence in

innovation at the New Zealand Business Awards

held in November 2018 by New Zealand Trade

and Enterprise.

Finally, we broadened our reach into Australasian

capital markets with a capital raising and ASX listing

in the middle of this year.

We continue to be

the leading online

business travel

booking platform

in the Australasian

market

We continue to be the leading online business

travel booking platform in the Australasian market.

We experienced increased transaction volumes

from existing and new customers, additional

revenue from travel-related content, such as

hotel bookings and airport transfers, as well as

strong growth in our Expense platform revenue.

We have made significant investment in platform

development including Zeno, our premium platform

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Financial highlights

Total Operating Revenue

1

in the half-year period

rose 25% to $11.4 million. This is in line with

guidance provided in August 2018 for growth of

20% to 30% and reflected the 21% increase in

transacted booking volumes (which translated into

an 18% increase in transactional fee revenue).

revenues, was a peak of $19.4 million for the period,

up from $18.4 million at the end of March 2018.

Half-year Total Income

1

rose 23% to $11.8 million,

which was a $2.2 million increase over the prior

half-year result of $9.6 million. First half net profit

before tax (NPBT) was $1 million down slightly

against the prior period of $1.2 million, with the fall

primarily related to currency fluctuations. EBITDA

3


was $1.5 million, largely in-line with the prior

period’s $1.3 million and consistent with guidance.

We remain in a sound financial position with cash

balances of $19 million, up from $5.2 million at

31 March 2018. Serko raised additional capital in

August 2018 to accelerate growth opportunities.

Cash balances include $14.3 million (net of issue

costs) from the capital raise.

We had positive $1.6 million cash flow from

operations. Investment in our product, Research

and Development (R&D), increased to $3.8 million

from $2.4 million in the same period a year ago.

Around $1.9 million of product investment in the

current year was capitalised.

Strategic achievements

Our three-pronged strategy of delivering market-

leading technological innovations, growing our

customer base, both within its home markets and

new markets, and increasing average revenue

per booking (ARPB) continues to deliver strong

financial outcomes for the company. Serko has

made significant advances towards achieving its

strategic objectives.

21% increase in

online booking

transactions

It also reflected strong growth in income from

Expense platform transactions and content

supplier commissions. These latter sources of

revenue, plus other revenue, contributed 17% of

Total Operating Revenue. Average Revenue per

Booking (ARPB) earned from platform revenue,

including supplier commissions, remained steady

against the prior year.

Approximately 85% of revenue in the period

was derived from core product sources, with

the remainder derived mainly from system

customisation work. We are seeing increased

demand for customised versions of our core

technology and we expect this to translate into

revenue growth in the future.

Annualised Transactional Monthly Revenue

(ATMR

2

), an indicator of the company’s recurring

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SERKO INTERIM REPORT

Key achievements for the period include:

• The continued onboarding of new customers,

resulting in a 21% increase in online booking

transactions over the previous corresponding

period. This increase primarily relates to Serko’s

home markets of Australia and New Zealand as

expansion into the Northern Hemisphere is still

in the early stage of development.

We expect to continue to grow our share in

our home markets, although potentially not

as quickly as we have seen in the first half

of the financial year. This growth, although

moderated by the holiday business travel

slowdown, will be assisted by the on-boarding

of Orbit Travel Group, which signed in July

2018 and will begin to transition onto Zeno

during the second half of this financial year.

• The commencement of expansion into the

Northern Hemisphere. Serko’s TMC partner ATPI

successfully completed a customer trial in the UK

and is expected to roll Zeno out to other customers

in the second half. Investment in development

requirements to expand the rollout to other

European countries has commenced with the

integration of new travel content to the platform.

• Zeno agreements have been signed with North

American TMCs and discussions are underway

with additional TMCs after a successful

launch of Zeno at the Global Business Travel

Association conference held in the US in August

2018. We expect to close additional reseller

agreements with customer trials to begin in the

second half following completion of content

integration and system optimisation work, with

revenue to follow in future financial years.

• In Australasia, we have signed reseller

distribution agreements for the new Zeno

platform with TMCs representing approximately

two thirds of Serko’s customers, based on

current volume. More than 350 corporates are

now using Zeno, including some large customers

transacting at a rate of over 1,000 bookings per

month. Flight Centre launched Savi, a customised

travel booking platform based on Zeno in

September 2018. It is trialling the service with

some existing customers and expects to roll it

out to new customers in the last quarter of this

financial year.

Services revenue

expanded by 68%

• Services revenue, primarily system

customisation, expanded by 68% over the prior

period. The increased service level activity is

due to customers specifying specialist features

that are expected to contribute to increased

transactions in the future and ultimately

improve ARPB. New contractual arrangements

now include an element of committed

development spend so services revenue is likely

to persist at this elevated level in the future.

• Revenue from Serko Expense, our expense

management solution, grew by 31% compared to

the previous corresponding period.

• Content revenues (commissions on third party

services such as transfers and hotel bookings)

grew by 24% compared to the previous

corresponding period with over 6% of all bookings

generating additional content revenues, up from

5.4% at the same time a year ago.

• We continue to innovate. We are partnering

with airlines, including Qantas, to bring

New Distribution Capability (NDC) booking

functionality to the Zeno travel platform. NDC will

allow customers to book previously unavailable

content, such as meal and seat selection, as well

as access other information and services not yet

provided through other integrations.

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SERKO INTERIM REPORT

OUTLOOK

Serko retains its guidance within the range of

20-30% Operating Revenue growth for the full

financial year ending 31 March 2019. Uncertainty

around currency fluctuations and the timing

of customer onboarding will be key factors

determining the final result as usual.

We will accelerate investment in system

development during the second half to provide

local content, additional functionality and to

ensure we have the infrastructure to support

global growth. We expect that the benefits of this

investment will be apparent in the 2020 financial

DARRIN GRAFTON

SIMON BOTHERWAY

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

CHAIRMAN

year. We anticipate the majority of these costs will

be capitalised, resulting in our EBITDA remaining

consistent with the prior period.

We are looking forward confidently to the next

phase of our growth plan as we take Serko’s Zeno

to the world.

We continue to assess acquisition opportunities to

support our growth objectives.

Yours sincerely,

1 Total Operating Revenue is revenue excluding income from grants and finance income, while Total Income includes

grants.

2 ATMR is a non-GAAP measure representing Annualised Transactional Monthly Revenue. Serko uses this as a useful

indicator of recurring revenue from Serko products, based on the monthly transactions and average revenue per

booking, on a constant currency basis. Due to seasonality Serko uses the latest month which is not affected by a

seasonality trend. For the current period, September 2018 is affected by Australian holidays and as such the calculation

is based on August 2018 transactions.

3 EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure representing Earnings or Losses before Interest (net Finance income/cost), Tax,

Depreciation, Amortisation and Impairments. Serko uses this as a useful measure for an estimate of operating profits

excluding non-cash expenses.

Awarded excellence

in innovation at

the New Zealand

Business Awards

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FINANCIAL

STATEMENTS

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DARRIN GRAFTONSIMON BOTHERWAY

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERCHAIRMAN

Statement of Comprehensive Income

10

Statement of Changes in Equity11

Statement of Financial Position12

Statement of Cash Flows13

Notes to the Financial Statements

14-24

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors, who authorise these Financial Statements

for issue on 20 November 2018

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STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the six months ended 30 September 2018

Notes

6 Months

Unaudited

6 Months

Unaudited

12 Months

Audited

30 Sep 201830 Sep 201731 Mar 2018

$ (000)$ (000)$ (000)

Revenue11,3509,07018,279

Other income465499994

Total revenue and other income211,8159,56919,273

Operating Expenses

Selling and marketing expenses(959)(598)(1,258)

Remuneration & benefits(6,179)(5,607)(11,667)

Administration expenses(2,769)(1,832)(3,692)

Other expenses(779)(493)(1,067)

Total operating expenses3(10,686)(8,530)(17,684)

Finance income93158475

Finance expenses(270)(31)(61)

Profit before income tax9521,1662,003

Income tax expense (32)(69)(171)

Net profit attributable to the shareholders of the company

9201,0971,832

Movement in foreign currency reserve30(17)(52)

Total comprehensive income for the year9501,0801,780

Earnings per share

Basic profit per share11 $0.01 $0.02 $0.03

Diluted profit per share11 $0.01 $0.01 $0.02

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements

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*Items in other comprehensive income may be reclassified to the income statement and are shown net of tax.

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

For the six months ended 30 September 2018

Notes

Share

Capital

Share-

based

Payment

Reserve

Foreign

Currency

Reserve

Accumulated

Losses

Total

$ (000)$ (000)$ (000)$ (000)$ (000)

Balance as at 1 April 201725,1851,021(33)(19,897)6,276

Net profit for the period---1,0971,097

Other comprehensive income/(loss)*--(17)-(17)

Total comprehensive income for the period

--(17)1,0971,080

Transactions with owners

Shares allocated to employees-72--72

Balance as at 30 September 201725,1851,093(50)(18,800)7,428

Balance as at 1 April 201725,1851,021(33)(19,897)6,276

Net profit for the year---1,8321,832

Other comprehensive income/(loss)*--(52)-(52)

Total comprehensive income for the year--(52)1,8321,780

Transactions with owners

Shares allocated to employees10-252--252

Shares forfeited from employees10-(23)--(23)

Share options to non-executive directors10-59--59

Balance as at 31 March 201825,1851,309(85)(18,065)8,344

Balance as at 1 April 201825,1851,309(85)(18,065)8,344

Net profit for the period---920920

Other comprehensive income/(loss)*--30-30

Total comprehensive income for the period

--30920950

Transactions with owners

Issue of shares (net of issue costs)1014,288---14,288

Allocated shares to employees10-231--231

Balance as at 30 September 201839,4731,540(55)(17,145)23,813

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NotesUnauditedUnauditedAudited

30 Sep 201830 Sep 201731 Mar 2018

$ (000)$ (000)$ (000)

Current assets

Cash at bank and on hand18,9714,5575,232

Trade and other receivables44,1984,3013,831

Derivative financial instruments552-288

Total current assets23,2218,8589,351

Non-current assets

Property, plant and equipment6998867893

Intangible assets 73,2371,5941,574

Deferred tax asset160112155

Derivative financial instruments5-19-

Total non-current assets4,3952,5922,622

Total assets27,61611,45011,973

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables83,3382,8752,793

Derivative financial instruments5-154-

Income tax payable7714198

Interest-bearing loans and borrowings951400351

Total current liabilities3,4663,5703,242

Non-current liabilities

Trade and other payables8159223183

Interest-bearing loans and borrowings9178229204

Total non-current liabilities337452387

Total liabilities3,8034,0223,629

Equity

Share capital1039,47325,18525,185

Share-based payment reserve101,5401,0931,309

Foreign currency reserve(55)(50)(85)

Accumulated losses(17,145)(18,800)(18,065)

Total equity23,8137,4288,344

Total equity and liabilities27,616 11,450 11,973

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

As at 30 September 2018

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the six months ended 30 September 2018

Notes

6 Months

Unaudited

6 Months

Unaudited

12 Months

Audited

30 Sep 201830 Sep 201731 Mar 2018

$ (000)$ (000)$ (000)

Cash flows from operating activities

Receipts from customers10,9298,35817,754

Interest received304493

Receipts from grants465498915

Taxation (paid)/refund received(32)(70)(262)

Payments to suppliers and employees(9,825)(8,535)(17,065)

Interest payments(10)(11)(22)

Net GST refunded (paid)73433

Net cash flows from/(used in) operating activities121,6303271,416

Cash flows from investing activities

Purchase of property, plant and equipment(226)(67)(192)

Capitalised development costs and other intangible assets (1,921)(103)(327)

Net cash flows from/(used in) investing activities(2,147)(170)(519)

Cash flows from financing activities

Net repayment of loans(24)(23)(46)

Issue of shares (net of issue costs)14,288--

Net cash flows from/(used in) financing activities14,264(23)(46)

Net increase (decrease) in total cash13,747134851

Net foreign exchange difference(8)(28)(70)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period5,2324,4514,451

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period18,9714,5575,232

Cash and cash equivalents comprises the following:

Cash at bank and on hand18,9714,5575,232

18,9714,5575,232

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements

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1 BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES

a) Corporate Information

The company is a limited liability company domiciled and incorporated in New Zealand

under the Companies Act 1993 and is listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX)

and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Its registered office is at Unit 14d, 125 The

Strand, Parnell, Auckland.

The Company is an FMC Reporting Entity under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013

and the Financial Reporting Act 2013.

The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of Serko Limited (‘the company’) and

subsidiaries (‘the group’) were authorised for issue in accordance with a resolution of directors.

The group is involved in the provision of computer software solutions for corporate travel.

The group is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand.

b) Basis of preparation

These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of Serko Limited (the company)

and its subsidiaries (together “the group”) have been prepared in accordance with New

Zealand Generally Accepted Accounting Practice and comply with the requirements of

International Accounting Standard (IAS) 34 Interim Financial Reporting and with New

Zealand Equivalent to International Accounting Standard (IAS) 34 Interim Financial

Reporting. The Company is a profit oriented entity.

All significant accounting policies have been applied on a basis consistent with those used

in the audited consolidated financial statements of the Group for the year ended 31 March

2018 other than as disclosed in (c) below.

c) Changes in accounting policies and disclosures

Apart from the changes noted below, the unaudited interim consolidated financial

statements have been prepared using the same accounting policies and methods of

computation as, and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements and related

notes included in the Group’s annual report for the financial year ended 31 March 2018.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

For the six months ended 30 September 2018

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UnauditedUnauditedAudited

30 Sep 201830 Sep 201731 Mar 2018

$ (000)$ (000)$ (000)

Revenue - transaction and usage fees:

Travel platform booking revenue7,7216,55213,283

Expense platform booking revenue8846731,539

Supplier commissions revenue8346701,288

Other revenues189149334

Revenue - services1,7221,0261,835

Total revenue11,3509,07018,279

Government grants461498956

Sundry income4138

Total other income465499994

Total revenue and other income11,8159,56919,273

UnauditedUnauditedAudited

30 Sep 201830 Sep 201731 Mar 2018

$ (000)$ (000)$ (000)

Geographic information

Australia9,8228,51716,599

New Zealand9983501,038

US392107457

India 242757

Singapore362442

Other784586

Total revenue11,3509,07018,279

Application of new and revised standards, amendments and interpretations

The Group has applied NZ IFRS 15 ‘Revenue from contracts with customers’ and NZ IFRS

9 ‘Financial instruments - Classification and Measurement’ in the current financial year.

Consistent with the conclusion disclosed in the Group’s annual report for the financial year

ended 31 March 2018, the Group has now finalised the assessment and concludes that the

adoption of these standards has not had any material impact on the financial position, financial

performance or the underlying accounting policies of the Group, and hence no opening

balance adjustments are required.

The Group adopted NZ IFRS 15 using the modified retrospective approach.

2 REVENUE AND OTHER INCOME

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3 EXPENSES

Research & Development (R&D) cost is a Non-GAAP measure representing the internal and

external costs related to R&D that have been included in operating costs and capitalised as

computer software development during the period.

Research expenditure includes all reasonable expenditure associated with R&D activities

that does not give rise to an intangible asset. R&D expenses include employee and

contractor remuneration related to these activities. It also covers research expenditure

defined by NZ IAS 38.

UnauditedUnauditedAudited

30 Sep 201830 Sep 201731 Mar 2018

$ (000)$ (000)$ (000)

Operating profit before taxation includes the following expenses:

Auditor remuneration and advisory fees404079

Amortisation of intangibles240200412

Depreciation12186185

Rental and operating lease expenses351336729

Employee and contractor remuneration7,4955,42111,043

Employee and contractor remuneration capitalised(1,903)(136)(279)

Contributions to pension plans214192480

Share-based payment expenses23172288

Marketing expenses511186410

Hosting expenses7794931,067

Other operating expenses2,6071,6403,270

Expenses from ordinary activities10,6868,53017,684

Research expenses (excluding capitalised development costs)1,9402,2344,523

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5 DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The group uses derivatives in the form of forward exchange contracts (FECs) to reduce the

risk that movements in the exchange rate will affect the group’s New Zealand dollar cash

flows. Such derivative financial instruments are initially recognised at fair value on the

date on which a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently remeasured at

fair value. Derivatives are carried as financial assets when the fair value is positive and as

financial liabilities when the fair value is negative.

The following table presents the group’s foreign currency forward exchange contracts

measured at fair value:

UnauditedUnauditedAudited

30 Sep 201830 Sep 201731 Mar 2018

$ (000)$ (000)$ (000)

Current:

Foreign currency forward exchange contracts52(154)288

Non-current:

Foreign currency forward exchange contracts-19-

Contractual amounts of forward exchange contracts outstanding were as follows:

Purchase commitments forward exchange contracts9,75014,48810,763

Derivative Financial Instruments have been determined to be within level 2 of the fair

value hierarchy. Foreign currency forward exchange contracts have been fair valued using

published market foreign exchange rates.

UnauditedUnauditedAudited

30 Sep 201830 Sep 201731 Mar 2018

$ (000)$ (000)$ (000)

Current assets

Trade receivables3,5683,1033,046

Provision for doubtful debts(60)(42)-

GST receivable834930

Prepayments607839454

NuTravel Loan receivable - refer note 14-352301

Total trade and other receivables4,1984,3013,831

4 TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

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7 INTANGIBLE ASSETS

UnauditedUnauditedAudited

30 Sep 201830 Sep 201731 Mar 2018

$ (000)$ (000)$ (000)

Opening balance1,5741,6031,603

Additions 1,903191383

Amortisation(240)(200)(412)

Closing balance3,2371,5941,574

6 PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT

UnauditedUnauditedAudited

30 Sep 201830 Sep 201731 Mar 2018

$ (000)$ (000)$ (000)

Opening balance893886886

Additions22667193

Depreciation(121)(86)(185)

Currency translation--(1)

Closing balance998867893

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UnauditedUnauditedAudited

30 Sep 201830 Sep 201731 Mar 2018

$ (000)$ (000)$ (000)

Trade payables1,1671,674428

Accrued expenses1,2595221,640

Lease incentive205223223

GST payable--20

Employee entitlements866678665

Total trade and other payables3,4973,0972,976

Disclosed as:

Current3,3382,8752,793

Non-current159222183

3,4973,0972,976

8 TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES

9 INTEREST-BEARING LOANS AND BORROWINGS

UnauditedUnauditedAudited

30 Sep 201830 Sep 201731 Mar 2018

$ (000)$ (000)$ (000)

Financial Equities loan payable - refer note 14-352301

Leasehold fitout loan229277254

Total interest bearing loans and borrowings229629555

Disclosed as:

Current51400351

Non-current178229204

229629555

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10 EQUITY (SHARE CAPITAL AND SHARE-BASED PAYMENT RESERVE)

Number of

shares

Value of

Equity

(000)$ (000)

Balance at 1 April 201774,89426,206

Shares allocated to employees via Restricted Share Scheme-72

Balance as at 30 September 201774,89426,278

Balance at 1 April 201774,89426,206

Shares allocated to employees via Restricted Share Scheme-252

Shares forfeited from employees via Restricted Share Scheme-(23)

Share options to non-exec directors-59

Balance as at 31 March 201874,89426,494

Balance at 1 April 201874,89426,494

Shares allocated to employees via Restricted Share Scheme-231

Issue of shares (net of issue costs)5,45514,288

Balance as at 30 September 201880,34941,013

During the period the company issued 334,272 shares under a Restricted Share Scheme

(RSS). In respect of the RSS, as at 30 September 2018, 1,061,676 restricted shares are

allocated to key management personnel and 465,975 allocated to other Serko employees.

1,276,119 restricted shares remain unallocated at 30 September 2018.

On 8 August 2018 the company completed a NZ$15 million underwritten placement, with

5,454,545 shares being sold at a fixed price of NZ$2.75 per share.

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UnauditedUnauditedAudited

30 Sep 201830 Sep 201731 Mar 2018

$ (000)$ (000)$ (000)

Profit attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent

Continuing operations9201,0971,832

9201,0971,832

Basic earnings per share

Issued ordinary shares (refer Note 10)80,34974,89474,894

Weighted average of issued ordinary shares76,08374,89474,894

Adjusted for employee restricted share plan shares(2,804)(3,017)(2,991)

Weighted average of issued ordinary shares73,27971,87871,903

Basic earnings per share (dollars)0.010.020.03

Diluted earnings per share

Weighted average of issued ordinary shares76,08374,89474,894

Weighted average of issued ordinary shares for

diluted earnings per share

76,08374,89474,894

Diluted earnings per share (dollars)0.010.010.02

UnauditedUnauditedAudited

30 Sep 201830 Sep 201731 Mar 2018

CentsCentsCents

Net tangible assets per security25.617.799.04

11 EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS)

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12 RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING CASH FLOWS

UnauditedUnauditedAudited

30 Sep 201830 Sep 201731 Mar 2018

$ (000)$ (000)$ (000)

Net Profit after tax9201,0971,832

Adjustments

Depreciation12186185

Amortisation240200412

Increase/(decrease) in deferred tax(5)1(42)

(Gain)/loss on foreign exchange transactions241(133)(556)

Share-based compensation23172288

1,7481,3232,119

Changes in working capital items

(Increase)/decrease in trade receivables & prepayments(388)(799)(764)

Increase/(decrease) in trade payables & accruals291(178)123

Decrease in current tax payable(21)(19)(62)

(118)(996)(703)

Net cash from operating activities1,6303271,416

13 COMMITMENTS

UnauditedUnauditedAudited

30 Sep 201830 Sep 201731 Mar 2018

$ (000)$ (000)$ (000)

Operating lease commitments

Payable within one year545557562

Payable later than one year, but not more than five years1,1391,6781,365

Total commitments1,6842,2351,927

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14 RELATED PARTIES

Subsidiaries

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Serko Limited

and subsidiaries as listed in the following table:

Serko Australia Pty Limited’s principal business is the marketing and support of travel

booking software solutions supplied by Serko Limited.

Serko Trustee Limited was incorporated on 4 June 2014 to hold the shares issued to key

management and staff in the Restricted Share Scheme and Salary Sacrifice Scheme in trust

until vesting.

Serko India Private Limited was incorporated on 18 February 2015 as a subsidiary for the

India-based operations.

Serko Investments Limited was incorporated on 5 November 2014 as a holding company. It

holds 1% of the shares in Serko India Private Limited.

Foshan Sige Information Technology Limited was incorporated on 7 August 2017 as a

subsidiary for the China-based operations.

Serko Inc. was incorporated on 30 October 2017 as a subsidiary for the US-based operations.

UnauditedUnauditedAudited

30 Sep 201830 Sep 201731 Mar 2018

$ (000)$ (000)$ (000)

Serko Australia Pty Limited100%100%100%

Serko Trustee Limited100%100%100%

Serko India Private Limited99%99%99%

Serko Investments Limited100%100%100%

Foshan Sige Information Technology Limited100%100%100%

Serko Inc100%-100%

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Other transactions with key management personnel and directors

In the current year key management personnel received 235,457 issued shares via the

Restricted Share Scheme in July 2018, which are held in trust by Serko Trustee Limited

until they vest. The shares vest on 7 July 2021.

NuTravel Receivable/Financial Equities Loan Payable

On 8 May 2018 the receivable from nuTravel (refer note 4) was reassigned to Financial

Equities Limited (FEL) and the loan payable to FEL (refer note 9) was fully extinguished.


15 CONTINGENCIES

There were no contingent liabilities as at 30 September 2018 (30 September 2017: Nil, 31

March 2018: Nil).

16 EVENTS AFTER BALANCE DATE

There were no material events subsequent to balance date.

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New Zealand

Saatchi Building

Unit 14D

125 The Strand

Parnell, 1010

+64 9 309 4754

New Zealand

Saatchi Building

Unit 14D

125 The Strand

Parnell, 1010

+64 9 309 4754

Australia

Level 8

75 Elizabeth Street

Sydney 2000

NSW, Australia

+61 2 9435 0380

Australia

Level 12

680 George Street

Sydney 2000

NSW, Australia

+61 1300 554 474

Australia

c/- Sly & Russell Legal

Nominees Pty Ltd

Level 18

225 George Street

Sydney 2000

NSW, Australia

New Zealand

Link Market Services Limited

Level 11, Deloitte House

80 Queen Street

Auckland 1140, New Zealand

+64 9 375 5998

serko@linkmarketservices.co.nz

Deloitte Limited

Deloitte Centre

80 Queen Street

Auckland 1040, New Zealand

+64 9 303 0700

Simon Botherway (Chairman)

Claudia Batten

Robert (Clyde) McConaghy

Darrin Grafton

Robert (Bob) Shaw

Serko is a company incorporated with limited liability under the New Zealand Companies Act 1993

New Zealand Companies Office registration number 1927488

Australian Registered Body Number (ARBN) 611 613 980

For investor relations queries contact: InvestorRelations@serko.com

PRINCIPLE

ADMINISTRATION

OFFICE

REGISTERED OFFICESHARE REGISTRAR

DIRECTORSAUDITOR

Serko’s ESG Report, which includes its Corporate Governance Statement, can be found at

www.serko.com/investor-centre

COMPANY DIRECTORY

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